So, today herald my arrival at Clarion, after some minor snafus. The first was that my flight from Detroit to Lansing was cancelled while I was on the plane to Detroit. This was an annoyance, but was made worse by the fact that no one told me the flight was cancelled. So, I was wondering the airport for a bit before I knew what was going on. And when I did find out it was because three different people gave me conflicting information and I decided to consult the information desk.

Needless to say I was late arriving at the airport and ended up taking a taxi to the dorms. Still, once here I met some of the absolutely wonderful people I will be spending the next six weeks with. They are all-around nice and intelligent folks as far as I’ve seen. This is going to be a lot of fun.

I spent quite awhile getting settled. I put posters up, arranged the stuffed animal army, and got the computer and printer hooked up and working. This last proved difficult for a number of reasons. The first was that my desk has a back panel to it which necessitated pulling the desk out to get the power strip back there with everything plugged in. A note for any future Clarionites (East): you need to bring at least one power strip with you. There are very few outlets. The second problem had was that the short in my laptop is getting worse and I had a lot of trouble arranging it so that the machine got power. Beyond that Word crashed three times while I was trying to load it. I hope this isn’t going to be a trend.

Anyway, six of us, including me, all went out for dinner tonight. It was a lot of fun and good exercise to boot since we walked. On the way back Joel, a native of the area, showed us the scenic route of campus, including a path by the river. We saw lots of ducks, some squirrels, and even a few geese. It’s a beautiful place. I may apply here to do my doctoral work.

Well, a few other things happened, some conversation, a card game (Rummy), but that’s pretty much the highlights. I have a few more finishing touches to put on the room, and then I’m going to bed. Bye, all!