Personal space

Some Space to Some Place There is a place that is neither here nor there. I have always been drawn to the in-betweeness. I have spent so much of my life, whether spending time on the airplane or learning new language, exploring places I have never been. When I first travelled internationally at 7, everything was unreal–sitting on a chair for 13 hours, looking out the tiny rounded window to see endless view down below, calculating time lag. Ever since that day, I was always waiting and wanting for another one and preparing for the day – being in between time and place. This period of time on the airplane still holds magic for me. Following Gilles Deleuze’s methodology I refrain from querying what something ‘is’, what place is. Instead, I seek explanations that embrace the ‘how’ of place–attaching, connecting, echoing, and becoming–in which I can position my practical work, weaving cable ties to provoke and evoke. I therefore begin this chapter with place as a trope, like a journey, always in process and always with a progressive dimension. The focus is on ‘place’ rather than ‘space’. Henri Lefebvre pursues a fundamental way to accommodate abstract mental space with physical space and social space, permitting…

Space Story Intro - Well honestly, I don’t really know where to start. I’m not really even sure what the point of all this is. Well, I guess we could start at the attack? Yeah sounds good. Alright so, I’m not sure on the exact date but, it was somewhere just beyond the derious belt. Yes I think that sounds about right. At that time, I was a cadet in the G.F.C. I don’t know what it is about space, the vast openness, the overwhelming lights, or the freedom of flight; but it always gets to me.…

The immeasurable space surrounding the Coruscant-Metello trade route was just as busy as it usually was. All things considered, no irregularities usually appeared on the route, yet the regular inhabitants tasked with exploring barely bat an eye, regardless of a few ships coming from the distant core worlds. Presently, peculiar for a brief time, the deep chasm of space gave way for the hull of a small republic transporter just above the expansive orbit of the planet; jumping out of hyperspace for…

I am an outcast in the flawed society I live in and try to improve it everyday. The space station is filled with jubilant citizens that feel minimal negative thoughts throughout the course of a day. It’s like their all being forced to be happy and cannot express any other emotion. Spreading pessimistic thoughts and feelings throughout the stations is the key to balancing the emotions of all citizens. In the station, I punched my joyful little sister in the face, and now am worried about how my…

At seven years old, I was awestruck by the universe on the big movie screen. Star Wars had me hooked; I NEEDED a telescope so I could learn about what lies beyond the sky I see at night. My parents bought the telescope I yearned for and helped me look at the moon on clear nights. Together we watched shuttle launches on television and read about expeditions online. A few years later, they took me to see a shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral. We arrived just before launch because the visitor’s center…

Space the final frontier, are at least that's what people call it. Ever since I watched Star Trek: the original series, I was hooked on space. I wanted to explore the cosmos in a spaceship and chart the unknown. I don't really particularly know what interested me, but I think that people want to understand the mysteries and the confusing. Rrrriiiiinnnngg! "Jon it's time to get up" Jon sleepily muttered, "it’s 7 already" even though he was tired and didn't have the best hand eye…

In 1986, the world experienced a tragedy that had lasting effects on many people, myself included. While at the young age of nine years old at the time, I can still remember that day as though it was yesterday. That day, schools had closed in my county due to snow. I was home, flipping through the television when I came across a news broadcast about the impending launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. I do not remember if I had knowledge of the space program before that day, but something that…

If you find yourself waiting around during the day or at night for a chance to flash your genitalia at someone, you may want to ask yourself why you want to do that. What do you hope to gain by flashing your genitalia at someone? Not only is it illegal, you're imposing your private reality on some innocent person's private space. Would you like if someone imposed a private reality on your personal space that you found disgusting? You might want to ask yourself why you're so insensitive or…

2.) Respect your elders. 3.) Treat others how you wish to be treated. 4.) Cover your mouth when coughing, sneezing, etc. 5.) Don’t be in people’s personal space. 6.) Put your phone down when you’re supposed to be doing more important things. 7.) Get it in writing. Those are just a few unwritten rules of life, but they are also very important. A lot of our youth don’t think that these rules are important, but in all actuality, they are. “Speak…

My Day at the Kennedy Space Center Huge, looming rockets, each one paving the way to landing on the moon, and higher. Aall gathered into one place. - The Kennedy Space Center. Some of America’s greatest achievements are stored there, in perfect form. And if you can pay the price, all of these history-making rockets are unlocked to you. It was very bright out. And very hot. Even with the air conditioning in the white van, we all were still sweating. That’s because we were in Cape Canaveral,…