Better late than never

In my last entry I said I would write a post about something that recently happened to me. Oddly enough I never wrote that post. Why is that? Because quite honestly I have had a lot going on, and it slipped my mind. I will however tell you what happened now…Better late than never eh?

So, there’s this little on-line “Game” called Second Life that I play. Now, I use the term “Game” loosely, because it’s different things to different people. For some it’s a chat room. Others consider it a Role Playing Game. To still others it’s a social experiment. Hell it can even be a racing game, FPS or a flight sim if that’s what you want. It’s basically whatever you make of it.

The point of this post is not a debate or discussion on what SecondLife is though. I play the “Game” and I tend to make things. So, apparently someone saw something I made and contacted me. They said what a great job I did on the item, and how they were oh so impressed! They then apologised for contacting me and bothering me, because I must obviously be very busy, and that they don’t normally contact “Content Creators”. See, that made me LOL out loud. Content Creator? Me? I don’t think so! I mean, Yea..I make items in SecondLife, and a small number of people own some of my things. On top of that some of my older items are quite popular in certain circles….but a Content creator?

I tend to reserve the term “Content Creator” for the heavy hitters of SecondLife. People like Fallingwater Cellardoor, Kaysha Sion, Nicky Ree, Radical Twang and Elika Tiramisu. These are Content Creators…I just make shit.

Lack of posts

Yea, I know. I haven’t posted much in the last…..Long while. I have been busy working on my wee little shop thingie in the virtual world of Secondlife. Everything is ALMOST done thank god, so once thats all finished, you can expect regular blog posts from me once again.

On the upside, later today I do plan on writing an post up about something that happened to me yesterday. So stay tuned. Same Bat-time, same bat-channel!

What I been up to…

Ok, so I havent been writing a lot in my blog lately…Yes, I am still alive. This I am sure could be a bit of a disappointment to a lot of the Blogging community. Maybe a handful of others are relieved.

Mainly working on clothes for my Second Life Fashion store called TOCO. Also, I went and made a product blog for it….So, check it out if you like 🙂

http://tocostore.wordpress.com

yea, that’s the URL…I may spruce it up a little when I get some time, but at the moment ill keep it looking like that..nothing wrong with plain right?

Let’s see…what else is new? Oh! Right! A water pipe exploded under my house! On top of that, the pipes going to have to ALL be replaced, which is a huge job..which means I am stuck without water for an undetermined ammount of time…Making this situation WORSE is the fact that I live out in a small desert town in California…..AND it’s bloody hot with summer fast approaching…

Yea, obviously I am not a happy Camper….

Second Life Fashion critics

You all have by now heard of Second Life, especially if you have read my blog in the past. Second Life is actually quite a big thing, and has been featured in numberous television shows, and has so many movie/Television Tie-in’s, you would not believe.

If however you are one of the few people who don’t have a clue what Second Life is, I suggest you either read a bit through the Second Life section of my blog OR visit the official Second Life website, maybe sign up for a free account and experience it all for yourself.

One thing I haven’t mentioned about Second Life, is that one of the big things in the virtual world much like the real world, is fashion! The Internet is filled with a plethora of SL fashion sites, where they discuss the looks that are all the rage, what Second Lifes top designers are doing, Also many where they throw together outfits and tell you how to achieve their glorious looks! Many, if not most, if not all are NOT actually professional fashion critics in their real life, some have horrible taste even, but thanks to the glory of the ‘net, anyone can attempt to be a fashion critic!

One interesting and unique website/blog is called Second Life Fashion Police, and it’s even a blog hosted on the same server as my blog…Good ol’ WordPress! Now, this site is fairly unique, however unique doesn’t mean GOOD. What this blog does, is take screenshots of people who dress odd in Secondlife, and then they begin to ridicule and make fun of the outfits, shapes or whatever that the person is wearing. Some of the “Contributers” haven’t even a clue what they are talking about and unable to name pieces being worn by the avatars, and just come up with creative names like “Blingy thing” and “whatever that is.” Please note, those are not actual quotes, just examples of the naming styles they use.

Granted many of the people shown there DO have their avatars dressed quite outlandish, however in all fairness that might be what they are going for. Perhaps they want an off the wall crazy look. Perhaps they want their avatar to be fat, or a mannly looking female avatar. If that’s what they are wanting, congrats! Pay on the shoulder, desired look achieved. It’s Second Life…a world where its not odd to see someone running around naked, wearing slave silks and a collar or even to see a bipedal wolf walking around smoking a cigar, wearing a leather jacket, chaps and a cowboy hat. Fact of the matter is Second Life fashion is not cookie cutter fashion. People should wear what they like, what they feel expresses themselves on their virtual character…Not what some pencil pusher from michigan who has an avatar that someone said “Wow, nice shoes” to once and all of a sudden started thinking he was gods gift to fashion.

Be your self…That simple.

Will I still go to their site/blog? Yea, probably…it can be funny….even if it’s just ridiculous! heh

CSI: NY – Second Life?

some of you may have read a recent entry of mine where I went on about the Second Life based game for the movie I am legend? Well, it has happened again, this time however instead of it being for a movie, it is for a television show. The TV show is CSI: Ny, and they apparently have created an MMO based INSIDE the world of Second Life.

The game is interesting, and actually quite fun. The premise is that you travel through the virtual “Mean streets” of new york and investigate odd murders. New ones are supposedly going to be added regularly. To help you investigate and solve these often times strange cases of foul play, you can use the nifty handy dandy forensic lab!

The virtual new york however doesnt look very dirty, in fact it has more shine than an Imperial battle cruiser from Star Wars…Or even Darth Vaders armor! In fact unless you search and scour, you won’t even find any graffiti..I have only spotted one, and that was nicely tucked away.

The CSI:NY – Secondlife project also sports a new client for playing in Second Life..I can’t say if that’s any good, since I didn’t feel the need to grab it. You don’t NEED it, if you already have a SL client, and I didn’t want to bother with the Download, and then have to figure out where everything is.

Apparently though I am Legend wasn’t the first one to do a SL tie-in…and CSI:NY wasnt the first to do a TV show Tie-in. I recently discovered that Gossip Girl has their own little thing. I have no clue what the Gossip Girl areas of Second Life are like, or even what the show is about, however I just felt I would mention that in case somebody was interested.

I am Legend – Game

I am very much into Zombie movies. I feel Zombie flicks are the greatest thing since sliced bread! Most Zombie fans would agree! So, imagine my delight when I head about the movie “I am Legend” Starring Will Smith? It’s a Zombie movie, but with a twist..The basic outbreak scenario is the same…But’s it’s different! So, I am eagerly anticipating this movie!

Also, Zombie fans should be equally delighted to learn that Warner Bros has released a game based on the movie! Sort of, It’s built within the virtual world of Second Life, so it’s not a stand alone game, however it’s quite fun and intense..I suggest checking out the website for more details as well as some video of gameplay!