It's Engineering Week at work here. That's right, five days* dedicated to those who spent their school years, and continue to spend their careers, buried in calculations, circuitry and other technical fun.
As an architect, I get to work with a lot of you ladies and guys. A number of you are friends, a few dating back to high school. Besides working alongside you (and probably exasperating you on more than one occasion, heh heh), I've compared shoes, played soccer, and definitely spent many happy hours with you "technical" people (hey, the tag comes from the blurb at work, not me). From architecture firms to the videogame design company I worked for to random social circles... engineers everywhere! And now you have a special little week all to yourselves. Awww...
Sooo... it's fitting that I saw this shirt on Threadless's email today:
Ladies, fear not, they've got girly sizes, too!
It's also fitting that one of my favorite e-tailers, Shopbop, offered yet another version of Frye's popular boot today, called the... wait for it... Engineer!
I'm not sure what about the design evokes engineering, but whatevs, it's a cute boot.
Off the topic, I just have to share the new album cover for Radiohead's upcoming album... sigh, I love it. They've had a lot of great album artwork, and I'm a big fan of their tunes as well.
While I can't think of any blatant connection to the engineering theme here, I suppose all produced music does necessitate a sound engineer, right? Right. Works for me. The image comes from an article from our very own Minnesota Public Radio / The Current, which is also all sorts of excited about the new release, called The King of Limbs. Read it here.
Well, Happy Engineering Week to all you, um, engineers out there (calling you "technical" people just doesn't do it for me). Whether you're dealing with HVAC systems, a decrepit bridge, algorithms for videogame physics, or just us artsy-fartsy architects ("can't we just make that precast panel thinner?" hahaha...) - enjoy your week!
*Note: As in business days. Yeah, I know my engineering pals probably doubted my ability to count for a minute there ;)
Images:
"Maths" t-shirt - Threadless
Frye "Engineer" boots - Shopbop
Radiohead album art - Minnesota Public Radio / The Current
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