>Heh. Whereas I routinely sit over here thinking, I wish I was an
>architect. That would be so boss.
>
>It's a funny old world. :)
>
Because of a past association through my ex-wife, I happen to know that he became an architect because his folks wanted him to, and if nothing else, it gives him the mad skills for the incredible backgrounds and settings he creates. His mom, in particular, was very disappointed when he left to become an artist full time.

You'd make a terrible architect, btw, you listen to people and respect their opinions, even if you disagree. Everyone knows that architects are convinced that they walk on water and that little things like 'reality' routinely disturb their well-designed plans. Like the reality of not being able to run a 3 1/2 inch electrical conduit directly through a 12-inch steel I-beam. I deal with architects all the time, so I know.