I've learned from my time in SL that you get pretty much what you expect. If you expect it to be a bad experience, then it will be. If you expect it to be a great experience, you will have the time of your life.
I am enjoying every minute of my SL time. And don't anyone spoil that for me or I will go upside your head with a rolled-up newspaper...lol
Changing out my houses and redecorating. Shopping. Visiting with friends. Exploring. Talking. Attempting to learn building and texturing
I have my black belt in shopping, my Doctorate in Communication (chatting), oh yeah...and falling into the ocean and off skyboxes. (Is that a skill, or a gift?)