"Office! Code blue" written by Heidi on estrip.org

Category: work

11/30/11 04:26 - ID#55626

Office! Code blue

I got the keys to our office today! It's been painted a soft cream. They still need to scrub the rug and clean the windows. I'm so excited! Looking forward to the PartnerTBNL to get back and officially become my partner so we can move in for real! One of my PA clients framed my diploma so that will have wall space. The sky light outside office door provides even more natural light. It's gorgeous.

Love the cantina loco sign!

Also, Code Blue at Allen & North Pearl looks like it is ready to open.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/30/11 06:03

Category: holiday

11/26/11 11:47 - ID#55607

Thanksgiving

The family had thanksgiving dinner today. After dinner, A and I took all six kids to see Puss in Boots at the historic Victoria Theatre. ($5 for adults, $3 for kids under 12 and two already had free passes for getting good grades so $28 for 8 people. Concessions are super cheap too.) Then we played Qwirkle. I know what I'm getting someone for xmas.

Tori Rose

Harley

Natasha & Sadie

Nathaniel (Bubba)

Natasha, Sadie & Tyler

The family. Louie had to work and Josh is in Massachusetts with his grandparents. Of course we're missing Andrea a lot.

Tori showing off her turkey leg.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/27/11 12:12

Category: tech

11/25/11 11:34 - ID#55600

Worst passwords of 2011

(e:terry), see #23.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/25/11 11:34

Category: food

11/24/11 10:58 - ID#55597

Apple cake

For (e:puddlediving), (e:terry), and (e:yesthatcasey)

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/24/11 10:58

11/23/11 10:27 - ID#55585

Today's photos

My client's driveway is covered with worms. (for (e:paul), obviously)

I bought a case of flower power at 5:30, by 8, it was depopulated. aiellos like flower power. No dinner plans for tomorrow, family dinner is saturday.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/23/11 10:27

Category: pets

11/22/11 06:57 - ID#55574

Nisha on laps

Another entry in the Nisha on laps project. This time she's with my client Annie.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/22/11 06:57

Category: politics

11/20/11 04:44 - ID#55563

Occupy everywhere

The antique man, allen street, buffalo

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/20/11 04:44

Category: hikes

11/19/11 05:16 - ID#55555

Chestnut ridge

(E:puddlediving), Nisha and I took a 5.72 mile hike at chestnut ridge today. Nisha needs a bath!

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/19/11 05:22

Category: pets

11/19/11 11:39 - ID#55549

More Nisha on laps

With Margie at the Victoria Theater during the VIBE meeting where we prepared our business directory and newsletter place mat for mailing. And with (e:flaccidness). Puppy love!

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 11/19/11 11:39

Category: work

11/17/11 12:40 - ID#55535

Office!

Allen Street Consulting found an office! It's perfectly located, perfect size, perfect lighting, perfect price. I'm so excited!! It's currently painted saturated (e:strip) colors but (thankfully) they're going to repaint.

tinypliny writes at 07:49:18 11/20/11 - Comment #66327: hehe, yes, it is still my ideal space! But I would paint the walls that verdant greenish gold of i2 if possible. :) I don't like furniture too much and prefer everything on the floor. I LOVE the idea of complete glass walls because then you can have nature paint the walls for you and it would be everchanging and never white. Whatever sparse furniture I would like to have, I want it to be a matte orange. I did try to get the orange shade for my current table but only white was available. My second choice was black but that was not available in the size I could carry on the plane.

What is ironic about all that? :)

heidi writes at 06:07:10 11/20/11 - Comment #66326: Thanks, everyone!!! (e:YesThatCasey) - I like that idea a lot. We'll see what PartnerTBNL thinks.

I find it somewhat ironic that (e:tinypliny) posts this (e:tinypliny,52959) as her ideal space...

libertad writes at 07:06:16 11/18/11 - Comment #66263: I should say IS amazing, your business IS amazing!

libertad writes at 07:05:22 11/18/11 - Comment #66261: congrats on the office, it seems like a really awesome move for you guys. i really want white walls. im sick of colored walls, i would rather have nice wallpaper than any color other than white right now. anyways, your business seems amazing and i wish you both much success.

YesThatCasey writes at 08:45:21 11/17/11 - Comment #66224: Heidi, my vote would be for the shade of blue used on the cards and site. Everyone has loved it so far, and I think it would work well for a professional space, perhaps even as the main color.

tinypliny writes at 08:14:11 11/17/11 - Comment #66223: Maybe accent walls with darker shades might work if you are showing off art. I think that is what they do in galleries.

tinypliny writes at 08:13:03 11/17/11 - Comment #66222: Could be a problem in the winter... OR maybe it could reduce heating costs as black tends to hold on to all heat/light.

metalpeter writes at 07:57:45 11/17/11 - Comment #66221: No But I think that it could make all the things on the wall really stick out as long as the frames are a color other then black.... Think you would need a lot of light so that the place doesn't feel like a cave.......

tinypliny writes at 07:52:33 11/17/11 - Comment #66220: hmm.. have you been in a room that is jet black for a long period of time, say 8 hours.

metalpeter writes at 07:35:07 11/17/11 - Comment #66218: Doesn't have to be white to be professional..... There are other bland colors (picture a sterotypical house is the burbs....HA).... I myself would love (has to be the right one and you have to know how to clean it) Jet black That with the orange would look like Halloween or something.....

tinypliny writes at 06:40:26 11/17/11 - Comment #66216: It's going to be awesome, I am sure. Plants are wonderful (if you are not anything like me. I just kill them all eventually). I was replying to (e:metalpeter)'s comment about professional being linked to white. I am sure this office will have personality oozing in every corner. Doesn't your card have bottle green on it?

Olive (army green) is my least favourite shade of green along with certain toxic looking fluorescent greens (which I like to call mausoleum green). I admit I like more leafy warm bright saturated greens with yellow gold thrown in... and most shades of orange.

heidi writes at 06:28:22 11/17/11 - Comment #66215: It's yellow (walls - see third pic), orange (main trim) and an icky light olive (the top of the door frame). It is not the former tanning salon. I happen to like white and the airy spaciousness it gives. I suggested the partnerTBNL could choose a non-orange trim color. I can't imagine that it's going to feel impersonal; we've already got a bunch of stuff on our walls in the current office. We're going to have lots of plants, too. West facing windows! (And air conditioning.)

tinypliny writes at 06:24:19 11/17/11 - Comment #66214: professional =/= bland or even impersonal. Colors are a scientific way to achieve productivity, establish relatioships, and emphasize signatures. But then white is a mixture of every colour on the planet. :)

tinypliny writes at 06:21:19 11/17/11 - Comment #66213: White reminds of my old workplaces too much. ;-) Why not go a bit off-white, if that is the direction you are headed?

tinypliny writes at 06:19:42 11/17/11 - Comment #66212: HEY! is that the former tanning salon?? But they had eye popping yellow walls (also on my super-likey! list)

one of my favourite professors has that green on his walls. I always lingered on in his office just a little longer because it's just so awesome. I cannot make out what exact shade of green that is but I would like it more saturated and more bright.

tinypliny writes at 06:15:46 11/17/11 - Comment #66211: wow, I adore those colours. A couple years back, I briefly considered painting all my walls a bright vivid green (my i2 colour at work). But my idea didn't go down too well with the management. I am also very fond of orange furniture and things in general. :) heh

metalpeter writes at 06:15:24 11/17/11 - Comment #66210: I like the orange but the yellow greenish is kinda wacky.... But it is better then white .... Of course this is going to be a professional place so you have to have professional colors that match your business cards.....

heidi writes at 06:00:24 11/17/11 - Comment #66208: It's on Franklin, right off Allen. I can't imagine having to work within those colors, although the partner-to-be-named-later finds white to be too glaring, which is the color it will be painted. The prior tenant's desks are even orange. Ew!