Yes, you can have a free Second Life.

A day in the life of a freebie-loving resident.  

I belong to an inworld chat group.  It's the Virtual Vagabond group chat which is related to the Virtual Vagabond blog written by SpaceCase M.  So I log-inworld and the group chat pops up and one of the members, Toni (aka JC Sundial), posts a tip about free stuff at a store called AlaFolie. Toni includes a slurl-embedded link, so I click on it and land right smack dab in front of the freebies.  

https://my.secondlife.com/leehere.absent/snapshots/51f80f60530d5379dd000001

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/AlaFolie/110/143/39

Six gift boxes containing six different dresses.  100% free.  No group membership requirement.  I snag all six.

Then I head over to the spot where Toni says there is a free pendant.

https://my.secondlife.com/leehere.absent/snapshots/51f811cb2aad643a2c000001

Right there in the red heart-shaped box.  Also 100% free.  I snag that too.

Then I wander around the store and notice that there are Lucky Chairs here.

https://my.secondlife.com/leehere.absent/snapshots/51f81320df463855c8000001

Lucky Chairs give away free stuff when you sit in them at the moment the first letter of your first name appears.  Your Resident name.  So I sit in them when "L" shows up on the board and I get free stuff.

So there you have it.  That's how you get good free stuff in Second Life.  Totally doable. 

http://virtualstreetcorner.yuku.com/topic/52/master/1/?page=3

http://www.virtualvagabond.com/

Lee by Miles

I ran into Miles inworld and he was kind enough to take my picture.

https://my.secondlife.com/miles1/snapshots/51f81c116178e86dc5000001

Favorite Feed Pics (June 1 - 15, 2013)

Strawberry Singh

21 "Loves" for this one

https://my.secondlife.com/strawberry.singh/snapshots/51aa29bf5fa0df37fe000001

http://strawberrysingh.com/2013/06/01/materials-project-in-second-life/

https://my.secondlife.com/strawberry.singh/snapshots/5190e8170e6b6e4cc2000001

http://strawberrysingh.com/2013/05/13/my-sl-guilty-confessions-meme/

https://my.secondlife.com/strawberry.singh/snapshots/51ba92502d90bc6f22000001

http://strawberrysingh.com/2013/06/13/moving-avatars/

Awesome Fallen

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51aa71de9e65281770000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51b110201f52960d86000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51b113b895c5cb5e97000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51b3a0a76ef2784524000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51afc32b2433f3746c000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51af91942433f33b7c000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51afbacb99cc474907000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51adc21c5035462627000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51ae2401fe63f407b7000001

https://my.secondlife.com/awesome.fallen/snapshots/51ae2c399f21a30ff1000001

pallina60 Loon

https://my.secondlife.com/pallina60.loon/snapshots/51b122fbdb3a1b2da5000001

Tamany

aka ermandalee

https://my.secondlife.com/ermandalee/snapshots/51aa60cd3e4dfa59b6000001

https://my.secondlife.com/ermandalee/snapshots/51b4bdd4a946a114c2000001

https://my.secondlife.com/ermandalee/snapshots/51b4b6be42173b055c000001

https://my.secondlife.com/ermandalee/snapshots/51b4a687f53d081785000001

https://my.secondlife.com/ermandalee/snapshots/51b4b240226b380851000001

SLices of Second Life (Rose & Sophia)

Rose aka rosebettynylund & Sophia aka sophiaestellepetrillo

https://my.secondlife.com/rosebettynylund/snapshots/51aa5e11dd94a51cca000001

https://my.secondlife.com/rosebettynylund/snapshots/51aa5fcd53c89119e0000001

https://my.secondlife.com/rosebettynylund/snapshots/519cfdc5e98e4646ab000001

https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo/snapshots/519e3eec60d1f14b72000001

https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo/snapshots/519e3e0ffce27b3308000001

https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo/snapshots/519e3d83bdc11342be000001

https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo/snapshots/51aba12e73d4be6ad6000001

https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo/snapshots/519e0e24a314942c67000001

More links:

https://my.secondlife.com/rosebettynylund

https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo

Pictures by Jαѕ мιиє aka Ruhsan Criss from the SL Feed

I love her humor and the kind of Bond-meets-Roger-Corman-and-Aaron-Spelling vibe.  Check it out.

https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots/511bbadf6a2f3751f6000001



https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots/50cca96967f8bc6a7b000001

More here:  https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots

Another Pic By ℳαﾒ Rσмєяσ from the SL Feed

https://my.secondlife.com/max04/snapshots/51322252e79ed94c3d000001?version=original
https://my.secondlife.com/max04/snapshots/51322252e79ed94c3d000001

Pretty Bald in Pink (PBIP)

Interesting and bold picture of a bald, post-mastectomy avatar posted by Tamzin Xigalia on Vitabela.

http://vitabela-vitabela.blogspot.com/2012/09/pretty-bald-in-pink.html

http://pbipcampaign.wordpress.com/participate/

I Love A Parade & A Parody

So I'm in luck as Botgirl and her pals have started a new challenge - a parody!


Links:
http://aisforavatar.com/
http://www.botgirl.com/2012/08/new-second-life-parody-blog-is-for.html
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/02/tongue-in-cheek-rules-for-forum-posters.html

Pergunta Comum (Second Life): ¿Como faço para obter?

1.  http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/?lang=pt-BR
2.  http://community.secondlife.com/t5/F%C3%B3rum-em-portugu%C3%AAs/bd-p/PortugueseForum
3.  http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Base-de-conhecimento/tkb-p/Portugues_KB%40tkb
4.  http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_life
5.  http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2012/04/common-feed-question-knock-knock-how-do.html

Links:
https://secondlife.com/my/support/system-requirements/index.php?lang=en-US
http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/
https://support.secondlife.com/?lang=en-US
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Blogs/ct-p/Blogs?lang=en-US
http://secondlife.com/destinations?lang=en-US
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Answers/qac-p/Answers
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/English_KB%40tkb
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Second-Life-Quickstart/ta-p/1087919
http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/11/kit-what-do-we-do-in-second-life.html
http://www.thinkerer.org/SLintChan/SLiHoboKitonWeb.htm
http://gridsurvey.com/
http://torley.com/blog/
http://www.youtube.com/torley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL5aqEERlrI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life

p.s.
I do not speak Portuguese.

p.p.s.
Good luck and enjoy!

p.p.p.s.
With gracious permission from Isabelli Anatine:

"ola! Não estou no sl agora, mas você pode usar a busca, lugar e poe brasil, voce deve encontrar ilhas de ajuda brasileiras, onde voce vai conhecer mais gente falando nossa língua... o sl é mais parecido com uma rede social do que com um jogo. até existem jogos dentro do sl, mas a maioria é em ingles, caso voce fale, posso te encaminhar para essas ilhas de rp. Seja bem vindo"

https://my.secondlife.com/lincondc/posts/500f0bd5966a2d0002003b72

A Gala for Gala (July 9 - 16)

And a controversy for the grid.

Update:  A new location for the fundraiser.  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mesh/92/84/22

Event slurl:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mesh/44/167/22



Links:
SLU Forum link:  http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/general-sl-discussion/73040-copyright-infringement-skins.html
Salome's detailed and timelined posts on the subject:  http://salomesays.com/blog/2012/06/the-curio-skin-scandal/  &  http://salomesays.com/blog/2012/07/curious/
Enid's special report blog post:  http://slspecialreport.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/curio-vs-hush/
Arica Storaro, The Blogging Elf:  http://roleplaystyle.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/curio-versus-hush/  &  http://roleplaystyle.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/one-voice-fundraiser-for-gala-phoenix/
Excinerator's picture analysis:  http://excinerator.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/regarding-the-hushcurio-situation/  & http://excinerator.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/and-the-hits-just-keep-on-coming/
The Voice blog post with picture analysis:  http://www.thevoicesl.com/home/tag/curio
Sylvia Olivier's blog with pic analysis:  http://sylviaolivier.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/now-just-a-minute/
Fundraiser announcement:  http://dollarbiessl.blogspot.com/2012/07/gala-fundraiser.html
Fundraiser announcement:  http://fashionfeedofsl.com/fashion/81305
Fundraiser announcement:  http://sohawtsl.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/gala-fundraiser/
http://awenas.servehttp.com/wordpress/?p=2147
Pictures and screenshots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51633590@N08/7481992220/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vixenhair/sets/72157622525738660/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79811990@N02/7315194390/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66014889@N04/sets/72157629844412780/with/7319785212/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66014889@N04/6834102134/in/set-72157629844412780
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66014889@N04/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8869206@N05/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51633590@N08/7481992220/in/faves-secret_chart/
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7268400044_ce0082b8cf_b.jpg
Reblog:  http://freetwistedangel.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/187/
Curio/Gala links:
http://curioonline.org/2012/07/05/curio-news-release/
http://curioonline.org/2012/06/06/605/
https://my.secondlife.com/gala.phoenix
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/gala-phoenix/
Hush/Vixen links:
http://hushskins.wordpress.com/copyrightinfringement/
http://hushskins.wordpress.com/
http://vixenhair.wordpress.com/
https://my.secondlife.com/hush.darkrose
https://my.secondlife.com/verikai.vargas
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/11343
Screenshot of the Hush "Copyright infringement" post:  http://gyazo.com/91fb63d7bec9d35ecae777793b01e6f0

Court documents:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/cpyrghts/dtls.do;jsessionid=0001f7HusaaVUubjpSQ7CDn0Ove:1HBMQVRDD?fileNum=1094813&type=1&lang=eng
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3PWBi4f1WPBWmlPMTg2aXNjWjg/edit?pli=1

More links:
http://paste.plurk.com/show/1172979/
http://www.plurk.com/p/gguwbs
http://www.plurk.com/Vaki
http://www.bellezaskins.com/2012/05/25/supporting-gala-phoenix-and-curio-skins/
http://www.bellezaskins.com/
http://jangsungyoung.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/update-on-gala-phoenix/
http://jangsungyoung.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/attn-designers-and-bloggers-gala-fundraiser/
http://sophharlow06.blogspot.com/
http://slbloggersupport.wordpress.com/resources/events/
http://razorblade-cookies.blogspot.com/2012/07/but-im-still-talking-and-youre-not.html
http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/talk-on-copyright-issues-tomorrow/
http://lagalleriasl.blogspot.com/2012/07/one-voice.html
http://whiskeyshots.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/i-support-one-voice/
http://colleencriss.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/i-support-one-voice/
http://alteregotoxxic.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/one-voice-fundraiser-support-for-gala-phoenix-curio-skins/
http://slwanderer.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/one-voice/
http://pixelannies.wordpress.com/tag/one-voice/
http://sugarandcyanidesl.blogspot.com/2012/07/one-voice.html
http://vanityuniverse.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/one-voice-fundraiser-info/
http://virtualinsanitysl.tumblr.com/post/26619544602/in-support-to-gala-phoenix-from-curio-through-the
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/07/second-life-fashion-lawsuit.html
http://juicybomb.com/2012/07/07/gala-fundraiser/
http://oceanes-body-design.blogspot.com/2012/06/oceane-supports-curio-skinsgala-phoenix.html
https://my.secondlife.com/indigo.mertel/posts/4ffe283fd4f2f20001000c6c
https://my.secondlife.com/pserendipity.daniels/posts/4ffe88a14cdbe80001000cc1
https://my.secondlife.com/second.life/posts/4ffee3b2476529000100285e
https://secondlife.com/destination/hushskins
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mesh/44/167/22
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/07/one-voice-fundraiser-for-curio.html

http://salomesays.com/blog/2012/06/the-curio-skin-scandal/
http://salomesays.com/blog/2012/07/curious/





Tags: Copyright Infringement, Curio, DMCA, Gala Phoenix, Harper Beresford, Hush Darkrose, Hush Skins, Linden Lab, Matchbook Monday, One Voice, Rory Serpente, Second Life, Skin Addiction, Sophia Harlow, Vaki Zenovka, Verikai Vargas, Vivienne Graves, Vixen Hair

Guitar Zane & Windllight

Another satisfying Guitar Zane concert at Key West Resort & Marina.  This time with InZane dancers and me playing with the windlight settings.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Key%20West%20Island/71/66/24
https://my.secondlife.com/leehere.absent/snapshots
http://guitarzane.com/