I may only have a few months left to live. (I should just let that line sit there for a while and see how long it takes for my phone to start ringing…. nope…, it’s not ringing) I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday. She’s been running her own firm for over 20 years, long enough to see her … Read More
Sometimes its better to say nothing
I’ve got nothing to say really. And, I may be in the minority on that. My profession (Architecture) has become thick with opinions. Our buildings generally require the user to “understand” them. We’ve strived to follow our star-chitect leaders into deeper and deeper webs of metaphor and symbolism and intellectual structural feats of fancy. We’ve tried to reflect the complexity of society … Read More
New York, I love you, but you’re freaking me out
Ever since the amazing team from Brizo invited me to New York for 2 days worth of “fashion week”, I’ve been wondering what to write about. Sure, it was a short visit, but there’s a lot to see in the city. It was a once in a lifetime experience, and I’m sure it will lead to quite a few posts. But, … Read More
Ugly goes all the way to the bone
Of course I’m going to Fashion Week this week. When you think of fashion, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? (Ok, don’t answer that) Nevertheless, The fine people at Brizo have offered to fly me and a ragtag entourage of designy-blogger types to New York for a part of Fashion Week. We’ll be attending various glamorous-type fashion things: … Read More
Passing myself on a bridge in Prague
I was young and cold as I walked towards the Charles Bridge. I’d spent the day walking around Prague. I was tired and, with the cold, had lost most of the feeling in my hands and toes. As I came closer I started to hear a mournful tone that I eventually recognized as music. I saw that a grey trench-coated man had set up a folding table … Read More
Success equals sleeping at night
Sometimes I forget what I’m trying to do here. I get wrapped up in whatever “hot button” issue my client is all worked up about today (It’s usually something related to how hard that’s going to be to waterproof) Then, I shift into “trying to please everyone” mode & work myself into a frenzy. I’m pretty good at this, … Read More