could it be more than your first life?

I've tried playing around with Second Life in my first life. I've heard lots of things about it -- good and bad -- and so it was time to see what's all the fuss about. I created my default avatar but soon discovered that she paled in comparison to all the other hotties on SL. What's an avatar to do? Now I have some cool clothes so that I fit in just perfectly. Luckily I had some friends along and they showed me how to teleport around SL so that I wasn't just swimming in the middle of the ocean.

What could we use SL for? SL is a place to meet up with friends or make new ones. Since being anti-social is high on my Myers-Briggs indicator, I decided that I had more fun hanging out with my good ol'friends (classmates). Much safer that way. We could talk (chat) and visit the Library of Congress. For some strange reason I found myself drawn to the solitary games that were available in the LOC. I wasn't too interested in talking to anyone. Hmmmm... maybe that's why I'm not so interested in this SL thing. I can play games elsewhere on the Internet.

Good things about SL -- this is a way to advertise and market your library. It would be easy to post things here and make them freely available (another portal to the library). Bad things --
there are some weird people out there, so everybody be careful!

Well, at least I gave it the old college try. I might not be heading back anytime soon, but if I'm out there and you are too, just look for me -- here's a clue to my name -- I'm a "flamboyant pianist" and a "basketball player from China".

Who else is using Second Life? In one week, it seemed like EVERYONE was on SL. Dwight Shrute from the Office was on his Second Second Life as himself -- very typical. He had fun just being himself. And on CSI:NY there was a murder of an avatar by a rabid fan of SL. She even had plastic surgery to look like her avatar!! And finally, at North Carolina State University, there was an open question posted on the university's discussion board -- would anyone be interested in meeting his or her advisor on Second Life for an advising session? The discussion showed that not too many students were interested and some of the students had no idea what SL was. It may be that SL is geared for an older crowd. Are we old?