I've seen Kharissa Indigo -- Khar to her many friends -- numerous times on Thursdays at the Cock on the Dock event with Karl Kalchek and Jak Calcutt DJing. It seemed like every time I was at Second Pride dancing this summer, she was right there hosting and making people feel comfortable. I've been wanting to sit down with her for quite a while and do an interview and -- tonight was the night!
[17:22] Rusty Redfield: *click* Okay! I'm here with Khar --
Kharissa Indigo
[17:22] Rusty Redfield: Welcome to my deck!
[17:22] Khar (kharissa.indigo): Thank you for having me
[17:23] Rusty Redfield: my pleasure! Well, I saw you at
Second Pride every single time I went dancing there, and I thought, "That
lady works HARD, let's talk to her about it!"
[17:23] Rusty Redfield: you were the -- what was the title?
[17:23] Khar (kharissa.indigo): Second Pride Events Director
[17:24] Rusty Redfield: there you go. And I'll say it again, thanks for all
your hard work to help everybody enjoy themselves. Much appreciated!!
[17:24] Khar (kharissa.indigo): it really was my pleasure
[17:24] Rusty Redfield: ours too, believe me. Okay -- my usual six questions ...
[17:24] Rusty Redfield: 1. Why do you stay in Second
Life? What keeps you here?
[17:26] Khar (kharissa.indigo): After being here for almost
7 years(rez day is Aug.3) I can say the reason I log on every day is because of my friends
[17:26] Rusty Redfield: oh! Congrats - I just had my 4th,
although this isn't my first account
[17:26] Khar (kharissa.indigo): I have meet a lot of people
here but I have a few close friends that keep me coming back
[17:26] Rusty Redfield: I definitely know how that goes
[17:27] Rusty Redfield: if you want to do any shoutouts go
for it LOL
[17:27] Khar (kharissa.indigo): LOL ok Hi Doc, Larz, Baz
Otto and Tad!!!!
[17:27] Rusty Redfield: hahah perfect
[17:28] Rusty Redfield: on to #2 then
[17:28] Khar (kharissa.indigo): sure
[17:28] Rusty Redfield: 2. What are the qualities that
attract you to people in Second Life?
[17:30] Khar (kharissa.indigo): The same as they are in real
life...Honesty ..fun...spontaneity ...having a good time...playing games or
just sitting around talking
[17:30] Rusty Redfield: those are good qualities here to be
sure
[17:30] Rusty Redfield: what games do you like to play?
[17:32] Khar (kharissa.indigo): hehehe..greedy ,skippo,
bowling, cards against humanities
...and I'll try any thing at least once
[17:32] Rusty Redfield: I'm just learning about Greedy and
I'm significantly terrible at it LOL
[17:32] Khar (kharissa.indigo): my advice is be a good loser
it makes you a humble winner
[17:32] Rusty Redfield: but they just put in a Greedy table
down the street so I think I'll get some practice LOL
[17:33] Rusty Redfield: oh good advice!!
[17:33] Khar (kharissa.indigo): cool or you can come play at
my place
[17:33] Rusty Redfield: great!
[17:33] Rusty Redfield: thank you!
[17:33] Rusty Redfield: now, the next question I put in so
people could blow their own horn without worrying about it -- feel free to be
shameless LOL
[17:33] Rusty Redfield: 3. What are you working on, as a
form of artistic expression or in order to earn money, or both?
[17:34] Khar (kharissa.indigo): well at the moment I am
taking a break after the Second Pride Festival...that takes a lot of hard work
and time to put on by all the members
but
[17:35] Rusty Redfield: I saw it from the audience, so,
yeah, I know it took a huge amount of work
[17:36] Khar (kharissa.indigo): I have a small furniture
store called Sophie's Choice and
there is a dance on our sim every thursday called Cock on the Dock which
we took over after the Riviera closed
[17:36] Rusty Redfield: and that's where we met I think!
[17:36] Rusty Redfield: I didn't know aboout the store --
what kind of furniture?
[17:36] Khar (kharissa.indigo): Doc Spad and I loved that
party so we invited Karl and Jak
to have the party there every week. It's been a real blast
[17:37] Khar (kharissa.indigo): mostly deco
[17:37] Rusty Redfield: heh heh this is probably the first
time you've seen me with my clothes on ROFL
[17:37] Rusty Redfield: oooo I LOVE deco
[17:37] Khar (kharissa.indigo): I am fascinated by that
period
[17:37] Rusty Redfield: okay, I'll get a SLURL** and throw it
in so we can all check it out (added later; the Marketplace store is here and the SLURL is here)
[17:37] Rusty Redfield: me too, it's so elegant and
restrained and just beautiful
[17:38] Rusty Redfield: I did a whole deco house here a few
years back, I imagine you have too
[17:38] Khar (kharissa.indigo): actually no this last year
is the first time I owned a house in sl and I did that one more country it fit the sim more
[17:39] Rusty Redfield: fair enough ... yes, deco wouldn't
fit here either, I know what you mean, it's tempting but we have to fit in with
our neighbours! LOL
[17:40] Khar (kharissa.indigo): two years ago I did a
Inaugural Ball for Second Pride and the whole theme was Deco it got me started
[17:40] Khar (kharissa.indigo): what I couldn't find I made
[17:40] Rusty Redfield: I have a couple of Suzy Cooper
pieces in real life, that's what got me started
[17:40] Khar (kharissa.indigo): and that started tghe building of furniture
[17:41] Rusty Redfield: I'll definitely be checking out the
store!
[17:41] Khar (kharissa.indigo): :)
[17:41] Rusty Redfield: okay, next one --
[17:41] Rusty Redfield: unless you have more enterprises you
want to talk about?
[17:42] Rusty Redfield: 4. If you could give advice to your
earlier self in the first month that you spent in Second Life, what would you
say?
[17:42] Khar (kharissa.indigo): Well DJ Wesley and I might be starting up a friday
night thing once a month but we'll see
[17:42] Rusty Redfield: aha! Well, I'll spread the word when
you do
[17:42] Khar (kharissa.indigo): ok
[17:43] Khar (kharissa.indigo): now on to your next question
[17:43] Rusty Redfield: yes, sorry, I tend to be a bit
scattered LOL
[17:45] Khar (kharissa.indigo): well I think the first thing
I would tell myself is to not go with my usual trust people until they break
that trust....In sl everything is so different and you can see people's faces
or always hear their voices so you have to be more cautious
[17:45] Khar (kharissa.indigo): oh typo you can't see their
faces is what I meant to say
[17:46] Rusty Redfield: Oh, I hear you on that one. I'm the same, trust people until they
break the trust, but -- I have lots of scars
[17:46] Khar (kharissa.indigo): as do I
[17:46] Khar (kharissa.indigo): but we live and learn
[17:46] Rusty Redfield: yes. well, I gather I have lots of newbie readers so -- listen
up, this lady knows what she's talking about!! LOL
[17:47] Khar (kharissa.indigo): I would also tell myself to
explore more
[17:47] Rusty Redfield: oh yes. I agree there.
Other than learning how to get dressed, I see so many newbies just doing
the big three -- dancing, shopping, fucking
[17:47] Khar (kharissa.indigo): after Pride this year Larz
and I made a deal to spend more time going different places SL has so much more
to offer
[17:48] Rusty Redfield: and I had a similar epiphany -- when
I started blogging. I had to
actually find interesting places and people to bring to my readers!
[17:48] Khar (kharissa.indigo): well I can't say I don't
like all 3 of those but life is so much more then that
[17:48] Rusty Redfield: there are thousands of people here
designing and creating things for other people, it seems a shame not to
experience as much as you can
[17:49] Khar (kharissa.indigo): the destination guide can be a great place to start
[17:50] Rusty Redfield: yes! And bloggers work hard at
finding stuff too -- I'm not great at destinations but if you find a good
blogger stick with him/her
[17:50] Khar (kharissa.indigo): agreed
[17:50] Rusty Redfield: Eddi Haskell for instance
[17:50] Khar (kharissa.indigo): I love bloggers
[17:50] Rusty Redfield: anyway! almost done ... two more
questions
[17:50] Rusty Redfield: 5. What do you like most about the
way that your avatar looks?
[17:51] Khar (kharissa.indigo): well most of it but then I
took a long time to look this way ...I didn't just buy buy buy ...the shape is
the one I had in rl when I was 24
[17:51] Rusty Redfield: whoa!
[17:52] Rusty Redfield: um, I'm gay and you are enough to
turn me into a lesbian! ROFLMAO
[17:52] Khar (kharissa.indigo): I love the skin because of
it's coloring I have olive colored
skin in rl
[17:53] Rusty Redfield: yes, it's a chance to try out other
-- ways of looking
[17:53] Khar (kharissa.indigo): and the red haor well what
can I say if I pop my own color by 2
this is what you get
[17:53] Khar (kharissa.indigo): hair*
[17:53] Rusty Redfield: <grin> that's so good, I also
try to look like myself but "more so"
[17:53] Khar (kharissa.indigo): well here we always fit in
our clothes:)
[17:53] Khar (kharissa.indigo): can't beat that
[17:54] Rusty Redfield: <laughing> very true! no zits,
no eye bags, got to love that!
[17:54] Khar (kharissa.indigo): sure do ...you always have a
good morning in SL
[17:54] Rusty Redfield: yeah, no matter what -- or who --
you did the night before
[17:54] Khar (kharissa.indigo): exactly
[17:54] Rusty Redfield: last question ...
[17:54] Rusty Redfield: 6. What’s your favourite place to
spend time in Second Life?
[17:55] Rusty Redfield: (this is my sneaky way of getting
recommendations on fun things to do LOL)
[17:57] Khar (kharissa.indigo): honestly I enjoy staying on
my sim more then any where else ..We have put so much into it and even built
the house from first to last prim and I love it.......but the places I do go to
every week are...Mawl at 3bears on Mondays......sometimes I go see Zann on
tuesdays at Blu....Wednesdays I see Shep if he's playing...thursdays is Cock on
the dock....Sunday I go to Cocktails
[17:58] Rusty Redfield: LOL I'm scribbling madly here in RL
-- thanks, good hints! (Readers, Khar knows a LOT of hot guys)
[17:59] Khar (kharissa.indigo): LOL and most of them are gay
[18:00] Rusty Redfield: that's all my questions, but I try
to offer at this point a chance to say anything you want -- philosophy, advice,
anything you want. Is there
anything I should have asked you about?
[18:04] Khar (kharissa.indigo): well I think your question
do tend to cover most things and I thank you for asking....What I would like to
say to your readers is....You came here to have fun and try something different
....maybe do some exploring or just exploring yourself....remember that when
the times get tough or drama rears it's ugly head and go back to it...it's not
hard to do .....there are real people behind the avatars and the
computers...treat them how you would like to be treated ...which is not
necessarily how you treat yourself.....and last but not least...don't forget to
turn off your computer and go for a walk in the real world
[18:06] Rusty Redfield: Thank you! Thanks for your time --
it was great to actually sit down with you and I hope my readers will take your
advice to heart, you've been here a long time and I think everyone respects
your community service
[18:06] Khar (kharissa.indigo): Thank you again for asking
me and it has been my utmost pleasure to serve the community
[18:07] Rusty Redfield: we'll look forward to seeing you in
person at Pride next year!
[18:07] Khar (kharissa.indigo): hehehe I"M sure it's
going to fun
[18:07] Rusty Redfield: so --I think that's it ... where's
the darn stop button on this *click*
**Later that same night: I'm having trouble finding the Sophie's Choice store on the grid, but I want to get this post up, so I'll add it later ... (added it!)
Thanks, Khar!! Great to talk to you and I'll see you soon!