The Coke Bottle At Cutlass

 

When someone you care about passes away, what they leave behind becomes more precious. That's certainly been the case of Rita Mariner and her Sunweaver Estates, most of which have had their future up in the air since the announcement of her death. But it's not just her objects involved. There's one small object at Club Cutlass that is easily overlooked, but to those who know the owner is a reminder of a dear friend. 

 

Read more in Design. 

 

Cartoon of The Day: Memory Issues

 

 

 Got this shirt from my SL wife Charlee as a joke. But I do have to agree, my memory isn't quite what it used to be.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Remembering Robin Williams

It was Monday August 11 in which famous comedian Robin Williams was found dead. The cause of death was suicide, most likely brought on by severe depression which he had suffered from. Williams had a long career in television, movies, and stand-up comedy from the 1970s to present day. He was 63.

Facebook was full of posts made in tribute to Williams. In Second Life, I heard of a club holding an "Aladdin" theme in his honor. No doubt there were others. But this was not all. One lady (pictured here) wore an armband with flower in his memory.

No doubt others are remembering, in their own way.

*Addition* It seems Robin Williams was also an avid World of Warcraft player. A petition was started for the makers of the game to honor him by making a NPC based on him to crack jokes in the "Worlds End Tavern," and the next day it was announced by one of the technicians that something was in the works (news article).

Bixyl Shuftan

In Memory of Eilis Pessoa

Gemma Cleanslate and Qwark recently lost a friend. Eilis Pessoa was someone they met one day, and became friends with inworld. But the good times did not last forever. Gemma writes a little about Ellis' Second Life, and how it came to a close.

Read Gemma's article in People.

Hazardous: An Infinite Dream Re-Created

Gemma Cleanslate's travels took her to a place called "Hazardous." Hazardous is not a sim full of dangers, but rather mystery. Looking at the place, one wonders what happened here, and Gemma went looking for answers

Read Gemma's account in Places.

In Memory of Lavendermist McTeague

In my days hanging out at the STA sim as I was starting out as a journalist, one of the rougher-looking characters there was OtisDriftwood Vollmar. Following the end of the sim, I didn't see him as much, and eventually we lost track of each other.

Fast-forward four years. He was now known as Ote Underwood, and had gotten together with someone else known to visit the STA. Known once as Zola Nightfire, she became known as Lavendermist McTeague. They were happy together for a time. Unfortunetly, tragedy struck, as he announced on his profile:

My partner Lavendermist McTeague passed away
quite suddenly while sleeping Jan 20. 2012 :-(
Miss you dearly Kathleen - thank you for these over 4 years.
http://www.facebook.com/ote.underwood

Seeing me online, he asked me to teleport over where he was. There in a skybox next to a now empty house, a small memorial had been set up with Lavendermist's avatar picture, with a few flowers around. The man whom I remembered as a tattooed "gangsta" now sported a scruffy-looking child avatar. People continued to arrive over, mostly women whom were Lavendermist's friends. They soon held an informal wake, chatting about her and their interactions with her, one saying she had chatted with Lavendermist the night before she passed away.

Otis/Ote told me the memorial would still be up at least until this weekend, and invited anyone else whom might have known her to come by. Until then one can still see it at Dallas Highlands (29, 36, 3014)


Bixyl Shuftan