Of course, it's the blog of someone I used to be very close to. Close enough to know that I (and my virtual world) was not the only poison in his life then. But I certainly was one of them. And yes, it hurts to know that's how I showed up in the debriefing. It hurts even more to not have been invited to the debriefing, but ehhh ... I was ever a symptom, and not the disease.
I wish him well. He shaped my Second Life. He taught me what I could absorb. He showed me what was possible and influences my aesthetic decisions to this day. From him I learned to work for my Second Life, and the satisfaction of self-supporting in game.
If nothing else, I have to thank him for anime, for Corey Taylor and for the beautiful build that is Idle Rogue.
Along with all the other poisons, I have been removed from his system. I guess I'm okay with that.
Consummatum est
I desperately want to smack you around for this post...because I know how you felt when you posted it. And that is the feeling people get when they have been royally manipulated! For the love of God, look in the mirror. I never knew him, but I sure know you - and so do droves of other people that would be aghast that this one stupid guy put you in such a tailspin.
ReplyDeleteI can also tell you that he's a coward. He posted that MySpace message for the same reasons you did - in reverse. And the salvo landed beautifully.
He was lucky to have you. Its a pity his head was too far up his own ass to see it.