Good morning all,
TK,
Although i am sure you won;t miss the jackbootery, it would have been interesting to see what you came up with. Especially, with your Arch and LArch background. From what little know of the subject it seems as if most of the post 9-11 focus has been on changing the technical aspects of the building plan along th elines of some of the items i mentioned above.
I would be interested in seeing what could be done in the realm of the site/landscpae design that wasn't so much focused on ugly bollards etc.
Oh well....
Exactly TK, only a little more aesthetically pleasing. That sucks the proposal fell through, sounds like it would have been an interesting project to work on.
I'd think that ha-has would be more appropriate treekiller, but with cavernous moats underneath filled with crocodiles and sharks with "lasers" throw in some moth balls for the sake of it and a few rusty nails. That'll keep the buggers at bay!
here in Montserrat we have this stuff that we affectionately call "kusha" its actually transported via Saharan dust to the Caribbean, but here it begins to flourish growing in vast net-like proportions. It is in essence a weed, and it involves specialised equipment to permanently remove it due to the thorns of varying dimension found on the leaves and branches.
Checking in for a bit... Sorry I've been away for a while. I still lurk on the forum and occasionally make a comment when I feel compelled, but I haven't had the time to shoot the shit here on TC.
The shoulder is doing okay, although the doc is a little concerned about my range of motion. He may want to do another procedure on me, in which they put me under, and then wrench my arm around to break up all the scar tissue, and then give me lots of painkillers. It actually doesn't sound too bad (I'm told it's a quick recovery), but doc wants to give the physical therapy more time to work. I see him again toward the end of the month.
In other medical news, a couple weeks ago I broke a tooth, so I've been in and out of the dentist's office getting a gingivectomy, crown lengthening, and a crown build-up around one of my molars, way in the back. Eventually I'll get a crown back there, but in the meantime I have a mouth full of stitches and I'm in a lot of pain.
My roommate has informed me that he'd like me to move out by the end of August, which is fine by me since I've been plotting my escape out of this hellhole anyway. I had been trying to save up money to go through a broker and get my own apartment in a non-shitty neighborhood, but I've pretty much had to empty my savings account to pay for all this dental work. Unfortunately, it looks like I may have to move into another share situation for a few months until I can build my savings back up.
In happier news, next week I start a six-week medieval stonecarving workshop hosted by my church, the great unfinished Cathedral of St. John the Divine near Columbia. It should be an interesting course, and I'm hoping I'll have portfolio fodder to show for it. Last summer I was learning all about cutting-edge theory and generative design at GSAPP; this summer I'll be kicking it old school with a mallet and chisel.
I don't normally share church news here on Archinect, but I'm happy to report that our multi-year restoration project is almost complete, and has hit a major milestone. Back in 2001 we had a severe fire that destroyed the north transept, and let to a huge cleaning and restoration project that has had various parts of the cathedral buried behind plywood and scaffolding for years at a time.
One evening late last week I had to make a trip up to the cathedral to retrieve something from the acolyte room, and while there, I decided to poke my head into the crossing for a minute. (This was after the church had been closed to visitors for the evening, and there’s nothing quite like having such a space all to yourself for a few moments.) While there, I was thrilled to discover that the huge wall separating the nave from the crossing has begun to be removed, and that the south aisle of the newly-restored nave is now open while much of the temporary barriers are being removed.
Here's a photo I snapped with my iPhone:
This is the first time in over two years this space has been open to the public, and it was a huge thrill to see the space again for the first time since I moved away from NYC in 2004. There's still a lot of work to do (later this month the crossing and Great Choir will be closed off so that all 8000+ pipes of the organ can be re-installed), and we'll have a huge re-dedication service on Sunday, November 30th. There will also be a public "open house" that week for those who don't feel inclined to attend a religious service.
Yesterday I met up with my former critic from last year's Columbia summer program for a couple drinks... Just so happens that he's now the director of the M.Arch. program up the street at City College. We chatted about my grad school plans, and of course he tried to sell me on City College. Not that he had to try very hard; City College is already very high on my list. (My chances of admission? "shoo-in", he said.) But he also strongly recommended that I apply to Columbia and Harvard as well (both places he has taught at), in addition to a couple other programs. He offered to write me letters of recommendation, and he wants to meet up with me again soon to look at my portfolio.
Not a bad drinking buddy to have, huh? He might even be doing the stonecarving thing with me at the cathedral; he seemed very interested and I gave him the contact info.
I haven't really kept in touch with my fellow students from the Columbia summer program, but apparently two or three of them will be starting at Harvard this fall, and another will be starting at Princeton. I'm thinking that summer program was probably the smartest move I've made in a long time... Hard to believe it's been almost a year already.
In other school-related news, I still plan to finish up my BA degree next year. There really isn't much left for me to do, so I'm hoping to spread it out over the next 12 months (but knowing me, I'll most likely goof off for the first 11 months, and then work nonstop to finish everything during the last month).
A few days ago I got a letter from my college at DePaul University, informing me that I had received a Student Excellence Award for a project I had done last year. I was invited to an award luncheon that takes place tomorrow, but unfortunately, the luncheon is in downtown Chicago and I'm in NYC and unable to make the trip right now. I wonder if they'll FedEx the plaque to me?
good to hear from you lig. stonecarving with a bum shoulder sounds tricky. but also like an interesting thing to try.
puddles, maybe install a belt sander just beside your bathroom sink and do a quick buzz of your fingernails after brushing your teeth before bed each night.
SW - that sounds like it could potentially hurt, but an ingenious idea none the less
It's good to hear from you LIG. I was beginning to wonder if you had fallen of the face of the earth. The church looks beautiful and that stone carving class sounds amazing. You'll have to post some photos. I've been craving to take some kind of art class for a while, but I'm broke at the moment :o/ I'm really jonesing to play with some clay. Hope your shoulder and tooth feel better soon.
tuna, a lot of people i know take pottery classes at a couple places around my city (after-work hours of course!). it always sounds like fun to me, and going to visit the workshop made me literally drool -- they had about 400 different glazing choices!!! maybe there's something like that where you are? it's not too expensive here, oddly enough. the cost of clay is seperate though.
i've been dying to take a sewing class, and will probably try to get in on one that starts in early sept. seems like fall is a good time to learn a new skill.
Yeah Mantaray they do have a few places around here to take classes and relatively speaking they aren't too expensive. Unfortunately I went WAY overboard in the spending department last past couple of months so now I'm paying the price. 400 different glazes?!?!?!? Damn, I'm drooling too.
I shouldn't complain, though - last night we went to a little hot rod show (Goodguys is in Naptown this weekend - the boys will go tomorrow while I finish up my file management). It was fun, some cool cars, and believe it or not...wait, I'm gonna go post this on Food Central!
It is hot here.....95 at 8:00 am. My wife said the sensor was in the Sun.....I said Ya...your going to want to stay in the shade today.
Someone in the store today said if you want to stay cool today your going to have to pay for it by working three days next week. Fricking electric prices.
I said to the Mrs, It is a good day to go to the beach. Then I said not, as I filled up with gas yesterday and it cost $65.00. A trip to the beach is very expensive when you consider the cost of gas.
Think I will just go hang out in the basement today.
I was gardening at my new purchase, lifting about 15lbs of soil/ash with a shovel each stroke is difficult. Funny I didn't get a stroke when the sun came on nigh. I calculated it and I drank 3/4 litre less than a US gallon of water in the space of 30 mins. Damn big car driving yanks/chinese industrialists you've killed the environment for all of us - okay rant over. In other news look out for it tonight
architechnophilia's guest editor pick. This will be the third one I've done and you'll be surprised what I have up my sleave....buhahahah hah.
I thought I could keep cool by escaping to a movie theater. Unfortunately, "Don't Mess with the Zohan" was the only movie playing that was starting within the hour and hadn't sold out. I wouldn't say it's the worst movie I've ever seen (that distinction probably goes to the ten minutes of Dodgeball I watched before changing the channel), but it's definitely two hours of my life and $12 that I'll never get back. At least the theater had working A/C, which almost made the movie worth it.
Stealing precious internet time on my roommate's computer while she's out, I got all of my reading on my Google Reader done (I have WAY too many blogs on there at this point), and I finally checked the news to discover all the hot/crazy weather that the midwest and east coast has been having this weekend. I don't want to gloat but it's been perfect in LA the past couple of days, and after I took a leisurely stroll to the LA Convention Center for the Dwell on Design conference, it struck me that California seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of so many other parts of the country in terms of promoting sustainable housing. I find this ironic since we seem the least likely to be affected by climate changes. That said, I can't understand why people in the midwest won't connect the dots.....volatile weather comes from global warming.....global warming is caused by irresponsible consumerism and ill-conceived building practices......said practices can be curbed by electing progressive candidates.....ergo, the midwest should elect more progressive candidates.
....Well, when I put it that way I guess I can see how people in the midwest do not connect the dots. Current company excluded, I know there's still a lot of dimwits out there. Cough cough West Virginia cough cough.
tuna, there it is! Didn't come through on my limping phone. Speaking of consumerism, rumors about reduced prices on iPhones at AT&T are truly testing my loyalty to T-Mobile. The new iPhones have GPS, for god's sakes. Maps, all the time! Everywhere! For someone who relies on the bus system for primary transportation, I might be able to use this.....I'm just saying.
California and the west WILL be severely impacted by climate change - not temperature wise, but from lack of precipitation. The state of california did a study that predicts loosing up to 70% of the sierra snow pack by 2100 if the status quo ghg emissions continues. This drought impacts everybody between the pacific coast (including the wet northwest) to denver/great plains...
also LA, Long Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and other coastal cities will be flooded like everywhere else with sea level rise. got Levees?
not to worry soon Montserrat will be able to sell you water. With our small population most of it unfortunately runs out to see with less than 1% being used for irrigation etc.
Also I don't know if its just me, but I find it so hot when Wonder K goes on her eco-political rants. And doubly hot is tuna's mum's scooter. I never heard of the metropoli...whatever but I want one. Esp with rising gas prices.
tk - go to the green thread...I got a story for you.
Surely you meant San Francisco rather than Sacramento. Unless you mean that the Sac river will be flooding too.
I guess I should be glad I am moving away from my perfect weather beach town inland, even if it means I get to trade cool breezes and sunshine for 110°F.
um, not sure wv has a monopoly on dimwits, nor that californians all 'get it' yet. and last i heard global warming was probably going to affect all of us - ca not exempt.
sure, those of us in the middle need to straighten up our act, but i don't think even the most progressive candidate will be able to have THAT much impact on our carbon footprints, especially as long as the rest of the world looks to ky/tn/wv for coal, nor that climate change has been the reason for our less progressive choices.
love you, wk, and i'm with you on most things, presidential candidates and environmental efforts included. but not the blanket statements...
funny, whenever i think of california i can't help but think about how ghastly wasteful it is in so many ways... including some that good old common-sense midwesterners would never accept!
i'm really sorry wk, and don't take this personally, but...
i always chuckle to myself when recent immigrants to california go on and on about how perfect it is. (this happens most frequently in the midwestern immigrant... the largest segment of them all!) i'm pretty certain that in 10 years' time you'll be singin' a different tune about that great state... along with all the natives who've known the truth all along. :) it's a wonderful state, and one i often miss dearly and will probably move back to, but... there's definitely a dark underbelly of trash and crap hiding beneath its sunny, pleasant exterior.
I read in this month's Nat Geo last evening that they believe we have reached peak oil production and that (obviously) the demnad for oil will still be going up for many years to come. Gives me heart palpitations just thinking about it as this whole world is so dependent on the stuff :o/
In other news I drove the scooter to work. Getting more used to it by the minute and more comfortable riding it. Now if only I could get the freakin' key in the ignition easily. It sticks. Guess I'll get the WD-40 out this evening. A guy in a truck had his window open at an intersection. He looked at me and the scooter and said "I'm envious". I just laughed, thinking "me too". OK time to get a move on. Have a good Monday TC.
So has the weather affected any of our mid-westerners? I havent had the time to keep up with it all, so you will have to excuse me if the weather in Indianna is really far from our Indiannans.
And dandest thing, I passed a roll-over accident this morning. On a corner. Infront of a tile fountain. And it was the most calm and peaceful thing I've ever seen. I don't know if it was the morning light, or the colours, but no one was frantic, there was no chaos, no steam, smoke, screams, blood, or even tears. I didn't even see any bruises on people standing around. I would have loved to stay around and just watch, but I had things to do, and I didnt want to be one of those 'rubber-neckers.'
i got into an accident with a friend of mine on sunday after church
we had a 9 year old in the back seat, we hit the back of someone else's car and then morse coded the side of another car. all of us got away clean without injuries, but the cool thing was - the 9 year old(tj) was so totally stoaked about the crash, he wasnt scared or shaking with fear, after the accident my friend and i got out of the car to see the damage and the whole time tj was like "whoa that was awesome! what just happened? whoa look at the bumber its twisted! that was cool!"
great weekend
Techno, dude i hope you find some whiskey to pacify your ire
ack I can't remember that "post your building site photos" thread...I'm so lame today. They should, as architects, allow you to stay home if you anytime feel unsure of your talent or input.
Speaking of blanket statements, I definitely DO NOT think that California is in any way perfect, just as I DO NOT think that the midwest or anywhere in this country is in some way less great than our most populous state. Especially when I ride my bike around town and almost get hit by any number of Chevy Tahoe/BMW/Masarati-style gas guzzling driving terrors. And don't even get me started on foreign immigrants and my opinion that they don't know how to take care of their newly adopted (and often illegal) homeland.
But what I do see here, and what I didn't see in the midwest when I left less than a year ago, is the urgency with which everyone here understands that we need to change the way we build. My colleagues in the midwest, of which there were many, treated it like it was a bandwagon that they were missing and needed to jump on rather than a legitimate and world-changing problem.
Many of these problems will be, and can be solved with regulations. Regulations are instituted by elected officials. Elected officials are, ahem, elected by the people. We are not getting any younger, here. These things aren't just going to take care of themselves. People with brains, and balls, especially those with radical voices, need to step up and make change in our country. You realize we only have about 20 years before we've done irreparable damage to the planet, right?
That said, dear mantaray, I realize that you don't usually try to offend people but your statements are often so condescending that today, I am insulted. I'm not naive and I've lived here before, thank you very much. I was just pointing out the differences in both regions where I have lived, and recently.
Atechno, is that really what the tree is called, or were you being smart, since Tuna did ask the question? Or, is there an unwritten comma between Flamboyant and Tuna, so that you are addressing her?
You know what sucks? Setting up a new computer sucks. As DubK knows first hand, having problems with an existing computer also sucks. In fact that may suck more, because you've gotten it to where it's comfortable to use and has your life on it and WHAMMO it's gone. So yeah, that sucks more.
But setting up a new one sucks too.
Thank god the damn thing looks so pretty or I'da tossed it out the window last night.*
* I should also say the problem is with the Windows side of the whole Parallels dealio, not the Leopard side.
tunamelt your mom drives a scooter?! That's so cool!
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer, I cannot believe I'm getting ANYTHING done today. A group of friends decided to have a party on Saturday for no real reason. I printed 250 flyers and handed them out, we roasted a 110 pound pig and oh it was on. Adults raced childrens bikes, children danced to live local punk rock in the street, people were painted with stencils, & by the time the 4th keg showed up we were going through beer at 4 min/gal. I'd say 300 people and 10 dogs made it out.
Green analysis: most (if not all) people arrived by bike or foot, the pig was raised locally, the first 2 kegs were brewed 8 blocks from the party, the flyers were printed on recycled paper, but bottle/can recycling was a mess.
But today it's still all I can think about, however deadlines are being met.
In other news- currently 62F, 16% humidity. The latest issue of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News called me a 'pro' (!!!) and you can't even tell I had stitches in my face 2 weeks ago.
the red flowers are definitely a flamboyant tree...they are really striking to see in person if you've come from someplace cold & gray and have never seen one before
setting up computer does suck...i've had a macbook air sitting at home for almost three months now that i've barely touched because of the pain in the ass of transfering all the files & settings
what puddles said Sarah, yeah my comma got lost somewhere there. I think I put it after tuna's name. I'm usually a stickler for those things as well. I guess that I have to write so much professionally that when I get an opportunity to write without re-checking every second word I kind of well get screwy.
Oh and as FRO said summer is definately on. I just a few laps in the pool and it was warm throughout, and today isn't a particularly hot or humid day. Good thing the sun was setting or this skin of mine would of turned dark chocolate...hmmm chocolate.
to clarify - most of Sacramento is now below sea level protected by 3rd world quality earthen levees. so in all the california mega-disaster scenarios, sacramento gets flooded - causing more damage then katrina.
busy day - took my (last) section of the LARE. hope this second time is the charm, cause I don't want to do it again. now I wait 5 to 6 weeks for them to evaluate them.
techno- answered your bag question on the green thread...
oh, the weather is low 70s and about 50% humidity. just about perfect!
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Good morning all,
TK,
Although i am sure you won;t miss the jackbootery, it would have been interesting to see what you came up with. Especially, with your Arch and LArch background. From what little know of the subject it seems as if most of the post 9-11 focus has been on changing the technical aspects of the building plan along th elines of some of the items i mentioned above.
I would be interested in seeing what could be done in the realm of the site/landscpae design that wasn't so much focused on ugly bollards etc.
Oh well....
Exactly TK, only a little more aesthetically pleasing. That sucks the proposal fell through, sounds like it would have been an interesting project to work on.
I'd think that ha-has would be more appropriate treekiller, but with cavernous moats underneath filled with crocodiles and sharks with "lasers" throw in some moth balls for the sake of it and a few rusty nails. That'll keep the buggers at bay!
here in Montserrat we have this stuff that we affectionately call "kusha" its actually transported via Saharan dust to the Caribbean, but here it begins to flourish growing in vast net-like proportions. It is in essence a weed, and it involves specialised equipment to permanently remove it due to the thorns of varying dimension found on the leaves and branches.
tk- I think this is the best fencing strategy I've ever seen:
Holy crap rationalist. That would definitely deter me.
that may be the first 'original' page-topper - at least the first modified one. yet another page in the legend of abra.
Checking in for a bit... Sorry I've been away for a while. I still lurk on the forum and occasionally make a comment when I feel compelled, but I haven't had the time to shoot the shit here on TC.
The shoulder is doing okay, although the doc is a little concerned about my range of motion. He may want to do another procedure on me, in which they put me under, and then wrench my arm around to break up all the scar tissue, and then give me lots of painkillers. It actually doesn't sound too bad (I'm told it's a quick recovery), but doc wants to give the physical therapy more time to work. I see him again toward the end of the month.
In other medical news, a couple weeks ago I broke a tooth, so I've been in and out of the dentist's office getting a gingivectomy, crown lengthening, and a crown build-up around one of my molars, way in the back. Eventually I'll get a crown back there, but in the meantime I have a mouth full of stitches and I'm in a lot of pain.
My roommate has informed me that he'd like me to move out by the end of August, which is fine by me since I've been plotting my escape out of this hellhole anyway. I had been trying to save up money to go through a broker and get my own apartment in a non-shitty neighborhood, but I've pretty much had to empty my savings account to pay for all this dental work. Unfortunately, it looks like I may have to move into another share situation for a few months until I can build my savings back up.
In happier news, next week I start a six-week medieval stonecarving workshop hosted by my church, the great unfinished Cathedral of St. John the Divine near Columbia. It should be an interesting course, and I'm hoping I'll have portfolio fodder to show for it. Last summer I was learning all about cutting-edge theory and generative design at GSAPP; this summer I'll be kicking it old school with a mallet and chisel.
I don't normally share church news here on Archinect, but I'm happy to report that our multi-year restoration project is almost complete, and has hit a major milestone. Back in 2001 we had a severe fire that destroyed the north transept, and let to a huge cleaning and restoration project that has had various parts of the cathedral buried behind plywood and scaffolding for years at a time.
One evening late last week I had to make a trip up to the cathedral to retrieve something from the acolyte room, and while there, I decided to poke my head into the crossing for a minute. (This was after the church had been closed to visitors for the evening, and there’s nothing quite like having such a space all to yourself for a few moments.) While there, I was thrilled to discover that the huge wall separating the nave from the crossing has begun to be removed, and that the south aisle of the newly-restored nave is now open while much of the temporary barriers are being removed.
Here's a photo I snapped with my iPhone:
This is the first time in over two years this space has been open to the public, and it was a huge thrill to see the space again for the first time since I moved away from NYC in 2004. There's still a lot of work to do (later this month the crossing and Great Choir will be closed off so that all 8000+ pipes of the organ can be re-installed), and we'll have a huge re-dedication service on Sunday, November 30th. There will also be a public "open house" that week for those who don't feel inclined to attend a religious service.
Yesterday I met up with my former critic from last year's Columbia summer program for a couple drinks... Just so happens that he's now the director of the M.Arch. program up the street at City College. We chatted about my grad school plans, and of course he tried to sell me on City College. Not that he had to try very hard; City College is already very high on my list. (My chances of admission? "shoo-in", he said.) But he also strongly recommended that I apply to Columbia and Harvard as well (both places he has taught at), in addition to a couple other programs. He offered to write me letters of recommendation, and he wants to meet up with me again soon to look at my portfolio.
Not a bad drinking buddy to have, huh? He might even be doing the stonecarving thing with me at the cathedral; he seemed very interested and I gave him the contact info.
I haven't really kept in touch with my fellow students from the Columbia summer program, but apparently two or three of them will be starting at Harvard this fall, and another will be starting at Princeton. I'm thinking that summer program was probably the smartest move I've made in a long time... Hard to believe it's been almost a year already.
In other school-related news, I still plan to finish up my BA degree next year. There really isn't much left for me to do, so I'm hoping to spread it out over the next 12 months (but knowing me, I'll most likely goof off for the first 11 months, and then work nonstop to finish everything during the last month).
A few days ago I got a letter from my college at DePaul University, informing me that I had received a Student Excellence Award for a project I had done last year. I was invited to an award luncheon that takes place tomorrow, but unfortunately, the luncheon is in downtown Chicago and I'm in NYC and unable to make the trip right now. I wonder if they'll FedEx the plaque to me?
That's all for now...
my fingernails need to be cut again, damn
good to hear from you lig. stonecarving with a bum shoulder sounds tricky. but also like an interesting thing to try.
puddles, maybe install a belt sander just beside your bathroom sink and do a quick buzz of your fingernails after brushing your teeth before bed each night.
puddles - I have that same problem ;o)
SW - that sounds like it could potentially hurt, but an ingenious idea none the less
It's good to hear from you LIG. I was beginning to wonder if you had fallen of the face of the earth. The church looks beautiful and that stone carving class sounds amazing. You'll have to post some photos. I've been craving to take some kind of art class for a while, but I'm broke at the moment :o/ I'm really jonesing to play with some clay. Hope your shoulder and tooth feel better soon.
tuna, a lot of people i know take pottery classes at a couple places around my city (after-work hours of course!). it always sounds like fun to me, and going to visit the workshop made me literally drool -- they had about 400 different glazing choices!!! maybe there's something like that where you are? it's not too expensive here, oddly enough. the cost of clay is seperate though.
i've been dying to take a sewing class, and will probably try to get in on one that starts in early sept. seems like fall is a good time to learn a new skill.
LiG
stone carving should be great physical therapy- I'm sure the doc would approve. just don't try to do your own dentistry with a mallet and chisel.
tk brings it full circle with the mallet and chisel comment! Genius!
LIG, be careful and have fun. That class sounds really cool.
I don't really have anything else to say. Except, helloooooo!
Yeah Mantaray they do have a few places around here to take classes and relatively speaking they aren't too expensive. Unfortunately I went WAY overboard in the spending department last past couple of months so now I'm paying the price. 400 different glazes?!?!?!? Damn, I'm drooling too.
Hi tc.
I survived today's birthday party for my 5yo boy, Angus. It was exhausting, but a big success!
How I've spent my thrilling Saturday night: transferring files from my old hp o my new mac. Boy howdy I know how to have a good time!
I shouldn't complain, though - last night we went to a little hot rod show (Goodguys is in Naptown this weekend - the boys will go tomorrow while I finish up my file management). It was fun, some cool cars, and believe it or not...wait, I'm gonna go post this on Food Central!
It is hot here.....95 at 8:00 am. My wife said the sensor was in the Sun.....I said Ya...your going to want to stay in the shade today.
Someone in the store today said if you want to stay cool today your going to have to pay for it by working three days next week. Fricking electric prices.
I said to the Mrs, It is a good day to go to the beach. Then I said not, as I filled up with gas yesterday and it cost $65.00. A trip to the beach is very expensive when you consider the cost of gas.
Think I will just go hang out in the basement today.
the zoo here has a water park, it's 10 blocks away, we're members so it's free - and i have my girls as an excuse to go!
Don't ya just love Global Warming? :o/ It's supposed to get up into the mid 90s here today. It's not even summer yet.
a few years ago a friend of mine were talking about making up t-shirts for days just like this:
ain't
global warming
GREAT?!
of course we never did it.
speaking of global warming
I was gardening at my new purchase, lifting about 15lbs of soil/ash with a shovel each stroke is difficult. Funny I didn't get a stroke when the sun came on nigh. I calculated it and I drank 3/4 litre less than a US gallon of water in the space of 30 mins. Damn big car driving yanks/chinese industrialists you've killed the environment for all of us - okay rant over. In other news look out for it tonight
architechnophilia's guest editor pick. This will be the third one I've done and you'll be surprised what I have up my sleave....buhahahah hah.
My parents are going out of town this week and my mom lent me her Honda Metroplolitan without even asking.
Hope everyone is keeping cool.
I thought I could keep cool by escaping to a movie theater. Unfortunately, "Don't Mess with the Zohan" was the only movie playing that was starting within the hour and hadn't sold out. I wouldn't say it's the worst movie I've ever seen (that distinction probably goes to the ten minutes of Dodgeball I watched before changing the channel), but it's definitely two hours of my life and $12 that I'll never get back. At least the theater had working A/C, which almost made the movie worth it.
Stealing precious internet time on my roommate's computer while she's out, I got all of my reading on my Google Reader done (I have WAY too many blogs on there at this point), and I finally checked the news to discover all the hot/crazy weather that the midwest and east coast has been having this weekend. I don't want to gloat but it's been perfect in LA the past couple of days, and after I took a leisurely stroll to the LA Convention Center for the Dwell on Design conference, it struck me that California seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of so many other parts of the country in terms of promoting sustainable housing. I find this ironic since we seem the least likely to be affected by climate changes. That said, I can't understand why people in the midwest won't connect the dots.....volatile weather comes from global warming.....global warming is caused by irresponsible consumerism and ill-conceived building practices......said practices can be curbed by electing progressive candidates.....ergo, the midwest should elect more progressive candidates.
....Well, when I put it that way I guess I can see how people in the midwest do not connect the dots. Current company excluded, I know there's still a lot of dimwits out there. Cough cough West Virginia cough cough.
tuna, there it is! Didn't come through on my limping phone. Speaking of consumerism, rumors about reduced prices on iPhones at AT&T are truly testing my loyalty to T-Mobile. The new iPhones have GPS, for god's sakes. Maps, all the time! Everywhere! For someone who relies on the bus system for primary transportation, I might be able to use this.....I'm just saying.
wK-
California and the west WILL be severely impacted by climate change - not temperature wise, but from lack of precipitation. The state of california did a study that predicts loosing up to 70% of the sierra snow pack by 2100 if the status quo ghg emissions continues. This drought impacts everybody between the pacific coast (including the wet northwest) to denver/great plains...
also LA, Long Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and other coastal cities will be flooded like everywhere else with sea level rise. got Levees?
Good Sunday all.
Monday is right around the corner. Hope you all enjoyed yourself?
I worked and mixed it up a bit.
Tree,
California actually does have a extensive, (but old) levee system doesn't it?
not to worry soon Montserrat will be able to sell you water. With our small population most of it unfortunately runs out to see with less than 1% being used for irrigation etc.
Also I don't know if its just me, but I find it so hot when Wonder K goes on her eco-political rants. And doubly hot is tuna's mum's scooter. I never heard of the metropoli...whatever but I want one. Esp with rising gas prices.
tk - go to the green thread...I got a story for you.
Surely you meant San Francisco rather than Sacramento. Unless you mean that the Sac river will be flooding too.
I guess I should be glad I am moving away from my perfect weather beach town inland, even if it means I get to trade cool breezes and sunshine for 110°F.
um, not sure wv has a monopoly on dimwits, nor that californians all 'get it' yet. and last i heard global warming was probably going to affect all of us - ca not exempt.
sure, those of us in the middle need to straighten up our act, but i don't think even the most progressive candidate will be able to have THAT much impact on our carbon footprints, especially as long as the rest of the world looks to ky/tn/wv for coal, nor that climate change has been the reason for our less progressive choices.
love you, wk, and i'm with you on most things, presidential candidates and environmental efforts included. but not the blanket statements...
funny, whenever i think of california i can't help but think about how ghastly wasteful it is in so many ways... including some that good old common-sense midwesterners would never accept!
i'm really sorry wk, and don't take this personally, but...
i always chuckle to myself when recent immigrants to california go on and on about how perfect it is. (this happens most frequently in the midwestern immigrant... the largest segment of them all!) i'm pretty certain that in 10 years' time you'll be singin' a different tune about that great state... along with all the natives who've known the truth all along. :) it's a wonderful state, and one i often miss dearly and will probably move back to, but... there's definitely a dark underbelly of trash and crap hiding beneath its sunny, pleasant exterior.
and on that note, happy monday, everyone!
I read in this month's Nat Geo last evening that they believe we have reached peak oil production and that (obviously) the demnad for oil will still be going up for many years to come. Gives me heart palpitations just thinking about it as this whole world is so dependent on the stuff :o/
In other news I drove the scooter to work. Getting more used to it by the minute and more comfortable riding it. Now if only I could get the freakin' key in the ignition easily. It sticks. Guess I'll get the WD-40 out this evening. A guy in a truck had his window open at an intersection. He looked at me and the scooter and said "I'm envious". I just laughed, thinking "me too". OK time to get a move on. Have a good Monday TC.
So has the weather affected any of our mid-westerners? I havent had the time to keep up with it all, so you will have to excuse me if the weather in Indianna is really far from our Indiannans.
And dandest thing, I passed a roll-over accident this morning. On a corner. Infront of a tile fountain. And it was the most calm and peaceful thing I've ever seen. I don't know if it was the morning light, or the colours, but no one was frantic, there was no chaos, no steam, smoke, screams, blood, or even tears. I didn't even see any bruises on people standing around. I would have loved to stay around and just watch, but I had things to do, and I didnt want to be one of those 'rubber-neckers.'
I'm frustrated this morning, grrrrrrrrr!!!! I need whiskey in my coffee, or maybe some tia maria - no emergency stash either.
SH - The high today is 94 degrees and out a 1000% humidity in the Queen City. Don't know about you but that's a little uncomfortable for me.
Tuna, we must have a front moving through. Our high is suppose to be a mere 85, but strong storms should accompany the temp. Strange.
hey guys! hope all is well
Sarah it must be peaceful crash week
i got into an accident with a friend of mine on sunday after church
we had a 9 year old in the back seat, we hit the back of someone else's car and then morse coded the side of another car. all of us got away clean without injuries, but the cool thing was - the 9 year old(tj) was so totally stoaked about the crash, he wasnt scared or shaking with fear, after the accident my friend and i got out of the car to see the damage and the whole time tj was like "whoa that was awesome! what just happened? whoa look at the bumber its twisted! that was cool!"
great weekend
Techno, dude i hope you find some whiskey to pacify your ire
my tree has bloomed
ack I can't remember that "post your building site photos" thread...I'm so lame today. They should, as architects, allow you to stay home if you anytime feel unsure of your talent or input.
Pretty tree Atechno what kind is it?
its a flambouyant tuna...and there's a soursop tree that's growing along side it that is bearing fruit.
Speaking of blanket statements, I definitely DO NOT think that California is in any way perfect, just as I DO NOT think that the midwest or anywhere in this country is in some way less great than our most populous state. Especially when I ride my bike around town and almost get hit by any number of Chevy Tahoe/BMW/Masarati-style gas guzzling driving terrors. And don't even get me started on foreign immigrants and my opinion that they don't know how to take care of their newly adopted (and often illegal) homeland.
But what I do see here, and what I didn't see in the midwest when I left less than a year ago, is the urgency with which everyone here understands that we need to change the way we build. My colleagues in the midwest, of which there were many, treated it like it was a bandwagon that they were missing and needed to jump on rather than a legitimate and world-changing problem.
Many of these problems will be, and can be solved with regulations. Regulations are instituted by elected officials. Elected officials are, ahem, elected by the people. We are not getting any younger, here. These things aren't just going to take care of themselves. People with brains, and balls, especially those with radical voices, need to step up and make change in our country. You realize we only have about 20 years before we've done irreparable damage to the planet, right?
That said, dear mantaray, I realize that you don't usually try to offend people but your statements are often so condescending that today, I am insulted. I'm not naive and I've lived here before, thank you very much. I was just pointing out the differences in both regions where I have lived, and recently.
Excuse me I actually have work to do now.
Atechno, is that really what the tree is called, or were you being smart, since Tuna did ask the question? Or, is there an unwritten comma between Flamboyant and Tuna, so that you are addressing her?
I'm sorry, too anilytical for Monday?
You know what sucks? Setting up a new computer sucks. As DubK knows first hand, having problems with an existing computer also sucks. In fact that may suck more, because you've gotten it to where it's comfortable to use and has your life on it and WHAMMO it's gone. So yeah, that sucks more.
But setting up a new one sucks too.
Thank god the damn thing looks so pretty or I'da tossed it out the window last night.*
* I should also say the problem is with the Windows side of the whole Parallels dealio, not the Leopard side.
tunamelt your mom drives a scooter?! That's so cool!
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer, I cannot believe I'm getting ANYTHING done today. A group of friends decided to have a party on Saturday for no real reason. I printed 250 flyers and handed them out, we roasted a 110 pound pig and oh it was on. Adults raced childrens bikes, children danced to live local punk rock in the street, people were painted with stencils, & by the time the 4th keg showed up we were going through beer at 4 min/gal. I'd say 300 people and 10 dogs made it out.
Green analysis: most (if not all) people arrived by bike or foot, the pig was raised locally, the first 2 kegs were brewed 8 blocks from the party, the flyers were printed on recycled paper, but bottle/can recycling was a mess.
But today it's still all I can think about, however deadlines are being met.
In other news- currently 62F, 16% humidity. The latest issue of the Rocky Mountain Brewing News called me a 'pro' (!!!) and you can't even tell I had stitches in my face 2 weeks ago.
the red flowers are definitely a flamboyant tree...they are really striking to see in person if you've come from someplace cold & gray and have never seen one before
setting up computer does suck...i've had a macbook air sitting at home for almost three months now that i've barely touched because of the pain in the ass of transfering all the files & settings
what puddles said Sarah, yeah my comma got lost somewhere there. I think I put it after tuna's name. I'm usually a stickler for those things as well. I guess that I have to write so much professionally that when I get an opportunity to write without re-checking every second word I kind of well get screwy.
Oh and as FRO said summer is definately on. I just a few laps in the pool and it was warm throughout, and today isn't a particularly hot or humid day. Good thing the sun was setting or this skin of mine would of turned dark chocolate...hmmm chocolate.
to clarify - most of Sacramento is now below sea level protected by 3rd world quality earthen levees. so in all the california mega-disaster scenarios, sacramento gets flooded - causing more damage then katrina.
busy day - took my (last) section of the LARE. hope this second time is the charm, cause I don't want to do it again. now I wait 5 to 6 weeks for them to evaluate them.
techno- answered your bag question on the green thread...
oh, the weather is low 70s and about 50% humidity. just about perfect!
It never even occurred to me before that I might come off as condescending. I'm sorry, WonderK. :(
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