The Plain of Jars


Fitch Lekvoda’s “The Plain of Jars” is…well, that. A plain of jars. Giants jars. Hundreds and hundreds of them. Some half covered in the sand, others standing in the sun. And nobody really knows where they came from or what they mean. “Some now recall the legend of the giant King’s victory banquet. Believing the…

La Digue du Braek


La Digue du Braek, by Serene Footman (known from his popular sim Furillen) and Jade Koltai, is the Second Life version – or interpretation – of a real life location in Dunkerque, France. A road, 7 kilometers long, with a beach on one side and heavy industries on the other side, a wonderful landscape if…

News and stuff from the [SL] Blogger Support Team


Originally posted on SL Blogger Support:
It is about time for some updates from the [SL] Blogger Support Team, as we do work behind the scenes to make sure our group is what is should be: a support network to help and guide all SL Bloggers! To start,  I would like to thank Sunshine (sunshine.zhangsun)…

‘Come as you are’ – for Art at the Park


A few weeks ago I got an invitation from Inara Pey, who invited me to display my work at Holly Kai Park – for their monthly exhibition ‘Art at the Park‘. I was hesitant at first, it is no secret I am not a fan of SL photo-works being displayed Inworld. I simply do not…

From Here On There Be Dragons


“Always remember, it’s simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren’t any dragons.” ~J.R.R Tolkien From Here On There be Dragons is an art installation, currently on display at Split Screen, by Alpha Auer. A modern building in the sky, guarded by amazing golden Dragons. The mythological creatures stand on a floor which is…

Location in the Spotlight: Knightfall


Originally posted on SL Blogger Support:
It has been too long since I’ve posted about a blogger- and photographer friendly location, but that does not mean there are none! On the contrary, new locations still pop up and in this time of year lots of other locations are changing to the new season – making…

Yasminia


Yesterday I explored a new, to me, place: Yasminia. I had seen so many wonderful pictures on Flickr lately, all shot there –  so naturally I was excited to go see it for myself. Yasminia is a truly lovely, rural location. Not too much autumn, but a bit of green too and no snow yet!…

Book review: SIM by Huckleberry H. Hax


Published last month, October 2016, SIM is the latest novella by Second Life author Huckleberry Hax. While for instance  Huck’s popular AFK-series and Amazing Metaverse (collected short stories) were set in Second life, SIM is not. It is however situated in a Virtual reality, Huck introduced SIM on his own website with this teaser: ‘What…

Suzanne


‘And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said “All men will be sailors then Until the sea shall free them” But he himself was broken Long…

Stop.Reset.Breathe – A reply-post


My friend Beth has gone through a rough Second Life summer and today she posted an article on her blog, explaining why she has reset her Second Life past and purged her Flickr, virtually erasing a couple of months. I think we, Second Life residents, can relate to that. Second Life is, for most, not…

Just say ‘yes’


“It has been too long since we’ve met, I am glad  I finally  have some time for a chat. You are my best friend and I am sorry for having been so quiet, I have missed you so, so much. And because you are  important to me I would love to have you sitting on…

Reciprocal


Reciprocal, one of those words I cannot pronounce out loud without breaking my tongue. Admitting the Dutch word for it (wederkerig) is so old-fashioned,  I doubt anyone born before 1960 knows what it means! Why this pondering over a word I cannot pronounce properly and which is so out of date in my native language?…

Honest


“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters” ― Albert Einstein The other night I was inworld, listening to my own playlist on iTunes and posing for some pictures – just for the fun of it. It relaxes me. In the right of my screen was one of…

Hunting Hollows


In the mood for some SL exploring, I ended up at Hunting Hollows. Yeah, it is a Halloween themed sim, but a pretty cool one for just wandering around – even when you are not into Halloween. Upon landing you are offered a folder which contains a flashlight, handy…because the place is quite dark. Very…

Ketchup or…Watskeburt!?


You know that feeling, you go on about your life and stuff and one day it is summer and the next it’s autumn and some weeks have passed by? I’ve had a couple of those weeks lately, those weeks I had all kind of plans and before I knew it, it wasn’t Monday anymore but…