Mac Burns Supper
We 3rd-year architecture students are hosting a Burns Supper tonight at the Vic. Money raised will help pay for our class trip to Orkney this spring. I’ll be giving the Selkirk Grace - maybe in Scots, maybe in English.
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We 3rd-year architecture students are hosting a Burns Supper tonight at the Vic. Money raised will help pay for our class trip to Orkney this spring. I’ll be giving the Selkirk Grace - maybe in Scots, maybe in English.
I’ve spent most of the last two days in bed - sedated by Benadryl. Thankfully, the illness is almost over. Unthankfully (if that’s even a word), I’ve got to get back to work. That means getting off this computer and returning to my desk to draw, draw, draw - and build the occasional cardboard model.
I had lunch today with a member of the Dennistoun Rotary Club at The Black Bear. Apparently, the name is derived from restaurant’s proximity to the Glasgow Zoo Park - not the contents of its menu.
Let it snow; let it snow; let it snow! Friday has finally arrived, it’s the (presumed) birthday of Robert Burns, and it’s snowing!
This week at ‘the Mac’ we’re working with guest critic C.J. Lim. My primary school has become a metaphorical Christmas present. Trust me, it’s good stuff!
I spoke last night to the Rotary Club of Garnock Valley. Following the talk I attempted to answer questions regarding the role of golf in Georgia (with respect to The Masters), Andersonville Prison, The North vs. The South rivalry, and my lack of Southern accent.
Thursday’s Burns Night was absolutely brilliant! Three cheers to Rotarian David for his rendition of Tam O’ Shanter! We’re organizing a Burns Night at the architecture school, but I think we’ll have difficulty topping Eastwood’s.
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Tonight’s the Eastwood Rotary Club’s annual Burns Night. This translates as a night of haggis, neeps, tatties, whisky, poetry, kilts, and bagpipes - all in honor of Scotland’s bard - Robert Burns.
Yesterday’s talk in Greenock went really well. The president of the club just so happens to be an architect - and attended the Glasgow School of Art!
As you should be able to see, I’ve done some general updating of this site. Photos are on the way…
This afternoon I speak to the Rotary Club of Greenock. Greenock is the birthplace of the inventor and engineer James Watt.
Did you know the universe is green?
Si vous êtes en France et la savez, battez vos mains!
If you can’t read the above statement, find someone who knows French and ask him/her to translate it for you. But remember to be polite and say, “S’il vous plaît.”
I bought a drafting table today. I decided to get the table so I can work on projects back in my room even when the architecture building is closed. It took awhile to get the other furniture in my flat arranged to fit it in, but now every night can be an all-nighter!
Architect Samuel Mockbee, founder of Auburn University’s Rural Studio in Hale County, Alabama, has died. Through the studio Mockbee and his students have designed and built architecturally distinctive homes for some of the nation’s poorest citizens. Two years ago he received the prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” award.
It’s snowing in Atlanta.