Cartoon of The Day: Sparkling Tails

 

 

 Taken while shopping, I noticed this feral running around with sparking tails. So why were the tails on fire? I thought of a few possible reasons.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Cartoon of The Day: Feral And Anthro

 

 

 Taken at Virtual Ability. So what would feral felines think of uplifted anthro counterparts? Considering how less successful humans think of those better off, probably not always complementary.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

SL Video: "Goodbye Wolf Mountain"

 

 From Wolfmountain Wolfie, "This was probably the hardest video I have ever had to make, it shows memories from 2008 to 2021. Special thanks to everyone who helped keep wolf mountain alive for so long.. Wolf Mountain Community 2008 - 2021"

 

The Gacha Guild Is On

  The Gacha Guild, a bi-annual event, is once again taking place.  Twice a year, this shopping event takes place high above the Dew Drop sim. Numerous merchants have goods for sale as gachas. For those who don't know what a gacha is, the vendors have a number of versions of the item. Most are "common," but there are also a few "uncommon" and "rare." Often, they're packaged as vouchers, which can be traded between residents, or put up for sale on Marketplace where rares can fetch high prices.

There are avatars, avatar mods, and accessories up for sale. Among them is the Feral Crux by Caboodle, a four-footed version of the odd avatar with a following among some Second Life furs. Just add the voucher, click where it says "buy now," and unpack. The avatar can sit and dance, has a few different facial expressions, and the tail has a couple positions. 

The theme for this Gacha Guild is that of a haunted Carnival. About in the middle of the month, on October 16, the "Halftime Hunt" will begin with more items available. For more information, check out the blog: https://gachaguild.com/ .

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dew%20Drop/162/168/1128

 Bixyl Shuftan

DJ Matt's Bid Me Results, Arinultra Cay Performance

It's been an interesting week for Matt Carlton, aka DJ Matt. To begin with, Saturday March 28 was the last day for her "Bid Me Feral" event for the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers. The event netted 15,250 Lindens, so Matt has to spend the next six weeks on all fours.

But just as Matt was getting used to the feral side of virtual life, she had an event to perform for. The Relay Rockers were hosting the "Fight Back Top DJ Fundraising Competition." And on Wednesday April 1, the first event of it took place at Arinultra Cay, with Matt as the DJ.

Game On!
The BIGGEST MUSICAL COMPETITION IN SECOND LIFE,
Celebrate – Remember – Fight Back Top DJ Fundraising Competition 2020
In support the Relay For Life of Second Life and the American Cancer Society

Competitor # 1 DJ MattCarlton   April 1 - 7pm  @ Arinultra Pond Stage   http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Arinultra%20Cay/177/108/25

COME OUT AND SUPPORT ALL THE DJS!!!

Matt showed up in her custom nine-tailed Spirit Fennec avatar. Unlike her "tigerkitsune" feral, it could dance away. "I may be tiny and floffy at the moment," she commented, "but that don't mean we can't raise some big money!" The donations quickly began coming in, Matt saying after a few minutes, "My buddy Olde sent a 1000L to help get stuff going, passing that in now! Let see those Lindens build!" Trader1 Whiplash added, "I think Matt deserves a match.  Who will match my L$1000?"

Matt played a mix of songs, with the majority being country music tunes. This went well with some in the crowd, "There's an Unspoken Law within Distraida .. you have to like Country Music to live here. *gigglefits* That's not true, but it's been a running joke between those within us since the year 2004." With songs like Randy Owen's "Braid My Hair," she commented, "these songs paint the reality of cancer so well." Someone responded, "Dammit Matt, you didn't give a tissue warning. And tissues are out of stock at Walmart!" Matt encouraged the crowd to keep donating, "Every bit helps and goes a long way to help fight cancer. Thank you all again and keep the love coming."

Although this was a Relay Rockers event, DJ Matt is of Team Sunbeamers.  Other teams were represented such as Mieville Steampunks, Seekers of Hope, Relay for Christ, Cure Chasers, Team ACTS, and more.

With just a few minutes left to spare, the kiosk reached the 20,000 Linden mark. One woman added 10,000 for a total of 30,000. at the 8PM mark, "All done with a final total of 31,000." "Congratulations Matt  L$31,000!  Great Set!  Thank You and Thank Everyone!" "Thank you for the great tunes, Matt." Matt herself was surprised by the total, "I'm speechless guys. I really am. Thank you all."

Several DJs follow Matt, the top four taking part in the semi-finals on May 2 and 3. Having gotten over $120 USD worth of Lindens in an hour, DJ Matt has set a pretty high bar.

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Team Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Update

This is the last week for the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamer's Bid Me events. "Bid Me Mouse," "Bid Me Bunny," and "Bid Me Purple" have been joined by a fourth volunteer: Matt Carlton. In "Bid Me Feral," the country music DJ is offering to go about on four legs for a little while as a multi-tailed feral kitsune fox.

Like the others, there are two kiosks, a default one for those whom would rather stay her current looks, and another for those whom would like to see her quadraped for a while. For every 2500 (no fractions) in the change kiosk, she has to go through a week of two left feet jokes.

All three events will go on until Saturday March 21 at 8PM, at the close of the party at Cutlass that night. The fundraising totals will then be final, and how much time each volunteer has to stay in their new look will be decided.

As of the writing of this article, all four Bid Me events had raised almost 40,000 Linden dollars. The team total for his season is almost 218,000 Lindens.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunweaver%20Bay/114/117/757

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day: Hybrid Humor

Taken at the Happy Vixen. JB Raccoon calls himself a "Huskoon," half husky, half raccoon. While he was talking about anthromorphic parents, both about the same size, of his persona, one wonders how the feral equivalent would come about.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Tokushi Avatars Closing, Offering All Items in Single Super-Package

There was some sad news this week. The owners of Tokushi Avatars announced they would no longer be able to continue designing new avatars, or repairing old ones as updates to the grid resulted in glitches, and so would be closing. The good news, they were offering everything they had made in one single package for the price of three to four avatars. And over time, they've made a large number of furry, feral, and tiny avatars, noted for "fantasy backgrounds and personal creations, as well as unique avatars of animals that people don’t usually consider."

Read more in Design.

Reader Submitted: Olde and the Wolf

From Oldesoul Eldemar. Here he appears in a tiny avatar next to an unidentified feral lupine friend.

Cartoon of the Day

Zorro Wuramunga sent me a picture from when I was momentarily Away From Keyboard at Club Cutlass. The punch line is a twist on a cartoon from a few years ago.

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day

This punch line of this kind of encounter was used several years ago in Second Life Newspaper, but couldn't resist. ;-)

By Bixyl Shuftan

Timber Wilds

Xymbers Slade recently took a look at the Timber Wilds area. Besides being the main location for the Timber Wilds Industries feral avatars, the two sims are well detailed and visually pleasing wilderness areas and the setting for some roleplay for those enjoying taking the part of feral wolves.

Read more in Design.