Oct 20, 2007 15:29
sickness seems to be lurking at my door, reasons unknown to me since ive been loading up on vitamins since being home... maybe not sleeping could attribute to it all. most likely. work is work. nothing eventful to say. although there is a really cool house i am working with now, which is in tampa & is a historic renovation. its basically an empty shell of sorts at the moment, but i know its going to be amazing. the owner told me the historic society of tampa is very strict, like any other society... all wood -- trusses, paneling, floors ..., custom built windows & frames, ... , its a beaut! i met some great people this thursday while working... they are fixing a house in st. pete. an older polish couple who migrated to canada during communism. the guy told me the whole story. and he had some guys from moldova to help him... who also told me their stories & were quite funny guys. im still job hunting. i did send another email to rice & my recruiter to remind them im wanting to move on with my life. i might have sent a strong note to my recruiter, but that was just to explain i was frustrated, still wanting to be be sent out, yada yada... and rice has yet to send in my recommendation! it's seriously holding me back and i dont think he's taking it all that seriously. on the job hunting front... i found a bunch of internships in new york & a couple in san francisco. not quite south america or india, but its something. still waiting to hear back from rotterdam firms & one in denmark. i am even applying to greenpeace to work on the boat for 6 months or so (its a childhood dream), i figure why not try. then that lead me to searching for work on barges or yachts. which then lead to me looking for crew/yacht training programs. i found one in ft lauderdale - 4 day training + separate 5 day training. i proposed the idea of becoming a maritime specialist to my parents and they didn't say much... though they did encourage it. on the other hand, my mom wont drop the fact that she thinks i should sign up for law school.... she then proceeded to tell me i could do maritime law or maritime architecture.... personally im not interested in either. im just a confused individual who is completely uncertain about what tomorrow may bring.
changing the subject swiftly, i have been reading a lot about revolutions and human rights.... which is filling my mind with all these radical dreams & at the same time making me feel i need to do something meaningful with my life.... that & stop fussing about trivial things because i have a great life. also, i have been reading a lot of online blogs & site dealing with design, art, architecture, activism, human rights, ... , and i came across this site called dignityvillage.org -- "a group of self-organized homeless individuals who began as a tent city in Portland. The grassroots organization is now working with the city to gain access to permanent land on which to build a sustainable and more permanent village of small shelters for the homeless." its deja vu: umoja. their site has all the information about them & this architect, Mark Lakeman, is helping them to create a masterplan to present to the city for approval. sounds like we could use this as a source of information & as a guide to see how they go about the red tape & all.
enjoy saturday. im going to the park.