I'm fresh back from the local IIDA Chapter's GreenWorld event. A lot of local interior designers getting the latest info on sustainable products and services to take back to their clients. Ray Anderson of Interface and InterfaceFlor fame was the keynote. Gobs of people, great food, and good work all around.
In other news...I've decided it's time to take up another language. I've always tried to learn a bit of the local language when I travel - and have gone pretty far with Russian, Spanish, German, and French - so I figured it's time to learn a local language here in Seattle, one that goes way back...Lushootseed, the language of the Duwamish Tribe whose land Seattle was founded on, as well as other Puget Sound tribes. I've purchased several books, a dictionary, and have found several great online resources so here goes. The alphabet and grammar are quite different so I have a lot of work ahead. I've started with ten phrases, "hello, how are you" and such so I'm looking forward to slowly growing my vocabulary.
