Esoteric Renaissance

...experiments in thought and art

  • A Quiet RezDay - 18 Years of Second Life

    An in-world photo taken from the window of my Second Life home. The scene is grey and gloomy, palm trees against a blue-grey sky, representing the weather in my first life location on the day.

    On February 14th, I celebrated my 18th RezDay in Second Life.

    Well, okay, technically, I celebrated the day on February 16th, as I was spending the day with my brother and his family and couldn't get in-world on the day. But, the 14th is the official date.

    It's a bit strange to think I first created my account in 2008.

  • Second Chance at a Second Life

    Screenshot from Second Life depicting a woman wearing glasses, dressed in a black sweater and jeans, sitting on a bed. Her knee is bent up with one arm resting upon it. Her olive green hair flows over both shoulders as she bites her lip, uncertain.

    We go about our daily lives, through work and family; we are receptionists and store clerks and programmers. We fill a role that’s become the way the world sees us, the face we think the world expects us to see. But when we come to Second Life® and other virtual worlds like it, we’re given an opportunity to set that face aside and be the person we want to be, whether that’s someone totally different from who we are to the 'real’ world, or merely a more defined, more complete version of that same self. And perhaps it doesn’t matter which, as long as we open ourselves to the experience.

    The quote above is from an essay I wrote for the SL Bloggers Mix ‘N’ Match a number of years ago. Unfortunately, due to life/tech/etc. I was unable to log into Second Life for the last few years. But, I've found my way back these last couple of weeks and discovered I missed it.