Dog Days
Word spread through the grapevine that May 25th is Travis' real life birthday - so Mera, Sumar and I hatched an evil plan. Okay, so it wasn't evil per se. But we hatched a plan. We sent out invitations to a surprise party (although it's astonishing the number of folks that somehow missed the surprise element) and there was a wonderful turnout. More photos below the crease.
The shots are admittedly not my best - I am aware the those backgrounds aren't rezzed, for example. But since my first shot bumped me offline... I was not eager to push my luck. Each time I pressed Ctrl-Shift-S it was with trepidation.
Some of the decorations - the cake images are in a later shot.
Postmark called Travis up on top of the cake where we pelted him with well-wishes and compliments (and revelled in his discomfort, the poor guy!). One of the ongoing themes of the compliments was along the lines of: if it wasn't for the Shelter, I would never have stayed on SL. It's certainly true for me. I probably would have wandered until I found somewhere else populated... but I doubt it would be as welcoming as the Shelter is.
At one point we had 35 folks in Isabel. And the sim kept going (as did the lag, but what can you do?)!
I'm so glad we were able to give something back to this guy who has so generously provided not just space, but also an environment where everyone can enjoy themselves.
Comments
What rapid blogging--it was fun to be there! I just went back to my news aggregator and found this.
It warms the heart to see such generosity and giving be exchanged.
AFAIC, The Shelter's a living legend now because of the people in it.
In olde days, church as sanctuary--and in SL, we have The Shelter!
Posted by: Torley Linden | May 26, 2006 12:34 AM