Month: July 2019

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Monday

Probably because I'm taking the day off. But tomorrow—and indeed the rest of the week—promises to be a bitch. On Friday a huge move (90 people across two campuses) is scheduled. No movers are involved at all. The users are moving their own crap, we have no gondolas to move the equipment (only the standard rubbermaid carts), and there is really no plan in place as to who moves first and in what order to make it as painless as possible. Supposedly we've got a lot of help scheduled, but any real plan in place, I fear this is going to be an absolute clusterfuck.

And did I mention my boss is out that day?

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Quote of the Day

There are millions of people who share his anger, his paranoia, and his hatred. That's what bothers me. It really sounds like the dumbing down of America. Some of the people I talk to have a fuzzy line between the Constitution and the Bible. I think we have to stop this man who wants to be The Dictator. It bothers me that people can't read him…it's such a bare exposure of greed and the lust for power." ~ Dick Van Dyke

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Woof.











"I'm into expanding people's idea of what's sexy, because I think our culture is almost anorexic in terms of what it views as sexy. To me, human beings are sexy. If you want to exploit the fact that my body isn't perfect but you find me sexy—if it's used in that context, and sometimes it is—then I'm cool with it. Whatever gets you to broaden your scope and find your own Hopper in your world—that guy or that girl at the deli who has a beautiful soul but is a little bit fat or whatever—that's what I want to expand in this world."

– David Harbour for Playboy, 2019

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August 1986

In addition to True Blue (post below), the other main component of the soundtrack of transitioning from Tucson to my new life in San Francisco was Pet Shop Boys' Please. It was also one of those albums (along with True Blue) that I only ever owned on CD from that period.

I rectified that last April.

I'm really amazed it sounds as good as it does on vinyl because until this purchase, I'd only ever heard it digitally.

Although it doesn't happen any more, for many, many years after purchasing Please I would jump out of my skin at the PC beep in Two Divided By Zero because at that time the sound was so…unexpected. Now I don't even consciously hear it.

Still my favorite PSB album.

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FINALLY!

It arrived today, and it's perfect.  One of four personal Holy Gails acquired.

Next up, Kraftwerk: Man Machine (in red), then—of course—Prince: Purple Rain (in purple), and then maybe—if I have money to burn—Madonna: Bedtime Stories (in pink)*.

*after finally seeing photos of the 2-disk Bedtime Stories album, I've kind of lost my hard-on for getting them. I wasn't expecting Dolly Parton Baby I'm Burnin pink; I was thinking it would be more of a powder pink like was used on the Bedtime Story CD Single.

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Customs and Border Protection Agents Get Their Asses Handed to Them.

From Truthspew:

Oh this is delightful. I mean come on, when I started reading the article I said to myself this has to be a 4th Amendment violation. Sure enough.

Go read it here. The link was on Facebook from the ACLU – non-existent deity bless them. They don't get thanked enough for their protecting us from constitutional abuses. 

One thing – now it's completely voluntary. I'm waiting for TSA to get their asses handed to them too because the searches and shit, that's unconstitutional too. I mean come on what part of the 4th did the assholes at TSA not understand. And besides, there are better ways to protect flights. Despite the wishes of the Petulant Man Child in Chief aka the President. I don't even want to invoke that assholes name.

I commented on the FB post that I'd like to go through and just throw them the finger/bird/.whatever and then comment "In Trappist circles that is known as I am the one in charge. " I mean it is voluntary right? Because in my book respect goes two ways.

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Quote of the Day

It may be shocking to some, but being someone's daughter actually isn't a career qualification. It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on. The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn't hurt either." ~ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Quote of the Day

The country is fiercely divided between those who still believe 2 + 2 = 4 and people wholly untethered from reality, and there is little chance the two sides will ever come together again.

Thanks for attending my TED Talk. Help yourself to a complimentary Xanax on the way out." ~ Rex Huppke

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Speaking of Memories…

I happened upon this at one of our satellite offices yesterday, and my first thought was, "OMG! I haven't seen one of those in probably 25 years and I'd completely forgotten they even existed!"

I posted this on Instagram and a friend—who had actually been in the architectural profession longer that I had—wrote, "What's that?"

Needless to say, I was incredulous that she didn't remember it, or what it was used for, considering by the time the late 80s and early 90s had descended upon us I was convinced every architectural office in the country owned one.

For those who don't know what a Kroytype 80 is…

Prior to the advent of CAD, the only way to get good-looking type on an architectural drawing was to use Letraset press-on letters, or the Leroy device. The Kroy made those all but obsolete.

The machine itself was ridiculously expensive, as were the tapes, but it was a godsend to architectural drafting.

Again, so many memories that put a smile on my face.

 

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So Many Memories

I was wicked fast on these back in the 80s. Rapidograph pens. India Ink. Ultrasonic cleaners. Mylar drafting film. Good times.

And then along came AutoCAD and entire industries and skillsets were made irrelevant.

I think I still have the paraphernalia somewhere…maybe tossed in with my dad's drafting equipment.

I really need to make an architectural shadow box. Or two.