No arms no worries

Man with no arms must be man at Hivefest.

- galenkp -

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I've spent the last twelve months having arms and they've come in really useful. They connect my hands to my shoulders, allow me to wear watches on my wrist and I can make them do things that help me day to day in many different ways...But today I had none and I didn't mind at all.

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This time last year I went to my first Hivefest and whilst it was a little odd wandering about in AltspaceVR I had a pretty good time which is why I returned this year.

I popped into the virtual environment and attended some talks at the main stage this morning then headed over to the NFT Showroom which is where I grabbed the selfies and images in this post. You'll note I have no arms which is a characteristic of the AltspaceVR world however I virtually didn't care because in the real world my arms are totally intact - How else would I work the computer after all?

In the NFT Showroom I wandered about looking at the artwork which was of a pretty good standard and was pleased to see a few names I'd not known created artwork - It was really great to see some different names and what they created. It was also there I ran into none other than my real-life brother @tarazkp who was having a chat with @molometer about cryptocurrency and hive in general.

I joined in on the chat for a while pretending I knew what they were talking about and added input where I could. It was all a bit odd having a conversation with my brother in this virtual space, but sort of cool also.

There's tarazkp and I standing in the NFT Showroom above. You see how it doesn't look odd when you're in AltspaceVR with no arms? That's because no one has arms. Having said that my brother is looking somewhat dubious in this shot...Look at that face he's pulling...I wonder if he's thinking, where's my fucken arms? In truth I took this selfie without him knowing so maybe he's thinking something else altogether though.

Below you can see my brother and the most awesome, and also armless, @m31 admiring some of the artworks; @m31 is exhibited in the gallery herself with her own work entitled Jellies which you can see in the second image below.

Jellies - By @m31. I like the movement she captured in this piece and the opaqueness of the jellyfish against the black background. I imagine the jellyfish glowing luminous at great depth where the light can't penetrate.

Stripehair - by another friend of mine @insaneworks. I'd say the title is quite apt.

The lady of the dark forest - by @berlissanoja which also appealed to me. This one is a little darker although really reminded me of someone I know and care deeply for.

The virtual environment of the NFT Showroom was really cool this year; it felt like a real gallery to me and the outside environment was stunning with the green trees contrasting against the blue skies and clouds. I'd say it's a good spot for a meet up and chat amongst some really cool artwork.

I haven't had much of a chance to explore many of the other environments yet as I popped in late however plan to drop into Virtual Hivefest 2021 Day Two tomorrow and catch up with some mates and have a chat and also explore around a little and see what I see.

I'd prefer to attend a Hivefest in reality but it's not a possibility right now so this virtual space provides a chance to enjoy some of the benefits without the need for travel and expense. It's somewhat strange but it's well worth the effort to attend.

There's so many people I'd like to meet here and chat with and so many nice virtual environments in which to do so and despite the slightly odd nature it is really quite enjoyable. I hope that those who haven't got involved this year or last will jump on board next year and have some fun with the rest of us who attend.

Now...Bring on day two.