Whats in a name...

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!!

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!

Getting back in the swing of things!

Almost a month since my last blog...must be from too much fun in Hawaii. Its been two months since I arrived in Hawaii. I love Hawaii, but the biggest reason that I chose to move to Hawaii, was and is my best friend.

I have learned to live again and learned how to be awakened. I love Hawaii, I love that things progressed from SL to RL and have added an amazing chapter to my life!

I have been learning about the things to stop and smell the roses about, the things to laugh about again and the small...hey I love you things that happen every day.

I am getting back into RL clowning. I used to do that full time and because of various medical issues, I haven't done clowning in almost 4 years. Being with Nite has allowed me the freedom and the great awakening to get back to clowning.

I am going to be performing at the Stadium in Honolulu on Saturday and Sundays and the local PX on the military base during the week.

I am loving this chapter in my life and being with Nite for the last 2.5 years in SL as just very good friends has just added so many dimensions to RL. It has just made SL so real by moving things as friends into RL.


His daughter is an amazing young lady with a dynamic magnetic personality and I have loved learning about her, laughing with her and listening to what makes her happy or sad.

Small delay on returning to Second Life

Our internet has had a small interuption. I will be back in game as soon as I have internet access :)

Update on what I have been up to!!

Seems like I fell off the SL grid. I really have not, just took some much needed time off and actually did something very exciting for myself for the first time in a long time. March 3rd I left Charlotte and ventured to Hawaii. I got to meet my friend Nite for the first time in 2.5 years since I met him in Second Life...Sometimes you wonder if people are like they are in SL...Well no more wondering...Meeting Nite was the best thing I could have done. He is more amazing than when I talked to him in SL or Yahoo! HE is a man that I admire and respect more than anyone I know. I am grateful to have a friend like this in my life!

Down Time...

WOWSA, been almost two weeks since I have logged into SL. I will be logging into SL in the next few days to catch up on IM's and claims.

ROFLMAO

Life is Just Funny...


Headed back to Charlotte and will get to all the IM's tomorrow... Take the time today to laugh!