I know there isn't much that we can do other then pray for this family but I felt since I actually know Heather I should post it. We actually know her because she is best friends with our friend Jim. I even got to hold that little baby boy and he is so sweet. This whole situation is so sad. I felt I need to Post something because I can't stop thinking about it.
PLEASE WATCH THIS OF READ THE ARTICAL IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE!
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
BUSY, BUSY, BUSY
You know you are an architecture student when CONT.
...when you're being shown pictures of a trip, you ask what the human scale is.
...you can use Photoshop, Illustrator and make a web page, but you don't know how to use Excel.
...You refer to great architects (dead or alive) by their first name, as if you knew them. (Frank, Mies, Norman...)
...when fake light feels natural and daylight is an unusual experience
..you know the janitors by name.
...your roommates say "good morning," and you reply "good night."
...you carry a toothbrush in your backpack.
...someone asks you for your phone number and you give them the studios. ( There really is a phone and it rings when you call)
...you start paying rent for your desk space in studio.
...You total up 3 meals of the day to your breakfast.
...all of the Christmas gifts you give are wrapped in trace.
...you ask Santa Clause for architecture supplies. (Dear Santa Art Supplies is expensive)
...you ask Santa Clause for a sleeping bag.
...after all of your expenses, you can't afford to pay attention
... You know the different taste between UHU and Pritt glue
... You can stay alive without sunlight, communicate with people nor having food but you would commit suicide if the plotter (Printer) doesn't plot your work out
..You've lost your house key and u realized week later ( maybe not the house key but my car. I left my car parked down town for 2 nights before I realized it wasn't parked at my apartment.)
...u dance madly at 3 am though u aren't drunk
...you note smt with yr drafting pen or yoken
.. You are an expert and Photoshop, illustrator and auto cad
but u don't know how to use MS excel
...you spend more time in studio than in your own bed.
...your parents are complaining that you're not having enough fun.
...you only leave studio to buy supplies.
...you haven't taken a shower in a week.
...you see showering as a waste of time.
...you've ever dreamed about your models.
...upon hearing 'supermodel', you think of a nicely crafted-foam core model.
..your parents have more of a social life than you.
...you consider using broccoli for your models.
...you enjoy hanging out at 'Home and Garden Fair'.
...you know all the 24-hour food places in the area. --- (Dugan and I found out that Chili's is open till Midnight on Fri and Sat)
...your friends get more sleep in one night than you do in one week.
...the streetlights turn off.
..You consider 3AM an early night.
...when you are out at 3AM, and people know where you're at.
...everything you eat comes in single serving baggies.
...the idea of a 24 hour 'Kinko's' make's perfect sense
...you're out on Friday nights in studio.
...the only building on campus with its lights on is your studios'.
...you say "It's only midnight- I have plenty of time to finish."
...you confuse sunrise with sunset.
...you ask what time it is, then ask "AM or PM?"
...when you're being shown pictures of a trip, you ask what the human scale is.
...you can use Photoshop, Illustrator and make a web page, but you don't know how to use Excel.
...You refer to great architects (dead or alive) by their first name, as if you knew them. (Frank, Mies, Norman...)
...when fake light feels natural and daylight is an unusual experience
..you know the janitors by name.
...your roommates say "good morning," and you reply "good night."
...you carry a toothbrush in your backpack.
...someone asks you for your phone number and you give them the studios. ( There really is a phone and it rings when you call)
...you start paying rent for your desk space in studio.
...You total up 3 meals of the day to your breakfast.
...all of the Christmas gifts you give are wrapped in trace.
...you ask Santa Clause for architecture supplies. (Dear Santa Art Supplies is expensive)
...you ask Santa Clause for a sleeping bag.
...after all of your expenses, you can't afford to pay attention
... You know the different taste between UHU and Pritt glue
... You can stay alive without sunlight, communicate with people nor having food but you would commit suicide if the plotter (Printer) doesn't plot your work out
..You've lost your house key and u realized week later ( maybe not the house key but my car. I left my car parked down town for 2 nights before I realized it wasn't parked at my apartment.)
...u dance madly at 3 am though u aren't drunk
...you note smt with yr drafting pen or yoken
.. You are an expert and Photoshop, illustrator and auto cad
but u don't know how to use MS excel
...you spend more time in studio than in your own bed.
...your parents are complaining that you're not having enough fun.
...you only leave studio to buy supplies.
...you haven't taken a shower in a week.
...you see showering as a waste of time.
...you've ever dreamed about your models.
...upon hearing 'supermodel', you think of a nicely crafted-foam core model.
..your parents have more of a social life than you.
...you consider using broccoli for your models.
...you enjoy hanging out at 'Home and Garden Fair'.
...you know all the 24-hour food places in the area. --- (Dugan and I found out that Chili's is open till Midnight on Fri and Sat)
...your friends get more sleep in one night than you do in one week.
...the streetlights turn off.
..You consider 3AM an early night.
...when you are out at 3AM, and people know where you're at.
...everything you eat comes in single serving baggies.
...the idea of a 24 hour 'Kinko's' make's perfect sense
...you're out on Friday nights in studio.
...the only building on campus with its lights on is your studios'.
...you say "It's only midnight- I have plenty of time to finish."
...you confuse sunrise with sunset.
...you ask what time it is, then ask "AM or PM?"
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Bye Bye Purple
I grew up in Provo which pretty much made me a BYU fan. So when I started at the University of Utah people would ask me what color did I bleed. I would reply Purple. I have discovered this is no longer the case. I still feel a little sympathy for the Blue but I am ALL RED!
GO UTAH UTES!!!
P.S. This was a weekend of Winning. Dugan and I were part of a design competition where both our groups won. His group was chosen to display there Art Instillation at New Year's Eve's First Night and my group was chosen to display our Art Instillation at Trolley Square. More details to come. Plus of course UTAH WON!!!
Friday, November 21, 2008
OK OK I Promised SOOOOO
Here are a few pictures from mine and Dugan's second projects. For one of our classes we have to make a website to show our work so you can see more later.
Projects 2
Salt Flat Newspaper building
Projects 2
Salt Flat Newspaper building
This all took 2 months to design there were over 50 idea's worked on before these ones became the final product.
Concept
Floor Plan
Display Board all by hand
My Model! I built using REALLY BIG POWER TOOLS!
The Model that was built twice because it shattered the first time.
Char's Design
Concept
Floor Plan
Display Board all by hand
My Model! I built using REALLY BIG POWER TOOLS!Dugan's Design
The Model that was built twice because it shattered the first time. Dugan now has a new talent of Welding!
Dugan's Presentation Board
Right now I am waiting for our 3rd Project to be finished being judged. So I don't have pictures of it yet. The pictures from my first project are on a different memory card so you will have to see them at a later time also.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
This is only the beginning of these Post.
I feel that all I ever mention is the lack of sleep but I think that this is a better way for me to express my crazy life. You may not understand them all but feel free to ask questions about the ones that you would like me to explain.
Everyone knows they are an architecture student if.....
...the alarm clock tells you when to go to sleep.
...you're not ashamed of drooling in lectures anymore, especially in the Structures lecture.
. ...you CELEBRATE space and OBSERVE your birthday.
...you think it's possible to CREATE space.
...you fight with inanimate objects.
...your brother or sister thinks he or she is an only child.
...you've listened to all your cds in less than 48 hours.
...you're not seen in public.
...you lose your house keys for a week and you don't even notice.
...you've brushed your teeth and washed your hair in the school's toilet.
.....Going to bed at 3 am is early
...you've used an entire roll of film to photograph the pavement
...you know the exact time the vending machines are refilled.
...you always carry your deodorant.
...you become excellent at recycling when making models.
...when you try to communicate, you make a continuous and monotonous whine.
...when someone offers you a Bic pen, you feel offended.
....you take notes and messages with a rapidograph and color markers.
...you combine breakfast, lunch and dinner into one single meal.
...you see holidays only as extra sleeping time.
...you've got more photographs of buildings than of actual people.
...you've taken your girlfriend (boyfriend) on a date to a construction site.
...you've realized that French curves are not that exciting.
Everyone knows they are an architecture student if.....
...the alarm clock tells you when to go to sleep.
...you're not ashamed of drooling in lectures anymore, especially in the Structures lecture.
. ...you CELEBRATE space and OBSERVE your birthday.
...you think it's possible to CREATE space.
...you fight with inanimate objects.
...your brother or sister thinks he or she is an only child.
...you've listened to all your cds in less than 48 hours.
...you're not seen in public.
...you lose your house keys for a week and you don't even notice.
...you've brushed your teeth and washed your hair in the school's toilet.
.....Going to bed at 3 am is early
...you've used an entire roll of film to photograph the pavement
...you know the exact time the vending machines are refilled.
...you always carry your deodorant.
...you become excellent at recycling when making models.
...when you try to communicate, you make a continuous and monotonous whine.
...when someone offers you a Bic pen, you feel offended.
....you take notes and messages with a rapidograph and color markers.
...you combine breakfast, lunch and dinner into one single meal.
...you see holidays only as extra sleeping time.
...you've got more photographs of buildings than of actual people.
...you've taken your girlfriend (boyfriend) on a date to a construction site.
...you've realized that French curves are not that exciting.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Thats my turkey
So over the past few years I have LOVED making many of the sides and pies for thanksgiving but I have never be in charge of the Turkey. Dugan was asked by a ward member if we would be willing to cook a turkey for the ward Thanksgiving dinner (which is a HUGE deal in our ward and is really a thanksgiving dinner). Of course we said yes but we have never done it before. As the day of cooking our Turkey approached we realized that our busy life was going to make it very hard to cook our Turkey. Saturday rolled around. I had work at 6:00 am. After work Dugan and I had to go to the school. Then a little before 1 we went home to get the turkey in the oven. Oh what an adventure. Dugan cut up the celery and onion to put in the bottom of the bag. I tried to handle the 20 lb Turkey. He was a little slippery. But the part I couldn't handle was the neck and whatever the word is for its guts. I can't say it right. Giblets, Gibblits, Guts, whatever aka GROSS. Then I rubbed down the turkey and put it in the bag in in the pan. Dugan put it in the oven. (good thing HE did becasue I probably would have burned myself. Then Dugan and I headed back to the school. Worked on our project till a little before 5. Back home to take out the Turkey. We got home and his little timer popped good thing. We got him out and he was BEAUTIFUL. There was tons of drippings for gravy. Next comes the gross part boiling the guts. SO GROSS! I would have thrown them away but the ward asked us to bring them cooked. After all was said and done at our house I felt like I needed to disinfect my WHOLE kitchen. I am sure there were salmonella everywhere but don't you worry I killed it ALL. Then we went to the church to help get things ready for the dinner. I helped with the finishing touches on the tables and cutting the dessert. Of course Dugan got stuck cutting up all the Turkey Guts from all the turkeys. Dugan asked why he got that Job and Bro. Hatch (the guys in charge) replied because I knew you would get the job done with no complaint. Anyway after Dugan and I finished our task. It was time for us to go. Yes after all this turkey cooking we couldn't even stay for the dinner. Everything looked ssssoooo yummy and I wouldn't be having any of it. Dugan and I were off to the movies to meet our friends for the new James Bond movie. Dugan and I ended up sharing popcorn and a shake as our first meal of the day at 7:00 pm. That's what happens when you double book yourself. The movie was pretty good and it was nice to be able to sit next to Dugan for more then 5 minutes. All and all we made it through the day and I am now even more excited for Thanksgiving.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Far Away but close to our Hearts
I just wanted to take a quick minute to dedicate a BLOG to the little ones I love who live far away. We Love You and Miss You!
Dugan's sister Amanda's little guy Colbert!
Dugan's sister Amanda's little guy Colbert!
Dugan's Brother Dan's little ones Emma and Lucis.
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