Nerd, Geek or Dork? Find out.

Alright, my smarty-pants of a husband sent me a link to a test. The much-debated... is Melanie really a Dork? can finally be solved.

I call myself a dork, but, somewhere deep inside have viewed myself as a geek...

well, the official call is PURE NERD!

56 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 17% Dork

Alrighty then.

From the site:
For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.

The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.

Now, compared to others of my Age and Gender:
I scored higher than 42% on nerdiness
I scored higher than 61% on geekosity
I scored higher than 15% on dork points

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Very Valuable Variable: get a grip on Mtext

Variable: CENTERMT

from AutoCAD help:

Controls how grips stretch multiline text that is centered horizontally. CENTERMT does not apply to stretching multiline text by using the ruler in the In-Place Text Editor.

0 - When you move a corner grip in centered multiline text, the center grip moves in the same direction, and the grip on the opposite side remains in place

1 - When you move a corner grip in centered multiline text, the center grip stays in place, and both sets of side grips move in the direction of the stretch

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Work or Art? Erm... Work OF Art

Check out this local upcoming art show at the Atrium Gallery...

The artist is Leila Daw: The show will feature both large scale and small mixed media works presenting her themes of mapping and geographical imagery. Several pieces are multi-part unstretched panels, and also included are modular small works in grid arrangements.

Daw is well known for her layered, complex work on paper and canvas often depicting illusions to topographical features, incorporating both real and imagined elements.

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New Facilities Management and FMDesktop Resource

I am happy to announce that the augi forums have added the following new areas just for us Facilities Management people...

Facilities Management General - general discussion topics pertaining to practices and FM issues.

and the following forums pertaining to FMDesktop software:

Facility Manager
Facility Link
Facility Request
Facility Web
FMDesktop Wishlist

Big thanks to Forum Manager, Mike Perry and the web staff for bringing this about.

There are a handful of threads in these forums, so, please, check them out and add to the content, share your thoughts with other FM'ers out there.
(pss, one of the threads contains a list of free fm course handouts available for download!)

Don't forget your other FM peer to peer resources on the web:

Autodesk Facilities Management General Forum
Autodesk FM Desktop Forum

FM Desktop User Group International forum

FM Forum.org

CADville's FM forum

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Federal Facilities Council Forum: A Cultural Revolution

Advisors to the nation on Science, Engineering and Medicine, that's the FFC. Their goal: to identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal.

These guys have got the gist... noticed the trends... saw the bandwagon coming over the horizon...
Building models are becoming more practical and useful. The coucil speculates that intelligent models will benefit information gathering, planning and maintenance, saving money across many different stages of facilities planning, construction and use.

They'll be staging a forum on October 31st: to showcase projects and initiatives that implement interoperable data solutions, improve decision making on capital and operations and maintenance programs, and enhance design and construction programs; to review the resultant contractual and programmatic changes to business processes; and to announce and review the initial U.S. National Building Information Model (BIM) standard.

So. Obviously I'd like to hear from anyone who might be attending this forum. Or, as always discuss anything related to BIM and FM whether you work in government facilities or any other kind.

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Autocad Express Cool: XLIST

How can I see an object's properties within an xref?

So, you've got an external reference and want to see just what it's made of.

Say there's sort of an obscure block and you want to know it's name, or you want to continue with the same standard of layer placement... just type XLIST and select the entity in question and you'll be presented with the Object Type, Block Name, Layer, Color and Linetype.

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US Labor Day Meme

Alright, Robin Capper tagged me with this Labor Day Meme. I'm always up for a little fun and games so here goes...

1. Are you craving anything and if so, what?

I am craving some Hot Wings. I haven't had any in a while and it just sounds good.

2. What is the weather outside, and do you wish it would change?

It's getting on into evening. Probably around 75 degrees, so not too bad. I wouldn't change it at all.

3. What two web sites do you think you will go to next after you are finished here?

AUGI ! of course
blogher.org to keep up with other blogging ladies
+ several hundred, okay, fine, dozen RSS feeds

4. Do you wish you were somewhere else and if so, where?

I’d like to be on a plane to Ireland. Hey, I like chilly rainy greenery. :-D

5. Do you wish you were someone else, and if so, who?

I'd be me... only richer and better looking. ;)

I tag... well, anyone else who wants to play.

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