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Photograph of Xue Faith at Builders Brewery
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Haiku Speedbuild & Builders Brewery

TO: Sensuous Maximus & Supremius Maximus, Founders, Builders Brewery       Robin Kierstrider, General Manager, Builders Brewery       DeAnn Dufaux,…

 4 Comments on Strawberry Singh Gift Certificates
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Strawberry Singh Gift Certificates

Know what they call virtual photographer Strawberry Singh in the hallways of Linden Lab in San Francisco,…

 6 Comments on Demo`s are forever.
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Demo`s are forever.

I love boxing. Demo-boxing! Here I am wearing a lovely demo hair, really cool muscle demo skin,…

Photograph of a Haiki Speedbuild entry showing a book and ink-pen on a desk with ink running off the desk, to the ground, and across the floor
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Haiku Speedbuild: Shadowing Special

  Haiku Speedbuild Last week I had the privilege of shadowing Special Jewell as she hosted the…

Gallery Graine Sculpture Garden
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Fuschia Nightfire Art Opening

  Winter Outlined Gallery Graine’s Sculpture Garden is proud to announce the grand opening of Winter Outlined…

Photograph of Xue Faith sitting on a stool at the Haiku Speedbuild space in the Second Life region of Afar, with the "Haiku Speedbuild Gallery" sign, and the gallery itself, behind her.
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Haiku Speedbuild

Special Jewell has been the host of Haiku Speedbuild for twice as long as I’ve been a…

Beautiful Vampire Sue Hunniton - Second Life
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My Interview With A Vampire

You don’t have to look too far to notice that Second Life has a highly evolved realm…

 11 Comments on The End of Second Life
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The End of Second Life

  The End of Second Life I hear you, “Not again!” But this time it’s real. I…

BURN2 Day 14 - Burning Man Burns by Yordie Sands 2012.2
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BURN2 The Burning Man Burns!

Yesterday, November 3rd, the pyro-technitians of Second Life’s BURN2 set The Man ablaze, signalling the close of…

Yordie & Pearl @ Calas Galadhon's Journey to the Lost City - Second Life 2012
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Virtual Halloween!

If virtual world Second Life was a country, and some of us think it is, then Halloween…

BURN2 Day 5 - Lamplighters @ Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
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BURN2 Is About Fire!

This morning the BURN2 news is, BURN2 is being extended for a 2nd week. It will be…

BURN2 Day 2 - Stella Silvansky in Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
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BURN2 Becoming A Burner

Between Sunday and Monday I spent a lot of time in Second Life’s Burning Man called BURN2….

Day 1 BURN22 @ Second Life by Yordie Sands 2012
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BURN2 Official Opening

Saturday, October 20th, was the official opening for BURN2 2012. Yesterday I wrote about the history of “Burning…

Yordie Sands Explores BURN2 in Second Life 2012
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BURN2 "Welcome Home"

Virtual world Second Life will be home to “BURN2 2012” this week. It begins today, Saturday, October 20th and…

 1 Comment on Fifty shades of Halloween
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Fifty shades of Halloween

Halloween! When corporate business encourages girls and women to celebrate our inner sluts. Yay! Just what we…

The Second Life Tab of the new Linden Life website
 4 Comments on Their world, their imagination – the second life of Linden Labs
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Their world, their imagination – the second life of Linden Labs

Isn’t the new theme for I Rez looking great? It’s cleaner, feels more up to date, and…

 5 Comments on On dogs and gardeners
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On dogs and gardeners

We’ve all heard the Serenity Prayer at one time or another: God, grant me the serenity to…

 2 Comments on Untitled by Gracie Kendal (an article about the artistic process…kinda)
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Untitled by Gracie Kendal (an article about the artistic process…kinda)

I think I just realized why so many artists don’t title their work. It’s damn hard!! I…

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Ephemera

I apologize for these sporadic postings… my dissertation has been keeping me busy, although I have to…

ScreenCap of Second Life Firestorm Viewer Preferences with red circle on "Email IM's"
 5 Comments on Second Life’s Communications Quagmire
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Second Life’s Communications Quagmire

In the MMO / 3D VW of Second Life, there are a variety of ways to receive…

 13 Comments on If Sims Were States
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If Sims Were States

In the bad, old sooty days before methane or carbon monoxide detectors, miners would carry down caged canaries…

 3 Comments on Virtual Orchestras
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Virtual Orchestras

Van’s proposition to turn my “childhood dreams” into virtual world reality got me really excited. And what…

 7 Comments on God is in the detail
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God is in the detail

The idiom “God (is) in the detail(s)” expresses the idea that whatever one does should be done…

 7 Comments on Gimme Six: Shopping, Shopping, Shopping – Part 5
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Gimme Six: Shopping, Shopping, Shopping – Part 5

It’s Part 5 of my Gemme Six series and I want to take you shopping in Second…

 10 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 4
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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 4

I’ve made it to part four of my Gimme Six contributions. I’m enjoying sharing my favorite places…

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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 3

This is part three in my Gimme Six series. Ok, I need to change my list a little bit. I…

 3 Comments on Is usability a dirty word in SL?
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Is usability a dirty word in SL?

At the risk of sounding like a total noob (yes, I have been a SL “resident” since…

 22 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 2
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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 2

This is the second part in my Gimme Six list: Role Play in Time A World of…

 14 Comments on LEA or Bust
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LEA or Bust

Yesterday, I received an email from Rowan Derryth that the Linden Endowment for the Arts (LEA) was…

 25 Comments on Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 1
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Gimme Six: Yordie’s Second Life – Part 1

I love what others have done with this Gimme Six series and I digging into my list of Second…