Writer's Block

The rain falls hard on a humdrum town

this town has dragged you down oh the rain falls hard on a humdrum town this town has dragged you down And everybody's got to live their life and God knows I've got to live mine God knows I've got to live mine.....

I am still around, just kind of on the very low side. It seems that I have writer's block or the desire to do anything. Maybe soon I will reach out and be alive again. 

Out of this world musical journey!!!

Now, if I could figure out which one of these dead astronauts is DJ Dandy???

Mark your calendar!!!! Monday, August 10, 2020, the Basement Club presents DJ Dandy and Likka's out of this world musical journey. Feel free to dress up for the occasion if you desire to do so. You might as well, we know you have tons of costumes in your inventory, why not use them.

The show starts at 6PM SLT and we are excited to see you. Until then stay "happy"!!!!

Emotional First Aid

In the wee hours of the night, I can sit here and ponder about what really matters. I have come to an understanding that taking care of my emotional state is number one before any decisions can be made. I think we pay too much attention to our physical look than our minds. Even here in Second Life, we spend many hours creating our avatar to make it look perfect.

Think about it. In real life, we just stay sad or depressed because we know it will just pass, but if we have a cut on our arm or leg we cover that up with a bandaid. Why do we not care about how our emotions also need a bandaid. Do not let loneliness create a giant wound in your mind by manipulating yourself with your thoughts. Think about loneliness as the worst cancer you could ever develop. It will feast on your mind and create doubts and worry and so many more emotions. Soon you will feel like a failure. Do not let your mind trick you into failure, because you are never ever a failure. 

Do not believe that rubbish your mind tries to convince you that you are not good enough, because it is not true. The sad thing is your mind is as stubborn as a mule and will not easily believe this, so you MUST fight very hard to beat this cancer of the mind. Do not allow yourself to be defeated. Our mind is not always our best friend at all. 

Do not let thoughts entangle you from doing what you want to do. Believe you can and eventually, it will happen. 

Rejection can be very hurtful and once that gets to your mind it can be a killer. We believe in our faults and find faults that are not even present. It is like cutting into the wound of your arm and make it deeper and now may get infected. The recovery may be so much longer to heal now.

Do not ruminate over these thoughts, because they will bring on deep depression and can cause so much more physical illness. Distract yourself with positive thoughts just like you would take medication for the wound. Protect yourself from psychological wounds just like you would protect yourself from physical would. 

The power of feeling mentally well can make the biggest difference in your life. Do what is necessary to bring cleansing to your thoughts. It is as vital as breathing. Without it, you will slowly destroy yourself. They do not say this for nothing that the mind is a powerful thing. It absolutely is. Take care of your emotional well being like you would brush your teeth or take a shower to stay healthy. 

The Basement Club

DJ Karyn

You never know what happens at the Basement Club, but what you will get is great music and a bunch of cool people who will make you laugh.😁

Many of the DJs here play INDIE and Alternative music, but you will also hear some rock and electronic techno depending on the night of the week.

DJ PoetApprox will get as wild as you like

There are daily sets here starting at 6PM SLT, but you are welcome to come and visit anytime and enjoy the club and dance or just sit and chat with friends. We are open 24/7.

Above the Basement Club, you will find the gallery and the Retreat which are open to all residents in Second Life. Feel free to wander around and enjoy the facilities. 

Crazy theme nights with Dandy and Likka

DJ Grum attracts all the ladies with his smooth and calming voice and his music choice is out of this world...maybe part of his alien nature.

 

Heaven protect me from a prejudice so unworthy of my reason!

I wish I could live in luxury, but I don't.

So, I often wonder about people in Second Life being catfishers. I believe there are many out there and the ruin things for people who are actually sincere. There are those out there who use sad stories so you can fall for it and that makes it hard for people who actually lived this hard story and will not be believed. I truly dislike this kind of behavior. 

Of course, it is easy to be a catfish yourself. In Second Life we can look beautiful, younger, and be more glamourous but eventually, people will look right through this crap and figure out that a person is not real. I am not saying that in Second Life you cannot make yourself look like whatever you want, that is not the issue. The true problem is deceiving people to gain popularity, money, and power. It is just wrong no matter what you think. Live through the beautiful avatar you created the beautiful person you are and meant to be.  

Nope, this is NOT what I look like in Real Life. LOL!. Wish I did but far from it.

I like to give people a little warning about trusting others who they really don't know. We all get so sucked into this and want to connect with others that we may forget about the signs. It is like when you met people in real life, you did not tell them your whole life story or your address and full name. You proceed with caution. It is the same here in Second Life, be cautious. I am not saying that you cannot find real genuine people here, because you can, but we all have a little something we hide from others. Be cautious and have your eyes wide open so your avatar and you will not get hurt.

Don't trust everybody.

Being totally honest with people whether it is in Second Life, Social Media, or face to face may create a risk of becoming vulnerable. You really have to be ready if you are going to do this and accept the risks of the critics. The haters will shred through you and fragment your smile to a sad face. Snippets of your very existence of laughter in chatrooms and private chats will now be on display. And all of a sudden not a scintilla of proof appears to be true anymore. Don't let shoddy behaviors ruin your fun and that gut feeling you have right now in real life? Trust it, it is telling you something is unworthy of your goodness.

Poesie and Music speak to the soul

Lerne erst die Menschen kennen,
denn sie sind veränderlich.
Die dich heute Freunde nennen,
schimpfen morgen über dich!

I was reading the other day my old Poesiealbum that I have from Germany. A Poesiealbum was a little journal you gave to friends and teachers in your classroom and they wrote in a poem and decorated a page with stickers. I remember all girls had one and you would even give the journal to boys to write in. If they did, you smiled for days.

Writing a blog about my adventures in Second Life is kind of a journal I can read when I am bored and some entries make me smile. Some entries are amazing because I have no idea where the wisdom came from, other entries well they may not be so bright, but they do represent a day in my life.

I love this phrase: Wenn du lachst, lachen sie alle. Wenn du weinst, weinst du alleine. In english it means when you laugh, everybody laughs with you, but when you cry, you cry alone. Another one of the poems I read was when you have dark days, do not worry because the sun comes out again. I wonder if we understood in those young tender years any meaning of life. 

Pony Ride ~ is a community of Music Lovers. Where music speaks to the soul. Underground electronic sounds are what we are about. 

There was another saying that a good time does not fall from the heavens, but you have to create it. It is already inside your heart. It must be true people in Second Life create good times and are passionate about what they create. 

My all time favorite verse in my Poesiealbum is this one: Redet einer schlecht von dir,so seit es ihm erlaubt. Doch du, du lebe so, dass keiner es ihm glaubt. Translated it means if someone talks bad about you, it is his right, but you live so that nobody believes him. 

Picture taken at Pony Ride

Create something from the heart today!!!

If man is five...then

Five is no ordinary number. The Chinese believe five elements make up everything under the heavens: metal, wood, water, fire, earth. Indeed, if you look at things in nature, you can see that most things really are different combinations of just these five things. Rocks, for example, are earth and metal; trees are wood and water and draw their nutrition from the earth.                                                                                                                    ~ Yue Huang

Five also means balance and symbolizes man, health, and love. Five is the number of human beings. There are five senses: sight – hearing – taste – smell – touch. For me, 5 is the day of my birthday which also means, Leo is the fifth astrological sign in the Zodiac.

We do a "High Five" to celebrate in agreement with someone. The Jews will often call it “The Hand of Miriam”. Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aron. It may also represent the 5 books of the Torah.

The Five Olympic Rings symbolize the five continents. 
There are many more fun facts about the number five, which then may lead to the question if man is five, then the devil is six and God is seven. Perhaps these are other numbers I can research.

The band "the Pixies" came up with that line in their song "This monkey has gone to Heaven" and that may mean many things and perhaps each person interprets it differently. For me well I would say when I am done listening to all the input from others whether it is media, friends, and family I may think whatever, this monkey has done to heaven. In other words, I am not listening anymore. 

So if we want to talk numerological about 5,6,7 and count them together, which adds up to 18. All two-digit numbers ( in this case 1+8 ) get added together which then adds to 9. Nine is the number of heaven. Those born in the sign of Sagittarius, because Sagittarius is the ninth astrological sign in the Zodiac.
There you go...listen to the song and see what your thoughts are or just enjoy the sound of it.