It was the year when we had a huge party to wish Bon Voyage to Justin when he left to go back to RL, Total Sorbet's Outbreak was the breakout pastime of OSGrid, and Opensimworld was in its infancy - before the highs and lows of Traffic Classification, and the Box with its merry band of prolix commentators. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxehV6A8dQCyejGHVvpWH5DRX43rNFn34TF239I-yMtdETYMscpnew2K7K-EWPVrKzJvRL0uIl-mLMhcr3bsDquLut6yO0HTDaRLHpHYGz2pz4tWK_Hkfg0yZnD9RWmlR5hAg0i1xsQl_VmOXbxWRWp1z-T0XKyeUDnaL4RCt8gpiW0Ns4JQ_j1vc9WJg=w640-h326)
There was
AvatarFest, and the gloriously Cherrified
Fest'Avi.
Inworldz and
Twinity were still places you could go (hard to believe that Twinity didn't shut down until 2021),
Blue Mars and
Cloudparty were already gone.
The idea that these were real options for the grid-trotter seems a little crazy nowadays, when hypergridding is so easy and facilitated with all kinds of directories and events calendars but back then, they were serious options. OSCC unveiled its treasure hunt, a super way to motivate people to visit all the expo sims, and there was much dancing during the event....
The year - in case you didn't remember it, was 2015. We were all so young and energetic! HG Safari trips had become a common event, and somehow, not sure why, for about two months this blog went silent.