Day 2: Part 2

So I woke up today, sick as a dog. And when I'm sick, I HATE to do work. But I have a Psychology exam coming up tomorrow. So... wish me luck! I am a terrible procrastinator, especially when there are more interesting things to do... and I find ANYTHING more interesting than Psychology! *G*

My distraction is this: I want to learn how to play with sculpties in SL. (Ok, I want to learn to USE them.) I'm going to be trying a few different programs to see which i like best. I tried Wings 3D already... very cool but couldn't keep my attention: at the time I tried it after a few hours I got a lil impatient. But for those who want to check Wings out, Natalia has a great tutorial on her Blog. Actually that's a page of ALL her great tutorials. Check it out, I LOVE her blog, and her tutorials are VERY helpful.

Also, I had been exploring RP sims in SL, and I came across a Gorean sim. Naturally curious as I am, I did a bunch of research and talked to those involved. I learned a lot, and yesterday I found a blog from a RL gorean lifestyler. It was so interesting I have to share. Check it out Here. I promise you it's a REALLY interesting blog on a lifestyle not so many people have heard of. I don't endorse it one way or denounce it on the other. I am open to learning about other lifestyle choices than my own. I encourage anyone to check it out... it is very well written.

I was given a task, as punishment for being terrible at Simon Says. I had to find the origin of the game! Here are Links: 1 and2.Interesting, huh? :D

Day 1

This is my very first blog, so I'll be a typical newbie and give it a nondescript title. Would it drive you all crazy (as if there is a large population of folks reading this) if I labeled all my posts that way?

Now for the good stuff:
Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Di May. Well, that is my avatar's name in a game called Second Life. If you don't know what Second Life is (hereafter shortened to SL for abbreviations' sake) you can visit the website at www.secondlife.com. It is what is considered in the online community to be a type of MMORPG... a Massively Multi player Online Role Playing Game. Basically, it is a community of... dare I say it... thousands of people sitting behind computers all over the world. We each have an avatar, or a character we play in the game. We have a choice of being in character, keeping our Real Life (RL) identity a complete mystery, or broadcasting our real selves to the whole (SL) world. I am one who separates SL and RL. Nonetheless, being a convicted SL addict, I know the world of SL as well as my own life. I have been a "resident" of SL for over a year. In that time my RL has changed just as dramatically as my Second Life has.

When I first explored SL (as I encourage anyone reading this to do) I was frustrated because it was hard to find real help for my problems. Now, I am an SL Mentor and I help make sure that new residents are welcomed with open arms. If you decide to come in and check it out... look me up! :)

Since I'm new to this, I'd love to know how many people are visiting my blog, so if you would please leave a brief comment, be it constructive criticism or just plain Hello, it would make my day! In the next few days, I want to show you all my many avatars... and tell you about my experiences as a Furry, a Neko, and many other characters my repertoire.