Scenes From The Relay Track

 

 

Among the various camps, there is one item that two share. The Sunbeamer camp at RFL Advocacy and the "Roos With A Dream" one at  RFL Awareness share some water. This boat straddles both campsites, and has a flag at each end. As the teams have had a number of joint events, it does symbolize the cooperation between the two.

 

 "Relay Streaming Media" at RFL Acceptance had a Hope Lodge attached to a balloon, like in the movie "Up."

This year's theme of "Hope Floats" got all kinds of interpretations by the teams. Usually it was boats or balloons. Fiona Fei's designer sim used the song "Clouds." Then there was the "Meli's Maniacs" team. They had a 50's style diner, with ice cream floats, at their camp at RFL Hope. 

The camps will be intact until Thursday morning, which is takedown day. The "Flood Party" should be sometime on Wednesday, tomorrow.

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Classic SLN Cartoons

From April 2008. I've been a reader of the "Freefall" online comic since coming across it in August 1999, about sixteen years ago this month. This screenshot cartoon of mine shows a reoccurring "Freefall" pun.

By Bixyl Shuftan

A Special SL Kid: Marianne McCann's Rezzday

Many residents whom go about in child avatars tend to be shy and quiet. Not so Marianne McCann. This little girl has made a big name for herself, both in Bay City where she frequents, and in Second Life as a whole. Recently, she had a rezzday party, which drew a number of friends. Among those showing up was Second Life Newser reporter Gemma Cleanslate, whom wrote about the event, and reflected on how Marianne has been over time.

Read Gemma's article in People.

SL Video: "Frootcake Tutorial"

Remember DrFran's article on the Frootcake Diner? If you want to learn more about the game, here's a video from Rifkin Habsburg, "At the Frootcake Diner, we serve nothing but fruitcake, all day, every day! Learn to play Frootcake, the game, and you can extort and spite with everyone else."

Roadside Attractions: The Frootcake Diner/The Diners of Second Life, Part 3

Today we have the last of Dr Fran Babcock's "Diners of Second Life" articles. DrFran looks at "The Frootcake Diner." Besides the 50's feel of the place, it offers a game unique to the place: "Frootcake." Simple to play, its described as taking a few minutes to learn, but many days to master.

Read about the diner in Places.

Roadside Attractions: The Diners of Second Life, Part 2

Late last month, DrFran Babcock took a look at a few of Second Life's diners. Today, she's back with the second part of the record of her travels to see these tributes to these eateries of the 50s. Some are fairly new, others go back to the early days of the Grid. Some are just one of the attractions of their sim, others are the main attraction. But each has something to offer the sim-hopping traveller.

Read DrFran's story in Places.

Roadside Attractions: The Diners of Second Life, Part One

In her final article of the year, DrFran Babcock takes a look at some of Second Life diners. One might ask since avatars don't (usually) need to eat, what good is a diner? Well, people gather at them, and where there are diner's there's a jukebox, and music. So it's a good place to have a party, especially one with a classic rock n roll theme. DrFran looks at three diners, each with it's own special touches.

Read DrFran's review in Places.

SL Video "Chasing a Turkey in Second Life "

Holocluck Henley decided to have a little Thanksgiving fun at his Starship Diner in Second Life. So he got a turkey for the place. Animated, if one gets close, it runs away. Guess it knows what season it is. ;-)