Wednesday Windows

The "windows" project continues to grow: there are a lot of windows to explore in any educational institution. I was rather pleased with today's find, actually the skylights inside the atrium of the Shackleton Building. The resemblance to, but contrast with the "DNA Windows" couldn't be better. Luck really does favour those prepared to give up their lunch hour for art...


For the first time, we are holding graduation ceremonies at Christmas, as well as in the Summer Vacation. I believe it's because the ol' degree factory has been turning them out big time in recent years. It's an odd spectacle, seeing the newly minted graduates shivering in their gowns and idiotic hats, especially as graduation here is very much an outdoors marquee-based affair. Here is the Ice Queen's Graduation Boudoir:



Weird, or what? David Lynch has clearly been involved in the planning concept at some stage. And here is the interior of one of the graduation marquees. Please note that we do award degrees in aeronautics and astronomy, so it's not entirely ridiculous. Or maybe that just makes it worse...