In dreams, I walk with you……

In dreams, I walk with you……

(Dontcha just love Roy Orbison?) Just read this blog post about dreaming about SL in RL.  This is something I’ve done a few times but each time I’ve woken up and gone ‘WOW!’.  I have relatively good dream recall coming to think of it, and my dreams have always been of the technicolour big screen variety. My most vivid one was just before Christmas, where I was flying around the metaverse as my RL self, but a psychedelic version of me.  In fact, everything around me was as though it was real, physical and tangible BUT rendered in a SL style.  It’s hard to describe, but if you’ve ever experienced it then you’ll know exactly what I mean.  I also use a trick when I’m having trouble sleeping..I walk around my SL house, or recount walking around some of the beautiful places in world.  It’s amazing how well I can recreate these places in my minds eye.  That could be partly due to training I’ve had in visualisation techniques as part of my RL Witchery, but it’s astounding nonetheless.  When you can immerse yourself completely in the world to the point where you can make yourself feel the virtual warmth coming from your fireplace then you know you’ve got either an exceptionally vivid imagination, or you are completely mad:) I go for the former, although it’s probably the latter that is true:) Either way I can do it very well..which kind of enhances the experience of being in a virtual world somewhat. I wondered if many of you do that too?   Have you found that using Windlight has meant that your virtual experience has become more intense? Be interested to see what you have to say on the subject.

Anyway-must dash.  New..shoes..at..TESLA!

Blue Mars looks pretty!!

Blue Mars looks pretty!!

..is it wrong that when I started looking at the Blue Mars shots that I almost wet myself with excitement at this shot of some virtual handbags? I think I’m beyond hope…..

Have a look and see if it makes your chops hit your desktop as quickly as it did mine! Click Here!

Pillow talk in the Kitty & Jez household

Pillow talk in the Kitty & Jez household

So I retire to bed alongside my beloved last night-his book of choice being ‘The Making of Star Wars’, mine being the ‘Second Life Virtual Tourist Guide’.  As I snuggle under the duvet the git leans over and whispers lovingly, “Blue Mars is gonna whoop Second Life’s arse”. (What you thought he was going to say something romantic? LOL) Of course this made me a teensy weensy bit cross, so much so that it was tempting to let out a cheek wobbler whilst in a loving embrace, but I held fast.   I’ve just had a look, and Blue Mars does indeed look very good, and I wonder how the Lindens feel about this potential threat? What do you think?

Torley Dazzled!

Torley Dazzled!

Y’know, I’ve read some truly rotten stuff written about Torley over the months that I’ve been a resident in SL.  People wittering on about how he sold his soul to the devil when he converted into a Linden, blah blah blah. Utter nonsense if you ask me. The Lindens benefit immensely from having him on board, I think he’s a fantastic assett to the company. The main reason  I like Torley so much is because I adore the enthusiasm that he has for the platform that we use. Yes, SL can be a bugger sometimes but sheesh, it gets fixed eventually! Lag and getting kicked out are right pains in the butt and I’m the first to flap when that happens, but we live in an amazing creation and we should appreciate it for what it provides us with a heck of a lot more than we do.  Real life has it’s limitations just as much as Second Life does, and if SL is that much of an annoyance to you you can leave it.  Alas RL isn’t that simple!Anyway, I’ve detracted somewhat but Torely has written a fantastic piece on the official blog about the new Dazzle interface.  I knew bugger all about it until I saw Codie’s post on her Twitter, checked it out and found Torley’s post.  It looks pretty cool, and like he points out-aesthetics matter. A change is as good as a rest after all! 

Read his post here and enjoy, it’s extremely eloquent and I think if he arrived on my doorstep and with the same magniloquence and tried to sell me a timeshare I’d bite his arm off straightaway!