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| Marias new lifestyle: Short story about the benefits shopping on the Net has given to a dedicated artist.
Maria’s new lifestyle: Short story about the benefits shopping
on the Net has given to a dedicated artist.
I’ve got this strange friend; her name is Maria. Maria’s always
been a little weird but now things have gotten unworldly
altogether. You see, Maria’s an artist; she’s into sculpture in
particular, of which she specializes in the manipulation of
Perspex with a blowtorch. Lately I haven’t seen too much of her
as she’s hooked up the Internet. Actually not many people at all
have seen her recently; she says she’s working on a big project.
Now that she’s got the Internet she reckons she can focus a lot
more on her work without distractions. She doesn’t ‘waste’ time
doing grocery shopping anymore. Now she orders all her food and
household items. She says if she’s extremely busy, her weekly
list is saved into the computer, and she just clicks on ‘order’
and the usual stuff is delivered to her door every week. No more
driving, parking, searching for stuff, standing in line, dealing
with bored and under slept cashiers. I’m starting to think it’s
not such a bad idea. Maria is pretty proud. She’s now organizing
for a local greengrocer to deliver her fruit and vegetables too.
Maria has always had a ‘thing’ for Donald Duck. On the Net she’s
found all these rare collectable dealers like Ebay. When she’s
not warping Perspex into postmodern configurations representing
the need for a more spiritual existence, she’s thriving in the
consumerist world of finding and bidding for Donald Duck comic
books from the 1950’s. Last I heard a friend said she’s actually
starting to look like a duck herself!
All this Internet shopping is pretty new to me, it sounds like
it really could help a lot of people out. However for recluse
artists it could be the final straw for friends and family who
may never see their buddies again! Nah, its cool-I just hope
Maria’s new project isn’t a giant Perspex Donald Duck. I don’t
think the world needs any more Donald Ducks!
I just got back from Maria’s place. You’re not going to believe
what I saw. She was actually having a party, and I wasn’t
invited. Maybe she thinks I’m boring compared to her new
friends. She says she met them on the Internet, a whole bunch of
people into Donald Duck! One guy was actually dressed up like
Yosemite Sam-gun belt and all! It seems I’m the odd one out.
Before I left her place she showed me her new sculpture. I
underestimated her newfound love. It’s a giant computer; inside
it is filled with the heads of all her friends (me included). Of
course none of us had human mouths, smiling duck beaks adorned
all the heads, a definite sign of the Internet’s powerful
influence, and of the collective warping of today’s society!
Jesse S. Somer is a human hoping to show his fellow Earth
citizens the beautiful opportunities the Internet is making
available for all our lives. M6.Net http://www.m6.net
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