fri.day group members were given early access to the Friday sim today, but due to some scripting issues with the vendors, the sim is closed again. When the sim re-opens officially tomorrow, check for 3 gift boxes containing basic items like the cami & shorts worn above, a pair of flats, and some bikinis.
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I’m #4 on the list with the Rfyre Dysis outfit I blogged earlier this week, along with some other sassy SL bloggers! My friend Vivi showed me this, she’s numbero uno with the fantastic Little Heaven ensemble.
At the height of Bellisseria, I started attending the Concierge & Land User Group meetings because I wanted the latest tea on what was happening with Bellisseria, Mainland, and land in general. The meeting has since been renamed the Land & Support User Group, and in the beginning, I actually thought it was pretty productive. The Lindens in charge listened to feedback, answered questions, and residents had a chance to bring up things that mattered to them.
Over time, though, I started wondering how much these meetings represent what the average Second Life resident actually wants. The people who attend regularly are obviously going to have the loudest voices, and sometimes those voices result in things the rest of us have to live with. I will never get over the ugly bridges connecting parts of Bellisseria. Instead of one long ugly bridge, couldn’t we have had a cute little island between the two themes, with little boats or walking paths connecting everything? There were so many ways they could have made it cute, but somebody wanted bridges, and now we have bridges.
There are actually a lot of official Second Life user group meetings happening regularly, and I think more residents should attend them, especially if you care about where Second Life is headed. You might be surprised by what other residents are asking Linden Lab to change, and some of those changes will eventually affect YOUR Second Life.
I’ve also been watching recordings of some of the other Second Life user group meetings on Pantera’s YouTube channel, and that’s actually where I first heard some of the discussions around the recent Marketplace changes. One of the new policies will automatically unlist products that haven’t sold in a year AND belong to a merchant who hasn’t logged in for a year. I think requiring both conditions makes the policy way too lenient. In my opinion, it should be products that haven’t sold OR merchants who haven’t logged in. Otherwise, we’re still leaving a lot of unpopular products and potentially unsupported products sitting on the Marketplace.
Sometimes I listen to these meetings and think Linden Lab may be listening a little too closely to whichever residents happen to be the most vocal in the room. Maybe some of these ideas will work out, but I suspect they’ll eventually find out that a few of these policies didn’t accomplish much, or made things worse overall. That’s also why I think more people should attend these meetings. If only the same group of residents shows up every week, those are naturally going to be the opinions Linden Lab hears the most.
My look for the recent Land & Support User Group meeting reminded me of a peasant, which felt very appropriate for a land meeting, LOL. Landed Peasants, reporting for duty! If you own land or care about what happens to Second Life, I really do encourage you to attend one of these meetings sometime. The more residents who show up and speak up, the more voices Linden Lab gets to hear.
Second Life residents are generous. I see it throughout the year with events that support all kinds of charities, both big and small. One thing I know for sure is that 2025 has been a difficult year for many people. That makes it even more heartwarming to see residents continue to give their time and money to good causes.
Hair Fair has been around for a long time and continues to support Wigs for Kids. This organization may be smaller than others you might recognize, like American Cancer Society, but that makes your support even more meaningful. Smaller charities often feel the impact of donations in a much bigger way, and the money raised in Second Life truly helps them keep going.
As someone who loves hair in both lives, I know we can all understand how important it is. For kids dealing with illness and hair loss, it means even more. I encourage you to visit Hair Fair and support your favorite creators, because they showed up for a charity that helps children in a real and lasting way.
Elle is finding her way again in Second Life. Yes, I am referring to my avatar in third person because in reality, she is not me. I got a lot of flack in the past how I used to write in third person when I used to blog as Lizzie Lexington. People, literally, called me crazy.
A friend of mine asked me why so many avatars on the feed put things in their mouth — like ridiculous things, that have no business being there. When the trend first started, it was limited to things like lollipops, ice cream, cigarettes, duct tape, etc. Then people started attaching cassette tapes, buttons, household objects, and little animals.
I think putting objects in your mouth is OK — I don’t mind it in the right situations! But I’ve seen people blog a formal gown, while omnomnomnoming* on a little mouse.
Here’s a list of reasons why *I* think so many people are putting things in their mouth:
They’re hungry! Omnomonomnomnommmmm!
They’re accessorizing!
They want to draw attention away from their non-matching prim feet.
They’re trying to save prims (by wearing it instead of rezzing it).
That’s all I can think of for now.
*Omnomnom = eating sounds! My plurk pals recently enlightened me that this is cute and not retarded, so I stand corrected. OM NOM NOM NOM LOL!
