Selonna Torok - Post 6 Grrrrl

[Selonna Torok dropped the notecard that expressed her desire to be a Post 6 Girl while I happened to be online. I read the card, struck up a conversation with her, and I have been her fanboy ever since. Selonna is super smart, funny, and an absolute joy to be around. I am proud to present my new friend, Selonna Torok, Post 6 Grrrl -Timothy Morpork]

My name is Selonna Torok. My first name came from a combination of wanting something contemporary sounding, but also having a desire to have a completely unique name in SL - hence, Lonna - SL - Selonna. The last name is because I am here to rock - Torok. Cheesy, right?

When a few friends first introduced SL to me, I was absolutely against it. I have to pay real money for virtual items, or try to find ways to earn it? Who are these furry people? And why do men keep exposing their ill-shaped genitals to me? It was when I began to look at the more esoteric values of SL that I came to appreciate it as a valuable platform for those who are so inclined.

Firstly, I am a woman and an active duty member of the US Army. I have used SL as a means to keep in contact with my friends and family while I'm away from home. Honestly, talking on the phone for hours is boring and tedious no matter how much you love someone - so, exploring SL with them has been fun.

Being that I move every three or so years, keeping in touch with friends can be difficult! Secondly, I was able to overcome my initial displeasure with spending real money for virtual items when I began to explore the grid and saw the amazing art that had been created with this medium. I firmly believe that like drawings, paintings, clothes, or other more traditional forms of art, SL and the internet in general have created a new art experience. I justify spending real money on this avatar, donations to sims, and the other little trinkets I buy as giving money to deserving artists who spend hours, sometimes days, crafting lovely things to wear and beautiful or interesting places to explore. And third, I like to use SL as a means of internal exploration - a soul food of sorts.

I've had some intense philosophical conversations while coming across people from all walks of life - university professors, fast food workers - the rich and the poor all congregate in SL and have something to share. Also, peoples' behavior here is mostly uncensored; it's like watching security cameras in an elevator. You never know when someone's going to do something insane (or disgusting), and I think that's utterly fun.

TL;DR? Here is some nakedness. My avatar is fashioned in a manner that is appealing to my eyes and hopefully yours, too. My breasts aren't big, nor is my ass. My jaw might be a little too square. I am most often found wearing skins that look like I've been beaten to hell, speckled with blood and spotted with bruises. While I can't have big, stretched earlobes or funky piercings or wildly colored hair in my first life - my avatar can. (As for the tattoos, however, I certainly have a lot of those in both my first and second lives!) I enjoy imperfections. They're a part of the human existence and serve to make us all the more beautiful and unique. "Self perfection is masturbation. Now, self destruction..." ~ Tyler Durden, Fight Club.

Comments

[Stephie]

Panties don't work that way.

[marilyn murphy]

wow. selonna. excellent avatar and bio.

tim. these are outstanding photos. the best work i have seen you do, wonderful backdrops and the lighting is excellent.

yay.

[Wow]

OMFG. Gorgeous pics Gorgeous avatar wow well done all round

[Nimil]

wow a post 6 i actually liked.. fancy that.

nice avvie selonna :)

[Senban Babii]

A+ Great eBay experience, will deal with again! :D

Oh sorry, I was typing in the wrong window, don't you hate that? :P

Loved the photos, loved the bio, best Post 6 in ages :)

[Carmen]

Great write up great pictures of a lovely av and nicely posed well done both

[Anonymous]

Is it just me, or do the sadomasochists seem way creepier than the ageplayers recently?

[waltdisneys cryotank]

Didn't you mean to say 'thirdly'?

[Anonymous]

Where does it say anywhere that she's a sadomasochist? Obviously she's a fan of Fight Club, perhaps she just likes the boxer / street fighter look.

[Bunny Brickworks]

Yay for girls with beaten skins and blood layers. You just don't wanna die without a few pixel scars, right?

And even more yay for girls with brains and humor. Love your style and attitude, Selonna.

[Urizenus Sklar]

In pic 1 the lamp made me think of "A Christmas Story."

[Selonna Torok]

@waltdisneys cryotank: "Didn't you mean to say 'thirdly'?" - If that's all you have to nitpick, you're fucking hilarious and I think you'd go well with a side of fries, maybe a coke (diet please, regular coke makes my teeth feel yucky).

@one of the anons: "Is it just me, or do the sadomasochists seem way creepier than the ageplayers recently?" 1. interaction, esp. sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain. -- I don't do sexy times in SL (the pixel peens make me giggle, and I'm happily engagedabouttobemarried). And, y'know, it's kind of obvious I don't enjoy inflicting pain on other people who derive pleasure from experiencing pain. As another anon said, I dig Fight Club (my favorite movie) and action flicks. As Bunny said, who the fuck wants to die without a few scars, pixel as they may be? I get bored with the Barbies of SL. Have a few scars. Have some zits. Have dark circles under your eyes. Wear a cast, or roll around in a wheelchair. Be bald. When is the last time you saw a bald person in SL that didn't simply forget to put on their hair, or that was trying on a demo or something?

@Urizenus Sklar: "In pic 1 the lamp made me think of "A Christmas Story."" It totally is the leg lamp from "A Christmas Story" and it's absolutely wicked, don't you think? Cracks me up every time. I wish I could find one IRL.

@Marilyn, Wow, Nimil, Senban, Carmen, and Bunny (if I missed you, so sorry): Thanks for the lovely compliments! You all made me smile (which, y'know, we all need to do once in a while).

Can I get some more haters, please? I want this to be a fully authentic Post 6 experience.

[Anonymous]

(I'm the "one of the anons" referred to above.) If you're not actually a sadomasochist, I apologize, but the boxing outfit with bloodied-eye blinfold, the extra-coverage tats, and the RL army membership together scream to me, "she would beat you up before the cab you called for her arrived."

[Selonna Torok]

I think you're using sadomasochism in the wrong context as it is normally used to describe something sexual. There's nothing sexual about tattoos, nor boxing, nor bloody blindfolds, nor the Army (with the exception of, ahem, some porno). Am I a violent person? No. May I have to do violent actions in the future? Sure. Do I do violent actions all the time in the Army? No. Would I engage myself in a fight? Maybe - if only for the cathartic aspects of the total experience. Sports like boxing and martial arts are violent, but fun and a good way to keep in shape. But, generalizing someone by adding the sum of their "experiences", skimming the very surface as you are now, and commenting that I find sexual gratification in being in pain and inflicting pain on others is pretty fucking funny. That's like saying that all stay at home mothers who don't have a college education are stupid. Of course, all you have to judge me on are some pictures taken in a virtual world.

No, anon, I'm not a sadomasochist. <3

[Silvana Lefevre]

"Can I get some more haters, please? I want this to be a fully authentic Post 6 experience."

Yep, I know that feeling.

Happened to me too, and it made me wonder if I was really that wonderful or simply boring.

In your case, you are Miss Wonderful. Or perhaps the army reference and the boxing gloves scared them away.

[JustMe]

ask and you shall recieve .. leglamps Do exist in RL

http://www.redriderleglamps.com/

[Selonna Torok]

@Silvana - thank you so much! I loved your Post 6 feature. If you ever need them, I'll lend my boxing gloves to you.

@JustMe - that's awesome. I think I'm going to have to invest. Thanks so much.

[Yak]

What ever you cats say... I like her, she looks good and talks sane...
Yeah Selonna... Although I'm not into bloody scars, I'd gladly bump into you one day...

[Skye D.]

Wow, lovely avatar, and nice no-nonsense bio. You really seem to have the right attitude regarding what SL should be about.

And as a former Marine, I just wanted to say "Thank you" for your service. :o)

[Haruka Harris]

Selonna is hot but I must admit I am a v**va kind of an avatar. Please show more below the waist in further Grrrl features. It will be much appreciated *coff* *drool*.

[4Gotten Destiny]

Awesome post!!

I like to see more of the "harder edged" kind of people being profiled. Shows that beauty isn't just blond hair and big boobs but comes in many different forms!!

Two thumbs up. Screw the haters they are just jealous!!

[Selonna Torok]

@Yak, Skye, & 4Gotten - Thanks mucho. I promise I'm not always scarred and bloodied up! And Skye - no, thank YOU for your service.

@Haruka - I obviously had no problem showing any part of my pixel bod, but I was in a teeny tiny room in this art installation called Hotel Dare at The Poetik. It was hard to maneuver for good photos, and this one just happened to be the best. I hope you get your "southern wishes" in later posts at least. ;)