WE'RE NUMBER ONE; WE'RE NUMBER ONE!

... WAIT, I THINK THIS IS A BAD THING.

WOW - Read this when you have a moment:

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/beware_these_five_majors.htm?kid=1O0V3

So, ask ask the loyal Blogosphere - Do any of you remember when being an Architect meant something? - No, I mean something good (...I see what you did there, just stop it) - I mean, remember...Close your eyes, and really try to remember - Remember when people thought it was cool to be an Architect; when Hollywood glorified the profession - When you were introduced to new people and they were really impressed by your business card and affinity for black turtlenecks and black-rimmed eye glasses.

When parents told their little girls they should grow up and date a lawyer or a doctor or...Yup, an Architect.

Think about it; think Mr. Mike Brady from 'The Brady Bunch' - Think Matthew Perry in 'Fools Rush In' - Woody Harrelson in 'Indecent Proposal' - Take it a step further and think Ted Mosby from 'How I Met Your Mother' - Now what are we? - A punch line?

Le sigh.

... Now close your eyes again, fade to black and roll end credits.

B.

P.S. Want more Architects on film? - Find Archdaily's list here:

http://www.archdaily.com/33366/fictional-architects-in-movies/

HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST?

... Oh chances are you've heard it - You could be making small talk at your Child's Little League Game, or you could be at the Neighborhood Holiday Party having just been introduced to "A friend of a friend" who has had one two many Eggnogs.

Yup, you have heard it...The conversation goes something like:

"Hello [insert name] my name is [insert name]."

"Oh, hello [insert name] - Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too. Say, what do you do for a living?"

"Me? - Oh, I'm an Architect."

"An Architect...Really? - How much does that cost?"

Um...How much does that cost? - Like what we do, what we are, is a bought and sold commodity...Like you can walk down to the AM/PM and pickup Architecture on aisle nine next to the control-top pantyhose - Odd, right? - Like Architecture is a can of soup; is this what the industry become?

Do I really want to know the answer?

I NEVER SAID I WAS GOOD AT MATH:

... Okay, so here is a quick math problem for you:

NEW JOB + ON-GOING HOUSE REMODEL + NEW BABY = X

Well, based on my experience over the past year or so "X = A DEAD BLOG" - And as my uber-talent younger cousin Thomas would say, "Sucks bra" - Oh well, we are still live...So, I ask you, why quit now?

I once wrote that I was committed to not let this Blog die and I still mean that...I will just have to try to manage my time better so that I can keep providing my coherent ramblings for no one to actually read - Hey! - Waste of time?!?!? - Who said that? - You in the back row...I heard that and I have my eye on you!

HAPPY FRIDAY! - Deuces,

B.