Second Pride Hugs - Day 9

Ziggy Starsmith

Baz Ceawlin 

Ty Yifu

Regi Yifu

Jaggy Naughton

BM Oh

Kahvy Sands

Second Pride Hugs - Day 8 (Updated)

Yeah I know, this time it's only my family and a friend, but I had a rough day yesterday.

And if anyone should want to bitch about my Tomais making a second appearance in the Hug-fest, let me inform you that it is my blog and I make the rules. Tomais is back again because I can, because I want him to be and because there is nothing in my rules against it and never will be! ¿Comprende?

Garrett Smith-Lundquist

Guyke Lundquist-Smith

Boris Twist

Tomais Ashdene

UPDATE

As I just found a hug from Day 6 that I had previously had misplaced in my photo album I am adding it to this post.

Weylin Vale

Second Pride Hugs, Days 6-7

Takuya Jinn
Owner of & designer at Gabriel, one of the absolute best makers of clothes for men

Butch Diavolo, close friend and confidant

Mistletoe Ethaniel-Skytower
blogger Misteltoe Ethaniel's Blog

As the wonderful (but small) Misteltoe completely disappears in my arms I thought I would share a picture of her, so you can see what she actually looks like.

This was the first time I had the pleasure of meeting Misteltoe in-world, although we have been communicating for some years now on each others blogs.

Second Pride Hugs, Days 4-5

Truth be told, all in this post were hugged on day 5. On day 4 I only hugged hubby.

Kharissa Indigo

Parvin (a.k.a. Xcept Atlas)

Bailey Saxmundham

Kane Hawksby

Second Pride Hugs, Days 1-3

Tomais Ashdene

Karl Kalchek

Petr Hastings-Vanbeeck

Jak Calcutt

JJ Goodman

Eric Quimby

Come back for more Second Pride hugs, and why not try giving a few yourself!

Challenging the Venerable Ms. Oh

As I was busy cleaning up a part of Southern Charm yesterday in preparation for Mirco Dinzeo moving in, my client the scary Ms. SaveMe Oh snuck up on me and almost made me soil myself.

For those who do not know Ms. Oh, or do not know off her, she is an extraordinary performance artist, machinima maker and general nuisance in SecondLife who has gained a reputation for getting banned and ejected all over the grid by meddlesome busybodies who do not appreciate her outspoken manners and her attempts at "invigorating" exhibitions, concerts and events that fail to meet her high standards by taking over with one of her own ad hoc performances. For some reason the two of us have, however, always gotten along famously and she has honored me by appointing me as her legal counsel.

At first we said nothing at all, as SaveMe first walked around me in circles pretending not to notice me and then tried to hide from me while I was busy keeping an eye on her activities. Finally I broke the silence and bid her welcome back to Southern Charm (She had been there the evening before for a concert by Ultraviolet Alter in a sim-covering and colorful installation by Betty Tureaud).

She was telling me about her trials and tribulations in the narrow minded art world of SecondLife and that she was now contemplating making one last dramatic manifestation by hanging herself in one of my - according to her - far too many trees.

I was moved by her story and after having begged her to find somewhere else for "the final performance" I sent her a hug-request, which she - after several questions, much hesitation and me calling her out as a coward - finally accepted.

During our encounter my Tomais had snuck in unnoticed and was sitting and watching us from the gazebo. When I saw my lovely husband I ran up to him and happily greeted him with a hug too.

Tomais and I had a busy day scheduled so we said our goodbyes to SaveMe and left her to her own devices at the skating area. She seemed quite happy and was entertaining herself with a light show.

(You can read SaveMe Oh's own account of our encounter on SaveMe Oh's Weblog: Hiding At My Lawyers (url).)

Cute & Cuddly Cats

Yesterday my friend Jasmine Cazalet cried her desperate need for a hug in IM to me. As there - to my complete amazement - were no straight men lined up outside her door to cater to her needs, I offered to come and give her one myself.

Jasmine sent me a teleport to her home and as soon as I arrived we had a good, long and cosy hug!

As most Swedes, both of us love to hug a lot and know that a good and strong embrace is sometimes a good cure for many problems and even if it doesn't cure you feel better after one anyway. This exotic habit of the Swedes always seems to surprise many foreigners, who are more reserved with these overt signs of affection.

After the hug, Jasmine showed me round her home and introduced me to her young cat Whiskers. The fat little bugger was sleeping contentedly on her bed and he didn't even notice my presence.

When I left Jasmine she seemed a bit happier and was doing handstands on her bed. Even this did not disturb Whiskers in the least, he just kept sleeping on.