I think I can roughly profess that I’m some sort of individualist.\u00a0 In many ways, I reject help and tend to want to complete tasks on my own.\u00a0 But, boy do I break those ideas often. (O.o)<\/p>\n
There’s a part of me that’s quite tired of being individual. (-_-)<\/p>\n
So, I join groups and involve myself with friends.\u00a0 Kinda what I joined SL for in the first place.\u00a0 Socializing.\u00a0 It’s something I ain’t done before. (>_<)<\/p>\n
It’s a give and take, though… Tough to find a balance.\u00a0 For one, I hatehatehate being idle.\u00a0 I gotta be on a project, task, or something somehow.\u00a0 And it’s gotta have a real problem solved.\u00a0 Not some game puzzle for “bap-badda-ba~” music.\u00a0 (>_<)<\/p>\n
Part of why SL and NCI are so beneficial to me.\u00a0 SL has no clearly defined goal, but, it’s rife with problems and the environment is generally left up to residents.\u00a0 Add NCI where volunteer time is spent assisting new people to adapt to the interface, etiquette, and quirks and you’ve got a recipe for enjoyable activity for me. (^_^)<\/p>\n
I still wanna be social though.\u00a0 Like, friends and all. (._.)<\/p>\n
So, I work that out pretty much through osmosis.\u00a0 One leads to a second, third, fourth and so on. (^_^)<\/p>\n
So, by now everyone’s together.\u00a0 Uhm… Now what? (._.)<\/p>\n
That’s the tough part.\u00a0 What do we do?\u00a0 With NCI it’s a bit easy.\u00a0 Find something that needs attention, give it attention, and when near enough to a solution start seeking the next thing.\u00a0 Add things have to be done with the community and the new SL resident in mind, and the task is quite clear.\u00a0 All I ask is that I’m allowed to participate to the best of my abilities and that I’m allowed to be myself.\u00a0 That’s been proven difficult in the past, but it’s not a perfect world. (>_<)<\/p>\n
An example.\u00a0 NCI Dream Seeker.\u00a0 If you get the chance, check out the place.\u00a0 It’s a full sim donated to NCI by Dream Seeker Estate Services with the caveat that we keep signage indicating that they’re the core contributors.\u00a0 Sweet deal, I say. (^_^)<\/p>\n
Well… It didn’t look good to start.\u00a0 A few people put in a few temporary builds but had no sense of theme or any unifying features.\u00a0 So, many were quite offended by its presense. (._.)<\/p>\n
Come a staff meeting one day and I’m simply bloody sick of hearing the cries of “IT SUCKS!!” with no solution.\u00a0 So, I’m all like, fine! I’ll bloody organize a project and team to put something there. (>_<)<\/p>\n
So… Immy the manager kicks in.\u00a0 I gather a team, drive them to keep the project moving, document meeting agendas and open the floor to the team to express their progress so that their concepts and completions have enough crossfire in order for the big picture to be consistent. (^_^)<\/p>\n
To that end, they did great.\u00a0 Those who contributed did so quite fully.\u00a0 I was quite honored to be their cheerleader. =^-^=<\/p>\n
But, that’s the thing, isn’t it?\u00a0 When you tour the sim, look for any one prim rezzed or created by “Imnotgoing Sideways”… You’ll find there’s none.\u00a0 I didn’t lift a finger for the entire build.\u00a0 That was the team’s task.\u00a0 Honestly, they could have done the whole thing without me.\u00a0 But, they needed a catalyst.\u00a0 At least one voice was necessary to shout over the din of “IT SUCKS!!!” so that something positive can be done.\u00a0 In the end, I made the noise and they made the sim. (^_^)<\/p>\n
That is what I love best about teams, groups, and communities.\u00a0 I have a lot of social shortcomings, but, when I can get involved in an active group with a task, most of my baggage gets tossed aside and the fun begins. (^_^)<\/p>\n
All for one: They’re providing me with an energy\/ego boosting situation. (^_^)<\/p>\n
One for all: I provide the drum beat to keep oars in motion. =^-^=<\/p>\n
Now, back to my friends… The people I’ve tormented the most in SL. DX<\/p>\n
I’ll admit, they do frustrate me.\u00a0 I’m quite an idealist when it comes to my online activities.\u00a0 I’m using electricity, internet bandwidth, losing sleep, and rubbing the home-key bumps off my keyboard.\u00a0 I want something to show for it.\u00a0 NCI fulfills to a certain degree, but, I came to SL for a social life first and foremost… Not a job. (=_=)<\/p>\n
So, my friends gather… Now what?\u00a0 Uhm… Uh… Well, crap. (._.)<\/p>\n
Mind you… There are a ton of factors.\u00a0 But, there are times when I see day-long windows of opportunity missed.\u00a0 And, yes, there’s the frustration. (>_<)<\/p>\n
I’m generally afraid to make suggestions.\u00a0 I don’t tend to have much in common with anyone, so, I’m generally accustomed to letting others decide what to do.\u00a0 And whatever they choose to do, if I can, I’ll follow along.\u00a0 Though, even doing that is mired with a lot of idle time.\u00a0 And, I’m too afraid to run off and do stuff on my own.\u00a0 For one, I’m bad at doing things on my own.\u00a0 And another, I’m afraid that if I step away too often, I’ll be perceived as “moving on” or something of the sort. (T_T)<\/p>\n
So, lately it’s suggested we join a game.\u00a0 Multiplayer with the ability to team up and help each other.\u00a0 I’m all thinking OMG!!! Activity WITH my friends! Two great things that go great together! XD<\/p>\n
While not 100% what I had hoped for, we’ve had us some good times.\u00a0 Though I’m by far no gamer.\u00a0 The control scheme confuses me.\u00a0 The beastie power levels vary enough for me to have a ton of trouble finding a fight I’ll survive and gather experience points from.\u00a0 But… When we team up together, oh man it’s a blast.\u00a0 We have people whacking, casting, chatting, healing, runnig, taking the hits, and all that mess.\u00a0 It’s something to do, actively, and fun. =^-^=<\/p>\n
As for my part, I like being the helper and healer… So, I step back from the thwacking and keep an eye on their hits.\u00a0 If someone gets weak, I majiks on them to be all tough again. =^-^=<\/p>\n
Tell you what… It beats the heck out of saying “let’s go somewhere” almost immediately followed by “now what” after we arrive. (>_<)<\/p>\n
I just wanna be a part of it.\u00a0 I want to give.\u00a0 I want to enjoy.\u00a0 I want to be there.\u00a0 (^_^)y<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think I can roughly profess that I’m some sort of individualist.\u00a0 In many ways, I reject help and tend to want to complete tasks on my own.\u00a0 But, boy do I break those ideas often. (O.o) There’s a part … Continue reading