Chez Nathanael & Ophiel

The Much Honored Bock McMillan, laird of Southern Charm, prince of Cascade Falls, Sovereign Ruler of the Commonwealth of the Southern Enchantment Realm and Outer Territories and finally UN-appointed Protector of the Mount Whitney sim in SecondLife (that's me), yesterday made an official visit with mes chers cousins Nathanael Sommerfeld and Ophiel Er'el, Marquis of Montfort l'Amaury.

The official reason for the visit was that Monfort l'Amaury has recently received a complete redecoration into an 18th-century roleplay sim and is now going to open its doors to the general public, or the hoi polloi as we entitled people prefer to say.

Official photography of the meeting by JJ Goodman.
From left to right, my consort Tomais Ashdene, the Duke of Erat and a prince of the realm,
my brother JJ Goodman, a prince of the realm, the Laird (i.e. me), Ophiel Er'el, Marquis of
Monfort l'Amaury, and his consort Graf Simon Hieronymus Casimir zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
(Nathanael Sommerfeld) and finally Holter Rez., a prince of the realm. 
Missing from the picture is Wayne Allen, a prince of the realm.

The real reason, however, was to bring the diplomatic negotiations concerning the incorporation of Monfort l'Amaury (as a self-governing region) into the Commonwealth of the Southern Enchantment Realm to a successful close.

Welcome to my world dear cousins. You are hereby both granted the title of "Prince of the Realm". May our friendship last and may our cooperation be successful.

"It Is Considered A Fashion Faux Pas"

I and the guys visited the one year anniversary celebration of Achille's "Men's Nudist Beach" (a.k.a. MNB or Men's Clothed Beach) yesterday.

Holt, I, Tomais, JJ and Wayne 

After awhile I saw something on one of my friends that shook me to the core.

Old men all over the world do it without shame. Germans and Brits do it. Hell, even David Beckham does it! And in the fashion seasons of 2010 and 2014 some designers attempted to make it trendy, but - Thank the Babylonians! - failed. We are talking about wearing socks with sandals.

Now, according to Wikipedia, this is an age old point of contention in men's fashion. "Wearing socks and sandals together is a controversial fashion combination and social phenomenon that is discussed in various countries and cultures. It is considered a fashion faux pas."

So, one of my friends was actually wearing sandals with socks, believe it or not... Surprisingly it was the most fashion forward among us sporting this weird combination, the awesome and well known SecondLife fashion icon, fashion vlogger, film director and producer (link takes you to his YouTube Channel) and not least a brilliant photographer (link to his Flickr), Mr. WayneNZ Esq.

Wayne in socks and sandals

Ladies and gentleman, I am now going to ask you for your opinion, is it the combination of socks and sandals cool or uncool? Please take the poll in the top right corner and add any additional remarks you may have in the comments.

Totes Adorbs!

Today Tomais, JJ, Wayne, Holter and I went scouting for a setting with craggy cliffs for a photo my hubby was going to do.

Somehow, we happened to make a stop at the Chouchou sim, which of course has no cliffs at all, just water and a beautiful - although rather harsh - Windlight.

I thought it would be a good time to take a picture to show off my new appearance, especially the legs and calves. Totes adorbs, dontcha agree?

Clothing: Dufaux - Sporty tank and shorts
Sandals: Illi
Hair: Stealthic - Rebellion
Body: Signature - Gianni
Head: Catwa - Daniel
Face: StrayDog - Shane

JJ's Birthday Bash

Today is the first life birthday of one of the sweetest, most charming and kindest men in SecondLife, the talented photographer JJ Goodman. He turns thirty-something (...or is it really 41?).

Yesterday Fordis Flores and some other of JJ's closest friends had arranged a surprise party to celebrate him. Amazingly enough it actually seems that it was a complete surprise to him, none of all those invited had spilled the beans.

Samm Quendra entertained us with songs and sweet talk

WayneNZ and Holter

JJ and Hottie B Lockjaw

Ohiomike Lockjaw

Kahvy Sands and his beau Garrett Smith

Coop Router

Guyke, Tomais, Kahvy, me, Garrett, Kharissa Indigo and Larz Kas

JJ, Fordis and Slam Ballinger, Fordis bf

Gerard Renoir, Talu and Stephano del Piero

Samael & Cinta

The #icebucketchallenge

Petr Vanbeeck-Hastings challenged Tomais and me in the ALS #icebucketchallenge. So this is the picture Tomais made of us today.

We challenge Ebbe Altberg, WayneNZ and Holter Rez. The three of you have 24 hours to complete the challenge!

Don't forget to visit the ALS website to learn more about the disease What is ALS? And while you are there please consider making a donation!
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And here is my tweet on the same subject!

@Petr_V challenged @TomaisAshdene and me #icebucketchallenge. We challenge @ebbealtberg, WayneNZ and Holter Rez. pic.twitter.com/QoVIBDfTWx
— Bock McMillan (@BockMcMillan) August 23, 2014

"I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper"

Yesterday Tomais told me we were going to take part in the shooting of a video by JN Studios (Joseph Nussbaum's film company). To prepare me for the part we had to get me a raincoat, a rain hat and some boots at Deco.

Besides Joe, Tomais and myself the other three lighthouse keepers were played by Boris Twist, Sabor Skytower and Holter Rez.

Here is the final result of our fun and frolicking, Josephs video "I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper". And if you are wondering why we turned into frogs at the end, please don't ask me. Perhaps it was "just because we could" and we all had the outfits and it was hilariously funny.

Don't forget to like the video at YouTube after you have watched it!

Married Life

Being married agrees with me, except when my husband expects me to get up early in the mornings to fry his chicken wings for breakfast.

"Morning with the husband". Photography by Tomais Ashdene

I get to massage my husbands aching muscles when he has been out shoveling snow in first life.

We have fun with family and friends using every possible vehicle known to man.

Kayaking with Guyke

Hanging with Ziggy & Guyke at Ziggy's new home

Flying with Wayne (and Holter)

Sledding with Dej

Then we have those wonderful times when we are alone together, sometimes trying to make babies.

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For more of my husband Tomais Ashdene's photography please visit these websites:

Flickr: Tomais Ashdene's Photostream

Tumblr (NSFW): PhotoMonkey SL

Sailing with Holter & Wayne

Tomais and I have been discussing a sailing trip with Holter and Wayne for a while, but with three time zones and sixteen hours difference between those furthest apart it took some planning.

On Sunday evening (Monday morning for Wayne) we finally managed to coordinate our busy schedules and took off out on the Blake Sea. It was a wonderful trip and we had a lot of fun and it got even better once we got on Skype together.

The best way to manage a sim crossing is to keep a steady eye on something beautiful nearby, I usually choose this view.

Wayne here gives us an example of what can happen if you don't lock onto Tomais buttocks, but Wayne seemed unusually accident prone that day...

Happy Rezday Holter!

My friend Holter first rezzed in SecondLife on September 24, 2011, so this is only his second rezday.

Holter's partner Wayne invites everyone who knows Holter to come celebrate with them today at 6-8PM SLT.

I wish I could have celebrated this kind and caring man, but timezones are a bitch and I have to work tomorrow.

Your Bus to Holter's rezday party at Toru (SLurl) 

Neon - A Very Special Show

Yesterday I had the special privilege of being invited by my friend Holter to a special performance of "Neon" by the Spirit Light Dance Company in honor of WayneNZ's birthday month.

It was an extraordinary production with well synchronized dancing set to contemporary music. The dancers were all dressed in bright and colorful outfits to, and here I quote from the monologue for the show, "...reflect the beauty of our oneness, while rejecting the monotony of sameness, in bright expressions of diverse color and design. Spirit Dancers dance as one company, but unique bursts of light glow from each individual. Spirit Light."

Holter, WayneNZ & I

Despite my highly informal attire for an occasion like this I was heartily welcomed by WayneNZ and the rest of audience. We were a small select group as the marketing of the event had been deliberately careful to keep the lag at a minimum.

Now over to the show!

The Opening Dance

Fighter

You Raise Me Up

 True Colors

 Fireworks

I a well aware of that I am sometimes accused of saying that everything I encounter is "awesome", "wonderful" and "beautiful", but I will not care about those evil minded bitches, because those exact words come to my mind when I am reliving this experience, together with "inspirational", "fantastic", "exuberant", "explosive", "marvellous", "fabulous","moving", "well coordinated" and "breathtaking".

If you ever get the honor of being invited to a performance by the Spirit Dance Company, jump at it without hesitation. You will not regret it!

Let me link you to a few video recordings of their previous shows Spirit Dance Company - videos

Guyke, WayneNZ & Holter dancing after the show

Sexy redhead dancer after the show