A Dork in Second Life

TIES is getting a presence in Second Life. We have purchased a plot of land through ISTE on ISTE Island 2. Here I am hovering over it.

That's me, TC Kungfu, you can see the meditation treehouse on the left and behind the tree on the right is a bench swing that, for some reason, puts two people on top of each other when they both try to sit there. Kinda inappropriate, especially for an educational venue but those aren't actually on our property, just next to it.

So Dork, you might ask, what are you going to do with the space. Awesome stuff only, I say. We expect awesome meeting places, presentations, demonstrations, musical performances, dazzling technological displays, light shows, fireworks, hookers, fire trucks ... well maybe not all that. We'll probably keep it educationally oriented.

We expect to begin construction sometime in the near future. Til then, enjoy watching my awesome Kung Fu skills. Did I overuse the awesome word "awesome"?

Blogging About Blogging

My wife doesn't understand why people blog. She's an intelligent, educated woman of the world but doesn't understand why people feel the need to post stuff to the web "that most people don't care about."

My explanation is:
You know how you text me with a story because I think it's funny, or you feel the need to call Boss because she'll "get it." That's what people are doing. Just because people are reading blogs doesn't mean they are reading them all. I read Scooby Doo Mansion because he's a friend and posts really funny stuff. I read The Blue Skunk Blog to learn tech stuff. The point is, I read what's useful to me and don't care about the rest.

I know this isn't good enough for her, but she has a point. The web is a public space, searchable, with vast amounts of information that can help or hurt any of us at any time. Why would I want strangers "listening in" on a conversation? Despite the fact that as I write this, I know of only a few people that even know I HAVE a blog, much less what the URL is. When I say a few, I literally mean four. I still have reservations about having this info "out there" for all to read.

Knowing that I am currently questioning why I am. I don't know that anyone has read this or even care is anyone has.

Blogging is an outlet. It's a way to get opinions, thoughts, and clutter out of my head. Some people will eventually read some of the crap I have put down (or up) and I'm fine with that.

Smokey on My Tail

So, my friend Adam called one day and said, "hey what can you tell me about Smokey and the Bandit?"

Great start to any conversation.

He explained that the friend of a friend has entered a contest to win a Bandit Trans Am that Burt Reynold rebuilt on the DIY Network. He needed to make a three minute video "commercial" for why he should win.

A couple weeks later, Adam called and said:
"Hey what are you doing from 11-1 tomorrow?"
"Nothing," says I.
"Do you want to help with the Bandit video?"

You're damn right I did.

Here are the results: Click and learn, you'll feel your mustache grow.