River Cottage And Other Things

Its been quite a week already.  I don't think that I want to go into great detail, because I don't want to inadvertently fuel any flames, but suffice it to say that there are some persons who are no longer employed with Exile.  The funny thing is, there seems to be a lighter feeling all around, because in all honesty, we've been waiting for this shoe to drop for quite a while.  Its good that it finally has, because now we can finally get on with business, and not have to walk around on eggshells.  This is not to diss any of the persons who have gone - rather to say that, things had not been smooth with them for a number of months, and its best that we are going separate ways and doing our own things finally.

Since things came to a head, its been an amazing whirlwind of flavour, so to speak.  Just in the last week, Exile has gained 11 new members to the family - celebration time!  Our Christmas decorations are up, much thanks and love to Jynxxie and Emerald, and they seem to be well-received by everyone who has seen them.  We're currently planning our Christmas Ball, to be held on December 21st at 8pm SLT.  Tentatively, I will be DJing the event.

I'll also be taking the Tuesday night 9pm shift until Emerald comes back from her visit back home to visit her family for Christmas.  Jynxx has moved her Thursday 5pm shift to Wednesday at 7pm for the time being.   So yes, there's been a few adjustments to the schedule, but nothing major.  I'm also happy to announce the return of some previous staff members who had left, due to personality conflict with one of the persons who has now left Exile.

Things are going to be just fine.

This morning was a good bit of fun.  Master and I were sitting at Exile, discussing a few things that have happened this week, and got onto the topic of "River Cottage" - a British show that we were watching until we ran out of episodes to watch.  We were both laughing, talking about Hugh's poly-tunnels and green houses, and celeriac, tomatoes, capsicum, and butter beans.  Heh.  I suppose that would make a lot more sense if you had been there.  Take my word for it - it was hilariously funny, given the context of the conversation!!   Master, I think the hanging veg boxes are a MUST, btw. ;) Truthfully though, I do love that show.  I love the idea of having a bit of land, and becoming self-sufficient in that way.  "River Cottage" inspired me to start my own garden, and I am really excited about the prospect of it, now that I have a house that has a bit of land to do it on, instead of having to do it all in pots, which didn't work out so well for me (or my veg).

Dinner tonight is going to be grand - chicken tortilla soup, possibly with grilled cheese on the side.  Its cold and snowy outside, and I need comfort food!  If you like chicken tortilla soup, you can find a really awesome recipe for it on Ree Drummond's website - The Pioneer Woman.  I still chuckle when I look at her site.  From going to school with her (though I didn't know her overly well), I never would have thought she would be such an amazing chef - cooking person.

For now though, its time for me to take my shivering self off to get my set ready to DJ tonight, finish my soup, and then let what may come, come.

Carpe Diem!

~R

Yay for Sunday!

This will be a short post.

Thank God.
Maybe sometimes wishes do actually come true.


:)


~R

(Dancing) On A Saturday Night

Saturday, oh Saturday, how I look forward to you each week and lament when you are done! Naked Saturday this week was so much fun, and fairly well attended, which made it even better! There were lots of familiar faces, and lots of new faces that came in to join us as I spun for the event.  I admit that I had come on with a bit of apprehension, but it vanished soon enough, and I relaxed into the music and people who had come to party.  Its been a fairly rough week for me, personally, but as Master keeps telling me to do, I relaxed, and enjoyed myself.  He's really good at being right about these things, heh.  Yet another reason that I adore him so much!

We started the evening out with Jynxx's Disco set.  It was really great that a couple of people, Asia and Sebastian, came in, having recognized us as old Fallen, from our names and from the Fallen Angel statue out front.  Of course, they joined the group without a second thought, and proceeded to shake their groove thangs with us!  Jynxx played tons of cool 70's Disco hits - some I knew, and some I didn't, but they were all great!  I personally think Jynxx plays better Disco than any Disco DJ I have ever heard.

Sexy Momma!

Next, we slid sideways into Naked Saturday, and I started spinning my set.  I had lots of great music on tap - some new songs that I was really anxious to get opinions on, as well as the old favorites.  I got lots of requests, which is always a good thing.  I love it when people make requests that I have to search for, or when they tell me that its pretty obscure and I manage to find it anyway!  I had just that very thing happen, and was able to find the song, so yay! As I said before, we had a lot of new faces - opportunities for new friendships, double yay!   Bananas took some really great pictures, and those are the ones that I am using in this blog post.  She's really coming into her own as a photographer, and I love the shot she got of me!  

Mmm, sexy latex and lace!

I was wearing this really sexy lace-latex bodysuit that Master had approved, even though it was fairly skimpy.  It was alright though, because he was there with me, so if anyone got out of line, it would have been taken care of fast enough.  But, due to the caliber of our Exile VIPs, no one did.  Everyone was just very bent on enjoying themselves, and that is exactly what we did!  

Cell Phone Oink in da house!

Oink had joined us again on his cell phone. He's really looking forward to being able to come back on again via regular internet, so that he can more fully join in the fun, but he manages to keep the chatter going as best he can.  As always, he was full of conversation about foodie stuff, and had everyone drooling over some of the recipes that he has done since we talked to him last!!   

Rosie and Shanique did a great job keeping us all hot and bothered all evening from the dance poles, as they always do.  I swear, they just get hotter and hotter every time they come to Naked Saturday!  As an aside, Rosie and Shanique frequently join us in the early mornings as Exile to play UNO - it always ends up being a wild time! If you get the chance, come over and join us! 

Delicious Rosie!

Bananas was dancing in the Brat Box that Jynxx had set out for her - hehe, it fit well, I think! Though, she did have to fight Rosie for her box later in the evening.  Believe me, there were a lot of remarks about Rosie wanting Bananas' box, and lots of innuendo was seen all around!  We were also wondering where, exactly, Bananas plugged her lights into.  In the end, we decided that it was just one of those little magical SL things better left unexplored.

Brat in a Box

Master was keeping us all entertained with his awesome stories and sexy comments!  Its really fun watching all of the females flirting with him, but ladies, he's mine, so just be aware! ;)  Earlier in the day, Shanique was trying to get him to wear an outfit for Naked Night, that was only a few well-placed signs that said "Censored" on them.  I thought it would have been fun, personally!  One of the signs would have had to have been rotated, though, heh.

Master looking yummy!

If you haven't joined us for a Naked Saturday, you should give it a go.  No, you don't have to come naked!  You can come dressed however you want to - naked, pajamas, furry, fuzzy, werewolf - whatever!  We're all about just having some fun on a Saturday night, and cutting loose to enjoy the weekend!  We'd really enjoy having you there with us, and trust me when I say, Naked Saturdays are something that, once you come, you will want to keep coming again and again and again, because its just that much fun!!  

Lovely Sem!

Its interesting to note, that while we expected this week to be a bit quiet, on through Christmas, we have seen a lot of new faces appearing at Exile, and a lot of people joining the VIP group!  I really love this, and it gives me a lot of smiles and hope to see.  Just another lesson I suppose, that even when you think that things are going to be rough, that in the end, it just really doesn't matter at all, and things will go on as normal with the people who truly are loyal sticking around, and the new faces coming in because they have heard its a great place to be.  :)

That's the thought that I am going to carry with me into this coming week.

Much love to all,

~R

Fabulous Friday!

What a great Friday!!

It all started with my 80s Flashback set at Exile, and it was so much fun! Of course, the usual suspects were present and accounted for - the Bolero family was in attendance, including Kthulha, which was great because I don't get to see her much other than Naked Saturdays!  Master came in world early and partied with us.  Shanique was there, of course, because it wouldn't be 80's Flashback without Shanique!  Merriah and her crew came in - quite a few people I had not met yet! Persephone sent me a link to the place where she gets a lot of her clothing, and I can't wait to go and check it out.  She always looks so amazing!

Next up was Master's "Aussie Style" set, and it was really great to see the majority of the people from my set stick around for his!  Even more of Merriah's crew came in, and one guy even put on an Aussie hat for the occasion!  Of course, the music was great, as usual, and everyone seemed like they had a good time.  Kitten and Shanique were keeping us all warm with their awesome dance moves, and Isis, as always, was amazing as Master's hostess with the mostest!

I snapped some pictures, and they are below:

Exile VIP's!

Kitten, making us all toasty!

Emerald, me, and Master - Getting down!

80's Flashback Time!

I am really looking forward to Naked Saturday tonight, and am hoping that we have a great turnout for it! I've got some new music lined up to play - I've been grabbing it here and there this week. Jynxx is doing a Disco set just before, and it sounds like its going to be a lot of fun.

She and Emerald were at Exile today, decorating for Christmas, and I went in and put the final touches on the dance floor for them, and restarted the SIM so that it would be delightfully lag free for the night.  It all looks really great, and very festive!  I'll try to grab some snaps of that for my blog post tomorrow.  :)

That said, I need to wind this down, and get into the mindset for DJ'ing.  I've been listening to Swedish House Mafia and Pentatonix for a while, and the mood is great!

See ya there!

~R

WoW Its Snowing and Christmas Wishes

OK, so, this is going to be a mostly RL blog posting.  If you don't want to read about my RL stuffs, no worries, feel free to close out now and no harm done!  :)

Its snowing.  Its snowing HARD.  When I got home from work, there was already about an inch and a half on the ground, and still coming.  When the dogs went out about half an hour ago, it was coming down even harder, and it was big huge flakes.  Something tells me that we might come close to the 4-6 inches prediction.

This would be a good time to mention that I really don't care for snow.  I mean, its all pretty when I can stay inside and not have to get out in it.  But, the second I have to drive in it, or be driven someplace in it, it becomes a vile, horrible thing.  Besides, snow = cold.  I don't like cold at all.

So, I've been trying to stay inside other than going to work.  Part of that has entailed the game that I play online - WoW - Worlds of Warcraft.  Without going into a lot of detail that will make me sound like a gamer geek chick, I will say that I am now a proud level 74, the highest that I have ever been in all the years I have played off and on.  I tend to get bored with games and quit .. and then pick them up later, play some more, and get bored again.  So level 74 is a big thing for me!

I grabbed a screenshot of my meeting with Alexstrasza.  She's awesome.  I'm standing between she and her consort - She's the Queen of the Red Dragons.  I don't have a shot of her in dragon form though.   Check out my cheesin' panda.  Heh.

Christmas wishes - I remembered what I wanted!! Tortilla press, kitchen scales, and Ugg boots to keep my tootsies warm at work!!  That, and world peace.  Oh, and a move to Australia to be with Master.  :)  I'm not asking too much, am I??  I'm sure Santa can handle it all.

Anyway, thats my bloggie post for today.   See you all on SL!


~R

Rest and Recovery

So, late last week I found myself "under the weather".  Actually, I think that is a bit of an understatement.  I was sick, y'all.  As in, I was seriously contemplating going to the emergency room, which is something that, those of you who know me well, know that I just don't do.  It wasn't the "I ate something bad" kinda sick - it was the kind where every breath burned and made me cough, and I just couldn't get enough air to breath no matter what I tried.

I did something else I never do - I canceled an event that I was supposed to DJ.  That event was Naked Night at Exile.  To be fair, Lioness had sent out a notice earlier saying she was also ill, and I logged in briefly to ask if a host replacement had been found.  I didn't want to cancel if one had. But, after hearing that no one had stepped up, and after the encouragement of Master for me to take the night off, I decided to do just that.  Master forwarded some cash to my Paypal so that I could go and get the meds I needed, because I was between paydays, and with my nasty-tasting liquid salvation in hand, and under a warm, fluffy blanket, I curled up on the couch and watched some shows with Master - a new series he found called "Recruits", about getting onto the police force in New South Wales, Australia.  Let me just state, for the official record, that I could not do it.  Wow.   We've been continuing to watch it after I get off of work in the early morning hours (USA time), before bed.

To everyone who sent me warm fuzzy best wishes, thank you so much.  :)  They helped, if by just making me smile to know that you guys care so much!   To those of you who wanted to slam me for canceling Naked Saturday ... meh.  :)  I've got better things to worry about than your opinions - like, my health for example!

I am feeling better now though - still not 100%, but I am getting there! And I am looking forward to seeing you all again at my DJ shifts on Friday and Saturday this week.  I missed DJing for you, and just seeing you all in general!

~R

Hmph!

My all-day sucker lied.

It only lasted half a day.