2010.10.27 19:00 - TG Steve

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

stevenaia Michinaga: hi Storm
Storm Nordwind: Hi!
stevenaia Michinaga: how is the re-construction going?
stevenaia Michinaga: you have been very busy
Storm Nordwind: It's all finished
Storm Nordwind: Everything is rebuilt, moved or deleted
stevenaia Michinaga: congratulations
Storm Nordwind: And all land has been sold
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Storm Nordwind: We're now saving $2400 a year
stevenaia Michinaga: lindens or real money

--BELL--

Storm Nordwind: That would be L$624,000 a year! :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I see
stevenaia Michinaga: what has become of all the images from the first (and second) Play as art projects? will they end up on the wiki?
Storm Nordwind: That's a good point. I don't know. It's up to Bleu. On the other hand, only a small proportion of the exhibitors gave me their textures, so they'd have to add them themselves to a wiki
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, it's an interesting aspect of the group
stevenaia Michinaga: art expression
Storm Nordwind: yes. we've just started the new exhibition
Storm Nordwind: three exhibits already
stevenaia Michinaga: I read
stevenaia Michinaga: I have not visited the "photo booth" yet
Storm Nordwind: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I have an idea but not a clue how to make a skin to my liking to execute the idea
stevenaia Michinaga: Bleu possesses such skills
Storm Nordwind: Well perhaps you have already started. Or you can buy one and modify it perhaps?
Storm Nordwind: By the way, what is the correct and appropriate short form of "stevenaia" under the circumstances of your current appearance?
stevenaia Michinaga: steve will always work
Storm Nordwind: Great :) I'm so lazy - that appeals to me!
stevenaia Michinaga: it's all the same under the avatar's skin
Storm Nordwind: Perhaps there's a paradox and you would dress up rather than dropping?
stevenaia Michinaga: there is no motive to change anything other than outward appearance, what's dropped is inside
Storm Nordwind nods
stevenaia Michinaga: people seem to react differently to the "package"
Storm Nordwind: Of course!
stevenaia Michinaga: like frosting on a cake, everyone likes it
Storm Nordwind: I always found it an interesting social experiment
Storm Nordwind: And often a lot of fun!
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, initially in SL I was a woman chosen purposefully when I got here
stevenaia Michinaga: each transformation after that to a man and back was through forces other then my own
Storm Nordwind: Oh!
stevenaia Michinaga: the first change to the blond hunk was actually influenced by the person who introduced me to Pema, she is no longer on SL
Storm Nordwind nods
stevenaia Michinaga: then the change back was my viewer Ruthed me, and I was happy to be back so I fixed her up, went shopping and here I am
Storm Nordwind: Haha! It's intriguing that many men try being and stay as women in SL, or at least have a permanent female avatar in their 'armory'. But I've met few RL women who have changed in a lasting way to SL men.

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: My initial choice was that I didn't want to be identified with the many ill manored men who populate SL, so the persona of a male lesbian fit me easily and can be very disarming to both men and woman, even my spouse seem to think it an appropriate incarnation of me
Storm Nordwind: Yes I can understand all of that, and greatly sympathize!
Storm Nordwind: This avatar never had another form other than this one, but it was the last of a long line of female or TG avatars
Storm Nordwind: by different names
stevenaia Michinaga: awww, I would have never known
stevenaia Michinaga: most interesting
stevenaia Michinaga: Wol asked me how I liked the change, and I had to explain this was a change back :)
Storm Nordwind: yes!
stevenaia Michinaga: I think woman are too smart to need to be male... grins
Storm Nordwind: I agree. And why would you want your camera to follow a much less attractive firm anyway? ;-)
Storm Nordwind: *form
stevenaia Michinaga: very true
stevenaia Michinaga: someone recently told me I reminded them of Meg Ryan, who is one of my RL favorite actresses
stevenaia Michinaga: someone in SL
Storm Nordwind: I can see a slight resemblance yes
Storm Nordwind: Just lay off the sound effects. OK? ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: can't say that ever happened here to me before
stevenaia Michinaga: sound affects? Meg has sound effects?
Storm Nordwind: Er.. yes.. she has quite famous sound effects in one movie
stevenaia Michinaga: awww, right, got it
stevenaia Michinaga: pre-tom hanks
stevenaia Michinaga: Billy Crystal
Storm Nordwind: oh I wouldn't know - I'm no film buff
stevenaia Michinaga: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4776794684162861091#
Storm Nordwind: Are you happy with people knowing your RL gender, or is there a deliberate act of personation with strangers?

I misread the question and answered incorrectly, I never hide my RL gender and my profile is an attempt to allow anyone who cares to, to look and see my RL gender. Or they can ask.

stevenaia Michinaga: I am very happy w/ RL
stevenaia Michinaga: I have been accepted as one of the "Girls" so even my RL avatar can be disarming as well
Storm Nordwind: accepted by whom?
stevenaia Michinaga: all my spouse GF's
Storm Nordwind: Ah I see!
stevenaia Michinaga: seems sleep overs are just not the same w/o me
Storm Nordwind nods
Storm Nordwind: What liberating times we live in, I'm pleased to say
stevenaia Michinaga: Smiles, times of comfort

--BELL--

Storm Nordwind: Well I shall bid you good evening. I do hope you get an exhibit together - I would enjoy seeing it and thinking about it
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, hope to put something together
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks for joining me
Storm Nordwind: My great pleasure :)