Abandoned! Blog!

No that I'm no longer in school, I don't have regular internet access. I do all my web surfing at work. This presents two problems: the first is that I don't feel comfortable updating this page at work (so I don't, clearly) and the second is that I have trouble remembering all the places that I want to visit on the web when I DO have some surf time at work. So I thought I would post links here to some of my favorite sites so I don't have to remember any of them.

Music/Podcasts
TED
Jonathan Coulton
Studio 360
James Lileks

Design
Design Observer
Core 77
Speak Up
Quipsologies
Design Within Reach

Architecture
Archinect
Canadian Architect
AIBC

Comics/Diversions
xckd.com
Damn Hell Ass Kings
Delicious Juice
McSweeneys.net
FBOFW

In other news, I attended the UBC School of Architecture Garmenture presentation last night, making it my fifth. I stopped to say hello to Thesis Advisor M, who (I'm assuming under the influence of the alcohol that flows cheaply at these events) took me aside to make me promise I wouldn't be a boring architect. I know why she did this -- being boring is so easy. I don't want to be boring, precisely, but I don't know what to do to be interesting. I've got my fingers crossed that when Team finishes his thesis (in January of this year) he'll be interested in doing some competitions. I don't have the sticktuitivenss it takes to complete a proposal, but he has so much I think he can spare some.

I also had an interesting talk with my sister this morning. She's going through a tough time, and I told her very forcefully that she couldn't wait for things to happen to her. She has to make them happen. It's easy to say these things, but much harder to do them.

Shoot. I hate it when I'm trying to fix someone else and realize I'm actually talking to myself.