 welcome
to my so cyber journal entry for march 10-11.
Last night I watched the 13th Floor, and I was
inspired again by virtual reality and computer
themes. Of course, finding these textures for the
background helped some too. The background music
is from Hackers, which adds to the techno
ambience.
Lately I
have been thinking about my desire to
go to graduate school. In my Shakespeare class
today, I heard a few women talk about how they
teach or are going to teach high school English.
I started to think about the benifits of that,
and how perhaps graduate school was just a way to
avoid growing up. This is especially important
when I start thinking about how I am 25, and in
the "prime" of my adult years, if not
my life.
 I
think the movie last night made me even more
contemplative than normal, because it challenged
the notion of reality, and how we know our life
matters at all. Layer on top of layer of illusion
made me think if someone was in a virtual
reality, and I was simply a user, what function
would I have. I don't think I am a very
interesting character. I don't do mysterious
things, or lead a fast pace life. There is no
danger, other than everyday reality, to encounter
or avoid.
 I
am not sure why, but this made me think
critically about my life direction. In a way,
this movie affected me more than the Matrix did.
The Matrix was great philosophical, but the 13th
Floor was much more personal for me.
 One
of the characters in the movie chooses to enter
the virtual reality to protect the character in
the computer world. Her "real" world
crosses over and melds with the imaginary in such
a way that death and life become inverted.
Everyday characters are simply vehicles for real
world users to manipulate, and truth is hidden
under a veil except for a few.
go see the
movie, and you will see what I mean. And perhaps
question your own place in the world.
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