As I entered Second Life today, I remembered back on picking a name for Second Life. I chose my clown name "Olive Eue" and of course SL chose our last names...therefore I have a last name no one can spell or say lol.. When I met Nite, his name freaked me out, "Nitestalker Backbite" I told him that too, I cant take you home to mom with a name like that... he then explained to me that it had to do with his job and I felt lots better lol. As the years in SL have progressed to where I have met so many people with so many different and unusual names. I have found that a lot of people that have come to SL for social reasons have funny , cute or goofy names. People that seem to have come to SL for business reasons have names that are more like RL, and then there are those of us that came for the social and started businesses and here we are with our unusual name (tongue and cheek)to do business with.
I find that our names so reflect our personalities, well almost all of them. It seems that we pick names that have certain meaning to us, or have affected our life one way or another.
The one thing I do know is since I have met Nite his name was always Nite. I call him Nite regulary instead of his RL name, I guess cause that is what I have always known him as... My Nite in shining armor!!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
4th and what it really means
I spent the 4th of July at the PX painting faces. I did about 30 faces and boy were my feet hurting... As I finished up a soldier approached me and told me that he was leaving the army due to medical reasons and was looking to do something in the entertainment field.
I was both honored and humbled that a soldier would seek me out and ask if he could work for me.
As I spoke with Andy and cleaned up with Nite's help and getting ready to go to the 4th of July spectacular at Schofield Barracks. I said goodbye to Andy and we loaded the car.
We began walking over to Sills Field that I realized that I was spending the 4th of July at a Military Base.
I really began thinking about how we civilians have no idea what these guys have and are doing for us.
The ceremonies were all day. Billy Ray Cyrus performed a concert late in the afternoon we arrived as it got to be dusk and Billy Ray was finished performing they began ceremonies. They honored soldiers, remembered our fallen soldiers, did some promotions and then they did the ceremony that really affected my heart. The ceremony was "The flags we follow" this ceremony was taking us from 1776 to present and the flags that the united states had and has. It was a poem that read the events that made this country what it is. I was really humbled by what I heard, what I saw as the soldiers walked the flags across the stage.
After the ceremony of the flags was over the army band played and they had two men that sang very moving songs. I didn't even realize one of the songs was about a soldier in Iraq. "I'm already there".
I had a lot more respect for the women that support their husbands while they are off fighting for our freedom and to know the children make big sacrifices as well.
I want to thank our soldiers for fighting for our freedom AND I am greatful that I get to see first hand what it means to see these soldiers daily go to work and prepare for leaving to go to Iraq or Afganistan. I am so greatful for Nite and I love him with all my heart and soul. He is the finest man I have ever known. He has incredible integrity and loyalty to his family and friends. I am honored to be with this man... I love you Nite! your my hero!
I was both honored and humbled that a soldier would seek me out and ask if he could work for me.
As I spoke with Andy and cleaned up with Nite's help and getting ready to go to the 4th of July spectacular at Schofield Barracks. I said goodbye to Andy and we loaded the car.
We began walking over to Sills Field that I realized that I was spending the 4th of July at a Military Base.
I really began thinking about how we civilians have no idea what these guys have and are doing for us.
The ceremonies were all day. Billy Ray Cyrus performed a concert late in the afternoon we arrived as it got to be dusk and Billy Ray was finished performing they began ceremonies. They honored soldiers, remembered our fallen soldiers, did some promotions and then they did the ceremony that really affected my heart. The ceremony was "The flags we follow" this ceremony was taking us from 1776 to present and the flags that the united states had and has. It was a poem that read the events that made this country what it is. I was really humbled by what I heard, what I saw as the soldiers walked the flags across the stage.
After the ceremony of the flags was over the army band played and they had two men that sang very moving songs. I didn't even realize one of the songs was about a soldier in Iraq. "I'm already there".
I had a lot more respect for the women that support their husbands while they are off fighting for our freedom and to know the children make big sacrifices as well.
I want to thank our soldiers for fighting for our freedom AND I am greatful that I get to see first hand what it means to see these soldiers daily go to work and prepare for leaving to go to Iraq or Afganistan. I am so greatful for Nite and I love him with all my heart and soul. He is the finest man I have ever known. He has incredible integrity and loyalty to his family and friends. I am honored to be with this man... I love you Nite! your my hero!
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