Characters & Locations
Part 2
Italy / USA
( The 2nd Time Though The Simulation )2000 - 2005
In December 1999, on the eve of the new millennium, Loid traveled to Europe and Italy for the first time when he was 27 years old.
In December 1999, on the eve of the new millennium, Loid traveled to Europe and Italy for the first time when he was 27 years old.
On a cold night in December, after a few months living in Rome, he found himself at the capital in a ancient Roman cruising park littered with 2000 year old marble columns. That night Loid met an Italian guy that would become his boyfriend for the next decade.
On a cold night in December, after a few months living in Rome, he found himself at the capital in a ancient Roman cruising park littered with 2000 year old marble columns. That night Loid met an Italian guy that would become his boyfriend for the next decade.
The Actor from Italy
The Actor from Italy
was a theater actor and teacher of high school drama with a million friends and everyone loved him. He acted in small theatrical productions and was always surrounded by crazy actors, artists and Agents of The Conspiracy. He hated being on stage but somehow he was always the center of attention. With him every weekend in Italy there was something to do. Always some party... or dinner... or rehearsal... or event... or something... always something as Loid followed his boyfriend and tried to figure out how to understand everyone and be understood. The beginning was difficult because of the language and culture differences. His boyfriend's crazy Italian friends became Loid's friends and that made Loid feel less crazy.
was a theater actor and teacher of high school drama with a million friends and everyone loved him. He acted in small theatrical productions and was always surrounded by crazy actors, artists and Agents of The Conspiracy. He hated being on stage but somehow he was always the center of attention. With him every weekend in Italy there was something to do. Always some party... or dinner... or rehearsal... or event... or something... always something as Loid followed his boyfriend and tried to figure out how to understand everyone and be understood. The beginning was difficult because of the language and culture differences. His boyfriend's crazy Italian friends became Loid's friends and that made Loid feel less crazy.
Loid needed a job that could be done from anywhere in the world.
Loid needed a job that could be done from anywhere in the world.
At Agent Oded's suggestion Loid taught himself Web Design over a few months. After 3 short low paying temp Web Design jobs he landed his dream job. Working remotely for the wife of Albert Einstein, at her company LIGHTRAY, Loid's light speed journey though space and time had began to accelerate. Traveling at such incredible speed his life suffered the consequences of a "Special" Theory of Relativity that revealed to him the relativity of ALL things in this world. Time spent in foreign lands forced him to confront, adjust and accept various contradictory social/cultural operating systems. The side effects of this light speed journey made him question reality and all he grew up believing and all that he took for granted about this world.
At Agent Oded's suggestion Loid taught himself Web Design over a few months. After 3 short low paying temp Web Design jobs he landed his dream job. Working remotely for the wife of Albert Einstein, at her company LIGHTRAY, Loid's light speed journey though space and time had began to accelerate. Traveling at such incredible speed his life suffered the consequences of a "Special" Theory of Relativity that revealed to him the relativity of ALL things in this world. Time spent in foreign lands forced him to confront, adjust and accept various contradictory social/cultural operating systems. The side effects of this light speed journey made him question reality and all he grew up believing and all that he took for granted about this world.
The Italian experience lasted 10 years.
The Italian experience lasted 10 years.
Italy
Italy
2000 - 2005
2000 - 2005
Storm over Piazza del Campo
Siena, ItalyStorm over Piazza del Campo
2002
Tuscany
Siena, Italy 2002
Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena
Siena, Italy 2002
Siena, Italy 2003
Siena, Italy 2003
The Forum with The Colosseum in the distance
Rome, ItalyThe Forum with The Colosseum in the distance
2004
The Pantheon
Rome, Italy 2004The Pantheon
The Oculus and the ceiling of The Pantheon
Rome, Italy 2004 The Oculus and the ceiling of The Pantheon
The smog dirtied Colosseum
Rome, ItalyThe smog dirtied Colosseum
2004
Inside St. Peter's Cathedral
Vatican City, ItalyInside St. Peter's Cathedral
2004
Sunset and a Gondola
Venice, ItalySunset and a Gondola
2004
Mount Vesuvius
Napels, ItalyMount Vesuvius
2004
Ladies Shopping
Napels, ItalyLadies Shopping
2004
Clotheslines
Napels, ItalyClotheslines
2004
Technological Graffiti
Napels, ItalyTechnological Graffiti
2004
Black Cross in an Underground Church
Napels, ItalyBlack Cross in an Underground Church
2004
Alley at Night
Napels, ItalyAlley at Night
2004
Veiled Marble Statue
Naples, ItalyVeiled Marble Statue
2004
Orvieto, Italy 2005
The medieval hill town of Orvieto
Orvieto, Italy 2005The medieval hill town of Orvieto
Frank and Sarah's house
Orvieto, ItalyFrank and Sarah's house
2005
The City of Verona
ItalyThe City of Verona
2005
Love notes near Juliet's balcony
Verona, Italy 2005 Love notes near Juliet's balcony
Juliet's balcony
Verona, Italy 2005 Juliet's balcony
Roman Amphitheater
Verona, ItalyRoman Amphitheater
2005
Medieval Hill Top Town of San Marino Which is a Separate Country inside of Italy
San MarinoMedieval Hill Top Town of San Marino Which is a Separate Country inside of Italy
2005
The garage turned into a studio was our home those first years
Riccione, Italy 2004The garage turned into a studio was our home those first years
Rimini, Italy 2004
Open Field Near the Beach of Lido di Classe
Ravenna ItalyOpen Field Near the Beach of Lido di Classe
2005
"Don't be naive Loid. Love isn't real. Love doesn't exist. Love is just the nice way to describe how people use each other to get what they want. When you're not getting what you want you simply move on to someone else."
"Don't be naive Loid. Love isn't real. Love doesn't exist. Love is just the nice way to describe how people use each other to get what they want. When you're not getting what you want you simply move on to someone else."
Said to Loid by his Italian boyfriend while walking on the beach in Italy after 5 years together and it took him a total of 10 years to prove his point.2005
Abandoned Hotel on the Beach
Riccione, Italy2005Abandoned Hotel on the Beach
La Circola della Domenica (The Sunday Circle)
Riccione, ItalyLa Circola della Domenica (The Sunday Circle)
2005
USA
USA
2002 - 2005
2002 - 2005
Downtown from the top of Runyon Canyon
Los Angeles, California USA2002Downtown from the top of Runyon Canyon
The American Dream
West Hollywood, California USAThe American Dream
2002
Halloween
West Hollywood CA 2002Halloween
An Italian in Drag and the American Flag. Halloween
West Hollywood CA 2002An Italian in Drag and the American Flag. Halloween
Sunset at the Grand Canyon
ArizonaSunset at the Grand Canyon
2002
Sedona, Arizona
2002Sedona, Arizona
Redwoods
Santa Cruz, CARedwoods
2004
Train bridge
Santa Cruz, CA Train bridge
2004
New Orleans
Louisiana New Orleans
2005
Horse and Carriage
New Orleans, Louisiana Horse and Carriage
2005
Plantation
near New Orleans, LouisianaPlantation
2005
Girl in a Green Dress at a Plantation
near New Orleans, LouisianaGirl in a Green Dress at a Plantation
2005
is the theory that all of reality, including the Earth and the universe could be in fact an artificial simulation — for example by quantum computer simulation — indistinguishable from “true” reality. It could contain conscious minds which may or may not be fully aware that they are living inside a simulation. This is a proposed technology so advanced that it would seem realistic enough to convince its inhabitants the simulation was real.
is the theory that all of reality, including the Earth and the universe could be in fact an artificial simulation — for example by quantum computer simulation — indistinguishable from “true” reality. It could contain conscious minds which may or may not be fully aware that they are living inside a simulation. This is a proposed technology so advanced that it would seem realistic enough to convince its inhabitants the simulation was real.
CHRONOLOGY
CHRONOLOGY
