Yes, I did turn on voice chat yesterday.\u00a0 So, yuppers, I totally have that silly fuzzy dot floating over my head now.\u00a0 It feels good to know that I’m getting over my anxieties like this.\u00a0 My old goal of using SL to assist me in getting over my social woes is starting to work again. (^_^)<\/p>\n
So, what I have done with this newfound confidence?\u00a0 I attended an event that I’ve typically missed in the past due to the fact that the event is spoken and not typed.\u00a0 I would be required to enable voice in order to actually experience it. (>_<)<\/p>\n
^^ 100 words =^-^=<\/p>\n
Slick, no?\u00a0 Well, it helps set the tone too. \u00a0 Yesterday, Crap Mariner<\/a> hosted a 100 Word Stories event.\u00a0 I spotted mention of it on his blog… Maybe even on Twitter, I forget. (O.o)<\/p>\n But, anyway… I attended, I listened, I enjoyed, and I even heckled a little bit. =^-^=<\/p>\n Of course, now that I’ve mentioned it, I gotta spill the beans about what I think of 100 Word Stories. (^_^)<\/p>\n I don’t have the full history just yet, being that I simply haven’t looked too deeply into it.\u00a0 But, it’s Crap’s self challenge in writing.\u00a0 The challenge to answer the questions: In One Hundred Words…<\/p>\n It actually winds up being a pretty wicked challenge.\u00a0 Think about it; at this point right HERE, this blog post is currently 253 words.\u00a0 You’ll notice that I flagged the 100 word mark… That’s one short… bloody… story! DX<\/p>\n And, as I observed yesterday… The results can be kinda hit-or-miss. (o.O)<\/p>\n But, that’s the thing! =^-^=<\/p>\n It’s constrained.\u00a0 (^_^)<\/p>\n In a world of limitless possibilities, the true challenges come when we find or place our limit.\u00a0 (^_^)<\/p>\n Another SL related example of this is the NCI Blitz Build events.\u00a0 40 minutes, 40 prims, start from scratch, make it resemble the theme as announced at the start of the build.\u00a0 That’s one heck of a mad-dash of prim-saver work on a concept\u00a0 you gotta come up with on the fly. DX<\/p>\n It was my favorite event for a long time.\u00a0 I did well in it.\u00a0 Heck, even beat Flea Bussy once… Yeppers, Grendel’s Flea!\u00a0 Wicked, no!? Xp<\/p>\n I think I intend on visiting both events more often as time goes by.\u00a0 Both being astounding examples of how capable people can be within the constraints they gotta deal with.\u00a0 (^_^)<\/p>\n Yes, it’s fun to color outside the lines and “think outside the box”.\u00a0 I’m sure that the most inventive way of functioning.\u00a0 But, how can you manage an inescapable box?\u00a0 How well can you adapt when coloring inside the lines is the genuine goal? (^_^)<\/p>\n Oh… And…<\/p>\n Oi, Crap!!!<\/strong> I heard you’re asking for themes.\u00a0 Hows about “Me<\/strong>“?\u00a0 Have people tell a 100 word story about themselves.\u00a0 Surely, not all will end in a punchline.\u00a0 And, who knows?\u00a0 We may land a few tear jerkers.\u00a0 I think people would enjoy it.\u00a0 Tell you what, scroll back up to the top and consider those first two paragraphs my initial entry.\u00a0 =^-^=<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, I did turn on voice chat yesterday.\u00a0 So, yuppers, I totally have that silly fuzzy dot floating over my head now.\u00a0 It feels good to know that I’m getting over my anxieties like this.\u00a0 My old goal of using … Continue reading \n