So much to say...TOO much to say!

It's hard to believe I've had nothing to say for over three months...okay, at least here I haven't said anything. I've been thinking why that is, and have come to a very simple conclusion.

I've had too much to say - and didn't know where to start!

So today I will remedy that. I will outline all the things that I want to talk about, and then later I can actually talk about them. What a concept! (All that time writing requirements has to pay off in all lives, right?)

Here's my list:

1. I HAVE A NEW COMPUTER! I blamed my old laptop on many many things, one of them being how hard it is to do more than one thing on it at a time. The poor thing is finally getting a rest, and is used as a reference. The specs, quickly: Dell XPS 630, 4Gb RAM, GeForce 8800GTX 738Mb, Intel® Core2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB), dual video card capable (and will be soon), and best of all - I've seen 100fps! Everything looks SO different. I can see the ocean - what a concept!

2. I play hockey now. Don't laugh - too long. :) It's a blast! The Virtual Hockey League, designed and run very well indeed by Montecore Babcock, is well-scripted and organised in an wonderfully friendly and easy-to-learn manner. Considering I wasn't even sure which side of the ice to play on at first, everyone has been so patient with me. At 5fps on my old system, playing hockey was about as easy as using Lotus 1-2-3 as a real-time data acquisition system. (Me? Geek? You betcha.) There will be a lot more about this soon as Season 2 for the VHL starts in August!

3. I have my own sim now - Dragonhenge! I woke up one day and realised...I'm paying for a quarter of an island sim already, and for just a few $US more, I could be on an open space sim. Thus was Dragonhenge reborn. Dragonhenge started on the island of Hostel, back when it was a fun place to be. Now, if I can just twist Maximx's arm into bringing back Wyrm Delve!

4. Along with a group of incredibly gifted and fun people, I am helping to create a new roleplay sim - Endless Nights. The sim name is "Endless Nights", and is currently locked down while we're building and creating. Noelyci Ingmann, of IDG Designs, is creating the entire build using some of his unique and ingenious builds. Illyana Menges is the primary driving force for the sim, with her indepth knowledge of roleplay and amazing list of friends. She's just a joy to work with. Stevo Arkin is the third partner in this endeavour, and will be helping in all aspects of creating and running the sim. Anyanka Bisiani will be guiding the sim-wide RP, Kooky Jetaime will be setting up and hosting the webpages for staff and citizens (and helping with Da Roolz - he is the Roolz Nazi!), and Shayna Senne will be helping us run the place. We're counting on help from many of our old (and new) friends to establish a low-lag, fair and fun place to play. It'll happen soon - we're shooting for a grand opening by the end of this month or early August.

5. If there is a god (and her sense of humour isn't TOO wicked) - I may be having not one, but TWO real-life musicians playing for me in Second Life at Max's White Orchid Club! One is a name most people who like classic folk/rock will recognise; the other is not quite as well known yet, but his jazz saxophone is truly amazing. I'm also bugging my friends in the Dreamscapes Project to let me stream them into Max's again. Stay tuned!

6. Butterfly hunts are FUN! If you never try anything else that I suggest here in this blog, try this one. There is only one way to earn your own Ode jewelry, a set of sets created by Random Calliope, and that is to find the butterflies that contain them. I've spent way too many hours lately looking for these bugs...I've almost listed "exterminator" on my cv! Random's jewelry always delights (ask to see it - I have most sets that are available, and 7 that are limited editions), but Ode stands alone. Again, having a very slow system was a great way to learn a LOT about SL, and ways to do things; now I can do them FAST. Come hunt these little critters with me sometime!

7. I'm now the Event Coordinator for the International Spaceflight Museum of Second Life. The ISM is dedicated to showcasing all aspects of spaceflight, including robotic exploration of the solar system, the history of rocket technology, manned spaceflight, and earth-orbiting satellites. If you want to sponsor a piece of space hardware that is represented at the museum, let me know and I'll tell you how.

8. I left the Saints of Hell Motorcycle Club. I would say I miss my friends there, but I talk to most of them still. Some things do run their course; I fear SoH is one of those things. When something goes from being fun to being commercial, it takes the joy out of it for me. I have a lot of good memories from the SoH club, and many many relationships that I cherish. Good luck to you all - and selling the sim is the wisest thing you could have done.


Well...I'll stop here. That should keep me off the street for awhile. I do believe I have way too many lives - both first and second. :) Stay tuned for details. Maybe now I can take one subject at a time and actually SAY something. ADHD and chickens - it's a bitch!