I'm having a wonderful time exploring the virtual universe of Second Life, and one thing I enjoy is seeing how friends and colleagues from Real Life present themselves in virtual reality.  I particularly relish the way that Beth Kanter has garbed herself in traditional Cambodian garments, and how Susan Tenby has donned a cat's ears and tail.

My own perverse impulse in this fantasy world is to create an avatar that actually looks and dresses like I do.  Here's a snapshot of that avatar, Deborah Replacement, just for fun.  It's surprisingly difficult to emulate my mundane self.  I still don't have the hair right - but that's ok, because I can never get my hair right in Real Life either.