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Shortly after presenting my second project some thieving fuckers stole my laptop. Unfortunately, because of a USB port issue, none of my work was backed up.... So, if you don't mind, please imagine the following: While I configure the room for my project I leave a vessel of Koolaide on the table. Various individuals grab a cup and pour a glass on their own accord. I then tell the audience that my project focuses on the uncanny aspects of idolization and my personal experience with the concept. The lights dim and the video is started. The imagery is archival footage of Jim Jones and the people's temple. The footage has been slowed down and occasionally freezes on images with naturally surrealistic qualities. The soundtrack is the recording taken during the mass suicide at Jonestown. Children are heard screaming and gagging in the background while Jim Jones pleads with the parents to quickly poison the children. As the video progresses, individuals who poured a glass of koolaide begin to pass out. Foam drips from their mouth. The video ends and the lights rise. The poisoned individuals in the room remain motionless. I cross to the front of the room, sit at the table, pour a glass of Koolaide, drink, and die.