Monday, September 22, 2008

Raven and Sash




Raven and Sash at there new island, and home.


With no lovin in our souls, and no money in my coat. :) Angie....


Happy little vegemites.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Puff Puff

As I sit here on my rock at heart dew, I think and I think a lot about life, love, death and what comes inbetween. Some people dont listen some people dont have the quiet.

In that time, this time, I love my friends and family to death, they are the MOST important people in my life, if we only reached out, once and a while.
Maybe we can still feel them.

I want a story inbetween my life and death years. God damn its gonna be good !

1966 shit she was a pain in the arse at times ????

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Science News. Some good some pretty bad.

Interesting stuff....http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080318215512.htm

Cracker Taggerts friend Sojourner is mentioned in this link, a place called Shockproof Dreams Sim http://www.rezed.org/group/virtualpsychology

http://www-usr.rider.edu/~suler/psycyber/secondlife.html

Very interesting, I have wondered when the first rl/sl murder will be ?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/jan/16/fromsecondlifetoseconddegr
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=5650591&page=1

http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/14/business/fi-secondlife14

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/06/02/do-a-virtual-sex-crime-in-second-life-do-real-time/

http://www.govtechblogs.com/securing_govspace/2008/08/virtual-actions-become-headlin.php

http://strivepr.com/2007/06/03/second-life-vice/

Zipping through some of these sites reminds me of a story I have, when I was an Art Gallery Manager, a guy contacted myself and my boss regarding some art work, on his profile he had written that he wanted a daughter of his own ???

I went to his house, to have a look at his art work, no-one was there.
I walked in I saw a bed, some balls on the bed, looked around and I have to say out of all the places I have been in SL I have never been so creeped out as I was that day.
And I couldnt get out of there fast enough. His offer regarding work was declined, and we refused to work with this man.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Where the sea meets the rain


Soreia has recently done a great job of revamping Energy island, a great place for relaxation, and meditation
Beautiful places to sit and just relax to your choice of music, she does her own healing there as well.

Also SL Botanical Gardens is well worth a look, I like to sit in the tropical thunder storm, its good for the soul, also Welsh falls.
Another place is Inspire Space Park.
Fishing is great as well, at any of the Seven seas places, where you can buy your own rod and catch fish and gifts. Good fun.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bloody Hun

Damn I hate that word, and the next Ausralian that calls me Hun will get a kick up the arse.
So Unaustralian, and I am not into being Unaustralain in any way or form.

Reminds me of a high pitched whining females voice, saying Hhhuuuuunnnnn can you put out the garbage... Hun can you go and fk yourself..

And baby or babe dont call me baby, Im not your baby, people are just to damn lazy to write my name or forget it cause they have to many avs on the go.

Such personal endearments thrown around here, like having a cup of tea.
If I call you mate its cause you are, and if you dont like me calling you mate and you are a stranger tell me and I will stop. Simple..

Maybe I should have been......

Michael Moore of SL. LMAO Da Da Da DAAAAAAAAAAA

"Talking through a mega phone out the front of Walmart"

You want the virtual truth, I will give it to you, if you dont want it get the hell out of my blog.
Sorry if I am bursting anyones bubble, but it is by no means an accident, better I do it, before you find out your rl wife or hubby, is doing Dan from Dallas while your changing diapers !!

Serious you may say, Im down right blaise lmao.....
Issues I have none, I am not hooked up with any vampires or planning a virtual wedding or a virtual baby, so an older person can role play a child.
Now thats a serious issue.... And down right disturbing !!


OOOhhhh Im crying with laughter here, at least I get a kick out of myself still.
Oh where is my clown av..

Some Great things

Some great things, experiences that can be done or learnt for many ppl, that would other wise be never able to be done, such as disabled people, austistic etc.
This I find to be one of the greatest educational and beneficial to many.
And support this 110%
General rallying of important rl issues, where ppl can come together and unite to make the world a better place. Healing of peoples souls and lives for the better.

Self promotion of talented people, a friend of mine Zappa,(Ziffy Zarf) who should always eat his breakfast before he comes in here, is one of them. A talented rl harmonica and piano player and song writer. It is great to see his webpage up and running.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=603160&content=music

A young man that should be truly supported to live out his dream.
Dont dream it!! DO IT.

Young musos, poets, and artists, I encourage you all to, Go right ahead and make my day :)
Life is and will always be filled with many regrets, its up to you what you choose, in your time.
Choose wisely, and use SL as your platform for self promotion...

Wanker Alert....Romance and meat markets

So if you are tired of looking for someone at some just plain standard places, find yourself some romantic places, where you can certainly feel the avs eyes undressing you.
I took my friend to a few "nice" places, and as soon as you walk in yes they are lovely, the next minute ims start flashing, lucky for me I have fuck off written on my profile :)
Self Explanitory !!

I feel like I am at some desperate and dateless dance or the over 50s or just a plain old mutton done up as lamb meat market..

Ims coming from over that way, while he dances with a lusious blond, already making his next move, maybe shes afk or something.. Shall I get out a shot gun yet.

Then you have the slick wanker type the Elusive ball hopper, woman walks in on her own, he asks if she wants to dance (A sign for are you ready for cyber sex) In my case I dont want to dance, I like to rock out on my own, and like my own space.

So I dance, next lady comes in, he pounces like an inconspicious tool..

Aha I got one !!! So from ball to ball these ppl go, for around mmm 20 mintues, then poof they both vanish. Now mmmm what do you think they d be doing.
And to be so easy, well he s probably doing anther man :) Good on him..

I have to say my self esteem is a hell of a lot higher than ball hopping with some tosca from wherever. This particular wanker is high on my list to stay away from, ask me who it is if you like.

Cause news travels so fast in SL, there should be a Wanker Alert, please feel free to add there names here, or send them through to me.

Another wanker to watch is the "Ive only got 20 mintues line", like do we care how much time you got idiot.

So just cause someone is wearing a tux or whatever, does that make them a better person just like in rl, never judge a book by its cover.

The Goddess as quoted by Raven

My good friend Raven, hes a ripper, Ive had to mute him several times, teach him some manners, ban him re-mute him, hide from him etc etc.....
But all in all, this guys got a big heart and one of my best friends, he puts up with me and my bullshit, and he is very true. He finally found a nice gf, Sash and I am very happy for both of them.

I remember one night, just trying to meditate quietly and not wanting to talk to anyone, Ravens there right in front of me, I tell him to shut up, he doesnt.(Like the donkey on Shrek) Anyway so I move and try to hide, I can see him like a frantic firefly searching for me on the map, and around me.
I go into a camo colour so he cant see me, and in fits of laughter but fuming behind the pc screen, he didnt find me.. lol Its like give me some space man, but you cant help but to love Raven.

We d sit together in rl and get blind rolling together, and be in fits of laughter searching for hair that wasnt gay looking. Do you know how hard that is to do in sl . Extremely difficult !!

Floorboard talking to Raven in a Hair place, this hair looks to gay Raven.. another place, OHHH noooo its all gay here to mate lol.. Cant we get any ungay hair in SL at all. lmao
Not likely..

Matches made from Floorboards

In rl I am a good match maker, once again these skills come right on in here, I have a good friend from Florida, known him for ages, single in rl. I couldnt understand why such a nice honest guy was single in rl.
Very caring and sincere, but hes somewhat shy at times, I said to him one day, what are we looking for here mate, as I do. Hes like "Oh no Floorboard dont you dare". Im like yes yes she ll be right mate.

Anyway Im working away putting up some of my art work, near some jazz club, and a lady walks past. Me being me says hello how are you, she looked lovely and was wearing a blue dress, I asked her where she was from and she told me Florida, and she was single in rl to.
I nearly fell over, and in my round about way, straight to the point asked her if shed like to meet a friend of mine. And she said yes.

Now two of my best friends in SL, they met and together have created a beautiful house which took out an award for the house of the mth in a SL mag. Very proud of them both !!
Well not to long back now they celebrated there 1 year anniversary, and are still together as a couple in here now.

Once again a good memory comes in handy in here, it brings ppl together.
Whatever you want I reckon I could find it. I am always on the look out for my good friends, for whatever it may be.

I hope one day to be invited to Florida to go to a rl wedding from my two friends from in here, now wouldnt that be one hell of a blast !!

Monday, September 15, 2008

Heart Dew

Heart Dew is a favourite place of mine, I sometimes am just to busy in rl to even start a conversation in here, so Id meditate a lot, I dont like all the brbs, and I do have many at times.
So Heart Dew is where I would sit, and when I was here it was a great place to just clear my busy mind, and fingers. I do type fast, and get around in here fast.

After I stopped work in SL, I spent a lot of time at meditating places, staying out of the main lands, I didnt need anything or want anything. I mean really what does a avatar really need, except trusted friends. When I just about had it all. I didnt need a house, what was the point of being inside a pc inside a house. I still dont get that !!

The impossible can just about be done in here, and so many ppl still keep to the norm and the same as rl. Eventually I started to go out again more and more, but yes I still at times get bored with the whole scene now. Friends cool, but any wankers just need to stay the fuck back.

Cracker Taggert that has worked hard to build Heart Dew, these are the ppl I like they care, they have land in here they let complete strangers use there land, they are givers.
In sl there are so many takers, so many.
And if your self esteem is low get the hell out of here, its no place for you, sl is a direct hit at times on a persons self esteem.

Peoples rl relationships falling to pieces, due to this place, and when it suits certain ppl they say Oh dont take it so serious its only a game. My arse.....
Behind every av is a real person with real feelings, ppl are to quick to forget this.
SL creeps up on you, one mintue your crusing along in here, next minute your running to say hello to someone in here, and it reAlly starts to screw up your rl, if you dont have a rl yeah great if you do BEWARE.

I could always see that a lot of ppl would take this place oh so serious, thats why sl needs more clowns, I went to my friends sl wedding in here, and when they needed some entertainment, I changed myself into my clown.. :) unicycle juggling balls and all, or a joint smoking, drunk clown with marriage counsellor written across my head.
Blues places listening to all these great blues ladies sing, and what no big mamma! so I made one. Thats the part of sl that I love the obscure the different, the down right ugly, every one to busy being so damn vain and beautiful its gets ridiculous, and Im taking it to serious lmao.
What a fkn joke.

Another story, a friend of mine, now wiped been maried in rl for 25 yrs, his rl wife was dating a bdsm master in here, in rl she started to get around the house with a dog collar on.
After this life long marriage she packed up and moved out, obvioulsy took her dog collar with her.. What a lucky man.
I could go on about the stupid, ridiculous,weird bloody insane, and I will.. lol
Another friend married a vampire, I was having a nice chat to him one day about realtionships in here, he was a moody prick, anyway the next thing he says to me I cant help you anymore FB.
Like I wanted his help anyway, the thing was he had a new gf and she was so insecure with him having a female friend I had to go. np with me, just showed me his true colours as weak as piss.
Just before me wiping him, he tells me I have issues, but he had just told me hes married a sl vampire and they are expecting ther first baby.

Now whos got the problem ?? Anyway good riddents to that tosser to.

RL OR SL OR A BIT OF BOTH

Then you have to figure out which ppl are talking to you in which language, some talk in just sl, some sl and rl, some just rl. So you have to try and work out what the fuck these ppl are talking about. If they dont talk about rl at all, they get grumpy, how the hell are we meant to know wtf is going on. SL is so complex at all times.
For all you know your new sl gf or bf, could be siting next to you, cybering with someone else while also cheating on there rl partner and this guy or girl could also be the complete opposite sex, to what you have been lead to believe.

Deception everywhere.
Trust in sl is as rare as rocking horse shit, make no mistake of that.


Zoom back to Heart Dew its a nicer place to be.

In general. A Frantic Crash !! The fish was this big !!




In general I love a good crash in sl, I actually try to take pictures as Im going down, and hanging around in the sand like im woking for the taliban. I find it hilarious !
And then when the whole or parts of SL is going down and we are all grouped off to some place like a heap of cattle, to some place. It to me is like an instant party, ppl rocking up nude, all sorts strippers, escorts, fat, small, large, skinny, black, white,masters, slaves, furries, kids !!

And they are all freaking out, to bad if they were doing something great before they rocked up to this crash party, which I turn into a barbeque and a beer . I invite my friends to come and watch this, cause I find it all so amusing, ppl actually frantic...

People carrying on like they about to die, its so funny and one of the funniest things in sl, cause its so random. I then pretend to be a news reporter, saying stuff like.
We are here live ralph, ppl are freaking out but its all going to be ok soon, whos got a beer and a sausage for gods sake lmao......

I also love a good ol av epileptic fit, to the point where you think your av has died or something just hilarious.. Also atm I have a laguhing bug thats great, only on my land though, please come over if youd like to laugh ... lmao
Maybe I could spread that bug to the whole of sl, now thats an idea...

If anyone has any real funny stories please feel free to post them here.....

Out of SL

Now that I didnt have my job in here, I decided to go back to studying on the net interesting things, 9/11, Port Arthur Massacre and anything else I can sink of teeth into.
I had heaps of friends and contacts by this stage, so decided to use SL as a platform to send out activist issues around the whole of the world, along with some other friends of mine.

The Pond I have found to be the most Unaustralian place I have ever encountered, and this is explained in another post. I dont even want to go into it again, cause they arent worth a pinch of shit. So many Australian friends were banned from the pond for pathletic reasons.
I was, I got to say dismayed, and still am.
Although I did help to arrange many ppl at the pond for Anzac Day this year 08.

Ive heard so many stories from within SL, sad ppl, divorced, heart broken, weirdos, men dressed as ladies. Cheaters, liers, thieves, Men wanting to have there own daughter !! I truly find some of the whole of SL disturbing, especially adults roleplaying children and baby avs !!
WTF is that all about, people preying on the vunerable and weak, some like nazis and jews, pc discrimination if your pc runs to slow for gods sake..
And some ppl can be so rude, I wont tolerate any of it. RL OR SL.
And bdsm, the only thing a collar is good for is cattle or a dog, so they can shove that to.

I am a good tracker within SL, people would come to me for help many times, I felt like a marriage counsellor come spy, it also helps having an assassin as a good friend :)
And I have a damn good memory, and am brutally honest at times.

Weird stuff, a story.
A friend of mine was seeing a guy in here, we soon figured out he was cross dressing, np with that but then we found out he had an alt, well several.
He seemed to be running his own call girl service, and liked to dress up as younger ladies, one inparticular liked puppies and icecreams, well me being my cheeky self, after she split up from him. Had to send him a icecream to suck on. the wanker.....
Yes theres all sorts in here.

During this time

Time rolls on in here, sl comes in cycles waves, some times surging higher than other times, some days just so damn boring and others to exciting. People come and go, and I guess your own moods are tracked, to work as best you can with SL, without getting carried away.
I continually now stay in night mode, so it doesnt upset my rl day time pattern and sleep, so easy to do in here, especially if you end up with someone from another country.

I continued on with the Gallery, but ended up quitting after my boss spoke to me rudely one to many times, no amount of money in the world or lindens will let me put up with bullshit.
So I helped to get the whole thing off the ground, found very talented artists, and walked away.
I was offered many jobs from other Galleries one being KMADD. Which later I also declined, due to now really knowing the value of the linden and my time, so I became a complete non-commiting avatar to anyone or anything !!

I looked into banks to invest all the money I had made, but couldnt trust that they wouldnt just pack up and disappear.
I stuck to my friends, and found some more nice places to just sit to unwind from my hectic rl also, and really just stayed to myself again. Basically I had worked so hard in here and helped so many ppl by this stage, I needed to learn how to relax, so thats what I set out to do .

The Mysterious Rose and Artistic Fimicloured


I started searching for rl artists, real art, not Fractals or photos, or re-prints, this was about the real deal. (Not saying that Fractals and photography isnt good it just wasnt what I was after)
Although I found many great pieces.
I went to a Museum, and found an awesome pic called "The last Hurrah", by someone called Artistic Fimicloured, in her notecard describing her work, a work of pastels.

Art was a breast cancer survivor, and in each picture she had put a pink ribbon in, for ppl to find, as a reminder to the ongoing research needed. I had to find this person, still not knowing if she was a man or lady. I contacted many ppl, trying to find him/her.
I ended up at the Parks Galleries, where there were renovations happening, and some of her work there, but it was named differently. I found her, her name was Stephanie Koslow/Artistic Fimicloured

I wandered around the Gallery trying to find leads, and there on the floor was a single rose, in a room where her work had been. All of a sudden an awful feeling came over me, I thought omg!
I have missed her she has died from her cancer. I got up from my computer and had to walk away, and I had tears in my eyes. I had previously helped to nurse my own father through cancer, who had passed away.


I had to find her and I knew for some reaosn I had to be fast.
I wanted her work to be the first in my new Gallery, cause she had not only great work, but a message of hope to other cancer survivors. Her work can be viewed still at Parks Galleries, and Level 4 Art Gallery.

Well I ended up finding her, we became good friends, I knew she was terribly ill going through treatment, so any meditation or relaxing places I found, I sent them through to her, to help in anyway for her to heal. She was such a bright character dressed as a pink fox :)
I knew one day would come a time when I would buy a piece of her art, and it would be "The last Hurrah". That day came sooner than expected, and acheiving many things on SL, and making many great friends, she passed away. There was a memorial service for her at The Parks Gallerie, which myself and good friends attended in honour of her.

Artistic is missed by many, but her message of hope continues to live on in here, to me she was a truly inspirational lady, and I had the honour to meet her and be trusted with her art work in SL. To me a great honour.
I ended up giving "The last Hurrah" away to another friend who I thought needed some inspiration, so it is safe atm in her hands.. Angel.


A rose also reminds me of the words I have quoted and sang to my rl brother, from the song "The rose" And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live !
So many roses, in So many gardens.


Due to respect and honour of all artists I have met in sl, none of there rl art will be reproduced on this blog.

Communication

I always liked the way I could talk to ppl all over the world, about interesting topics, we all tire of the hum drum hello how are you, where are you from lines. So I kept to myself mostly, partied out every now and then but kept to myself and trusted friends.
I am very good with ppl in general, very easy going. quick witted and very funny at times, at other times I can be the more serious side, and also can get real pissed off, so much so I will rip your head off. In rl I am very business minded, independent, and I certainly dont want or need a guy hanging out of my arse, especialy a jealous one.

I can see why ppl end up teaming up with someone else, they just gets so damn bored.. lol

Id just have to see a rl pic of someone that liked me and Id think omg no way on earth, the next time Id see them Id think of that and Id keep myself busy with my work.
I saw many friends though couple up, some are still together in here, some have married re-married and had av babies, thats another story in itself !!! Do I need to get a bucket to throw up yet..

Due to my good communication I met a person, who was a good builder, and wanted to start up a Art Gallery, this led to me becoming the Manager. I loved this job, and met many many talented rl artists, and scripters, thats why I loved the job so much cause this was rl art they had created in rl. So it kept it all real for me.

Truly inspired me these friends.

So high and low I searched, I became an excellent tracker, of people via objects etc.
In a way I think Id make a good detective in here, I am extremely fast, although my pc was slow I was fast at the game, and very switched on, even faster now.
I got to know my old pc very well, I listened and learnt from some of the best, and got the best ability out of that pc.

I probably still hold the sl record for going to over 500 Art Galleries, where I met many people, great rl art was low, Id say an average of one per 100. Probably more now though, cause Im going back one and a half years now.
I became a walking talent scout, with many contacts, this had taken many hours to acheive.
The first artist that I found deserves a full story, so I will continue in a new thread for her.

RL stuff and SL

Being a heavy rock singer in rl, it didnt take me long to get hold of a bc rich guitar, which is an extension of my av, and my tambourine, and any other instument I can get my hands on.
Love all that stuff !! And yes being an Aussie I am somewhat of a Party animal when I get going.
Some friends have even said I am the funniest person they have ever met.. And should be a stand up Comic, which I take as such a nice compliment.
I have always seen the funny side of SL, and find it hard to take to much to serious, its the rules and regulations, that brings the seriousness in. And the longer ppl are here, the more we learn and know, so many trade secrets !!

I also think the longer ppl are in here, more of yourself comes in, more emotion, more of everything.

Speaking of Aussies, didnt seem to be many in here back then, they were hard to find, and my friends in rl would look at me all stupid when Id rave about this place you could go out virtually.
That seems to be changing more now.
But yes I had a ball, but was getting bored more and more, so had to keep my brain busy to keep me here. So yeah also in rl I am a stained glass designer, so I started to build in here, and make stained glass windows. So the search for interesting textures, and bringing imports in began.
Building I believe takes a lot of patience, skill, and creavity, and there is some great talent in here most certainly.
I then went on to make windows for rentals and shops, sold clothes anything I thought was nice enough to sell. had businesses of my own on the go, to get the elusive linden (Mickey mouse money) Now not worth a pinch of shit to me, as you will see.
But yes I remained busy using my brain in here, hoping I guess to get a job, that paid something worth while. Always investing, and re-investing.

From the start

Well I entered SL, on the slowest pc known to man, smallest amount of memory to be here, Im still actually surprised how long that pc stood up to the SL Challenge. I couldnt damn well see, and was so slow, from the start I was interested in the building, but this did take a while.
Some friends I still have right from my start date, and are true geniune ppl, some friends I think got busted by there rl wives or gfs cheating on here, and never came back.
I have seen so many never return, or some having a long break and then coming back again.
I always wondered and still do wonder wtf I was here, and still here. Id call it true friends.
Extremely a rare trait in rl and sl.

At help Island, I got the general gist of the place, as we all do, a lots changed now though, god knows what I looked like, cause any alterations were very different to what I could see from behind the screen, time went on I met a nice person once I crossed over to the main land, still a good friend now. He told me my av was fat, not that I really cared what I looked like in here, but yeah Im certainly not fat in rl, and wanted I guess my av to be as close to rl as I could if possible.
I think we all like the personal feel we can give to our avs, I find it to be quite creative.

Friends come and go for there own reasons, one guy he kept popping in, new name new av, so Id save things for him to make him feel at home, in his short time in here, thats why I will never change my name in here, cause these friends mean a lot to me, and I want them to always be able to find me if they come back. Anyway that friend he disappeared finally, once he got married in rl. I highly respected his decision, but you know what ! one day he will come back just to say hello. I already know that :)

So crazy times continued, great friends funny buggars, one guy I will meet in 2010 when he comes across from the USA via Australia. Looking forward to that.
I had my first rental, thanks to another good friend, he went on to deal in real estate with some of my advice. Doing great in SL even now.

It was weird to me all these guys trying to date me, I was like wtf is this, so I set up my own boundaries, I wasnt here for any of that and still am not... To me it all spells trouble.
So plastered on my avs profile basically was Piss off Dickhead...

Totally out of character. Adventures in SL..

Well this is the start to a less conservative blog, and for my friend Kris, who has encouraged me to write this. Yes good ol Secondlife, totally out of character for me, and so many others I have met in SL. The last video game I played or mastered was back in the 80s. Pacman in High School. lol !! I saw a documentary on SL on an Australian T.V Channel, and I guess I liked the concept.
Thought geez that looks like fun, and I wanted to fly....
The only reason I come back now, is for some certain close friends in here, they know who they are. After nearly 2 years in here, I believe I have some interesting stories to tell, some names will be changed or not even mentioned cause they are either greedy, rude bastards, or another reason not worth mentioning. So at times yes I will become fictional, but this will be a otherwise true account of my time in here, many laughs and many great talented people.
So the journey begins ......