resistance was futile...

resistance was futile...
Originally uploaded by Zadi Diaz.

Arggg This photo is titled 'Resistance was futile..." and I'm beginning to think they're right.

I subscribe to several RSS Feeds and I think that I've had iPhone stuff in ALL of them - can someone develop a filter to get rid of this thing - PLEASE!

miniHome

This is from darrenbarefoot.com but I thought it was a cool piece - I heard an article on CBC the other day about this home as well.

A Cool, Canadian, Sustainable Mobile Home

As regular readers know, sooner or later we’re planning on building on our property on Pender Island. Our eventual plan is to also build a separate, small guest cabin. We like our family and friends, but we also like our personal space, if you get my meaning.

We’re not opposed to the guest cabin being some kind of mobile home, assuming it’s comfortable and kind of cool. This one, from Sustain miniHome might fit the bill:

All for about CAN $120,000 at the base price. And, importantly, there would be not duty costs because it’s a Canadian company. They seem to be based in Toronto–how much does it cost to ship a tiny house across the country?

Thanks to Metaefficient for the link.

On a related note, why is it that every architect I hear about is an ‘award-winning’ one? Is it as easy to win awards in architecture as it is in the technology industry? Because of its over-use, the phrase seems totally hollow. Maybe I want to work with an architect who’s won no awards and is proud of it?

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Summer Colds Suck

I've had this really annoying summer 'cold' for the better part of a week. It started with feeling run down and tired last Sunday night (the Sunday of a long weekend I'll have you note). I woke up at 3 am on Monday with a 38.5 fever. I downed some cold meds and lay in bed for the rest of Monday with a massive migraine (nausea, photo-phobia etc.) Nothing much I took would budge it!

I felt a little better but should have stayed home on Tuesday - I didn't sleep well on Monday night (up past 3) and was pretty much a zombie. Went to bed at 8 on Tuesday and slept for 10 hours or so and felt a little better.

No more fever but I still have this nagging little headache that won't quite go away. Don't know if any one else has had this bug but it sucks.

Photo Credit: Stephen Foster http://www.flickr.com/photos/shf/537721322/