Thursday, September 01, 2016

You can't get there from here

Being on a new campus this fall means getting lost. Finding the right building is the easy part. Finding a staircase in the building is also fairly simple. But the real challenge is deciding if it is the correct staircase.

The building that I my office is in and that I teach in is over 100 years old and was concocted in bits and pieces over time. And the result that the floor plans are pretty complicated. There are floors between floors. There are floors made of unconnected sections where you need to go to a different floor to get to the other section. Worse yet, not all staircases access all floors. It's so bad they long ago gave up on numbering the floors and named them by colors instead. And of course, the colors are NOT arranged according to the rainbow. (I think the order from bottom to top is green, yellow, black, silver, blue, red, yellow and brown, but I may be mistaken.)

But all that pales compared to this:
Two sets of stairs in a double helix arrangement! We're probably all use to that with escalators, but stairs? Worse, the two sets of stairs don't stop at all the floors, so you will often see students hop the handrails when they realize that the stairs they are in won't got to the floor they want, but that the other one will.

As for me, I know how to get from my office to my classrooms and back. I'll explore more in the future when I have a lunch packed, a huge bag of bread crumbs and plenty of energy.


Previous Years

September 1, 2011 - My Version of the Triple Witching Hour

September 1, 2010 - A New Basis for Measuring the Significance of Research

13 comments:

GoMovies said...

 This is a great article and your blog is also very interesting. Thank you.

augustwalker said...

You may experience epson error 031008 how to fix while working.go through the recommended steps to fix Epson printer mistake code 031008.

Kristina D. Madison said...

Polymers: Chemistry, Physics, and Rheology have a huge vital role in society, and many more people are doing business with their brand. I hired an app developers san Francisco team to execute this project successfully.

Sarah Gough said...

Polymers: Chemistry Physics and Rheology have an enormous impact on our lives and many more people are using them every day. I am working with samishleather they launched celebrity wears in USA at most cheap prices.

James Andrew said...

This is a interesting article very informative. Frequenc.com is a NFT consultancy service provider in the USA. We have been providing this servics since 2015 and we helped over 100 growers successfully. Oue team has years of experince working with various strrains and different types of system.

Traci Jack said...

More people use polymers every day, and they have a huge impact on our lives thanks to chemistry, physics, and rheology. I am a dentist I started my dental business you can get an orthodontist appointment from our website.

Asley Patricia said...

Weird topic it was, of floors made of unconnected sections where you need to go to a different floor to get to the other section, which is looking so bad but also get the most perfect and artistic ATHE Assignment Experts available to get in all over the London city respectively.

Phil Smith said...

I recall having nothing to do when our nation went into lockdown because to Covid. I began looking into several products, including the LOUIS VUITTON FLOWER TOTE. I eventually started looking for careers to choose and find interior designing. Now I am a Professional designer.

Mitchell Marsh said...

I have many choices but I am looking for the kind of service that gives me Feminist Dissertation Topics. Before this, I have done my assignment from many websites. now I need one website where I can do all assignments.

Unknown said...

This is such an amazing art. The house build from bottles is such an amazing art. The moment I was seeing this beautiful art I was wearing Maria B Wedding Unstitched - Salmon and Leaf Green.

Unknown said...

Internet is a place where everyone shows their skills and art. The house build with the help of bottles is a creative idea and art. You can show up your talent and art on website but for that you need to buy a domain name.

nithu said...


Information from this blog is very useful for me, am very happy to read this blog Kindly visit us
A Traffic Lawyer Suffolk Virginiais a legal professional who specializes in handling traffic-related cases specifically in the city of Suffolk and its surrounding areas. These lawyers possess extensive knowledge of traffic laws, regulations, and court procedures specific to Suffolk

Wilson said...

I love the sense of adventure and discovery in your post! Sometimes, the journey is as important as the destination. The notion of 'you can't get there from here' is a great reminder that life's path isn't always straightforward. Thanks for the inspiring perspective.
abogados de divorcio nueva jersey