2nd Life

Today i spent an hour or so on second life, i also spent some time on it the other day, so all in all i spent about 2.5 hrs. All i can say is i feel like i wasted my time. i guess its just not my cup of tea, granted people enjoy this stuff as its similar to world of warcraft, but to me it just seemed like i was rotting away in front of my computer. im in the middle of this magical world with a bunch of characters being controlled from who knows where interacting with one another. So as i was bored walking and roaming around i decided to start talking to people, and honestly all i did was really harass people. without being face to face with anyone i could really careless about who they thought i was or wat i was saying to them. the lack of actual human interaction puts less of a serious emphasis on the entire situation, i didnt feel as though the people were real because i knew nothing about them nor did i know if anything they were telling me was the truth. so without being able to fully relate to these "people/characters" i treated the entire thing as a joke and more or less made fun of people as i could have cared less. to me this kind of game is fine, but people who spend there lives on it are useless and get no social gratification out of it. how hard is it to sit behind a cpu in your own little space that you find safe and find yourself in your comfort zone and talk to people.....it isnt. these kind of games tailor to introverts and only worsen there problematic social skills. this is not for me id really go out to a bar and spend my time drinking and socializing.

Guys and Dolls....WTF?

Today in class we looked at a clip on youtube of a documentary entilted "Guys and Dolls." Initially i thought it was going to be about the musical/play guys and dolls but i had no idea it would be about actual dolls and their "partners." the men in this documentary seemed to be a bit lost in life. In one respect i think they are weird, akward and just down right losers. but another part of me cant help but be sad and feel bad for these people. i think that perhaps they could all benefit from some sort of psychological help as i think there are some issues. bcause honestly having a doll, an inatimate object, as a life partner is not normal nor healthy. the the first gentleman in the documentary said that at first his relationship with the doll was all about sex, but now they care about each other and have built a relationship. It is impossible to build a relationship with a doll, there is no way any sane person can say that. in my opinion these people need help in some way or another.

MFA...6.05.2008

Today we went to the museum of fine arts, and i'd say that i enjoyed this field trip much better than the previous one to the axiom exhibit. I can better relate to and understand traditional art morso than new crazy technology art that is a little out there. More simply i just enjoy it more and appreciate it more. there were two works that caught my attention specifically. The first being "Two Nudes (Lovers)" by Oskar Kokoschka, this work is a more modern piece and reminded me of works by van gogh and other similar artist. this painted was especialy cooled because it looked like a stain glass window and was full of vibrant colors and was kind of messy looking with its jagged dark lines which all added to the appeal, at least for me. the second piece i enjoyed was entitle the "Scourging of Christ" by Giulio Cesare Procaccini, I liked this paticualr work because of its mysterious quality. the painting is obv fixated on Jesus but in the background there are all these slightly visible dark characters that all have a look of contempt on their face forshadowing dark and cruel events. i thought it was a perfect painting that showed a story with great emotion.

Concept of Fate...5/27/08

Today in class the concept of fate came up, which got me kind of excited as i disagreed with what most people in the class said regarding our control in our own fate. Alot of people said we have no control or that there is very little that we can control which limits of overall control of our fate I completely disagree with the above statement. i feel as though all the decisions we make in life control our fate control where our lives will end up etc. We have control of just about everything in our lives, we can all change anything in our lives. People said you couldnt control where you were born or what society you were born into..but then again our parents chose that fate for themselves and we are just a byproduct of their decisions. but as living human beings we control everything. if we wis to move we can, if we wish to go to school we can. If we choose to cease living we can. Everything we do has consequences that impact our lives. A point one person might bring up is say some one kills you, for example the people flying in 911 had no control over there fate that day, it was in the hands of terrorists. to play devil's advocate i will bring up the notion that it was there choice that they chose to fly on that day whether for personal reasons or for their work...for whom they chose to work for. so really if you trace back all your decisions from the moment you started making your own decisions your fate was beginning in those early moments of life.

Axiom Gallery 5/22/08

Today we took a trip to the Axiom Gallery on green street in Boston. Overall i was not to impressed by the exhibit, not to say that any of the works were not good, they just did not appeal to me personally. I guess I enjoy art that is in the more accepted form of traditional paintings and sculptures, with that said there were a couple of pieces that did appeal to me. These works were appealing to e because they were rather lacking in the super techy approach to art the works were the painting of the fluids that were in the process of separating due to their densities. This piece was a painting yet very intriguing and complex. it reminded me of a magic eye picture, in which if you stare at it long enough you can see a hidden picture...kinda cool. and the other piece was the box with the mirrors and chains. this was a really cool piece where it felt like there was four of me in the same little box. this piece is also rather mechanical therefore appealing directly to my major and my interests. Overall i probably would never go there again but i guess its not a bad little place to go during class to break things up.