Alphaville Herald

Spike Chunes -- Post 6 Model

[Before the cries of cronyism start, Spike Chunes was twice in the right place at the right time, in addition to being good looking of course. Ages ago, when I was wandering around wearing a girl avatar, I met Spike. A girl named Timothy turned out not to be his thing but he remained on my friend's list. Finding a good male avie who is willing to pose for Post 6 is always a challenge, so when Spike IM'd out of the blue a couple of weeks ago to see if I'd take his picture, I jumped at the chance to get him here. I hope you enjoy this week's Post 6 Model, Spike Chunes. -Timothy Morpork]

Hi there Second Life citizen! I am called Spike Chunes.

 My avatar got his name from the male star of the Buffy series. The vampire Spike in the show is a tough but still funny guy, I just liked his character so I adopted his name.

At first I used SL to explore, see many places, meet many people. Then I found myself in a roleplay called Dark City. I started to like roleplays in Second Life, but I had to switch to other ones as Dark City was closed. Finally I got to Gor, were I stayed a while and made me a name as Spike.

Lonely Hyena Seeks Second Life Soul Mate

Will Erk Gloom find true love in the metaverse with a Herald personal ad?

by Pixeleen Mistral, Matchmaking Affairs Desk

Single hyena loves romantic walks and cuddling in the den - looking for a special someone who is open-minded, not easily offended. Hoping for SL companionship -- maybe more. Seeking M/F/Bi/Fur professional career-oriented hyena who shares my interests and twisted sense of humor. No drama! Attention grabbers, clingy avatars are turn offs. You must be at least 18 years old, preferably adult verified. Good taste is important -  avatar height and weight should be proportionate, demonic eyeballs or bright colors are fine, but cruxes should not be mutated further than their original shape.

Even virtual hyenas need love. Last week Erk Gloom called to introduce himself and tell me he was feeling kinda blue - his online romantic life was a shambles and the Lindens had banned his SL partner -- could I help?

Normally I refer these sorts of inquiries to a well-known self-proclaimed metaverse expert admired for infallibility at the expense of consistency, and a sympathetic, gentle touch.

But - bad luck for me! My fave-rave anti-techno-communist/collectivist was offline, and when Erk mentioned Leda Swanson, I stopped cold.

Every year on June 3rd, the Herald staff hold a silent vigil in a deserted, silent snow sim to commemorate Leda Swanson’s transformation into a furry -  a grim reminder of how an uncontrolled furry sex addiction can lead to the depraved depths of hermaphrodite hyena sex.

Thinking about Leda and her sad fate brought back some painful memories - but I couldn't blame Erk for his interest in the Leda Swanson's transformation story. The hyena can't help it.

When Erk asked for an introduction to Leda, I had to tell him that after her transformation, Ms. Swanson had disappeared without a trace, but there was still hope. Google teaches us that targeted Internet adverts can work miracles, and the Herald tops the charts in virtual hyena readership. Perhaps a carefully crafted personal advertisement would help.

Emily Fields -- Post 6 Grrrl

[Post 6 is an attempt to present some of the incredible variety of avatars that people create to represent themselves in the virtual world. With such a huge range of genders, races and species, Second Life is an especially rich environment for finding avatars that represent whole segments of populations. Emily Fields contacted me about modeling and as I was chatting with her I realized that she represents a giant segment- "Human Teen," a segment that most of us automatically steer well clear of to avoid anything that smacks of ageplay. As Emily swears that she and her typist are both over the age of 18 at all times, without further adieu we present this week's Post 6 Model, Emily Fields. -Timothy Morpork]

Hiya.  I'm Emily and I'm a bit of a rarity in Second Life.  I don't have a tail or huge breasts or wings or superpowers (unless super-cuteness is a power).  I'm just a normal eighteen year-old girl with normal proportions.  So what do I like to do?  Normal girl stuff: I shop and party and go clubbing and, you know, just hang out.  What more could anyone want?

Yeah, I have glasses and, yes, it does mean I'm super-smart.  But I also need them to see.

Sex and the Second Life City: A Dead End

Reporter captured, humiliated -- urban roleplay sim coverage continues

by Millennium Sands

It is night when the bus with our reporter comes to a halt. Stepping out on the street, she smells the stink of diesel fumes, stale cigarette smoke, and something else even less pleasant. As the bus pulls away, she realizes that she got off at the wrong stop.

Nearby is a run down service station. To the right, the road seems to loose itself in a wilderness, while in a distance to the left, the lights of a city beckon: Deadend City.

Spreading across just one sim, the town is much smaller than the Crack Den. However, the scenery equals its bigger counterpart in terms of atmosphere. Situated on a row of coastal hills, Deadend City has a distinctive mediterranean flair.

Lusty Millions -- Post 6 Grrrl

[It is an honor to introduce to you what I hope will be an occasional and popular treat for Post 6- the "where are they now" feature. Lusty Millions, a Post 6 Alum from 2005, contacted me with the idea of posing again and I jumped at the chance to work with a Post 6 Model from the early days of Second Life. You can read Lusty's original Post 6, with pictures by Marilyn Murphy, from April 2005 by clicking here.]

Hello, My name is Lusty Millions.

I have been Playing SL since Dec 2004 and I never regretted one day of it and as you can see, after all these years, I'm still here.  I left the game for a while to play WoW but like always, I came back to SL. Actually never left, I always checked in off and on. I  missed my sl family to much, so here I am back, playing what I love to play- SL.

Second Life's Zindra: Nekkid Gals Wiggling, Bots Running up Traffic

Fake poontang has a new home

by Pappy Enoch

“A man got to do what a man got to do,” like that Greek filosophur feller, Pluto, done said that time. So when Miss Pixeleen said “go see nekkid gals in Naughty Land,” I got my reporter's pad and skeedaddled over there faster'n a circuit-riding preacher after a plate of fried chicken.

Now let me tell you two things: them Zindra folks ain't no different than you or me, except 1) They am nekkid and 2) looks a heap better'n I do that way. (Hillbilly dickshunary: “Naked” am havin' no clothes. “Nekkid” am naked but up to sum'fin fun).

To get started, I put my eyeball on the map, looking for dots. Guess what: most of them dots am BOTS.  I ain't saying where, but them naughty folks am doing the same dang thing they did on the mainland to run up the traffic.   

But bots or not, they am spending money and putting up clubs in Zindra.  I reckon some kids sneaks in, but if Escort Island tells the tale, the reg'lar adult perverts (like me) followed the fake poontang to its new home.

Yep, I found me Escorts of Escort Island! Not a bot in sight! Now my salary, after I drunk 90% of it, ain't good enough to rent me no gal. So I settled for watching some slippery dancing on one of them fancy posts that look like it come from a Cyclone Fence, but greased up with Crisco. 

Beautifully Sinister -- Post 6 Grrrl

[I think that Beautifully Sinister is the first Post 6 Model I've featured that I knew from before my days at the Alphaville Herald. To head off any cries of cronyism here at the Post 6 Desk, let me explain that Ms. Sinister designs hip versions of Gorean and Medieval clothing that I discovered when I was a blogger, and I made it a point to tell her that her clothes rank among my faves. I'm sure she friended me just to shut me up. When I was shopping in her store a few weeks ago, I again ran into her, struck up a conversation about my new digs at the Herald and then begged her to pose for us. I think it's an honor to have her here, and I think you'll agree she's beautiful and talented and I really hope I've done her justice. Timothy Morpork]

Welcome to my world, or at least my little corner of it! I've always had a love for beauty and art, especially when it comes to avatars and online games. Second Life was no different for me when I started, though like every other person, I went through the noob phase. Gladly, my friends who'd suggested the game to me were there to keep me from looking too horribly, though by no means did I look half as nice as I think I do now.

Party with Post 6: Glitterati & Paparazzi Cavort Saturday!

Post 6 reunion - the sexy social event of the season

by Idoru Wellman, staff writer

Do you dream of becoming one one of the beautiful people of Second Life - a metaverse glitterati hounded by picture snapping paparazzi? Join Timothy Morpork and countless past and future Post 6 models for the first ever open-to-the-public Post 6 reunion bash this Saturday night from 5-8pm SLT at the Starlight Ballroom and Twlight Lounge at Montego Beach.

Post 6 has been an institution in Second Life since 2005 when it was started by Photographer Marilyn Murphy - and has featured hundreds of sexy avatars over the years. 

“I want to make Post 6 kind of a fun club to belong to,” jokes current Post 6 photographer Timothy Morpork. “I think they’ve done some get togethers for models in the past, and for a while Marilyn picked models with beauty pageants, but I don’t think there has ever been an open to the public meet and greet party like this. I hope it’s a success and we have them regularly.”

[NOTE: a limited edition naughty Post 6 Grrrl collage - suitable for framing - is after the jump]

Shelby Ziskey -- Post 6 Grrrl

[Sometimes, lightning strikes the same place over and over. To find models who represent the incredibly diverse population of SL, I'm always dragging friends out to new places to scout for potential Post 6 models. One day I was out with a friend dancing at Devious Delights, some random club I found in search, and I spotted this week's Post 6 Grrl. Though the club was relatively empty, I then spotted two other knock-outs who will also be Post 6 models in the weeks ahead. There are never that many fantastic avatars in one club, so it was a surprise to me to read in Shelby's bio that the place has subsequently closed! Perhaps the janitors got tired of mopping up our drool. Anyhow, without further rambling by me, here is the gorgeous Shelby Ziskey. -Timothy Morpork]

Wow, I've been here for more than three years, and what a time it's been.  I hopped in game after reading about Anshe Chung in a magazine on a flight home from Boston and couldn't wait to get home to log in.  As far as online games go, my only experience  was a beta tester for TSO and spent a lot of time building there, but never really experienced the social aspect of it because at that time I was traveling often for work.

Senban Babii -- Post 6 Grrrl

[Senban Babii is, to my knowledge, the only Post 6 Girl to get hit by a train during her shoot. She was there on the tracks, she saw it coming, she threatened to haunt me if it hit her and then it hit her. Later in the shoot she accidentally started an animation that caused her head to explode, which, oddly enough, was probably not a first in the annals of Post 6. I am thrilled to have made the acquaintance of the funny and charming Senban Babii, and am equally pleased that she's modeling for us. I only hope I do her justice. Timothy Morpork]

Hmm, "write something up for your bio" says Timothy, like I can just do that!  I mean, how do you sum up who you are and two years of SL experiences in three or four paragraphs?  The truth is, I can't.  No matter what I tried to write, I couldn't do it justice.  So instead, I'll start with why I came here in the first place.  When I first heard about SL, I had no preconceptions of what it was.  I went into it with a sense of exploration; both of this new space and myself.

Pornosophy and Philip Linden - The Renaissance of Porn Part 2

by Bunny Brickworks

She called and they all followed. Loglady Loon is one of the most banned non-griefing avatars in SecondLife. She is highly disputed, either loved or hated and the creative mastermind behind Freak Show. The first exhibition of Freak Show was called Beauty vs. Paranoia and all SL artists were invited to participate by simply handing in a full perm picture representing their vision of a freak.

In a virtual world where everyone is beautiful, well-built and dressed to kill, this was quite a task. The show was a success and encouraged her to start a new project called Pornosophy – SL’s first explicit porn show, uncensored and without any limitations.

More than 60 artists heeded her call and handed in their interpretation of porn. No limits… one would think this might be a dangerous thing. Rape, child porn, there’s a lot of sensitive subjects you rather don’t want to see digitalized but it wouldn’t be the Loglady if she had imposed any censorship on her artists. And no, there was no child porn, we might be digital imagery pervs but we have well-functioning hearts and minds.

The Renaissance of Porn – Part 1

by Bunny Brickworks

If Second Life residents are one big family, www.flickr.com surely is their family album. Whenever something important happens, we take a snapshot and share the pictures with the community – our first, second and third wedding, a trip to a tropical beach, a party with friends and the fourth or fifth wedding.  But as in every decent family album we do not post our porn pictures on flickr. Never, that’s a no-go!

Cuddling on the beach or in front of a fireplace was acceptable, as the cheeky ones uploaded some naughty lingerie shots from time to time - but full front nudity and explicit sexual actions – whether alone or with two or more partners - those were out of the question. After all, what would Aunt Bettie say? ]

But something changed and suddenly porn was there - everywhere - on Flickr.  Couples, threesomes, orgies, blowjobs, BDSM – you name it, Flickr had it. What happened?

Jenna Thurston -- Post 6 Grrrrl

[Jenna Thurston has one of those avatars that you see and you just have to stop and look, which is exactly how I found her and begged her to pose for us this week. I was thrilled she said yes and I hope my pictures do her justice. I should mention that she showed me some of her other avies and any of them were worthy of a Post 6 feature. Timothy Morpork]

Hi, I'm Jenna Thurston.

I chose this name when I first created my avie because I like the name Jenna. I didn't know much about SL when I created my account, but I was drawn to SL because of the sex, and Thurston, my last name, sounded like something nasty, so it fits me. Jenna loves dancing, shopping, cuddling, chatting, kissing, sex and teasing but only when applied properly.

From the start I loved creating shapes and reshaping them into something I think is sexy. With many avies I see I feel an urge to mold them. If newbies talk to me I often ask them if they want to shop with me, most don't have too much cash, so it's freebie shopping time. Most of the time I mod their shape for them for free, it's nice to help newbies, most seem satisfied.

Lab Moles Dig Up Second Life Adult Mainland

Empty adult storefronts just as boring as PG/mature mainland

by Jessica Holyoke

 

Mixed messages from LL: a safe hub on the new Adults-only continent

Today I had a chance to travel to Zindra, the new adults-only continent, and plumbed new depths of dullness for what was supposed to be a continent of sex and violence. Granted, this was the preview period where residents who have adult content plots on the older PG and Mature mainland continents are able to scout out where they would like to be placed when they have to be get to be moved in the upcoming weeks.

Wandering around, I got to see long beaches and unfilled plots, except for those with buildings that would look perfect as stores near the Mosh infohub - I am certain other adult content landlords are happy that the Lindens are providing that service.  For some reason, there are at least 5 sims of ocean.  Really, if I am going to do a Red Light District, do I want 5 sims of ocean? [Lindens expect strong demand for adult watersports? - the Editrx]

Zonra Darkmatter -- Post 6 Furry

[I bumped into Zonra Darkmatter one day,  fell in love with his kittycat avie and I was thrilled that he agreed to pose for us this week. During the course of explaining the Herald, and Post 6, I learned that Zonra is very new to Second Life but seems to be having a good time. I hope you enjoy the pictures of this beautiful person. -Timothy Morpork]

Hi there Second Life Herald, my name is Zonra Darkmatter

I was approached and asked to take part in this by Timothy, who made me curious about this Post 6 thing. After learning about this blog and Post 6, I was willing to try it out, and so I did. I guess I should start introducing and talking about myself a bit, so here goes.

First of I am quite new to Second Life and still testing out the waters. So far I have had a really good time. I have met a lot of nice and interesting people, made a few nice friends and done a few interesting things as I explore SL. I got pulled into it by a very close friend of mine who has been playing for over 4 years and finally succeeded in convincing me to get into it, and now I don't think I will stop for years to come.

Plurk Players Warn Against An Internet Casanova

Don't date guys who think brushed out perms are hot, and evaluate their success on the number of levels their EQ2 elf -❋Łƚƪą❋

by Dr. Penelope Hydra - Internet love and sex expert

It all started so innocently. A Plurk line began by Delora Starbook that said, "Hi Dancien!" (Graves) turned into a 1300-reply plurk thread ripping into a would-be Second Life and Internet casanova, Sands Leavitt. Insults flew, ex-girlfriends jumped into the fray and even worse - questions were raised about Sands' boasts that he is good looking.  Photographs of Sands from Sands himself are a bit grainy - perhaps the lighting in the basement was lacking. Are these the signs of a true ladies' man?

None of this drama will make sense without understanding that Sands has a reputation for preying on women online.

What kind of women? The gossip says the more emotionally gimped they appear to be, the better - he's been known to skip over the pretty young single Second Life girls - yes, they do exist - to obsess over a married woman with children. Some claim his last four girlfriends have been married with children and the ones who are not don't last long with him. Sands will find new victims, send countless complimentary messages, kiss their feet, and won't stop until he has decided that he "has" them -- after spending many energy points talking the woman's real life significant other down while talking himself up, all to secure a better position in that woman's life.

Some of Sands' targets tell me that he has no problem giving out his cell phone number to women - but his work location is something he keeps more secure. While he has been known to get women he's had relationships with on webcam, he has never been seen on webcam himself. This raises the question of whether the pictures floating around the internet of Sands aka, EQ2 Zhouyu The Great, from The Highlight are real.

If the woman breaks off an affair with Sands, the insults fly. He's been known to call his ex's "whores", "trash", "leftovers", and worse. No matter who broke the relationship off, Sands claims he was the one who broke it off. Internet romantic breakups can be rocky enough without this sort of abuse - so beware.

Sands often mentions the girl's children after breakup. He sends one of these children (Ex #4 in the plurk threads below) gifts. As an internet advice columnist, my professional opinion is that mothers should reject the presents, or at least put then through in the dishwasher - there may be meth residue.

Excerpts from the record-setting plurk thread:

Ulaa Coronet -- Post 6 Grrrl

[I was walking through the park one day, in the merry merry month of May, and I spotted this week's Post 6 Grrl, Ulaa Coronet as you see her here in the first picture. I thought her avie was great- part cupcake, part faun, all fun. When she finally said yes to posing, she offered up the second avatar, the one in the pictures after the fold. The contrast sealed Ulaa's place in the Post 6 pantheon. I hope I've done her justice, as Ulaa is as gorgeous as she is unique. -Timothy Morpork]

I am a gamer at heart through and through, the list of games goes on and on, most recently my love is for EQ2.  I have been in SL for quite some time now and like a lot of people I came here out of curiosity, looking to see if the rumors of debauchery were true.

Almost 3 years later I'm hooked and I'm still here!  I love SL mainly because it's similar to The Sims in a disgusting and twisted kind of way, and well, it's fun to play virtual dress up dolly.  Mainly though, it's my way of keeping connected to my friends in SL and from other games I've played over the years.

Silvana Lefevre -- Post 6 Grrrl

[As the Post 6 Photog, whenever I'm on the grid I have my eyes open for beautiful avatars. Shopping, clubbing, hanging out with friends- you never know when a gorgeous, or sophisticated, or sexy, or interesting avatar will appear, so I'm always scoping the people around me looking to bring you a face that's new and pleasing. I found that and more with this week's model, Silvana Lefevre. She is as smart as her avatar is beautiful, and as engaging as she is sexy. I know I'm in love with her and I hope you will be too. -- Timothy Morpork]

Hello boys and girls! I'm Silvana Lefevre, and this is the body I've created.

As I'm writing this I have no idea of how the pictures have turned out. Earlier snaps by the same photographer have been ill received by some of the critics, but I've decided to let mine be published regardless. Let's not call a rose by any other name: Second Life bodies are perfect yet imperfect and capturing them in still images is inately problematic. How a photographer and magazine decide to deal with that is their responsibility. If they are careless enough to make me look bad, let it be on their heads.

Besides, if perhaps beside the point, photographer Timothy has made the experience fun. Throughout the photoshoot he has been very sweet and complimentary. And while he openly admitted to hoping for sex afterwards he was quite content to settle for a cuddle and a kiss.

Anyway.

Me and my body...

Stroker Serpentine Slams Linden Lab for Sexbed Blacklist

We almost never blacklist by Asset-ID, It's dangerous -- Data Linden

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk

A single Linden Lab staffer working after the Lab’s California-based offices closed may have been responsible for the Second Life sexbed breakdown that rendered thousands of residents’ avatar animations temporarily impotent -  a romantic disaster for some, and a huge headache for the Stroker Serpentine’s virtual sex toy business.

After the Herald broke the story friday, more details began to emerge when Stroker Serpentine took a break from fixing broken beds and handing out gifts to his unhappy customers to shed some light on the unfortunate situation in a series of posts to the SLUniverse forums.

Beyond suggesting that a single unidentified Linden created the blacklist nightmare, Mr. Serpentine confirmed that Data Linden assisted in correcting the blacklist, and shared a bit of chatlog:

Stroker Serpentine: Going forward..Any indication as to WHY it was blacklisted? The LS one and NOT the Mono one?
Data Linden: And the blacklist has propagated to this region already and the script now remains in the object if rezzed
Stroker Serpentine: LSL*
Data Linden: That I still need to find out, the person who did add it is not yet available
Stroker Serpentine: I mean, this was kind of sudden. It blind-sided us
Data Linden: It is a bit weird too, since we almost never blacklist by Asset-ID
Data Linden: It's dangerous

At least Data Linden was somewhat responsive. Mr. Serpentine describes a curious lack of communication after he contacted  Cyn Linden and the Lab’s legal council Marty Linden in his search for answers. 

Strokerz Second Life SexToys Broken

Frustrated cheerleader shoots Data Linden -- Lab blacklist blamed as thousands seek repairs for nerfed sexbeds

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk

In mid-april, thousands of residents of Second Life discovered the avatar animations in their virtual sex beds were non-functional - a disaster of epic proportions for players interested in working through the Kama Sutra of Second Life with a close friend or two.

The cause of the cartoon world coitus interruptus appears to have been a Linden Lab blacklist and deletion of a key script in Stroker Serpentine’s toys. While shooting victim Data Linden and the broken beds are expected to make a full recovery, the episode raises troubling questions about the Lab's control over user generated content and the uncertainties of business in the virtual realm.

Stroker Serpentine prepares for more customer service work

According to Mr. Serpentine, on April 14th Linden Lab blacklisted a data loader script that caused thousands of his Strokerz Toyz products to stop working - a customer support nightmare for Mr. Serpentine. The nightmare was shared by Cheergirl Allen who retails a line of Bimbo Cheerleader branded sex bed that use Mr. Serpentine’s scripts.

The worldwide script deletion incident apparently had nothing to do with upcoming adult content controls from Linden Lab - but it is puzzling how Stroker's scripts could have been deleted at all. According to a reliable source, blacklisting and expunging of scripts or objects from Second Life requires sign off from a Lab supervisor so that over-eager first tier support does not accidentally remove  important features of the world.

Matti Rau -- Post 6 Guy

[I was out looking for a club, you know the ones that land you in East Narnia and make you walk through the whole sim to get to the club? Anyhow, on my walk to the club I spotted Matti Rau, decided I wanted to get to know him a little better and here he is as a Post 6 Guy. Hope you like him as much as I do. - TImothy Morpork ]

When Timothy asked me to be a Post Six Guy I was proud and scared. Proud to be attractive enough to get asked for an interview, but scared to write this part. My native language is German so some sentences may sound like they are from a young Schwarzenegger :-)

I was born in February 2007 to investigate whether a virtual world is the place to promote some of our clients. It was too early to do this, but I stayed here anyhow. After some weeks looking around to find latex clothing for men, I realized that there are none. Tons of latex for women, not really any fitting a man's body.

My Development as a Woman in SL

by Evelyn Ponnier

My development as a girl in SL is one that is somewhat unique, I suppose. You see, I haven't always been a girl. My name SL 'Evelyn' was chosen as a pun for my RL name 'Adam'. I did not want to be called 'Eve' because I thought that if anyone realised I was not a girl in RL, I felt my RL name would be too obvious. Ironically most of my friends now call me Eve or Evey.

Why would I, a guy, choose a female body and name upon signup? Well I thought that was obvious. I love being a girl. Though most of you reading this article probably think that I'm the reason SL needs a Gender Verification process. And that no guy in SL in  his right mind would screw me knowing that I'm a guy. Think again and read on...

I have been through the whole array of relationships available to a girl in SL. It started with a lesbian affair with another girl (who was in hindsight definately a guy). Then two months into SL I met one of the most influential guys in my development. He opened my eyes to what can be done in SL and I forever love him for it. Three months of care from him and I was racked with guilt. I felt ashamed of not being honest with him. When he asked me to be his, it was too much and I left him.

SeriNari Fall - Post 6 Grrrrl

[Today, the Herald introduces Timothy Morpork - our newest Post 6 photographer. Join me in welcoming Timothy, as the Herald's Post 6 feature continues to introduce our readers to the most amazing avatars in the metaverse, while exploring the refined beauty, sex, and sensuality that is Second Life -- the Editrix
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Thank you to the Herald for hiring me as the new Post 6 photographer. I can't imagine a better job than approaching hot avatars and asking them to strip and tell me about themselves. I found my first model, SeriNari, at a club and fell in love, I hope you like her as much as I do -- Timothy]

My name is SeriNari Fall, I'm 22  years old and I'm  a futanari, an altered female, in  Second Life.  Seri comes from my real name and Nari comes of course (futa)nari, my little addiction :)

When I came to second Life, I didn't know that there was this kind of  game, because I don't play videogames or use computers that much. But I was one day searching futa stuff with google and I found this superb forum called Futanari Palace and soon after I noticed Second Life. People from that forum helped me a lot with getting started in SL. The forum has a nice group and a place in SL as well, so we forum people can meet up. ^^  There are parties where futa addicts (like me) can meet.

But Does That Make Me Gay?

by Lapis Philosophorum

Reading "The Wanderer's" Gor series, there is an overarching concept that truly bothers me.  The Wanderer writes that he will not be sexually using or abusing the female slaves of Gor because it is more than likely that there could be some gay guy fapping in the background -- an all too common concern for those considering cybersex. 

Is the person who you are cybersexing the person you think they are?  Are you sure? Really?

You might think s/he's dreamy, but s/he could be really ugly, a different religion, too old, too young, the wrong race, species, or even a Tory. Despite these frightful possibilities, many people are even more concerned with the gender of the typist behind the avatar, worrying that if the person on the other side of the screen is not the same gender as presented it makes you something else - either forced homosexuality if the typist matches your gender or forced heterosexuality if the person behind the avatar does not. Horrors!

Of course, this is one of those issues that being bisexual solves - but perhaps are not bi -- now what?

Is Your Second Life Woman a Real Life Man?

SL sex fraud victim Mandy Dorfler loses money on wedding, asks Linden Lab for gender verification -- Is species verification for furries next?

by Tenshi Vielle

We've moved from being butthurt on the Second Life forums to being butthurt on the Linden Lab public JIRA - now the site of choice to whinge if you've been slighted in some manner in the fictional entertainment that is Second Life.

For instance, consider the plight of SL lesbians who feel 'raped' when their SL female partner turns out to be a real-life male. Heterophobes, if you will. If that is not bad enough, imagine the hurt and rage in the fur community when a certain special SL snow leopard turns out to be something else entirely. Will this outrage never end?

Mandy Dorfler leads the charge to clean up the metaverse with a recent Jira entry: "Use the Age Verification system already in place to do a voluntary Gender Verification to protect against the fraudulent use of female avatars by RL males. Many lesbians regard this practice as a form of cyber rape. SL should be cutting edge on this.

Rapist, At Your Service, Madam

by Alessandra Narayan 

Roleplay themes are always controversial, right? Especially when it comes to sex and even so more when it’s about rough sex, hardcore, and reaching the imaginary world of forbidden fantasies.

Of course everyone knows there are certain things you must do to keep it safe -  starting with not being specific about real life details. Also, everyone should know that roleplay in Second Life is absolutely consensual: you don’t have to visit those areas, you can avoid them, you can teleport away if the guy/girl you’re playing with is a total asshole, you can report him/her to Linden Labs, you can simply mute them. What else do you need?

Anyway, I’ve decided to interview one a very talented roleplayer, Mr. Rendell Carter, an expert in rape as he usually spends his time at «The Mansion» or «Republic of Hayao».

Is his RP personality scary? Yes, of course. But in this interview, Rendell explains the big differences and the long paths going from fantasy to reality.

Alessandra Narayan (AN) – What do you like most in SL?

Rendell Carter (RC) – The most interesting aspect of SL is that it's a sort of giant laboratory in which the following question is posed: «How might women act if they were invulnerable and anonymous?» 

AN – Acting invulnerable and anonymous... how does that make you feel?

RC – I’m invulnerable and anonymous, too... of course. But I think the interesting point is how it makes the women around me feel. Men typically are «safe» compared to women – less concerned with our own security, so the difference in behavior is, I think, somewhat different! 

The Awful Truth About Internet Dating!

by Dr. Denise Levertov, virtual advice columnist

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dear dr. denise:

i'm lonely, desperate, and thinking of dating on the internet.
my friends tell me I'm crazy, but what is the worst that could happen?
is there anything I should watch out for?

 - miss lonelyhearts

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts,

I sense that you have self esteem issues and have been disappointed before - or your keyboard's shift key is broken. In either case, there is a series of instructional videos that I think you should watch to familiarize yourself with what you will be facing.

- Dr. Denise

alika Yue -- Post6 Grrl

[Note from Delora: This week's Post6 Grrl, alika Yue, is someone I've known for a long, long time.  She's not one of my best friends, before you hecklers start in on me; she's just someone who I've ended up running into time and again, almost everywhere I go. I think she might be secretly stalking me or something. Maybe a few minutes in the spotlight will get her attention off of me for a little while... I can only hope.]  

Hey, hi, how ya doing? I'm alika Yue. No, not A-lick-a You, not A-like-a You, just Ali. I've been in Second Life for a little over two years and I seem to be slowly losing the battle between good and evil over my soul to this game. Little by little, I am becoming the Second Life addict. I can't complain though, it's a drug I'm willing to take!

Aradia Hextall -- Post 6 Grrl

[Note from Delora: This week's model is a true example of kindness and generosity, something that SecondLife's residents have been sorely lacking in as of late.  I found her at a free sex area, assisting a new resident in... let's just say, she was teaching him how to use poseballs properly.  After the initial disgusted reaction (Why would a 2 and a half year old avatar be humping a noob with a freenis? OH GOD) I realized she must be doing her own variety of giving our noobs a welcoming first experience in our virtual world.  I couldn't resist asking her to be the Post6 Model for this week, and being the kind girl (and shameless hussy) she is, she agreed!  Thank you, Aradia, for posing for the Herald this week!]

*fiddles with the tape recorder* Is this thing on now? I can never t... Oh it is, cool...

Hi hi, my name is Dia, I've been around SL for almost 3 years now, since mid-2006. I originally came here following a few people I knew on a social server on Neverwinter Nights.

LL Plans To Erect Mainland Porn Continent

Dedicated immersive workspaces for cybersex coming soon

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk

 

Will the Cherry18 Girls' School Clbhouse move  to the islands - or a new continent?

Thursday, Cyn Linden announced plans for a Linden-Lab sponsored porn specially-themed continent to house certain mainland adult activities, after noticing that "some Residents are interested in pursuing certain “Adult” activities in Second Life that others would rather not casually encounter".

The Lab promised to develop clear guidelines on what constitutes adult user-created content, and update the world's search functions so that this content may be excluded from search results for those that wish to shield their eyes from SL militia yiffing parties, for instance.

Esther Repine -- Post 6 Grrrl

[Note from Delora: Esther was pointed out to me a few days ago by a friend of mine. After meeting her, I was amazed at her avatar's beauty, as well as laughing at her rather crude jokes.  I couldn't help but feature her here this week; but I promise, we'll be back to our normal craptacular advertising schemes next week.  Oh, did I mention that Esther's effin hot?]

Ohai there!   My name is Esther Repine, and I created my account in early 2007.

I came to Second Life because a friend reccomended it.  I stayed because I became entranced with its beauty. 

The History of OWK in SL -- Part I

A personal account of a Second Life FemDom community

by Barbie Starr, SL and RL Dominatrix

[This story is a collaboration of those who worked hard at OWK in SL and kept at it through thick and thin. FemDom in Second Life is a growing part of the BDSM community. FemDom stands for Female Domination. Female Domination has many facets in the real world. OWK in SL is a depiction of a real life location in Czech Republic where Women rule men supremely. OWK(tm) is now owned by Shayna Theti-Sheri and is part of a real life project to be used as a venture for FemDom Related Resorts in the United States.]

Once upon a time, Michaal Ulstch, the webmaster for http://www.owk.cz, The Other World Kingdom, LLC. discovered Second Life. This is the story of how OWK started its adventures in Second Life. Iin the early days, Michaal made friends with a few women and they started a parcel. Later on, due to real life issues, Michaal had to withdraw his efforts and wait to come back - and when he did came back, he came back with a big bang! OWK in SL was created and started on its way to be the best FemDom region in Second Life. Since his original crew, Storm Day and Nymphetamine Lake were nowhere to be found, Michaal put an advertisement out seeking new Domina to help with the OWK in SL venture.

In October of 2007, BeeQueen, a Sublime Lady of the Real Life OWK, had received the newsletter about OWK in SL. She wrote Michaal and asked him if she could help. In early November that same year, BeeQueen created her Second Life Identity, BeeQueen Smythe. She met up with Michaal to talk about what kind of help he needed in OWK in SL. At that time BeeQueen was new to Second Life, and she spent some time learning the system.

Post 6 Grrrl -- Laura Leandros

[Laura Leandros, my first 'real' Post 6 model, was a little more than eager to take her clothes off for me.  In fact, when I teleported her to the photo site, she came in a bikini, and stripped down before I could even say hello!  She's a sweet gal from the UK who has a lot of energy, and even when we got interrupted by some non-English speakers during the photoshoot, she endured the "buenos ninas" spam with a blush and a laugh.  Thanks again, Laura, for being this week's Post 6 Grrrrrl! -- Delora Starbrook ]

Hi! My name is Laura Leandros and I have been a part of Second Life since I joined in July 2005.

I think I spent my entire first week walking around with my mouth wide open. I was in awe of... well, everything! I caught the creativity bug within a few weeks of joining and started making items to sell. I made my first prim shoe, complete with a moving texture (what was I thinking?) I was so proud of my shoe, I made another and called it a pair. The Shoe Shack was born and I got my first taste of owning an SL business. I used to hide round the corner from my store and jump around with excitement if a customer went in!

Delora Starbrook -- Post 6 Grrrl

Hello! My name is Delora Starbrook, and I have been selected to run the Second Life Post 6 desk for the Herald.  I am well-versed in the processes required to turn the average person into a drool-worthy bit of smut artistic erotica for the internet's viewing pleasure.

Between long periods of time spent cursing at photoshop and chatting with friends, I frequently take the opportunity to enjoy the myriad of bizzare things Second Life has to offer a voyeur such as myself, such as people-watching at popular stores, partying and dancing on Saturday nights with a gin-and-tonic on my computer desk, and annoying people with large quantities of useless YouTube links sent randomly through the day to their IM box.

New SL Post 6 Grrrl Photographer Announced

Additional staff photographer position remains open

by Pixeleen Mistral, Herald Editrix

I am sad to report that Bunny Brickworks has taken an indefinite leave from the Herald Post 6 Grrrl photographer position due to real life commitments. While Bunny has promised to contribute to the Herald occasionally, we agreed that - at least for now - it was time to pass the camera on to someone else.

While we will all miss Bunny, I hope everyone will join me in welcoming the charming and vivacious Delora Starbrook to the Herald. Delora will be taking over the Second Life Post 6 Grrrrl, Guy, Furry, and Robot desk, and has decided to feature herself in her Herald debut. Second Life residents interested in modeling for Delora should contact her directly.

Now that the Second Life Post 6 Grrrls are good hands, what of the other worlds?

SL Sex Queen Brieanne Bomazi: Ban the Bots!!!

No more bots or campers -  please!

by Alessandra Narayan

How has SL sex evolved and what is the future of the in-world sex industry - and the future of SL? To answer these important questions, nothing could be better than consulting with an expert - Brieanne Bomazi - proud owner of the escort club XXX Fantasy Escorts, also known as XFE.

The XFE club is one of the oldest in SL, and according to Ms Bomazi owes it’s longevity to grasping firmly the principles of quality - quality that seem to have been vanishing in the world’s greed for easy profits. Banishing bots and campers on traffic measurement is one of the XFE’s madam’s suggestions as she states sex will always get better and better in SL.

Alessandra Narayan (AN) – Being in SL for 4 years in the sex branch... we can consider you a sex expertise, correct?
Brieanne Bomazi (BB) – (laughs) Well, I wouldn't say expert... but...well experienced (smiles). 

AN – What has changed about SL sex since 2005 until now?
BB - Well, a lot. Back in 05, your options as far as animations, and how realistic, have expanded by leaps and bounds. Back then, it was one animation per pose set, so you had a lot of pose sets. Then came the animated, multi-options, lots of options. Also then, it was all mostly text-based cyber. Very few of us offered voice, even less offered cam. Now seems like everyone is all about Voice&Cam.

Post 6 Grrrl -- Lacie Babenco

[The idea of the Post 6 is to feature different SL residents and let them talk about themselves – their (second) lives, their projects and their interests. This is the first time that a Post 6 model wants to talk about someone else, the woman who inspired her so much that she gave her second life a certain direction. And while herself an amazing and inspiring personality, a woman with a great humor and many talents, Lacie Babenco is paying tribute to the Grande Dame of Post 6. – Bunny Brickworks]

Marilyn Murphy! I'm here because of Marilyn Murphy! Now, even Marilyn will be scratching her head at that one for a moment so I'll explain a little about all that.

In the summer of 2007, I was kind of aimlessly meeting people randomly when I came across Marilyn's world. I'd never met such a longtime avatar in Second Life and was captivated by her beautiful avatar.  She was very sweet to me, helping with my avatar's shape and looks and took my first ever SL photos to go in my profile.   

Post 6 Grrrl -- Tuesday Bekkers

[You want to feature the 'lil ole me'? Those words made me laugh. There she was, an avatar with that certain something in her look, the way she talked and reacted when I asked her to be a Post 6 model. Our photo shoot was certainly the longest in my Post 6 history but also the most versatile - from the snow-covered Cu Mara to post-apocalyptic SIC, from the whimsically cute Opar sim her friend had created to EDO Japan. This evening was one of the most delightful experiences in the last few weeks and when she says she's a little anti-social, don't believe a single word! Tuesday Bekkers is one of the most genuine and modest people I had the pleasure to meet in Second Life - Bunny Brickworks]

Staring at my keyboard I'm wondering to myself how I got into this mess. Ah, yes… I remember. I was hanging out at Hyperborea sandbox trying to unpack the 1000 and 1 still untouched Christmas gifts from Grendel's Children and attempting to organize that black hole I call my inventory when Pixeleen Mistral from the Second Life Herald approached me. After a brief introduction and compliments about my avatar she told me she knows someone who may be very interested in my "look".

And then there was Bunny…

A couple of chats and a lengthy photo session later and here we are.  Or should I say here I am - definitive proof that a SL nobody could end up a Post 6 Grrrl. I don't build. I don't make clothes. I don't own land or a business. I don't run any clubs or head any organizations. I'm not a photographer, painter or sculptor.

30 Post 6 Grrrls, Guys, Nekos and Furries of 2008

by Bunny Brickworks

When somebody asks you 'What is Second Life?' and you start searching for an answer and all that comes to your mind is the usual 'It is a virtual world, a social network, a game, a business opportunity.' just point at the picture and tell them that this is Second Life.

 

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Second Life is what people make of it and these people are the ones who actively contribute to making this world a better place, some for themselves, some for others.

And while I hear you trolls already shout 'Look at the bunch of losers, no-lifers!' I sit back and smile looking at 30 people I had the honor to feature last year. 30 people I spent time with and who for a few hours gave us an insight into what Second Life means for them.

Your world – your imagination. That's the sentence that welcomes you on SL's homepage. And these 30 people put this sentence into practice, every time they log on. I lost track of some of them as my SL is a little busy but a quick look into their profiles tells me they are alive and kicking.

Post 6 Grrrl -- Dreams Lightcloud

[A while ago a friend of mine noted that my Post 6 people have generally longer been in world than those before and I had to admit that I choose 'older' avis on intention. Though I love the innocence of newbies stumbling around and marveling the beauty and sometimes weirdness of a new virtual world, it is those with a history in SL that I am really interested in. Those who have loved and lost, developed skills, networks and a clear idea of what direction their second life should take. And it quickly became clear that it was one of those who originally shaped this world that I want to feature as the last Post 6 for this year. Before I met Dreams Lightcloud I was excited what she might be like. Rezzed in 2004, she is one of those original content creators, one of those who actively participated in making SL what it is now. Would she be one of those snobbish older-than-the-prim-hills 'been there done that' residents? One of those who have lost their love for this world and just come back for their businesses? I was more than surprised when I met a woman who still walks around with big eyes, who – no matter how settled in her second life – hasn't lost the love for this platform, one who can still marvel the beauty of a well-crafted prim rose or an SL sunset. With the best wishes for a Happy New Year I proudly present Dreams Lightcloud. – Bunny Brickworks]

 

Who am I? I'm Dreams Lightcloud, nice to meet you! In SecondLife, you are likely to see my creative side. I enjoy DJing, writing, creating graphics and torturing prims in my SecondLife.

How did I get here?

I was invited to come to SL by several LL employees. The reason was that I was known as a popular clothing designer in another 3D virtual world. At that time, my computer could not run SL smoothly so I abandoned that account. In May 2004, I was asked to come to SL again. I came in one night for a *tour* and that time I fell in love.

Post 6 Grrrl -- Clover Vella

[When Clover rezzed in front of me in this winter wonderland she calls her home, I could not stop and stare and that incredibly beautiful face. She looked like Mrs. Claus in her green and red dress and it was crystal clear she would be my Christmas Post 6 Grrrl. And during our photo shoot I felt almost sorry when she dropped one piece of clothing after the other until she was finally bathing in this champagne glass in the snow. Silly, I know! She is as entertaining as she is pretty and I hope she's just the right girl to get you into the holiday mood. I want to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas and thank you for your loyalty – yes, even our little trolls. Happy holidays! – Bunny Brickworks]

I want to thank Bunny for the great photos and the chance to talk about my time here in SL. So where do I begin or end, almost two years in SL is like a lifetime and I am so not a writer so bear with me as I try to condense it a few paragraphs.

Post 6 Couple - Nimil Blackflag & Lucas Gerard

[If there is anything like a perfect SL couple then it is surely Nimil and Lucas, the creative masterminds behind LuNi Designs. They are wild and morbide, a little freaky and macabre but most of all they seem to be a wonderful team, both in their work and in their daily life. Though both of them are strong individuals, it is hard to imagine the one without the other. It was only natural to feature them as a couple and I want to thank them for the great photo shoot we had at Tainted Hearth, the sim that hosts their store and will soon be gone as it is OpenSpace. If you are looking for a dark photo setting, please tp there as long as you can, it is worth a visit. – Bunny Brickworks] 

First of all, we'd like to thank the Herald and Bunny for inviting us to appear in this edition. We are very honored to be the first couple she features for Post 6 and hope it begins a new tradition for her readers.  And now without any further fanfare, here we are in our own words.

Newdoll Nikolaidis -- Post 6 Grrrl

[A photo shoot with Newdoll is like travelling through time and space – from pinup to cyberpunk, from Asia to India, her inventory seems to be a black hole. I wonder if it's big enough to make her log in under water so it loads at all but I forgot to ask. While quickly changing poses, skins and accessories, she talked about the things that make her SecondLife worth living – fun and friends, fashion and photography. Look her up on Flickr to get an insight into her wild virtual world and most of all, enjoy her Post 6 appearance – Bunny Brickworks]

Noodle to friends (just say Newdoll aloud, you'll get it).

I have a philosophy on Secondlife; if its not fun, then you're not doing it right. I really don't get why people love to have drama in their Secondlife. Honestly, our first lives are full of enough drama.

Secondlife is my time to unwind, hang out with friends, explore, go shopping, be stupid, take photos and be creative. Save the drama for yo' mama, Secondlife isn't the place to offload your issues onto other people - go find a shrink and pay them to sort your problems, 'coz we sure don't get anything out of it.

Post 6 Grrrl - Ayumi Shinn

[It was Darkley Aeon, a former Post 6 Grrl, who drew my attention to Ayumi Shinn's profile. The petite girl in the profile pic looked extremely cute and different and I was curious to meet her. I knew immediately that there was only one place for our photo shoot – Dirty Cute, which is where the second and third pics were taken. The location of the first one was the Creamshop, a place so dark and gloomy that it was the perfect match for her wonderful demon outfit. I hope you enjoy the pictures and the interview with the little angel as much as I did. Thanks for a wonderful evening Ayumi! – Bunny Brickworks]

Bunny: I just looked into your profile; you haven't been in SL for that long.

Ayumi: Ah, no I haven't :) I created my very first Av around the end of May '08 at the behest of some first life friends of mine. The aesthetic results were… a bit disastrous. I actually didn't actively start playing SL until a couple months ago when I created the avi "Kitty Mai".

Bunny: And Ayumi was just your working alt?

Ayumi: Ayumi Shinn was intended to be the business alt for Sinnocent Clothing, I was worried that I would be constantly IM capped by people wanting freebies and things, so I made an Alt to keep track of everything business related... but somewhere in between, I feel in love with her, and I've been using her actively ever since!

Post 6 Grrrl -- GoSpeed Racer

[Sometimes you only have to be patient and wait … I have been looking for quite some time for a woman with a darker skin. This is about diversity, right? All I found was girls meeting all bad clichés – big booty bling chicks who looked like straight out of a 50 Cent video clip. And all the time I wondered where the ebony beauties with style and class and brains were. The answer was easy: right in front of my nose. GoSpeed – I knew her name from Plurk, her pictures from Flickr but I would have never imagined she would like to be featured as a Post 6. During last week's shoot at Night Flower, I managed to sneak a picture of her and when it rezzed I saw this beautiful avatar on my screen. And much to my surprise she agreed to pose for me, I jumped with joy! The pictures were taken in Aintree Common, one of the OpenSpace sims the future of which is still unknown. – Bunny Brickworks]

Oh where do I begin? Who I am and what I do seem like the best things to talk about in this article. I am a pretty straightforward person. I'll tell you how I feel about something even if it makes you mad. I am a very loyal person and will protect my friends when they are being attacked; I am not, however, their mother either. I will protect your honor, but not your sensibilities.

I feel I am also a generous and compassionate person. I'll give my time when you need help or are lonely. It bothers me very much when my friends are sad. Feeling sad and alone is a terrible place to be and I do what I can help. I used to help a lot of newbies but that has decreased a bit, as I have gotten much busier in my activities.

Nightflower -- Post 6 Grrrl

[Nightflower - a girl and her dream. The Night Flower sim hosts some of SL's finest photo art by some of SL's most creative artists. The paint on the walls was still fresh, meaning some of the prims were still untextured when I met Nightflower there for our photo shoot. Is there any better place to take pictures than a gallery? This woman is spontaneous, chaotic, loveable and a wonderful and eloquent writer whose blog www.nightflowerblossoming.typepad.com I have been following for quite some time. Her friends dropping snotty remarks while she was dropping her clothes were no big help but they are as much part of her life as creativity and open-mindedness. – Bunny Brickworks]

They stared out at me from the pages of the crumpled in-flight magazine: a digital Ken and Barbie, swirling across an otherworldly dance floor awash in firefly lights. The article told of a fantastical alternate reality, populated by personalities both magical and garish, a world willed into existence through the creativity of its citizens.

This wasn't just a computer game, the story continued, but a place where you could do and be whatever you could imagine, giving birth to a totally new you in a safely anonymous place of limitless options. Even the name left me breathless with promise – Second Life.

Post 6 Grrrl -- Marx Dudek

[It's a bunneh! The first time I met Marx in world, she was all human and kind enough to pose for one of my picture projects. I knew she spent a large proportion of her online time in fur but would have never dreamt she might actually want to do her Post 6 as her bunny self. There we were – the kitty Bunny and the fluffy bunny standing in the back alleys of Kowloon discussing the deeper meaning of Godard movies while snapping away happily. I hope you enjoy reading about her life as much as I enjoyed our photo shoot. Ladies and gentlemen, blogger and bunny extraordinaire – Marx Dudek! – Bunny Brickworks]

When Bunny asked me where I wanted to be photographed, I immediately replied "Kowloon!" In my opinion, there are few sims as immersing and exotic (to my American mind, at least) as the Kowloon sim, which attempts to recreate the look and feel of the old Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong. Tall and deep, cramped and expansive, dark and bright, ancient and futuristic, it embodies so much of what maintains my fascination with Second Life. It's a place I can disappear into, a place where the virtual feels almost tangible.

Macsnob Halasy -- Post 6 Guy

Don't get me wrong, I love the gritty Neko guys with their heavy tats, their cigarettes casually hanging from the corner of their mouths and the high-prim belts stuffed with anything the urban guy needs or doesn't need but it is a nice change to see a male avi in a suit. Especially if it is a well-made suit and the avi seems actually comfortable wearing it and not just doing it to please the ladies on a first date in one of SL's romantic ballrooms. Macsnob Halasy is one of those guys looking as good and confident in a suit as in swim trunks and it was a pleasure working with him. The pics were taken in The Sphinx Ballrom, SLurgis and on one of the countless Bora Bora beaches. – Bunny Brickworks]

Macsnob Halasy. I know it's a weird name. I didn't know at the time I set up the account that it would also be my avi's name. Yes I do use a Mac and no I'm not really a snob. And it's Mac snob not Macs nob. Everyone asks. I'll just make it easy and ask that you call me Mac.

Let's see. I came to SL because I saw an online friend of mine from www.icompositions.com on a TV show and she was telling what she was doing here with music. Thanks Slimmie for getting me here. When I got here I listened to some great live music and milled around trying to figure out what I could do here because I can't sing. I camped a bit for money and found it's so much easier to just buy it.

Tenshi Morigi -- Post 6 Grrrl

[Tenchi Morigi's photo shoot took place under beautiful cherry trees on her Givenchi sim. As we are both in the same timezone, it was a nice experience to meet at a time when only 20,000 residents were online. Things rezzed within seconds, there was no lag at all. It was photographer's heaven. Tenchi is one of those chameleons who change within seconds from latex geisha to Harajuku glow girl and as many other Post 6ers before, she was well-prepared and had sent me a notecard with some pictures of outfits and locations so our photo shoot was probably the shortest I ever had. One day later we met in her beautiful garden for an interview. As a non-native speaker she rather wanted to answer questions than preparing her own text. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Tenchi Morigi, this week's wonderful Post 6 Grrrl. - Bunny Brickworks]

Tenchi : Welcome back to Givenchi, Bunny.
Bunny: Thank you very much Tenchi. This is a beautiful place.
Tenchi : Thank you. I am slowly starting in getting better at this *grins mischievously*. When I see pictures of the first places I have assembled ... ehw

Bunny laughs. How long have you had this place here?
Tenchi : In the way you see it now ... two weeks maybe. I just tore everything down in one of my creative frenzies and started all over again.
Tenchi :fills two cups of Roibush tea and puts some grinded vanilla in it.

Bunny: Thank you for the tea, it's delicious. This place looks as if it was worth the efforts
Tenchi :: Yes it does. It's so nicely different from the "usual" SL that one finds quite often. I only wish more would be genuinely me *laughs* having two left hands and ten thumbs doesn't help.

Bunny Brickworks -- Post 6 Grrrl

[It's Bunny, bitches! I swear that will be the only Britney connotation in here, no shaving off prim hair or dropping prim babies in the virtual swimming-pool ... No, I won't leave the Post 6, I am sorry to burst your bubbles. You will have to put up with me, my articles and pictures a little longer. The reason I decided to make my own Post 6 is my RezDay on 24th October; I thought it was time to sum up my experience after two years in this virtual world. The pictures were taken by former Post 6ers, namely Amaliscious Destiny, Seikatsu Koba and Nate Ninetails – yes, I have chosen the best for the job!]

I joined SL after reading an article about virtual worlds in an issue of Technology Review. As an avid The Sims player I considered it another opportunity to waste time on building houses and dressing up dolls – not knowing about the social impacts it would involve. I created an account and jumped in world. My first mission was to make my avi look good. While waiting for Paypal to activate my account, I discovered the Free Dove. It was my second day in SL and it was the day I met the person who would become the most important and most valuable for me – Valjean. Not only did he keep me from wearing boxes on my head, he also became a loyal friend, one who would stand by my side when life got rough, and the one person I look most forward to at the weekends.