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10. How to… Relax and unwind.

I'm still in my pajamas. It's been one of ~those days. You've been warned. So, yesterday, I talked about how some people say real life and Second Life are one and the same. Today, I'm sitting here, still in my awesome pajamas and my Comfy (look those up, like, right now, and go buy yourself… Continue reading 10. How to… Relax and unwind.

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9. How to… Be a decent human being (no, really)

This post brought to you by copious amounts of green tea, the vein throbbing in my temple right now, and the letter N, because why not? So here's the thing: In Second Life, there's a whole sub-group of people who say things like "Second Life and Real Life intertwine. Fight me, bro!" And to a… Continue reading 9. How to… Be a decent human being (no, really)

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8. How to… Let your freak flag fly!

So... I was looking around at songs last night for ~reasons. Those of you who know about the December photo challenge I set for myself (which I failed miserably, by the way) probably know that I find inspiration in lyrics. A lot. It might be a ~problem. So, anyway, last night, I was minding my… Continue reading 8. How to… Let your freak flag fly!

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7. How to… start the new year off with a bang?

Okay, so... double meaning not intended. Or maybe it was? You decide! So, I've noticed some serious saltiness lately in some of the SL community lately, and I'm gonna be honest: Some of y'all either need some chocolate and a hug, or you need to get laid worse than I do. I'm just sayin'. In… Continue reading 7. How to… start the new year off with a bang?

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6. How to… Make the most of a sticky situation

Here's where you find out that today's photo has nothing to do with Christmas. Sorry for the disappointment, but as the holidays draw closer, I find myself feeling all of the usual holiday anxieties and wishing I could hide away in a cave for a few days. Unfortunately, I don't have a cave in Second… Continue reading 6. How to… Make the most of a sticky situation

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5. How to… beat the loneliness (with a baseball bat, if necessary)

I'm just going to go ahead and apologize in advance for this one. Warnings include but are not limited to: Tl;dr, WTF, and idkmybffjill... just to make sure we cover all those bases. So, the holidays are hard for a lot of us. That's originally what this post was going to be about...but not anymore.… Continue reading 5. How to… beat the loneliness (with a baseball bat, if necessary)

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4. How to… enunciate like a lady

Today is five days until Christmas, and the last day that my agency is open in real life until the new year. I suppose many of you are experiencing the same state of blind, uninhibited euphoria that I feel right now. Job sucks, life sucks, pockets are filled with nothing but lint, but the end… Continue reading 4. How to… enunciate like a lady

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3. How to… make “Oops” look like “I meant to do that!”

One of the definitions for Second Life on Urban Dictionary says: "A virtual world for people outside of reality to move even farther out of reality." That's what we're starting with, so you know this is going to be good, right? I couldn't help myself. I sat here and giggled for two reasons: It was… Continue reading 3. How to… make “Oops” look like “I meant to do that!”

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2. How to… Be the best damn wallflower you can be!

The other day was bad. I'm talking negative spoons, completely exhausting, contemplating-the-meaning-of-the-universe kind of bad. So, I was up late, having a (few) beer(s) and wandering around the Second Life grid looking at pretty things and somehow managing to avoid all human interaction despite trying to be new!me. (Translation: Nova is trying to be more… Continue reading 2. How to… Be the best damn wallflower you can be!

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1. How to… crash with grace and dignity

Yeah... So, I was going to wait to start this blog until after the beginning of the year, and then I had a few ~moments today and realized that hammering away at the keyboard might actually be a bit therapeutic, so here I am. There's a story here, really. For the last several years, I've… Continue reading 1. How to… crash with grace and dignity