Long, long ago, Eris Fallon and I built the Diversionarium , a venue that had word and building and social games instead of the more usual entertainments. We had * Quoste, a quote guessing game for groups that gives clues to words that you use to try to guess a quote * Avisleuth, a getting-to-know-you game where everyone answers questions anonymously and tries to figure out who answered what * Mystery...

...was touching a prim. Gwyneth Llewelyn demonstrating a color picker she created using the new feature I'm a sort of lapsed scripter myself, with my biggest projects to date having been the Diversionarium social and word games. Speaking of which, I believe my Extropian friends are going to relaunch the Diversionarium shortly, which means you'll soon be able to go play the quote puzzle game...

This week's Sophrosyne's Saturday Salon will be our first in Extropia! Exciting as this is, it's a melancholy time as well, as it means I'm saying farewell to my home away from home at the Diversionarium.  I've worked for Div owners kateamdahl  and erisfallon  since I was six weeks old. It's been a constant in my life, and Kate and Eris have been supportive, kind, generous and wonderful...

We had another *terrific* Salon this Saturday, with Nobody Fugazi of  Your2ndLife.com leading us in a wide-ranging and spirited discussion of banking and finance in Second Life. We had 16 guests, 9 first..." Upcoming Spotlight Guests: 11/17:  Michel Manen, Islamic Law in SL 11/24:  Alanagh Recreant, SL and Africa 12/1:    Grace McDunnogh:  Virtual Worlds Development and Live Concert

Saturday, 1-3:30 pm SLT The Diversionarium Sophrosyne's Saturday Salon:  Banking in SL - Is It Safe? Spotlight Guest Nobody Fugazi, blogger at Your2ndPlace.com, will join us in a discussion of banking and finance in synthetic worlds! Sunday, 12 noon-3pm SLT The Nexus, Extropia Core The Board of Directors of Extropia and the Founding Citizens welcome friends to a groundbreaking and flag raising...

...- is it safe? How do banks and stock exchanges work in synthetic worlds? Can we have an honest banking system without outside regulation? Join us Saturday, November 10 from 1 to 3:30 PM SLT at the Diversionarium along with Spotlight Guest Nobody Fugazi ( Taran Rampersad ) of Your2ndPlace.com , journalist and commentator on the SL financial industry for a primer on virtual finance and an investigation...

The word is in: Cybergrrl Oh rocks, and we like our smaller Salons! Despite trying some new advertising channels, we only drew 10 people this time, 2 first-timers. But we had a *fantastic* time in a wide ranging chat with Cybergrrl, and the hours vanished around us!  Super thanks to Cybergrrl and everyone who participated!

... And tonight at 7:00 PM SLT, I (meaning Kate, of course, not Soph) will be hosting our Second Annual Halloween Party, with games, dancing, witty conversation, and other kinds of fun nonsense, at the Diversionarium. :) I hope to see a lot of friends I don't often get to catch up with. Come join us! The Diversionarium is a non-commercial spot for social games, creative play, and miscellaneous...

Cybergrrlz! Join us Saturday, November 3 from 1 to 3:30 PM SLT at the Diversionarium for a very special Saturday Salon! Our Spotlight guest Cybergrrl Oh ( Aliza Sherman ) has been helping empower moms, daughters and women entrepreneurs since the dawn of the Web. Cybergrrl will lead us in an exploration of virtual worlds as an empowerment platform, the rewards and challenges...

Yesterday's salon was a *huge* hit!  Our first Spotlight Guest, Lillie Yifu , was a gracious and enthralling speaker, and led us in a lively discussion of sex in SL, the sex trade, and the politics and...was talking at once :)   Everyone had a chance to voice their opinions, and to engage with each other and with Lillie.  Thanks to Peer Infinity, there's a chat transcript available here !