Also known by some as ‘Titty O’Koole’ or ‘Shitty Ol’ Foole’ (Yes, you know who you are-thank you for that) this blog exists to record the exploits and assorted confessions, ramblings and mutterings of a mad woman living her ‘Second Life’-the virtual world that millions of people, furries, robots and whatever you could possibly imagine reside. ( Giant squid called Frank? Yes- I’ve met him!)

I was born into Second Life in December 2006.  It’s been a challenging learning curve; having to adapt to living in this fantastic virtual universe of ours, but I confess that I am completely in love with it. I live on a plot in the Jasper Islands sim with my SL and RL beloved Jez Watanabe but you’ll be as likely to see him on-line as you are to see the Pope down your local ‘Bargain Booze’.  He spends all of his time in another dimension called ‘World of Warcraft’, twatting Goblins with big sticks and such like. (But seeing as lives with me in RL  it’s not too much of an issue)

I’ve worked as a reporter for  Second Life’s premier tabloid publication, ‘The Avastar’, which I really enjoyed, but my main Journalistic outlet is writing and maintaining this blog which has become as much of a hobby as my Second Life addiction. It’s great to see that I have lots of regular readers too! It’s a strange sensation being recognised in-world as the writer of this site, but it’s immensely satisfying. Incidentally I love hearing from readers so PLEASE leave comments or drop me an e-mail; kittywitchin@googlemail.com

The majority of my time in-world is spent exploring sims, shopping and having a boogy at ‘The Crown and Pearl’,  one of the most beautiful bars to be found in world, with a fabulous crowd of regulars.  I also frequent the newly re-opened ‘Three Lions’, and ‘The Pig ‘N’ Horn’.  Fabulous places where you’ll encounter some equally fabulous people!  I love my dancey trancey music so I also enjoy visiting clubs in world, especially when Miss Cyberpink and DJ NoNo Ulysees are on the decks.  They make me a very happy and bouncy kitty indeed! I’m also a bit of a DJ Jenns groupie, again an excellent DJ with the added bonus of being a right cheeky scotsman so you’re guaranteed a lot of cracking banter at his gigs

When not shaking my ass or shopping you may well find me at home landscaping, attempting to build (I’m learning very slowly at the moment) or on a mission researching my latest article. Try looking for me in places like ‘Frangipani Designs’, ‘ETD’, ‘Gritty Kitty’, ‘Artilleri’, ‘Snatch’ and all the squillion other fashion haunts in world, because I’m probably buying more clothes/hair/things I don’t need.

Incidentally, I also moderate two groups in world: ‘Pet Shop Boys fans in SL’  & ‘Kittywitchin’  

‘Pet Shop Boys Fans in SL’was established prior to the Secondfest fiasco (Go to the ‘Articles’ tab  to find out more) and has a fair few active members.  I finally managed to arrange a PSB’s themed night which No-No and Cyberpink hosted for me at Parkade, and it was brilliant. I hope we can do another one again soon.

‘Kittywitchin’is for readers of this site.  It keeps you updated on interesting stuff such as events and all things Kitty related. 

*If you’re interested in joining either group they can be located via the search facility in-world.

Likes:

1. My wonderful SL friends that I have made, who mean as much to me ( if not in some cases even more) than friends in the real world.  The miles don’t make any difference to the wonderful relationships that I have made, and if it wasn’t for SL I wouldn’t have met all these special folk
2. Shopping-which has become a crazy mad hobby in SL.  In RL I’m not especially fashion conscious, but in SL I am a veritable Fashionista. I *devour* the fashion blogs, skulk in the corners of the most wonderful SL shops and have a wardrobe (in SL at least) that Victoria Beckham would probably kill for. It’s gotten to such a stage now that I’m seeing clothes in magazines and wondering how long it will be before they are spotted and re-imagined into SL by some fabulous designer and when can I get my next SL-clothes fix? I’m also *passionate* about SL hair and buy tons of the stuff, although the style that I wear most in SL, my signature style if you will, is a beautiful bob called ‘Patricia’ by ETD. I own it in every colour (Some twice over- I bought it all again in the ETD sale
3. SL Fashion Photography-I’m constantly posing and posting my work on to Flickr.  I’m working on producing shots for my portfolio at the moment, and had a really exciting photo shoot esteemed SL photographer with Paolo Bade before Christmas. I’ve also been photographed by Chel Norfolk, Prad Pravithi, HeatherBronwen Hollywood and the ever-popular Codebastard Redgrave..not bad going huh?

Hates:

1. People in RL who dismiss SL out of hand, having been influenced by what they’ve heard or read in the (RL) media.  Yes, SL is often controversial but so is RL.  Instead of concentrating on the negative I wish that they would think about all the positives that come from our virtual world.  There are so many wonderful possibilities that SL allows you to explore. Making worldwide friends, or building and creating wonderful objects that cannot physically exist (yet!) in the real world are just a few of the myriad possibilities that SL offer.  Also, lets not forget the charity fund-raising that is carried out by so many caring individuals. Second Life offers us the absolute freedom to express ourselves regardless of our real life  circumstances and it is for that reason that it should be celebrated, not vilified.
2. Prim limits- oh for a prim whore such as myself they kill me. I so wish we could have limitless prims…can you imagine? Pipe dream I know- but it’s ironic that even our wonderful virtual world has it’s limitations, dont’cha think?
3. Spammers on Group Chat- Driving me nuts at the moment!
4. Group Limitations- 25 is not nearly enough. 
5. Those bloody awful skirts that people continue to make ( and folks still buy ‘em!) that stick out from the hips at stupid angles and look plain ridiculous. You know *exactly* what I mean and they need to go, right now!
6. Sorting out my inventory. It’s a mess…I know I should do something about it but it’s just beyond me to even attempt tackling it at the moment.  Would love SL to release a system that allows inventories to be sorted more easily. In other words, a solution that allows me to remain lazy

…and if you really need to know, in RL I’m a mad 34 year old who lives in Derbyshire, England with 6 cats, a dog and a rather harrassed boyfriend!