Day 14: Friends and Sand Bags #NaBloPoMo

Well, some more of our friends are moving far away.

We met them and and some more friends for dinner tonight. We don't really see them so often ... but ... we all went through one of those "defining moments" together and we have many things in common. Having one last gathering *had* to happen.

Building, enginering, and sandbags were the topic of discussion ... unless of course you were trying to escape the sandbag discussion :)

Actually there was no escaping the sandbag discussion. How high. How to interlace strength. How to build in an earthquake region. How to build without a hammer. How to ... what if ... well then ... but what about ...

Two in the group talked faster and longer than the rest of us. His wife and my husband. There may have to be some long distance discussions.

Oh. She helps missionaries and other groups design buildings and homes for undeveloped countries.

We will miss them.

 

Day 11: Wolf, Wolf at the Door ! Oh! Well, Surprise !! He backed off a bit #RL #SL #SecondLife #NaBloPoMo

Okay, so Wednesday was rather disturbing. Billy (aka Mitch) went off to work and then called me with the news way too many are hearing these days. So, yeah. He was laid off effective Friday (today). No severence. Some supplemental pay on top of unemployment for a limited time, though.

Now, I'm telling you this right here and right now. God has seen us through much worse. We have an amazing feeling of calm. We do feel irritated but not panicked. In fact the Blessing Ride has already started. Come on and follow along.

Anyone who knows Billy in Real Life, and a great many who have dealt with him in Second Life, will tell you quick: He's a good man. A very good man.

Seems his former bosses who have gone on to other departments and others who have worked with him are of the same opinion. They went to bat for him. So, the efffective date is now November 23rd.

Billy's lay off is the reason behind our decision to close Adelebsen Isle. Dealing with stress of whether or not the sim visitors could/ would donate enough was not something we wanted on the plate with everything else.

So but you remember I said "barring some surprise." Well last night we coming home on the train and got a Skype text from one of our Second Life friends. "I want to sponsor the sim for three months."

So ... this support plus the shops will keep the sim open :)

Tonight we're just chilling and goofing off and ran across this surprising bit of shared memories: Sing Along with Mitch

Yeah we're back to listening to country ... don't worry :)

Day 9: Closing our Second Life Sim #SecondLife #SL #NaBloPoMo

Decision #2: Adelebsen Isle is Closing effective Nov 21. Yes, it's a money decision.

We've enjoyed meeting great people on Adelebsen Isle over the last four years. Thank you for all the encouragement you've given us. We wish you all the best.

No, we don't have any future plans.

My email address is always in my profile.

Day 6: The Zombie Apocalypse is Upon Us. #NaBloPoMo #ZombieApocalypse #SecondLife #SL

This morning my husband informed me that the Zombie Apocalypse has been happening for quite some time and that he is in fact one of the Zombies.
He leaves home "normal," stops and picks up coffee, gets back into the car, turns on his tunes, and then drives in to work as a Zombie. He says there's lots and lots of people like him.
AND they drive home as Zombies, too. Some return to their normal selves completely upon reaching their own home. Some only regain the appearance of "normal" while retaining the internal Zombie state in front of some type of entertainment device (TV, Video game, Computer, etc etc etc).
So, be on the look out.
What I didn't tell him: I have a Zombie time, too.

The avatar is made by Martini Discovolante. It can be obtained on my "island," Adelebsen Isle.