Second Life National Flag

Virtual Village Voice is looking for designs for a Second Life National Flag. You can read more about it HERE It sounds like a pretty good idea. It would allow for easier design of things like uniforms for role-players, air craft, anything you would normally use a flag ensignia on. I suppose putting Del and I on a flag would be just a bit egotistical? You think?

Store Update – 4 Mens Tees

The Men’s store at Mid Mall was updated with four new Men’s Tees: Textually Active, Can you Beer Me Now, Strangers have the Best Candy, and With a Shirt Like This Who Needs Pants? Mod/Copy for Custom Size and Fit 40L each. Also available on-line from SL Exchange and OnRez.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Whitesand%20lands/12/189/312/

Second Life Observation #2 Gender in Second Life

If according to Linden Labs that about 60% of the Second Life account holders are male and only 40% are female, why does it seem sometimes like everyone is a lesbian? Since there is no real shortage of female avatars in game, that means there are quite a few cross-dressers. That explains why many men want to hear you on voice or SkyPe before they get too serious about you, those of us that do play our real gender get the third degree because there are some playing around.

Tonight, I read a forum post from a rl female lesbian that found out her SL love of many months was really a man in a skirt. He told her on her birthday so she was crushed. I felt bad for this person so it got me thinking about this subject. I have nothing against those that do reveal their true gender to close friends and aren’t out to really deceive anyone enough to hurt feelings.

I’ve encountered this in other games too…my Everquest sister was actually a male Marine in rl. He was role-playing a female wood elf with a personality based on his rl wife. He was very convincing at it which spoke to his skill as a role-player but he wasn’t out to deceive anyone or hurt feelings…he was just playing a well developed character that he had dreamed up. Once you got to know his character a bit he would then tell you his real gender, as he put it to make sure there wasn’t any misunderstandings. I can see this aspect but just can’t understand what that guy was up to that hurt that girl. Seems rather heartless to me… Anyone else have any feelings on this?

Longer

After that punk on American Idol butchered this beautiful song tonight, I wanted to post the original to show that it wasn’t the fault of the song. Sing it Danny!

In honor of Dan Fogelberg whom we lost earlier this year after he lost his battle with cancer, one more…