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Short Stories & Machinima from Second Life Created by Huckleberry Hax

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What the Huck? Is very different from other Second Life blogs. You won’t go there for the latest fashions or previews of fairs and expos. Instead it is full of stories. Huckleberry Hax is a writer, filmmaker, and podcaster making full use of Second Life’s creative materials to fulfill his creative impulses. One of the more irresistible elements of his blog are his Dining Club Mysteries narrated by him. The most recent mystery is "The Leaked Secret" (listen above). He has collected his stories into a book which you can purchase.  

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Visit TraveLover SL to Find Fun Places to Visit in Second Life

 

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Recently a reader commented that she wished to see a travel blog. I thought that was a great idea and thought of TraveLover SL whose most recent post is Trekking Over the Amazing Amazon. TraveLover SL is an adventure blog by Nesca Fey [Feyonce.Resident.] Her posts are well-imagined travel adventures.

 

The Amazon has twelve sims to move about in. According to Nesca, this is the place to feel like the Tomb Raider. It sounds like great fun, you get a HUD at the beginning if you want to do the adventure but you are free to wander independently and take pictures. Her post is sprinkled with facts about the Amazon, the real place. 

 

Your helicopter dropoff to the Amazon River.

 

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Fashion Friday: Fantastic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cosplay Styles by Hugh Thanasia

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Hugh Thanasia is another Flickr micro-blogger. He has the best name, though. I love his “Sentinel” post. It seems sort of like an undead cyborg or skeletal Doc Ock, but then it’s wearing boxing shorts.  Can you imagine boxing with someone with six arms? Can you imagine boxing if you had six arms? The outfit is from REKT, so you can pick it up in one jump. 

• Head: REKT - Undead Skull
• Neck: REKT - Undead Neck
• Body: REKT - M3K Suit
• Tentacles: REKT - Octo Mech Arms

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Fashion Friday: Fantasy Roleplay Style Suggestions from a Flickr Microblogger

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"A." is a Flickr microblogger who revels in roleplay. “A Heart Made of Yarn” is a gorgeous picture. I love the feeling of one thing on top of another on top of another. The woman’s face lies there as though in a dream. That arm covering, the staff, and the amazing background seem like something out of a fairy tale. 

• From Cerridwen's Cauldron
• Orb Slime- Variation 1 (No Spores)
• Twinkle Ivy - Tree/Columne Patch
• Twinkle Ivy - Large Patch
• Mythspire Arch Small Scales- White
• Prism Type 4- Small Scales/ Mythspire Edition
• Gorgon Lilly Set- Fatpack
• NightFire Aloe Set
• From Arkivet + /Vae Victis\ ::
• Nix Solis Staff

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Seven Second Life Blogs We Loved in 2022: The SL Hotel Inspector, Cinnamon, Beauty & Grace, Blue, Cozey in SL, Toshikya Sato & Artifex Silence

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When Hamlet asked me to highlight my favorite posts from my Friday Fashion blog column, the first one I thought of is: Second Life Blogger Reviews Virtual Hotels - Yes They Exist & Some Charge Over $12/USD A Night! 

Before I came across The SL Hotel Inspector, my idea of hotels in Second Life were the so-many-lindens per hour skyboxes and rendezvous rooms where landless residents hooked up to test the animations. However, unknown to me and many others, there was a thriving hotel industry for virtual tourism offering experiences far more varied and sophisticated than jumping on colored balls. The blog was a revelation. 

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Free Lelutka Heads Holiday Gifts Special Featured by NovataSL -- Here's How to Get Them

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Novata Second Life is a Second Life video blog from NovataSL. Her most recent post Free Lelutka Heads Holiday Special. is about the Lelutka free mesh heads and skin that has everyone over the moon.

I usually avoid video tutorials because I fall asleep. It’s like magic. Three minutes and…zzz.

Novata, however, has a very energetic voice full of enthusiasm and humor, so she was a joy to listen to and I did not fall asleep for a second. Her posts are bilingual in English and Spanish. I speak Spanish so I enjoyed the switching back and forth. She also lists the 54 stores participating in the Holiday Special gifts and provides links to them all. You must wear the Lelutka group tag to get the heads and skin. 

LANDMARK CHRISTMAS GIFT:

• leLUTKA/leLAPEAU Holiday Special SIM 1: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife...
• leLUTKA/leLAPEAU Holiday Special SIM 2: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife...
• leLUTKA/leLAPEAU Holiday Special SIM 3: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife...
• leLUTKA/leLAPEAU Holiday Special SIM 4: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife...

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Holiday Home Décor Shopping Ideas from SL Blog Virtual Design Notebook

I love the decor for A Farmhouse Christmas, especially the cat-proof Christmas tree. It’s a recent post at Virtual Design Notebook, a great home decor blog by Augusta Godenot. She’s done several Christmas decor posts recently, but this was my favorite simply because of that tree. There are three other trees as well, a living tree that can be planted after Christmas, a “tree” of wrapped gifts, and that mini-tree on the package. There is a great post of pet vs. tree solutions. If you’re concerned about your pets and decorations, the FDA has a guide. I read through it today after getting a Christmas arrangement and my cat going right for the cedar branches. I am passing it on to a cat-free home. 

• tarte. pine tree in basket - dark green B @ Marketplace by Alessandra Dallas
• Trompe Loeil - Farmhouse Rustic Tree by Cory Edo
• DaD Virtual Living - "Pile of Christmas presents @ Marketplace by sheerpetal Roussel
• Astralia - Getting ready for Xmas gift box (blue) @ Marketplace by Astralia XOXO

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Fashion Friday: Chic Shopping Looks by SL Style Blogger Laylah Lecker

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Laylah Lecker’s most recent post is Let the Christmas Shopping Begin on her blog Fashion Collecker (nice pun) has a fun little quote, “Shopping is my boyfriend.” I love the black and white color block shift and the hat, it reminds me of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, even though Audrey’s dress was all black. The hat is slightly different but the spirit is similar. [See Audrey’s picture here.]

• Sascha’s Designs Synergy Black Dress with hat
• Shoes: Garbaggio // Mary Jane
• Jewelry: Dark Mouse Square Bangle Bracelet 
• Location: RAMA – #selfie_RAMA TF Showroom by Tracey Faullon @Backdrop City

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Friday Fashion: Fun & Fanciful Styles from SL Blogger Karalee Aeon

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Nobody Does It Like Karalee is a fun and fanciful blog, but I may never forgive Karalee Aeon for suggesting it be expressed as the Saralee jingle and introducing a vicious earworm that is going to trouble me for hours. Her post “Amantha” features a delightful woodland sprite, a dragonfly fairy perhaps. She does a marvelous job of making pieces from different creators look like they were made for each other. 

• Wings- [Vaak] Bento Dragonfly Wings
• Outfit- :[P&E]:– Keraves – MEGAPACK @ warehouse
• Umbrella- ~MR~Mushroom Umbrella
• Tattoo 1-+ Abyssal Flower Tattoo FATPACK + {Aii & Ego}
• Tattoo 2- [AERTH]  Saturnalia Body Tattoos @ we love roleplay ends 11/28

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Friday Fashion Blog: Home & Fashion Shopping Ideas from Her Sketchbook

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Her Sketchbook is a beautiful blog by DanayaRed. It appeals to me a lot. Her recent post "Fox Mist" is just gorgeous. I love the rich color and it’s fun to see someone blogging the outdoors. In particular, the ruin drew me in. I noticed it says “Urgent” on the arch. Is this a very ancient E.R? 

• GOOSE - Elizabeth Arch > Cosmopolitan (Ends on 11/12)
• NOMAD // Old Ruins
• JIAN Gray Fox

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