Add a Useful Rope by sami
April 13th, 2009 8:42 PM / Location: 32.875298,-117.2397the ravine
i must traverse this ravine to get to class mondays and thursdays. i usually hike down one side and then go around the other. i hoped i could install a useful rope that would allow me to get completely across. too bad i don't have the resources for a zipline!
the wall
but i literally hit a wall. this ravine is not navigable by small artsy women such as myself.
perfect tree
perhaps i'll hang a rope swing? but i'll need a plank. and how "useful" is a rope swing? maybe i'll save this perfect rope swing branch for another time.
our dumpster
time to head to class. yes, we vis-arts kids get a dumpster. brilliant.
inspirational
but on the way to class i saw this gem... 
ugly architecture and sadness
i don't know, but doesn't the architecture here just make you feel like...
a useful rope
...hanging yourself?
closeup
but please don't use it
i felt terrible for that! so I posted an informative message. unfortunately, there's no hope for the grammar nazis; they'll probably want to kill themselves over sentences ending in prepositions.
another angle
exclusive behind the scenes footage!
for this task I had to.. [x] learn how to tie a noose (frighteningly easy!)
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[x] hide behind bushes
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[x] dress like an intrepid adventurer
P.S.
(look, someone finished decorating the dumpsters while i was out buying rope) less morbid proofs coming soon!
i've never been so excited to see something so dreary
DAY 2: the rope still hangs! i even saw an art student (carrying a portfolio) stare at it as he walked by. i don't know if it's just the elevator ride or hunger, but i feel dizzy.
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Vote for many things, but especially the picture of the dumpsters...
OMG, I KNEW I recognized that architecture.
Which college are you in?
sixth. so of course i enjoy terrorizing muir :)
I hope that is not a useful rope!
But nicely documented, and clever idea. I look forward to seeing more from you!
You look so much exactly like me two years ago that it's scary. You even wear your hair the same.
Amazing my dear friend! Give me a time when we can collab on tasking!
A creative take on the task.
And yet, as symbols go, a noose hanging in public is one with a particularly long and brutal history. We, praxis readers, know what you meant by it. But, were I walking past, the thought "that would be useful for a prospective suicide" would probably not be the first thing to come to mind.
Here's hoping that it's not misunderstood.
Thats supremely excellent. I wish i had thought of that, we need one outside of the Latin classrooms here.
thank you for your concern, Loki! i know my proof was written with humor in mind, but i did my best to frame the rope as an art piece. i think its location (an area of UCSD covered in artful graffiti, where many art/music classes are held) and the piece of duct tape does the trick. it's very easy to walk to where it's tied up and see the message i put next to it. i was also worried when i thought up the task.
and Rin.. i want to see a picture of you :)
The noose coupled with the disclaimer, it stings a little, but I kinda like it.
It's a shame that ugly architecture doesn't have a neck.
argh you stole my idea!
well, excellent praxis. ^^
im not sure if itd be hilarious or horrible if someone actually tried to use it.
props!
Oh goodness.. this task... I'm sure many of you have heard of the racism fiasco at UCSD... and how someone hung a noose in the library. Why didn't the chancellor send off a bunch of emails about MY noose? (Well, probably because the location is more artsy there... ) At any rate, I don't think I'll ever be hanging a noose again now that I actually understand the historical and social implications ... and the mess it causes for PR. My campus is so ignorant and over-reactive, makes me want to hang myself...
i'll be sure to keep everyone updated on whether or not my fellow UCSD denizens agree on the utility of this rope!