Gotta love that the university ran out of dorms and decided to put a few hundred undergrads in family housing this year...
"Hello Residents,
There is a tradition here at Cornell for undergraduate students to yell at midnight before finals begin. This will be happening tonight at midnight, so if you hear loud screaming, please do not be alarmed. Hopefully you and your family will not be disturbed by this tradition.
Thank you for your understanding."
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Maintenance came earlier and did a bunch of work--replaced the thermostat, fixed some wiring, turned the boiler up, and vented a pipe--but it remains mysteriously cold in here. They left at 3pm on the idea that it might take a few hours for the place to warm up, but they promised to come back tomorrow in case it didn't. The good news is that it hasn't gotten any colder since last night.
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Ithaca City Schools were closed today. The National Weather Service issued a lake effect snow warning and predicted white out conditions, but most of the snow missed us completely. Boy am I glad I'm not doing shitty temp work anymore. Nothing sucks like having to call out when the view from your boss's window says otherwise. Has it really been six months since I left all that behind? I guess it has! :-)
