Welcome "Outside the Box"

Please join me in welcoming my friend Nathan Svenson to the wonderful world of blogging about SecondLife.

Nate's blog is named "Outside the Box". In a statement on the blog Nate tell us what he intends to blog about, "There is a rich and vibrant culture happening in virtual reality I plan to document some and hopefully learn more about the people and concepts I encounter."

"Outside the Box" has of course already been added to my blogroll with SecondLife blogs.

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"The Division Agent" by Kevin De'Cypher

If you wish to see more of Kevin's photography, please visit his Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

Disclosure: Kevin is my son in-law in SecondLife.

Second Pride Annual Meeting 2016

Through a notice in the Second Pride Festival group the membership has been notified that the Annual Meeting of Second Pride will be held on Saturday August 13, 2016, at 12PM (noon) SLT at the Second Pride Headquarters Conference Hall (SLurl).

The meeting has the following agenda.
1. Call to Order
2. Department Reports
3. Elections
4. Adjournment

The most interesting parts of this meeting should be the announcement of the results of the latest Pride Festival and the timeline for the upcoming election of new directors.

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"Flowers In Her Hair" by Ashley Foss

If you wish to see more of Ashley's photography, please visit her Flickr photostream by clicking the name under the picture.

...And the Winners Are...

Announcing the Asshole of the Day... @NicoHines  and @thedailybeast for outing closeted gay athletes at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/4iWTjxRnGz

— Bock McMillan™ (@BockMcMillan) August 11, 2016

Read more about what qualified Nico Hines and The Daily Beast to this unusual honor at Joe.My.God.: Widespread Condemnation After The Daily Beast Effectively Outs Gay Olympians With Lurid Grindr Piece

Conceited Much?

"AC 4 - Conceited as hell" by Pwnchy

This is a what actually came out of my mouth at a photoshoot today, when I was modelling in a picture with my husband Tomais Ashdene, the second most patient man in SecondLife.

"Well, maybe I should take my face lights off, because right now my radiant beauty attracts most of the attention in the picture. Wouldn't you agree?"

Tomais agreed.

Unlimited Courage

Clip Description
"On August 8, 2016 Nike aired a groundbreaking new ad during prime-time Olympic coverage. The ad gives a glimpse into Mosier's life, the questions he faces, and what motivates him to keep pushing forward. It's part of Nike's "Unlimited" campaign, which also features the likes of soccer star Alex Morgan, tennis champion Serena Williams, gymnastics phenom Simone Biles, and others.

In the video, Mosier confronts some of the unique uncertainties he faces as a trans athlete. Despite the unknown, he pushes forward."

Read more about the background to this story at Upworthy: Why it matters Nike is putting trans athlete Chris Mosier front and center in this new ad.