Thursday's Post on Friday!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but life here has been running smoothly (finally) and between work and the weather I haven't been getting out much with my camera.  What I could use are some days off so I can plan trips.  I just learned a friend from architecture school (Nuala) got a late placement in Freiburg near Switzerland so I would like to go visit her there.  I'm going to try and negotiate with my boss to work an extra week and then take those days off during the fall. 

This morning I biked to the tax office to get my social security number.  They managed to fit me in (luckily, since I was supposed to have an appointment) and now I have a sofinummer which means I can open a bank account and get paid.

Maya managed to find her way to work this morning.  Her office is actually moving within a month to a location closer to downtown and closer to our apartment, so she got lucky today too.

Tonight I went with Maya and Gavino to an interesting lecture from visiting MIT professor Anne Spirn on urban landscaping.  Quite interesting, but I don't think I want to be an urban planner. I do, however, now want to read Language of Landscape (1998) and The Death and Life of the Great American Cities (1961).