A New Life

Hi! My name is Mereille Despres. I am a new Second Life citizen. I have never blogged before, so bear with me here. My hope is to give an account of my time spent in SL. This effort has been inspired by what I consider to be the best SL diary blog out there. If you haven't, please visit Natalia Zelmanov's Diary. You won't be disappointed!

First, I guess a little bit about me.

I was born 9/4/07. Which makes me a whole 14 days old. This is me.

I'm not much yet, but I tweak myself a little every night. I refuse to use most of the (free) shapes I see. They all seem geared toward the 'model look'...tall, long legs, busty. I just don't see myself that way. So here is little old me. 5'3" (in heels), a little on the hippy side (very little, being short makes it look worse), and a reasonably sized bust. The clothes, hair, and skin are all freebies. I think the nike shirt, and jeans were in a box of various clothes. The hair is the Calla ImSoPretty style that you can find for free at Free Dove. One of the first things I have noticed is that the world seems built for the tall here. What is the average height of a SL female? 6'?

This is really my default...I'm here...look. I have found some nice hairstyles that I like, and a (very) few outfits that are nice (that are free...I love a lot of the pricey stuff). But when I'm just being, it's back to the jeans. My hope is that it will send out the 'I'm busy...don't try to hit on me' vibe. We'll see...

What Do I Want From Second Life

I guess the easiest thing is to start with what I don't want: Drama, and RL complications. I saw a list of rules in a comment at this Natalia blog entry. It struck a chord, so I added the 3 rules to my profile:

#1: i don't mix real life and second life.
which means i don't meet anyone irl from sl nor do i give out pictures, i don't use voice or use webcam. i don't even give out my e-mail address.

#2 i don't ask you about your real life, you don't ask me about mine.

#3: what happens in sl stays in sl.

It has worked well so far, since I put it in my profile. I've only had to say "see rule #2" a couple times, and the person who asked would quickly back off and we'd change the subject. Even for the "Hey, Sexy" talks. :)

What I *DO* want is: FUN

I haven't made any plans other than that. Second Life is a place for me to spend a few hours at night decompressing, not adding to the stress. So if I stress...I leave. In my 14 whole days, I think I can organize my fun list like this:

1. Explore - SL is filled with wonderful places. I am amazed at the time and effort creative people have put into making their sims breathe with a life of their own.

2. Socialize - The few events I have attended have been a blast. Talking to new people, listening to music, watching myself dance. But...I'm a naturally shy person. So it is hard for me to jump into the conversation. I tend to hang out at the edge, quietly watching the action, waiting for someone to notice, and include me. Actually I'm looking for some 'wallflower' type animations since that is what I seem to be at a dance!

3. Shop - Ok..this could be #1. But since I don't have favorite shops yet, and only camping lindens...I'm counting finding new good shops as exploring too! I just upgraded to premium...so we'll see how shopping rises on my list with that weekly stipend. :)

4. Build - I have spent some time playing with build tools. But so far I haven't managed much more than a mangled pile of what used to be shapes. So I tend to start..get frustrated..and go exploring.

I guess that's enough for now. Starting with my next post, I'll try to catch up with what's happened to me so far. (the good, the bad, and the just plain weird)