AN INTERVIEW WITH AN IRISH LASS
16:06 Jun 05 2011
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One of the first friends I made on VR was a fellow Celt. There was just something about her that made me instantly warm to her. This young lady has been on VR since the very beginning, and she even remembers when the VR manual was being written!
I wanted to know what my lovely Irish friend enjoyed most about VR, if she knew any leprechauns, and if she could dance an Irish jig...
Being only a few steps from Scotland to Ireland across the Giant's Causeway, I set off to meet the lovely xxEmaeraldxx...
"Top o' the mornin' to ye!" was the greeting from all and sundry as I walked. I couldn't wait to finally meet up with Emaerald, besides, I had been told by a couple of farmers that where she lived "was just over that hill..." and that had been millions of hills ago! The Irish were fond of a joke it seemed...
My first question was: who is Emaerald?
There was a time in life when Emaerald was a writer and dreamer and I would spend hours with my pen writing stories, songs, and poetry but in the past while I have been more devoted to personal development and achievements and have thrown myself one hundred per-cent into business projects and have been driven by my ambition to succeed and prove that I have done something with my life instead of idling my hours away.
My husband, family and friends encourage that energy in me, and I have learned so many new things over the past seven years. Being a soulful person people often try to take advantage, but now being in business I have toughened up a lot. I have learned how to say no.
My work is all about keeping people safe which I think says a lot about who snd what I am :)
Quintessentially there is a romantic side to Emerald as well, and I find I have a great fascination with the past in Ireland, the castles, the legends and when I do get spare time there is nothing I like better than a night in a castle, and preferably a haunted one! (That would make for a great girls night out! heh)
Like everyone I have my faults! I can eat too much chocolate! And then have to carry out a double boxing session down at the gym next day!
Seriously though, my faults are mine, and self-improvement is something I feel we all as human beings could work on. I also adore the opportunity to participate in many sports including tennis, skiing, and honing my social skills in the local club and wine-bar at least once a month!
I like to show that I care for people, and that just doesn't stop with my friends and family. I spend time reflecting by the fireside as sometimes watching the flames conjure up the imagination and the thought process in a kindly way
As always when I interview folk and ask that particular question, the answer I got from Emaerald was a modest one and I knew there was much more to her than that...
Being that Bram Stoker was from Ireland, I suddenly wondered if Emaerald herself was a vampire or was there another reason she had joined VR. Tell me how you found VR, and what was it like in the very beginning?
Of course I am a real life Vampire, how dare you ask me that!!
Lolololol !!
I always had a fascination with Vampires in a metaphorical sense and going back about ten years ago I stumbled into a chat channel on the Undernet called #Vampires which was owned by Cancer. I was instantly hooked as the characters there were a sketch and to this day keep in touch with a few of the members. Scarlett, and Cancer scared the beejesus out of me in the beginning! But as time went on I felt more comfortable in their presence. Time rolled on and we got to hear about a new project the bossman was developing and this was called, "Vampire Rave" and so a new era was born and well... #Vampires got left behind.
So, Cancer created Vampire Rave and in the beginning there were only a few here, something similar to the Adam and Eve story but no apple to bite! However, bites were created! As was the forum! We worked on sourcing links initially and cataloguing everything Vampire which is still on-going today. Can you imagine a Vampire Rave without the ability to message another member? Can you imagine Vampire Rave without staff? That is how it was, and so feature-by-feature new things were added to Vampire Rave including the societies, and so the community grew.
(I also remember the message center being written as originally VR was just a forum posting board with links to sites of interest. We were not able to talk directly to other members! Just through posts in the forum or via email)
Cancer once told me several years back that Vampire Rave was still in its infancy when we had about 5,000 members and feeling a bit gobsmacked about that, and now I can see by our present membership of over 22,000 exactly what he meant way back then! Oh, the vision of that man really shines!
Seriously though I have been honoured to be part of Vampire Rave, to work on it and to see it grow from three members to what it is today, and have been through at least three keyboards since its inception!
Now, who'd have thought that VR had started out with so few people. Emaerald really had an interesting story to tell about the beginning, and I wanted to know much more...Have you any favourite VR moments you can share with us?
My favourite moments on Vampire are those when I can sit back and look at the success of the creation of Vampire Rave and think that in some small way I may have contributed a bit to that as I feel a part of it. I have never been able to shake that off and, I am in awe of how it has it expanded over the years. *Smiles*
There was a character called Miz, I think most of us oldie members remember him, he was one intelligent cookie and used to ruffle feathers a bit but his wit always made me laugh, even when I had to blast him for it if it wasn't within the TOS guidelines. My favourite line to him when naughty, was to go stand in the corner! heh!
I miss a few good people who are seldom there any more, or rarely there to be more accurate. There have been times, and even recently I have had to leave the keyboard in fits of laughter with tears rolling down my cheeks. The dramas have been hilarious at times. I remember a forum thread in particular about fairies.. that was a hoot, and to this day have it saved in my journal.
...and that brought me onto my next question...I wanted to know what advice Emaerald had for new members of VR so that they could get the most out of their time here on VR?
Don't get bogged down in drama! Your energy is too valuable to waste on people you won't meet or don't like anyway, so why waste it on them? Focus your energy, time and thoughts on those in Vampire Rave that you care for and those you feel akin with, and let all the other stuff go. Then you will enjoy Vampire Rave as much as I do :D
That was excellent advice, I thought. Thats the kind of person Emaerald is - she knows how to keep it real but at the same time, there is a certain air of mysticism about her too. My time was coming to an end but before I had to go, I wanted to share something special with you all...
The Black Rose
(by Emaerald)
I am patiently waiting
Beside your gate
I hold a small but
Beautiful rose in my hands
I press its thorns
Deep within my skin
So that I may let
My blood run free
With my idolatry.
If I don`t see you soon
I idly speculate
Who will survive the longest
The Rose.. or myself?
An Appendage - Forever More
How deep your beauty, oh sweet Rose:
Yet so sharp your thorns.
Take me from this garden and
Let me die my mortal death
So you, who were in my flesh and thoughts,
Are no more
Forever more.
~ Acrimony 2005~
Who, or what inspired that poem?
It just fits my profile, and my thoughts. That's all I am saying about that... x
...ah...I sighed at that...perhaps it was nothing more than the fresh cool breeze over the hills...perhaps it was the magic of the lovely Irish lilt to Emaerald's voice, but I swear I had a tear in my eye at that poignant story ...and I have to add, that poem was more beautiful than anything that Yeats ever wrote.
My time was at an end (although I could have stayed forever just chatting), and so, I took my leave of the bonniest Irish lass to have ever graced VR.
Thanks Emaerald!
COMMENTS
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Oceanne
16:12 Jun 05 2011
The second I saw the beginning of this entry I knew exactly who you were talking about.I cannot say enough good things about E.
She is truely an exquisit Emerald.A bright and shining star.And one of mt favorite people here on VR.She is the kind of person that makes this site awesome.
ladySnowStrixx
16:13 Jun 05 2011
Wow, very nice ,I love Emaerald , she,s so sweet, amazing how you learn little things about people by reading these . thank you Oh and Love the poem too.
Oceanne
16:13 Jun 05 2011
BTW,nice job on the interview as always.Thanks for posting them.
CarnelianMyst
16:42 Jun 05 2011
Em's great! I love her journal, with its photos of Ireland...I just sit and look at them and dream. Great job Pagan!
BLOODLIFE
16:43 Jun 05 2011
Another great interview. I guess that speaks volumes about all your subjects :-)
LadyDarkRayne
19:30 Jun 05 2011
Another wonderful interview with a very classy lady.
xxEmaeraldxx
22:58 Jun 05 2011
Dear Pagan,
I feel humbled and honoured you have choosen me to be a person to write about in your journal. I think what you are doing adds to Vampire Rave in a compelling way, and your writing has the eloquence of a distinguished author and columnist. Thank-you for choosing me as one of your subjects :)
Theban
14:49 Jun 06 2011
Emaerald has been here as far as far back as I can remember...I think she may even have given me a 7 when I first joined as Theban...lol
She is a great person and has a great journal, rather like yours Pagan : P
VB
19:33 Jun 16 2011
I really enjoy reading your interviews !
deathnitegrl
17:35 Jun 23 2011
She's one of the first that rated and commented me and new about Malta!
NightRaven
13:09 Jun 28 2011
wow i really do enjoy what you write you truly are amazing