EDITORIAL NOTE: Cyberbullying - Ending the Cycle

AUTHOR'S NOTE: It's been a while since I've posted on my blog, mostly because I have been extremely busy in real life. I've been blessed with a loving family, fabulous friends, and more projects than I can count. And I feel like life is moving in the right direction, finally.

Sometimes to move forward, we have to let things go. We have to let go of unhealthy relationships, unhealthy work environments, and unhealthy thoughts. It recently came to my attention that a certain person, whom I only associated with for a month online, continues to repost a libelous blog post about me, despite two failed attempts for her to listen to a cease-and-desist letter that my attorney sent to her. This article is not to discuss the accusations, but I am happy to do so in private, if you wish. This article is to remind everyone about the dangers of friending people online, and some practical tips to avoiding cyberstalking, cyberharrassment, and cyberbullying.

First of all...

NEVER GIVE ANYONE ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNTS! Regardless if they attempt to have you sign a legal document to attempt to obtain that information from you, it isn't any of their business. If you do give them access, make sure you understand that if the relationship goes sour, they may attempt to lock you out of your own account. Are you prepared to deal with that?

Second...

DON'T REVEAL PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE. Only friend people you know or who don't give you the heebie-jeebies in your tummy when you talk to them. If you feel like you can trust them with knowing your birth date, cell phone number, email address, give it a few weeks before you give that away. Give the relationship time to develop. If it moves at the speed of light, put on the brakes until you can get a feel for the character of that person. When you feel comfortable, then give what little you are willing to give, don't let them force it out of you.

Third...

SET YOUR BOUNDARIES. If someone clearly violates your boundaries, let them know. If they continue to do so, walk away. You are doing yourself a favor, and them, but telling them their behavior is unacceptable. You can't fix them. Let them deal with their own problems.

I hope this helps. If you want more of the story of what happened in my life and how I have overcome the negativity of one person, send me an email. Don't always believe what you read online, especially if it is one-sided. Remember, just because it is on the Internet, doesn't mean it is well-researched or objective.

In Love and Light,

Talya Raphaella
Archangel.Sandalphon@gmail.com

EDITORIAL: Re-load

Thank you all for following. Please note that the roleplaying has been on hiatus for a few months and probably a few more as our team re-groups. There have been small little roleplays here and there on various accounts, but nothing that I have really updated the blog with. Unfortunately, with real life happening, I have had less and less time to devote to this blog. I do appreciate that you check in and hopefully I will have something for you soon. However, I am on my out-of-character account at least once daily, so please feel free to follow that.  Thank you!

Editorial: Roleplaying as a Ravioli

This is completely separate from any storyline listed in this website, but was something silly I thought of today. I decided I was going to roleplay as a ravioli. And this is a metaphor for life.  But the important component of the story is for the reader to come to their own conclusions versus what I intended for it to be.  These are taken directly from my Tweets with little editing (although it could use it, but eh, I'm quite lazy today).  These were posted today under the #IAmARavioli hashtag.


Please enjoy!


I was once a crop of wheat, growing in the sun light. I was picked. That is when my transformation began. 
The machines tore my wheaty body into pieces, mixing it with other wheats, and soon we were all one. One doughy mass.
The machines changed my body, filled me with a gooey mass, stamped out a new form. I was reborn.
I traveled with others like me in a plastic vessel. It was like a womb. We felt safe and protected.
Hands grabbed us, shoved our home into the depths of a freezer. And there we sat for an eternity. Simply being ourselves.
We were beginning to show our age. The Makers decided to put us on clearance. A red sticker was applied to our plastic vessel.
And a small Maker peered at us, and said they wanted Ravioli for dinner. That is when we knew. Our name was Ravioli.
We were scanned by a red light, heard a beep, and pushed into a dark cavern filled with other non-Ravioli.
Tucked away for more time, we finally emerged. And that same tiny Maker squeeled with glee upon seeing us.
Held on the precipice, staring into the metal abyss, we were afraid as the steam hit us. Summoning our courage, we dove in.
The heat tempered our bodies. It cooked our insides. And when pulled out, we were softened and delicate.
Placed on a flat vessel, decorated with a red sauce, we were presented to the Little Maker. And we became one with it.
And then we became poop. Which was flushed into a waste treatment facility. We were sold to a Chinese farm as fertilizer. 
Now I am growing in a sunny field somewhere in China. I am now Bok Choi.

EDITORIAL: Corden Maximus - Vindicated!

I normally do not write editorials on this blog, but I felt this situation warranted the truth.  There were accusations that the typist behind the @Corden_Maximus account had essentially used an already created character.  The accusations were investigated by other third-party Twitter accounts, and are well-documented on this blog.  The third-party Twitter accounts (@The_Daily_Rag) conducted an independent investigation and came to the following conclusions:

• The accusation was that a certain company created the character Corden Maximus on 12/14/10
• Twitter's records show the Corden Maximus account as being started in 11/2010

If you are a reader of this blog, it is noted that Corden began role-playing with me around Thanksgiving of last year (November 28, 2010) and our adventures are well-documented (specifically, see the "Admiral Piett Storyline" tag and look around that date).  It is apparent on my blog that the Corden Maximus as the Mandalorian bounty hunter character was a well-established role, and the Mandalorian bounty hunters were well-known characters throughout the Star Wars universe since the days of Jango and Boba Fett (Star Wars Episodes 4-6).

The same source of the accusations also stated they created the Rang Skirata (@TheRangSkirata) and Admiral Piett (@Admiral_Piett) characters.  The Rang Skirata character was created in 2009, and Admiral Piett is a canon character from the original Star Wars series (not to mention the account was created in early 2010). 

EDITORIAL NOTE: A New Account - @Sandal_Maximus

I created a new Twitter account (@Sandal_Maximus) which will be used as my "talking" account.  I found the need for this as my own timeline for the @CelestialPhenyx account was being cluttered with talk with other role-players and friends, to the extent that both the story and snarky comments were getting lost in the mix.  I wanted to make this easier for my readers to follow, thus all out-of-character comments will be handled by the @Sandal_Maximus account.  Please continue to tweet to me, but I will be responding from this new account.

Thank you!