At the Land

We have spent the last few days at Blake's mother's house, near Dallas, lounging by the pool and reading the first Harry Potter. It's been rather idle and un-productive, just like summer should be, but we have not been completely lazy either.
Over the last hour, Blake and I have made a schedule for the rest of the month {while baking a cake}.

Week 1 [July 12 - 18]
-Finish the shelter
-Buy and plant new companion plants
-Complete mulching
*Greg and Sarah visit
*Harry Potter opening

Week 2 [July 19 - 26]
-Design and build small bathouse
-Test Blake's thesis whole-tree joints
-Install solar panels

Week 3 [July 27 - August 2]
-Select site for Blake's thesis and begin project [Whole tree parametric lattice] (possibly in the form of a wood workshop)
-Finalize exhibition plans, including:
---Design and plan of installations
---Formatting slideshows and presentations
---Printing of drawings, research, other work
---Design and begin construction of additional structures (shade, tables, etc)

Week 4 [August 3 - 9]
-Complete revamp of deck
-Grounds cleanup, including weeding, lighting, and party provisions
-Installation of work

August 10: Exhibition opens
August 11: Clean up and relax
August 12: Andrew's birthday in Abilene
August 13: I fly back to Chicago

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It is a lot to do, but possible with hard work. We plan on keeping a pretty intense daily schedule:
5:30 am: Wake up.
6am-12 or 1: Work at land.
1-6: Return to Gparent's for lunch and to wait out the hot part of the day; work at home on computers [fixing up drawings, putting work in correct format for exhibition, installation planning, and miscellaneous personal work]. Blog/Phlog about day's work.
6-9pm: If necessary, return to land to work.


In addition to the Land work, I'd like to also do a few side personal projects, including:
-Reading and Reflecting on: Walden Pond, Futurist (and other) Manifestos, Evans' short essays
-Working out possible IDP credit for work at the land
-Rewriting (adding to) essay from AA HTS on Architecture and Morality (I have done quite a bit already, but want to think more on this)
-Backing up and cleaning up my C-Drive


Sound fun? I think so!