Cad & Bounder Presents: The Squid

From the New Babbage Aether Ning by Doctor Obolensky

This speedy two-avatar sub is small and narrow to easily explore narrow waterways.

Features:

* Seats a pilot and a brave passenger!
* Choice of Hovertext info display or worn HUD for info on throttle, speed, and depth!
* Bubble trail!
* Wriggly tentacles!
* Ink Spray to aid in escaping sticky situations!
* Beacon script notifies owner of sub's location every two hours!
* ICS 3.0 combat system enabled (500 pt hull, medium ram).
* Alacrity Mode for even quicker escapes!

(Cad & Bounder not responsible for engine damage, bodily harm, or cleaning bills, in the event Alacrity Mode is ever used, or ramming is attempted versus anything larger than a small duck.)

The Squid is, of course, completely flawless. But, by chance you are inexplicably transported to an alternate plane of reality where the impossible happens, and The Squid malfunctions in some manner, do feel free, or perhaps even feel strangely compelled, to report the issue to me.

-Doctor G. Obolensky, Cad & Bounder

SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Square/186/202/106

Fleet Week - New Babbage

As seen through the talented eye of Master Loki Elliott


His work, as always, fills me with wonder, awe and this time, a sad regret that i was unable to attend the grandeur.

Another amazing artist, but this one with glass plates and exploding powders - Mr. PJ Trenton shares his images from this momentous event. One may also read more in the The Aetheric Log : the Primgraph.





Another talented photographer is Mr. Wildstar Beaumont - who also participated and won in several categories during the glorious event. The next two photos show just a hint of his many talents.


Though it is with a heavy regretful heart that I missed this spectacular event...the coordination of many including our own Miss Breezy Carver
and our City's Maceholder, Aeleous Cleanslate

The above two photos by Miss Bookworm Henrichs.
These images... both still and moving refelect the sound and beauty of what happens with regularity in the realm of New Babbage, Second Life.

The snow will come soon...bringing its cold hush to the cobbled streets of our city, the ringing clang of the passing trolley...and with it more events that warm the heart. Which reminds me of a particular favourite event that I threw last year...the Steampunk Snowball Fort Fight as seen here with my old factory in the background.




I need to spend some more time in New Babbage...The soot has nearly left my lungs and I am bereft without the sweet sting to my eyes and the wonder of the city.

Silly Hat September Rezday Fete and My Two Years in SL

September Silly Hat Rezday Fete
Time: September 25, 2009 from 1:30pm to 4pm
Location: Capt. Red's Revenge Pub
Street: Wheatstone Waterways
"This month, Capt. Red and Dr. Watson celebrate their second and fourth rezdays, just a few days apart, so they've resolved to split the difference and have a small joint celebration on the 25th.

The Captain suggested a theme of silly hats (incredible headgear being a famed speciality of New Babbage) and Doctor K. added that no such party is complete without some form of moustache-based celebration.

For the faint-hearted or fair-follicled, do not fear -- Be assured that such outgrowths are not compulsory."

• Sharp Shooting Prizes!
• Free Flowing Potent (and Almost Entirely Legal) Rum! Absinthe and Cake!
• The Wiggy Undertone Special Dunk Tank
• Merry Go Round!

for more pics of us in silly hats posing for the poster please go here...

And now i reflect on my two years on the grid...i with much chagrin share the first picture from orientation island wearing my noob skin and finding i couldn't figure out how to detatch the damn torch!

thinking about my embarassing early days Growing up In SL....(and my first day on the grid!) ....squatting on the West of Ireland and Dublin ...exploring Liquid Heat's Halloween Sim as little red riding hood

my first real home....

my beloved Queen Anne's Revenge in Silent's Folly - Wando where i was a Captain of a lucrative pirate shipping venture. Some may ask Who is Capt. Red Llewellyn? Well, she's just a merry widow, of course! a girl who also enjoys her life underwater
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....also places i've lived on the grid before Exploring New Babbage....falling in love with our fair sooty city and..buying my factory during a late night shopping trip with my first Babbage friend and still dear darling Miss Breezy Carver. Exploring New Babbage with old friend Mr. Wiggy Undertone finding out that a Stunning Clank Stands Guard

Answering the Call of Cthulu with the first Mayor of New Babbage Mr. Shaunathan Sprockett

Then employing my wicked wiles on certain nefarious types by admitting that

Evil Doctors do Funny Things to Me later breaking into and getting discovered in Clockspire Cove. later finding that he had my portrait in his evil jail! in Dr. O's Lair a Familliar Face Blurry but Distinct... Remembering and enjoying the Movie & Pics from the Steampunk Snowball Fort Fight... ....[sighs] so MANY amazing memories....Buying my first Airship! over a year ago..i love you New Babbage....i love all my dear friends...from Caledon to Steelhead...Silent's Folly to Winterfell....i was VERY honored to have been chosen to participate in Stockings! How Shocking! Miss Autopilotpatty's Poppy's Exhibit... i've been very happy living here..and 2 years on the grid went like that! [snaps] A warm rummy hug and kisses to all the lovely people who have enriched my life these past two years!

To the Skies! to the Ports! to the Waterways! to Science! to New Babbage! to the Grid!

Red's Revenge Pub: New Drinking Establishment in Wheatstone

Announcing a New Steampunk Pirate Pub
in Wheatstone Waterways, New Babbage!

After the destruction of my factory in New Babbage by disgruntled workers (see previous post) ...apparently i fed them too much and didn't beat them enough! i decided to rebuild!
i threw a shameless and obscene amount of Lindens to the famous architect Canolli Capalini to create a pirate pub from her Workshop plans that lured me from Across the Canal... beams & wood hauled in from the shipyard added with bricks & glass...built upon the ruins of a metal steampunk factory....jerry rigged this and a bit of that...ladders to elevators and such

..think Victorian Pirate meets Science! funk...all comprising a fun place to hang out richly decorated and reflecting my past exploits upon the seas. (and yes, i am available for hire as an interior decorator & landscaping artist for those who want to be prim & price conscience!)
Upon entering you'll be greeted by the lovely stained glass.....

As always, complimentary Rum & Cookies is available for urchins, scamps & visitors.

Plenty of drinks can be found by tapping the kegs of spirits from Mr. Gatsby Szuster's fine distillery. (and from my pivate stash) Look for the display to dispense fine (but a wee bit potent) glasses of Absinthe
Frolic in the Absinthe glass...(green fairy costume optional) and enjoy the lovely painting by esteemed detective & artist Mr. Sherlock Holmes (Elina Koskinen) Relax in the many comfortable (and intimate) seating groups. Try your strength with the Arm Wrestling table. Get warm before the many fireplaces...select a book to read with your sherry.... Belly up to the bar for a fine selection of ales and Scrumpy!

Just be careful...this pub can be a wee bit rough...and a great source for Adventure! (and fun pictures!) Poor Miss Sera! ...Foully Murdered! But she got better!

Get Murdered!...or practice your Sword Dancing.

Upstairs you will find a lovely and more refined space for dancing.


And of course..the back gardens are available for strolling...and enjoying the fountain and the shooting gallery!

I will, however, vehemently deny the rumours of hooka pipes and an opium den in the top floor glass garret! Lies! Lies, i say!

Capt. Red's Revenge (named after the famous G.S. Distillery Rum!) is open to the public around the clock and is available for hire for special events, parties, & dances!

Pray, feel free to contact Capt. Red Llewellyn through here or in-world via note card. (i also can be hired for party planning during Euro hours and if available)Now Open to the Public! Please Stop by for a libation at any time!
More pics can be found HERE

ps. there also is a lovely Widows Walk to enjoy amazing views...as Miss Sera and I are doing... IF you can find it~!!!

The Proper Shopper

Be a Proper Shopper!

Lavish Ladies & Dapper Gents Please join our newly created shopping group, the Proper Shopper! Inspired by Miss Eleanor Anderton's Shopping Alerts....this group would periodically release a wearable shopping HUD (thanks Viv!) that with one click would transport you to the featured deals, sales, freebies and favourite designers of quality garments, furniture, decorative home goods & garden delights.

I know we all have lots of groups or are even at our limit ....but it would great if you joined in!! Shopping Tips are eagerly sought from our Members! Joining this group is FREE now but we may charge a small fee later.

The Proper Shopper Shopping Group is geared towards the Victorian, historic, & Steampunk sims....From the modest shirtwaist to the provocative plunging deep decolletage all of the fashions that we will gather and share will be tastefully Victorian or steamy Steampunk! We do have a rule: NO BLING! or modern clothes will be featured (unless it's lingerie or a costume!) And Gentlemen, we will not forget your desire to be dapper! We encourage you to join us and submit YOUR favourite sources for fine apparel and encourage newbies to join our group so that they can look their best when traveling through the Victorian realms! From your fingertips to your foundations...this group will strive to gather, evaluate, provide, and share helpful information to make your Second Life Lavish!

Antique & unique furniture, home & garden finds will be fitting for the Victorian home.

If you have a great shopping tip send me a notecard with a short write-up about the item, where in the store to find it (if it's not immediately evident) and the LM.
! My thanks to Misses Ceejay, Serafina and Eleanor who have already contributed!

Ideas for tags: "Can't talk, Shopping" "I'm a Proper Shopper" any other ideas?

To join...go in-word, click search, choose Group, put in the search term "Proper Shopper" and click to see Full Profile: & JOIN us!!! YAY!!!

Caledon Library Hud and How it Works

I have a dear talented friend who i have written about before...the beautiful Miss Viv Trafalgar one half of the grid-famous New Babbage Aether Salon (Miss Serafina Puchkina is her partner in culture for that venture) Viv...creator of clothing, transporters, buildings, furniture, scripted items, and more has donated her precious time and talents for the good of all! .....all who loves Libraries! She has created the Caledon Library Hud! As a Gift! That sly JJ Drinkwater can make most anyone do just about ANYthing for the Library! More on that later....Ahem!

Dear reader, you may ask...what is a hud? from the SL Wiki it is a:

"Heads up display (abbreviated HUD) is a control panel for an AO or other devices that appears (only) on the screen of the avatar wearing them"

This HUD is like a directory of Teleporters.... here...please to show you with the willing help of my dear English Sheepdog Sir Shaggy who is trying to get in on the action....silly pup!
(pray click upon the photo to see full size)

Wearing the HUD it becomes a semi-transparent icon at the bottom of your screen. Meanwhile, silly Sir Shaggy is trying to get me to look at him....i am feigning disinterest....

One would click upon that icon and get a blue menu ....Sir Shaggy begs for my attention and i am still giving him the playful cold shoulder.

The Blue Menu appears and you can see ALL the Libraries in the Caledon Library System! Clicking on one...of course the Steampunk button and you'll get a Teleporting Map. Sir Shaggy takes a break and just sits. Good boy!

The Teleporting Map comes up and you can see the destination highlighted in RED and you can click either Teleport or if you're just searching for the SLURL you can click on Copy Location to Clipboard. Click Teleport and Voila! You're there....now, if you're in a Hubbed area of Caledon then you'll have a bit of a walk to get to the location....hint: follow the Red Beam from the sky.

Thank you SO much Viv for creating this for ALL! This HUD will be available (tomorrow) in all my libraries..look for a picture of a library and click upon it to get yours!

If you would like a created Hud for your businesses, town, or group you can Hire Miss Trafalgar for a mere $4500L ...contact her for details!

RFL: Daring Babbage Ladies in Space

Three very daring New Babbage ladies yours truly, Capt. Red joined by her dear friends Miss Serafina Puchkina and Miss Viv Trafalgar...explore an RFL display that is out of this world!
Here's the SLURL to the Display

Touch the Rotating Globe to Transport to Space

Dodging asteroids, walking over rotating boulder bridges and dancing in a space disco...it was an amazing adventure.
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Later joined by Mr. PJ Trenton the famous Primgraph & Prim Perfect photographer...the ladies twirl and dance in the rarefied atmosphere!


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For all the photos from this Adventure please go to the Flickr Set.

Port Christopher: The New Babbage Exhibition for Relay For Life!

New Babbage Universal Exhibition display for Relay for Life (click all images below for full size or go view the full Flikr collection)

The New Babbage Designer Sim Mars (( Right on the Track))
The New Babbage Camp site 32 .... The Universial Expo

[Capt. Red steps up to the podium and raises the Barker's cone to her lips and calls out in a true Carnivale voice....]

Step Right up Ladies & Gent's! Don't be afraid to Step Right Up! FREE to the Public and only here for a Short Time! Blink and you'll miss it! A GORGEOUS Mini Second Life build! Visit the New Babbage Relay for Life Universal Exhibition to get an idea of what the BEST builders in our Victorian Steampunk Sim can create! Take a Ride on the Merryman Ferris Wheel! Enjoy the Cleanslate & Co. Galerie de Machines! Dock your airship above the Great Obolensky Airship Deck & Observation Tower! Visit the Petit Palais for shopping and dance a daring Burlesque Hurdy Gurdy! So much to see and do and ALL FOR CHARITY! This weekend ONLY take a LAP and walk for Relay for Life! More information can be found on our Ning! Don't miss it!
PLEASE VISIT! here's the SLURL
**MANY PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES!!**

Visit this Exhibition and you'll never know who you'll run into!

This is our Beloved Babbage urchin Jimmy OOC!!! A rare sighting!

Does he not look grand in his Captain's Uniform! Very Spiff i say!

Ride the Merryman Ferris Wheel! Look at the lovely views! Be careful and hold onto your hat! and your gown's skirt!....the wind in such a modern ride is fearsomely splendid!

**GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY!!**


Eeep! My Lauging Academy hat! Noooo! Must to save!


Visit the Petit Palais Shopping Arcade and view the Shocking Clockwinder's Bane! Buy gorgeous gowns & handsome garb! See The Modern Burlesque Stage!....AND hunt for the hidden Airlock!

Clockwiners Bane....sour milk is a potent brew....climb the ladder & feel the effects ...but be careful, tis a heady brew!

****GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY!!


Buy Lovely Gowns, Dr Obolensky Gags & More!
Whilst at the Palais Buy the Lovely Velut Aurum Suite by my talented dear friend Viv Trafalgar!....Visit her shop in New Babbage or buy her winsome wares on Xstreet!!!

[looking both ways quickly she lowers the barkers cone and says to the fasionably dressed ladies in the front row before her in a consipratorial hush]

Now...when i was shopping at the Palais recently i found myself wanting to change into Miss Kembri's gown i looked around frantically for a seemly place to change ....and i spied this strange door tucked into an alcove....

upon touching the door it opened into this most beautiful airlock...i rushed in just before the door closed behind me...and voila! a perfect place to secretly change into my gown....pesky things those small windows were, but in a pinch....i made do!

[she winks saucily and raises the cone again and goes on with her barking]

Marvel at the science at the back of the lock..what makes it do that?
Find the secret Cleanslate Airlock! touch it just right and you can walk in...door closes and you can spy on visitors and jump out and scare them for fun!....not that Capt. Red would do that!

****GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY!!

More Shopping! Buy a lovely Babbage Tartan Gown....this one is from Miss Kembri Tomson! Visit her store in New Babbage or buy her delightful wares on Xstreet! Dance the Hurdy Gurdy on the Burlesque Stage! Shocking! Modern! Created by New by the gorgeous and delightful Miss Ahnyanka Delphin of The New Champagne Rooms at New Babbage!
[says as an aside to her Ladies down front]
Capt. Red is wearing the Miss Kembri Victorian Day Gown with Feathered Hat, Bow bedecked Bustle, stockings and revealing the modern shocking bloomers!
****GREAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY!!

An Aerial View of the Lovely Universal Exhibit!


Visit the Cleanslate & Co. Galerie de Machines featuring builds & Modern Machines from some of the best of our Victorian builders & Scientists!


The lovely Valhalla Tartan & Lace gown by BlakOpal designs! My talented & gorgeous friend has a huge shop in New Babbage and you can also buy her wonderous wares on Xstreet!!!

Hat by Miss Reghan Straaf of Hatpins!




Gallerie de Machines view from the Steampunk Duck Factory -

***GET A FREE STEAMPUNK DUCKIE!!!!

For a lovely time, visit the Exhibition at night!

See the Obolensky Airship & Viewing Dock!


See the Commons Steam Powered Globe! As Mr. Roland Zepp said in his journal "The globe tickled me because every good steampunker knows that the world is powered by steam and this was the perfect metaphor for that. " He also was very complimentary about our Build and he purchased a Red Luminaria and dedicated it to his father, an "RL Steam man who would have loved to see this" [as an aside to her audience she says] his blog has some beautiful pictures ....and great articles about fashion!


So Ladies & Gents, Visit the Exhibition! Shop! Walk! And Let's light up these luminaria! Donations are being taken and you can dedicate them to loved ones or friends or just to show your support! GO...GO NOW!...Go This weekend! Don't be the last one to see the Exhibition!

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And dear New Babbagers?.....Industry Marches On! That's Why we Relay for Life! Go! Walk a Lap & Proudly Carry the Babbage Flag! Please note send YOUR note cards or contact the lovely and charming Miss Serafina Puchkina or Visit our NING! For more information!



and when you come back?....Please take a moment to thank the lovely, tan, hard working, & generous Miss Breezy Carver for ALL her hard work making this our most successful RFL New Babbage EVER! Why not leave a comment on her page or visit her lovely Blog, too!

The Waves of a Seabreeze