Sunday, August 17, 2014

Around the Island of Nautilus

My second life has been stressful lately. Luckily I have Tomais to help me relax. One of the best ways to relieve the stress is when he takes me out in one of his many vehicles and just talk. He does offer to let me pilot, but I usually decline and leave that to him. 

Yesterday we went out with Tomais motorboat the Sea Witch and traveled around the Island of Nautilus, which lies at one edge of the Blake Sea. We started at sunset and were done at dawn, when I was relaxed enough to be able to sleep.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Picture of the Day - 165

Danne G
"Danne G" by Danne Danne

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

My Mandroid & I

My Mandroid & I
"My Mandroid & I" by Bock McMillan

As some of you may have noticed already my Tomais has chosen a new lead character in some of his photography, a mandroid.

The mandroid has thus far appeared in two of Tomais recent pictures. This one...
Let It Rain
"Let It Rain" by Tomais Ashdene

...and this one.
Hello talk, dark, and handsome
"Hello tall, dark, and handsome" by Tomais Ashdene

Although I love the pictures I thought the sweet little machine looked pretty lonely in both, so one night when we were in bed, I asked Tomais to switch to his mandroid outfit and took a few snapshots. 

Friday, August 15, 2014

Picture of the Day - 164

Taka No Sakura - I
"Taka No Sakura - I" by Caitlin 'Caity' Tobias

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

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Picture of the Day - 163

Just beautiful...
"Just beautiful..." Photography by Kkarl Jardberg

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

I Dreamt of Vanadis

Last night I dreamt one of the weirdest dreams I have ever dreamed before.

Vanadis Falconer
(photo quoted from Facebook)
I dreamt that I was sitting on the terrace of my "palazzo" at Southern Charm with none other than the other Swedish SecondLife blogger Vanadis Falconer. We were talking in voice and were happily chatting away and laughing a lot, although I cannot for the life of me remember what our conversation was about.

Now everyone who knows me well - or has followed my blog through the years - knows that my relationship with Vanadis has been "extremely strained", to say the least.

On June 29th this year I made the unilateral decision to forgive Vanadis, among others whom I felt had wronged me, so that I in time could forget the perceived insults and abuses. I at the same time asked for her forgiveness for my words and actions. Nothing more has come of that, other than the wonderful relief it gave me to get rid of that stinking and heavy burden and to finally let go of the bygone. So it is a complete mystery to me why I had this completely unexpected dream.

I am not even sure how I would actually handle the situation if the opportunity did arise.

Fantasy Gay Pride - September 19-28, 2014

I got this press release through Garth Raleigh, who is one of my most prolific sources, and I am very happy to share it with you all well in advance so you can get your outfits together in time.

Garth also told me the LGBT fae community is one of the happiest and most drama-free he has encountered in SecondLife.
"Every year a small group of creators get together to create a week long celebration of everything GLBT.  Our aim is to promote acceptance of all positive sexual orientations of all genders. All sexualities are very welcome to our festival to raise awareness of these issues worldwide - all on a unique and intriguing land with creations and magic never seen before from our very talented fantasy and fae designers.

When they were first told, fairy tales were not innocent stories for children. They often dealt with themes that were definitely adult in nature. This year's presentations will cover the erotic, twisted or hidden side of the tales we've all grown up with. These are not your grandmother's fairy tales!
 
The Press Book will be published soon with lots more information and photos. Details of live music performances to be announced. 

Whinge & Pluckett - Karalia Halostar & Greville Oh, will be presenting a completely new show this year, a sequel to "The Fairy Who Loses His Wings" called "The Fascination of Cemanus"

Come and immerse yourselves in legend and wonder, ancient archetypes we all hold deep in our psyches... the curious, the strange..the challenging...the erotic! Our fae nature resonates to these strong and subtle primal earth energies; these ancient powers.

Creators this year are:
Aznana Shieldmaiden
Corkie Houston
Donn Canis
Greville Oh
Hakuin Clarity
Karalia Halostar
Qrystver Khandr
Shay Sunnyside

Aznana Shieldmaiden - Publicity Assistant
Blackdog Ashbourne  -  Technical Consultant
Greville Oh - Chief Goffer. Publicity & Performer/Singer in Whinge & Pluckett
Karalia Halostar - Musician Extraordinaire in Whinge & Pluckett
Shay Sunnyside & Aznana Shieldmaiden - Performances Organisers

Our phenomenal DJs are:
Astoria Luminos - Smokin'Hot Elven DJ,
Lysana McMillan our Sounds Siren,
Shay Sunnyside - Fae DJ of Farhaven. 
and Starhawk Starostin - The Music Master

Chiaroscuro Guardians will be Greeters as well as Security for this wonderful week.

Our Sponsors are an important element in our event. We welcome support from any group or organization that wishes to help promote understanding and acceptance of GLBT lifestyles. The celebration site will prominently display sponsor logos and contact information .

We fight for global GLBT rights - there are still countries where gays are attacked and tortured and where being gay is punishable by imprisonment or death. We are glad the movement for marriage equality is growing as more and more countries embrace and champion it. We will get there, GLBT people will be accepted everywhere - we will demand it as a fundamental human right and have a fabulous time doing just that.!

GRATEFUL THANKS TO ALL!
Greville Oh"