There are lots of electric heaters around the house.  But in the area between the entryway closet and the stairs, there are two.  One is standard looking, and then there is this one right next to it.

We were perplexed as to why there would be two heaters right next to each other.  My Friday was made complete by figuring out what the "octopus" heater is for - it's a boot heater/dryer!

That knowledge paid off, as it started raining last night before Dave's shoes (which had gotten soaked during his orienteering race) were able to dry outdoors.  So he cranked up the octopus.

I was able to join Dave for lunch on Friday.  There is a super view of Trondheim from the 13th floor lunchroom of the mathematics building at the university.  (And free coffee - I probably shouldn't mooch, but I can't resist.)

Dave in his office.  In the corner, notice the cross-country skis the previous user of the office left for Dave.