The Virtual Neko (aka Stacia Villota)

I'm hoping to connect with as many SL Nekos as possible, to get your participation in a study being done about Second Life Nekos.

Believe it or not, there's a gal in Sweden who's getting her PhD studying virtual world communities, with a couple chapters devoted to Nekos in Second Life.

From now through October, she'll be conducting in-world interviews with as many Nekos as she can, to try to understand what makes our community special... our similarities and our differences... our varying opin… Continue

One year ago today, a little Neko blog was born into a virtual world called Second Life.

At the time, I had no idea what it would become… I just knew I wanted to figure out this Neko thing — what was a Neko, why did someone become a Neko, and more to the… Continue

The artist turned away from the plane, grinning and wiping paint-stained hands on an old cloth. “A wild one, eh?”

The man’s breath caught in his throat as he gazed up at the likeness. Surely it was the turpentine stinging his eyes…

Come read the rest of this story, discover some aviat… Continue

“It was a hard rain, a perpetual rain, a sweating and steaming rain; it was a rain to drown all rains and the memory of rain...”

When a Neko girl on a budget wants to look good without getting soaked, where does she go? I’ve got a couple of super cheap fashion surprises in… Continue

Okay, I heard ya. What good is an exhaustive list of Neko skins if you don’t know where to find Neko ears and tails? No problem, I can fix that! Categorized and complete with SLURLS for easy shopping, here’s your very own list of Neko Ears and Tails stores, all on my… Continue