Thinking It Over

I'm not going to do Strawberry Singh's challenge questions this week, though I really admire her willingness to take on a controversial subject. She's trying to start an informed and rational dialog about the Terms of Service change that has Second Life creators rethinking their plans. Everyone should read her post and the links she has provided to several knowledgeable and thought provoking articles and presentations about the subject of intellectual property ownership in Second Life.

I have only one thing to say on the subject. The very best thing about Second Life is that it is a platform for creativity. Since this change to Terms of Service is causing talented artists to rethink using Second Life as a tool for artistic expression, it needs to be revised to be more creator friendly. I really don't understand why Linden Lab doesn't see that.

Credits:

MudHoney/Exposeur Wooden Leaf Chair - red (at Atelier Kreslo)

POST: Haarlem Deco Occasional Table

Keke Summer Bottles w/flowers

Fashionably Dead Hand Drawn Skinny Jeans - Dark Gray

Erratic / keira - shirt / birds (New Release)

Pure Poison - Coraline Necklace

Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands

Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Flat

TRUTH HAIR Marleen (New Release)

-Belleza- Leila Med 3 R

-Belleza- Leila Freckles 1 MED

Beetlebones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)

Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (True Grey, w2)

PARADISIS Brin de Folie : Bra Black

March Collabor88 Goodies

I'm only halfway through unpacking my Collabor88 purchases, so I'll make this a quick post.  The Fashionably Dead shorts, Tres Blah socks and saddle shoes, and LISP table with nerd bookends are early favorites from the March Collabor88 offering. 

I got distracted from further unpacking by the sudden need to furnish my new Barnesworth Anubis skybox, also from Collabor88.  The furnishings (straight out of my inventory) are from Dutchie, Post, LAQ, UrbanizeD, and LISP.

Sometimes I Forget How Special Second Life Can Be

We rail against Second Life's shortcomings plenty.  We lag, we crash, we get weird gridlines in our pictures - but something draws us there and keeps us coming back.  For me it's my friends and the creativity that is all around me in-world.  Every item in this photo - the grass, buildings, rocks, trees, to the pose of my avatar, the windlight setting, not to mention skin, hair, and clothes - is someone's vision.  I put them together and snap a picture to share my vision, too.  Just doing a quick count, I think there are works of at least 17 different creators represented in this photo.  I've been in Second Life long enough that I sometimes forget just how unique it truly is.

Creator List:

Botanical - trees

Heart - trees and rocks

Rustica - rocks and grasses

UrbanizeD - grasses

Deco - trees

Post - red building

The Domineaux Effect - covered bridge

Studio Skye - rock waterfall

Cheeky Pea and Pilot - backyard lights

What Next - umbrella pose prop

Fashionably Dead - hair

coldLogic - sweater

Cracked Mirror - skirt (at FaMeshed)

Baiastice - boots

Maxi Gossamer - Necklace

SLink - hands

Glam Affair - skin

Windlight - Annan Adored

Decorating with Dolly

I'm having such fun redoing my parcel.  I just built a new house for my alt Callie (she's so spoiled she has to have a bigger house than Dolly), and am having a wonderful time decorating.  You may recognize the Post grouping from the Chic2 venue.  The handy color change curtains are from Lisp.  The little peek of the kitchen table and chairs grouping in the upper right corner is also from Post. The hanging lamp is part of the Lisp kitchen grouping also available at Chic2.

The second picture is the foyer, perfect for a small grouping that includes the Fifty Linden Friday lamp from Meshworx, rug from Lisp, side table from Post, plant from Rustica and artwork from Organica. The lounge is the star and it's from Designer Prims.

Ayla and I went to Photo Hunt.  The challenge was handing us some poses and an emoter. I took two pictures, one of which was in this house.  You would not believe what the neighbors were doing! Hehehe.

Try As I Might, I Can't Resist

There are those things that tempt me...like ummm...great art and clothes!

Of course the mesh Maitreya skirt and blouse can be totally high fashion, but lover of vintage that I am (among other things), I went for the librarian look. I paired the beautifully detailed blouse with the polka dot slim skirt, adding "sensible" Gos shoes and tortoise shell glasses from Miel are the only accessories.

Hair is by Lelutka and the furnishings and skybox are all from Post.