Detroit on a Fall Day.

This is what I did all day. Well, for two hours. Drove around Detroit, with my camera & hoping not to get looked at oddly. Since I was by myself, I stayed in my car, especially when I was in Southwest Detroit. I was cruising around the Riverfront Warehouse District, and I really wished I wasn't alone... There is some cool stuff down there. I lurked around Indian Village for a bit -- decided I'd sell my spline to live in even one of the smaller mansion-sized houses there. There are several apartment buildings on East Jefferson, most of which I decided I want to live in.

Then I ended up in Grosse Pointe Park. It's amazing how once you cross Altar, it's like night & day. Even in the street paving. You go from obviously rundown urban center -- buildings boarded up & people loitering, abandoned dilapidated houses -- to a very, very, very, verrrryyy well-off suburban neighborhood. Since rush hour was approaching & I'm short on money, so I shouldn't be aimlessly driving around, I only cruised through the first neighborhood off East Jefferson that is along the Detroit River. Wow, is all I have to say. But you can definitely tell that that neighborhood is what the now-historic Detroit neighborhoods once looked like in their prime. I mean, some of these houses were like White House sized! However, I did spot a few houses that looked unkempt, vacant and had those telltale papers taped on the door. So it goes to show, doesn't matter how fancy schmancy of a neighborhood you live in, bad things can still happen.

I also decided I wanted to live there. But, when I thought about the taxes, I decided against it.. at least for another 20 years :)

It's hard to steer and take pictures without looking drunk. And I'm sure a few people wondered why I kept circling neighborhoods and pulling over, especially when I was by Michigan Central Station. Oh! Right across Vernor Highway (see the "go getters" graffiti), there an aqua-painted house (if you could even call it a house) that's some form of geodesic dome. It looks to be abandoned -- plywood on the windows -- but I saw cars in the driveway. I've seen it before, and it piqued my interest, but had forgotten all about it til today. Hmm.

Detroit ♥

The Game.

Hi! This is me trying to blog.
So, Bryan (the boyfriend -- and we'll call him my boyfriend from here on out, because he is) and I have constant debates on females, males, their "places" in society, etc etc. The main reason why we have this discussion, and have had it for so long, is because he's the more experienced one in the relationship. I'm the "goody two-shoes" and he's the "bad boy." 

He always tells me to go "burn my bra" because I'm always getting annoyed at the double standard. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't want to go out and experience what it's like to be one of those girls that everyone whispers about. I'm perfectly content being the girl that no one can get to. However, our conversations are never dull because he's always -- well, usually -- being the devil's advocate and trying to challenge my thoughts and ideals. And truthfully, I know he's exploited some of these male ideals, whether or not he wants to admit it.

Yes, he has some valid points from time to time (don't tell him I said that!) but it's usually because he's defending something that already happens. I was watching VH1's Pop Up Video the other day, and it said that female college graduates earn 17% less than male's with a college degree. Fair? I think not. I'm just as capable of being in, and succeeding in a male-dominated industry as I am in a female-dominated. Men can be nurses, so why can't I be an architect? 

This is getting a little wordy. To get to the point, after rolling my eyes at him, he said, "Why don't you read it?" He handed me one of the few books he's actually read: The Game. It's all about the underground world of pickup artists.. and, well, basically, men "fooling" women and taking advantage of them to get what they want. Which is what? You know.

Let's hope I still want him to be my boyfriend after I've read this ;]

hola :)

Actually, I'm going to delete all my 365 posts from this blog and maybe think about start a public blog like all the cool kids :)
Sometimes I fall victim to peer pressure, but it's usually to lame, nerdy things like a project 365 or blogging or something related to that. So, help!?

I live a relatively boring life, so I wouldn't even know where to begin.
I hardly even understand this website...