Exploring the World…of Second Life

.. carpe diem surf ..

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Carpe Diem Surf 1

Have you been surfing in Second Life lately?  So many sims have disappeared off the grid over the past few years, so you might be looking for a new location to shred some waves.  Or maybe you’d like to try SL surfing for the first time. Whichever the reason, Carpe Diem Surf is a really pretty location to grab a board and get out there.

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The owner of the sim, Valium (Vally) Lavender, wanted this sim to work well for surfers and be a great place to hang out.  She enlisted the help of Jac Mornington to create a tropical surf break experience.  Jac has created quite a few surf beaches and other natural sims in Second Life over the past years.  He pulled together Carpe Diem Surf creating three home sites that are private and overlook the beach.  On the beach, the center is public with a gorgeous waterfall area, a hang out shack, a place to buy a few boards.  Out in the surf, Jac put in a little hang out island offering places to sit, dance, or relax in the water.  The sim surrounds add depth and interest as well.

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Carpe Diem Surf offers board rezzers so you can try an HP board, an SSi board or an LSD board.  Once in the water, Vally has chosen to offer the Maoli Mesh waves which are beautiful and a fun ride.

Visit Carpe Diem Surf today…  to enjoy one of the hang out areas, to take pics or to hit the waves!  The sim is a full prim sim and you will find a lag free surfing experience.

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Sunshine

p.s. Carpe Diem Surf allows entry only to those avatars that are age verified.

.. the looking glass ..

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I headed over to The Looking Glass sim the other day to take a look and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was the creation of Marcus Inkpin and Sharni Azalee.  Perhaps I have been there before over time, as it does look familiar.  The builds could be used in a steam punk or gothic setting.  And then there are fantasy or surreal aspects to some of the areas too.

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In the main building, there is a gallery where you might find the original RL art by Marcus as well as currently there are some RL wildlife drawings by Scottius Polke.  This main building is steam punk in nature, and has a ‘bridge to nowhere’ that crumbles into the sea.  There are other gothic inspired buildings as well as a grassy dance area that is enclosed within gothic arches.  There is a live entertainment venue that would be great for poetry readings, or other quiet seated events where everyone sits on flying carpets set around a small stage raised above a ridge on the sim.

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On the other side of the ridge, there is a city street build with cobble stone streets and a lighthouse at one end and with bar and cafe store fronts that might be great for pics, but there is no rezzing.

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Up in the sky, you will find their shops where you can buy just about everything you might see on the ground level.  All in all, The Looking Glass is a fascinating place to explore and/or hang out or take a few pics.

Enjoy the creations of SL and support the designers and creators.

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Sunshine

.. it’s a bug, it’s a plane, it’s a pose shop ..

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Bug 3

I recently saw a post by a Flickr contact that showed this very cool contraption in Second Life and luckily, they included the SLURL.  I headed over to check it out and snap a couple of pics.  What I found when I landed within what appeared to be a mine shaft was the contraption framed in the distance.  I headed out to check it out and grab the pics.  It is really a cool creation.. .the wings nearly glisten in certain light.

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I decided I should see what was through the door that was behind me in the mine shaft. After finding my way back in to the shaft (look for the rocks on the ground), I proceeded through the door and found :=-momomuller / 3M-=: a men’s pose main shop . The info indicates that it is mostly for people that like to take photos.  While it says that it is a men’s pose shop, it looks like they have added some unisex poses as well. The creator, momomura Zehetbauer, has creatied poses for sports, for zombie pics, for fashion, for action, and for cute and serious scenes. I like the fact that most of the demo pose stands had less than 20 poses which means you can move through the options fairly quickly.  Also looks like he has posted pics of all of his poses which is great too!

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Add this shop in your pose search.. and see if you can find something you can use!  And enjoy the really cool contraption just outside the mine shaft while there.

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Sunshine

p.s. Texture on 3rd pic from Tim in Ohio on Flickr.