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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Born in 1985, I&#39;m an average girl from Northeast Ohio, and the real-life girlfriend and Second Life wife of Rin Elyran. I enjoy tech, foxes, synthwave music, and chilling with my lovely friends at Fauna on Second Life. ❤️&#xA;&#xA;I also strongly oppose genAI.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social</link><title>@ellyelyran.bsky.social - Elly Elyran</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mwtqxzk4nk2i</link><description>Some more highlights from Pususaari. ❤️&#xA;@rinbeast.bsky.social &#xA;&#xA;Part 1:</description><pubDate>01 Oct 2026 21:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtqxzk4nk2i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mwtpq4rub22o</link><description>Last night I went with Rin to a sim called Pususaari, and in addition to its lovely little prairie town with lots of farmland, there are little romantic slices of heaven, like this one. &#xA;&#xA;Naturally, I had to take a sunset photo with @rinbeast.bsky.social . ❤️ &#xA;&#xA;#SecondLife</description><pubDate>01 Oct 2026 20:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtpq4rub22o</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mwkaelpn6k2y</link><description>Rin posing with me in my OpenPony avatar in Second Life, named Isabelle Cavallino. Despite the Italian-influenced surname, Isabelle is very much a Southern girl with such friendly hospitality. ❤️&#xA;&#xA;Location: Whitetail, Fauna. &#xA;@fauna.bsky.social</description><pubDate>28 Sep 2026 02:11 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwkaelpn6k2y</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mwjqezudos2f</link><description>Murdock&#39;s DJ set tonight was as awesomely &#34;Murdonkular&#34; as they&#39;ve always been, which got me to thinking: if Nuku&#39;s and Rin&#39;s DJ sets are the perfect way to cap off the week, then Murdock&#39;s sets are the perfect way to begin the week. ❤️</description><pubDate>27 Sep 2026 21:25 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjqezudos2f</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mwcap4vdn22k</link><description>Posing with Rin in his OpenPony avatar in Second Life, named Gianni Cavallino. Gianni is very inspired by Italian cultures.&#xA;&#xA;Location: Whitetail, Fauna. @fauna.bsky.social &#xA;&#xA;COMING SOON: Rin with my OpenPony avatar Isabelle Cavallino, Gianni&#39;s Southern US-inspired sister.</description><pubDate>24 Sep 2026 21:55 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcap4vdn22k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3muv34k6upk2r</link><description>Although DJ Murdock didn&#39;t host his set today, Rin and I still had a very lovely afternoon. &#xA;&#xA;In Rin&#39;s hometown, we celebrated Rin&#39;s mother&#39;s 70th birthday with Rin&#39;s entire family. We had Mexican for lunch, brought home an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen, and played all kinds of board games.</description><pubDate>06 Sep 2026 22:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3muv34k6upk2r</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mpr3kr76qk2o</link><description>It&#39;s a good thing Rin and I have decided we&#39;re staying inside tonight instead of going to the nearby softball field to buy concessions and watch the Fourth of July weekend fireworks, because we have a heat advisory in effect. 🥵</description><pubDate>03 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpr3kr76qk2o</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mpn4g6pglk2z</link><description>These past 24 hours were a little bit tough on me mentally, and I couldn&#39;t have made it through without your love and support. Thank you, everyone - I sincerely love you all. ❤️</description><pubDate>02 Jul 2026 03:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpn4g6pglk2z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mpkmg6jc7s23</link><description>With help from @rinbeast.bsky.social and Zevarius, I&#39;m starting to break out of my depression spell. I&#39;m not quite 100% (I&#39;m about 95%), but I&#39;m getting there, slowly but surely.&#xA;&#xA;I really have no idea how or why I got depressed in the first place. It just.... happened. o.o</description><pubDate>01 Jul 2026 03:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkmg6jc7s23</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mpkgig27bs2z</link><description>Is it better to keep your mouth shut and seem a fool, or to open your mouth and remove all doubt? &#xA;&#xA;It seems I&#39;m always asking myself that question. x.x</description><pubDate>01 Jul 2026 02:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkgig27bs2z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mpkf4ssolc2b</link><description>Sometimes, I just wish it was easier to control my compulsions. Rin is already doing a fine job helping me, but I feel like I need help from others as well. o.o</description><pubDate>01 Jul 2026 01:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpkf4ssolc2b</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mpjy3nxxkc2d</link><description>Rin and I arrived safely at our destination, and Rin&#39;s sister&#39;s dog was very happy to see us. Like Rin said, the neighborhood kids are better behaved here. Even though it&#39;s gonna a scorcher, it&#39;s gonna be an awesome week... 💖</description><pubDate>30 Jun 2026 21:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjy3nxxkc2d</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mojlzsokgc2x</link><description>And so, Rin&#39;s and my first year as part of the Relay For Life of Second Life team has come to a close.... but our journey is just beginning. And Rin and I won&#39;t stop until cancer is eradicated. ❤️</description><pubDate>18 Jun 2026 00:45 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojlzsokgc2x</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3modv4fynnl2l</link><description>On a totally different subject from my previous post.... After DJ Murdock&#39;s set, I went to check out a sim called Pride at Home, recommended to me by Ember and Nuku. I do want to go back tonight with Rin and Zevarius, but while I was there last night, I snapped these. &#xA;&#xA;Love is love, after all. 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️</description><pubDate>15 Jun 2026 18:12 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3modv4fynnl2l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3modsg67i622l</link><description>I had been talking to Rin this morning about what it’s like to be autistic. As he shared his childhood/teenage experiences with me, I remember being in similar situations. Everyone at school knew I was a little different, but I remember that all the rich students embraced me instead of shunning me.</description><pubDate>15 Jun 2026 17:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3modsg67i622l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mns76bekvk2d</link><description>To celebrate the first anniversary of Rin&#39;s and my coming out, we put on our Tokushi fox avatars and the same pride dresses we wore last year, and had a little photo shoot inside a wedding tent at Home Sweet Home Mariland. We wanted Johan and Lisa in the picture, so we made banners for them to hold.</description><pubDate>08 Jun 2026 17:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns76bekvk2d</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mnftjll6mc2i</link><description>Using AI to generate images is NOT real art.&#xA;&#xA;Pass it on.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>03 Jun 2026 19:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnftjll6mc2i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mnfs5b66ek22</link><description>Lisa and Johan resting together up on a ridge, not far from the coast.&#xA;&#xA;@rinbeast.bsky.social &#xA;SL Location: Home Sweet Home - Mariland</description><pubDate>03 Jun 2026 18:59 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfs5b66ek22</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mkl5lqcxgk2c</link><description>Cruising around the waters of Fauna in my ski-tube. ^^</description><pubDate>28 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl5lqcxgk2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mjp4ljv7l22s</link><description>I&#39;d like you to meet Lisa, a Belgian horse avatar made by Teegle with wavy mane and tail by Cheval D&#39;or. 🐴❤️</description><pubDate>17 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp4ljv7l22s</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mis3jq4xjk2c</link><description>Sassing about in front of a mirror that Rin and I put together. ❤️&#xA;@rinbeast.bsky.social</description><pubDate>06 Apr 2026 01:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mis3jq4xjk2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mi2lsl6kwk2l</link><description>Taking a moment to reflect on the refrigerator magnets that Rin and I&#39;ve collected over the years, I saw one that has a poem that rings quite true for our lovely friends at Fauna:&#xA;&#xA;Love, &#xA;Puts the fun in together,&#xA;The sad in apart,&#xA;The hope in tomorrow,&#xA;The joy in a heart.&#xA;&#xA;- Author Unknown</description><pubDate>27 Mar 2026 17:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2lsl6kwk2l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mhc6rppxas26</link><description>I&#39;m not one who usually drinks beer with dinner, but I&#39;ve just had a Guinness with corned beef brisket, mashed potatoes, and coleslaw. Yep, St. Patrick&#39;s Day is complete for me. 😂&#xA;&#xA;Also binge-listening to Gaelic Storm on Rin&#39;s stereo from 1991. ❤️</description><pubDate>18 Mar 2026 00:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhc6rppxas26</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mh7jmtetok2h</link><description>Saw a lovely sunset over the wharf at Fauna, and decided that it was a great opportunity to take some photos. &#xA;Featuring @rinbeast.bsky.social and Zevarius.</description><pubDate>16 Mar 2026 22:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7jmtetok2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/ellyelyran.bsky.social/post/3mfdxgr3tus2e</link><description>The full version of my profile&#39;s banner. &lt;3&#xA;@rinbeast.bsky.social</description><pubDate>21 Feb 2026 06:07 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:yc65tqbck2km4ragcu2db3ln/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfdxgr3tus2e</guid></item></channel></rss>