Second Life Game

When a friend of ours first mentioned the game "SL", I started laughing; I thought he was just trying to be ironic, since he had been informed of the amount of time we spend on the internet. Nevertheless, he assured us he was being serious: there is this new game that enables internet users to lead a parallel life while on the computer. In exchange for a certain amount of money, anyone can become a member of this community and they can start building a "new" life. From waking up in the morning, taking a shower and driving to work to buying and selling various products, the possibilities are endless. The only thing is, in order to do all this you need to use Linden Dollars, a virtual currency exchangeable for US Dollars. That's right, you get to pay all the commodities that you're not actually going to be able to enjoy by using money you've worked for in your real life. Our friend was saying that one "restaurant owner" sold the place for about $300.000; from all the customers he got, the buyer managed to recover and even surpass his investment in a very short amount of time.

I was, and still am, blown away. Isn't it enough that so many of us list the internet as one of the top addictions, that we have so many attractions that keep us glued to our monitors and that childhood is not what it used to be, as outdoor games are being replaced by CS and other violent computer games? Now we need to find alternatives to escape our own existence? The only one (supposedly) we have? How stupid or desperate are we to pay real life sums for virtual houses and cars? It's just scary...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life

Why Do Some Women Love Some Men?

Sorry, but, as I've said before, I'm not that much into generalizations, so I just had to use the word "some". Also, I am not going to explain any of my points... I believe they're clear enough.

1. Because they make us feel protected.
2. Because they have the most wonderful smile and eyes.
3. Because they surprise us with: lovely gestures, kind words and perfect sincere replies we didn't even know we were waiting for.
4. Because they don't lie; they'd rather say "I can't really tell you" (reminder: I said some men).
5. Because they oscillate between feeling proud and not being too sure about their qualities.
6. Because sometimes they need our encouragement and support.
7. Because they open their heart and want us to do the same thing.
8. Because they are smart.
9. Because sometimes they'll give up and agree with us, just so that we'd feel better, although we know they're right.
10. Because we can still sense their perfume after they leave (it'd better be a good one, of course).
11. Because they don't think we are crazy when we talk to them about telepathy.
12. Because they know when it's time to change the tone, from sweet to "harsh" and viceversa.
13. Because they remember things we might have forgotten.
14. Because they have us thinking about making love at the most "unusual" hours, whichever those may be.
15. Because they make us forget our fears, even though they may have a few of their own.
16. Because they put so much passion into what they do.
17. Because they determine us to be interested in things we proclaim to hate.
18. Because they are patient.
19. Because they make seem like a breeze whatever we may find awkward or complicated.
20. Because they are funny.
21. Because we can't be mad at them, not for too long, at least... they have a few tricks up their sleeve just for this kind of situations.
22. Because they let us know when something bothers them.
23. Because they make us wonder, but know when to step up and make things clear.
24. Because they care about the little things we pretend not to be so important.
25. Because they feel at ease on the dance floor.
26. Because they just won't give up when they feel we don't want them to, although we say the opposite.
27. Consequently, because they know what we want.
28. Because they let us dream and sometimes join us in doing so.
29. Because sometimes they help us turn dreams into reality.
30. Because they look great in a suit, as well as when wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
31. Because they sense when something is wrong.
32. Because they pay attention to what we have to say.
33. Because there's no one else like them.
34. Because they try to tell us otherwise.
35. Because they exist.
36. Because...

The list is endless... it's just the time and space that won't let me go on.

Gibberish

It's built within my spirit,
Sometimes it takes me down,
Some other times it soothes me,
Relentlessly I yearn.
I fight it with all powers,
Can't let it overcome
The unclear reflection
Of whom I have become.
I need to scream it louder,
But it would be abrupt,
My soul might just start running,
And I cannot have that.
Don't want to let it cover
The state I have achieved;
Although it plays me, although it aches,
I need to just ignore it,
So I can come back home.
I 'd rather not accept that,
Too cruel I prove to be,
I'm mesmerized with fear,
But there's nothing else to do.
I'm not conceiding, not giving up,
It's an epiphany I know I didn't need;
There's enough strength to move the shadow,
More than enough to go ahead,
Just that, sometimes, caught in the flurry,
(I) Don't want to know what's going on.

Don't Know

A few days ago I watched "Match Point". As people were talking about it, I thought it should be an interesting movie. Indeed, it was. It's been more than a week since I've seen it and I still keep thinking about it. It deals with so many aspects that usually bother me, that go against my principles, but I found myself unable to judge them this time. I don't know why. I actually think I understood them, and this scares me. No, I can't say that I agree with the "solution" he found... but let's not get to that just yet. First of all, I have to say that I don't agree with Woody Allen's point that everything depends on one's luck. Yeah, right, who am I to contradict Woody Allen? Well, I can do whatever I want here :). The main character doesn't get to where he finds himself in the end because of his luck. He has a plan... it's in the "little" things he does: he says he likes opera because he knows rich people usually feel the same way too, at least only because it's a trend. He reads Dostoevsky, without being able to understand a lot, so he resorts to the Penguin "Guide to Dostoevsky"... later on he will use the gathered information to impress his future father-in-law. He slips a word about how smart Tom's sister is... to show a moderate interest, of course. It's important to notice that he never uses words such as "beautiful" when talking about her... this is one of the means the director uses to make the difference between rationality and passion. He keeps offering to pay for things, trying to show that he isn't interested in succeeding by using other's wealth... of course, of course. And many other things...
I don't like movies in which the guy gives in to his lust and hurts the "good girl", the one who is less pretty. Lol! Nevertheless, I couldn't blame J. R. Meyers's character for feeling that way... I just didn't agree with the fact that he still went on and got married... and with the fact that he toyed with both women's emotions. I think I would've understood him better if he had already been married when the other one came along; this doesn't make much sense to me, either, but I don't know... It could've been Jonathan Rhys Meyers's eyes that convinced me... ha, ha, ha!
Getting back to the "luck" matter... indeed, Chris gets lucky in the end, when the wedding ring... but, but... I also find that Woody Allen contradicts himself here. In the begining, the character says that if the ball falls on your side of the court, you lose. The fact is, in the scene I mentioned, the "ball" (aka the wedding ring) falls on his side, but he wins because of that! Again, I don't know...
The ending... a bit too much? That's what I thought at first, but it was the only way to do it without using happy smiles or mawkish break-ups.
Why did I like this movie so much? Don't know. Oh, last thing: I would've never guessed Woody Allen was the director.