November 17th, 2017

The winter months do usually seem to mean things slow down at the museum, and today was no exception, even for a Friday. They didn't need us all at the counter today, and there were more than needed to stand guard outside the Egypt exhibit, so Nancy and I spent most of the day cleaning. It was needed, and while I didn't appreciate doing the work, I was happy that we got it done. Lot of dusting mostly, but you wouldn't believe what sorts of sticky can get in the weirdest places.

Other than that, the only thing really worth mentioning is that the inspectors final report had come in yesterday. There were a few things listed needing done that the contractor hadn't expected, but it seemed he was glad they had been found. Relatively minor issues, but from the sound of it they'd become major issues later down the line. It's a good thing they were found, and I guess they'll be easy fixes too. Currently the contractor is saying he'll be done by Wednesday next week, but he's also said he's giving a conservative estimate and expects he'll be done before that.

That means though that when it is done, Nephmesu will finish up his tour and will come home to us very soon. The plan is that he'll spend this week and the next in San Francisco, and he was expected to spend a week in Portland afterward before moving on to the next stop on his tour. I don't remember where all they had expected him to go, but I do know that after Portland things were expected to be up in the air because the remodel should be getting finished by then. I expect we'll find out during our next staff meeting whether or not the Portland stop will take place. I think it should, but it may be cut short. Probably depends on how long it'll take to get all the displays set up after the contractors crew clears out.

On the subject of Nephmesu, Hal actually stopped to have lunch with me today. He usually just confirms our dinner plans and then heads back to work, so it was a little odd. But it was nice having his company. Turns out he's a big fan of the superhero shows on The CW, especially The Flash. Usually if we're not talking about his conspiracy or Nephmesu, we're talking about something at work or his classes. I don't think we've ever been able to geek out about something together before. It was nice.