Battle of the Geeks: Installment Three

Welcome once again to Battle of the Geeks, the series of blog posts in which I, Michelle Nephew, prove beyond a doubt that I am far and away a bigger geek than my husband John.

INSTALLMENT THREE: MICHELLE'S SECOND LIFE

You've heard of Second Life, right? The massively multiplayer online virtual world where you can actually build things yourself? Well, say hello to my Second Life avatar:


Yes, that's my steampunk outfit ... how observant of you! Oh, and what's that I'm standing on? Not a snowfield, no, that's a CLOUD, because you can FLY in Second Life. And it's not just any cloud, it's actually the building platform I set up above my island sim to create skyboxes on (floating houses for you non-SLers), which I then sell in Second Life. That's right ... I MAKE MONEY in Second Life.

Now, to be fair I must admit that John does have his little World of Warcarft hobby. HOWEVER, I'm not only a Second Life player, I'm a Second Life entrepreneur, and that's what makes all the difference. While John pays his $15 a month for WoW, I've actually MADE over $4,000 to date on Second Life. Notice the comma there? Just checking. ;)

GEEK SCORE:

Michelle = 3
John = 0

8 comments:

  1. Hey, Beloved Nerdette, shouldn't I at LEAST get 1 point for Warcraft? And for being in a guild with Bob from the Source?

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  2. I'm inclined to agree with John on this one. Surely a little grace (or condescension) is called ofr here?

    Be merciful and award him one point for Wow.

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  3. Point goes to the GEEKIER person, you don't just get points for BEING a geek ... the fact that we're both gamer geeks is pretty much understood already. ;)

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  4. Although, he DOES have a point about being in that WOW guild with Bob. I wouldn't contest a point for that, if he wrote it up. SEE! I CAN be merciful!

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  5. ... In fact, he could probably get a point if he just listed the NAMES of his WOW characters.

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  6. You mean, like Wonkosane, my Tauren druid?

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  7. A reference from so long and thanks for all the fish? That's so worth a point!

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  8. Hi Michelle!
    I make money in Second Life also. I make t-shirts & posters for sale. Also rent out a luxury condo at GIRLTOWN on Fantasy Land 6.. It is a FREE home for girls with about 240 girls living there and NO men. We keep them out. ihihih
    Linda Latte in SL !!

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