Serina Gee @SerinaG

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Sturmie: seems OS grid have bad Teleport Issues actually all over its not just Nutella Region 2 days ago

Safinemahoe2: We've got the girls....and the rum....and DJ Anthony has the best rock from the 80's and 90's! come on out! 3 days ago
I have often considered my underwater worlds
to be my best build ever. It took 6 months to find things, build
destroy, build, adjust and redo. Much of the time was spent searching.

This week I realized.....the best thing I can do for Opensim
is help all of you build underwater worlds if you wish.


Textures Trees & Scripts


now offers a massive Underwater section!

Hundreds of fish, coral, 5 types of rays, sharks, octopus, anemones, kelp and much more!

Enjoy making your dreams come alive!

Safinemahoe2: Just a quick note here.....The response to the Underwater building has been Crazy.....so I decided to Double the size and add ruins for you! Shout out to Misty Falls for custom creating 5 animes... 16 days ago
Not all our textures are beautiful.....

actually some are pretty ugly

so if you need an ugly texture like Tropical thatch roofing,

Make a trip to

Textures Trees & Scripts

hundreds of beautiful textures.....and a few ugly ones!

Recently I have had a number of people requesting that I allow child avatars at friends-grid and I want to discuss this openly and honestly.

It is not my place to try and push my morals and values upon others....however, as a grid owner, it is my place to learn the laws of every country involved. In this situation, I need to understand the Child pornography laws of not only where our servers are located, but I also had to research and learn the laws of every country we have residents and guests from. We currently have residents from 30 countries and guests from another 35. People who say "laws dont apply " are incorrect on this subject. You may have servers in one country.....but all the laws of your resident's countries come into play also.

A good thing to remember is that because you have gotten away with something for 10 years does not make it legal. You may never get caught....and then again.....somebody with a grudge may turn you in.

I want to point out a recent post by Jerralyn Franzic . Jerralyn showed the cutest childs outfit ever! ....and she also made the wisest statement ...."I don't understand the hatred towards child avis in Open Sim. Sure, they shouldn't engage in adult activities and maybe not hang in Adult sims but otherwise, what's the problem?" Personally I would love to see kids riding ponies at my farm....and having fun being mermaids. If everyone in child avi were to abide by Jerralyn's statement, there would not be an issue.

However, lets talk about reality. Not all child avis are simply riding ponies and playing in the water. The simple truth is that many (not all) of these child avis are having sex. Some grids use this to boost their traffic. In some countries, including US, the graphic illustration of a child online having sex is 100% illegal. You see, it does not matter if the person behind the computer is 12 or 52......the visual computer generated depiction of a child (child avatar) involved in sex is very illegal in a number of countries. 18 U.S.C. § 2252 Many people will say their countries are different....and this is stupid. I did not make laws........but I need to abide by them. Before people jump on this and criticize me ....I would suggest you read the laws of your country....your servers country...and the laws of all your residents or guests. There are many misinformed people on this subject. I am not saying the laws are right or wrong......but learn the laws.....then comment. You need to learn laws for your servers country...and all your guests countries. This post is not about morals......it is about laws....of all the countries involved.

I have spent over 200 hours reading international laws. Some countries allow things that others do not. However, you have to consider all the laws because of guests.


In closing....do I hate kids and kids avis......nooooooo. I would love to be able to allow them to come to friends grid. However, this is a less than perfect world in which we live, and I have to look at the potential liability of allowing those child avis. Because of that, Child avis are not allowed on friends-grid......no exceptions! I am sad....because there are some wonderful people in kids avis that I do not get to have visit.

Friends-grid is an Adult community and we are looking for adults, with adult avi's who want to make this their main opensim home.


Sodasullivan: I think this is the proper way to address this issue Safine. You are setting the rules YOU are comfortable with on YOUR region. I am fine having my region open to everyone as long as they agree to fol... 22 days ago

Perfect Imperfections



"Webtreats Seamless Stone, Pavement, and Marble Textures 5" by webtreats is licensed under CC BY 2.0.



Textures Trees & Scripts

the name says it all


Psicotronic: Perfect ! 30 days ago
Some people collect beautiful art

I collect bricks!

Not just normal bricks;
old worn out imperfect bricks.

These are the kind of bricks that help
tell a rich story about a buildings past.

but why.......WHY would I collect UGLY BRICKS?

Because I have a few friends who love to build!


Textures Trees & Scripts

The name says it all!

p.s. I also have a few ugly rocks and soft fabrics in my collection.

Jupiter Rowland: FYI: Outworldz has loads of brick textures waiting to be used. I haven't tested the normal maps that were probably generated from the textures yet, but they're there. A few brick textures even come w... 1 month ago
Art....
it touches us
and bringes out so many emotions!

Inspired, joyful, satisfied, interested, happy, serene
or
moody, gloomy, unsatisfied, scared, nervous

Nothing affects us like Art!

Come find the latest AI generated art to create the mood you are wanting at

Bahro Fine Art

one of the Specialty Shops

At Friends Mall
Reborn Clothing

Visit Peka's Style
In Friends Mall

A New specialty shop brought to you by Arwen Oropher

For the women who love their curves!

hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Friends%20Mall/523/545/2...
....just another boring mall store.

NOT!

Come out and grab a board and enjoy the fun at Friends Mall. The skatepark has been custom made for you with half pipes, ramps and bowls. Never skated before........perfect...virtual worlds let us experience some new things.

Skate and Shop (you can carry more when you are on wheels).

p.s skateboards ARE allowed in stores at Friends Mall

Ellen: I love this unique shopping concept! Thank you for all you do, Safine! You are amazing!!!! 2 months ago

Holaaaaaa Amigos

DJ Eunice

Bailar Ahora!


Latin * Brasil * Argentina

This is the Castle display area at Lunaria Emporium where you can walk through them all. My first attempt at building in SecondLife 15 years ago was a castle and I never looked back. There three available for purchase in different styles and they all have multiple hidden chambers and passages to discover:

The Ceridwen castle, done in a fantasy/fairytale style in a silver and amethyst color palette with a special hidden room below

The Caerwyn Fortress complex, which is a massive, detailed fortress in the Norman / Celtic tradition with realistic 13th century textures. The fortress was inspired by the remains of Harlech Castle located in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales

The Caerwyn Keep, designed with a smaller footprint in mind

A medieval covered stone bridge to match

There's also a partially finished Camelot Keep that I hope to get back to someday, but it is not currently available. All the castles are available on the Kitely Market here: https://www.kitely.com/market?cat=50600&store=13957705 and can be delivered directly to your inventory on your grid.

If you don't mind hypergridding, all venues are 20% off Kitely Market prices if you get them directly from my main store.

Gabriel_Solstician: Highly detailed buildings - Luna’s right, well worth visiting first, you won’t be disappointed! ☺️ 2 months ago
This is the main Roman display area, and you can walk through all the Roman structures here. This is one of several display areas at Lunaria Emporium at ground level surrounding the main store. Each area has a theme and has its own EEP sky setting to accentuate it. Make sure you have Shared Environment selected as well as higher graphics to see the shadows and materials.

You can reach this area by clicking the Roman sign in the lobby on the left side, or by taking the bridge, hopping a boat, or flying.

Safinemahoe2: Beautiful work my friend! 3 months ago
For the last 3 weeks, I have dealt with a intermittent issue on my grid that has about driven me nuts. I have tested, and eliminated possibilities …..without luck.

Yesterday two of the largest grid owners in open sim, Lone Wolf from Wolf Territories and Josh Boam from Aviworlds, took time from their busy schedules to help finally fix this issue. In addition , Rafael from Wolf Territories assisted. I cannot say thanks enough!

Although I work with Josh’s hosting business, this involved much more. Josh would not give up and recruited Lone Wolf.

In my opinion, maybe this is what opensim was designed to be: sharing of knowledge and helping each other.

Lone Wolf and Josh did not have to give up their time to help a tiny grid…..but they did!

Maybe we can all learn from these individuals!

Sharing knowledge is Caring



FYI. The default setting of 2 threadsets can cause major headaches depending on your region….it is way too low in some cases. You all probably know that…but I learned.

thedeeferry: So, OpenLife has me blocked, so I cannot reply directly to its comment. Nor can I send it a private message which I prefer. I apologize to any others if what I type now offends you. This is directe... 3 months ago
Why are people moving to friends-grid?

It’s not because of the 4 new race tracks opened at our Velocidad region.

It’s not because we have the largest, most detailed underwater build in open sim.

It’s not because the sailing here is soo fun and challenging.

It’s not because they heard about the new Friends Mall & Skatepark….opening in February.

It’s not because of our one of a kind Casino…an experience like no other!

It’s not because of the super fast servers

It’s not because of the amazing and rare horses found at our stables.

No, those things are nice
But they are not why people are moving to friends-grid

The secret is out

And word has been spreading fast!

People are moving to friends-grid
Because of our amazing residents!

That’s right……
The reason people are moving to friends-grid is

The PEOPLE.

Our community has people from all over the world…..

But we all speak the language of friendship….and we find ways to communicate and learn about each other’s culture.

We presently have a couple islands still available and we are looking for people who want to be a part of this amazing international community. There is no rent charged on these islands and they offer 10,000 prim.

We do not want everybody, but we want a few awesome people to make our community even better!

Contact Grid Hostess Zuzu Bahro or Safine Mahoe for details or go to friends-grid.com


LunaAylan: Es un lugar muy lindo y tranquilo. ♥ 3 months ago

Timeless is back !!!


Jerralyn Franzic: Yayyy...!!! Thanks, can't wait to revisit ^_^ 4 months ago

Life is short, and it is here to be lived - Kate Winslet

Good Morning everyone

I am putting the final details into the dance site and wanted to pass along something that each of you can do to help.

Please reach out to the people on your friends list…. Tell them we are going to have an awesome party! Let’s show others that we may not be the biggest grid…… but we def throw the best party!

If every person on your friends list is from friends-grid…. Please see if they are coming and help with costumes if needed.

Today or tonight, I will be doing some stress tests on the Halloween region. In case anyone is around at that time, you may see an insane number of npc’s.

Thank you to all…… let’s have an awesome party!
When you enter the friends-grid Casino, you suddenly realize this experience is like no others! Enjoy over 200 casino games, the extensive auto & art collections, Threadz Boutique (still being stocked), Topless Club, the beautiful aquarium and sexy entertainment!
Click on each dollar sign and receive $1,000 of friends-grid dollars (up to $11,000 day).

its about the people.....

and a few beautiful horses!


for rental information on qualifying for your own free island, please contact @Zuzubahro

Why do people live at friends-grid?

There are many places you could choose in Opensim

*Make friends from all around the globe
* focus on people and community
* most detailed underwater worlds in open sim
*fully connected grid offering excellent sailing
*horse riding through Friends Farm and the rain forest
*Surfing, wind surfing, kayak surfing and body surfing
*Xinashi region and Oh Hello clothing store
*Annihilation region - zombie apocalyptic rp
*Large selection of boats available at our public Marina
*open water areas and extremely tight sailing areas
*Sail with a group every Sunday at noon
*stunning landscapes
* Friends Casino - no money to buy
* Coming Soon - Fantasia region, Darwin Region, F1 track, Hispanic Center, The Retreat and much more!

These are all great reasons....but the main reason people come to friends-grid is the PEOPLE! We would love to have you come visit friends-grid!

We currently have 65,000 sq m island parcels available with 10,000 prims for rent. These rentals are free....we are simply looking for people who want to be a part of our growing community....not simply collect homes on every grid.

For rental information contact Safine Mahoe, Zuzu Bahro or Serina Gee



Discord group for friends-grid server on new website

https://discord.gg/KGu6FfUp

We had many tech people and me on this project…. But it seems to be working!

Hello everyone
I have some exciting news to share. this is not complete.....but you will get a sneak preview. Our tech team decided they wanted to give us a present.....and so they made us a really cool web page!
https://friends-grid.com/
this site will help new people learn about friends grid...and residents can log in and see more.
(if you have admin powers ....please do not go clicking in the admin area yet until we have it figured out.)

the about us page needs to be written as do a few other places....but this is a super cool website!

this is a mini video that Josh made to show the technology behind friends-grid https://youtu.be/YV09CY5Xock

You will see more on this web page very soon.....I just have to figure it all out!

At the top of the web page you will see menu buttons:
How to connect - teaches people how to add the grid to firestorm
Gallery - will be pics
News- changes
events
forum
Support - all the legal info I needed
Map- super cool







Serina Gee: Logged in easily and from my phone....now I have all my friends in my pocket...ooooh....someone is tickling me....Reggie...is that you??? 9 months ago
Hello friends
I decided to make a change sooner than I had planned. I want to improve user experience….. so friends-grid now has dual servers.

I am also putting together a schedule of when I will be restarting every region on a weekly basis and I will post it here.


Safinemahoe2: Linda was doing awesome job of sailing! 9 months ago

Safinemahoe2: Hawaiian shirt, shades and a custom built pirate ship! Sora rocks his style! 9 months ago

Safinemahoe2: The elusive Reggie was captured by camera and looking good in that zodiac 9 months ago

Safinemahoe2: This is the cool city Sora built at his F1 track! 9 months ago
I LOVE YOU >>>>>>> friends
Our friends from the ILU (Iloveyou) grid have had problems recently ... but are trying to get back to the OS world . If you are free, and want to , please come Saturday at 12noon grid time. for a Party , to welcome them back to the grid ! I wouldn't normally advertise other grids on this platform - but the ILU folks are our friends and i respect a friend of ours... Come if you can ....We are a Friends Army !

Serina Gee: Ooooh...if we are part of a mob....does that make us "mobsters", Miss?? 9 months ago

Took this of Melody swimming and enjoying being mermaids.


KaliStar: No worries I am glad you both like it! Took me a while to get a picture I really liked but when I finally got this one I was like yay! 9 months ago

Sinead Tribute with DJ Reggie
Saturday, July 29
12 noon
Featuring Sinead Reggae music

Come and have fun!

Please welcome new resident Melody Star to friends grid.


PinDeluca: Welcome Melody, looking forward to meeting you :D 9 months ago
In memory of Sinéad, I'll be playing her album, "Throw Down Your Arms", great reggae songs covers..
If you love her, if you love reggae, come to Reggie's on Saturday 7/29 at 12 SLT for an hour of music and dance.
Peace !

PinDeluca: Awwwww - nice one Reggie, will try to be there XXX 9 months ago
Good morning everyone, I wanted to let you know of some expanded duties here. Zuzu has been wanting to be more involved and help more at friends grid. With the help of Serina, we have devised a position that basically Zuzu is going to be the "Hostess" or "Ambassador" for the area. Of course we are all Ambassadors...but Zuzu is going to do a little bit more. In addition, Zuzu is making some "trial homes" for people to use if considering moving here. This is a huge help to me and the grid! Please help me congratulate Zuzu when you see her....and send her any and all names of people who may be interested. Also, if you are online and notice a guest....of course, welcome them as always, but also please let Zuzu know if she is online.
Sailing and flying Tips and border crossings

* most of our residents understand these things, but this is a reminder for others.

* when crossing a border , your best bet is to approach it head on

* avoid places where 3-4 regions come together. Is it possible to cross? Yes, but you will have a much higher rate of crashing. This is not just at friends grid….. it is anywhere. The intersection of 4 regions is asking for trouble . A good example of this is the intersection of Holo Ana, Saba, Clearwater and Friends regions. Is this the “Bermuda triangle “ on a faulty grid? No….. it is simple physics with your viewer being overloaded with 3-4 regions at once.

* clear all 3 cache weekly. If extreme issues….do a clean Firestorm install and delete all previous hidden Firestorm files.

* if you have repeated crash, relog to where you were last (should be crash site) and make me a lm there. Label your lm something like “Lily crash7-17”. With the lm please send me a note telling me what you were doing or driving. Let me know how many crashes…. If you were tp, what scripts wearing. Also, let me know graphics settings. You see, I want to help, but I need detailed information to research. Is it possible we have a lost boat that is sending script errors……hell yes…..it can happen…..and it is ugly! We could have a region that has become corrupt. Or we could simply have firestorm viewer issues. It is my job (and my team) to determine what kind of issue we have, based on the information you provide me.

* I work day and night to keep things running smoothly. My pet peeve is people who complain without providing me with documentation. One step worse is complaining in group chat instead of giving me the info I need. A negative attitude spreads quickly. Let’s keep things positive!

* realize that most, if not all, bug splats are Firestorm viewer issue. It is a well none glitch, but not an easy one to fix. We hope the next version of firestorm will have this glitch worked out…..but realize we are talking about a totally free product.

* if you still have issues…. Try a different viewer such as Singularity. For me, I hate Singularity worse than I hate occasional crash….so I use firestorm.

* I can restart and refresh a región when asked, but I want to ask all to do me a favor. Please try the steps I have shown. This is teamwork.

* can you fly or sail anywhere you want? Yes, but realize looking at a map and avoiding some situations will greatly reduce bug splats. If you insist on sailing near the intersections of 3-4 regions, don’t complain when you crash.

I appreciate everyone helping me with this!

Safinemahoe2: As a follow up, I want to mention that I sincerely like getting DETAILED information from you all. My goal is to make the grid better, but I need DETAILED information to do that. Telling me you... 9 months ago
The Collective Center Park, and The Tribute Club
Have a look at a collection of photos of the park and club on Flikr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/copykat-collective/

Then go visit the Collective Center Park and the Tribute Club if you haven't been there before. If you have been there before, go again.
login.friends-grid.com:8002:Collective Central

thedeeferry: One of my favorite kitty cats, CopyKatCollective :) . 10 months ago
We had a wonderful sail today with new and old friends. Those who didn't know how to sail joined us in using the wind boats. What great fun those are. So you don't need to know how to sail. You can use any boat and have just as much fun.

PinDeluca: The Sailing was so much fun cant wait till next week ! 10 months ago
The Event Between Events Event.
What do you do if one event ends at 2pm and the next one isn't until 3pm? Why, come to our Event Between Events Event, conveniently held between 2 - 3pm OS time!

This is a soft opening of the Tribute Club on the Central Collective Region. By soft opening I mean, don't expect a DJ, strippers, a stripper DJ, or DJ strippers. It also means we aren't quite ready for a Grand Opening. That's happening soon. (You wouldn't be a stripper would you?)

The Event Between Events Event! See you at 2pm!
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Collective Central/128/128/28
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