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I have stopped listening to the audio recording of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosserr I simply could not listen to another CD. Not because it was awful, the truth is, it is an interesting and well researched book/CD. “Part investigative journalism, part social criticism,” it was a New York Times bestseller and has been critically acclaimed.
On the back cover, it says ” a fine piece of muckraking, alarming without being alarmist”.. my sensibilities just couldn’t take anymore.. I got up to CD 5 and couldn’t listen to anymore. “the dark side of the all American meal” The laws in Canada are not the same as the USA, never-the-less… There is a lot of common sense, and ah ha moments. If you are not aware of this book, or this author, then if you are interested in something different.. please check it out. I got mine at the public library, I thought it was something else, I really didn’t peruse it… I just thought it was a quick and easy…. NOT!
The news these days has been so repetitive, bleak and often shake your head, sad.. that I thought it would be a change.. NOT!
Time to find a feel good holiday movie to watch, or simply listen to music, if I thought I could go to sleep, wake up and the world would be different… nah.. that is wishful thinking…
Time to find a quiet world, where the air is clear, thoughts are able to chill, and time for a while, floats in a happy space.
Oyashikiri
2nd pic, SL Second Life
audio by Rick Adamson (excellent)
halloween
Hey, how was your day? Decided to drop in to the Diabetes Fund raiser in Second Life. It is a good cause, of course since I was there, I felt I should look around. Found myself a fun costume.
I wasn’t ready to do a lot, change worry about hair style etc. so you can see, I chose accordingly, the virtual world, is no different from our day-to-day, we still have to deal with choices.
My ribs are showing. You can’t see how hard I had to resist having one of the special Halloween cupcakes I got for hubby. LOL it was hard, but knowing I had just committed to not having dessert for a month, and I mean JUST…. I settled for the plastic spiders on the icing.
I actually took up needle and thread today, instead of applying more bond, or glue to the fabric piece I was working on. I sewed the part of the roof that had not bonded properly to the background material
Now I’m at a dance with some fab music happening while I am busy sharing time with you. Multi-tasking at its best. You can see my avatar is dancing behind Nick, he and his wife Mel are dressed in identical outfits. They are rather clever. The party is just getting underway. Will go and be social. Meanwhile, we are ending October, tomorrow we start into a very busy month… some time soon we hope to here when the operations will be. I do know that we already have a lot of medical appointments set up for November.
Please understand if I am not as regular with my posts…. I will do my best, because sharing time with you all, is good for me. Over the years, you have all inspired me at some time or another. I love the connection we share. You are all the best!!!
Here is looking at you… “wink”
Q
Happy 31st.
Collage, my creation upper left.. the rest, virtual art from Second Life.
Enjoy your day, let the happy flow into the evening light
Wave as you fly by.
Q
naughty kitty
Someone was caught jumping & walking on the bed
that same someone went off on her own
and was seen sitting on a pumpkin in someone’s store
then I was told, she went next door and did the same to the pumpkin there
then later was seen jumping out and hollering Boo, to the passing few
last seen she was fleeing the scene – watch out, she could be somewhere near you.
hiding in waiting to jump out and say BOO
Q
virtual pictures taken in SL http://www.secondlife.com
Dinky avatar, by Designer Etheria Parrott worn by Q
words,text pictures Q
an angel takes flight (Georgina)
My sister in law was a strong resourceful woman, she battled with medical problems what seems like forever. Yet she raised her family, say her children marry, and then the blessing of grandchildren. Had she stayed around, she and my brother in law would have celebrated I believe their 49th. anniversary.
The last few years saw her visiting the train station, more than I’m sure she wanted to, but an intelligent woman, she knew that a journey was soon to come. I never failed to marvel at her sense of “life” no matter her physical limitations, she always had an aura of vibrancy and life the emanated from her. Everyone who met her, dealt with her, enjoyed her presence. Even in the greatest discomfort, she made you feel welcome by her side. A “true lady”, genteel, she will be greatly missed.
She was a ray of sunlight that shone just a tad brighter than most.
The last few days, we saw the skies cloud over, we felt the murmur and call of the Universe.
One night the stars shone extra brightly, the next morning, we knew, she had spread her wings and flown home where she will shine down on us from up above.
The sunbeams that dance across the lakes, and caress the changing seasons, will always be a bit of Georgina, reminding us, she is not far away, Her legacy and faith in “life” will always BE.
Oyashikiri
Rest in Peace dear friend, you will never be forgotten..
wandering
sometimes,
we wander to the right
but get tempted to venture
to the left
sometimes
we wander right into the fire
where there is nothing to do
but close our eyes
nice and tight
till our thoughts
wander back into the light
only we ourselves can define our reality
PL Precept #11 Always be with God
wherever you wander,
you are NEVER alone
Oyashikiri
text Q
landscape designer, Eclair Martinek
Photographer Q
Travel safe my friend – goodbye
Lizzie was an artist with a thirst to create, not just anything, everything she did was alive and vivid, just like her. Her creativity knew no bounds. When she first was told she had cancer, she said, OK, let’s deal with this.. and did what she needed to do, she beat the odds. Once, twice, the little vixen fought her way to live another day.
This last fight, she grew weary. She laid down her brush, with the quiet dignity of the true diva she was, she spread her wings and took flight beyond the heavens into the “night”..
We will miss you Liz, your energy and spirit, a diva warrior like no other, will forever glow in our hearts. Rest in peace.
Oyashikiri
chasing the Mad Hatter
It all started out innocently enough. I heard about a place where there was a possibility I could run into, or meet up with the Mad Hatter, and if really lucky maybe Alice herself. had to crawl through a door to do that, and fall down a big hole, but I was game.
Once there what had started out easy enough, was proving to be a big confusing, there were no road signs, in fact, there had been a note earlier in the game saying I should follow the path. And it would be more fun if I had my settings at night.. but you can see, I wasn’t that brave.. I kept to travel in the daylight.
I went in to explore the first building I found, it was empty, but fully furnished I was able to warm myself by a roaring fire. I wasn’t tempted to rest on the bed.. but I did sit a spell on a chair in what appeared to be a bedroom with a lot of books.
When I found my way out of the big spooky house, I sat for awhile hoping that I would be given a sign, or someone would come by… no one came. I did meet a guard at the entrance to the red queen’s palace, but she was no where to be seen. I dared sit on her throne.
I made my way over hills, and through a huge valley of coloured mushrooms, I could hear activity, but didn’t see anyone. When I came across the tea party, no one was there, all the desserts were out, and the tea still hot, but not a soul in sight.
The windmill was beckoning with its welcoming lights at the door, before calling it a night, I thought I go explore. Sigh.. a woman’s work is never done.. I had to mend and sew without any proper light before I could go to bed.
Meanwhile, while I was out exploring, Little Q was at home enjoying a night by the fire, with not a thought in her head to leave her cosy home
No two people use “time” in the same way. The trick is to find what is “right for you, and make time to do it. Every day we get to create our own “chapter and verse”, it was a grand week-end. Now, we have a whole week ahead. Happy start of the week everyone.
I am little Ms Q. and I luv YOU… from my virtual home, I bid you a good night.
avatar (Siamese) is a Dinky (found in Second Life) designer Etheria Parrott Tiny Inc -Dinky shop
Alice In Wonderland sim is also in SL Alice in Wonderland.dsyphoria
model for the human avatar -Dentelle Noir
Q is Qyhat Harbour (pronounced Quiet) friends call me Q =^_^=
chop suey for Cindy
Cindy this blog is for you.. I had to search through my huge inventory of photos to find a picture of the Wynx Otter. (Wynx is a builder/designer in Second Life) she is the first builder to give us a huge variety of animal avatars. The picture you see above is yours truly in her biggie (what we call human form) and in my Dinky avatar. The Dinky is an avatar created by the builder and designer, Etheria Parrott from the UK.
http://www.secondlife.come is the trademarked name of a virtual world, called Second Life. It comes to us from the United States, California.
Here are some examples of the variety offered. The two avatars on the left upper corner, or the Wynx Otter avatars.. The next picture over shows you a possum, a kangaroo and I think a hippo. The otter is appears again in the white dress bottom right. In SL (Second Life) for several years, I made clothes for the little avatars, so the pictures with the clothes, are of me modeling the outfit, for my marketing boards.
And yes, at one time, I was able to make enough money with my online shops to trade the linden dollars in for US dollars. I have been a virtual artist/creator since 2007. I now longer design and make clothes for Tiny or Biggies, the market has changed dramatically with mesh and other software with technical advances that my brain simply does not want to relearn new techniques.. So now I just enjoy my friends.
In the virtual world our friends come from all corners of the world. We enjoy exchanging ideas, and sharing our creativity. Of course there are many layers of the virtual world, like in our day to day world, it takes all kinds.. right..+^_^= …
Here is a new avatar, by a designer who is more current with today’s animations, in that her avatars use a different animation than the Wynx AV. And can use the regular human animations, they are not limited like the Wynx avatar, it has to have its own set of animations. CABs store, in SL For SL community members the link provided will take you to her shop. If you are not a player in SL, you would have to visit http://www.secondlife.com to download the viewer. It is FREE
Second Life is not “just” a game, it is a community of players who interact and yes build a second life in a virtual world. It is very hard to explain, one has to experience it and form one’s own ideas.
Charities operate in SL, it is a source of revenue, may people who are handicapped or disabled and unable to participate in life the way they used to or want to, can do so with the use of an avatar. Behind each avatar is a real person, sitting at a desk or at their keyboard interacting with you.
Because of this two young ministers, were open to visiting SL and working at a Perfect Liberty “home” to work with people who had signed up to know more about the teachings of PL. Unfortunately, they were transferred back to Japan before we could do much else, but get their avatars up and running.
There are many social agencies working in SL, for Seniors, for survivors of abuse, the educational land social network is vast. At any given time there could be over 50,000 people on, and that would be a slow period.
I will leave you with some pictures of Dinky clothes being offered for the Dinky avatar, tell me they are not the cutest… =^_^=
Thanks everyone, for sharing a bit of leisure with me today. Cheers
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