Deep, philosophical, yet utterly meaningless. People masturbate, too. Most, however, don't tell themselves that other people like to watch and post it on the internet.
Mr. Lauf, please justify the elevated position you are occupying when telling people to set better goals for themselves. A CV or Resume, perhaps.
Or three to 2,000 pages full of incomprehensible ramblings combined with retinal-scarring images that look like they were scanned at low DPI from a print magazine found in a basement or drawn up on a Digital Rainbow 100...
A builder friend brought me some plans to look at today. 2,000 sq. ft. addition to a crappy Hamptons house. Plans show detached 2-story building as guest house (prohibited by zoning) with 1/12 roof pitch to keep it within the 20' height limit on accessory structures.
Probably in the neighborhood of $800k to build this PoS, and lots of people would be happy to do it. Cue Steve Miller ...
Miles, just because your work may be subjectively "better" than someone else on a meaningless internet forum (thanks to clients inherited from your daddy) does not mean you are objectively a good architect. To top it off, you are one of the least helpful posters on here.
Despite being a short week, this one felt like it lasted twice as long. Had a few deadlines to meet this week. I just got the last one off my desk. Took my first ARE division this morning. Fretting about not having studied enough and getting nervous about that all week long took it out of me. To top it off, I started feeling a cold coming on yesterday. Glad it's over ... waiting for the results is going to suck ... need a weekend (or two) to unwind then I'll start studying for the next one.
Pour out a glass of any of those for me and my podcast co-host Ken...we just won a commission for a temporary bus shelter in MSP. Super short timeline though!
Grrrr just lost half an hour of cad work due to computer crash. I'm usually so good about saving but when I get int he zone I forget. So it was a really full half hour too.
For those old timers here not on the facebook liberty bell, vado retro, and Smokety McSmokesmoke (aka Spelling bee Champion) had a drink last night in Naptown! Photographic proof exists.
chigurh that is true; I had printed a pdf before saving so I had the pdf to refer to thank goodness! What crashed my computer was a CIVIL ENGINEER's file that's way too freaking big; civil engineers are the least sensible of the engineers. IMO.
The only time I ever lost a drawing was when the Diazo machine ate it. You really don't want to experience that as you have to disassemble the entire thing to get the drawing out.
Would have been a lot easier if I could have figured out how to make it run backwards.
btw: to complain about engineers for a moment - it's the structural ones that make me crazy these days. all engineers are horrid with the basics of say, communication, doing their jobs, understanding the building, etc. It's gotten to the point w/the structural guys though, that I'm just sizing all the pieces myself because it's easier and faster than dealing with them.
Does anyone else do all their own structural work - for me, only on residential projects, or a simple part of a commercial one. I'm still not touching the larger projects by myself.
of all the engineers i've worked with the structural engineers are usually the most thoughtful and concerned about quality. the good ones are great and occassionally have surprising insight into improving a design. they tend to be more aware of the construction process than architects, and at the least a maintain a sincere respect for elegance and proportional beauty.
it's the mep engineers who drag along and complain about every little thing we ask them to do. and sometimes surprise you with a bunch of equipment stuck in an unsightly place late inthe design.
That's more similar to my experience, too, midlander. I have two fantastic structural engineers I work with here. But when I did residential I basically let the builder size the members. Only called in an engineer if it was something tricky about the old house we were working with.
gruen that's a beautiful bottle! I'm not crazy about the rye flavor, though.
I honestly just returned from a bourbon tasting (outdoors, beautiful afternoon) and can confirm that I'm just not crazy about ryes. I've tried them a few times. I also don't like flavored bourbons, though I tried a honey one that might be good as pancake syrup. I'm a bourbon minimalist!
kind of makes you wonder what happened there in 2007. lots of pizza? an ill-advised exploration of mozzarella use in sammiches? inquiring minds want to know.
On another note, we went to a launch party for a local fashion magazine last night; my handsome husband is featured in it as this is an issue highlighting "makers".
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...yet you wonder why people stop reading your word salad...
Deep, philosophical, yet utterly meaningless. People masturbate, too. Most, however, don't tell themselves that other people like to watch and post it on the internet.
Good to know you at least TRY to set simple goals for yourself.
How many decades has it taken to apply this much Teflon? I'm impressed.
Stooping to name-calling?
What's next, yo mamma jokes?
I'm impressed.
I'm not. Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Mr. Lauf, please justify the elevated position you are occupying when telling people to set better goals for themselves. A CV or Resume, perhaps.
Or three to 2,000 pages full of incomprehensible ramblings combined with retinal-scarring images that look like they were scanned at low DPI from a print magazine found in a basement or drawn up on a Digital Rainbow 100...
Either one.
quondam, I'll put my work up against yours any time. The forum can be the judge.
You go first.
Back to reality ...
A builder friend brought me some plans to look at today. 2,000 sq. ft. addition to a crappy Hamptons house. Plans show detached 2-story building as guest house (prohibited by zoning) with 1/12 roof pitch to keep it within the 20' height limit on accessory structures.
Probably in the neighborhood of $800k to build this PoS, and lots of people would be happy to do it. Cue Steve Miller ...
1" in 12"?
Hydrotech warranties dead flat, so if a warranty is what you're after...
that was hilarious
Did you seriously just snuff troll?
I thought I was the only one that didn't get the psychedelic ramblings- I thought i missed the cohesive element.
I want to see the Miles/Quondam bake-off
Miles, just because your work may be subjectively "better" than someone else on a meaningless internet forum (thanks to clients inherited from your daddy) does not mean you are objectively a good architect. To top it off, you are one of the least helpful posters on here.
(I mean hustle positively, meaning working hard, not cheating.)
archanonymous, you're good at being an anonymous skid mark sniping from the gutter on a meaningless internet forum. Have you got anything else?
Donna, tried this last night and thought of you. Smooth and tasty.
great value there
Yes, I have enjoyed many a glass of Buffalo Trace. I've been partial to Town Branch lately simply for the beautiful bottle shape:
It's hefty, too, and the label paper is a nice texture.
I read "paper label" as "paper weight" at first. Thank heaven it is Friday.
Thank heaven it is Friday!
Despite being a short week, this one felt like it lasted twice as long. Had a few deadlines to meet this week. I just got the last one off my desk. Took my first ARE division this morning. Fretting about not having studied enough and getting nervous about that all week long took it out of me. To top it off, I started feeling a cold coming on yesterday. Glad it's over ... waiting for the results is going to suck ... need a weekend (or two) to unwind then I'll start studying for the next one.
That's a good way to do it, Everyday. Take a break, study for a week or two, take the test, take a break. You'll get through them all!
Rumor is that vado retro is in Indianastan. I cannot confirm.
this looks as a good place to drop this, https://instagram.com/p/7WMoy7LZW5/
you are totally right, Miles - I was out of line.
I usually go in for this:
Pour out a glass of any of those for me and my podcast co-host Ken...we just won a commission for a temporary bus shelter in MSP. Super short timeline though!
Grrrr just lost half an hour of cad work due to computer crash. I'm usually so good about saving but when I get int he zone I forget. So it was a really full half hour too.
For those old timers here not on the facebook liberty bell, vado retro, and Smokety McSmokesmoke (aka Spelling bee Champion) had a drink last night in Naptown! Photographic proof exists.
when you have to do it all a second time it only takes half as long.
i don't see your photos on architect's facebook....
My drawing board never crashes.
chigurh that is true; I had printed a pdf before saving so I had the pdf to refer to thank goodness! What crashed my computer was a CIVIL ENGINEER's file that's way too freaking big; civil engineers are the least sensible of the engineers. IMO.
miles, what about spilling ink or tearing edges off vellum sheets?
Pencil only, scotch tape if necessary.
The only time I ever lost a drawing was when the Diazo machine ate it. You really don't want to experience that as you have to disassemble the entire thing to get the drawing out.
Would have been a lot easier if I could have figured out how to make it run backwards.
Are you gonna start telling us about wet-stamping your cyanotypes next?
Who is this Fred Herring person? i suspect s/he's a troll alter ego of a regular.
What's the matter, quondam - did your bridge flood?
happy friday TC
my tipple of choice today - affordable, great bottle and good too
quondam, the water has receded. You can go back under the bridge now.
btw: to complain about engineers for a moment - it's the structural ones that make me crazy these days. all engineers are horrid with the basics of say, communication, doing their jobs, understanding the building, etc. It's gotten to the point w/the structural guys though, that I'm just sizing all the pieces myself because it's easier and faster than dealing with them.
Does anyone else do all their own structural work - for me, only on residential projects, or a simple part of a commercial one. I'm still not touching the larger projects by myself.
*pours another glass*
For years now every engineer I've dealt with practices CYA.
The guys up here seem to practice "put head in sand"
I have always engineered all my own members for residential / light commercial projects. Even high wind regions. We have no seismic here
of all the engineers i've worked with the structural engineers are usually the most thoughtful and concerned about quality. the good ones are great and occassionally have surprising insight into improving a design. they tend to be more aware of the construction process than architects, and at the least a maintain a sincere respect for elegance and proportional beauty.
it's the mep engineers who drag along and complain about every little thing we ask them to do. and sometimes surprise you with a bunch of equipment stuck in an unsightly place late inthe design.
That's more similar to my experience, too, midlander. I have two fantastic structural engineers I work with here. But when I did residential I basically let the builder size the members. Only called in an engineer if it was something tricky about the old house we were working with.
gruen that's a beautiful bottle! I'm not crazy about the rye flavor, though.
I honestly just returned from a bourbon tasting (outdoors, beautiful afternoon) and can confirm that I'm just not crazy about ryes. I've tried them a few times. I also don't like flavored bourbons, though I tried a honey one that might be good as pancake syrup. I'm a bourbon minimalist!
I'm thinking we should all eat less mozzarella.
kind of makes you wonder what happened there in 2007. lots of pizza? an ill-advised exploration of mozzarella use in sammiches? inquiring minds want to know.
LOL nice one, Miles! I love that correlation generator. Super useful.
On another note, we went to a launch party for a local fashion magazine last night; my handsome husband is featured in it as this is an issue highlighting "makers".
Friend of mine OD'd on smack yesterday.
Great carpenter, excellent worker, nice guy, 40 years old. Also worked as a stunt man in films. Fuckhead.
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