Info for all jealous and knowledgeable who claim my grid and 162 sim are slow. (user01) I did a test with an old pentium 4 Intl core 2 quad 3.2GHz, 8GB memory card 6 years out of life no more driver, "1GBite" internet. I'm going to my sim house market 60000 prim hard test. No difference to my PC i7 core 8, 4.3GHz, 32GB memory new Graficcard Gigabite. All work fine and stable fast. :-D
If my grid is slow for you, it may be time to think about the 50MBite internet and your old PC. That could be helpful. ;-)

Announcement
To whom it may concern,
GentleFireGrid will be closing its doors to outsiders.
We will be reopening as GentleFireGrid.net.

With that said, I would appreciate everyone being aware that the grid is reopening under the new address.

HG SAFARI just got to try this out today and NOW the AXIS version is in the "script area" of this website. Now you can have a conversation or even design a personality to go with your NPC.

More info https://opensimliving.blogspot.com/2026/05/jesternpc-speec...

Last night I disappeared into Samsara again… and honestly, I think that’s exactly why I love creating worlds like this.

What started as “just building a little Japanese garden” slowly turned into something much deeper. Piece by piece the atmosphere came alive: the dark koi pond, the softly glowing lanterns, the curved bridge, the raked sand patterns, cherry blossoms falling onto the paths, and the quiet feeling of hidden peace between the bamboo.

This place wasn’t made from perfection. It was made from feeling.
Moving stones.
Adjusting lights.
Watching reflections in the water.
Following instinct instead of a plan.

People sometimes ask why virtual worlds matter so much to us.
Because places like this become more than pixels. They become memories, emotions, creativity, comfort, stories… little pieces of ourselves.

And tonight, for the first time, I stood still in this garden and felt:
“Yes… this is exactly what I imagined.”

Welcome to my little corner of Samsara 🌸

Let the beat guide you through deep emotions and ancestral rhythms in an unforgettable session curated by DJ Producer Chanel Hurricane.

📍 Location: Huang Arkham Grid
📅 Date: Sunday, May 24
🕐 Time: 1 PM SLT
🎶 Style: Deep Tribal / Organic House / Underground Vibes

Feel the rhythm. Enter the tribe.

✨ X‑Petite – klein an Größe, groß im Auftritt!

Bei BK Mode hat sich wieder etwas zusammengebraut – und zwar jede Menge gute Laune in Stoffform.

Unsere vielen neuen X‑Petite‑Outfits sind wie die eine Freundin, die immer zu früh lacht, zu spät geht und trotzdem alle mögen.
Sie machen Spaß, sie machen Stimmung, und sie machen vor allem eins: dich zur Hauptrolle, egal wo du auftauchst.

Hier flattert nichts zufällig, hier sitzt nichts „mal sehen“ – das ist Mode, die weiß, was sie will.
Ein bisschen frech, ein bisschen verspielt, ein bisschen „Na, schaut ihr alle?“.

Perfekt für Frauen, die nicht erst fragen, ob sie dürfen, sondern einfach machen.

Opensim's largest Vehicle Store.

hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Motorcycles/181/361/22
Many different motorcycles, a percentage from Soa Bikes, true quality Motorcycles

Alina Aviation
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Aviation/539/498/21

All Type Vehicle Region
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Vehicles/369/301/22

Race Vehicle Region
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Alina's%20Race%20Vehicles/934/174/22

All Race cars, F1, Nascar, Indi, Prostock, Touring Cars.
Drive your car Here

Driving Region NEW NEW NEW NEW
hop://login.friends-grid.com:8002/Drive/424/620/28

Driving for everyone, choose and TP to your track, road, or Circuit. Rez your own vehicle or drive one thats there.

Hot rods, Monster Trucks, Classic Car, Modern Cars,
Indy, Touring cars, Pro Stock cars, F1 cars. ALL DRIVEABLE
Semi Truck, Full Size Rigs, Semi Trailers

4 Regions of vehicles approximately 1200+ different vehicles in stock +

Additional Region dedicated for your driving experience, buy or rez your own vehicle

Easy Region Teleporter for easy access or take a segway ride at your leisure

Lots of new things to see i cant list all here.so come over and find things you didnt think you needed

All vehicles drive unless stated

All vehicles can be altered or modified should you need, adjustments or additions happily done on request..

💋 Xara – Glanz, Charme & ein Augenzwinkern

Wenn der Abend ruft, antwortet Xara – mit Stil, Selbstbewusstsein und einem Funkeln, das selbst die Kerzen neidisch macht.

Hier trifft Eleganz auf freche Attitüde, und jedes Outfit sagt: „Ich weiß genau, was ich will – und ich hab Spaß dabei!“

Ob beim Anstoßen, Tanzen oder einfach nur beim gut aussehen – Xara bringt das gewisse Etwas, das jeden Moment besonders macht.
Ein bisschen Luxus, ein bisschen Humor, und ganz viel „Wow“.

Xara – weil Glanz nicht nur getragen, sondern gelebt wird. 🥂💄

New Region at Alina's Vehicles at Friends Grid.

100 new helicopters and 95% are new to Opensim.
Extra Seating can be put on request and same for opening doors,
takes only a few mins.

Passenger, Military, Commercial, and fun, a massive range in stock

Opensims largest vehicle store with now more than 1,200 vehicles

Costs you nothing to look and bring your big pockets

Dont forget to look at my other regions with amazing Vehicles

ALL HELICOPTERS FLY, SO FUN TO BE HAD

Curiosity Zone is a creative playground in OpenSim where learning, exploring, and a little bit of mischief all come together. From building and scripting to design and creative play, it’s all about jumping in and seeing what you can make happen. But don't kid yourself, we know how to have fun too! And if you’re not part of our grid yet, it’s easy to join, be part of a welcoming, creative community where you can learn, build, and connect with others who share your curiosity.

Our Website: https://curiosity-zone.net

They are finally here! The little Pegacorn Babies! Pegacorn??? Yes, they are half Pegasus and half Unicorn, and they're adorable in their little nests. These little cuties are full perm and free and they're waiting for you in the landing point of the mall. Stop by and get yours and enjoy them. Blessings and much love, Lavia

👉 New in our little Shop ヅ

⇨ Kivna Karcero Bondage Wall Rack
⇨ The Skipping Rope
⇨ Rangvald Standing Cage
⇨ Rangvald Angled Bondage Cross

Enjoy! ヅ We hope you'll find something good for you ...ღ

P.S. You'll find more new beautiful Stuff and naughty Furniture for You... made with Love ...ღ
🚖 hop://spacegrid.online:6002/Te_Le/191/74/26

A ripple here an there O it's good to ponder what's out there a tomorrow's dream at AVW floats around endless moments, a bug or two never makes a difference in a virtualworld we can make it happen. smooth as butter with lots to do O L there's tomorrow today we play.

Attention opensimulator reidents builders and fun lovers, AVW the metaverse building supplier and animesh collector / distributer has all the goodies from 16 years of building regions loaded into venders on our Trails region for easy shopping. Our 25 24/7 regions are filled with great builds to inspire or just to visit and find that one of a kind something you've always wanted. Bob Solo and Shea Butter willing to help answer
questions or help you in finding the one thing you didn't know you needed. Great stories as well just ask 24/7 @ avirtualworld.org:8002/AVW Welcome We leave the lights on! Four Seasons builds and supplies at your disposal all copy all the time

OK, OK, OK.. with all these AI pics here on Opensim I couldn`t resist lol

**AI vs. Reality: Why You Should Never Trust Your Screen**

Take a look at the image: On the left, AI gives us a chiseled, beach-ready elf version of me with a perfect tan and a margarita. On the right, we see the "Real Life" "me"version: a bald, pizza-loving guy in a stained shirt on a crumbling sofa.
This is exactly what the critics are shouting about! They want you to see this as proof that AI is out to deceive us all. According to them, if you aren't careful, you’ll be catfished by a digital elf when the reality is just a guy, his soda, and a very tired couch.
So, let’s join the panic: watch out, world! If the internet says I'm a muscular ginger elf, I`m probably just a guy with a "Pizza King" box and a dream. Don't let the pixels fool you!
Ok, I get to go now. need rest a little bit on that same sofa lol.

***New Outfits out Now ***

- for Legacy / Perky / Petite


WHERE ?? in the NEW RELEASES SECTION !!!!

***Customer Notice***
I will no longer be posting any new releases on OSW.

New release information will only be available on the C/C/C-Shoppe Discord server. Please contact me if you would like to receive an invitation link. Thanks.Happy Weekend for all ♥

@FerdFrederix suggests "If you were to become a bug, you could do so by wearing an avatar that would allow you to experience the world from a bug's perspective. Imagine visiting a garden where everything is to scale, and you could truly be the bug. You would be able to explore this miniature world, see the intricacies of the plants and flowers, and feel the wind blowing through the grass virtually. You could crawl through tunnels and crevices, and even fly to new heights. Being a bug could give you a whole new appreciation for the world around you and the creatures that inhabit it." three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Goliath Gardens We did just that, please visit anytime and become the Bug! thank you @Ferd!

A place between dream and reality, where each step touches luminous waters and every breath lifts the weight of the world. Among glowing crystals and impossible blooms, Limenaria welcomes wandering souls, turning every gathering into a ritual of renewal.

SIM NORGE now is called TROMSO, based on the RL Northern Norway city, bringing back stuffs I had from the time I was still on GCG grid. From this pic: Ishavskatedralen or Tromsdalen Kirke. Pipe organ and piano, scripted, functional. If you want get married there, be my guest.. just dont invite me lolol (kidding)

Thank you to Dorena for creating this original banner! I have taken it and made a banner for my profile. ANTIFA is NOT an organization. It is an ideology. The ideology of anti-fascism. I will be using this as a base. And I will ensure that the art festival supports my political message. Because ART is POLITICAL. It always has been. It always will be.

MAZE VIEWER MAJOR UPDATE KDU 8.0
I am extremely pleased and excited to announce that I have obtained a license (and yes for those of you that may know this, I confirmed it today for sharing with the community--which is YOU , as an amateur) for KDU. For those that don't know what that means...it is well-- some of you said firestorm still looks a bit better than my work..well it is because of OpenJpg having to be used in opensim. The story is extremely long, it falls like star wars..long ago in a galaxy far away..I don't mind chatting with you about it, though, so say hello if you want to. KDU is the texture library firestorm uses. I wrote them and got the license for 150 dollars! I also added a zoom to whatever object is selected for editing. While it is selected just choose ALT+Z or in Controls in prefs choose your own. In Blender (.) zooms to selected so I duplicated the idea. https://maze.bz/mazebzviewer.zip

✨ Neue Gianni‑Outfits im Shop – von brav bis „halt mal mein Bier“! ✨

Gianni hat sich mal wieder schick gemacht… und zwar richtig!
Ob du heute festlich glänzen, elegant auftreten oder einfach nur frech und lässig durch die Region schlendern willst – bei uns findest du das passende Outfit für jede Stimmung.

Von Anzug bis Hoodie, von Gentleman bis Straßenkater –
Gianni kann jetzt alles.

Komm vorbei, probier an, misch durch, misch auf.
Unser Shop wartet schon – und Gianni auch.

👉 BK‑Shopping – wo Stil keine Frage ist, sondern ein Erlebnis.

Season 2 of HG Safari is well under way with lots of great destinations coming up in the next few weeks!
If you missed the story so far, you can catch up here - plus a few other posts from around and about Opensim. And don't forget also that today at 11am you can also catch the latest episode of Inworld Review https://www.youtube.com/@inworldreview/streams
An interview with Opensim Oldbie GiMiSa
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-magic-of-gimisa....
A trip to Kitely
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/04/on-reef.html
An April Fool's cruise on Neverworld
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/04/rocking-on-redwood.h...
The upcoming festival on Pangea
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/04/pangea-festival-2026...
ArtDestiny's 5th anniversary - an interview with Loru
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/04/artdestiny-turns-fiv...
A wonderful roleplaying region for you to explore on Genesis RP grid
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/04/luscious-leshmor.htm...
and a trip to Venice
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2026/04/monicas-venice.html
If you would like to come with us on our travels, the HG Safari group is open to everyone, come to our clubhouse on HG Safari region just before 12 noon Grid time on Wednesday and be part of the adventure!

✨ Grand Opening Ball in Verdantia ✨
Feiert mit uns die feierliche Eröffnung von Verdantia und erlebt einen stilvollen Abend voller Musik, Tanz und besonderer Momente.
DJ: Tommy White
Moderation: Paristella
Dresscode: Elegante Ballkleidung / Abendgarderobe?
Ballkleidung für Damen und Herren könnt ihr direkt auf der Sim im passenden Shop erwerben.
ab 19:00 UhrKommt vorbei, bringt eure Freunde mit und tanzt mit uns durch eine glamouröse
Taxi: 3-world.de:8002:Verdantia

✨ Grand Opening Ball in Verdantia ✨
Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Verdantia and enjoy a stylish evening filled with music, dancing and special moments.
DJ: Tommy White
Host: Paristella
Dress code: Elegant ball attire / evening wear?
You can purchase ball attire for ladies and gentlemen directly on the sim at the appropriate shop.
From 10pm SLT Come along, bring your friends and dance the night away with us in a glamorous
Taxi: 3-world.de:8002:Verdantia

Holi est de retour… 🌸✨

Un lieu hors du temps où méditation, relaxation et sensualité se rencontrent à nouveau pour vous accueillir dans une atmosphère douce et apaisante.

Ce renouveau n’aurait pas été possible sans la générosité et la confiance des propriétaires de la grid Bloodmoon, que nous remercions chaleureusement pour leur soutien précieux.

L’aventure continue… et Holi n’attend plus que vous 💫

Holi is back… 🌸✨

bloodmoonpack.com:8002:Holi

A timeless place where meditation, relaxation, and sensuality come together once again to welcome you into a soft and soothing atmosphere.

This revival would not have been possible without the generosity and trust of the owners of the Bloodmoon grid, whom we warmly thank for their invaluable support.

The journey continues… and Holi is now waiting for you 💫

bloodmoonpack.com:8002:Holi

Uses of Walls

The Wall of Dolls, an artistic installation in Milan, Italy, is a poignant and sober statement that marks and condemns violence against women. The wall features dolls of various kinds, symbols of childhood innocence, alongside the names of murdered women, as well as photos, posters, and poems, Some of these detail statistics on crimes against women, and some of them powerful statements written by survivors.

In 1998, the United Nations Development Fund for Women organized a photo exhibit that contrasted a "wall of shame", focusing on women's plight and suffering, with a "wall of hope", showcasing initiatives to end violence against women. More information about the Wall of Hope Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/@wallofhopecampaign512

In Second Life, the collaborative arts group, 2Lei organized a yearly event from 2009 to at least 2019 on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The event may or may not have involved the use of walls. I imagine it did, for art work and the like. More about the event: https://modemworld.me/2019/11/19/no-violence-the-2lei-10th...

If we are going to have a conversation, it could be about this. Not surprisingly, there is "Sexual violence and harassment in the metaverse." https://audri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EN-AUDRi-Sexu...

Enough of walls. I prefer a waterfall -- a symbol of strength, resilience, cleansing, or even tranquility. Peace.

N E U ✨ BK Mode hat jetzt Schmuckfieber

BK Mode legt noch eine Schippe Glamour drauf: Ab sofort funkelt es im Shopbereich wie in einer Schatzkammer, die jemand mit Stilgefühl und einem Hauch Frechheit kuratiert hat. Halsketten, Armbänder, Ohrringe, Bauchkettchen, Fußkettchen, Sonnenbrillen und Kopfschmuck – kurz gesagt: alles, was dein Avatar braucht, um nicht einfach nur da zu sein, sondern aufzufallen.

Hier findest du keine langweiligen Standardstücke, sondern kleine Attitüden zum Anziehen. Mal verspielt, mal edel, mal „Ich bin heute die Hauptrolle“. Und das Beste: Die Auswahl ist so groß, dass du garantiert etwas findest, das zu deinem Stil passt – oder zu dem Stil, den du heute ausprobieren willst. Und das schönste dabei, immer wieder kommen neue Stücke dazu.

💎 Warum reinschauen?

Weil dein Avatar mehr verdient als „geht schon“.
Weil Accessoires die schnellste Art sind, ein komplettes Outfit umzudrehen.
Weil ein bisschen Funkeln nie schadet.
Und weil Neugier belohnt wird – versprochen.

🌟 Fazit

BK Mode hat jetzt Schmuck. Viel Schmuck. Schönen Schmuck. Frechen Schmuck.
Geh stöbern – und lass dich überraschen, wer du plötzlich bist, wenn du ein neues Stück anlegst.

Last night, the wonderful and generous (if not mischievous!) Jimmy Olsen spent time teaching me how to make static EEP skies. He doesn't like what I am doing because he wants it to look slightly blurry for more "realism," but mine are not for that. I am thinking about them for doing events at the Playa, even manually changing them out during the events! Or maybe at an art festival! The sky is my canvas! During an art festival, you could share the work of others, changing them out periodically. Thanks for your time and patience, Jimmy! Now the fun begins!

I made a short webpage with a simple tutorial for those that want to play! https://sites.google.com/dynamiclearning.solutions/eep-fun...