New Teams, Birthday Celebrations, and Baseball Battles: A Two-Week Recap Jace(CCA)

Weeks 9-10: Navigating New Horizons – Embracing Change and Celebrations

Week 9: March 17 - March 21

Monday:

• The week kicked off with the usual weekly scheduling meeting, setting the stage for upcoming tasks.
• Sat in on a wayfinding greenway project meeting, discussing strategies for guiding movement through Harris County’s landscapes.
• Wrapped up the day with a one-on-one session with the studio lead, getting valuable insights into workflow and expectations.

Tuesday:

• Attended the staff meeting to get updates on various projects.
• Had a project meeting focused on developing sections for a new Harris County greenway. Tasked with rendering and bringing these visions to life.

Wednesday:

• Finalized and rendered five sections for a 9 AM presentation.
• Reviewed client feedback and implemented necessary updates.
• Developed an enlargement plan for a particular section to better understand its relationship with the surrounding site.

Thursday:

• Addressed redlines and refinements from the previous day’s work.
• Wrapped up the enlargement plan and then revisited planting guidelines I had worked on earlier, updating the planting addendum to reflect new specifications.

Friday:

• The office runs on a three-team structure, and the intern program rotates interns between teams to get a broader experience. Today was my turn to switch teams.

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Weekend (March 22 - March 24): Birthday Celebrations, Baseball, and Big Bites

Friday Evening:

• Marlaux and two of my closest childhood friends came into town to celebrate my birthday. We kicked off the weekend with dinner and LSU baseball.

Saturday:

• Morning started with coffee for them (Black Hole Coffee House), while I kept it simple.
• Breakfast from a taco food truck—a solid, quick, no-frills meal.
• Spent the late morning exploring Hermann Park, taking in the scenery before heading to the Houston Zoo. Monkeys were still elite.
• Lunch at Truth BBQ—easily one of the best BBQ meals I’ve had yet.
• The evening was spent watching more LSU baseball, and we randomly took a late-night detour for Dubai chocolate (which ended up being a regret).

Sunday:

• The Houston Rodeo was the main event for the day.
• Shared an elote in a cup with Marlaux while we walked around. Rode a gondola to get a view of everything.
• Lunch at Shake Shack before saying goodbye to everyone.
• Ended the weekend resetting for the week ahead and watching more LSU baseball.

My gift from Marlaux(fav movie series)

sea lion...had a really cool exhibit

Was close to joining them

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Culinary Chronicles (Week 9 Edition)

• Cadente
• Food: 8/10 – Mexican food never misses. The queso was next level, and I had a steady supply of Coke Zero.
• Environment: 7/10 – The place was packed, definitely a go-to spot.
• Black Hole Coffee House
• Food: 5/10 – Just had a store-bought mango smoothie. It was fine.
• Environment: 5/10 – Small and crowded, not much seating.
• Taco Food Truck
• Food: 5/10 – Decent and fast. Got the job done.
• Environment: 2/10 – Just a lady and her truck.
• Houston Zoo
• Food: 10/10 – Nothing beats a Coke slushy on a hot day.
• Environment: 10/10 – Primates bring peace.
• Truth BBQ
• Food: 9/10 – The two-meat combo was incredible. Sides were A1.
• Environment: 8/10 – 30-40 min wait, but the meal was worth it.
• Dubai Chocolate
• Food: 1/10 – I don’t like Dubai chocolate.
• Environment: 1/10 – Drove forever, line was long, and someone was lurking by my car.
• Houston Rodeo: Corn Stand
• Food: 5/10 – Just elote in a cup, nothing game-changing.
• Environment: 6/10 – Classic fair vibes, nice weather.
• Shake Shack
• Food: 6/10 – Burgers always hit, but the truffle fries were garbage.
• Environment: 2/10 – No self-serve refills, and the worker looked personally offended when I asked for one.

Someone sent me this... finally getting some recognition 

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Week 10: March 24 - March 28

Monday:

• Officially started with a new team, adjusting to their weekly scheduling meetings.
• Capstone research throughout the day.
• Took a trip to drop off a package for a project.

Tuesday:

• Worked on a planting diagram, organizing which seasons would bring which colors and blooms.
• Began redlines for a construction document.

Wednesday:

• Continued refining redlines.
• Made a trip to pick up sample pool materials for a project.
• Witnessed a van’s tire explode on the highway. It was straight out of Fast & Furious. Dodging tire chunks was an unexpected highlight of the day.
• Back at the office, worked on a builder fence exhibit for a master-planned community, mapping out where different fences would be placed.

Thursday:

• Wrapped up redlines for one of the master-planned community packages.
• Developed a street tree exhibit—same concept as the fence exhibit, just replacing fences with trees.

Friday:

• Half-day! Finished the street tree exhibit, then spent the rest of the time reading blogs until it was time to leave.
• Checked out the questions for my internship spotlight coming up in April.

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Culinary Chronicles (Week 10 Edition: Meal Plan Mode)

• Since I started the food portion of the blog, I've transitioned onto a new meal plan that I eat every day. So, here is some insight on that. If someone is interested in my macros, I can get you that info too.

a perfect scoop.

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LSU Baseball Update (Week 10 Series vs. Mississippi State)

LSU swept Mississippi State, bouncing back from the Texas series loss.

• Game 1 (Thursday): LSU started rocky—Kade Anderson struggled early, but the offense carried them to a 7-5 win.
• Game 2 (Friday): Dominant performance from Eyanson and Evans, securing a 6-1 win.
• Game 3 (Saturday): LSU completed the sweep with an 8-4 victory, thanks to solid hitting and improved pitching. Shores even took a ball to the face and finished the inning.

This puts LSU back on track heading into tougher SEC matchups.

 

new desk.