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	Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…		Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…

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LEa at 21:24, 3 November 2025

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	Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…		Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…

LEa at 21:24, 3 November 2025

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	'''October 13th — Walking and wondering'''		='''October 13th — Walking and wondering'''=

	Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…		Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…

LEa at 20:59, 30 October 2025

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	To help my brain wake up, I stop by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that catches my interest for now: ''[https://karenorourke.wordpress.com/books/walking-and-mapping/ Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers]'' by Karen O’Rourke. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it makes me think of a project I saw recently. [https://www.instagram.com/p/C_5SxpOKxvf/?img_index=1 ''Ports of Relation''] investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project explores—both artistically and scientifically—the industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I feel the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.		To help my brain wake up, I stop by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that catches my interest for now: ''[https://karenorourke.wordpress.com/books/walking-and-mapping/ Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers]'' by Karen O’Rourke. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it makes me think of a project I saw recently. [https://www.instagram.com/p/C_5SxpOKxvf/?img_index=1 ''Ports of Relation''] investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project explores—both artistically and scientifically—the industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I feel the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.

	The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''; an extract [https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/psychogeography-a-purposeful-drift-through-the-city/ can be read here]—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterist_International Letterist International] in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen O’Rourke recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a “psychogeographic walk”. Writer and squatter [https://cryptoforest.blogspot.com/ Wilfried Hou Je ~~Berk~~] uses “walking algorithms” to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as “first right, first left, third right, repeat”, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je Berk’s work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:		The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''; an extract [https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/psychogeography-a-purposeful-drift-through-the-city/ can be read here]—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterist_International Letterist International] in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen O’Rourke recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a “psychogeographic walk”. Writer and squatter [https://cryptoforest.blogspot.com/ Wilfried Hou Je Bek] uses “walking algorithms” to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as “first right, first left, third right, repeat”, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je Berk’s work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:

	[A / The] second turn right		[A / The] second turn right

LEa at 13:53, 15 October 2025

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	Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph (see below).		Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph (see below).

	After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. ~~Just a few pages later,~~ O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (or eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?		After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (or eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?

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LEa at 20:34, 13 October 2025

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	'''October 13th — Walking and wondering'''		'''October 13th — Walking and wondering'''

	Today is for making. This morning, I ~~felt~~ a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi ~~spooked~~ around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I ~~was~~ also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output ~~"more~~ than ~~human"—a~~ phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I ~~haven't~~ taken the time to look it up or think about it further…		Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…

	To help my brain wake up, I ~~stopped~~ by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that ~~caught~~ my interest: ''Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers'' by Karen ~~O'Rourke~~. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it ~~made~~ me think of a project I saw recently. "Ports of Relation" investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project ~~explores - both~~ artistically and ~~scientifically - the~~ industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I ~~felt~~ the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.		To help my brain wake up, I stop by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that catches my interest for now: ''[https://karenorourke.wordpress.com/books/walking-and-mapping/ Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers]'' by Karen O’Rourke. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it makes me think of a project I saw recently. [https://www.instagram.com/p/C_5SxpOKxvf/?img_index=1 ''Ports of Relation''] investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project explores—both artistically and scientifically—the industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I feel the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.

	The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''; an extract [https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/psychogeography-a-purposeful-drift-through-the-city/ can be read here]—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of Letterist International in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen ~~O'Rourke~~ recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a ~~"psychogeographic walk"~~. Writer and squatter Wilfried Hou Je Berk uses ~~"walking algorithms"~~ to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as ~~"first~~ right, first left, third right, ~~repeat"~~, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je ~~Berk's~~ work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:		The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''; an extract [https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/psychogeography-a-purposeful-drift-through-the-city/ can be read here]—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterist_International Letterist International] in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen O’Rourke recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a “psychogeographic walk”. Writer and squatter [https://cryptoforest.blogspot.com/ Wilfried Hou Je Berk] uses “walking algorithms” to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as “first right, first left, third right, repeat”, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je Berk’s work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:

	[A / The] second turn right		[A / The] second turn right
	[In a] first turn left		[In a] first turn left
	[Is walking on] first turn right		[Is walking on] first turn right
	[Wondering about] first turn left		[Wondering about] first turn left repeat
	repeat

	I buy lunch at Jumbo and start my journey. At every turn I take, I note down an object that catches my eye. As I ~~haven't~~ followed Hou Je ~~Berk's~~ algorithm—I am taking an even number of left and right turns whereas he is taking an uneven one—I soon notice that I venture farther and farther from school instead of going in a circle. After about 35 minutes, I stop my experiment and head back to school. This is the output of the first go:		I buy lunch at Jumbo and start my journey. At every turn I take, I note down an object that catches my eye. As I haven’t followed Hou Je Berk’s algorithm—I am taking an even number of left and right turns whereas he is taking an uneven one—I soon notice that I venture farther and farther from school instead of going in a circle. After about 35 minutes, I stop my experiment and head back to school. This is the output of the first go:

	''A lichen made from metal''		''A lichen made from metal''
	''In a barrel overflowing with oil''		''In a barrel overflowing with oil''
	''Is walking on balding trees''		''Is walking on balding trees''
	''Wondering about a house of cannibal queens''<br>		''Wondering about a house of cannibal queens'' <br>
	''Surveillance''		''Surveillance''
	''In a screaming scull''		''In a screaming scull''
	''Is walking on decorative butt plugs''		''Is walking on decorative butt plugs''
	''Wondering about a spy''<br>		''Wondering about a spy'' <br>
	''The headless braid''		''The headless braid''
	''In a puddle growing larger''		''In a puddle growing larger''
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	''Wondering about time to go back''		''Wondering about time to go back''

	Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says ~~"indeed"~~ 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our ~~master's~~ program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew ~~this~~ fantastic graph.		Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph (see below).

	After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, ~~O'Rourke~~ again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” And sure enough, in the next sentence ~~she~~ makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal underlying ~~meaning~~, ~~"so~~ too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ~~ways"~~. It really is all connected, huh?		After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (or eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?

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	[[File:Track1.png\|thumb\|The route I took following the protocol, starting from Jumbo at Wijnhaven]]		[[File:Track1.png\|thumb\|The route I took following the protocol, starting from Jumbo at Wijnhaven]]
			[[File:Michael-explains-grading.jpg\|thumb\|Bart's flow chart: everything Michael said before coming back to the original question of grading]]
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LEa at 20:32, 13 October 2025

2025-10-13T20:32:02Z

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	Today is for making. This morning, I ~~feel~~ a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi ~~are spooking~~ around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output ~~“more~~ than ~~human”—a~~ phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I ~~haven’t~~ taken the time to look it up or think about it further…		Today is for making. This morning, I felt a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi spooked around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I was also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output "more than human"—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven't taken the time to look it up or think about it further…

	To help my brain wake up, I ~~stop~~ by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that ~~catches~~ my interest ~~for now~~: ''~~[https://karenorourke.wordpress.com/books/walking-and-mapping/~~ Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers]'' by Karen ~~O’Rourke~~. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it ~~makes~~ me think of a project I saw recently. ~~[https://www.instagram.com/p/C_5SxpOKxvf/?img_index=1 ''~~Ports of Relation~~'']~~ investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project ~~explores—both~~ artistically and ~~scientifically—the~~ industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I ~~feel~~ the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.		To help my brain wake up, I stopped by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that caught my interest: ''Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers'' by Karen O'Rourke. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it made me think of a project I saw recently. "Ports of Relation" investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project explores - both artistically and scientifically - the industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I felt the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.

	The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of ~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterist_International~~ Letterist International] in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen ~~O’Rourke~~ recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a ~~“psychogeographic walk”~~. Writer and squatter ~~[https://cryptoforest.blogspot.com/~~ Wilfried Hou Je Berk] uses ~~“walking algorithms”~~ to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as ~~“first~~ right, first left, third right, ~~repeat”~~, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je ~~Berk’s~~ work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:		The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''; an extract [https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/psychogeography-a-purposeful-drift-through-the-city/ can be read here]—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of Letterist International in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen O'Rourke recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a "psychogeographic walk". Writer and squatter Wilfried Hou Je Berk uses "walking algorithms" to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as "first right, first left, third right, repeat", as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je Berk's work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:

	[A / The] second turn right		[A / The] second turn right
	[In a] first turn left		[In a] first turn left
	[Is walking on] first turn right		[Is walking on] first turn right
	[Wondering about] first turn left repeat		[Wondering about] first turn left
			repeat

	I buy lunch at Jumbo and start my journey. At every turn I take, I note down an object that catches my eye. As I ~~haven’t~~ followed Hou Je ~~Berk’s~~ algorithm—I am taking an even number of left and right turns whereas he is taking an uneven one—I soon notice that I venture farther and farther from school instead of going in a circle. After about 35 minutes, I stop my experiment and head back to school. This is the output of the first go:		I buy lunch at Jumbo and start my journey. At every turn I take, I note down an object that catches my eye. As I haven't followed Hou Je Berk's algorithm—I am taking an even number of left and right turns whereas he is taking an uneven one—I soon notice that I venture farther and farther from school instead of going in a circle. After about 35 minutes, I stop my experiment and head back to school. This is the output of the first go:

	''A lichen made from metal''		''A lichen made from metal''
	''In a barrel overflowing with oil''		''In a barrel overflowing with oil''
	''Is walking on balding trees''		''Is walking on balding trees''
	''Wondering about a house of cannibal queens'' <br>		''Wondering about a house of cannibal queens''<br>
	''Surveillance''		''Surveillance''
	''In a screaming scull''		''In a screaming scull''
	''Is walking on decorative butt plugs''		''Is walking on decorative butt plugs''
	''Wondering about a spy'' <br>		''Wondering about a spy''<br>
	''The headless braid''		''The headless braid''
	''In a puddle growing larger''		''In a puddle growing larger''
Line 27:		Line 28:
	''Wondering about time to go back''		''Wondering about time to go back''

	Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says ~~“indeed”~~ 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our ~~master’s~~ program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph ~~(see below)~~.		Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says "indeed" 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master's program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew this fantastic graph.

	After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, ~~O’Rourke~~ again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” ~~I’m now all ears (eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue.~~ And sure enough, in the next sentence ~~O’Rourke~~ makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal ~~possible~~ underlying ~~meanings~~, ~~“so~~ too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ~~ways”~~. It really is all connected, huh?		After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, O'Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” And sure enough, in the next sentence she makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal underlying meaning, "so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways". It really is all connected, huh?

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	[[File:Track1.png\|thumb\|The route I took following the protocol, starting from Jumbo at Wijnhaven]]		[[File:Track1.png\|thumb\|The route I took following the protocol, starting from Jumbo at Wijnhaven]]
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	Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph (see below).		Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph (see below).

	After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (or eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?		After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?

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	Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…		Today is for making. This morning, I feel a little lost on what to make. Thoughts revolving around food, fermenting and fungi are spooking around in my head. For our (very soon!) upcoming live event at UBIK, I would enjoy making a writing machine that involves something to eat—because food is fun. Sharing tasty experiences brings people together and a full belly might make them stay longer. I am also thinking about including living organisms in the conception of a writing machine. Make the output “more than human”—a phrase that Steve mentioned in or last conversation. I haven’t taken the time to look it up or think about it further…

	To help my brain wake up, I stop by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that catches my interest for now: ''Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers'' by Karen O’Rourke. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it makes me think of a project I saw recently. ~~“Ports~~ of ~~Relation”~~ investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project explores—both artistically and scientifically—the industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I feel the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.		To help my brain wake up, I stop by the XPUB library to find something to read. The book that catches my interest for now: ''[https://karenorourke.wordpress.com/books/walking-and-mapping/ Walking And Mapping: Artists As Cartographers]'' by Karen O’Rourke. The idea of walking as research appeals to me. Also, it makes me think of a project I saw recently. [https://www.instagram.com/p/C_5SxpOKxvf/?img_index=1 ''Ports of Relation''] investigates the lichen in the ports of Rotterdam and Cape Town. The project explores—both artistically and scientifically—the industrial landscape as an ecosystem. I love looking at lichen and this is not the first time I feel the desire to make something to capture their presence, mapping out where they appear. Lichen are around all year and in very urban environments, which makes them an easy (and fascinating) target.

	The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of Letterist International in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen O’Rourke recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a “psychogeographic walk”. Writer and squatter Wilfried Hou Je Berk uses “walking algorithms” to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as “first right, first left, third right, repeat”, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je Berk’s work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:		The first chapter of ''Walking and Mapping''—namely: ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''—presents the concept of psychogeography. The term was first used by members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterist_International Letterist International] in the 1950s. It describes the exploration of cities and similar environments with a focus on personal connections to the encountered places and routes taken. This approach is very much based on play and the personal opinions of someone on their surroundings. In the book, Karen O’Rourke recounts an experience from October 2004, when she participated in a “psychogeographic walk”. Writer and squatter [https://cryptoforest.blogspot.com/ Wilfried Hou Je Berk] uses “walking algorithms” to drift through urban landscapes. On a note, he writes instructions for the participants such as “first right, first left, third right, repeat”, as well the request to note down anything striking. As it is almost lunchtime, I decide to go for an hour-long walk, accompanied by a little writing machine that I based on Hou Je Berk’s work. Maybe I would get to see some cool lichen. This is the protocol:

	[A / The] second turn right		[A / The] second turn right
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	''Wondering about time to go back''		''Wondering about time to go back''

	Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times (Ema counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. Bart drew a fantastic graph (see below).		Back in the Aquarium, Michael talks to us about questions we are having after the first few weeks of XPUB. He says “indeed” 82 times ([[User:SHRED\|Ema]] counted) and takes many, many detours to explain the grading system in our master’s program. [[User:BartVanLierop\|Bart]] drew a fantastic graph (see below).

	After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (or eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to William Burroughs and Brion Gysin. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?		After, I continue reading ''Psychogeography: the Politics of Apllied Pedestrianism''. Just a few pages later, O’Rourke again quotes Wilfried Hou Je Bek, who describes psychographic writing as “the city-space cut-up.” I’m now all ears (or eyes?), as ''cut-up'' has been a recurring term in our current Special Issue. And sure enough, in the next sentence O’Rourke makes a connection to [[Writing Machines–Protocols–Feedback#Monday 6 October\|William Burroughs and Brion Gysin]]. Just as they rearrange newspaper texts and audio snippets to reveal possible underlying meanings, “so too psychogeographers decode urban space by moving through it in unexpected ways”. It really is all connected, huh?

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