![]() It’s been a great summer, but it’s so good to be back, and I’m straight back into it with some items from *gulp* the FETISH FAIR 2016, from WE DO SL. I arrive home, get changed and pour a glass of wine before I settle down at my PC and log-in. This all left me feeling very disillusioned and I needed my time out.Now after my break I’m back to my favourite feeling of all that eager anticipation that builds up during the afternoon before I leave work. If you recall I was aghast that there was no viewer, and after my post went viral Linden Lab finally released one that was absolutely appalling and unusable, and unsurprisingly no sooner had it been released then it was withdrawn. Then, of course, there was the whole sorry saga regarding the Oculus Rift viewer, or lack of it. I was starting to see the same kinds of clothes, hairstyles and furnishings everywhere I looked and it wasn’t making me feel inspired enough to even consider putting pen to paper, let alone log-in. I confess that before my break I was starting to feel really fatigued by all the events that are overwhelming the grid and an element of ‘sameness’ was starting to creep in. I’m even considering a complete remodel of the blog (and if anyone reading can help me with that I’d really appreciate it!) I was writing down in my notebook last night ideas for themed postings in the lead up to Christmas, but before then we have my favourite time of year to be in SL, Halloween. ![]() I’m buzzing with new ideas about features and articles for my blog. I have been through my total addiction phase, where you eat, sleep and breathe Second life and forget that you have an identity outside of the virtual world, but for some people the lines are so blurred that it’s hard to appreciate where the real life and virtual personalities separate, and that’s precisely why a break is so important, plus you come back with fresh eyes ready for a change whether that’s a completely new avatar or even a sparkling new skybox being refreshed and reinvigorated helps the Second Life adventure start over, all shiny and new again. But a sanity break is often required, and in fact it’s something I recommend. I genuinely do adore it way too much and have invested too much time and money into my virtual space to consider leaving permanently. ![]() Leaving Second Life has never been an option for me. ![]() Perhaps these people will be tempted to return in some way when Project Sansar hits the grid? Who knows, but I can understand their feelings and appreciate that sometimes as the virtual fixation starts to fade, the compulsion to log in starts to leave and real life takes over completely. Let’s be realistic Second Life has been around for a long time now and it’s only reasonable to expect that some people will feel that they’ve gone as far with it as they can and it’s time to switch to pastures new. This year, in particular, I’ve seen many people leave from store owners to sim owners who have just realised that Second Life, for them at least, has served the purpose it was meant to and it’s time for them to move on. Usually, this is because they’re over-stretched by blogging commitments and who can blame them with the amount of events and designers that we have in-world now? You’d be surprised how many times I’ve seen Plurk friends who also happen to be bloggers say that they don’t want to log-in. I’ve often said it, but when Second Life becomes a chore it’s time to leave. That’s not to say I haven’t missed it because I have, but I haven’t felt the intense pressure to log-in at all this summer, other than to pay my rent. In fact I’ve been out and about, catching Pokemon aplenty in the local park (Level 22 y’all) and not even thinking about SL. We’ve had a relatively decent summer here in deepest, darkest Derbyshire so instead of enjoying the fact that it never rains (unless you want it to) in Second Life, I’ve stepped out from behind my keyboard and relished that fact that, just for a change, it actually hasn’t been raining too much in real life either! I’ve been away from the blog for almost a month, and I confess I haven’t missed Second Life at all. I’ve missed you guys too, but sometimes you need to take a break, and I’ve had a jolly good one.
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