Moz Artful

Thanks for all the responses everyone... definately some thought provoking ideas being tossed around. I'm a bit of a contradiction when it comes to how I socialize. On one hand, I'm a shy person, so I do tend to keep to myself most of the time. On the other hand, I wear my heart on my sleeve and when I do meet and get to know someone I click with, I tend to jump in with both feet and develop meaningful strong relationships. So although I'll never be the social butterfly who is friends with everyone, I will usually have a few very close friends who I click with and understand beyond someone who is just a casual friend. My personality probably isn't very well suited for interacting with people in a virtual world, a place that is (by the nature of what it is) a more casual social atmosphere.

I like you're suggestion of finding people with similar interests, but it seems like whenever I do that I come up empty. For example, I'm into skateboarding,. but whenever I try to find some places in SL to skate, it's like a ghost town. I'm an old man though, so maybe I'm just an out of touch hipster. Does anyone know what the average age is of people in SL? It seems like the only places that I find that are hopping are dance clubs or some kind of bondage sex club. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for.

So I got an email from Linden Labs last night letting me know that yesterday was my "Rez Day". I logged in and accepted my Rez Day Cake and logged off a few minutes later. I started thinking about how strange it is that Second Life is supposed to be a "social place" and after 3 years, I still don't have any friends... well one if you count my female alt. :) I don't go in-world too often, but I'd say I'm online at least a couple of times a week. I've had a few friends over the three years I've been here, but I lost touch with them. One woman was way too demanding... I barely knew her and she was harrassing me about my whereabouts and wanting to know what I was doing all the time. Another woman I met because when I was brand new, our Linden homes were next to each other. She became a vamp and moved in with her clan and I never kept in touch with her after that. A third woman I met when I purchased some mainland... she lived across the street. She was very nice. I was still new, so she showed me around a bit and we spent a nice afternoon together. After a short time, I moved to another place and haven't talked to her since. She was the only person I regret losing touch with... unfortunately I don't remember her name so I have no way of getting back in touch with her. I don't know why I'm posting this here. Maybe I'm hoping to become part of the forum community and I can meet some people here. Sometime I feel a little intimidated talking to people in-world. Anyway, that's my story... feel free to say hello if the mood strikes you.

While looking for the "Kento" skins, I found some shapes that look promising from "Armani Deluxe". But ouch!... they're L$1,500 each.

Thanks for the tips everyone, I'll follow up on your suggestions and see what I can do.

Hello all, I'm trying to create a certain avatar look. I want to have a very skinny shape, but not "femboy" looking. Here's an example of what I'm looking for: The problem I'm having is more with the skin than the shape. I can probably figure out the shape, but most of the "non-beefcake" skins I find are very femboy looking. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Moz