"Why Buy The Cao…" by PeepSideshow Darkward
http://picsbypeep.com/2013/08/05/why-buy-the-cao/
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Fuckwad's Cheesy (Fondue) Fond Adieu Flounce
This summary is not available. Please
click here to view the post.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Favorite Feed Pics (June 1 - 15, 2013)
Strawberry Singh
21 "Loves" for this one
Awesome Fallen
pallina60 Loon
Tamany
aka ermandalee
SLices of Second Life (Rose & Sophia)
Rose aka rosebettynylund & Sophia aka sophiaestellepetrillo
More links:
https://my.secondlife.com/rosebettynylund
https://my.secondlife.com/sophiaestellepetrillo
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
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.
More here: https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots
https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots/511bbadf6a2f3751f6000001
https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots/50cca96967f8bc6a7b000001
https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots/50cca96967f8bc6a7b000001
More here: https://my.secondlife.com/ruhsan.criss/snapshots
Sunday, March 3, 2013
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
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Animal Still Life Pictures by ℳαﾒ Rσмєяσ from the SL Feed
These are images made by ℳαﾒ Rσмєяσ. He goes inworld (Second Life) and takes these snapshots and posts them directly to the Feed. I thought they were lovely, indicative of both the artistry of content creators and those that appreciate that content and thereby create new content through pictures, as well as a portrait of that side of Second Life that does not include fashion, weapons, sex, or drama. Enjoy.
You can see more of ℳαﾒ Rσмєяσ's snaps and see where he takes these shots (and find out who created those worlds he's visiting with his inworld camera) by visiting his Feed profile page.
https://my.secondlife.com/max04/snapshots
https://my.secondlife.com/max04
You can see more of ℳαﾒ Rσмєяσ's snaps and see where he takes these shots (and find out who created those worlds he's visiting with his inworld camera) by visiting his Feed profile page.
https://my.secondlife.com/max04/snapshots
https://my.secondlife.com/max04
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Every Time a Mod Dings a Fuckwad Gets His Wings
This summary is not available. Please
click here to view the post.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Gender Negotiations in Gaming Commentary
One commenter says, "How about a nice female character with strong and positive attributes that I can relate to and feel proud of?"
Another says, "How about a nice cup of Shut The Fuck Up?"
Iris Ophelia entered that fray today with her post on New World Notes, "How 'Knights of Pen & Paper' Spoils a Cute Concept with Offensive Characters." So far the post has been warmly received, if, that is, you like your cup of "Shut The Fuck Up" as hot as your coffee.
But before you either rush to defend or attack Iris, know that she does not stand alone.
Felicia Day, for example...
And Cat Valente...
And Becky Chambers...
Anita Sarkeesian, Jennifer Hepler, Susana Polo, Kate Beaton, Jade Raymond...and many more. So consider your approach accordingly. It's all about strategy, right?
Links:
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/11/knights-of-pen-and-paper.html
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/11/sexism-in-games.html
http://feliciaday.com/blog/gamer-girlcountry-boyflame-fest
http://www.themarysue.com/but-alas-she-is-a-woman-how-dishonored-uses-gender-roles-to-tell-a-story/
http://www.themarysue.com/the-all-too-familiar-harassment-against-feminist-frequency-and-what-the-gaming-community-can-do-about-it/
http://www.themarysue.com/bioware-jennifer-hepler-announcement/
http://catvalente.livejournal.com/675153.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian
http://harkavagrant.com/
Another says, "How about a nice cup of Shut The Fuck Up?"
Iris Ophelia entered that fray today with her post on New World Notes, "How 'Knights of Pen & Paper' Spoils a Cute Concept with Offensive Characters." So far the post has been warmly received, if, that is, you like your cup of "Shut The Fuck Up" as hot as your coffee.
But before you either rush to defend or attack Iris, know that she does not stand alone.
Felicia Day, for example...
Backing up, I feel like most of the hatred wasn’t even directed at ME personally, it was at this general IDEA of some “Gamer Girl” type, who, in the perceived mind of these guys, disenfranchises gamers? I dunno. Clearly a segment of guys on the internet HATE “Gamer Girls”. This is the part I don’t understand, why they are so frikkin emotional about it. They hate on this type of girl who “pretends” to game for attention. This archetype they can somehow factually attribute to a few women (then paint the whole gender with the brush) that exploit them for attention, cheapens their hobby with “casualism”…who knows. The irony here is that the “Hot Gamer Girl” is there because….guys click on them/watch them more than non-hot girls. So yeah, talk about creating their own problem, lol.
I know, for ME, when I started this road with The Guild, I had NO women to look at who were not wearing bikinis while they gamed. There was no “relatable” woman/girl figure for me to look to, and that’s why Codex, Clara and Tink are EXACTLY NOT THAT: Because that’s not who I personally gamed with, that bikini-chick. I gamed with moms and angry college students and shut-ins. So to be accused of pandering Girl Gamer, of BEING A CASUAL (whatever the EFF that means)…well, it hurt. But the comments from MY viewers, who didn’t wanna be bullied, that made my night. So thanks to all of you who commented, even if you didn’t like the video, who defended “casuals” and “girl gamers”. Whatever label you slap on it, it’s just another way to hate.
And Cat Valente...
And if you want to see the ugliest fandom has to offer, all you have to do is be a woman and say something negative about a popular SFF property. Bonus if it’s male-authored and male-directed. Shit on urban fantasy all you want. But Game of Thrones is holy.
The fact is, to be a woman online is to eventually be threatened with rape and death. On a long enough timeline, the chances of this not occurring drop to zero.
And Becky Chambers...
If I play a game in which women have been pushed to the sidelines, and I were to ask the developers why that choice was made, the rationale of “that’s just how it is in that world” is not good enough. That’s not a reason. That’s defaulting to the status quo, and it’s lazy. And boring. And unnecessary. If a game sells itself as an escapist experience that will make the player feel like a hero, the developers should remind themselves that sometimes the player is a woman.
Anita Sarkeesian, Jennifer Hepler, Susana Polo, Kate Beaton, Jade Raymond...and many more. So consider your approach accordingly. It's all about strategy, right?
Links:
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/11/knights-of-pen-and-paper.html
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/11/sexism-in-games.html
http://feliciaday.com/blog/gamer-girlcountry-boyflame-fest
http://www.themarysue.com/but-alas-she-is-a-woman-how-dishonored-uses-gender-roles-to-tell-a-story/
http://www.themarysue.com/the-all-too-familiar-harassment-against-feminist-frequency-and-what-the-gaming-community-can-do-about-it/
http://www.themarysue.com/bioware-jennifer-hepler-announcement/
http://catvalente.livejournal.com/675153.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian
http://harkavagrant.com/
Friday, October 26, 2012
Profiteering Protest and a Shot at Whiskey
If you read this humble little excuse for a part-time hobby blog, then you know I am a big fan of the art of Whiskey (Mon)day, which is why I got my hackles up when a friend of mine linked me to a deviantART page where someone, who is not Whiskey, has posted one of Whiskey's pictures as her own.
I know how hard-won Whiskey's art is because she blogs about the complexities and difficulties of her bittersweet life. That knowledge makes this transgression seem all the more vile to me. These are not hastily cobbled together lolcat or demotivational poster pics for quick laughs on forums. Whiskey's pictures are thoughtful creations representing pieces of her very being.
Based on the growing howl of protests in both deviantART and Second Life venues, Whiskey was not the only victim of this theft of a piece of artistic soul.
There is a word teachers use on the school grounds when children are cruel to each other that is sounding in my mind right now, "Unacceptable!"
If you find this casual theft of something so significant as abhorrent as I do, perhaps you will join us in protesting the theft of the art of Whiskey and her fellow artists.
And bekidarling, if you are listening or reading, please remove the stolen content from your deviantART account.
Thank you.
- LeeHere Absent
Relevant links:
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/#/d5izklp
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/
https://my.secondlife.com/bekidarling
http://whiskeymonday.com/
https://twitter.com/Whiskey_Day
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75351422@N03/
http://singleframestories.wordpress.com/
p.s.
I have screenshots.
More links:
http://archaical.deviantart.com/journal/beki-darling-fake-297734432
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/216/7/b/profile_picture_by_bekidarling-d59rzcf.jpg
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/beki-darling
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/123895
https://my.secondlife.com/whiskey.monday/posts/508a2dbc5c6ef30002001086
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/other-web-sites/68797-crimes-against-convention-lee-here-2.html#post1662170
ETA:
It looks like Whiskey's pic has been taken down. Whether that was done by bekidarling or deviantART - thank you.
An error occurred while displaying this deviation:
"Stored deviation"
Please visit the deviation page to try again.
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/#/d5izklp
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/art/Our-Little-Secret-334223629
I know how hard-won Whiskey's art is because she blogs about the complexities and difficulties of her bittersweet life. That knowledge makes this transgression seem all the more vile to me. These are not hastily cobbled together lolcat or demotivational poster pics for quick laughs on forums. Whiskey's pictures are thoughtful creations representing pieces of her very being.
Based on the growing howl of protests in both deviantART and Second Life venues, Whiskey was not the only victim of this theft of a piece of artistic soul.
There is a word teachers use on the school grounds when children are cruel to each other that is sounding in my mind right now, "Unacceptable!"
If you find this casual theft of something so significant as abhorrent as I do, perhaps you will join us in protesting the theft of the art of Whiskey and her fellow artists.
And bekidarling, if you are listening or reading, please remove the stolen content from your deviantART account.
Thank you.
- LeeHere Absent
Relevant links:
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/#/d5izklp
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/
https://my.secondlife.com/bekidarling
http://whiskeymonday.com/
https://twitter.com/Whiskey_Day
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75351422@N03/
http://singleframestories.wordpress.com/
p.s.
I have screenshots.
More links:
http://archaical.deviantart.com/journal/beki-darling-fake-297734432
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/216/7/b/profile_picture_by_bekidarling-d59rzcf.jpg
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/beki-darling
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/123895
https://my.secondlife.com/whiskey.monday/posts/508a2dbc5c6ef30002001086
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/other-web-sites/68797-crimes-against-convention-lee-here-2.html#post1662170
ETA:
It looks like Whiskey's pic has been taken down. Whether that was done by bekidarling or deviantART - thank you.
An error occurred while displaying this deviation:
"Stored deviation"
Please visit the deviation page to try again.
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/#/d5izklp
The page you were looking for doesn't exist.
Go back to our homepage
Or give one of these fine destinations a try:
http://bekidarling.deviantart.com/art/Our-Little-Secret-334223629
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Pretty Bald in Pink (PBIP)
Interesting and bold picture of a bald, post-mastectomy avatar posted by Tamzin Xigalia on Vitabela.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The Museum of Amazing Illusions & Magic
Links:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Enchantment%20Island/44/119/48
http://secondlife.com/destination/museum-of-amazing-illusions
http://secondlife.com/destinations/strange
https://my.secondlife.com/en/second.life/posts/5011a9ac0c05f60002006179
http://www.facebook.com/secondlife?rf=108570922506660
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-543871
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-544143
http://honour-mcmillan.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html
http://effie-emmons.blogspot.com/2008/09/museum-of-amazing-illusions.html
http://vidasegunda.blogspot.com/2008/09/enchantment-island-and-museum-of.html
http://slnewserplaces.blogspot.com/2011/07/magic-of-enchantment-island.html
http://justumexplores.wordpress.com/tag/second-life/
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)