Fire alarm

The fire alarm went off at 9:00 AM this morning. This was irratable for several reasons:

-> It was early in the morning, and I wanted to sleep in, as I went to bed at 2:30
-> At first I thought it was someone's obnoxious alarm clock set too loud, but then my roommate told me it was the fire alarm so I had to get up
-> The alarm was mad loud
-> I had to take the stairs from 6th floor to 2nd floor (which I do normally sometimes anyway)
-> It was cold outside (like 30 degrees)
-> I took the stairs back up to the 6th floor
-> I tried to go back to sleep afterwards, but couldn't

The Science Guy

Fall break is now winding to an end. The weather was rather phenomenal - no rain and plenty of sunshine.

This morning I went to Upson Hall to do some work for CUSat. After a while of trying to get the satellite simulation working, I decided to step out into the hall and get a drink of water. After I get my drink of water, I see Bill Nye walk out of the stairwell. I heard he came to visit Cornell this weekend (why he chose fall break, I don't know...there sure aren't a lot of people on campus during break), being a Cornell alumnus and all that I guess. I didn't say anything because I didn't have anything intelligent to say. Plus, I figured he's probably tired of his publicity stunt on campus, so it's all good.

Fall break is on

It seems like most schools don't get a fall break, but we do. It lasts for all of 4 days (including the weekend). As I was walking back to the dorm after work tonight, Collegetown seemed more like a ghost town compared to a normal Friday night, as most people have already gone home or gone elsewhere fun for break. I, on the other hand, have opted to stay on campus like I have for the past 2 years and bum around. Actually I have work to do over break, which is good so I can be kept occupied with meaningful stuff to do.

I've always been hearing how people commit suicide on campus by jumping into the gorges, but I've never actually been around when it happened until this week. I guess it is pretty freaky when someone decides to call it quits on life and jump the bridge, especially when it happens in broad daylight and people actually saw it happen. And now I know it's not just a rumor...it actually happens.