Well, all those who didn't make Stephs' gig at Belle's last night, you missed a real treat! He looked great up there, with his control panel and computers and console and headphones, mixing and streaming an eclectic choice of music. It was slow, smoochy, sensual stuff, packed with emotions - he had been inspired to give us Love and Grief, both very powerful themes in ANY life, first or second. But to lighten the mood, odd things were going on all around. At one point Iris turned into a white clo… Continue

I guess that by now we have all received Teesa's message that she needs to take a break from SL. I would like to make a few comments about that, and about this wonderful island community that we are all (in my view) privileged to be part of.

First, I think that most people have known what it is to need a respite from SL - I certainly have. Running two lives at once is not easy,and there are times when the person behind the avatar needs space to sort real-life things out and to keep grounded. So… Continue