1. On Little CAT Feet

                                    The fog comes

                            on little cat feet.

                           It sits looking

                           over harbor and city

                           on silent haunches

                           and then moves on.

           

                                                ("Fog" - by Carl Sandburg)

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And this is how I arrive, to begin my blog ... on little Cat feet … looking over harbor and city that make up the metascape of Second Life. 

Late last fall, while browsing around etsy.com, I read a little snippet that led me to a virtual world called IMVU.  There, commentary in a forum led me to a place called Second Life.  On October 24, 2010 (exactly four months ago today), I meandered into this alternate universe, little knowing what I would find.  The evolution of my experience here has been both entertaining and mesmerizing.  The impetus to actually begin the blog blossomed forth from two SL clothing wellsprings.

First, I read about a challenge issued forth by blogger Luna Jubilee to fellow bloggers, (http://lunajubilee.com/2010/11/06/52-weeks-of-color-challenge-kick-off/). Given a specific color each week, an individual is to create and photograph an outfit based on that color, then post a picture - along with listed credits for items used in the outfit.  Sounds like fun, I thought. 

Soon thereafter, I happened upon the sale-of-a-century at SLiNK ("classy gear for classy babes"),  (http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sanctum/22/124/22).  Siddean Munro held a week-long event at her store, marking many of the shoes at 50% off regular price.  The clincher, though, was a poll each day to help decide which shoe style would be marked down to 80% off (80-friggin’-per-cent!) the following day.  An extraordinarily witty and chatty group of folks convened each evening in SLiNK's group chat, awaiting the outcome of the poll.   In the midst of shoe color and fatpack talk, the subject of blogs and blogging came up …. and, now, here I am!

This is my first foray into blog-writing, so zeitgeist is precisely the word to use for what will happen here.  Zeitgeist means, loosely, “the spirit of the moment.”  This blog will be an ongoing work-in-progress.  I will begin by posting my selections for the 52 Weeks of Color Challenge, but also intend to write about my thoughts, experiences, observations, and maneuverings through this Second Life. 

Hold on to your Lindens, here we go!

                                                                                  ~ Cat