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Wheeling avatars

titlevariesslightly — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:59:00 +0000

Some time back Wheelie Catholic posted about Using a wheelchair in Second Life.

I don’t belong to Second Life (my first life is nuts enough!), but I did just create an avatar on WeeWorld. I like the WeeWorld avatars because they aren’t particularly buff (they remind me of the “Love is” cartoons from the 70s). And today, when I was perusing the available accessories, I found a wheelchair, and popped her into it. Very happy to do so.
That’s me. Someday I will have a glorified body that does amazing things. And then I suspect I won’t need any mobility aids. but for now, the wheels are a part of how I relate to the world. Seems incomplete not to include them on a virtual me.

Michael Gorman on Web 2.0

titlevariesslightly — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:18:52 +0000

To people who follow library issues, Michael Gorman writing on Web 2.0 puts one in mind of, well, let’s say Phyllis Schlafly on the Equal Rights Amendment. You may not agree with everything said, but the arguments will be elegantly stated, and the terms of the argument subtly but significantly shifted from the platitudes of common wisdom. (Besides, there’s a certain irony about arguing against blogging on a blog, wouldn’t you say?)

I hope to blog on his posts at more length when I return home, but for now, I just wanted to point you toward them for your own interest. (Indeed, I think the host site, Britannica Blog, looks as if it deserves some serious attention.)

I Must Be a Real Blogger

titlevariesslightly — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:11:09 +0000

Despite the trouble I’ve had finding my blogging “voice,” and the lack of consistency in sitting down to write, I have evidence I am a real blogger now.

I had my first comment spam. I feel oddly fulfilled.