TO NEW BEGINNINGS:

... And it is done; nearly eight years have come and gone - Countless adventures, laughs, ups, downs and occasional aggravations (...come on, be honest with yourself; work is called work for a reason - Otherwise it would be called something different) - And now, it is on to the next episode in my professional storyline - So, close my eyes, fade to black and roll credits.

Cheers...B.

OUR SPECIAL BIG BOY:

BRACKETS, 2012 - NOW THIS IS ART; 'NUF SAID:

... Too bad I am terrible at brackets now that I am an adult and separated from "Point Guard U" - Oh well, at least it's a fun time:

SKYLIGHT? - MORE LIKE A WINDOW TO PURE AWESOME:

... Well, today I resigned from my position at my current employer - I will not name names (...because that is not what this blog is about) but I have worked at my current office as a Project Manager/Staff Architect/Associate Architect for eight years this July - The lion's share of a decade. I had my good days and my bad...But, in the end that is what we all struggle with - However, I need to stress that the days were nowhere near as bad as this post might imply and I was given tremendous opportunities to manage, mentor, network and also throw some little tidbits of hip design to the Northstate like this skylight:

So...Today I resigned and on the second of April I will assume a new role, a new title and multiple new adventures - There is no accounting for the number of butterflies in my stomach - There is not only certainty in the status quo but also certain nervousness with new adventures (...see what I did there?) - Yes, everything changes from this point forward; it's like a bright shiny new present on Christmas morning.

Are you ready to open it with me?

Cheers...B.

AHHHH, NUTS:

... Just a little pic of some empty walnut shells - They have a saying around these parts: "Chico, where the nuts come from" - Could be worse; could be something like: "Chico, where we can not pronounce the word 'Almond' correctly" - AND - Yes, that was a tongue-in-cheek knock at the North State that some of you will not understand. 

Happy Monday...B.

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.

I AM USING THE WORD HATE HERE PEOPLE:

... Okay, so I had a colleague tell me today that he had a client tell him that a different Architect (not me) tell him (the client) that he (the other Architect) hates the ADA and California Accessibility Guidelines - Got that? - He hates them. It got me thinking, when did we become so cynical?

Syndication out for a Wednesday - B.