Everyday Life from the Thomspon Library

This may be hard to see while viewing online, but it is on the 5th floor of Thompson Library in a private reading room looking over near west campus (biological sciences building, Lincoln and Morrill Towers, and The Shoe).  I took this panoramic picture while studying in the library on February 2, 2013 during a snowfall.  It provided serenity to my otherwise stressful/homework driven Saturday. 

Critically analyzing using the ODIP technique about a daily experience.

Observe:  White everywhere outside.  The new scoreboard of The 'Shoe in the mid right.  The height of the residence towers in comparison to the biological sciences buildings.  the bareness of the trees.  The walkway path on the other side of the window.  The square carpet design of the room.  The arrangement of the chairs around the table.  The vast whiteness/grayness of the sky. 

Describe: Fresh blanket of snow and the snow had just stopped falling.  Cold day outside, but not cold enough for the snow to not melt on the pathway.  Trees partially block view of landscape.

Interpret:  The chairs seem to be around the table as if they were left in that position after a group meeting or a friendly discussion.  The trees seem to be like peepholes in the winter, while in the summer they could be complete blinds of some landscape.  The whiteness of the scene adds a peaceful tranquility aspect to an otherwise bustling university.  The scoreboard is big enough to be seen from a good distance away to provide a feeling as if football season is always on people's minds and looming.

Prove: The room was also used as a writing center, so the chairs were probably aligned as such to fulfill the needs of that program.  The residence towers have a higher occupancy rate than the biological sciences building, while also not housing any dangerous experiments or specimens.  The blanket of snow and overview of a small part of campus gave me a sense of calmness and kept me relaxed during a long day of studying.