• Building - Second Life - SecondLife Steampunk

    Land Shenanigans

    I now own 3 parcels of virtual land, all in the same “sim” so that I can put out some of my prim-heavy, nicer furniture. I’m thinking about renting a simple house that I put on the third parcel, to replace the very nice but very primmy house that was offered for sale on the parcel. The experience of buying the third parcel was pretty fraught with tension, because I was trying to figure out the mysteries of the “group tier discount.” The Land Use Fee (also known as a Tier Fee) is a monthly charge in addition to membership…

  • Uncategorized

    Truly Odd Expression

    I don't know why the woman in the foreground was grimacing at the Odd Ball a week ago. Her face was frozen in this expression. Is she offering to perform a naughty service, or just smiling? I'm the giant blue space neko floating behind her, an avatar I call Cerulean.

  • Uncategorized

    Too Narrow A Focus

    And now I need to widen the template again. I did that once before, but lost the changes I made. Fortunately, someone has clearly explained how to do it. I’ve already saved the background images, need to upload them to the web after widening them.

  • Uncategorized

    Dress This House

    As it happens, I had to sing a piece called “We’ll Dress The House” at my real-life church this morning, for a Pointy-Hatted Person. And now my virtual home is dressed, or mostly dressed, and ready to receive visitors at the party in just a couple of hours. There are still a couple of details to work out – such as how exactly does the streaming music work for my DJ (I have a pretty good idea that I just paste a URL in my “parcel music” boxen, as I have 2 adjoining parcels). A friend took a look at…