Montecito Bay's New Community Pool

 

It's summertime, and in real life many of us take some time to relax in a pool. Second Life has it's share of pools, which can be the scene of pool parties. But Becky Nosferatu wanted to make one that was more than just a hole in the ground with water. For weeks she worked on a pool ride, and several days ago, it was up and ready at Montecito Bay and the community threw a party. 

 

Read the story in Places.  

 

Club Cherry

Back to writing about Second Life, Wesley Regenbogen is once again checking out clubs around the grid. In his latest article, he writes about Club Cherry. Founded earlier this year by Ravi2014 Resident, this venue high above the Kutia sim with a swimming pool and nearby shops has high hopes to make a splash in the club scene.

Read Wesley's story in SL Clubbin'.

Cartoon of the Day

By Bixyl Shuftan

Club Simple Paradise

Second Life has a number of clubs. But how many offer you a swim to cool off or a romantic dining experience for a date?

Isabella (vortice41) recently opened up Club Simple Paradise. "My club is a place where the people can relax," she told me, "have a lovely dinner, or having fun." She first showed me one of the dinner booths, that were on the edge of the club grounds. They had a table with seating for two, with two seats and dishes, with flowers and a champagne bottle, along with a couple paintings on the wall "here a couple can eat in private spaces, talk and dance together." Pointing to the plate, "touching the dish a guy/girl (will) find three menus." Clicking on them gave options of soup, a meal, or dessert. There was also the option of just sitting there, as if having dinner conversation, or an eating animation.

"I wanted something different from the other spaces in Second Life," Isabella told me, "a place where a person can relax, have a lovely date." She told me the club was new, just a few weeks old. But already word was starting to get around, "Some people come here in the morning, when there isn't a party, for a moment of peace." She told me the name of the club comes partly from what the people dropping by have been calling it, "The people told me that the place is simple, and nice." She then took me to the pool area. It wasn't a simple basin and water, but had a small bar set up in the middle of it, "for a coffee," and presumably a few other drinks. She told me she was still looking for a swimming HUD giver, but should be able to find one soon. Besides the deck chairs alongside the pool one could relax in, there were small tables nearly where one could have a little breakfast.

For now, the club has only music and dance events one day a week, at 10 AM and 12PM SL time.  She tells me she'll have more days once she has more staff, "My idea is to do a theme a day," for instance Latin one day, 80s music the next. for now, she has two DJs, "Robina Ewing and T-DJ Milena, "They spin Wednesday, 10AM to 12 Milena with deep house, and after 12-2pm Robina with house, and trance." If anyone had a request for a tune, that usually wouldn't be a problem. One could also rent the club out for a private party.

So for a club with a dining experience and a place to swim, head over to Club Simple Paradise.

Your Place for dance with our Djs.
Your Place for have a dinner with your love.
Your place for relaxing in our pool with bar and lovely table for breakfast.
Enjoy us.


Club Simple Paradise, Surreal Gold (237, 44, 21)

Bixyl Shuftan

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.

RFL Pool Party at Tiny's Haven

On Saturday at 1PM SL time, there was a pool party at Tiny's Haven for the Relay or Life, where the local tiny avatars invited human and other larger avatars (which they commonly call "biggies") over to cool off and donate a few Lindens for the Relay team "Tiny Steps for a Cure."

DJ Laz spun the tunes for the party, being encouraged by the Relay's popular DJ Madonna. When asked about her latex dress and if it was suggestive, Madonna commented, "I'm not bad, I just dress that way."

 Avariel Falcon was among those there, doing the dogpaddle, or is that the unicorn-paddle?

The party was great fun for all.

"Tiny Steps For a Cure" is one of the top Relay teams in fundraising, as of the writing of this article almost at 400,000 Lindens.

There were other Relay events that weekend. Among them Dusk Griswold DJed at one event in honor of one girl whom had recently lost her fight against cancer, and the team that was started inher behalf.

Bixyl Shuftan