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Marigold Devin wrote: Is Endeavour any good, by the way. I'm not entirely sure what you are talking about, unless you are referring to that awful person Aristophanese that started stalking me until i sent the boys around, but Endeavour was marvellous! The ad breaks were even long enough for me to be wheeled to the loo and back.

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VRProfessor, a lot of what you say strikes a chord. I think I want to personalise my avatar but I don't want to spend money on it as I don't think it matters that much to me. The one that I am using now which is supposed to be a vampire but looks like my son's Classics tutor would do, if I could make him look a bit more mature. I wouldn't want to trick people into thinking I was Generation Y or whatever the 20 somethings call themselves now. Shorter, more distinguished hair would be a start, and swapping the shoulder and waist measurements might be nearer the truth! You mention free stuff and that seems sensible since I am not sure whether I am here for the long run. Can I get golf clothes because I have noticed that there seem to be a couple of golf courses here and it is something I am not going to be able to do in real life for a while! You have reminded me that my son said I should complete my profile as soon as possible if only to tell people that I only speak English. That can be my task for tomorrow since my supper is being delivered in ten minutes and then it's Endeavour on the tele. Thank you, and the others who have helped so far. Stew

Thank you Thinkerer. That seems a great resource. I was particularly impressed with the advertisement on your site that suggested I could meet an "Asian Lady" today for "marriage or other purposes". Would that include getting me cold beers from the fridge and snacks from the kitchen while I am chairbound with this broken ankle? Stew

It isn't just short people I can confirm having just realised how hungry you can get in a short time when you are confined to a chair with a broken ankle with nobody around to get you something from the fridge. I just hope the house doesn't get set on fire. Although I could dial 999. Do you think the Fire Service offer a take out service?

I guess I am most interested in talking with people. Although I work for the government and can't be more specific just in case I am being monitored (Hi Jack! That's an inside joke.) communication is what I do for a living, and it would be nice to actually interact with people as usually I am just interpreting text with no immediate feedback from them. Although I do not speak any foreign languages it would be useful to compare cultural notes with other English speakers. When I say cultural I do not necessarily mean naked poetry slams but more the way they think about the modern world and the way their society works especially the way it has been affected by the global information network. WIth that in mind what do you think I should use as search terms? Interaction? Crosscultural? Conversation? Do you think it would be useful for me to get a microphone? Stew

Hello all. I am a young widower with grown up kids and I have come to Second Life at the suggestion of one of them because I behaved like my name and was stupid enough to slip on some spilled beer in our kitchen on New Year's Eve and break my ankle so I am stuck at home for at least two months. I wasn't even drunk. My younger son is a psychology student and has used Second Life in his studies and suggested that I might find it a way of passing time while I was immobile. It's either that or write the book I have always threatened. Or both. He got me going this morning but he says he is too busy to help me get going and all I have done is complete the official beginners orientation so I know how to fly and stuff. I am using the Pheonix browser because he said if my PC was a horse it would have been shot and it can not run the more modern browsers. He said that I should come to these help forums and ask about a few things, like improving my avatar and getting some new clothes although I don't see why that is important. So with daytime TV showing a succession of movies about talking animals and repeats of gameshows with celebrities getting gunged what do I need to do to stop mysel being bored out of my mind for the next couple of months? Stew