Waiting

Still no word from the IT department.  My roomate promised to help me create the  motion activated device that could record and play back 1 minute of sound but he has been too busy to help.  I am getting frustrated.  Another friend found an alarm system online that fulfills the requirement, but does not list timed playback in the description.  I have ordered it anyway, with fingers crossed that it will be at least 30 seconds.  I have also received the CD from John Bullitt.  Each track is about 20 minutes long.  I am listening to it at this moment to figure out what section of track I will use.  If the alarm system works I think I would like to decorate it with rocks so it feels less like a cheap plastic device and more like a living organism.  The booklet that came with the CD has lots of useful information to use in my didactic label.  I also got an email from a grad student who is willing to help me with this.