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LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 1:39 PM On 2009-07-25 08:56, Kiki von Tiki waxed philosophic: I do have a valid question now. Why is it that my sewing machine needle always breaks at the most inopportune time? It's always such a hassle to fix it whilst right in the middle of a crucial part of a project! Is there a divide by zero complication? Thanks for your insight, Your pal, KvT Thanks for participating on this thread in a proper fashion! :lol: The reason a sewing machine needle breaks or tires go flat or pants fall off or breath goes bad at inopportune moments is because these events,whenever they happen AND are noticed are at inopportune times... If they happened during opportune times the event would be glossed over and forgotten... Oft times...these events happen for a reason.. and that reason is to MAKE one STOP and REFLECT... Our subconscious will sometimes notice a problem before the Conscious Mind does... So it's simply a matter of the subconscious affecting an object in the Conscious present to call your attention to it.... On 2009-07-27 12:49, TikiShopPua pleaded: My daughter is a first year interior design student. For her final project in her summer class, she has had to come up with a theme, then design and create a mock-up interior for an elevator. Because she's surrounded by tiki culture all day long in the shop, what else would she design but a tiki/mid-century modern themed elevator! Here's the trouble..she has to name this project. I told her that I know just the one to ask. So, Oh Great, Creative Liloti; what would you call a tiki/mid-century modern themed elevator that the non-tiki/mid-century world would understand? P.S. - Seriously; this project is due tomorrow! My dearest Pua, Thanks for the pressure! i have pondered,not only the name,but also the creative laziness/last minuteresponse of a first year interior design student to a project.BE PREPARED-that Boy Scout's motto has done me well these past few centuries. One of the main skills to learn when designing,is to come up with a name DURING the designing/mockup phase. This way ,one can relax and rest on their laurels after a project is finished...Also,with a name, a theme can be molded to further fit the theme/name. here's what i do at work... get a sheet (or pad) of notebook paper) Buying a sketchbook for all your ideas will eventually help keep them all in one place.... next..find some Tiki?Hawaiian/Polynesian terms and write them down write a few words describing the elevator at the top of the sheet then just write EVERY name or word that comes to mind After it's done,grab a hi-lighter and mark the strongest ones... Whittle it down til you get 3 NOW it's time to ask others..because it's the "normals" who run this world,so it's good to hear their opinions on such matters. Smile and thank them for their help and then PICK THE ONE THAT YOU LIKE THE MOST! Hope this helps for the NEXT project.. As for today's name... PELE-vator 'Eleweka (Hawaiian for Elevator) Tikivator Maluna Malalo (Hawaiian for Up and Down) the Flying Hut the Rising Room Push Button Paradise the Cannibal's Cube Hit the Ground Then Come Around Room Kamehamehavator Tropicelevator.. unfortunately,with work beckoning,this is all i could come up with.. Hope this helps! Tell me how the project went later! :)

On 2009-07-25 08:56, Kiki von Tiki waxed philosophic:
I do have a valid question now.
Why is it that my sewing machine needle always breaks at the most inopportune time? It's always such a hassle to fix it whilst right in the middle of a crucial part of a project! Is there a divide by zero complication?
Thanks for your insight,
Your pal,
KvT

Thanks for participating on this thread in a proper fashion! :lol:
The reason a sewing machine needle breaks
or tires go flat
or pants fall off
or breath goes bad
at inopportune moments
is because these events,whenever they happen AND are noticed
are at inopportune times...
If they happened during opportune times
the event would be glossed over and forgotten...

Oft times...these events happen for a reason..
and that reason is to MAKE one STOP and REFLECT...
Our subconscious will sometimes notice a problem
before the Conscious Mind does...
So it's simply a matter of the subconscious affecting an object in the Conscious present
to call your attention to it....

On 2009-07-27 12:49, TikiShopPua pleaded:

My daughter is a first year interior design student. For her final project in her summer class, she has had to come up with a theme, then design and create a mock-up interior for an elevator. Because she's surrounded by tiki culture all day long in the shop, what else would she design but a tiki/mid-century modern themed elevator! Here's the trouble..she has to name this project. I told her that I know just the one to ask. So, Oh Great, Creative Liloti; what would you call a tiki/mid-century modern themed elevator that the non-tiki/mid-century world would understand?
P.S. - Seriously; this project is due tomorrow!

My dearest Pua,
Thanks for the pressure!

i have pondered,not only the name,but also the creative laziness/last minuteresponse of a first year interior design student to a project.BE PREPARED-that Boy Scout's motto has done me well these past few centuries. One of the main skills to learn when designing,is to come up with a name DURING the designing/mockup phase. This way ,one can relax and rest on their laurels after a project is finished...Also,with a name, a theme can be molded to further fit the theme/name. here's what i do at work...
get a sheet (or pad) of notebook paper) Buying a sketchbook for all your ideas will eventually help keep them all in one place....
next..find some Tiki?Hawaiian/Polynesian terms and write them down
write a few words describing the elevator at the top of the sheet
then just write EVERY name or word that comes to mind
After it's done,grab a hi-lighter and mark the strongest ones...
Whittle it down til you get 3
NOW it's time to ask others..because it's the "normals" who run this world,so it's good to hear their opinions on such matters.
Smile and thank them for their help
and then PICK THE ONE THAT YOU LIKE THE MOST!
Hope this helps for the NEXT project..
As for today's name...

PELE-vator
'Eleweka (Hawaiian for Elevator)
Tikivator
Maluna Malalo (Hawaiian for Up and Down)
the Flying Hut
the Rising Room
Push Button Paradise
the Cannibal's Cube
Hit the Ground Then Come Around Room
Kamehamehavator
Tropicelevator..
unfortunately,with work beckoning,this is all i could come up with..
Hope this helps!
Tell me how the project went later!
:)

Post #472149 by little lost tiki on Mon, Jul 27, 2009 1:39 PM