New Kid in Town
Sunset Rossini
Sunset Rossini
Second life appears to be two very different worlds, one is filled with people striding through their multi-storey offices, making million Linden dollar deals all flowing hair and Armani suits and the other is inhabited by people walking around with boxes stuck to their heads and a confused look on their faces. I am afraid that as a second lifer babe in arms, I am currently wedged in the second less glamorous lifestyle.
Over the next few weeks I plan to drag you all along with me in the vain hope that my suffering will bring hope to all those out there landing on their faces each time they teleport to a new location. To all of those you Newbies out there reading this paper for the first time, take heart we’re all making the same mistakes. For those of you are into your tenth skin by now, give me a break I’ve had a tough day.
Crash Landing
After leaving the tutorial early, not through choice more through clumsiness, I landed in a lake in a beach club on day one. After ten minutes or so I emerged, with the desire for free stuff but not, apparently, the ability to walk without waddling. I did treat myself to a new sexy walk a few days later. Unfortunately I panicked in the last stages of the transaction and ended up with a “captives run”, so if I need to hang out on the darker side of town any time soon I’m well prepared.
Free stuff
A visit to all the freebie sites is a must for all newcomers to second life. Do remember to read the help on how to open your free box of stuff, there is nothing that says “new here” so loud as large cubes sticking out of your head, unless you happen to be totally bald and naked at the time that is (my third day).
Just a couple of words of warning, be wary of trying out new freebies in front of a live audience. After two days here I tried out as a dancer in a nightclub and activated my dancing for the first time. Not only did I emulate a chicken in various states of distress, I hadn’t bothered to find out how to turn the damn thing off, so despite pleas from the manager of the club to stop I was unable to do so. The only thing I could do was teleport out; I was still dancing three regions later.
To the person that thought that these dances were a good thing to give free to newcomers, you are a bad, bad person and when I stop falling down stairs I’m coming for you. To those of who dancing for the first time, take my advice and write ‘/99stop’ down, somewhere safe and practice first. Otherwise get used to being laughed at; be wary though - trauma can be expensive. I have now spent roughly $800 Lindens on getting new dances and backflips. True to Newbie form it took me a while to get the dance billboard off my head and boot up my ‘bootylicious’ moves. However when I did, aside from my hair shooting off (really can’t figure what that’s about) and causing the man next to me having to teleport out – I looked cool as ice. Think I’m ready to take it out to the clubs tomorrow.
Avoid overstocking up on free stuff
You don’t need it all, I have an inventory that desperately needs a spring clean after only five days, and I am not sure what most of it does. I’m planning to find a quiet space tomorrow evening and let loose with the mini arctic fox. I’ve decided to keep the sixty pairs of wings and the mud wresters outfit, you never know when I might pluck up the courage to shake my butt back to the club and see if I can impress the manager this time. I am probably going to have to let the “alien door pong” go, don’t know where it came from and I’m not sure that I want to know. Damn you free stuff, why must I keep collecting you?
Watch out for the balls
There are balls everywhere, some of them allow you to sit down and some of them allow you to do very naughty things. Be sure that you are ready for them. My friend spent a good twenty minutes necking with a phone box before he realised what was going on. It seemed funnier from my side. However what neither of us appreciated, was that he couldn’t snap out of it and three clubs later was gyrating so painfully, with his arms parallel to his head that he had to call it a night.
Making some money
As soon as you land, thoughts inevitably turn to money and how to make it. Be aware most places have a newbie-free recruitment policy. Although this can make you feel like a second-class citizen for a time, you soon see why. I’ve still not perfected the skill of walking round walls instead of through them – is it me or are they only solid when other people are watching you?
For people from the US, Hippie Banks offer an easy way to get some cash, not being from the US prompted me to try out as a gogo dancer, and we all know how that turned out. Luckily the people at the SL-Newspaper have taken pity for the time being but it is painfully obvious that I am going to need more cash. Since my spell at several of the casinos only reduced my meagre earnings, I am going to be forced to look at other means and that’s my aim for tomorrow, I do have my eye on some lotto tickets – a girl has got to keep herself in skins you know.
Having fun in second life
Looking on the bright side, and lets face it there are many here, where else do you get to weigh up if you want to buy a jar full of new eyeballs (a bargain at $10L)? Get to walk under water with sharks and speak to a zebra with a man’s head? In only a few days I no longer spend the majority of my time underwater and most of the time I can walk without falling off the side of a building – it’s an improvement of unparalleled proportions, believe me.
Just a quick note of apology, to the man I inadervently offended today by not replying in time. I was preoccupied by the realisation that I have been wearing two pairs of shoes at the same time all today. I’m sorry it would have been cool to be your friend too – spare a thought for us Newbies talking whilst embarrassed is a hard thing to do.
Tip for the day
Make sure you teleport standing up, if you teleport from lying down on a beach somewhere (as I did today) you end up lying around everywhere – sounds fun but makes moving around really difficult (and pairs up nicely with embarrassment).
Over the next few weeks I plan to drag you all along with me in the vain hope that my suffering will bring hope to all those out there landing on their faces each time they teleport to a new location. To all of those you Newbies out there reading this paper for the first time, take heart we’re all making the same mistakes. For those of you are into your tenth skin by now, give me a break I’ve had a tough day.
Crash Landing
After leaving the tutorial early, not through choice more through clumsiness, I landed in a lake in a beach club on day one. After ten minutes or so I emerged, with the desire for free stuff but not, apparently, the ability to walk without waddling. I did treat myself to a new sexy walk a few days later. Unfortunately I panicked in the last stages of the transaction and ended up with a “captives run”, so if I need to hang out on the darker side of town any time soon I’m well prepared.
Free stuff
A visit to all the freebie sites is a must for all newcomers to second life. Do remember to read the help on how to open your free box of stuff, there is nothing that says “new here” so loud as large cubes sticking out of your head, unless you happen to be totally bald and naked at the time that is (my third day).
Just a couple of words of warning, be wary of trying out new freebies in front of a live audience. After two days here I tried out as a dancer in a nightclub and activated my dancing for the first time. Not only did I emulate a chicken in various states of distress, I hadn’t bothered to find out how to turn the damn thing off, so despite pleas from the manager of the club to stop I was unable to do so. The only thing I could do was teleport out; I was still dancing three regions later.
To the person that thought that these dances were a good thing to give free to newcomers, you are a bad, bad person and when I stop falling down stairs I’m coming for you. To those of who dancing for the first time, take my advice and write ‘/99stop’ down, somewhere safe and practice first. Otherwise get used to being laughed at; be wary though - trauma can be expensive. I have now spent roughly $800 Lindens on getting new dances and backflips. True to Newbie form it took me a while to get the dance billboard off my head and boot up my ‘bootylicious’ moves. However when I did, aside from my hair shooting off (really can’t figure what that’s about) and causing the man next to me having to teleport out – I looked cool as ice. Think I’m ready to take it out to the clubs tomorrow.
Avoid overstocking up on free stuff
You don’t need it all, I have an inventory that desperately needs a spring clean after only five days, and I am not sure what most of it does. I’m planning to find a quiet space tomorrow evening and let loose with the mini arctic fox. I’ve decided to keep the sixty pairs of wings and the mud wresters outfit, you never know when I might pluck up the courage to shake my butt back to the club and see if I can impress the manager this time. I am probably going to have to let the “alien door pong” go, don’t know where it came from and I’m not sure that I want to know. Damn you free stuff, why must I keep collecting you?
Watch out for the balls
There are balls everywhere, some of them allow you to sit down and some of them allow you to do very naughty things. Be sure that you are ready for them. My friend spent a good twenty minutes necking with a phone box before he realised what was going on. It seemed funnier from my side. However what neither of us appreciated, was that he couldn’t snap out of it and three clubs later was gyrating so painfully, with his arms parallel to his head that he had to call it a night.
Making some money
As soon as you land, thoughts inevitably turn to money and how to make it. Be aware most places have a newbie-free recruitment policy. Although this can make you feel like a second-class citizen for a time, you soon see why. I’ve still not perfected the skill of walking round walls instead of through them – is it me or are they only solid when other people are watching you?
For people from the US, Hippie Banks offer an easy way to get some cash, not being from the US prompted me to try out as a gogo dancer, and we all know how that turned out. Luckily the people at the SL-Newspaper have taken pity for the time being but it is painfully obvious that I am going to need more cash. Since my spell at several of the casinos only reduced my meagre earnings, I am going to be forced to look at other means and that’s my aim for tomorrow, I do have my eye on some lotto tickets – a girl has got to keep herself in skins you know.
Having fun in second life
Looking on the bright side, and lets face it there are many here, where else do you get to weigh up if you want to buy a jar full of new eyeballs (a bargain at $10L)? Get to walk under water with sharks and speak to a zebra with a man’s head? In only a few days I no longer spend the majority of my time underwater and most of the time I can walk without falling off the side of a building – it’s an improvement of unparalleled proportions, believe me.
Just a quick note of apology, to the man I inadervently offended today by not replying in time. I was preoccupied by the realisation that I have been wearing two pairs of shoes at the same time all today. I’m sorry it would have been cool to be your friend too – spare a thought for us Newbies talking whilst embarrassed is a hard thing to do.
Tip for the day
Make sure you teleport standing up, if you teleport from lying down on a beach somewhere (as I did today) you end up lying around everywhere – sounds fun but makes moving around really difficult (and pairs up nicely with embarrassment).
