http://www.flickr.com/photos/crumbsanddoilies/

*drools*

This Saturdays events in Winterfell!

First is the Practical Tarot group meeting
A group meets every Saturday at 8am SLT to discuss various Tarot related subjects.
Saturday September 27th 8am - 10am SLT
North East Corner of Taure En Lor - Red Tent
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/185/128/25


Second is the second installment of the "His Dark Materials" book discussion:
Winterfell Book Discussion - His Dark Materials - The Subtle Knife
Saturday September 27th 12pm - 2pm SLT
Winterfell Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/191/25


Finally is the monthly WinterDance:
Semi-formal WinterDance for the residents and friends of Winterfell
Saturday September 27th 2pm - 4pm SLT
Winterfell Taure En Lor Ballroom
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/211/25

Hey there everyone!

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Much Love,
Miss Serra

The Bards Gathering (Storytelling Night)
Thursday, September 25, 5pm – 7pm
Tauren En Lor, Winterfell 128,110,25

Join us under the stars of Taure En Lor every third Thursday of the month. Experience the magic; tell a tale, recite a poem, sing us a song or simply relax with friendly folks from all over the grid.

This month being the first month, the theme will be dreams. Day dreams, dreams come true or your worst nightmare…

Click here to be TPed directly to the event

Starting October 5th, every other Sunday at 3pm SLT I will be hosting a Winterfell Campfire talk.

This is open to all of Winterfell residents, Winterfell Community, and anyone else that hears about it and wants to come.

This will be a town hall of sorts so bring any Winterfell related questions, concerns or ideas you have!

I received a note from Mr Beaumont today in my NING mailbox:

On September 19, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Wilberforce (Wil) Beaumont wrote:

I see no reason to carry on this issue. I suspect if we really think about it we both said and did things we would not in a calm world and without RL pressures and stress have said and done.

However what say been said and done is said and done. What we now need to do it put it to rights, do what needs to be done to make things right amd to get on with enjoying SL as a break, a release, a contac with the outside works.

So please Serra can we discuss a solution to this apparent impasse?

Wil

My Response:

Hello Mr Beaumont,

As I said in Second Life, you and I have nothing to discuss any longer. I see no impasse, I do know what I said and I stand by it. I am sorry you haven't been enjoying your time in Second Life, I am not sure what you expect me to do to change your experiences there, you and only you have control over that.

I am doing what I need to do to ensure that my time in Second Life is enjoyable, I asked you to please not contact me again. That includes here in the Winterfell NING, in Second Life by your alts, Email or through our mutual friends and acquaintances to contact me on your behalf. I don’t think it is fair to them and shows very little respect on your part for their relationship with them and my request to not be contacted by you.

I wish you the best of luck in all your endeavors.

Be well,
Miss Serra.

The reason for me not editing his name in this post is because he insists on contacting me after repeated requests to stop. I hope he will take heed now that he knows I will not be protecting his name. Mr Beaumont, PLEASE just leave me alone?

10. What are YOU doing here?

9. Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye ... (this one is never completed)

8. Come show me how ye bury yer treasure, lad!

7. So, tell me, why do they call ye, "Cap'n Feathersword?"

6. That's quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!

5. Aye, I guarantee ye, I've had a twenty percent decrease in me "lice ratio!"

4. I've crushed seventeen men's skulls between me thighs!

3. C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!

2. RAMMING SPEED!

...and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:

1. You. Pants Off. Now!

10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?

9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?

8. Come on up and see me urchins.

7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.

6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.

5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?

4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?

3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.

2. Well blow me down?

... and the number one pickup line use by the fellas on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is:

1. Prepare to be boarded, YARRR.

Boobies. Breasts. TaTas.

They are called many things and although they come in all shapes and sizes (large, small, saggy and perky), they have one thing in common: The ability to develop cancer.

Even though there is no cure yet, the annual Blogger Boobie-Thon is doing its part to make cancer a thing of the past. As she has for the past 3 years, Her Grace of Loch Avie's human will take part in this event.

www.boobiethon.com

During the first week of October people from across the globe can submit pictures of bare and covered breasts to raise money for breast cancer causes.

Founded in 2002 by Florida blogger Robyn Pollman (www.shutterblog.com,) the Boobie-Thon has grown into a well-known event, raising tens of thousands for breast cancer and blogger-charity causes, with over 1500 people contributing pictures. The Susan G. Koman Foundation has, in the past, been the largest recipient of the funds.

Both founders and participants are hoping to generate exposure and donations for a worthy cause.

Males and females can submit pictures of their breasts. The covered boobies are featured on the free area of the site. The price of viewing the bare breasts is $50.

Come join Eva Bellambi and me as we host the first ever Boobie Ball. This will be held in Winterfell at the Taure En Lor Ballroom on October 4th, noon to 2pm SLT. This is not a formal event. Please just come ready to have some fun and be generous with your Lindens.

Wear Pink if you like, and you may dance topless if you dare, in honor of the breasts and lives we are working to save.

There will be donation kiosks and vendors with items for sale. All proceeds will be donated to BoobieThon.com during their annual campaign. Miss Serra and Miss Eva will match all donations. So come see your donation to this worthy cause tripled.

Donations will be listed on the site as coming from Winterfell and Caledon's Boobie Ball.

Please contact Eva Ballambi or me if you have any questions.

... ever since a was a young elf, I have always had odd bits of antique furniture, sparkly trinkets, hand made furniture, strange chunks of metal, stacks and stacks of books around the house... not to mention the endless maze of work tables covered in numerous strange devices... all carefully labeled with "DONT TOUCH, this means YOU!"

So as a child of a hopeless tinkerer who never had the joy of learning about Steampunk (RIP daddy) I just HAD to take this test!

Ragamuffin? How fun! <3
39% Elegant, 17% Technological, 33% Historical, 44% Adventurous and 54% Playful!

Your result for The Steampunk Style Test...

The Ragamuffin

What kind of Steampunk are you?

OMGOSH, I had no idea there was another test!!!

Test Who You Are in the Steampunk Ether City of Salmagundi ...

Rook and Spectre (the Cute, Fuzzy Animals)

Your result for Test Who You Are in the Steampunk Ether City of Salmagundi...

Rook and Spectre (the Cute, Fuzzy Animals)

You are Rook and Spectre, Chief Inspector Cerys’ two pet mousers (what foreigners might call “ferrets”). You are playful, fun loving, affectionate, and have little understanding of the horrors that lurk outside of your comfortable home. You enjoy small spaces, things with bells, chasing mice and insects, and having your belly rubbed. Perhaps your greatest contribution is reminding Cerys that there is more to life than solving ghastly crimes.

Intrigued? Learn more about G. D. Falksen's Salmagundi and the Cities of Ether here

Take Test Who You Are in the Steampunk Ether City of Salmagundi at HelloQuizzy

Hello all!

I would like to copy a post made by my dear friend Eds on her blog "Torrid Tales of a Compulsive Swooner"

I believe in the freedom of speech and realize to insure our freedoms we can't only give voice those who agree with us. That said, this morning I experienced a moment of pure frustration then the clouds lifted and I saw the light. I'm sure many others, use Second Life as a place of retreat, socializing, and expressing their creativity. I know sometimes when I log on, I am looking for a calm place to play away from real life drama.

Today was another one of those days, where I logged on and in one of my groups there were harsh words and drama. I am finding this to be occurring more often than ever before. The most simple solution would be to leave the group. Unfortunately that isn't always practical, such as when it is your land or community group. Instead of enjoying my morning, and dealing with my own RL dramas quietly and privately. I was treated to a drama.

That is when it dawned on me, while I didn't want to leave the group. I could MUTE the individual causing me stress. We can all chose what we want to hear, and what negativity we want in our lives. With mute I can banish it.

I am taking back my second life with the power of the MUTE. I encourage others to do the same. Why let it into your life? Make SL what you want it to be.

Thank you for the eloquent words my friend, I couldn't have said it any better... but I will add that I Wil not to be held hostage by the nut job in SL who is threatening me.

Just a small sample of the craziness of this man:

Serra Anansi: I have no intention of talking with you again about any issues of that day, it is over a week old and I have many time consuming commitments I need to take care of
Mr. W.B. : a simple yes /no wil answer
Mr. W.B. : did you or did you not say I am banned from Winterfell??? A simple yes /no will answer
Mr. W.B. : surely you hav etime to type Y or N
Mr. W.B. : or are you a coward
Mr. W.B. :not prepared to stand behind what you said
Mr. W.B. : well???
Mr. W.B. : I am sure Linden Labs wil be interestedMr. W.B. : I have checked
Mr. W.B. : do you want to lose it all???
Mr. W.B. : and if you as much as hint at my comments you have breached TOS and you and you company are done for, you have slandered my good name, that in (country removed to protect Mr. W.B.) is a crime
Mr. W.B. : an apology wil settle teh matter
Mr. W.B. : you have 24 hours
Mr. W.B. : or I serve documents on you C/- Linden Labs
Mr. W.B. : unless you want to talk this trrough
(Line removed do to the personal nature of the information given)
Mr. W.B. : and you discrediated ne in front of my peers
Mr. W.B. : that we disgracefull and un called for
Mr. W.B. : Serra
Mr. W.B. : afraid of the truth
Serra Anansi: Actually (name removed), as I told you, I have to get ready for work. I am in the process of doing so. I apologize if I didn’t make my self clear to you when we started

~end of chat~

I have not slandered or defame Mr. W.B. in any way. I think he is just mad that I called him out on his actions in a public forum where most people mostly just let him rant and rave with out any kind of reproductions. And to be honest, after he hurt a friend of mine and tricked me into refunding him over 87,oooL ($315USDwhich he had no right to according to the covenant he agreed to when he bought land in Winterfell) I just couldn't let him get away with his lies.

I have spent my 5 years in Second Life trying to create a world where all people are equal. I created Winterfell as a safe haven for the people who felt they didn’t have anywhere else to call home in Second Life. It is written in my Covenant that while I do not demand that you like your neighbors you do have to respect your neighbors. Discrimination is the first thing that will get you kicked out of Winterfell.

I have a long track record of tolerance and acceptance of people who have different outlooks, abilities, goals and desires in SL. But this man has made the life of my friends difficult, has actively fostered drama and discourse in the community groups I belong to and from what I am hearing from more and more people has been a difficult person to swallow on many occasions.

Because he can’t be removed him from SL or the groups I belong to, I will remove him from my personal SL experience. I ask that anyone who knows who I am talking about, stand up to him… don’t let him ruin your SL experience… voice your distaste for his actions and then mute him.

Much Love,
Miss Serra.

I am looking for four photographs that show off the beauty and splendor of Winterfell to use in the header image above.

I will take entries through September 15th. Not only will I use the four that I like best, I will pay 1,oooL for each image, even if they are all from the same photographer!

Send me your 512x512 full mod images in SL - name the images with your name and the number of the image. Example: Joe Schmoe 1 of 3, Joe Schmoe 2 of 3, Joe Schmoe 3 of 3... you get the idea?

See you on the 13th!!
Miss Serra

I am so bad!!! I forgot the 13th was coming up... I really do need a babysiter!

I know it is short notice, but I do hope you can make it!!

September 13th, 6-8pm SLT, Taure En Lor - Grove of Dreams

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/128/95/25