What’s It All About, Alfie?

First, I want to say thank you for reading and that I hope you find something that interests you. Memo.ryecroft is a collection of commentary on various bits of my life and other ‘interestingness’ that I stumble across.

I am currently an Oklahoma ‘architect’ living and working in New York City, so it would be safe to expect that themes of Gotham, architecture, urbanity and sustainability will be the primary influence on my writing. I’m also married to a wonderful and beautiful woman who is a graphic designer and fashionista. Our shared obsessions with typography, grid layouts, and the perfectly cut suit will also make guest appearances in my collection of awkward prose.

I hope that my background and current experience can offer up a unique perspective on life, architecture, urban design and the other issues that cross my path.

Topics that hold my attention also revolve around my interest in finding a good watch; sketching; drawing; photography; typography; social networks (reality, not virtual); Classic European sports cars; urban history; American history; history in general; Miles Davis, classic country, film scores and big band/swing music; French milled lemon verbena soap; Vespa scooters and Triumph motorcycles; vintage bicycles; anything that Brooks Saddles produces; the word ‘urbane’; simplicity in everyday experiences; the hope of experiencing Paris and Copenhagen; English and French modernism; Italian futurism; pens and pencils by Kaweco, Staedtler and Rotring; bespoke anything, but specifically handmade clothing and shoes; navy blue; grey; pea coats; shaker style; old hardware stores; Ray-Ban aviator glasses; a well tailored suit and the perfect ensemble of shirt, jeans, and blazer; the crackles and hisses of an old record on a turn-table; enjoying the love of an amazing and wonderful woman and the smell of  perfume on her skin.

And now, more than ever, I don’t have “a plan.”

If this is your first time here, please check the recent posts on the front page or browse the archives – you’ll find a full list of tags and a list of selected entries that will give you a sense of what the site is about. But if you’re feeling particularly lucky, you could start by checking out a random entry.

I should point out that the views expressed on this site are my own, not those of my employer, family members, or anybody else. These views are mine, and I sincerely thank you for reading.