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    • About Lori
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  • Editing Services
    • The Little Red Pen
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  • CowTown Cooking
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    • Living Simply
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    • Edmund Dulac Portal Index
  • This Writer’s Life
    • About My Books
    • Writer’s Resources
    • Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
    • Fun Lorem Ipsum Generators
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Lori
    • Contact Lori
    • Privacy Policy
  • Book Reviews
    • Request A Review
  • Editing Services
    • The Little Red Pen
    • Services and Rates
    • Second Life Editing
    • About My Logo
  • CowTown Cooking
  • HodgePodge
    • Living Simply
    • Seattle Stories
    • The Aether Salon Archives
    • Aether Chrononauts Calendar
    • Edmund Dulac Portal Index
  • This Writer’s Life
    • About My Books
    • Writer’s Resources
    • Why Should I Pre-Order A Book?
    • Fun Lorem Ipsum Generators
  • Blog
  • Second Life

    Musings of a mad builder

    Lori Alden Holuta / December 16, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Late one night, a conversation betwixt TotalLunar Eclipse and myself resulted in his penning this little essay almost instantaneously. Please allow me share it with you! — Ceejay Writer ‘C 4 works most…

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  • Life In A Small Cowtown

    Antisocial Networking

    Lori Alden Holuta / December 8, 2011 / 2 Comments

    (sometimes gossip, assumptions and the overwhelming ‘everywhereness’ of the web gets to me.  This is one of those days.  Just unloading a bit so I can move along.) “… so Molly’s a bit…

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  • Second Life

    Poetry Slam at the Java Jive

    Lori Alden Holuta / December 6, 2011 / 3 Comments

    Repeal Day is December 5th!  It’s time to celebrate the repeal of the 19th Amendment. Rumrunners organized regattas and cup races – on the other hand, the moonshiners created the NASCAR culture. Hey,…

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  • Second Life

    Bay City Annual Treelighting Concert & Fundraiser

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 29, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Come to the Bay City Fairgrounds on Saturday, 3rd December 2011 for a tree lighting, skating party, silent auction and music event featuring GoSpeed Racer and Christov Kohnke. All proceeds go to Child’s…

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  • Second Life

    Fall Burlesque Bootcamp~Become a bombshell!

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 27, 2011 / 0 Comments

    The Naughty Box Burlesque Theatre with the Dufaux School of Burlesquery (and other party tricks) presents the Fall BURLESQUE BOOTCAMP – sponsored by Vita Bella (and others to come) on Monday, November 28…

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  • Second Life

    Armada Breakaway Harvest Dinner

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 21, 2011 / 0 Comments

    The Feast takes place at Fort Livingston, Armada Breakaway!

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  • Second Life,  Vintage and Steampunk

    Victuals! November Aether Salon

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 19, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Sunday, November 20 at 2 pm slt Babbage Palisade & Academy of Industry http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/254/60/106 and http://slurl.com/secondlife/Academy%20of%20Industry/2/56/106 What’s that bubbling in the pot on the stove? SCIENCE! Kitchen technology took great strides in the…

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  • Living Simply

    6P, Or Not 6P

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 18, 2011 / 0 Comments

    …. is no longer the question.  Today, I bid farewell to my beloved Hewlett Packard 6P printer, which I purchased at work when I was hired here, in 1997.  Even THEN she was…

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  • Second Life

    Hell Race

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 17, 2011 / 0 Comments

    The following is an announcement from Captain Static – listen up, you lot! Think you have the nerve and cunning to beat the Devil and Davy Jones at their own game?  Hell Race…

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  • This Writer's Life

    The Novel: Research Fun

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 4, 2011 / 0 Comments

    I thought it might be a kick to list out the interesting sites I came across while writing tonight.  It’s such a great thing to have a few browser tabs open and the…

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  • My Poetry

    An Ode To WordPress

    Lori Alden Holuta / October 27, 2011 / 2 Comments

    An Ode to WordPress A newish Presser is what I be With lots to learn, it’s plain to see And so I dream, perhaps to Blog. Or is it Post? I am agog.…

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  • Second Life

    Burlesque for Breasts! Tonight!

    Lori Alden Holuta / October 3, 2011 / 0 Comments

    The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. — I. F. Stone, December 24, 1907 Tonight, Monday October 3rd, 2011,…

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  • Vintage and Steampunk

    Living a Steampunk Life, in Real Life, Entry #2

    Lori Alden Holuta / August 30, 2011 / 0 Comments

    I blogged back on June 26th to let people know that I might randomly post a little here about my Real Life, since I have the tendency to go about my days in…

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  • Second Life

    The New Champagne Rooms 4th Anniversary Ball

    Lori Alden Holuta / August 21, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Please join the Champagne Ladies as they celebrate four years (yes, four years!) of shake and shimmy, sass and class, and that vintage Burlesque you’ve enjoyed in the sumptuous surroundings of the New…

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  • Second Life

    Air Kraken Festival in New Babbage

    Lori Alden Holuta / August 11, 2011 / 0 Comments

    (Poster designed by Lia Bilavio) Week-long Events Open Air Market Shop carts along the Port Babbage docks will be filled with festival themed wares, food and games for festival goers to take and…

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  • Living Simply

    What’s In A (Sur)Name?

    Lori Alden Holuta / July 19, 2011 / 3 Comments

    It would seem that the Jira asking to Bring Back Last Names Options! has struck a nerve on many residents of Second Life, including me. The issue becomes more convoluted due to many…

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  • Second Life

    Beyond Breedables – The New Needables!

    Lori Alden Holuta / June 29, 2011 / 0 Comments

    We’ve all seen (or perhaps some of us own, though this writer will not confess one way or the other *cough*) those adorable, breedable pets. Cats, dogs, meeros, goodness knows what else. And…

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  • Vintage and Steampunk

    World Steam Expo 2011

    Lori Alden Holuta / June 7, 2011 / 2 Comments

    (Ceejay is lounging about somewhere sipping absinthe, so her typist will take the controls of her blog for a post!) We had an amazingly good time at World Steam Expo this year, and…

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  • Second Life

    Milliways: The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe

    Lori Alden Holuta / May 19, 2011 / 0 Comments

    (excerpt from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams) Milliways is built on the fragmented remains of an eventually ruined planet which is enclosed in a vast time bubble and projected…

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  • Second Life

    Halaaa!

    Lori Alden Holuta / April 8, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Cala Mondrago. SL’s Steampunk Desert Oasis. Warm sands, incredible buildings, bellydancers at the Laughing Djinn… Shops and carts and camels and pajama parties in the Palace, and strolls along the city wall’s ramparts…

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  • Second Life

    The Primgraph and Steeltopia are hosting The Clockwork Ball!

    Lori Alden Holuta / March 30, 2011 / 0 Comments

    The new issue of The Primgraph (due out in early April) is all about Automata! And to celebrate this, The Primgraph magazine – in association with the Empire of Steeltopia – will be…

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  • Second Life

    Pajamas in the Palace? Why not?

    Lori Alden Holuta / March 17, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Most likely you have a pair of jammies languishing in your inventory, with very few occasions to wear them. And, perhaps it’s been a while since you attended a party in a sumptuous…

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  • Second Life

    3rd Annual Sweethearts Ball

    Lori Alden Holuta / February 17, 2011 / 0 Comments

    At The New Champagne Rooms the spirit of the 1930s and 40s are alive and kicking, burly style! On February 20th at 1pm slt, the ladies of the New Champagne Rooms step out…

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  • Second Life

    New Showtimes at the New Champagne Rooms

    Lori Alden Holuta / February 15, 2011 / 0 Comments

    The spirit of the 1930s and 40s are alive and kicking, burly style! Come and see the best of vintage burlesque at the New Champagne Rooms. Our gorgeous dames are classy to the…

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  • Second Life

    Hearts of the Steamlands

    Lori Alden Holuta / February 13, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Enjoy a Romantic Valentine’s day with the 15th issue of The Primgraph! learn more at our aetheric weblog!

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  • Second Life

    Victorian Valentines in Issue #15 of The Primgraph

    Lori Alden Holuta / January 20, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Show that special someone you care with a custom Valentine Greeting in The Primgraph! Affordable prices make it easy to send one wish, or many, to friends, family, customers and more. The Victorians…

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  • Second Life

    New Champagne Rooms Calendar Release Party

    Lori Alden Holuta / January 5, 2011 / 0 Comments

    Oh lookie, I was just given a memorandum from the boss! Let’s see what Miss Ahnya has to say: We are very excited to release our newest Pin-up Calendar at the New Champagne…

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  • Second Life

    We Can Do It!

    Lori Alden Holuta / December 30, 2010 / 0 Comments

    Today the real-life inspiration for Rosie the Riveter died, not far from me here in mid-Michigan. In honor of Geraldine Doyle/Rosie, I’ve got the famous “We Can Do It!” poster framed, full perm,…

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  • Second Life

    Our Favorite Christmas Sims – Ceejay’s Traditional Visit to Munich

    Lori Alden Holuta / December 2, 2010 / 0 Comments

    [Crossposting from our Prim Perfect magazine‘s blog – we will post daily right up to Christmas about other fun holiday sims to visit!] A Bavarian Christmas Market When I think about what’s important…

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  • Second Life

    Seraph City, Dieselpunk and Designing Worlds

    Lori Alden Holuta / November 15, 2010 / 0 Comments

    So exciting. Today’s episode of Designing Worlds is going to visit Seraph City – and will have some fun at my very own Java Jive coffee house! “Join us in our Northpoint studio…

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