The Top Ten Signs Your Virtual Identity Has Taken Over
- You'd rather have a 3-way with Codie and Gabby than with Brad and Angelina
- When asked if you've ever read Hamlet, you say NWN is your favorite blog
- You spell hot "hawt"
- When your RL date returns from the restroom, you say "Welcome Back!"
- The first email and social networking accounts you check each day are your avatar's
- Even your alt gets laid more than your human
- You have more photos of your avatar on Flickr than of your RL kids
- Your avatar has more shoes in her inventory than Imelda Marcos had in her closet
- The real estate crisis that keeps you up at night is mainland property down to $3L per meter
- The election you're following most closely is the race for Top Ten Hot Male Avatar
*looking down the list, checking each one* ... Yes, yes, yes, yes, yesyesyesyes ... "Wait! I need more shoes!"
ReplyDeleteYes yes yes yes to all.
ReplyDeleteOnly 5 out of 10! I feel inadequately immersed! :)
ReplyDeleteHow did you know?!!
ReplyDeleteYou forgot "Sitting at RL family dinner and you say "Laugh out Loud" instead of laughing. oh yes, I really did.... I'm certainly doing my best to out-Imelda Imelda :)
ReplyDeleteOh my god, I tell people "Welcome back!" all the time now. I get some strange looks, but some just think I'm being really polite.
ReplyDeleteoh dear - I need counselling! Better make that group counselling. :)
ReplyDeleteJust found a massive thread in Flickr that started 14 months ago: "You know you've been spending too much time in Second Life when..."
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