Love how she has a matching fish with her! Wonderful Chinese theme in her fins.

Love the colors! Thanks Windlight!

RL photo reminds me of a place in SL.  I sent here as a test, because the photographer on Flickr disabled downloads… I was curious if he still allowed blogs. Since he/she does, I wonder if they are aware? Either way, lovely pic.  I would share on my other site http://theimagemuse.com  but do not want to bring too much attention to it in case I have to delete the photo later. I don’t spend to much time on photos I’m not allowed to share.  So… I’ll leave it for now, because I love it!

All of these artists are “Playing for Change”….in a song played and recorded around the world. 

The video is an independent release, and comes from the documentary “Playing for Change:  Peace through Music”

Want to join the movement?  Visit their site at playingforchange.com

So, I head over to a concert in an art gallery with a show by an artist I had never heard of just to hear my favorite musician Louis Volare….

and there at the top, as I listen to music, I am drawn…I mean sucked into the absolute hypnotic mystery of this one photograph. He’s called the Haserot Angel….and he sits at a cemetery somewhere in Ohio.

The photographer, whom I only know as Eidolon Dreamscape in Second LIfe and Bittermuppet on Flickr has captured him, this mysterious crying angel in such a way that I myself am drawn to tears. Now I do not cry. I very rarely cry. But this picture (not the one here, but the one in Second LIfe…very similar to this but with the wings showing)…it actually made me feel for this ….statue!

Second life, real life, whatever. My real body was crying real tears and still is. Call it synchronicity or coincidence. It’s an incredible thing.

I am humbled by it…..drawn to my knees.

Good job, Eidolon!

See his full stream : http://flickr.com/photos/bittermuppet/

KK Dallagio at the helm

The ship currently sits by the outdoor theater in SL New England…but won’t be there long!

Lora Chadbourne, a Mayflower descendant who painstakingly recreated the ship in second life, gave a wonderful talk in world. The whole intervew is available, as are free hats and moccasins for all!  (I will definitely wear my moccasins next time I go drumming in the forest!)

The SLNE blog has the interview transcribed as well as more pics. 

You can actually get on the boat and look around. It is truly incredible …the feeling, to imagine how the passengers might have felt on that scary and cramped voyage, full of hope, probably fear, and surviving the ills of storm and disease.  Makes me very thankful our ancestors made the trip!

Great fun!

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

This ship is amazing!

New sim just opened up recently and we are exclusive (so far) there regarding the Mer life!

It’s the Neverland Jazz sim and it is so awesome!  Who doesn’t like the whole Peter Pan theme?

Everything is there!  Here is the stage:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liberia%20Bay/88/166/22

And once there (in addition to the great music) you can teleport to all sorts of wonderful places such as

• Lost boys cave  -  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liberia%20Bay/115/162/22
• Pirate ship (& shops) – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liberia%20Bay/90/56/22
• Tic Toc the Crock – http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liberia%20Bay/29/96/22
• The mermaid shop at Mer Lagoon! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liberia%20Bay/46/47/1

Another new shop is at the Barn in the very popular SLNE (New England) Sim, Nantucket Square:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nantucket/52/182/31

And of course, the main shop at it’s new location, with Mer playground!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Blue%20Lagune/21/22/21

It’s all open and ready for your perusing and exploring pleasure!

Enjoy!

I made the decision to move The Merry Dolphin (my mermaid shop and playground) just before things started really heating up for SL Peacefest! Not smart, but things just kinda happen that way sometimes!

The shop is no where near ready…I can’t find half my inventory or the playground itself!
( Lesson #1 create a temp folder when you move so you can find it all quickly when you unpack! Lol didn’t I just post about this? Don’t you just love it when you don’t take your own advice? )

I will post new landmark when it’s ready for you.

Meanwhile I’ve gotten a good start on the page for the Performers on the peacefest blog. Please stop by and visit your favorite artists’ page, and leave a comment! This helps them and it helps Peacefest by getting the word out faster. More links is good!

So visit and link away my friends!

SL Peacefest Performers

Funny too the tour was just after a “meeting”, for SL Peacefest (coming up in just over 3 weeks!). Like real life only much easier, faster, and cheaper! The whole group is really pitching in as we get closer to the event. I feel a real sense of teamwork happening!

A friend invited me to a group as they prepare for a wedding. So clever! Just start a group, then send one message to all as things progress. No stamps, no “save the date” cards. Just a group. Simple!

One of my favorite organizing tools in SL is the inventory window. You can set up multiple folders with names to help que you for what you are looking for, such as “dresses”, “home decor”, “hud apps”, “skins”, etc. Now if I could only carry over 4 thousand items on my person at all times and simply click on a folder to make it jump out for me in rl! That would be Sweet! Maybe someday….