tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2199049468504782052012-02-16T08:13:40.806-06:00Valentine Janus in Second Life: Adam ondi Ahman, Caledon, and the MetaverseValentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-70428215152121193612007-12-16T10:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:33:29.102-06:00

Church was cancelled this morning due to weather.  So after I got through calling the people I needed to call to let them know, I came online and looked for a place to start a wiki for Adam ondi Ahman like the one started for Caledon. The Adam ondi Ahman Wiki is now online!Adam ondi Ahman Wiki Most of the migrated pages are in need of updating, but a foundation has been laid.  The page also

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-44827097502079703472007-12-15T07:12:00.000-06:002007-12-16T10:26:26.654-06:00

I was once a fairly active contributor to the SL History wiki.  But I have been dissatisfied with the move to second- or third-class citizenship at a new Wikia location, and my edits there have dropped to almost nil.So along comes His Serenity, Otenth Haakon Paderborn, Duke Murdann, etc., as the white knight to the rescue for the Caledon pages.  He has arranged a new web home for the Caledon Wiki

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-45172304945683868302007-12-01T01:19:00.000-06:002007-12-01T01:33:55.508-06:00

In my second-ever post to this blog, I briefly mentioned the search for locations for two embassies.  Caledon and Adam ondi Ahman are both vibrant micronations on the SL grid, with established forms of citizen governance and distinctive cultures.  I am an elected official in one nation and an appointed ambassador in the other; good relations between my two virtual homes are something I certainly

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-58103193628931991112007-11-25T16:18:00.000-06:002007-11-25T16:46:19.080-06:00

I haven't been in-world much this week.  We traveled about an hour-and-a-half to Thanksgiving dinner with my in-laws and a total of 21 assorted family members.  Very assorted.  There was more food than we could hope to consume, but nothing was going to waste.  Leftovers were distributed far and wide.When we returned that evening, our daughter and her 14-year-old son came with us.  They just left

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-112078537361113102007-11-20T08:29:00.000-06:002007-12-21T22:28:06.577-06:00

Before I continue the tale of the life-changing characteristics of Second Life minigolf, I would first like to skip forward to the story of how I wound up in Caledon--where I would make a second home.It all began with a train and a quest.The quest technically came first . . . an eternal quest to find modest clothing for women in Second Life. This is a matter of special importance when home is an

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-6483912800500486662007-11-18T20:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:33:29.284-06:00

It all began with a book. Specifically, it started with professor Lawrence Lessig's book Code 2.0, which explores the relationship between cyberspace, society, and the law.  It's a thoughtful and provocative book, designed to set people thinking about how the rules we live by are--and will continue to be--increasingly determined by code. Professor Lessig referred to Second Life on several

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-41648095208655640262007-11-16T07:05:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:33:29.431-06:00

The newbie in me shows through; I posted this here so I could turn it into a profile pic.I'm standing on one of the two proposed sites for a Caledon embassy on AoA.  A search is also in progress for a counterpart site for AoA's embassy in Caledon.

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219904946850478205.post-70783503362934135442007-11-15T21:41:00.000-06:002007-11-15T21:59:08.314-06:00

This is a whole new world for me; I've never written a blog before.  So for my first efforts in this new world, I'll be writing about a virtual world.Or maybe it's two or three virtual worlds.My first SL home of Adam ondi Ahman (I'll use AoA a lot, as the islanders do) was founded by faithful Mormons who enjoyed Second Life but wanted a place where they could avoid some of the excesses that are

Valentine Janushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934306763768959009noreply@blogger.com3