If I Knew Then What I Know Now

If I Knew Then What I Know Now

I was reminded while watching a TV programme a few days ago how our mind absorbs knowledge and how our memory reacts to that knowledge once it's embedded in our brains. A year ago I started a new job in real part of which is being a Medical Secretary to a group of consultants in [...]

Do Blondes Have Their Fun But Brunettes Do it Better?

Do Blondes Have Their Fun But Brunettes Do it Better?

I may swap my hair style several times a day but I do tend to stick with a hair colour in SL for years, even if i do swap it out now and again for a particular look in photos etc I always go back to the same colour. I had a very long Brunette [...]

The Pumpkin Patch is back

The Pumpkin Patch is back

I sometimes think the song 'It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year' should really be about Autumn rather than Christmas. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy Christmas AT Christmas I just hate all the build up to it and the stress. Once the day is here I enjoy it, even if it's a [...]

Chase the Fallen Leaves

Chase the Fallen Leaves

I haven't met anyone, in real life, or in SL that doesn't love Autumn. As some of you know I DJ on Fridays at Blithe and Harlow, the owner of the sim has been hard at work giving the sim a more autumnal feel. Who doesn't like to feel warm and cozy? Autumn, the year's [...]

A Camera Is a Save Button for the Mind’s Eye

A Camera Is a Save Button for the Mind’s Eye

Photography in Second Life is a huge pastime and enjoyment for many and indeed a SL career for many others. We all associate so closely with our avatars and invest so much into the appearance and looks of our avatar that it's not surprise that the profile picture is amongst the most common that you [...]

Through Glass

Through Glass

I am a big fan of that song by Stone Sour - Through Glass and I know several people that think of it as a song that resonates with their personal relationships in Second Life. How much is real? So much to question An epidemic of the mannequins Contaminating everything Those of you who have [...]

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall

Talking to someone close to me over the last few days has pulled together several strings of thought I've had ongoing in my head for a couple of weeks now. We were discussing a rl family member and how seemingly perfect they were at being a good husband, father etc. It got me thinking how [...]

Words and Phrases – Keepin’ up with the Crazes

Words and Phrases – Keepin’ up with the Crazes

There are lots of ways you realise you're getting older. Needing more sleep, having less sleep, realising you are saying things like "Are you sure you're old enough to be a policeman?", the inability to grow your hair without grey ones appearing....unless it's on your face and a complete inability to understand the attraction of [...]