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Feast on your life
Last night I had the great pleasure of revisiting the Rose Theatre, which has to now be one of my favourite places in Second Life. The last time I had been there was on April 2nd, to enjoy Seth Regan’s...
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You run away
A friend of mine, a dear friend I care a lot about, got dumped last night. Yes, literally dumped. Dumped the way you might flick off a spent butt into the gutter. You get the picture. Yeah, she’ll need...
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Restore to last position
It was one of those marathon talks that I knew, and hoped, might one day come. You might know the ones. The ones were you realise just how much you stopped listening? Where you see just how much you...
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Is there any message you wish to send?
“How did that happen?” I asked impertinently, as I pointed at his index finger that was about half as long as the other fingers on his rough and meaty, weathered hands. It was then I first learned that...
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This must be the place
“How are you doing?” Like someone being asked to describe a sensation they’ve never felt, I’ve found that I’m at a loss when asked to explain how I’m feeling. I don’t have any experience with it;...
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Strangers in Strange Lands
“How could you do that?” Sometimes, people do some pretty strange things in Second Life, things that make other people wonder, “Am I missing something? Is there something fundamental going on this...
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All good things…
Must come to an end. Quiet. Lights off. Alone. And more often than not with tears streaming from your eyes. I took one last walk in and out of every room, inside the place I had considered my second...
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It is not the critic who counts
The critic didn’t like it. The critic called you names. The critic accused you of something you weren’t aiming to do. Flinch. Step back. Lick your wounds. But don’t you ever, ever, stop. Don’t stop...
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The Sea
The Sea The sea owes us nothing. She’ll meet no demands, Fulfil no expectations. Nostalgia is comfortless, Anticipation worthless. Growing and fluid, Change is her constant. Her flows ecstatic, Her...
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Escape is so simple…
I’m nowhere near leaving Second Life; far from it. I’m getting so much out of it: practically, creatively, and interpersonally. Like most of us that stay engaged, I consider my time spent in virtual...
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Submerged
Some of us just aren’t that good at building or maintaining relationships, and I would certainly place myself in that category. While very comfortable in the company of others, I’m rarely the one to...
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Yet another unsent message
I was surprised to see you online today after so long and I wanted to reach out and say hello because it’s what I’m so used to doing with you but I didn’t because I think you might not be here to...
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The benevolent dictator
Mr. G. was a hard-ass. He was also one of the most respected teachers at my secondary school. Like Julius Caesar triumphantly returning from Egypt, Mr. G. would proudly display his slide shows from...
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The Elephants In Our Rooms
Today I visited Eliza Wierwight’s 35 Elephants, an exhibit that shines a disinfecting spotlight on the plight of elephants enslaved to carry out logging and entertainment in Thailand. With support from...
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