So you may be asking yourself why you are reading a blog you thought was to deal with architecture and urbanism, yet the very first post is titled 'Life Without Buildings'. Well, let me explain. I thought I would start this journey off with a simple story about a conversation between friends that occurred last night after a few brews at a local establishment.
First, a side note must be made that I am on a constant quest to discover the perfect title for my first big book deal (coming soon). Many of these may be ridiculous, however I firmly believe they will all be wildly popular, so don't get any ideas of stealing these gems and slandering my epiphany of the day.
Ok, on to the story. I believe this idea first came to me while looking around at a particularly disjointed crowd one afternoon while riding the El somewhere. I thought to myself, "why is it that some people seem to be having the time of their life while trapped in this metal transport device while the person sitting next to them appears as if their dog just died?" Which led to a long 'train' of thought as to how my fellow travelers and I all ended up in this train car together, at the moment all going in the same direction, yet clearly each on a distinctly individual path.
So, fast forward a few weeks to a group of friends at a friendly neighborhood pub. After a few beers, I thought it appropriate to yell, 'hey did you guys ever think about how our lives would be different if all these buildings weren't here?' To my surprise, one of my friends took me up on the philosophical debate, and we spent a good deal of the next hour pondering how buildings tend to blur into the background of our daily lives, yet in their own quiet way really dictate nearly everything we do in daily life.
As you can tell, I can ramble on about such topics pretty much endlessly, which is what I intend to do through the use of this handy little blog. I hope to delve into some actual facts and knowledge about this great city and the others I intend to experience in the future. However, often I will just spout my own theories about 'post-institutionalized' life. Often (as you can tell) my ramblings will contain disjointed theories and random facts and ideas I come across from day to day. Basically, I graduated from college, and miss theorizing about mundane things all the time. Who's with me?
First, a side note must be made that I am on a constant quest to discover the perfect title for my first big book deal (coming soon). Many of these may be ridiculous, however I firmly believe they will all be wildly popular, so don't get any ideas of stealing these gems and slandering my epiphany of the day.
Ok, on to the story. I believe this idea first came to me while looking around at a particularly disjointed crowd one afternoon while riding the El somewhere. I thought to myself, "why is it that some people seem to be having the time of their life while trapped in this metal transport device while the person sitting next to them appears as if their dog just died?" Which led to a long 'train' of thought as to how my fellow travelers and I all ended up in this train car together, at the moment all going in the same direction, yet clearly each on a distinctly individual path.
So, fast forward a few weeks to a group of friends at a friendly neighborhood pub. After a few beers, I thought it appropriate to yell, 'hey did you guys ever think about how our lives would be different if all these buildings weren't here?' To my surprise, one of my friends took me up on the philosophical debate, and we spent a good deal of the next hour pondering how buildings tend to blur into the background of our daily lives, yet in their own quiet way really dictate nearly everything we do in daily life.
As you can tell, I can ramble on about such topics pretty much endlessly, which is what I intend to do through the use of this handy little blog. I hope to delve into some actual facts and knowledge about this great city and the others I intend to experience in the future. However, often I will just spout my own theories about 'post-institutionalized' life. Often (as you can tell) my ramblings will contain disjointed theories and random facts and ideas I come across from day to day. Basically, I graduated from college, and miss theorizing about mundane things all the time. Who's with me?
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