IsidoraRose


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[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: .:KC:. ANKLE POSE HELPER (OPTIONAL) {Creator} [L upper leg] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: Decoy - Angela Wings: White Wings (Basic AO) {Creator} [back] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: Decoy - Zariah Dress: Foil White (Legacy) {Creator} [L pectoral] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: GENUS Project - Genus Eyes v1.4 {Creator} [L eye] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: GENUS Project - Genus Head - Classic Face W001 - v1.6 - Mocap {Creator} [chin] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: GENUS Project - Genus Jaws v1.1 {Creator} [nose] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: Stealthic - Purity (L Breast) {Creator} [head] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: [BODY] Legacy (f) (1.4) {Creator} [avatar center] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: [FEET] Legacy (f) (Classic Fit) (1.4) {Creator} [] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: [HANDS] Legacy (f) (1.4) {Creator} [L hand] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: [LEGACY] -KC- DACY HEELS / PAIR {Creator} [L foot] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: {RP} C-string Legacy {Creator} [R hand] 

[18:38:43] IsidoraRose Resident: -----------------------------------------------------------


[18:14:34] (You): hello isidor

[18:14:52] IsidoraRose: hello

[18:15:00] (You): we have much in common

[18:15:08] (You): do you have a flikr site?

[18:15:37] IsidoraRose: well, maybe not so much in common

[18:15:56] IsidoraRose: as this is my female alt and i'm really a guy ;)

[18:16:03] (You): same here :)

[18:16:12] IsidoraRose: but yes, i have a Flickr

[18:16:20] IsidoraRose: oh, haha

[18:16:55] IsidoraRose: i like the creative process of making avatars and i use the females sometimes for pictures

[18:16:59] (You): https://www.flickr.com/photos/149858402@N02/

[18:17:40] (You): I find girls have more fun - being male in second life is a lonely frustrating business

[18:17:45] IsidoraRose: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124454595@N03/

[18:18:43] (You): very nice

[18:19:00] IsidoraRose: i have a better understanding of females as i have just had them modeling and then so many guys come along and try to talk to them

[18:19:30] (You): indeed

[18:19:44] (You): my wife has no idea why I seem to understand her so well :))

[18:19:55] IsidoraRose: haha

[18:20:24] IsidoraRose: but females have so many options compared to males in SL

[18:20:36] (You): indeed

[18:20:43] IsidoraRose: CLOTHES, SKINS, ETC.

[18:20:50] (You): partners ...

[18:21:08] (You): girls talk to girls - guys shun guys

[18:21:20] (You): guys are always on the hunt

[18:21:44] IsidoraRose: yes, i get that when they talk to my females

[18:22:14] IsidoraRose: sometimes they are just standing like this one is while i tweak windlights

[18:22:21] (You): for me sex is a waste of time unlesss a bonus part of a friendship

[18:22:39] IsidoraRose: one kept trying to give my female flowers

[18:22:44] (You): haha

[18:23:00] (You): I will be called to "real life" soon - may I add you ?

[18:23:08] (You): as I said we have much in common I thnk

[18:23:30] IsidoraRose: i'm more into the picture taking part as photography is also my hobby in real life

[18:23:40] (You): me too

[18:23:46] IsidoraRose: yes, sure

[18:23:51] (You): I take dozens of pix every day

[18:24:01] Second Life: You have offered friendship to IsidoraRose

[18:24:07] Second Life: IsidoraRose accepted your friendship offer.

[18:24:44] (You): for me second life is all about meeting people - sharing whatever can be shared with them

[18:24:48] (You): I build things

[18:24:59] (You): I have a portal gallery for example

[18:25:10] IsidoraRose: yes, it can be many things to many people

[18:25:17] (You): just as in rl

[18:25:28] (You): I am God to my dog, a dog to my wife :))

[18:25:49] IsidoraRose: i am partnered with a female with my regular male avatar and we love exploring and taking pictures

[18:25:54] (You): I also  blog a lot - huge blog in "real life" - a few things in sl

[18:26:26] (You): https://chillyfinger.blogspot.com/

[18:26:28] IsidoraRose: very good

[18:26:48] (You): i'm 75 - retired at 54 - IT guy

[18:27:09] (You): I came here to explore distributed processing for a course I was teaching

[18:27:17] (You): stayed for the social life :))

[18:28:00] IsidoraRose: yes, lots of people can find different things here

[18:30:09] (You): I think 90% of guys find a porn site

[18:30:56] IsidoraRose: yes, it's a big draw

[18:31:12] IsidoraRose: whatever one's interest is

[18:31:18] (You): it's in the air so to speak

[18:31:49] IsidoraRose: i was taking pictures in computer games and then someone kept asking me to join SL

[18:32:36] IsidoraRose: i didn't care much at first since i'm not much of a social person

[18:32:40] (You): very interesting

[18:32:53] IsidoraRose: but i grew to enjoy it

[18:33:10] (You): come see my gallery - I wonder if it could be used as a game ...

[18:33:18] Second Life: Teleport offer sent to IsidoraRose

[18:33:56] (You): welcome

[18:34:01] (You): lm here it's public

[18:34:09] (You): you can walk into the pictures

[18:34:23] (You): it challenges the metaphor of sl

[18:34:44] (You): you can "walk" from sim to sim

[18:34:45] IsidoraRose: hello

[18:34:53] (You): it creates a different feel

[18:35:09] IsidoraRose: it was messed up for a while because i forgot i had the world frozen

[18:35:24] (You): I made this portal just now - the place we met

[18:35:30] (You): you can walk back to that place

[18:35:36] (You): through the picture

[18:35:45] IsidoraRose: very cool

[18:35:57] (You): you may think of combining your arty pictures with your game background

[18:36:26] (You): for example a chase, treasure hunt, etc

[18:36:43] IsidoraRose: i never had much interest other than photography

[18:37:06] IsidoraRose: maybe one day i will build my own sim

[18:37:07] (You): many of the second life sims are art in themselves

[18:37:21] (You): this costs $1 per week

[18:37:32] (You): I don't have enough ideas for a full sim

[18:37:56] IsidoraRose: the land can be expensive for the larger ones

[18:38:09] (You): no kidding

[18:38:14] (You): it's a committment

[18:38:18] (You): a labor of love

[18:38:32] (You): best to have a concept and a small team I think

[18:39:01] IsidoraRose: but if they do it right, like at Luane's World, they can make money from rentals and selling things

[18:39:15] (You): maybe

[18:39:27] (You): you would make more $ as an Uber driver in rl

[18:39:35] (You): the real money is the bank

[18:39:54] (You): you give them $ and you get back $L to spend on stuff they don't even make

[18:40:05] (You): cash cow

[18:40:10] IsidoraRose: well, they won't make a lot but can cover the cost of maintaining the sim

[18:40:32] (You): a hobby that pays for itself *at best*

[18:40:58] IsidoraRose: yes, true

[18:41:59] IsidoraRose: i have heard some made a lot of money buying land but that was the early days of SL

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