Great days > other days
Some days are just greater than others. Like holidays with little meaning but lots of alcohol. Or birthdays—unless it’s your 18th birthday, and your father tells you you’re now old enough to move out. Anyway, it’s these greater days that we’ll remember when we’re older (or so I can hope).
Today was a great day. Not only was it Friday, but it rained in Fresno, which is a significant event. And it’s the first day of May, which means we’re in the full glory of spring.
But wait, there’s more. Sure, these really only pertain to me, but by reading them you can vicariously share in my glee:
- A new set of keys
- Today I received the keys to my new office. Okay, it’s not really my office, but the guys at Hundred 10 are gracious enough to let me share in their space and leech off of their creative juices.
- A new set of keyboards
- It’s really only one keyboard, but you can see what I was going for (playing off the last item and all). Related to business, and the fact that I’ll now be moving my primary computer to the office, I ordered my first Mac laptop. No need to get into specifics, but rest assured it will be magnificent, and I will take pictures. I may even use it for blogging…
- A deposit slip
- More significant than either of these is the fact that I received a paycheck today. Granted, I wrote it, but it’s my first from this new venture, and it’s confirmation that I wasn’t completely crazy to make take the plunge.
- A script
- Enough business talk. I was flattered to receive an invitation from a fellow creative, blogger and entrepreneurial advisor; he’s competing once again in the Fresno Swede Festival coming up on May 9, and invited a few…um, actors?…to read a script for his parody of The Office. All other details are strictly confidential. As in, he wouldn’t share them.
So, there it is. I neglect writing and blogging, only to come back and brag. So, I now invite you, dear readers, to share the highlights of your day (by posting a comment, in case that wasn’t clear).
Oh, and while you’re at it, why not fill out a quick survey to share your perceptions of Fresno? (Yeah, I know, my segues seem to be a bit rusty.)
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Today was a great day. Fridays are usually good because I only work in the office until noon. Today was extra good for several reasons.
I picked up the plans from the PARCS department for the existing park at San Pablo and Belmont. Also called the civil engineer who created those plans. He is willing to share the CAD drawings for that project with us (that will cut some of the drafting time).
I then had a design charrette with the archop park team today. The team has grown to include Elec. Engineer Jon Borrelli (Borrelli & Assoc.), Struct. Engineer Bob Parrish (Parrish-Hansen Inc.), Graphic Designer Floyd Sanchez (AntiLaboratories), and Landscape Architect Patric Boyd (designlab252).
Then there was the rain that James Mentioned. My garden is loving it. My corn is nearly a foot tall now. I have already harvested lettuce and herbs, and there are green tomatoes on the vine.
A Great Day. And it was a holiday, May Day. A day to remember what the labor movement has accomplished and what challenges we still have ahead of us.
Thanks for sharing, Kiel. It’s exciting to see you gaining so much traction with ArcHop – I can only imagine the time that’s consuming, but it’s such a great project. I look forward to seeing what you and the team come up with for the park.