I Write Like …
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER I saw this great Web application referenced at Salvatore Otoro’s Second Life Roleplay blog. So I copied text from my The Big Quiet article, pasted it in the appropriate box on the “I Write Like” site and got this: I write likeCory Doctorow I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac [...]
Avatarexia
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Seen the movie Avatar yet? If so, remember how tall and skinny the Na’vi were compared to the humans? I’m guessing the Na’vi were about 8 to 10 feet tall, towering over people. Well guess what? It seems most people have made themselves this tall and skinny in Second Life. Just [...]
Chess the Job
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT In January of this year I challenged a friend to a game of chess when I noticed she had a chessboard in her house. Five months and one marriage later, we still haven’t gotten round to a single game, which is fortunate for me because I need to brush up [...]
Summer PixelFest
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Lucifer Bates asked me to pass this news on to you about PixelFest. The Looni Bin and Totally Wired present Summer PixelFest Saturday July 31st/Sunday August 1st Welcome to Summer PixelfFest – a celebration of Second Life’s best music and performance… all on one beautiful sim and spanning 48 hours. A group [...]
FORE! Part Two
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER According to their profile “Since July 2006 Holly Kai Golf Club has provided the only full-sized golf experience in all of Second Life. Come experience what Philip Linden decribed as “so cool, I can’t believe it!” Putting green. Golf driving range. Free golf clubs & range finder.” If you [...]
3 Button Tailored Jacket
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE I’ve been asked by more than one person where to find a 3 Button Tailored Jacket. Yes, it’s men who ask me these questions, and since our resident fashionista Albion “Ace Face” Spitteler has been away for a while, I had no one to send them to for proper male mod [...]
Cloud 9.1 News
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Creator Maddison Mokeev IM’d me with some Cloud 9.1, Virtual Decay news, and asked if I’d pass it on to you. if you’ve been to the Penny Lane sim you’ve seen Maddison’s work. She not only created the texture for the road, but the record shop we used to have. Dear [...]
FORE! Part One
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER It’s been at least two years since Alidar Moxie mentioned playing golf in SL to me. I have always wanted to try it. Last year she even gave me clubs and a HUD. We knocked around some balls from her skybox, but that was about all. So finally, I [...]
Friends
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE I’ve been thinking about friendship lately. What is it? How many different levels of friendship are there? How close do you need to be to someone to consider them a friend? On Second Life we have people on our “friend list” but we barely know them; and yet we often refer [...]
Welcome New Writers
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE I would like to extend a welcome to two new freelance writers here at Moonletters, Graz Firecaster and Alexxis Zabelin. Both are very different from one another, but that makes it more interesting. Let’s learn a little about these two. Freelancer: Alexxis Zabelin Alexxis is the newest writer for Moonletters. You [...]
Writing Guidelines and Other News
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Today is supposed to staff writer Jellie Arrowmint’s day for an article. She’s a busy bee though, having some positive things happen in her real life, so giving her a break this week. She just received a promotion with her new job, and landed a part in a theatre production. You [...]
What Does Your AO Say About You?
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE In Second Life as in real life, what someone looks like can leave a huge impression. Whether we want to or not, we often make assumptions of others based on what our eyes see. While some people are less superficial than others, even the nicest individuals are not immune to forming [...]
Second Life Stigma
BY FREELANCER GRAZ FIRECASTER As anyone who’s met me in-world will know, I don’t really separate my real life from my second life. I view SL as an extension of real life and is a great way to meet interesting people, listen to new music and enjoying a cheap social life. I understand and fully [...]
DJing in SL (The Alexxis Way)
BY FREELANCER ALEXXIS ZABELIN For my next article I would like to talk about DJing in Second Life. I realise there has been a piece on DJing recently, but I wanted to give my take on it, and shamelessly plug my own set in the process. I have been DJing in SL since around November [...]
Faces of Stonehenge in SL, Part One
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER It’s not really that tough, I believe, to recreate the monoliths and stones that make up one of the world’s most famous and oldest monuments in Second Life. I’ve seen a number of them, mostly fairly lame (please note the accompanying screenshot that has For Sale signs floating in [...]
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves played the part of Neo in the Matrix. Second Life reminds me of the Matrix. Emerald Wynn is wearing a t-shirt with Keanu Reeves on it. She says it’s for sale for 35 Lindens. That’s my excuse for making a post called Keanu Reeves. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Matrix [...]
I Was Brave
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT Ever been for a ride in a taxi or on a motorcycle with Cisa Batista? I have, and have somehow managed to live to tell the tale! (Pay, please forget about our last trip in my car!) After these ‘adventures’ – or maybe ‘escapades’ is more appropriate, I usually find [...]
Creative Coyote
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER “I am a creative, hopeful person who is strong at times and a little cynical. I am a definite loner, and an introvert. You can find me in-world most of the time at my home or store Coyote Southwest Fine Art and Design. Friendship is welcome!” Those are the [...]
It Started With Tea…
BY REPORTER MADAME1111 QUINTESSA A few days ago I was exploring in Second Life and needed a snack. I searched a while, then found myself at Kitchen Kreations, one of the best places in SL for prim food. I sat down at a wonderful arranged table that had a menu easy for me to use. [...]
Of Alts and Dreams
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER “But I grudgingly admit, that when romance can be inflamed by a well-wrought build, there’s really nothing finer in SL: awe, wonder, and love.” I can’t believe I wrote that right here in Moonletters, but I did. In fact, it was almost a year ago, writing about my alt, [...]
Help and Advice For DJs
BY GUEST WRITER GRAZ FIRECASTER Editor’s Note: This Help and Advice was written for new DJs starting out at the indie club AAi. I thought some of our readers might find it useful in general, not just for AAi, so I asked Graz if it would be all right to publish it on Moonletters. He [...]
Time Out
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT What with all the hustle and bustle, the beat of the drums and the shouts of jubilation and all, Second Life can be a rather noisy place. Now and then I like to take some time out for a bit of peace and quiet and R&R, to sit and contemplate, [...]
Ozimals
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE There’s a bit of a craze going on with bunny rabbits lately. Ozimals, as the bunnies are called (since they come from the land of Oz), are breedable animals within the world of Second Life. Since I tend to collect animals, I succumbed to the temptation when a neighbor offered to [...]
Putting your best foot forward …
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER Ranging in price from $L 200 to $L 450, DUCE foot wear is worth checking out. In the same Golden Business Area as Ho Wear, which I have mentioned in the past, you can also find DUCE products on the 25 Linden Wall in the Ho Wear Main Store. [...]
Oh My Goth
BY FREELANCER ALEXXIS ZABELIN For my next article, I have decided to write something about my main passion in life, which is being a goth. I would like to begin by talking about what it feels like to be gothic in Second Life. I personally don’t feel brilliantly catered for, but there are some very [...]
Fnordian Plywood Box
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE This is truly the most impressive item Fnordian Link has ever released. I’m in awe of the design, the realistic shape and texture, and most of all how useful it is. I asked Fnord if I could include the manual for Moonletters techies, and he gave his permission. Congratulations on your [...]
Happy Seventh Birthday, Second Life
BY CHIEF STAFF WRITER PAYPABAK WRITER Seven days just isn’t enough time to really appreciate what the exhibitors have done at the SLB7 site. I can provide a glimpse of what I saw but I can’t begin to describe the feelings and the sounds that go with a prolonged visit to this amazing site. I [...]
Arcadia Asylum’s Builds Being Sold
BY EDITOR SHAUNA SKYE Recently I came across something that irritated me. There are people on Xstreet actually selling Arcadia Asylum’s builds. For those newer to Second Life, or who never got into knowing the names of famous builders, Arcadia Asylum is a legendary creator. At one time she made the highest quality builds in [...]
There’s No Place Like It
BY STAFF WRITER JELLIE ARROWMINT Dorothy said it, Albion is happy without one (see his post Best Dressed Hobo in Town), and I have had a fair few. It’s where the heart is, and where your friends are always welcome. In this world where we can carry everything with us, can a virtual home have [...]
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