Fae thoughts

A fae is gorgeous and they know it. They do however know that showing too much flesh makes them look trashy and that is simply not what any fae wants!

Sisters, if your skirt barely covers your panties then for heavens sakes wear a longer skirt – we really have no desire to have your underwear flashed in our faces as you dance. Speaking of underwear – make sure it actually covers the front and back bits! There is nothing worse than losing your appetite because someone in flashes panties made out of a single strand of string.

My brothers need to be sensible also. We are fae and should really look it – that means we are handsome but also pretty – finely defined features for example. You can’t just take a human, glue some wings on them and then say “I’m a fae now”. I guess that’s why there are so few fae males.

Brothers please also be aware of colour! Remember that in nature the male of the species is the colourful one and the female is rather drab. Now our sisters are far from drab so that means we must be even more colourful! But for goodness sakes please try and avoid the psycadelic style outfits – they really do clash with just about anything.

More fae thoughts soon.

Being blue

Blue can be seen as a cold colour and also it is associated with feeling down. However blue can also be a most vibrant and magical colour as shown in this image.

Tan looks far from cold or down.

Been a while

It’s been a while since my last post here. The last week or so was written off due to me having flu – whether or not it was swine flu is not clear as you don’t get tested unless you are really serious. Thankfully it seems as if I only had a mild case – knocked me off my feet for five days and took me several more to get any strength back. In sure I am over it though.

Things have moved on a pace in and around Avilion also. There was of course the excellent Relay For Life of SL a few weeks ago. The event never fails to be a moving one.

When I logged back in to SL after a weeks absence I was shocked by the state of my inventory on both Tan and Sharl. I started with Sharl and got rid of all the inventory that he will no longer use – clothing, weapons, structures. Whilst I may have paid for them I know I’ll never use them again now. Tan is going to be next – time to prune that vast wardrobe and also to quit buying more of it!

I’m going to continue with my little bit of SL (land I mean) but cut back on all other SL expenditure – I need to save more each month as I’m intending to go on a foreign holiday next year. This will not impact upon my life in Avilion one bit as I have all that I need there already.

I was particulary touched to read of all the kind thoughts that people had over my illness. This gave me just what I needed when I was really feeling low. This is what is so great about the community of Avilion. My thanks to Rosemarie for passing these on.

Sad – some people are

Today I received what I can only describe as a rather nasty IM from a bigot. A foolish bigot.

They started by claiming I must be a lesbian and then they went on to say some things which I will not describe as they relate to a third party.

This was all done very quickly and by the time I had typed my first reply the cowardly person had logged off.

Now I have been called a great many things in my time but never a lesbian – probably due to the fact that I am a man I guess. I really could not care less what a complete stranger decides to call me – I was called all sorts of names by my own father before he walked out on the family years and I’m mature enough (now) to not let such things get to me.

What did hurt though was the snide little comment they passed on to me about a person who I know. They had no need to say such things about the person and I rightly filed an abuse report against them under deformation of character.

Now I happened to be in Avilion at this time but the person who sent the IM could have been anywhere in Second Life but they clearly know of people in Avilion. It is my thoughts that the person who sent the IM is actually an alt of someone and they want to hide.

This disappoints be a lot. I love Avilion because it is a land that embraces the rich diverse nature of the world for only by doing so can we all become what we truly wish to.

Sexuality or the gender of the person behind the avatar is (to me) irrelevant. I am a very tolerant and understanding person but bigotry is something that I will never condone. If the person had an issue with a member of the community then they have made a great mistake. I react poorly to people who talk behind others backs and get others to fight their battles for them. Had they spoken to me like an adult and raised any issue or concern with me, adult to adult, then I would be done all that I could have to assist.

Sadly in SL we have many young people and many older ones who are simply not emotionally mature. We shall not give in to these people though.

I am, and always shall be proud to be a deviant for being normal is so boring.

For those who really care (not that it matters to me for I am the same person) I have loved and still love both men and women. I have been nearly “married” twice, once to Karen and the second time (much more recently) to Joe. Karen and I are still dear friends (she is on her third husband now). Joe and I are on speaking terms as long as it does not involve money as he still owes me a considerable amount.

My current relationship status is single though I share a house with two dear long term friends and we are a lot closer than many married couples. Oh and two dogs of course!

I’ve been through hell in my life, first from an abusive father who nearly destroyed the family then from small minded “friends” because I dared to be different. There are times I wish I could do it all again now for in 2009 it is a lot easier than it was when I had left college in 1984. 25 years has changed many things for the better – it is a shame that some folks in SL are stuck in the past.

Being fair

Tan is the leader of the Rogues in Avilion. He wants the rogues to become as much a part of the life of Avilion as the other combat classes and this is going well. The rogues recently introduced a “minimum activity requirement” for those who are full rogues – all rogues at the meeting agreed it was a fair and reasonable step to take.

Now consider my alternate character within Avilion – Sharl Darkstone.

Sharl became a knight in February 2008 – one of the last before the squire programme was introduced. He does not do much combat but he does supervise CTA’s and attend the knighting ceremonies.

I consider it unfair of me to keep Sharl as a knight if he is not active in being a knight as they were intended to be played. By that I mean taking part in CTA’s, training others in combat and running classes. It would be hypocritical of me to speak of getting the rogues to be active and yet sit by with an inactive knight.

In reviewing this I have made what some may consider to be a very obvious discovery. Having an alternate character is all well and good for role-play purposes but nobody can devote the time necessary on two characters who are in combat classes.

Squires work damn hard to get their knight title and full knights who are not active within the knights group shame these squires and tarnish the shining beacon that is knighthood.

It if for the above reasons that Sharl removed himself from the knghts today.

Sharl will very much continue to be a part of Avilion. I need to be something other than a fae at times and he is that outlet