Monday was weird--only because Christin and Bridget are gone this week. The bullpen (our work space) was awfully quiet without them, but BT came to visit a few times. I worked in Sketchup the whole day; modeling the ceiling and editing the components I've already added. The more I add, the slower my computer (or should I say my dad's) runs.

Tuesday, I felt like a classic intern. I ran errands for my boss because he was booked with meetings all day. It was nice to get out of the office and breathe in the fresh air. I met with a Director of Environmental Services to talk about the redesign of the Methodist restrooms. It's amazing how design has changed since the hospital was built. The tile in the restroom looked like subway tile, and there was a lot of wasted space. I'm excited to give my take on what commercial restrooms should look like and inspire a design through someone else. The rest of the day, I just continued to work on finishing up the inboard toilet design. It's getting closer. The 3ds Max part is going to be interesting, though. For some reason my mouse won't work with the program.

Wednesday, I ordered samples of wood grain laminates and worked on the Sketchup layout of the inboard patient room. I redownloaded 3ds Max because apparently 2013 has a bug that doesn't allow my mouse to work, but 2012 is fine.

Thursday, I continued working on patient room layouts. Christin came in for a couple hours so we could talk to EVS about how our room designs are or aren't going to make the cleaning of the rooms relatively easy. Also, I got in touch with some floor covering manufacturers and ordered some samples. It's amazing how willing these companies are to give out free samples just for the possibility of us placing an order. The most exciting/scary part of the day was when the fire alarms went off. We had to trek down 11 flights of stairs just to find out it was a false alarm, but it was an overall good day!

Friday, I finished the inboard patient room design. It's pretty much complete. There might be a couple of details that need to be changed, but the layout is finished. I still have yet to decide on the manufacturers of the surface finishes, but that's the next phase I guess. Some more samples came in today of flooring material. Two representatives came to our building just to give me a sample book, then two hours later, I received the same book through the mail. If only it were like that for students...

Only 2 weeks left!