The Laird's Lament

Commoners don't always fully appreciate what a burdensome undertaking it is to be a Prince of the Realm. 

Not only have I inherited two castles, three manors, 15 villas, and uncountable other domiciles, all over the world, but the upkeep and maintenance alone also takes a sizeable portion of my income. However, it falls on me as the head of clan McMillan to keep the lazy princes and princess, the staff and all the other greedy buggers who hang around with roof over their heads.

Bock with Tiara, by JJ Goodman
(The lower part of this wonderful picture has been edited out for Facebook's,
Blogger's & Twitter's modesty's sake. You can see the full-sized photo here)

In this beautiful picture of when I am taking my morning bath, by my beloved brother Prince George (aka JJ), I seem to be alone and in a pensive mood. Not true!

Truth be told we were surrounded by at least twenty courtiers and even more servants. There was The Sergeant at Arms, The Carrier of The Royal Chamberpot, The Royal Fluffer, The Royal Towel Maiden, etc. etc. Although I am only wearing the simple and unassuming Brandenburg Tiara in platinum with gigantic drop-shaped pearls, the crown is an essential attribute.

Sometimes being a laird is simply no fun at all.

Goodbye Rodvik!

Yesterday the part of the metaverse which focuses on SecondLife exploded with the news that Rod Humble, formerly known also known as Rodvik Linden, is no longer CEO of Linden Lab (The Makers of SecondLife).

This change first became known through a private message Rod sent to blogger Jo Yardley (Jo Yardley's Second Life (url)) on Facebook yesterday, where he informed her that he had "left Linden Lab last week". A short while later he posted the following message on his timeline on Facebook.

My first reaction to this rather surprising news was to check Linden Lab's (url) webpage, and sure enough, Rod Humble was no longer listed as one of the company's management.

It seemed rather amateurish to me that no official announcement about the change had been made - and still hasn't, but then I remembered that no announcement has ever been made by the company concerning my Philip - to some of you better known as Philip Rosedale - stepping down as Chairman of the Board. Linden Lab seems to really need someone with skills in communication.

However, I would like to thank Rod for all the improvements that have been made during his three years as CEO and  like my darling Sergeant of Arms sirhc DeSantis in a comment concerning the news on New World Notes (url) I say "Best of luck to (you Rod). Now...who wants to step up to be vilified next (because we are so supportive are we not =^^= )"

Rumors: New Recruit to Kedvesem Fan Club

Rumors (or information from an otherwise extremely trustworthy source) claim that The Kedvesem Fan Club has a new member. The  fan club maintains that Hungary with Kevesem by ByeAlex should rightfully have won the ESC2013 if there had been divine justice.

The fan club is happy to welcome the lairds Sergeant at Arms sirhc Desantis McMillan in our midst. sirhc is already well known to many for his impeccable taste and stunning - even if somewhat catlike - looks.

Preparations for Wintering

Well, today is the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere. All species of animals are starting to prepare for the onslaught of winter, and the Bock-monster also.

The Bock-monster was the nickname lovingly given to the Much Honored Bock McMillan, laird of Southern Charm and prince of Cascade Falls, by the amazing Ms. Elfay Pinkdot, who once had the renowned "Coffee and Pajamas Jazz Show" at Circe´s Sunset Jazz Club. This was a regular hangout for the laird during Saturdays or Sundays for several years, at first usually with his Ars but later on his own. Well, not alone actually because he had many dear friends there.

The animals have three options to choose among. The first is whether to stay or to migrate to warmer climes. if they decide to overwinter they must decide whether to hibernate or to face the winter awake.

The last three days the laird sees to have slipped into a state of semi-hibernation, as soon as he comes home from work he throws himself in bed and pulls the duvet up over his head, taking care to see to it that his feet do not stick out. He then sleeps until midnight and then wakes up to drink a little water, brush his teeth and read mail for about an hour or two before going back to bed to sleep until it´s time to get up for work.

A part of the hibernating process is also to fatten up before falling asleep, for this reason the laird has in those three days consumed one (1) kilogram of Bassett´s Winegums on his own. He cannot stand the sight of them anymore.

This is a rather boring existence and he misses his friends in both lives, but he is following his doctors advice, "If you need to sleep, sleep!".

Anyway I do get reports of whats happening in SecondLife. Yesterday I was informed among other things that the studly Mr. Ziggy Starsmith had been spotted at Genni´s Bar in Second Norway enjoying the music of my Sergeant at Arms, the British-Canadian cat sirhc DeSantis McMillan.

Another Sleepathon

So, now I have completed another sleepathon, the second in two weeks. This one only lasted two nights and a day (from Monday 6 PM until Wednesday 6 AM) but still I am getting worried because I am going to start working again on Monday.

The difference between this time and the last, is that I actually had a dream this time. I think I may have felt guilty - or at least had a bad feeling about - the last response I left to a comment by my Chief Technical Officer Mrs. Vampi Twine-DeSantis-McMillan McMillan (honorary) and her presumed sex life with my Sergeant at Arms Lieutenant Colonel (retired) sirhc DeSantis-McMillan.

The dream was that Blogger somehow posted a warning message to my blog telling me that I should refrain from commenting on other peoples sex life or they would shut me down. The dream was so vivid that I even saw the strange post and had to check the blog when I woke up.

Stop Press: Bara & Free @ OrmDricka

By special notice from the lairds Chief Technical Officer Mrs. Vampi Twine-DeSantis-McMillan-McMillan (honorary), who is also the proprietor of Club OrmDricka, I am proud to inform you that you are all invited to a command performance of Bara Jonson and Free Balan at OrmDricka.

I am sure it is a command performance because Bara owes Vampi a lot of gratitude for her support over the years. For this special occasion only Bara and Free will do an all-Swedish set, which among other things means the premier performance of the Swedish version of Bara´s most famous song "Far and away".

The event takes place at the sim Andromeda Isle (SLurl) tomorrow Thursday April 19, 2012, 12:30 PM. (better get there early as Andromeda Isle is a homestead and only carries 20 avatars).

My Sergeant at Arms sirhc DeSantis will entertain us before and after the main act.

Reporting For Duty, My Laird!

Some people are always complaining that "it is so difficult to find good help these days". Those days have lasted for the last five hundred years.

Well, I can tell you I was absolutely thrilled to see my new Sergeant at Arms reporting for duty in full McMillan regalia today.

sirhc DeSantis-McMillan looked so absolutely sexy and cute, as you can see for yourself!

Lucky for him, he is betrothed (or whatever they call it - hmmm ringfasted?) to a dear friend of mine and my First Technical Officer (a.k.a. tech-head) Vampi Twine-DeSantis-McMillan - who also happens to be very scary woman when it pleases her - or I would be scratching his furry back by now.

Just one thing kitten, I usually take the glengarry bonnet off as fast as I can although I always insist on wearing it when first arriving at any function. It really is not the best look for studs like you and I, is it?