The first time I was in SL, I felt a little disoriented and lost. I could not move well. I felt like a klutz, socially inadequate. It was a feeling I hadn't had in quite some time, and I wasn't aware of it unitl I remembered that I had to write down my first impresions about SL for the ethnography class. Then I started to chat with somebody. I typed "hello Lindi" and I didn't get an answer. It was also akward, like approaching a stranger at a bar who turns away from you and doesn't want to talk.
I then began exploring a little more. I started to move with more ease. I went to the men's clothing store in Mahulu, just to check things out. I tried to approach someone again (without talking) but she ran away. What's wrong with me? I feel really weird. Maybe I should just walk around but I don't want to give up and try to talk to someone else but he also runs away. There's definetely something wrong with me. Maybe it's my look. Is there an etiquette I'm not aware of? Am I breaking some unspoken rule?
I go to another location (teleport I learn easily) looking for more people but I have no luck. I feel frustrated. My computer crashes and I get disconnected. I don't file a report. Who cares? I feel guilty about the crash, as I was trying to enter a restricted area and I was punished. I think I might have. Still, I fell so weird.
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