A Slow Start

I’m a little slow on the start here, and actually likely won’t really get going until after April 1st when my one very short term off from my master’s degree is [regrettably] over. My goal is to use Write-a-Go-Go between April 1st and June 1st to help me get some of the chapters written [yeah, my goal is pretty loose, I know]. I’m a student in historic preservation and the thesis is scholarly [or so I hope, I don't want to see it sit on a shelf collecting dust for decades like so many others--but don't we all want something bigger?] It’s all about the federal role in preserving historic downtown structures using Union Station Tacoma, Washington as a big ol’ case study. Add to that a dose of “do new security requirements make it too difficult to rehabilitate and renovate old buildings for uses such as courthouses?” and hopefully it’ll turn into something.

A little more about me. I’m also planning a wedding [June 23, 2007] and am deep in the throes of that, and I’m a graphic/publications designer working in marketing at my university’s student union. I’m in my mid-20’s and just plain tired of being a student, so motivation for writing this thesis has been hard to come by. I’ve got undergrad degrees in architecture and environmental design and with the exception of the 10 week term I just took off, I’ve actively been a student for 21 years [starting in kindergarten]. It seems so ridiculous when I think of it in those terms. At any rate, I’m glad to be joining this crowd!

-The Bon