Designers Journal 9-5-07

I helped an older couple from Savannah arrange their furnishings in their new home. They are really a lovely couple to work with. As with most men, the husband was most concerned with his sound system and making sure it worked to it's best ability. This posed a challenge as his Bose speakers have a speaker in the back that is supposed to bounce off a flat surface (usually a wall) the speakers also could not be place closer than 18" to the t.v. This created a challenge because they have a lot of eclectic pieces of furniture and I wanted to put things on an angle rather than have everything up agains the walls in a rectangle. So we struggled with it for about 45 minutes trying different arrangements and I could tell he was very aggravated with the way the arrangement didnt accomodate his speakers. So, knowing that if I didnt make him happy the whole design was at stake, I tried an arrangement that worked for the speakers and I found a way to still get some items on an angle. It wasnt the optimum result but we were all happy with the end result. Even though I know how to make it look good, if the homeowners cant live with it than it is worthless, they have to be happy first.

I started my spanish class tonight. I learned a lot, it seems impossible to learn right now. There's a married couple in the class that dominate the class and constantly switch the focus of what is being taught. I'm pretty sure one of us will kill them before the class ends.
How do you say "Get a rope!"