well, yet another sign that i need to apply for my aarp membership and start watching the antiques road show on a more regular basis.
last week we had our first snow of the season, and as much as i wanted to run home at lunch and bundle up like ralphie's little brother in "a christmas story" and partake in this freshly fallen treat, i couldn't. instead, i had to sit in front of my desk, in my khakis, staring out the window, watching perfectly good snowball material go to waste on my window sill.
from the time i could walk, up until last year, a snowfall was an excuse. a reason to forget any responsibility and enjoy a little blessing brought on by mother nature herself. a gift to us all saying, "who needs school, go play." but now with this job, comes responsibilities, and deadlines. obstacles between me and the snow.
spending just a few months in this profession, i've quickly realized that i only get paid if i can bill my time to someone with money. therefore, i have to work the majority of the day. however with the snow gently falling outside, and sugar plums dancing in my head, i was pondering ways architects could enjoy the season, while still accumulating somewhat billable hours. here's a few ideas.
- building to-scale snow mock ups of projects in the parking lot.
- louie kahn snowman lookalike contests.
- design competitions will be decided by snowball fights. using your own firm as "base".
- clients must sit on our laps and tell us what they'd like for their buildings.
- year-end bonus will be determined by "freeze-out" competitions.
- all elevations will include christmas lights with corresponding lighting plans to be coordinated with the electrical engineer.
- instead of coffee, we offer clients egg-nog in moose head shaped glasses.
- i dare my co-worker chad to put his tongue on the lamp post outside.
just a few suggestions i'll bring up at the next office meeting. i hope everyone can enjoy the season in their own way.
5 comments:
i like 'em all. except maybe the one about having our clients sit on our laps...you have heard of the proverbial "architectural hard-on"? that might get a little akward.
*grin* This post took me back...You definitely haven't changed too much. :)
ummmm, i also am unsure of the sitting on laps. 1 - i'm tiny, so large clients could crush me. 2 - there should be no creepy old men involved, which rules out many architects and clients. other than that - it's a snowball to the face, wittman!
christmas story reference? in that vein, why don't we take outrageous mounds of homemade mashed potatoes, pile them high, and have an antoni gaudi look-alike contest.
wishing i had something less pathetic to add,
corbizi.
That's hilarious. I'd totally be up for some urban sledding right about now.
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