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"Jirina_2014-02-25_016" Photography by Jamisson Burnstein

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The Elopement Party

When Tomais and I eloped in the early hours of New Years Day to get married we were badgered by family members and friends for having cheated them out of a tear filled ceremony and a wedding party.

As the first was exactly what we had wanted to avoid and the second was something we didn't mind a bit, Tomais and I decided to throw an elopement party for everyone to be able to share our happiness in being joined in marriage.

Poster & photography by Tomais Ashdene

When we had decided to have a party, the next thing to decide was when to have it. We immediately received quite a few instructions on when not to throw it, because if we did someone could not be there. In the beginning we were pliable and kept putting it off, but finally we put our foot down and decided to set a date that suited the two of us.

We know of course that some of you will not be able to make it to this party, but that is bound to happen whatever date we decided on. Instead we would like you to know that this will definitely not be the last party we ever throw and that you will hopefully be able to come to all of the others!

WHY: Share and celebrate our happiness at being together
WHEN: Saturday March 8, 2014, at 1 PM - 3 PM
WHERE: The Lounge in the Sky at Southern Charm (SLurl)
WHAT TO WEAR: The theme is "A Night at the Movies", so come as your favorite movie characters
WITH: DJ Ryder Yowman and DJ Rylan Sirnah
WHO: Personal invitations are going to be sent out during the weekend at the latest, but you should also regard this as your invitation!

No gifts please, we are going to set up a donation box for a charity TBD.

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"[Sookie Corbeau] A specimen of beautiful avatars"
Photography by ARnnO PLaneR

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"One of Sixteen Vestal Virgins" Photography by Nikolai Warden

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"Stop The Hate"  Photography by Tek Karfield

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500,000 Pageviews

Today is another landmark day for Bock in SecondLife as the total number of pageviews today passed 500.000 (since Blogger started the count on Juni 1, 2010).

If anyone had told me in the early morning hours of August 25, 2009, when I started this blog, that I would still be here almost five years later I certainly wouldn't have believed them. Anyway here I am, a little bit older and somewhat wiser, and still going at it.

In the beginning my readers were almost all Swedes or Scandinavian, which is natural because I blogged entirely in Swedish back then. After Ars passed away, and my blogging really took off, I slowly and over time switched entirely to English.

Today the blog's statistics tell me that my top ten reader countries are the following:

United States	153304
Sweden	93897
Russia	22480
Germany	17714
United Kingdom	15559
Canada	12463
France	10217
Netherlands	9748
Egypt	5730
Belgium	3197

I know of course that most pageview don't mean that people have actually read anything I have written, but some have and a few of them have come back to read more and sometimes even engaged with me and other readers in the comments.

My gratitude on this day goes to those of you who actually do come back for more, whether it be sporadically or regularly! Although I have often said, and it is true, that I blog mostly for myself and for my need to vent, nonetheless it is rewarding to realize that I am not shouting into emptiness. So thank you all!

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"Arabian Nights" Photography by Strawberry Singh

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