Party at NeoVictoria

I was at a fun party tonight at NeoVictoia, which is a steampunk role play area featuring machinima information and areas. I previously blogged this very cool sim here: http://karasecondlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/neovictoria.html NeoVictoriaHere.

Tonight was a big party and auction to enhance community and raise a few extra Linden for the sims. I was actually very pleased to win the services of DJ Altair Swords who I have plans to DJ at the haunted mansion for another party soon. The party theme was Dark Alice so I snapped some pics of the cool costumes.


Visit NeoVictoria here: http://neovictoria.ning.com/ or http://slurl.com/secondlife/Machinima/18/129/701 direct link here to the machinima section: NeoVictoriaHere.

2011 Jewelry Fair September 16th - September 25th

Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jewelry%20Fair%20Fire/212/124/69 or direct link here: JewleryHere.

The 2011 Elements Jewelry Fair offers 4 sims packed with more than 100 amazing booths from September 16th - September 25th. The official blog site is here: Blog: http://jewelryfair2011.wordpress.com/. There is a charity auction included. All auction items are unique one of a kind items that will be sold only once. Money raised benefits Oxfam (www.oxfam.org)

There is also a Jewelry Fair classroom with schedule of events as follows:
Jewelry Fair Class & Demo Schedule:
Friday Sept 16th
~Midnight -12:30am Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels) Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~Noon -12:30pm Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels)Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
Saturday Sept 17th
~Midnight -1am One prim Starburst (intermediate) Calla Cela
10 AM - 11 AM Tips to be a great jewelry maker - Lesson and Demo Deliziosa Vendetta
~Noon -1pm One prim Starburst (intermediate) Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~3pm-4pm Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
Sunday Sept 18th
~Midnight -12:30am Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels) Calla Cela
~10 AM - 11 AM Choosing the right colour/texture - Lesson and Demo Deliziosa Vendetta
~Noon -12:30pm Camera Controls for Jewelers (all levels)Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~3 pm -4 pm Sculpties and Prim Sculpt Gem Necklace Sian Birke
Monday Sept 19th
~Noon -1pm Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced) Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~6pm -7pm Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced) Calla Cela
~Midnight -1am Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced) Calla Cela
Tuesday Sept 20th
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring -- Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring -- Prim torture for Beginners - Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
Wednesday Sept 21st
~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring -- Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring -- Prim torture for Beginners - Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
Thursday Sept 22nd
~Midnight -12:30am 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring -- Prim torture for Beginners -Calla Cela
~Noon -12:30pm 1 Prim Unisex Hoop Earring -- Prim torture for Beginners - Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
~3 pm -4 pm Sculpties and Prim Sculpt Gem Necklace Sian Birke
Friday Sept 23rd
~Midnight -12:30am Introduction to MESH Workshop –( Mesheneabled viewer required)-Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~Noon -12:30pm Introduction to MESH Workshop –( Mesheneabled viewer required)-Calla Cela
~1 pm -2pm Creating a nice ring with only prims Sebastian Dionysus
Saturday Sept 24th
~Midnight -1:30am Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced)
Calla Cela
~9am-10am Beginner Jewelery Rox Arten
~ 10 AM - 11 AM Prims, Sculpties or Meshes. What is the future of SL accessories and jewelry? - Lesson (Compatible Mesh-Viewer is Required) Deliziosa Vendetta
~Noon -1:30pm Sculpties and Prim Torture: Turtle Earrings (Intermediate-advanced)
Calla Cela

Island of Fear, Haunted Mansion on Island of Fame Going Strong-Open through October

Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Island%20of%20Fame/14/145/21 or direct link here: IsleofFearHauntedMansionHere.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the grand opening Sunday, it was a lot of fun for me to see everyone enjoying the place, dancing and having a great time.. and so many super cool costumes! Maybe we'll have some more planned parties there. The place is open to the public through October so drop in any time.

The event hit SL Showcase and today someone told me it is now on SL destination guide at the top of the "haunted" category so I had to go there and check and mark "like" of course : ). http://secondlife.com/destinations/haunted or direct link here: SLDestinationsHere.



Today I hung around and it was a lot of fun to meet some Flickr contacts and so many interesting people. I took this shot of myself there in my Medusa costume that I love because the snakes actually move.

September 11th Remembers

Well the Island of Fame Haunted Mansion held it's grand opening today with Dj Isabelle Izzy Mavendorf. I'll post some pics later, as it was a lot of fun. But today is really a difficult day for many people and the party was a nice diversion. Now I"m back to watching the news and the 9-11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks 10 years ago on this date. It's just horrible. I can't hardly stand to watch any more. People throwing themselves out windows rather than die in flames. Horrible! I wont watch anymore. Here is a released photo take on the 17th 10 years ago .. following the incident. Moving forward but remembering.

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I'm out doing a little weekend exploring again and found some interesting places that seem interesting enough for me to save and share here.
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Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Island%20of%20Fame/15/146/21 or direct link here: IslandofFearHere.
Of coure my #1 pick for the weekened is my own place, Island of Fear Haunted Mansion on Island of Fame. Partners in crime include neighbors Sonicity Fitzroy and Lowe Runo. This 4 story plus roof top dance area, graveyard grounds and tricky dungeon will be having a grand opening event tomorrow September 11, 2011 at 2pm SLT with DJ, Isabelle Mavendorf. The area is open now and has been getting quite a few visitors already since invites went out yesterday and it hit showcase-woot! I will take it down around Nov 1st, so there is plenty of time to explore and although some of the main area has products some may have seen before there are many more unique items and much that is interactive, hidden, etc for fun with exploring, posing, photos and just good fun. Don't miss the details.. click everything.

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The Crack Den- Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Black%20Bottom/111/139/3001 or direct link here: CrackDenHere. This multi sim role play area by Nadir Taov is HUGE and high detailed. Of course it lives up to it's name including sex, drugs and violence but OOC (out of character) observers such as myself seem to be well respected and I had a wonderful visit exploring. I met a helpful resident, Bernardu Guiesse, who was friendly and helpful providing a little extra info., since I/m always a little eager and didn't really check out all the info. and roles when I entered. He said he heard this sim area has been open since 2006, has 1436 group members, and visitors are accepted as long as the comply to the local RP rules. He plays an ex-cop. The place seems to have everything a real city would have from local hang outs, rental homes, various types of dwellings, arcade, hospital,a very cool court house, cinema, eating places, some cool shopping etc. You can find more information on this well organized RP here: http://thecrackden.com, Twitter @CrackDen,Hathian Observer Newspaper, http://thecrackden.com/paper, Discussion Forum,http://thecrackden.com/discuss, Listen to WKRK! (Radio Stream), http://radio.thecrackden.com, Flickr Pool < http://flickr.com/groups/crackden
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Curio Obscura-Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife//172/164/77 or direct link here: CurioHere. This is a really cool store filled with fun toys and gadgets and magical things such as the biggest hair ever.. OMG a fashionista's dream or nightmare IDK, fun cannons and missles that shoot people into the air, clockwork brains for your own avatar, and so so much more weird and creative working things. Some of their catagories include, cute, bodies, hairstyles, provocative, steampunk, gadgets and magic. They have a blog here: http://www.curioobscura.com/ or direct link here: CurioObscurablogHere. Besides the awesome store this whole sim is filled with amazing things to explore.
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I found a couple of cool new artsy sims to explore:

Visit Here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Danish%20Visions/124/125/3502 or direct link here: DanishVisionsHere.

For more info., better pics and machinima here:http://slartsparks.blogspot.com/2011/09/tricks-of-light.html
or direct link here: SLArtParksBlogHere.
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Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fortune%20Land/187/154/21 or direct link here: SecretSpheresHere.
Secret Spheres: * Concept & design of Secret Spheres by Azee Resident (creator of the artistic sim *ZED* @ Wide World Paradise

Second Life Commemorates 9-11

10 years ago September 11th there was a series of four coordinated suicide attacks against targets in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area. 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets intentionally crashing two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Another attempt was made but thwarted by passengers who cause that plan to crash into a field instead of its' intended target. Nearly 3,000 died in the attacks according to Wiki.

Second Life residents have set up several programs and memorials to remember:
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My friend Patrick Thorkveld is planning with Liz Harley this 9-11 memorial music day at Key West and he gave me these press release pics, shirt and info.
Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Key%20West%20Island/85/77/29 or direct link here: MemorialHere.


"Shaya Juran, DJ , Mistress of Memorial Remembrance Ceremonies
945 am
Message
Prayer
Moment of Silence
10 am Maximillion Kleene
11 am Andreus Gustafson
12 pm Phemie Alcott
1230 pm Clairede Dirval
1 pm Anderson Parks
130pm Vladvovoide Diavalo
2 pm Shannon Oherlihy
3 pm Sassy Nitely
330 Javajoe MacIntyre
4 pm Noma Falta
430 pm Karter Stonecutter
6 pm Taunter Goodnite
630 pm Terrylynn Melody
7 pm Ed Kyomoon
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Chimera Hermit, Bagpiper plays Amazing Grace

*Poster and t-shirt made by Babegurl Dreamscape*"


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This is another good memorial at Stagg Island.
They have free candles people can use and leave a message. The
memorial ceremonies will be held on 9/11 at the following times:
6:30 AM SLT
10:30 AM SLT
1:00 PM SLT
6:00 PM SLT

Visit here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/STAGG%20ISLAND/8/153/37 or direct link here: 911MemorialStaggHere.

STAGG International list comprised and brought in by Geena Zacherly. The walls list the names of vicitms. This memorial is already gaining a lot of traffic and attention.
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And finally some real shots from Youtube MEGARA2009:


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Some SL Flickr friends have been making memorial pictures and notes.. here are a few I found:
-Skye Donardson: SkyeHere.
-SelenLily: SeleneHere.


Also note free 9-11 t-shirt info a few posts down.