My previous attempts to have a network infrastructure that was reliable, worked and that I could call truly in-house had been ultimately foiled, and I had surrendered to the idea that I could not have Nice ThingsTM. Then, I had the temerity of asking AI about this years-long frustration of mine. It suggested I attempt … Continue reading Internet Geekery IV or, Unix takes the crown
It all started with an impact on my right shoulder. This particular right shoulder, who has been my loyal companion for all of my existence, got whacked when I fell off the top of a slide when I was a little thing about yay high and in the blissful time of the single-digit years, with … Continue reading MRIs, or, Dying in a Tunnel
The past weeks have been pregnant with renovation for me. I always had a bittersweet taste about some of my fiction; it was a bit too explicit to really breathe, and too mechanically erotic. So, I set out to comprehensively rewrite them, starting with the short stories before moving to the Eriagor novellas that Kitten … Continue reading Developments in writing
I've been battling for a long time with how to write this post in a manner that is polite and respectful, because the topic is controversial. After much time spent deliberating, pondering, considering and analyzing the best way on how to do this, I chose to confront the issue directly, so please forgive me if … Continue reading On Gender
Today I want to reflect on the nature of trolls. No, I do not refer myself to those mythical characters present in fantasy novels - large, brutish creatures that dwell in caves and shun daylight. I refer myself to online trolls. These beings revel in the depths of social media. They exist because of a … Continue reading Trolls
I am still reeling from the results of the American elections. My throat is sore from screaming into a pillow on Wednesday after knowing them... But damn, was that a good catharsis. That same Wednesday, a good friend of mine also showed me something that I had failed to see. Amidst the flotsam, there is … Continue reading The way forward
As you may have noticed, I have not been logging on to Second Life at all for the past week. This is because whilst I have suffered from bouts of depression in the past and have recovered from them fairly quickly, this year I struggled with it for about a week before acknowledging I needed … Continue reading Mental Health Is Not a Mind Game
The shoulder is perhaps one of the most important joints in the body. It allows us to reach for things overhead, move our arms, write, keep our balance, and more. When the shoulder joint becomes injured, it is a source of pain and discomfort that is not easy to cope with, precisely because the shoulder … Continue reading Shoulder Gruyère
I know, I know. I had promised I would keep politics out of this blog. It's inevitable this time, because the argument I want to talk about is political, in a sense. I promise I will try to keep the politicking to a minimum. Democracy. What a wonderful system of governance. A construct where instead … Continue reading Apathy
Here is a 2016 post that I find relevant today; I hope you enjoy reading it. These past days you have been hearing me ranting (rather angrily, admittedly) about some of the more outrageous behaviors I have seen in the Second Life metaverse. Those two posts, Communications blues and I want it all, show in my … Continue reading More about control
