Spring Cleaning

I am moving out of the studio. I've lived here more hours this year than I've lived at home and don't even know where to start. I have a fabulous book by Paul Smith called You Can Find Inspiration in Everything*: (*and if you can't, look again). In it he has a pullout that lists in miniscule print every single item he owns. It's an interesting exercise in urban archeology. I don't have time for that but here is a list of some of the odd things I've accumulated over the year.

• Sample donations from the seniors: glass, 3form, bamboo and a Sherwin Williams paint deck!
• My own stash of samples that includes enough fabric from Maharam and ArcCom to make a crypton quilt.
• A wedding announcement from Susan. Congratulations!
  
• A deck of Architectural Vocabulary Cards my dad gave me. He bought it at the Salt Lake Library Store. Now I know the difference between an English bond, a Flemish bond, and a Garden bond (brick patterns).
• A pair of 4" brown leather boots I took off when I couldn't walk another step. Curse Charlotte Moss and her "I judge my potential clients by the shoes they wear" advice.
  
• More magazines than I will ever know what to do with. My favorites: Metropolis, Objekt, Interior Design and Communication Arts.
  
• Binders from every project I've done. Even my sophomore binders are here, and they are all huge!
• Tear files take up 3 more large binders, and I'm ready to expand to 5.
• An application for the graduate program at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture in Houston. Hmmm, I think I'll hold on to that.
  
• The FedEx Receipt for $18.64 from the internship application I sent to William McDonough + Partners. They said no, but I'm proud of myself for trying. I think I'll keep it so when I'm famous I can show it to him and tell him what he missed out on. ;)
• My midterm exam from Architectural Systems last fall. I took 17 credits from Steve and he only gave 1 test. I got 100%.
• All the design development from my dialysis center - sketches, research, programming. I loved that project. It became very personal and very gratifying.
• A note from Woolley. I still haven't forgiven him for leaving.
• A box of Frosted Shredded Wheat - the usual breakfast at my desk.
• Books. I'm addicted - it's what I spend my money on. Some are from the library and need to be returned.
• The blanket I wrapped up in all winter because the heat doesn't work. I took the space heater home over spring break.
• Hundreds of dollars in Prismacolor markers - literally! I can't bring myself to throw out the dried ones until I try filling them with alcohol to see if they will revive.
  
• The Gandhi laserdisk I got at the awards banquet for being "Undergraduate Researcher of the Year" - by default. No one else is doing research.
• "Rabbit Shouting Graciously Around the Bicycle" Last fall KC and I cleaned out some old projects that were being thrown out and this needed to be saved. It's been on the ledge in front of my counter all year. Maybe I should send it to MOBA.
• Two calculators. I try to avoid math but sometimes it's inevitable.
• Scrap pieces from my dialysis center model I built last fall. I need to clean things out more often.
• Business cards from sales reps. I wonder when I will get to use them.
• Empty color ink cartridges from my printer. If you recycle them at Staples they will give you $3 credit for each one.
• 2 bottles of Sobo glue. Awesome for models and it doesn't wrinkle paper.
• Needle-nose pliers and a set of screwdrivers. You need them more often than you'd think.
• 25 ft measuring tape, 3 ft measuring tape, a scale and 3 rulers.
• My baby maglight. I wondered where that went to!
• An article I printed out from IIDA: "Design Competitions - Why? And what it takes."
• Insurance package for study abroad. I have $100,000 coverage while I'm out of the country. I wish I could get it in the country.
• 4 inking triangles in 3 sizes and 3 colors.
• Poster advertising Scott Corridan's visit here. I hope I run into him again some day.
• A note from Darrin. I hope he doesn't leave.
• More 3Form. Cool!
• The new Moleskine to take on my internship.
• A quote from Thoreau I jotted down: "Wisdom does not inspect, but behold. We must long for a time before we can see . . . The question is not what you look at - but how you look and whether you can see."
• Pieces of stained glass I bought for the Jamie Drake project.
• The cool messenger bag I got free from Herman Miller at NeoCon West.
• A postcard of the Getty Center, from before I got to go to the Getty Center.
• Now Sting's cover of "Ain't No Sunshine" is playing on iTunes. I love that song.
• Several kitchen size garbage bags. They are perfect for covering projects, especially when it rains. And it always rains the day a project is due.
• A dime. It's not mine but I'll keep it. I need all the help I can get.
• A penny. I'll take that too.

The car is full. I will come back tomorrow for another load. This is by no means a comprehensive list. Seriously, where did all this stuff come from!?