{"id":5323,"date":"2015-08-22T19:32:09","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2015-08-22T19:32:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T18:32:09","slug":"theres-still-time-to-visit-the-h-p-lovecraft-festival-in-second-life-but-steer-clear-of-the-giant-octopus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5323","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s Still Time To Visit The H.P. Lovecraft Festival In Second Life But Steer Clear Of The Giant Octopus!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Giant Octopus, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/20599837378\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5618\/20599837378_a37495e5ce.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Giant Octopus\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The good news for those of you who haven&#8217;t yet visited the H.P. Lovecraft inspired LoveFest 2015 in Second Life is that it runs until August 23rd. The bad news is that if you&#8217;re planning to travel by sea you will have to ensure your captain steers a tidy path away from a Giant Octopus!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Welcome To Hell, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/20166363704\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/747\/20166363704_46880383fc.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Welcome To Hell\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Things wind down tomorrow in terms of events, but today&#8217;s calendar includes :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Elysium Cabaret Dancers\u00a0delight with a repeat performance of their burlesque spectacle!<\/li>\n<li>Cordie and Beth&#8217;s creep show where they will delight with their combination act of dance and standup comedy!\u00a0This is a Voice event!<\/li>\n<li>The Carella Ross Hour, singer\u00a0 Carella Ross (<a href=\"http:\/\/carellaross.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/carellaross.com\/<\/a>) has prepared a selection of her music,\u00a0Hosted by F\u5c3a\u30e2\u308c\u4e59\u311a.<\/li>\n<li>Cabaret Sybarite Finale, Music After Dark with DJ Fitch Lekvoda, the DJ entertains\u00a0with her choices of music dark and gothic in this, the final act at the Cabaret Sybarite!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So plenty of entertainment choices, otherwise you can explore, shop or talk to people!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Hound Statue, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/20600963658\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5688\/20600963658_af13c50a9f.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Hound Statue\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are quite a few impressive looking statues around the region, The Hound Statue being one, another of course involves Cthulu.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Inside The Asylum, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/20762723956\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/571\/20762723956_055f57780b.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Inside The Asylum\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the Asylum, which is well worth going inside. This is a rather creepy location.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cthulhu Statue, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/20166359804\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5646\/20166359804_db317ec883.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cthulhu Statue\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The streets hold many surprises too with interactive tentacles awaiting you. There&#8217;s an Egyptian exhibit if you&#8217;d prefer to do that and of course there are plenty of vendors selling their wares.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Refreshments, by Ciaran Laval on Flickr!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ciaran_laval\/20762719806\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/742\/20762719806_edf031d0e7.jpg?resize=500%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Refreshments\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However if you&#8217;re tired and want a rest, the festival offers refreshments at many stalls too!<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have time to go then don&#8217;t worry, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o9eektLWROE\" target=\"_blank\">GeoMeek has published an excellent video on YouTube<\/a>, which I will embed here.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9eektLWROE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The festival closes tomorrow, although if you&#8217;re a fan of 7Seas fishing, there will be plenty of that going on today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\" style=\"border: 1px solid #2c2e30; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; height: auto; width: 450px; display: block; background-image: none; background-color: #2c2e30;\"><a style=\"border: none; color: #5cb192; display: block; margin: 0; padding: 5px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/lovecraft-festival-2015?sourceid=dgw1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 440px; display: inline; border: initial none initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/15259\/55ce43653e80f162924615.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #5cb192; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; padding: 6px 0px 3px 2px; margin: 3px 0px 0px 0px; border: initial none initial;\">Lovecraft Festival 2015<\/h1>\n<p style=\"border: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 7px 5px 0px; padding: 2px 0px 3px 3px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: #bbbbbb;\">The 4th Annual Lovecraft Festival of Second Life features entertainment, events and shopping. Come check out the Festival Faire sim and the &#8220;Heart of Llhao&#8221; multi-sim story quest! The Lovecraft Festival is pleased to continue to encourage support of the efforts of Autism Awareness each year via AutCom (Autism National Committee).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"sl-dg-widget-btn\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.496094) 0px 1px 3px 0px; background-color: #ff5c00; background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FFB23F), to(#FF9A03)); border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094); border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 20px; margin: none; outline-color: white; outline-style: none; outline-width: 0px; padding: 3px 0 5px 0; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.246094) 0px -1px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 100%; border-width: 0px;\">Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"dgw-pix\"><\/span><!-- End Second Life Destination Link --><\/p>\n<p>SLURL To LoveFest 2015 : http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Vergessen\/128\/128\/69\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The good news for those of you who haven&#8217;t yet visited the H.P. 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