The WhereProject

2005

  • Weekend Ramblings

    Weekend Ramblings

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    After a week stuck in front of computer and in workshops, I let myself wander a bit this weekend. The weather was beautiful and I realized how important rambling, both geographically and intellectually, is for my mental health and for my academic work. When I get out in the city and when give my research…

  • Walk with Me – a Stroll Thorugh LA

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    On May 15th, the artist behind the project Walk with Me will set from her home in Echo Park on foot with the goal of walking all of LA before she returns. Along the way, she plans to document her explorations with a vblog. This made me think of my time with Sara and Brian…

  • Locative art events in Boston this month

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    An article in today’s Boston Globe ("All over the map: New technology inspires projects that are redefining the artistic landscape") alerted me to several locative events happening as part of the Boston Cyberarts Festival 2005 (April 22 through May 8). The schedule is listed under GPS and Satellite Imagery Programs. In particular, I hope to…

  • Cowboy Songs in Cambridge

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    Thursday night I met up with Charlotte to hear the legendary Ramblin’ Jack Elliott play at the legendary Club Passim in Cambridge. The show was more talk than music, but I enjoyed traveling with Jack as he rambled from one ancecdote to the next: seeing Roy Rogers as child in New York; playing gigs in…

  • Navigating a Changing Boston

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    Saturday evening Paula had her book release party at Meze Estiarorio, a great Greek restaurant in Charlestown. As I walked to the restaurant, I was struck by the view of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. I had often seen it before from other angles–mostly while driving–but never from the this vantage point (this…

  • From the PPS Newsletter: Cars, Trucks Protest Against Placemaking

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    Cars, Trucks Protest Against PlacemakingFearful of losing their long dominance of the streets, millions of autos stage massive park-ins in public spaces around the nation to protest pedestrians and alternative modes of transportation.This article came my way today via Shin-pei from the Project for Public Spaces. It would do The Onion proud.

  • A Reseach Excursion to Berkeley

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    While I was in San Francisco, Pica contacted me to let me know she and Numenius would be in Berkeley on Saturday and wondered if I would have time to get together. I was glad they took the initiative because it turned out the conference was winding down and I was looking for an excuse…

  • Familar Topographies

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    Sometimes a place just fits, like it was custom-designed for a particular moment and state of mind. Yesterday morning this place was the basement of City Lights bookstore in a section entitled “Topo/Graphies” where I found myself during my last few hours in San Francisco, a city where I’ve come to feel at home in…

  • On Failing to Stay Depressed in San Francisco

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    I’ve been in a bit of funk since I got to San Francisco, perhaps because of the time difference, the long flight, or the head cold I’ve been fighting for a few days. Or maybe the conference is forcing me to dwell on how I’m going to finishing my dissertation this year and where I’ll…

  • Getting Settled in San Francisco

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    Last night I arrived in San Francisco after along day of travelling and a hectic week. The CCCC conference began this morning and I was there bright and early for a morning workshop on blogging. At noon I met up with Jarrett from Creature of the Shade for my fourth installment in the "conversations with…