tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post468099623875069594..comments2024-03-18T08:41:35.438-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Matters of IdentityVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81400897572489635112010-01-27T01:35:43.370-05:002010-01-27T01:35:43.370-05:00I like it, it's pretty, cool photo :)I like it, it's pretty, cool photo :)Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984050970208363927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-15735330278091380132010-01-26T16:44:47.240-05:002010-01-26T16:44:47.240-05:00RE: Cambridge/Somerville; as long as it's not ...RE: Cambridge/Somerville; as long as it's not Winter Hill it's good in my eyes. <br /><br />And I always thought of Allston as the "Williamsburg" of the Metro-Boston area. ;)Astroluc (Find me on Tumblr and Instagram @Astroluc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02035410750985093621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-26827125841208404112010-01-25T09:06:07.012-05:002010-01-25T09:06:07.012-05:00Velouria is also just a really good song.Velouria is also just a really good song.neighbourteasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571138655370581828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-68511953282933064132010-01-25T02:01:30.041-05:002010-01-25T02:01:30.041-05:00Velouria, if anyone can relate to questions of ide...Velouria, if anyone can relate to questions of identity, I can! <br /><br />Anyway, I love the way your blog looks. And even though I liked "Filigree" as your nom de blog, I think Velouria is more interesting, and more "you." It's a bit like the difference between someone's idea of a woman's bike and a bike that a woman actually rides.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-23089174331410791832010-01-24T16:59:37.476-05:002010-01-24T16:59:37.476-05:00I can't believe you are seriously discussing t...I can't believe you are seriously discussing the Cambridge/ Somerville thing! But okay, I will go ahead and fall for it; it's just too tempting.<br /><br />One very simple explanation for why people who live in "that" Somerville neighborhood are "always drawn to Cambridge" is that, oh I don't know, perhaps they work there, or attend a university, or have other business there? Cambridge and Somerville are positioned so that they sort of undulate against each other, geographically speaking. As a result, some parts of Somerville are closer to certain key Cambridge locations than most of Cambridge itself. <br /><br />I live almost literally on the city line. The only time I need to go "deeper into Somerville" is when I visit Open Bicycle in Union Square, or go through Davis Square to get to the Minuteman Trail. Otherwise, I have no business in Somerville and all my daily activities, errands and meetings are in Cambridge or Boston. <br /><br />But all that aside, it is somewhat absurd to suggest that anybody today yearns to be associated with Cambridge and is ashamed of Somerville. If anything, it is the reverse: Somerville is painfully hip at the moment. All the cool hangouts are in Somerville and all the cool kids are there too with their cool bikes. It's pretty much turning into the Williamsburg of Boston. So the time to think of yourself as in any way authentic or rough or real because you are embracing being a Somerville resident, is long gone my friend. Blame those trendy little boutiques in Union Square.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-53480347557732660202010-01-24T16:01:53.786-05:002010-01-24T16:01:53.786-05:00Personal branding on the web... when I went to col...Personal branding on the web... when I went to college just a couple years ago, they didn't teach this! Seems essential now though.<br /><br />I imagine many Americans are having identity crises right now. Massive culture change in the air?<br /><br />Love the name Thaddus. :)Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457121626940305454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5292418708574211552010-01-24T15:59:37.717-05:002010-01-24T15:59:37.717-05:00Anonymous said...
"I have noted that sign in ...Anonymous said...<br />"I have noted that sign in several of your photos. Why is it that people from that part of Somerville are SO bound and determined to be identified with Cambridge?"<br /><br />anon-- i think one explanation for your observation (with which i only partly agree) is that people who want the panache of a cambridge zip code but can't afford it end up moving to this part of somerville, which is actually quite convenient to many of the major and desirable "squares" of the area. there is a notable example of this: a very prominent international architectural firm has been located in this part of somerville for years... it is their world headquarters (and they occupy very cool quarters, despite being in "lowly" somerville). however, in their "about" statement on their website, they state they are "cambridge-based". i find it a bit disingenuous that they refer to themselves that way (as though they are secretly ashamed of their address), but oh well. everyone wants to be associated with the creative and intellectual mecca that is cambridge, and cambridge does have more international recognition. <br /><br />on the other hand, underdog somerville has its own rich history (and a richer bicycle history than cambridge), as well as an unpretentious, scrappy quality that i value. most of cambridge's creative talent is being forced into somerville by hugely inflated property values, anyway...somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-58215711753873170502010-01-24T15:28:39.093-05:002010-01-24T15:28:39.093-05:00Well Velouria, since I was calling you Fil, I'...Well Velouria, since I was calling you Fil, I'll apologize, and since "Vel" doesn't sound like a name, I stick with Velouria. That's the English spelling, right?Davehttp://www.davidnewtonguitars.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-54459053896370339842010-01-24T13:43:00.348-05:002010-01-24T13:43:00.348-05:00I love the change. I often found writing Filigree ...I love the change. I often found writing Filigree long, but felt that Fil did not suit ( although I may have done so in haste as sadly I am a hasty online writer hence my many typos). May I call you V as a Fellow V?MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19164052368090059542010-01-24T12:00:18.744-05:002010-01-24T12:00:18.744-05:00Frits - Are you trying to make me even more neurot...Frits - Are you trying to make me even more neurotic than I already am? Have a look <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velouria" rel="nofollow">here</a> to read about the ancient origins of my name, and have a listen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHhox4_SeHQ" rel="nofollow">here</a> for cues how to pronounce it! Eh. I guess I should be glad that I can provide entertainment to my readers. And no velitatio please, not here.<br /><br />PS: Curva! That's a nice one.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-10575814529633265932010-01-24T11:36:56.520-05:002010-01-24T11:36:56.520-05:00Somervillain - I only plead guilty to velitatio, i...Somervillain - I only plead guilty to velitatio, in the nicest possible way.<br /><br />Velouria - When I first saw this moniker I had images of racing cyclists splattering onlookers. And then I moved the split one letter and found that you had flaps on your tail (the Greek component). Noms de plume can carry a lot of risk - like the woman I recently noticed who called herself Curva (she wasn't Polish).Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-38893203485971479272010-01-24T10:14:48.686-05:002010-01-24T10:14:48.686-05:00Just make sure the Co-Habitant isn't amongst t...Just make sure the Co-Habitant isn't amongst those that are confused!Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-61437599440192311732010-01-24T09:59:13.260-05:002010-01-24T09:59:13.260-05:00Anon - I often stay awake at night wondering that ...Anon - I often stay awake at night wondering that very same thing.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5229678690213473312010-01-24T09:02:02.924-05:002010-01-24T09:02:02.924-05:00I have noted that sign in several of your photos. ...I have noted that sign in several of your photos. Why is it that people from that part of Somerville are SO bound and determined to be identified with Cambridge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-83539238374139881712010-01-24T08:35:06.012-05:002010-01-24T08:35:06.012-05:00Frits - only for those asking such questions! But ...Frits - only for those asking such questions! But do not fear, I understand there are many new products for that sort of thing nowadays.<br /><br />Aaron - They banish me back and forth : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-834710940707009022010-01-24T08:32:29.954-05:002010-01-24T08:32:29.954-05:00frits B, that would be velitus.
2whls3spds, could...frits B, that would be velitus.<br /><br />2whls3spds, could it also be that she is choosing an identity?somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-18393781009048497072010-01-24T07:57:40.265-05:002010-01-24T07:57:40.265-05:00I am trying to decide from the photo, if she is be...I am trying to decide from the photo, if she is being banished from Cambridge to Somerville because of the name change. ;-)<br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-3377232039481064862010-01-24T07:38:55.124-05:002010-01-24T07:38:55.124-05:00BTW, is velo-uria a painful affliction :-)?BTW, is velo-uria a painful affliction :-)?Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-14839222441755203012010-01-24T05:57:29.571-05:002010-01-24T05:57:29.571-05:00"Vel" would be fine : )"Vel" would be fine : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-63631642180120403612010-01-24T05:51:34.312-05:002010-01-24T05:51:34.312-05:00Waiting for the first person to take a liberty and...Waiting for the first person to take a liberty and call you "Vel" :-). Great satchel by the way!Carinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490217708697574505noreply@blogger.com