Scrapnotes

Getting stuff out of my head. Occasionally not NSFW. So don't get fired! Also don't get excited because mostly it will be safe.
Jun 13 '11

Things I did today

  • Learnt to fly
  • Swam in a pool of lava
  • Had a date on the moon
  • Chatted with a cross dresser
  • Went to a live gig
  • Drove a Ferrari
  • Took a cab ride and didn’t pay (feel bad about that)
  • Swam with sharks
  • Danced in a room of naked people (I was one of the few who stayed dressed)
  • Had sex twice
  • Only after that did I find myself a free detachable penis
  • Sat on top of a floating rabbit
  • Waited for a bus
  • Developed a headache

The headache was real. Everything else happened in my Second Life.

Last time I got curious about Second Life was four and a half years ago according to my account details. I couldn’t do anything then, because my computer was too slow. Today I managed to explore quite a lot more.

There’s something I find very captivating about the idea of a virtual world where people live a life without the restrictions of the real world. And for a few hours I found it totally addictive.

But now I feel like I’ve done everything I could possibly care to do and more. Perhaps in a few more years, when the graphics are better and there is more to do on there, it might become a place where it makes sense to hang out, perhaps even work or educate ourselves. Some, it seems in some small way, are finding it such a place already. But I can’t see past the novelty factor yet.

I’ll check back on it in a few years and see how it develops. But for now, after a few addictive hours in this strange world, the novelty has already worn off. Back to reality for now. I’ve deleted Second Life.