SL Bloggers – Is your avatar more or less your current biological age? Do you portray a younger avatar, or older? Why is this?

I don’t know why, but I always tend to think of Kitty as being between 30-35. I’m 36, so I tend to envisage her as being close to my own age, but she is essentially ageless. She has no need for botox or wrinkle fillers, and I can change her appearance upon a whim. I’d have no problem wearing an older skin upon her, should I want to, but as for younger? I don’t think her shape lends itself to portraying anything other than a woman, rather than a girl, and I’m certainly happier when she has curves in all the right places. I don’t envision Kitty as a better me, because that would be a bit silly. I am a very different shape for a start in real life, and I have my flaws-but they are what makes me as a person. Kitty is my virtual representative- we have the same personality, but her look is whatever I want it to be on any given day..which is one of the reasons why Second Life is so much fun. If I want facial piercings and a Mohawk I can have them..in real life that would be a definite no-no!

SL Bloggers – How hard do you think it is to find a relationship in SL? If you have an SL relationship, have you met in the physical world? Would you meet them? Do you think it would change your SL relationship if you met?

I genuinely don’t think that it’s hard to find a relationship in SL at all. There are plenty of places to meet people and because of the nature of the environment it’s easy to  fall into like with someone who shares similar interests to yourself..it’s only natural that would develop further.

I think because of the nature of the medium, relationships that develop in-world have an intensity that real life relationships don’t have. They also seem to develop at a much faster pace than in reality too, have you noticed that? It’s as though the virtual medium somehow intensifies the feelings.

Although I don’t have a romantic relationship with anyone in-world, I have very many friends and in particular, my best friend is a Second Life resident. I would tell her anything and everything, I utterly adore her and she gives me support when I need it, wise counsel when I don’t and some serious laughs in between. I firmly believe that friendship transcends any medium, and although ours is confined to a virtual world, I know that I can call on her for help should I need to. Although I haven’t met her in real life, I do think it would be nice to BUT it isn’t a necessity because our friendship continues to flourish regardless. What purpose would meeting in real life serve? I don’t think it would diminish our relationship, but I don’t think it could possibly make it any stronger than it already is either.

The only difference is that I’d be able to give her a real life hug:)

SL Bloggers – Write about three positive things going on in your Second Life.

Three positives? Well one is my business, Kittylicious. I’m going to be celebrating the first birthday of the brand very soon, and I’m gobsmacked by the success that I’ve had. I started with a small range of shapes on a market stall in the Malt sim, moved into a small store, then a larger one, and now I have two stores; a satellite store upon the fantastic Second Style Island, and my flagship main store on the amazing NuRepublik sim. I create for love, not money and it gives me great joy when people tell me that they wear my shapes and enjoy them.

A simple pleasure for me, but a very valid one nonetheless. Another one is connected to this blog, because if I didn’t have a Second Life Kittywitchin’ wouldn’t exist and I get so much from writing this blog and from creating the images for it. But the most positive thing in my Second Life are my friendships, especially with Amanda and Sable. They’re friends in a million, the kind that don’t often frequent a real life, let alone a second one, so for that I am very blessed.