Frodo Don't Wear the Ring! Flight Of The Conchords

OOC: ok...this just SLAYS me!!


and related to that...i've gotta post again you really MUST read:




and in particular that Legolas, Son of Weenushere's a quick example:

Day Four:

Boromir so irritating. Why must he wear big shield like dinner plate all the time? Climbed up Caradhras but wimpy humans who cannot walk on snow insisted we climb back down.

Am definitely prettiest member of the Fellowship. Go me!

a Talented & Kind Visitor

as you may have gathered, gentle reader...my ship is open to the public for self tours...i have a notecard giver that provides historic links and info about the real Queen Anne's Revenge...sometimes people tip me (that's always a happy surprise!) and sometimes they give me hostess gifts....one such is above....
a gorgeous shot of my ship....how thoughtful and kind!
the visitor was kaffe Nightfire

[06:56] kafe Nightfire: Hi - I just dropped you a picture I did. Somebody told me this was your ship, so I thought you might like one.
[06:57] kafe Nightfire: Just sent a second copy, with full perms

Mr. Nightfire, according to his profile, is a traveler...so am i!...and a former resident of Silent's Folly...Hmmm Nightfire...wonder if it's an ALT? Eep!
i met this girl once who told me she had 20+ ALTS and i was astounded! how do you discover ALTS? really.... does everyone have an ALT? how do they keep up with one? maybe i'm indolent, but i guess i don't know *how* one would run a successful ALT nor do i have the patience or time with even one it seems! ...as Popeye said, "i yam what i yam"

ANYway...back to dear kafe

i adore the picture he shows in his Picks of Wando/Silent's Folly....and i should warn him i may just nab it, pay $10L and upload it for my profile pic, too! it would be an homage!










i'm so fortunate for the kind visitors to my ship... i just don't like it when they play with my scripted furniture......that's just tacky! i always feel like Reddylocks..."someone's been sleeping in my bed!" and they didn't make it before they left! i also don't like being walked in on when changing...Ahem! enough about that!
now... the dance balls are out for guests to use...even below the ship in the Mer grotto there is a Mer dance for visitors and parties! enjoy!

CLERKS: "I don't apprecicate your RUSE"

i find it very hard to decide what is the best clip from one of my favourite movies CLERKS...but this is definately one of them.

This clip combines the annoying customer who tries to trick Randall who atempts to stay out of other people's affairs...and the ruse...her "cunning attempt to trick" randall with the egg customer...a guidance counselor...classic. other favourite? happy scrappy hero pup, of course! I love ALL of Kevin Smith's movies...(with only 1 exception, Jersey Girl) all of them on DVD and 4 of them autographed by him (yes, i'm a geek and i go to View Askew!)....and i can't wait until i can see (NSFW!) Zack and Miri Make a Porno. and don't even get me started on I'm F-ing Seth Rogan! OMG! Too Funny! LOL

NEW! REVISED: XTC & The Queen Anne's Revenge iMovie

UPDATED! Why? See Below


i was a wee bit unhappy with the picture transitions of the last video..it felt choppy
...so i added fading transitions from one picture to the next
AND after Adam and the Ants classic "Jolly Roger" was over
i added one of my favourite Quayside songs ever "All You Pretty Girls"

from my favourite band in the WORLD ....XTC...the BAND not the drug!

as in Andy Partridge and the [dwindling] boys from Swindon Town.
This song, All You Pretty Girls comes from the album The Bix Express

...excellent! Enjoy~!!

The Queen Anne's Revenge & XTC

a collection of screen shots of my beloved ship The Queen Anne's Revenge




also...i love having visitors on my ship! from the Babbage ning:

miss lubezki puts on pirate clothes and wanders off to find Red´s marvellous ship, bombinating xtc´s pretty girls and thinking of 1884, when she was ... young

i wonder if we'll ever decide the age old There Might Be Giant's question of XTC vs. Adam Ant!!??

New Babbage Welcome Box & Beginner SL Help

Since i have a few friends who after reading this blog & talking to me, now want to see this wondrous place of New Babbage, Caledon, Silent's Folly and Second Life...
here's a helpful box of FREE items that can be found in New Babbage Square!
Found Here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Square/86/255/107

(pray note, kind reader: the SLURL won't work if you don't belong already to Second Life)

What is Second Life?
somehow you stumbled across my blog somehow or want to know more....the BEST visual representation of the beauty of Second Life made by Oolon Sputnik
(might as well get used to the funky names of SL...really....now! LOL)




No One Likes Being a Newbie!

It just feels icky~ you feel stoopid, you don't want to stick out and you want to be in the know (fast!) and cool!....and SL does take a committment of wandering to work...so IMHO the most impt. thing to get used to SL is to just on your own at your own speed...spend time wandering in SL after going through orientation island...as you wander you learn! find free skin...free clothes... walk, look, learn, explore and discover...get comfortable! it doesn't happen in one visit....or two...but once it "clicks" for you i think you will love it! i paid for most everything i have...i have a few free things...but i set up my paypal right away and bought linden dollars so i could go shopping!

To help you get started in SL...i couldn't begin to list here all the sites out there to help the new traveler to the in-world lands... but here are a few suggestions:

• the Official Second Life Getting Started Wiki
• the Official Second Life Video Tutorials
• 300+ Fun and Informative Videos by Torley Linden can be found on YouTube
  

"You can learn Second Life in a fun and fast fashion! The enthusiastic Torley is your host, taking you on a tour through tips, tricks, and techniques that'll increase your confidence and make you smile. :) Whether you're a newcomer or longtime Resident, your inworld experience will benefit from these video tutorials."

• go on YouTube and do a search for Second Life Tutorial, Tips, or Getting Started i found about 900! or check out a few i found for you below!
  
• Bryan Ford's Introduction to Second Life
  
• Introduction to Second Life
  
• Newbie Tips: Basic Skills in Second Life

SL Bloggers
i'm not an official one (yet) but there are MANY who are~ and i've learned SO much from them!
check out the Ning started by Zoe Connolly called Second Life Bloggers.... not to join (yet!) but to find the links to those that are blogging on topics that are important to you. maybe if i keep up this blog (yeah, see how many posts i did since it was started 2 years ago!) eep~ i'll join SL bloggers until then...here are a few....of a gagillion!

• SL Trip Tips Caledon Blogs - where to go what to see in Steampunk Caledon
• Mermaid Diaries of Natalia Zelmanov and that also includes the
• Natalia's Getting Started in Second Life Guide this was one of the first blogs i stumbled upon when i got serious about getting comfortable and competent in SL it was quite a project for me because i HATE feeling stooopid!
  
• SL Travel Guide (Siteseeing/Exploring) also by Natalia

as i said, i could go on and on and on..... an advanced google search with terms like "second life" and your interests or queries will narrow your search....but each AVA must learn on their own first then have people in-world who are "mentors" and happy to answer silly questions.
i am one of those people...

Exploring New Babbage

Under the Vernian Sea
(pray, click on any image in this blog to see the full size)

you know...i was asked by a friend why i am so intrigued with Second Life...when i have a very happy full social RL going...but for me...i'm viscerally drawn to the visual imagery in SL
(i may have mentioned this before! LOL) that's also why i wander, explore, seek, imagine, and marvel at the wonders that have been wrought in pixels and prims...as i explore..i HAVE to take pictures! and of course as Vain as i am i have to BE IN most of them! LOL


such a beautiful room....wonders what it's used for....sits and takes a break from Exporing

jumping for joy for being in New Babbage...i love interactive builds! you step on them...
and then find yourself jumping for joy! it's fun!

the mechanics of this build are mesmerizing


i always need to wet my whistle after exploring!