Lost Afternoon

I hope this isn't too morbid, but a lot of the characters in Nation question why fate or the gods have inflicted various trials on them. Is this a question that's on your mind these days?

Question from Kelli May to Terry Pratchett, at Elysian Isle

There ought to be software that kicks in around 11.30 at night, and, filling the screen with a negatory wagging finger, or a shy flutter of a fan, refuses to allow you to 'fix' your computer. The spiral of doom begins with not being able to see the Daily Show online any more, then moves to 'sorting out' my flash drive, a process so ineptly handled I shall draw a veil, moving swiftly along to a system recovery which, in turn, did 'something' to Second Life... long short, I lost a lot of time and when I finally got inworld it was too late to make it onto Elysian Isle for the Terry Pratchett Q&A yesterday evening.

(p)Terry - or, as he is officially known in SL, Terrypratchett Morpork, discussed with fans his books, particularly the latest one, Nation, in the delightful Rose Garden on Elysian Isle. I was able to join my fellow latecomers on the nearby Nation Island, suspiciously Lost-looking, as you can see. Much of the disc- and undisc-ish banter was transmitted through group chat, which we could have followed from anywhere in the metaverse, and yet such is the tenderness of the human spirit that we all stood around on the sand bar at the southwesternmost point of the island - the closest we could get to sim Elysian Isle - to read it. And attempt a tp every few minutes too, I suppose. Confession time, I'm not an avid fan and so gems along the lines of:
He: "I would like to be like Sam Vimes, but deep in my heart I know I am Rincewind."

She: "Oh, dear, aren't we all."
Another she: "LOL"
were rather lost on me. But I bet you get the joke! For a log of all the chat, courtesy of SignpostMarv Martin, click here. To see the Flickr pool of pictures click here. I may not have been able to set my virtual eyes on the Great Man, but the outing was far from wasted; I discovered the hitherto unknown fact that my AO has one of the worst ground-sits in the history of AOs, and a nice man dressed as a pirate and sitting on the beach in a dentist's chair gave me a parrot. It's a 'Nation parrot', it says "Show us your drawers". I don't know if that's a direct quote from the novel, or just a general invitation, you may have to buy the book to find out.

Terry Pratchett: Discworld, Inworld

Hey all you fans of Terry Pratchett... and I 'm guessing you're legion, if the many Pratchett groups, Ankh morpork and Discworld, the Turtle Moves, the Unseen University, to mention just the obvious, are anything to go by... The news on the street is, Mr Pratchett is going to be inworld tomorrow, Thursday 9th October at 12pm SLT. The hour-long Q & A event will be held at Nick Gloucester's sim Elysian Isle, in voice! I think it's too late to get your question posed to the author, but fun to listen to what other Residents want to know, and Mr. Pratchett wants to reveal, about writing, about fantasy and I suppose about the world that is disc.

There are freebies, gifts and prizes up for grabs, on Elysian, much of it themed around the latest book 'Nation' so TP over there when you get a chance, even if you miss the celebrity sighting.
Best advice, join the Terry Pratchett group right away, so you'll have all the latest info and access to the upcoming Nation island, part of the burgeoning SL/Discworld experience - and of course, those are both trademarks belonging to the rich and famous.

Elysian Isle also has an interesting exhibition on Ebooks, worth a close study, it is the way of the future, you know...

Oh and I'm wearing an evening gown in the photo because, when I got the call about Terry Pratchett, I was trying on all the lovelies from the treasure hunt at Sexy Catz over on sim Quality Lag still on, but not for long, there must be a hundred items up for grabs *freestyle my fashion kama sutra* all in an Octobery halloweenish castle. More of that Octobery ilk in the offing...

Il grande Terry Pratchett, autore dei libri di fantasy della serie Mondo disco - i libri, si dice, più rubati dalle biblioteche inglesi - viene in SL domani!

Mi ha segnalato il suo arrivo Kghia Gherardi del gruppo Guild of UK Writers. Sara' nel metaverso per rispondere alle domande dei residenti-fans per un'ora a partire dalle 21 ora italiana domani giovedì 9 ottobre sul sim di Nick Gloucester, Elysian Isle. Ci sono in palio libri, magliette e naturalmente la possibilita' di conoscere e fare amicizia con altri residenti che condividono i tuoi stessi gusti per fantasy con un buon sense of humour.

Per ulteriori dettagli puoi associarti al gruppo Terry Pratchett trovato in Search. Ci sono diversi gruppi dedicato alle opere di pratchett, ad esempio il gruppo Ankh morpork, poi un altro gruppo che sta ideando un sim tutto Discworld, c'e' la societa' the Turtle Moves, e infine the Unseen University, l'universita' invisibile (dove ci si laurea in ... arti e scienze trasparenti, immagino) un gruppo che si occupa di magia pratchettesca. Eh si', non ci manca nulla nel metaverso... in particolare le cose mai viste.