La Boheme

In-world we call the anniversary of an avatar's creation a "Rez Day", and we celebrate the date with a party. My Rez Day is August 19th, and this year I'm celebrating my second year in Second Life. I'm hosting a gathering at my camp, high in the hills of St. John Woods.  I've heard that we may see some severe weather, but my camp is above the flood zone so we'll just kick back and enjoy the rain, the tunes, and each other's company. Since it's my Rez Day, and St. John Woods is a magical place, I'm going to play music that I find uplifting or reflective...for dance or trance, from my personal collection. Friends will receive your invitations soon; friends of friends are also welcome.

My pachyderm pal and I traveled to St. John yesterday for an all day festival celebrating Mardi Gras.  I made my debut performance at 2:00 pm SLT (Second Life Time is equivalent to Pacific Time), following the well-seasoned DJ, Cadence Carolina. The Uptown St. John sim is the newest sim in the Riel Estates, managed by Gabrielle Riel .  Gabrielle creates some of the most beautiful sims in Second Life and while the St. John sim is still in development, it looked fantastic decorated for the Mardi Gras event. Gabrielle would be the first to tell you that she is assisted by many talented volunteers in the Riel Estates community, but she does put her heart and soul into her sim designs, and it shows. All in all, it was a spectacular event complete with a parade of floats that never stopped moving, live performances by DJs throughout the day, and a fireworks display. I would like to thank all of the attendees who came to hear me perform, and especially those who gifted me with...