'Stuff ..., Second Life

SL Relationship Interviews

Lacy Muircastle

Three-Hearts

Hi there

With the festive season now behind us the next big thing is Valentine’s Day and in conjunction with Ivy Maverick we thought it would be appropriate to investigate the state of SL relationships. As a result I will be putting together an article on SL relationships which will be posted on Ivy Maverick’s ‘Stuff Groups Blogs. To quote Ivy when we were discussing the project, we are looking for “the good, the bad and the ugly”. So what that means is we would like input from you on your SL relationship experiences regardless of what they are.

I have a few questions which if you have got time I would appreciate you answering. No names will be mentioned in the article unless you give us permission to publish your name. I will be drawing from the responses to these questions in my article. Our intention is for you to respond to the article on the blog once it is posted, should you wish to.

Please feel free to expand on your answers.

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Stories

Second Time Around© …. Prologue

Lacy Muircastle

Sheridan sat impatiently in the court waiting in suspense for her name to be called. “Sheridan Browne” With her heart in her throat she realised that the time had finally come, all the months of bitter tears and anguish, of her emotions running the gamut of despair at the impending end of a 10 year relationship, to relief and giddy euphoria at the prospect of a new beginning …

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Luke stood at the window looking out across a stormy sea, thinking to himself that the weather emulated his grey mood perfectly.  His pain still raw.  His beloved Elaine taken from him so cruelly a year before.  It was the first anniversary of her passing and he still felt utterly bereft.  He couldn’t help himself, as the tears rolled slowly down his cheeks, no matter how many times he was told by well-meaning friends and family that he would be okay given time, he just didn’t see how.

'Stuff ..., Second Life

AN X RATED INTERVIEW WITH MOHNA LISA

Lacy Muircastle

Mmmmmm, doesn’t he look delicious enough to want to unwrap slowly ….? Come with me then as I peel back the layers of the ever so gorgeous and enigmatic man that is Mohna Lisa.

Hello everyone.  This is my first post of what I hope will be many in the WomenStuff/MenStuff blog, where I will be interviewing the designers in both groups.

I have in my time as writer in SL had the opportunity to interview quite a number of designers and as a group within the SL community, fashion designers are a busy bunch but then we get to reap the rewards of their industriousness don’t we ….  On the whole I have found them to be great people.  Granted there are a few who have serious ego issues but then that is to be found in all parts of society.

Mohna Lisa he of the Mohna Lisa Couture brand is not one of those with ego issues, but he very definitely falls into the busy category!!

His store is a pure delight to behold and from a female perspective an absolute wonderland of utter gorgeousness (oh and that kind of includes the man himself).  This man knows how to make a lady feel really sexy but with class.

I eventually managed to pin Mohna down (ok not literally … that’s just wishful thinking)and he generously agreed to have a chat.

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SL Enquirer

In memory of Courtesan DeCuir

Lacy Muircastle

As the various events for The Relay for Life for 2012 get ready to kick off I would like to share this story with you.

In 2007 one Courtesan DeCuir arrived in Second Life.  Courtesan DeCuir had been a cancer survivor.  With that said she took Relay for Life very seriously.  She even graced OD Designs once in tribute as her music Idol “Martina McBride” during Relay for Life to help those who were in need.  And another time we heard Courtesan speak once more through Martina McBride in the words of her release “I’m Gonna Love You Through It”.

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Second Life making dreams come true

Lacy Muircastle

Second Life is regularly touted as a place to be what you want to be or do what you are unable to do in your real life.  And when one comes across an avatar with just such a story, of someone using SL to achieve RL dreams and overcoming RL’s cruel hand, it has to be told!!

I am incredibly honoured to introduce to you Johnathan Hiess.  Many of you will already know of him in SL as he is a well-known DJ who performs at a number of SL’s most popular dance venues, and who can sing too!!

A more self-effacing person I have not encountered in SL.  He is a man whose driving force has been to make a difference in the real world, especially for his children and his daughters particularly.  But in so doing his original ambitions of being a DJ in real life took the back seat. He was 16 years old and playing at KMEL Radio Station in San Francisco, but his Mom and Dad convinced him that he should go to school.  He went on to finish college majoring in criminal justice from Sonoma State.  The market was heavy with applicants at the time so he joined the Marines.

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