dijous, de setembre 28, 2006

dilluns, de setembre 25, 2006

Our design project was a success. I only wish that I could take a little more credit for it's modularity. I bought some red pencils just like the ones my prof uses, hopefully he'll think it's weird and switch to a new color. The local art store made me realize today that there is a fine line between good customer service and something that is just awkward as hell. I only want these people to escort me quickly to what it is that i am after, answer any questions i may have, etc. then WALK AWAY. I don't want some hippie grandma standing there ogling me hopefully me as i try to come up with a more dramatic reaction to finding what i came for. I have to write a paper for survey tonight.
Dad called just now with the Toronto plans, and I wish Sherrill's family were a little more country and a little more Texas; I would LOVE to shoot something out on the snow.
My brother's wedding was nice; the only serious comment i made to him all night was that he had better never wear a tie with a polo shirt again.
My sister-in-law's family is delightful?
I found out last week that the dean of the SoA has two offices, one in the 2nd floor suite of offices usually referred to as the "dean's office," and one much grander office on the fifth floor with it's own balcony overlooking the west mall. That's the office I want.

A photograph of the model Paul made superimposed on a photo of the site from below.

Somewhere near the site:









The deception with tact, just what are you trying to say?
You've got a blank face, which irritates
Communicate, pull out your party piece
You see dimensions in two
State your case with black or white
But when one little cross leads to shots, grit your teeth
You run for cover so discreet, why don't they:

Do what they say, say what you mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another.

The impression that you sell
Passes in and out like a scent
But the long face that you see comes from living close
To your fears
If this is up then I'm up but you're running out of sight
You've seen your name on the walls
And when one little bump leads to shock miss a beat
You run for cover and there's heat, why don't they:

Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another
One thing leads to another

Then it's easy to believe
Somebody's been lying to me
But when the wrong word goes in the right ear
I know you've been lying to me
It's getting rough, off the cuff I've got to say enough's enough

Bigger the harder he falls
But when the wrong antidote is like a bulge on the throat
You runs for cover in the heat why don't they

Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You tell me something wrong, I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another
One thing leads to another
One thing leads to another





















dilluns, de setembre 18, 2006

Jackie's birthday party was really fun, and so was the football game, despite getting rear-ended on the way there and missing the first quarter. Rice sucks. A lot.
For design we have to design a bus stop for a park underneath MoPac by Town Lake according to the tenets/style/philosophy of our architect; Renzo Piano in our case.
So i'm going to grow a beard and eat some canoli.
I bought a new 30 gb iPod today, a black one. I'm happy, though a bit disappointed that they have reconfigured the headphone jack, thus requiring me to buy a new iTrip.

Some pics I took at TX Quarries, the limestone-finishing mill we visited last week:
Hand-carved Cordova Cream from Leander, TX:


Jackie's party (Andrew, myself, and Selso):
The four vehicles involved in the wreck:

Breathe it in and breathe it out
And pass it on, it's almost out
We're so creative, so much more
We're high above but on the floor

It's not a habit, it's cool, I feel alive
If you don't have it you're on the other side

The deeper you stick it in your vein
The deeper the thoughts, there's no more pain
I'm in heaven, I'm a god
I'm everywhere, I feel so hot

It's not a habit, it's cool, I feel alive
If you don't have it you're on the other side
I'm not an addict (maybe that's a lie)

It's over now, I'm cold, alone
I'm just a person on my own
Nothing means a thing to me
(Nothing means a thing to me)

It's not a habit, it's cool, I feel alive
If you don't have it you're on the other side
I'm not an addict (maybe that's a lie)

Free me, leave me
Watch me as I'm going down
Free me, see me
Look at me, I'm falling and I'm falling.

It is not a habit, it is cool I feel alive I feel...
It is not a habit, it is cool I feel alive

It's not a habit, it's cool, I feel alive
If you don't have it you're on the other side
I'm not an addict (maybe that's a lie)
I'm not an addict...





and the random stuff:




dijous, de setembre 14, 2006

fade to black

aaaand so i'm posting again to stifle my boredom. In about half an hour I'm going on a little field trip to some limestone-finishing place way up off of 183 for construction. College field trips are fun, because unlike grade-school ones, you have to find your own ride and they are (as a rule) optional. This one should be fun.
Tonight my project partner and I have to scramble to put together some sort of book on Renzo Piano using InDesign, one of the apps in Adobe's Creative suite, which I bought last year.
I'm purchasing a new laptop tommorrw, or my dad is purchasing. I needed a better one for all the cumbersome 2D imaging and 3D modeling software that we will use in design and viscomm. It will kick ass, and I'm excited. Having my bike here has been great, what was an arduous 10 minute walk to the studio from my apartment is now a nice 5 minute ride through the early morning chill, and it is always chilly, because I have 8 o'clock classes everyday. which sucks, but whatever, i had no choice.




Even in his youth
Even in his youth
Even in his youth
He was nothing

Kept his body clean
Kept his body clean
Kept his body clean
He was nowhere

Killed the family name
Daddy was ashamed
Daddy was ashamed
He was nothing

Even in his youth
Even in his youth
Even in his youth
He was nowhere

The thief is born before you're through
Must be more than you could chew
I've got nothing left to do
If you wait, you wanted you

Oh, ah, yeah!

Even in his youth
Even in his youth
Even in his youth
He was nothing

Kept his body clean
Kept his body clean
Kept his body clean
He was nowhere

Daddy was ashamed
Daddy was ashamed
Daddy was ashamed
He was nothing

Killed the family name
Killed the family name
Killed the family name
He was nowhere

The thief is born before you're through
Must be more than you could chew
I've got nothing left to do
If you know you wanted you

Oh, ah, yeah!

I've got more of you through
This much more than you could do
If you leave before you need
I've got nothing left to see

Oh, ah, yeah!

Even in his youth
Even in his youth
Even in his youth
Yeah, yeah

Even in his youth
Yeah, yeah

Even in his youth
Yeah, yeah

Even in his youth
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah







dimarts, de setembre 12, 2006

I'm going home this weekend (again) so I can go to the UT-Rice football game with my dad. That ought to be fun. And I have to go home the following weekend to attend my brother's wedding, then the next day its off to Galveston to see my mom's family off on their cruise, where they will spread my grandfather's ashes at sea.
My uncle is flying direct into Houston from Tokyo, where his job at Sony takes him frequently. Tonight I'm going to have to work like a bitch to get some drawings done for tommorrow. Not really looking forward to it, and this new post is just me stalling.
Also, my ipod has bit the dust, and apparently there is nothing they can do. Fucking Steve Jobs and his goddamn birkenstocks and patchouli oil.





Youre not shy, you get around
You wanna fly, dont want your feet on the ground
You stay up, you wont come down
You wanna live, you wanna move to the sound

Got fire in your veins
Burnin hot but you dont feel the pain
Your desire is insane
You cant stop until you do it again

But sometimes I wonder as I look in your eyes
Maybe youre thinking of some other guy
But I know, yes I know, how to treat you right
Thats why you call me in the middle of the night

You say its urgent
So urgent, so oh oh urgent
Just wait and see
How urgent my love can be
Its urgent

You play tricks on my mind
Youre everywhere but youre so hard to find
Youre not warm or sentimental
Youre so extreme, you can be so temperamental

But Im not looking for a love that will last
I know what I need and I need it fast
Yeah, theres one thing in common that we both share
Thats a need for for each other anytime, anywhere

It gets so urgent
So urgent
You know its urgent
I wanna tell you its the same for me
So oh oh urgent
Just you wait and see
How urgent our love can be
Its urgent

You say its urgent
Make it fast, make it urgent
Do it quick, do it urgent
Gotta rush, make it urgent
Want it quick
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
Urgent, urgent, emergency
So urgent, emergency
Emergency...





dissabte, de setembre 09, 2006

I'm watching the UT-OSU game on TV because I am a loser who didn't get the sports package this year.
I've been so tempted to yell obscenities at the various buckeyes that i've seen walking around the streets of Austin the last two days.



I'm doing a comprehensive analysis of Renzo Piano (my favorite architect) for design:
http://www.rpbw.com/






Take a look at these hands.
Take a look at these hands.
The hand speaks. the hand of a government man.
Well Im a tumbler. born under punches.
Im so thin.

All I want is to breathe Im too thin
Wont you breathe with me?
Find a little space, so we can move in-between in-between it
And keep on step ahead, of yourself.

Dont you miss it, dont you miss it.
Some a you people just about missed it!
Last time to make plans!
Well Im a tumbler...
Im a government man.

Never seen anything like that before
Falling bodies tuble cross the floor well Im a tumbler!
When you get to where you wanna be thank you! thank you!
When you get to where you wanna be dont even mention it!

Take a look at these hands. theyre passing in-between us.
Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands. you dont have to mention it.
No thanks. Im a government man.

And the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...
And the heat goes on...where the hand has been...and the heat goes
On...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes
On...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes
On...where the hand has been...and the heat goes on...and the heat
Goes on...
Im not a drowning man!
And Im not a burning building! (Im a tumbler!)
Drowning cannot hurt a man!
Fire cannot hurt a man. (not the government man.)

All I want is to breathe thank you. thank you
Wont you breathe with me?
Find a little space...so we move in-between Im so thin
And keep one step ahead of yourself. Im catching up with myself

All I want it to breathe
Wont you breathe with me hands of a government man
Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself. dont you miss it! dont you
Miss it!

And the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...
And the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...
And the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes on...
Where the hands has been...and the heat goes on...and the heat goes
On...and the heat goes on...

dimecres, de setembre 06, 2006

un año de soledad

Well it's been a whole year since I started this blog.
I thought I would have more to put here (its such a MOMENTOUS occasion), but I don't.
In lieu of flowers and other presents, i will accept cake.




diumenge, de setembre 03, 2006

OMG, we now have wireless internet in the apartment, and I am like SO excited.
We also have digital cable with DVR.
I went home this weekend to get my bike, a TV for my room as well as a few other necessities.
My new design professor is from Barcelona, and he has designed some bad ass houses locally. I'll have to ask him to speak some Catalan for us.

I've been listening to a lot of John Lennon lately, and i want a "the war is over if you want it" t-shirt.




Two, one, two, three, four

Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism,
Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, That-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m

All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Yeah!
C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers,
Sinisters, Banisters
And canisters, Bishops, and Fishops,
And Rabbis, and Pop eyes, Bye, bye, bye byes

All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Let me tell you now
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation,
Flagellation, regulation, integration,
Meditation, United Nations,
Congratulations.

All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan,
Tommy Copper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Allen Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare, Hare
Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance,
All we are saying is give peace a chance