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Arthur
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 		Hey, check out my new blog - http://25000dayarthur.blogspot.com/

I am also planning on killing myself and I'm blogging about it too.

PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:39 pm
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Schrijvertje
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 		The project is dead (no pun intended).

Jane has posted a "resolve", immediately going from day 83 to day 0.

Topic closed.

PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:38 am
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addlepated
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 		Looks like the entire blog has been removed. Does anyone have the text of the reveal?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:42 am
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Schrijvertje
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 		Sure.

Quote:
90DayJane is a personal art piece about me. It was meant for me and (what I ignorantly thought would be) a small number of people who might find it on BlogSpot. It is the result of me tapping into the darkest part of myself and seeing where it led.

What I have written and filmed, at its core, is from a place of truth. I am the girl in the videos. I have great disappointment with my generation and its obvious obsession with celebrity culture rather than their fellow man, thus the former Chuck Palahniuk reference.

I wanted this blog to be about personal discovery and truth. But the correspondences I have received have taught me more about those qualities than I could ever express. 90DayJane has become its own entity and has influenced me. In fact, it has changed my perspective as a human being.

I feel a massive sense of responsibility to my art, but more importantly the readers of this blog. My closeness to this project must have made art seem like reality to many people. That is not a reaction that I expected nor can I morally justify. This is why my project, 90DayJane, will be taken down in the next few hours.

90DayJane was meant to mirror the tragic figure, Christine Chubbuck. Newscaster Christine Chubbuck committed suicide in 1974 by shooting herself in the head live on air. She was very vocal about her depression to those around her and gave every indication of her exact intentions leading up to the event. Sadly, no one reacted or helped Christine and those left behind could only ask "why".

Her story both inspired and terrified me because I can truly empathize with her rage and even her isolation. I wondered how Christine's life and subsequent suicide would play out in our time. Would the internet be yet another place of isolation to her or an escape? If she remained vocal about her intentions would anyone bother asking "why" or even noticing before the fact? Would the reaction (if any) of the public change her intentions?

I thought this mirror might reflect the isolation everyday people feel and the lack of true human connection on the internet.

It is my feeling that the internet is the best and worst example of human interaction. This was painfully proven to me by reading every comment and every email. I believe I owed that to everyone. I know we all saw the dark side of the reactions in the blog comments. There was so much hate, immaturity and apathy. But, I truly wish everyone could see the beauty and honesty in the emails; many people feel like Jane (me). People have been more real and heartfelt than I thought was possible. I owe them a debt of gratitude for showing me the difference between people's reactions and their true feelings. I understand.

I do want everyone to know that I accepted no money for 90DayJane despite multiple offers from television, film, books, etc… I will not release my identity and I ask not to be contacted for any type of promotion. I want only for the people who wrote to me to know that I hear them and feel the same way. Your emails touched me so much. Please, share your thoughts with someone in your life or express them in a positive way.

To everyone, please reach out to those around you. It's much harder to ask for help than to offer it.


Then followed a video of her making a postcard for PostSecret, followed by a list of website:

Quote:
In the video above I created a PostSecret revealing this project for what it is. I am in no way affiliated with them, but their site does great work for suicide outreach. At any rate, PostSecret gives me both strength and perspective whenever I read it. I hope it does the same for you.

thx- 90DayJane

http://www.hopeline.com/
http://www.depressiontribe.com/
http://www.twloha.com/
http://www.befrienders.org/
http://www.yellowribbon.org/
http://www.selfmutilatorsanonymous.org/
http://www.teenhelp.org/
http://www.goaskalice.com/
http://www.ulifeline.org/
http://www.ifred.org/
http://www.mentalhealth.org/
http://www.nami.org/


PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:18 am
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thebruce
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 		It was posted as "Day 0: The Resolve"

and the video is no longer available on youtube.

all I've gotta say is wow.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:26 am
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Rekidk
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 		So, in review:

It was an art project.
It was fiction.
It was intended to test the public's reaction to an incident like this.
It did have an anti-suicide message.
I feel really relieved that this girl's not planning on killing herself.

I miss anything?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:13 pm
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lergnag
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 		I seems like a really d-bag like thing to say, but deep down in my dark dark soul, I was kinda watching this to see if she would actually do the dirty deed. I was hoping she would, but at the same time was hoping she wouldn't so I guess my soul still hasn't been consumed by the darkness entirely.

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Rekidk
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 		After some email correspondence with "Jane," she sent me this message, containing her final blog post, a link to her final video, and some other information. I thought I'd share it with you.

Quote:
From: Suicide Blog <blogsuicide>
Date: 2008/02/13 Wed PM 03:41:53 CST
To: charlieolSPLATalltel.net
Subject: Re: Re: Contacting the Authorities

Charlie,
Thank YOU.

My final explanation of the 90DayJane project included my explanation and talked about your PostSecret, who i am not affiliated with. The link to my final video is below, but I will make no more nor continue this project in any way.

Any attempts at a 90DayJane blog or any other media are false. Anyone who steps forward as 90DayJane is a liar. I have not been identified and I will not reveal myself. I truly wish people would refrain from such activity.

You can click on the following link to retrieve your File. The link will expire in 7 Days .

Link: http://download.yousendit.com/8D345E834C50A688

Do with this what you will. I do not know how people are reacting. I just wanted to do some good for PostSecret because of the outreach you do.

---

Day 0: The Resolve
90DayJane is a personal art piece about me. It was meant for me and (what I ignorantly thought would be) a small number of people who might find it on BlogSpot. It is the result of me tapping into the darkest part of myself and seeing where it led.

What I have written and filmed, at its core, is from a place of truth. I am the girl in the videos. I have great disappointment with my generation and its obvious obsession with celebrity culture rather than their fellow man, thus the former Chuck Palahniuk reference.

I wanted this blog to be about personal discovery and truth. But the correspondences I have received have taught me more about those qualities than I could ever express. 90DayJane has become its own entity and has influenced me. In fact, it has changed my perspective as a human being.

I feel a massive sense of responsibility to my art, but more importantly the readers of this blog. My closeness to this project must have made art seem like reality to many people. That is not a reaction that I expected nor can I morally justify. This is why my project, 90DayJane, will be taken down in the next few hours.

90DayJane was meant to mirror the tragic figure, Christine Chubbuck. Newscaster Christine Chubbuck committed suicide in 1974 by shooting herself in the head live on air. She was very vocal about her depression to those around her and gave every indication of her exact intentions leading up to the event. Sadly, no one reacted or helped Christine and those left behind could only ask "why".

Her story both inspired and terrified me because I can truly empathize with her rage and even her isolation. I wondered how Christine's life and subsequent suicide would play out in our time. Would the internet be yet another place of isolation to her or an escape? If she remained vocal about her intentions would anyone bother asking "why" or even noticing before the fact? Would the reaction (if any) of the public change her intentions?

I thought this mirror might reflect the isolation everyday people feel and the lack of true human connection on the internet.

It is my feeling that the internet is the best and worst example of human interaction. This was painfully proven to me by reading every comment and every email. I believe I owed that to everyone. I know we all saw the dark side of the reactions in the blog comments. There was so much hate, immaturity and apathy. But, I truly wish everyone could see the beauty and honesty in the emails; many people feel like Jane (me). People have been more real and heartfelt than I thought was possible. I owe them a debt of gratitude for showing me the difference between people's reactions and their true feelings. I understand.

I do want everyone to know that I accepted no money for 90DayJane despite multiple offers from television, film, books, etc... I will not release my identity and I ask not to be contacted for any type of promotion. I want only for the people who wrote to me to know that I hear them and feel the same way. Your emails touched me so much. Please, share your thoughts with someone in your life or express them in a positive way.

To everyone, please reach out to those around you. It's much harder to ask for help than to offer it.

---

In the video above I created a PostSecret revealing this project for what it is. I am in no way affiliated with them, but their site does great work for suicide outreach. At any rate, PostSecret gives me both strength and perspective whenever I read it. I hope it does the same for you.

thx- 90DayJane


http://www.hopeline.com/
http://www.depressiontribe.com/
http://www.twloha.com/
http://www.befrienders.org/
http://www.yellowribbon.org/
http://www.selfmutilatorsanonymous.org/
http://www.teenhelp.org/
http://www.goaskalice.com/
http://www.ulifeline.org/
http://www.ifred.org/
http://www.mentalhealth.org/
http://www.nami.org/

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thebruce
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 		Toronto Star covered the story today too...

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/304633
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thebruce
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 		LA Times finally got in on the news report
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:48 pm
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Schrijvertje
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 		What I don't get is "for me and (what I ignorantly thought would be) a small number of people who might find it on Blogspot."

How did it attract so many visitors so fast? I made a blog some time ago and I've yet to receive a comment.

PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:54 am
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vpisteve
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 		I think MetaFilter picked up on it, so it may have been posted there by one of her friends......or her, for that matter.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:25 am
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Euchre
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 		Depending on your content, things can get picked up very quickly. I've seen a convergent effect in discovery of peculiar things on the internet as a result of so many of the social news and bookmarking services like digg. Once everyone knows where to propagate such things, everyone manages to find them - it's viral function at it's core. YouTube largely did that for video for example.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:29 am
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Lovek
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 		Looks like this has been ripped off/continued by 90 Day... Tania?

http://tania.movielol.org/
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:25 pm
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Everything's Magic
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 		Oh... I was reading all these posts and getting really interested Sad

Still, thanks for posting that e-mail, I felt like I was somewhat within the realm of the CF for a slight moment but I wish I could have seen the full blog.

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