Tumblr.

Ya. I have a Tumblr. Mainly for my boring artwork/photography that no one looks at/cares about, but also, because it's one of the only website that is guaranteed to royally piss me off. Almost everyone on there is a horrid little whiny hipster bitch who complains about their weight and looks, yet post photographs of themselves on a daily basis. Its a place that fuels this place really. When I get too pissed off with the constant attention seeking behaviour, which is usually within minutes, I have to leave the dashboard, or close the tab altogether. Everyday I pray for one day that I can log into Tumblr and NOT see a slightly out of focus black and white photograph of some twat in a straw hat smoking a skinny. I hate that pretentious attitude. And actually, it's found a hell of a lot in my chosen career field. Photography. And it's usually shit photographers who use this pretentious attitude. That smug look they constantly hold and they way the look down at everyone else, while they look up to the same boring photographers 'the industry' else does because they're 'so innovative'. I hate that they play at being 'poor' when they live in Chelsea with mummy and daddy, never done a days work and sit around on their mac books all day, illegally downloading shit songs and constantly looking for instant gratification from society, while denying the fact they do.

Everyone knows I have a hate list. Most people know who is on my hate list... Hipsters are currently ranking in at number 3. And not surprisingly, I've ended up in two separate classes with a good handful of annoying, nauseating, arrogant twenty somethings acting like they're 16 in clothes that are too small for them (why do they do that?) and shoes with no soles. You know what pisses me off too. The 'fake lens' glasses. Not for the usual reasons people hate it though. I had it because, now, I can't wear mine. I'll be instantly branded not only a hipster, but something possibly worse, or the same thing... A hypocrite. And I'm not sure I'll be able to go through my three years at university without punching some one out. I can imagine that someone will say something incredibly stupid and ignorant and I'll just flip out. Actually, funny story... Monday, I met one of my lecturers for the first time. Guess what... I don't like her. Yeah, I wasn't surprised to come to that conclusion either. But, you know, there is actually a reason. My camera lens is fucked, completely, so I'm getting a new one, so I thought "Hey, she's a photographer, she actually a university lecturer... She'll know something, right?" so I casually walk over to her and ask what her opinion was on my wanting to buy an 18-135mm. Her response should have been expected really...
her:"It depends on what you're used to and how much you're willing to spend"
me: "Well, the one I'm looking at is £200"
her: "The more you spend the better the lens"
me: "I don't exactly have a lot to spend"
her: "well what's your budget?"
me: "Er... £200"

Well, thank you, that was helpful. She then asked me what lens I already have (even though I'd explained I don't have a working lens, which is why I'm buying a new one)

Me: "Er, I did have an 18-55mm but it seized up"
Her: "I personally like the 18-55mm, why don't you get a new one of those?"
Me: "Well, to be honest, I'm a little bored of using the same lens"
Her: "Perhaps you're not using it creatively enough"

PERHAPS I'M NOT USING IT CREATIVELY ENOUGH!!
Hey Miss... Fuck you. You can't say something THAT retarded and be a university lecturer. I should explain that the woman has never seen a single photograph I've taken, but she can assume that I'm not using my lens creatively enough because I said I was bored of uses an 18-55mm lens, that comes with the camera body anyways. Hmm, yes, it is a nice lens, but I've had it for over a year now. I get bored of things easily, therefore, I change those things. You can't just say I'm not being creative because I got bored of something. Suck my dick please.

Anyways, back to what I was originally ranting about. Last week, another photography lesson, someone asks "Do I need to buy a mac for this course?" To my surprise, my lecturer said "No, but it's recommended, they're used throughout the industry" which they are, I have come to terms with the fact. And then something magical happened. The class had a short discussion about Macs... And I kept quiet. That's right, I didn't say a word. I bit my tongue and didn't talk. I was proud of myself for a while. I thought I'd finally learned 'when to shut up' then I started to think Until I got outside and unleashed on my friends. Boring them to death about PC's. So, after break I walk into the lecture theatre, and there is this guy sitting there, scruffy blond hair, silly hat, checked shirt, fake glasses, beard and yep, you guessed it... A mac book. I don't know what type of mac book this was exactly, I never really stick around long enough to find out what any of them are, but he sat there, slouched in his seat like he had the world on his shoulders, probably posting pictures of mushrooms of leaves of some shit onto Tumblr. I decided to ignore him and went back to my seat with my friends. Then something horrifying happened. A group of about 5 or 6 walk into the theatre. One girl, wearing a baggy tee shirt as a dress (srsly, wtftheres like 7 of them. Sitting there, staring at a laptop screen, drinking coffee and pretending to be better than everyone else in the room and planning their weekend on a 'budget'. There are AT LEAST seven of them!

I think I'm going to set up a little experiment to keep me entertained for the next few weeks. Firstly, watch what they're doing on their Macs. Watch how they interact with each other and 'outsiders'. Then perhaps ask them a series of questions...
How many gears do you have on your bike?
How cheap was you Mac book?
"So you have an ipod touch?" "No, this is an iphone 4" "... So you have an ipod touch"
What strength are you glasses?
How 'retro' are you exactly?
How 'ironic' are you?
How do you feel about /b/?
Are you a master of 'parkour'?

.. Among others.