Today I introduced another 6-string to the family, made some adjustments and spent a few hours making sound.
Today I made a major change to my health insurance coverage. I’ve been covered as a small business owner since 2006 by a big company and researched heavily back then at the limited availability of options regarding health care coverage as a sole proprietor. Now I’m covered by a “domestic partnership” option through my fiancee’s employer and will received more for less. As a result I will be able to save on the cost of mailing a monthly payment back to the company and start saving up for one of these…
Today I re-designed curtain wall details for the Patricio Office Building Project. The 2 story lobby of the building is wrapped in Kawneer curtain wall on 3 sides with a patio above on the third level consisting of a perimeter railing. One leg of the curtain wall at the outside corner is also extended by 4′. The trick in designing a “fly by” detail (plan and section in this case) is to maintain continuity, moisture control, thermal conductivity and curtain wall specifications such that neither system is compromised. As originally designed, the curtain wall went continuous at both section and plan locations and generated questions regarding waterproofing and roofing terminations. With this re-design, the 2 story lobby curtain wall is isolated from the roof patio and also from the “wing wall” at the corner. Subject to team review and approval, I believe these details are more realistic than before.
curtain wall “fly by” details
Today I made some noise using my new iPad with an old friend named Rebirth by Propellerhead Software. About 14 years ago I discovered Rebirth and was instantly addicted to making electronic music (never said I was good at it). ReBirth is a digital version of the “Roland TB-303 Bass synth and the Roland TR-808 and 909 drum machines” and is now re-issued as an iPad app. Over the years Propellerhead Software has emerged as a leading music production software company. I recently upgraded to Reason 6 and will be using it to record more conventional songs and my guitar playing with a full entourage of synths, drum machines and other interesting instruments.
010212 Rebirth.mp3
Rebirth was amazing for 1997 in comparison to other “design software” of the time: intuitive, innovative and easy to use. Unlike cad back then (and even today), Rebirth was light years ahead in terms of functionality and user interface. I didn’t realize it back then but Rebirth made a strong impact on what design tools I picked up in the future.
Last week during the annual countdown to the new year I was asked, what is your new year’s resolution? It’s a question I generally don’t consider too seriously but somehow starting thinking about it too much in the last few days. Last night during a game of ”Apple’s to Apple’s” it suddenly hit me to design/make something new each day. Today I posted the idea on FaceBook and a few of my design friends put me up to the challenge. Dave Rizzolo suggested I blog my progress and Greg La Vardera mentioned “… and if you get the blog up by the end of the day you’ll be on schedule.”
Seems like they were reading my mind. I’ve been absent from my blog for some time and wanted to make a stronger effort to communicate design ideas and continue blogging. Well, here I am.
I’ve made a blog category “365/12″ to reflect my resolution and post a design and/or materialized idea every day, and look forward to all your comments. May the games begin!
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