Got Alcohol?
September 28, 2007 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Home & Living
I’m not talking about a raging kegger (sorry keg fans) parties have their place but I’m talking nice sophisticated conversations about beer and wine.
Well, the Home & Dining Channel here at b5media has two new amazing blogs for those of you who jump for joy come Oktoberfest, dream of being married at a vineyard, or maybe even like a little wine with breakfast.
Our two newest blogs, Behind the Vines and Brew Ha Ha will cover all that and so much more.
I’m more of a coffee girl myself but still, in honor of the new blogs I did think I might try and bring a little drunken pleasure to Offbeat today. But you know; I used up my one and only alcohol shaped building back on Labor Day. With that in mind I thought I’d be serious for once and address the very real issues of alcohol and judgment.
It’s well know that we should not drink and drive (right folks) but a lesser known fact is that one should not drink and plan architectural projects. You could end up with ideas like this…
Or this…
Or this!
You might even go smack crazy and decide that building rows and rows of look-alike McMansions will make all your dreams come true.
I just love big old land grubbing homes… Let’s take a closer look. This one is awesome!
Yup alcohol enhanced… I can tell.
So, if you promise to drink wisely and think before you build than go ahead and visit Behind the Vines and Brew Ha Ha. Both are smart, interesting, and nicely free of bad architectural ideas — all stellar qualities in a blog.
The love me disclaimer: Before you get on here and yell or try to argue the merits of say, the former PLOT architects let me just point out that I in fact love almost all structures and ideas including other PLOT items. I even love structures made of poop, cartoons, and spam. These building above simply rub me the wrong way. Sorry my opinion. I know there’s stuff you don’t like.
On the other hand, if you feel like leaving a comment that says I suck for hating cookie cutter McMansions by all means feel free — we both know I’m right anyhow.
you mean people really buy Mcmansions? Aeound here they just sit empty until the builder goes bankrupt and the bank sells them with 0 down..and a balloonmortgage..that way, you know, they can keep the cycle going indefinitely. sell, foreclose, market…sell, foreclose, market..
hey, it works for us.
Can you see a guy going into a trailer park, looking at a 2 bedroom singlewide, and asking if he can supersize that, and walking out with a deed to a mc mansion?
Yeah…I am so tired from this week that my brain is weirder than normal..sorry
That’s part of the whole mansion issue. They’re being built and yet not utilized at all. Not that one family could fully utilize this big a home — but at least something. So, the homes are basically just eating up footprints and resources. It’s a waste and a shame on the people building them. I just keep hoping people will realize that they need exactly what they need and that more is excess and harmful.
what chaffs me is when they go in and raze a street of vintage homes to build the things..
not htat I haev a hting against big houses..remember, ours is 4300 sq ft.
But we live in every inch of it..and when we have a spare room it is usually occupied by someone that needs it at some point..
If you live in every square inch of it than no problem. My issue is with people who disregard the use it up theory. I know various folks who use too much and it drives me nuts. I know one couple who has something like six bedrooms, four baths, 2 kitchens, full basement, 2 living rooms, family room, etc… for TWO people. That’s a huge waste. Now if they had six kids or something I’d understand but how it stands it’s just a gross error of judgment. AND they are not the only couple / family I know that acts like this.
I know you’re cool Marye. You need room for all those kids and cookies