Inevitable Hiatus

After seven years on Second Life I think I have finally and officially lost interest in it. I've been making a conscious effort the past month or so to log in at least twice a week and find a reason to be online, but unfortunately there are only so many empty simulators to explore, and not enough personal interaction to keep me wanting to continue logging in. I think I've made my share of friends, either real or fake within this world, created relationships (as well as ended some) and it's finally time to move on from it.

When I first joined Second Life it had purpose for me mostly as a social outlet. Not having many friends in my personal life, I sought out friendships and different relationships within this virtual world, and today I'm left with only a tiny few that still have significance in my life. Some have dissipated completely, and others have been quietly ignored because of either real life circumstance or otherwise.

I've met some wonderful people on SL, but I've also met a good many that I would never call friends in my own personal reality. When logged in to Secondlife, I feel that people show their true colors, and that's not always for the best. I've met people who are children at heart, or others that are fighting inner battles with themselves. I've talked with people who are in failing marriages, or in brand new ones and don't know how to cope. I've met people who were emotionally cheating on their real life spouses with no ill-intent at all. I've met people who have moved across the world to be with their Secondlife partners and I've met people who've been in online relationships where they have only spoken to their digital spouse with the use of text chat. There are some that are single mothers, single fathers, and some that are young adults that feel they don't have any family to talk to. There are students who are online conducting research about social interaction in a virtual world, and teachers who are looking to create their mark in virtual history. There are men and women struggling with their identity, as I once was, and experimenting with creating an avatar that represents who they really are inside.

I could really go on and on, but I'll leave it at that.

The virtual world of Second Life has served it's purpose for me, and it's time to move on. I won't be deleting my account, as I've invested too much time, money and emotion into Markiz Sorbet. I'm also letting my domain expire, markizsorbet.com, as it's also served it's purpose for my years on SL. This blog shall remain and all my SL memories saved somewhere on a hard drive.

Thanks for all the years of laughs, tears, and thanks for being that creative outlet when I was bored out of my mind. It's been a good run.

Farewell for now and Best Wishes,
Markiz Sorbet