Cydonia Llewelyn's Second Life

It all started in May of 2004. I had stumbled across an online virtual world called There and decided to check it out. It was cartoony, cute, and VR, so I was instantly intrigued. And it was definitely a fun little place to hang out. But it was also rather limited. I wouldn't know just how limited it was until later, but it really was.

During my travels in There I was told of yet another online virtual world. This one was called Second Life. I've been interested in VR since I got my PC in '95, so I was more than happy to check out this other world to see what it was like.

First impressions aren't always an important thing. My first impression was that the world was neat but the avatars were SCARY.

I wasn't wrong. This picture was taken in my first minutes in Second Life on May 22nd, 2004. I was in the orientation area learning to customize my av. I was desperately trying to make it not look so scary. Honest!

Well, regardless of the scary avs and somewhat questionable graphics, I stuck around. Also despite the cannibis-filled rave club/sex club that I was invited to after escaping the orientation. Yeah, I like to party, but that was kind of frightening.

So I've been in and out of Second Life for almost five years now. I have lots of great pictures and memories to share so I will be doing so with this blog.

Enjoy!