employee defect

so i had breakfast the other day with a ex employee who just defected to another firm.

he was telling me how hard it was to get back in the "work mode." he looked around him and no one was on the internet and everyone seemed to be working.

that sucks.

internet modem

oh, relating back to the internet issue.

so all last week i was suggesting ideas to our "IT" guy here in the office of what we could do to resolve the internet issue.

apparently the modem we had in the office decided to give up and die on us 'cause it was "too old"....this was according the mr. AT&T guy who came in to check our system.

so mr. IT decided to go shopping for a new modem all next morning but couldn't find an adaquate "business modem."

the modem we needed would take a week to deliver. so i suggested that we should just get whatever is the most adaquate modem available at the store to temporarily set us up online so that we are not down for a week and return that modem after we get the modem we needed.

mr. IT shrugged that idea and said "oh, we can't do that. it won't work. we can't return a modem..." (this is when i start rolling my eyes).

then literally not even a minute later, our tech guy calls the office and tells mr. IT to go to best buy and get a temporary modem to at least get us online....hmmm sounds familiar, eh?

so mr. IT gets off the phone, looks over at me and says "so i guess we'll go ahead and use your method monkeyboy and get a modem for now and return later."...laugh haha.

dumbass.

most productive week ever!!!

so it's been in a while since my last post. reason being, i've been working my fricken arse out. reason being, the fricken internet didn't work ALL LAST WEEK!

with that said, i had nothing else to do at work, but work. and you know what i found out...work is hard and tiring. i mean i was fricken dying last week. do you know how hard it is not being able to check your email at work, update your fantasy football team, read the news, check the weather, and all that other good stuff (porn) that you surf on the net for.

it was a pain that i have not experienced ever before. it was then, and only then, i realized how important the internet is in being part of my daily life, especially during work.

i don't know how many times i clicked on that little "e" icon only to see the "page not found error." then i refreshed. refreshed again. and again. unplug and replug the network cable. control alt delelte. control alt delelte. AHHHHHH!!! IT'S STILL NOT WORKING!!!

but it's working now. we had to get a new modem.

so it's cool.

whew.

do-it-yourself architectural dialogue

ever wanted to sound like a "real" architect? now you can! with this easy do-it-yourself architectural dialogue cheat sheet.

so now, you too, can converse w/ fellow colleagues, other designers, or sound like an actual juror in a critique who blurts out comments that absolutely does not make any sense at all but sure sounds damn good coming out of your intellectual ass, i mean mouth.

use it at parties to hold the conversation down, at family gatherings to show off how fricken damn smart you are, or at the bar on that girl whom you want to make babies with....guaranteed!

also great for lectures, responses to questions you have no idea how to respond to, or on clients who just don't shut up.

"never mind what it means, just use it and watch the way you stop conversation."

act now!

download a pdf of your do-it-yourself architectural dialogue cheat sheet here.

friday pic of the day

please add your definition of cad monkey under comments

i thought the urban dictionary's definition of cad monkey was hilarious....so go ahead and click on comments and add your own definition...

CAD MONKEYS UNITE!!! HELP SPREAD THE PASSION!!!

cad monkey

1. one who assists a computer aided drafter/deisgner in carrying out mundane and repetative cad related duties such as printing, printer maintenance, and simple text edits.

2. A low level cad person who makes edits with no regard for or knowledge of proper production methods or standards. syn.- cad hack

3. An actual monkey or ape trained to perform simple cad edits and tasks.

any combination of definitions 1, 2 or 3.

We'll need to hire a few more cad monkeys if we expect to meet the deadline.

These drawings are so f****d up! If I find the cad monkey responsible, why I'll....

by kego talbot Mar 19, 2005

...praise hot architects

just a little article my buddy sent to me about architects and hollywood...