Category Archives: Builder’s bum

The light fantastic?

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

Any photographer will tell you that what fundamentally defines an image is light, they will wax lyrical about the quality of the light when it ticks all the boxes, and they will rant until the cows come home about the … Continue reading →

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Octomore (more than I can afford, that is)

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

The establishment at which I’m staying at present has a rather fantastic bar. Not only do they stock a wide variety of locally produced and specialist ales, ciders and beers – which I could definitely be persuaded to give a … Continue reading →

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Spaced out

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

There are some ways in which my real world preferences are not mirrored in SL – one such anomaly is the way in which I perceive space. In the real world, I appreciate wide open spaces, uncluttered with the detritus … Continue reading →

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Stasis

Posted on January 21, 2018 by

Winter is a time of stasis: Life slows down and anything that’s not strictly necessary lies in abeyance and waits for its time to come. Animals hibernate, plants die back, trees lose their leaves and shut down, and we wrap … Continue reading →

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Previously on…

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

I may have mentioned at some point in the past my irritation at television programmes that insist on reminding viewers what transpired before the break or in the previous episode. Usually, for a person of average intelligence, such reminders are … Continue reading →

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Homeless

Posted on November 14, 2017 by

Unexpectedly, for the last three days, I’ve been homeless! Perhaps I should clarify that… I’ve been virtually homeless, since my home sim is apparently – for reasons unknown – unreachable. It’s one of those unfortunate states of affair that occasionally … Continue reading →

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Animated discussion

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

Well, that was unexpected! I like to think that I’m pretty much clued up when it comes to all things SL, so I’m a little put out to find that on this particular occasion my finger has quite definitely not … Continue reading →

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Sleepless in…

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

I’m not feeling at my best this morning: there’s a few reasons – it’s my first day back in work after a couple of weeks off, I not a morning person anyway, I’m never at my best on a Monday, … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle maintenance

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Way back in February 2011 I sent myself an email – just a short email, with a couple of jottings, the odd quote and various miscellanea that I intended, at some point in the future, to use as the basis … Continue reading →

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Artistic licence

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

Just like the real world, SL has its limitations, although often we may well argue quite the opposite. It is true that SL gives us opportunities that we wouldn’t have elsewhere and the freedom to do things that would be … Continue reading →

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