Wicked Land November 18, 2009

I am not quite sure anymore how I found “Wicked Land”, but it is one of the most enchanting places I have visited in SL. It is a small theme park – small in comparison to other major SL attractions, but is lovingly designed, full of little surprises and made me incredibly happy. Somebody give the creator Rehman Polanski a sim and unlimited prims, please!

This tree stump is actually a whole one-bedroom apartment, complete with a bed and a fireplace. A fairy is playing the piano inside and I stopped for a while to listen.

Greetings, Earthlings! November 16, 2009

Some days I fear that I might start to get bored with SL. Some days things just seem to be the same over and over again and I feel as if I can’t bear to see another prim. And then I discover a shop with unique and silly things, or teleport to a place where I lose myself for hours and I remember again what kept me here the last two years. Saturday was such a day and I will show you two of the three great places I found today.

“Altya’s Dream Creations and Toys” [SLURL] sells a wide range of silly toys, avatar attachments and other things you never knew you needed. All items also have a “buy as gift” option, which might come in handy for christmas. I love everything to do with aliens and ufos and therefore could not resist to buy this ufo attachment. It folds your avatar so that only your head remains – floating in a blinking ufo jar. You have to detach all prim attachments and it is advisable to at least wear a bikini (for any accidental unfoldings if the AO should not work). It is modifyable so I guess you might be able to put your own name on the sign. I also bought the other version, which is the same ufo jar on an unicycle, complete with little steam clouds and a working horn. Brilliant!

Now that I had turned into an alien, I was looking for a nice space sim to take some pictures. In moments like this I miss the now closed “Privateer Space” sim terribly. It broke my heart – and that of many other people – when it shut down, because it was huge and created by Aley Arai with so much humour and attention to detail. When I read the description of Deshima Space Station, a station “existing far away from major space colonies or settlements”, my interest awoke. And when I teleported there, zoomed out and realised just how huge this station was, my excitement grew.

Virtual Makeover November 8, 2009

Kero’s Toybox (by Kero Yufi) is a small shop full of little gadgets and silly toys. Originally I had planned to blog about one of my favourite throwers from here, but then I got distracted with all the other wonderful things, so the thrower will have to wait a bit. By the way, one of the freebies is a cute prim gun that, as its name suggests, shoots random plywood prims.

The Future is Wet November 7, 2009

It rains almost every day in Tochigi City, but people have got used to it. When I say “people”, I mean cyborgs. People as in “human” people have been extinct since the Climate Catastrophe, which made Earth unhabitable for every living being except for cockroaches and us cyborgs.

When it rains, it is almost impossible to get an air taxi. My granny always used to say that there is no bad weather, only bad clothing, but she died before the Climate Catastrophe. I am sure she would change her mind now.

On rare occasions the rain stops and everyone rushes outside to make the best of the day. I love to play outside with my dog Claude. He was sent to me as replacement for my old dog, who one day suddenly had a short circuit and exploded. Claude is the latest version and can do tricks, he even plays dead on command! This time I will be more careful and take him back inside when the rain starts again.

Claude and I live in a small apartment downtown. Rent is very expensive and space is a luxury. I am a big fan of retro furniture. Really, not only furniture, I love everything retro and often wish myself back to the past. The “Naughties” must have been a great time. As a child I sat for hours and listened to my granny’s stories about the old internet, airplanes and Harry Potter.

And sometimes when I sleep, I dream of sunshine.

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Credits
Teleport to Tochigi Japan City here [SLURL] – thanks to Gita for the SLURL!
Anipets robot dog by Pannie’s and Rosedrop Media Circus, reacts to chat commands like “sit”, “beg”, bang!”. It is transferable and would make a great christmas gift for your beloved geek [SLURL].
Green Cyborg skin by Loknath Darkmatter available on XStreetSL as limited time offer for $L50).
Cyborg eyes MACHINA (peridot) by Nemuri Kohime, available on XStreetSL.
Dress “Dogu” by Bare Rose [SLURL].
Hair “TOM245 ash” by booN [SLURL].
Shoes: “Basic Stiletto Pumps” by Unique Needs [SLURL] (not sure if these are still available).

Poses:
Airtaxi pose “Jazzhands revisited – Jazzy4″ by LAP [SLURL].
Playing pose “Kicking Leaves” by Olive Juice [SLURL].

Happy Halloween! October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you are having a great weekend, no matter if you are celebrating today by getting dressed up and eating lots of candy or are doing other enjoyable things. If you are looking for some inspiration for things to do in SL, here are three great places you could explore. Have fun!