Adrien got a Nintendo Wii, a second controller, and SIX GAMES today. I'm so jealous. Notice the shiny Air You Breathe Air Max 1's.

This is absolutely amazing.

If I had $3.5 million laying around, I would probably buy myself an architectural masterpiece.

Happy 2nd Birthday Rand!

Design e²: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious
I caught the first episode of this multipart series on my local public broadcasting station and found it really interesting. The first episode was on sustainable design, with a heavy focus on architecture.

What struck me the most was finding out that just the construction of buildings creates a tremendous amount of waste, and that buildings are responsible for three times more energy consumed consumed than cars. Be sure to look out for subsequent episodes. Additionally, the differences in emphasis between European and US architecture.

US: "What's going to cost us the least amount of money to produce, and allow us to charge higher leasing fees?"

Europe: "How is this building going to effect the surrounding community in the next 50 years?"

Last night a bunch of us went to the Sonics' season opener, mostly to see Brandon Roy, who we watched for the past four years become a star at UW, and before that Garfield High School in Seattle. He basically took over at the end of the 3rd period, and help the Blazers beat my Super Sonics. He's my pick for rookie of the year.