Flat Bock 2020 Is Here!

Ever since the Second Pride Festival 2015, Bock in SecondLife has offered its avid readers and loyal followers The Flat Bock cutout. This year is no different.

My loving art director and spouse, Tomais Ashdene, has excelled and created the raciest Flat Bock ever seen - yet...

The Flat Bock 2020 (censored version)by Tomais Ashdene

You can pick up your personal Flat Bock 2020 at my store at the Second Pride region.

Instructions for use: The Flat Bock is laminated with kevlar for your protection and to prevent staining. Rinse in lukewarm water and wipe clean after use/abuse. Not dishwasher safe. Do not place in microwave or dryer.

Much gratitude to Mr. Cayson Triellis for reminding me to post this on my blog.

Please note, the artifact has been censored here to comply with Bloggers and Facebooks bigoted rules. The complete product is NSFW and shows complete frontal and dorsal nudity.

Trevor - The Movie That Launched The Trevor Project

This Academy Award-winning film launched The Trevor Project. It was produced by Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone and written by James Lecesne.

Hat-tip to Inara Pey for pointing me to it, please take time to watch the movie and read Inara's blogpost about Second Pride 2020: Together In Second Life (url).

The Great Centaur Gallery

The shapeshifting laird and his beloved Prince Consort Tomais Ashdene are now a part of The Great Centaur Gallery in the Flickr stream of Julala's (owner of Jinx).

Jinx is the brand that provides us with the centaur body attachments. 

Bock McMillan, photo by Tomais Ashdene

Tomais Ashdene, photo by himself

A New Look for SecondLife

SecondLife launched a new logo today.

"The old logo has served us well but no longer projects our vision for SL as we move into this next decade. The new logo uses clearer, bolder type to communicate our optimism and confidence in what the future holds for SL. We retired the soft green color in favor of bright blue to reflect the boundless energy of our residents, who create amazing content and experiences. When it comes to what you can do with SL, the (blue) sky’s the limit!" (SecondLife Community blog)

I like it!

A Fun Project

Yesterday I was part of a fun project in recreating The Village People's "YMCA" in SecondLife in both a photograph and a video.

"It Takes A Village" by Tomais Ashdene

"It takes a village...and that song" by Wayne GoodmaNZ

Please click the creators' names to see the larger versions on Flickr. Don't forget to like and follow. 

Maps as Political Propaganda

Maps have always fascinated me. Even as a child I can remember looking at them for hours on end. Yes, I was - and perhaps still am - a geek. At that time, I didn't know what a load of political falsehood and bullshit were contained in the Mercator projection, which is the map we see most of the time.

There is absolutely nothing that says that North must be on the top and South at the bottom. It is merely a political choice of Western imperialism and colonialism.

McArthur's Universal Corrective Map

The best way to see the world is still a globe, but remember North doesn't necessarily have to be on top.