LB- I think that guy who started all the sex threads was crushmaster... I forgot his name.

And I'm back! My voice is GONE from barhopping in the cold, and having to shout over music to order drinks in a certain particularly crappy one. But it was good overall. I don't think my feet will recover for at least a week, but know that's because I'm a wimpy angeleno that's more dependent on my car than I like to admit. Pictures later.

I cannot stop laughing.

My computer is currently experiencing the following battle:

Columbia vs. work

Columbia is winning.


PS. For the record, snowi, those flowers are not worth talking about. I sure hope those page numbers show up at the top soon.....

okey...just returned from lucnh and ....no signs of my firing yet! score one for archintect!

I'm with you as usual WonderK: I'm laughing almost hard enough for coke to come out my nose.

Steven, I'm going to be embarassed if I'm misinterpreting, but do I need to start a "Steven vs. diabase" thread, or a "Steven vs. crushmaster" thread? ;-)

In either case, you know Scott and I agree that you are the best.

I have lots of things to add to the woohoo thread, but I can't figure out how to phrase them. Let's just say life is making me happy lately. And fun on archinect is definitely not the least of it.

all this columbia versis the world stuff reminds me of the day last december (was it december 5th?) when per corel sent the trhread listing into a tizzy by sticking an animation in the title and eevrybody tried to suppress it...if only we had comumbia versus back then it would have been soom uch easier...

Ah, Liberty, you made my day. And pictures soon from Rationalist... so many things to look forward to.

All of the threads on schools, which I have witnessed for the past 5 years or so, makes me glad that I live in a country where there are only 3 schools.

Then again, I left mine in NZ and transferred to RMIT in Melbourne. Even then, there are only about 11 schools in Australia, and mine was/is the only one worth attending...

Maybe I'll start a columbia vs. RMIT thread... then again, there's no point debating such an irrelevant comparison - comparing RMIT to Columbia is like comparing Elle Macpherson to Paris Hilton.

i have nothing against either diabase or crushmaster.

and if you're referring to 'my rival' - those are of course the words of mr fagen, not me.

[i think vado's 24 hrs are up so i have stopped citing steely dan lyrics now. for some reason i felt it necessary to do it also, in some way a show of solidarity. i inhaled too much lead paint dust yesterday.]

I have something in common with Steven - we were both left out of vado's and abracadabra's song. I never forget.

So all these vs threads are getting rediculous.

*also left out - yet still in good company.

dear diabase
the song is essential vado. init i had my slice of american pie and a can o beer. thanks again vado, i really appreciated.
also,
as you might have noticed, i try to keep posting the first post as a picture last 4 times. i remember last one being peace sign and another one love sculpture this time its don cherry, honoring his contribution to american culture and as i was typing this i remembered another picture i posted, the statue of liberty. now that my memory is back, i want to go back to the plan drawing i am working on.
$ vs fun.

fun in a landslide.

happy drawing, abra.

Well ya see now yes I AM embarassed, I had no idea those were Steely Dan lyrics. But I plead total ignorance because for years I had no idea that Steely Dan was the name of a band, not the name of a guy, and when we saw Donald Fagen accept a Grammy I asked my husband several times "So is that guy Steely Dan?" I'm dense, dense like concrete sometimes.

Glad I made your day, diabase!

other bands that are not a person in the band:

jethro tull
lynyrd skynyrd
Franz Ferdinand
veruca salt
the thompson twins
uriah heep

molly hatchett

by the way which one's pink?

the flying burrito brothers were not brothers
nor were the doobie brothers, although skunk(vs.squirrel)baxter was in steely dan and michael mcdonald did a lot of background vocals for mr. dan.
the righteious brothers were not brothers...although they were rightious brother...

procol harum was not a harem.

...and dexy's midnight runners were not affiliated with anyone named dexy, nor were they runners...

nor were the Ramones real Ramones!

i'd like to mark today as the day archinect discussions finally surpassed all previous versions in terms of mass movement and creativity.
version vs. version

what the hell is wrong with you people....

abra - duly noted, and I am being cheeky.

there has certainly been a lot of activity here today. I was wondering before what keeps me coming back here - not in a whats the point kind of way, but more of an analysis of the attractiveness of the site and its inhabitants...

And, my next post on this thread will be by 1020th, thereby meeting my target of 51:1020.

I will commemorate this small event with an image.

thats a pretty nice band painting it moves even on internet

Well done diabase. Now the trick is to see how long you can hold out and not post anything to keep that ratio looking good. I couldn't do it for more than about 4 hours.

Wait! What's going on?

The Police were not police.

Hmmm I was wondering where Steven Ward had been all day and then I remembered it's his birthday!!! Happy happy, Steven hope you guys had fun.

as promised....



If you zoom in on the bear's belly, you'll see me and some friends in the glass...

I mean...

He wants in!

My new fav artwork... I just love the craft of this, it's so smooth.

Michael Graves + Daniel Leibeskin + some wierdass fortress of an art museum - space = one big jumble of shit.

As Thread Central seems to be where all the sage veteran Archinect-ers hang out, I have a new guy observation/question:

Is there an unwritten courtesy regarding one's posts per comments ratio? Or at least a "do your homework by reading the threads before you post, dummy" sort of protocol?

Just wondering, since this brightside person sure likes to post (currently sporting a mind-numbing 1:4.3 post to comment ratio)...

broccolijet, you are correct: it chaps me (and others if reading here is any clue) when people post threads but never comment, like they are looking for answers but not willing to bother with helping anyone else out or even commenting on their own damn topic.

But there is no magic number correct ratio (though that's also a big topic for some people personally interested in how their name appears with numbers!). You've been around long enough I definitely recognize your name and 54 comments/0 posts is certainly a safe ratio for starting threads! But in my mind you can start a thread without any comments as long as you then hang around and discuss your topic with others who are interested. It's the 1/0 post/comment people who make me nuts (and WonderK too): why would you throw some crap out there and then disappear to never take part in the discussion?!

Anyway, welcome, I know you've been around awhile. It's nice of you to notice that there might be such a thing as "etiquette" in a virtual hang out.

thanks, lb. had a wonderful day.

we went to the new restaurant [proof] in the museum/hotel 21c that my old office worked on with deborah berke. new coolest place in town. the bathroom mirrors look at you.

oh, and i got new music by feist and prince. and an ice cream cake from graeters with raspberry chip inside. and a 100gb hard drive.

i'm spoiled, i think.

Ha, that Feist is sooo good! I actually went to see her with vado on his birthday! The archinect connected-ness thunders on.

(speaking of which vado where the h*ll is my copy of the Jason Collett who opened for Feist?! Now I'm jonesing for it!)

happy birthday steven. glad to hear your day was so special.

Remember way back in November when we had a fight about couches?

Finally picked mine up today:



OK all you fancy dog/modern furniture lovers: How do I keep the pooch off the new couch?!?

(Yes I am an utterly shameless self-promoter.)

i don't see as self promo but sharing, it takes guts and inventory...

things are looking great d. congratulations on the big progress. really good.

oh that gus...

lb, that looks beautiful. i have a george nelson daybed with a back that i have been thinking about having re-upholstered. it is in a brown naugahyde right now. you've sold me on the idea now. did you have the cushion replaced too?

our dog is only allowed up on the couch when invited. we also have a blanket for her that sits on the couch and she knows that is her spot.

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Oh, oh, oh: the doggy, the sock monkey, that pic is too adorable!!!!

We had the cushions on the couch totally replaced not just recovered, as the existing foam was musty and my sweetie has pretty intense allergies. The foam was +/- 30% of the upholstery cost, so it makes a significant price difference if you decide to replace them. Maybe being covered in Naugahyde aka plastic the foam will still be OK?

Thanks Orhan - guts I got, inventory is slow in coming on an architect's salary!

thanks for making me feel welcome lb -- seems you guys have been doing this a while so i feel it's better to get a lay of the land so to speak before budging in on other people's good times. i guess i posed the question more as an editorial commentary...i think someone's post:comment ratio says a lot about their personality. raising the logical question, what does my 0:55 say about me?!

btw, what does the rest of the artwork on your wall say? the small part visible through the kitchen door looks really compelling.

i think i may have the foam replaced so that it feels a bit firmer. i don't think will redo it with naugahyde. we'd like to have something a bit softer. thx.

broccoli: I should have credited Abby Donovan, an artist in Eugene OR, for that wall piece. It is a quote from Samuel Beckett's Molloy, I think?

Let me try and explain
from things about to disappear
I turn away in time

It says something that my husband installed that wall piece before we had even finished paint/installed vent covers/built in shelving/etc. in the room. Art first, everything else follows.

e: The old foam was reallllllllly squishy! So if you can afford new foam I say go for it. I used Maharam Kvadrat fabric, wool, not too expensive but appropriately nubby, for mine. And tonight I pull out an old blanket to try to show to Gus as "his" spot on the couch, as I know one way or another that tenacious bully will end up on it!

I should note that the windows still need to be painted, and I'm actually considering repainting all the trim brown-black instead of white - I'm not crazy about the white and it wasn't my decision in the first place, my husband painted it: so I may have to put down my architect foot.