http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Social technology -> community capacity building. First Life -> Second Life. Lines are blurring ... en Vox Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:13:49 -0230 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/home.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/home.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/home.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:13:49 -0230 homage to Wyeth Originally uploaded by silverdrake I saw this incredible picture by silverdrake posted on Flickr today, and I realized it was the one that I wanted to come back to my blog with. This "homage to Wyeth" feels like a homecomi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/home.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00e398af725e0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/reinvention-turning-points-callings-fear-and-faith.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/reinvention-turning-points-callings-fear-and-faith.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/reinvention-turning-points-callings-fear-and-faith.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:27:56 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e838cd6be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e838cd6be2b-50si" alt="Change" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I am writing because I have to. I need to. It's how I sometimes process things that feel too big: talking out loud, writing in a diary, here in a blog where the people you value might have some nugget of wisdom to clear the smoke. Right now I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/reinvention-turning-points-callings-fear-and-faith.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00cd9741a8c24cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> control wisdom change fear reflection choice courage reinvention loss grief anxiety healing bravery regret coping turning point rut http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/word-games-tolerance-or-acceptance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/word-games-tolerance-or-acceptance.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/word-games-tolerance-or-acceptance.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:17:09 -0230 I'll be the first person to admit that I use my blog for purely selfish, cathartic reasons. Sometimes I use it to hold myself accountable (if I say it outloud, I'll do it). Sometimes I use it to celebrate something wonderful in my life, first a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/word-games-tolerance-or-acceptance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e82f04ebe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> challenge power violence choice diversity compassion tolerance conflict opposition slavery acceptance conflict resolution non-violent communication http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/slavery----eye-of-the-beholder.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/slavery----eye-of-the-beholder.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/slavery----eye-of-the-beholder.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:08:06 -0230 In the past few months two women that I truly admire have left me scratching my head on my very entrenched position on virtual slavery in Second Life and other immersive online communities. It's role play. I get it. What I've never quite come ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/slavery----eye-of-the-beholder.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4144c7c4a3c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> business women reflection choices second life slave roleplay discourse slavery perception empowerment rp digital divide gorean online culture controvery daequix scarborough http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/passion-or-appetite.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/passion-or-appetite.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/passion-or-appetite.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:25:38 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d41447db673c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d41447db673c7f-50si" alt="." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Whenever I'm about to reinvent myself in a significant way, I find myself reading a lot of Emerson. Today I came across something he'd written that I'd not heard before, but I found it both provocative and essential: “I find that the Ameri... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/passion-or-appetite.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e7ba1efbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends connecting wisdom challenge love attachment add reflection reinvention intimacy passion ralph waldo emerson appetite personality disorder ocpd http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday-pierre.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday-pierre.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday-pierre.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:57:01 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4144632783c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4144632783c7f-50si" alt="Happy Birthday from the Socks and Sandals Liberation Front!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Today is my friend Pierre's birthday, and it's got me thinking about the value of a life. While there are some people who would measure it with extrinsic successes -- money, fame, toys -- P's a guy who kinda challenges you turn that on it's hea... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/happy-birthday-pierre.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d41443cdca6a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> community leadership birthday health flu prepare preparedness sustainability pandemic better world pierre omidyar omidyar.net http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/who.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/who.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/who.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:53:41 -0230 Pretty powerful question when asked in the context of exploration, not abuse. Consider yourself invited to dig into your own scarred psyche and hermetically sealed beautiful soul and come up with some creative answers through photo stories: http:... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/who.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4143fd8f86a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> self identity exploration discovery http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/social-networking-and-the-perfect-storm.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/social-networking-and-the-perfect-storm.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/social-networking-and-the-perfect-storm.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:40:16 -0230 It's been a long time since I've posted here. I find that I often explore a new tool, crawl inside of it and make it home for awhile, then move on. There's a lack of friction with so many of the social networking tools. I don't want to date, to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/social-networking-and-the-perfect-storm.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e75a85abe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr connecting relationships social networks second life online communities mixed media twitter omidyar.net http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/one-hour.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/one-hour.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/one-hour.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 May 2007 04:24:41 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00cd972756fd4cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00cd972756fd4cd5-50si" alt="One Hour" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yup. Totally self-indulgent, just because I can. A picture I took of Baron Grayson when we were out working on our new Templum ex Obscurum sim. He set the chapel back out there in the sunset along the sea, and has done some gorgeous landsc... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/one-hour.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e6931e7be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> second life baron grayson http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/a-love-letter-to-chicago.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sue Stonebender) http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/a-love-letter-to-chicago.html?_c=feed-rss http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/a-love-letter-to-chicago.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:24:10 -0230 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d41430829e6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d41430829e6a47-50si" alt="Going Down" /></a> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e66b60dbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e66b60dbe2b-50si" alt="Deco" /></a> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e66b611be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e66b611be2b-50si" alt="Tinman" /></a> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e66b615be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d09e66b615be2b-50si" alt="Old Victrola" /></a> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4142c63b4685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4142c63b4685e-50si" alt="Atlas" /></a> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00cd9724d6154cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00cd9724d6154cd5-50si" alt="Inspired by the Sea" /></a> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4143082a86a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d4143082a86a47-50si" alt="A Little Late Night Sax" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> On Easter weekend I took a whirlwind trip to Chicago. Only staying one night, I didn't have a lot of time to venture out into the parts of the city with the grandest gothic architecture and some of my favourite haunts, but I did manage to take al... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://suestonebender.vox.com/library/post/a-love-letter-to-chicago.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e4799fbbe2b00d41432e5b33c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> architecture chicago sculpture musician gothic saxophone minolta clocktower sax victrola street performer busker