Today's twin topics: 1) Knoll swag and 2) living in a hotel. First, Knoll swag: I 'won' a Jellyfish laptop holder today, though I suspect everybody who entered the 'lottery' was a 'winner.' Regardless, this is a cool high-style product. We were also the lucky winners - high bidders, actually - of two mahogany-stained bookshelves which are very, very nice and were very, very reasonable. It's fun to have products at home that came from the place where you work, especially when that place emphasizes quality and style as its key dynamic variables.
On living in a hotel, I should preface by saying we have it good. We have a suite in a pretty nice hotel in a professional neighborhood. Even in this nice hotel, though, there are constant comings and goings at all hours. The adjacent property is a ConWay distribution center. The walls are thin and the air conditioner is in our unit with the compressor below our window. At breakfast and dinner there are, invariably, loud families on vacation, which is great... just not in our makeshift living room. We are ready to move out next Monday morning.
Relatively slow day at work, though watching Endeavour glide home was a highlight. I'm also mentally kicking around ideas for a smaller side project at work to smooth my workload, perhaps something green?
Tuesday, August 21, 2007