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The Truth Is…

The truth is, that my life is really broken, and has been for quite some time. And the truth is, I have been avoiding dealing with the painful reality that is my broken life, again for quite some time. And the truth is, the ways I have been avoiding that pain aren’t working any more. … Continue reading The Truth Is…

A Thousand Vanities

Over the past couple of months, as a way to relax during a stressful time in my life, I have been slowly cleaning through and reorganizing the inventory of what has become my main Second Life avatar, Vanity Fair (I talk a bit about that here). After almost 18 years, Vanity has almost 900 saved … Continue reading A Thousand Vanities

Escaping (Literal) Painful Reality at Raven Fairelander’s Labyrinth Masquerade Ball in Second Life

I am still working while on half-time sick time for treatment of job burnout, and (as it so happens) we have along weekend up here in Manitoba, since Monday is Louis Riel Day. I should be happy, but unfortunately, I am also nursing a decaying back molar. My regular dentist was able to only do … Continue reading Escaping (Literal) Painful Reality at Raven Fairelander’s Labyrinth Masquerade Ball in Second Life

Turning 61

This morning, at 6:00 a.m., I completed exactly 61 trips around the Sun (this is a correction to my earlier assertion that it was 62 trips; forgive me, I hadn’t had my coffee yet!). I am now 61 years old, and boy, lately I feel it! I am constantly feeling exhausted, and my hips and … Continue reading Turning 61

AN UPDATE, January 7th, 2025: Why My Blog Is On Hold (And Why I Am Not Making A Final Decision Until Later this Year)

Today, I wrote the following post on the new Second Life social media platform, Primfeed (which you can currently only read if you already have an account on Primfeed, as I have not yet chosen to make my Primfeed profile and posts publicly viewable): With all the batshit-crazy political news coming out of the U.S. … Continue reading AN UPDATE, January 7th, 2025: Why My Blog Is On Hold (And Why I Am Not Making A Final Decision Until Later this Year)

The End: I Have Decided to Close My Blog

I’ve had a good run, but it’s time for me to close this blog after a little over seven years and three months. It’s time. Please know that it has been an honour, a joy, and a privilege to write about a subject that I loved: virtual worlds, social VR, and the metaverse, plus virtual … Continue reading The End: I Have Decided to Close My Blog

EDITORIAL: Exhausted, Overwhelmed, and Worn Out

I am beyond tired; I am EXHAUSTED. Emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted. Everybody from my psychiatrist to my coworkers is telling me the same thing: there’s a LOT going on in my life at the moment, and I am feeling absolutely overwhelmed and worn out. In fact, I have been feeling so run down that … Continue reading EDITORIAL: Exhausted, Overwhelmed, and Worn Out

Taking a Moment to Catch My Breath and Figure Out Where I’m Going Next

So, as I have mentioned, I haven’t been blogging much lately, because I have been so busy with my full-time paying job as an academic librarian at my employer, the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Now that the annual rush of training hundreds of students on how to use the university libraries effectively and … Continue reading Taking a Moment to Catch My Breath and Figure Out Where I’m Going Next

UPDATE: Some More Thoughts After Nine Weeks Using the Apple Vision Pro

You might have noticed that I haven’t been blogging much at all lately. There’s a good reason for that. I have been so completely occupied with my full-time paying job as an academic librarian during this busy fall semester that I have had little time or energy left over to write up blog posts when … Continue reading UPDATE: Some More Thoughts After Nine Weeks Using the Apple Vision Pro

UPDATED! A Review of the Apple Vision Pro at the Three-Week Mark: What Apps and Experiences I Have Used the Most (and what Matthew Ball Thinks of the ...

UPDATE 10:37 p.m.: I actually wriote this review in two parts, and reading it back, I can see now it reads a bit disjointedly for that reason, so I am including a separator between the two parts to make it clearer. Also, I had misnamed the Encounter Dinosaurs experience, an error which I have now … Continue reading UPDATED! A Review of the Apple Vision Pro at the Three-Week Mark: What Apps and Experiences I Have Used the Most (and what Matthew Ball Thinks of the AVP After Six Months)