I have decided to create a new column, which will just be about gossip and stuff that I think about randomly. This will, hopefully, allow me to spend my SL time doing what I would rather be doing, which is building, instead of answering a zillion IM's every day asking me, "What's going on?" For someone who spends most of their SL time rezzing prims at his studio, or on his jobsite, the gossip of the grid seems to strangely gravitate towards me. Now, you can get all your gossip, with my very special kind of humor, right here in one convenient place.

To start off this wonderful new column, I have decided to do "Ten Things I Hate In SL." Natalie wondered if we should do a joint list, but I think it would be more interesting to see the difference between what men and women hate in SL.

1) People who have song lyrics for their profiles.
2) People who use the word, "classy." (Sorry, Colleen, still heart you anyway) Please consult a thesaurus for a list of less trailer park-esque synonyms.
3) Creators who use punctuation in their brand names. Punctuation is never in any kind of order that relates to the keyboard, so it's a pain in the ass to see if a colon comes before or after an asterisk, or a parenthesis, etc. A lot of times the items in the folder do not have the same word that you searched your inventory for, so only the actual folder shows up. In order to get the contents, you have to clear your search bar, which makes you lose your place in your inventory, so then you have to figure out where the folder was again. Punctuation in a brand name may look cool to some artsy types, but sometimes I just don't have the patience for it, so I can't be bothered with trying to find it.
4) Creators who don't put their brand name on their products. Redgrave used to be bad about this. I haven't bought anything there in a long time, since it has become so mainstream, but usually the stuff from there just says, "Satin Pants", or "Retro Shirt." If I am looking for something, I usually always remember the designer's brand name, but hardly ever the actual product name. (Note: skin I wear most often is Redgrave).
5) Fashion blogs that don't stick to fashion. For one thing, how many fashion blogs do we need? For another, is there like an entire culture of people who do nothing but log in to SL and TP around trying to put together different looks for their avatars, and then turn around and blog about it? I'm all for capitalism, though, so keep those L$ rolling all you good little consumers. I also admit that I do read Shopping Cart Disco once in a while, but I really wouldn't buy clothes from a store that has shopping carts in RL, so I don't really think of Shopping Cart Disco when I want some fashion advice. I did read one article for men, but the writer seemed like he had just discovered Hoorenbeek, which is a store that everyone already knows about. Please write about stores that we don't know about, because those of us who don't have time to discover new stores are looking for that kind of information.
6) People who say they are "hot", or "sexy", or "delicious", or any kind of egotistical, subjective adjective. If you are any of those things, I will be able to figure that out on my own, thank you.
7) People who have a quote on their profile that is so overquoted that it's like something someone would put on their alt profile just to make it look like their alt is an independent thinker. This one is especially annoying, "Never make someone your priority while allowing them to make you their option" (Sorry, Bry).
8) Sex in SL. I'm all for a bawdy sense of humor and talking about sex and stuff like that, but some people really need to log out and rediscover the joys of a real sex life. If you are hungry in RL, watching your avatar make an eating animation,with a prim sandwich attached to its hand,is not going to satisify your RL nutritional needs. No, my avatar is not a virgin. I admit that, when I was still a young avatar, I did all the things that most normal avatars do, so clicking on the xcite compatible sex bed menu is on that list. Been there, done that, it was lame.
9) People who post things on their own blogs, but then get upset when I put a screen shot of it, or a link to it, here. It's already on the net, so quit being retarded.
10) People who think that I have deep, dark SLecrets. Like most people, I would use an alt if I was going to do anything I don't want anyone to know about, so if you have a notecard or a picture of Rawly Rousselot, just remember that it's no secret. Wet Snowdrop and Natalie Niven have been my closest friends from my very early days in SL, and I tell them everything, so if there is something you want to know, but are afraid to ask me, feel free to give them a call.

OK, so this wasn't really gossipy, but dont' worry, it's coming.