Soon's Second Life

Uglyness

2008-09-07T09:45:00.002-06:00

Having survived Hurricane Katrina in South Louisiana and it's aftermath (which was probably the worst year in my life) I found solace and comfort in the wonderful friends that I've made over the years in Second Life. Some of those friends I opened my heart to and shared many personal stories and experiences with.

The the possibility of another nightmare was revisited last week with the arrival of Gustav on the South Louisiana coast. I was one of the fortunate ones this time, but so many people again have lost their homes to the destructive power of a hurricane.

On it's tail now comes Hanna who is battering the East Coast and soon to be followed by Ike who will likely enter the gulf again. Having lived thru a hurricane I can truly say that I would never ever wish that kind of horror on another individual, no matter what my relationship is with them.

Having said that, the last paragraph that I found on this blog post just stuns me. Not only because I know it's directed at me personally, but just the overall nastiness of it.

Taking a vacation

2008-06-17T09:41:00.003-06:00

I'm going to be away from the theater for the month of July, taking a bit of a vacation you could say.

SCT has been open for almost a year and a half now, and the shows and schedules have grown. Finding reliable help has been difficult and doing it all on my own has been a drain.

I love the music, the support that I've received from the fans and the musicians has been overwhelming and touching but as it stands now I'm heading down a path that I can't afford.

There have been lots of discussions on fees and costs in the SLMC in the past and on the SL forums. Discussions of venues opening and closing.

Live Music, for the venue owner is simply a loosing proposition in SL. Unless you have other means of income, like rentals or you're a venue owned by a musician and supported by his/her income the cost of staying in business is simply prohibitive. Add the stress of worrying about how to pay for it, failed promises of support, plus the hours and hours of work involved and burnout is just around the corner.

So I'm going to take the month of July off and reassess what I'm trying to accomplish and where I stand. I may come back with a different business model, or not at all. I may have to get a RL job to help support my addiction to SL and live music, in which case my activities will be curtailed anyway.

I figure I'll get it figured out... :)

Fable Sinatra Mega Wedding

2008-06-13T10:24:00.003-06:00

The big day finally arrived!! OMG, what fun.... Fable Sinatra, the awesome little goth girl from the UK, just prior to her performance at Sailors Cove Theater, married a group of 53 friends and fans.

Ceremonies began with Soundcircel Flannagan taking the stage and playing the wedding march. If you've never heard Sound play his guitar you are missing out on something incredible. When Fable took the stream, Tessa Amos, our naughty nun officiant read out the vows, the crowd answered I DO and it was done, Fable added 53 more wifey's to the every growing family. Fable gave all of her new wifey's rings, and Sound passed out one of a kind T-shirts to celebrate the day.

Mucho thanks to Sound and Tessa, without whom this could never have taken place!!!

Special Event at Sailors Cove Theater

2008-06-08T09:09:00.001-06:00

Posting this early so folks can get ready..... we're going all out wacky on Monday night at Sailors Cove..... See, last week during his show he got a wild hair up his....hat.... and decided to put up the money for a hat contest.... now how whacked is that?

Announcing the BIG ASS BACKWARDS HAT SHOW!!!
Where: Sailors Cove Theater
When: Monday June 6, 2008 7:00 pm
Who: Vaughan Michalak Performing

Prizes: 1st Place- 250L
2nd Place- 500L
3rd Place- 1000L

Vaughan Michalak plays fun, ROFL funny and sometimes (funny) tragic songs. A RL musician in sunny Florida does covers of songs you never heard of from artists you've never heard of.

RULES: Hat can not be over 10 Meters wide or tall (no megaprims)
Hat can not consist of more than 10 prims
Hat must be a hat (don't wear a house or a boat)
Hat must be worn on your head
Clothing must be worn with the hat
Clothing must be worn if you're not wearing a hat (Jehovah Witness Strippers excluded)
Regular Suicide answering machine will be in place (the star button may not be working due to over use)

Judging to take place at 7:45, you must be there to win!!!

What to do.....

2008-06-01T20:19:00.002-06:00

Agg..... SL is eating my laptop .... well not really... well, sort of... Between my fan squealing like crazy and my video driver going on the fritz, the last couple of days have been a nightmare. I've had to send my laptop to HP for repairs and have been using Bent's.... I will never again, I swear, complain about his complaining..... this really really sucks and as soon as I can afford it I'm going to buy him a new one...

Getting into SL has been awful and I've basically stayed out of world as much as possible. Last Thursdays shows were exhausting and I never want to do that again....

Fortunately good news has come down the pipe today, my laptop is on it's way back to me (YAY!!).... I should receive it by tomorrow afternoon... and I've vowed to sit out on the dock all day until it arrives (give me a chance to get some color on my legs, I've been cooped up down below for waaay too long :)

So tomorrow night I'm gonna celebrate and party big time during my shows.... YAY!!!

Whisperers

2008-05-10T20:19:00.003-06:00

They whisper in secret, spreading their venom, striking fear, questioning, accusing, abusing. Some succumb, not questioning, believing the lies, the hate, the misery. Some just remain silent in fear of rejection or fear of exposure or just in response to the age old guilt trip.

They demand a decision, taking of sides, accuse betrayal in disagreement when it's actually their own actions are betraying the friendship.

Who does this to a friend? Who empowers these petty, insecure little whisperers? Why are they empowered? Why are some so afraid to stand up and say enough is enough.

A friend stands by you, a friend is there when you need them, a friend makes no demands, a friend does not demand a choice between them or others, a friend just loves.

I am here if you need me, I will answer your questions, I do not hide and I do not demand loyalty you are free. I am the same as I've always been except perhaps a little stronger than before...

Big Show Day

2008-05-02T19:50:00.002-06:00

Maximillion Kleene, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Thursdays are my big show days at the Cove and yesterday was no exception. I had a great lineup of regulars and specials, nine whole hours of live music with lots of great tunes and great fans.

I started the day a bit frazzled. RL got into the way and I got stuck on the road making myself late for DaveCorbett Darwin's show at 11am SLT. I dot there about 20 minutes after show start time and found that Dave wasn't streaming yet. We worked out the problem and Dave put on a great set. It was at this show that I finally had the pleasure to meet LittleNoisyFox, what an absolute delight!!! Soon as I saw him I threw out a tiny critters dance machine so he and another tiny that showed up were able to dance.... I wish I had gotten a picture, I always have so many IM's going on all at the same time, plus trying to pay attention to the show, somehow the pictures just seem to fall into the background.

Huge lineup of shows, starting with Davecorbett Darwin at 11am, Fyrm Fouroux at 1pm, Joaquin Gustav at 2, the awesome Fable Sinatra at 3. After an hour break we continued with Vincent Merricks at 5, Maximillion Kleene at 6 (this was totally awesome, cause Max is known for jamming with musicians all around the world and this show was no exception. First he brought in Digby Smalls for one song, and then Keiko Takamura, who had just shown up for her set for another.... what a treat!!) Keiko took the stage a bit late and was followed by Winters Kanto and Heath Elvehjem. All together a great day of music!!

Surprise!!

2008-04-30T06:45:00.003-06:00

Surprise!!, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

OMG, what a great bunch of friends I have. Monday was my RL birthday and I had a nice lineup of shows and surprise surprise, Truelie Telling and Vaughan Michalak came bearing gifts and party supplies.

I didn't get a picture of Truelie's set (dagnabbit, was having so much fun I forgot to take pictures!!) But I did catch one of Vaughan on stage and one of Wendy & Lonnie

Thank you to everyone that came out and helped out, you are all the best!!!

Thru the view finder

2008-04-28T08:16:00.001-06:00

thru the view finder, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Last night I was out flying around and I took a look at the cool things that Lario has done at Lewis rock. I loved this view finder. It's so realistic.

I have a big week of concerts coming up, that's exciting but will also be exhausting.

Lilli & Bot

2008-04-20T20:00:00.002-06:00

Sometimes you make a friend in SL that is so very special. I met Lillindrial through an inworld game called Tiny Empires that my friend and SL Musician Kaklick Martin got me involved in.

Lilli and I have been through some hard times together, but things are really looking up for her. I was so honored when she asked me to stand in her SL wedding as maid of honor. What a wonderful thing. Such a moving ceremony. I sincerely wish Lilli and Bott all the best.

Fyrm sings the chicken song

2008-04-11T09:03:00.001-06:00

Fyrm sings the chicken song, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Thursdays are always my big music day at SCT and I usually have a huge lineup with only a few breaks between sets. All of the shows are my favorites but one in particular stands out each week as really fun.

Fyrm Fouroux is a British musician. He has a deep bass voice and a ton of unique original songs and even his covers come out sounding a bit like a sea shanty. While I love his music I really also enjoy the bunch of fans that come to this show week after week. We're always cutting up, laughing and poking at each other, and sometimes we poke at poor Fyrm too.... this week he sang his Khuna(sp?) chicken song and I rezzed a chicken on stage while he was singing. After that he sang a song about a blob and I blobbed him (tho I don't know for sure that he saw that one).

A few weeks ago we had a Leather & Latex party at his show, this week we decided we needed another themed party, so next week we're doing a medieval themed one.... oh and Sally is building a stage bed for it..... don't ask... just come see for yourself :)

Flying my Fizz

2008-04-09T09:28:00.003-06:00

Flying my Fizz, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

I finally broke down yesterday and bought a Flying Fizz. I still have a lot to learn about it and hope that I get the chance to read the documentation soon. So far I've only taken it out a couple of times and have only sailed it once. I hope to do some customizing to it really soon.

I sailed it in fun mode and only flipped it 3-4 times :P

Slideshow from my Flickr SL Music set

2008-04-05T13:01:00.002-06:00

hmm... I just joined Slide.com.... let's see if blogger allows me to post a slide show in the blog. This is from my SL Music set on flickr.

It worked!! yay

Sunrise

2008-04-05T12:18:00.002-06:00

Sunrise, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

I love watching sunrises and sunsets in SL. Even in RL I've collected a bunch of photos.... what is it about the sun that fascinates? Is it the glow it puts on the things around us? A promise of warmth and renewal?

I've been experiencing a renewal these past few weeks. A warmth generated by friends that surpasses the sun. Standing on my porch and watching the sunrise over Fishers Island is a reminder of the calm after the storm, the deep and lasting friendships, the joy of new friendships and learning new things.

SL give me the opportunity to share these things with others. It may be rocky and hard, but the sun rises every day, right on schedule and reminds us of new beginnings, new friends, new creations.... how exciting!

Music Returns to SCT

2008-03-27T23:53:00.001-06:00

Heath plays SC, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

After a week of canceled concerts, music returned this week to the Sailors Cove Theater. OMG, the crowds, the response, the support has been just overwhelming. I am so touched by the SC Sims community and the SL Music community's concern and the outpouring of love.

It's been a long day but the music soothes the soul and allows one to rest peacefully.... my pillow calls.

Rocking the Clubhouse

2008-03-27T23:50:00.001-06:00

rocking the clubhouse, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Sometime some things just happen and you find yourself in a hilarious situation. Take yesterday morning for example. I saw a couple of dots on the map at the clubhouse and went over to say hello. Sat down and started to chat when Benny arrived playing a violin. It was so sweet, next thing I knew everyone was pulling out their instruments and we had a wild party going on.

What fun....

My waterfall

2008-03-23T09:52:00.001-06:00

My waterfall, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

is back!!

Sailing season opening day

2008-03-23T09:46:00.001-06:00

Sailing season opening day, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Yesterday we celebrated the 2008 Sailing season opening day with a huge boat parade, races and party at the Mowry Bay yacht club. It was a lot of fun getting out, seeing some people I haven't seen in a while and just relaxing and having some fun.

The turnout was huge, the sim maxed out with 40 people and the boats and barges were awesome ;)

Community Gathers

2008-03-22T03:54:00.003-06:00

community gathers, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

It's so nice when friends gather in your community and chat. I've been spending as much time as I can with friends lately. The support has been overwhelming.

Got my waterfall rebuilt today, I cried. So many have offered to help.

Banned from Flickr Group?

2008-03-20T22:01:00.002-06:00

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SL=RL at least the effects do

2008-03-16T14:04:00.003-06:00

This has probably been one of the more depressing few days that I've ever spent in SL. I consider myself a happy go lucky person. I trust people and I make friends easily. I try to live by the golden rule- treat others as I would like to be treated.

I do have a tendency to give my opinion when asked or if I see something that I consider wrong and I won't bend to the will of others just because they have more power or even power over me. That sometimes surprises people, I guess because I don't try to come on strong like a bully, but instead try gentle persuasion and diplomatic conversation but when I think something is wrong or hurtful I stand my ground, period. Somethings are just wrong and I'm not a "yes" girl.

Giving my opinion has resulted in sad reactions this week. My intentions have always been honorable. I don't seek power I just seek peace. I believe in compromise. This week I've run into a polarized wall. Assumptions have been made about me and things have been done to me and I'm really sad. Not for me, because I'll be ok, just sad for others that can't see thru their own hurts, prejudices and grudges.

I refuse to give people power over me, I will not be blackmailed or extorted. Fortunately I'm married to a cop in RL and those that attempt to extort or blackmail me, or others will come face to face with RL because the fine line between RL and SL is being breached and we're moving into the realm of law and criminal intent. Federal law at that.

Sitting around listening

2008-03-16T14:02:00.001-06:00

Sitting around listening, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

I've really come to enjoy Fyrm Fouroux's concerts on Thursdays. It's a real casual event. Good friends come, we sit in the sand in front of the stage and joke and kid why Fyrm entertains us with his hilarious tunes.

This week, Bratt brought some Fish & Chips for all of us to enjoy. He rezzed them on the stage and we were all able to take a plate. LOL, what fun :)

Fanci Rides her butterfly

2008-03-11T11:21:00.001-06:00

Fanci Rides her butterfly, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Fanci is one of my dearest friends in SL. Yesterday I found her out at Plum Gut waiting for the tako races to begin. She pulled this beautiful butterfly out of her inventory (a gift from a friend). I just had to snap a pic of it. I'm still amazed every day at the wonderful things to be seen in SL

Racing Bent

2008-03-11T11:19:00.001-06:00

Racing Bent, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Sometimes it's just nice to take a break and go out and have some fun. Bent has been practicing a lot with his tako lately, and is really interested in racing. So yesterday I pulled my tako out and we took a turn on the CC race course in the new sims at Sailors Cove. It's so beautiful out there.

Bow Roof Cottage

2008-03-09T22:22:00.002-06:00

Bow Roof cottage, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

I finished another house today and am just waiting to package her up. Shes a bow roofed cottage with addition in the back. I'm really proud of this little house. She has one bedroom, living and kitchen/dining with a nice patio/deck out back. I put in NDE doors and windows for privacy. She should sell pretty fast, hopefully.

I've been building houses for sale for the past few months in order to raise money for the theater. The cost of paying musicians to play is becoming prohibitive and I'd really like to add more shows if I can raise enough to keep her going.

Sailing the ACA

2008-03-09T22:19:00.001-06:00

Sailing the ACA, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Owen Owens gave me an updated ACA boat yesterday and I broke open the package today and gave her a whirl... wow, what a fun boat to sail.. But lord, don't get caught in irons!! I ran across Patadx who was also trying his out and we raced the new Celebration Course. I did ok and was actually ahead of him, until I got to Kokomo Beach. I took a wrong turn and started circling the island from the north instead of the south. Pat caught up to me as I was turning around and I got caught in his wind shadow on the far west side of the island. Needless to say he trounced me good as it took forever for me to get back underway.

Fastest point of sail was on a reach with the sails out one notch. I found I slowed down considerably when I was on a tight reach.

Leather & Latex

2008-03-09T12:13:00.002-06:00

Group shot, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Ok, today is catch up day as I go thru all of my flickr pictures and post the myriad of things that have been happening lately. Last Thursday was a huge day at the SC Theater. In addition of celebrating the opening of 8 new sims at Sailors Cove, I had a big line up of music at the stage.

Included was a Leather & Latex party/concert. I'm trying to remember who started this, first of all it was Fyrm Fouroux, who showed up the previous week in what he described as a wet suit. Bratt Lunasea and Sally Silvera picked up the ball on the SLMC Forum and it turned into a huge party and photo shoot. The party ran all the way thru Fyrm's concert and into Joaquin Gustav's concert (which included a surprise visit from Al Hoffman)

What a day, what fun.... I actually did something I would never have considered doing, lol.... (this is definitely a new look for me... should I keep it? hmmmm)

Joja & Heath

2008-03-09T12:03:00.002-06:00

Joja & Heath, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Sometimes something really beautiful happens to you. It happened to me on Thursday night. Heath Elvehjem was performing his regular weekly set at Sailors Cove when he proposed something new.

He rezzed another piano bench and asked for a volunteer from the crowd. I'm not quite sure how I got up there, cause I didn't volunteer, but he and the crowd called for me so I said, what the heck and jumped onto the bench.

Then he asked me to type some musical notes into chat. I did, and he took those notes and improved a brand new piece from them..... OMG, what beautiful music. This young man is so talented. He took a few random notes that I typed out and created a work of art.

It was probably one of the most moving things that has ever happened to me.

Facing the Slide

2008-03-09T11:55:00.003-06:00

Facing the Slide, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Sometimes I do find time to play in SL. I haven't posted again in a long time only because I find myself so busy lately. Between concerts, building and estate business it's really hard to find time to just play, relax and enjoy the silly things.

This weekend I took a little time. We recently added 8 more sims to the Sailors Cove estate, and in celebration Fanci set up a bunch of fun things to do, including this water slide. Way cool!

Oh, and did I mention the Orca ride? OMG, these things are incredibly fast. I rode my own until he poofed, then hopped onto Fanci's and let her guide the creature. We ended up beached, poor whale....

You Are An ISFP

2008-01-30T09:21:00.000-06:00

Found this on Ravishal Ramblings and had to give it a try :)....

***You Are An ISFP***

The Artist

You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now).
You enjoy spending your free time in nature, and you are good with animals and children.
Simply put, you enjoy beauty in all its forms and live for the simple pleasures in life.
Gentle, sensitive, and compassionate - you are good at recognizing people's unspoken needs.

In love, you are quiet and sweet yet very passionate. You love easily.
You have an underlying love for all living things, and it's easy for you to accept someone into your heart.

At work, you do best in an unconventional position. You express yourself well and can work with almost anyone.
You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician, or composer.

How you see yourself: Sympathetic, kind, and communicative

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Incompetent, insecure, and overly sensitive

What's Your Personality Type?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourpersonalitytypequiz/

Dave Corbett Darwin to Premier at Sailors Cove Theater

2008-01-28T15:07:00.001-06:00

Sailors Cove Theater is pleased to present the SL premier of DaveCorbett Darwin LIVE at 11am SLT on Tuesday January 29, 2008

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sailors%20Cove/237/154/22

Dave was born 24.2.52. to Anglo / Irish parents in the Shakespearean county of Warwickshire, England. A strong smoky soul / blues voice together with a unique finger guitar style make him one of the most interesting performers on the current professional music scene.
Audiences of varied musical taste and of mixed ages find this charismatic artist highly original and entertaining.

Many top class recording artists have performed Daves original compositions.The most current is Deep Purple. A concert by the band and The London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall features a song written by Dave. The album and the song”Thats why God is singing the Blues” are available world wide and are receiving enormous acclaim
from the worlds music press and critics.
Based in Germany, Dave tours extensively throughout Europe and Scandinavia.
Music Downloads http://www.bentdiscs.de

MTV at Sailors Cove

2008-01-22T20:31:00.000-06:00

Sailors Cove Theater is pleased to announce that MTV's award winning documentary series, "True Life", produced by Ben Rosen, will be filming part of their new episode "I Live Another Life on the Web" currently in production during Keiko Takamura's live music concert at the Sailors Cove Theater and Park on Wednesday, January 23rd at 6pm.

Sailors Cove Theater, located on the beautiful sims of Sailors Cove and Fishers Island, is a privately owned non-profit Live Music Venue in a Beautiful outdoor park setting. The Sailors Cove Sims are a New England Sailing Community themed group of sims dedicated to providing SL residents an enjoyable low lag experience for their Sailing, Residential and Live Music experiences.

Sailors Cove Theater strives to bring you the best LIVE Musical talents of the finest artists in Second Life. We have regularly scheduled shows on a weekly basis and special appearances. Our calendar can be seen on our website at http://www.slsailorscove.com

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sailors%20Cove/237/154/22
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fishers%20Island/22/128/22

Monday Nights at the Cove

2008-01-22T00:33:00.000-06:00

Mondays have turned out to be one of the best nights for live music at Sailors Cove Theater. Our lineup begins at 7pm SLT with the Lyrical Bard himself, Edward Lowell. Edward sings beautiful love songs and plays guitar while his wife Nancy plays the keyboards.

Following, at 8pm SLT we have a new comer to the SL Live Music Scene, Truelie Telling. Truelie, know as Tuff Ditties in the Nashville music scene sings a wonderful blend of bluesy folk tunes, all originals and unique.

Then at 9pm we have the awesome duo of Wendy Curtiss and Lonnie Rockett. These two sing a blend of originals and covers that will knock your socks off. Wonderful harmonies, skilled acoustic guitar (played by Wendy) and lovely songs wind up a great evening of entertainment at the Cove. This evening I discovered that a fellow SL resident had captured one of Wendy & Lonnies’s best songs in a machima video on YouTube. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy listening to them every Monday evening.

Joja and Distilled1 Rush

2008-01-19T14:59:00.001-06:00

Joja and Distilled1 Rush, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Friday I headed over to Distilled1 Rush's venue to listen to Eva Moon. She's an awesome songwriter/singer and does some really fun songs. During the event Distilled put on his tiny leopard AV and I joined him by switching into my bunny. He was kind enough to let me set out my Tinies dance ball and we danced and goofed around for a bit.

Thanks for the great time Dist!

Truelie Telling

2008-01-14T00:27:00.001-06:00

Truelie Telling, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Here's something that I'm really excited about. Tomorrow night, Truelie Telling will be making her SL Live Music Debut at Sailors Cove Theater. I found out about her because of a post that she made at the SLMC Forum. Listened to her songs on her myspace page and then contacted her inworld about performing at the Cove. She's a really sweet lady with a bunch of talent. She's funny, writes wonderful songs and has a lot to offer the SL Music scene.

I'm really hoping that we have a good turnout and keeping my fingers crossed that things go well.... she's gonna be big methinks :)

Check out her myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/tuffditties

NE church

2008-01-14T00:13:00.001-06:00

NE church, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Another one of my builds. I'm really proud of this little church and hope to sell it on Onrez. I'm really enjoying building (except for the triangles) and hope to do more houses in the future.

Fanci & Patrick's House

2008-01-11T01:06:00.001-06:00

Fanci & Patrick's House, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

I'm so proud of this townhouse I built. Fanci and Patrick are using it until they get their own home built and Fanci changed the exterior textures. She's done a fantastic job with both the textures and the landscaping around the house. Wow, it sure feels nice to see something like this happen to something you created.

New Build- Maple Leaf Cottage

2008-01-11T01:05:00.001-06:00

New Build- Maple Leaf Cottage, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

I've been building houses for pre-approval and sale at Sailors Cove to help raise funds for the Theater. I really want to book more acts at the theater but the costs are prohibitive. I figure with house sales and the theater gift shop I should be able to raise some lindens to help out.

Jammin

2008-01-10T09:15:00.001-06:00

and the group grows, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

What fun we had last night. After Keiko Takamura's show at the Sailors Cove theater, several of us were goofing off and pulled out some freebie guitars. Turns out that Manul had a really nice (not freebie) one that actually plays tunes. He cranked it up and a bunch of us jumped on stage, gestures wild and pretended to be our own band..... I was singing along, but thank god no one could hear me...hehe

Maximillion Kleene

2008-01-10T09:13:00.001-06:00

Maximillion Kleene, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Went to Max's concert last night at the Peg Leg Saloon. Not only is he one of the nicest people I've ever met in SL, he can sing like a dream. I was mesmerized by his voice and couldn't tear myself away from my headset. What a treat it is to be able to catch one of his shows.

Circe & Vincent

2008-01-03T13:24:00.001-06:00

Circe & Vincent, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

On New Year's day I attended Circe Broom and Vincent Merricks engagement party. What a crowd! One of the estate managers had to come and change the AV limit in the sim so everyone could join in. There was live music and a who's who list of attendees. When I left to return to my build there were 65 people in the sim. Circe was lovely in a lavender gown and Vincent as handsome as always.

I wish the couple much happiness, they're a great match.

Hot Air Ballon Ride

2007-12-30T13:35:00.001-06:00

Hot Air Ballon Ride, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Last night Patrick took us for a hot air balloon ride across the Sailors Cove sims. Along for the ride were myself, Patrick, Fanci, Bent and Tasha. The sims are so beautiful covered with snow. Land is selling fast and we're very excited about all the wonderful things happening at Sailors Cove.

Vincent Merricks at Sailors Cove

2007-12-28T09:46:00.001-06:00

Vincent Merricks, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Vincent has one of the sexiest voices. He's a regular at Sailors Cove, playing every Thursday evening at 5pm and has been since he first started performing in SL. Vince just recently partnered with my dear dear friend, Circe Broom. What a doll of a couple they make.

Congrats to the both of you!

Ice Skating at Sailors Cove

2007-12-26T12:22:00.000-06:00

Ravishal Bentham created a wonderful video about the skating party at the new Stillwater Sim this weekend. Fanci Beebe coordinated the activities this weekend and set up a wonderful skating rink with special animations. During the Skating party, Ravi captured some video using Fraps and posted it to his YouTube account. The video is so good that it's being picked up all over the web.

Ice Castle at day

2007-12-26T11:31:00.001-06:00

Ice Castle at day, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

This weekend we had a bunch of festivities at Sailors Cove including an Ice Castle building competition. This was my entry and I won first place with it. The first place prize is a nice set of sails from Nautical Notions, Abella's sail making shop. Now I just need to go pick them up :) Prize was donated by Patrick Leavitt.... what a sweetie

Sting Rhode

2007-12-26T11:13:00.001-06:00

Sting Rhode, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

One of my favorite shows every week is Sting Rhode's show at the Cove. He has so much energy and is one of the sweetest performers I know. Just at the end of the set he hopped off his steel drums and joined us on the conga line.

Winter Wonderland

2007-12-26T11:11:00.001-06:00

Winter Wonderland, originally uploaded by Jojamela Soon.

Winter has arrived at Sailors Cove just in time for the holidays. I was wandering around the theater and caught a glimpse of a beautiful Trudeau Schooner sailing through the Fishers Island pass and had to snap this picture. What a beautiful sight to see. From what I hear it's going to be cold enough for the snow to remain on the ground until just after the first of the year... what a treat.

Update on earlier post

2007-09-18T09:36:00.000-06:00

In a post I wrote on Sept 9th, I showed this picture that I took at a VanGogh exhibit. I was there because of a call from my friend Cecil who wanted to take a photo reproducing the painting.

Cecil has posted a new movie on his YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnLQ8ejL-qA, and it has the pictures that he took that day at the very end.

New Musicians, New Parties

2007-09-10T08:39:00.001-06:00

The other night when I was visiting with Circe and Silas at Luxor, I had the opportunity to meet a new SL musician called NuScore Kidd. I was able to catch one of his shows over at the Sunset Jazz Club. OMG, the ladies are going to be drooling over this guy. NuScore is SL's version of Barry White. His vocals are deep and rich and his improv will have you fanning your face. His audience interaction is unique and personal and I'm working on getting him to Sailors Cove Theater asap!

After my visit to Sunset, I hopped over to Freestar Tammas' place for an open mic. My friend OwlandMoonGuy had IM'd me to let me know that he would also be playing. While there I caught Cypress Rosewood's set which was totally awesome.

At the same time, my friend Wishing Lane was holding an open mic party on her property. When I got there she had a good crowd. Wishing is a special lady with a love of music in league with my own.
And finally, Sting Rhode did is regular Sunday gig at Sailors Cove. We had everybody out on the floor dancing. I also spoke with Aisha after Sting's show and we're moving her show from Thursday evenings to Sunday afternoon's after Sting. I think it's a good move as it will relieve some of the pressure on her Thursdays and will help increase the crowd for her shows on Sundays.
I'm also getting more involved in two other projects. First is the Second Life Music Community Forum. It's an offshoot of the Music Development news group that Linden Labs started after the convention in Chicago. The group consists of musicians, DJ's, venue owners/managers and fans of music in SL, working together to raise the profile of the scene. I want to become actively involved in letting people know that there is something really fun and exciting to do in SL and took my first step last night by hanging around the Ahern welcome center with a flip title telling people to ask me about music in Second Life. It was probably not a good time to be working there, but I did speak with some folks. Right now I'm working on putting together a notecard with some preset instructions to help people find music.

The second has to do with Sailors Cove. Tasha and Iza have been loaded down with work
because of the addition of the new Anchor Cove sim. I've volunteered to help out by being the liaison between the new property owners and the theme committee. I'm working strictly in an administrative position, providing information to the committee on new build requests from all the new property owners coming into the community.

2007-09-08T20:01:00.001-06:00

Last night Gospeed and I went to a Kaklick Martin concert at Luxor (thanks Go for the pic I snatched from your flickr page) Klick is a fantastic artist and has a very unique show. He's been around SL long enough to have created some really cool songs that exemplify the SL experience. His concerts are really fun and really hit home to anyone that has been in SL for any length of time.
Shortly before the end of the show Silas Scarborough arrived and after Kaklick was finished I stood around and chatted with the group of them until 3am. Silas is a riot and read to us an appeal from his friend Bubba for funds to take a trip to Aruba, it's the result of a situation that I won't get into here, but I laughed so hard and haven't had such a good time in an evening in a long time.

Today was interesting. It started out early this morning with a trip over to Circe's Sunset Jazz club with a pajama jazz session. From there I headed over to Sailors Cove for the Tako Cup races and hung out with friends for a while, until I received a group IM from my friend Cecil Hirvi. Cecil is a Second Life film maker and has some really wonderful videos posted on his YouTube page. Today's IM had to do with a photo he wanted to take to recreate a Van Gogh painting. Myself and several friends tp'd to the location of the shoot and were directed to seats. It really was fun and I look forward to the final product which is intended for a RL art exhibit.

After the photo shoot, I returned to Sailors Cove just in time to catch the end of the races. Everyone headed over to the club house (talk about a crowd) for the debriefing, when I got a RL phone call to help out a neighbor. I logged off and returned later just in time to catch the last half hour of NuScore Kidd's show at Sunset Jazz club.

OMG!!! This UK artist has one of the sexiest voices I've ever heard in SL. His audience interaction is fantastic and he improvised several songs directed to the ladies attending the show. If Barry White were in SL his name would be NuScore Kidd. I IM'd him after the show to see if he's interested in doing a performance at Sailors Cove Theater and am working on setting up a date. This guy is hot hot....

An evening of dancing

2007-09-06T21:14:00.001-06:00

I decided to make last night a concert night, not at Sailors Cove, but traveling around and checking out other people's concerts. Starting out the evening I joined Gospeed at Paisley's concert at the Lift. I had to grab a snapshot of her gown, omg, it was incredible. The detail on the metallic flower pieces just blew my mind and I've got to find out who the designer is. Paisley as usual was just superb, singing some songs that I hadn't heard before, plus my favorite of all "Nature Boy"

After Paisley's show GoSpeed had to head to bed so I zipped over to catch Louis Volare. It's been ages since I've been able to attend one of his concerts and I'm so glad that I was able to go. It brought me back to my first few months in SL, when I first heard him play at Nantucket and reminded me once again what a beautiful thing live music in Second Life really is and why I fell in love with it.

At Louis' show I ran into my dear friend Tilinitchief. Chief was kind enough to dance with me during the show (so I wouldn't be a lonely wall flower) and afterwards I joined him at Pannies where Rosedrop Rust was performing. WOW. I'm speechless. Rusty is just awesome, I would love to have him at Sailors Cove and am working up the guts to ask :)

After Pannies, and because I was still wearing my gown from Paisley's show, Chief invited me to dance at Avilion Castle. This place has to be one of the most beautiful sim's in SL. I just wish it weren't so laggy. We danced a beautiful waltz under the stars with a waterfall backdrop. What a lovely evening.
Today we had Alisha Yao at Sailors Cove. I've been able to book Alisha as a regular now and she'll be performing every Thursday night at 6pm SLT. Tonight's show was fun. Alisha surprised us with a little quiz. She sang some tunes from TV sitcoms and whoever guessed received a free t-shirt. Unfortunately her biggest fan (so he claims) Random Torok didn't get the prize and as a jest took off his jacket to show everyone his shirtless situation. From what I understand, Aisha took pitty on him and gave him a T-shirt after the show. I also want to personally let Random know that we truly appreciate his support of Sailors Cove Theater!

Catch up time

2007-09-05T14:02:00.001-06:00

I've been spending a lot of time lately flitting around from concert to concert in addition to working my own at Sailors Cove. Grabbed this shot of legendary Paisley Fan, Tay Runo about a week ago at her concert at sailors. Tay is known for his vast number of AV's and he didn't disappoint that week when he turned himself into the cutest little baby. Some people thought it was a bit creepy, but I thought he was just adorable waddling around.
I grabbed this shot at the ACA Sims after Abella Beck again won 2 out of three races. Surfwidow passed out some Sailors Cove advertisement boards and we all put them on and goofed off a bit. hmm.... maybe I should wear mine over at the welcome center to let ppl know about our beautiful home sims :)
For some reason, I've really be into tinies lately :). I was given several freebies by my friend Grizzy and already had my fox av, so I did a search on SLExchange and found a couple more. I picked up an adorable teddy bear, and this one, my favorite, a cute littly bunny.

Was visiting with my friends Epi, Beejee and Abella and they liked it so much they decided to pick up their own, whereupon we descended on a Sting Rhode concert and danced on stage. What fun!!!! I love walking around in my bunny, people are really nice and complimentary.
This is my friend Mermaid Shilova. In real life she's my neighbor from across the street and a very good friend. I showed what I was doing in SL and she got all excited about it and poof, here she is. I helped her set up her AV with some freebie hair and clothes and my good friend GoSpeed Racer was kind enough to give her a very pretty skin. She doesn't come online that often because she's really busy in RL but it's exciting to show her around when she does come onlin.
Here's Mermaid, me in my bunny suit and Abella relaxing in Abella's new garden that she and Jean built on top of their skybox. It's so pretty there. She's got some wonderful poses and has built a pretty little pool with Koi swimming around in it. Abella has a wonderful sense when it comes to textures and decorating and I'm real happy for them.

Exploring and contemplation

2007-08-21T09:09:00.000-06:00

I've been doing a bit of exploring lately, what fun. It's one of the things I miss from my early days in SL. I've been pretty wrapped up in one place for a while, so when my friend GoSpeed invited me to check out a new place I jumped at the chance.

I don't know if I've posted a picture of myself yet in my new Silver Fox AV, but that's me sitting on the ground at the Straylight Sim. We stopped for a moment at this beautiful waterfall and chatted with some folks that appeared to be swimming. Over my shoulder I noticed a strange clump of rocks with a name bubble hanging over it. Turns out it was a brand new resident of SL who just for kicks attached a bunch of rocks all over his body.... talk about funny looking.

Here is a better shot of my new AV. I got it at the Werehouse, it's really awesome and comes with it's own AO, flexi tail and effects. I really like to wander around in it. Sometimes people don't realize that I'm an AV and say funny things about me. Bent's not crazy about it tho and refuses to be around me when I'm in Fox form..... ah well... maybe we'll have to get him his own critter AV so he'll be more comfortable.

Last night after Wendy Curtiss' show at the theater I went up to the house and sat on the porch. I love my little blue bird and snapped this picture of it flying off while I was sitting there. Now I just need to add some sound effects to make it just right.

Over my shoulder I saw the sun begin to set and slipped to the other side of the porch to watch. Couldn't resist taking this pic, I take them in RL all the time too, and even have one of my RL originals in the dining room of our cabin.

While I was sitting there I got an IM from another resident, Delinda. She invited me to visit the sim of a friend of hers. All I can say is OMG, everyone needs to visit the Twilight Gates Sim and explore the magnificent castles there.

All of the builds on the sim are for sale. The textures and layouts are just about the most incredible I've seen in SL..... definitely a place worth visiting.

Dancing with Bent

2007-08-14T10:53:00.000-06:00

Bent and I are very excited! We went shopping day before yesterday and finally got him new skin, shape and hair. Oh my! He's looking sooooo good :). You won't believe the compliments that I've received in IM about his new look. Diana calls him King George of Bent (hehe) with his silver hair and beard he's looking more the statesman than the thug.

To celebrate, we dressed up and went to a Heath Elvehjem concert at Club Neptune and danced all evening..... boy, do I feel pretty next to him :)

And the beat goes on....

2007-08-07T21:08:00.001-06:00

I resigned tonight as promoter for all of the artists I've been working for. I need to concentrate on some RL issues right now and just don't have the time required to do a good job.

I'm going to continue working at Sailors Cove Theater because of the commitment I've already made. Will have to see how things work out. Life is a little nuts right now.

Come On In

2007-08-02T19:31:00.001-06:00

One of the cool things about living in a park on the side of a mountain is the visitors. I sit out on the porch and folks who are exploring pass by. If I see them approach on my radar I say hello. Some stop and chat, others pass on by either ignoring me, or missing my greeting. You meet some pretty nice people this way.

The park is looking better and better every day. Last night the horse and shed that was over on the Fisher's Island park popped up behind the mountain. Flowers are springing up all around and dances and cuddle poses are tucked away in sunny and secluded spots. I'm really looking forward to being here.

Just found this and that

2007-07-31T23:14:00.000-06:00

I was cruising through my friend Ravishal Bentham's SLPics site and came across this picture that he posted:OMG... lol, I didn't think anyone kept a picture of that. As it happens, I was online when the new Sailors Cove sim first appeared just to the west of Fishers Island. I wasn't able to get there right away because it still belonged to the Linden gods but first thing that morning I went over and caught up with Patrick, Izabella and Ravi. I told them about seeing the island appear during the night and someone made the comment that the mountain should be called Mt. Saint Jo in my honor. As a joke, I threw together a sign and planted it atop the mountain.

Funny thing is, the mountain is still there, and to top it all off, Bent and I are living on it. Our cabin is high above the sim on the north side of the mountain. We have the most wonderful view from our front porch.

I really love this place and it's people.

Joja and Bent Moving!

2007-07-28T09:04:00.001-06:00

Bent and I are finally making the plunge and moving to Sailors Cove. Actually it's not that much of a plunge since I cut a deal with the property owner... reduced rent in exchange for my help with the theater.

The Sailors Cove sims are my favorite in SL. I first visited them when there was only one- Fishers Island. I've become good friends with many of the residents and it's the sense of community that has drawn me there.

There are now seven sims with more one the way. A wonderful community and will grow and grow..... what fun watching it take off.

Heath Elvehjem in SL and RL

2007-07-20T13:47:00.000-06:00

What can I say, Bent and I are pretty lucky. We've had the extreme pleasure of having Heath Elvehjem (Heath Vercher in RL) visiting with us this week in RL. We even had the opportunity to watch him stream his regular weekly Galveston Island Show right from the salon of our boat.

Rather than repeat everything again, you can read all about it, and see the pictures on our RL Ships Log :)

Friends

2007-07-11T21:30:00.000-06:00

I have so many friends, some of them very close. One of my good friends is Diana Allandale, a writer in real life (Diana Hunter).

A few weeks ago I attended a reading at her shop in Nantucket. There I met a gentleman in the publishing business who was looking into SL and what Diana does there. As it turns out, he wrote in his blog about that meeting and quoted me...omg :)

Second Fantasy is home

2007-04-19T09:50:00.000-06:00

I've fallen in love and found a home for Second Fantasy, my Trucordia Yawl. She's docked now at the Tradewinds Yacht Club at Fisher's Island in the Sailor's Cove Sims. In addition to great sailing, Sailor's Cove has a beautiful Park and Theatre for live music concerts. The people are all great and Bent and I have had a great time hanging out there dancing in the clubhouse and playing SL trivia with friends.

After parking Second Fantasy I decided to celebrate by taking my little Tako out for a moonlight sail.... what a beautiful sight it was....

Updating

2007-04-03T08:42:00.000-06:00

I know, I've been really bad about updating this blog. I just seems that I've been doing so much that by the time I'm done I'm exhausted and too tired to post about it.... and then by the time I remember to post I can't remember all I did because it was so much!

Concerts, Concerts, Concerts.... that seems to be my main occupation in SL and sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming. I've met so many of our wonderful SL musicians and sometimes I feel obligated to attend all of their concerts.... don't get me wrong, I love the music, adore the music but sometimes I really want to take a break and do some fun stuff.

I haven't sailed in a while, and have decided to take some time out and get some sailing in. I still really want to participate in racing but need to learn the courses. I'm excited about the new Tradewinds Yacht Club and plan to learn the new course they're preparing for the grand opening so that I can participate in the regatta.

Last night was fun, I only stayed online for a few minutes to be introduced to roller skating by my friend Chief. LOL.... another past time to get involved in.

Where to start!

2007-03-07T15:05:00.000-06:00

Oh my gosh, there has been so much happening lately I don't know if I can catch up!... Let's see, where to start:

Jeff Tully:
I'm not sure how long Jeff has been performing in Second Life, but I'm so glad I found him. Jeff is a Country Music singer from my home town!! Wow.... how exciting. Not only is it exciting to find someone that you feel you have a special connection with, but to top it all off he has a fantastic voice.The show was pretty early in the afternoon and there were mostly girls there.... but us girls had a great time, line dancing and swooning to his sexy tunes.....ahh.... what fun.

Circe Broom:

Circe Broom was at the concert (of course) and while there she told us that a story had been written about her in the Baltimore Sun paper. It's a great story and I'm glad that she's my friend.

Heath Elvehjem:

Bent and I headed over to Nantucket to listen to Heath play. We arrived early and found Heath there alone. He was goofing around with an invisibility script and I kept finding pieces of him (hair and shirt cuffs) floating in the air. Fortunately I was the only one that saw it. Then he put on this funny hat and went "away". Bent took a seat in the sand next to him to protect him from possible muggers....

I took advantage of the poor guy and grabbed this shot..... I kinda like the way it turned out and gave him a copy... he said he liked it to....lol...

Bent and I left the concert a bit early because the lag was driving him crazy. We decided to go exploring and I took him to Unity City, a place that I had accidentally found the day before. It's really a beautiful place and they have some interesting sights to see there.

Elegance and smooth sultry sounds

2007-03-04T09:43:00.000-06:00

One of the most beautiful clubs in Second Life has to be Club Egret on Gammet Island. It's a huge venue built in an art deco style. It is elegant, exclusive and has a strict dress code that enables the owner to maintain the uniqueness of it's environment.

I was excited to be there, and even bought a new gown just for the occasion, a live concert by Paisley Beebe and George Bing. Paisley, (Leonie Smith) and George (George Golla)are renowned Jazz artists from Austrailia.

Paisley looked exquisite in her white satin gown. I arrived very early and was standing in the back greeting other concert goers as they arrived. The dance floor quickly filled up when the music began. So many of my friends came, some bringing other friends to listen and dance to Paisley's smooth vocals and George's expert guitar.

Rumor has it that at one point there were over 90 people in attendance..... a HUGE crowd, all dressed up in their best evening gowns, suits and tuxedos. And you should have heard them talk. The compliments were flowing all around about how wonderful Paisley sounded and when she asked for requests the messages started flowing. I was too excited when she sang Nature Boy from their music CD Never The Less, one of my favorite tunes, probably because it references going to sea, and I just love anything that involves sailing :)

Most exciting night!

2007-03-02T01:09:00.000-06:00

Whew... I'm so excited I don't even know where to start. Bent and I went shopping today to buy him a new suit. We've been going to so many concerts I wanted him to have something else to wear other than his tux. We found a really nice 3 piece suit with matching shoes and a hat, but unfortunately he can't wear the hat because it occupies the same space as his hair. We'll have to figure that one out.

We hopped over to Nantucket for a Jazz concert by Paisley Beebe. All I can say is WOW! What a voice! Paisley is Leonie Smith from Australia and has a smooth jazzy sound that is soothing and relaxing. She has several songs on her MySpace page and I couldn't resist but add the song "Nature Boy" to my own MySpace page. More to come on this, will have to see :) Word is also getting out about her because I found another blog by Cylindrian talking about how great her sound is too.

I have some work cut out for me during the next week!

Home Sweet Home...

2007-02-28T11:31:00.000-06:00

Bent and I spent hours last night working on our house in the sky. I received an IM from our landlady about the group I had started so that the two of us can share ownership. She set up the group as the land owner and now the both of us can call the place as home. It's so strange having so many prims to work with and I've decided that I need to pick up a new living room and bedroom suite to make things look better. Right now we're still using all of the old stuff that I had in our apartment. While we were there the neighbors showed up and Bent teleported to ground level to introduce himself but they were very busy working on their house and didn't stop to chat with him. There's so much to learn about building but I was successful in creating a stairway up to the second floor so that we don't have to try to jump up there (it's very hard to fly when you're that far up in the sky). It's so cool having a place that we can change around to our suiting. Now I really need to organize my inventory and clean it up, I've got so much junk in there that I picked up at freebie warehouses. Sometimes you can find a treasure, but most of the time it's all junk.

Land!

2007-02-27T15:14:00.000-06:00

Bent and I went to a Luigi Volare concert last night at a beautiful jazz club. Unfortunately the lag was awful (either that our our internet connection) and we both crashed several times.

After he headed to bed I logged off and just cruised the web a while and then I decided to check back in real quick and remove the contents of my apartment so that it won't be auto returned to me tomorrow. When I logged in I had an IM from Pat. He and I spoke earlier for a while and I explained what was happening with our apartment and told him that I was looking for land to rent or buy. The IM said that a lot had just come available on his island so I teleported over and took a look. It's a great deal... cheaper than what I'm paying for my premium membership so I took the land and will not renew the membership (don't need a premium membership to own/rent land on a private sim).

It's a very pretty quiet place. I spoke with the landlord and she's very nice. I've decided to put a garden on the ground and a platform in the sky for our home so we can have a little bit of privacy. Now comes the fun part... picking out the house and furnishing it :)

Starlight in Hollywood

2007-02-26T10:49:00.000-06:00

Boy, do I love to dance! Every chance I get I want to be out there on the dance floor, trying all of the different moves. Last night Bent and I went to 5 O'clock Somewhere beach and listened to some Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffett, we danced for a little while and explored some too. When he logged off I got an IM from Chief. We chatted a bit and since I had heard that there was a party in Hollywood I invited him over to dance a bit.

The music was Jazzy and we stayed there until I received a message from EAF that Jamey was doing a radio show so we hopped over and joined the crowd. Heath and Kori were there and so was Lehua. Bent came back online and joined us for a bit. Had fun chatting with everyone and dancing for a short while with Bent. Unfortunately I crashed twice and finally gave up and headed to bed.

There's good news on the NYC. Cory, Jane and Francois are taking over the club and it should be replaced shortly. We have assurances from the new land owner that we'll still be able to sail. Will be interesting to see how the land changes though.

Death of the NYC?

2007-02-25T08:44:00.000-06:00

I received a horrible note last night that the Nantucket Yacht Club is being disbanded!! Oh no! This morning there was a posting by Cory Copeland on the SLSF website that didn't explain much but asked for input from the members. I put my two cents in but sure would like to know what's going on.

I do know that Barb Carson has sold much of the East End sims, but don't know what that means as far as the yacht club is concerned or the Mystic shops where Diana has her bookstore.... sure wish they would let us know what's going on.

What a night!

2007-02-25T00:34:00.000-06:00

Made it back online just in time for Diana Allendale's book reading. Diana writes erotic romance in real life under the pen name Diana Hunter. It was great to hear her voice live and she answered a lot of questions from her fans in attendance. I wish I had thought to take a picture. At the end of the session she said that she would give a free e-book to the third person that IM'd her.... lol... I got it! WOW! I'm so excited! I've already read one of her books and look forward to getting the rest of them. Now I need to get Bent to read them... hehe

After the reading, Bent came online and wanted to see something different so I took him to the Pyramid in Cairo. It's a beautiful sim and we walked around a bit and explored. While we were there we ran into Circe who owns the sim. She was so nice to us, and took us up to see her latest project, a duplicate of the original jazz club in SL that she's building. She hopes to be open within the next couple of weeks.

After Bent headed to bed I joined a friend at his home for a visit and tour. He's a really sweet guy and is partnered with a beautiful girl. Hope to get to know both of them better in the future.

More Concerts...

2007-02-24T11:01:00.000-06:00

The two things I find myself doing more than anything else is going to concerts in SL. The EAF crew are just wonderful and I love the way the music relaxes me. My plan is to buy everyone's CD's so I can listen to them all the time :)

Just like a true Heath fan, I was carrying my Lucky Charms during the entire concert.

I found out something very very cool about one of my friends last night. He works for a large RL corporation that is active in SL. As a developer for this corporation he actually works in SL sometimes.... what a great job to have! He shared some of his visions for the future of SL and I could see it.... the possibilities are unbelievable.

Dancing with Bent

2007-02-22T11:02:00.000-06:00

Bent joined me last night for a Louis Volare concert. Ahh... what a handsome couple!

He is so gorgeous and I love him dearly.... silly man that he is. I'm just going to have to work a little harder in training him :)

Beach Party at Bougainville Strait

2007-02-21T17:05:00.000-06:00

It all started out as noon Tako races in Nantucket..... everyone was gathering at the start line. Everyone got off to a great start.... I was riding along with Berjo (gosh, I hope I spelled your name right :)) because I'm still having a problem getting lost :shock:

Rounding one of the islands we had a close encounter with Francois:

Not sure who won the race but a discussion ensued at the finish line about some new open water sims that had just come online:

It was agreed that we would all sail out there to take a look.... from my perspective we kinda got off to a rough start:

For some reason we kept running into Francois :P

Finally we all ended up at Bougainville Strait and had a little chat:

The racing was just awesome! Lag wasn't too bad but I'm still having problems with the race course. As soon as I get a chance I'm going to print out the course maps so that I can have them right with me to look at.... sure will be nice when the Beta .5 course map is updated :)

The Best thing about SL

2007-02-20T23:44:00.000-06:00

Is the concerts.... I know, I talk about them a lot, but then, I'm a huge fan of beautiful music. And all of the EAF Musicians make the most beautiful music.

Tonight I received a notice from Kori Travanti (Kori Linea Carothers in RL) about a concert this evening. There was a little instruction in her concert notice that we should come in ethnic dress or wear a Bindi . I didn't even know what a Bindi was, so I did a quick search and discovered that it's the dot worn of the forehead of Hindu women. During my search I found a store that sold them and quic. Unfortunately I didn'tkly purchased one. I then decided that I really needed a costume to wear too, so I did another search for a Sari and found one store that sold them. The funny thing is that while I was there, another girl was there purchasing one. She was already buying the one that I wanted, so just in case she was going to the concert too, I bought a different one. The Sari that I bought included a veil, and I wore it for a little while, but then took it off because I covered up my Bindi.

The concert had a good showing... dimensions are difficult to photograph in SL so while this picture may look like the place was empty, it was actually pretty crowded for an SL concert in a single venue.

Kori played her heart out on not only the piano but she also played a native American flute. The flute music was absolutely beautiful and very relaxing. During the concert she told us that she would check out the crowd, and that the person with the best ethnic outfit would be sent one of her CD's and a bracelet. She told us that she would send an IM to the lucky winner.

I think I came in second :).... I received an IM from her telling me that she would send me a CD. I'm so excited and can't wait to receive it! WOW!!!

After the concert I headed over to Nantucket to catch the end of Louis Volare's (Louis Landon in RL) show that had started at 8pm SLT.

I had some major problems when I arrived there (without my hair and with my shoe up my butt) so I popped back to the apartment to change out of the sari and into a pair of jeans. Unfortunately the lag was horrible and I never got my clothes right. Then when I got back to Nantucket my music player wouldn't work. I ended up having to log out of SL and back in and was able to catch the end of his set. I didn't go close, because my clothes still hadn't rezzed and I looked pretty silly.

Now, for the worst thing about SL.... the real estate prices!! OMG! It's just crazy and now to top it all off, Linden Labs has decided that they are doing away with the First Land program for premium accounts. This really ticks me off, because one of the primary reasons that I signed up for a premium account was because of the First Land deal that they offer. Unfortunately I've NEVER seen First Land available on the market since I signed up for my account. I'm probably not going to renew my premium membership when it comes up next month.

2007-02-18T00:09:00.000-06:00

Today was an interesting day.... I ran into Diana Allendale of Passionate Books in Mystic. We had a nice conversation. I've discovered her writing and have been following her SL saga... can't wait for the next chapter to come out. Bent finally came online and we explored SL a bit together including the 5 O'Clock beaches and the welcome center. Welcome center ended up being a bust because of the lag but we did try some experiments back at the apartment.

After Bent went to bed I got a notice that AldoManutio Abruzzo would be playing at Dolphin in the Lucky Pearl Casino so I popped over. There was a Dutch girl singing when I got here. I have to give her credit for stepping up and singing live. Perhaps with a bit of experience she will get better.

Aldo plays guitar and it's a very new age sound. It's all improvised and he makes it up as he plays. It's a very relaxing and mood enhancing sound. I enjoy it, especially right before bed because it really relaxes me.

Valentines Day

2007-02-15T01:18:00.000-06:00

Had a wonderful valentines dinner in RL and then went to Maddies new Jazz Club for a performance by Luigi Volare. My friend Spencer joined me there and we tangoed to Luigi's beautiful music. SL and/or this old laptop were acting up so I ended up frozen for most of the performance, tho I could still hear the music. Spencer is such a gentleman. He's had the guts to sail with me and has stood by and waited through all my computer difficulties.

When the show was over I had to reboot the computer and by the time I got back Spence had already logged off so I wasn't able to thank him. Hopefully I'll catch him online in the next couple of days and let him know that I appreciated his patience.

I tried to go back to my apartment but someone left an animated puppy running around in the first floor apartment and I couldn't stand up.... my AV kept swinging her arms like I was falling so I decided to head over to the 5 o'clock somewhere beach and listen to some Jimmy Buffett music. There was a group of people hanging out there and I chatted with them a bit.

It's been a fun night.... just wish my laptop was up and running because it handles SL much better than this old one.

Pat

2007-02-13T17:28:00.000-06:00

Pat is my best friend. He's creative and very kind. I really enjoy it when I can catch him online. He's been working very hard on his skybox and I'm excited that he's been able to rent some land to work with.

Dancing the night away....

2007-02-13T15:30:00.000-06:00

I popped into Nantuckett early last night and arrived about 45 minutes before Heath's (from ElectriAcoustic Fusion) concert started. Music from the 80's was playing and I ran into Diana (a writer) and Berjio (a new friend). Heath and some other folks were there and we all started dancing and having fun. Heath took the stage at 7:00 pm and played his heart out.

Berjio stayed with me and we danced through the entire concert. I've decided that I just must have copies of Heath's cd's. I'll have to go to his myspace site and order copies. Last night he said that we could also pre-order his new CD.... will have to check into that.

After the concert I popped over to my apartment to change and went back to Mystic to sail a bit. I took the Tako out first but the winds were being very flukey so I decided to switch to Second Fantasy, my yawl. There too I continued to have problems with the wind and finally gave up and headed back to the apartment to change. I did a little bit of shopping and picked up a new avatar. I like the hair and the shape that came with it, but wasn't too crazy with the skin and the eyes, so I switched back to my regular skin and the green butterfly eyes.

This morning I went over to the welcome center to watch the circus and maybe meet new folks. I also wanted to try out my new blabber/translator. That didn't go to well, it seems the guy that wrote the blabber is having some problems with it. It's funny how the new people offer you friendship before they even start talking. Before accepting I usually try to talk to them first. Most of the time I discover that they're from another country and don't speak English. While I do like to accept friendship offers, I do prefer to accept offers from people that I can talk with. I'm going to have to go thru my friends list and cull out the ones that I've never seen or spoken to since our first meeting.

The sailing life....

2007-02-12T14:01:00.000-06:00

I'm learning how to sail... it's been interesting and frustrating at the same time mostly because I keep getting lost. I bought a Tako and take it out all the time. I've studied the race chart but keep getting lost along the way. Today I finally figured out why..... the landscape has been changed but the chart hasn't!

I've joined the Second Life Sailing Federation and posted a note to the forum asking if anyone has updated the chart yet.... got a nice response from Jane Fossett who said they've installed a chart dispenser at the Nantuckett start line... will have to look for it.... if I can get back into the sim.... seems the Lindens are having a problem today.

Soon Thoughts....

2007-02-12T13:17:00.000-06:00

I'm really into blogs.... always looking for ways to express myself. Since I'm leading a double life (or a Second Life if you prefer) I thought I'd create one for Jojamela Soon, because she, like many folks living a Second Life, is a figment of imagination, an alternate personality, separate from Real Life with thoughts and experiences felt but not quite real.

I need a way to separate the real from the fantasy because if I posted my SL experiences on my real blog I might come across as a bit strange or maybe even a little insane.

Jojamela Soon allows me to be someone else for just a little while. Much of my personality comes through her, but I'm really trying to keep her personality different, maybe work on her shyness and get her out of her shell.

This is my first and last posting here..... all future posts will be from Jojamela herself, from her feelings, experiences and musings....

bb

Soon's Second Life

Uglyness

Taking a vacation

Fable Sinatra Mega Wedding

Special Event at Sailors Cove Theater

What to do.....

Whisperers

Big Show Day

Surprise!!

Thru the view finder

Lilli & Bot

Fyrm sings the chicken song

Flying my Fizz

Slideshow from my Flickr SL Music set

Sunrise

Music Returns to SCT

Rocking the Clubhouse

My waterfall

Sailing season opening day

Community Gathers

Banned from Flickr Group?

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SL=RL at least the effects do

Sitting around listening

Fanci Rides her butterfly

Racing Bent

Bow Roof Cottage

Sailing the ACA

Leather & Latex

Joja & Heath

Facing the Slide

***You Are An ISFP***

Dave Corbett Darwin to Premier at Sailors Cove Theater

MTV at Sailors Cove

Monday Nights at the Cove

Joja and Distilled1 Rush

Truelie Telling

NE church

Fanci & Patrick's House

New Build- Maple Leaf Cottage

Jammin

Maximillion Kleene

Circe & Vincent

Hot Air Ballon Ride

Vincent Merricks at Sailors Cove

Ice Skating at Sailors Cove

Ice Castle at day

Sting Rhode

Winter Wonderland

Update on earlier post

New Musicians, New Parties

An evening of dancing

Catch up time

Exploring and contemplation

Dancing with Bent

And the beat goes on....

Come On In

Just found this and that

Joja and Bent Moving!

Heath Elvehjem in SL and RL

Friends

Second Fantasy is home

Updating

Where to start!

Elegance and smooth sultry sounds

Most exciting night!

Home Sweet Home...

Land!

Starlight in Hollywood

Death of the NYC?

What a night!

More Concerts...

Dancing with Bent

Beach Party at Bougainville Strait

The Best thing about SL

Valentines Day

Pat

You Are An ISFP