What do you get?

What do you get with a school-type setting led by a male dean and a primarilly female student body including faculty? A very welcoming place for women, and not so much for men. I won't share the place's name, though after attempting two different characters at a certain role playing sim I can vouch for that previous statement. My first character was female, and those I spoke with and were around seemed friendly, interested, and truely concerned for the well being of my character. Character two was met with friendliness, but interest and concern were often left out of the experience. For those who take time to read this blog, please let me know what you think of that. If I'm way off base, and why, or if you've had or seen simular experiences.

A short word, for those few who keep up with my random and slow blogging ...

The only piece of music I have ever heard that has brought tears to my eyes ONLY by hearing the music, not by reading or watching something going along with it, is Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings op 11. Yes, it's classical, so what? Find the song, it's on YouTube, but don't watch the video, set it to going .. look away from the screen.. and just take it in and let your mind wander.. the real deal is over 10 minutes long, any 'remix' or what-not simply will not do.

If you take a listen as I suggested above, tell me of your experience here :)

Funny Thoughts

Have any of you ever pulled up Google and searched for your Second Life Avi's name? I did just that and discovered firstly that Jess Patton is a Marvel Character in a Spiderman spinoff. She was host to 'The Thousand' .. a bad guy appearently.. I'm not a comicbook junky, never was too fond of Spiderman anyway.

Below that was the blog of a young woman (at least I assume she's younger then 25) from somewhere in Texas. Appearently I've picked a somewhat common name. Later on the first Google search page is this blog, then another blog in another language. Later still are several newspaper reports online containing tidbits about students named Jess Patton (boys and girls) from different parts of the nation. Even located one police report about a Jess Patton who reported her husband for domestic violence. I assume her married name is Patton.

It was wonderful fun for a few moments. :)

Ahh for the old days again...

I have owned a parcel of land in Caledon Mayfair for quite some time now, those of you who know me in Caledon know this. It used to be that anywhere I went in Caledon a simple hello to another would strike up a short but enjoyable conversation. After doing just that a couple times today, and only in sleepy little Mayfair, my greetings weren't responded to so friendly if they were returned at all.

A rumor has been circulating that the growth in Caledon is due to people who don't really care for Victorian dress or lifestyle simply wishing to escape the mainland for whatever reason. Caledon won't have strip clubs or spinning obnoxious signs, but those were small bothers to me. The big bother for me on the mainland was the people. Curt, short, responses to questions or greetings if not blatently rude comments at my very presence.

It would seem that Caledon is socially becoming more like the mainland. Now, the dances and other events will still go on, but under all of that. In the social domain where two people share a friendly hello and a following conversation, it is there that I see the problem. Privacy is possible in Caledon, but not on the ground.

There's my rant, deal with it, comment as you like.