http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tableau/166/149/133

When you arrive, you will find yourself in a simple blue-walled house with several vendors of interesting objects.  Do take a look.  But whatever you do, do not fail to walk outside the door.  Once you exit, turn around to admire the unique design of the store Rootbeer then, continue to explore the entire sim.  This sim is one of the most unique and fantastic sims I’ve come across in some time.  I can’t simply name shops for you to explore, there are too many whimsical and wonderful things spread throughout the sim in various stores, things so imaginative, silly, creative, and most importantly, fun!  I bought the most useless gadgets here and I love them!  In the pic above I somehow wound up at Club Luna wearing the always chic Extreme Cat Eye Shades from Paper Couture and the RACHELBREAKER SPLOOGEGUN that shoots gobs of pink goo.  Very well made items, not just frilly props…and great for laughs!  After the club, I found an interesting hair shop called Clawtooth by Clawtooth.  I bought a demo hair for Kitten with a Whip at the shop and proceeded to try it on.  But I was confused…stunned.  Something….wasn’t…quite right…

WHY THE HELL AM I SQUATTING ON THE FLOOR???  AND WHY THE HELL AM I WEARING A MOUSTACHE???  AND WTF IS THIS LADY DOING TO ME???!!!

I cam out a bit to soak it all in…

And I roll into a hearty laugh!  The surprise of it, the absurdity, the irreverence….I love it!!!  Check out the cow in the background wearing the tiara.  If the lady didn’t have a drawn on goatee, I’d be kinda ticked…but as it is…I get the joke.  A surprising and eclectic riff on the standard DEMO boxes on other demo hairs by creator Bubbles Clawtooth.  Pretty funny!  Well, as  you can see,  Tableau is full of surprises and silliness, not to mention one-of-a-kind items that you really should check out.  A lot of laughs with your friends can be had on this exploration.  I ended up buying the hair which inspired me to whip out my other recently purchased Carved Flower Cat Eye Glasses by Paper Couture and my Poppies dress by Icing and go totally retro!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Freestar%20Bay%20Isle/74/128/501

Freestar Bay is a definite must if you want to know whats up in the music scene in the virtual world.  The best way to do this is to take the surl above, wait for it to rez, then grab the notecards that the greeter gives.  There are regular events and live music gigs so you will always have something to look forward to.  The pic above was taken at a Noma Falta concert.  She and other great musicians perform there regularly and with the enthusiastic fans that come with them, you’ll have a great time!

If you are a real world musician looking for a virtual world audience, then you should come to Freestar Bay and contact Freestar Tammas.  See you there!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nomasha%20Syaka/114/119/21

So….you think you can dance?  If the answer is no, or if the only dance moves you have are freebie and, ahem, inferior quality dance moves, then perhaps you should TP over to the Ministry of Motion!  They have Jamiroquai (YAY!), Beyonce, John Travolta, Michael Jackson, and other well known dancer moves as well as acid/jazz/funk/soul/disco, chilled/freestylin, street/hip hop, contemporary, 60′s/20′s, metal, and more.  Not only that, but you’ll find the right animation for your stage moves too!  Do you wail on the electric guitar?  Play a mean jazz piano?  Or just rock the house with your amazing stage presence?  You’ll find the right move for your groove here at the Ministry of Motion.  The sim is a whimsical and fun place to just peek around while trying all the dances.  More than dances are sold here…I saw a mean attack shark.  Beware!  You may even meet an interesting character like I did.  Meet Neo in the pic above.  Don’t judge!  I’ve found the most interesting folks in SL masquerade behind the most unusual avatars.  Come over, bring friends…and some lindens.  Some funky fresh moves here.

Sitting at the bar in what looks like a dance area.  Great dance music!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/LostAngel/104/8/30

The cool factor is soaring high at the LostAngel Industries sim.  I’ve been meaning to check out this place ever since I saw the teasers out in ads a few weeks back.  And it is QUITE a tease!  Check it out for yourself here:

http://lostangelsl.com

Wow, I feel cooler just for having LOOKED at the ad!  Don’t you?  If nothing else, they sure know how to package and sell a product!  I never knew if it was a role-play sim or club, so now I’ve come to check it out myself.  Will it live up to the hype they’ve created?  Upon arrival at the TP site, I find that it is primarily a shop for poses.  Not just a shop, but an entire sim built in a gritty, urban, underground, techno style.  The buildings have rooms of different types of poses spread out allowing you to soak in the atmosphere as you browse.  And there is alot of atmosphere here!  Obviously a high quality build, gorgeous textures, and designed to pique your curiosity and offer some fun.  The poses are high quality pieces of work designed for model shoots, bloggers, or people who want some interesting poses for their personal pics.  It’s alot of fun to try them out and they include many group poses, so bring your friends.  Although the sim looks finished, it looks like there is alot of room for more pose displays to come…so it begs for a return visit in the future.  Overall, I’d say that LostAngel lives up to their hype of being uber-cool, and as a bonus, I’ve got some new poses to try out for the pics for the blog…yay!

Time for a little bit of mischief!

Blogging.  It’s such hard work!  I need a rest…

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When I first arrived, I was dazed and disoriented.  It was difficult to know which direction to go…with each step into the blackness I uttered a silent prayer that I wouldn’t plunge into the cityscape below.  As I tried to make sense and direction out of the lights, buildings, and chaos about me, I came upon a platform where a sleek motorbike was parked.  I jumped onto it but was immediately repelled by the security system.  I had to continue walking.  I stepped once again into the darkness, only to find myself falling.  It was a short fall and I landed on the platform landing of a stairwell.  As I picked myself up, I noticed a movement in the darkness…on the stairs above me.  I was startled, but couldn’t make out the shape.  My heart beat faster…and I decided to keep walking.  Out of the corner of my eye the shape took form.  It was a man in a dark leather coat.  And he had a gun… pointed at me!  I suddenly realized how careless it was for me to try to take the bike…it must have sent an alarm to the owner.  And now, the owner was here.  Tracking me with his gun.  “Keep walking” I told myself.  I inhaled deeply and took two steps.  “Oh my god!” he said.  “You’re Leeloo!”  I turned around, smiling at him.  “Yes” I answered.

True story, by the way!  The man put the gun away.  His name was Jaco.  We chatted a bit.  I learned that he resides on the sim and he invited me to join him as he docked his ship.  He told me to hop onto the back of his bike and we jetted off.  His ship/residence was a dome-shaped structure with AMAZING textures…really, the whole sim is absolutely incredible!  Bladerunner, The 5th Element seem to inspire the look of the sim.   Jaco sat in the pilot seat and I sat next to him and he carefully maneuvered the ship to the docking station.  After a perfect dock, I thanked him for showing me about.  He was a real gentleman, that is after he put the gun away

Some serious RP goes on here, but don’t let that intimidate you.  Visitors are welcome.  This sim is a MUST SEE destination.  Truly, one of the best sims in SL.  I strongly urge you to visit it!  You may meet a new friend like I did.

Landing the bike at Jaco’s residence

Jaco piloting his ship towards the dock

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Greenies%20Home%20Rezzable/119/124/32

The mothership is calling!  Where else in the world can you dance with aliens, Princess Leia and an assortment of other interesting folks but at Greenies?  Today they previewed the spaceship building contest submissions and threw in a little dance party along with it.  Fun, festive, and definitely out of this world.  If you are unfamiliar with this sim…it’s built in a giant megaprim scale so that all avatars are at face level with….errrrr, cockroaches.   Ewwwww!  There are many hidden surprises here, things are designed to be explored and interacted with…all with FUN in mind!   If you wanna be a little Greenie yourself, head over to the shop for a big selection of alien avatars and other space gadgets. Sooo, pardon me while I go bust a move with Marvin the Martian….

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blue%20Galaxy/182/96/26

OMG….this place is cooler than cool.  A feast for the eyes!  I’ve not seen textures like this before so I’m oooooooooo-ing and ahhhhhhhhh-ing all over the place!  The place looks like Zangamarsh from WOW a bit!  Wha???  Did you just call me a NERD?????!!!   Don’t make me kick yer ass!  Hmmph!   >:(    Well, they also have shops which offer some cool techno stylin’ for those looking to spend some linden.   The dance floor looks party worthy too, so will definitely be back.   Just haul yer pixels over to this site and look at what I’m talking about.  And if you sass me again I’ma get my level 72 frost mage all over you!  I don’t think you’ll survive my Cone of Cold or my Arctic Blast, so don’t make me do it….punk!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/GOL%208/167/203/26

If you wanna be where the beautiful people are, where the hip crowd hangs, to see and be seen…then head for Gol’s Element, the 6th.  A beautifully designed club with beautifully adorned avatars.  Dance to house music 24 hrs a day with a good mix of excellent radio tunes and live DJs.  As a successful club, there are downsides.  For example, lag can be awful.  While visiting the club for this post there were 66 avatars at the sim.  Walking was a nightmare.  Rezzing nearly impossible…as you may notice by the pic.  But if you have patience, make it to the dance floor, and anchor down in a spot…there is alot of fun to be had.  Great music, meet nice peeps, and a great place to people watch.  If you don’t have a good graphic card…it will be hell, don’t even bother unless its a low traffic time.   But even with my super computer I had a hard time hacking my way to the dance floor.  Fortunately, I have just gotten a notice for a Komuso show…soooo….off I go for a Komuso fix!  Btw, the other end of the Gol sim has mod, slick furniture and fixtures…I suggest you take a peek there too.