Two years ago, I came across this set of questions via Alex's blog. My archives are still not up past a year ago so I can't tell you how I got to it– just that it was through his site. For the last two years, I've looked forward to answering them again. This is my… Continue reading 2006: A look back
Month: December 2006
2006: a look back
Two years ago, I came across this set of questions via Alex’s blog. My archives are still not up past a year ago so I can’t tell you how I got to it– just that it was through his site. For the last two years, I’ve looked forward to answering them again. This is my… Continue reading 2006: a look back
If you come tomorrow
If you come today… This is the best song ever and will forever remind me of the summer in Bangalore. Rajkumar was a native of Bangalore, in my neighborhood, Sadashivanagar. He achieved a nearly godlike status. When he died in April, several days of riots broke out in the city–there was still a broken window… Continue reading If you come tomorrow
So. Vox. Hi.
I've not been posting as frequently as I used to on Girlwonder. I chalked it up to just being busy, but more of it had to do with the fact that it's just plain out there on the Net. My students find it.The people reading my applications to Ph.D. programs could Google me and come… Continue reading So. Vox. Hi.
Final review at 1:30 — done!
Please to cross your fingers for me, to send good thoughts, to wish me well. At 1:30, I give my final semester presentation. It’s been an exhausting week, between long papers and my first Ph.D. application (and more than that–I’ll post later). But. Think well of me at 1:30. This is the most exhausting presentation… Continue reading Final review at 1:30 — done!
An history of wrong footing
“NB* The socially delightful usefulness of responsive architecture has only recently gathered an establishment smart gloss and in so doing has cheapened the tight nice original usage of the very word—responsive.” –Cedric Price, “AN HISTORY OF WRONG FOOTING—THE IMMEDIATE PAST,” undated. Generator Folio DR1995:0280:65, 1/5, Cedric Price Archives, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. Cedric Price… Continue reading An history of wrong footing
The books on the desk, the thesis draft chapter
In lieu of giving you something to read that I’m working on, I’ll show you what I’m reading… the list now includes Alice in Wonderland, Nietzsche’s Gay Science, Johan Huizinga’s Homo Ludens, Karl Popper’s Open Society and its Enemies, and a whole bunch of books on art and cybernetics from the 60s. These don’t include… Continue reading The books on the desk, the thesis draft chapter
Time and braveness
Use time well. Use time creatively. Don’t trap time. Don’t let time slip away. Don’t be scared. Be brave. This quote from Cedric Price Opera is in the Jude Kelly section on page 87. I’m not sure whether she said it but rather hope Cedric Price instead did. Kind words for me, as I write… Continue reading Time and braveness