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.