SLunchtime Poll Results - Last Week (Self)

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Evolution's good. Right?

Today CSI moved into SL, and they certainly make waves. Company CBS (who are of course with the Electric sheep) have bought 440 sims to take the flood of new residents after CSI:NY airs in the states using second life as a plot. Quick side note, I dunno what version of SL they were playing but I ain't seen shit in this place that looks like what they had, and the Venus chick being uber popular? Loitering around some sort of gorean sim, puhlease. Kudos though to ETD and Canimal for getting a forty minute advert.




But I digress, this is all a far cry from the early days of the glorified chat room. My first knowledge of SL came from a four page article in a uk computer magazine, which told of the parties and chatting to be had. Mentions of an in game currency all seemed very cool, a way to finance yourself in the virtual world. I was hooked, Three months later when I got my shiny new PC with broadband I signed up. It was, it has to be said, a simpler time. There were clubs, and shops, the events listing for one day fairly filled a page, and loads of people went to them. My friend was a budding land baron (he actually made the old land holdings top ten list) and once told me in amazement that he was close to owning half a sim of land.

Two years on and Anshe Chung owns half of SL, people approach SL to make money. I get notecards from people who have been in game for 3 weeks, telling me about their business ventures, about the services they wish to provide. Everyone and their mother has a sim (including me YAY!) and the amount of shops makes my head hurt.

But is this evolution a good thing. I set out to find some random people to have a laugh with, so I hit the events. After trawling though the 10 billion yard sales and free sex/lindens adverts I found.. Squat. So I thought I'd hit a few clubs. Every single one was the same. Empty apart from zombified campers. I gave up after the vivid textures began to melt my contacts. In deperation I decided to hit a strip club. Same deal, one guy (who you just know was itching to put on a freebie cock) four or five slider issued blingtards with numbers in their names and a grasp of the english language that my three year old would have sneered at. Oh and gestures..

Bottom line, unless you've got a clique, then you have to stick some disturbing looking sparkles in your eyes (Ewwwwwwwwwww!) and get down with the fucktards.

It's not just the social scene. The tech spec is sneaking the bar up too. My old pooter would play SL quite happily, but with each and every update the poor thing spent more time groaning. My new pooter is happy enough now but for how long, and who is getting left behind?

So yeah, evolve, it's good, 440 CSI islands was a great enhancement to the grid I'm sure. But please, don't forget your roots.

Introducing...

Me!

I didn't have a fookin clue what to write by way of an introduction, whether to spiel it out into a proper formal thing, offer up a few choice words of abuse, or to merely shove in an article/post and pretend I'd been here for ages.

I asked a few friends for their opinion, suggested options included

"Hi, I'm Kitty and I'm a complete bitch"
Small Autobiography (bleaugh)
Random rambling bullshit story about things I do in SL
My CV (or resume if you prefer).

All sound suggestions but I thought I'd do it my way by telling you what you need to know.

I'm not a bitch but don't push too hard, I'm a helpless people pleaser most of the time. I do think my shit is the bollocks but I will pretend it isn't for the sake of appearances. I am an attention whore. I don't say LOL. Say what you will about me but don't piss on my friends or my fireworks. I'm boring 95% of the time. I'm as filthy as my magazine (and then some). I won't take it personally and I do swallow.

Anything else?

Anyhoo, hugs and stuff *giggles*

Meat 'N Greet: Broken Xeno

*Favorite Color:

Violet

*SL Rezzday:

I forget, this isn't my original account. It's been almost two years.

*Favorite animal and why?

Hmm, I guess honestly if I had to pick, it'd be my dog, Koah. She's a beagle. Why? Because she's totally awesome, and will lick the shit out of your face.

*What factors did you take into consideration when creating your av?

Realism. That's a big one. There are tons of oversized and overmuscled avatars running around SL and they look ridiculous and comical. Intensity, I suppose would be another thing. I want my avatar to look unique, and alive, but not like I do in real life. I want to stand out in a crowd, I suppose.

*what's the most embarrassing thing you've done for a girl/guy/furry?

Uhhh... I plead the fifth? >.>

*What's the last book you read?

I recently re-read Enders Game. I hadn't read it since high school, and I wanted to see if it was as good as I remembered. It was still pretty good.

*What's a movie you could watch over and over?

Donnie Darko, that movie is fun, a real mind trip.

*You could never date someone...

who lies. I can't stand it, it's a huge pet peeve. Either that, or someone who smells like ass, and not in the good way.

*If you could trade slives with one other avatar for a day, who would it be?

I guess if I had to pick someone... I don't know. I don't know that I would, but maybe with someone who owned a really cool store, selling hair and clothing and accessories. Maybe the guy who made Sinistyle, or FORM.

*Who would you most like to collaborate with in sl?

I already collaborate with her :P Mia Olivier is a person who keeps me on my creative toes all the time, and she does amazing photographic work. She really makes my avatar look amazing.

*Favorite thing to do in SL?

Change my look, I suppose. I'm constantly doing that, constantly changing my skin, my outfit, my hair, my avatar. I can go from wearing jeans and a t-shirt to wearing all white with black drow skin and white hair in the span of moments. SL is a great game, and while there are a great many faults with it, I think it's like life. It's what you make of it.

Attention...

You could be the next Mean Girl. After almost a year on the blogsphere we're finally opening up our blog to two more writers. Why, you ask? Well because Laylah hasn't done anything but sit on her ass with a mouth full of bon bons, Orchid has gone AWOL, and does Akasha even play SL anymore?

So if you are interested in being a writer here at MGG2SL you will need to submit a writing sample to JellyBean Madison &/or Rosie Shark covering some topics that you would obviously cover here as a writer. Just a couple rules...

1. Cannot be an alt - You have to be an established member of SLociety. (i.e people can vouch that they know you or have heard of you).
2. Must be willing to express your opinion openly, honestly & freely.
   
3. Cannot have won any modeling contracts, endorsements, etc. (hahahaha okay I stuck that in on my own)
   

You can submit your sample via notecard inworld and thanks

SLunchtime Poll Results - Last Week (Halloween)

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BA (Beefcake Anon) Support Group

With our finger continuously on the pulse of the people, we understand that in times of distress and confusion it's hard to know what to do or who to turn to. With this in mind and in lieu of your usual Meat 'N Greet this week, we are offering up the much-needed support to those out there who feel they need to let out their inner angries. (well that and we *really* are tired of searching high and low for a beefworthy blonde to appease all you anti-dark-hair activists).

If finding solace in the company of like-minded individuals such as yourselves is just not enough, we urge you to please send beefworthy suggestions be it blonde or otherwise in world to JellyBean Madison or Rosie Shark. Though this was suggested as a solution to the drought of light-haired Beef specimens, not much work has been done to improve the situation.

This has been a cry for help from your friends at MeanGirls.

/vent on

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