Today was day one of the deconstruction. Driving into an empty fairground this morning was more relieving than I can explain. We began the day by discussing the order in which things would be dismantled/numbered/packaged/etc. Chris and I started with the slats in the loft… I do not remember putting that many finish nails into this thing! They were everywhere. The process was pretty painless and we had them packaged quite quickly. Next came the burlap panels and then the posts. Before we knew it, it was 3 o’clock and time to shift into thesis mode. With our RFPs due in a couple of days, we all left early to focus on the assignments happening back on campus.