Meri's Hat by Sylvia

crammed with a ram

in bed can be fun

especially when

the ram is someone

i once knew as meri

but with her new hat

she's more than that

tiny hornlets, curly fur

look pretty on her

oh baby take me to the dairy

Sylvia Baxter, the Poet

Smiles For Miles

Tonight was a huge reminder why I adore AAI.  I arrived about 40 minutes early to do my notices and get the stream going, and to my delight, there were already numerous people waiting for me!  We chatted about music, and at 10 minutes till, I started the pre-show (I play a different band doing a 10 minute live acoustic concert each week).  As the set began, I was already full of happiness.  One by one, friends began showing up despite the fact that there were numerous amazing DJ's spinning at almost every other indie club at that time.  As always, I literally smiled and laughed out loud nearly every moment of the night!  Everybody there seemed on their game, and I couldn't have been happier about the over-all evening.  Moments after the set ended, Iain told me he had recorded the entire set from start to finish!  I'm sooooo excited to relive this set over and over in my car, and around the house!  Much love to ALL my friends that made it a perfect evening.  I love you, AAI....forever and ever.  xo

Another Lovely Tunes-Day .....

Lots of new tunes tonite, as always!  Gorillaz, The Royal Concept, Wildcat! Wildcat!, MS MR, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Rogue Wave, Victories At Sea, The Cure, Generationals, Black Light Dinner Party, Temples, CocoRosie, Pixies, Daughter, The Dig, and loads more!  See ya @ AAI folks! :p  (Arrive 10 minutes early for an acoustic live concert by Passion Pit).

Bah Bah Gacha - Meri's day out

Today I took a break from club life and visited The Arcade Gacha event. I go every time pretty much and each time it's a bit stressful - I have to be honest. I think the idea is stunning, the set is amazing, the little gacha machines so cute, detailed and lovely and the contributors absolute genius!

I think the lag is crippling, the camming is a killer, pictures on the gachas take forever to rezz and there are occasional idiots. Today I crashed at least ten times and I only ever crash at that event. I never crash at any of the other big monthly events, even though I get laggy.

However, I did manage to get to the gacha of one of my favourite stores - Tee*fy. I.Just.Love.Tee*fy.

I also managed to get the rare sheep hat as well as a few of their nightdresses and a sleep mask. The nightdresses are out of this world and I will definitely be wearing them out, especially the black and red ones. The hat is absurdly cute. Please admire the absolute gorgeousness of this totally unnecessary item below...

I got some other stuff from there too, some cool riding boots, some Ingenue add-on flats for Slink feet, Exile hair (I gave the blondes I got first try to Becks, our own bombshell) and some other bits I've not unpacked yet.

Tonight is Becka's set and I can't wait, not only is she playing the brand new Pixies song out today (I'm waiting to hear it for the first time at AAi) but I know she'll be nice about my hat if anyone picks on me, as they surely will!

Baa :) What did y'all get?

The AAI Family

    It's 9:12 AM on Friday morning.  I'm sitting on my sofa, watching the river roll by outside my window, and downloading tunes for my next AAI set.  This will be my 52nd set!  Hardly seems possible, but I truly feel like THIS weeks set is the best set I've EVER made!!  52 times I've thought to myself (and probably said out loud to more than a few people), "OMG, this set is epic!  No doubt my best one yet!".  And each week after my set finishes on Tuesday night, I think "How will I ever top that set?!.  But the new music just keeps pouring out, and I can barely squeeze it all in to a 2 hours each week.

    I could never really explain how happy it makes me to share music with friends from all over the world via Second Life.  I literally have trouble sleeping on Monday nights because I get so excited for Tuesday, and as most of you know, I have every set I've ever done in a notebook.  (Yes, I'm a dork. :p)

    The friends I've met there, The belly-aches from laughing so hard, the amazing music from each and every DJ, Colin The Camel, Iain's 'AAI Quotes', Meri's beaming personality and amazing outfits, Graz's jokes, Thom's group hello's, Josie's book reviews, Cos's army and motorcycle talk, Wurfi's falls and yeeeehaws, Liela and Jams synchronized dancing, Zhu and his giant liquor bottle, .....These are all things I love about AAI, and the list could go on for days!!  Thank you to anyone and everyone who has ever been to AAI and made it what it is today.... My Family:)  xo

 

Happy Birthday Grazzle!

Yep, it's Graz's birthday and he's another year older. Hip Hip... Hooray! He's gone off today to have a lovely day in the sunshine and perhaps drink some beer. God bless him and all that sail in him. He's looking good for 52 as well. Snorks.

Cupig and Piss Off Postie!

It's amazing what and who you can see if you hang around AAi often enough.

First off Cupig turned up and we all dived for cover, because, as Zhu said, anything could happen.

Secondly, we got a sneak preview of what looks like being a fabulously entertaining photoshoot from our friend Piedmont Cartauld (remember, we suggested you go have a looksee at his blog yesterday?)

Pie says 'Piss off Postie!' and you'll have to wait for his full Young Ones review on his blog, which I'm going to link from this one when I figure out how to do it :)