I'm tryin' t'be terse here! I figured it's been awhile since I had a bio, Here's the first hash of the new stew. Banged it out, it may simmer in the morn… fer real, virtually real!
My name is Torley Torgeson, Jr.
What's the story of my life—my Second Life?
In 2004, Torley Wong (aka Torley Torgeson, Sr.) was in the midst of a career composing techno music when he was struck down by hyperacusis, hearing loss characterized by a collapsed tolerance to sound. He was very depressed and devastated because he'd been involved in music for over two decades, and it all came to an end. On top of that, his father had recently died, his family was falling apart, and he sometimes felt alone. After several months wasting his life away—and trying to accelerate that process—he eventually found out about Second Life, and realized maybe things weren't so bad after all.
Having Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, the eccentric Wong soon found that this online world was a perfect fit for him. As a Resident, he could contribute to the community without feeling uncomfortable, and was warmly welcomed as he indulged in his obsessions. Choosing a new name for a new life, Torgeson responded enthusiastically! Avatar-centric communication in a 3D environment proved to be a missing piece of the puzzle that Wong had sought for so long. And for the first time, Torley believed he'd found somewhere he could truely call home.
A couple months into his Second Life, Torgeson, Sr. had a crazy dream about his timetravelling daughter from a future alternate timeline—Torley Torgeson, Jr. So, he became she, she is me, and I've been brought to life in Second Life.
I am a cyberpunk princess, picotech advocate, Technomusicologist-in-training, and much much more. Autistic. Mostly Asian-Avatarian, 2X, reasonably tall. A bit bratty and snarky, but ultimately a friendly explorer in search of new experiences. I like to do crazy stuff with my awesome friends on here! Specialties: making conversation, wearing neon clothes, fly real bad. An honorable partygirl, analytical yet casual… the adventures go on and on & on + onandon.
O, and I love watermelons!
For more info, you only need read this blog. It's been there since the beginning, and I hope it'll be here at the end.
Historical links… a play-in-progress of some milestones along the way:
- 2004.05.03
This blog is started, originally to highlight the music of Torley Wong. Within several weeks, that goes downhill.
- 2004.07.23
This is the day I come to the realization something's seriously wrong with my ears and I may be travelling down a road I can never backtrack from. I write about protecting one's hearing with a brave face, fearful of what is to come.
- 2004.09.14
The day before my Second Life began, "Living a Second Life"
- 2004.09.14
First post to SLUniverse.com, "A question about last name choice…"
- 2004.09.16
First photo taken inworld, "I'm now living…"
- 2004.09.19
First post to the SL Forums, "Event Notification when offline?"
- 2004.09.22
My first of many future feature requests, "Making the cake fluffier — improvements to Second Life"
- 2004.10.22
I have my first home in SL, a dumpster made by Aimee Weber in Midnight City. At this time, it was in Umber, but MC later moved to its own private island.
- 2004.11.11
Torley Torgeson, Jr. is born
- 2004.11.12
I partner with my Jadey (Jade Lily)! "Eat Static, Drink Dynamic"
- 2004.11.15
"Profile of Torley Torgeson, Jr." (an old bio)
- 2004.12.14
An open letter to Linden Lab, makers of Second Life
- 2005.01.05
Tony Walsh (Zero Grace in SL) writes "The Torley Effect", a beautiful sum of things to come
- 2005.01.10
Jadey and I appear in Hamlet Linden's New World Notes
- 2005.01.14
I'm interviewed by Cristiano Midnight for SLUniverse.com's Second Language
- 2005.02.24
I take my first snapshot on Ano's new photo-sharing-for-SL invention, Snapzilla. It goes on to be an immense hit with Resis. I eventually integrate it into my blog entries to document my happy memories here.
- 2005.03.16
Music must be free. 230 MP3s from Torley Wong's final recording sessions are released.
- 2005.03.17
Neal Stewart connects my First and Second Lives together, closing a loop
- 2005.03.xx
Sightings of Torange, the first alternate-virtual-reality Torley to be seen. Later dies in Preview 1.6 collapse.
- 2005.03.28
Torlop, another AVR Torley, comes to Second Life. Av by RynWorks. Stays about a month.
- 2005.06.18
After having a sequence of crazy dreams, I leave Second Life. "Watermelon Prime".
- 2005.08.28
Because Jadey said so, I return to Second Life, "Second Life" Soon, I come to acknowledge the metaversal truth that there's a galaxie in my mind called The Juicy Way which most, if not all Torleys come from (across parallel dimensions). I set out on an internal quest of electronic meditation to find them. Some are understandably resentful they hadn't been contacted until now.
- 2005.09.15
Torley Torgeson, Sr.'s first rezday. One year in Second Life!
- 2005.09.19
SLog, a Resident group blog, starts. I'm honored to be a contributor.
- 2005.09.19
Torlavian flies into SL. Psyra Extraordinaire's vision shines on with birdsong!
- 2005.11.09
After two years and many Resident requests, foot shadows finally get better. Link
- 2005.11.12
S_P.EXE
- 2005.11.18
In an entry titled "Qrecious", I finally say what I want to say on the SL Forums about personal limits. This happens after a year of it sitting around in my head. It isn't the only thing, either—a lot of my frustration has to do with the impatience of unfully-formed ideas that I know will be born someday. Just not yet.
- 2005.11.26
Day my dream of a sushi shoehat came true because of Stella Costello. IT HATH COME TRUE!
- 2005.12.06
My (T2) interview with Phoenix Psaltery (P2) is published in The Metaverse Messenger (M2)
- 2005.12.07
I'm a Torse of course! Courtesy of Wynx Whiplash.

