New World Noted

[cyfishy]

So I guess I've officially used up my fifteen minutes of blogosphere fame, now that New World Notes has done a piece on this most peculiar relationship between Beginning Thursday and Yours Truly.

Hamlet Au had linked to this blog previously, as it turns out, remarking on the Augmentationalism versus Immersionalism debate and linking to entries by sophrosyne_sl and myself as illustrations. (The entries in question, if you don't feel like clicking through to Hamlet's article, are here and here.) At that point, the relationship between Beginning and myself was still being defined, though I think it was not long after we'd been partnered.

I think Hamlet did a fine job of summarizing things, though saving the truth about my gender until the very end did apparently set at least one person off. And it did give a slightly wrong impression, since my profile clearly indicates that I don't confine my avatar to one gender. But I do understand the literary reasons, if you will, for his choice of pronouns and I don't fault him for that.

So if you've wandered here from New World Notes, welcome and enjoy. I hope my odd little musings about SL will keep you diverted. And if you come across either of us inworld, feel free to say hello.

Comments

Re: Well ....

[cyfishy.livejournal.com]

My guess is that Ms. I had some run-in with a gender-bender who claimed to be otherwise and felt betrayed when the truth came out. I am sorry to hear that happened to her, but it ain't got nothin' to do with me, y'know?

I suppose I should be glad that the comment drama wasn't about what I'd done, but about something I most definitely haven't done.

Okay. However ....

[caliburnsusanto.livejournal.com]

I would let it drop ... but if you read her post on Torley's blog (and I know you did, because you commented further down) she basically took what you said in reply to her meanness and turned it around as if she was pontificating to all the sad intolerant people she runs across. I nearly gagged.

That's all I'm sayin' ... true nature tells. I'm done. :-D

I did catch that . . .

[cyfishy.livejournal.com]

I was indeed amused, but didn't feel a need to point out the irony. Perhaps it means she learned a little something from our little exchange.

Yeah, I know, I'm ridiculously optimistic. It's one of my charms. :)

"It's one of my charms. :)"

[caliburnsusanto.livejournal.com]

Just so. ;-D

And I'm steadfastly cynical. It's one of my salient characteristics. :-P