I'm not a merchant, but I do love shopping on occasion at my favorite stores inworld; as a consumer, I'd hate for it to disrupt the customer/merchant relationship I presently have with them; also, I embrace both my names Aquariastrus Jolles (username) AND Nickey Skorpio (Display Name,) so being referred to as Aquariastrus does not bother me in the least. I hope this issue gets fixed. You are urged to vote and follow this JIRA. Please click below to see the jira pertaining to this entry.

https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/WEB-4254?

Thank you, Rocky Constantine for bringing it to attention. We need to do what we can to keep SL as enoyable as it used to be. With stores closing down, leaving ghost towns where creative merchants with awesome clothing, accessories among a variety of gizmos and gadgets used to be. The pulse of SL has weakened because of it. LL really needs to respect it's own creation and the merchants who make it a stronger more enjoyable world to live in.

Ramble #2102

When I first landed at Tai, I never imagined that one day it would be my home being quite content at Kaua.  What I found was a place that allows me to surf, meditate, and live in a peaceful environment that encourages tranquility.  The flow of my inner pool had been disrupted by the death and subsequent grief of and for my husband. Moving on wasn't what I wanted to do, but what I had to do anyway. I heard everything from "Life goes on." to "Find someone new." which made me feel angry and muddled.  It felt as if the people in my RL weren't comfortable with this new thing... a gay man losing his spouse. Instead of handling it as one ought to whether one is gay or straight, with patience and compassion. On Second Life, I found a sense of peace and comfort from friends and even strangers. One lady at Bonifacio IMed her condolences and shared with me her story of losing her father. She said she learned it had to be okay to hurt but keep going, because you have to.

When I moved to Tai, I spent hours across the bridge at Chi, listening to the bells, meditating... I found peace and came to a few resolutions that were troubling me. First, that my husband possessed knowledge regarding his health which he chose to keep from me and secondly, that my family had treated him badly the last get together we'd had. I was angry at them and it caused a good deal of distance, but the surf and Chi helped me come back to myself from that ugly place I had sunken into and it allowed me to continue my journey on new, sometimes changing paths. I felt blissful. Now, I'm slowly reconciling with my family, hoping they understand that they were unnecessarily mean to him and that losing him hurt me more than I can possibly describe. I had to see our son fall apart and regain his posture which took many, many months. I had to be strong for him when even I felt fallen in despair, but we got past it.  I feel happy now for many reasons and living at Tai is one of them.

Bungalow Dreams

Nickey Skorpio: Real Men Wear Sarongs

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Sinking into My SL

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In Oahu

I was surfing in Kauai when I decided to check Oahu out being so close and all.  I found this cool little area with drums and decided to throw on a traditional Hawaiian outfit and play the drums. Wish I knew about machinima, I think it would have come out great. But for now, pics will have to suffice.

T'ai Surf and My Boardies

Just had to post this pic of me surfing at T'ai with what has now become my favorite pair of boardies. I love the way they hug my ass, is that so raaawng?

Surfing T'ai waves

Finally got to use my own board. Had trouble finding groups or getting search to load, but it's all good.  I love this place; it has really blue water, palm trees in the distance so vivid, you can't help but feel a touch of zen as you tow out.  It's a bit of paradise and would be even better if it was stripped of everything unrelated to nature. I don't mind the buoys tho, ya need them for direction. (buoys referring to those at Tsunami Beach, 10.29.11)

TSUNAMI BEACH SURFING

Picture this, Saturday morning and plentiful waves are rolling in, the smell of salty sea mist in the air, gulls flying... I grabbed a surfboard (not mine) and towed up to a nice wave. I'm really a total nooby at it, but I like to think I could get good enough to go pro.

Relaxing in My Hammock at Kaua Ekahi