Words of Wisdom from Grasshopper

Our challenge topic for the day, well mine since I'm a challenge newbie: What did you get out of your experience? Do you think it will change the way you blog in the future?

I think the blogging experience has been really cool in that 60 odd other people were all writing about the same things at once. And since we're all very different no matter what we have in common in SL it's interesting to see what everyone did with their topics. I have enjoyed it immensely and I hope that people that have stopped by have gotten something more than inane drivel out of what I've said. I don't think it will change the way I blog in the future. I like to talk but I normally get distracted and end up doing something besides blogging life in my digital world. I will be more vigilant about posting I think which could be a result of the challenge. All in all this has been a blast and I can't wait to see what other folks come up with in the future. I still want to do Hamlet's favorite movie scene challenge but finding the outfits I want has proven to be more challenging than I anticipated. Oh well off to forage for food.

Challenge Day Five

Today is a free for all. Not sure what I want to talk about today. I was planning on updating this anyway, like yesterday because I was expecting to be replaced on the runway lol. Got a few days reprieve for the moment. Saw the June casting call for Miss Virtual World and no surprise wasn't on the list but I have taken some much better pictures since then and think I'm getting more handy with putting together a piece quickly and working out my details for the outfits I'm wearing. I'll try again, not sure if it will be for July or August but it never hurts to put your face out there. I made the initial screening for the Next Top Model Challenge but don't expect to hear anything about who made it to the actual competition until this weekend. If I hear sooner I'm sure you will too lol. Totally off tangent, I downloaded the new update on the off chance that it would fix the chat issue---so hasn't---but it has stopped my weird font issues and finally recognizes my graphics card from my shiny new computer. It's also doing some things differently when you mouse click on yourself or objects so be careful. Things look better which I can only attribute to it recognizing my card finally. And wrapping it up for today. I've been wondering if it's better to look pretty consistent as a model or always be willing to show someone something new. I change my hair, skin, shoes and eyes so often I never know what I'm going to look like until I'm done. It's great lol. Okay enough babbling for me, let me focus on what I'm supposed to be doing. I will talk to you about some new possibilities if they come to pass soon.

See ya
Rouge

When I grow up

Or Day Four of the Big Bad Blogger Challenge. Here's the topic du jour:

If there was someone you could trade places with for one day in Second Life, who would it be and why? Bonus points if you find this person and snap a picture with them!

You know I have never even thought about this. Who would I be in SL if I wasn't me? I mean given my current interests I guess I could shot for one of the supermodels in SL or one of the more successful magazine publishers but really I could still possibly do those things as just plain old me. I'm not sure I have the economic fortitude or business acumen to be her but the thought of being Anshe Chung does intrigue me. I mean who wouldn't want to be the first SL millionaire? At a time when I'm just waiting to start breaking even on the lindens I spend versus the ones I make, that just seems like it would be fascinating to me. Would I stay in my RL profession or would I just bail on it entirely (I could always downsize it I guess)? Would I be able to explore my other interests or would I be so tied up with running my enterprises that wouldn't even be a possibility? Would the money allow me to actually finish and shop around any of the half dozen books floating around in my head? Not a clue but having the financial security in place to even bat those ideas around would so rock. I'd adore that, oh and I'd be able to pay off the intrepid student loan company and buy us a large enough house that I could forget I have a guest or two when I wanted. Provided I didn't become complacent and just say screw the business now that it's making money for me. I'm almost always mostly content with just being me but every now and then I wish I had the drive of an Anshe Chung to see where that might push my endeavors.

day 3

You've been given a sim of your very own to use for free for one year. However, there are 3 rules. It cannot be residential, it cannot be commercial, and it has to be open to the public. What do you do with it?

I think I'd break it up into a few museum esque spots or concert venues. I love live music and if I could provide a less laggy area for folks to enjoy a good show and dance around that would be fantastic. Could also be used for a Shakespeare in the Park venue if there were no shows. Beyond that I would love to do a Rhythm and Blues/Jazz museum featuring prominent artists in the genre and slightly related genres so people could see the history of the music and what it has evolved to now--not that I dig a lot of what is on the radio now but it's always good to see the transitions. I'd also love to recreate the historically Black fraternity and sorority movement as it was when our organizations were founded so we can see as much as can be gleamed from historical and publically available sources acted out to some degree. Again to see the transition from what was envisioned to now.

Big Bad Blogger Challenge

I just saw this as I roaming the blogosphere instead of working and I'm a day or two behind so this one will be a two-fer.

How long have I been blogging and how has it enriched my life?

Well I guess it would depend on what you consider blogging. I've had a blog on blogspot under various names since 2005. My primary blog is more about my relationships and life in RL and well this is all about what I'm doing in SL with all my wonderful pixelated friends. I did do some minor blogging on BlackPlanet once upon a time and I'd be surprised if that thing was still up. Blogging lets me meet a lot of people in another virtual platform. They share their lives with me and vice versa and we are typically of good support to one another and can see the world through each other's eyes. I have met some fantastic friends that way--one of whom I need to send a belated birthday card to because I spazzed yesterday--and in general I've been able to develop more of whom I am and who I want to be because I'm alllowed to just spew stuff out sometimes and take risks that I wouldn't otherwise take.

What would my perfect day in SL be like?

Honestly I'm not sure. There are things that would rock mightily if they happened but I'm not sure if I would consider that perfect or not. It would be nice if the following things all occured on the same day and I am sure I wouldn't complain.

• I'd be in a position to have to turn down work as a model because I was already booked solid with shows or shoots or the like with designers I admire and models I respect.
  
• I would be safely over the number of required acres in Tiny Empires with a downline who lovedededed me and never wanted to go anywhere else so I could ascend and become queen of my own empire.
• I could then have a party with the fabulous Kingdom I'm in, my new Queendom and all the folks that introduced me to the game and kept me playing.
• I could spend that party in my partner's arms as we joked and I stepped on his toes---he's much taller than me.
• We could relax for a bit before I head off to a runway show or contest in which I place, doesn't have to be first or second but top 10 would be a blast. If I won I'm sure I'd have to log off shortly there after so I could get amazingly toasty drunk cause I'd be in shock.

Last question from New World Notes: For the inventive bloggers out there, discuss a mixed reality application of Second Life you use now, or think could become generally useful in the future.

Not sure if this is what the blogger is looking for but on my goodness my life would be so fabulous if I could do a few things in RL that we do in SL and take for granted. While I like being a curvy girl, clearly, it might be nice once in a blue moon to get slinky via a mouseclick so that I could be the last amazing dress on the rack which is only available in a size 3. I don't think I was ever a size 3, I got curves in the 5th grade and was a 7 then. I don't really want to be taller unless I can stop from having pants hemmed or wearing heels in order to not have things dragging on the ground. Instant clothing fitting would be great as would being able the accesorize all of those things but really that's just one big category of altering appearance. The thing I would love the most and I think would have the biggest impact on humanity would be the ability to TP wherever we wanted to go. Cuts down on travel time, conserves energy for things we need it for, and could remove people from the system/area who aren't authorized to be so it could dramatically lower crime rates. It wouldn't necessarily work for the family to go at the same time like on Star Trek but getting up 30 minutes before work, showering and then teleporting to the office would be so wonderful. I could sleep in every morning or actually have breakfast instead of rushing out to fight traffic. I'm sure there would still be traffic around for massive transportation things or folks who didn't want to TP around the world but being able to go to work, a concert in Vegas, dancing in Paris and Rome and back before work again on Monday would be fantastic.