One thing a prospective newbie to second life should know is that sex is indeed a large part of sl. I've actually heard estimates that 30% of the second life economy is related to sex.
BDSM in particular seems to have taken a strong foothold in-world. The number of bondage sims and fetish clothes suppliers I've come across is mind-boggling. In fact I found my first in-world relationship through one.
I was exploring a bondage sim out of curiosity. I figured I was safe cuz it was pretty empty. But I ran into a few people engaging in a role play around an outdoor bar. I was too curious to just leave so I decided to sit in and observe.
Soon I was invited to join by a "noble" and while fending off the guys advances i became fast friends with a woman who I shall call C. She helped me out with my questions about the sim and how things worked there. Soon she had me onthe dance floor and asked me to be her servant in the sim. I couldn't resist my curiosity and decided to go along with it.
The relationship didn't last long but i still visit the sim and made some great friends there.
But you shouldn't think that sex is all there is to sl. My links off to the side of this blog include the 2 best second life travel guides I've found.
The Mermaid Diaries belongs to Natalia Zelmanova, owner of Sirena hair and fashion in-world, and the first ever Miss Second Life. She seems to be one of the most prolific explorers in sl and leads newbies and fellow explorers to fun and interesting places with free stuff to do and little to no sex.
Not possible in real life is owned by a group of explorers dedicated to finding things that would be impossible (or close to it) to duplicate in real life. This leads to some spectacular sights that shouldn't be missed.
So come and play. In second life there's something for everyone.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Shopping Addiction
I'm back. lol I lost internet access for a while there.
Today I think I'll talk about something no man will ever completely understand. SHOPPING!
Like most guys I never understood how chicks could spend all day shopping, spend $100 on shoes, more on lingerie, and similar things.
When I logged on to SL I looked like a newbie. Everyone does when they first start out of course, but few stay that way for very long. Even for those that don't want to put any real world money into their Second Life there are freebies everywhere. Merchants and designers often offer items for free (or for1L, roughly a third of a cent) as a way of both helping newbies "denoob" and as a way of advertising. The items usually come with a "landmark" that allows you to teleport directly to their main store.
There's only one problem.
There's just so much to choose from. Not all of it very good. But for the bargain shopper there's lots of great stuff lying around if you know where to look and are willing to dig through the junk. Within a few days I had a small wardrobe that i would actually wear, and a MUCH larger collection of junk that I kept forgetting to get rid of. I had turned into a shopaholic.
Frankly I don't see it as a problem on SL. It lead me to get an in-world job as a stripper at the club I mentioned in my last post, which resulted in me being able to buy better looking stuff. The most i've spent on an outfit is about 700L (about $2.63, yes I did the math lol) all of which was earned in-world by showing off my naked avi. :)
It's still a mystery why someone would spend $300 for designer shoes in real life. But I'm really starting to understand part of why girl spend so much time shopping. It's a social thing. And it keeps us looking great! hehe
bye for now.
Today I think I'll talk about something no man will ever completely understand. SHOPPING!
Like most guys I never understood how chicks could spend all day shopping, spend $100 on shoes, more on lingerie, and similar things.
When I logged on to SL I looked like a newbie. Everyone does when they first start out of course, but few stay that way for very long. Even for those that don't want to put any real world money into their Second Life there are freebies everywhere. Merchants and designers often offer items for free (or for1L, roughly a third of a cent) as a way of both helping newbies "denoob" and as a way of advertising. The items usually come with a "landmark" that allows you to teleport directly to their main store.
There's only one problem.
There's just so much to choose from. Not all of it very good. But for the bargain shopper there's lots of great stuff lying around if you know where to look and are willing to dig through the junk. Within a few days I had a small wardrobe that i would actually wear, and a MUCH larger collection of junk that I kept forgetting to get rid of. I had turned into a shopaholic.
Frankly I don't see it as a problem on SL. It lead me to get an in-world job as a stripper at the club I mentioned in my last post, which resulted in me being able to buy better looking stuff. The most i've spent on an outfit is about 700L (about $2.63, yes I did the math lol) all of which was earned in-world by showing off my naked avi. :)
It's still a mystery why someone would spend $300 for designer shoes in real life. But I'm really starting to understand part of why girl spend so much time shopping. It's a social thing. And it keeps us looking great! hehe
bye for now.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Early days
The first few days of second life were a bit of a struggle for me. Learning new software is never particularly user friendly though Second Life was a lot easier to figure out than most programs (though I'm still learning).
By the time i left orientation and help islands I had already made a friend (though I haven't seen him since), so I was feeling pretty good about my decision, both to join, and to do so as a woman. My first priority was to get some better looking clothes. The newbie avatars aren't bad but the last thing you want is to stay that way. After playing with my av's appearance sliders I thought i had a half decent shape, a little "Barbie"esque but then if I was gonna be a girl then i was gonna be a knockout.
My search for freebies led me to a beach and a warehouse. I picked up a few decent sets of clothes. Fairly slutty but I was ok with that. I still am most of the time. My search then led to a nightclub. It was my first experience with one in sl. They had a small collection of freebies in the back for newbies like me and after I checked them out and got dressed I joined in on the dance floor. A sexiest av contest was going on and I entered of course. I didn't think I would win with my newbie butt, but I figured it couldn't hurt to try.
I didn't win of course. But I did make a couple friends that i still talk to. It wasn't that long ago but in sl people come and go all the time.
My new friends helped me find better freebies and taught me how to open boxes in sl.
Never once did they give any indication that they thought i was a man. I was starting to like being this girl.
Thx for reading. I hope you gained some insight or were at least mildly entertained by my tale.
By the time i left orientation and help islands I had already made a friend (though I haven't seen him since), so I was feeling pretty good about my decision, both to join, and to do so as a woman. My first priority was to get some better looking clothes. The newbie avatars aren't bad but the last thing you want is to stay that way. After playing with my av's appearance sliders I thought i had a half decent shape, a little "Barbie"esque but then if I was gonna be a girl then i was gonna be a knockout.
My search for freebies led me to a beach and a warehouse. I picked up a few decent sets of clothes. Fairly slutty but I was ok with that. I still am most of the time. My search then led to a nightclub. It was my first experience with one in sl. They had a small collection of freebies in the back for newbies like me and after I checked them out and got dressed I joined in on the dance floor. A sexiest av contest was going on and I entered of course. I didn't think I would win with my newbie butt, but I figured it couldn't hurt to try.
I didn't win of course. But I did make a couple friends that i still talk to. It wasn't that long ago but in sl people come and go all the time.
My new friends helped me find better freebies and taught me how to open boxes in sl.
Never once did they give any indication that they thought i was a man. I was starting to like being this girl.
Thx for reading. I hope you gained some insight or were at least mildly entertained by my tale.
Monday, April 14, 2008
A Little Background
First of all I'd like to say a big hello to anyone who reads this. I've found a couple similar blogs and was inspired to start my own. I've never really done this but I'll try to keep updating fairly regularly. Mostly this is just a way for me to feel slightly less guilty about a certain topic.
Who I am in the real world isn't that important. I'm a male college student at a college somewhere in Texas. Since high school I have been an occasional crossdresser never going so far as wanting to truly be a woman or even going all out to dress as one. The most adventurous thing I've done is wear women's lingerie to class beneath my clothes. But this is mostly fantasy for me. I have no plans to ever take hormones or have surgery. Why is this important you ask?
Because I wound up becoming a woman anyway. Sort of.
I saw an episode of CSI: New York which featured an assassin setting up meetings with her targets through an online world called Second Life. I had never heard of this wondrous place. It was like WoW but free with more to do. I was entranced by possibility and one night shortly after, during an intense fit of boredom I signed up and rezzed in world for the first time. Unlike the other blogs like this I've read, I did not start as a male avatar. I was a woman from minute 1. I rationalized it by calling it an experiment. Could I pass as a woman? Would I feel different? Speak differently? Could I feel attracted to a man as a woman?
I want to point out that i have tried to limit my lies to my gender. I didn't make up an elaborate backstory for my girl. She is me. Or at least as much as she can be. I say this because I have made many friends in sl, some that feel deeper than any friendship I can remember in real life, and I don't want to lose them. I hope that if I slip up and any of my friends read this and figure out who I am, that they will forgive me for my lies.
Who am i in sl? I won't tell. But if you figure it out please don't spread it around. Contact me first at least.
If anyone wants to hear about specific topics then leave me a request in the comments. Otherwise I'll try to simply tell my views on this world and my adventures in it.
If any of you want to try sl for yourself go to www.secondlife.com and you can start having your own adventures.
bye for now :)
Who I am in the real world isn't that important. I'm a male college student at a college somewhere in Texas. Since high school I have been an occasional crossdresser never going so far as wanting to truly be a woman or even going all out to dress as one. The most adventurous thing I've done is wear women's lingerie to class beneath my clothes. But this is mostly fantasy for me. I have no plans to ever take hormones or have surgery. Why is this important you ask?
Because I wound up becoming a woman anyway. Sort of.
I saw an episode of CSI: New York which featured an assassin setting up meetings with her targets through an online world called Second Life. I had never heard of this wondrous place. It was like WoW but free with more to do. I was entranced by possibility and one night shortly after, during an intense fit of boredom I signed up and rezzed in world for the first time. Unlike the other blogs like this I've read, I did not start as a male avatar. I was a woman from minute 1. I rationalized it by calling it an experiment. Could I pass as a woman? Would I feel different? Speak differently? Could I feel attracted to a man as a woman?
I want to point out that i have tried to limit my lies to my gender. I didn't make up an elaborate backstory for my girl. She is me. Or at least as much as she can be. I say this because I have made many friends in sl, some that feel deeper than any friendship I can remember in real life, and I don't want to lose them. I hope that if I slip up and any of my friends read this and figure out who I am, that they will forgive me for my lies.
Who am i in sl? I won't tell. But if you figure it out please don't spread it around. Contact me first at least.
If anyone wants to hear about specific topics then leave me a request in the comments. Otherwise I'll try to simply tell my views on this world and my adventures in it.
If any of you want to try sl for yourself go to www.secondlife.com and you can start having your own adventures.
bye for now :)
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