Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 10,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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If You Like Us…LIKE Us!! ….please…

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Oh, I apologize before I  even begin here, as I never thought I would see the day I would be campaigning for Facebook Likes….but here I am..doing just that!! I actually do it more for Natascha, my talented film partner, … Continue reading →

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“Where Are You??” Nightmare At The Carneval ~ a MadPea Machinima Contest

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

So, I was not thinking of ever being part of a project like this, when Spiral Silverstar (Joe Zazulak) sent a couple of pictures he had taken of me, as I unawarely strolled around the bizarre and surreal “Carneval,” put … Continue reading →

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Her Name Was Noor ~ Reposted in Response to The Connecticut Elementary School Shootings

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

I have been asked to repost my poem, “Her Name Was Noor” written April 2011, in relation to this horrible tragedy that is being lived in Newtown Connecticut today. Yesterday, when I wrote “Taken Away”  I could barely find the words, … Continue reading →

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Taken Away ~ A Short Poem in Response to The Connecticut Elementary School Shooting

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Taken Away if you have your children hug them if you have your children love them nothing is for certain and nothing has to stay when you least expect the news when you don’t consider insanity as now the rule … Continue reading →

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Recap of The Poetry Reading at Ce Soir Arts 12-12-12

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Auspicious the date, and a perfect spot to wear my candy-cane holiday tentacles, my custom-made antlers, that had galaxies spinning in the ornaments, and just feel the joy to be back reciting poetry at Ce Soir Arts. Mireille and Aeon, … Continue reading →

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“The Wind and The Moon” a Video by Joe Zazulak for a Poem by George MacDonald

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Here I go again, celebrating the virtues of Second Life for fostering and facilitating different artists to collaborate and make joint projects to share. Joe Zazulak (Spiral Silverstar in SL) is one of my favorite machinima artists, so when he … Continue reading →

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Karima Happily Returns To The Magic Tree of Poetry @ Ce Soir Arts ~ Wed. Dec. 12th at 1pmslt

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

First, I want to thank my dear friend MarriellaAnna, and photographer Ice Wilde for this photo holiday greeting they generously offered to create for me. I was a little embarrassed to put my face predominately on a wish for world peace, but really it … Continue reading →

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Private Poet by Request~ Recap of Nov. 30th Poetry Reading LINC Island SL

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

On Friday night, Nov. 30th, in my Arabic Parlor on my home sim, an idea to do a small reading for just friends who could come on at night, and haven’t been to one of mine in over a year, … Continue reading →

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