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Cylindrian makes the news on CNN.com

Our very own Cylindrian does a great interview with CNN.com that covers her experiences performing in SecondLifeTM.  This interview is an amazing contrast to some of the negative comments that come out of virtual worlds.  This interview shows the real life influences and effects that a virtual world has, different from the concepts of role playing.  This is Grace, this is Cylindrian, one and the same….. Really good job girl!  Proud of you!

500+ Second Life Blogs

Once again, thanks to my darling DoubleDown, there is a a great gathering list of Second Life bloggers that ArminasX Saiman put together.  Sadly I am not on it (  But I will not wither and die… maybe I will make the next list! Smiles….

http://djdoubledown.blogspot.com/2009/03/second-life-blog-roll-march-2009-whos.html

Music in search of words

Music, the sounds that bring emotion to words.  It can be like a taste, a smell, a smile, a heartbreak. It can create a marker for time, it is a memory.

You can tell an entire story in one song, or a lifetime in many.  I find that no matter what I am doing, I always fall to music.  I consistantly relate a song to a person I know, knew, wanted to know.  To a place I was happy, had my heart broken, lived by myself, caught a smile of a sweet person.  It is my background, my foreground, my grounding… hmmm I used that word in my valentine’s posting about love.  Yes music is grounding to me.

What song reminds you of your mother, of your first day at college, of you first kiss, your last breakup?  What song takes you back on that vacation, that cruise, that trip to the beach?  For me… there is no one song that defines my life, it is a waterfall of sounds and words that make up what I am, how I got here, and where I want to go. 

So the next time you hear a song, let your mind wander, take you back to a place that makes you smile or capture a snapshot of time, with a song.

Hugs and poofs Holli

Love for Valentine’s

Love is a crazy thing.

It can make you whole or rip you apart.  It can build you up, or break your spirit.  It forms around family, friends and lovers with such a strong grip.  Love can be blind as they say, masking lust, obsession, deciet, giving up control, or setting you free, all in the name of love.   There is so much power in such a small word.

Is love ever temporary?  Does it fade?  How does that look?

Today is a day of cards, flowers, candy, trinkets.  It can be a holiday of the retailer.  It is also suppose to be a time to stop and focus on your one love.  

I say that it can be a day to remember all those that you have loved, and those that have loved you.  To pause and remember.  To remind you of your romance, to relish in music, to ground back to passion.

So I say to you, if you love someone tell them, be strong and be true.

Happy Valentine’s day.

Hugs and poofs, Holli

Buzzzzzy as a Bee

Well…. as you all know, the US has been experiencing serious economic hardship lately, and in that, comes downsizing for many companies.  I have been blessed with the fact that my job is safe for the moment.  However, with that comes extra work and time commited to staying employeed.  

So you may have noticed that I have not been at the Blue Fusion as often as I use to.  That I have not been blogging, tweeting or dancing at the club, as you have come to expect.  I truly have been working some 12-16 hour days and find myself so tired and blurry eyed, I can’t stand another moment with my computer! LOL  But I will say that I miss you all very much! I did want to add this posting to let you know that I am still around, that I am still thinking about you all!

I do get in for payroll… lol… so there is no worries there.  I do have the most amazing managers that run the Blue in my absence.  Pepper is terrific in handeling the EU staff as always.  Fangorn is always there to help out with the music stream.  The DJs are all so reliable, self managed and dedicated to the Blue that I always know that James, Allan, Angel and Johnathan are taking good care of the place and keeping you dancing and chatting the nights (and mornings) away.

There is also my Fairie.  Not only is she the manager of the US team, but she is the glue that holds the Blue Fusion together while I am gone.  As my General Manager, she acts in proxy of me.  Covering the scheduling, the care and feeding of the staff and performers, and also watching over the mall.  She is my rock, and my dear friend.  She not only brings responsibility but she bring flavor and temperment to the club.  In her grace and style, she helkps keep the family flowing and grounded.  So a sweet thank you to my dear for that!

I plan to be in world soon, hoping to setup another DJ session soon as well as maybe sing a little bit…..

hope to see you there!

Hugs and poofs Holli

Wordle.net the tool for the Blue Fusion signs….

I thought that I would share my secret… of how I make the Blue Fusion signs that ppl love so much with all of the word… Wordle a great tool on the web that randomizes and groups words by weight.  Here is a link to the one I pointed at my blog… as you can see, Blue Fusion is the largest text, because it is what I write about the most… but you can see the other words that are important to me.  Words that show up in my blog with a common thread….. try it out… it is awesome!

Wordle of Hollwood's Blog

Hugs and Poofs, Holli

The Blue Fusion inSL helps fight hunger and pay it forward

This is a fundraiser from the Change the Present organization.   The Blue Fusion is sponsoring a drive for the purchase of 2 cows.  10 percent of all donations to the club and 100 percent of all monies donated for specific events will be given to this drive. Updates will be announced via blogs, twitter and group notices inSL.   For more information on this drive,  see the entry for the drive Blue Fusion inSL Fight Hunger

For any questions regarding this fund raiser please email holli.hollwood@gmail.com

2009 is a new year, and we are all so very lucky for what we have, and it is a good time to pay it forward……

Hugs and poofs, Holli

Happy New Year 2009

To all my lovelies of the the Blue Fusion…. and readers, family, friends and just you….

In the passing of another year, and the promise of the new
may all your hope and wishes come true
remember the the hard of the past, and learn to let it go
take the great from the year before and pass it forward
listen to those who have already been there, and mentor those who need to know
always remember to hold the ones dear, close to you
and relish in their love for you
always say “I love you” if you mean it

My heart is with you, Hugs and Poofs Holli

Happy Holidays from the Blue Fusion inSL

Well another year is ending…  some is sad, most is happy and all is for the better. 

Last year, with a little help from Fangorn our resident graphics, scriptor, Blue Fusion cheerleader and

Blue Fusion Snow Globe 2007

good friend, I created a mini version of the Blue Fusion in a Snow Globe as a gift to the staff and the patrons of the Blue. 

Since the Blue Fusion went thru a great design change, I updated the Snow Globe to reflect those changes.

Blue Fusion Snow Globe 2008

It is very cool to see the progression… and the changes to the blue even if in a miniture ) Hope that you enjoy… and if you would like a copy of these globes, just come visit the Blue Fusion and we have one of the veranda at the entrance of the club… hope you enjoy… 

Blue Fusion Snow Globes side by side

My Note to all of you…..

 

In the days ahead, we all share a commonality of holiday celebration
We show it and express it in many way
it may be the birth of a great man or the passing of a season,
it could be the fall of understanding and the rise of hope,
the strengthening of family and community,

 

Regardless of the holiday that we honor,
it is a time to take pause, in our busy lives
to take a look at the world around us,
and rejoyce in all that is pure of home and family

 

I want to tell you that where ever I am in the world,
whatever I am doing in the world, RL or SL
you are in my heart and mind

 

The Blue Fusion family would like to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season.  May Peace and many blessings flourish with the abundance of love during your celebrations and throughout the New Year!

 

To all of you, be safe, be happy and most of all…. say “I love you” often if you mean it!

 

Holli Hollwood