Next Instalment

Ok here I am gazing into the laptop screen on google typing SecondLife. My mind was racing with excitement and thoughts of what this virtual world would hold for me. I was new to the world of internet to be quite honest as the most I had ever done really was try out msn. Blinking away I watched slowly as the screen loaded and these amazing images was thrust into my face. My mind was spinning and my mouth was smiling. I had always had a very good imagination so the pictures entered my brain with ease.

Staring intensely I followed the prompts on the website for creating my new account....still all very new to me and my mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. User-name it asked..hmmm what could I call myself? It did not take long for me to decide on what I wanted to be called as Spirit meant alot to me due to my fanatic interest in the paranormal. There next step ...character which was called an Avatar also new to my knowledge. Well I picked the best looking one which at that stage of SL was not great at all I can tell you lol!  A few more clicks and I was confirmed and registered......now time for the download......

Click..yes...click...yes...downloading...uhu yes....tum tee tum....thumbs on table tapping and thoughts like..."hmmm I bet this is going to be so naff"minutes later it read...INSTALLED! Ready to open!

I hesitated a moment my finger hovering above the mouse button...."I wonder what this is going to be like"?....CLICK!............

The Beginning

Take yourself back to the first time you ever logged into SL (SecondLife)...your pausing or is it I? Nope not I, I remember exactly how it came about..in fact it was like it was a sign.  You know the ones that just happen against all odds?  My life at the time was very deep emotionally with my feelings about my current relationship in tatters. I had not long had a newborn baby and with postnatal depression (ignored at the time) I was so very lost in my real life.

I had however seen an advertisement a year or so back about an on-line virtual world but for the life of me I could not remember the name of the game. That day I decided to browse my google and try to find it. No luck..nada...nothing just those war games, fairy-elves, etc....

Frustrated with myself and my computer I logged off feeling very peeved! There was no chance I would find that game I had once saw I know I had tried everything, so up the stairs I went to go and finally get a shower and changed for my day ahead. What was that? I heard something coming from the TV downstairs.  This Morning was on (gosh remember those days lol) and there was Richard and Judy discussing some love affair with an on-line virtual game.

My ears perked instantly..wth...down the stairs I raced...OMG that was the game I had spent hours searching for on-line. Yes Second Life......yes that's the one? Racing down the stairs and sitting down immediately my eyes widened listening to the couples fairy tale story and how they met on-line inside this fantasy game. My ears tweaked and perked as Richard mentioned the name...THATS IT!!!! I screamed SECOND LIFE!!!

Tell me that was not a sign? Well I certainly believe it was........to be continued....