http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/Small ideas and random thoughts, usually about the business of civil engineering and technology...by Sarah Cunningham, P.E.enFri, 09 Oct 2009 08:43:52 PDTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/Copy! Share!Sarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)noSmall ideas and random thoughts, usually about the business of civil engineering and technology...by Sarah Cunningham, P.E.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/jH_DkNhgObE/you-know-youre-a-civil-engineer-when.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:46:07 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834b6b88653ef0120a5d2e24e970bScratch that. Here's how you know I'm a civil engineer. As I was reading a book, I came across the following line "The garden is a patch of pebbles and dust screened from the neighboring property..." and immediately spent a...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2009/10/you-know-youre-a-civil-engineer-when.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/cfV3aZqaXqg/then-and-now-four-random-thoughts.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:32:44 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834b6b88653ef0120a623e7ba970cAt my very first full-time engineering job, I never used CAD. My job was to redline plans and hand them off to the drafters. To this day, I admire the talent and skill it takes to create truly beautiful plans...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2009/10/then-and-now-four-random-thoughts.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/6zCw77OsXiE/things-i-wish-i-knew-back-then.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:10:01 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834b6b88653ef0120a570f723970bHere's the advice that I can only wish I'd received as brand new civil engineer back in 1993. (!!!) On Workplace Fashion Just because everyone else around you wears golf shirts and reverse-fit double pleated khakis, or button-down shirts and...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2009/09/things-i-wish-i-knew-back-then.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/pzzTGMRG4LI/road-trip-to-the-roadeo.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:30:55 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834b6b88653ef0120a52fdb4a970cIn my first job out of college, I spent a lot of time working at landfills. This entailed reading thermometers, filling out forms, and trying to prove to the truck drivers, loader operators, and other guys who worked there that...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2009/08/road-trip-to-the-roadeo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/QreZG7tSzkY/iggy-peck-architectand-other-book-club-suggestions.htmlBooksSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:25:39 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-65860723I don't know about you, but lately I've noticed an uptick in news coverage and books about engineering. In the last couple of months alone, NPR has presented stories about stormwater runoff and urban planning and architecture. Some are business-focused,...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2009/04/iggy-peck-architectand-other-book-club-suggestions.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/H0VyHKrHi80/cool-gifts-for-engineers-and-architects-the-2008-list.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:23:59 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-59643016Buying presents for Christmas? Hanukah? Festivus? I'm always looking for cool gifts with an engineering or architecture theme, and here are a few that I love this year: 1. The Gingerbread Architect by Susan Matheson. It's full of blueprints for...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2008/12/cool-gifts-for-engineers-and-architects-the-2008-list.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/d2RSqzwMa6M/on-the-first-day-of-au-my-true-love-gave-to-me.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:54:33 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-59296724The first thing at AU I really want to see, a blogger at breakfast with me. The second thing at AU I really want to see, Free t-shirts and some PlayDoh, and a blogger at breakfast with me The third...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2008/12/on-the-first-day-of-au-my-true-love-gave-to-me.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/Kq6n4VRQKrY/looking-for-me.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:38:50 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-55889460Send emails to scunningham71 at gmail dot com, or follow me on Twitter: I'm scunningham71. If I get my act together, I'll be skulking around LinkedIn and Facebook someday in the near future.http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2008/09/looking-for-me.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/3quL1O6RhFY/closing-credits.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:14:05 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-55716168Things to do when one is no longer required to occasionally think about Civil 3D during normal business hours: 1. Be secretly thrilled about not ever having to recover from another trip to Vegas. 2. Apply for job as a...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2008/09/closing-credits.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCivilChick/~3/4DlBv-osOUM/fast-company-lost-in-the-funhouse.htmlSarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:21:23 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-52996326A simple case study about an owner, a building, an architect, and construction firm turns into a soap opera when you're talking about MIT, a new technology center, Frank Gehry, and Skanska USA. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/lost-in-the-funhouse.html What I liked about this article...http://sarahcunningham.typepad.com/the_civil_chick/2008/07/fast-company-lost-in-the-funhouse.htmlCopy! Share!Sarah Cunningham (for the civil chick)nonadult