A Mild February
After a very cold January that created erratic weather across the entire
continent, February has come in unusually warmly. Normally the coldest
month of the year, the weather over the past few days has been hovering
around the freezing point. If not for the giant snowpile (where all City
of Ottawa snow ends up), this photo could just as well have been taken
in July. There is even a hint of haze in the air, which is very
unusual for winter.
This school week has felt very productive. In Monday's DSP class I had to create the tune Country Gardens using nothing but sinusoids in Matlab. The requirements were that the sound be attenuated so that there is some flavour to the melody. So, things like attack and echo were implemented. It is good to understand how these things work. Next week marks the start of midterm season.
Quite possibly the funniest thing I saw this week was at the Unicentre convenience store, where shelves were stocked such that tampons were right next to Fisherman's Friend mints. I wonder if that was on purpose.