these little wonders, these twists and turns of fate

I'm...not sure about this one. The picture says it all:



Bright cheerful happy spoops. Agh.



There are vendors around the center platform, mostly clothing for Toddleedoo baby avatars, at least one for the Kemono, so I'm fairly sure the 'haunted ride' is going to be very kid-friendly. Or at least SL-kid-friendly. (In case there's a difference.)



I did love their warning sign for the ride.



The ride was built like most haunted rides--tracks move through fixed scenes, then move on. The only problem was the audio kept cutting off halfway through each recitation. There are full texts given for each scene, it's just the scripting only allows for half the audio to work.



It's got a cohesive storyline, too, I really liked that.



The mad scientist's laboratory, wherein the lord of the manor researched the Elder Gods and the creation of portals...



...and the Thing Lurking in the Shadows.

This is a short, snappy, and ultimately fun ride for all ages. There is no gore, and while there is spooky imagery, it's all drawn large, like a Disney cartoon. I'd highly recommend this for fans of haunted rides, and for the younger set.

let us die young or let us live forever

Apparently the Grolier Codex's authenticity has finally been confirmed. After fifty years of dismissing its authenticity, it has now been positively dated as being from the era, which gives us now four (instead of, as previously believed, three) books that survived the Maya civilization's destruction.



On to other things. I danced for a bit last night at the Vortex Club, and it is quite the fascinating place. Don't attend unless you can handle a large amount of scripted effects--nearly everything spins, glows, flashes, moves, twists, or is otherwise scripted in some fashion. There is a great deal of bright color, too, so if you're not the brightly colorful sort, well...



The music was trance, most of it original electronic mixes, and for a bit was even the top trending stream on Shoutcast while I was there.



All due to the DJ, DJDeanT, who works spinning tunes RL as well as SL. He introduced me to a new term while I was there, "kidult", which is a concept I can get behind, for all that most of my interests are most definitely adult.



[15:26] Gemini Enfield: I love torrential rain in a strange town

Well, to be fair, I do too. Mr. Enfield, by the way, owns the Vortex, and his regular patrons seem to adore him.

So, apparently, Loki Eliot built the club, which makes it child-friendly territory--the sim, Whippersnapper, is rated General--but for music this good, who really minds? I may come next week in one of the Iron Tinies.

Though I should warn you--they do have active 'child protection' defenses in place, in the place of Dave the Swear Pig. One must pay the Swear Pig ten Lindens if one swears, and one of the words--I am dead serious about this--is "camp". So mind your language whilst there.



DJDeanT plays there every Saturday, at least two to four pm, SLT.



Plus they have a StarGate! How awesome is that?