and I don't worry about the things you worry about

Tachinni Clothing is having an Easter promotion. You have to join the group (it's free), but then you'll be able to find five pastel eggs (for L$75 in store credit each; if you don't find all five, you still get the credit for the ones you find) with the group tag. Additionally, if you go to their Flickr, and like the post, comment on the post with your SL name, and share it (I'm counting this as my share), you will be entered for a chance to win L$1000 in store credit (there will be FIVE total winners!).



Won't lie--the first time I did one of their store-credit-for-object hunts, I must have spent a good HOUR in that store trying to find an evening gown. Thing is...I no longer work in a place that requires evening wear, so...I was overjoyed with this. My newfound love of dressing casual is ideal here.

Didn't take me near as long to find something I wanted, either. The Vanesa set was what I walked out with--they're no longer on a L$60 special, but the sweater dress is L$250, with the scarf clocking in at L$125--and since I had L$50 left over from some hunt or other, I was able to get both of them on store credit! (Mine was the grey dress, and the teal/brown/charcoal scarf. The one with the pearl beads shown in the picture, btw? Is only in the fatpack. Though I'm tempted to splurge for that at some point...)

Anyway. Wanted to share. And probably would have even without the 'like/comment/share" urging.

a monster in my heart, a ghost inside my chest

So, being behind on blogging as I am, I decided to take in a bit of Shop n' Hop, starting in Tinseled, because of course, that makes sense, right? But some of the decor in Lulu's booth just seemed appropriate.

So let me show you my new favorite floating thing while I'm there, the Gruesome Relic Soul Reliquary from /Vae Victis\.



As expected with designs from this brand, the detail's gorgeous, and it auto-defaults to hovering just below the left hand.



I believe it's a porcupine skull in the orb? At least, it looks like one.



The HUD for the Gruesome relic gives you a lot of options, as well, with three things to tint--the skull inside the orb, the orb, and the cross.



The orb around the skull is transparent. I knew that already, but I amused myself holding it in front of the jack o'lantern for far longer than I should have.



Now, the only down side I've found: since it's solely locked to the left hand descending, any pose you have that raises your left hand will raise the relic. Can't be helped. Sometimes it works, sometimes--like here--it raises at a 90-degree angle.

Someone needs to put out an AO solely for people holding floating things.

But that aside, if you just want a great picture, flip up a static pose and grab the best angle.

And remember, this is a prize for MadPea's Spooktacular Halloween hunt, which I'm curently debating picking up a HUD to run. The prizes are generally good, I'm not saying not, I'm just--do I really need a Spectral Blaster, and a Spectral backpack, and a teensy little retro ghost-hunting car? (The L$500 level HUD.) Or do I just need the basics, the ability TO hunt down everything? (The L$100 HUD.)

Either way, you'll find this hidden at the /Vae Victis\ main store, in the Dreaming God's fortress. Happy hunting!

I stare at my reflection, I don't know who I am

Did you know you can now see the entire Book of Kells in digital form, online? This work has been foundational in terms of design for fabric, needle art, paintings, and calligraphy, and I'm beyond thrilled it's now out there in its entirety.

And look look look! Tannhäuser Gate's in the Sci Fi Con hunt! We're even the second listing. I'm so thrilled. And this is the prize Dejah made for the hunt:



It FLIIIIIES. And it's so gorgeous. I can't stop squeeing over how pretty it is.

Speaking of pretty...I...guess...welp, finally decided to hit Dollholic again.



This is...still way too twee for me.



Okay, Short Leash's "Purrfect Hideout" chair is cute. Won't lie. Petplay oriented, several different color options, cuddles up to adult--unfortunately only for couples. L$899.



Yet again, though, there seems to be a fairly even mix between "this is babygirl/petplay gear, not Doll gear", "this could be at any fashion event in SL", and...things like this, the Shine platforms from PerveTTe. Don't get me wrong, these look nicely made, but my brain automatically assigns these as stripper heels, because RL, I've known a LOT of strippers for whom this height is the automatic default.

But what makes this doll gear? Adult women, sure. Babygirls, yeah, okay, fine, there's a lot of fetish shoe action, I get it. But doll? Has the doll community changed so much I no longer can recognize it?

Or does Dollholic mean not doll gear, but just--"Daddy's little dolly", in which case...all the DD/lg action makes sense, but...it's still disappointing.

This is evidence of how much going through this event depressed me--I didn't even bother to pull these into Gimp and throw frames around them.

I don't think I'm going to cover Dollholic past this.

oh lord, here we go

Well. This was unexpected. (A note, also: while the names are concealed, the shop isn't. Carry on.)

[11:24] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: As an aside to all this hat jibber jabber
[11:24] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: I need a Possum Cultist outfit now
[11:25] cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: uhhh?
[11:25] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: https://somethingpositive.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sp04082021.png

It me!

[11:25] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: All is revealed
[11:26] Nxx Mxxxxxxxx: sign me up
[11:27] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx secretly hopes Walton sees this and reveals one at FF
[11:27] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Complete with altar
[11:27] rxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxx: eu... for the hat?
[11:27] rxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxx: what this?

But that was never answered, because Mr. M had a question:

[11:37] Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: When will this outfit be available in the store? I suck at the hunt and never made it past the 2nd.
[11:38] Dxxxxx Txxxx: it was a special recolour for an existing item for a hunt if you didnt get it its no longer available
[11:38] txxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Hunt items are rarely released for sale as they're limited edition. Mr Wainwright has been known to release them for birthday celebrations. ;)
[11:38] txxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: But that's not a guarantee
[11:39] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): Oh, I'm so sorry, [Xxxxxx]. You don't have to do *any* hunt point to point to point, and if you're being told you must, do not listen. You can always track down the stores you wish to search and search them alone.

And if you're being told you have to hunt store by store individually, or not finish the hunt...don't go on that hunt. It's that simple.

[11:39] Dxxxxx Txxxx: thats a big maybe
[11:39] Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: well, [sh*t] lol
[11:40] Dxxxxx Txxxx: and yes if you have the list of the participating stores then just go directly unless it one of those that you have to find item to continue
[11:40] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: If it lessens the blow [Xxxxxx] I have it :)
[11:42] Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Sure, rub it in ;)
[11:43] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: It's what I do best
[11:43] cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: I too have it
[11:43] cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: As well as the other limited edition items
[11:43] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): How...would that lessen the blow?

Still wondering. That seems like maximizing the blow.

[11:44] cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Spreading the impact out, more like getting hit with a hammer than being stabbed
[11:44] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): I...see.
[11:44] cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Or maybe its more like getting stabbed multiple times... I can't remember which
[11:44] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): The imprecision of a brick, beyond the precise pointed demand of a scalpel tip?
[11:45] cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Yeah idk I'm not a scientist in painonomics

Well, really, only the six-fingered man was, so...

[11:45] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: A conversation with me is like being flogged to death with perfumed boot laces

Is that...good?

[11:45] Hxxxxxxxx Hxxxxx: The hunt item is still in the mainstore since Mr.Wainwright needed to settle some side issues and requires it to still be present in the mainstore. Grab it while you can, since the hint is still out too.
[11:46] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): A-ha!
[11:46] Emilly Shatner-Orr (emilly.orr): And if you need help, I am sure we would be willing to help. (In IM.)

And them Mr. M IMed me, and I went to Contraption, to ensure I could give him accurate directions, and it was still where it had been, and I told him, and now he has it. I feel accomplished.

the flashes find a way, stealing through these broken walls

So, the Garden of Whimsy is running a haunt this year? Maybe a hunt too:

Grab a HUD on the sign, find all the bones and claim your prize! Halloween is here! Haunted house, swamp monsters, all manner of ghostly ghouls await you if you're brave enough!

Okay. Let's go see.



Ooooh. Okay. Looking around a little revealed a port pad to go to the actual haunt, plus a hunt HUD that will allow visitors to collect scattered bones around the haunt to get a prize. Neat.



All that's left of this pirate's ship. He seems determined to keep sailing it, though.



Oh, you do not make me confident about walking over these rocks.

Thankfully, the haunt is behind the port-in point, so I don't have to risk it. He growls.



An elegant couple, lounging in the parlor. (Clicking the tray will give you a festive goblet of blood.)



The library could use a bit of spit and polish. Though the librarian seems...attentive.



The prototypical nursery, but there are some very disturbing details in this one. One, my brain is almost convinced the pictures above the fireplace started off normal, and just...changed. When the house went bad. Secondly, there is something very wrong with that crib. Third, there is something even more wrong in the fireplace.


And the lady of the house at her toilette...but what's under the bed?

Not all haunts have to have a storyline, it just has to seem as if everything in the house belongs. This one? Everything feels like that. There's a storyline here to be added by the viewer, there are touches of whimsy--amusing considering the haunt's name--and, overall, it is quiet, but effective. There's more to it, but as I was lagging a bit (still think it's my computer, not SL in general, but who knows? Sixty of one, half of the other), I chose not to continue. Though I may return to cover the rest of it.

when by the water we drinks to the dregs

Seen at the Rotten Egg hunt:



It was made by Mistero Hifeng of Cammino e Vivo Capovolto. Interesting.

I went to his sim, and did discover the name of the piece is "Vivo qui, accanto a te", but no idea what it's priced at. Maybe he has a Marketplace page?



A-ha! There's a little open hatch with a pink arrow pointing into it. That takes people to the store below. And that particular statue retails for L$2000.

Bit pricey for me right now, but I do love his work. I may be checking back when I'm more flush.

I'm queen of attention to details

This seems to be happening a lot, this particular game going down--in the sense of, there's some issue with the servers they're paying to host it, not the game itself. And most of the time people are patient. But every once in a while...

[10:24] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: i paid in coins it still says that i havw to pay the budget
[10:24] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: and lost around 60 lindens
[10:25] Bxxx Bxxxx: ke sayed not to pay ito the coins sever is down

Yeah, so just to make this clear--notice went out early, early this morning. By ten SLT the word of the servers being down was well and truly out. There had been follow-ups in public chat. The only way Ms. T would not have known would be if she didn't read anything that came from notices or chat.

[10:25] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: oh wow

And look, she's surprised. So that means she didn't.

[10:25] Bxxx Bxxxx: if you did it while the sever is down you would lost the lindes wehn the sever xcomes up at some point ithink you will need to do a ticket

Probably, yeah. Because there's nothing that can be done about demanding funds while the server isn't up to deliver them. As was stated in the notices.

[10:26] pxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: you need to read notices that are sent [txxxxxxx]
[10:26] Bxxx Bxxxx: yes
[10:26] Bxxx Bxxxx: there wer notices send out
[10:26] Bxxx Bxxxx: abut the sever being down

There were. Multiple ones.

[10:26] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: i should haha
[10:26] Bxxx Bxxxx: lol
[10:28] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: oy but it doesn't says not to pay into coins..

THE SERVER IS DOWN, Ms. T. What does that mean for you? The ENTIRE SERVER, for the ENTIRE GAME, is DOWN. You know what that means? Coin hunt is down. Fishing is down. ATMS to request funds from are--yep, for really real--DOWN. Do we need to write it in crayon for you?

[10:29] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Wili Clip: Group Notice Sent by: Wili Clip

SERVER - STATUS (currently offline for virus cleaning)
Hello everyone!

The tech support took the web server offline to clean it from viruses.

Sorry for inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Oh, good, you found the notice. She can be taught.

[10:29] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: thats the 1
[10:29] axxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: would take that as don't pay into coins because the server is offline
[10:29] bxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: thanks for the recap of the message
[10:30] Gxxxxx Lxxxxx: the server runs everything, its down
[10:30] Gxxxxx Lxxxxx: what more do you need
[10:30] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: not down had to be taken offline
[10:30] Gxxxxx Lxxxxx: symantics
[10:31] Gxxxxx Lxxxxx: down , offline, its the same thing, the game doesnt work in any fashion

What Ms. G said. Whether they took it offline manually, or it crashed, it is down, and until it comes back up, nothing's going to work. Period.

[10:31] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: ye i bet i'm not only one.

Probably not. And that level of stupidity is kind of terrifying, actually.

[10:31] Bxxx Bxxxx: yes so no coin hunting fishing or farming and other things on here to
[10:32] Bxxx Bxxxx: util sever is back for sure
[10:32] Bxxx Bxxxx: so dont pay ito any coins
[10:32] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: down and offline means 2 differnt things
[10:32] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: down means broke and gone on its own
[10:32] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: offline mean taken off

Miss S, you are not helping. So for the people in the back row: as far as getting funds from an ATM--which was what Ms. T was trying to do--"down" and "offline" mean THE EXACT SAME THING. And what that exact thing is, is NOT. WORKING. Do I need to write it in crayon for you too?

[10:33] Bxxx Bxxxx: if you payito the coins while the sever is stil l not up yet you will ose the lindes you payed ito with
[10:33] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: but he should still write -not to pay into the coins though-. Not everyone are smart enaugh to know that

But they should be, Ms. T, because it's not a stupendous logic leap. Machine down, game not work. Even the weakest, most fluttery brain cell should be able to spark the neurons enough to get "Cannot get paid for game" from that. It is not hard, because the coin hunt and the fishing game pay earnings into the same account that is then sent to one server. And whether that server goes down or is taken offline, it is still not UP for anyone to withdraw funds from the game account on that downed or offline server.

[10:33] Bxxx Bxxxx: so its best to wait for all clear
[10:33] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: THE SERVER IS DOWN. WILI CLIP HAS TAKEN THE NEEDED ACTIONS TO GET THE SERVER SORTED ASAP. AND THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT WAIT. IN THE MEANTIME...NO
ATM
FARMING
CRAFTING
PAYING IN TO
BUYING OF WORMS
ANYTHING RELATED TO LGH
EXCEPT CHAT - THATS WORKING GREAT \O/
[10:34] Bxxx Bxxxx: thank you [sxx]
[10:34] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: notice before
[10:34] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: i don't see that message anywhere

By all the dark gods, you really are a lump of clay, aren't you? Miss S was trying to dumb it down for you, and--and I'm baffled that I'm even typing this--apparently, she didn't dumb it down enough for you to grasp the problem.

Okay, how about this? "THING NOT WORK. STAY AWAY FROM THING UNTIL THING WORK AGAIN. STAY AWAY FROM ALL THINGS UNTIL THING WORK AGAIN." Does that help?

[10:34] Bxxx Bxxxx: theres your notice everyone
[10:34] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: till now ^^
[10:34] Bxxx Bxxxx: will now hopely people that come on and dont know the sever is still down will se the notice now
[10:35] Bxxx Bxxxx: or dont know at all
[10:35] Bxxx Bxxxx: it was down
[10:35] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: notice posted by [Dxxx] on 7.31... 15 18:11gmt
[10:35] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: THE SERVER IS DOWN. WILI CLIP HAS TAKEN THE NEEDED ACTIONS TO GET THE SERVER SORTED ASAP. AND THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT WAIT. IN THE MEANTIME...NO
ATM
FARMING
CRAFTING
PAYING IN TO
BUYING OF WORMS
HUNTING
FISHING
TRIVIA HUNT
ANYTHING RELATED TO LGH
EXCEPT CHAT - THATS WORKING GREAT \O/
[10:35] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: CHECK THE DAMN NOTICES
[10:35] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: SHEESH

Watch your language, Ms. D. But beyond that, that wasn't Miss S's rewording--that was actually from [Dxxx], a moderator directly in communication with the owner of the game. Which means we're back to Ms. T never reading a damn notice that comes from the game she plays. Her own damn fault, then.

[10:35] Bxxx Bxxxx: yes thank you [dxxx]
[10:35] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: got the brains of a freakin' hamster.. lol
[10:35] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: always check notices
[10:36] Bxxx Bxxxx: lol
[10:36] oxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: lmao
[10:36] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: like I would open the damn chat and scrool up every message

No, obviously you don't, because you have all the brains of a small yellow plastic soap dish.

[10:36] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [dxxx]
[10:36] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: don't
[10:36] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: lazy twit, aren't you? pfft

I tend to agree.

[10:36] Bxxx Bxxxx: ok lets be good now
[10:36] Bxxx Bxxxx: lets not get to cerry away you might wake [hxxxx]
[10:36] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: not too far to scroll, it's the 3rd one down
[10:36] Sxxxx Cxxxxxxxxxx: Just got in. Have the servers been cleaned?

Nope.

[10:36] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: lol
[10:36] Dxxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: that's true, [Bxxx]
[10:36] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: bitch come to im

Ooh, snippy little twidget, aren't you? When it was your fault for not reading the notices in the first place.

Look, I'm all for missing notices once in a while, it happens, and sometimes, one notice is all we get for an event or sale. But there were four notices yesterday, plus chatter in group yesterday and today. The only way Ms. T missed that is by deliberately not reading the notices--which she's confirmed--as well as not paying attention to group chat...or living under a rock.

Or actually being a rock, I'm honestly not sure.

[10:37] Bxxx Bxxxx: ok g rated
[10:37] Bxxx Bxxxx: chat
[10:37] Bxxx Bxxxx: no bad words please
[10:37] Bxxx Bxxxx: or name calling
[10:37] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no harrasing too* you should say

Well, I would, but you so clearly demonstrated your contempt for notices, I think "brains of a freakin' hamster" was pretty mild, all things considered. Beyond that, all she said was 'damn'. Which also isn't allowed, but is a far cry from your calling her a 'bitch'. Harassment would be far different.

[10:37] Bxxx Bxxxx: bye [Dxxx] frend
[10:37] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: ye go

You don't get a say in this. You're deliberately choosing to be stupid. No points for that.

[10:38] Bxxx Bxxxx: ] [txxxxxxx] keep in mind this is a g rated chat you cant call peopple names and say bad things to them we have to keep this chat clean

Yep. And Miss D stayed--mostly--within those rules to express frustration. You, you great clod of waste space, did not.

[10:38] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Dxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx]: got the brains of a freakin' hamster.. lol

So you can copy and paste but not read? Good to know.

[10:39] Bxxx Bxxxx: i know al ot of you guys are upset but all we can do is wait util tec fixes it
[10:39] pxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: please read notices then people wont get upset if you miss the notices its easy enough to find them just click at the top of the group chat on the picture next to the arrowa pointing to the right once clicked then click on notices and scroll down the notices to read a notice click on the headline and bingo the ntice appears
[10:39] Bxxx Bxxxx: so we jsut have to be good
[10:39] Bxxx Bxxxx: yes thank you [pxxxxxx] what [pxxxxxx] sayed
[10:39] txxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no. [bxxxx]. i can not harass others.. bet cuz [dxxx] is you friend you let her. and you ignore her messages just so u know

NO. Again, because you're too stupid to get this without breaking it down into monosyllabic statements, you said bad word. Bad word bad. This not chat for bad word. Okay?

[10:40] Bxxx Bxxxx: ok wer not going to go there frend ok
[10:40] Bxxx Bxxxx: no dreama
[10:40] Bxxx Bxxxx: so moveing on hows the weather

Pretty good, today, we finally got a break in the heat.

[10:40] oxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: o.0
[10:40] Sxxxx Cxxxxxxxxxx: ffs. Forget this LOL. Too many judgy people

Then, later:

[10:45] Cxx Rxxxxxxxx: isthe server up?
[10:45] axxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no, still asleep :p
[10:45] pxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no [Cxx] if you read the notices you wouldnt have to ask that question
[10:46] Cxx Rxxxxxxxx: sorry i get to many notices
[10:46] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: notices are saved for 14 days on group info - notices
[10:47] Cxx Rxxxxxxxx: i delete all as i get 200 a night

Y'know...you can--and just suggesting this as an option, mind...turn off notices from the groups you're just going to delete anyway. I have several of my weekly sale groups turned off, so they won't dump into my email and max out my offlines. The beauty of having notices turned off is it only works for notices sent when we're not logged in, so if we want to know what's going on in any group while we're on the grid, w'll e'll hear anyway.

[10:47] sxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: can turn receiving off

Yes, that, exactly.

[10:47] pxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: you can still read them by cocking at the top of this page

I think she means "looking", but also--note Miss C is not asking, hey, game doesn't work, what gives? She's saying, are the servers still down, which means she was paying attention to chat, at least, yesterday.

[10:48] Cxx Rxxxxxxxx: wish i figured that out. only been back to sl after 3 year break for only 3 weeks
[10:55] Bxxx Bxxxx: um rember sever is down guys if you do fish you wont get anthing
[10:55] Pxxxxxx Lxxxx: ...
[10:56] Bxxx Bxxxx: fisihng is on the same sever as coins
[10:56] Bxxx Bxxxx: so just letting you all know
[10:56] Bxxx Bxxxx: thank you [axxxx]
[11:16] fxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxx: its up

About this time was when the servers came back up, yes. After most of yesterday and this morning down.

[11:16] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: 12 phone calls later ......
[11:17] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: 70... years... later...
[11:18] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: was a day and half night
[11:19] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: there was a netbot whatever that is and wili was traeling for an important femily event out of the country and di dnot catch the email informing him .. so the cleanup did not happen until he got home but by then the server had been turned off by the host
[11:19] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: once thathappened we needed tocontact the host and get itall back up again .
[11:19] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: im reading the drama over the past day and tall the various conspiracy theories ...and shakingmy head

Yeah, really. So this is what actually happened. This notice came from Wili on July 31st, so yesterday,, at 4:29 pm SLT:

Hello everyone,

It seems that despite of security hardening that the techies did on the server it somehow got infected by a virus that included our server into a botnet that attacked many different companies... even some Korean financial institution...

The support ticket has already been sent and request to run an antivirus on the web server issued as well.

I was away for last 4 days and couldn't have caught this before to prevent infection spreading.

So it sounded pretty serious, but also sounded like Wili caught it as soon as he could and instituted safety measures to keep the problem from getting worse. Isn't that all what we want?

I just wish we could do that without people having to choose between honest thought and continuing to breathe.

Oh, and a bit later still:

[11:30] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Every few hours I check the bot logs also to see if [hxxxx] has made anymistakes with warnings or bans
[11:31] Pxxxxxxxx Cxxxxx: i just relogged, so i missed everything, and noooo prob
[11:31] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: and im so disappointed today art whatI esee thatI am goign to let [hxxxx] have his way . if anyone who gets warned has a comment aboutit they can messageme and talk to me about the situation
[11:31] txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: normally i block many of [hxxxx's] warnings .. today I willnot
[11:31] kxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: ut oh

And then the warnings started.

[11:32] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [axxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:32] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [axxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:32] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx: offers [txxxx] chocolate
[11:32] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [axxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:32] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [axxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:32] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Zxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:33] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [axxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:33] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [bxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:33] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [bxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:33] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [bxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:33] cxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: ohhhhh my not good "slowly backs away"

Keep in mind that [Hxxxx] is a bot on the server, and in the group. He's got some limited AI functions for responses, but for the most part, all he watches for are words and phrases classified as not G-rated. That's all he does other than logging all chat. So [Hxxxx] really does know all, and [txxxx] really does usually stand in the way. Today, she didn't.

[11:34] kxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx hides from [Hxxxx]
[11:34] Axxx Rxxxxxxx: hee report card day
[11:34] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx: [zxx] hasnt done any thing?
[11:34] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: And some people wonder why I keep my trap shut during server down times
[11:35] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [bxxxxxx] has apparently been warned 3 times??
[11:35] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: This is a G rated chat . [zxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx] is aware of that .
[11:35] lxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: if [Zxx] gets warned then [Kxx] provoked her into it, just saying
[11:36] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Also, I'm just a casual wanderer so I just randomly poke in random stuff
[11:36] Axxx Rxxxxxxx: [rxx] u lie, we saw u chat
[11:36] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: So I have no clue what's going on xD

Basically, [txxxx] took the reins of [Hxxxx].

[11:36] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: chat, but my trap was shut :P
[11:36] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: aka my fingers were censored
[11:36] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: lol
[11:36] Axxx Rxxxxxxx: lol
[11:37] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Dxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:37] exxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: lol [rxxxxxx]
[11:37] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Dxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:37] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Dxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:37] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx closes her mouth and attaches her fishing rod
[11:37] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Sxxxx Cxxxxxxxxxx] has been WARNED by the group moderator
[11:37] Axxx Rxxxxxxx: fishes happily
[11:38] rxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx eats chili happily
[11:38] dxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: fishing working again please?

Yes, at this point.

[11:39] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [Dxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx] has been EJECTED by the group moderator and banned from SmartBots services
[11:39] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: *steals [Axxx]'s' worms*
[11:39] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: *replaces them with peaches*
[11:39] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [axxxx Rxxxxxxxx] has been EJECTED by the group moderator and banned from SmartBots services
[11:39] Axxx Rxxxxxxx: i planted more np
[11:39] nxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: One does not simply plant more worms
[11:40] kxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx peeks to see if [Hxxxx's] done yet

Seems to be.

[11:40] Axxx Rxxxxxxx: happily harvested last crop
[11:40] exxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: im hiding in a corner
[11:41] Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Rests my weary bolts.

Which is fine, but not one warning for Miss T? I'm disappointed.

and they told us not to clap so, we clap as hard as we can

Well, won't this be fun. A little background for this one: this is a coin hunting/fishing group. There's a lot of these about--some make you stand by little traffic cones, some make you collect gems, shells, spinning stars, clovers..the concept's the same behind all of them. Join the group, flip on the HUD, collect things. When you have a sufficient number of collected things, go to the main sim and cash out.

They're generally tiny amounts of Lindens, but seriously, sometimes that's been the difference between paying rent or not on a parcel, so...I play when I'm low. And this group, at least, rarely has drama.

Until today.

[14:53] Dxxx Sxxxxx: Group Notice Sent by: Dxxx Sxxxxx
HUNTERS
Let us be clear. Requiring a group be joined before allowing hunters to hunt our coins is a breach of our TOS. Putting coins on a land restricted to group members only is a breach of our TOS. THEREFORE =hunting the coins that are placed on a land that requires a group join to hunt them is also a breach of our TOS. It is called CHEATING and may be subject to the penalties of cheating REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE. I am intentionally leaving no room for doubt. There is none.

So let's explain what's happening. While I've only seen this a couple of times, as I mention below, it's been a while since I've read the full terms of service for this particular game. And one of their terms is--if you own the sim, and you put out coins or a fishing buoy for hunters to hunt, you cannot then require a separate group to hunt items in the first place, and you most especially cannot lock the parcel--or entire sim--so that only members of that group can get in to find coins or fish.

This doesn't seem too arcane for anyone, right? If you're going to invite people seeking to bump up their Lindens by a few, you can't do anything other than control how often the coins pop back up. You must keep your lands and holdings open. (Though of course it is permissible to secure a home spot on that sim--as long as there are no coins on that parcel.

Makes sense to me. And if it's really that awful to individuals to have all the dirty plebs crawling over their pristine lands, they can set up their own game, or have a weekly raffle board, or something. That's not hard either.

[14:55] Nxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Thank you, [Dxxx].
[14:55] Dxxx Sxxxxx: you're welcome =)
[14:56] Emilly Orr: Wow. Although I have run into this once or twice, but I never thought to register a complaint.
[14:56] Nxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Thanking you twice apparently, so as not to leave room for doubt that I'm thankful. There is none.
[14:56] Dxxx Sxxxxx: blushes
[14:57] Nxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Emily, it didn't occur to me either or I would've said something.
[14:57] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx: ?
[14:57] Nxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Re: "Wow. Although I have run into this once or twice, but I never thought to register a complaint."
[14:57] Rxxxxxx Zxxxxxx: its as usual, those who respect TOS are the stupid ones

And wow, this came out of nowhere. Way to disrespect not only the owners of the game she's playing, but their stated rules.

This is from the first section of their Terms of Service:

1.0 - Land Owner Rules

1.1 - Coins, gems, and buoys must be placed where the are accessible to all hunters. Violations of this rule include but are not limited to:

1.1.1 - Coins, gems, and buoys in secret skyboxes that do not have a freely accessible teleport system from ground level.1.1.2 - Coins and gems buried under the terrain level so as to make them impractical.1.1.3 - Coins and gems buried inside objects or clusters of objects so as to make them impractical.

1.2 - Security systems must not be used in the vicinity of coins or gems.

1.3 - Land with coins and/or gems must be set to allow for general access. Hunters must not be selectively banned to give others a game advantage. Note that maturity ratings are fine and hunters with unverified accounts should expect to be unable to access adult hunting locations and skill gaming regions.

1.3.1 - Land restrictions based on avatar type or a specific type of attire is not permitted with the exception of a restriction against child avatars on adult sims and nude avatars on any sims.
1.3.2 - We disallow any restrictions or land bans based on a hunter's experience, tenure, rank,skill. However you may have a land restriction based on avatar age.

All of that seems to make perfect sense to me, but based on later revelations, not to all of the existing players.

[14:58] Dxxx Sxxxxx: Gold Hunt is to be accessable to all players..excepting of course of age restrictions and gambling rules. requiring a group be joined to either hunt our coins or get advanced notification of coins rezzing or being available is a very big no-no
[14:59] Dxxx Sxxxxx: [Rxxx] I respect you and have given you no cause to disrespect me., save the drama for soemwhere other than this room thank you
[14:59] Nxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx:
[14:59] Rxxxxxx Zxxxxxx: those who break TOS get the money and the xp

And banned. The banning seems like a big down side.

[14:59] Emilly Orr: [Rxxx], calling people who respect the ToS of the group they're in 'stupid' is not going to win you points here.
[14:59] Rxxxxxx Zxxxxxx: those are 2 facts, no offense
[15:00] Mxxxxx Dxxxxxxx: is [wxxx] here?
[15:00] Rxxxxxx Zxxxxxx: you should read what i wrote lady
[15:00] Rxxxxxx Zxxxxxx: and i dont need brownie points

Obviously not. Or manners.

[15:00] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: ENOUGH !!!
[15:01] Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: can I ask a question about this?
[15:01] Rxxxxxx Zxxxxxx: tell that those ppl who went there hunting , not me, thank you

But you were the one griping about a game TO the makers and mods OF that game, so...they're telling YOU.

[15:01] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: yes of course
[15:01] Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: If one cannot hav coins set to group, what's the difference with fishing buoys?
[15:02] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: [The fishing game] is one game and [the coin collection game] is another game
[15:02] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: just liek the rules for pinochle and pojker are differwentr

I should insert something. I generally leave replies unedited. With Miss D...I think English isn't her first language. So there are issues. I'm leaving this one mostly untouched to show those issues--my edits were "andpojker" being one word, it's now two. But it does hurt sometimes, wanting to correct her spelling in the group.

[15:02] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: two entirely completely different games
[15:02] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: the way coins ar ecollected is very different than the way fishes are collected
[15:02] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: oen persaon can get a coin .. many peopel can sit at the same single buoy
[15:03] Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: understood thank you

Yeah, I actually didn't catch that was the difference. Interesting. Is there a max upper limit of 'fishers' on any given buoy? I don't know that, either.

[15:03] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: private buoys are allowed however private coin lands are not and in the past private groups were used as a nasty tool for revenge or to rank up in [the coin collection game].
[15:03] Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: but the money is in the same pot, correct?
[15:03] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: i hope that helps
[15:03] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: there is one atm for all of the games inclusing the exchanges

Right. Everything pays into the same account, is paid out from the same account, but there are two actual games.

[15:03] Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: thanks MVC, I thought it was the same game
[15:03] Dxxx Sxxxxx: yesh its in the same account for your conveniance
[15:04] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no they are seperate games under one company
[15:04] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: the various games ar elisted on the website
[15:04] Cxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Got it, thank you
[15:04] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: np :)

So, I thought the drama was over, and closed the window. Half an hour later, though, there was another notice, and I opened the chat group again:

[16:00] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: Group Notice Sent by: Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx
ATTENTION HUNTERS
Let us be clear. Requiring a group be joined before allowing hunters to hunt our coins is a breach of our TOS. Putting coins on a land restricted to group members only is a breach of our TOS. THEREFORE =hunting the coins that are placed on a land that requires a group join to hunt them is also a breach of our TOS. It is called CHEATING and may be subject to the penalties of cheating REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE. I am intentionally leaving no room for doubt. There is none. The estate bans will begin now
[16:00] Emilly Orr: More drama?
[16:01] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: excuse me Emily ?
[16:01] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no.. clarification of rules.
[16:01] Dxxx Sxxxxx: it came from me before..now it comes from [Txxxx] - a much higher level of authority =)
[16:02] Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: just estate banned 17 very high level hunters who have chosen to NOT read notices and forget the rules regarding restricted lands

Then someone won a fishing thing, and the chatter was all about fish rankings, so I tuned out and went on with shopping at various events, until this:

[16:29] bxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: who banded me and why

Well, hello Mr. "I Don't Listen to Rules, I Don't Have To, and It's My Land, I Can Cheat On It". Welcome to your ban.

[16:29] Dxxxxxxxxx Lxxxx: talk to [Txxxxxxxxxx]
[16:29] Dxxx Sxxxxx: [Fxxxxx] we don't discuss bans in this room

They don't. They'll message you privately if you ask, but they shut down any talk of bans of specific individuals in the group chat.

[16:30] Dxxx Sxxxxx: if you have an issue with a land you can mnessage a staff to help sort it =)
[16:30] bxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: but why i asking the reason
[16:30] bxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: yes i have issue
[16:30] Dxxx Sxxxxx: not in here you're not
[16:30] bxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: who did this and why i wanna know this thats all

That's the simple part. Mr. F, you were banned for cheating, by a mod who works directly under the owner of the game (an owner who gives Miss T, said mod, the authority to deal with issues in precisely this way). Consider it the same as if the owner himself banned you, because...if you protest it, the owner will weigh in, and agree. Got it?

[16:30] Dxxx Sxxxxx: you can message me. you can not discuss it in here =)
[16:31] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx: ?
[16:31] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx: [16:02] [Txxxxxxxxxx Rxxxxxxx]: just estate banned 17 very high level hunters who have chosen to NOT read notices and forget the rules regarding restricted lands
[16:31] bxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: no i will here coz this is not right thing band
[16:31] Dxxx Sxxxxx: no
[16:31] Dxxx Sxxxxx: you will not

Pretty much in this group, if someone ignores a mod--and Miss D is one--things do not go well for them.

[16:31] Dxxx Sxxxxx: [Nxxxx] please allow me to do my job
[16:31] bxxxxx Rxxxxxxx: this is not right thing and not justice i know it
[16:32] Nxxxxxx Hxxxxx: sorry ill be qiuet
[16:32] Dxxx Sxxxxx: I said yu can message me to discuss it. I asked you to do so and said not to dioscuss it in here., I have muted you until I am satisfied you understand room rules and follow directions given by staff
[16:34] Dxxx Sxxxxx: im will initiate IM to you [Fxxxxx]

And that seemed to be that. No one brought anything up past this point...at least, until I logged off, anyway. This group is pretty good about quelling drama anyway, in a very direct way: first, a warning, then a chat ban, then they bounce the person causing the issue.

For my part, I'm just a player, not a sim owner. And considering anyone who got banned was likely sent notecards prior to this with copies of the TOS to read through, it's not the fault of the game owners that the sim owners either didn't bother, or didn't think it applied to them. Too bad, so sad, basically. Life goes on.

head full of questions, how can you measure up?

Caderu! It's kind of a hunt, it's kind of a haunt, it's not really equipped for English. Onward!



Oh hey! A train! Took me a bit to figure out that the box 'passengers' aren't gifts to pick up, but just shop logos so we know who's behind this event.



Well...that's not creepy at all... *coughs* ...Also, there's a website. It is not that helpful.

Enjoy!



Most of the transitions between zones are pretty easy to figure out, thankfully. It's not hard, even when things are labeled mostly in Japanese.



NO THANK YOU...



It has visual novel elements, but it's a bit tricky. There are some minigames to complete, like this washing-dishes one, though they go pretty fast. But overall, the story is engaging, and there are opportunities to earn a Bad End and a Good End (as well as the secret, True End), so it's a good thing it's not dull, because one may have to replay it three times!

Enjoy?

magic, madness, heaven, sin

So, the designers in the Fall of Man collective have put together a corn maze. As of this date, there are 41 pumpkins, with prizes of clothing (mostly mesh, some for men, most for women), October-themed items, textures, and at least one full-perm mausoleum to create. All the pumpkins are free, you just have to track them down; the only caution is that it's on Adult land, and while nothing in the maze is particularly NSFW, some of the pose scenes outside the maze might be, depending on who's sitting upon them. (More info here if you want.)

Generating "antiparticles" may just lead us to antimatter drives, for space exploration. If it works out, I can't wait to hear where we go.

And, in an expected, to thinking minds, result--though not to Safe Minds, the study's funders--science has determined, yet again, that vaccinating children does not cause autism.

And now, to Kokeilu's Haunted House.



We're greeted by grinning pumpkins and a hooded figure holding a lantern aloft.



A solitary ghost prowls the small graveyard, and occasionally seeks refuge within one of the graves.



Within the house, on the first floor, all seems acceptable--the walls are not splashed in crimson, though there are cobwebs and skulls resting on side tables.



Upstairs, however, a bloodied teddy bear swings, dripping on the floor; the bed is spattered in blood, but...there are no bodies to be seen.

Conclusion? It's cute. Short little haunt, goes traditional without being cloyingly trite, and doesn't depend on what we've seen over and over so far. It won't take anyone long to walk through it, but it's winsome enough to recommend.

could we lose ourselves again to a childlike faith?

(Continued from part one.)

More from Halloweentown.



There was a fairly tricky haunted house. The main door was boarded up, so I needed to sneak inside. Though the doll-mask image, that was from the lobby of the house. Still creepy.



The kitchen is definitely not a place I'd want to spend time in. Also, who's so dangerous they have her locked up in an abandoned house?



This one was strange. I'm fairly sure the effect, as intended, was for the table with the crystal ball to levitate. As shown, a variant of the table had tilted to the side and was hovering, but the table itself (sans crystal ball) was still in the center of the pentagram. Odd.



In the middle of all the Halloween lunacy, posters for Rapture. That's a fun touch.



Clown-in-a-box. Huh. Flashing bright lights in all colors, and his head moves occasionally, but--why is he in a box? And what happens if he gets out?



And this was a lovely little display, on a bright orange wall above a magic shop.

All in all, there's enough here to get prime seasonal enjoyment for everyone. If you go for the pumpkin hunt, if you go for the spook rides, if you go for the haunted houses or the photo ops--feel free to go. It's a fun place.

how could we look past all the stories we have told?

Halloweentown, the ad read, so...I went.



Halloweentown is everything one would expect from films like Nightmare Before Christmas and haunted Disney features, for the most part--it's dark, yet bright, vivid colors painting the shadows. Lots of lime greens, bright oranges, rich purples, lots of glow.



In the fog, in the cemetery, there's a very wild dog. I got away, but visitors might need to be careful in the fog.



The cemetery is pretty large, several crypts, several individual graves. Oh, and there's a hunt for pumpkins, but there are...problems...with the scripting. Essentially, you'll need to right click and Touch each pumpkin, sometimes twice before it reacts, then everything in the pumpkin will come in individually into the Objects folder. If it's just a mask, then that's just one thing. If it's an outfit, though, you'll get the alpha, then each size, then any accessories. Sometimes textures, notecards, whatever else was packaged in the pumpkin. All of this should have come in folders, all the items, but they don't.



This was a creepy little set piece--echoes of a Maypole, but in this case, dead children walking in circles with bloodied feet. Disturbing.



A happy little animated Halloween greeting. The little pumpkins float like they're being juggled by the pumpkin scarecrow.



This place doesn't just have one haunt, they have half a dozen, easily. Haunted mazes, haunted houses, spookhouse rides...in this one, a ghost waiter brings haunted desserts to spiderwebbed tables.

(More in part two.)

just a voice like a riot rocking every revision

This message just came in from the Twisted hunt group. Apparently I missed something huge while I was off the keys.

Hello Twisties.

The Twisted Organization Team has always valued the community created by all the people in the Twisted Hunt Group. We consider you all friends and family, and encourage folks to interact - everything from playful banter to rigorous debate. Our community is based on mutual respect for others, friendship, and general awesomeness that is each and every one of you. We tease each other, we help each other, and we share things and places of interest with each other.

Twisted Hunt group only has one big rule when it comes to what you can say: Don't be a Douche. Just don't. Nobody likes being on the receiving end of intolerance, hate, bigotry and prejudice; and, quite frankly, the Twisted Organization Team doesn't like to see it happening. We shouldn't have to police you, because you are all adults. True, some people adult better than others, but we trust you to have some judgment about what is and isn't okay.

However, a few recent events within group chat have left a number of people feeling upset and offended. Without placing blame or outing anyone for their illicit behavior towards others, it's time to let you all know that we do not tolerate bigotry or intolerance for any Twisted member's race, religion, creed, gender, sexuality, or anything else. If you disagree with someone, that is fine, but it is not okay to disrespect another by openly attacking the person in group chat. It is not okay to belittle someone and attack them, period. If you don't agree with what the person is saying, Second Life has provided a means to block people you don't want to see/hear.

In addition, if you feel you can't deal with things being said (and this goes for either party), there is a little X in the upper right corner of your chat window. Or you can hit the ZZ symbol next to that X to snooze chat for a time, likelihood is when it pops back open the conversation will have changed. Either way, the chat will be silenced.

************* BUT **************

Consider this your warning. It may seem ironic, but we cannot tolerate intolerance. Period. Full Stop. We have no qualms punting people from the group if need be, and no one is above this rule!

********************************
TL;DR
********************************

Be excellent to each other. Any douche baggery hate speech will earn you an instaban.

- Twisted Team
Rox Arten, Sredni Eel, Lokii Violet

Think that's pretty self-explanatory. Don't know what happened, but in case you are in the group, and didn't see this, there you go.

I'm electrified by the city light

Peter Jackson--yes, that Peter Jackson--posted this very bizarre announcement video that he was going to be directing an episode of Dr. Who. Frankly, I'm surprised any of them managed to keep a straight face. It's fun and freakish and very, very much New Zealand humor.

I'm running low on what I'm going to be able to cover, which is argh. I hang my virtual head in shame. Possibly even hang my actual head in shame. There is much shame. But we move on.

The next thing I unpacked from the hunt was Facepalm's slinky green gown. Oi, Facepalm, why is there no alpha layer with this thing?? Because there are definitely times and poses where an alpha WOULD HAVE HELPED.

That being said, this is drop-dead gorgeous, start to finish.



Beyond the obvious irk over the lack of alpha layer, the only complaint I have on this one is with the template, which is not something the designer has control over. Even with that (the complaint being, the end of the dress tends to lift 'in place' as if it's molded plastic, not flowing cloth), though, there is serious slink in this one.



And from the back, there is a lovely, elegant drop revealing the back, without dipping into below-the-waist territory. Which means underwear on this one? Just fine. And if I really felt compelled for it, I could track down a set of pasties to cover the nipples underneath the bodice, but it's a very sensual, as well as classy, exposure.


And a close-up of the back detail, and yes, this is part of the mesh. Start to finish, this one's stunning, and worth the time to pick up. Alpha layer or no.



Well, this one was unexpected...



So The Untitled offered a mesh corset paired with a pair of shiny system-layer leggings, with spikes. I did not think this one through, because when I added the spikes, of course they went through the boots as well!



Also, this outfit is not for hugging, unless you're invested in injuring people, and yes, it will nick your arms now and again, depending on pose.



But it's excellently done, and again, the green/gold combo really works for this.



Sweet Revolutions turned in the "Throne of Envy", which is fun:



I love this particular chair, and it seems very adaptable. This, like the boots below, I honestly can't say I've seen a texturing of I didn't like.



Though I'm not entirely sure most of my furnishings will blend well with gold and green, I do plan on keeping this one.

And finally, Venomous Rage Designs brings the "Malice" boots to the Sinners' Hunt, and I have not yet seen a texturing of this particular boot template that I haven't loved.



Frozen added a hint of shimmery glow, and the only detraction is I'm going to have to do a wee bit of leg work to wear these, because with no-modify mesh, I can't adjust the size on the boots themselves.



Still, another item that works really well in the theme green.



And that's the hunt, or at least all I managed to blog in time. Tomorrow: Advent calendar posting!

(Eyes: "Moon" eyes in 'Autumn', medium iris, from Poetic Colors, acquired back in 2012.
Hair: EMO-tion's "LUNA" hair in Mahogany garnered during last year's Advent calendar run.
Skin: Glam Affair's "Arcade" gift skin, in Asia/01 A.
Makeup: MOCK Cosmetics' "Alluring" lipcolor in the awesome Mythic tone, which basically mattifies anything on the lips. The lips on the Glam Affair skin are rather vibrantly red.
Stockings (for the last shot): "Eclipse" Latex stockings in Moss, from SN@TCH.
Shoes: SHEY's thigh-high stiletto boots; they were a gift at the Biker's Fair this spring, but she has similar styles available for purchase at the store. I wear these a lot.)