Newser Christmas Party at Cova's Cove

Every December, the Second Life Newser crew has a Christmas party at the home of our longtime friend Covadonga Writer. Provided everything goes as planned, the party will be this Sunday December 7 at 11AM SL time.

Hope to see you there.

Covadonga & Ruffian Writer's Anniversary Party

Covadonga Writer, a friend of the SL Newser whom has often hosted beach parties for the paper's crew, recently had her own party. October 15 is the anniversary of her and her partner Ruffian's relationship. And with Halloween just around the corner, they threw an anniversary party and gave it a spooky look in theme for the holiday.

 There were various costumes, some scary, some whimsical. Covadonga Writer sported a "Bride of Frankenstein" look while Ruffian came as the not so good Doctor. Other outfits included vampires, Borg, Wicked Queen, Phantom of the Opera, The Shadow, and others.

There were some funny Halloween songs played, such as "Blood Bank Blues," and "Monster Mash." And there were lots of jokes and puns tossed around, "Why does Transylvania University have a hard time getting students?" "The tuition's a pain in the neck."

Lots of fun was had by all.

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Newser's Anniversary Weekend

Last weekend, the Newser celebrated it's fourth anniversary with four parties, three at various clubs, one at a friend's private beach. Both members of the team and friends stopped by, in some cases others in the SL media. It made for lots of fun, and pictures.

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Second Life Newser And Friends Celebrate

On Saturday at 12 Noon, SL time, Second Life Newser had it's party at Cova's Cove, party of the celebrations for its fourth anniversary. The sim belongs to Covadonga Writer, a longtime friend of the paper.

Grey Lupindo took these pictures of the event, though it didn't affect her on the deck reserved as the dance floor.

Grease Coakes acted as DJ for the party, spinning the tunes for the partiers.

Theonlyjohnny Resident shows off a human av.

Gemma Cleanslate and Qwark Allen took a little time from their work at the SL11B.

Others at the party included Rita Mariner, Nydia Tungsten, and Uccie Poultry of "The Poultry Report."

A fun time was had by all.

Grey Lupindo & Bixyl Shuftan

Where Are They Now? Covadonga Writer

Before Second Life Newser, there was Second Life Newspaper. For some at the Newser, it was where they got their start as writers. Among our coworkers there was Covadonga Writer. Recently, we had a chat with Cova to see how she's been doing since those days.

Read the interview in People.

Newser Crew Beach Party

On Sunday January 20, the reporters of Second Life Newser and some of their friends met at Cova's Cove for a beach party.

The place was a private beach island, owned by our friend Convadonga Writer, whom some of us worked alongside with at JamesT Juno's old SLN. She plans to join us when real life matters permit. But in the meantime, she loves having us over at her place for parties.

Among those showing up were KariaKae KariaKae (Kariakae Karu) of the Second Life Coast Guard, shown above dancing, our friend Any1 Gynoid, Annie Brightstar, Lanai Jerrico of the Second Life Enquirer, and others.

 Skylark Lefavre appears with Kiwi and Recoyote Mindes, doing a little "horsing around" with pony avatars.

Grey Lupindo shows off her grass skirt, which got complements from fellow writers Gemma Cleanslate, DrFran Babcock, and Joshua Xavier.

At one point, Joshua changed to a dragon avatar Xymbers Slade had written about earlier. Xymbers himself wasn't able to make the party in-avatar, but it could be argued because of the dragon, he still had a presence around. The results were jokes along the lines of, "hey, I came to have a picnic lunch, not end up a pincic lunch!"

A fun time was had by all

Newser Beach (and Pool) Party this Sunday

This Sunday, the crew of Second Life Newser will be taking a brief break from their reporting. We'll be heading to Cova's Cove, the home of our friend Covadonga Writer, and enjoying a little fun on the beach. This is a private residence, so instead of giving out a landmark, please Instant Message Bixyl Shuftan or one of the other Second Life Newser reporters.

The Party will be on January 19 at Noon SL time. Swimwear is encouraged. We have plans for a DJ to perform the music.

The SL Newser Anniversary Beach Party

On Sunday June 2, the crew of Second Life Newser, and some friends of, held a beach party. The occasion: it was three years ago this week the paper began.

The party was held at Cova's Cova, Covadonga Writer being a longtime friend of the paper.

 Grey Lupindo brought a hula skirt for the occasion.

 And DrFran Babcock got "bunnehfied" for much of the party.

Theonlyjohnny showed up at dark, lighting things up with his "Blue Lantern" power ring.

Jasmine Dawn Shuftan and Alleara Snoodle were among those attending the party. Allie got a bit of talk with her shimmering mesh dress.

The celebrations continue for the week. Tonight at Club Zero Gravity is a late night party held in honor of the Newser. It's held at 6 to 8 PM Purrfection Estates (229, 11, 3365).

Second Life Newser Christmas Party

Tomorrow Sunday the 16th at Noon SL time, Second Life Newser will be holding it's Christmas Party. The event will be held at Cova's Cove, a friend's private beach, so those interested in coming please send me, or one of the staff an Instant Message for a teleport over. The music will be provided by Nydia Tungsten.

See you there.

Bixyl Shuftan

Happy Anniversary Cova

Covadonga Writer, a longtime friend of SL Newser and a coworker of some of the crew in the days of SL Newspaper, celebrated the five year anniversary of her partnership with Ruffian Offcourse with a party. The bash went on for two hours on Friday October 12th from 7 to 9PM SL time.

Happy Anniversary Cova

The SL Newser Beach Party at Cova's Cove

It was a great party at Cova's Cove yesterday. Begining at 11AM, both the Newser staff and friends of began dropping in.

Others not pictured here whom dropped in included Netera Landar. The owner of the beach, Covadona Writer, was also briefly there.

Blogger DrFran Babcock took this picture. My computer couldn't process her mesh shoes.


Any1 on a whirl. She talked about being in a lively debate with a Plot Tracer earlier.

For more than two hours, it was a fun time held by all. But this isn't the end. There will be at least one more event, at Wednesday at 2PM at DJ Qwark's Sky Platform. We should have another this Saturday.

Thanks to a great team, two years in business. And here's to many more.

Bixyl Shuftan

Join Us At Cova's Cove Today

Join the crew of Second Life Newser today at "Cova's Cove," the beach of our longtime friend Covadonga Writer. The beach party starts at 11AM today.

The News Party

A few of the Second Life Newser staff and their friends were at Cova's Cove the weekend for a small news party. That's Gracie Kendal at the end (who's 1000 Avatar Project just completed it's goal of 2000 pictures), joining us for a conga line dance. Gemma Cleanslate thankfully was able to get online after some days without Internet due to a freak snowstorm.

Covadonga Writer, shown here testing a rowboat for any guest who wanted it, was unable to stay for the party. Hopefully next time.

Come Join Us Today for the Party

Today, the staff of Second Life Newser will be headed to Cova's Cove to have one last summer bash this Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of summer.

The party is 1 PM Sunday at Cova's Cove in the Bamboo sim.

*Updated* This Weekend ...

Join the staff of Second Life Newser as they celebrate the Summer one last time this Labor Day Weekend. The party is 1 PM Sunday at Cova's Cove in the Bamboo sim.

See you there.

*Addition*: Forgot to add that the party is on Sunday.

What a Party

On Saturday at Noon, we had the first part of our anniversary event at Cova's Cove in Bamboo. We took a few minutes to get ready for the party. I worked on the prize-giver while Cova set up some decor.

And before long, the party was up and running.

A little dance between me and the amiga whom gladly provided the beach for our party.

Shellie and "10" do the "two-step."

It was a great time held by all, with friends old and new dropping in.

Like the newspaper, a couple girls were black and white and "read."

Some at the party had more fun than others. ;-)

And of course, we had a number of well-wishers, congratulating us for the work we've done over the year. Thank you all.

Great party, but not the end. On Sunday, we have the second half of our celebration at The Lighttower. More music, more prizes, and more fun.

See you there.

Join us Today at Cova's Cove

No news article today, save our invitation to you the readers to join us for the first half of our anniversary bash.

Our longtime friend Covadonga Writer was nice enough to let us use her private grounds. There will be music and dancing, prizes if I can give this thing I bought to work, and a whole lot of fun.

The celebration starts at 12 Noon SL time. If you can't make it, don't despair. Tomorrow will have the second half of the celebration.

To join us in the Bamboo sim, Click Here.

Grand Opening Party at Savannah's Oasis

Late last night, dropped in on the Grand Opening party at Savannah's Oasis. While not jam-packed, Savannah told me that a number of people dropped by during the day, saying they wouldn't be able to make it, and wished her well.

There was much funnery about, one of the guys prancing for the girls in a dance cage, and then Savannah herself doing the same for the males. Despite the party advertised as "clothing optional," people mostly behaved themselves and kept them on ... mostly. At a couple times, the store caught fire. Fortunately for the insurers, it was soon put out without damage. Savannah must have expected the party to get pretty wild.

Almost unnoticed next to the store was a statue on a fountain. At first I thought someone was hiding behind it. Then I saw nobody was. The statue itself was an avatar! It was probably an alt that someone managed to have on at the same time as her main, but I didn't ask.

In private earlier, Savannah told me the store wouldn't have gotten off the ground if it wasn't for her best friend Covadonga Writer. Longtime readers may remember Cova as one of our beloved coworkers from Second Life Newspaper. A real-life journalist as well, her articles were imaginative, such as her "SLoop" and SL fiction "Real Life Raider" stories.

Cova told me she'd been quite busy in real life for some time, but should be able to be inworld a little more often. Let's hope she'll be able to share some more of her experiences in print.

Savannah's Oasis is at the Beehollow sim at (102,32,22)

Bixyl Shuftan

Savannah's Oasis Grand Opening

★ You are Invited to the GRAND OPENING!!! ★

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~~ ♥ ~~ SAVANNAH'S OASIS ~~ ♥ ~~




Enjoy dancing, freebies, and drawings
throughout the evening. Win prizes, such as:
☯ A grand piano
☯ Living Room Furniture
☯ A 1000L Shopping Spree

.... and many more!




☸ Come early to get your name in the hat for the drawings!

DETAILS:

DATE: Saturday, April 16th
TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. SLT
PLACE: Beehollow 102/32/22
(Click Here for Teleport)

♪♫♩ Tunes will be spun by Covadonga Writer ♪♬♩




~~~~~ Come celebrate with us! Bring your friends! ~~~~~



★ NOTE: This is a clothing optional parcel...
wear whatever you like or nothing at all!

A Small Party for a Not So Small Milestone

Well, not a lot showed up at our six-month anniversary party, a few having left before this picture was taken, and a number giving their apologies saying they had to be elsewhere (December can be a busy month), but we had fun.

For six months, Second Life Newser has brought readers the news from the Grid, large and small, the people places and events. And we'll continue to do so as long as we can.

Thanks again to you our readers for your readership, your feedback, and your support.