Something that always astounds me about the talent of creators, clothing designers in particular, in Second Life is how they have the power to make you believe. A commonly uttered phrase about SL (admittedly normally about whatever drama is happening on the Grid that day) is “It's just pixels”. True enough, but when the pixels we are treated to daily in SL have been treated with as much love and care as these, who are we to complain? I have no graphical, or mechanical skill whatsoever (when I once tried to play with flexi in Second Life, all I could do was make a scary tentacle, which now proudly terrorizes visitors to my friend's garden), it's really quite shameful, but I really am quite excellent at suspending disbelief when I see something beautiful. A good amount of my friends are technically minded, and when they see something cool in SL, they'll say “I wonder how they did that?”.

Merry Christmas (or the equivalent in your religion, or just "may thy gifts be pleasant and thou family members not to embarrasing") to all! For those who aren't on a well-deserved ski trip, there's a huge consolation: neither is your Greenies' crew. This means we've got quite some activities and contests for you to enjoy! Tonight you can join us for a big party on the Greenies kitchen table from 12 noon to 3 pm SLT (TP), hosted by Angelina Rhode with DJ Krakov Letov. Winners of the Greenies Virtual Holiday Decoration Contest will be announced and fabulous prizes handed out.

The cold season just started and our green friends celebrate Christmas with the help of their new friends from all over the world. They decorate the house, bake cookies in the big stove and play christmas elfs by making lots of gifts. The Greenies also found a new hobby ... winter sports like hoversnowboarding or icecreamball fighting. They do it with lots of passion and enthusiasm cause snow and ice are unknown things on their home planet.

Lets accompany the Greenies on their journey through Christmas and winter time, have fun with the lil green guys and take lots of memory pictures from their experience with frozen stuff and Santa Claus.

A special "Greenies Winter Experience" photo contest starts December 22th 2008 and ends January 19th 2009. We have 3 categories in which you can proof your photographer talent:

* Best Screenshot * Winter Sports
* Best Screenshot * Christmas Holidays
* Best Screenshot * New Year Celebrations

 Only one week left until  Christmas and our tree  still needs trimming!

Come on by for some nog and gingerbread men on Saturday, December 20th, between 12 noon and 2 pm SLT and help us decorate for the upcoming holidays.

Pavig and LittleToe will be on hand to put up some merry swag and help you put up some of your own ornaments. DJ Sarlah Maggs will be providing the music to get everyone in the mood.

Then on Monday, December 22, there will be a big party on the Greenies kitchen table from 12 noon to 3 pm SLT, hosted by Angelina Rhode with DJ Krakov Letov. Winners of the Greenies Virtual Holiday Decoration Contest will be announced and fabulous prizes handed out.

see: rezzable.com/blog/vint-falken/teach-greenies-about-xmas-virtual-decorations-contest-large-scale 

Be sure to look for hidden freebie gifts throughout the sim!

In the past years we haven't really celebrated Christmas at Greenies. This year, that's going to change! Miss Kaeli kicked of the 'Xmas Frenzy' by creating us a lovely tiny & normal size Greenie Christmas Avatar (certified adorable). Miss LT has already started decorating and is setting up a 'snow ball fight battle arena' in the Greenies' Fridge (the freezer department) using Miss Ordinal's Cold System (necessary snow balls available there). But, as Greenies come from a place both snow and the celebration of the holiday season is unknown, they could still use a little help. And maybe, through your decoration suggestions, you can teach our Green Friends what the holidays are about? Read on for rules & prizes.

Christmas Greenie Avatars and tiny versions are in the Greenies Sim and its free for the first 500 lucky Greenies Lovers. These avatars are sooooooooo cute that will put you in the full Christmas mood. The bottles in the back are also a blast. When You click on them they play jingle bells.

So Hurry up and head over to the Greenies Sim.  The giver is placed in the shop area. TP there now....

And that's not all! For more holiday season inspired fun time, check out the Greenies Decoration Contest or the Virtual Snow Ball fight arena (appropriately, in the fridge).

I wanted to announce the next Black Swan event organised by Rezzable for this Holiday season. The third and probably the last of the Fashion Inspired event will be held between December 15th and January 9th in Black Swan sim. More then three weeks of magical designs to fashion shows and special events to gather the fashion lovers together in one sim. This time around, we have got another mix of wonderful designers to surprise us once again. This Friday, I will announce the full list of participating designers so if you would like to participate please contact me at lokum@rezzable.com . We try to limit the size of the group to max 20 and so far we have got couple of places left. If you missed the series of Fashion Inspired Events please check some of the Fashion Show videos here and read more of the designers who have already participated here .