Well, that was fun! =^-^=

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Imnotgoing Sideways

After reading my last post about breaking out of my shell, I got some friendly requests to put on a show at the Forum Cartel hangout. (Thankies Ghosty!) … So, I did! (^_^)

Oh, man was that HAWT! I had a blast.  I got to play all my good cussy songs to the crowd.  We chatted, we danced, we laughed it up.  Frigg’n blast, I tell you! =^-^=

Equipment wise, I think I have it all worked out.  The best part is, is that I’m using the analogue feed.  Going from a built in tap to my sound card’s output lines into Winamp and basically broadcasting every single sound my computer makes. (^_^)

Though, this does mean that I gotta mute SL and all kinds of other stuff.  But, hey! It’s Rock’nRoll!  All else goes silent! =^-^=

So, okay… I finished a 90 minute show at the hangout… But, I was still screaming with energy.  So, whaddo I do?  I frigg’n hop over to NCI Kuula, take over the stream, and rock them out next! XD

Of course… PG sim… So no cussy songs. DX

… Which was a challenge… (._.)

… I need to shift my priorities in the music I buy. (O.o)

But, anyway… So, I did another two and a half hours there! (^_^)

FOUR FRIGG’N HOURS!!! XD

GAH! I love this! I’m all frigg’n misty eyed with joy that I’m able to break out like this.  This is MY life.  I’M living it.  And, I ain’t stopp’n now! (^_^)

Happy Immy is happy. =^-^=

For those of you who went to either of my show, I hope y’all had fun.  (^_^)

And… Critique.  What was my sound quality like?  I know I’m being finicky on myself and all… But, I like a job well done.  (^_^)

So, this is cloud nine. =^-^=

Uhm… What ~does~ cloud nine mean, anyway? (O.o)

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Oh, I’ll provide you feedback alright… (=_=)

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Imnotgoing Sideways

Dear Linden Labbies,

It’s late, I’m grumpy, and I get a bloody Email…

Hello!

Since you have used our support system, we are asking you to help us improve the support experience in Second Life. If you could spare us about 5 minutes of your time to fill out the survey found at the link below, we would be most grateful

Oh, bloody yeah.  Y’all want to know the kind of job you’re doing.  Thank you for asking for my feedback on an issue you simply didn’t address.  Your fail is showing. (=_=)

Y’all promised not to publish the information.  Well, I made no such promise.  So, here it bloody is. (=_=)

Short&Sweet this time. =^-^=

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Shell breakage (^_^)

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Imnotgoing Sideways

I been doing good.  Really good! =^-^=

It’s been a peak time for me since I got out of therapy.  I’ve expanded myself into someone more than I’ve been for the past 15 years.  This ain’t a bad thing. (^_^)

So, I mentioned earlier that I went and turned voice on.  I’ve been comfortable with it.  Though, I found I spend a lot of time in places were voice is disabled anyway, so, meh. (O.o)

Either way… I did something yesterday. =^-^=

Check this out… I DJ’d! Xd

Y’all probably know that I’ve established a ‘home’ location for NCA, my Adult chat group for NCI members who kinda had it up-to-here with all the PGness RHN demands. (>_<)

Being an unofficial group, it hasn’t been easy to promote.  I figure, giving it Infohub visible land would be a plus.  So, with the design suggestions of a friend, I built a nice big warehouse and gradually decorated it into what I think is a rather decent social/sandbox/event center.  (^_^)

But, okay, I’m kinda drifting. (O.o)

Flow of thought does that sometimes, you know? =^-^=

Okay, so, I DJ’d.  Whassat mean?  It means that I put the warehouse to work.  I nabbed myself a nice cheapo short-term stream host and played tunes for a bit over an hour.  (^_^)

Not too special, no? (-_-)

Well… I also spoke between songs! XD

So, like, I’m working on my anxieties.  I’ve been able to speak publicly for quite a while, but, never in the context of SL… It felt too much like a phone call for me, so, it would trigger fears in me. DX

I figured it would be a good first step into broader socialization for me.  Still… I was stuttering, pausing, choking, and such.  So I’m not 100% ready.  But, I pushed myself.  Can’t improve without a bit of pressure, no? (^_^)

And, yeah, I used a voice morpher… But, hey.  Immy is my “me”.  I still consider this Immy to be my true self beyond what I’ve been naturally assigned by the DNA gods.  So, I figure Immy has to be rather complete… Squeakly little voice and all. =^-^=

So, there you go!  I’ll probably do more shows.  I’ll surely put more effort into breaking out of my shells.  And, Immy is gonna be more “me” than ever. =^-^=

I’ll announce any plans I got in the NCA group.  If you have a free slot, please join.  I plan to expand the group into an adult education resource that covers the things that NCI is simply not allowed to do due to RHN’s restrictions on mature/adult content.  Any and all help is welcomed. (^_^)

Visit here to see: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jonesford%20Heights/238/110/60 I have a group inviter at the door. =^-^=

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Okay, see? I love this! =^-^=

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Imnotgoing Sideways

For starters… Paisley!  That frigg’n drove me to tears! DX

So, why am I so misty-eyed?  Easy… Take a listen to this. (^_^)

I’m just… Blown away? Astounded? Emotionally impacted? … All of the above. (>_<)

I mean, really… The song, first of all, is beautiful… An artwork all its own.  It’s a total delight to the ears. (^_^)

The sheer number of voices coming though have the most ghostly effect.  There’s a softness, expected of a choir, but accentuated moreso because of the wait it was recorded.  As you may have seen at the beginning of the video… 185 voices, 243 tracks, 12 countries.  So, this is basically a song recorded from around the world. (^_^)

THIS is the internet.  We can joke about it being a haven for porn, identity theft, IP violations, and so forth… But, then a gem like this comes up.  And, it is a gem… The most valuable kind.  So many diverse people.  So many locations.  Many possibly not even speaking the same languages.  All united in song.  Once again, our connectivity has made the impossible possible.  (^_^)

And, it has heart.  (^_^)

From the looks of things, each vocalist was watching a streaming video of the composer with a copy of the music in their hands.  Each made their own recording, via webcam and sent it in to be included in the song proper.  While being probably one of the most novel ways to record a song, I gotta say again, the result is devastatingly beautiful. (^_^)

I’m honestly still listening to it, right now, again, and still grabbing for the tissues. (T_T)

This is what we’re doing.  This is the internet.  This is harmony.  I love this. =^-^=

Thank you, Paisley Beebe, for linking to this on your Twitter.  I wouldn’t have seen it any other way.  Communication is a gift.  Every single word.  (( I’m reeeeeally gonna beat myself up if I miss your show this week! DX )) (^_^)

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Re: Why doesn’t Immy talk to us more (^_^)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Imnotgoing Sideways

There’s this adorable thread on the LL Blogorum.  I got linked to it through SLU.  The title is “Why doesn’t Immy talk to us more“. (^_^)

The OP reflects upon how wordy I am here as opposed to my “I like turtles!” responses I post over there.  And, actually, I am quite aware of the irony that I’m even put THIS in my blog.  So, like, when I’m done typing… I’ll copy-paste it to the Blogorum just to be fair. =^-^=

But, why don’t I post to the Blogorum more?  Actually?  I do have reasons.  (^_^)

For one, I was one of the participants in the closed beta of the Blogorum software.  We collectively hammered at it, tried out the interface, and found what worked and what didn’t.  Many of the things we directly addressed as problem areas weren’t addressed at all.  Only a few got solved at later dates after the broader community complained (the report button << I raised a frigg’n fuss over this being missing in closed beta) (>_<)

So, that… Threaded mode lag, linear mode confusion, and just overall frustration with the interfaces… Yeah, I’m discouraged from posting. (=_=)

Also, the moderation bugs me.  I haven’t had many posts deleted and I have placed many posts that were intended to be inflammatory to test the limits.  They’re still up.  I posted partial nudes of my avatar.  They’re still up.  I jokingly tell Daria that I’m shorter than her.  It gets deleted.  Eeeeh? (O.o)

( By the way… I ~AM~ shorter. =^-^= )

Then, this will probably be a total surprise… I’m shy. (._.)

Really, when talking to new people, even online, hooo baby do I start out with a low profile.  It takes me some time to feel cozy with any crowd.  I’ve probably been slower here simply because of my frustrations over the page format itself. DX

And y’all are doing fine without me.  I keep an eye on the Q&A threads and people are doing a great job of addressing the legit questions.  Though, the scoring method is totally broken.  If someone posts a “question” (<< You know what I mean =^-^= ) with a preconceived agenda… They just wait until the next buttnuget comes along to agree with them then *DING!* THAT post answers the question!!! …..  ?? (O.o)

So, blegh!  It’s not the people.  I enjoy the attention.  I just see no decent way to use that bastard lovechild of a blog, forum, and answers column (Ooh, three way, kinky! XD) to really reach out to people. (=_=)

So, if I can’t really do anything else, at least I can make people laugh.  Which is why I do all those microposts.  I enjoy injecting a dose of fun in even the most serious conversations.  LOLcats have their limits.  So, I just quip away. =^-^=

And, boy, I really hit the ground running in my blog now, eh?  I think that was a UI thing too.  My old Blogger blog had a really wonky text entry box.  Formatting was frustrating.  I just couldn’t get it where I wanted it.  DX

On a whim, I bought my own bloody domain and shoved WordPress into it.  I reeeeeeeeeeeealy like WordPress. =^-^=

That, and, no admins or advertisers here.  Basically, the only line I have to draw is the one which would garner the FBI’s attention. Me likes~! Xp

I like everyone.  And, yes, I mean everyone.  Even if Prokkie were to invite me over to bark about grid politics or what-have-you over some tea… I’d be all for it.  (^_^)

I’m funny that way. (^_^)y

…. Ooop. Looks like teh adminz deleted the thread.  =^-^=

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Journey into the… mundane? corners of the mind… (O.o)

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Imnotgoing Sideways

I’ll never make sense of this.  People talk about having these wicked dreams, nightmare, and just totally surreal adventures.  Not that I don’t dream, and all.  But, I dunno… There’s just something weird about the way I dream. (O.o)

They’re so…. Mundane. (._.)

I mean I dream of things like… Checking my alarm clock.  Showing up at work.  And I’m NOT EVEN NAKED!!! DX

Okay, so last night… Here’s a fun one. =^-^=

My dream goes like this: =^-^=

I wake up and notice the sun is a bit brighter than I’m used to.  I look around and conclude that I’ve probably slept in a bit.  I’m noticing how sticky my skin feels and assume it’s because I’ve skipped showering for two days.  ( I generally don’t skip showers.  Two days would be super weird. (O.o) )  So, I get out of bed and I’m left with a quandary.  I might be late for something.  Do I take the shower now and then surely be late? ( I HATE being late! DX )  Or do I just show up all stinky and feel self conscious all day? (O.o)

Then… Oh, it’s still Sunday *POP!!!* I’m awake. (O.O)

Like… WTF!? (O.o)

That’s what I get for a dream?  Should I frigg’n shower or not?  (o.O)

Oh well… Maybe that’s why I have Second Life. =^-^=

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