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Hood

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About Me

drinking water makes me happyphoto by Mike BrownMIES (yes named after that Mies)ole!Star Trek the next Generation Vice Rear Admiral Jaund"ass"Farinella residenceFarinella residenceSaint Marks (Venice)Taking a little time to smell the 2x4 scraphouse designthe ole hoodLayout made by infamous_chiq at CreateBlog.com .

My Interests

architecture, mid-century-modern, googie architecture, eames, neutra, noguchgi, neil denari, wes jones, doug jackson, grandaddy, earlimart, weezer, the rentals, death cab for cutie, palm springs, case-study homes, industrial design, furniture design, graphic design, exotica music, vinyl, record covers, archigram, ready made, Do it yourself books, handy-man encyclopedias, bossa nova, dwell magazine, dingbats, volkswagens,stationwagons, airstreams, shasta trailers, vintage camping trailers, thrift stores, garage sailing, flea markets, dumpster diving, shuffleboard, any old out dated forms of electronic entertainment such as; old cameras, projectors, video cameras, radios, record players, TV's and record cabinets, bauhaus, danish modern design, space age design, ephemera, space age electronics such as; JVC videospheres, weltron record players or panapets, design.design.design.drawing.design

I'd like to meet:

people with a passion for graphic design, industrial design, architecture, mid-century modern design, music and illustration.really anybody I am an open easy to get along with type of person who always enjoys meeting new people.

Music:

Flotation Toy Warning, Grandaddy, Built to Spill, Death Cab for Cutie, Bloc Party, The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs, The Flaming Lips, The Cribs, The minus 5, Neutral Milk Hotel, Stevedore, Modest Mouse, The Strokes, God Speed You Black Emperor, Boards of Canada, The Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers, Clap your hands say yeah, The Killers, Earlimart, Sunny Day Real estate, OZMA, Weezer, The Rentals, M83, Royksopp, Denny Martin, Les Baxter, Esquivel, George Shearing, Stan Getz, Jimmy Williams, Denny McLain, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Mylo, Air, Aphex Twin, Arctic Monkeys, Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, Bright Eyes, Daft Punk, Pixies, The Violent Femmes, Yann Tiersen, The Postal Service, Radiohead, The Paper Chase, Dismemberment Plan, Schneider TM, She Wants Revenge, Editors, Electric President, Hot Chip, Band of Horses, Halloween Alaska, Styrofoam, The Black Angels, The Presets, Boy Kill Boy, Appleseed Cast, Broken Social Scene, Dios, The Stills, The Prids, Junior Boys, Like a Fox, Solvent

Heroes:

My Dad who personally sacrificed so much to get me through architecture school while he and my mom were splitting up. My Father passed away 6 months after I graduated from college and I feel as though I was never able to repay him for what he did for me.

My Blog

Farinella Residence

So something like 3 or so years we met a women from Tulsa through the Dwell forums. She was looking for someone to talk to about a potential residential remodel in the tulsa area.  A divorce...
Posted by Hood on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:26:00 PST

Bleeding Kansas Music festival pics

Neil, Melissa, Heather and I went to the Bleeding Kansas Music festival August 5th. It was an awesome time had by all, especially during the Broken Social Scene set. A little bit of back ground below ...
Posted by Hood on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:44:00 PST

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Posted by Hood on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:24:00 PST

exterior home project action

Officially spring time has rolled around and with it the myriad of outdoor improvement projects that I have slated for completion this summer. First up...the front yard. I am currently buil...
Posted by Hood on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:14:00 PST

new living room photo

these are the concrete floors after sealing them, i have started stripping and refinishing the mahogany panels on the wall
Posted by Hood on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:12:00 PST

concrete floors

finished removing carpets and sanding the concrete floors, I must admit the drum sander blew away my expectations when it came to sanding concrete. Finished up some patch work this evening, i will san...
Posted by Hood on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

carpet removal

After getting the exterior in somewhat better condition, it is time to tackle the interior. First things first, the carpet has to go! Carpet gets dirty, absorbs odors, retains previous owner...
Posted by Hood on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

pics of the house

So I said I would post some photos of my new house. Here are some before photos i took a couple months ago. Note: the minivan is not mine! The house was built in 1954, designed by architect Donald Hon...
Posted by Hood on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New house

I closed on my first house last Tuesday, since that time I have been busting my ass every night after work cleaning up the exterior. Mowing trimming gettin eatin alive by mosquitos all in the 100 degr...
Posted by Hood on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST