Scryerfield

As you may have noticed from my very erratic posts, I have not been in SL often lately (due to pesky RL). While I had chance today I popped in for a quick visit.

I donned my bikini and headed to Scryerfield for a tranquil stroll on the bottom of the ocean. Home to jellyfish and bright schools of fish, living in the colourful, twinkling coral beds.

Lovely peaceful place to pay a visit.

Scryerfield : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pravatch/239/228/2

Primtionary

Have you heard about the SL game Primtionary? Well I hadn't until about 20 minutes ago (but then again everything slips past me). Anyhow I headed over there to check it out.

 You can pick which skill level you can build at from easy to impossible. Who ever wins gets 25L and is entitled to go through to the next round. A list of rules is available on arrival by notecard

All game times are given on the notecard plus on a board. Which seem pretty regular to me with various times starting from 2pm to 7pm.

 I arrived in time for a game . You have a person on stage building and the audience shouting answers .
Yummie has come up with a great game and I hope it goes far.

Primtionary : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aracar/154/149/278

Hooktip Railroad

I've not been on SL for a while due to being busy in RL. I visited Hooktip Railroad today as one of the things I did while not being on SL was go on a train for a shopping trip. This I don't recommend if its Grand National day. Just try getting through the hoards of people on a platform with your mini tribe of kids. It was not one of my better ideas. So anyway, I sought a train station and went to Hooktip.

There is a variety of trains here which you can sit in plus you can get a drivers view by sitting in the drivers carriage. The only thing is that the trains didn't actually move anywhere. Also watch out for the traffic, you might get run over. I tried to sit in some of the vehicles and they worked fine.

The textures on this build are brilliant. Plus it doesn't seem you have to wait for your train to arrive.

Hooktip Railrail : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hooktip/191/186/136

Zoo Neunkirchen

I fancied a trip to the zoo today so I got my flask ready ( unpacked it anyway ) and headed over to Zoo Neunkirchen . All the signs are written in German ( which I don't understand ) but that doesn't matter as the animals are easily recognizable. There is a wide variety with plenty of babies to coo at.

I turned off streaming music and turned sounds up in preference so I could hear any animal noises.

There are a few huts from which you can get a birds eye view and plenty of benches to rest on, eat your sarnies and watch your favourite animal. Also if you look closely there is an under water tunnel , you know like in Jaws 3 but not as big ( its under the croc pool ).

The textures and build of the zoo have been very well done. I was impressed with the quality of the animals and the layout. Zoo Neunkirchen is well worth a visit.

Zoo Neunkirchen : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neunkirchen%20Saar/112/123/27

New Trails

I only had time for a quick wander today and went to New Trails. Its a bright, colourful sim displaying Dali style art. As well as the current art exhibition on show there is a sculpture garden to walk round.

New Trails also has a shop which sells art and sculptures plus some weird and wonderful avatars I couldn't even attempt to describe

New Trails : http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Trails/136/243/31

Drowsy

My travels today took me to Drowsy. My first impression of Drowsy was that its a quaint place with a shop lined cobbled street, if a little eerie due to it being deserted. I grabbed myself a massive ice cream and off I went. Soon through my own greed ( I picked up an apple ), found myself trapped in a run down zoo. I wonder what the trap had been laid down catch though ?

It wasn't long before I found a playground. I creeped myself out abit here. As the place being completely deserted who else were on the swings besides me? Also the pack of wolves I'd just noticed seemed to have their eyes on me. Watch out for the tree stump in the corner ( maybe this was where all the children had disappeared to)

After sneaking away from the wolves in the playground and narrowly missing another in the forest, I came upon a library. I entered hoping to find some sign of life. Instead the library was in a state of disarray. Leaving quickly incase whatever did this was still lurking about, found a small boat at the back of the library. Maybe someone had planned on escaping Drowsy but after looking in the near by pond and seeing a couple of skeletons, think they may have been too late. Then again there doesn't seem much chance of an escape out at sea either after spying this monster out there.

I had a great time exploring Drowsy and finding lots of hidden things. There are afew shops here which sell a variety of items from cute clothes and hair to a kitchen sink, literally. The build has an excellent quality to it. I especially loved the library building and want to live in it.

Drowsy : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Drowsy/185/50/37

Isle Of A 1000 Corpses

As I watch alot of horror films in RL I looked in search for any horror film based sims. I typed in the names of the most famous horror films and although alot of items based on films can be bought I could not find a sim built based on one. What I did find though was Isle Of A 1000 Corpses which is a place dedicated to Rob Zombie. Being a fan of Rob Zombies music and films I tped straight over there.

I hadn't been there long before Otis had me *ahhh*. After escaping I paid the Rob Zombie museum a visit. In there are links to his websites plus loads of photos. If you don't know anything about him or want to know more there is a biography notecard you can pick up as well as a couple of t shirts and a flag.

 There are areas in the sim relating to films such as the Bates Motel and house from Psycho, Audrey II from The Little Shop Of Horrors and a log cabin which is just waiting for Jason Voorhees to pay a visit. You can have a go at shooting zombies in the hunting ground or sit in a dump and watch a horror film. Isle Of A 1000 Corpses worth looking round if you are either a Rob Zombie or horror film fan.

Isle Of A 1000 Corpses : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blood%20Lust/172/149/23

Fotoscope

If you're like me and can't keep your finger off the snapshot button, its well worth a trip to Fotoscope. The sim is built for taking photos. There are many poses balls set out for individuals, couples or groups.You can rezz your own pose stand or props too.

With lots of different settings and backgrounds, I could have stayed there for hours, trying out the poses and messing about with windlight settings. I especially liked dancing in this glass, pretending I was Dita Von Teese.

There is also a shop selling photography related products and a gallery of photos taken at Fotoscope.

Fotoscope :  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fotoscope/76/138/22

Risk City

Risk City is made up of an eclectic collection of spots to explore. My first stop was at the chocolate factory where you can drown yourself in the stuff. I stood under a chocolate waterfall  and was expecting an oompa loompa to drag me out at any minute but not one in sight.

Next I went to the Ice Storm where it was so cold I was literally turning into an ice cube but using the free ice skates,went for a skate round and soon warmed myself up. You should have seen me go. Jane Torville had nothing on me, I could be in the next Winter Olympics.

Risk City is a place of mishmash areas to explore such as the secret bedroom, spa, shop, etc and the only place in SL that I have been chased by a hippo wearing a top hat (so far anyway)

Risk City : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Risk%20City/112/134/27

New Brighton Pier

The next rl based sim I visited was a little closer to home, New Brighton Pier. I had to go on the pier first. I love them in rl but am always abit wary of them collapsing, as if I just might be the straw that broke the camels back after them standing unwavering for years. I played on the arcade games for a while then feeling daring, parachuted off the pier only to end up in the sea.  

After drying off, I picked up a free scooter and sped off along the sea front (as speedy as a scooter will go anyway). As the weather seemed bright I decided to go for a quick dip and changed into my cossie in one of the beach huts. Watch out for the killer whales if you go for a swim. It was getting abit nippy so after changing back in to my clothes, sat in a deck chair and warmed myself up with a brew.

I went back to the pier for a final play on the arcade games, got myself some candy floss and admired the view from the end of the pier. Exploring at New Brighton Pier I found loads of things to do. There is a hot air balloon, tower elevator, 7 seas fishing, parachuting, arcade games as well as a club and some shops.

New Brighton Pier : http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Brighton/137/116/34

Kowloon

Today I paid a visit to a sim based on the real life walled city in Hong Kong, Kowloon. I opened the massive wooden gates to the city and entered. Neon lights keep the narrow shop lined streets bright. (I turned my settings to sunset to see the lights better). Exploring the dark alley ways, I found that there are apartments to rent here.

Its kind of like a maze here and I was getting lost in the alley ways when I found a park.

I don't know you can feel claustrophobic in SL but I was glad to be in the open air again.

Kowloon : http://slurl.com/secondlife/kowloon/149/13/24

Urchinville

After my brush with zombies at Cheshire and my dismal attempt at shooting them, I thought that I needed some practice in defending myself against the undead and so went to Urchinville.

I arrived at a warehouse in Urchinville which is part of the safe base. There are afew apartments to rent and an area for target practice in the compound as well. I picked myself a free gun from the warehouse then went outside to have a go at shooting the targets. I didn't think I did too bad considering I don't use weapons in SL but then again, the targets don't move. When I felt ready to face the zombies I left the compound. I crept about, expecting to be attacked by hordes of the undead at any second but first I saw the head crabs. Nasty little creatures...

They didn't look very fast to me at first. That was until one jumped at my face (I actually jumped and squealed, little the big girl I am). I must say I was absolutely useless at shooting the head crabs. I was slightly better at blasting the zombies (I think) when they appeared. I was losing drastically so decided to head back to the compound.

I sat in the base, exhausted, waiting for the cavalry to arrive (or just someone who could shoot marginally better than me, which wouldn't be hard) because with an appalling score of minus something, I don't think saving the human race is a job for me.

Urchinville : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gemstone%20Cove/174/221/25 ).

Cheshire

If you love Alice in Wonderland like me, Cheshire is an excellent place to look round. I arrived on a giant chess board and from there crawled through a tiny door and to the Duchess's house. It looked like she was expecting company with all that food and I sneakily took a lemon tart (I doubt she'll miss it).

I left the house and using the handy tiny doors went to off various destinations. Near the lighthouse, is a teacup ride I just had to jump on.

Over in Alices room, I must have drank the same thing Alice had as everything was enormous. I had to be careful not the get run over by the toy train.

Beware if you take a door to the abandoned house. I was attacked by zombies as soon as I arrived. I rested in the house for awhile (hoping that I hadn't been bitten) then deciding that I couldn't hide in here forever, came out of the house and with a gun I found there, shot afew zombies and made my escape through another door.

Cheshire also has a shopping plaza which sells a variety of items and if you want to dress as a character from Alice in Wonderland, this has got to be the place to come.

Cheshire : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cheshire%20/117/142/505/

Prim Hearts

I've always loved the noise and smell of fairgrounds so I went looking for an amusement park and found Prim Hearts. It has absolutely loads of rides, a carousel, ferris wheel, water rapids, log flume, too many to list. The rides can also be bought here if you want any for your own land or build.

I tried my luck at the tombola and won a massive heart balloon. Had fun racing the miniature boats. You can even soak one of your friends, if you can talk them in to getting in the dunk tank.

There are various food stalls dotted about and I stuffed my virtual face with pizza, cola, fish and chips and lemonade - Its a wonder I didn't throw up.

I had a great time here. The only thing missing is the smell of hot dogs and candy floss.

Prim Hearts : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Prim%20Hearts/10/28/27/

Ozimals

Today I visited another shop to explore the surroundings. Ozimals sells breedable bunnies *aww*. They are really cute but I don't know if I could trust myself to keep them alive (then again I don't suppose they are as temperamental as my rl ones)

Its a fairytale like setting with toadstool houses. Watch out for the mushroom ring, you never know how long fairies will make you dance ( I'm sure some of the moves were abit Tina Turner -ish)

I tped round various areas using the tp ports which are dotted around and found myself at a Mad Hatters Teaparty in Pucks Glen. It has a bright, cartoony quality to it and if you visit the shop its worth looking round the surrounding area.

Ozimals : http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ozimals/127/127/22/

Noah's Ark

I visited the surreal, water flooded, Noah's Ark today. Wading ankle deep , I set out to explore. Sculptures and floating bubbles are set out randomly. Providing good settings for photos.

When I found the Ark , I saw that it is a wedding venue (couple pose balls are dotted about and it is a kinda romantic place).  Noah's Ark is also home to Fortunate Cafe & Bar. Flying up, I noticed an island, perfect little hide away.

While here I found sunrise and sunset settings better for me.

NOAH's ARK : http://slurl.com/secondlife/NOAs%20ARK/144/75/21