Last Saturday was a looong day in Santa Fe – a wonderfully organized day however, as everyone gathered early, visited with old friends and colleagues that often only see each other at these annual gatherings, and spent the day listening to and interacting with Michael A. Thomas, the President Elect of the ASID (American Society of Interior Designers). He was fun and informative and an incredible asset to our profession and industry as a whole. Some professions require more hours and others even fewer than our 8 per year, but it is to be commended that passionate people put these things together for the good of the whole! Thanks to all who were responsible for this beautifully orchestrated day – right down to the much appreciated cocktail hour!!!

How many of you have to attend CEUs??? Sometimes they are very much fun and informative – most of the time actually – this being one that was tough to deliver – contracts, ethics, and not very sexy stuff – Micheal did an excellent job!!  Thank YOU!!

It was in this very class that I was persuaded to begin to blog!! Cheers!

Patti

OK – here’s a MUCH better interview and informative version of the Goats on the Roof story!!! What a riot!!!  Dow Closes in on 13000

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQaVbbJUM9A]Architectural design in the form of a grassy rooftop provides grazing for family goats and tourist attraction for throngs of visitors to this Wisconsin restaurant!! Thought you would like it – too fun!!!

Happy Birthday to my brother, Michael, on this first day of my blog!!!

In this fast-paced world of multitasking and conflicting priorities, I am starting this blog! It is named after a mantra that I often hear kiddingly from my friends and clients – perhaps suggesting that I have strong opinions. So on this blog I will prompt a dialogue and elicit responses about “living design” while presenting various observations for critique, consideration, solutions and some good humor! As of two days ago I am the proud owner of a new DROID! It talks and echos and all but walks when summoned!! I left the showroom with my emergency purchase (my phone died – absolutely beyond resuscitation), without even knowing how to turn it on once the screen locked. That first day was a bear…this phone is “Incredible” and as I incorrectly referred to it over the phone in one of my many calls to the “help” line – “Intelligent” – to which the representative laughed and corrected me. I however still want to call it Intelligent because, yes, it is incredible – but it is far more intelligent than I and it is now my focused challenge to master it and all of its many Incredibly Intelligent features!! This technology moves so quickly that I’m sure the DROID Incredible – soon to be over-taken by the “X” and who knows what next season – will be the equivalent to a “brick” phone from the late seventies before we can answer the question “What’s a DROID and what does it do?” I’ll keep you posted on my progress with this sexy hand-held companion!