We had a good weekend... mostly rest and relaxation. Some margaritas were consumed. In between the R & R, Sue did get a bunch of work-work done, and I did some minor fix-it stuff -- like tinkering with Otis, the garage door opener. He wasn't closing the door *all* the way down.
I finished a collage project that I'd been working on on and off for two-three weeks. In all it probably took 30-40 hours. Some pics are in order to celebrate! (The iPhone doesn't do the colors due credit, but you'll get the idea.)
The materials: a piece of roof flashing screwed down onto a plank, squarish rectangles of black paper, a few colors of foil. Lots of glue.
So it's a magnetic, waterproof, glossy, outer-space board. Now all it needed was some outer-spacey magnets.
This was the original prototype magnet, but after it was complete, there was no way to neatly and semi-permanently affix a magnet to the back. It was too thin for this project.
This was the original magnet holder, but it required too much space. (Hee hee, excuse the wee pun. Stephen, if you're reading, I can't help myself. It needed to be less beegar!)
It's sort of hard to see, but some careful cutting and a bunch of glue made this a compact and sturdy magnet-securing contraption.
More to come.
PS
Sue and I are officially staying in Providence for two (or three) more years! While the grant she worked so hard on during the fall is not to be this year (perhaps it will be resubmitted with revisions), she will be working on a prestigious grant with her mentor here, which will allow her to contribute to a team of brainiacs and continue her own research, complete another grant, and do all the stuff that smarty-pantsed researchers do. We're both psyched and especially happy that a handful of her internship class will be staying on in Providence as well.
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