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    East End/EaDo Real Estate

    in EaDo, the East End, and East Houston

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    Crunchtastic, I hope you, Capt. Crunch and your kitties have recovered from the tour. I heard many compliments on your home. Now that I know your true identity, I must apologize for my cousin-in-law's behavior at your place. He asked Capt. Crunch about the knob on what is, to all appearances, a piece of molding. The Capt. told him it was only a skinny cupboard, whereupon my C-I-L just had to open it to see for himself! C-I-L is an electrical engineer by trade and does inspections for large chemical plants, so perhaps you'll excuse him for opening small doors that look like they're hiding something interesting or dangerous. I'm glad I wasn't along when he and my dear cousin visited the other homes -- there's no telling what else he did!

    I enjoyed seeing your house and talking with all of you. Wish I had written down the name of the artist whose work is hanging high on the wall facing your door -- I believe you said he was German. Please PM me if you have time -- thanks!

    i noticed that piece of art as well. in fact, ms. crunch (i now know that was her) told us the artist name and i've already forgotten.

    East End/EaDo Real Estate

    in EaDo, the East End, and East Houston

    Posted

    Well crud, I didn't meet any of you guys knowing you were HAIFers, that's too bad!

    Ours was the house with the phone booth, not the upstairs Charlie's Angels rumpus room. (those owners give great parties, BTW)

    LOL Travelguy, my sno-globes were on the shelf in the bathroom, but I refrained from talking about them. Mostly we were just busy explaining to folks how we didn't do any of the actual renovation work ourselves, but have been busy with undoing bad re-muddling and lots of deferred maintenance.

    It was fun, and tiring. I loved that it was laid back. I went into it with feelings of general unease and unworthiness, because

    we're just nothing like the places you see on home tours, what with our cracks in the drywall, mix and match furniture,

    etc. In the end, though, it was great and most people realy seemed to enjoy themselves--I know I did.

    i met you. two women and a large guy, light blue shirt. we stood between the dining/kitchen and discussed the wood floors, paint colors, sunlight and closet space. your passion for old homes is evident and we enjoyed visiting with you.

    East End/EaDo Real Estate

    in EaDo, the East End, and East Houston

    Posted

    I really enjoyed this home tour. The weather was perfect, and the atmosphere seemed more laid back, compared to some of the other home tours I have been on. Many of the homeowners were actually present and were able to answer questions from the visitors. The owners seemed very proud of their homes, as they should be. It was evident that a lot of work had been put into renovating the homes. In addition, it was refreshing to see that each project contained some degree of personal expression, rather than just blindly following the current decorating trends.

    i really enjoyed talking with the homeowners. you should have met up with us. it would have been nice to meet a fellow haifer!

    East End/EaDo Real Estate

    in EaDo, the East End, and East Houston

    Posted

    The thread on festivals reminded me how quickly we go from the dog days of summer to an absolutely event-jammed October...

    The Eastwood Home Tour is next weekend, so if you've been curious about the east end, come on out.

    http://www.eastwoodc...g/hometour.html

    Casa de Crunch is on the tour, so stop by and say hi!

    darn! which house is yours? i guess i thought yours was the one featured in dwell magazine.

    i really enjoyed the tour. we walked and were too tired to hit the last two houses (8 and 9 i think).

    In memoriam: nmainguy

    in HAIF on HAIF

    Posted

    nmainguy was a great encouragement to me during some difficult days back in late '06 early '07.

    i reviewed our conversation after seeing this thread and it made me a little weepy. he really helped me out.

    thanks nmainguy. i'm sorry i didn't get to say thanks in person.

    City Place: Mixed-Use Development At I-45 And Grand Pkwy.

    in Going Up!

    Posted

    Well if you're going to build suburbs, might as well do it right. This project looks great, and I'm happy about the parks & paths. We'll see how the bridges turn out in the end. I'm hoping they'll keep a lot of trees. Every time a new development clears those tall pines, It hurt's a little on the inside. Go Spring!

    yes!.........and the connection to the spring creek greenway project is an added bonus. http://www.springcreekgreenway.org/Spring%20Creek%20Greenway%20Gateway%20Parks%20Map%20-%20March%202009.pdf

    the nature preserve at springwoods is connected to a 12000 acre preservation/recreation greenbelt between tomball and kingwood.

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    The Woodlands Town Center Developments

    in Points North

    Posted

    .........little bird has been busy lately. the woodlands continues to attract big name retailers. big spenders who are "not from around these parts" must be spending freely. following tiffany & co, market street is rumored to be getting a "bb" and the woodlands mall may yet land a "nm".

    it's hard to believe there are still houses for sale under $130K in walking distance.

    oh, and the luxury senior living facility facade..........brick. boooooooo!

    Do you think there should be a TV network dedicated to architecture?

    in Architects, Developers, Builders, and Designs

    Posted

    I don't know if an entire network can work, but I tell you what, it would certainly have to be heavy in the construction porn.

    An example of this is after 9/11, i was privy to all of the cleanup and engineering issues that occurred during and after the cleanup and found it fascinating as hell.

    ricco just created the first concept for a show..........."CONSTRUCTION PORN".

    i'd certainly watch "ETHEREAL ENGINEERING"..............the engineering behind the designs of architects like calatrava, piano, gaudi and gehry (maybe not gaudi).

    Do you like your job?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I've never had a boss and/or company that I haven't ended up working for multiple separate times. I consistently prefer my experiences the second time around. Part of that, I think, is that they (and I) have grown and matured over time, and that there's mutual appreciation there. Part of it is being a respected insider, someone with a history and wisdom worth conferring...and no small inkling of gossip.

    However, the greater part of job performance and satisfaction (for me) is based on expectations being met or exceeded. I also find that experiential awareness of an employer's weaknesses ahead of time helps me to take them in stride, sometimes to the amazement of coworkers or superiors that are not used to seeing that kind of approach. And of course, the positive feedback and self-evident productivity reinforces my satisfaction and productivity.

    The tricky thing, however, is managing lowered expectations. ...when the old SNL skit plays out in real life, it's easy to get drawn into a quagmire, whether at work or in one's personal life.

    i can find likable things about the worst manager. i might see an area of personal immaturity, but overlook it because they are knowledgeable in other areas, areas i need to learn. i'm usually called out by coworkers for "making excuses" or "defending management", when i usually understand the goal management wants to achieve and realize there are obstacles not everyone may be privy to

    in response to your first paragraph, it's unusual to find people looking for opportunities to grow and mature. when you connect with people such as this, it can be very rewarding.

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