Good Girls Go Bad

Good Girls Go Bad

Sunday morning and I'm a little unsure about what I will talk about. Sometimes I just put my fingers on the home keys of my keyboard and see what comes out. I'm watching the news from the US about the sad passing of Sen John McCain. I'm an avid follower of US politics, having studied [...]

I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You

I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You

"Well, I hope that I don't fall in love with you Cause falling in love just makes me blue" Tom Waits I watched the film Adrift a couple of days ago and I really wasn't sure what to expect. It's not the sort of film I would normally watch and right up til the very [...]

I Rise

I Rise

There's a lot of love on the grid at the moment as our virtual, and real worlds, gear up for the ultimate day of love...Valentine's Day. However, there is something else happening on Valentine's Day, also in both worlds....One Billion Rising. What is One Billion Rising. The website for the event in the real world [...]

Someone watching over me

Someone watching over me

This may sound from the first paragraph that it's going to be a depressing post...it's really not, bear with me...there is light. Two major life events happened for me in a matter of days in the first week of October, 1991. On the Monday I found out I was pregnant and on the Sunday, just [...]

Fairground Attraction

Fairground Attraction

It's the end of my week off work and it's been a very busy and exciting week full of new friendships, laughter, fun and...well...it's me we're talking about so there was work too. With my FaMESHed head on we were busy finalising plans for the 5th anniversary round of FaMESHed which opens on the 1st [...]

Proceed with Caution: Starting to Date in SL

Proceed with Caution: Starting to Date in SL

I have a friend who has recently found herself in the situation of being single in SL after a very long time of being in a relationship. I know from experience that can be a hard transition, especially if you enjoyed the comfort and security of a monogamous SL and suddenly have to start thinking [...]

“C’est la vie”, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

“C’est la vie”, say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

I DJ once a week at the beautiful Blithe sim, owned by Harlow Heslop.  Normally I do an upbeat alternative, indie and indie pop set to really get my weekend off to a great start. A few weeks ago I met Kobie at one of my sets and we instantly hit it off. He's very [...]

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 [...]