tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74633890171135683012024-02-18T20:56:53.473-08:00Project M 2009 | DetroitJen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-90130302274013796042009-09-14T18:37:00.000-07:002009-09-14T18:41:53.287-07:00patrick swayze? dead at 57? i think not ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb66QPUl35c8BHayMtaQEo9IHvVR4KmLrGxE4nvGtycKVT4smnnQMyrto9zvYCZArOJt7z5v6znxOowsSeBj6f1Vw3LtaJ4JUrJJagajXfQfZ9mHHROIiBSgFSA6UDdpODFxYGCQTMBq4/s1600-h/swayze+rules.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb66QPUl35c8BHayMtaQEo9IHvVR4KmLrGxE4nvGtycKVT4smnnQMyrto9zvYCZArOJt7z5v6znxOowsSeBj6f1Vw3LtaJ4JUrJJagajXfQfZ9mHHROIiBSgFSA6UDdpODFxYGCQTMBq4/s320/swayze+rules.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381503050210726898" /></a>in fact, patrick swayze is alive, well, 23 and living in Marquette, Michigan. I saw him very recently and he was just fine.Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16393273103667833906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-49018483686924595972009-09-13T18:48:00.000-07:002009-09-13T19:01:04.415-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_EcDBPWwOAJ0mgiB8VLpnJlKvFEbXUFJ-g9NZ71IO26HTOkz5NmkO8INrZz-E0j557hBrC8CxGW5Ru7q7uZsIlM4ObyNHw85YvamieMIjMCyd_5ZY4wfd7DnGQnLHEFOsSFDpjyMBws0/s1600-h/tall+ts.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_EcDBPWwOAJ0mgiB8VLpnJlKvFEbXUFJ-g9NZ71IO26HTOkz5NmkO8INrZz-E0j557hBrC8CxGW5Ru7q7uZsIlM4ObyNHw85YvamieMIjMCyd_5ZY4wfd7DnGQnLHEFOsSFDpjyMBws0/s320/tall+ts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136246981064610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuw_Kod7UxnXiwsaH253nvZu8q3k0vpqdiJ-j-vI7zXb3kQfQfuk26PZKy5qVRclLAT7A_TcdPLZSWP35B69q6FlvWZPjIM2ttbMCRI3Qa4a2Zl4tXzqzoPa36MEbOnQlOw05m48RSjEzQ/s1600-h/our+field.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuw_Kod7UxnXiwsaH253nvZu8q3k0vpqdiJ-j-vI7zXb3kQfQfuk26PZKy5qVRclLAT7A_TcdPLZSWP35B69q6FlvWZPjIM2ttbMCRI3Qa4a2Zl4tXzqzoPa36MEbOnQlOw05m48RSjEzQ/s320/our+field.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136234763222114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoef8RmizJzoTSsouOetSMpn8hoIbUJxtz1pt7gv4V0AnjOYhL7QJGnH6SFTElnVrmP6MbwwdzDEAZVRMOu7NYEg9ABqMJ0BKuuHnR1gf98Iyh4QX8O-3KPdy2QzaqgI1uL1bGFdxo_nrK/s1600-h/options+bw.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT2zqJCqT4UlxCfVsETq6v7CVXbx89YRCEE_-jQE1DEmHIuNMo8XrX12rX6XMfADNf8lg-Wr_RXnfqr3J-AwtYkq5yWKy8qK0khVhz7jPB7Bsz862O5e4zS22xQkzdA2m4oMwQvkUilYx/s1600-h/little+house+on+the+prarie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT2zqJCqT4UlxCfVsETq6v7CVXbx89YRCEE_-jQE1DEmHIuNMo8XrX12rX6XMfADNf8lg-Wr_RXnfqr3J-AwtYkq5yWKy8qK0khVhz7jPB7Bsz862O5e4zS22xQkzdA2m4oMwQvkUilYx/s320/little+house+on+the+prarie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381136218715484674" /></a><br />it's interesting that no matter how much thought you give to your goals, how much you dream about them or how much you want them to be real, the best way to achieve your goal is to just do it. <div>you shouldn't think about how your plan could fail, but rather, you should think about what you need to do in order for it to succeed. don't give yourself the option of failing. if negativity is out of sight it's not corrupting your path to completion. don't fear the reaper.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16393273103667833906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-82613644177117125702009-09-12T04:53:00.000-07:002009-09-12T04:55:08.679-07:00Plot 63...Let the games beginCheck this out...more to come.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="video" width="320" height="280" data="http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/video/videoplayer.swf"><param value="http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/video/videoplayer.swf" name="movie"/><param value="&skin=MP1ExternalAll-MFL.swf&embed=true&adSrc=http%3A%2F%2Fad%2Edoubleclick%2Enet%2Fadx%2Ftsg%2Ewjbk%2Fnews%2Fiowa%2Fdetail%3Bdcmt%3Dtext%2Fxml%3Bpos%3D%3Btile%3D2%3Bsz%3D320x240%3Bord%3D97241995749858600%3Frand%3D0%2E25982662310848803&flv=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyfoxdetroit%2Ecom%2Ffeeds%2FoutboundFeed%3FobfType%3DVIDEO%5FPLAYER%5FSMIL%5FFEED%26componentId%3D130584185&img=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia2%2Emyfoxdetroit%2Ecom%2F%2Fphoto%2F2009%2F09%2F11%2Fshoes%5F20090911222207%5F640%5F480%2EJPG&story=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyfoxdetroit%2Ecom%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fbrads%5Fedge%2F090911%5Fhorseshoe%5Fpark" name="FlashVars"/><param value="all" name="allowNetworking"/><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"/></object>Joryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06428343311577181649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-8030365190320942422009-09-08T21:32:00.000-07:002009-09-08T21:46:25.198-07:00...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88GV8UwrnIIrpMT5AYQpA5rJlm3jMBwQRwyWOX3SZ2SssagHYhj4TSV2B5oTNpBcDAXt9hKfu-m9wzDlZnvkpEwdkuOzZOeTw5k_mO2L4YNmS52J039mpd3qwWO2YNE5ntgWSMXY9sIbP/s1600-h/new+home.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88GV8UwrnIIrpMT5AYQpA5rJlm3jMBwQRwyWOX3SZ2SssagHYhj4TSV2B5oTNpBcDAXt9hKfu-m9wzDlZnvkpEwdkuOzZOeTw5k_mO2L4YNmS52J039mpd3qwWO2YNE5ntgWSMXY9sIbP/s320/new+home.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379321302981778434" /></a><br />there is something upon us ... Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16393273103667833906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-54155279259789651652009-09-04T08:27:00.000-07:002009-09-04T08:29:23.766-07:00Elizabeth aka Metropolis Girl wrote about us. Check it out: <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20090903/welcome-to-detroit">http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20090903/welcome-to-detroit</a>Jen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-54237347304841656452009-09-03T11:55:00.000-07:002009-09-03T12:18:32.677-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUS-7iyZDlM-IVzM0JA3CAQS-aOHGxkNn4tRq401gXBUPsbG6dcQP0_DgwF3vZzV9By3MtGrEvtbZEptSxpA-xB69aCwaQsq3ID_tg4FPQAmBC3GJg6qaboGRaIvR_5Kn69Gf1NoN4-LO/s1600-h/david+at+the+project.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUS-7iyZDlM-IVzM0JA3CAQS-aOHGxkNn4tRq401gXBUPsbG6dcQP0_DgwF3vZzV9By3MtGrEvtbZEptSxpA-xB69aCwaQsq3ID_tg4FPQAmBC3GJg6qaboGRaIvR_5Kn69Gf1NoN4-LO/s320/david+at+the+project.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377322537913356514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYuBuNlGSRDSisM1hFgLeQX4xVaVHSTt9TkM6azWxqlnrZNP7AeVkleiA2CHUMWBLb0La4vpYqUsOodIqoVeD4hsIGzCY60FcweF9CijK05NtR9yDBAV-G7ZDFTXczyt573frR9ZnUkHb/s1600-h/jasen+tree.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYuBuNlGSRDSisM1hFgLeQX4xVaVHSTt9TkM6azWxqlnrZNP7AeVkleiA2CHUMWBLb0La4vpYqUsOodIqoVeD4hsIGzCY60FcweF9CijK05NtR9yDBAV-G7ZDFTXczyt573frR9ZnUkHb/s320/jasen+tree.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377322523568794546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5Gthxe7UXmlH4hTIetTI9-ry6msKhVuQfzVIf9uvqMHsMCYmkWARop84RmEpvPvr1zohLVJYtH24yl3ohxNASp3mZf629I5-5rsL0VwXMz-V9BNydiDXPWgfDcZwePVXcKcZFOH51q9P/s1600-h/jen+m+heidelberg.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5Gthxe7UXmlH4hTIetTI9-ry6msKhVuQfzVIf9uvqMHsMCYmkWARop84RmEpvPvr1zohLVJYtH24yl3ohxNASp3mZf629I5-5rsL0VwXMz-V9BNydiDXPWgfDcZwePVXcKcZFOH51q9P/s320/jen+m+heidelberg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377322517896290642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1dKLqDTTcdNiOhMl_JQywaivq2HW7sTlYSf5hbqL_PcZjwAdsn1UtK4_sR4gsl6AClPeOEXA5cpKO9BahSQXajLb_KDiu1RbhtDF1JgSzRoPj5pyuIUGph4RAqEvQQTaYqauWL17bbJ6/s1600-h/park+puzzle.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1dKLqDTTcdNiOhMl_JQywaivq2HW7sTlYSf5hbqL_PcZjwAdsn1UtK4_sR4gsl6AClPeOEXA5cpKO9BahSQXajLb_KDiu1RbhtDF1JgSzRoPj5pyuIUGph4RAqEvQQTaYqauWL17bbJ6/s320/park+puzzle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377318337987999042" /></a>so my rapid prototype from the other day, just for the sake of sharing, was a puzzle that demanded from its users a thought process that takes them beyond their usual realm of thinking. <div>i found discarded objects, displayed them, and encouraged people to find uses for them other than what they should be used for. </div><div>Some pieces were stolen, some people added suggestions on the sticky notepad for how these objects could be reused.</div><div>eventually someone made a big contraption out of the entire collection, unfortunately the site was cleaned up before i had a chance to photograph it.</div><div>cheers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi3WuvqxNPK6OM8sqHGMB1GNvRZU2Jm-PE8P8E_jBTWXV4mfaeqoJzuKodGf3DpaE-GH0txbNjbqPb-R4LYr1DiVYBNhRa1-cDwAc7OKalgTnsZPwy_jHSBRx4fdGlHhA2fjtTSt07zbN/s1600-h/what+do+i+do.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi3WuvqxNPK6OM8sqHGMB1GNvRZU2Jm-PE8P8E_jBTWXV4mfaeqoJzuKodGf3DpaE-GH0txbNjbqPb-R4LYr1DiVYBNhRa1-cDwAc7OKalgTnsZPwy_jHSBRx4fdGlHhA2fjtTSt07zbN/s320/what+do+i+do.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377318329341113714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQhS9UTcuqR5vE8c4gRKwbjyWEgXqyLftQEdP2uOVYpOJ1W7f6hUA2jpN6lSdZoYjrUbwH53NVf-a9C6mN10Y6ddwh7ihjZmIMyLcobZJqR6yyMO7hkIMJ4rsyt3d8UXrTlbONOrB87BI/s1600-h/happy+banana.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQhS9UTcuqR5vE8c4gRKwbjyWEgXqyLftQEdP2uOVYpOJ1W7f6hUA2jpN6lSdZoYjrUbwH53NVf-a9C6mN10Y6ddwh7ihjZmIMyLcobZJqR6yyMO7hkIMJ4rsyt3d8UXrTlbONOrB87BI/s320/happy+banana.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377318319052598098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zSb3-mf9PPcxf1QuzLd7gQXDadYzgSqj7ab03RfyJ4At72MwLhQY08jSDe-kTDipgrJgFb9Yb-az-6WqFOVhUfYI1V9qC0n_zVg3P2ZG1uMYo5T34uIONEWirR-32wDXfZoq4rZJq_rB/s1600-h/can+you+help%3F.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zSb3-mf9PPcxf1QuzLd7gQXDadYzgSqj7ab03RfyJ4At72MwLhQY08jSDe-kTDipgrJgFb9Yb-az-6WqFOVhUfYI1V9qC0n_zVg3P2ZG1uMYo5T34uIONEWirR-32wDXfZoq4rZJq_rB/s320/can+you+help%3F.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377318308243415490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk97L7uloRvfO1QeNKctseEWzIBZ_1_Xf6zrcA9l8x3WprkSSXZUwahfjD8gSgAmrdw-YwN5ZZzyiBms7l0nwqfDGvj8eUsrMlBedJ021nS9yizydW-g59rCN7UtucQGw6tSlDU0bNYYR/s1600-h/can't+force+behavior.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk97L7uloRvfO1QeNKctseEWzIBZ_1_Xf6zrcA9l8x3WprkSSXZUwahfjD8gSgAmrdw-YwN5ZZzyiBms7l0nwqfDGvj8eUsrMlBedJ021nS9yizydW-g59rCN7UtucQGw6tSlDU0bNYYR/s320/can't+force+behavior.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377318297928683170" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>oh, and other random photos from the week. enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div>achille</div>Alfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16393273103667833906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-91023574929725047362009-09-03T06:41:00.000-07:002009-09-03T07:46:20.220-07:00Welcome to Detroit...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7gyGR-qu8HhoFHGfQdk2hIIeAje_v79_FQZcIcPfppyJ62jmAvjryz9c2lt3ZW5wKM-3ZmzbXKxDw4ynEV0JW78Cm4YTJfl4zIU4i_csG6WtTFXPuzauWWXIp97vMV6QJQ4UXamFDScR/s1600-h/Folding+Map_p3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7gyGR-qu8HhoFHGfQdk2hIIeAje_v79_FQZcIcPfppyJ62jmAvjryz9c2lt3ZW5wKM-3ZmzbXKxDw4ynEV0JW78Cm4YTJfl4zIU4i_csG6WtTFXPuzauWWXIp97vMV6QJQ4UXamFDScR/s800/Folding+Map_p3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377238139997175234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When was the last time you met someone new? How do you know where to get a really good meal in a new city? How do you find that hidden gem in a place? How do you learn about a community? Go wander around...Joryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06428343311577181649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-87801251728751059902009-09-03T05:41:00.001-07:002009-09-03T05:44:15.952-07:00Balloon Bombers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQqBDtxBwpSY9nzOTSkKvZpQ9-xCSUtQj8tb-f2-e6DQMeXNX7XcpdLcNTIq732pkN-GP3rlUqC147Djcz6LKhlzVEEfxMh6zLKkpunQBoIadoddqGiDM-Jtqt_xDLKKZz7FdD0XiIX8/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQqBDtxBwpSY9nzOTSkKvZpQ9-xCSUtQj8tb-f2-e6DQMeXNX7XcpdLcNTIq732pkN-GP3rlUqC147Djcz6LKhlzVEEfxMh6zLKkpunQBoIadoddqGiDM-Jtqt_xDLKKZz7FdD0XiIX8/s800/-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377220687471815714" /></a><br /><br />It's nice to work together.<br />It's nice to be outside.<br />It's nice to make new friends.<br />It's nice when people see you struggle and lend a helping hand.<br />It's nice to be remembered.<br />It's nice to bomb a town with biodegradable balloons.<br />It's nice to look up.Jen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-27934768360926891822009-09-01T09:36:00.000-07:002009-09-18T12:32:57.914-07:00Circumstance, substance and enhancement; engagewhat happens when you are unwilling to lend a hand to someone that needs it?<br /><br />what happens when you are ‘glad to help’?<br /><br />today project M took a step forward. when we arrived we were confused, excited, had an agenda and a schedule — we knew what we were going to say. but today i think the challenge a two-week long thinkwrong session in detroit presented humbled us. reality check. we woke up startled and without a purpose. why? we asked. <br /><br />prototypes: We were told to find an audience, produce an idea and take it to said audience. timid and relying on instinct, we went out and did something. we found that whatever we did, many people wanted to know more. we grew more aware as they grew more aware. our prototypes were functional, but in a way that differed from what we expected. more of a means than an end. more of the Detroit City Charter than the Declaration of Independence.<br /><br />i think these people bitch-slapped us into M’ers. <br /><br />these people helped us find pulse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07xavzNPpP4-54IDpeA97q8JE23LBIzTR-ewn5_5-pYsbNfazNbuePDwNjVI_kQBgv9-ZF70uCs8Sura5Ai-FqL8_WjM72XfCR7E3AaCw4D3gSIy41mFe6kMR53cw6DmP_QqoExa3Bag/s1600-h/m-blah-4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07xavzNPpP4-54IDpeA97q8JE23LBIzTR-ewn5_5-pYsbNfazNbuePDwNjVI_kQBgv9-ZF70uCs8Sura5Ai-FqL8_WjM72XfCR7E3AaCw4D3gSIy41mFe6kMR53cw6DmP_QqoExa3Bag/s800/m-blah-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376910444737671106" /></a><br /><br />then we struck gold. “there’s two ways to get a motha’ fucker’s attention — cut off his air, or cut off his money.” - John Loud, Project M dinner guest<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uJpe7OmB_Z39VH836WAxEZ8wGZTpN7HiLwOFSy_rbV9Bd5uwq8ZJujfQjo1Ih9DTzXozCFPnlr3rGxcigg4tb1MFewitCw97fptBOv76leX3LkXP7mNzsMdHFYUNFbHiz1NC9QgR70A/s1600-h/m-blah1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uJpe7OmB_Z39VH836WAxEZ8wGZTpN7HiLwOFSy_rbV9Bd5uwq8ZJujfQjo1Ih9DTzXozCFPnlr3rGxcigg4tb1MFewitCw97fptBOv76leX3LkXP7mNzsMdHFYUNFbHiz1NC9QgR70A/s800/m-blah1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376910831167006450" /></a><br /><br />… it doesn’t matter how, just get his attention.<br /><br />function over(and?) form. i think tonight we became aware of what exactly it is we’re rallying around. tonight M’ers, i believe, also became Detroiters. and thinkers and hosts and horseshoe players and community leaders and cooks and …<br /><br />we met incredible people and i feel like we know what we need to do. we are citizens because ability = responsibilty.<br /><br />read this article about paradigm shift by Grace Lee Boggs -<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boggscenter.org/fi-glb-08-29-09_paradigm_shift.html">http://www.boggscenter.org/fi-glb-08-29-09_paradigm_shift.html</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK53-pL32c-5ltxPnUctgmk6MLfVJWcEtdKyxW4VKnEvcQEkaVyuztRXrXcFwouESxkjzcIPLvr75LXEiU0vlmlGLcKmywK0F71wSgVxRI14HsrPWJ0mUhx9owutCB3F1-QU7KDV-efn0/s1600-h/m-blah-3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK53-pL32c-5ltxPnUctgmk6MLfVJWcEtdKyxW4VKnEvcQEkaVyuztRXrXcFwouESxkjzcIPLvr75LXEiU0vlmlGLcKmywK0F71wSgVxRI14HsrPWJ0mUhx9owutCB3F1-QU7KDV-efn0/s800/m-blah-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376911417435571010" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6B6yNFqpww2cjqZaxexbTWaHbaUkuoNh_-upI9kdxEQvmGhRIPbhoQduJzVOB3MvtejwfbL5dYdlPzpJ_J0IZxV0n3seKyQbq3_aiNtrvuc34Oi3Fty1-dZLF0XChYCpLeKuoZCdbzI/s1600-h/m-blah-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6B6yNFqpww2cjqZaxexbTWaHbaUkuoNh_-upI9kdxEQvmGhRIPbhoQduJzVOB3MvtejwfbL5dYdlPzpJ_J0IZxV0n3seKyQbq3_aiNtrvuc34Oi3Fty1-dZLF0XChYCpLeKuoZCdbzI/s800/m-blah-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376912024793316578" /></a><br /><br />-AchilleJen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-29531458651083606632009-08-29T09:17:00.000-07:002009-09-18T12:34:33.062-07:00One person can make a changeWe spent some time at the Heidelberg Project today. A really amazing site. This is just a sampling. Check out more at <a href="http://www.heidelberg.org">http://www.heidelberg.org</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu115JbVxdqDAOMsBE-PYvHxv5_2rrxBd6F6z1mvXTpzLbt9Ae4_LKKGNmYEeZzMxWpBbBGytApcIvt-lomx04nxBiv50bEbxNgND19ZD30RtmDdm_Px3cyLyUASyEUGi3XTkHEhLOq0o/s1600-h/img_5663.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu115JbVxdqDAOMsBE-PYvHxv5_2rrxBd6F6z1mvXTpzLbt9Ae4_LKKGNmYEeZzMxWpBbBGytApcIvt-lomx04nxBiv50bEbxNgND19ZD30RtmDdm_Px3cyLyUASyEUGi3XTkHEhLOq0o/s800/img_5663.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376905701391104674" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido2HhtmTAbENPLTg8hWTl3p7B6sfWUQqaazKYuBAtFSqwlckLtEpJ-sqLN7nyiOr8cUdlMAgMMAoIEY4_xPQRc49JXULSzVuqSK-QReCQGKoxHT8SrAs9p7uKNiKvIEMQ9QcRH-4v62o/s1600-h/img_5689.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido2HhtmTAbENPLTg8hWTl3p7B6sfWUQqaazKYuBAtFSqwlckLtEpJ-sqLN7nyiOr8cUdlMAgMMAoIEY4_xPQRc49JXULSzVuqSK-QReCQGKoxHT8SrAs9p7uKNiKvIEMQ9QcRH-4v62o/s800/img_5689.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376906024036230082" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Faces in a crowd</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcNXlsY0nOtNaWoDTXjSWetSUibjn0GaiitmAWisM-UJVyWw7_9jfqBTIgxnYAJSEelgKX9aqnEa7OGmiBr8ZhwODrQliAePSWUVcQUvwUNdmHGZxD1j52MElj9EPOl2lfKViDfl_i5U/s1600-h/img_5730.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcNXlsY0nOtNaWoDTXjSWetSUibjn0GaiitmAWisM-UJVyWw7_9jfqBTIgxnYAJSEelgKX9aqnEa7OGmiBr8ZhwODrQliAePSWUVcQUvwUNdmHGZxD1j52MElj9EPOl2lfKViDfl_i5U/s800/img_5730.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376906260091766050" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Some of the crew</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxOrYTqHovPoksMhR2sEN4O7vEwg4iaCldFyRpaNjn1gKiVpm5O6IY0cKmN_tUh_AgF1Q6UBthWSN1Pe1kl-xlOvnKoIcB-_Wz8PKFW1v7OElaWYMTXl8WGQJVbdntGS67ENTnxR_ShA/s1600-h/img_5722.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMxOrYTqHovPoksMhR2sEN4O7vEwg4iaCldFyRpaNjn1gKiVpm5O6IY0cKmN_tUh_AgF1Q6UBthWSN1Pe1kl-xlOvnKoIcB-_Wz8PKFW1v7OElaWYMTXl8WGQJVbdntGS67ENTnxR_ShA/s800/img_5722.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376906537095477986" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLek0uuSkE9otL0JR4EBSuMNM4bBoReCG8-4ppH44pvOjFlNiITVF8Hqlas_fGkBkEQLNW7n01VVTEIHyIhf3bpp5f2USN9TDgjvRyl8AnA4k3sqb8TqGBGC_laIhSSWuW2hmfkRhBlA/s1600-h/img_5764.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:670px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLek0uuSkE9otL0JR4EBSuMNM4bBoReCG8-4ppH44pvOjFlNiITVF8Hqlas_fGkBkEQLNW7n01VVTEIHyIhf3bpp5f2USN9TDgjvRyl8AnA4k3sqb8TqGBGC_laIhSSWuW2hmfkRhBlA/s800/img_5764.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376906770385734626" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Enjoy Detroit</span><br /><br />-JoryJen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-83929029579270087792009-08-27T09:14:00.000-07:002009-09-18T12:36:03.354-07:00Hey Hey What Can I Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://projectmlab.com/blah/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_5532.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://projectmlab.com/blah/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_5532.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Where does the time go? How did things get to be this way?<br /><br />Detroit is unique. Unique in a way that I can’t explain yet. It’s prideful…and self-deprecating. It’s committed…and tuned-out. It’s hopeful, but it’s lost all hope. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, so what happens when you get there?<br /><br />Overwhelmed and open to understanding this place, we Mer’s went our separate ways, bound only by our own fears and perceptions of people and places. We walked, we spoke, we rode a train to nowhere, we listened, we tasted…damn good tacos, we were surprised, we played horseshoes, we watched it unfold, we lost it all. But at least we did it.<br /><br />-JoryJen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-40162228895255269332009-08-26T09:12:00.000-07:002009-09-18T12:36:33.677-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://projectmlab.com/blah/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_5526.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://projectmlab.com/blah/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_5526.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />-JoryJen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463389017113568301.post-87477168484105296232009-08-24T09:05:00.000-07:002009-09-18T12:37:03.380-07:00Let’s Go To Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.ubc.ca/ross/files/2009/03/2479742693_3fa8cb97bf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://blogs.ubc.ca/ross/files/2009/03/2479742693_3fa8cb97bf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />When a group of empathetic individuals come together with the energy to devise solutions to undeserved problems, it is our best chance to leave behind forces that can sustain on their own.<br /><br />As an M’er, I hope to spark creative forces that are inherent of the culturally-rich city of Detroit, but are suffering from a lack of embrace. I am a first generation Indian-American-Michigander, which affords me a unique upbringing. India is my motherland, Detroit is my “mother-city”, and for all the nurturing Michigan has given its inhabitants, it is important for us to turn on the lights that were forced shut in these unfortunate times.<br /><br />My hope for Project M Detroit is for its outcome to lead toward a “Renaissance”, which is embodied through the embrace of working cross-disciplinary as a healing process to solve problems. In our minds we may question, what’s the difference between design and engineering, or design and art. The truth is that it doesn’t really matter. What matters is the intention of the ingenuity.<br /><br />When society treats Design as decoration, we demean its essence. The results of past and future Project M’s challenge these constructs by exposing more people to the values incorporated in design to show them beauty is not in the object, but in the depth of thought, science, and skill that goes into bringing new possibilities into the world to solve society’s unmet needs.<br /><br />Project M Detroit is about creating tangible results. Something that takes time, hard work, and can be sustained by its citizens. We can inspire with our images and words, but incorporating the same communication in the form of an object can use the aspects of touch to help heal, inspire, and motivate. As a participant of Project M Detroit, I hope to work along with other empathetic, creative, and skilled individuals to leave a donation to the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan, and to future Project M’ers.<br /><br />-JasenJen Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13013816863220796613noreply@blogger.com1