September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006
Ann Richards, former Governor of the state of Texas, passed away this evening after a battle with esophageal cancer.
I’d like to think that, in a parallel universe, this Texas Governor-elected-US-President would have brought us half as much war and radicalism and twice as much warmth and repartee.
A true Texas Character, she’ll be missed.
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 at 11:58pm
Mack Simpson
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We’re moving. We’ve got people officing on top of other people, so we have to go. We’ve simply outgrown our space, and we need newer, fancier, larger, more on-top-of-the-world digs.
And, with the move scheduled for the end of October (yeah, right), it dawned on me I should take some shots of our old/current space before we left it in the hands of a hair salon, or a girls’ school, or whatever it is to become. Because, as great as I’m sure it will be, the new space will take some adjustments from everyone involved and some are sure to miss the old Dieste Harmel home.
For example, while we might be moving into a larger space, I can’t imagine our receptionist will have the room needed to sit far away from our reception flowers should she ever find them, well, frightening. On the other hand, I’m sure Tony and Warren will be happy to escape their concrete-walled cells for the daylight of a 27th-floor view (though some people have made their cells a home).
The new office, being fancy, and downtown, and ruled by such superfluous things as “zoning and safety codes” won’t have the high ceilings many of us love, so no uselessly arty overhangs on the account service floor. I’m sure that won’t stop us from cramming all of our awards into the space, though. There hasn’t been a Fire Marshal born that can prevent an agency from doing that. (Please note we even relish our basketball tournament trophies (bottom left, third shot). And please also note we have even more than what I’ve photographed (god, there are always more). I think we even have a few tucked behind the toilets.)
But space for awards is an essential thing, perhaps even more important than conference rooms or creative pits. After all, creatives can work just about anywhere– even inside garages or behind messy desks. I’m sure our President will have all of that sorted by the time we move, especially the important things like “where will the printers go” and “where will the water cooler be located.”
Some things will simply be impossible to bring with us, though, like our wonderful courtyard with its perpetually stopped-up water features. The rest, like random, staff-created artwork will surely be reborn anew.
We’ve seen some drawings but we’re still not absolutely certain what the new space will look like. I’m sure it will have walls and ceilings and windows and such, at least on the creative floor. The account service floor will probably be in another building altogether. (Kidding, kidding.)
One thing I do know: Matilda won’t fit; she’s too monstrous for the new parking garage.
Oh well. I guess I’ll have some adjustments to make, too.
(I apologize to everyone whose picture I took but who didn’t make it into the post; I was rushed for time and most of what I shot turned out craptastically.)
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006 at 09:07pm
Mack Simpson
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