Handsome Men in SecondLife

There are too many images of women on this blog right now for a gay male blogger, so I thought I would give you some male beauty too.

Let me first tell you that I am purposely leaving out my Ars from this short list, because I cannot look at him objectively. Secondly, I am not even going to pretend I remember all the handsome human faces I have seen in SecondLife, so these are just the ones that pop-up in my mind at this moment. I may continue the list at a later time though.

Cats are not included in this list for the obvious reason that there is only one cat that could make the list... ´nuff said...

So here are the three avatars I would like to introduce you to today (in no particular order).

Andrey Messmer, my beautiful Brazilian brother in-law (BIL). His looks change constantly, but he always remains stunning.

Andrey - courtesy of himself

Fabrice Snook, is a stylish French avatar in SecondLife. I have never talked with Fabrice that I can remember and the only time I saw him personally he was a participant at a drag contest in one of the craziest outfits I have ever seen. This picture is from Fabrice´s profile.

Fabrice Snook

Loch Wolfhunter, is a sexy Brit whom I first saw at one of my BIL´s sets. Andrey tells me he has the sexiest British accent he has ever heard and that he is a great builder. This picture is from his SecondLife profile.

Loch Wolfhunter

Isn't it a bit strange that they are all gay?

Midsummers Party

I am so happy to see someone took care of this traditionally huge Swedish event now that the Queen of Swedish SecondLife has gone A.W.O.L.

Thanks Ewa Aska!

40-something

My co-blogger Sven Idyll over at opensweden. Leva i "kartong" is doing an interesting project on making an age-appropriate looking female avatar at 40-something.

My main complaints on Sven's attempts so far are
1. The avatars look way older than 40-something, in my mind they look more like 60-70.
2. Until his latest attempt published today he dressed them like 20-somethings and with the paraphernalia of that age group, like toe-rings
3. Aging doesn't necessarily mean you become "uglier", it just means you have to spend a bit more time in the morning and you have to do more regular up-keep and work harder for the results.

Here I would like to post some inspirational pictures for Sven with real life women in their 40´s.

Nicaragua's Butterflies of Hope 2

Haha someone more was awake at this ungodly hour.

This butterfly is from Jonathon who says "Abortion is a womans choice, go girls"

If you also would like to post a butterfly but don´t have anywhere to do so, please send it to me on this address Bock´s e-mail (click to open) with your name, any short message you would like and I will be happy to post it for you here. 

For further instructions on why and how to do this please read my previous post.

Nicaragua's Butterflies of Hope

This is the butterfly I created..

Defending women's and girls' rights in Nicaragua.

28 September 2011 is the Day for the Decriminalization of Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Women and girls in Nicaragua believe that this is their chance to make their voices heard. Stand alongside them…create a butterfly!

Go here to create your own butterfly  and join women and girls fighting for their human rights in Nicaragua.Learn more about Amnesty Internationals campaign to end sexual violence against girls and women in Nicaragua » 

In Nicaragua, girls and young women are at greatest risk of rape and sexual violence. Almost half of all rapes reported between 1998 and 2008 involved girls aged 14 or under. 

For some women and girls made pregnant by rape, the idea of giving birth is unbearable. But since 2008, when Nicaragua made all forms of abortion in all circumstances a crime, they have had little choice.Women and girls in Nicaragua are demanding the repeal of the total abortion ban. They are calling for their right to be free from sexual violence and for support for survivors of violence to put their lives back on track. 

The Nicaraguan government must act to put an end to this human rights emergency. 

If you would like to post it but don´t have anywhere to do so, please send it to me on this address Bock´s e-mail (click to open) with your name, any short message you would like and I will be happy to post it for you here.

The Follow - Friday, June 17th at 2 PM SLT

I got a message forwarded by Millimina from Jasmine Cazalet and NEO Audran that I would like to share with you all.

"This Friday its time to fill the sim of New Town of Sweden (SLurl). We have a live concert with the popular live band The Follow. 2 pm SLT. Be on time!"

Check out the bands blog here http://www.thefollow.com/

Well I am going to be there for sure, hope to see you all!

Googling Images of "Magic" and Magician"

So here first is the official SL8B logo that is at the root of the controversy.

And here are some other images I found during a 10 minute search on Google Images for the words "magic" and "magician".  

"Creative originality"?

Firestorm Public Beta Has Arrived

My friend Ziggy Starsmith over on his blog "Ziggy On The Edge" today informs us that the new Forestorm Beta viewer is here.

Head om over to Ziggy´s for his review and a link to the download site

Recommended Reading

There is an excellent post entitled "Confirmed: Latest Second Life Drama Largely Driven by Misunderstanding, Scant Evidence (As It Usually Is)" by Wagner James Au on the blog New World Notes that everyone involved with SecondLife should take the time to read.

The post centers around the drama (non-Swedish this time) caused by Miso Susanowa and her allegations concerning a logo chosen by Linden Lab to celebrate Second Life's 8th anniversary.

Miso Susanowa claims that the logo was based on a design she originally did and was used without attribution or credit, which led to a community-wide controversy, with many calling for boycott, lawsuits, and filing DMCA notifications against the company.

I posted a comment to this post which I want to share with you here.

Excellent post, thank you!

Admittedly the Lindens make mistakes, they are only human after all, and admittedly they are not always able to respond to a problem as fast as the erratic residents of our world would wish.

Like you I believe that the overreactions among us residents more often than not lead to time and energy wasted on matters of little importance than being used to the betterment of SecondLife.

I can also wholly understand that some creative and talented people at the Lab would leave the company because of such turbulence.

We could all do better if we stopped bitching and complaining wildly all the time and instead channeled our efforts to work with and support the Lindens in improving the world we all love.

My Submissions to the Photo Contest

Today I submitted these eight pictures to the Second Pride Photo Contest 2011. I must say I like the first and the last best, let´s wait and see what the jury thinks!

Wish me luck!