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VR Laura
Queen of Cyberspace A parody of old-school, personal home pages on the Web! |
Art: İD. Kulpa and L. Fredericks |
| Last updated September 01, 2010 01:34:50PM CDT | |
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VR Laura
Queen of Cyberspace A parody of old-school, personal home pages on the Web! |
Art: İD. Kulpa and L. Fredericks |
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Anyone who publishes a home page on the web is self-centered, wants attention and gets a thrill out of sharing with complete strangers
worldwide totally trivial, stoopid stuff that no one cares about or understands but them -- and maybe a half-dozen or so of their closest friends...
So why should I be any different? ;-) |
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My name is Laura and I live in New York City. The "VR" in my nickname is for Virtual Reality, i.e. me in cyberspace!
I'm a computer geek -- I byte the heads off computer mice, heehee (which I hold in my left hand, 'cause I'm a lefty!) * and love the Internet and what it has to offer in information.
*Then there's my Clicknjoy Optical Cool Mouse! A wheel mouse with a built-in fan! Great for INTENSE computing, lol!
I also love pop and Net culture; cats; science fiction; B horror movies and am fascinated by electronic, robotic pets.
I've made some really wonderful friends from my online experience, especially Loretta from California and Linda from New Jersey.
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 LORETTA BENT THIS SPOON WITH HER MIND. Photo: İLoretta |
 LINDA MADE THIS "COW PARADE" COW FOR ME. Cow design: İLinda |
 ME AT 4 MONTHS Photo: İL. Fredericks |
It was probably predestined that I would one day have a cat. Here I am at
the tender age of four months, clutching the stuffed cat my dad gave me. It
was covered in rabbit fur and made my eyes tear and nose stuffy.
It was probably also predestined that I would have a "sensitive nose" -- a term used by this ear-nose-throat doctor to explain my sometimes teary eyes and stuffy nose. |
LAURA FREDERICKS, QUEEN OF CYBERSPACE
Photo: İL. Fredericks
| This website is dedicated to the memory of my sweet, loving and beautiful 17-year-old cat who went to kitty heaven 13 years ago -- just a few months after I first went online. I miss her... |
 ON HER WAY TO KITTY HEAVEN Art: İ1997-2008 Dick Kulpa |
 MY CAT, MY FRIEND Photo: İL. Fredericks |
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While googling my website name I found an album called "Queen of Cyberspace", by Gene Charlebois and the late Bill Seighman -- a duo called "The Unknown". The title track is called "Queen of Cyberspace" (natch!) and it's really good! I can't believe I never heard of it before!
Click here to hear a 20-sec. snippet of "Queen of Cyberspace". (Used with permission.) To listen to the entire song visit Mr. Charlebois' My Space page and click on the song in his music player. You can buy the album or song from Amazon. I bought the title track, of course!!! And remember, think of me when you listen to the song, 'cause as you all know, I'm the ORIGINAL Queen of Cyberspace! |
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Speaking of cats, I read an article online about a Japanese company named Rakuten that sells USB cat tail flash drives. Not real cat. Some other animal. Supposedly. ;-) I thought it was hilarious and e-mailed the link to all of my friends. The more I thought about it, though, the more I liked the idea -- albeit in a sick and twisted way.
Since I no longer have my cat's tail -- or any other part of her, for that matter -- I decided to make my own. I figured that if I didn't want to use the drive to store data, I could always use the tail to sweep the keyboard. Click here for the full story and photos! |
 ME-OWWWWWWWWCH!!! Photo: İRakuten |
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I SAW A VAMPIRE ON THE SUBWAY, TONIGHT by me |
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I saw a vampire on the subway, tonight.
She was dressed all in black... |
 Retouch: L. Fredericks |
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She had black, chin-length, crimped hair -- with blood-red streaks. Black eyeshadow and liner. Black lipstick. Black nail polish. A silver chain and pentagram hung from her neck.
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I was convinced she was a "goth", until I noticed she was carrying THIS: A hot pink, furry and fuzzy backpack that was the head of Animal from the Muppets??? At that point, I knew she was a vampire. She got off in Forest Hills. |
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I was feeling a little depressed on my birthday, 'cause I'm getting old (in
dog years I'm dead), so I thought I'd do something a little different to
mark the day. Suzanne was with me to celebrate and witness (most of) my freeloading.
Check out how nice some proprietors can be, if you only just ask. (Next year I expect some Boy Scouts will be helping me across street, so I better flaunt it, while I've still got it to flaunt, lol!) |
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Why is everybody so upset with the U.S. government wanting to implement a national ID card, complete with computer chip? Why are people so worried about the government tracking their every move, knowing everything they do, everything they buy, who all their friends are, etc. With websites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Foursquare, etc. people are making every move and every detail about their personal lives available THEMSELVES!
I only use Facebook to connect with old friends. Once we've reconnected -- that's it. Don't ask me to play a game, join a group or become a fan because I won't. Friends from years ago I've lost contact with can find me on Facebook by name and city/state -- assuming you haven't already found me via this website. Note, I don't accept friend requests from anyone I don't know. I've also got a page on Myspace. It's mostly for friends I've made online. Similarly, I'll only accept your friend request if I know you. I do not use Twitter or Foursquare, or any location-based service. Though I do believe that Facebook and Twitter can be useful for businesses to push out certain info, I don't think it's necessary for me to share every moment of my life with the World (Wide Web). If I wanted eveyone to know where I am I'd get a GPS implanted in my brain! , Or become a politician. ;-)Click here to read my rant on social networking and your privacy online.
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Yes. I know. It's lame. But I just HAD to have it!
I bought a copy of Paris Hilton's emerald-cut, 24-carat (!) diamond engagement ring. It's a stunning CZ set in Sterling Silver. I love it! Here's a pic of the lovely Miss Hilton wearing the giant rock! Wonder how her ex-fiance, billionaire Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, feels about the $4.7 million dollar ring getting knocked-off for only $45? (+ $5.99 shipping, *snicker*) Hmm... Wonder if it's worth more now, since Paris and Paris are no longer engaged? hahaha I also bought knock-offs of... |
 24 CARATS (of cubic zirconia, lol) |
 Jennifer Lopez's ring, |
 Camilla Parker-Bowles' ring, |
 Nicole Richie's ring |
 and Katie Holmes' ring. |
| Hmm... Five celebrity engagement rings bought... Three celebrity engagements broken. Coincidence or fact -- YOU be the judge! |
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Remember those fortune-telling machines in the old penny arcades? They were a blast!
Think of a yes-or-no question and then check out my version of Zoltar The Fortune Teller. Note: Requires a javascript-enabled browser and a sound card. (And yes, that's my digitally-manipulated voice as Zoltar, heh.) |
| Everybody's got a page of links to their favorite websites, so why not me? ;-) |
| Click here to see this site's privacy statement. |
| Click here to download my PGP public key. And here to visit the PGP International website and download the freeware version of PGP. The commercial version of PGP is available on the PGP website. |
| Want to e-mail the Queen of Cyberspace? (That would be me!) Click here. |
| The VR Laura, Queen of Cyberspace website is a parody of personal home pages. Unless noted otherwise, the written material, personal photos, graphics and photo retouches are None of these materials may be reproduced or distributed in any form whatsoever -- without the express written permission of the owner. |
