locEmotion 2: Wednesday 6.45pm
Last night I sent you all an sms for part 2 of locEmotion. It was great getting the sms's back - big variety of what people were doing and feeling. This has been really fun to do...I think I might try to build it into a visually more interesting webpage to show in the last week of class...
But also, we could possibly continue, building up narratives that crisscross the city over time...Could potentially do as a moblog- post sms from mobile direct to a blog...Anyway, more to think about. It's been great to get everyone's stories, so thanks for participating! I hope it's been fun for you as well! Now, back to Wed 6.45! Everything is listed in the order that they came back to me...
xxxx8915: I'm walking to the library. I feel tense because I have so much work to do there. My left eye is twitching, which always happens when i haven't slept enough. I'm worried it makes me look mad.
xxxx6405: I'm at the climbing centre and i'm totally pumped and ready to climb! The ledge at syd uni. Very excited!
xxxx4196: Oh how i love my wee computer. Its really the dominant feature of my room, the first thing i turn to in the morning, last thing i see at night. Which is kind of sad really. Its been filling my vision all day, but thats probably because i sit too close. I have been feeling awfully nostalgic today. Should stop listening to crash test dummies, and avoiding work, talking on msn and wondering about death and mum and school and starving and fat and mmm chicken.
xxxx6994: I'm at my mate's place in marrickville. I'm looking at a blank tv in a small but cosy living room. I'm feeling the slight disorientation of a new place combined with the comfortable familiarity of old friends.
xxxx9902: I'm at home, Concord. In bedroom for 10 snatched minutes sending sms's, but before that cooking dinner + even muffins for my daughter- very unusual! She is battling homework and on verge of a fuss... I'm feeling good, pretty happy and just a bit sneaky...
xxxx6752: In the living room talking about travelling with my gorgeous friend, feeling very content and at peace. Bellies full of food and our lives ahead of us.
xxxx9805: I’m at home physically and in germany visually and aurally. i am feeling happy, a good friend from school and I are having a webcam conversation as she is too far to see face to face. This is the next best thing. Advice, jokes and gossip across oceans, made almost instantaneous by a media once deemed loveless.
xxxx4785: Level 19, tower, german class, everyone chatting through mid-class break, we just discussed exam schedule, 2 + half wks left of 2nd yr. I feel tired and anxious.
xxxx8089: Twinkling fairylight fireplaces shrine/ new years eve 3 years before / we lay face to face on her bed without sheets / the sky outside the window was a silk screen skirt/ one hundred thousand firework sparks scattered like red diamond dust/ I cut his hair in the dark with my head to one side so it turned out assymetrical / couldn’t stop smiling when he said my name / again/ again/ his hand on my skin / everything still sparkling / and sigh
xxxx2260: I’m in tempe playing ultimate Frisbee. I see a bunch of people in red shirts ( they’re the other team). I feel frustrated ‘cause we’re losing.
xxxx3039: At home on a Wednesday night. About to go to bed. My partner is waiting. I’m feeling…
posted by megan h @ 8:58 PM
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I have had fun doing this exercise. I think a daily sms would be overkill, but Sam and Emma's suggestions re: a continual city texting thing sounds fun (maybe weekly ?). It's so intriguing to see that other people ACTUALLY EXIST at the same time as yourself just elsewhere. There's a bit of egocentrism for you. Ciao and have a fab weekend.
yeah i agree weekly possibly, so it's not too intrusive.
Great idea tonight not warning us on locEmotion 3 though, i was definitely taken aback!
Heh heh, taken aback, I'd prefer not to be fore-warned... Makes it a lot more interesting. Everyone will be doing different things at this time on a Saturday, and if they are surprised by it, that should make all the responses better...
It was actually really great when I got mine, we managed to spark an hour-long debate between the other people I was with and the "oldies" (ie 50+) about the use of SMS and other things like that destroying human contact... Was quite funny, although some people actually thought getting an SMS at that time for this purpose was intrusive?!
It really showed how familiar we are with this technology now, and what role it plays in our lives, compared to people who just use their mobile for emergencies of whatever. It's a totally different relationship.
For me, my phone is kind of like a portal for other people to interrupt my life, so to speak. For them to write a message from their head-space, and send it off to me to be consumed at my leisure, with the intention that when I am alerted to it being there, I will be compelled to see what wisdom or information of whatever they want to impart.
If someone wants to message me at 4am, why, they may do so. I won't be offended, its just like a little bell (or vibration. I sleep with my phone under my pillow. Is that strange?) which says "hey, there are other people around, some of them even want to take up some of your time!" or something. Plus, I can chose to ignore it or read it. And it's always like a little surprise! (Oh dear. I'm a loser :P)
It's just a nice reminder that ppl are thinking of things while you are busy doing something totally different. Insight into the amazing aray of fantastic (and mediocre) things which are taking place, no matter what you are doing or where you are.
But maybe this is all my inner nerd speaking, or perhaps I am just too keen to allow people to interrupt my space... :)
Em
Nice site maybe we can do something!Free SMS and Free Fax
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