New Year's Eve 2025

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

December 31 2025 was the last day of the year, New Year's Eve. And in various places, people celebrated the old year going out, and the new one going in.

 

At 2 PM, there was a formal party at the Chateau Trikassi Ballroom in Wooburn. 

 

The men and women were dressed quite elegantly there. 

 

At 4PM, Club Zero Gravity started it's New Year's Eve party. 

 

 DJ Rose played the tunes while wearing a very sparkly silver dress. 

 

 At 6PM. Club Cutlass would have it's party. 

 

 DJ Perri played the music for the crowd.

 

 Hostess DeniseUnicorn Toonie had out a party balloon dropper. After a few seconds, they popped in showers of colorful sparks.

 

 Later they were changed to be less flashy.

 

 

 The contest prize money, ten thousand Linden dollars, was shared by five people that night: Gil Otared, Rififi, Cynthia Farshore, Fortunas Sands, and Kylee Gracemount. 

 

 At 8PM came the main event for both the Sunweaver and Caledonian communities: the New Years Eve bash at the Goblin Cave. 

 

 Cynthia Farshore, the owner of Caledon Downs and the Goblin Cave, DJed for the event. 

 

 When the clock got close to 9 SL time, a ball started lowering, and hit the bottom when the New Year chimed in for the East Coast. 

 

 And fireworks would go off outside.

 

 It was quite a light show.

 

 As the night went on, the party would ring in the New Year as more time zones hit Midnight. 

 

 Finally at Midnight SL time, Cynthia Farshore would end the party with playing Caledonia's anthem.

 

 The Happy Vixen would hold an impromptu, unscheduled party for New Years.

 

 DJ Charlee would spin the tunes as the club did it's part in ringing in the new year.

 

 Last but not least, I would check out the Prim Drop Party at Bay City

 

 Marianne McCann would play the music for the party.

 

 

 I didn't arrive in time to see the Prim Drop itself, but there was the Conga Line, and plenty of fun chatter. 

 

 It was a fun close for New Year's Eve.

 

 Happy 2026 everyone. Here's to a good year, in and out of Second Life. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Christmas Scenes

By Bixyl Shuftan

Christmas is a big time in Second Life, and much of it we already covered. But some things didn't quite make it yet. At the Wedcot area, Zada Bury and I watched a Disney-style Christmas parade. 

It would be a reoccurring theme at the Sunweaver clubs, such as Cutlass.

 

 And the Happy Vixen.

 

 I had some fun at the Christmas Expo. I just wish I had spent a little more time there.

The fun included the ball at the end. 

The sims would remain up for a while. I came across Gil Ottared skating.

At Bay City, there was a boat parade in the middle of the month, followed by a party at the Fairgrounds in North Channel. At one point, people were asked to pose for a picture. 

Sunaswami's party, which I was invited to.

Dancerina invited me over at a party in the PBC skating pond. I showed up as a Christmas mouse, a favorite look of mine in the holiday.

Caledon would have it's own parties.

Nearby Wooburn had one as well.

And Europa Wuffenbach

A week before Christmas on December 18, the Happy Vixen would hold a yearly tradition, the "Twisted Christmas" party with club owner Nydia Tungsten playing a selection of Xmas parody songs from mild to wild to oh-em-gee!

Caledon's Christmas parties would continue that week.

I would take part in the Linden Snowball Fight on the 19th. 

But took more pictures than my short article would allow.

Throwing whales in a snowball fight?

Dion Mole, trying to get everyone to put down their snowballs and warm up with some hot coco. 

Tuesday the 20th, a party with tines at Caledon.

 

 Shockwave and Cynthia at the playing of the Caledonian anthem at the end.

Club Zero Gravity would have it's Christmas event on Wednesday the 21st.

Thursday the 22nd might have been "Cute and Fluffy" at the Happy Vixen, but DJ Snowy was sporting an obvious Christmas look.

Thanks to a real-life grinch, the Christmas party at Club Cutlass on Friday the 23rd turned in to a six-hour fundraiser.

On Christmas Eve, Saturday Dec 24, I spent a little time at Safra Nitely's Christmas party.

 

 

 Saffra had quite a winter scene around the dance area.

Christmas Day would have a party at Furry Fashion.

And would end the holiday at a party at the Deathlands. While perhaps a post-apocalyptic area isn't exactly what one thinks of as a place to celebrate Christmas, it can happen.

 

 And so, it was the passing of the Christmas season in Second Life. It was a time for shopping, but also to meet up with friends and have fun. And of course to take a moment for the reason of the season.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Bixyl Shuftan