This week on SL seems to have been a little slow -- not just at Exile, but everywhere. I'm not sure what to attribute this to, but I have a feeling that this nasty flu bug that is making itself known may have something to do with it. Been there, done that, and it ain't fun at all!!
Despite being a bit slow, we still did really well this week in my opinion. Traffic is staying up - WAY up over what it was even a few months ago, which is a very positive thing! We have some utterly fantastic new members of staff - not to say all of our staff isn't fantastic, because they are, and we adore each and every one of them.
Last night was the Exile staff meeting, and wow, what a crowd! It was really good to see so many of our staff gathered together in one place, putting out awesome ideas, and giving thoughts and input. We've always said that, as owners, while we have the final say on things, we want and need to hear the thoughts of others - there might be juicy things we haven't thought of yet, or information that we need to be able to make a good decision on something. And it was GREAT to get so much of that last night!
Needless to say, there are more great things on the horizon for Exile, coming soon to an SL viewer near you!!
I had to laugh though, watching someone logging in their alts during our staff meeting for an event at "The Place Which Shall Not Be Named". (Kinda like Voldemort, only a place, see?) I mean, I was seriously laughing to myself. By the end of the night, it became obvious as to what they were up to, which was trying to knock Exile off of the SHX Top 40 board. Really? One person ... two separate entries at 0 days? That means that the person logged out of the board between events instead of staying in it and continuing to stream, as any other DJ would do. Gosh, my top score would have fallen off last night anyway, seeing as it was on 7 days. Just shaking my head here. I've said it before, and I will say it again - and it was something echoed at the staff meeting last night. Yes, its great to get up on the SHX Top 40 Board. We all love seeing our names up in lights. But I would much rather see mine up there, having been voted up there HONESTLY, without the use of alts. In my opinion, it seems a bit of DJ Fail if the only way you can hit the chart is by the use of alts bumping your score.
And guess what? Our traffic was still better. Neener. What does that mean? In short, darlings, it means that we had more asses in the seats than you did. Then again, I'm not surprised. *I* certainly wouldn't want to be at a place where the main dish served, is drama. :)
On the RL Front, its been a hard few weeks, as you know. First my Mum, then my housemate's Dad, and then just a few days ago, news that my bio-brother passed away at age 43 from ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
I can't help but to feel a profound sense of sadness. I've never met my bio-sibs. I've talked to my bio-Mum on the phone, and I have contact with my bio-Uncle via email. I guess I am just really sad that his life ended so soon, and that now, I will never get the chance to meet the brother who was only a year younger than I am. Its kind of weird, grieving for someone that you have never met. But, he was my blood, and my family, even if we never had. I can't even say that I will miss him, because of that.
I've been playing with my new iPhone quite a bit. I talked to Siri for the first time today. She and I had a nice conversation about the weather. Heh. I'm wondering if there is some way to make Siri sound like Tyrion from "Game of Thrones". Now THAT would be awesome. While I love my new phone (THANK YOU MASTER!!) its been hard, getting used to it! I keep trying to do things the way that I did them on my Android. Swype is not a feature of this phone. And last night I tried to Swype. LOL It almost ended badly, with gibberish sent in a message. And, I thought something was wrong with it for a bit, on route last night. The light was so dim on the screen! And, then I realized, when I had the overhead light in the car on, the screen was brighter. So I am guessing that it auto-adjusts to the lighting around, somehow. Very cool! I think I might install the gmail app, though, because I really do prefer it to the mail feature that this one has. Or maybe I just need to get more used to it. Today's app download is going to be GarageBand though. YAY!
On that note, dinner is in the oven, and I have to warm the tortillas. Tonight is fajita night, folks!
Peace and Love,
~R
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Holy iPhone Batman!!
I'm wiggling around with excitement here!! MASTER JUST BOUGHT ME AN IPHONE!!
So much for the theory of some, that he only ever buys me sex toys and doesn't take care of his girl, hmmmmmmm?
#LiesDisprovedAgain
Peace and Love,
~R
So much for the theory of some, that he only ever buys me sex toys and doesn't take care of his girl, hmmmmmmm?
#LiesDisprovedAgain
Peace and Love,
~R
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Random Blog Post
I really have no idea what to blog about, today. Last week was such a huge whirlwind of this and that happening in my RL, that I don't even know where to start.
I missed doing my 80's Flashback set at Exile on Friday, sadly. My housemate was supposed to be flying in early Friday morning, and as such, I was to go to the airport to pick him up. However, late Thursday evening, American Airlines called to say that his flight had been canceled. So I rang him, and he was able to get on the phone with a rep, and get a later flight out for Friday. What that meant, though, is that I missed my set to go and pick him up, which is fine. I'm just glad that he was able to get a flight out, as that area of the US had a big snowstorm the next day.
Naked Saturday was great, as always, and there were quite a few people in attendance! Unlike the week before, my internet was actually behaving itself, and so I was able to stream the entire set. Though, I do have to admit, the "Remote Requests" from the week before was pretty funny!
I'm still not completely over this flu crap that I had contracted a couple of weeks ago - blasted cough doesn't want to go away, no matter how much medicine, or what kind, I take! Its really becoming an annoyance. Some days I feel alright, and then a day later, I don't want to move. I haven't been sleeping well at all, because the coughing keeps waking me up. It seriously needs to be gone, and soon!
Speaking of being gone - apparently we have a mini-polar vortex coming in this week. It was so nice last week!!! Highs were in the 60s... and now, today, high was like, 29. Ugh. At least it isn't supposed to snow, as it did last time. Just cold. I am SO ready for spring!!
One thing I did do the other night, was to take a picture of myself when I was bored. I was sitting at Exile, and I noticed that the sit in my AO looked an awful lot like I was doing Yoga. So I snapped a picture of it, because - well, because.
Just some details on the picture:
Dress - Gothicatz
Skin - HUSH
Makeup - Blacklace
Hair - Magika
Glasses - Crie Style
Ugg Boots - Alyce
Wedding Ring - Earthstones
I guess that's about it for me, for now. No dramas to report - just a calm, peaceful existence within SL. Yay!! Here's to many more weeks of the same.
Peace and Love,
~R
I missed doing my 80's Flashback set at Exile on Friday, sadly. My housemate was supposed to be flying in early Friday morning, and as such, I was to go to the airport to pick him up. However, late Thursday evening, American Airlines called to say that his flight had been canceled. So I rang him, and he was able to get on the phone with a rep, and get a later flight out for Friday. What that meant, though, is that I missed my set to go and pick him up, which is fine. I'm just glad that he was able to get a flight out, as that area of the US had a big snowstorm the next day.
Naked Saturday was great, as always, and there were quite a few people in attendance! Unlike the week before, my internet was actually behaving itself, and so I was able to stream the entire set. Though, I do have to admit, the "Remote Requests" from the week before was pretty funny!
I'm still not completely over this flu crap that I had contracted a couple of weeks ago - blasted cough doesn't want to go away, no matter how much medicine, or what kind, I take! Its really becoming an annoyance. Some days I feel alright, and then a day later, I don't want to move. I haven't been sleeping well at all, because the coughing keeps waking me up. It seriously needs to be gone, and soon!
Speaking of being gone - apparently we have a mini-polar vortex coming in this week. It was so nice last week!!! Highs were in the 60s... and now, today, high was like, 29. Ugh. At least it isn't supposed to snow, as it did last time. Just cold. I am SO ready for spring!!
One thing I did do the other night, was to take a picture of myself when I was bored. I was sitting at Exile, and I noticed that the sit in my AO looked an awful lot like I was doing Yoga. So I snapped a picture of it, because - well, because.
Just some details on the picture:
Dress - Gothicatz
Skin - HUSH
Makeup - Blacklace
Hair - Magika
Glasses - Crie Style
Ugg Boots - Alyce
Wedding Ring - Earthstones
I guess that's about it for me, for now. No dramas to report - just a calm, peaceful existence within SL. Yay!! Here's to many more weeks of the same.
Peace and Love,
~R
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Tired Eyes and Other Ponderings
Tired.
That is the first thought that comes to my mind, not long after I just woke up. I am so tired, and I could absolutely go back to bed and sleep for a few more hours. After thinking about it, perhaps its a mixture of tired and stressed. My housemate is in Ohio until tomorrow, where he's been since Tuesday morning. Its funny, you never realize how much someone does until they aren't there to do it, heh. I've been covering both of our routes - now normally, I drive and throw, and he sits in the back seat and rolls. He also gets out and does porches, and does the assisted living homes that we have on both routes. I've been doing the whole she-bang since Tuesday night. The first night was okay. Last night I wanted to pull the car off to the side of the road and cry. My back and shoulders hurt, my ankles hurt, and I am tired of inky fingers! On top of that, I have been trying to get boxes unpacked at the house. I got most of the ones in the dining room, which were mostly books, that went onto the new bookcase that we bought a few weeks ago. Heavy!!
Its been so quiet, too. I think both of the dogs think that I am secretly taking people out of the house and getting rid of them. Achilles keeps laying by the door, and Loki keeps looking out the window - both activities seem to start about 10pm, the usual time that he would come home from work at night.
I did actually sleep really well last night. So, I'm not sure why I am so tired! I've been getting up every day around 5pm, trying to establish a regular "getting up time". I think its helping, but I'm not totally sure yet. And, I had a pot of beans and ham simmering all day for dinner, while I slept. They are lovely, let me add.
EXILE has been amazing. All the way from scheduling right down to the events - amazing. Our traffic is excellent - we're up there close with groups double and triple our size. Our DJ's are ranking on the SHX Top 40 chart - let me add in, WITHOUT the use of alts to bump the scores higher. Actual av votes. Not cheating, like some clubs who shall not be named here, do.
On that note, let me expound ... As a DJ myself, I would feel very let down to know that I only hit the charts because someone had 6 alts in the club, each of them voting to bump my score higher. I feel much more excited, even when I don't hit the chart, just to know that the people are enjoying my music. For me, its not some competition. Its all about enjoyment. If I hit, then I hit. If I don't, then I don't - as long as the music is enjoyed, thats all I care about. But, what does it say, when you have 10 people at your event, and 6 of those people are alts of one person, who is also there? The sad thing is, the majority of the staff at said club, don't even realize that all of those people are alts, because the person in question gives each of them their own personality. What a breach of trust, in my opinion, especially to the persons who call them friend and family.
Anyway, I'll climb down from my soapbox now, and get back to concentrating on EXILE - because, in the long and short of it all - that's what matters most. :)
That is the first thought that comes to my mind, not long after I just woke up. I am so tired, and I could absolutely go back to bed and sleep for a few more hours. After thinking about it, perhaps its a mixture of tired and stressed. My housemate is in Ohio until tomorrow, where he's been since Tuesday morning. Its funny, you never realize how much someone does until they aren't there to do it, heh. I've been covering both of our routes - now normally, I drive and throw, and he sits in the back seat and rolls. He also gets out and does porches, and does the assisted living homes that we have on both routes. I've been doing the whole she-bang since Tuesday night. The first night was okay. Last night I wanted to pull the car off to the side of the road and cry. My back and shoulders hurt, my ankles hurt, and I am tired of inky fingers! On top of that, I have been trying to get boxes unpacked at the house. I got most of the ones in the dining room, which were mostly books, that went onto the new bookcase that we bought a few weeks ago. Heavy!!
Its been so quiet, too. I think both of the dogs think that I am secretly taking people out of the house and getting rid of them. Achilles keeps laying by the door, and Loki keeps looking out the window - both activities seem to start about 10pm, the usual time that he would come home from work at night.
I did actually sleep really well last night. So, I'm not sure why I am so tired! I've been getting up every day around 5pm, trying to establish a regular "getting up time". I think its helping, but I'm not totally sure yet. And, I had a pot of beans and ham simmering all day for dinner, while I slept. They are lovely, let me add.
EXILE has been amazing. All the way from scheduling right down to the events - amazing. Our traffic is excellent - we're up there close with groups double and triple our size. Our DJ's are ranking on the SHX Top 40 chart - let me add in, WITHOUT the use of alts to bump the scores higher. Actual av votes. Not cheating, like some clubs who shall not be named here, do.
On that note, let me expound ... As a DJ myself, I would feel very let down to know that I only hit the charts because someone had 6 alts in the club, each of them voting to bump my score higher. I feel much more excited, even when I don't hit the chart, just to know that the people are enjoying my music. For me, its not some competition. Its all about enjoyment. If I hit, then I hit. If I don't, then I don't - as long as the music is enjoyed, thats all I care about. But, what does it say, when you have 10 people at your event, and 6 of those people are alts of one person, who is also there? The sad thing is, the majority of the staff at said club, don't even realize that all of those people are alts, because the person in question gives each of them their own personality. What a breach of trust, in my opinion, especially to the persons who call them friend and family.
Anyway, I'll climb down from my soapbox now, and get back to concentrating on EXILE - because, in the long and short of it all - that's what matters most. :)
I've been working on making posters for some of the different static events that we have. I think the one for Naked Furrsday came out really cute - I'll share that, right now! Jynxx shared this poster making program with me, and I am absolutely loving it. There are more in the making, rest assured. I've got one done already for Naked Saturday, and am working on the rest of them as well. If you haven't made it down to EXILE to check out our Naked Furrsday event, then you should totally go and do so! DJ Wingtips is an amazing DJ, and his host Florisa is very high energy!! And, Kitten is an amazing dancer, who will leave you needing a fan, or maybe some air conditioning, even in the dead of winter!! Put them all together, and its an event that you definitely don't want to be missing. Not to mention, they have been known to throw in a contest prize here and there - today was a surprise gift from Lover's Playground. LP makes some pretty damn amazing stuff. I have a bed or two from there, and I love them.
Speaking of SL, there's a few things I need to do in there. Gothicatz has a mesh sale going on, and I absolutely have to hit that before it ends. I used to say that I didn't think I would like mesh, but it turns out that I really love it. It was the same with voice in SL, many years ago. People said that it would be the end of SL, it would cause too much lag, etc etc etc. Now, I can't imagine SL without voice being a part of it. I also need to get my set ready for my 80's Flashback Party that happens Friday at 6pm. You should be there! I'd really love to see you.
I think that's about it for today. My brain isn't functioning at full capacity. Maybe I need some coffee to help the process along. Heh. Like, a whole pot of the stuff. That might do the trick.
Love and Peace,
~R
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
A Letter To My Dogs
Achilles and Loki,
I love you both dearly, but we need to have a talk. I know that you are both confused because Darkain left last night and didn't come home - but he will be home on Friday. I know its confusing because Jynxx left a few months ago and still hasn't come back yet. I promise, Friday, he'll be back. But, in the meantime, we need to have a serious talk about house rules and boundaries.
1. The trash can is off-limits. Always. There is no exception to this rule, ever. What goes in does not come back out again. This also applies to the trash can in the bathroom, and the one in the laundry room.
2. You both know where the newspaper is. Its in the same place that its been in, for months now. There's no reason that the newspaper should be completely un-used, and the surrounding area should be a minefield. Please use the paper and make my life a bit easier.
3. I don't mind that you like to lay in the cabinet in the kitchen. But, do you really have to drag out all of the canned foods? There's plenty of room for you and the canned foods down there.
4. The bed. I don't mind if you come up onto the bed to sleep with me. You're warm, and soft, and fuzzy. That said, please give me some blanket to work with. Also, my pillow is MY pillow, and my head goes on it, not yours. Thirdly, when you wake up, and I am still asleep, walking on my head is not okay.
5. Barking at every single noise that happens, inside or outside, while I am trying to sleep, is NOT okay. Someone comes to the door, yes, understandable. But - the wind? A leaf blowing on the sidewalk? The kids getting dropped off by the school bus THREE BLOCKS DOWN? Not okay.
6. I can go to the bathroom on my own. Really. I got this.
7. I can take a bath on my own, too.
8. You're both adorable. I love your big, pretty eyes. Except, when I am trying to eat something. No matter how much you sit and stare at me, batting your lashes, I am not going to share my food. I know what happens when you eat "people food". Please refer to #2.
9. Sometimes, I just want to sit on the couch by myself.
I hope that these things help!
Love always,
Mom
Dear Mom,
Read your letter. Your hamburger looks very tasty. Please don't say the word bath anymore.
Love,
Achilles and Loki
I love you both dearly, but we need to have a talk. I know that you are both confused because Darkain left last night and didn't come home - but he will be home on Friday. I know its confusing because Jynxx left a few months ago and still hasn't come back yet. I promise, Friday, he'll be back. But, in the meantime, we need to have a serious talk about house rules and boundaries.
1. The trash can is off-limits. Always. There is no exception to this rule, ever. What goes in does not come back out again. This also applies to the trash can in the bathroom, and the one in the laundry room.
2. You both know where the newspaper is. Its in the same place that its been in, for months now. There's no reason that the newspaper should be completely un-used, and the surrounding area should be a minefield. Please use the paper and make my life a bit easier.
3. I don't mind that you like to lay in the cabinet in the kitchen. But, do you really have to drag out all of the canned foods? There's plenty of room for you and the canned foods down there.
4. The bed. I don't mind if you come up onto the bed to sleep with me. You're warm, and soft, and fuzzy. That said, please give me some blanket to work with. Also, my pillow is MY pillow, and my head goes on it, not yours. Thirdly, when you wake up, and I am still asleep, walking on my head is not okay.
5. Barking at every single noise that happens, inside or outside, while I am trying to sleep, is NOT okay. Someone comes to the door, yes, understandable. But - the wind? A leaf blowing on the sidewalk? The kids getting dropped off by the school bus THREE BLOCKS DOWN? Not okay.
6. I can go to the bathroom on my own. Really. I got this.
7. I can take a bath on my own, too.
8. You're both adorable. I love your big, pretty eyes. Except, when I am trying to eat something. No matter how much you sit and stare at me, batting your lashes, I am not going to share my food. I know what happens when you eat "people food". Please refer to #2.
9. Sometimes, I just want to sit on the couch by myself.
I hope that these things help!
Love always,
Mom
Dear Mom,
Read your letter. Your hamburger looks very tasty. Please don't say the word bath anymore.
Love,
Achilles and Loki
Sunday, January 12, 2014
We Will Rock You!
WOW!!
That is the first thing that I want to say about this week at Exile, and I will certainly go into detail, because I am soooooo proud of all of our staff!! And I am sooooo happy that so many of our VIPs came over this week to hang out with us!!
Not once, but TWO times this week, we hit traffic records! First on Wednesday, and then again on Saturday! Saturday's traffic put us close to a few other clubs that have memberships double to triple that of ours. By close, I mean, within 2,000. What an awesome achievement! Also, we have surpassed 400 members in the Exile main group. Woohoo!!
Saturday night at Exile started out on a rocky note - DJ Jynxxie wasn't able to make her shift, and had left me an offline about it. I got in touch with her host, Spydie, and he talked to DJ Daz, who came in and covered Jynxxie's set. She had an amazing number of people at her set when Master and I came in around 7pm slt, and everyone was having a great time at the Sock Hop.
I had gotten some offline notices regarding our iShout stream - the US Servers had gone down, and so I ran over to rent a EU stream so that I could DJ for Naked Night. After Daz finished DJing, Master had to load the new stream info into the board, so Naked Night was a few minutes late getting started. Meanwhile, people were POURING into Exile - it was like a bus had pulled up outside and was letting people off! When Naked Saturday started, there were 26 people at the club!! Everything was going great, and I was about 10 songs in .... and my internet went down. GAH! Master IM'd Daz, who still had her SAM up, and she took over my set for me. I was able to get back online with my phone, and so I was still able to be there. About 10pm slt, my net was back up again, so I got to DJ the last hour of Naked Night, heh. When it ended at 11pm slt, we still had about 10 people in the club, but they were tapering off. The funny bit about that was, that my internet apparently wasn't ALL the way up, because I couldn't DJ and be on SL at the same time. So, I was on Skype with my phone, and had my stream going, and Master proclaimed it to be "Remote Requests, Exile Style", and he was relaying requests to me via Skype, on my phone. Ha! No one can ever say I am not a devoted DJ! Our traffic for the night ended up being over 9,000 - a new record for the club!
To all of our staff -- I am SO impressed with the way that you handle yourselves, and the way that you all work together to make sure that events get covered with as little stress as possible. Thank you SO much for making Exile such a wonderful place for our patrons to come and hang out!! 2014 is going to be an AWESOME year for Exile!
Peace and Love,
~R
That is the first thing that I want to say about this week at Exile, and I will certainly go into detail, because I am soooooo proud of all of our staff!! And I am sooooo happy that so many of our VIPs came over this week to hang out with us!!
Not once, but TWO times this week, we hit traffic records! First on Wednesday, and then again on Saturday! Saturday's traffic put us close to a few other clubs that have memberships double to triple that of ours. By close, I mean, within 2,000. What an awesome achievement! Also, we have surpassed 400 members in the Exile main group. Woohoo!!
Saturday night at Exile started out on a rocky note - DJ Jynxxie wasn't able to make her shift, and had left me an offline about it. I got in touch with her host, Spydie, and he talked to DJ Daz, who came in and covered Jynxxie's set. She had an amazing number of people at her set when Master and I came in around 7pm slt, and everyone was having a great time at the Sock Hop.
I had gotten some offline notices regarding our iShout stream - the US Servers had gone down, and so I ran over to rent a EU stream so that I could DJ for Naked Night. After Daz finished DJing, Master had to load the new stream info into the board, so Naked Night was a few minutes late getting started. Meanwhile, people were POURING into Exile - it was like a bus had pulled up outside and was letting people off! When Naked Saturday started, there were 26 people at the club!! Everything was going great, and I was about 10 songs in .... and my internet went down. GAH! Master IM'd Daz, who still had her SAM up, and she took over my set for me. I was able to get back online with my phone, and so I was still able to be there. About 10pm slt, my net was back up again, so I got to DJ the last hour of Naked Night, heh. When it ended at 11pm slt, we still had about 10 people in the club, but they were tapering off. The funny bit about that was, that my internet apparently wasn't ALL the way up, because I couldn't DJ and be on SL at the same time. So, I was on Skype with my phone, and had my stream going, and Master proclaimed it to be "Remote Requests, Exile Style", and he was relaying requests to me via Skype, on my phone. Ha! No one can ever say I am not a devoted DJ! Our traffic for the night ended up being over 9,000 - a new record for the club!
To all of our staff -- I am SO impressed with the way that you handle yourselves, and the way that you all work together to make sure that events get covered with as little stress as possible. Thank you SO much for making Exile such a wonderful place for our patrons to come and hang out!! 2014 is going to be an AWESOME year for Exile!
Peace and Love,
~R
Friday, January 10, 2014
We Got the Right Stuff ... Baby ...
That's right, we got it going on!
What an awesome week at Exile! Traffic has been awesome, we've had DJ's charting on the SHX Top 40 left and right, and tons of new members and staff!
It just reinforces my belief that 2014 is going to be a great year!
Now .. if I could just get over the flu. Sorry about the short post but I need to get back under my blankets again.
~R
What an awesome week at Exile! Traffic has been awesome, we've had DJ's charting on the SHX Top 40 left and right, and tons of new members and staff!
It just reinforces my belief that 2014 is going to be a great year!
Now .. if I could just get over the flu. Sorry about the short post but I need to get back under my blankets again.
~R
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