ignorance spreads lies...
I think I am losing more and more faith in mankind. I'm just so disgusted with the existance of people right now. I can't even begin to explain
why. I just hate people right now. And I guess I'm pissed off about a variety of things...
...one thing I am pissed about is the city of Detroit. The Detroit Free Press ran a couple of articles yesterday about the state of Detroit's
buildings. For the first time in my life...I realized all these vacant buildings in Detroit...they have owners. I know, a big thing to overlook...
but I just never thought about it. The city didn't have the resources [as the population fled] to keep up on the owners of buildings. They didn't
have the resources to fine these people...to take them to court...for not taking care of their property. One of the buildings profiled talked about
how it was owned by three different people---two of which live in NYC. The building is an apartment building. Windows are broken. Elevators are broken (but
one was operating...by hand crank held together by a wire hanger). And I got fuming pissed when I read this. HOW DARE these people! And I find it especially
convenient that many of the people who own these buildings don't even live in the city of Detroit. The city is in shambles because of assholes who own these
buildings not doing what they should be doing. One guy bought a building for $200,000 and hasn't done shit to it and wants to see it for a couple million. They
all think property values are going to go up...so in the meantime, they let these historic buildings ruin. The thing is...if no one invests money (say, to fix these
buildings up)...property values aren't going to increase!
There was also a story about the David Whitney building. When I was in architecture school, Jonsara and Lorella took us to this building on various occasions. The
article said that there was no running water and the building is in some sad shape. It kind of scared me...because I sat on the lobby floor a couple of times
to draw. I took an elevator up to like the 8th floor to use the bathroom. I took the stairs to get down. And then I stopped...I was really confused. How did I use a
bathroom in a building that has no water? Maybe I was confusing buildings. Then I read on...turns out in 1999, the building was rented to MGM Grand for training and
hiring purposes for the Casino. Ahhh...it came back to me. I wasn't losing my mind. The building itself was kind of scary...but it has so much potential. Like I said, I took
the elevator up to some floor to use the bathroom. We were instructed to go up the elevator. Boys could use the bathroom on some certain floor, girls were to use the bathroom on the
floor above. The boys got off the elevator...and me and one other girl went to the bathroom. We went back to the elevator...only to find that there was no button or
something. We found the stairs and took the stairs all the way down. It was kind of scary. But stuff like that is always great because you remember it. And I remember going
down those stairs...and laughing about how silly the whole situation was. I have a couple of drawings I did in there...but I am very shy about sharing my work. I don't have
any confidence in my artistic ability...
Anyway, that's it to the right. I wanted more of a variation in the ribbon lengths...but you sometimes have to compromise when you work in groups. The stuff hanging from the
strings is boxes of Orbit gum. Even though there were certain things I hated about architecture school...there was one good thing that came out of it: the critiques. When all
our projects were done, we would present them and then people would comment...point out positives...talk about things they would change or explore. I think I freaked out
because I didn't have this for this project and everyone's was way more elaborate and I always feel like people are lying when they say, "Aw! That's so cute!" Like it's some
sort of pity for your stuff sucking.
Yes. I lack confidence.
So I could hardly believe the news yesterday about the crane accident in Toledo. We went through that construction many times last spring and summer during the Pearl Jam tour.
We joked that they are building a monorail. Because that's what it looks like. I have a great respect for iron workers...so it saddens me. And then the bad news didn't stop there
last night...some bonehead shot two Detroit police officers after being pulled over for a traffic violation. Both the police officers were so young. See, this is why people suck.
...and that is why I was so pissed off on Friday. We had our first project due in Vis Merch. At the time, I thought our project did not turn out well. I like seriously
just wanted to put my head under my pillow and cry for hours. The whole idea was my concept (though it started off with a pink theme and an entirely different word). So when
my group was kinda...not thrilled with the results...I felt like crap. I took pictures for my portfolio...and later in the day I went and looked at them...and I was like...
it didn't turn out that bad. In fact, I liked it ('cept the letters were crooked). It's simple. I hate complicated things. Keep shit clean and simple. That's my motto.
