I've noticed a pattern of myself on weekends, looking back a few days and sharing some destinations in Second Life which've made me smile. Pictures, as they did in the last bona fide installment, tend to come in twos. We continue… and as always, click through for the SLURLs!
Again, my incursions into adding subtle night-lighting to a scene go a long way. Quite owners, landowners don't optimize their properties for midnight, so I enjoy dressing up some temporary glows, then snapping photos to capture these moments of a virtual life lived. I once wanted a treehouse as a child, but to this day, have never actually been in one. So in some way, taking this picture points back at my youth's flights of fancy.
Some exceptional, fantastic extension to treehouses — these arboreals are clearly not Earth-domestic, and the stairs are of fine craftsmanship. I got here, as I often do, by looking through various Profile > Picks tabs. (Which I use at least as much as I do Search > Places.) Here, I think of Ewoks crossed with Jawas, enjoying volleyball on the beach. Queer (as in strange, not gay), I know.
BREAK OUT THE AMON TOBIN! Context: listen to the Splinter Cell 3 soundtrack for heart-pounding momentum:
This is the impeccably-constructed Nomad Hotel, part of the Smokin' Aces game which ran recently. I did my own little part in helping the operators correct their SLURL so gamers could find their way here. On the left, I simply did World menu > Force Sun > Midnight with no tweaking. Almost looks like the back of a police cruiser. The right is more subdued, and I was thinking of another famous hotel, the Overlook.
Two snapshots aren't enough; here's Cory Edo with her Thundercats t-shirt. She's quickly garnering acclaim for making orgasmic hotels. I can't wait for a third! Observe how the lights glow in accordance with the corridor. Then, CrystalShard Foo shows me the penthouse by Damien Fate. Visiting the other day was so pleasant, because I resaw a number of old friendlies I hadn't seen in ages!
International design in mind: to the left are Maximilian Milosz's elegant Euro-furniture. Now, don't take that as a constructive, nor a restrictive label: his work may be the visual equivalent to similarly named min2MAX compilation's techno leader, Richie Hawtin. And then, we have ebisuya Spork's paper lamps: very simple shapes with effective, grainy textures and the lighting convince me these things have dimension to them.
ROCK ON DINO PLANETS! IT'S LIKE ALL YOUR FAVE HEAVY METAL COVERS IN ONE! 'Nuff said. Work by Madcow Cosmos, who should really get together with ahkenatan Grommet.
This is the beauty you'll find out at the new Azure Islands' Aray region. I think they're really encompassing many manners of terrain: what's next, bayou or tundra? (I hope!) In the meantime, we've got this to enjoy: I spec'ed the lights, par for the course, and found myself feeling very atmospheric indeed. Also notice the ground feels sharded and rocky; a break from flat deserts we've previously seeen.
I can only hope for "LET US EAT BLING TOGETHER!" to top the charts. Or, in some cargo-cultish way, to be used as a nascent greeting between tribeskin. Suitably, in Second Life, there are those who wear blingy shoes. Parody CD design by Patchouli Woollahra, original meme by Tateru Nino.
Bathsheba Dorn's got the Awesome Creatures Dept. mastered. These go beyond biomechanical: it's like a rocket sled grafted on to a big shell-dude, and a jetski crossed with an anemone… or something! I've left her an IM inquiring where to purchase these things. After all, anyone who leaves barrels of backed-up inventory must have some keen, lateral, chess-playin' insights.
And to cap this all off, I'll do a quartet, 'cuz 4's a lucky number. I'd like to warmly, graciously, ultraliciously thank each of you reading this who also happened to visit me during my Linden Village office hours yesterday (2007.01.26). First time I've committed to them, and several other Lindens s far — like Robin, Jesse, Rob, Pathfinder — have also put signs onsite with their schedules. With enough Lindens cross-departmentally, we'll be covering a lot of topics. Me? I'm eclectic and chaotic, so let the conversation flow like spice!
Background… I needed seating, so I got Timeless Prototype's Multi-Chair Crates. When you sit on one, it makes new chairs (up to 10) for additional visitors. I call them "retractable seats". I then went about retexturing them, and started to feel like the innards of my office was like the set, or better yet, the location of an actual sci-fi event. I watched a couple beautiful sunrises (in addition to RL, or offline ones), and later that day, I headed over to Pathfinder Linden's office in Ambleside… as he held one of his hours adjacent to mine.
On an experimental basis, what I may do next — in addition to this — is announce when and where I'm hanging out inworld by sending a snapshot to Snapzilla, SLBuzz, and Flickr. Then, I'll wait there for several minutes, until TPing to the next spot. I don't want to turn it into a "catch the Torley game", but rather, retain some sense of exploration while romping across the grid, travels across great distances which isn't economical, nor feasible, to do offline.
I had fun, learned a number of new insights (a must), and made notes about inworld locations to visit next. Lively conversation in a cozy group without an agenda is my kinda thang. Each step of the journey brings me to another!
Thanx again!