Sometimes we need to be in two places at the same time, but as we know that isn't possible in our first life. However in SecondLife it is. On Friday evening I realized I had promised to be at two separate places at 12 PM (noon) on Saturday.
First I had promised
Tomais that I would be at the Wastelands sim for a photo shoot with him,
Lee McKay and
Ryder Yowman for the
"And equality under the law for all" picture. So I needed to have my body there. The second place I needed to be was the
Second Pride board meeting taking place at the exact same time. So I needed to have my mind there.
The problem is impossible to solve in first life, but a no-brainer in SecondLife. I logged in the lairds Secretary of State, my oldest and wisest alt
Wild Zepp-McMillan to take care of my presence at the Second Pride meeting, while my body rested safely at the Wasteland sim under the protection of my lover.
Wild hasn't been online much and far less outside of the home sim since he was created, so first thing he needed was new clothes. (He only had system clothing and any McMillan would rather be seen naked.) He was sent off to a trip to The Men's Department with an allowance of L$2 000. After only spending about L$500 he was good to go and a pride to see.
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I can understand if you have difficulty telling us apart, but left to right it is
Bock McMillan and Wild Zepp-McMillan |
The experiment was a complete success, I am happy to say, and I was able to perform my obligations in both places, thanks to Wild and being in constant communications with Tomais on Skype.
The photo shoot turned out wonderfully and I am extremely proud to have been a part of it.
"And equality under the law for all" Photography by Tomais Ashdene
with (left to right) me, Ryder. Lee and Tomais
You can see more of Tomais photography on his his Flickr photostream
here or his Tumblr
PhotoMonkey SL (NSFW). However, all four of us were ejected from Wastelands and sent back to our respective homes when we tried to pull off the naked version of the picture.
The Second Pride meeting went well too, for the minutes please visit
SP Board Meeting Minutes 4-19-14 and for the transcript please visit
Transcript of SP meeting on 4-19-14.
As could be expected, the present Marketing Director
World Undercroft and Event Director
Merrick Genesis, were relieved of their duties for failure to attend three consecutive meetings in a row without permission from the Chair.
The meeting was informed that the key responsibilities of the Marketing Director would be performed jointly by
Karl Kalchek and
Baz Ceawlin. As the position of Events Director is crucial for the upcoming Festival, even I could see that the position would have to be filled with someone who had the skills for the office. I was therefore not at all surprised when level headed
Marge Beaumont made a motion that the position, in accordance with the bylaws, should be filled immediately by
Kharissa Indigo (a.k.a. the Relentless Khar).
Although I myself love Khar and could see that she had the required skills I was worried by this nomination both for Khar's own sake and for the sake of Second Pride as she has been a target of
"some contention" (to put it mildly) within the community, so I gave voice to my concerns at the meeting.
After being assured by several members of the board that they would not allow Khar to stand alone as a target and that they had discussed policies to handle such a situation I was satisfied. The board then appointed Khar to the position of Events Director.
We were then introduced to
The Sponsor and Vendor packages for the Festival, and
the registration form for those who had purchased those packages.
Next meeting will be Sunday, May 4 at 12 PM (noon) SLT.
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P.S. I would like to clarify that Merrick Genesis absence is due to first life health issues, not through any desire to neglect his duties.
