Can You Hear Me Now?

I like voice chat. I used to never use it, because it seems a little rude to be talking on my computer while other people (in RL) are watching TV in the same room. That was one reason. The other was that I was so used to doing text chats and IMs that it didn't really cross my mind to use voice.

That's not true now. Most of my friends use voice and you can tell a lot about people from the inflection of their voices as they talk.

Stephan, our resident scotsman, has a great accent, and although we kid him about it, we really can understand what he says. Well most of the time.

Valerie has the voice of an angel. Sweet and light, she laughs easily and can bring me out of a bad mood in an instant.

Dana is a southern belle with a voice to match. When she is laughing, I can hear the mischief she is planning in her head.

Kharma is an Australian lady I just met last night. She sounds prim and proper, but like all good Aussies, she can sling a good zinger of a comment out there to get everyone laughing.

James - I also met him last night. This Alabama country boy's voice should be bottled. It is as smooth and sharp as a good twelve year-old bourbon.

Someone else will have to provide an opinion of what my voice sounds like. I hope I sound pleasant. I only have a southern accent when I try and I think about it. But I really need to find a decent USB headset. I tend to shout at the mic built into my computer.

Who have I left out? I have a lot more friends, but not all of them use voice. Yesterday voice was working well. The lag in the sim was less that it had been in days, but you couldn't sit down. Some of us looked normal to ourselves and some people, but looked "Ruthed" to others.

We chatted about computers, clothes, skins and shapes, and how to build using flexible, sculpted prims. If that sounds boring, we also talked about how many pounds are in a stone, how many stones are in a ton, and what people look like without tops on. LOL.