A Fun Project

Yesterday I was part of a fun project in recreating The Village People's "YMCA" in SecondLife in both a photograph and a video.

"It Takes A Village" by Tomais Ashdene

"It takes a village...and that song" by Wayne GoodmaNZ

Please click the creators' names to see the larger versions on Flickr. Don't forget to like and follow. 

Lucky

Someone lucked-out in the partnering processes in SecondLife.

This is the laird's spouse "au naturelle", and what a pleasant sight it is.

"Oceana" by Tomais Ashdene

As my dear man has taken up the mischief of disallowing downloads from his Flickr account this is a snipped picture, to see a better quality photo, please click his name in the caption.

Happy 10th Rezday, Tomais!

"Night Life" by Tomais Ashdene

My wonderful and sexy husband celebrates his 10th rezday in SecondLife today. He is so lucky that I have decided to remain married to such an old avatar. Of course, that decision may have been affected by his pleasant nature and his stunningly good looks.

Ummbrella

As a gay man, I am very impressed at the apparent ease with which Ms. Sheree Honeyflower is handling the umbrella stuck up her bum on a windy day by the seaside.

"Ummbrella" by Sheree Honeyflower

I love the picture, it's both humorous and beautiful, but I cannot help wondering if the handle that is stuck up her bum also has a hook-handle like the one she is holding in her hands. If that should be the case I am full of awe and wonderment over Sheree's feat!

XX/XY

Mind Carlberg has a new art project named XX/XY and invites everyone to participate.

"Named like that because they look like the letters, these two chromosomes determine our gender. A famous french writer, Simone de Beauvoir, once said: “You’re not born a woman, you become a woman.” What if we mixed up all the dolls and firetrucks in the world? What if we played together with these two magic letters ?

- Ladies, find YOUR OWN WAY to look/to feel ultra-masculine.
- Gentlemen, find YOUR OWN WAY to look/to feel ultra-feminine.

The pic can be funny, of course, but this is not only about wearing makeup or a mustache. It can be more subtle, more surprising, more intimate, it can be absurd, it can be shocking, it can be conceptual… find YOUR OWN WAY.

& JOIN PICS'TRAP (SL Group, my remark)
THE BURIED MAN Love Land (SLurl)"

Mind posts the contributions he likes best to his Flickr photostream: Mind Carlberg - Flickr

The picture in this post is one of my contributions to the project, you can see the other two on my Flickr photostream (NSFW). 

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--- by Zanthie Hale

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Must Read: Curious Ways to Die in SecondLife

Ricco Saenz, blogger and a long time friend of mine, recently posted about "6 curious ways to die in Second Life" (url) on his blog Second Sighting │Ricco Saenz journey in SL (url). You must read it, and the pictures will make you die in interesting ways too!

"Eaten by an anaconda" Photo by Ricco Saenz (at Flickr)

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"Last Call" by Michael Lysios

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"The boy and his dogs." by Brian Werefox

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"Holy Cows!!" by Luz DeGas

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"Naked with a chair III" by Dodo Ahanu (url)

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Picture of the Week - 1

This week I am starting a new series of posts, it's a variation of my previous "Picture of the Day"-series, the difference being I am only going to select a picture from my or Tomais Ashdene's - the blog's art editor and my loving husband - Flickr feeds once a week. 

My husband is gracefully (that's just the kind of great guy I am) allowed to make suggestions but the decisions are always all mine.

Let's get going!

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"A League of Their Own" by Tomais Ashdene (url)

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"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.

Second Pride Festival Pictures?

Do you want to see pictures from the ongoing Second Pride Festival and possibly share your own? Here are some tips of where you can find them and post your own.

Photo by J.J. Goodman of a probably angelic, certainly
innocent and possibly virtuous party goer of unknown identity

1. There is a group on Flickr named Second Pride - Celebrate Diversity where you can see other peoples pictures from the ongoing festival and share your own photos, snaps and pictures. Just join the group!
2. Also, my dear friend and co-blogger Carl Gee, a.k.a. NakedCarl, is doing his usual thing and is live-blogging from the festival, see his pictures on his blog NakedCarl - Second Life Photographer.
3. There is also the Second Pride website, under 2017 Pictures. 

I am not listing Facebook, because all of those enjoy that website.

Should you know of any more places where one can see pictures from the ongoing festival, please give me the link in the comments and I will add them to the list.

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"Oz Squad" by Jake Vordun and Celeste "Jim" Forwzy- JIMJIMOTHY.COM

If you wish to see more of Jake's and Jim's photography, please visit their Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

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"lifeguard" by JJ Goodman

If you wish to see more of JJ's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

Full disclosure: JJ Goodman is my brother.

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"Smokin' Hue" by Virtual Kiwi

If you wish to see more of  Virtual Kiwi's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

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[...happiness is always an inside job] by **Stellagraphics**

If you wish to see more of **Stellagraphics**'s photography, please visit her Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

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"electric" by Chris Rayn

If you wish to see more of Chris's photography, please visit her Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

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"fallout" by Garrett Smith

This picture by my friend Garrett, comes with a quote that I feel is essential to understanding it: "Except for fools and madmen, everyone knows that nuclear war would be an unprecedented human catastrophe." - Carl Sagan

If you wish to see more of Garrett's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.