D+

I can’t know if upon seeing Laszlo Kiss (architect) in the street if I would punch him in the face, or invite him for drinks. What do you do to a person who fucked your chances at grad school? I mean in a way it opened up other routes for me. Stubbins for sure, I would not have been at Stubbins if I went to grad school in 1990-ish. But he (Laszlo) fucked me pretty good with that one bad grade. And then they (Ohio State) didn’t ask him back to teach again. Or maybe he chose not to come back to Ohio. People do that. Choose not to go back to Ohio. He did invite me to see his Soho studio (when I contacted him in NYC) and to guest crit at Parsons. So Karma speaking, I think we are golden/even. I would probably still ask him to drink with me. He taught me high modernism in like 5 minutes. That is not nothing.

the brain

Daily writing prompt
What activities do you lose yourself in?
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(sketch, Primitive Hut 7 by dc, Pi-Des 2025)

  1. Inner dj plays records all day ( ).
  2. Detail sketches of systems.
  3. ( ) imagine what ( ) favorite humans might be doing/thinking.
  4. Respond to cat requests.
  5. ( ) try to clean the giant stacks of papers off the studio tables.
  6. Adjust lighting.
  7. Mix appropriate beverages.
  8. Check social media.
  9. Consume CBD as needed in response to checking social media.
  10. Speculate on the intentions of the current DM person/bot.

Hey David, thank you for your attention

(screen name redacted)
(user name redacted)
(bio redacted)
Joined (date redacted)
·
(redacted) Followers
Followed by (redacted)
👋Hey David, thank you for your attention
11:13 AM

Hello (user name redacted) followed by some random numbers.

12:27 PM
Sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean.
12:55 PM

“(redacted)
” is a long name

😀

1:31 PM
This is the same as your
@dc_us
lol
3:27 PM
I currently live in (redacted) but my hometown is (redacted). By the way, where is your hometown?
3:28 PM

I live in Portland but am house shopping in Europe.

4:40 PM
Oh, it’s interesting. Portland is a beautiful and vibrant city. Why do you think about buying a house in Europe? There are still many beautiful and developed cities in our country.😀
4:55 PM

Americans are too dumb.

6:30 PM
Aren’t you American?
6:31 PM

I broke up with America.

I am a free agent.

6:32 PM
Oh it sounds like you must have been through some bad things, my father is from (redacted) and my mother is (redacted) so I am mixed race, but I grew up in (redacted)
6:34 PM

Ive had a good life. But I am tired of America.

7:01 PM
Everyone has their own preferred lifestyle, so I respect you. Are you planning to go to Europe soon?
7:06 PM

I am there now. (in my mind) lol

10:07 PM

In my mind I live with Aldous Harding. I go where she goes. People say one should not marry a musician. So I have an imaginary marriage. lol

I know the real marriage will be a struggle. I have been in that marriage.

© David Curtis 2025

Video: Wolves in Crosshairs

A panel discussion at the 43rd Public Interest Environmental Law Conference

video by Pi-Des

“Wolves in the western U.S. are subject to a patchwork of protections based on arbitrary political boundaries – not science – because of congressional actions and legal decisions. While California’s population is increasing at an encouraging rate, Oregon’s wolf population has entirely stagnated and Washington’s report of an annual increase is suspect. Poaching is an increasingly serious problem in western states, and the odd split of federal and state authority complicates investigations and enforcement of anti-poaching laws. We’ll discuss the legal status of wolves in Oregon, Washinton, and California, the state of the science on coexistence between wolves, humans abd their livestock, and the challenges of confronting agency decisions not grounded in the best available science.

Panelists: Cascadia Wildlands – Amaroq Weiss, Danielle Moser, Bethany Cotton & Dr. Francsico Santiago-Avilla.” -PIELC conference guide, pg 18.