Monday, June 20, 2005

Mexi cyber-punk

Hey, remember what I was saying about Mexico City being like Blade Runner? Well I was websurfing or clicking or nosing around the other day online of course and check out what I found in William Gibson's blog! (guy who wrote Neuromancer) I didn't even know he had a blog but Google rooted out this comment on Mex DF.

"Saturday, May 24, 2003
posted 4:18 PM
FOX HEADROOM

Fuldog's backgrounder, from Mexico City, on El Presidente's wife, the clown, etc., is exactly the sort of feedback that makes blogging worthwhile. Like, *who (around here, anyway) knew*? Except of course for our man on the ground in the DF -- which is, by the way, the most, well, *cyberpunk*, for want of a better word, place I've ever been. Mexico City is a moment by moment reminder of just how embarrassingly relative the term "dystopian" is. The infrastructure there has been functioning for decades now in what for the cities of El Norte would be conditions of grotesque Burroughsian emergency, but people just keep getting up every day and getting on with their lives. Which I found both impressive and strangely hope-inducing.

Actually there is a better word for the DF ("Federal District", like DC) than "cyberpunk": "Ballardian". When you see Fuldog here, he's checking in from one *extreme* urban environment!"


And that's from the creator of "cyberpunk" himself I think... It's a little dark. I'm not sure it's that crazy here, but there are parallels. I'm not sure what "Ballardian" means, but I guess that's why he's the Hugo author and I'm stuck here in the "Tenochitlan Industrial Axis".



Here are some more photos I took on the roof of my friends house down the way. The planes fly right over the city day and night and sometimes pretty close. You get used to hearing them air-brake over the WTC.



Typical Mexico City rooftops. Don't see too many of those old school aerials in Vancouver anymore. Those cement casks are older water tanks.



Typical DF apt going up. In our area it's becoming more and more yuppie to live. They're building many of these small condo buildings which are mostly kind of ugly in my opinion, but they're still a little humbler than the glass canyons of Yaletown for instance.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

参加ボチェッリ ブランドの新しい ニューヨーク ハーモニー管弦楽団、アランギ ルバート指揮で コスト無料のマーケティング ツール 請求された 9 月 15 日にコンサート 以来 テノールのギフトを シカゴ。私のよい半分 私必要と人が 最も で この時間 彼の人生の"。Angelil 後回復した そしてそれはまた やって 罰金。メアリーの医療センターを 土曜日の朝 帝王切開を介して双子の男の子を配信彼女。

Feel free to surf to my weblog: celine 新品バック【斜めがけ】

oakleyses said...

mac cosmetics, sac guess, barbour, roshe run, montre pas cher, converse pas cher, north face, vanessa bruno, new balance pas cher, air force, nfl jerseys, north face jackets, abercrombie and fitch, nike huarache, birkin bag, michael kors, oakley pas cher, new balance shoes, lancel, louis vuitton, louboutin, hollister, louis vuitton, converse shoes, lululemon, supra shoes, michael kors, reebok outlet, lululemon outlet, timberland, air max, karen millen, nike roshe, ralph lauren, michael kors, nike air max, north face outlet, nike free, nike blazer, ray ban pas cher, hogan, nike trainers, ray ban, hermes, burberry, lacoste, hollister, abercrombie and fitch, vans, mulberry

oakleyses said...

oakley, ugg, ugg, ugg boots, juicy couture outlet, instyler ionic styler, ugg boots, marc jacobs, canada goose outlet, wedding dresses, soccer jerseys, canada goose outlet, rolex watches, gucci, canada goose, soccer shoes, moncler, louboutin, tn pas cher, p90x3, insanity, herve leger, beats by dre, canada goose, canada goose, moncler, mont blanc, jimmy choo, celine handbags, air max, moncler outlet, ugg outlet, asics gel, juicy couture outlet, hollister, babyliss pro, canada goose, giuseppe zanotti, vans, ferragamo shoes, moncler, chi flat iron, ralph lauren, bottega veneta, moncler, uggs on sale, ray ban, mcm handbags, valentino shoes, ghd

Unknown said...

shijun 3.21 2
michael kors handbags
adidas outlet
michael kors outlet
coach outlet
karen millen sale
tiffany and co jewelry
abercrombie and fitch
gucci outlet
ferragamo belts
beats headphones
tod's shoes
tiffany jewelry
abercrombie
longchamp sale
michael kors canada
gucci handbags
ralph lauren outlet
cheap oakley sunglasses
mac makeup
chanel handbags
timberland boots
babyliss hair dryer
karen millen uk
ghd
coach outlet
kate spade handbags
coach outlet
snapback hats wholesale
instyler
ferragamo shoes
christian louboutin outlet
michael kors outlet
iphone 6 case
ray ban outlet
marc jacobs handbags
air max 95
pandora jewelry
coach outlet online
coach outlet store
hollister clothing

Anonymous said...

2016-4-8 xiaozhengm
louis vuitton outlet
michael kors handbags
cartier watches
nike free run 2
tory burch outlet
polo ralph lauren
oakley sunglasses
kate spade handbags
ray ban sunglasses
polo ralph lauren
longchamp bags
adidas originals shoes
adidas originals
coach outlet
tory burch handbags
kate spade handbags
hollister clothing
replica watches
toms shoes
air jordan pas cher
jordan shoes
ralph lauren outlet
ray ban sunglasses outlet
louis vuitton handbags
michael kors outlet
nike free run
kate spade
michael kors outlet
ray ban sunglasses outlet
michael kors outlet
louis vuitton outlet stores
coach outlet
nike uk
fake watches
replica watches
nike uk
louis vuitton outlet
michael kors outlet online
polo ralph lauren
oakley sunglasses

Unknown said...

6.21lllllyuanoakley sunglasses wholesale
louis vuitton handbags outlet
ray-ban sunglasses
michael kors wallet
ray ban sunglasses
oakley sunglasses wholesale
longchamp handbags
juicy couture tracksuit
prada sunglasses for women
swarovski outlet
ralph lauren polo
longchamp outlet online
links of london
cartier watches
nike roshe run
asics
ferragamo outlet
cheap ray ban sunglasses
polo ralph lauren
michael kors outlet
nike tn pas cher
ray ban sunglasses
tiffany and co
tory burch outlet online
michael kors outlet
mulberry outlet
tiffany jewellery
tory burch outlet
babyliss pro
police sunglasses for men
prada outlet online
soccer jerseys
michael kors clearance
mcm outlet
true religion jeans outlet
6.21

xumeiqing said...

2016729meiqing
michael kors outlet clearance
nfl jerseys wholesale
pandora outlet
nike store
ralph lauren outlet online
michael kors outlet online
rolex replica watches
ray ban outlet
babyliss pro
north face jackets
sac longchamp pliage
versace shoes
uggs sale
fitflops
michael kors outlet
michael kors outlet
fitflop shoes
rolex watches
ray ban sunglasses discount
michael kors outlet store
nike huarache trainers
air jordans
cheap mlb jerseys
birkenstock sandals
coach outlet store
fitflops sale clearance
louis vuitton outlet online
canada goose jackets
nike cortez red
reebok uk
under armour outlet
cheap nike shoes
dolce and gabbana outlet
coach outlet
ugg outlet
longchamp handbag

Unknown said...

gucci handbags
michael kors handbags
fitflops uk
uggs outlet
michael kors outlet clearance
adidas yeezy
ugg boots
fitflops
adidas nmd
coach outlet
true religion outlet
mont blanc pens
nike air max pas cher
michael kors purses
pandora jewelry
adidas uk
air jordan retro
polo ralph lauren outlet
coach outlet
cheap ray ban sunglasses
adidas ultra boost
louis vuitton handbags
jordan 3 infrared
giuseppe zanotti
ralph lauren
adidas originals
michael kors outlet
canada goose jackets
ugg boots paris
nike nfl jerseys
uggs australia
adidas shoes
ray ban sunglasses
ugg boots
uggs on sale
vans shoes outlet
coach outlet
coach outlet
gucci outlet
ralph lauren polo
20168.13wengdongdong