More of life's adventures.

My mom's band played a show today.. but since I'm a state away, the only way to see it was through the online game (Second Life) that she uses to broadcast her shows live.

It's always fun to go and support her, and the sound quality was fantastic considering I was watching her avatar play for a crowd at a virtual bar.  Just another reminder of the endless possibilities of the internet....

I had created an avatar more than two years ago so that we could have mother-daughter time while I was living in Texas (we watched a ballet together: artists choreographed a dance and synchronized their avatars' movements to the music.. it was oddly breathtaking!).

During my couple months of playing, I met people here and there and made a few friends.  (I won't forget you Senri and Gaki <3)

I stopped playing when I moved to Arizona and my brief venture into the world of Second Life ended.

Fast forward two years as I log back in for the first time to see my mom's show.. and out of the blue, I see an IM from someone I had met back then.

Apparently the day he met me was his first day playing the game, and he was amazed by how friendly I was to a lowly noob.  So touched was he, in fact, that he had taken a snapshot of my avatar and held onto it through the years.  After I vanished, he thought he would never have a chance to thank me for my kindness.  Now here I was.  My chat log filled with his words that he had been waiting to say for almost two years.

The smallest gesture of kindness can have an impact on a person in ways you couldn't have imagined.  Even if you never get to hear them say thanks, the gesture was not forgotten...