I’m a member of The Anglican Cathedral of Second Life and I discovered recently that they’re planning a Posada event for Advent (the 4 Sundays that lead up to Christmas) and it just happens to mesh with the idea I’d had for my own housewarming party. So I’ll be hosting Mary and Joseph, and the way it will work is that Petronella Piers will hand the figures off to me, and then I will probably be handing them off after my event to another virtual parishioner, Harper Ganesvoort. The house is in the late stages of the third rebuild, and…

This is the pueblo project I’m working on; last night I was enjoying building so much, I was up until 2:30am… although I was actually only enjoying it up until about 2:00, when I had a catastrophic fail of some kind. I messed up part of it because I should have knocked off a couple of hours earlier, and had to spend a lot of time re-aligning the perfectly aligned corners I’d been so careful to make, that got ruined when I inadvertently dragged part (but not all) of the building out of alignment. Sigh. So then I started trying…

Now I’ve gone and done it, bought a cheap plot of land. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Taken at Olympic National Park

Random serendipity seems to be my rule for finding things to do on Second Life, and I happened upon a listing for music in the Search window that looked interesting. Here’s the Community Events listing: Second Life | Community: Events Erika is an Austin, Texas based singer/songwriter, with a diverse range of influences from Patty Griffin (another Austinite!) to Nirvana to Etta James to… Come out an join us at Crystal Gardens and hear some amazing new talent to SL music scene Yeah, astonishing is the word I’d use for Erika’s voice and playlist. And she plays a uke on…

New World Notes: Weekend Open Forum: What SL6B Exhibits Should We Make Sure To Catch? Next week Second Life celebrates its sixth birthday, and I’ve been painfully slow to follow all the activities and exhibits planned. (Then again, I usually space on real world birthdays too.) There’s over 300 SL6B exhibits listed here, based around the theme of “The Future of Virtual Worlds“. One of them is featured in the machinima above, Loki Eliot’s ambitious time-traveling information kiosk. What others should we make an effort to visit? Post descriptions and SLurls in Comments. (Yes, rampant self-promotion encouraged.) I really need…

see more Lolcats and funny pictures Yes, the roleplaying has begun at my home sim, Northfarthing. So far, it’s playful and not too serious and there’s a lot of banter, so don’t be shy, drop by and bust a medieval move. Greetings my lovely gray maiden. « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats – I Can Has Cheezburger?

This is the kind of activity I find pretty relaxing and/or frustrating – treasure hunting in Second Life. Not sure why, except that I enjoy 1)free stuff and 2)figuring out puzzles and looking for free stuff 3)experiencing creative new places that I might like to visit again, that put out free stuff. Okay, I do actually have some scruples – it’s not actually ALL about the free stuff, because during the sorting-out that I do after a big hunt, I typically delete at least half of the items after trying them on, sometimes without even bothering to open the gift…

I was listening to Scott Simon discussing Second Life this morning, with someone who’s running one of many “virtual classrooms” in the virtual world. Scott gamely tried to describe the setup and what people were able to do. Well, he sure didn’t make it to one of my favorite things to do, a Thinking Liberally event. This is part of the Cafe Wellstone/Donkey Club group that gelled a year or more ago around politics, crazy outfits, and dancing to great tunes. Our fearless leader is The General himself, who’s an enthusiastic documentararian of hypocrisy (and occasional producer of Second Life…

After an enjoyable evening as a tiny audience member at the geisha performance at Asagao Treasures, I “got big” so I could walk around more easily, shopped, and then discovered that there was a treasure hunt. For a change, it involved looking for “photos” that had been taken at various spots – very arty, pretty photos, so that it was a pleasure to walk around looking at the lovely garden area, which was called “Asagao Memorial Park.” The first few “finds” are in the more commercial entertainment area, but then you are gently led toward the serene parkland; a good…