http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:44:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34474 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34474#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:44:01 +0000 Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34474 absolutely right, LM. Just a nice green field and some trees. Fuck architects, fuck developers and all these stupid, greedy people. The trite answer would be 'but then the terrorists would have won'. No the terrorists did win, by showing us all up to be a bunch of arrogant, venal people, all looking to exploit this tragedy to our own ends - from the bloodthirsty Cheney, Wolfowitz et al and the 'Project for a new American Century' to chancers like me, seeing this as an opportunity, a shortcut to the success we're so sure is our birthright. To be honest, I never did submit my design, after however many long long nights over many many months I spent working on it. The noble reason being that I was so disgusted by how this event had been so utterly distorted and misused by the right (and by myself) and not wanting any part of it; the realistic reason being that I knew I didn't have a chance and didn't think it worth the hundred bucks or whatever on the courier charge to NYC when almost certainly my presentation boards would just be making a brief detour to the design committee before ending up in Fresh Kills with all the other WTC detritus. It was enough for me to have done it (and sure, it's a nice addition to my portfolio). Anyway, I'm taking down that page as I'm sure that anybody who wants to see it has done so, and also I'm sure that neither Choire or Balk, and certainly not that hardass David Cho want their fine website to be used by losers like me as a vehicle for personal promotion... or in my case I'm sure, personal demotion.]]> absolutely right, LM. Just a nice green field and some trees. Fuck architects, fuck developers and all these stupid, greedy people. The trite answer would be 'but then the terrorists would have won'. No the terrorists did win, by showing us all up to be a bunch of arrogant, venal people, all looking to exploit this tragedy to our own ends - from the bloodthirsty Cheney, Wolfowitz et al and the 'Project for a new American Century' to chancers like me, seeing this as an opportunity, a shortcut to the success we're so sure is our birthright. To be honest, I never did submit my design, after however many long long nights over many many months I spent working on it. The noble reason being that I was so disgusted by how this event had been so utterly distorted and misused by the right (and by myself) and not wanting any part of it; the realistic reason being that I knew I didn't have a chance and didn't think it worth the hundred bucks or whatever on the courier charge to NYC when almost certainly my presentation boards would just be making a brief detour to the design committee before ending up in Fresh Kills with all the other WTC detritus. It was enough for me to have done it (and sure, it's a nice addition to my portfolio). Anyway, I'm taking down that page as I'm sure that anybody who wants to see it has done so, and also I'm sure that neither Choire or Balk, and certainly not that hardass David Cho want their fine website to be used by losers like me as a vehicle for personal promotion... or in my case I'm sure, personal demotion.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34474/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34396 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34396#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:08:40 +0000 Lionel Mandrake http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34396 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34396/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34240 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34240#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:12:43 +0000 resipsaloquacious http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34240 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34240/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34228 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34228#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:52:40 +0000 Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34228 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34228/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34219 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34219#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:37:29 +0000 Baboleen http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34219 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34219/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34208 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34208#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:19 +0000 HiredGoons http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34208 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34208/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34205 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34205#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:19:54 +0000 Flashman http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34205 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34205/feed 0 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34204 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34204#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:18:41 +0000 lululemming http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34204 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/lets-put-that-wall-back-up-on-wall-street-and-call-it-a-day#comment-34204/feed 0