#63

I am halfway through week 8 of the first semester.  And there’s 16 weeks in total, including exams.  This is good news – if I made it through the first 7 weeks, I can make it through the next 7 (and theoretically, the remaining week and a half).  It still seems so far away.

I was going to post an entry last Thursday about my Construction class, but never got around to it.  So I’ll just post the pics now without a story (in short – we put up roof trusses).

One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed being in an architectural program is how my views about architecture and design, and what I like and don’t like, have changed a lot (even since the beginning of the program).  I’ve been trying to write an explanation for about 5 minutes, but I just can’t seem to convey it.  So the summary would be I went from liking buildings on a grand scale with lots of detailing (ie. Gothic style), to smaller buildings which are more functional and very simply (ie. modern style, “Organic” style).  And with this change has come a completely different idea of what my dream house is.

This is not to say I don’t love looking at blueprints and floor plans for any building I can.  I think that’s just a blast.  I just don’t like doing all the drawing of them myself (although designing them is still up in the air).

The more I use AutoCAD, the more I hate it.  That’s all I have to say on that topic.

I’m super excited – tonight I get to watch a “new” episode of Work Out, and the premiere of Stylista.