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Second Life has had the buzz, both positive and negative, among virtual worlds for the better part of the past five years. More and more options are starting to present themselves as viable alternatives, especially open source options. Many local academic and business entities have tried Second Life to varying degrees of success, and are [...] I’ve been meaning to write about this for awhile…. On July 11, 2009 in Philadelphia, a celebration took place cleverly called a “Flesh Mob for Fat Liberation” to promote fat acceptance to celebrate persons who are overweight or obese. At least the event promoted some physical activity i.e. running up the art museum steps ala Rocky and a post-BBQ dance party. I have to say at the very least I am conflicted about how I feel about celebrating being fat and/or obese. I agree with the basic mission of the event and that yes, fat people are people too, who deserve to be loved, accepted and whatnot. I would never advocate body dysmorphia and do think that we should accept our bodies and more importantly who we are as individuals. Since I last posted, I am holding steady around 166-167, which is fantastic considering that I have been overindulging a bit, though to be fair, my idea of overindulging has drastically changed. My worst day I rounded out at about 40 points on the Weight Watcher’s method versus my normal 26. Granted, I have an [...] In addition to my former ventures in virtual worlds, I also dabble in band management. Up until Decemeber, I was managing Trouble Everyday until they decided to call it quits. I now manage Manic Mirrors who rose from the ashes of the dissolution of Trouble Everyday. Things have mostly been quiet as the band [...] If you are in the tri-state area tonight be sure to pop by The M Room tonight to see Trouble Everyday. And in other Trouble Everyday news, we set up the band profile on I Like.com, which also has a Facebook application so you can listen to both their albums, add songs to your Facebook/I Like [...] If you are in Philadelphia for the Thanksgiving Holiday or just happen to live here and are looking for something to do be sure to come to the M Room the day before Thanksgiving to see Philadelphia’s own Trouble Everyday and The Outfit from Toronto, Canada presented by Sailor Jerry. Michael Jurin from Stellastarr* will [...] |
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