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It's a week full of events as the month of May ends and June arrives. And with it the Summer. We have a list of club events, talk and game shows, live music. And of course the one year anniversary of Second Life Newser, which will be having a celebration all are invited to.
Xymbers Slade does some "horsing around." As he checks out "Bronyland," a sim for fans of the "Brony" avatars, modeled after the "My Little Pony" dolls. He takes a brief look at the avatar, and has an interview with sim owner Twinkie Swizzle about the overly-cute pony avs and how they caught on.
Security cameras showed a suspicious character walking up to the back of the building carrying something. An analysis of the recording suggested it was a bazooka. He went over to the rear wall, and pointed the rocket at it. He was preparing to blow a hole into the back.
The thief turned, and found himself looking up at a huge dragon, covered in gray scales. Even on all fours, it was over twenty feet high.
The SLPD investigated, examined the rocket, and concluded it was a freebie weapon, harmless to both human and dragon avatars, “It would have peeved someone off, maybe sting them a little, but not blow them away any distance. Let alone half a sim.” So there was no threat to the continuing service of the exchange. There is currently a warrant out for the culprit for attempted griefing.
Grey Lupindo takes a look at the newest breedable pet in Second Life: the Meeroos. They're cute, they're cuddly, and they're the talk of the Grid. Our intrepid reporter talks with one beta owner to see if the little critters live up to the hype.
Among the places with memorials, Southern Colorado sim has one, built by owner Daaneth Kivioq.
Probably the best known veterans' memorial in Second Life is the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. Created by Meme Science, modeled after the real life wall, it has over 58,000 names of those killed and missing from the Vietnam War. More information can be found at it's website: http://www.thewallsl.com/
Xymbers Slade has his horoscopes up for June, done via tarot. What do the cards have to say? Xymbers has a few answers.
This Thursday May 26th, members of the Sunweaver Estates and the Passionate Redheads got together to remember one of their ranks who passed away a few years ago that day: Artistic Fimicloud. After a time of quiet reflection at her exhibit at Park Galleries, some music, including some of her favorite tunes, were played in her honor.
It's the last full week of May, with Memorial Day coming up next Monday, so keep an eye out for any related events, as well as stopping by a memorial to give a note of thanks. And besides the holiday events, we have our usual selection of dances, talk shows, readings, and more.
Gemma Cleanslate recently attended an artistic "Homage" to AM Radio, the noted Second Life builder noted for his artistic sims that have become classic places on the Grid. With AM Radio having announced the closure of his sims later this year, a few artists got together to do a tribute to him and his builds.
It's been an eventful time for the Relay for Life, with a number of events taking place. Among them is one being run by a Trek RP sim. Today, we take a look at the UFS "Jail and Bail."
Recently, I heard of a re-creation of Osama Bin-Laden’s hideout, known to locals as the Wazirstan Haveli (mansion), here in Second Life. Built by the Avitarian development team, “to the proper scale and orientation of the RL compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.” It was considered largely complete after five days, but “still an on-going work.” Google Earth maps were used in planning the build, in addition to TV footage.
Although the insides are unfinished, the building exteriors, grounds, and walls are well-detailed. The walkway from the main entrance nearly splits the compound in two, the residential building on the left side of the gate. On the right, a helicopter sits inside the compound, the wreckage of another next to the wall with the tail rotor hanging outside. Smaller buildings hold the satellite dish and water tower. The high outer walls are topped with barbed wire. Around the compound lies a wraparound picture of nearby Abbotabad, with the stream playing Arabic music to add to the atmosphere.
For four hours on Sunday May 15th, the space club Club Zero Gravity was the scene of the "Future of Hope" fundraising event for the Relay for Life, organized by owner Nydia Tungsten and the RFL "Passionate Redheads" team. It was an event full of music, dancing, and fun. And of course, hope.
It was a couple years ago in which Daaneth Kivioq voulenteered for a "Bid Me Furry" event for the Passionate Redheads in which he offered to join the ranks of the furballs if people donated enough. 10,000 Lindens were raised, and he took on the look of a feline for a little while. Also about that time, another group did a "Bid Me Human" event in which a kitty offered to shed his fur coat and go human. Not as much was raised, though the girls at the event donated enough cash to make him furless.
For years, the Mystery sim has entertained crowds from it's Queen of Hearts riverboat club. Now, having reached it's five year mark, it's staff and musicians are celebrating with a week of anniversary events, which started this Sunday with a bang, with a loved regular singer and another returning after an absence.
The 4th SL Home & Garden Expo is happening now at Home Expo 5 (119, 148, 21). The Expo opened on May 13 and continues until May 22. I stopped by for an hour or so and saw only a fraction of the event. It is huge, spanning 10 sims, and containing over 100 exhibits. The landing spot was crowded when I arrived, and things were a bit slow to rez. However, as soon as I left the landing area, the lag disappeared. Every decor was represented here, from fantasy castles to realistic contemporary and period homes. I found a small western town, and a couple of barns to explore. There was even a windmill house.
One of the great things about the Home & Garden Expo is that some of the proceeds are supporting Relay for Life. Every exhibitor has made 2 new items, and the proceeds from these items are going to Relay for Life. The items are clearly marked with Relay for Life signs.
KittyCatS has created breedable kittens especially to support Relay for Life, too. You can buy one--or more--at the Expo.
The Expo has something for everyone. Gardens, houses, furniture—everything you could need or want can be found here. I found food for sale at the Kitchen Nibbles exhibit, and one of their Relay for Life items is a sandwich tray. So even if you can’t use a house or any furnishings, you can still have fun and support a great cause.
KONA radio is the official station of the Expo. In addition, there is DJ music and other entertainment, including some live performances. Builder’s Brewery is also having classes and competitions, too. The schedule can be found at http://slhomegardenpatioexpo.
The Expo is open around the clock until 10 p.m SL on May 22. Home Expo 5 (119, 148, 21)
Grey Lupindo
It's an event-filled time this week on the Grid. Next Monday the 23rd, Book Island will be having a "huge launch party" for the book "Notes from an Alien." Before that, the Mystery sim will be celebrating it's fifth anniversary with special music events throughout the week. And we have our usual variety of talk & game shows and book readings.
Relay For Life® of Second Life® is thrilled to announce that KittyCatS! has created a special RFL of SL ‘Seasons of Hope’ breedable KittyCatS! collection to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Looking adorable and cute, the special ‘Seasons of Hope’ themed kitties were presented at the Home Expo on Saturday May 14. They will be on sale right through to Relay weekend in July.
Callie Cline and Equinox Pinion of KittyCatS presented the new kitties on the Home Expo’s Main Stage at 12:30pm SLT on Saturday May 14, followed by a live music concert with Mankind Tracer.
This marks the first time that RFL of SL has joined in a partnership of this type and the RFL of SL committee looks forward to the KittyCatS’ presence at Relay team events, at the Home Expo, and at Relay weekend, right alongside the Linden Bears.
"We’re really honoured to have been asked to partner with RFL and to be a sponsor at the Home Expo," says Callie Cline. "It’s very exciting for the pet and breedables community as a whole, as well.
"Creating these cats was a really touching experience for me as I have had a lot of people in my life die from cancer and in making these cats I thought of them and how they had impacted my life. So in each of these cats is a bit of some pretty amazing people who truly were with me during many seasons of my life and given me a lot of hope."
"People love animals and they bring so much joy into the world. We hope our contribution will provide meaning and help RFL of SL with its goals," says Equinox Pinion.
Home Expo coordinator, Nikki Mathieson said: ‘It’s exciting when talented, creative people come together to put their very best work out there for others to enjoy, while benefiting such an important cause.
"KittyCatS! have grown quickly in popularity since their launch in February. I’m confident that the RFL of SL KittyCat will bring a diverse and new group of visitors to the Expo and help us to expand its reach to a larger variety of Second Lifers."
Relay For Life of Second Life Event Chair MamaP Beerbaum added: "I cannot wait to get mine! Thank you so much Callie, Equinox and Dennis for partnering with us. I am so grateful to you for supporting our efforts in SL with such enthusiasm and generosity!"
This year marks the fourth anniversary of the Home Garden & Patio Expo benefiting Relay For Life of Second Life. The 2011 Expo opened on Friday, May 13 at noon and will remain open 24 hours each day until it closes on May 22 at 10pm SLT . This year’s Expo spans TEN Second Life sims, with over 100 exhibits, more entertainment and more ways to benefit Relay For Life, too!
For more information about KittyCatS! visit www.KittyCatS.biz
To find out all about this year’s Home & Garden Expo, visit http://slhomegardenpatioexpo.
The place in Second Life designed by the Lindens to reflect the urban experience in it's heyday celebrated three years on the Grid. There was a parade across several sims, and a music concert attended by dozens.
Anna was an enigma to me on my first visit, so I went back several times. Anna is a creation of the SL and RL artist, Bryn Oh, who imagines and dreams many, many things.
Her book about Anna will lead you through fields of grasses, to a dark house where you will begin a journey to see what Anna is all about. Bryn offers you a notecard to help you find the lighting that is most effective for the viewing along the way. Take the time to adjust the settings . It is worth it. The way is not an easy one so be careful as you open doors to pass to the next page, or whatever you may see. Look at everything or you may miss some things as I did on my first visit.
Bryn was greeting people as they arrived at the house. After I finished the trail I wondered how she got this idea . She told me that once on a subway all was silent in the car and as she looked around at all the people, each was either on a phone, a blackberry, or some such instrument. Then she saw them all with attachments to their human body.
“So this story is about people adding to their own body until they are no longer human in a way,” She told me, you will see Anna adding things to people, opening them up and adding a leaf or something she thinks of as nature.” But, as you will see, Anna is also losing something of herself, her mind.
This was a creation that Bryn made to rest from the emotional completion of the Rabbicorn stories. I found it to be not as relaxing as she did, but she said “I like blue humour.”
Visit and follow the story along to the watery end. I plan to visit one more time at least.
Bryn Oh (69, 209, 186).
Gemma Cleanslate
RFL Passionate Redheads Event: A Future of Hope
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We take a look at the wild wonderful world of Azeroth as having leveled high enough to get a flying mount, yours truly takes to the air. Plus we look at two recent holiday events in World of Warcraft, with the changes in the most recent expansion giving them new twists.
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On Thursday May 5th, the Passionate Redheads held a dance party in Southern Colorado. As it was the Mexican-American holiday Cinco de Mayo, that was the theme of the party. Beginning at 5PM Second Lite time at the Enchanted Forrest, team officer and DJ Dusk Griswold cranked up the tunes with a selection of mariachi music. There were a few decorations setup, including a band wearing sombreros and a green liquor glass next to limes and a salt shaker.
At one point, Daaneth crashed. He soon got back on, but was ruthed! Going into “Appearance” didn’t help, nor did relogging. Amused, the girls in the crowd began kidding him about his ruth shape with bosom jokes and “boobies!” gestures. Finally, Daan changed to his feline av from the “Bid Me Furry” event a couple years ago. It worked, though changing back to human his skin remained gray for a while. Someone joked it took time for the fur to shed.
Mystery, the Romance sim, is closed this week for rennovations. But there are still plenty of other events on the grid from dance parties, to talk and game shows, to poetry and fiction readings, and more.
At the invitation of Samantha Nightfire, I went to one of the wrestling matches at the UWS Metrodome. I hadn't seen a wrestling match on the Grid before, nor a match on TV since the 1980's, and wasn't quite sure what to expect. Arriving in time to see the women's match, I expected rough, and witnessed rougher.
Thousands of Second Life residents will be painting their stores and houses purple, wearing purple clothes, purple hair, even purple skin, in order to show their support for the Relay For Life of Second Life and to spread a purple Message of Hope.
e’re nearly halfway there!
