Canary Beck reports that of the 1,308 blogs listed on Blogging Second Life, 87% or 1,136 of them are about fashion! Who needs 1,000 blogs about virtual fashion???
It’s time for an un-fashion revolt! Join us at Trashy.clothing!
T is for Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud comes to SL. : )
You can find the painting that inspired my pic in this article:
https://newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/wayne-thiebaud-at-acquavella-galleries/
Great homage. 🙂
I love that you work your knowledge of painters and Art history into your SL work. It gives me extra delight because I not only enjoy your photo, I get to learn about artists and styles. I also like how you have taken the basic pose and idea, but changed the color and background so much. Also the angle of the shot.
S is for Spinning Sweet Sounds
I had to do a dj one. : )
Two of your three major SL creative outlets in one fabulous photo.
The colors are great. Good wind light choice 🙂
thanks, oona. it took forever to get this shot. : )
I personally love the part where Elle, Muse and Feels have this sudden falling action, like they didn’t see it was coming, and also the crazy Neeva rotating fall near the end. <3 <3
Oona, that’s great!!
“I was just standing around on the ATOD, when suddenly….”
Awesome Oona! I’m so glad you captured some of that magic. These are some of my happiest SL moments! Credits at the end of your documentary video were the best
It’s just a week till Jane’s Walk!
I’ve added 4 walks:
Friday 1 May 11am – MU Campus Overview
Friday 1 May 6pm – MU World Building Walk
Saturday 2 May 11am – MU Creative Writing Walk
Sunday 3 May 11am – MU Photographic Arts Walk
Would YOU like to add a walk?
Would YOU like to be the leader for one of these walks?
Would YOU like to be an Organizer, Community Voice, or Volunteer for one of these walks?
MU / SL Jane’s Walks:
http://janeswalk.org/cyberspace/second-life
About Walking:
http://vanessablaylock.com/blog/topic/walking
I made music that has the potential to become a hit.
That’s composition. Who is ready to make a video with it?
Enjoyable Alexandre 🙂
Agree, it is very nice! 🙂
this is my first try, Alex.. I will remove it if you don’t like it.
That video is great Veyot, really really great! Bravo!
Oh wow Veyot & Alex! I’m with Oona, this is such a beautiful piece! Bravo!!
If MU were gone tomorrow, I think this video is the best way I’ve seen yet to remember and appreciate something of all the creativity that happened here! TY!!!
PS Veyot: you did secure permission and give attribution for every person whose work you photographed, right? 😀
Veyot, I liked the video. you want it to finish?
Love the video Veyot!
As talked in proposals and acquisitions or whatever with Vanessa, I’ve decided to throw together a proposal to do Medici University 2. I’m sure anyone could do a better job, but my idea was to canvas everyone and compile all the greatness and show them why this place is such a great gem.
Worse they can do is laugh but the best that could happen, and the scariest, is they could agree with me.
Anyway. I need all of you to please pretty pretty please answer these questions for me and I’ll compile them up into one thing. Along with our Flickr pics that show how much fun we have, and just general guilt tripping, maybe it will happen!
Notecards would be best (msbluerasp resident), but contact me in whatever way is easiest for you.
How did you come to be here?
If you think back on the first day to now, do you see growth in yourself?
Has being amongst like minded creators, improved the amount of time you work on your creative side?
What specifically do you enjoy about Medici U?
Honestly, what specifically do you not enjoy about Medici U?
What would you like to see here at Medici U that isn’t already here?
What would encourage you to spend more time here at Medici U?
Do you think its a good idea to extend or renew Medici University for a second go around?
Please answer these, and notecard, IM or even answer below. I’ll likely try to get the proposal all squished together first week of May so please get them in soon. 🙂
Thank you fellow student/party animals! <3 <3 xoxo
P.S. If you only have time for fast and dirty answers, that helps too.
Thank you to Kyle James at Flickr for his CC photo.
I will send my answers along tonight, Oona.
I’ll try to work up something for you, this weekend, Oona.
In hopes of inspiring others to respond, I’ve posted my replies over at Creativity:
http://mediciuniversity.co.uk/creativity/oonas-cry-for-help/
Check out the cool videos from Veyot, NSANE, Amber, Alexandre & Ziki on the top of the MU Home page! 🙂
Do you have a video too? Drop your URL in the comments below and I’ll add you!
On the home page and don’t want to be? Just shout in the comments below and I’ll take you off.
Want a different video there? Just drop your URL below!
Izzy, I see only one video Veyot. No other video.
Click the Arrows, or the Dots Alexandre. They scroll!
wow, cool. It is very nice.
Two of our own are participating in LEA 12’s contest. Please be sure to go over and support them!
Elle http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA12/212/79/21
Feels Empty http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA12/212/79/21
🙂 Oona
Hurray and things! Good luck Feels and Elle 🙂
Good luck Feels ‘n Elle! 😀
Awesome. Thanks for posting this!
Thank you all. 🙂 Make sure you check out the amazing sim by Asmita and Sable.
Voted. Feel’s installed is here:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA12/44/155/91
Installation*
I’m upset, they restarted my votes because I was getting too many! Said I was getting my friends to come vote (which is only partially true). Help vote again guys 🙁
Well don’t just vote for mine there are other good works too, explore and make your decision 🙂
R is for Running in the Rain.
Sorry for the visual pun. : )
Love it. 🙂
Rippin’ my heart was so easy, so easy
Launch your assault now, take it easy
Raise your weapon, raise your weapon,
One word and it’s over… (More …)
For MU writers, free class
Start Writing Fiction @FutureLearn
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/start-writing-fiction
Thought this might be of interest to someone.
Awesome Elle!
If anyone (everyone? 🙂 Participates, we should all chime in HERE so peeps can go through it together or compare notes or work, etc!
I love this! How exciting! Care if I share? Yes compare notes and work and have readings at.. La Poeme 😛
Astrid,
Yes, please feel free to share the link/info.
I forgot to mention, one of the nice things about FutureLearn is that they usually keep the class content available for a good while after class is officially done (for those who have enrolled). It is great for people who fall behind.
🙂 yay!
I found it interesting when he talked about the little boy trying on the fireman’s costume wanting to know what it felt like to be a fireman. Its obvious but yet the way it was worded, made me think a little differently about some things in SL.
I was surfing through the Medici University photo group on Flickr, looking for images to use with a new post in Astrid’s April A-2-Z Challenge, and was disappointed to discover that the majority of photos there are “© All Rights Reserved” and can’t be used by anyone for anything. 🙁
I realize a lot of MU Learners are very controlling (ha! It’s like D/s University around here!) but it also occurred to me that some MU peeps might simply not know that Flickr defaults to ©ARR and that it’s so easy to set it for a creative commons sharing license under the terms of your choice. I’ll show you the how first and then say a bit about the why at bottom.
You can go straight to your “Default License” settings here:
https://www.flickr.com/account/prefs/license
Ryan, it’s probably less about being controlling and more about All Rights Reserved being the default setting.
Thanks for the information. I’ll try to set my rights to an appropriate level as soon as I can.
I notice that the pictures uploaded to Flickr directly from the firestorm viewer default to all rights reserved. Anyone have experience changing this?
And btw, any MU learner has my permission to use my pictures that are in the MU Flickr group for MU-related projects. Don’t worry about the copyright notice cuz I hereby grant you permission. I do think it’s extra awesome if you contact me and tell me about the project.
Done
Q is for Quiescent Mind. Plus, a little bit about the theme my series has taken on.
Following Oona’s lead, here’s my picture for letter Q. Q is for Quiescent Mind:
I’m so glad you are doing this challenge. I don’t think I’d be doing it if it wasn’t for you and the other people who are challenging themselves on Flickr. Its been so fun and surprising. And you definitely have been an inspiration. 🙂
Oh, my god. I’m blushing and so complimented. Thank you so much, Oona.
I love what everyone is doing who’s been doing this challenge. I see so much that’s personal and touching and amazing.in the work. And you can see how people are growing and their work is getting better.
I love R is for Regret. You used a simple title, but it’s so full of meaning and subtext. I feel I could write a book just from the inspiration of that one picture.
Wow Myra, your Q is for Quiescent Mind seems to share a little bit with my Q is for Queer Theory! 😀
I’m sure that’s where some of my inspiration comes from, Ryan. Marginalized groups, in particular, might be more attune to these ideas.
It’s also a popular theme in art, too. ; )
Thank you Myra. I’ve always been surprised when people assume we are striving to recreate ourselves in SL. Of course, our avatars contain essential components – sometimes unexpected ones – of our typists. But anyway, I love your photo and the notion the SL is a boundless expression of who we areand aren’t. x
Ty, rmarie.
I really enjoy and appreciate your photos Myra.
Myra, your series could almost be a tarot deck. It illustrates such a variety of feminine archetypes. It is interesting to see this post juxtaposed with Vaneeesa’s post deconstructing the French Maid.
Beautiful work, Myra!
Thank you, all, so much for the beautiful thoughts and compliments. MU has been so good for me and that’s because of all the wonderful people I’ve met here. I never could have done these photos on my own.
Love you, all. : )
Wonderful article
I am really enjoying the theme/design of your blog. Do you ever run into any web browser compatibility problems? A couple of my blog audience have complained about my website not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Safari. Do you have any suggestions to help fix this issue?
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I relish, cause I found just what I was taking a look for. You have ended my four day lengthy hunt! God Bless you man. Have a great day. Bye
Aw you silly silly Kidd you. 😉
Oh my email has been sending MU talk notifications to spam and I missed this. I love the image, Glad. And does the puppeteer pull the strings or does the puppet?. The law of gravity says it’s the puppet, at least most of the time.
I’ve gotten the go ahead to post individual posts for A to Z challenges since there aren’t a lot of us doing it. I find it easier to keep track of new stuff on MU Talk anyway to be able to know I haven’t missed anything. So feel free to do the same. Read about my letter R at Flickr or on the blog I share with Ryan.
xo Oona
Studio Art 12: Life Drawing
This course is focused on drawing live models. With each week varying different models, it provides different flavors to the each session. This is a great way to work out some sketches, and loosen up those hands. If you have any questions please contact Jade Ravenheart (Cynn Blackrain).
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEA23/133/18/36
We can be found at this location every Sunday at 10am SLT.
Fantastic!!
I can’t make it this Sunday, I’m away from home…but next week for sure
I’ve not yet been able to attend a class, but today I’m going to try really really really super incredibly hard to make it! So save me a seat!
Interesting review of Unfriended in The Verge, by Emily Yoshida:
Most film and television, no matter the story being told, offers a vision of a world in which humans in developed societies are only at a computer two, three minutes a day. It’s a disbelief we suspend almost without thinking about it, for good reason: watching someone go about their daily business on a computer or smartphone is not very entertaining. But at the same time, art and life are beginning to diverge: there’s a fictional, cinematic world where the bulk of the developments in our daily lives happen in physical spaces, face to face with other people; and our real lives, where more and more of the defining moments in our lives happen on a screen.
That’s a really interesting thought, and not without precedent. People don’t really drink water in movies, either. It is sort of a function of the medium and the requirements of compressed storytelling. You cut out the boring stuff add a liberal helping of conflict. Computing for hours is visually pretty boring on the big screen.
But…I just imagined a movie that was just someone computing for two hours oblivious to surroundings, while in the room and background all this dramatic stuff is visible: car chases, quarrels, people being amorous, alien invasion, flood, zombie apocalypse….then maybe at the end you realize all the stuff going on outside was really a projection of what the person at the computer was experiencing while using the computer. In essence the room and background acts as a giant thought bubble for the character at the computer.
Hmmmm…..so many ideas, so little time.
Hiya MU Creative Writers! I know some of you might think a blog is the wrong place for your work. I’d like to suggest thinking about one as a great place to publish your creative writing!
Thanks for posting this Good Ryan.
I think MU people are writing and simply not sharing. Maybe that’s because we all have a lot to do and feel shy about pointing people in the direction of our writing because they are so busy.
I’ve only been to two Wednesday night Crit classes and the impression I got was that it was for things that can be rezzed like 3D objects. I felt sad about it for a while.
I have notebooks with writing, typed documents and also find that a WP blog is a great place to stash projects under the radar.
Some of the people who’ve contributed pieces to my Story Board project don’t consider themselves to be writers yet have written wonderfully. I am hoping that seeing their stories and poems published there will be encouraging to them.
In my Medici University journal at WP is a category for Creative Writing and I have a few pieces stashed there. They aren’t being read, which is fine. There’s a separate blog for some of my virtual reality creative writing here:
https://sometalesofmylives.wordpress.com/
I have a good guess who said “blogging is for losers” and thankfully that writer won’t ever be reading my in-need-of-editing short pieces of creative writing. When people aren’t safe to pass through good on their way to great, it is a loss.
I doubt that I’m the only one keeping creative writing low-key. Reading takes time, longer than glancing at a photo for sure.
Hiya Pearl!
I should have specified that YOU and Paypabak are each writing enough to count for a whole department!! My comments were so not about you!!
As for crit class, not to speak for the past or current facilitator, but I’ve always understood it as a place to present any work. Just as there probably isn’t time to TP to some whole other region and look at Bryn Oh’s latest full-sim installations, obviously there wouldn’t be time to read a whole novel or even a chapter of one. But a short story or a few pages of something longer would work.
And for sure it’d be great to have the writing department reading each other’s work. I know that’s been talked about by several people, but perhaps not ever fully launched.
If you can think of a better way to share content, let’s do it! I’m sure MU/Creativity would be happy to help. There have been many MU/C posts on individual artists, but there could also be one on the Writing Department itself, with mini-bios of the participants and some short samples of their work with links to longer.
While it’s not enough all by itself, for sure we should try to be sure to have more peeps websites linked on the URLopolis page:
http://mediciuniversity.co.uk/urlopolis/
I have a group tag that reads “Tumblr Jourmalist” that makes me smile because I think it’s an oxymoron. Tumblr, I’ve been told, is not for extended writing. Most of my posts are extended. I guess I’m just not reading the rules or don’t give a shit. Or both. (Not supposed to use fragments as sentences, either, I’ve been told.) I write because I feel more or less compelled to do so and blogging fits my compulsion like the latex I love to wear in SL even though in first life I am more likely wearing something loose and well worn.
I love that people post links to their latest posts here. Please don’t stop, and if you don’t please start. 🙂
What’s up with her??
Thank you for this deconstruction. The French Maid is one of our most complex enduring icons.
Notes from our organizational meetup:
http://virtualpublicart.com/vpa198-1st-meeting
I love Elle and Oona’s proposal as well as some of the others.
I’m not interested in doing a proposal or portfolio of my own but I’d be pleased to help if I can.
I might write a testimonial. I wouldn’t have considered myself an artist of any sort before MU, but now I think I have a little cred.
Great Pearl & Myra! Help is good. It’s really Oona’s idea, I thought it was a good one and offered to help out if I could.
It would be really exciting if a place like MU, where anyone can seriously explore their creativity in an open setting, could become a permanent fixture on some level, similarly to how Chic Aeon’s machinema project has. A rotation of visionaries leading the way really seems like the way to go too. I wish everyone the best in getting these proposals accomplished (and beyond)!
Wooohoo Team continue MU!!
The best part of receiving the Big Avatar On Campus Award is being able to choose the next winner, and I choose Pearl Grey. I had been reading her blog, Million Happy Endings, for a long time, so I was happy to find her at MU. She now has a second blog to describe her adventures here. I have especially enjoyed her storyboard contests. If she is not in her studio, you might meet her at the Tai Chi place at MU. In honor of her writing skills, I added a pencil to the trophy. Congratulations, Pearl!
Congratulations Pearl!
Thank you Veyot!
Are there photos? Of the trophy? Of handing it over?
Visuals Please!! 😀
And Congratulations!!!
Thanks everyone!
Yay pearl! Love your super writing powers and all your collaborative ideas!
Thank you for your kindness and creativity Pearl! It’s great to be inspired by you.
Great choice. Pearl is a cosistant contributor to the campus community and a fine photographer and writer. I’m really pleased to see her recognized. Congratulations Pearl!
Another great choice! Congratulations Pearl, well deserved
Yay, congrats Pearl!
Great choice! Congratulations, Pearl!
Virtual Public Art 198 organizational meetings today at 10am & 6pm SLT at MU:Maria:14.
• Get your online portfolio in shape!
• Write a proposal for an LEA Land Grant!
Another lecture. This is about Voice and I have several bloggers to recommend:
Comment here or at my blogsite.
Wow, the MU Flickr group now has 729 pix from 40 members in it! We’ve been busy!!
Thank Astrid for her challenge. It’s been inspiring and fun.
I agree, Astrid’s Challenge has been great for me too. Very fun.
I feel like such a rotten lazy bad non-person person. I have not even participated in the challenge! I deserve a good lashing.
Aww, no beating up on yourself! We’ve all got different schedules, priorities, paths!
And besides, all the cool stuff others are doing is only because you brought it up! You empowered others!!
Although, if you really do want a lashing… I’m pretty sure there are a few learners on campus who enjoy that sort of thing! Message me privately for a discreet list of names!! 😛
STOP HOUNDING ME
IT WAS OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND I WAS ON COUGH SYRUP
Making time fly…. 
HAPPIER TIMES – In this photo for an upcoming interview with MU/Creativity magazine, taken less than 24 hours before her death, Edie Sedgwick talked about her excitement and optimism for the future.
I have terrible and sad news classmates! 🙁 Edie Sedgwick is dead. Again. Her body was found this morning floating at the bank of the Eleonora Slough near Neeva Torok’s studio. Oona Nostra was the last person to see her alive.
Please read the full report at MU/Creativity and offer any tips you can to help solve this terrible tragedy.
I looked at her profile now. it is written there
bla bla bla
I’m dead
Aero Bigboots
AlexandreLois1
Ananda Crystal
Andrea Foenander
astrid
Aunt Renie
Aurelia Scheppers
Christa Forster
Ciara Finnegan
Bird on a Cyber Twig
Diptheria
Donnie Archer
Edie
Elle
Emma
Elizabeth Taylor Swift
Fanny
FeelsEmpty
Glad Kidd
Izzy
Jade Ravenheart
Kate Nova
Ken Doll
Mary Anning
Meg O'Ryan
Michael Masucci
Mireille
Molly Ross
Monerda Skute
Myra
Neeva
Newton
Michel Nostradamus
Oona
Oscar
Owen
Patrick J. Sweetman
Paypabak Writer
Pearl Grey
Rebecca Narum
rmarie
Ryan
Scarlett Luv
Sello Tape
Serra Qendra
Teresa of Avila
The Knight
Tiffany Mosienko
TrilbyM
Tullia Aragona
Vanessa
veyot
wendz tempest
Xue
Yellow Fever
Ysidora Pico
Yves
Zsophia
Astrid, 
Oona, and 2 others are discussing. 
Neeva and 
Myra, 
Elle, and 
AlexandreLois1, 
F33L5 3MPTY, 
rmarie is discussing. 
Newton, 
Astrid 00:07 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
Awesome. What does it entail? Revolt against the revolting.
Ryan 01:08 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
Yes! Revolt against the revolting!
It really entails anything you want. It could be a humorous essay, some silly or fun fashion. Wearing demo stuff. Seriously making “recycled” fashions, or anything else that you think fits on an “un-fashion blog”
Pearl Grey 03:02 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
This sounds great! I can think of lots of things; just not sure where to post them but I guess we’ll find out.
Ryan 09:20 on 26/04/2015 Permalink |
Hi Pearl! I’ve added you as an author to Trashy.clothing!
I’ll send you login info on Slack. Post anything you like!
Oona 08:37 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
What the hell is un-fashion. You do realize that even un-fashion is fashion right? Oona does not like this post. 😛
Myra 10:10 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
Have you seen the cerulean sweater scene in The Devil Wears Prada?
Myra 10:11 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
What color is your sweater, Ryan? 😀
Ryan 15:24 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
Yes Myra, I’ve seen the Cerulean sweater scene. But for the real scoop on Cerulean, watch Hennessy Youngman’s video on Post Structuralism. He covers Cerulean at 3:00
Oona 23:49 on 25/04/2015 Permalink |
I love cerulean
Astrid Rimbaud 09:39 on 26/04/2015 Permalink |
LMAO @ Oona
Astrid Rimbaud 10:01 on 27/04/2015 Permalink |
I might like to contribute something at some point Ryan. Be it an essay or some other trash. Sounds like a fun project, and right up my street!