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The Blue Fusion Closing – Sunday September 13th 2009

holliwagner — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:46:15 +0000

Hello my darling Blue Fusionites!

Well…. it seems the time has come…. for the Blue Fusion to close it’s teleport.

I spent a month trying to find a buyer for the Blue Fusion, but there are no takers. It is a costly operation to own a club, an island and contribute to the Second Life economy. I can no longer afford to keep the club operational in finances and time.

The Blue Fusion has acted as a place for people to meet, to share thoughts, loves, ideas, music and art. To learn about people from across the globe and from right next door. We have had so many wonderful adventures and built a family that is so very hard to say goodbye to. I have personally contributed to the Second Life economy, the talented artists, musicians, DJs, comedians, builders, vendors, philosophers, mentors and lovers.

To all of you… I want you to know how much you all mean to me… and to those that have been coming to the Blue Fusion, since its inception, January 2007, almost three years ago, I love you all. Thank you for sharing with me this wonderful setting, and helping to make the Blue what is has been. A great place to socialize and to learn about each other.

The Blue Fusion was built by accident, just a few walls and a music stream, the staff and the family that came to follow from it did not come by accident. We were all meant to meet and to learn from each other and I am greatful…

Fairie, as Operations Manger, has done a wonderful job in the last year to keep the Blue Fusion running as a loving family and a supporter of the arts. She has kept the events running, the place alive and worked hard chasing me down where ever I was off working… (not an easy thing to do!) You will always be a friend and sister to me… Thank you.

Pepper, thank you for all your hard work and love for the EU crowd! Your love for the Blue always showed thru!

Fangorn, all your talent, loyalty, kindness, patience, and support for the Blue Fusion will always live on! I hope that I never lose your friendship.

To the Blue Fusion Staff… thank you for being so kind to the guests, it makes all the differnce in running a club, and making people feel welcomed here.

As our closing moments, we will do a ROAST for the Closing of the Blue Fusion. We will open the chat on the dance floor and let people talka bout their fondest memories, crack ones about things they would have always changed, tease me if they want! It will be open and fun… in voice or Public Chat.

SEPTEMBER 13th 12pm – 2pm SLT – Live ROAST to the Blue Fusion – all welcome!!!
MORE ON THE SCHEDULE TO COME!! FAIRIE WILL SEND OUT DETAILS!!!

Tagged: blue fusion, holli hollwood, second life

The Morning Wake

Holli Hollwood — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:23:56 +0000

With coffee in hand, I go outside to watch the world awake up
The community of birds that are happy to see we have joined them, bringing our feeders full of delicious seeds, their conversations of the morning amusing and playful
The flies that are not really welcome, feeling that they have a purpose in the world, though I find myself wondering what it is
The bees have found the zen garden, chasing each other around, playing tag
One sweet cat examining something in the dirt that has caught his intense attention and the other cleaning himself in the sun, peaceful as can be
I see more apples and pears have ripened to the ground, laying amongst the buttercups in the grass
The spider that built itself a trap in the ladder, has broken down his home to build in a higher trafficked area, the partial web begun, a hope for food is strong on her mind.
The sun is glistening all around and I am feeling warm and inspired.

The on going tales of Mister Mouse

Holli Hollwood — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:40:47 +0000

See it from the begining… an adventure for all

http://mrmouse.wordpress.com/

Cylindrian makes the news on CNN.com

Holli Hollwood — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:34:55 +0000

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!

Tagged: Cylindrian Rutabaga, emerging technology, Grace Buford, music, real life, social networking, virtual reality, virtual world, virtual worlds

500+ Second Life Blogs

Holli Hollwood — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:36:50 +0000

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

Holli Hollwood — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:07:39 +0000

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

Tagged: love, memories, music

Love for Valentine’s

Holli Hollwood — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:20:16 +0000

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

Tagged: love

Buzzzzzy as a Bee

Holli Hollwood — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:34:04 +0000

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

Tagged: blue fusion, employment, holli hollwood, second life

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

Holli Hollwood — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:13:46 +0000

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

Tagged: blogs, blue fusion, holli hollwood, second life, wordle