- Posted by 50 Lines Authors on 08/21/2007 07:37 PM
To be honest, I don't buy many avatars. I kind of like the one I've got, but while checking for a skeleton avatar, I found a virtually photorealistic avatar shop arranged masterfully on... a trailer and tent, of all things.
Here I found, marketed as vintage magazines, a selection of humorous avatars. In SecondLife I've never seen a plucked chicken avatar, green lizard, lounge lizard, pink elephant, fly, rat, beer guy, voodoo doll, Brunnhilde (aka the renowned Viking opera singer), eye beast, skeleton, walking hand, or even (perhaps because I never call lately) My Aunt. But they're all here, all of them high-quality and backed up with sample images before you buy. Prices range from L$50 to L$250. I tried out the Little Bug avatar and one girl wanted to squash me and another noob chased me around without saying a word for two minutes. To say they evoke a reaction is an understatement.
- Posted by 50 Lines Authors on 08/21/2007 07:23 PM
Today it was a hop, skip and a jump from unusual to eccentric to refreshingly bizarre. Where I landed was vanettda Lassard's store, Eccentricities.
Eccentricities features great creations from the Spirit Lodge, The Sultan's Bed, and Breakwater Shop Space to the Furry Home, Roman Hideaway and Upscale Shop! And the SLX link takes you to even more!
After walking into the store area I saw some freebies, including popcorn bowls, a primitive avatar (no, the avatar wasn't primitive... just prehistoric!), and fairy wings. Clicking on the SLX link, I saw:
"That's right ... a flying peach, complete with seagulls and spider threads. It is not a complex build nor will it change the world, but let me tell you when you hang with a few of your friends inside the flying peach it is hard not to do so with a smile on your face.
Some friends of mine refer to it as the "un-sky box."
Buy the Flying Peach and get the optional deck and couch for FREE.
The Peach comes with three parts; The Flying Peach itself, a peach leaf deck with railing, and a couch.
Why the couch? Well, it's like this; I tried to build a perfect door for the peach but each attempt took away from its overall "peachiness." so one day while I struggled with the balance of the universe I decided to sit on the leaf and think this problem out. Since the peach as a whole (there is a circular couch with poses inside) is linked together I was magically transported to one of the linked poses inside.
I found the door! So now I was sitting inside my wonderful transparent peach ... but how do I get out?
Yep ... a couch strategically placed on the outside of the peach.
Sit on the leaf to get in ... sit on the couch to get out. No messy scripts!
Of course the whole set up is copy/mod so you can add as many poses or scripts as you want. As a matter of fact, you can remove the deck, ditch the couch, drop in a vehicle script and FLY the SL skies in a one-of-a-kind-aircraft.
Personally I just like to sit with my lady and watch the sunsets from 800m. Peaceful, alone, and wonderfully unique.
* Lots of custom one-of-a-kind textures
* Copy / Mod
* 55 prims (even less if you ditch the deck and couch!)
* Great place to sit and hang with friends.
* Don't like transparent vistas? Select inside texture, set trans to 0 and you will be surrounded by a beautiful star scape!
Feel free to IM vanettda Lassard for more information or a private viewing.
Or visit vanettda's blog at vanettda.com for all his building updates!"
Eccentricities can be found at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Straminsky/184/48/502.
- Posted by 50 Lines Authors on 08/21/2007 07:21 PM
Owner Boondoggle Gruppman invites the SL public to Red Rock Mesa Sanctuary in Fucosa and Lunaris. Come walk among this expertly landscaped, attraction-dense Native American marketplace while enjoying the music of nativeradio.com!
This is one of the first sims I've been in where the points of interest spread out evenly to the vanishing point. When you are close up, Red Rock remains a visual delight. Check out the outsider art, Native Spirit Drums and Hopi pottery by Boondoggle, and Native paintings by Maria Duke! If you need to step away for an hour or so, this is a perfect place to unwind. And if you need longer, Dennis Slocombe runs the Red Rock Inn Bed & Breakfast! Best of all, more is being added to Red Mesa, including live events, a cantina, and more ruins.
Boondoggle builds yurts for housing, and if you need a custom yurt he would be glad to work with you. He also offers landscaping services, with priority given to Native American themes.
To see just a tiny sliver of these unforgettable sims, visit http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lunalis/80/230/98.
- Posted by 50 Lines Authors on 08/21/2007 07:20 PM
... and see the reasons you should visit our featured locations!
- Posted by 50 Lines Authors on 08/21/2007 07:17 PM
My two favorite kinds of SL shopping are the well-done superstore and quest shopping. In quest shopping, of course, you find an extremely well designed sim, try to contact the builder, and hope they’ll share their sources.
I was delighted to find the Blue Lagoon (located near the Hyles Telehub) one day when the Lindens were wisely protecting my Visa account by shutting down all teleports. Blue Lagoon was built by Lazarus Marat, one of the Techno Mages, a small group of designers and scripters who have enriched SL with their creative talents.
Now this is a commercial sim; you’ll find items that show a $$ sign when you hover the cursor, but its main interest is in the special things that are placed here and there to catch your eye and make you hold your breath. I was enthralled by the scene globe in the outside garden patio and the exquisitely drawn and scripted doors throughout the site.
Mr. Marat quickly responded to my pesky IM’s for “where did you get those doors?” and “do you know any interesting places to sightsee?” Thanks to Lazarus I now have a ton of great building ideas, as well as the names and landmarks to some very talented designers for building supplies.
In a world of nasty little strip malls and snobbish sim owners, Blue Lagoon is an oasis of beautiful design backed up by a friendly, responsive human being. Stop by next time you need inspiration and some wonderful eye candy.
Blue Lagoon can be found at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hyles/170/227/23 .