Seth Lamble

This is mostly for Mom, though no Pameranians(?)

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Things I have learned since coming to MST.

-There is more air pollution inside buildings then outside.

-Using shampoo in your hair less often improves its quality (allegedly), also oily hair removes ozone from the atmosphere (confirmed).

-Most ceiling tiles remove pollutants from the air, while at the same time creating new ones.

-Rolla has a big comic book shop.

-There are 2 stores to buy/rent movies.

Here is my first batch of washed dishes. See unlike living at home with Mom and Dad it is really easy to keep up with dishes because those 2 aren’t filling the sink every time I turn my back.

Here is a small mushroom that I had growing near my back door. Second one I have found. Kind of odd because I live on a hill side near the top so it is not like there is a lot of water pooling near the back. I guess I could just poor some chlorine or other chemical that life doesn’t like to keep anything from growing back there. Or I can let them grow and name them and have little friends always near my door.

Here is the door to the lab I work in. In has a radioactive materials sign, haven’t been able to ask my advisor if it is legit or not yet. The lab is for indoor air pollution so I guess some old buildings might have radioactive building materials.

I am guessing that this device is a shrink ray used to shrink people before they go into the indoor air pollution test chamber. Best way to study pollution is to become pollution

My desk space, though maybe not permanently, apparently the former inhabitant may not be truly gone and is lurking about ready to reclaim what was once hers.

And the final photo is a picture of a USA today I got from a despensery(?) on campus that claims it does not charge you student ID (which must be used to activate the dispensery(?)) So I am assuming they are free, which is nice, also the local Rolla paper is free, tomorrow I shall check out the Sunday addition for what comics they carry in these parts.

Overall I am pretty impressed with my new home. It sounds like the University does more to get Undergrads involved in research, or at least lab work earlier then WSU, which I consider a definite plus. The schools population is 6000+ with the city of Rolla having a population of 16,000+, I don’t know if the Universitys population is considered a part of that count or not. I am in easy biking distance from campus, even the hills I have to tackle are simple compared to the straight uphill shot I had leaving Shidodo Secondary School every day. Haven’t really made any new friends yet, though the majority of the students haven’t bothered to show up on campus, and those that do are like myself working on research projects or partaking in workshops mandated by the University.

Speaking of workshops I got to use a fire extinguisher yesterday. Part of my lab safety workshop, the rest of it was pretty snooze worthy, which might be why I don’t remember any of it. Hope I don’t do anything unsafe.

Oh and after tomorrow I will have more photos to upload of Nicholas and Alexander. I will be heading up that way to chill with Grandpa, Grandma, Tom, Barb, Esther and Peter.

Well I am heading to Rolla in a few hours to begin my time as a graduate student. I will probably be out of touch for a few days until I get my internet situation sorted out and decided. I might not bother for my personal abode just to force myself to either study at home or to go out more. I know I am not bringing my old tv nor purchasing a new one due to my inability to have small doses. Later

So this past weekend mom and dad helped me move bits and pieces of my life to Rolla Missouri. Below is a picture of the front of my 1 bedroom apartment. Looks like my car is right at home.

I am a little under 2 miles to the campus, not a bad walk on a nice day, and definitely not a hard bike ride. I have a decent sized kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom, so only slightly smaller then the house I was living in in Kenya.

After dropping stuff off in Rolla we drove on to Sullivan Missouri to visit the new cousin Nichola, and his big brother Alex. I guess seeing Peter and Esther was part of the plan also. I was actually allowed to hold him, which was not expected, since I am still traumatized from not being allowed to hold Whimsey when we first got her.

For Aaron I uploaded a few photos of Beatrix and a photo of Max.

Well there is yet another new car. Having returned from Kenya, and finally knowing that I will not be returning I have decided to start moving on with my life. One of those ways is getting a job/acceptance to graduate school. The other is getting a car so I am not always bumming off of my parents their modes of transportation. So Dad and I went to the Toyota dealership and started looking at the Prius. I could have looked at other cars that were far less expensive, but I figured I might as well go with the best I can get. Here are some photos of the new car, the color is supposed to be Driftwood.

Now I had wanted it to be a surprise, for those family members that no longer life in the house, but as many of my more recent plans have gone it has been thwarted.

So much like pop what should I name this newest member of the household?

Earlier I wrote a post about how Beatrix made a escape from here cage, well today another one of the family pets also escaped. I came downstairs and Hugo, the cockatiel(?), was perched atop his cage surveying his domain. I didn’t think very much of it because I have come upon him free in the house with only me around in the past. Well I went into the kitchen to make another boring recipe, mom doesn’t like it when I ‘improve’ the things I am cooking. And I heard Hugo working on the door to his cage, long ago he learned how to open his cage, though he is not always successful, and having learned of his new found ability mom has stopped his escape attempts with a clothesline clip on his main cage door. Well as I heard him working on the cage door, I figured that once I was done in the kitchen I would go open it up so that he could get in and reach his food and water. When I went into the living room he was back in his cage, but the main door was clipped shut already. Hugo’s cage has the main sliding gate, and 2 smaller ones where food and water holders go, lower down on the cage. Mom has stopped putting his food in a hanging dispenser and instead in a little hut for Hugo. So one of the 2 lower doors now longer is blocked by a container. Hugo realized this and was able to both escape and reenter through the food gate. The food gate is also a better gate for him to use because it is slightly bent so if he lifts it high enough it jams and he doesn’t have to slip in or out. Just like the raptors in jurassic park he is becoming smarter.

So I have been meaning to post this for awhile but I couldn’t get a photo of the cover. So I am posting sans-photo that there is a new Serenity/Firefly comic book out. It is titled Better Days and takes place before the movie or the prequel comic series. I figured Travis might like to know about it.

Also less importantly I am not heading back to Kenya with the Peace Corps. Haven’t been given a official reason why, might not, I suspect though it has something to do with me being a third year and limited slots. So now it is on with my life

Since this is the most efficient means of getting word to Aaron I was wondering if Aaron would like my Beta Key for RA3 that I got with CnC:KW? Oh and Beatrix bites mom but gives me kisses.