The topic for today’s BBBC post was: SL Bloggers – Is your avatar more or less your current biological age? Do you portray a younger avatar, or older? Why is this?

I can’t say I’ve ever given much thought to what age my avatar was.  I tend to style her in a fantasy way giving her a more mystical quality which I think makes her almost immortal to me.  I don’t think I set out to make a young looking avatar but unless I start drawing in crow’s feet and worry lines onto my skins my avatar will never look older.  In RL I’m 31 but I look much younger and feel much older. I still get carded whenever I try to buy booze! I had one guy give me the hardest time last year at a 21+ show, he thought I had a fake ID. I admit, it was totally flattering even though I felt a bit silly trying to convince him I was actually 30. I think I ended up being the oldest person at that show and considering how exhausted I was afterward, I certainly felt like the oldest person there. >.<  Anyhoo, onto the picture… my avatar styled up like RL me.

Hair by lamb (tinted)
Eyes by House of Ruin
Necklace by Shine
Top by Random
Jeans by Friday (tinted)
Shoes by Ubu

Today’s BBBC topic was:

SL Bloggers – How hard do you think it is to find a relationship in SL? If you have an SL relationship, have you met in the physical world? Would you meet them? Do you think it would change your SL relationship if you met?

RL Bloggers – Would you start a relationship with someone you met online? Would you have a problem telling people that’s where you met? Do you think it’s easier to meet someone online rather than at work or at a club?

I’m married iRL so I can’t really speak on the SL topic about relationships… but I did meet my husband online about 11 years ago!  I was new to the city and to the university I was attending and thought hopping online might be a fast way to meet some friends. As it turned out my husband actually lived in my building so we actually ran into each other before we’d even meant to meet up in person.  I was hesitant to tell people how we met because meeting people online wasn’t exactly as mainstream then as it is today, and I waited until we’d been dating several months before letting the cat out of the bag to friends and family.  I’m sure some of them still think we just met on campus lol.  I think it’s much easier to meet online than in a social setting like a club or a bar.. especially for me because I’m terribly shy.  Getting up the nerve to approach a complete stranger just isn’t my cup of tea.. but online I never really had the same trepidation about chatting someone up.

I’ll wrap up with a pic of the hubs and I in SL. :)

On her:
Hair by Friday
Horns & Ears by Illusions
Shirt by Sprawl
Jeans by League
Flats by Sand Shack Surf Co.

On him:
Hair by KMadd
Shirt by Thimbles
Jeans by Gearshift
Shoes by Akeyo

Tree by Off Brand Furniture
Flowers by iTutu

I still feel like a truck hit me, backed up and then ran me over again…  So I’m going to post a pretty picture in lieu of really tackling today’s BBBC topic to discuss three positive things in SL. I like to think my little picture portrays the positive things about SL for me… it’s a place I can escape to, I can create my own little version of paradise because amazing creators make wonderful things I can fill my virtual world with and when I get the urge I can attempt to make some of my own pretties that, while they typically only appeal to me, are quite satisfying to see in world on my avatar.

Flowers by iTutu
Swing & Tree by Off Brand Furniture
Lights by Botanical
Hair by Clawtooth by Clawtooth
Horns & Eyes by House of Ruin
Top & Pants by Cubic Effect
Shoes by Miel