tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37797266595274162712024-03-04T23:23:16.721-06:00Adventures of YoshikawaThe blog of Sheila Yoshikawa on her adventures in Second Life. This may be very thrilling. Or possibly not.Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.comBlogger435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-45628719302448511562023-03-03T07:40:00.002-06:002023-03-03T07:54:11.012-06:00Digital archaeology; Kittycats are adorable<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY0g9Fzw3K-MQX4RB5HG4aPVQCD9Em_Yx1NsKZmVjEoN3WhvLlwWmAjRFP4PzBVlLH5HqKsdAzDSYPbaQnfwnQp0ueRwp3dsx9fPuMLaOT0939mv-NMlF4zLAWjfeauL_C1jsFca0bvT-hhp5v96NGndJ_qIjr34L5xZd-U5JISXXw5zr-cQZGnkzKg/s2336/03-03-23%20kittycats_008.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="2336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY0g9Fzw3K-MQX4RB5HG4aPVQCD9Em_Yx1NsKZmVjEoN3WhvLlwWmAjRFP4PzBVlLH5HqKsdAzDSYPbaQnfwnQp0ueRwp3dsx9fPuMLaOT0939mv-NMlF4zLAWjfeauL_C1jsFca0bvT-hhp5v96NGndJ_qIjr34L5xZd-U5JISXXw5zr-cQZGnkzKg/s320/03-03-23%20kittycats_008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i>No. of unfinished blogposts: 67 (bad); no of kittycats 12: (v. good); no. of days before share SL insights with baffled, indulgent or indifferent colleagues: 5 (good/bad)</i><br />
<br />Had another go at retrieving unfinished blogpost drafts. Blogger says there are 67, earliest is from June 7 2007 (so just one month after rezzed) and the only text is <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"In RL consider attending advertised event "Getting to grips with the Google generation: a hands on event" but fear that if lives up to title could be dismissed from post for Gross Moral Turpitude" </span></i><br />Golly wouldn't risk posting that now, though suppose I just have. More to the point, cannot imagine anyone would NAME an event like that now, unless they<i> wanted</i> a Twitter pile-on and a dismissal notice. <div>Anyway, draft post decided to focus on was from 23 May 2017 and had headline "10 years; Kittycats are adorable". (actually, full disclosure, there was another phrase in the middle but have deleted it and now can't remember what it was). Full extent of draft post was:<div>
<br />[2017/05/04 13:13] Sheila Yoshikawa: yes you ARE adorable<br />
[2017/05/04 13:13] Sheila Yoshikawa: oops sorry wrong window<br />
[2017/05/04 13:13] Sheila Yoshikawa: lol<br />
[2017/05/04 13:13] person1: lol<br />
[2017/05/04 13:13] person2: awwww<br />
[2017/05/04 13:13] Sheila Yoshikawa: and I was talking to a kittycat (hides face in shame)<br />
[2017/05/04 13:13] person2: kittycats are adorable XD </div><div><br /></div><div>Any SL resident will immediately know what's going on here - you have various group windows open in chat, you have been lurking in some conversation in, say the Apple Fall group, about where to find a particular cute chair in their shop, then you notice how adorable one of your kittycats is, can't resist telling them, and there you go, wrong-window situation. Fortunately in this example (as is usually the case) other residents kind and forgiving, and am just grateful wasn't venting or sharing secret/embarrassing info. First pic is obligatory one of adorable kittycats, it was difficult to choose, they are all so cute, this is Beltane (asleep) and Rosebud in one of the cat cafes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmUGz7zy5v5tL5AU-I_ttmAYRilndrMS8VWiKoNwge4MDZZvhazVVpSewwXjwszs82TZ9sNXNeYn1F7UPXAjJbADdWT2ZULeMgEDI_3OTTqulWHuZVu7vE3aQd5c5oNWCmUkH9Bg3SRTjHSTr5suyyT6LwwH4iCLywwrx7lUaQ-k8Gvrh6A6OnPpFLA/s1600/04-05-17%20vwer%20with%2010%20rezday.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmUGz7zy5v5tL5AU-I_ttmAYRilndrMS8VWiKoNwge4MDZZvhazVVpSewwXjwszs82TZ9sNXNeYn1F7UPXAjJbADdWT2ZULeMgEDI_3OTTqulWHuZVu7vE3aQd5c5oNWCmUkH9Bg3SRTjHSTr5suyyT6LwwH4iCLywwrx7lUaQ-k8Gvrh6A6OnPpFLA/s320/04-05-17%20vwer%20with%2010%20rezday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>10 years part of draft blog post was celebrating 10 years since first rezzed on 3 May 2007. Can't remember doing much to commemorate it, so perhaps that why post never got posted. Looking back at chatlog, day appeared to start with</div><div><br />[2017/05/03 10:42] Second Life: Unable to load gesture [KUE!] /pixie.</div><div><br /></div><div>a lack am sure was able to bear this with equanimity, though may be a sweet gesture. Then appear to have attended talk from Kali about <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314506853_Living_in_3D_Social_Virtual_Worlds_and_the_Influence_on_Health_Literacy_Health_Behaviour_and_Wellbeing" target="_blank">her research</a>, can't tell for certain where, as evidently tped straight there, but later chat said "You have added "Ethnographia Island - Parcel 13" to your Landmarks folder", which may be a clue. Appears went entire 3 May in SL without rezday greeting, bit saddo, however next day was VWER and must have celebrated it then as announce at the start that am wearing original avatar to celebrate 10 years and topic was "Milestones, Epiphanies and Turning Points in virtual worlds". </div><div>[pause of approx. 30 mins...] </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCtIpA8NpQkMBMrSv5p9-iwHzwp6E9SZPfOs4LVDhGTR1d9KjrnZ-LlPGSV-D2IwhdD3H30o-aqv8AXEjggQKk0-bsAPaj0DhhdiHcXS5k4XsqUY9lN-Qa-P9PguRH1sYn2qKeztWoawictmwa1Mz7t8ELkJ8LG0tFWl2svnuUcVmCjbdGh1U9CVAxw/s1349/04-05-17%20vwer%20with%2010%20rezday%20others.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="1349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCtIpA8NpQkMBMrSv5p9-iwHzwp6E9SZPfOs4LVDhGTR1d9KjrnZ-LlPGSV-D2IwhdD3H30o-aqv8AXEjggQKk0-bsAPaj0DhhdiHcXS5k4XsqUY9lN-Qa-P9PguRH1sYn2qKeztWoawictmwa1Mz7t8ELkJ8LG0tFWl2svnuUcVmCjbdGh1U9CVAxw/s320/04-05-17%20vwer%20with%2010%20rezday%20others.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Have just tried to find whereabouts of May 2017 photos and failed dismally - have ones up to March 2017 and then from 2018 onwards: think 2017 was when got new computer? or something dire happened to computer? Anyway, SL stuff dotted around in various places. Finally resorted to Flickr and hurrah had uploaded pics from that VWER session so there they are (a) me as I rezzed in 2007 (gaaahhhh) and also (b) some of the others. </div><div><br /></div><div>In (b) the orange item on the table was <a href="https://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2007/06/pet-haori-problem.html">some kind of Australian Uni mascot that I trailed round in 2007</a>, for no particular reason, except suppose attached creatures were still a novelty for me at that point. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since the 2007-me is so ... 2007 ... have to finish with me looking much <b>more me </b>after hoovering up stuff at The Arcade yesterday. Even got some arty shadows in the pic, so, life moves on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBP9YBUwZZCQAaujvqltZAL0ZjSxQ-_T1gxENHlAXsyHZxIQnJ5W5nFkFDiovX3EXkROO1B7vr9YgCdpsD59S9d5Y5xVgBEqbzJkPIL79KG_lMTDdfCoTIsEE819TUkEyIi_YMKZ2h57i9-qQLscQCrANjvTotabf7XtY1iNxbhlnUi-LgL8n6byU8g/s1604/02-03-23%20arcade%203.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBP9YBUwZZCQAaujvqltZAL0ZjSxQ-_T1gxENHlAXsyHZxIQnJ5W5nFkFDiovX3EXkROO1B7vr9YgCdpsD59S9d5Y5xVgBEqbzJkPIL79KG_lMTDdfCoTIsEE819TUkEyIi_YMKZ2h57i9-qQLscQCrANjvTotabf7XtY1iNxbhlnUi-LgL8n6byU8g/s320/02-03-23%20arcade%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-41992339822240464592023-02-03T05:09:00.002-06:002023-02-03T14:45:15.514-06:00Waiting; Tolerating; Curating<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5brG3ZiDZvGbN6albXKMHQczOmwBF82ovs5jGwPWchv8qHBj6fe9G3cjoRyhzLkqegbXuwN3xgasfRQsaiZl5fZWA6lp_BDANhIKH8Aub632fPx8WqAF3WadgVljtvFuG0QaL4M0_8aMCb8i9UCyUPaeZr12ZQWEL3TG5pdT5ua9cP6MsUNpD5Jxxxg/s2240/03-02-23%20vwec_002.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="2240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5brG3ZiDZvGbN6albXKMHQczOmwBF82ovs5jGwPWchv8qHBj6fe9G3cjoRyhzLkqegbXuwN3xgasfRQsaiZl5fZWA6lp_BDANhIKH8Aub632fPx8WqAF3WadgVljtvFuG0QaL4M0_8aMCb8i9UCyUPaeZr12ZQWEL3TG5pdT5ua9cP6MsUNpD5Jxxxg/s320/03-02-23%20vwec_002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><i>Years since last blog post: 1 (bad); Exquisite outfits bought since last post: innumerable (good); New rentals since last post: none (good).</i></p><p>Had "can't remember when last blogged, hope not so long ago blog disappears" moment. Turns out was a year ago and evidently at that point had grand plans to post detailed account of moving in to Ahiru. Well, moved in and have moving-in pics somewhere but probably on other computer so <i>moving on. </i></p><p>Was on VWEC duty today which involves standing or sitting about on the VWEC welcome platform (see pics 1 and 2), and then if anyone appears offering to help induct them into the wonderful educator's paradise that is Second Life. Have chosen slot at 9am Friday my time, which is 1am SL time, and after ??? months of duty only meaningful interaction has been with European educator I already know, who happened to have a holiday and so was mooching around in SL, as you do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiurEa-VDtbIF7dwr1MQafCSiJ48u3xZsKulaxT7BqCNQZHzemd8CBftM2hI0mFqscc_NVd1a8Xwt36ImMtLShfbsHUENGc-NZSdqLkPTZcPZTtHNt_P0PISbugKfNN7Rlgb551FKWQz8G0lno0zTOgQ0ZrNGv5LfgMUbvhigE-OUEh8DXgkqWhpOuQ/s2432/01-07-22%20vwec%20duty_003.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="2432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiurEa-VDtbIF7dwr1MQafCSiJ48u3xZsKulaxT7BqCNQZHzemd8CBftM2hI0mFqscc_NVd1a8Xwt36ImMtLShfbsHUENGc-NZSdqLkPTZcPZTtHNt_P0PISbugKfNN7Rlgb551FKWQz8G0lno0zTOgQ0ZrNGv5LfgMUbvhigE-OUEh8DXgkqWhpOuQ/s320/01-07-22%20vwec%20duty_003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> Nearest apart from that was someone who rezzed and stood motionless for half an hour or so not responding to helpful chat and IM, turns out they were waiting for someone, so had to mean they already had communication and wayfinding skills but hadn't learned how to turn on BUSY so they could block out irritating IMs from busybodies "trying to help".</p><p>Will see that in 1st pic am wearing cute Chinese outfit, which spotted on Spectacledchic's Flickr feed and snapped up as soon as Kustom9 opened. Oodles of colour options for different bits, but ended up with blue, because, blue is best, and then homed in on these great boots when finally got into Fameshed. Fameshed was delayed by about a day as SL was having a Moment, or rather a moment lasting several hours whilst its servers fell over and they had to Roll Back to Previous Version a couple of times which meant the work people had done in setting up their booths had disappeared. </p><p>Wasn't all the servers, and in fact the point at which realised that it wasn't just me not able to get to the sims I wanted was when saw chat on the Fameshed group inworld with people complaining they'd been waiting 3 hours for event to open and Fameshed people explaining the situation. As sidenote, is annoying when the place you want to loginto is vapour, and it sends you to one of the ghastly Welcome Hubs instead. With mesh bodies, you just get used to lots of people initially rezzing naked before all the clothing bits cludge together. However if you happen to have been rezzed at an adult Hub, the point comes where you realise I AM IN FACT SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WITH NO OR SCANTY CLOTHES THERE IS NO MORE TO REZ think they are aiming at the target market of those who have read media slurs about SL being all about sex. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GVSVyPFZcMpWvR5arABlvETp4yypL2Xa30BauT5Zu-B2_oIqNcvs1svJV2tn1VyTicIBeEbP4AG0c-TmlwiB3bbQYpC1Z-jpOt6puxL6hf-GBpKiL36yZCiLjKQ0yFp61Y7tvH9CQPHXeUI9kBQN17Bht5_P4qwwjYSTtu8H3kxtWDMhl6HrkzYEoA/s2240/02-02-23%20otaku_005.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="2240" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GVSVyPFZcMpWvR5arABlvETp4yypL2Xa30BauT5Zu-B2_oIqNcvs1svJV2tn1VyTicIBeEbP4AG0c-TmlwiB3bbQYpC1Z-jpOt6puxL6hf-GBpKiL36yZCiLjKQ0yFp61Y7tvH9CQPHXeUI9kBQN17Bht5_P4qwwjYSTtu8H3kxtWDMhl6HrkzYEoA/w400-h214/02-02-23%20otaku_005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Hope don't have this happen when am doing demo for colleagues about SL, as would feed into stereotype, though of course last paragraph demonstrates that stereotype has some foundation. Am putting together lovingly curated link of annotated links about life in SL for this demo, though is possible that only person who'll read them all is me. Always have to remember although think SL and all its paratexts are entrancing, awesome, rich, creative etc. etc. etc. for some it is dull / weird/ childish etc etc. <p></p><p><br />One of things am entranced by is self so here to finish is a pic of me in the Ahiru home, worshipping my otaku-themed PC, snug in the kotatsu. So much cuteness! I could look at it for hours.<br /></p>Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-86330853135926968572022-02-05T17:36:00.004-06:002022-02-05T17:36:54.315-06:00Extravagence; Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ-IHmCR-CLY2YRZXORongrKjVJI4M1-NYoIPXqV-5N9G0HfMYWIb2M6OjSvm31Eq5hl0j8EVEcv9pPrCSbdUDaTtH5--g_SoBP8w5LVhFYdQxLSNothDTAzEVYkFFASRm1X_pVY8nzhPiyrDzT-7qipLhdFdNjIuL-7UZw-F_GcJfvXrad6WFqIg-gg=s2764" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ-IHmCR-CLY2YRZXORongrKjVJI4M1-NYoIPXqV-5N9G0HfMYWIb2M6OjSvm31Eq5hl0j8EVEcv9pPrCSbdUDaTtH5--g_SoBP8w5LVhFYdQxLSNothDTAzEVYkFFASRm1X_pVY8nzhPiyrDzT-7qipLhdFdNjIuL-7UZw-F_GcJfvXrad6WFqIg-gg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><i>No. of days since last blog post: lots (bad); No. of rented homes disposed of 1: (good) No. of rented homes added: 2 (bad)</i> </p><p>Am celebrating moving into yet another rented home by doing blog post. Have left home described in <a href="http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2020/11/new-home-artists-life.html" target="_blank">last post</a> chiefly because the owner closed the sim down, so not exactly choice. Then started renting ANOTHER parcel in Rosehaven, which is furnished with v.v. cute Victorian tropical house and assorted bits of landscaping. </p><p>Have also been visiting Village of Ahiru for about 2 yrs. Quite early on one of larger rented houses came up for rent but thought was too much of extravagence, however, whole of SL existence is extravagence so since then have been visiting Ahiru rental booth regularly. This involves standing round til all the little fans under each house photo rez and you can see what colour they are, i.e. are they occupied, overdue, reserved or AVAILABLE (see pic). Over these 2 yrs have wasted what must add up to at least couple of hours doing this, and finally a GREEN fan came up under possibly most desirable of the lot i.e. Ahiru residence. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPhOfZZnwcNZeijG8DsYSIC_ifHZXpMqJQi1W1D_6ArzDUhjiyGMa3P1ej3Yyh0mXdAa41DCMxiHIlhnVZ3d-4hvRjjovLR2G5CE4bQCDDWRMm1Yb-THpSX9-3Na47UsCmgFNl5y2LrhphpG9qJNcBFe3V5zY_vEpSFdpjeOtTNUFerad8K19er0FFBQ=s2764" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2764" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPhOfZZnwcNZeijG8DsYSIC_ifHZXpMqJQi1W1D_6ArzDUhjiyGMa3P1ej3Yyh0mXdAa41DCMxiHIlhnVZ3d-4hvRjjovLR2G5CE4bQCDDWRMm1Yb-THpSX9-3Na47UsCmgFNl5y2LrhphpG9qJNcBFe3V5zY_vEpSFdpjeOtTNUFerad8K19er0FFBQ=w320-h167" width="320" /></a></div>Must mention that Ahiru's information card advises contacting owner to go on waiting list, but decided that as was uneccessary luxury should just leave it to fate and think this was defo best policy since not only now have house of dreams but also feel that long wait somehow justifies the outlay of $Lxxxx per week.
This window of opportunity unfortunately coincided with peak marking period so tried heroically to ration time spent on moving in. <p></p><p>Usually when get into interior design flow forget to take pics, but since has been spread over more than a week have done bit more so will do couple of posts showing how beauty emerges from chaos. </p><p>2nd pic shows day 1 when had only rezzed a POST cupboard that later decided didn't fit and a load of packing boxes to indicate that am sophisticated SL veteran who has cardboard moving boxes from 3 different creators.</p><p></p><br /><p></p>
Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-22469153799981257452020-11-15T12:28:00.005-06:002020-11-15T12:28:47.513-06:00New home; an artist's life<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cszLRKQiN4s/X7Fw6UQz7TI/AAAAAAAADWA/yv-B3cCyWwcv9cMqxpmhzVUm10dCbJPegCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/08-11-20%2Bbed%2Bunder%2Bthe%2Bstairs.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cszLRKQiN4s/X7Fw6UQz7TI/AAAAAAAADWA/yv-B3cCyWwcv9cMqxpmhzVUm10dCbJPegCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/08-11-20%2Bbed%2Bunder%2Bthe%2Bstairs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><i> No. of homes: at least 3, plus whole island (bad); 50 prim challenges taken: 1 (good)</i></p><p>Was prompted by<a href="http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-50-land-impact-challenge.html" target="_blank"> post by Chic Aeon </a>to do challenge to furnish home with just 50 LI (or prims, in old money). Chic had started with furnishing cute home in new fantasy sim Seaclaid, and seemed that was v. cheap to rent there, so did not hesitate to TP in, view available homes and snap up flat above Irish pub. Only 100 Linden per week and of course am in dire need of home since only have:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cottage in Rosehaven</li><li>Half a sim in Noyo</li><li>Whole island (Infolit iSchool)<br /></li></ul><p>and that is without Dimitrova's parcel in wherever it is, and houseboat in Bellisaria, which obvs don't count as she is alt.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EnXx0CEfnec/X7FxX3Rhj4I/AAAAAAAADWI/QZ2lfMYFp3EvKoieU9Six-7AoqHtMe81ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/upstairs%2Bseaclaid.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EnXx0CEfnec/X7FxX3Rhj4I/AAAAAAAADWI/QZ2lfMYFp3EvKoieU9Six-7AoqHtMe81ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/upstairs%2Bseaclaid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Anyway Seaclaid is v. cute and flat has great position with views of harbour and town square. Was going to furnish it in 60s peace/love/hippy style, but then was dropped notecard by sim owner that reminded me sim was high fantasy. Suppose it shows that one person's high fantasy is someone else's normal, since it hadn't struck me the sim looked PARTICULARLY fantasy, at least not more than any SL sim. For me was bit like various places I've been in physical world, so suppose is result of me seeing quaint and weird RL stuff as same old same old. In fact pub which I live over struck me as being archetypal pseudo Irish pub circa mid 20th century, as seen in most capitals of Europe, but anyway is nice space and have furnished it as Artist's hangout.</p><p>Can see am going to have great time churning out Views of Seaclaid and selling to gullible tourists. Found EXACTLY THE RIGHT TABLE to sit at while staring out the window and thinking of things to do instead of getting down to writing. Is lucky chance that managed to drag it out of inventory since it was called <b>My vintage art studio / Gacha {1}</b> and think I found it when was actually looking for more things to put in artists loft. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QH9Z1CH809Y/X7Fy9oHoD6I/AAAAAAAADWU/75NMnj0brv8DwwznK_iNdckokz8v52OXACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/10-11-20%2Bseaclaid%2Broom_007.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QH9Z1CH809Y/X7Fy9oHoD6I/AAAAAAAADWU/75NMnj0brv8DwwznK_iNdckokz8v52OXACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/10-11-20%2Bseaclaid%2Broom_007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is me looking moodily out of window wondering if poor light (dusk + insufficient prims to have more than one candle) lets me off doing any more on that literature review have been working on for over a year. I think the answer must be yes.<br /><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-24140526838334550452020-10-22T11:09:00.004-06:002020-10-22T11:09:38.557-06:00Draxtor Despres is offering friendship; blog apps regress; pumpkin time<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-utFZWDV2R_E/X5G51P3j6OI/AAAAAAAADVg/m0oh-kztU1I1kceWuImxFY_arTujGGDZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/15-10-20%2Bvwer_002.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-utFZWDV2R_E/X5G51P3j6OI/AAAAAAAADVg/m0oh-kztU1I1kceWuImxFY_arTujGGDZQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/15-10-20%2Bvwer_002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><i>Friendship offers: several (good); Friendship offers from Draxtor Dupres: 1 (like, totes amazeballs); pumpkins pulled from inventory: infinite (bad); Blog app "upgrades": 2 (apalling)<br /></i></p><p>Appears to be time for 6-monthly blog post, so here it is. Was startled this morning by friendship offer from Draxtor Dupres, who is a notable <a href="https://secondlife.fandom.com/wiki/Slebrity" target="_blank">slebrity</a>. Think this is because of attending the Digital... digital ... digital something sessions inconveniently scheduled at 10am SL time on Thursdays and convened by Tom Bukowski. Are inconvenient since 12 noon is of course VWER time, and need to have physical food break too. However, digital thingy sessions give oppportunity to utter self-obsessed statements about SL, universe and everything, so go when can (though searching through chat, first utterance at one of these events appears to have been <b>@Eliza think I agree with that</b> so also indulge in sycophantic yea-saying). </p>
In first pic I'm in digital thingy event looking v. cool with the shaggy hair and poncho vibe and there's Draxtor (in mustard coloured trousers), you can tell already that we're going to be great chums.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6KrrDi0jA4/X5G7dUNFgeI/AAAAAAAADV0/ezKTkJYuktQku6opXXciaTPSlkKhz-P_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/16-10-20%2Bstorybook%2Bestates_013.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f6KrrDi0jA4/X5G7dUNFgeI/AAAAAAAADV0/ezKTkJYuktQku6opXXciaTPSlkKhz-P_gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/16-10-20%2Bstorybook%2Bestates_013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>One change that has happened since last blogged is enforced changes to Blogger editing layout. This was advertised as " an improved web experience for Blogger" and perhaps is for some, but can only think of ways in which it has got worse e.g. </p><p>- in HTML blogging mode, no longer puts in breaks if you do them in that mode, it all just scrunches up.<br />- takes two clicks to create new post when click on the "New post" in top bar <br />- Resizing pics after you inserted them is more fiddly </p><p>But could be worse, what Wordpress have done to their editing interface is unfathomable. Have decided that without me realising Wordpress have stopped being somewhere that ordinary mortals/avatars can blog and turned into - ? possibly a suit of website apps. Only know that couldn't understand most of their "help" blog posts for last couple of months. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zoEwp1Y6O0/X5G6qcJvVCI/AAAAAAAADVo/XzSGY7hWiXoTfZNvu2PaWzJKolyVKFKwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1920/22-10-20%2Bpumpkins_001.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zoEwp1Y6O0/X5G6qcJvVCI/AAAAAAAADVo/XzSGY7hWiXoTfZNvu2PaWzJKolyVKFKwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/22-10-20%2Bpumpkins_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Meanwhile things jog along in roughly same groove in SL. Am having to be at VWER every week and still getting more people coming along than pre-COVID. Am preparing for Global Media and Information Literacy week in SL (suppose should have blogging about that instead, oh well). Because of this am neglecting Halloween though managed to get a couple of Halloween-compliant costumes (see pic 2). Have resisted buying pumpkins so far because have so so many.</p><p>Or is this wrong. Broke off to see what had in Inventory when searched on "Pumpkin". </p><p>This is just part of the result (above) and that's without the giant pumpkin trees that swallow you, the multipart Sway's pumpkin carving set, numerous small pumpkins that got lost in the grass, pumpkin lanterns and pumpkin-related food. </p><p>Though realise that have dearth of green pumpkins, pale blue pumpkins and pumpkins in shape of animals other than cats. So permission to purchase more pumpkins granted!<br /></p>Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-42058767314811517832020-05-23T08:25:00.002-06:002020-05-23T08:25:36.935-06:00I find an old half finished post about Twitter vs SL, and finish it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Blog posts completed after mere 5 year delay: 1 (good) </i><br />
Had decided to post here for first time in mumble-mumble months, when noticed had 66 draft posts. As had thought, most of them consisted of few enigmatic words or a couple of random pics., but this seemed almost complete, so have decided to post it. Unfortunately forgot to note down when actually drafted it*: think was 2015, though that seems a bit late for 1st Tweet chat. Anyway here it is:<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">------------roll back time to 2015-------------</span></i><br />
For first time participated in Twitter-only discussion this week. Could not help but compare with SL equivalent so decided to be Reflective Practitioner and blog about it. Was then question of which of my x zillion blogs I should burden with these pearls of wisdom. Thought people would be least likely to read it if I put it here, and hey haven’t blogged here recently**, so here we go.<br />
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Discussion was about info literacy, so is pretty easy to compare with some Infolit iSchool discussions. Must start by saying that am not that keen on Twitter. Have <a href="http://sheilawebbercpd23.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/thing-4-why-twitter-isnt-my-idea-of-fun.html">blogged about that HERE</a>. Blog I blogged THAT on is more Serious Blog (though with risibly low page hits, but whatever) so omitted to mention key drawback which is that on Twitter no one can see whether you have a kitten on your head. Or your shoulder. Or new spiffy cowboy boots with pink ribbons. In fact you could be a dragon or a dancing cabbage and people still wouldn’t know. Whereas in SL it is all out there for people to see and make merry banter about. <br />
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Tried to reign in refs to SL in above blog post, because we all know that people think that people who like SL are, like, weird**, but was thinking how on SL do have fun. In fact in week before wrote Twitter-is-no-fun post had amusing post-meeting banter in SL with Kali and Pancha which started with fact that Pancha was wearing steampunk librarian outfit (lower half replaced by gears). Led to reminicences about when Kali rezzed with no top on and I took pics and then had to promise not to post them to Flickr. Lord how we chortled. You had to be there. <br />
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Anyway: <b>Similarities between a discussion on infolit on Twitter and in SL:</b><br />
1. Can be at your desk/ in bed/ in the pub i.e. anywhere where you have a device and an internet connection:<br />
2. During discussion can nip out to make coffee, take a phone call, have a comfort break etc. etc.<br />
3. You get an automatic transcript<br />
4. Discussion overlaps and is disjointed<br />
5. Technical problems <br />
6. People use <i><span style="color: blue;">[inserted May 2020 use what??? language? a computer? I suppose people will have been using SOMETHING, let's leave it at that]</span></i><br />
7. You find out some interesting stuff and talk to new people <br />
<b>Differences</b><br />
1. On Twitter you get to talk to people who use Twitter, on SL to people who use SL.<br />
2. Beginning and end of session are not so clear on Twitter, though of course could have been Twitter session I was in.<br />
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<span style="background-color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span></span><i><span style="color: blue;">------------roll forward to 2020---------</span></i></span></span><br />
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At this point typing had ceased. Presume was through lack of time, but perhaps was so overwhelmed with differences that had to go and lie down. <br />
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Anyway, can add some more differences, so, to continue<br />
3. In SL shared digital space is more distinctive, and more likely to be brought into conversation<br />
4. Also in SL can move location <br />
5. Can use Twitter on all sorts of devices, and even when your device and signal are rubbish. Not so with SL<br />
6. In SL can be present and not saying anything, but people still know you are there. <br />
7. In SL people more likely to apologise for arriving late, or for dropping in late and then disappearing. In Twitter get more people divebombing in and out (or perhaps they've been there all the time not saying anything, one can't tell, see (6)<br />
8. On SL saying goodbye and thanking people takes 3 times as long as on Twitter. This is an estimate. If anyone wants to give me money to test this hypothesis, yes please.<br />
9. More likely to get an idea of what was said on Twitter afterwards, as will be able to search on hashtag even if no-one has archived chat. In SL depends on someone sharing chatlog<br />
10. Are more likely to get pics of the SL discussion posted than Twitter discussion, in that - why would you even take a pic of a Twitter discussion?<br />
11. In SL more likely to comment on people's appearance and people more likely to change appearance during session.<br />
12. SL is more fun. It just is.<br />
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Hmm, not sure that is unbiased assessment, but this is a reflection, not some nonsensical attempt at objective evaluation. Have illustrated this with pics of some of my devices in SL plus me in a kimono with a small donkey companion, because, why not<br />
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<i>*As soon as had looked at it Blogger helpfully updated date to today's. </i><br />
<i>** No change there, then </i>Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-16293470242729279412019-08-26T15:52:00.003-06:002019-08-26T15:52:27.395-06:00Lucky chairs; Nostalgia; Dancing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Free items acquired: 11 (good, on the whole); Time spent dancing in Rare dress: 30 mins (plucky); Av. no. mins spent waiting at lucky chairs etc., per free item, (i.e. total time waiting divided by no. of items): 9 (bad).</i><br />
See that in last blog post became nostalgic after getting stuck in wall, this time am nostalgic after spending a good 60-90 minutes waiting for lucky chairs to come up with letter "S". Was chasing four poster bed in ChiaMia when saw not only lucky chairs but also Midnight Madness.<br />
Midnight Madness is where if enough people slap the poster, you get whatever gaudy item is on offer, often without having to wait for midnight. Or, from previous experience, you slap the poster and nothing arrives as either item is unattractive, even if free, so not enough people slap, or place offering midnight madness is almost totally deserted and ditto. However in this case, items were OK bordering desirable, and lots of people were bumbling through in search of the four-poster (which was on discount for the Saturday Sale, or possibly the Weekend Extravaganza or some other desperate event aimed to part innocent avatars from their Lindens).<br />
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Can be seen in 1st pic waiting patiently for lucky chairs. These chairs had several virtues (1) Not set to group only (2) Only 10 mins before change letter (3)There are 3 of them (4) Reasonable proportion of items were worth having. Ended up with metallic photo frames and 60s vintage stockings which (unusually) included version for classic avatars, so a win. To be honest, more desirable items could have been mine had name begun with B, N, M etc. etc. At one point tried to boot up Firestorm and bring in Dimitrova to claim item that required a D, but unfortunately this crashed computer as was not only already in SL with official browser but also streaming live horse racing in Firefox. Was all a bit too much for the poor Viglan & its graphic card on a hot day. Again certain amount of nostalgia, as in early days of using SL computer would crash ALL THE TIME, but not something to be repeated too often, esp. as am not the world's best Backer Up of Files (in fact doubt whether am even best Backer Up of Files in my corridor). <br />
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Waiting for lucky chairs reminded me of great sport of hanging around in <b>B@rerose</b> until you randomly get dropped some strange item "Just for being here". Anyway, TP-ed over and in less that 20 mins had not only been dropped Gear Gloves but also Super Rare Card Dress. Inspired to have grand unpacking, so also scooped up new freeby group gifts from Fancy Decor (cake + patterned boxes) and from someone who does fractal art. Was going to be lazy and leave it without saying who artist was, but hey I took her free art, so at least should look up name [brief pause to dip into SL. Well, SHOULD have been brief, but was obliged to do SL update, sigh, which apparently now allows baked on somethings for the Mesh body and head I don't have. Sigh.] OK, art is by Milly Sharple and the pics are called Navajo, Roses and Lily, think is pretty obvious which are the last 2.<br />
Also decided should wear dress, although not really my kind of thing, since is Super Rare so felt obligation. 2nd pic show me wearing both gloves and dress. Am still not sure what kind of Cards are involved in Card Dress, but it sparkles a bit and is evidently celebratory in some way. 3rd pic shows me wearing Super Rare dress accessorised with G Field boots and old pair of tights in suitably garish colours, also can see bed, a sample metallic photo Frame, 3 free fractal pics, cake and Patterned Boxes, plus geeky book cupboard, and a coffee table from a gacha (was hoping to get the rare house; still a gacha fool after all this time).<br />
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Such was commitment to Rare Dress that even kept it on when TPed to the opening party for exhibition of Michiel Bechir and Tresore Prada's art (see pic 4) where was much dancing.<br />
However, not sure is right thing for thursday's virtual Worlds Education Roundtable, where will be exploring Multiple Intelligences and need to look a bit less Rare.<br />
In final pic am contemplating SL rezzed wardrobe and thanking my Lindens that actual SL wardrobe in inventory is not so small and drab.<br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-15587388581367380172019-05-03T06:47:00.004-06:002019-05-03T06:47:55.267-06:00Rez Day; Stuck; Scammed; Fairytale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Rezdays celebrated: 12 (v. good); Items bought today (so far): 2 (good); Time spent googling for name of maker of fairy godmother gown because was too lazy to go inworld and just check the designer: 10 (bad).</i><br />
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Today is 12th rezday. So far no-one has said Happy Rezday, which is bit sad, on other hand nowadays on physical world birthday only get handful of cards and have to rely for bulk of greetings on Facebook from people saying Happy Birthday because their mobile device has told them to.<br />
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Here is birthday portrait. Unlike UK royal family where trend is to take pic of royal child in ordinary clothes doing dull everyday things, have gone for Fairy Godmother in cherry blossom forest look. Why look ordinary when can be a fairy godmother? In fact look came together when (a) decided to wear wings, since theme of last night's VWER discussion was "fantasy in education" (b) saw Beth arrived dressed as fairy and so googled "fairy" in inventory and came up with this dress which actually may have not worn since bought it in Feb/March 2018 (but wait - it was out of its box - must have at least tried it on). (c) Today snapped up umbrella with attached goldfish which was Fly By Friday offer. Et voila, I <i>shall</i> go to the ball.<br />
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Only downside to day has been splurging 500 Linden on a gacha item (Serenity Style- Vintage Box Car - GARDENER ULTRARARE) on Marketplace yesterday and finding today that all that was in the delivered box was a texture of the gacha key. However, this has only happened twice ever. Is surprising it doesn't happen more often, really. Should have been alerted by fact that (1) was no picture given on the posting (2) were only 2 items from gachas on sale from that vendor. You see I CHECKED but did not REFLECT. However will LEARN from this mistake. Or perhaps not.<br />
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Earlier whilst checking out Fifty Linden Friday items got stuck in a wall (see pic, inside the shower). How nostalgic that feels, haven't got stuck in a wall since last year at least, it used to happen all the time in younger days. Suppose that is what being SL 12 means, feeling nostalgia for times when you felt embarrassed and didn't know how to escape. At <a href="https://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2009/06/reflecting-on-glitches.html" target="_blank">https://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.com/2009/06/reflecting-on-glitches.html</a>. reflect on transformational skills ie point where realised how could stop being trapped in walls, under tables etc.<br />
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Will now go and get physical world lunch and try not to get stuck in a wall.<br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-39933525717963671572018-11-28T15:34:00.001-06:002018-11-28T15:34:26.402-06:00Oh Tannenbaum; Winter planning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Xmas trees bought; zero, so far (good); Items in "November 2018" folder: 180 approx. (bad)</i><br />
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Possibly favourite event of year is <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Prism%20Events/128/128/23" target="_blank">Tannenbaum</a>, not so much because of items on offer, but because atmosphere in Tannenbaum event is super-calming yet rich with Xmas promise (i.e. presents, food, real Xmas trees, soulful walks through the woods, more presents, more food). Whoever landscaped it and set the sim windlight deserves prize as would swear that can actually feel the crisp air and smell the midwinter forest. Not that in physical world actually go for that many Xmas walks in woods, but IDEA of walking in winter woods is always attractive.<br />
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So first pic shows me pretending to buy Xmas tree at Tannenbaum. In centre of gacha area is cute collection of Botanical Xmas trees, with vendors. Bought one of these trees several years ago, so no need to repeat, but found ancient and v. primmy tree by AM Radio in inventory, which has integral carrying pose, so there I am. Spent some time on this photo, to hide other customers, who were mostly not Winter-appropriately dressed (mini skirts! crop tops! with snow on the ground!) and thus would spoil mood of picture.<br />
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2nd picture shows Tannenbaum vendor booths with me deciding not to buy something. However, despite certain amount of restraint have still managed to amass wealth of new items as evidenced by fullness of "November 2018" folder. In fact, memory of visiting Tannenbaum event was of buying practically nothing, but now see indulged in 22 items, including bear ornament, kitten stocking, "winter scene", hanging icicles, paper snowflakes, and rustic fireplace. Had better get going on decorating asap or won't have time to put all this stuff to good use. As is evidenced by examination of "November 2017" folder where rediscover cute items such as <i>"Joyeaux Noel 2017" Tea & Macaron Service Set</i> and seasonal cupcakes which am pretty sure never even got unpacked.<br />
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On professional front, had been congratulating self on having booked sessions for virtual worlds discussion forum well in advance, only to find events falling through. Think there is a lesson to be learnt here: EITHER that if make arrangement with someone need to check up on it more than one week before actual event to avoid misunderstanding OR it is not worth bothering arranging things well in advance.<br />
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Second lesson seems to be one involving least effort so think will adopt that one.<br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-90615959320276281342018-06-11T09:09:00.001-06:002018-06-11T09:09:58.580-06:00Panic; Purchasing; Ill met by moonlight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>No. of blog posts since November 2017: zero (bad); No. of items seen in own photo which remind me that I bought cute object: 1 (today, so far: bad)</i><br />
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A few times a year have sudden panic when think WHAT IF YOSHIKAWA BLOG HAS BEEN DELETED FROM BLOGGER. Know that deletion is a thing, since various student blogs have evaporated when student authors are no longer members of the uni, so are ex blog people, and has been no activity on blog for a while. Deletion of this blog would not mean end of the universe (you will be happy to learn) but still would be loss for me, esp. since still have ambitions to do grand autoethnographic research on SL experience (ok have been saying this for about 5 years but is slightly more solid plan now.)<br />
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Anyway as may be evident today was one of those days when thought - had better do a blog post - and what better to blog about than lack of blogging?<br />
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However (to string this post out beyond 2 paragraphs) can also note that consumerism continues unabated, as is witnessed by fact then when (this morning) was processing a bunch of photos from just 10 days ago came across picture (shown above) and thought OMG I think I bought that and I completely forgot about it. Thing in question is supercute tic tac toe table in form of mushrooms, which actually works as tic tac toe game. Well, think it does, but as had forgotten it existed and haven't unpacked, not 100% certain at the moment.BTW forgetting have bought something not exactly a novel event (that's what happens when you have 100,000 items in inventory).<br />
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Musing on this, or more specifically uploading first pic and searching for it in my SL photo folder using word "buy" led to discovering other photos with "buy" tagline. For example, only a few days ago I snapped this kitchen and saved it with title "Shall I buy this". Currently answer is "Well, I haven't yet" but think it is only matter of time. Admittedly, have numerous sinks, fridges etc., but this one is super compact and very nicely textured. Also, those little under-table baskets! And that wooden frame to the cooker is really rather sophisticated! And the fridge is a neat shape, not huge and space-consuming! etc etc etc<br />
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The next exhibit is entitled "Fantasy Faire deciding to buy Luna" (date - 27 April 2017). So evidently I bought something called Luna. First question is, what is it I bought? A piece of statuary? Some curtains? Something rather odd with black wings? Had to immediately go inworld and search LUNA in inventory. Turns out have Luna dress, Luna leggings, Luna moth light (copiable), a painting "Luna" and so forth but eventually located LOVE- Mad queens _ Luna which sounded vaguely right so unpacked it and voila here is me in wood wearing Luna headpiece. It is animated, so moon bit in the middle sort of swooshes round. Not sure when will wear it, possibly when going moonlight haunting.<br />
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This could be fun new game. (a) Select random word (b) search word in inventory (c) wear whatever is found. If pursue this will report on how many days it takes to NOT find something matching the random word. Will be v. productive use of time, and isn't as though engage in any other procrastinatory activities, oh no, not at all.<br />
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BTW creature with me in pic is tie-dyed Cheshire cat. Obvs.<br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-34143958065613261852017-10-11T16:44:00.001-06:002017-10-11T16:44:07.338-06:00Youtube; Comments; Pumpkins; Climate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Youtube views of SL video: 11,795 (disconcerting); No. of pumpkins deployed: Infinite (orange, mostly)</i><br />
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'Tis the time when SL gets buried in sea of pumpkins, witch brooms, fiendish masks, burning barrels, candles, skulls, omnious crows etc. etc. Whilst is lot of orange and black around, this year seems to have more than usual amount of monochrome/pastel/cubist/abstract Halloween knick knacks as designers strive to stand out from crowd of standard orange pumpkin with scary face / skeleton hand holding dribbly wax candle / starey skull with plants in.<br />
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Thus purchases this year include cute pastel colour-change kitty pumpkins, cute kitty covered in halloween blanket that roams round floor (just not seen in above pic.), and arty black and white pumpkin arrangement with glass jar. Am pictured with Halloween items old and new including v. good value tent that fits cat cafe theme unervingly well ("Paw readings"). For only 29 Linden yesterday (yes **29 Linden**) you got tent, sign, witchy table, witchy papers and glitter effect, cat waiting to have paw read, chair with pose to look like paw reader and even 2 cats queuing outside (thank you, Chez Moi, did you make a mistake with the pricing?). With usual overload policy have added 2 assorted crystal balls on table, a giant sparkley spider web, string of "pumpkin kitty" lights, vintage pumpkin cat on roof and creeping fog effect. Can also see in pic above: rideable devil cat, new Halloween cart, working tarot reading set, creepy phonograph and 2 edibles: some kind of sushi and a pumpkin sweetie giver.<br />
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However, life is about more than pumpkins in the shape of cats, so on Sunday attended one of Marly's Climate Change sessions. Several people created builds that expressed a position on climate change, and then we all had to imagine the arguments for that position esp. if it wasn't our own. Can see here pretty build which was expressing view that there will be no progress unless human consciousness changes. Fat chance with that one probably, but suppose one should be optimistic. Realised that am complacent sort who feels have done bit by not having washing machine or car on physical life (yes, really, not either of them, ever) but fails to sort rubbish into recycling types, most of the time, uses planes and buys too many objects. On the one hand all those pumpkins, tents and carts (as mentioned above) will take up zero landfill space when delete them, on other hand am consuming electricity as if it came from magic fairy electricity fountain rather than evil consumption of coal, gas, or nuclear thingies.<br />
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Moving on (since do not actually intend to stop consuming electricity) have discovered that have unexpectedly successful Youtube video. Had thought that the pinnacle of my Youtube fame was<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoUUO38THEY" target="_blank"> video on Abstracting</a> which has clocked up 1,804 views. By the end of this video you will be able to explain difference between indicative, informative and structured abstracts and distinguish between an abstract and an introduction. Pretty thrilling stuff.<br />
However, when uploading another video (on how to use a known academic paper to find yet more academic papers; such is my life), came across video from 6 years ago explaining <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIKdfi9mD0" target="_blank">how to create an avatar to enter SL</a>. Was about simply to delete it, as is outdated, when noticed no. of views i.e. 11k and that had even got 16 comments which is more comments than in all my other videos put together.<br />
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Comment which immediately springs out is of course "Ugh this girl voice..." which assume is not compliment. Since have always thought of voice as strong point (it hasn't got plump, wrinkled or wobbly, for example, so has advantage over some other bits of physical me) feel rather offended.<br />
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Get over it, dude, that's my voice and I like it. Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-86172406123821289852017-09-29T08:45:00.002-06:002017-09-29T08:45:17.474-06:00I have nearly 100,000 items<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Items in inventory: 96,971 (bad)</i><br />
Seem to write more unfinished draft entries than actual entries on this blog now, but was struck by sudden fear that lack of inactivity might lead to Blogger consigning Adventures of Yoshikawa to blog limbo, so here we are. SL is usual round of buying, decorating, kittycats, more buying, educational discussion, more buying.<br />
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In fact kittycat population has been static and there only about 4 of them that aren't permapets by now: doubtless Rosebud, Ninetails, Snowflake Morpho and Praline have inferiority complexes thinking: Why Not Me? Why aren't I permanent? Am I not cute? Of course they are all cute but the answer is that: Ninetails and Snowflake, you are slightly weird SL celebration cats with odd patterns; Praline, you are so tiny I keep tripping over you as you get lost in the carpet, do I really want to do that permanently? and Rosebud, you are pink, bright pink. However, despite these shortcomings have had all of them for at least a year, and Ninetails a lot longer, so permapettery is almost inevitable. Just look at Rosebud (above), she may be pink but she's adorable, just adorable, she even knows how to coordinate her toys with her fur. <br />
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Since Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable moved to a different sim last year, have become chief designer of the island/discussion space, which mean lots of trees, plants, cute gazebos etc. Here I am with the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable greenhouse which frankly has no function OTHER than being cute.<br />
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Meanwhile inventory bulges with unopened gacha and other items. Since have not yielded to temptation of mesh body, expenditure on clothes has gone down (since most of them don't fit me) but expenditure on everything else is bouyant, at least from the vendors' point of view.<br />
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<i>Breaking news!</i> Inventory just went down by over 1000 since realised I hadn't emptied trash for ages. Hurrah! Problem solved! If only all of life's problems could be deleted so easily. <br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-87307627168972100892016-12-02T13:45:00.001-06:002016-12-02T13:47:03.228-06:00I vlog therefore I am<i>Vlogs created: 3 (good, in parts)</i><br />
Have discovered am natural vlogger, at least that is my view and as few other people are likely to even come across the vlogs am unlikely to be contradicted. First vlog came about as think had been using Camtasia to record lecture thingy and so it happened to be open when the first ever <a href="http://decocratesl.com/" target="_blank">Deco(c)rate</a> arrived with lots of yummy goodness (got to get into vlogger speak) in a virtual steamtrunk. Is addition to increasing numbers of schemes where you pay upfront to have a mystery box of stuff. You know who the designers are, but not the items. Up until Deco(c)rate (which is a pain to keep writing, what with those tricksy parentheses, so will just call it Dcrate), up until Dcrate had only gone for The Forest Event, which is variation on the theme, as when you pay the group fee, you can ramble round the v.v. cute sim (see below), snapping up the items, all for free, plus you know in advance what the things are. <br />
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The first box deal was <em>Luxe Box</em>, which have never even been tempted to buy, as most of the items are either (a) things would never wear because the are too skimpy and unattractive or (b) only for Mesh bodies (or often, a+b). I have stuck to what is now called the Classic Avatar body i.e. the body you are rezzed with. Given that most of my body is normally swathed in clothes, paying out a few thousand Linden and having to be clicking away at bits of alpha all the time seems not worth doing. <br />
However, when everything is a home and décor item (as indicated by the name of the box, <em>deco(c)rate</em>) it seemed worth a look. If you are interested in the Dcrate video it is here <a href="https://youtu.be/jsTFqxVHreY" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jsTFqxVHreY</a> but am not embedding it as the resolution is too low. Had used normal resolution as for lecture videos, which seems fine for them, but for SL it is just not sharp enough (in fact am thinking - perhaps it isn't sharp enough for lectures either, hmmm). <br />
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Anyway, followed this up with 2 much shorter unboxing videos for<a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sugar%20Plum/225/91/26" target="_blank"> !gO!'s</a> advent calendar, which is rather better value than any of the crates or boxes, as you just pay 50Linden to join the gO group and then you can scoop up all the boxes, one at a time. The first dress alone was worth it, being a cosy long sweater dress of Nordic pattern, ideal for wearing whilst opening pressies on Xmas morning.<br />
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So! Here are the videos! Enjoy!!<br />
Day 1!<br />
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<i>No. of extra prims on Infolit iSchool: 5,000 (v.v.good); No. of extra prims on Noyo: 1,900 (v.v.v. good); Cottages rented on Winterfell: 1 (surplus to requirements, really)</i><br />
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During past month got v.v. excited by advent of prim bonus as Linden Labs upped the quota for mainland by a heady 7,250 prims per region, and 5,000 prims per region for islands. Is so many prims that actually haven't used them all up yet, though with Infolit there is reason for this, since extra prims for non-mainland regions have only just been released today. Unfortunately (or should perhaps be FORTUNATELY) have not had spare time to decorate out full prim allowance on Noyo so will have plenty of space for Xmas trees, Xmas baubles, Xmas signs, Xmas gifts, skating rinks, animated penguins, hot chocolate givers and so forth. <br />
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Will have extra place to decorate since had fallen in love with v. cute cottage on Winterfell, a 512 type plot with cottage already in place. Costs 300L a week which is exactly what have been paying for shop in Juicy for more years than care to remember (ok <a href="http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.co.uk/2008/05/variation.html" target="_blank">appears to be 8 years</a> OMG, am not even going to try and add up how much that means have given to well-deserving Juicy sim landlord). Juicy shop was vanity project creating zero income from word go and has latterly been Cat Cafe with no pretence at money making. Was suddenly right moment to leave Juicy so packed up everything and in the first pic you have me and Hestia saying farewell. <br />
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In 2nd pic see new Winterfell cottage. It is book lined retreat, though now I look at 2nd pic have actually replaced that map cabinet and set of shelves with classy antique 4 prim dresser. However, still a lot of books on other side of cottage that you can't see.<br />
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In fact is not first time have rented Winterfell land. 3rd pic shows rather larger plot that rented for short time in 2011. Apart from fact that current Winterfell home is good deal cheaper to rent, is also nice to have something with novely of restricted size plus close neighbours who are guaranteed not to put up banlines, set up a casino or fill plot with giant revolving polar bears. (Was really thinking of other giant revolving things beginning with p, but don't wish to get flagged by Blogger for unseemly content, which seems to happen at drop of mildly challenging word.) <br />
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4th pic gives idea of what is like outside cottage, this is neighbour's house and my identical one is to left. There is sim policy which means outside should be decorated with things that might have been around in Victorian times, though at Halloween I think people were not observing this strictly since as far as I know Halloween in Victorian England did not feature tableaux of animated zombies and self-stirring cauldrons, which is what my neighbour opposite put out (BUT STILL BETTER THAN GIANT FLYING Ps).<br />
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Meanwhile, back on VWER, the gravestones, poisoned apples and so forth have magically disappeared. Have erected small chapel, since, you know, Christmas is coming, and have hidden favourite tombstone-monument thing behind that. Could also not bear to part with witch broom generator, on which educators had jolly fun at end of Halloween VWER meeting. (see last pic)<br />
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Still will be very surprised if isn't a Santa sleigh generator or Rudolph Red Nose generator to replace witch broom in due course.<br />
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Am rolling up virtual sleeves to cover all available surfaces with Christmas cheer. And people had better enjoy it.Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-23147050447160778472016-10-21T03:52:00.001-06:002016-10-21T03:52:07.925-06:00Witches; Death; Dilemmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>No: of witchy things bought: 8 (good); No. of Halloweeny items already in inventory: Numberless (or possibly, 666); Hysterical witch accusers encountered: one (awkward)</i><br />
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In a couple of weeks is HALLOWEEN which is always fun time in SL as great opps for becoming ghost, creating spooky haunted houses etc. etc. After a couple of days away from SL due to physical world travel arrived back just in time for Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable meeting, which was v. interesting talk from Greg Prumier who has been teaching in SL for 7 Years (that was in fact title of<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrqNlFouMCs" target="_blank"> talk</a>). When got to VWER he and a couple of others were variously standing/sitting by circle of cushions on one side of VWER area. Greg asked where to put presenter and so told him and then set out more of Dustbunny's Darling Sectional Cushions (which are indeed v boho and cute) in orange and red to match autumn theme of sim. Realised afterwards that didn't ask Beth (organiser and host of event) if she already had plans about setting up area, so hope didn't offend. <br />
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Anyway, next week am leading discussion on "Halloween and other festivals - can we use them for education in Virtual Worlds?" which is basically an excuse for me to drown VWER parcel in witchy stuff. Had not yet visited the Salem event, so tped over and had happy half hour trying out gallows props, deciding how many new mirrors I needed (answer: lots) and musing over whether should buy Besom hair with stylish witch hat (answer: of course). Snapped up sparkly spider webs, village stocks (with tomato giver for throwing at person IN stocks), pumpkin cookie-giver, sinister cloaked form holding moddable poster and a few other items.<br />
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During tour of event came across sign (see above)which said that Abigail Williams (famous accuser at Salem witch trials) was hidden on sim. After Black Dahlia hunt assumed that this might be challenging e.g. with small effigy of Abigail hidden up a tree somewhere, but in fact proved to be v. easy as simply followed path in wood and there was real avatar dressed as Abigail, pointing and muttering wicked, wicked under her breath. Was all very nice, but immediately felt like awkward situation, since this was an actual person (though presuably an actual person who was going afk a lot). Was not sure of appropriate behaviour. Should one say "Hi, I'm Sheila I believe you have some issues with witches?" or shout and point "Evil liar evil liar"? or was one expected to interact in order to learn fun facts about the Salem Witch Trials? In fact did the British thing of pretending hadn't seen her and scuttling back down the path. Am shown in pic hiding behind tree when crept back later to see if she was still there.<br />
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When got back to VWER had fun time setting out a Halloween setting that was spooky but not too gruesome. Am not sure if got level right e.g. felt that guillotine and people in nooses might be going to far for educational area, on other hand flying skeleton holding lamp and coffin with skeleton hand curling round lid somehow seemed ok. Set out cute rustic table with assorted Halloween food givers including cauldron of poisoned apples (when you accept one and wear it you fall over dead - see pic, am sort of slumped under table).<br />
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Might be challenging for newbies as have to detach apple to become not dead (as opposed to undead) (see pic). On other hand would give people someone else to throw rotten fruit at, when got tired of pelting miscreants in village stocks. Am sure there are educational life lessons there.<br />
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<i>No. of hunt items found: 3 (good); No. of hours spent searching for hunt items: 1.5 (bad); Number of gigantic boundary walls bought: 1 (good); No. of kittycats whose bodies I have occupied: 1 (so far) (not spooky AT ALL)</i><br />
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With October comes halloween hunts and one of fave SL designers, namely DRD, has a hunt in their shop. You get a HUD, you go around spotting Black Dahlia flower heads and get cool stuff when you find them. This sounds v. simple, but have trawled lower floor of DRD's store twice, camming into corners and waiting impatiently for all to rez etc etc, plus have gone round upstairs twice, and done quicker trawl of builds in their garden. However have only found 3 items out of about a dozen. Was at least glad to hear from DRD group chat that wasn't just me that found this challenging. Hunt object is small and also black, and as DRD do a lot of dark stuff and store is huge have evidently missed loads of dahlias lurking in corners and under carpets. Also they produce a lot of small fiddly objects that look v. like dahlias until they rez properly.<br />
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In 2nd pic you may be able to see object on floor that got overexcited about til saw was "film cans" not dahlia. Realise have got used to hunts where you (a) get a hint (b) have a large and flashy hunt object, so am probably lazy but frankly life is too short to spend more than 1.5 hrs looking for objects however cute.<br />
Was, though, friendly experience, one avatar IMed me to ask if was on hunt and we exchanged cheerful remarks on lack of success in dahlia finding. Group chat also good natured except when spammer spammed chat with random request for 100 Linden which resulted in multiple insults and group bans for spammer. Would be careful about spamming DRD chat, probably contains people with arcane knowledge of spells and potions (AM JOKING know that people who like to recreate post-apocalyptic dungeons and spooky haunted asylums are quite likely frightfully well adjusted individuals who would no more think of cursing someone than of jumping the checkout queue in Tescos).<br />
Anyway have ended up with (1) carpet (2) very cute tray of bedroom decor stuff (3) some sort of notice on a cute board PLUS there was a free thing just waiting to be nabbed on the 1st floor, vis several female corpses hung up on pegs, some of Bluebeard's wives according to the description. Obviously maker did not subscribe to the "it is all symbolic of mental abuse and Bluebeard's wives are now all enjoying fulfilled lives with more suitable partners, it's Bluebeard you should feel sorry for" line. It will be a useful item for my halloween decor this year.<br />
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Thinking of Halloween made me think of dungeons and caves, so wandered over to the Felix Alter sim as he does v. good v. reasonably priced cave and mountain decor. Did look at caves (see pic), but got distracted by what is v. good idea and wonder why noone else has done it. He has created high thin and attractive cliff walls (with walkable paths) for people to put round sims when they want privacy from neighbours. One of perils of mainland is suddenly having some huge hideous barrier penning you into your plot, because your neighbour doesn't want to see your beautifully landscaped gardens but would rather see some giant, implausible and out of focus picture of a tropical beach.<br />
There are several options which mix and match, all priced at 250 Linden, and bought one and immediately put it to good use. Trouble with previous similar things is that they have tended to be (a) not thin enough (b) not that much more attractive than the hideous beach picture. Will post some actual pics of walls at some point but cannot pause to do that as OMG final thing is MOST EXCITING.<br />
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Namely, KittyCats have a new update and YOU CAN BECOME YOUR KITTYCAT. OMG.<br />
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In fact practically never desert my human form but took all of 10 secs to decide that I wanted to inhabit the bodies of my KittyCats. Took copy of body shape, made sure outfit was saved and then you just click on your chosen KittyCat, select something off the interaction menu, get a folder which includes a "KittyCat Transponder" you wear the folder and voila!<br />
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In fact it wasn't Voila! at first as simply became invisible. Wandered about a bit invisibly and then thought would try logging off and on and THEN trying the wear transponder thing again and this time it worked. I went through the spooky change thing (see pic, I am migrating, Jennifer is sitting all unconcerned to my right), Jennifer disappeared and then I WAS JENNIFER. I walked and ran and sat and flew. When you fly a skateboard appears underneath you. I may moderate VWER as a kitty on Thursday so went and practiced sitting at the VWER table (see last pic) and OMG I am so cute.<br />
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Was a slight worrying moment when I transponded back and initially the "Jennifer kittycat" in my inventory simply would not rez. However all was well when I logged out/ in and she now seems to be sleeping and pottering about quite happily again, all on her own.<br />
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Am deciding which Kittycat I will comandeer next. Probably Marl.<br />
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Is this a bit creepy? I don't care if it is a bit creepy. Thank you KittyCats creators for providing me with awesome features I never even knew I wanted.<br />
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<i>No of items bought from The Arcade: more than intended (bad); No. of hours spent decorating houses: more than intended (bad); No. of items bought which squeak on touch: 2 (good)</i><br />
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First first time for a while was asked by fellow researcher to write some thoughts about teaching in SL, difference SL made to Life and Work etc. Reminded me that hadn't blogged here in a while. However, followed scholarly activity of reflecting on SL practice with usual burst of shopping and decorating, so afraid this blog will be same old. <br />
First, June 1st, as anyone knows, means a new round of THE ARCADE that Linden-pit of a gacha event. Started by buying rare Hedera Caravan from Dust Bunny on SL marketplace, the ebay of SL. In fact this was particular extravagence as only really wanted it for lace awning that came as kind of extra (see first pic.). Thought would be salutary and informative to list subsequent orgy of consumerism. Should be lesson to reflect on how many of these will not get rezzed, let alone used.<br />
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<b>Sanarae event</b><br />
barberyumyum*53B (hair) (cute Japanese hair)<br />
Car Neon Wall Decor (half a car, in a neon colour, to put on your wall)<br />
Dreamer Tent (a very small tent, with some frilly bits, I think you are supposed to hang it from a branch. The one I got was red)<br />
Candy Crunchers - Moon Bunny (what WAS that? blowed if I can remember. Ah yes - it was a kind of hanging ornament with a cute bunny on a crescent moon. Obvious really. It is now hanging from the duly-installed Dust Bunny lace awning) (which you can't quite see in the pic)<br />
.::THOR::.. Ticket on a plate (this is a plate with a receipt on it, perfect for cafe decor)<br />
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<b>Collabor88 event</b><br />
floorplan. potted cactus<br />
Soy. parasol indian cotton (3 colours)<br />
Soy. metal double chair <br />
dust bunny . darling sectional cushion ( In 3 colours - red grey and later I came back for orange plus a boho hanging cloth with lights)<br />
dust bunny . darling hanging plant (a hanging plant in a macrame holder) (think there's one in the first pic.)<br />
+Half-Deer+ Ceiling Drapes (Drapes. For the ceiling)<br />
Ariskea[Wild] Boho Plant Hanger (another hanging plant in a string holder. I can't get enough of them)<br />
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<b>Truth hair shop</b><br />
TRUTH HAIR Elira - pastels <br />
TRUTH HAIR Fenella - pastels (shown above)<br />
(Two first-class new hair designs, both styles come with and without hats)<br />
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<b>Fifty Linden Friday special deals</b><br />
Izzie's - Assorted Beads Bracelet (bangles. I can't get enough of them)<br />
7 - Now Serving (this is a metal sign saying "now serving" and with numbers underneath you can change, perfect for shop decor)<br />
JIAN :: Ferret Habitat (a large cage with three ferrets in it, which sort of twitch and you can change their fur colour) (see last picture)<br />
#EMPIRE - Xylosma (sandals in 12 colours. For only 50 Linden!)<br />
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<b>The Arcade</b><br />
+Half-Deer+ Purrfect Patisserie Gacha (4 goes - got a malformed but cute kitty to hold, one to rez, and a pice of cake and dish of maccaroons with a cute kitty theme. These are obviously destined for the cat cafes)<br />
Le Primitif - Fashion Office (what was this? I have no idea)<br />
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Nylon Outfitters - Cat Music Icons (times 3 - clever pictures of pop icons, as cats, in twirly frames)<br />
Second Spaces - Bake Me a Cake (cooking utensil decor)<br />
Mutresse - Witty Cats (a cat which looks perpetually about to pounce and wiggles its bottom, seen in last pic.)<br />
Ariskea - Tropical Paradise (um, something, I'm sure since it's Ariskea it is cute, could be wooden sign in last pic.)<br />
Sway's - [Atepa] Tipi (a small green tent, v well made)<br />
O.M.E.N - My Pet Adventure Gacha (some sort of ornamental thingy)<br />
Intrigue Co. - Carousel Cats (you wear it and you are sitting on a carousel cat, bobbing up and down PLUS you get a cute tiny rezzable ornament version)<br />
Ingenue - Melisande Heels (shoes, green I think, Ingenue do beautiful shoes)<br />
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<b>Yard sale</b><br />
D-LAB+LIZAIL Peti - P Set 10 (a cartoony small penguin, and a small paddling pool)<br />
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<b>!Go! shop</b><br />
Mercy - tunic & boyfriends (a nice summer dress with linen trouser cuffs underneath, those are the boyfriends) <br />
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<b>LaGalleria Prefab Houses</b><br />
Seashell Planter w FERN <br />
Starfish on Stand <br />
Bird Yellow - touch song off/on(seen in last pic.)<br />
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Gami gacha</b><br />
Dimitrova went to this, but suppose have to accept that she was actually spending my money. There were some random bonus tokens, Dimi got one and she threw it in the machine thingy shown in the 2nd to last pic. A present came out - think it was earrings or a septum ring, or possibly both. Anyway Dimi is very street, so she wore the septum ring.<br />
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That just leaves the things that squeak. Firstly there's the cursed creations vendor above. Dimi was hoping to get Marshmellow, because that's her favourite cat in Neko Atsume,but ended up with Evil Spirit Fox Rare. Anyway, it squeaks when you touch it. She's pictured with an evil dark spirit lord who I presume is the proud father.<br />
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Now the mystery remains, what is the 2nd things which squeaks? Know that when started this blog post, definitely had 2 in mind, but am blowed if can remember which it is. Could be penguin. Could be ferret. For all I can remember, could be Seashell Planter w FERN. Unfortunately is no way to search through inventory for THINGS WHICH SQUEAK ON TOUCH (Linden Lab take note).<br />
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Note to self: <i>buy more squeaky things.</i><br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-43619227234051657282015-12-02T14:11:00.002-06:002015-12-02T14:11:26.810-06:00The season of goodwill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Advent gifts collected: 3 (good: well, 2 of them were good)</i><br />
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Advent in SL is a time of rushing round gathering baubles and clicking frantically on giant advent calendars and/or parcels. Could in fact spend whole day going round trying to collect advent freebies of varying quality (with pompoms, stars, candles, mugs of hot chocolate, silly hats and ill-fitting skater dresses featuring prominently). In rare burst of altruism am sharing 3 lists of advent gift events, namely<br />
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<a href="http://primdolls.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/2015-advent-season.html">http://primdolls.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/2015-advent-season.html</a><br />
<a href="http://devinvaughn.blogspot.com/2015/12/advent-mania-2015.html">http://devinvaughn.blogspot.com/2015/12/advent-mania-2015.html</a><br />
<a href="http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/second-life-advent-calendar-list-2015.html">http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/second-life-advent-calendar-list-2015.html</a><br />
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Am restricting self to usual favouries i.e. Sways and Kittycats as both have decent prizes. For Sways you have to wander round sim spotting baubles representing each day of advent and clicking them to add to a HUD. Then you go to the parcel pile in the middle of the shopping mall and click on the parcel corresponding to today's date. You don't get the gift unless you found the bauble with that date on it.<br />
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Swayland is a pretty sim, and happily spent, um, well suppose it was about an hour in the end, going round (see 1st pic) and eventually finding all but 4 of the baubles. Inevitably, one of the missing ones was 1st Dec so will have to buy that gift if I want it. With Sways you have to get the gift ON THE DAY or pay. <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SwayLand/187/168/32">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SwayLand/187/168/32</a><br />
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So far have got pair of candles (Sways) and sparkley nails (Kittycats: there was also hair+eyes, but the hair was the wrong colour i.e. not blue, so junked it)<br />
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Ah! This is what Christmas is all about: frantically collecting piles of gifts, and then throwing some of them away. <br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-17900906820898537312015-12-01T14:03:00.005-06:002015-12-01T14:05:02.947-06:00Not writing; Christmas; Transmediation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>No. blog posts written in digital writing month: 1 (bad); No of stories written in digital writing month: 0.5 (could be worse); No. of items on shopping list: 35 approx. (bad)</i><br />
Have failed singularly to increase amount of Yoshikawa blogging during digital writing month, as month has flashed past oozing with teaching, family emergencies, storms, meetings and cute SL items that SIMPLY HAVE TO BE BOUGHT.<br />
In fact had decided that thing wanted to do more of was not digital writing but uninterrupted sustained writing (USW), as in getting into flow of writing for a couple of hours so imagination can take wing and so forth. In fact managed about 1.5 hours of USW on train between London and Sheffield, so partial achievement. Have also peered through window at digital writing activities, so to speak. Would have been fun to join in, but v. time consuming. One digital writing challenge was doing something transmedia, and was pondering extent to which SL is transmedian in itself. Could argue that is just one environment, on other hand have sound, pictures and movement and can zip about between different locations and import things in and out of SL. Is probably substance for whole, dull, peer reviewed article in debating this.<br />
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Anyway, did find time for some Christmas shopping as deluge of cute Xmas cheer kicked in as soon as the pumpkins and scary Halloween skeletons had been collected up into inventory. Thought that might be able to limit Xmas expenditure by going through all the events and making up a shopping list in advance, so am not tempted to buy anything extra. However not sure that this will work, e.g. for<b> Lost and Found</b> event my initial advance list ran<br />
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<b>Lost and Found</b><br />
<i>Kalopsia -</i> sewing table, crackers box or present pile 90 Linden each<br />
<i>plaaka </i>- kitchen cupboard? Linden 300<br />
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Kalopsia and plaaka are familiar puveyors of cute things, and although cabinet was on expensive side, all the items on cabinet shelves are v. cool e.g. artisan japanese ceramic bowls and tea whisk.<br />
When tp-ed to Lost and Found was still impressed by cabinet. Decided that already had enough piles of presents, but the crackers were nice and the sewing table reminded me of the old treadle sewing machine that we had when was young (though it has to be said that nostalgia has already led me to buy 2 different SL reproductions of this treadle sewing machine, however don't have table without machine, so obvious gap in inventory).1st pic shows me stoutly resisting urge to also buy decorated Xmas chair, watering can with artful bauble tree in it etc.<br />
However was drawn inexorably to the display of boots by Deadwool. They are v. realistic all wrinkled leather and laces. Suffice it to say that they cost 450 Linden and am now wearing them with my new Go! dress and Atomic woollen legwarmers. All very boho.<br />
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Eye was also caught by SariSari upcycled Christmas tree, a snip at 299 Linden. Well, in fact not PARTICULARLY a snip, but v. well made.Was more charming than in advert and could immediately see it being an amusing conversation piece in my new Fallingwater House art gallery. In fact had thought it came with a nubbly cotton rug (see 2nd pic) which proved not to be the case, but am not too disappointed.<br />
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Can see from this account that future does not look promising for list approach, since started out intending to spend max of 480 Linden and spent nearly that on unplanned boots. Oh well.<br />
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3rd pic shows me with the acquired consumer items. Am wearing boots but also have displayed one on top of cabinet.<br />
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So, this is the kind of thing I was doing instead of digital writing.<br />
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I must say, it seems pretty transmedia to me.<br />
<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-33926707729707825872015-10-31T13:18:00.001-06:002015-10-31T13:18:51.077-06:00Digital; graveyard; tagged<i>Digital writing done: 1 (digital and, like, writing); Urns clicked: approx 40 (good); Graveyards toured: 1 (atmospheric)</i><br />
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So, came across some publicity for <a href="http://www.digitalwritingmonth.com/" target="_blank">Digital Writing month</a> and thought that should contribute, as any excuse to do pics and write stuff is welcome. Am pondering in what way this will differ from all writing that normally do, which is mostly clickety-clack on some keyboard and screen as have almost forgotten how to use pen and form legible words. Would probably have found this out if had read blog about Digital Writing Month rather than just thinking, hey, cool idea and bookmarking it. <br />
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Through this blog, discovered pic that had been <a href="https://www.thinglink.com/" target="_blank">Thinglinked</a> (or was it other way round, discovered DWM through Thinglinked pic? oh well) and so below is first ThingLink. Not sure whether this is any more digital than usual writing, but gave excuse to do more pics of kittycats which is always welcome.<br />
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Meanwhile have been doing halloweeny stuff as halloween in SL is THE time of year, since ghosts, suppurating wounds, zombies, graves that drag you in, carniverous trees, haunted mansions etc. etc. etc. are all SO easy to do. Had to abjure SL for some weeks as was a) swamped with work and b) away some of the time with no SL-enabled device, so have had a bit of an orgy of SL-ism the past few days. <br />
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Did the WHOLE of the tag! gacha tour, in which you click the tag gacha HUD and get whirled to the next destination. Each destination is of course a shop, what else, with a gacha but also an urn which you click to mark that you've been at the store, plus it gives you a freebie trick or treat. Since wanted to get round it haven't yet opened most of the trick/treats nor indeed most of the items snagged from the gachas. The starting and finishing points to the gacha hunt were v.v.cool including a mortuary and graveyard, so have shown a couple of pics. <br />
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First one shows the Bonus Room which was a mortuary (it was unlocked once you'd been round all the shops). You can play "spot the witch" (i.e. me, was pretending to be the forensic expert inspecting the corpse in NCIS or Body of Proof, though if their mortuaries were in this state think that environmental health would have been called in by now). <br />
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Second pic is arty photoshopped view of the Redemption Graveyard that you could go to at the end. Called Redemption because you redeemed any Mystery Bonus Tickets and also think there is pun there about being redeemed, but not sure that spending oodles of lindens on virtual halloween items is actually path to redemption. Was interesting to see little arrangements of pictures and flowers that each creator had put by their tombstone, sure there is ample fodder there for psychologists, should any such be SL gacha addicts. In the meantime, enjoyed wandering round graves feeling pleasantly melancholic.<br />
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<i>(Is this enough digital writing for now? (Think it might be. (Ed.) Next episode: installing haunted piano in the twisted greenhouse: or by the time get round to doing the post may be: removing haunted piano and twisted greenhouse, together with zillions of candles, pumpkins, gravestones and ghosts)</i><br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-23515999304533092602015-07-31T04:15:00.001-06:002015-07-31T04:15:20.199-06:00Strawberry, distraction, reality<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Strawberry catgirl beds bought: 1 (good); FB nonsenses: 1 (bad)</i><br />
Have procrastinated into blog to note that have bought a strawberry cat-girl bed (includes cute poses for one or two people) on Fifty Linden Friday offer and installed it in the ancient Insect and Fruit Houses on Infolit iSchool. Can see specifically that have put it in strawberry house, and indeed remembering this house (which has hovered over Infolit for 8 years) was chief excuse for clicking "pay" on the cat-girl bed vendor. Bed is large enough for real sized avatars, not just cats. It is the thing with green ears inside the strawberry house (just to make things crystal clear, since you may not have seen a strawberry catgirl bed before now).<br />
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Was diverted when entered this blog, though, as follow Bryn Oh's blog and noticed this post: <a href="http://brynoh.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/the-facebook-death-of-bryn-oh-day-one.html">http://brynoh.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/the-facebook-death-of-bryn-oh-day-one.html</a> For those of you who have lived their lives snuggled in their skybox watching virtual soaps and do not venture out, this is the internationally reknowned artist Bryn Oh, who does extraordinary magical art installations in SL and I imagine also magical etc. in the physical world (e.g. exhibition in Berlin at the moment) but haven't experienced those first hand.<br />
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Bryn Oh has been asked by Facebook to prove that this is her "real name" and since she can't produce the normal certification, her FB account is likely to get closed. As one commenter on her FB page says "Bryn Oh is more real than some actual real life people I know!" Bryn Oh has won awards! been given grants to create art in SL! has a reputation and connections and people who take selfies by her artworks and buy them to put in their homes! (and that includes me, I don't know Bryn Oh but have admired her work for years)<br />
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In what way is that not real? Seems bizarre but not unexpected that a company that makes its living through the virtual (ie FB) is out of tune with what it means to live a life across virtual and physical worlds.<br />
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Here is pic of Bryn Oh work that came across randomly on someone's land a couple of years ago. It cause me to pause and think about things and feel refreshed. Definitely real.<br />
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<i>Ducks acquired: numerous (good); Crashes experienced: 8, or was it 10, no, think it was 11 (bad); Psychedelic glithes: 1 (v.v. bad)</i><br />
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Had formulated idea that since already have oodles of unrezzed stuff in inventory should not acquire more, but, heyho, saw an ad for this duck bobbing game at the Wayward event, and off I went. Proved to be not the most enjoyable experience since the venue was incredibly laggy, a combo of lots of people (it's featured on the SL login page) and all the fairground rides.<br />
Additionally, flying had been disabled. Simply fail to understand why someone who wants people to stay at their events disables flying. Means you spend more time camming round, or chair-hopping, or hopelessly double clicking your mouse to try and go above a crawl.<br />
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Anyway, despite this, persevered driven on by fantasy of bobbing for cute virtual ducks. Was not really intending to indulge in any other purchase but predictably ended up with<br />
1 seat in form of old weathered ferris wheel carriage<br />
1 air balloon<br />
2 ducks which can sit on shoulder<br />
1 elegant whicker lounge with gauzy canopy<br />
1 pair free mesh eyes<br />
Was there something else? Have vague feeling that may have thrown 50 Linden at some gacha or other. All these were encountered before coming across bobbing ducks. Painstakingly worked way round event, crashing every few booths. Think rot started when had crashed twice in Soy booth and in the end felt sort of emotional attachment to the Soy ferris wheel carriage that had been dithering over, and bought it. 2nd pic shows this in situ, has replaced equally cute truck/shower from MMG at end of garden. Hope you can see have tried to be a bit arty with this pic, with strategic seagulls and shadows enabled.<br />
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Crashing got worse and worse, until part of computer screen was obscured by sort of tangle of pastel coloured shapes, which think was own graphics card saying help help help. Therefore eventually rebooted and then wasn't quite so bad i.e. only crashed every 10 minutes rather than every 3. Was then able to appreciate that Wayward sim was actually v. nicely set out with all sorts of cute items to sit on/ride, including numerous carousels (teacups one, cat one, seahorse one etc. etc.) and other rides that zoom round and round or up and down. First one tried remained static, but enjoyed ride on The Vortex (see first pic taken as whizzing) although way pose worked meant that could only glimpse self squeezed between 2 seats, perhaps in fear. <br />
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After having to go round event twice, found ducks. Vendor had also created beanbag game (see 3rd pic). You click on the item, you attach beanbag, you click on bean toss board, you toss it, end of story. Somehow felt ought to get a bit more for 250 Linden. Tried duck bobbing, and found that curiously, when posed by bobbing bucket, did not lean over bobbing bucket but rather hunched up several feet to one side. This gave a moment's pause (is this bugged?) but desire for cute ducks overcame common sense. <br />
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As can see from 4th pic, unfortunately the bug continued when got booty home and unpacked it ie when SAT on bucket, immediately moved to right and hunched. Am too apathetic to contact creator to say "It's bugged" so am hoping someone else will do this and will have corrected copy dropped on me at some point. This does generally happen, only the other day got a less buggy version of some complete outdoor bathing set that had of course forgotten had ever bought.<br />
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Upside is that after have bobbed for a while, get given a duck which attaches to head.<br />
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Can forgive people a lot for random freebie head duckSheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-44536732229164737702015-07-01T05:20:00.002-06:002015-07-01T05:20:41.601-06:00Embodied souls: Life Lessons: Shopping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Days saved: 1 (good); communication malfunctions: 1 (bad)</i><br />
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As regular readers will know, am one of coorganisers on regular Thursday meeting of SL educators i.e. Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable. In VWER we <br />
a) discuss hot topics of day or <br />
b) listen to someone talking about hot topic of day or <br />
c) reassure each other that is really cool to be a SL educator: latter achieved by talking about same old same old viz. why don’t people “get” SL, why doesn’t SL fix group chat, will SL disappear when SL 2.0 comes along, what are good examples of teaching./assessing/learning/research in/about SL or <br />
d) tell each other what the weather’s like where we are.**<br />
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Most exciting VWER recently was 3 weeks ago when Kali and I had a 2-avatars-1-voice experience, that was nearly a 2-avatars-no-voice-at-all experience. Kali was due to interview 3 v.v. interesting people but sadly had SL voice problems, which is not total bar to interviewing but using text chat tends to make things slower. Also more difficult to manage voiced people if YOU are in chat, not that would want to imply that any speakers would be in need of managing, cough. <br />
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Anyway was emailed earlier in day by Kali saying her SL voice was kaput, and could she skype and speak via my avatar. I said no problem, obs. However was busy day and when had seen last student out of RL office felt was in need of some play and rest and so checked out whether kittycats needed feeding and then took opportunity to finally tp into The Arcade (see 1st pic) and scope up umpteen gatcha items that will doubtless sit unused in inventory for forseeable future (except for peacock shown in 2nd pic, cute or what). <br />
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As sidenote, am now on constant lookout for new items of food for SL cat cafes (see yummy 3rd pic), unfortunately whilst have increasing cornucopia of exquisitely fashioned cupcakes, steak dinners, pretzels, fruit plates etc. is also rise in % of SL food that simply sits there and looks ornamental, rather than giving portion of said food on click. Would not want clients of the Yoshikawa chain of cat cafes clicking madly on array of coffee and cakes in vain hope of obtaining something to drop into inventory and ADD (here’s me stuffing face with pixel muffin etc. etc.). <br />
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Think should be some kind of SL food standards authority decreeing that only allowed to call something “SL food” if can actually eat it. Perhaps non-edible SL food could be called food sculpture, equivalent of RL food being made of plaster or plastic.<br />
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To return to the VWER meeting. Whilst was technically free for hour and a bit before VWER meeting, was indulging in SL wandering around and random thoughts as above, so was less than half hour before VWER meeting before tp-ed into the VWER auditorium to say hi and work out the voice thing.<br />
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Now must confess that had engaged zero brain cells in thinking this through, but had vague consciousness there was something wrong with arrangements that had been made. When using SL listen via headphones and speak via USB mic. Kali was going to skype and then was expecting to speak via me. How was the sound to go from my ears into SL? <br />
Think now that must have had unquestioning faith in Kali’s ability to manage magic mind transfer, though suppose if she could do that would not have had the voice problem in the first place. Magic mind transfer would solve SL’s frequent voice problems at a stroke though could also cause embarrasment when one forgot to turn off mind transfer and broadcast all sorts of unsuitable things to assembled avatars. Although forgetting to turn mic off can also be embarrassment a<a href="http://adventuresofyoshikawa.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/adventures-in-voice.html" target="_blank">s I and others have found out hard way</a>, thus does experience teach us life lessons.<br />
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Well, to cut long tedious story short was some fruitless inteplay as start time of VWER session approached and indeed was upon us, before realised that headphones were the problem. Essential element for the thing to work was placing microphone next to speakers that had sound coming out of them. Once this was realised, twas but a moment’s work to turn on speakers and so forth and away we went with efficient and effective interviewing process. <br />
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Sat in audience being Kali’s dummy and reminding people periodically that was not her. If had put more effort into whole thing could in fact have put notice over head saying KALI IS SPEAKING THROUGH SHEILA but there you go, most people probably didn’t even notice.<br />
So what life lessons come out of THIS experience?<br />
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1) Do not go shopping when should be preparing for serious professional event<br />
2) Test things out more than 10 mins before intending to use them if do not want to appear idiot<br />
3) Apply simple questions such as “Is this going to work”?<br />
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In fact can dispose of first 2 points, since if apply item 3) will swiftly emerge whether or not there’s time to go shopping or whether need to be<br />
• squinting at incomprehensible Windows control panel<br />
• pulling jack plugs in and out<br />
• checking and unchecking boxes in SL preferences<br />
• deciding which of the unlikely sounding audio device names listed on the pull down menu is the one that is the actual name of the audio device you have plugged in and therefore want to activate<br />
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Final life lesson is that if have ace people (i.e. me and Kali) trying to cobble together a solution then solution will be duly cobbled and no-one else will be aware was problem in first place.<br />
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** NB VWER is one of fave things in SLife so all this tongue in cheek ahem ahem Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-32681987616238780802015-06-15T17:28:00.001-06:002015-06-15T17:28:02.469-06:00Carriages at 9.30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Big fluffy ballgowns owned in SL: numerous (good); Pet peacocks owned in SL: 1 (v. pink); RL dress code conundrums: 1 (bad)</i><br />
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In RL have gained university award for TEACHING EXCELLENCE which is obviously v.v. good. Various benefits including RL dosh (no lindens, although perhaps could CONVERT some to lindens) to spend on teaching and learning, which apparently can include swanning off to conferences to work v.v. hard and not do any lazing around AT ALL, ahem. Additionally get given certificate and shake hand of v. important university person on graduation day, plus go to DINNER with other awardees and get to shake hand of v. important university person again.<br />
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As is way nowadays all this communicated via email, and in particular emailed invite for dinner has been perplexing somewhat in that there is severe lack of instructions about how to dress, but however fulsome timetable which finishes "Carriages at 9.30".<br />
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Now "Carriages at 9.30" conjures up images of laughing Edwardian aristos sweeping out of mansions and saying "Home, James", somewhat in manner of Downton Abbey, or alternatively dramatisations of the complete works of Trollope with flighty young debutantes flicking their fans at their caddish suitors. Does not conjure up visions of senior lecturers earnestly debating merits of constructivist vs. construuctionist pedagogy whilst trying to pick the edible bits out of a dinner supplied by WeAreUniversityCatering.<br />
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Is difficult to tell whether the use of "Carriages at 9.30" is: a) Cut and paste hangover from previous invitation to rather more upmarket do for potential donors to university funds; b) Post-modernist sardonic jeu d'esprit, indicating that of course one will be departing on foot or on eco-friendly bicycles; c) indication that one is expected to come in white tie and tails (men) or full blown ball gown inc. tiara (women).<br />
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At any rate, as usual, is lot simpler in SL. If one finds oneself inappropriately garbed in SL (e.g. dressed as an elm tree, and it turns out that "smart casual" was in order), then one click and a few blurred glimpses of half-rezzed mesh and there you are changed into what's needful. Also, you can bring a choice of carriages folded up in your inventory, and add ornamental pets for added pezaz.<br />
Therefore decided to exorcise worries about correct RL dress tomorrow at physical world dinner (and, incidently, procrastinate over marking**), by rehearsing in SL. <br />
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Thus you see <br />
(1) Arriving at steps of venue - as usual am a little behind everyone else - but being early is SO unfashionable<br />
(2) Adjusting pet peacock before entering the stately pile<br />
(3) A pause in the festivities as we are encouraged to pose on the battlements<br />
(4) Wandering round after dinner; am glad have left own peacock indoors as this one seems a little agressive<br />
(5) Carriages at 9.30: appear to have to drive own carriage, my dear, one simply can't get the staff nowadays.<br />
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** marking, or dressing up in a ballgown and driving round in a carriage, no contest really. <br />
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<br />Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3779726659527416271.post-48684920847023448222015-06-03T15:00:00.000-06:002015-06-03T15:00:02.201-06:00Fragmentation; Devastating critique<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Disquisitions on scholarly publishing: 1 (dull); Pictures of kittycats: 2 (cute).</i><br />
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Think is time to inject some Seriousness into blog again, so today's meditation is on changes in scholarly publishing. However, scholarly publishing not v. visually appealing, so will also include some pics of kittycats being cute as only kittycats can be.<br />
Am venturing further into readings on autoethnography, and a week or two ago refound useful article called Analytical Ethnography (in folder helpfully labelled "articles"). Having read it and found it good, used, um, scarcely any information literacy skills at all to search on "analytic autoethongraphy" on Google Scholar and discovered article by another pair of autoethnographers in same journal issue as first article. This 2nd article was esentially doing a hatchet job of 1st article, but written in semi fictionalised narrative form i.e. was writing devasting critique in form of autoethnography. <br />
This would have been neat ruse, were it not that 2nd article was:<br />
a) in humourless, stilted prose and<br />
b) framed with some exploitative stuff about watching live footage from a natural disaster and saying how dreadful it made the authors feel.<br />
As side note, have been having serious concerns about whether autoethnography only counts as autoethnography if badly written. Hope not as in that case would immediately be disqualified from doing autoethnography because of sparkling style, ahem.<br />
Anyway, 2nd article caused emotional reaction, as imagine authors wanted, but possibly not the emotions they might have hope to evoke when they put finger to keyboard. In fact can never remember being so incensed by article, and notes in margins had some rude words and lots of exclamation marks.<br />
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At this point decided to see whether were any other autoethnographic articles in same issue of journal: and lo, not only were there more articles, but one of then was by author of article A, responding to Article B's response to Article A. <br />
This was all v. jolly and gave reading matter for weeks to come, but was useful evidence of way in which carefully crafted assemblage of interlocking articles (as in fact articles X, Y and Z were also responding to article A) is reduced to whatever you chance to hit on when you google.<br />
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Now with many journal issues this is not real problem, as issue basically consists of whatever stuff happens to have turned up at roughly the same time. However, journals do have themed issues and books also have chapters, and in now increasing chance that you stumble across one disconnected part of whole, possibly never realising that there was a whole it was part of.<br />
This is not exactly new observation, but this particular instance made me think how in particular it becomes more difficult to see the links and tensions between different ideas, from people in the same field, particularly if you can't find the connections through citation searching. Finding connections and contradictions for yourself is enjoyable. However, don't always have time to browse at will, and also is particularly difficult if trying to get to grip with a new field.<br />
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Response to this has been to buy an actual book on autoethnography, rather than looking at snippets of books on google books, not that the latter is something I would normally do, obviously, absolutely not.<br />
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Meanwhile, the kittycats sleep.Sheila Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17977094120096585251noreply@blogger.com0