Sunday Surfing

One of the few things I really enjoy about SL is finding out something new. Something that's you've never tried before and that you can actually waste hours doing. For the first time last night I was introduced to SL surfing.

I spent most of day researching and writing up notes that 5000 word essay I talked about sometime ago. It's hand in is in just over a week and I spent most of the day getting at least some words down. Up to about 2000 now. Woo! I logged on in time to get a quick hug from Tel before heading over to Spankies for my Sunday set. At least this time the place was a little more full heh. Can be hard for a DJ standing there just waiting for people to get to the sim, no matter how many notices you send out. I have the sneaking suspicion that something else happens within the "twink" community on a Sunday. Seems most of them buggered off at 2pm. With only Rustie and I in the place I shut up shop early and head home.

Tel and I had been invited along by a couple of his old friends to a small gathering. When the invite said "Grab your boards" I thought it was just another way of saying "We're having a beach party, come on down in your beach wear". I didn't ACTUALLY think we were going surfing cos I didn't know there was surfing in SL to begin with!

Though a little delayed then first planned I was introduced to a couple of Tel's oldest friends and got my first taste of SL surfing...which was crap...AT FIRST..because the sim we were at was far too laggy and I didn't know what the hell to do. I was pressing all sorts of keys wondering how to get the bloody surf board to work. We headed to another sim with less lag and bigger waves and once I finally got the hang of what I was doing I was addicted. I took some photos though they're not all that great. I didn't have the confidence to put my graphics all the way up to ultra until about 20 minutes being there. It looked amazing with grpahics full wack though!

Tel just looking bad ass as he watches the waves.

All in all it was a really enjoyable evening. Wish I could of stayed longer but it was good into the wee hours for me so had to head to bed. Ready for another day of essay writing.

Speaking of essay writing, the only other time I've had to write such a long essay was when I wrote about internet avatars and of course made my first stumbling steps into SL. I plugged in my old HD and had a root around to see if I could find it. Of course it wasn't too hard to find (Use to be SO organized). Heh, I could just pat poor naive 2008 me on the head. At this time I was interviewing a girl who I later became friends with.

"She proceeded to tell me about marriage on Second Life and how two avatars can get married. It doesn't necessarily mean the two users had to marry or to even love each other. It would simply be their avatars tying the knot. When avatars can live completely separate lives to their owners it is easy to see why online worlds can take over the users own life."

Ooooh if only you knew now and the stuff you've been through. :> I Even found my first attempts at Manny. I would say prepare youself but I don't think anyone can be prepared for the muck up that was early Manny Wachter.

Oh the horror!

Going through my snaps brought back a lot of memories, some good and some bad. I feel like I had taken more or at least should of. Oh well..that's all in the past now. I have a bright virtual future ahead of me now :)

On a totally different note I took Sebby with me to a rather laggy sim and LOOK WHAT IT DID TO HIM!!! D:

MY POOR LIL KITTEH! ;_;

I took him off straight away and after buying some new hair (yeah I was THAT urgent about it lol) I took him back to the homestead and he got his head screwed back on. Phew. Don't know what I would do without my little minions.