I’m on Strike

As of today until 2nd of November at midnight I’m officially on strike against Linden Labs policy change regarding the open sims abusive new pricing.

That means no Second Life log ins of any kind. Main account or alts. No logging in at all. Other groups are also staging similar strikes either on this friday or during the weekend, so… if you care about Second Life I urge you all to join the strike and avoid Second Life until next Monday.

I know, I myself, have only a little network of contacts in Second Life, and as a blogger only a dozen of hits per day, aided by 2 or 3 more regular readers (that I know of)… So I know this won’t make any dent at all… unless more people join in. Lots more.

Most SL residents, that typically don’t own land (of any kind) don’t care about this and say: “that’s not my problem” well… your wrong. It is YOUR problem, because if the land owners start to abandon the ship… all your favorites sims will start to vanish, all your favorite shops will suddenly disappear, your club where you have met so many friends will be gone over the night. It seems Linden Labs fail to perceive this… maybe you can understand it.

Today its “only” the Open Sim owners that got screwed up. What will be next? Normal sims owners and another 50% increase? We all know that many mainland space is void of life… Will the Lindens enforce that everyone joins in in their newly created mainland spaces at their own rules and stop the creativity of very talented and giving people that have given so much to the SL community? Hell, I say this is wrong!!

I don’t own any sim. I rent a small skybox and share half a sim with my lovely partner. We can change to another place and avoid the price increase… but frankly… I don’t want to. Open spaces have created wonderful places where you can walk freely without having to navigate trough cluttered sims, with your camera bumping at every wall, making you dizzy and feeling claustrophobic… open sims were a great idea. Let’s make it work. Let’s make it survive. Let’s force Linden Labs to pull back their outrageous decision!!!

Say NO to Linden Labs Open Sim new pricing policy !! JOIN THE STRIKE !! LET’S SHOW LINDENS WHAT SECOND LIFE IS… WITHOUT US !!

Vint Falken’s View and careful explanation of the situation

Jira Resolution

Chapter III

And so it is. Three months. Three whole months. A few breaks in between, a few angst days, a few storms… but in the end, as I look back: three months of pleasure; getting to know you, sharing with you, learning with you and being happy with you…

Though often I have some ability to write, I lack today the words to express myself.

You run through my veins now. You’re part of my everyday. Part of every night. Part of my imaginary. Part of my reality. Though you thank me often and feel some need to ‘pay me back’ all that I have given you… well… you really don’t need to do such thing at all. All that you give me is more then enough, more then I expected.

Love you pimpolha! <3

Can you see clearly now?

I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

Oh yes I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

Look all around, there’s nothin’ but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin’ but blue skies

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin’ for
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

jello, towels, cups and a army corporal

I dream of jello, wobbling about.

A towel is always needed! You can’t roam the galaxy without one!

Cups are better then towels though… not so easy to come around with one if you’re roaming the galaxy though… but, there’s always hope to find a good one just around the corner…

The army corporal, well… I guess that one is pretty obvious…. or obviously pretty? Hmm… handsome perhaps. Hmmm… well, competent at least. Well… that’s what I think anyway…

(didn’t make any sense? good)

Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt

I love this song and its been in my head for the past 3 or 4 weeks… Its so seemingly sad, even in the warmest and more joyful brief moments in it… yet, there’s always that underlying sadness beneath it, if not tainted with a twist of hope as well. Quite intriguing…

Solveig’s song

The winter may pass and the spring disappear
And the spring disappear
The summer, too, will vanish and then the year
And then the year
But this I know for certain, that you’ll come back again
That you’ll come back again
And even as I promised, you’ll find me waiting then
You’ll find me waiting then

Yes, even as I promised, you’ll find me waiting then
You’ll find me waiting then

In Memorium

O mundo girou e não parou, não reparou, nem soluçou.
Um ultimo suspiro e o mundo ficou mais escuro, mas nem reparou…
continuou, habituado à eterna constante a que nós nos esquecemos,
inerte, frio, sem sentimento, ceifando um a um, sem aviso ou regras,
mas porque razão?
Porque?…

Uma brisa vem e vai, toca na face a alguns,
a outros passa de lado, quase imperceptível,
e ao mundo passou…
A mim… a mim, apenas cruzou-se momentaneamente,
uma breve memoria, um encontro casual…
e só no fim, no adeus, senti o que vibrava por detrás…

E tudo se desfez, num instante…
sonhos, desejos, emoções, projectos…
ficam as memorias dos que choram…
até quando…
um dia…

triste fado…
nem cantado é…
gemido por ruelas escuras que ninguém vê ou passa…
um fado silencioso…
um silêncio…
…

May you rest in peace Margarita

Rezparty Photo’s

It was last week already, but my RL as been hectic to the point of not having much time to write, or even just to sort out the pics from the party… I finally managed to get some time yesterday and pick a few pics, and today to write a small text about what was a wonderful night where me and my SL twin sister (Ana Vhargon) celebrated our very first rez day (ie: we started our second life in Second Life, one year ago… the birthday of our avatars).

I was quite doubtful about the whole thing. I tend not to like big parties with many people around, I go along well without the focus of attention on me… so… I was somewhat ambivalent about the whole thing. Happy for Ana & Summer to have organized a wonderful event to celebrate our rezparty… but expectant to how it would turn out.

One such anxious moment were the “15 minutes of mystery”! Lol… they were fun and a lovely gift and surprise from my sweety Summer. Loved it! (minus the endless suspense)

the end of the 15min of terror ;P

Then, we ride to the party! eheh, well… not really… but you get the point.

The party was at the lovely ‘For Us’ club, owned by my sis Ana and her husband JL. Lovely place and a great night of music planned as well. With great performances by Peltzer, Orangelife Holmer, TB Andel & Pa Dacosta. We had a great time, listing to all this wonderfull portuguese musicians. Thank you all

Orangelife @ rezparty

TB Andel @ rezparty

Pa Dacosta @ rezparty

My SL twin sis Ana @ our rezparty

For Us club view @ rezparty

For some reason… It seems that only me and Summer decided to dance along the lovely tunes while having a blast singing along them… or trying in some cases. eheh. It was a great reminiscence of how we ocasionaly met for the first time

Dancing & Singing with my sweetheart Summer @ rezparty

About 3 hours later the party ended with only a skeleton crew (but what a fine selection of skeletons, let me point it out!) of the large crowd that stopped by to wish an happy rezday to Ana (oh… and to me too, sometimes… lol). Poor sis, she got a sore throat from screaming over and over that it was also my rezparty as well

The final group that made it all the way to the end of the rezparty

It sure was a memorable evening.

One I didn’t expected to celebrate one year ago… but one I will deeply remember for times to come. Thanks to you all that made it possible, specially my sis Ana and my sweetheart Summer

Love ya all.