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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Friday, February 24, 2012

WELL, WHAT? - PAINTING SUCKS:


... Okay, so we are painting our house - AND - Yes, it sucks. I am trying my best to stay positive but trust me; it is not easy. On a scale of 1 to 10 on how much this is messing with my universe it ranks up there near a 42 - So, in an attempt to maintain my sanity last night after a few adult beverages I put together a list of thirteen items you should know about any home painting job:

1. This is not a job for a perfectionist (...thanks to my buddy Ty for this one).

2. Despite what you may think; cuttings at corners, windows and door frames are not easy.

3. Architects like white for a reason - In a brand new building it goes on easy and covers well; this is paramount to perfection...This is however, not the case at our house.

4. If you think a wall is going to take two hours; double it.

6. All overhead work sucks; like, really, really sucks.

7. Masking-off simply does not work - Be prepared to redo it at least twice.

8. Just bite the bullet and remove all the outlet covers; by the time that you actually mask around them to paint you may have well just made that trip to grab a flat-head screw driver...By the way - Why do they all use flat head screws? Who's brilliant idea was that? Why does anything use a flat-head screw driver anymore; seriously?!?!?

Originally, I was planning on painting around all our outlets but my Wife quickly killed that idea (...Thanks, Dear).

9. I hate painting.

10. Why is blue painter's tape so damn expensive? - What is in made out of, like a rare Smurf-colored dye or something? It's like $7.00 a roll for crying out loud...

$7.00 for tape. Crazy.

11. I dropped a model from first year studio; perfect, more work for me.

12. When you finally are done; it is generally pretty friggin' cool.

13. There is a reason that paint can openers double as beer bottle openers - This = Awesome.

Cheers...B.
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  1. Wm. RanallaFebruary 24, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    HA HA HA...it is amazing how many "life lessons" are wrapped up in the act of house painting but just remember, most painters are the way they are for a reason. So next painting project...to the hell with reality, smoke a fat bowl, turn up the butt rock to 20 and let her rip.

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