My Tweet to Ebbe Linden

Hi @ebbealtberg, @SecondLife I hope you received an invitation to the celebration of @SecondPrideSL June 20th-29th, 2014.
— Bock McMillan (@BockMcMillan) May 8, 2014

Tomais & Bock at Calas Galadhon

Today Tomais and I made our monthly visit to Calas Galadhon. As we had been to the Fantasy Fair first we were still in our tinies.

The Fantasy Fair has been a real disappointment this time I must say, with mostly stuff for women, although we did get rideable dragons. (Tomais, you'd better remind me to unpack it tomorrow!)

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"Mrs Robinson - The Graduate" Photography by monyana

If you wish to see more of monyana's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream here.

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"The Dragons!" Photography by Unike Style

If you wish to see more of Unike's photography, please visit their Flickr photostream here.

The Batshit Ruler of Brunei

Once upon a time there was a king in a country on the fringe of the civilized world, who thought it was a great idea to show his religious fervor by making the books of Moses in the bible an appendix to the criminal laws of his country.

The king was Charles IX of Sweden and the year was 1608. By this legislation many offenses which previously had been considered as merely sins but had not been criminalized would henceforth be punishable by death. It meant a general brutalization of the Swedish criminal law.

The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah

In 2014 a ruler of a diminutive country on an other edge of the civilized world that gets kind of the same idea. This time it is the Sultan of Brunei, who is simultaneously the Prime Minister, who - despite international condemnation and domestic criticism - is pushing ahead with a bat crazy idea of introducing Islamic sharia laws as the penal code of his country.

The initial phase, which begun on May 1st, introduced fines or jail terms for offences ranging from indecent behavior, failure to attend Friday prayers, and out-of-wedlock pregnancies. A second phase covering crimes such as theft and robbery is to be implemented later this year, involving more stringent penalties such as severing of limbs and flogging. Late next year, punishments such as death by stoning for offences including sodomy and adultery will be introduced.

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When the Much Honored Bock McMillan,laird of Southern Charm, prince of Cascade Falls, Sovereign Ruler of the Commonwealth of Southern Enchantment Region and Outer Territories and finally UN appointed Protector of the Solace Island and Mount Whitney sims in SecondLife, heard of this batshittery he was rendered speechless for a short while and then erupted: "The next time I meet that silly little twat Hassanal, I am going to go up to him, bitch-slap the living daylights out of him and tell the stupid cunt to get with the times."

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"The Promise of another beautiful Day" Photography by Ermandalee

If you wish to see more of Ermadalee's photography, please visit her Flickr photostream here.

I'm A SP2014 Sponsor, Why Aren't You?

During the weekend Bock in SecondLife became a Platinum Sponsor of Second Pride 2014.

It only costs L$20,000, which roughly converts to US$80. I did it mostly to show my support for Second Pride but also to be able to get the opportunity to choose a float for the parade. I chose the Rainbow Snoopy blimp.

The balloon I chose

I love and adore Pride-parades and have missed them dearly since "the debacle of the barges" at the opening of Second Pride 2010 or 2011. That was when Second Pride was held at a Venetian styled sim and the parade was to consist of barges on the canals between the sims. Unfortunately the brilliant and beautiful idea got drowned in lag and the barges started crashing and sinking after barely making it out on the first part of the canals.

This year there are several different sponsor packages ranging between L$2,500 to L$100,000 (or more), it would be quite easy for you - alone or together with some friends - to buy a sponsorship and get one of the awesome floats or balloons for the opening parade. 

After having seen them in action yesterday, I can honestly say they are even better than they look in the Parade Float Gallery. 

Some of the floats and ballons

If you should have a business there are also vendor packages. Both the vendor and sponsor packages come with a wide variety of promotions and ads, see the full options at the festival packages comparison chart.

As Bock in SecondLife is a non-commercial enterprise depending entirely and solely on the good will of the independently wealthy Much Honored Bock McMillan, laird of Southern Charm etc., etc., I chose to donate all promotional and advertising to the Human Rights Campaign.