Surprise Gifts

Sometimes when I need a break from my laptop I'll sit on the steps in the arena. The afternoon sun comes in the west windows and I usually bake myself, moving with it as it sets. I spend the time reading or drawing until the sun sets or the foam sword players come in. Yesterday I did this and when I went back to my office I noticed a strange notebook on the floor. My curiosity was peaked and I circled several times before picking it up. Did David come in the window, see I wasn't there and then leave with this notebook falling out of his bag?* I didn't think it had been there earlier so I left it on the table to ask about.

Later, as I was standing at the window watching the engineers fire tennis balls from their air cannon I saw Andrew walking across the quad. He explained that he had stopped by earlier and had tossed the notebook in through the window. I told him I loved it and that it had made my day.

It's made from a record cover.





*Often, if the window is open David, my adviser, will enter and exit the office this way. Apparently, when the department head came over to see the space she did this too.