Do you know Second Life? It's some kind of 3D game you can play online. You can interact with loads of people coming from everywhere in the world, create your own customized appearance, visit several spaces... As the name hints, it's about creating your virtual second life.
The idea of creating your virtual life online may seem shocking, but I think this is more of a marketing idea than reality. Second Life looks more like a merging of online chat rooms, the SIMS game and some web functionalities. Where it is truly disturbing, it's when the game allows you to buy virtual spaces and virtual items with real money. Let me say it again: YOU BUY VIRTUAL ITEMS WITH YOUR REAL CREDIT CARD!!!
I understand the guys who created the game need money to balance with the costs of such a huge project. But it's the concept, the ideology that develop through it that give a quite sad and too close-to-reality vision of virtual life. For example, there are objects you can't interact with because they belong to other users. Then, that pushes players to buy virtual items to be able to play the game at its full potential, but also maybe in order to... show they've got money? Gosh, liberalism even gets into the virtual world.
Long life to free software!
Revolution!!!
Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.
This is from Nietzsche.
Okay, I forgot to bring what I wrote for the blog so, I give this little quote. Have a nice day!
Doah! We went partying with Ada last saturday at the Mulletover night. It was okay. Not more. Anyway, I came back really wasted. The day after, the day has been pretty harsh. And I'm not talking about the fact that I had to present my "Interactive CV" this morning during a lecture. It's been a disaster, but not as much as I feared.
Yesterday, my knee hurt me bad and I was afraid to die of phlebitis during the night. And then I went to the hospital this morning where the nurses took care of me and told me I had injured a muscle and then that was it. I feel like being very rich to get massages every now and then. Oh yeah, that would be so cool.
And I think I'm hypocondriac. Well, when you say that, it probably means you are, right?!
It began when Bayrou (center candidate for the presidential bid) accused TF1 (France's biggest TV channel) to emphasize a binary view of politics (left and right and that's it).
Then, when she seriously slumped in polls, Ségo (socialist candidate) blamed the "powers of money" to act against her. I think she meant the big media companies, that would have some financial interest in seeing Sarko (conservative candidate) win the next elections, especially TF1. To what UMP militants replied that most journalists are left-wing and always represent Sarko as a fascist.
Well, what Bayrou said, I accept. Yes, I support him so it is possible that I'm being subjective. However, Ségo's accusations... If even the Canard Enchaîné (left-wing satirical newspaper) criticizes her, she must face the music, instead of talking of some media conspiracy! About UMP militants' allegations, they're not any better.
People who are for Thingy always believe they are the victims of a worldwide conspiracy against which they can't do anything, because otherwise, if the other people were fully aware of what they are doing and not hypnotized by images, they would see how much better is their point of view on the world!
People have different interests, diverse opinions and their own subjectivity. I'm even sure that most French people only see and believe what they want in medias.
What is the big trend in the ads for guys? The "straight-acting" word.
Yes, gay guys suffer from their femininity, because when you're gay, you're attracted to men. Then, a lot are not attracted to effeminate guys. And as a result, some try to "behave like straight guys".
I'm not gonna deny I am a bit like that myself, how many times when I met a guy I said to myself "for fuck's sake, I have such a camp laughter!"? However, I'll never say I'm "straight-acting", there's nothing to be proud of, since it only shows the shame you feel about your femininity!
The funniest part about that is that the guys writing this stupid stuff are often those who look the campest! A guy would call himself a "straight-acting" and added: "Don't be shy, I DON'T BITE!" with a picture where his head was leaning backwards and his mouth was wide open. Tss...
Oddly enough, I found an ad from two guys looking for a flatshare, who looked as superficial as possible and who ended their message with "every guy who calls himself 'straight-acting' is nothing but a prick without any self esteem".
Last month, I had a shit haircut. The hairdresser shaved my front hair, which I had never seen before! So, FOUR WEEKS LATER, as I couldn't take it anymore, I asked Ada to shave everything.
And then monday, I saw the pictures who showed that BRITNEY SPEARS DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. The only idea of having a connection, especially through inconscious telepathy, with Britney Spears, just FUCKIN' KILLS ME, Y'ALL!
Image credits: Unknown
The leopard thong is not really great.
Is it me or are they trying to make prositution glamour?
After the Scissor Sisters' success, the music industry releases a new product: Mika, the gay singer! The thing is, instead of getting inspiration from the Sisters' first album, he got inspiration from the second, that insipid joke recycling the 70ies in what they had the worst and about which Jake Shears, the band's singer, lately recognized it was rubbish. Mika is Lebanese. He was raised in Paris, then in London, he should logically have loads of creativity, so why did he release that crap?!
Okay, I know, Mika is hot. All the pictures I've seen of him for his album promo are good. And then, I searched a bit and actually, no.
Besides, he's showing off:
In addition, gay.com asked him if he was gay and he didn't answer! But...! All of his promotion is about it and he's all like "oh no, I won't answer that"! But what a shitty motherfucking nerd of a traitor!
Image credits: Obey
In Shoreditch, you don't only have advertising posters or tags. You also have things in between. This massive poster is between Brick Lane and Commercial Street.
| Name | Juju |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 |
| Likes | men |
| Lives in | London |
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![[Background 2] Big Ben](/img/bg2.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 3] Faile Girl on Brick Lane](/img/bg3.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 4] Bedsheets](/img/bg4.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 5] Safari Beach](/img/bg5.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 6] Trees in Hoxton Square](/img/bg6.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 7] Counter-diving Gerkhin](/img/bg7.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 8] Faces on the wall](/img/bg8.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 9] Pants](/img/bg9.jpg){kind=small}
![[Background 10] Cosmogenic](/img/bg10.jpg){kind=small}
![[Icon] Open my Twitter page](/img/open.gif){kind=small}
![[Icon] My Twitter feed](/img/feed.gif){kind=small}
