I promise this is the last forelorn wagon-on-a-floaty-island pic. I replaced the wagon with a new one. It was discounted, presumably because one of the lights doesn't work. Apparently I'm a Goodwill shopper in SL. It's fewer prims, a plus. The sitting animations were all mucked up on the other one. I can't honestly say if I screwed them up a long time ago or if it came that way, but at least this one is better. I'm not buying anything else!
But it needs a horse, don't you think? I mean, am I expected to strap my wagon to my back and move from place to place? I have an older model AKK horse, but again, ALOT of prims. I need a draft type, with hairy feet, who can just stand there and occasionally move his head or something. Don't worry, I'll plant some grass for it.
Back in the day, I used to hang out at Bear Infohub. Friends and I would sit on the wall, causing mischief and meeting new people. We had a blast. It's where we'd meet up before taking off on some adventure, either trying out our new Rudolph shaped ice skates or a serious discussion on the joys and pitfalls of Second Life relationships.
But something changed.
I believe it was around the time that the CSI: New York episode featuring SL aired. The sudden influx of new accounts made Bear inhabitable. The Powers that Be had established a special sim with scenes and clues from the episode. A sim that became so super crowded that IF you managed to get in, you could do little more than stand there and look stupid. General opinion was that the traffic the episode would inspire was greatly underestimated.
The Powers that Be were not prepared.
In case you missed it, here's a clip:
Anywho, after that fiasco, our little hangout was never the same and we all moved on with our second lives. So this week, I decided to go back for a visit.
Sadly, things hadn't improved. Avatars were gathered on the landing pad, just standing there. Trying to get the attention of anyone that popped in, I assume.
Dang, I thought I was tall.
Others seemed to be having some kind of issue, I don't know what the feck was going on here:
I watched for a bit, I was hoping she'd lay an egg. Now that I think about it, I should have put one there. It would have made a great photo. I guess my snarkiness has waned over the years.
Next time squatty lady. Next time.
There there was also a disembodied head, not the advertisement LAQ was probably looking for.
It had a name tag, so it wasn't Squatty's attachment. Just a head, facing the tree line by the wall.
Now, before you come at me for picking on newbs, you should know that all of these accounts were at least 3 years old. One was as old as mine, so... no guilt here.
I wandered around the adjoining land, but I didn't see anything really new or exciting. No "live" people to chat to. Just pixelated sadness.
And so I moved on. I know there is still "life" in Second Life and I intend to find it.
I've made an upgrade to my frustration born box. This floaty island looks much nicer. We'll see how many times I manage to walk off the edge. I'd been looking for a small house.. tent.. something to change clothes in, but until I figure out how my inworld life will support itself, I'm on a tight budget. That budget that was blown out of the water the first week with a new mesh avatar, skin and the three outfits I have that will fit it.
I found this little wagon house in my inventory. It's a little primmier than the newer models, but it works for now, and more importantly it didn't cost me anything. The tree is old too.. I might change it out. So I've got ocean views, snow covered mountains and the open sky. What more does a girl need?
Some of you may remember my old SL blog, Second Slice. It's still there, but I wanted a fresh start. I also had the Second Slice Diner where I had discussion groups, which were really just a bunch of folks hanging out and talking about whatever. They were a lot of fun and I contemplated doing that again, but my social skills aren't what they used to be.
Maybe later.
In the meantime, if anyone can suggest a blogger's group that isn't exclusively for fashion bloggers, that would be awesome. I'm still a member of Second Life Bloggers, but I haven't noticed any activity since I've been back.
If you see me wandering around on the grid, stop by and say hi. Don't take it personally if I'm not too chatty. Funny how social anxiety follows us into virtual reality.
See you soon!
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I recently returned to Second Life after a long absence. Before I left, I'd gotten myself all tangled up with an SL musician. To make a long story short, things got complicated when his RL wife entered the picture and suddenly there was way too much first life in my second life. Heartbroken, I fled our shared skybox in the middle of the night, took all my things and quit.
I've been back for a couple of weeks and I'm finally starting to get my bearings.
I think.
So far I've changed homes twice. I started out in a beautiful fairy fantasy home at Butterfly Hollow, traded up to a Linden issued house, which turned out to be as close to living in government housing as you can get on the grid, then abandoned that for one of the fancy new Linden houses I'd seen advertised. Only, they were sold out. Disgusted by the whole feckin' mess, I'm now "living" in a makeshift, bark covered box in the sky.
Who needs a home anyway?
I'm sure I'll settle somewhere, eventually. In the meantime, I'm happy wandering about, taking pictures and making new friends.
All but ONE of my old buds are gone.
None of the old landmarks work. And mesh? Gawdalmighty. It took me two days to learn to dress myself again without accidentally going topless.
Maybe we'll bump in to each other. I'm looking forward to it.
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