The Beauty and His Beast

sirhc and Vampi forever!

Today I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the beautiful sirhc DeSantis and his wonderful spouse Vampi Twine DeSantis on the second anniversary of their handfasting.

Hey guys, there actually were a few of us that believed that you could do it and I am happy you proved us right. May you both have many, many years together both here in SecondLife and in first life.

Life Without A Sun

Please read this for what it is, my meandering contemplation's in handling an emotional crisis. Do not add any guilt on me, I have enough already. 

I cannot stress enough that this post is not intended to hurt anyone at all. No incrimination's or accusations are intended. No one is lacking or needs to improve or change anything about themselves or what they do or do anything differently or make changes in their priorities or make different choices.

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The questions I am asking myself are: 

What do you do when the center of your universe is gone, when the planetary system that made you "you" disintegrates? 

How do you handle the fact that the force that filled you with energy and that kept the different parts of your solar system in place is gone? 

Do you, can you and should you even try to rebuild that which was unique? Or do you try to move on to something completely different? How do you go on or do you just settle for a lackluster existence?

Where and how do you find your new sun, your new center, or let yourself be found again?

With Ars I was filled with energy, light and happiness, I could sparkle with the light he filled me with. Without him I only glimmer when I am angry. What I have realized so far is that I am more of a relationship junkie than I ever thought before, I feed of the energy from others, it seems I have none of my own.

I am not sure I want your answers or your advice, but do not hesitate if you want to share how you handled a similar situation

His Teddy Bears

 

Ars really loved teddy bears, we had them all over the place and I got a new one for every rezday, birthday, Christmas and any other occasion.

Ars´s sister Debbie told me it was the same in his first life. When Ars father and Debbie were emptying the house where he had been living for several years, they found a room completely filled with teddy bears.

I have put out a lot of the bears at the memorial place on Southern Charm and yesterday I just felt like sitting down among them and together with them wait for his return. 

I miss him so it hurts sometimes, while other days I can think of him with joy and great pride. I guess some would call it ixiotic behavior but I just cannot let go - not yet.

Tell PayPal: Stop Supporting Hate Groups!

PayPal officially states that its users “may not use the PayPal service for activities that [...] promote hate, violence, racial intolerance” but PayPal has become a favorite payment service for anti-LGBT extremists all over the world.

Thanks to PayPal, it's easier than ever to send and receive money across currencies and continents - but it is also PayPal's responsibility to make sure this technology doesn't fall in the wrong hands. Anti-LGBT extremists all over the world are currently using PayPal to fund raise for their dangerous cause.

Not only is it against PayPal's rules to promote promote "hate, violence, [and] racial intolerance," hate groups also damage PayPal's brand and credibility.

We ask that PayPal join the fight against online hate and immediately shut down the accounts of anti-LGBT extremist groups using the service. PayPal must act immediately to shut down their accounts and ban all sites that promote anti-LGBT hate.

I would like to encourage all LGBT people, and all our heterosexually challenged friends, to sign the petition against the hate trade here PayPal, End the Online Hate Trade. You also have the possibility to tell PayPal why you are taking this action.

The Naming of A Child

Today I am invited to the first life naming ceremony of one of my grandnieces. Although Sweden is a rather secularized country most still choose to christen their children in religious ceremonies.

As the darned atheist I am, I was therefore very happy to receive an invitation to a non-religious naming ceremony for the first time.

The first thing I thought of when the invitation arrived was this mighty memory from my childhood. The clip comes from the television series "Roots", based on the novel by Alex Haley, and shows us the naming of the main character Kunta Kinte by his father Omoro. Roots was huge in Sweden in the early 1980´s.

Update on the SP 2011 Photo Contest

Photo by Bock McMillan

I have informed you about the Second Pride Festival, 1st Annual Photo Contest earlier (see post).

I got the following note card in the Second Pride group on September 15th, 2011.

"Dear Members,

We received a huge number of creative submissions for the Second Pride 2011 Festival Photo Contest.

In fact, because there were so many great pictures to choose from, we’ve decided

1/ to delay the official announcement of the winners until September 30th

2/ to give a few additional rewards 

As planned, the winner will receive L$ 3,000 and will be published on front-cover of Prism. But 2nd, 3rd and 4th best pictures will also receive L$ 1,000 and will be published in Prism.The best pictures received will be published in Prism as well. 

For those interested in seeing the photos submitted, please visit:http://www.flickr.com/groups/1698746@N21/pool/   (you will need a Flickr account and join the group) 

The pictures we received are wonderful examples of what can be done when the LGBT Community decides to work together, hand in hand. We truly enjoyed reviewing all of the contest submissions, and look forward to seeing more of your creations in the future!

We’re planning a new photo contest very soon and of course you can get ready for the Festival 2012 photo contest. 

Thank you everyone!

Sincerely! 

Pierrick Lubitsch"

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I wish everyone taking part in the contest the best of luck!

For the Gagaists

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett shout-out to an old Sinatra-classic.