One of the first things I do at the arrival of day is, after I checked my mail, open my reader and see what a variety of friends, interesting blogs and other sites of interest too me have come up with.

New World Notes is one of the blogs that I follow, which focuses mainly on news about SL and features interesting stuff happening inworld or in FL related somehow too SL. Also, often there are features of content created.

This morning I found there the machinima 'Impressions', directed by Willow Caldera (Sarah Burnside in FL).

Besides the exceptional quality of the video, I really love it as it showcases some of the best places in SL in a great way.

It makes me fall in love with SL all over again, and I needed that.

Lately I have been really focused on a few locations, due to RL stuff but also simply work.

Much more than my home and the places where I currently work I haven't seen. Haven't been really shopping nor exploring in ages. And there it happens... SL suddenly loses a bit of it magic.

Luckily a machinima like this is a bit of a wake-up call again. I love most of the chosen locations and love knowing that this still is only such a tiny small part of what SL has to offer.

Sure, 99% of content inworld is not what I personally enjoy or admire. But that 1% left is still pretty big, enough to get lost in for quite a while.

Also, for those who are not in SL, take a few minutes and have a look. This machinima may help you understand why for us SL is not just a joke.

It is about the magic, it is about creating that magic together.

Impressions, directed by Willow Caldera

Ok, now I ask you... am I too much online?

For the past few nights I have been dreaming a bit weird... let me share it with you.

It starts with me just sitting behind my desk, where you can find me most of the time working on the macbook I will marry one day.

I am looking up something on Wikipedia and suddenly, on the white background Wikipedia there is a black square. A little black hole in the website.

A prim is lost.

Now I have to tell you... a prim exists only in computer graphics.

It is a bloody 3D building block and would never exist on Wikipedia or any regular constructed website (ignoring this option...).

So, I am looking at the page, with the black square hole in it and wonder where the hell this prim went (the prim that could have never been there in the first place).

So, I lift my macbook a bit to shake it and see if I can locate the prim (why wouldn’t it have fallen in my monitor, as it is less than an inch thick let alone... it does not exist in reality).

With no luck at once, I turn it upside down and suddenly there it is... out of the hole it drops on my desk.

I have a prim on my desk! NPIRL! (for you non SL-ers... not possible in real life!)

It is a white slightly glowy prim.. gives light like my monitor does when there is a window with white background open.

And while looking at it, shiny at my black desk... I wake up.

I have had it a few times in the past that when I am walking outside, in First Life, I see a building and wonder how many prims it is.

Or when I am getting dressed I suddenly think how awesome something would match with another item and while looking for that item it can take a few minutes before I realize it is in another world.

And I have more examples like that and have heard them from others who extensively use SL.

But this dream is possibly the most bizarre ‘interworld’ experience I have had.

It just makes me wonder about sanity and things like that...

As I said a while ago, I am working on some big projects...

And today we released the first teaser.

The Companion is a project of Frigg Ragu which I am developing for her... and cannot say otherwise that it am thrilled about what it is becoming...

Not gonna say anything more yet, you will have to wait till December...

(watch this space)

The Oct/Nov issue of Nu Vibez magazine features a large article about my dear friend Nur Moo and Poetik and also mentions (almost all) the artists of the second round of Poetik.

It is a very well written article, which I personally still find a rarity in SL media, and features some great imagery.

Ok, now as I said they mentioned the names of almost all the artists, which basically means they have forgotten about me... But hey, let us not whine and just be happy that one of the pictures features GRID in a great way! Have a look, the article starts at page 64 and the picture with GRID can be found at page 70.

Today at 1pm SLT / 2200 CET GODart, the final FREAKShow showcase, opens.

There is a lot of work, both installations and photography, of a wide bunch of artists and of course what I am most thrilled about personally... my piece called 'EROTEME'.

The programme

1pm SLT / 2200 CET | concert of Alex Parsons

2pm SLT / 2300 CET | concert of Sonorous Breaks

3pm SLT / 0000 CET | dj set by Shane Hornet

4pm SLT / 0100 CET | dj set by Nightwish Sveiss

GODart contributing artists:

Abigale Heron, Bunny Brickworks, Katiya Rhode, Telemace Homewood, Don Hosho, Denise Rowlands, Bruno Canedeo, Saphire Nishi & Ozz Boyd, Cristiana Jules, Lavendar Paine, Frutti Freschi, Ossi Boa, Subversive Vavoom, Crow610 Mainline, Naxos Loon, Trilly Sands, Demerick Creeley, Petersnow Hyun, Kei Kojishi, Nicolette Marx, Stephen Venkman,, Nimil Blackflag, Brutus Martinek, Cerdwin Flanagan, Chaos Richard, Damion Dagostino, Alyne Dagger, Starr Sideways, Kiya McMahon, Dolly Voom, Faina Cortes, Miskat Qinan, Charles McCaw, Miso Susanowa, Juliete3D Quinzet, Banrion Constantine & Sowa Mai

I have seen most of the work already and there is quite some stunning stuff involved and be ready for some controversial opinions on what God is and the role of religion in our society.

You just have to come and see it!

Now about EROTEME. When I heard about the initiative of GODart it was one that attracted me instantly.

The search for faith, a faith and than which one is one very personal too me.

Nearly half my life I have been speaking with people about their faith and found this often inspiring.

I am still on the fence if and in what I believe. It may be a question I will never find the answer for.

EROTEME is based on this. On searching and not having the answers just yet.

Loglady Loon, FREAKShow's Grand Lady, has allowed me my own platform and EROTEME can be found there in solitude. Tho I am not alone, but you will understand that when you see the work.

Oh well, here is the background document which tells you more about it and about the work self.

I do hope to see you inworld tho to come and have a look!

Teleport directly to the location [here].

At this moment I am unfortunately not exactly sure about the running time of the exhibition...

I will inform you about that as soon as I know more.