If You Think You Can, or You Think You Can’t, You’re Right

If You Think You Can, or You Think You Can’t, You’re Right

Henry Ford's phrase "If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." has been at the top of my mind this morning as I watch the overnight news from the Rio Paralympics. Dame Sarah Storey becomes the first female British paralympian to win 12 gold medals as [...]

Let the Shadows Fall Behind You

Let the Shadows Fall Behind You

I admit to being a bit of an 'ostrich' and burying my head in the sand especially when it comes to real life issues but it can also be true when dealing with uncomfortable situations in Second Life too.  I can be prone to procrastination on real life tasks etc mainly because there is much [...]

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 [...]

Build Me Up Buttercup

Build Me Up Buttercup

When I first started blogging I had a lot of support from my friends some of whom were bloggers themselves and I was inspired by so many of the blogs out there already. I enjoy all sorts of different blogs. Some like mine that have text and pictures, some that are picture based, some that [...]

Time of the Season

Time of the Season

We're fast approaching one of my favourite seasons in the northern hemisphere - Autumn. I'm not a fan of extreme weather of any kind - Summer or Winter but I love Spring and Autumn so I am at my happiest in April/May and September/October. The first few weeks of September tend to be warm enough [...]

That’s When Creators Become Good Friends

That’s When Creators Become Good Friends

You were supposed to sing that in the Neighbours theme tune...I hope you did! During the course of my SL I've had the pleasure of working with a lot of Second Life content creators from my days owning a club, through my MadPea days, to now as a PR person for FaMESHed and all of [...]

Turn That Frown Upside Down

Turn That Frown Upside Down

I'm having a bit of a sad day today...not because of anything personal but because of the constant reminders all around in the mainstream media and social media of just how horrid people can be these days. Humanity? That's a joke right now. I was listening to a phone in at work today about the [...]

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 [...]