I sit here at my PC at this very early hour, being in Second Life, and seem to like not having to chat with anyone.  I think to myself, “Am I being rude?”  Well, no, since I IMd Marina to say hello.  She said hi and to tell me she is at work and “that sucks.”  But, still I sit and playing with Tiny Empires and I am so happy I just get to have this quiet and alone time.  I did also get this new SweetGirl shape from Pangur this morning.  I did try it on because I was in private in my new house.  It didn’t really look different on me.  I am also thinking that SKIN makes you look more different in Second Life than the SHAPE change.  I saw Courtney the other night and noticed her skin.  It was grey and dark and looked dead sorta.  But it also looked cool looking.  I did ask her why it’s like that and she just said she likes it this way.  I don’t know what she means by that.  Anyhow, this alone time at this PC makes my mind wander a little, I guess.  It is total freedom from my real life.  Remember, I don’t have that freedom every 3 minutes, when I have to look at my Tiny Empires HUD.  Even Second Life has obligations!  I see we are all at the mercy of the machine again.

Last night, I see a program on TV about Michael Jackson.  They showed his leg and what it looked like.  It was white.  He was a black man but his skin was spotty.  The reporter said he had a skin disease.  I thought to myself how sad it must have been to be Michael Jackson and look like that.  Maybe Michael Jackson would have been happier alone instead in front of so many people.