Leonids reminder
Nov. 13th, 2012 01:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_sinistraThose who need to complete the meteor observation project (fifth, sixth, or seventh years), this weekend is your last chance. Remember your analysis will be due in your daytime class meeting the week of the 19th.
The Leonids are most visible between midnight and dawn: you are welcome on the tower during class times on Thursday and Friday evening as long as you don’t disrupt class, or you can use any other suitably dark spot. If you need a note for permission to be out after curfew, please arrange it with me no later than tomorrow evening.
I am around this afternoon and evening should anyone have questions about this or other assignments.
The Leonids are most visible between midnight and dawn: you are welcome on the tower during class times on Thursday and Friday evening as long as you don’t disrupt class, or you can use any other suitably dark spot. If you need a note for permission to be out after curfew, please arrange it with me no later than tomorrow evening.
I am around this afternoon and evening should anyone have questions about this or other assignments.
Private message to Septima Vector
Date: 2012-11-13 06:32 pm (UTC)Didn’t want to continue at lunch once Dolores got started. Fine with swapping patrols for tonight. Prefer, actually.
(Did anyone think to tell you? Antosha implied in an owl last night they might well be back soon. Clearly still keeping very long hours, so I’d not assume they could pick up as normal immediately. Anyway, I’d rather be busy now, and more flexible later.)
On patrols - nothing I’d normally report, but since you ask, did hear that portrait of the 18th century daughters and the one of the milkmaids opposite still up and gossiping. (Last night? No, Sunday, tail end of Raz’s usual slot.) I stopped to ask why, but they just giggled. They’re almost never talking that late and it stuck with me.
Sorry to complicate things with the observations this weekend, but there’s still about a dozen who haven’t finished their time. Last assignment like this for a good while, though.
In apology, I’m finishing writing my review of that new book on chronological calculation this afternoon. The astronomy’s iffy - relies too much on Cavanaugh’s approach - but your newts might find it an interesting proof to work through. I’ll bring it to supper for you.
Private message to Storm Sinistra
Date: 2012-11-13 07:06 pm (UTC)Sorry to be a worry. Hard to find the right words, really. With anyone. I’ll owl Mum.
Appreciate your plan for Sunday more than I can say. Dad deserves the best birthday ever, and I’ll do my bit. (On Raz: apparently fair chance he’ll be back this week, but no idea what that means for the party.)
I especially like the idea to get the interesting ones together once things settle. Been ages since I had time with Lychnis, and Uncle Silvanus is always brill. Stephen or Thalassa are fine if you want to add them, but I’d rather give the rest on that side a miss.
Nana wrote, yes. Nice to see her so excited, though wedding froth is not at all where my head is. But of course I’m about to write back, chatty as she can wish. (The Predictable Aunts have also all written in the last few days, but they’re getting much shorter notes. See above, about words.)
Right. Last bits. Dreading the Predictables assuming the Prophet tells them everything they need to know. It doesn’t, I know that much. But your plan will help there. Beyond that, it would help to have some time, just us two. Your workshop, some Tuesday? Sooner than later? Might help me sort a few things out in my head.
Anyway. Noon. Sunday. Best face on. You’re miles ahead in the best sibling awards.