Have you ever completely lost it at somebody? I came very close today. I had to cut the phone conversation short and go outside for a walk to cool down. Now I am not an easy person to upset, but today I came perilously close to hopping into my car, driving to Virginia, grabbing an architect by the shoulders, shaking her violently, and screaming, "This is not a gallery we're talking about! It's a *&#@%$^ A/V closet! Nobody cares if the diffusers are square or round! Why can you not just believe me when I tell you something won't work?! Why must I draw 47 diagrams, sections and elevations just to prove to you that every one of your cockamamie ideas is unusable?! Who made you believe you could be an engineer?! Do you really think you can do my job better than me?! What have I done for you to mistrust me so?! Why can you not believe that when I bring you something, I have made #$%* sure that not only will it work, but it's the best possible solution?!"

Thanks. I feel better now. Now I know how my parents have probably felt from time to time.

I feel the sudden urge to call and personally thank every architect that has not made me want to shoot myself in the face.