Mike Devonshire <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <<Having spent the last three weeks reading five of this year's in preparation for the "weekend of thesis defense" they tend to send me to dreamland immediately z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z... Twybil>> Ahhhh, yes, the days of reckoning... I was lucky enough to go through that hell twice, and go through the hell of a one-on-one defense against Bob Stern after my thesis drawings were done -- believe me, no picnic, especially trying to enlighten him on Minneapolis architecture and preservation.... In the end though, I was vindicated when he said something to the effect of "now, that's how a design thesis should be done..." Good luck with the new crop! Churchmouse (and still the Shubert Theatre Queen) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com