Friends Through the Electronic Veil

While my SL hasn't stopped happening, it has gone through some major changes since my last post. A trove of people I thought were friends (many from RL that I introduced to SL) have come and gone, yet a few have stayed true and I have a feeling that these people will remain in my life as real friends even though I may never meet them in RL, and those that I do know in RL have proven that online drama is not a part of who they are and they have been there for me no matter what.

One person in particular I was ecstatic to get a surprise visit from this week as I was watching my partner build. Replecator Tigerpaw is a RL friend - more than that really. He makes my spirit sing and if you believe in soulmates, well he's what I would define as one. He had to disappear abruptly last May due to military and family obligations and other personal issues, but this week he reappeared looking for me and it was like we'd never missed a beat. He was as taken aback by my upgraded skin and hair as I was by his own avvie, whose hair seems to have actually gone *backwards* in time LOL! We went directly to voice and had a very long talk to catch up and reunite -- it was amazing to see him again. While his SL time is still extremely limited, we have other ways of keeping in touch, and now that he is retiring from the Navy this year (22 years!), it may be a lot easier to get together.

Another good friend, Chipipon Clip, has been through his own hell recently in-world and in life and is just as grateful for me as I am for him. I've known Chip since I began in SL and we've developed a friendship that goes beyond the grid as we share each other's life stories, happenings, joys and let-downs and always have a shoulder free for the crying-on. Last night he was bored and lonely in SL (it happens often, even to me) and was looking for something to distract him, so I suggested totally at random to go to a carnival and have some fun. He hit the Showcase, found one, and as soon as he landed, some asshole started in on him, accusing him of IM'ing his girlfriend and trying to pick her up, then violently physically and verbally attacking him for no reason. This guy really took griefing to a new level. Chip, not the fighting type, quickly caged him and retreated to my Sky Sands skybox at the Estate, where he found comfort in a snuggle and a good long vent. (My avvie looks different by the way because I was on my alt at the time, picking up some new clothes for her in the Greatest Love hunt.) Sometime this weekend, Chip and I are supposed to get together to do a photo shoot with me modeling. He does some really amazing work in Photo Shop with his SL pics.

Most importantly, now that we have added a router to our (RL) home, Nairieth and I are finally able to get together and dance again on SL. Out of all the things to do with loved ones on SL, dancing remains my favorite. I'll be blunt -- I can't dance to save my life. If life came with pose balls, I'd be set. Til then, my movement skills will remain on the grid LOL... But Nair and I are both ecstatic that we can be together in-world again. It is both sad and funny as well as a sign of the times that we will sit in the same room together in RL while dancing and chatting together in-world. People think we're sick and we love it ^_^ Just proof that good things CAN come from SL.

When I'm not spending time with friends, I'm busy running around for Lucky Chairs and hitting the Midnight Mania boards, in many of which are some nice high-quality prizes from jewelry to clothing and more.

From one I got an entire living room set which I put in my Chill Room (not pictured here, but this is the TV set-up which I finally got the stream working for woot!).



So that has been my SL lately. Thankfully the majority of drama has been risen above thanks in great deal to a little help from my friends. Now Nair and I can settle in and enjoy our Estate, enjoy building and texturing and dancing and all those other little things that make SLife worthwhile.