This weekend, after a high school football game and Wurstfest, I'm participating in Komen Austin's Race for the Cure.
Last year there were over 22,000 people who particpated and this year they are expecting 24,000! The sea of pink people is truly inspiring. Austin is doing this wonderful 'Power of 10' campaign this year - $10 dollars from 10 people, and then if 10 people who know those 10 people contribute $10, and so on - just imagine what wonderful things this could accomplish! Breast cancer is the most lethal form of cancer among women worldwide, with approximately 500,000 new and existing patients dying from the disease each year, according to Komen Austin. Thank you to everyone who has contributed and volunteered for this cause!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Metropolis Magazine
From a feature on Peter Gluck in Metropolis Magazine:
The poor state of architectural education also explains why after paying more than $100,000 for a degree, graduates are forced to apprentice for three years while other people sign off on their work, and are finally charged another $2,000 to get a license that a professional degree should prepare them for in the first place. “That’s the kind of shit the AIA would do,” he says. “The profession is already built on the backs of young architects—if they were really concerned, the last thing they would do would be to punish young people coming into the field.”
While I don't necessarily agree with the entire article (I think at least my local AIA is quite involved in improving the profession), there are definitely parts that I'm in total agreement with. Metropolis Magazine is really a great, thorough design magazine. Need to save up some money (and time to read it) for a regular subscription!
The poor state of architectural education also explains why after paying more than $100,000 for a degree, graduates are forced to apprentice for three years while other people sign off on their work, and are finally charged another $2,000 to get a license that a professional degree should prepare them for in the first place. “That’s the kind of shit the AIA would do,” he says. “The profession is already built on the backs of young architects—if they were really concerned, the last thing they would do would be to punish young people coming into the field.”
While I don't necessarily agree with the entire article (I think at least my local AIA is quite involved in improving the profession), there are definitely parts that I'm in total agreement with. Metropolis Magazine is really a great, thorough design magazine. Need to save up some money (and time to read it) for a regular subscription!
Friday, October 26, 2007
the point of no return
“The human population is now so large that the amount of resources needed to sustain it exceeds what is available at current consumption patterns,” Achim Steiner, the executive director of the Environment Program, said in a telephone interview.
from the NYT
from the NYT
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Free Rice
"For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger."
Monday, October 22, 2007
found obsession
This weekend I pulled out the box o' halloween goodies from the shed, and have confirmed that I am a total sucker for the after-holiday sales. Specifically, as it relates to Halloween, the 'scary sounds' CD. My collection includes:
Sounds of Horror
Scary Sounds
Sounds of Halloween
Halloween Sounds
Creepy Classics
Very Scary Night
Keep in mind that we haven't been in a house that even receives trick or treaters for very long, so 6 CDs is quite a bit. I've loaded them all into itunes, and have promised myself no more Halloween CDs, no matter how low they are priced.
Meanwhile, this weekend we also went by Goodwill to drop off some items, including a dresser. We then proceeded to do some shopping, and I found bits and pieces of what I hope will be a great pirate costume - we shall see. And by the time we were checking out a half hour later, the dresser we had dropped off was already being loaded into a car. Quick turnaround!
Sounds of Horror
Scary Sounds
Sounds of Halloween
Halloween Sounds
Creepy Classics
Very Scary Night
Keep in mind that we haven't been in a house that even receives trick or treaters for very long, so 6 CDs is quite a bit. I've loaded them all into itunes, and have promised myself no more Halloween CDs, no matter how low they are priced.
Meanwhile, this weekend we also went by Goodwill to drop off some items, including a dresser. We then proceeded to do some shopping, and I found bits and pieces of what I hope will be a great pirate costume - we shall see. And by the time we were checking out a half hour later, the dresser we had dropped off was already being loaded into a car. Quick turnaround!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
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