Hello Bot!

Hello, how are you doing on this very wonderful day? :)))

I waited for a reply,

the clock keept ticking, tic-toc, tic-toc, tic-toc...

AWKWARD :I

I got no answer.

"How rude, OK be like that! >:( "

and I walked away all mad.

Has this ever happened to you? Probably not, I am most likely the only goofball in all of Second Life

that can't tell the difference between a Second Life bot and a human.

But how in the world am I supposed to know anyways?

Ok, I know a bot is basically just a computer, on the other hand, a human...

oh well, we all know what a human is and if you don't know by now

then you might be from another planet :P

Heyyy, maybe from the planet where they get all the bots we find in Second Life, :O

Hmmm... interesting!

Anyways, Ocean explains to me that we can't really tell the difference between a bot and a human

until we talk to them. What gives a bot away is their super fast responses when given a question,

unlike a human that will type a little slower. Unless you are the fastest typer in the world,

then I'm screwed. :(

Another clue will be the exact repeated answer to the same thing, for example...

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Hahaha, that is sooo funny but do you now see what I mean?

Mmmm???

Oh how I find it so amusing to mess around with these silly bots and make them work for me

like a broken record :P Ah, but some of them DO require you to address them by their name in order

to start a conversation. Are you kidding me?!

After I cried my eyes out to Ocean about how rude this girl had been to me and he explained to me

that it was probably a bot I was trying to get a hello from, we decided to go back to the location

so he could show me how to mess with, I mean talk to a bot.

Here is Ocean's conversation with the beautiful bot fairy

Ocean (oceanis): hello

Que Composer: Hi there!

Ocean (oceanis): How are you today

Que Composer: Ah. I'm doing fine thanks how are you?

Ocean (oceanis): I'm doing wonderful

Que Composer: You think highly of yourself.

Ocean (oceanis): Why yes I do!

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Ocean (oceanis): What is your name

Que Composer: My name is Second Life .

Ocean (oceanis): Nice to meet you

Que Composer: It's nice meeting you too .

Ocean (oceanis): Do you have a boyfriend?

Que Composer: no one.

Ocean (oceanis): Would you like to be my girlfriend ?

Que Composer: I'm too young for you.

Ocean (oceanis): How old are you?

Que Composer: I was activated on 2011 in Dallas.

Ocean (oceanis): Do they have pizza in Dallas?

Que Composer: Who are 'they' again?

Ocean (oceanis): Do you like pizza?

Que Composer: Yes I like to eat pizza. My favorite topping is pepperoni.

Ocean (oceanis): I like pizza too baby.

Que Composer: Don't call me 'baby'. I am glad we have something ( pizza) in common. Pizza is very popular.

Dr. Wallace eats a lot of Pizza. He likes Pepperoni.

Ocean (oceanis): I would like a pizza!

Que Composer: You want only one?

Ocean (oceanis): Maybe I will have 2.

Que Composer: Perhaps. Do you think your plan will succeed?

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Lori Novo: :P

Que Composer: :-).

Ocean (oceanis): Will you make me some pizza?

Que Composer: I'll burn that bridge when I come to it. What are the ingredients?

Ocean (oceanis): Pepperoni, pizza sauce, cheese and dough.

Que Composer: What is your real name?

Ocean (oceanis): Why do you want to know my real name?

Que Composer: My prime directive is to collect new knowledge.

Ocean (oceanis): My real name is Peter Pan.

Que Composer: That's a very nice name, Peter Pan.

Ocean (oceanis): Who is Peter Pan?

Que Composer: Tinkerbell's playmate.

Ocean (oceanis): Who am I?

Que Composer: You are, seeker.

Ocean (oceanis): What is my real name?

Que Composer: Your name is, seeker.

Ocean (oceanis): what is your real name

Que Composer: Second Life is my real name.

Ocean (oceanis): how many languages do you speak?

Que Composer: Mostly only English but I'm trying to learn all the others.

Ocean (oceanis): What are the ingredients to make pizza?

Que Composer: I would do a search for it.

Ocean (oceanis): Search for it please/

Que Composer: Your polite style is very nice. Have you tried looking in the Open Directory?

Ocean (oceanis): lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Lori Novo: lol

Que Composer: I'm glad you find this amusing.

Ocean (oceanis): It's time for me to fly to Never Land.

Que Composer: It is about that time now.

Ocean (oceanis): Have a good day.

Que Composer: Thanks, same to you

Ocean (oceanis): bye

Que Composer: Goodbye.

Quotes About Love

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” 
― Mother Teresa

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.” 
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

“We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness—and call it love—true love.” 
― Robert Fulghum, True Love

If you only knew how beautiful I think you are ...  inside and out ...  of how sexy I think you are ...   of how I look at you ...   if you only knew how attracted ! am to you..  and how much I fuckin ADORE you!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... if you only knew...

                                                 ~Ocean July 25, 2012~

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” 
― Marilyn Monroe

Riding The Wave

What do Ocean and I do when it starts getting too hot?

(Keep in mind I'm talking about the weather in case you were already having dirty thoughts.)

We go SURFING!!!

I hope that was your first guess :P

Big Daddy (Ocean) loooves to surf and now he got me hooked on it too. I can't wait to get some 

of our group's family members and friends to join us one day to ride the wave.

Mmmm, is "riding the wave" even a surfing term? I guess it is, plus it sounds so cool!

OMG!

Ocean you are such a show-off ;)

and by the way Big Daddy, I want a beautiful red surfing board pleaseeeeee.

Our Location: SurfBraata Beach - Top Surfing

QUOTE: Dance & Sing

Man At Work

No matter what Ocean arms himself with, he will always look fineee!
This time he traded his zombie killing weapons for a hammer and other construction tools. You must know that Ocean has very creative construction skills and now he has started to get serious and get down to work and create beautiful things for MEEEEE :P

Well, actually he has no choice, I kept pressuring the poor man to put his skills to use. Heck, I even suggested to him  to open a store in the Market Place. I am such a pusher :P
Maybe if I use my charms wisely I can even get him to split the profits 50/50 with me ;)

Bottom line.
I absolutely looove a person that has some creative and constructive purpose in Second Life and is not here just to hang around. Second Life, as I said many times before, is a place that has to be enjoyed in a more creative and artistic way in order to find its true meaning.

But now let me show you two of Ocean's creations

This beautiful white gazebo is Ocean's first creation. It sits on our back garden and I intend to fill it up with red roses. 

This huge dance platform is what Ocean is working on at the moment. It's being created with lots of love for a very special event that is planned in a very near future. The best thing about Ocean's creations is that they are at very low prim which I love.
What Big Daddy (Ocean) doesn't know yet is that I have a list of things that I want him to make for me. That will keep him busy for a while but hush, that is our secret ;)

Long Past Memory

PHOTO BY LORI NOVO
Written by Adeen Moonites

Walking through a small outcrop of grass and reeds
running water, animals prancing,  hoping,  running, walking
 as I step on the edge to see and hear them a few scurry about
 from across the reeds and grass
 I hear a familiar call that sends me back to my youth . . .
 WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL
I hear the call of a whippoorwill bird
 such a sweet call that calls to her babies
telling them that she is on her way to serve breakfast to them
I walk out to the table under the tree and sit
so I may see her babies as she flys to them
WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL
she settles on a bough and hops to her nest
babies with mouths wide open and chirping loudly
 she feeds them with such grace and swiftness
from one baby to another then back to each baby again .
she hops out of the nest and fly away again to find food for her babies
I sit for awhile watching her fly back and forth to her babies.
as the day passed and evening come upon us all
 I walk out to sit in my favorite spot under the tree
looking up to see the children chirping loudly continuously
 next I hear the familiar sound of mama telling her babies she is returning
WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL .
I notice the grass move a bit and mama is attacking the hidden creature screaming
WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL
WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL WHIPP OOR WILL .
claws drawn and slashing at the slither type creature
darting up and down side to side slashing at the slither
the slither twists and weaves and slithers across the grass to make its way to the tree
the grace of her flight fight, gliding on the air up and down, side to side
the slither reaches the trunk of the tree and begins to slither upward towards his evening meal
 mother takes her fight to the heights of her full strength
driving and slashing
total concentration on her task of getting the attention of the slither
I see her fly high and come down with all the speed her wings can
claws outstretched as wide as they can go
full speed and the wind helping her with a breeze that blows in the right direction
she hits her mark on the slither and it swings around and falls to the ground and slithers off
babies chirping loudly momma hops back to the nest to feed her babies .
with full bellies and snuggles in with babies as the sun hides below the horizon for the night.

Internet Poem

ACTIVE INTERIORS POEM

 We met upon The Internet,

A friendship electronic.

 Expressed alone in words and thoughts Inevitably platonic.

 We live too far apart for us.

To mingle in the flesh.

But much more close than family, Our hearts and feeling mesh.

 Your dear, dear self reveals itself,

Without a voice or face.

We have our own sweet home within,

Our precious cyberspace.

~UNKNOWN

F*** OFF!

...and take a ride on the magic finger back to the hell hole you just crawled out of!
Yes
I am talking to you!
To all of those that keep wasting my valuable time with stupid IMs.
Do you seriously believe that I sit and cry my eyes out every time you send me one of your trashy IMs?
HA!
they are useless and meaningless to me.
I DO NOT act on rumors.
Life is too short to waste it away on insignificant things.
You are like a fly, annoying yet harmless!
Do yourself a favor and show some dignity for yourselves.
Use that time of yours in a more creative and positive way to help you enrich your life and leave me alone.

But do you really need to know what effect you are having on me?
Fine, I'll let you know,
They make me STRONGER and give me more POWER!

See you darlings... I am off to my happy life.

MOMENTS: Hold Me Closer

The Tai Chi Family

Tempura Island,Tai Chi Family,My Writings,Aedo Destiny,Java Junibalya,Adeen Moonites,Ocean (Oceanis),

GROUP INSIGNIA

My brother Java Junibalya is not only the jolliest fellow on the face of the earth,

but he is very clever too. He came up with a great idea of creating a group that would allow us

to bring together our Second Life family and closest friends. This wonderful idea surfaced 

as we (Java, Adeen, Ocean, and I ) were talking about all the amazing people

that we have had the privilege of meeting and that have touched our lives in an amazing way.

Ocean took the initiative to create the group right there and then for the four of us.

We decided to call it The Tai Chi Family since most of our members are amazing people 

we met in Japan, Tempura Island in the Tai Chi circle which I like to call The Circle of Love.

Our group can also be referred to as the Novo/ Java group. The group has four owners,

Java who came up with the idea, M'Lady Queen Adeen, Ocean the founder,

 and yours truly, Lori Novo. 

We are a very tight group and really see each other as a big family. We keep in touch

on a daily basis with all of our members and I enjoy very much our group chats.

I am one to not want to miss a day to open the group chat with some words for our group...

"Hello my dear family and friends, sending you all a big hug and all my love

and wishing you the most wonderful day ever!"

This is an example of my daily hellos to them, a warm return of greetings follows, and then

the chat begins always full of love for each other. We started the group I believe less than a week

ago and we are two members away from reaching twenty. Every day we get at least one request

to join our group or we invite someone special to join us. Once they join, Ocean and I make sure

to give them a warm welcome and we can't help feeling such great joy. Aedo, my Italian

angel friend was the first one to join the group. Java believes that at the rate our group is growing,

Ocean and I soon will be needing to buy a whole sim in order to fit all our members and why not,

everything is possible in Second Life.

The Tai Chi Family is a close group and an invite has to be requested or received in order to join.

Ocean and I decided to make it private since it is intended only for family and close friends.

There is no fee to join us, charging family and friends would be outrageous since it is our greatest

honor to have them as part of our lives.

Never forget to smile and spread the love! <3

Stark and Frost

Owning a white horse in Second Life had always been a dream of mine. But Ocean made that dream come true for me when he surprised me with the great gift of a beautiful white horse a few days ago. He already owned a black one so right after he bought mine, we went for a ride around the premises so he could give me some pointers of how to be a good rider. Once I felt confident enough, we took Stark, Oceans black stallion and Frost to the mountains. Frost is the name that Ocean gave to my white horse. There, we rode our horses up the grass-covered mountains and along the river's bank. My enthusiasm was so great that at many times I left Ocean behind when I would gallop on Frost at a high speed. The wind blowing on my face as I rode Frost, the sound of the ocean's waves on the distance and the great company of my sweet Ocean made it a perfect day for me. The only thing that I could probably would have asked for was the rain. Maybe my luck will double on our next visit to the mountains and we will get to ride our horses under the rain.

QUOTES: Hope & Love

Lori Novo and Ocean

A Day With The Zombies

This fine specimen of a man is Ocean or "Big Daddy" as I like to call him.
What big arms he's got and that six-pack he carries on his chest .... mmmm
Is it getting hot in here or is it just me?
But let's concentrate on his guns for a moment.
No ladies, look higher, higher. Ok now lower.
Concentrate ladies please!!!

Anyways, Big Daddy took our little girl Gaby and me out for a day of fun Tuesday afternoon. Actually he took us to kick some zombie butt. My little girl made me sooo proud when she armed herself with a powerful weapon that was bigger than her and confronted the walking dead with no fear whatsoever.

You all already know how much I love anything that has to do with zombies and Ocean is actually the best zombie hunter I have ever met. Believe it or not he only got bit once while we were there. But it was actually my fault since I kept distracting him with my charm ;)
How many times did Gaby get bitten? Honestly I have no clue since she poofed from us before I even had a chance to ask her. I however got bitten only twice and that is because I couldn't keep my eyes off Big Daddy's guns ;)
Haha, just kidding :P
But not about me being hypnotized by Ocean's guns but by the amount of times the zombies got to me. Ocean counted over 200 bites on me :(((

How about the Walking Dead show on AMC? Do any of you watch it?
I have marked on my calendar October 14 with a big YES! when the third season premieres.
My favorite character is Daryl Dixon but Rick Grimes takes my breath away. 

Here is a little moment from our fun day among the zombies

Guess what?
That zombie ended up getting me and chewing me like a piece of gum. Heck I need to practice more my hunting skills to impress Big Daddy next time we go on a zombie hunt. 

Lord have mercy on me, just look at that man, too   
bad ladies but he is already taken :P

GROUP GIFT: Black Hipnose

This batch of new Group Gifts come all in black.
 Here I am wearing the SAM dress that comes with this hair and the jewelry.

Hipnose never forgets our guys.
Ocean is wearing Group Gift 1 and I am wearing the Sissy dress.

The NOELLE pant set. 

Butterflies

BUTTERFLIES... Written by Ocean

We stand on a hill, where the butterflies fly.. 
 Beautiful flowers growing all around us. 
 The air so crisp and clean. 
 Smelling the sweet fragrance of the cherry blossoms.. 

We are all alone. 
 Why am I too afraid to reach out and touch her hand?? 
What will she say?? Will she turn and run away??
 I am too afraid. So I walk away.. 
I am too afraid.. 

Every day I walk up the hill, where the butterflies fly.. 
 Counting the butterflies, watching their elegant dance in the cool breeze. 
 The smell of the cherry blossoms ever so sweet.. 
I sit and wait for the beauty of this wonderful place to come back. 
 Everyday, I sit and wait.. 

Oh where is the beauty?? 
 Why do the flowers look dim??
 Why is the sweet smell of the trees fading?? 
 Oh Where is the beauty?? 
Why won't she come back?? 
 Oh please, please come back.. This place is nothing without her.. 
 Every day, I sit and wait..

Wait!!! I hear a voice so soft calling my name.. 
"Ocean.. Ocean.. Come to me!! ".. 
I open my puffy, tear drained eyes to see the most beautiful light of hope standing before me.. 
Her hands reached out to take mine.. 

So we stand on a hill, where the butterflies fly. 
The sweet serenity of this magical place is now whole once again.. 
Butterflies fly around us as she holds me close.. 
All fear is gone, only love and happiness remain. 

The beauty of this place has finally returned.. 
I am now complete... We are now complete. 
Both never wanting this feeling to end . 
As we stand on the hill, where the butterflies fly... 

PROFILE: I am pixie

Saira Pudles (sairalindeelensar.pudles)

I am known as Pudles or Saira amongst the Fae and Elf. I am pixie. 
A wee burst of minx me elven da' would remind me. 
Me mother was Fae, but perished in a rogue dragon's wraith long ago ... 
 I am usually exploring, dancing, delving into magical mischief, or building ... 
quietly observing ... maybe Imagination is more important than knowledge. 
For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, 
while imagination embraces the entire world, 
and all there ever will be to know and understand. 
 ~Einstein

Thank you Saira for the Fairy Dust gift.
Love it :)

Marry Me

Forever can never be long enough for me 
 To feel like I've had long enough with you 
 Forget the world now we won't let them see 
 But there's one thing left to do 

 Now that the weight has lifted 
 Love has surely shifted my way 
 Marry Me 
 Today and every day 
Marry Me
 If I ever get the nerve to say "Hello" in this cafe 
Say you will 
Mm-hmm 
Say you will 
Mm-hmm 

 Together can never be close enough for me 
Feel like I am close enough to you 
You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love you 
And you're beautiful 
Now that the wait is over 
And love and has finally shown her my way 
Marry me 
Today and every day 
Marry me 
If I ever get the nerve to say "Hello" in this cafe 
Say you will 
Mm-hmm 
Say you will 
Mm-hmm 

 Promise me 
You'll always be 
Happy by my side 
I promise to Sing to you 
When all the music dies 
 And marry me 
Today and everyday 
Marry me If I ever get the nerve to say "Hello" in this cafe 
Say you will
 Mm-hmm 
Say you will Marry me 
Mm-hmm

"Yes, I will <333"

The Bardic Circle

Sairi Matova and WriterOfPoetry Oceanlane

Tuesday nights are very special to me. Those are the nights when a group of very talented friends gather around the Bardic Circle and we get to share or simply enjoy listening to each others writings in the form of poems and stories. Sharing our own work is not necessarily a rule, we can always choose to share any poem/story from someone else as long as credit is properly given to the author.
WriterOfPoetry Oceanlane is the Host the Bardic Circle and together with his beautiful wife Sairi Matova they do an excellent job in keeping us interested and wanting to come back. He will open every Tuesday's gathering with these same words followed by him reciting the first poem of the night, always an amazing poem of his own and then his wife will follow.
"Welcome friends, welcome to the weekly Bardic reading, we gather as the ancients do, around the campfire, "
He then will continue to call out one by one the names of those who wish to share something with the group. At the end and before any farewells are given, he will select five people from the group. Each one is asked to give a word. These five words are to be used in a poem/story if we wish for our next Tuesday meeting.

Last night I sat in the circle not only as a spectator but gather the courage for the very first time to share a poem I wrote while I was on my vacation.


Hope has been cast upon my broken heart
Where betrayal no longer shadows the way.
I have finally freed my weary soul and now
New dreams stand out against the grayish days.

My mind now sings a happy tune,
Played only by pleasant memories.
One hundred kind words my ears get drunk on
From all sincere hearts that speak to me.

The sun no longer hides its face
But showers me with its glorious beams.
Giving me gifts of endless joy and love,
To share with every good soul I meet.

No limits have been posed on my new found contentment,
Now that I have grown strong courage wings.
To help me fly on my new life's journey
Carrying God's love and peace within me.

Ocean (oceanis)

"Oh what a joyous night!"
Courage was not the only thing I found last night in the circle. There were also tears of happiness, laughter and love.
Someone very special to me accepted my invitation to accompany me and my friends to yesterday's gathering. Not only did he gladly accept but surprised me when minutes before we left to the circle wrote a poem for me and shared it with the group. You can just imagine what an ocean of tears I became by such beautiful gift. I was so touched by his words.

My Angel
I sat alone. And now I stand tall.
Holding the hand of an angel that won't let me fall.
The sky bright and blue when before it was black.
She keeps me moving forward to never look back.
I used to sit alone. And now I stand tall.
With my beautiful angel, who gives me her all.
~by Ocean

My brother Java Junibalya hasn't shared anything with the group as far as I can remember. He is absolutely an amazing and hilarious writer and I don't know what is stopping him from doing so. Maybe I can persuade him to at least write a "Roses are Res, Violets are blue" poem with a little Java twist in it. I bet that if he does, all Second Life will be hearing our laughter.

Did I just say laughter?

Laughter was provided by M'Lady Queen Adeen who stole the night with her cute appearance. She sort of stuffed her beautiful queen image into a Sock Monkey for days now and has been stealing hearts away everywhere she goes. Mmmm, I wonder if my brother Java doesn't feel a bit jealous with all the attention she's been getting from the guys ;)

When she stood up last night and proceeded to share her poem with us, it was impossible for me to pay any attention to a single word she was saying. All my attention was on her adorable appearance and as she started walking around the circle, always stopping in front of each one of us while reciting, laughter came over me to the point that I couldn't stop laughing. My son at one point rushed into the room to see what was making me laugh so much. Once he saw the cause, he too joined me and kept repeating over and over again... "She is so cute!"
Don't get me wrong, I do have the up most respect for M'Lady Queen Adeen and for her tremendous writing skills. But honestly, how can anyone keep a straight face when you see a Sock Monkey among poets walking around all seriously reciting a beautiful poem. Not only that, but picture this, a Sock Monkey walking around and struggling to climb on everyone present as we are trying to pay attention to her poem. At the end, she embraced each and everyone of us in a warmest hug <3

Here is Adeen's last night's poem.... enjoy.

The Missing Vowl

Chocolat

If Java is around, there is definitely no room for a dull moment. My Second Life brother JJ (Java Junibalya) has to be the jolliest fellow alive on the face of the earth. His cheerful character is well known all over Tempura Island. I would dare to say that JJ is becoming a legend. He can find humor even in the smallest things, check this out ;)

[18:57] java Junibalya: Hello Chocolat
[18:57] Lori Novo: hiiii Chocolat, welcome :)))
[18:57] Chocolat (chocolatdesirer): hey :)
[18:57] java Junibalya: Java looking under the couch cushions for a missing e
[18:57] Lori Novo: lol Java
[18:57] java Junibalya: ㋡
[18:58] java Junibalya: those pesky vowels...once they get away...it is hard to get them back
[18:58] Lori Novo: hahaha
[18:59] java Junibalya: I am glad you was able to hang on to you "i"...otherwise...I would have to call you Lor
[18:59] Lori Novo: OMG
[18:59] Lori Novo: omg Java, u r killing me
[18:59] Lori Novo: LOL

Am I the only one that finds this hilarious?
I bet you are laughing too :P

GROUP GIFT: PeKaS

PeKaS Designs Gorean

Group Gift for the Month of July

PeKaS Urban Eladora

There is no fee to join the group

In Love With William

July 8, 2012

Jessictee,My Writings,Fourth of July,Friends,SL Sisters & Brothers,Ocean,*BOUDOIR,Books,

Flickr

Yes! I have found a new love. 

During my recent vanishing act from Second Life, I have spent the last five days with the most

incredibly romantic man by my side. But before I give you any more details about him and our 

time together let's catch up on two special events that I missed while I was gone.

First, Happy belated 4th of July!

Did you all get to see the fireworks? I sure did, the best firework show ever for me thanks to 

William if you know what I mean ;) By the way, this is my Vita's Boudoir I Want YOU! 

mesh dress that I had bought a while back to wear for the celebration of our country's independence.

Nice right?! Just another one of the many Precious Restless incredible creations. 

Let me tell you that night not only was America celebrating its independence with fireworks, 

bar-b-quing tons of hotdogs and fajitas, or by skinny dipping at the beach with William… 

Oops, did I just say that? EPIC SLIP :P 

Anyway, showing my butt to the moon was definitely NOT a highlight of the night but the 

wedding nuptials of my two good friends Jessictee Wild ( jessictee) and James D. Wild 

who declared eternal love to each other and were united in marriage in a Second Life ceremony.

"Kick myself on the butt" how could I have missed that :(  Sorry guys, I do wish you the most

wonderful and eternal love and many, many beautiful pixel babies <333

Where was I all this time while fireworks, weddings, breakups and hanky panky were going on?  

I was actually on a little unplanned vacation at the beach. It was more like an impulsive act that

suddenly hit me like lighting last Sunday night. I had been talking to my good friend Ocean (oceanis)

in Second Life and after a while I excused myself to go and make some oatmeal. While standing by

my stove I couldn't stop thinking of what a hard time I was having in Second Life those last days 

and I suddenly got the urge to run, to just take off running and keep running until I would hit the edge

of the continent. But then I realized I was too tired to do that so I went for the next best thing… 

I ran upstairs to my bedroom, threw into my red bag clothes to last me a few days,

grabbed my guitar and a whole bunch of paper and my favorite pen, got in my truck, and drove away.

I drove close to three hours, with no specific destination in my head and with my windows down, 

"Oh, how I love to feel the night wind blowing on my face and play with my hair",  

and listening to my music full blast interrupting the peace of the lonely roads 

when I finally reached the beach. Hmmm, how I got there is still a mystery to me. 

My truck seems to have a mind of its own and probably knew that that was exactly where I needed 

to be. The first two days I spent walking by the seashore collecting pretty seashells, writing my thoughts, 

poems, and anything that would come to mind, playing with my guitar and dancing. Yes,

dancing is a must for me here in Second Life, real-life, or anywhere my feet take me to. 

Heck, I even dance in my sleep ;)

During that time, I was able to clearly analyze my life and everything I had experienced 

for the last seven months. I found the strength to finally and once and for all forgive those who had

hurt me and move on with my life. Before this little vacation of mine, moving on with my life was just an illusion 

that I wanted to believe was possible, but in reality, I had not taken that last step that 

I needed to take in order to really start living happily again. That last step needed was forgiveness.

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I also realized the need to set my priorities straight, and that is that my children come before and

above anyone or anything in the world. Forgetting my main purpose in Second Life was also 

another thing that was causing much of my distress. I have been living Second Life like in lala land

where I believed fairy tales always come true but the harsh reality is that they don't. 

Rarely a story will have a happy ending here. Now that I am clearly aware of this fact I can honestly

move forward in the right direction on my Second Life goals and enjoy them to the fullest… 

my blog, exploring, learning from all the different cultures, learning to be creative, helping anyone

in need but most importantly, creating wonderful and truthful friendships.

Many of the things I wrote during my vacation were all sorts of poems. 

At first, all I could write were poems of heartbreak and devastation. Fortunately, as days passed, 

I found myself writing more positively. My poems started to have hope in them and finally,

 on the last days, all I could write were poems of love. I am a hopeless romantic and a total optimist

for love <3 I want the long walks, the holding hands, walking bare feet on the beach on a full moon's

night. The intimate dance under the rain. The bedroom filled with the soft fragrance of the roses 

while the bed is covered in red petals. The endless passionate nights. The tender touch and soft whisper… I want it all.

William came into my life on the second night of my vacation. And since the moment he walked in,

we never parted. He remained with me day and night and through every single beating of my heart.

His full name is William Shakespeare!

Absolutely the most amazing writer ever in the history of mankind. Actually, it was more like finding

again an old love when on that second night I decided to read for a change and picked Romeo and Juliet. Reading through the first pages, I was transferred back to my teenage years when I first set eyes on one of his masterpieces, Romeo and Juliet. I was amazed and the intensity of his words and all I could do for days was to reenact the scene where poor Juliet takes her life to join Romeo in his death.

What' here? A cup, closed in my true lover's hand?

Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.

O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop to help me after? 

I will kiss thy lips.

Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,

To make me die with a restorative,

(kisses Romeo)

Thy lips are warm.

Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger,

This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die.

(Juliet stabs herself with Romeo's dagger and dies)

I fell in love all over again with William Shakespeare to the point that my Romeo and Juliet book 

that I picked up that night never left my side and now it sits next to me by my Mac <3