Last weekend, I made it a point to actually go out for a walk and take my camera since the weather was so nice. I meant to post these during the week, but project week gets pretty insane for me and I’ve had a complete absence of free time.

I think this may be the first proper photo post I’ve made all year.

This is Hansee Hall, the building where I live:

Hansee Hall Date/Time: 2008:03:08 04:25:18 Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P5000 Aperture: F5.4 Exposure Time: 1/251.7 s ISO: 64 Flash: No Size: 1600x1200 Focal Length: 7.5 mm click to enlarge

The magnolias by the music building are starting to bloom:

Magnolias on the Quad Date/Time: 2008:03:08 04:33:38 Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P5000 Aperture: F5.3 Exposure Time: 1/68.7 s ISO: 64 Flash: No Size: 1200x1600 Focal Length: 26.3 mm click to enlarge

Yellow flowers

Pink camellias

The trees at the south end of the quad are in bloom. The cherry trees on the quad itself have yet to open, but their branches are heavy with buds and will be blooming in just a few days.

The trees near More Hall were one of the first things to start blooming on campus, so they’re definitely at their peak now.

South Quad Blossoms

South Quad Blossoms

More Hall Blossoms

I’ve photographed this view of the EE building more times than I’ve counted, but it just looks so neat with the blue sky and light clouds behind it.

EE Building

EE/CSE Buildings

Daffodils

Helleborus

Hyacinth

While walking around the old nuclear reactor building (which is now completely empty and looks like it’s about ready to be knocked down) Brad and I noticed this switch. It was apparently for the intercom one would use if one wanted to be let in while it was operating, but it was just amusing to see a switch on the outside of the building labeled “Nuclear Reactor” as if it controlled the reactor itself.

The old laser sign was on the back doors of the building.

Reactor Switch

LASER

There we go. I’ve actually updated Ordered Pixels with some photos. Maybe, if we’re lucky and the stars align correctly, you’ll see some more from me before I graduate.

It’s good to have family around for the holidays, but my cat Jack is a little shy and doesn’t always like the company. He’s been spending a lot of time hanging around in my room in the basement away from the commotion.

Jack on PowerBooks

Jack with XO and MBP

Snuggling

One of the old computers in my collection is an original Macintosh, back from 1984. Unfortunately, it’s nonfunctional and won’t start up due to a bad power supply/high voltage board. I picked up an old, relatively beat-up Mac SE (slightly newer than the original Mac, but still sharing the same general design and a lot of the same components on the analog board) intending to cannibalize it for parts to repair the original Mac.

This summer I finally got around to pulling the case off of it and taking out the analog board so that I could start repairing the old Mac.

(Note that this is on the more technical side of the articles I usually post here. Some of my readers will appreciate the technical details, some will enjoy just looking at the cool pictures of computer hardware, and some may just want to skip this one.)

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