Andy Lien

I’ m waxing metformin hydrochloride 500 mg pill poetic here at the office.  Finishing up a website, looking through old emails, making a list of my usernames and passwords…and thinking back on over four years in a foreign industry.  My learning curve was steep, but within a year’s time I was able to rattle off the specs of a luxury home along side the builder and architect.  My love of architecture and aesthetic made this a perfect job for me.  Touching the surfaces, looking inside the walls, poo-pooing choices in artwork…there was always something catching my attention.  And, there was also always something I was learning:

1.)  A Finnish carpenter and a finish carpenter can be one in the same, but they’re still essentially two different concepts.

2.)  What a Lien Waiver is.  Yes, my last name is Lien.  I’ve always been a Lien.  Waiving is not an option.

3.)  Construction drawings should be rolled with the print facing outward, then the unrolled plans won’t curl up as they’re being read.

4a.)  Urine helps copper get its patina faster, especially when arced off a deck at the end of a fancy party.

4b.)  What patina is…other than a funky store of frip-frappery and novelties.

5.)  High heels are not appropriate footwear out in the field.  Ever.  High-heeled sandals are the kiss of death.

6.)  Money does not buy taste.  Actual selection.

7.)  What can separate a good builder from a great one is whether or not all floor transitions are flush, regardless of material or location.

8.)  Even the roughest, gruffest of construction guys tend to be really sweet to the receptionist.  Sometimes it’s best not to let them in on the fact that the receptionist can swear like a sailor, too.

9.)  A Camry on construction sites during Minnesota winters tends to be made the butt of many a joke.

10.)  The cost of a house is directly related to how many different tech systems and remote controls are contained within…as is the chance for those systems running amok.  Sometimes a toilet should just be a toilet…I’d rather mine didn’t wash and dry.

So, before I write a book about it, I will return to my afternoon of tweaking and cleaning.  If you ever want to goon out over architecture and construction, let me know.  I’ll be in withdrawal, I’m sure.