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Lloyd Underground

The dorm I live in has a creepy series of underground hallways that connect it to the other dorms in this area and a laundry room. Going down there reminds me of a HalfLife level. It would make a great set for a low budget horror movie.

This is the first view a person gets as they walk down the stairs into the basement.
This is the first view a person gets as they walk down the stairs into the basement.
This is the corridor that starts at the right of the bottom of the stairs. Throw in some flickering lights, a few red warning strobes, and you have yourself a good video game level.
This is the corridor that starts at the right of the bottom of the stairs. Throw in some flickering lights, a few red warning strobes, and you have yourself a good video game level.
About halfway down the first hall there is a crawlspace access that goes underneeth the building. It looks like people sometimes go in there for unknown reasons. I kept expecting a rabid raccoon to jump out at me.
About halfway down the first hall there is a crawlspace access that goes underneeth the building. It looks like people sometimes go in there for unknown reasons. I kept expecting a rabid raccoon to jump out at me.
This is the hall to the right. At the end there was a bunch of stuff piled up. It reminded me of someone trying to blockade the doors to keep the zombies out.
This is the hall to the right. At the end there was a bunch of stuff piled up. It reminded me of someone trying to blockade the doors to keep the zombies out.
At the end of the main hall two more halls branch off. This hall is to the left. Stairs come down from another dorm.
At the end of the main hall two more halls branch off. This hall is to the left. Stairs come down from another dorm.
This is the hallway to the right that leads to the laundry room. At the end of the hall is a scarry black room that has a big boiler in it. There are also probably monsters that eat small children living somewhere in there.
This is the hallway to the right that leads to the laundry room. At the end of the hall is a scarry black room that has a big boiler in it. There are also probably monsters that eat small children living somewhere in there.
The door to the laundry room. It is partially covered in a wire grille.
The door to the laundry room. It is partially covered in a wire grille.
Inside the laundry room. The machines all look nice but many of them eat quarters for breakfast.
Inside the laundry room. The machines all look nice but many of them eat quarters for breakfast.
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CalTech Campus Early Days

Here are a few photos of the CalTech campus and my dorm room.  So far as of Saturday, June 20, I have no room mate.  Fingers are crossed that it stays that way!  Oh, and I also don’t have AC.  🙁

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The CalTech campus. There are olive trees, big oak trees, and eucalyptus trees everywhere. Everything is super green here, too. I figured out why the other night. They irrigate like crazy!

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The desk in my dorm room. It’s a little messier than that now. Papers and electronic devices are now strewn about.

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My room comes with a sink in between built-in wardrobes and drawers.  As long as I only eat liquid foods, I will never have to leave the room again!

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My drysuit hanging up in a corner of the room.  I used all of my bungee cords to come up with a way to suspend it.  Next weekend I’m planning to go diving.

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The desks are located underneath the lofted beds.  The loft kit comes down to about 6 feet.  In other words, I have to duck in half of the room.  The big bright spot is where the window is located.

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Saw these fake guns (squirt guns?  airsoft?) at one of the entrances to my dorm.  Several of the other entrances have fake guns stationed at them as well.  No clue what they are doing there.

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A canon chained to the building outside my dorm.  This was the one stolen by Harvey Mudd back in the 80’s.  Were it not for the very responsive campus security force and the students who seem to be awake at all hours of the day and night, it would be very easy to drag that thing off campus.

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