V-o-i-d : even with the plasticity of walls there exists a void between them. (Finally, I return to the internet.)

Part of my lack of blogging was because my time & energy were drained by employment: at a small architecture firm in downtown Houston, CDG-TX. My internship ends next week, and I must say, I am thankful that these people took me in, the silly inexperienced architecture student, and taught me, without lectures or text, the inner-workings of an architecture firm. I am now more proficient in CAD, and have been annoyed at the inflexibility of cubicles, as well as seen coworkers pull their hair when a client changes their mind.

School starts in 22 days. Once again, I'll return to the desk that I'll end up loving and hating at the same time. And yeah, the classmates too. I am armed and ready. I'm itching for output, for progress/process, for new light on various subjects, for virtuous Creativity.

I've become very skeptical of the green revolution-- at least, in American culture, I feel it's more of a trendy fix than a growing lifestyle. "Green products are cool" is the message the media sends to me. People buy them and feel part of this "green" movement, yet they return to their old consumerist, wasteful habits. Don't get me wrong, I am not bitter, or angry: I understand that these movements take years, decades, to ossify. It's starting with new construction-- and hopefully, this will reach other levels, in companies and manufacturers. Who knows, maybe eventually the U.S. will follow China's lead in banning plastic bags (you have to pay a fee for them now), or perhaps, more importantly, more people will join the research bandwagon, and improve our dream technology-- photovoltaics, hydrogen cars, sustainable building materials, etc..... or, like Chris tells me, finally pay attention to the efficiency of fussion energy.

I'll pay more attention to this blog, as my time returns to me after a month + of working. Once again, I'm itching for the input of new ideas, more knowledge-- and the output of Creation itself, of design, and more sophisticated ideas.