New House

I said from my second month in Second Life that I would by land in July if I was still playing the game. It took me until late August to make that commitment, but here it is! I asked a friend in SL who I trust due to a personal RL connection, for a recommendation. He sent me to Skipper, who buys and develops land in SL. I "bought" 1/2 a buffer sim. I have learned that you never really own anything in SL. You lease from someone who has leased from Linden Labs. It's yours as long as you pay the monthly tier. With this 1/2 sim I have more prims than I will ever use, and lots of space. I'm also staying in the VBeach House group, because that is a great place for collaboration and fellowship. I want my new house to be my secluded island, a place to get away and not necessarily talk about instructional technology.

Impressive Educators in SL

I can't get over how I can walk up to a meeting in SL of well-known people I've admired for a year or more and sit down near them and listen to them talking about Web 2.0 and teaching and learning. It happened again today. I saw in Twitter, thanks KJHax, that there was a meeting in SL with David Warlick and Alan Levine talking about the upcoming conference in Shanghai. I sat there, one among about ten, and listened to them discuss and banter. Heaven!

A Better Shot of the Beach

Here is another photo. Later I'll add one of me surfing. So fun!

Surfing at Weather Island

Yesterday Southern G taught me to surf! It's so much fun! It's probably the most interesting inworld physical activity I've found. There is actually some skill to it, not just passive animation. Here Bermy and I are taking a break from surfing so we can chat.

The House Warming Party!

We had so much fun! It was weeks after moving in because we had to wait for a day we were all able to be online. We created an invitation, decided on a guest list using a wiki, and loaded the house and beach with fun things to do. Guests played beach volleyball, limbo, danced, and visited a friend's houseboat. We had food, drinks, and a bar inside.

Party Photos

Keyo's Art

Keyo is my friend, Amethyst's, partner (boyfriend). He is very creative and loves photography and building. Today he took some interesting photos of me using a fire box he made and some backgrounds and pose balls.

Al's Corner

This is Alfredo's space in the new house. :-) It's behind one of the bedrooms, meant to be a bathroom, but it's Al's personal space for changing clothes in this house full of females. Al is such a good sport. He is paying the same rent as the rest of us, for no prims to speak of and just this little space to call his own. We all appreciate him. He's a great roommate!