Ugliest...Sculpture...Ever!
Saturday, February 26, 2005
A Good Evening...
After a long day at work, I went and saw Finding Neverland at the art house theater in Downtown Houston, then walked to Frank's Pizza and got some Pizza Rolls, then walked to the Chase bank plaza where I sat next to a mural, the ugliest Miro sculpture ever, Personage and Birds, Phillip Johnson's Penzoil Building is across the street along with the limestone clad Jones Hall, and in the background, one of the oldest buildings in Houston had its gothic top illuminated.
...Sometimes you gotta take the me time...
After a long day at work, I went and saw Finding Neverland at the art house theater in Downtown Houston, then walked to Frank's Pizza and got some Pizza Rolls, then walked to the Chase bank plaza where I sat next to a mural, the ugliest Miro sculpture ever, Personage and Birds, Phillip Johnson's Penzoil Building is across the street along with the limestone clad Jones Hall, and in the background, one of the oldest buildings in Houston had its gothic top illuminated.
...Sometimes you gotta take the me time...
Saturday, February 19, 2005
In Memoriam Part Three-Revenge of the Intern...
We had an office happy hour last night, where I learned yet another person at our firm is leaving...A young guy who is really skilled, talented and an all around nice guy, was offered a job by his Intern Development Program Mentor...
...I'm happy for my coworker, but I can't help wonder if he was "headhunted". Is it ethical for the mentor to offer him a job, when he was in the position to advise him on his career path? I don't know.
...Strangeness afoot at the Circle K, if you ask me.
We had an office happy hour last night, where I learned yet another person at our firm is leaving...A young guy who is really skilled, talented and an all around nice guy, was offered a job by his Intern Development Program Mentor...
...I'm happy for my coworker, but I can't help wonder if he was "headhunted". Is it ethical for the mentor to offer him a job, when he was in the position to advise him on his career path? I don't know.
...Strangeness afoot at the Circle K, if you ask me.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
In Memoriam Part Deux...
In those days where the only thing constant is change...Our receptionist at the office quit yesterday.
I kind of wonder about this, you see, she had taken a lot of sick leave (9 days in two months) due to a new baby who has some kind of respiratory ailment, and was offered a choice...Leave and be granted three weeks pay or try to stay, and don't miss another day at work for the rest of the year (we only get 10 sick days a year), and if she does, she risks being fired.
I can't decide if the company was being nice or being something else.
In those days where the only thing constant is change...Our receptionist at the office quit yesterday.
I kind of wonder about this, you see, she had taken a lot of sick leave (9 days in two months) due to a new baby who has some kind of respiratory ailment, and was offered a choice...Leave and be granted three weeks pay or try to stay, and don't miss another day at work for the rest of the year (we only get 10 sick days a year), and if she does, she risks being fired.
I can't decide if the company was being nice or being something else.
Monday, February 14, 2005
In Memoriam...
One of my projects was torn down recently in the name of progress...An outdoor reading classroom for a school in Bellaire was destroyed along with the old school in order to build a brand new school for the area. Personally, if I had gotten the chance, I would have left the outdoor classroom where it was and used it for the reading circle in the center of the library, but they never asked me. I think that's what bothers me about it is that I was never asked. My graduate school class put hundreds of hours and blood sweat and tears into building that thing, and it seemed so casually wiped out. Bummer. All I can hope is that is was such a S.O.B. to tear down, that by golly, those contractors will remember it.
In parallel weirdness, I also got most of my hair cut off yesterday...It is very, very strange to have short hair. I don't really recognize myself in the mirror yet, which by the way is a really, really odd feeling.
One of my projects was torn down recently in the name of progress...An outdoor reading classroom for a school in Bellaire was destroyed along with the old school in order to build a brand new school for the area. Personally, if I had gotten the chance, I would have left the outdoor classroom where it was and used it for the reading circle in the center of the library, but they never asked me. I think that's what bothers me about it is that I was never asked. My graduate school class put hundreds of hours and blood sweat and tears into building that thing, and it seemed so casually wiped out. Bummer. All I can hope is that is was such a S.O.B. to tear down, that by golly, those contractors will remember it.
In parallel weirdness, I also got most of my hair cut off yesterday...It is very, very strange to have short hair. I don't really recognize myself in the mirror yet, which by the way is a really, really odd feeling.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
More life weirdness...
Well, the high school I have been working on is now been released to the general public, in order to find the best contractor for the job. This will last about six weeks and then each contractor will submit a bid and the one who has the best qualifications and the lowest price will get the job. I am just so relieved that we got the documents out that it feels like the stone has been pulled from my shoulders.
The Bad news... Somewhere along the line working on this school I have become the one in the office that has the most knowledge of the project...Therefore I have been promoted (I think?) to the position of Project Manager for the biggest job our company has had in a while if not ever...No pressure there guys.
Anyhow, what I find strange about the whole thing is this, combined with the fact that we have lost a lot of our older people with more experience and know how, and now I, along with my 28 year old pregnant coworker are now "the old guard" at the office. They have hired "young'uns" (25 and Under) to replace the older folk, and so me and my pregnant friend are now having to teach these guys, even though we are not too far from where they are. Scary!
...Having to learn to be one of the grownups can kinda suck sometimes...
Well, the high school I have been working on is now been released to the general public, in order to find the best contractor for the job. This will last about six weeks and then each contractor will submit a bid and the one who has the best qualifications and the lowest price will get the job. I am just so relieved that we got the documents out that it feels like the stone has been pulled from my shoulders.
The Bad news... Somewhere along the line working on this school I have become the one in the office that has the most knowledge of the project...Therefore I have been promoted (I think?) to the position of Project Manager for the biggest job our company has had in a while if not ever...No pressure there guys.
Anyhow, what I find strange about the whole thing is this, combined with the fact that we have lost a lot of our older people with more experience and know how, and now I, along with my 28 year old pregnant coworker are now "the old guard" at the office. They have hired "young'uns" (25 and Under) to replace the older folk, and so me and my pregnant friend are now having to teach these guys, even though we are not too far from where they are. Scary!
...Having to learn to be one of the grownups can kinda suck sometimes...
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