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A Few Honest Lindens

Today's blog post from Frank Ambrose, (FJ Linden in SL) is the most honest and candid as a post from the Lab goes, considering that most blog posts in the official blog has been more about fluff and self promotion lately. It's not that self promotion in their own blog is bad, but candid and honest posts is something Second Life residents have always found to be short in the Big Blog, and many have complained about their latest strategy on reassigning certain topics like grid outages and Torley's video tutorials to other places, but that is another discussion altogether.

What seems to be emerging right now is FJ Linden's style of keeping us posted. In my opinion, FJ Linden is one of those rare Lindens who say it like it is, using the word "painful" several times to emphatize with us residents who are trying to get in to get our SL fix. He also has the skill to write SL's woes without sending us to panic and keeping us hopeful because he and his team are doing something about it.

Indeed. Looking at his profile, and noticing his experience with AOL, I trust him. AOL, like it or hate it, is a big company, and his experience there has made him ready to handle the new challenges that is SL's infrastructure.  I'm sure that his patience has been tried so many times in AOL, and that last weekend's borkage was probably as hard on him as it was on us, but I think this is the pain that one goes when one is trying to make things better.

I don't know if people have heard or read about this, but there's a saying that "the steeper the climb, the better the view". I believe this quote is so apt for Second Life. Climbing the twin mountains of growth and stability is long and steep, but in the end, the benefits will be so good in the end.  

Here's hoping we all still have the patience for it.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I decided to be a little more social and do what many people in Second Life do; send cards. I did the photography and added my words. It's not the best, but it's from the heart..:) HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

ROAM: Princeton University

Schools and universities are springing up in Second Life these days, and one of the best looking sims I've seen in SL is the Princeton University sim. Fantastic use of space, artistic and ethereal, I'm sure those who visit the sim will find be amused and pleased by the visuals that this sim possess. At one point, modern and revolutionary, otherworldy on the other, the Princeton sim's builders and developers are gifted in every sense.  

These photos were taken before the sim turned into a winter wonderland for the holiday season. 

I BARE it all for PEACE ON EARTH

It's been a while since I joined in on a hunt, and I needed to document my hunts for my articles for AVENUE Magazine, so here I am taking photos of my early finds. 

I rediscovered Sioxie Legend, a designer who once in a while used to help me with my defunct magazine while doing the PEACE ON EARTH hunt. This hunt has over 400 participants. She made this dress, a prize for the PEACE ON EARTH hunt.

I am wearing Belleza's skin, a participant on the PEACE ON EARTH hunt. I've always thought Belleza has elegant skins, timeless yet chic, and this one is no exemption. 

The only thing that was not free in this picture is the lovely pair of shoes by Stiletto Moody. This revolutionary pair of shoes is called BARE, and it consists of realistic toes and ankles made of sculpted prims. As usual, the shoes come with Stiletto's trademark walking sound, a selection of nail polish for your pretty toenails, and 2 rings to choose from to adorn one of your toes. It is also has an intelligent system that will help you blend the skin of your new feet to match your skin's color. Nifty huh?

 

 

AVENUE Magazine December 2008

This month's issue is now online and at AVENUE Magazine's vendors all over Second Life!

Iota Ultsch graces this month's cover in a sultry shot that features her latest fashion offerings. We also feature her avant-garde architecture for this month, highlighting one of her other skills as a builder.

Also in this issue:

*Winter sims
*Fabulous Fashion's Angie Mornington
*Acoustic singer Zaphod Theas
*IBM in SL

Plus decadent fashion spreads, top notch fashion, and noted SL talent!

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The Essence of Your Patronage in SL

In my time as a resident of Second Life, I've seen really wonderful projects come to life: Art collaborations made to inspire, invoke emotions and reflect. Gathering places like clubs and discos that provides an avenue for our social activities. Fashion that feels like an artpiece or makes a testament of one's heritage. Immersive sims that increase your SL involvement. Truly being in Second Life has made me more appreciative of the many endeavors that enrich the world and protecting them becomes very essential, not just for me, but for the whole Second Life experience. 

I'm sure all of you has seen how creative a lot of people can be in SL, and when creativity thrives, there's no stopping it....well, nothing except MONEY. The sad truth is that many if not all of the art and visuals are made out of sheer love to create and to inspire, and with the rising tier prices and the economy in RL taking its toll to our SL activities, we are in danger of losing all that we have come to appreciate. One of such project is the Second Life Shakespeare Company's Twelfth Night. Though I have not seen this one, I have seen Hamlet, and I truly believe that this is an amazing testament of passion for theatre and an excellent example of how Second Life can be used.

 

This collaboration is strictly a resident-run and resident-supported professional theatre company that first started with Hamlet as its first production last year. They do this out of love and respect for the craft, and such endeavors are worth supporting. Even if Shakespeare bores you to death in Real Life, at least SLSC does their best to make it cool in Second Life.

Please support the art and creations you come to love in Second Life by donating to their efforts and helping spread the word about their existence. We must not be complacent during this difficult times to help those who have resorted to their creative genius to support themselves, for some of our virtual fashion designers and artists, whatever little Linden dollar you contribute bring food and gas to their table in Real Life.