... Sorry it has been a while since my last post; things are a little crazy in my world these days - BUT - I am here tonight to offer up this very important Public Service Announcement:
"A note to haters: Don’t feel bad, a lot of people have no talent."
#HappyFriday
#It'sTheWeekendBitches
B.
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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, May 23, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
THE 2014 NFL DRAFT:
... So tonight is the NFL Draft in New York City at Radio City Music Hall - And here is a link to an article I found on www.slate.com re-envisioning some of our favorite Superheroes as football prospects, enjoy:
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/05/superman_s_nfl_draft_profile_plus_scouting_reports_for_spider_man_hulk_toad.html
That. Is. Hilarious.
Monday, May 5, 2014
DEAR MONDAY...I HATE YOU:
... These pretty much sum up the Super-fun Panda Time I had today:
Dear Monday, I hate you...Actually, Fuck you.
Love,
The Benjamin
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
THE BEARS ARE COMING...GET READY:
... The NFL released schedules today - Watch out, the Bears are coming!
#BearDownChicagoBears
#IBelieveInMonsters
#BelieveInMonsters
#4thPhase
Monday, April 21, 2014
CONGRATS' JO!
... Joakim Noah won the 2013-2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year today and it was - Ummm, essentially a no-brainer.
Here is a quick article from the Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi-joakim-noah-nba-defensive-player-of-year-20140421,0,1212342.story
... So, in honor of this amaze-balls achievement (...first Bull to win the DPOY Award since Michael Jordan in 1988) and the fact that I am a HUGE Chicago Bulls fan I have posted some animated *.gifs below that I found here at: http://ronartist.tumblr.com/ - AND - They pretty much illustrate Joakim Noah being...Well...Very "Joakim Noah-ish" - If that is a word - Or two words, I guess...Whatever, I am an Architect - I use made up words all the time...Like "Synergy" and "Sidelite."
Check out the *.gifs below and enjoy...
Here is a quick article from the Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi-joakim-noah-nba-defensive-player-of-year-20140421,0,1212342.story
... So, in honor of this amaze-balls achievement (...first Bull to win the DPOY Award since Michael Jordan in 1988) and the fact that I am a HUGE Chicago Bulls fan I have posted some animated *.gifs below that I found here at: http://ronartist.tumblr.com/ - AND - They pretty much illustrate Joakim Noah being...Well...Very "Joakim Noah-ish" - If that is a word - Or two words, I guess...Whatever, I am an Architect - I use made up words all the time...Like "Synergy" and "Sidelite."
Check out the *.gifs below and enjoy...
... I love the one with Thibs - AND - The free throw shot is classic.
Anywho, congrats' Jo - You deserve it; thank you for giving us Bulls fans something to root for during another oddly lost season.
#SeeRed, #GoBulls,
B.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
THE PURPLE WEDDING:
"Sometimes the good guys win, sometimes the bad guys win. Nobody is safe and we are playing for keeps."
-George R. R. Martin
Saturday, April 5, 2014
A QUICK UPDATE:
... Alrighty, so a few weeks ago I posted something about Olympic facilities, infrastructure and finance and asked the following question of you all - "What happens to all this single serving infrastructure once the games are over, all the well-toned athletes have gone home and the special dignitaries have returned to their respective special dignified countries?"
Now granted, the example I gave might have been extreme but I stumbled across this link last week prior to leaving for a three day conference in San Diego - Tough life, I know - Here is the link:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/just-weeks-after-olympics--sochi-is-already-a-ghost-town-175729872.html;_ylt=Atrjo.L8baZ5uOc9LPDVT2kJVux_;_ylu=X3oDMTFyYmxuYWR1BG1pdANBVFQgSG9tZSBUb2RheSBNb2R1bGUgMTEyMTEzBHBvcwMxNQRzZWMDTWVkaWFDZHRUb2RheVYy;_ylg=X3oDMTFkcW51ZGliBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3BtaA--;_ylv=3
For this article Yahoo cherry-picked some of the best examples shared in a blog; the link to which I have also copy-pasted below - But be forewarned, it is entirely in Russian - So like men read 'Playboy' just for the articles, you might have to read this blog just for the pictures:
http://blogsochi.ru/content/mertvyi-gorod
Here is one of my favorite images from the Blog:
... Playing Devil's Advocate a bit one might say that photos can easily be framed to reflect a specific political agenda or point of view...Or simply just plain be taken out of context - And, I have to be honest, those statements can be completely true - BUT - That does not change the fact that these images are really pretty interesting; especially juxtaposed with those I shared a few weeks back of what remains in Sarajevo - AND - Even more so interesting when one considers that the 2014 Winter Olympics (the XXII Olympic Winter Games or the Games of the XXII Olympiad) ended a little over a month ago - The closing ceremonies were on February 23, 2014 to be exact.
In situations such as these my Sister often says, "not saying, just saying."
A L S O - Just for good measure, here is my original post:
http://lostarchitectsunite.blogspot.com/2014/03/and-with-that-merely-memory.html
Have fun,
B.
Now granted, the example I gave might have been extreme but I stumbled across this link last week prior to leaving for a three day conference in San Diego - Tough life, I know - Here is the link:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/just-weeks-after-olympics--sochi-is-already-a-ghost-town-175729872.html;_ylt=Atrjo.L8baZ5uOc9LPDVT2kJVux_;_ylu=X3oDMTFyYmxuYWR1BG1pdANBVFQgSG9tZSBUb2RheSBNb2R1bGUgMTEyMTEzBHBvcwMxNQRzZWMDTWVkaWFDZHRUb2RheVYy;_ylg=X3oDMTFkcW51ZGliBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3BtaA--;_ylv=3
For this article Yahoo cherry-picked some of the best examples shared in a blog; the link to which I have also copy-pasted below - But be forewarned, it is entirely in Russian - So like men read 'Playboy' just for the articles, you might have to read this blog just for the pictures:
http://blogsochi.ru/content/mertvyi-gorod
Here is one of my favorite images from the Blog:
... Playing Devil's Advocate a bit one might say that photos can easily be framed to reflect a specific political agenda or point of view...Or simply just plain be taken out of context - And, I have to be honest, those statements can be completely true - BUT - That does not change the fact that these images are really pretty interesting; especially juxtaposed with those I shared a few weeks back of what remains in Sarajevo - AND - Even more so interesting when one considers that the 2014 Winter Olympics (the XXII Olympic Winter Games or the Games of the XXII Olympiad) ended a little over a month ago - The closing ceremonies were on February 23, 2014 to be exact.
In situations such as these my Sister often says, "not saying, just saying."
A L S O - Just for good measure, here is my original post:
http://lostarchitectsunite.blogspot.com/2014/03/and-with-that-merely-memory.html
Have fun,
B.
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