I know I've been gone from posting on this blog for a long time. It was kind of a blog death -- combined with me spending less and less time on Second Life over the past year. A lot of the folks I used to hang with have left SL and so there weren't so many people I wanted to share things with. About the only time I'm in-world these days is to work, and even that I've had to cut back (recently going from two nights a week down to one at Club Mutation). Mostly because I'm just busy with other aspects of my life. It happens.
I was trying to get home after BootieSL (at its temporary location until Parkade finds a new home) this weekend when SL grabbed me by the short n curlies and threw me into a big random pile of other similar lost souls at some telehub.
Waited a while and tried to get on again. I just wanted to go home and log, knowing that otherwise the next time I launched SL I'd start at the same place (my settings are so that I start where I last was, not at home for example). And who wants that? So I did and - surprise! - I got the usual message saying the region I was trying to get to was full. Mmm hmm, tell me something I don't know. So I would be sent someplace nearby.
Wow. Yesterday was my rez day and I didn't even notice until someone mentioned it to me. I spent the day DJing for Gataki and Drah's wedding, then went to Pulse for another hot Sunday with the Pulse fam. It was a good way to spend the day -- doing something I like to do and being with the people I like.
I joined SL because of the music (DJNonono Ulysses and Amanda at the Parkade) and along the way I've had my ups and downs. We all have -- SL relationships and SL breakups. SL drama and SL peace.
And friends. You know who you are, and you know what you mean to me. Thanks for making this year worthwhile.
It's been a busy week RL and not all of it good. That's what's been keeping me from being on SL much, and from posting here. Fear not, I'll be back soon - to work at least.
And no, I won't make any more Blur references in this post.
Sunday hanging out in the Pulse park was good. It was a nice change and a chance to catch up with Pulse peeps in a no-pressure, no-rush, no work atmosphere.
So what did we do? We sat, we danced (Nish brought the boombox), we caught up with each other, we told off-color jokes, we cuddled with our honeys, we caught feeeesh.....
Speaking of feeesh, Ima was over in the spring at the base of the waterfall, in a mermaid ava. See, it's taken a while but the insidious (and near-constant) playing of that feeesh song during my sets has gotten to the girl. As was my plan all along.
Shake your body like a salmon floating up stream...
Never tell this neko DJ that a particular song makes you crazy, especially when he knows better. You'll just hear it again and again until you give in. That's how I roll.
My first week juggling this new schedule at work and doing sets at Mutation and so far I give myself a C.
Wednesday I hurried and still got to the club late. When I got this new schedule I told Ash I wouldn't be able to make it by 10PM most nights. I thought 10:30 would be enough... I may need to start even later.
I was following Aire, the new DJ, so on her first set she had to stay late because of me. Ugh. I know it happens, but I don't like to do that to other people. At least the set turned out okay. Thursday I was on time but I just felt like it was - meh. Like I was going through the motions.
BOTH nights the sim went down for a FKN reboot (Thanks Lindenlab! THANKS!) and when that happens you can just write off half your crowd, they're not coming back.
The worst part though? I snapped at someone in IM. It was befre I even started on Wednesday night.... I was late and I sped home, hoping no CHPs would pull me over on the freeway. I ran inside and logged on to SL with my desktop machine while also firing up my laptop (I run SL on the desktop and spin music from my lappy with an external HD of mp3s). And as I'm TPing to Mutation I realize my laptop isn't recognizing the HD. So I fuck with it for a few moments and send Aire an IM saying "how long?" and she says two more songs, eight minutes. I say great, I'll reboot my laptop. As soon as I do that she says "oh no I meant three minutes" and NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I tell her I need time to reboot. She says fine, no prob. As I'm rebooting my laptop I'm also readying for my set on my desktop... I have contacts/groups/inventory/notices windows open so I can make notices for three groups and attach LMs. And I'm in IM talking to Aire to get the countdown from her. Plus I need space somewhere so I can click on the club's radio controls to take over the stream at the right moment. AND I just signed on so I've got to click through two days worth of notices. Laptop reboots so I'm launching Nicecast and iTunes (the HD is recognized! Yay!) and yes I'm still running on a quart of adrenaline leftover from my drive. The playlist comes up and I'm just about to tap the stream....
That's when someone sends me an IM and then another and a request to be pounced.
Oh, she got pounced allright. In IM I sent her an all-caps message to the effect of NO IMS NOW CAN'T TALK VERY BUSY!!!
Jesus I can be an asshole sometimes.
Neeko, I apologized then and I'll say it again -- I'm sorry I snapped at you. It's not an excuse, but that was the stress talking.
When I start a set I always need a couple minutes to do all that preparation stuff. Sometimes it goes smooth and I can chat and other times something goes wrong and I need to focus so I can get stuff going and take the handoff so guests don't sit there listening to silence. This was one of those "something goes wrong" times and I handled it poorly.
Then on top of everything else my ex visited. Which, though we get along, it still messed with my head. Especially when he starts trying to relive old times and rekindle something that's over, over, over. I know you read this blog so all I can say is live in the NOW not in the past. We're over. You're a good guy, just be yourself not your avie. Especially when that avie's got a bad rep that you're still having to deal with. That part of the past is holding you back and preventing you from being as happy as you should.
Wow, preachy much, Dov? I'll post a pic and change topics.
On the bright side, the club continues to have ever-bigger crowds. Whatever Ivey/Rob/Ash/Kari are doing, it seems to be working. Garrik is doing great as host (that's him on the left) and he is somehow encouraging everyone to shed clothes. Like a LOT. That's just natural talent right there.
Also, Garrik and I were talking about doing something special at the club soon and we came up with a "Movie Night" theme. I'll play movie-related music and we'll have a movie character costume contest. Maybe even show a movie at the Limelight. No date yet but we'll figure that out soon and let you all know.
That's enough for now.... I've got some RL life to live. Will stop by the prom later for a bit before the BF drags me out for dinner.
Busy week, sorry for the lack of updates. I'll get on the ball tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a scary (as in hilarious) avie seen while voting for Vinnie.
Don't EVER let yourself look like this, kids! People will only laugh behind your back. Or right in your Fabio face.
My first day on the new shift at work and it KEEELED me. Damn near. I started at 8AM and finished about midnight.
=@_@=
Most of my worries about balky software and such... about all the little things you don't know about until it's a real world situation, they were taken care of by a dry run on Friday and then working most of the day Sunday (my BF was NOT too happy about me spending half the weekend at work). But there were still some things that could have gone smoother.
Bottom line, it was a long day and by the time I got home and sprinted from the front door to my Mac to sign on to SL, the party was over.
So I missed Ash's birfday. And from reading Twink's post, it sounds like I missed something epic. On the plus side I knew I was missing it and texted her during the festivities. I saved the texts, too... in case she forgets. You know how it is when you are... ummm... getting up there in years. You forget things.
*scurries under the couch to hide*
So if Ash doesn't kill me for that remark (it was a joke! Jeeze, old people do get all cranky, don't they? *hides again*) and if things go smoother and quicker tonight, I'll be spinning at Mutation Wednesday night. I may start my set a little late, but I'll be on. Thursday I should be on regular time.
Keep your fingers crossed!
I promised another post from last week's fun at Skin Job and Mutation, and here are a few scraps for you.
Some of my best friends showed up, including Vincent, Kisho, Ima, Kari and of course Aydan. Alt and his squeeze Allias were there, as were Axel, Chase and new boy Kyo.
Actually, now that I look at this peekture, I think maybe he picked MY pocket. Heyyyy!
'Tsokay, Aydan's stolen more valuable things than my wallet. =^_~= It was bittersweet when I played the lullabye version of NIN's "Something I Can Never Have" and then turned the stream back to the radio, collected my little tip jar, clocked out and shouted, "GOODNIGHT SKIN JOB!" Ahhhh, good times. But it was late and I needed to be at Mutation. So I tp'd and the fun began.
I started with Leftfield's "Shallow Grave," from the movie of the same name. That tune starts with some good words that speak volumes about where my kittycat head has been at lately.
And NO I'm not dwelling on old issues. I almost played that track to exorcise some demons, in fact. And I think it worked. I put the needle on the mp3's and with those words I swept away a lot of the shit that's been clouding my head of late. And I got down to the business of making sure people... get down.
After the Leftfield I played some sexy tunes for the growing crowd... Keoki's Speedracer Porn mix, Get Me Off by Basement Jaxx, So Horny by Havana Boys.... get the idea? Then some M.I.A. and a hot hot HOT Imogen Heap remix. By the time I dropped the hammer on the Pendulum remix of Voodoo People..... all bets were off. The club was crowded and the vibe was full throttle.
I dunno what drew everyone, or whether the stars just aligned the right way, but it was ginormous. And the set went on waaaay past when it was supposed to end.... but the club was still crowded, so I stayed. Finally we said our goodbyes around 2:30. Not bad for a Wednesday. But it wasn't your typical Wednesday. XD
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Ima said:
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Good to meet you also - egotistical? LOL - I'm probably one of the least egotistical people offline, and only... read more
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