Week 5-6: Challenges Mount – Trials and Deceptions

 Week 5-6: Challenges Mount

The work intensifies. The city demands more. And I must deliver.

The Work

  •   A brief retreat home. Valentine’s Day. My mother’s birthday. Even warriors need respite.

  •    The signage and wayfinding presentation takes form. The city must be seen, understood.

  • · Roundabout wayfinding and sculptures—giving character to a place still defining itself.

    American Basketflower

  •   SketchUp models and Lumion renderings—visions evolve, plans shift.



    2023 me wouldn't understand

  •    Then, the illness. Three days lost to the abyss.

  •    Sidewalk sketches and modeling—the unseen arteries of the city. ADA compliance is the law. Aesthetic cohesion is the challenge.



    Street.

  •  A brush with deception. Almost fell victim to the unseen enemy—a work email scam. Thought my boss needed Apple gift cards, four of them, $500 each. Drove to Apple, ready to serve. Reality hit before the transaction did. Lesson learned: always question the shadows 


The Hunt Grows Cold

·         The Pit (Again)

o    Food: 4/10 – The fire dimmed. The spark, lost.

o    Environment: 3/10 – A shadow of its former self.

Verdict: A Downturn

No sustenance worth remembering. The fight continues.

Comments

  1. ANDREW ENGLISHFebruary 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM

    There can be no true despair without hope.

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  2. Danny DonaldsonFebruary 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM

    carry the city on your broad shoulders my son. #irebukesickness#dontfallfortheokiedoke#dinersdriveinsanddives

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ava NicarFebruary 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM

    bruh no way u almost fell for the scam

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sophie WebberMarch 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM

    this was funny. cannot believe you fell for the scam. you gonna pay the toll road next?

    ReplyDelete

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