His profile suggested he was male (although it's best never to assume in SL), but soon we established he was seeking classy female fashion "for a friend", so I was on home turf and, having checked how much time he had to spare, I began to reel off a list of my favorite stores and designers.
His gratitude was disproportionate, as there is truly nothing I like better than to spout on this topic. In an NPIRL moment to cherish, this guy actually gave me a house! Thanks again, Santo - it's a beauty!
Coincidently I've been having some yearnings recently to put down SL roots and this spectacular act of generosity sent me straight to the Land Sale search, from whence I tp'd around to several likely parcels, initially with a sense of considerable excitement.
But as the waves lapped onto yet another pristine shore and the birdsong and rock outcrops felt eerily familiar, a sense of overwhelming ennuie washed over me. Sure, there were neighbouring homes, but my attempts at camming revealed unfurnished and soulless shells, littered with a few dusty pose-balls and it dawned upon me that the novelty of this could wear off pretty darn fast. One more check of the weekly tier fees and I was scampering back to my usual haunts feeling thoroughly disheartened.
One of the things I love best about SL is the ability to scoot around and soak in the atmosphere of lots of different places, so I'm still wondering whether I'm destined to ever have a "home patch".
Would love to hear your thoughts, advice, personal experience on this one if you have time.
2 comments:
Hello, I stopped by your fashion blog, but I suspect I'd spend more time reading of your adventures here.
I absolutely LOVE helping newbies and giving people makeovers. My partner and our friends enjoy it so much.
It makes me think of a good story, that I may have to write about myself!!! So thank you for the blog post idea.
Now, as far as a sense of community. That is so important to me. I recall at one point I was doing very well in a business venture and I bought 8k sqm property for 16k a month and then spent 7k or so on a giant castle. I had several weeks of intense fun decorating it.... and then got really lonely and really bored.
I don't have a home now... but my partner and I built a hangout spot for our groups and our friends. At any moment there might be three, four, six or twelve of us hanging out. We talk about mature items, politics, lifestyle choices, health, SL adventures, relationships... whatever we can... and then we also go out on field trips together.
We have found that the sense of community is simply being with those you like and sharing SL together. We have such fun being in a group call of 7 or 8 of us while we explore a new sim... or go on a shopping adventure.
We've thought of expanding our land holdings to include housing for all of us... but at the moment... we just live together, in spirit by sharing what we love, loose, and discover in Second Life.
Thanks so much Keaira. Sounds like the old commune concept that I don't think I could handle in RL may just be the ideal solution for SL. Sounds like you have a great group of friends - enjoy!
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