Work and Pretty Maps

I found a large (64GB) thumb drive at the workstation I'm at in the library. I found myself briefly tempted to hang on to it. Not, I don't think, because my desire for it selfishly trumps my perception of another's need, but because, having worked in a library, I know how many abandoned thumb drives end up never being claimed. Weighed against months (years?) spent sitting in a box, I could make far better use of it. But I returned it anyway.

I learned today that the map library has excellent high-res color scans of Syracuse fire insurance maps from the late 1890s through the first third of the twentieth century. I'm really excited about potentially using them for my research on the historical background of the highways. I'm going to come back with a big hard drive and some time to copy the DVDs.

I'm sitting in the library downloading patent gazettes right now and looking forward to going home in twenty minutes when I have my four hours in for the day.

Space Walk

This just played on Soma FM. It makes me happy. I want to share.

I've been eating some kick-ass salads thanks to that care package from J! I think my favorite thing to put on them (so far) is rice noodles. They're tasty, super-crunchy, and relatively low calorie.