SL Video: "Mouse In My House"

 

 

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 From Nydia Tungsten on March 1, "Once upon a Time is a great sim to Visit in Second life, as you can See we had a LOT of fun with this one and we hope you enjoy it too. Please leave a like if you enjoyed it and comment about it!"

 

Getting Ready For Christmas

 

 

Christmas is well on it's way, and my SL wifey Charlee has been busy decorating our home for the winter. So here are a few pictures. 

She put up plenty of cute decorations.

Merry Christmas from the Shuftan household.

Bixyl, and Charlee, Shuftan

It Came From Fantasy Faire Chat: Halloween Decorating

 

 

A few days ago in Second Life, chatter started up in the Fantasy Faire group. Topics went to someone playing hide and seek with his pet snow leopard, "he's not very good at hide-and-seek, but I pretend I can't find him sometimes." Then eventually Milisandre Sarleon (Milisandre Resident)

then eventually talked about her pet "helping me spook the place up a bit for Halloween." It was quickly complimented, "That looks delightfully cozy." "Wow!" Milisandre thanked them, "Thank you. I made a couple modifications to it from stock, like redoing the interior surfaces to a cleaner stucco, and adding an upper floor and mezzanine reading spot; outside vines and trellis etc."

Delain (Delain Canucci): would add, "finished up my place too and is ready for Halloween. "That's amazing!" "Thank you *smile* It's open for public so if anyone wants to visit let me know, I toss the LM" She would later give the SURL, which was for a house in Color Alchemists.

What Halloween houses have you the readers seen? Feel free to mention some in the comments?

Haunted House in Bridesmere, Bellisseria

 

October isn't the only time you can find a haunted house in Second Life. Gemma Cleanslate recently heard about one in the Bridesmere sim in Bellisseria. Called the Mysterious Manor, it was created by Evangeline Ling, and has a number of spooky thrills. So what did Gemma think?

Read Gemma's story in Places.

Haunted Area in Sunweaver Bay

 

 

 In the Sunweaver community, there's now something for those who enjoy a good Halloween haunt. "A Little Odd Place," in Sunweaver Bay and owned by BrianL61 Landar, now has a haunted house, with a maze and graveyard in the back.

 

 

The old house itself has a lot of skeletons in and around it. Some are animated, some static. There are also a few with funny captions over them, such as a one-legged skelly telling a buddy "Friggin dog grabbed my leg again!" The dining room is also animated, with ghosts setting up the table and food floating over. 

Behind the house was a maze, which you need to traverse to get to in order to get to the last area. It isn't too difficult to get through (especially if you can pan around and look from above).

Getting past the maze, you see the third part of the area, the graveyard and mausoleum. There are more skeletons in various poses, and a few witting sayings on the graves, "As you now are, so I once was. As I am now, so you will be."

A spooky fun place that isn't gory or too terrifying.

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunweaver%20Bay/234/225/22

 

 Bixyl Shuftan

Just From Home

 

 

 Penny Shuftan took a few pictures this week, but going through them didn't think most would be good for the paper. So she sent this one over from her inside her SL home in Sunweaver Space.

Summit City

 

 There's a new community in Second Life one can make a home at, Summit City. It is welcoming new residents. This includes roleplayers such as firefighers, policemen, and others who make a real-life city running, but it is not necessary to get a place here. They offer luxurious homes at various price ranges, and promise constant updates and land development. Events are held here to help encourage community activity. If you have breedable pets, they are welcome here (within reason).

For more information, check our Discord at https://discord.gg/R74jRmUe3e , or message Jack Asclepius (JackAsclepius Resident)

Live your best second life in Summit City, a community that strives to deliver the peak of prosperity.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elk%20Park/129/124/24

 

SL Video: Second Life Destinations - Poland History House

 

 

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 From Draxtor Despres (And Linden Lab) on Monday April 11, "The Poland History House in Second Life is a historical project created as part of the 100th anniversary of Poland’s Independence celebrations which started in 2018. Creator Dex Euromat shares his Second Life journey and why he started this project.

 

Still Around: Boardgame Beach, Giant House, Animal Crossing Sim

 

 

 Remember when we wrote about Boardgame Beach a couple years ago? Deciding to check it out, it's still around. And so are all of those games. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dragon%20Nest/123/134/23

So is the giant house at Once Upon A Time at the Oxygen and River sims. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/River/224/103/1534

And so is the Animal Crossing sim at Retroville. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Retroville/110/190/32

Not every place we reported on over the years has stuck around, but these three have. Which others did you want us to check on? Leave your comments below.

Bixyl Shuftan

Fundrasing Event Tonight at Club Cutass For Recoyote Mindes and Perri Prinz

 

This week, the Sunweaver community found out two of its residents are in trouble. Recoyote Mindes and Perri Prinz become a real-life couple when they moved in together. But a few days ago they got some very bad news. When Rec made the payment on their mortgage, he was told that the time of payment was being moved from slightly after the middle of the month to the first, and they had just a short amount of time to come up with the money: $860 USD.

We need your help!
 Reco and Perri are facing a financial emergency!
 
 Perri Prinz: REC came home from paying the rent saying they are not only raising the rent, but they are insisting he pay on the 1st some the month, when he knows he doesn't get paid till the middle of the month, and we have no savings to come up with an extra month's rent, which is what we need to beat this eviction trap. The rent is $860.

As you can see they need our help ASAP, if you can donate cash GREAT! If not we will be having an event this Friday to help them raise lindens more info on that coming soon!
Please help us perform a Christmas Miracle!

As plans started coming together on what to do, it was decided to hold a fundraiser event at Club Cutlass. Right now, the schedule is for five DJs to perform from 4 to 10 PM. The idea is for people to either donate Linden dollars or make direct donations through Paypal. 

If you can spare some money, by all means come by and give a little.

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

The Happy Vixen's Halloween Haunt: "The House on Haunted Hill"

 

Once again, the Happy Vixen has it's "Halloween Haunt" up and running. Over the years, the place has had haunted mazes, ghost pirate ships, and dark circuses. All have been built by the talented Jasmine Dawn (Jasmine Knickers). This year, it offers "The House on Haunted Hill." 

 

Hey folks! After a couple weeks of anticipation, we're finally revealing Jasmine's Halloween Haunt for this year: "The House on Haunted Hill." We're starting things off with a Come As You Are event with suggested atire being that of the characters in the "Scooby Doo" cartoons, the mystery-solving gang and their dog (and the villians and other supporting cast members). So come on over, but, "don't visit alone." DJ Jazzy spins the tunes. We have a 2000 Linden dollar prize available in a fishbowl giver. 

The haunted house is high above the sim. To reach it, touch a teleporter in the middle of the beach club's dance floor, and accept the port upwards. The place has a first and second floor, as well as hidden ways to get to the attic and basement. The place is full of spooky and scary sights. When I and a few others gave it an early preview, a couple were a bit freaked by a few scenes. So be forwarned.

Jasmine herself was the DJ on the reveal party at 5PM Sunday, October 9. While it was Come As You Are, people were asked if they could come dressed as one of the "Scooby Doo" gang, considering they were in a number of haunted houses, "I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling furries." There was a 2000 Linden dollar prize that was given away to a couple winners at random. The winners were Ginger (Dusk Griswold) and DeniseUnicorn Toonie.

The Halloween Haunt is at Purrfection Estates (207/210/2501). Those who end up ground level when getting to the sim, click the teleporter in the middle of the beach club.

Bixyl Shuftan

Hamster Neighbors

 

 It seems the Newser office in HV Community has some new neighbors. But their choice of home is a bit unusual. Of all things, the homeowner put in a hamster house.

No word if they're any relation to the Bell Hammies or any other hamster of note.

 

Sunweaver Community Goings-On

 
By Bixyl Shuftan

There's been some things going on in the Sunweaver community. With the Relay season having started, much of it is about Team Sunbeamers. This includes the team making Platinum rank on day one, the  "Bid Me Panda" and "Bid Me Purple" events,  and the Moon Dance (more on that later). But there's more going on. 

Not long ago, the community's main club, Club Cutlass, had a night in which the double contest had seven winners instead of just two. On Wednesday February 24, it happened again. 

[19:45] Jenni Greenfield: VOTING IS NOW OVER. TIME FOR TONIGHTS 'B' WINNERS. GL ALL!.
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: Perri Prinz won L$83!
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: LiskaBystrouska Resident won L$83!
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: Dusk Griswold won L$83!
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: Contest is over! Congrats to the following winners: Perri Prinz, LiskaBystrouska Resident, Dusk Griswold
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: Spooked Dreamscape won L$83!
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: RECoyote Mindes won L$83!
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: Zorro Wuramunga won L$83!
[19:45] [KittyKode] ContestBoard shouts: Contest is over! Congrats to the following winners: Spooked Dreamscape, RECoyote Mindes, Zorro Wuramunga
[19:45] Crystal Sabre (CrystalAmber69 Resident): Congrats !!
[19:45] Kylee Gracemount: Congratulations !
[19:45] Zorro Wuramunga: 6!
[19:45] òᴥó Mr.Fox da'Alenfey òᴥó (Spooked Dreamscape): :o
[19:45] òᴥó Mr.Fox da'Alenfey òᴥó (Spooked Dreamscape): Thanks
[19:46] Jenni Greenfield: CONGRATS TO....... ALL OF OUR WINNERS!
[19:46] LiskaBystrouska Resident: Two three-ways
[19:46] Rita Mariner: wow 3 way on males and females

So for both the men's and women's boards, it was a double triple-play that night, or a six-way depending how you look at it, and another contest for the books.

At Sunweaver Space, Snowbuns (Skylark Lefavre) was up to a bit of funnery when she rezzed a huge fedora on a friend's house, knowing it would soon be seen. She then took it down, but the friend liked it and wanted it back. So Snowy placed it where it was.

Guess one could call it "Hats off to a house, or maybe not."

A little of the good-natured funnery that goes on around the community.

Bixyl Shuftan

The New Linden Homes: Chalets

 

Friday December 4 was the start of the Christmas Expo. It was also the revealing of the latest style of Linden Homes: Chalets. This kind of house has it's origins in the Alpine

These white houses have some stained wood bracing on some walls on the outside. There's four styles of these Linden homes. The Reizend is a wide one story house. The Edelweiss is a two story dwelling. So is the Alpenrose. The Matterhorn is a two story style with a low roof that extends down to over where the walls would be. All have special touches such as flowerboxes with tulips by some windows.

It's unclear when these will be available. There's some land under development northeast of eastern Bellisseria (more on that later), but these sims are probably for the beach houses that were revealed in June. So these homes probably won't be an option until well into 2021.

To see the Linden Homes, head to the Happy Christmahaunakwanzika sim. But don't forget to check out the rest of the Christmas Expo.

Bixyl Shuftan

Some Sunweaver Houses

If your could make your home in however you wanted it, what would it look like? That's a question many here in Second Life ask themselves. Some of us don't bother getting one as avatars don't need a place to sleep or bathe. But others feel a strong desire to have someplace to call their very own. Some of us are satisfied with a small place. Others want something more. Here's how some of my virtual neighbors here in the Sunweaver community choose to make their homes.

See the pictures in Places.

Arcadia Asylum Haunted House in HV Community

The Arcadia Asylum freebie place in HV Community by Prof. Grey (BrianL61 Landar) has been setting up some fun builds across the street. In July, they had a theme park with rides. With October and Halloween not far away, they have a haunted house and graveyard.

The place offers some spooky fun with a creepy fog going over the graves and headstones. There are numerous skeletons around in comical positions. Some playing games, some having to deal with problems. There's also a vehicle on the road, so watch out for the (un)dead driver. The thrills and chills aren't just on the outside. On the inside are a few spooks and other characters for more scary fun.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/HV%20community/211/93/26

New Linden Homes Revealed At SL17B

At "Meet the Lindens" with Patch Linden yesterday, Patch announced that the upcoming design of Linden Home would finally be revealed. And after the event, SL17B Enchant, which had been off-limits, was finally open to the public.

What was revealed was a beachside area with stilt houses, not unlike some small communities on barrier islands with lots of sand. There are a few different designs, some with a second story in height.

While most of these houses were over ground, some were in the water, either needing a boat to get to, or next to a pier, like this one.

Like any Linden Home, a resident needs to have a Premium account to be able to apply for one. Patch didn't give a date as to when these homes would be available. For now, see the houses at SL17B Enchant.

Addition: Here's the SURL: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL17B%20Exhilarate/6/130/24

Bixyl Shuftan

A Look At A Linden Houseboat

The new Linden Homes have been all the rage in Second Life. This is especially true of the houseboats of which when 709 new ones were released for Premium residents to get, they were all occupied in less than half an hour. So just what is the fuss about? Among those who have the houseboats is the Newser's own Gemma Cleanslate. She recently wrote about her new home.

Read Gemma's story in Design.

Exclusive Winter Gift For Premium Accounts by Linden Lab

When Linden Lab announced their Winter Swaginator Hunt, they also stated that "Premium members will see a very special new and exclusive gift"and it would "go with your Winter Swaginator gifts." A few days ago, they announced it was available for pickup, at least for those with Premium accounts. And what is the gift? A winter cabin.

This charming home-away-from-home features a scripted door for added security, extra textures for the exterior, and other features. If you’ve been collecting the weekly Swaginator gifts, you’ll find this cabin in the perfect place to decorate with those gifts or give it your own personal flair with your unique decorative eye.

So if you have a Premium account, head to a Premium Gift Collection Spot and get it. If you're not, trying gets you a message like that on the left. For everyone else, the clue for the final gift in the Winter Swaginator Hunt should appear on the official blog sometime today.

Bixyl Shuftan

My Cape Heron Lots

There are many things a Second Life resident could consider a status symbol. One most would agree with is having a place to call your home. Deaflegacy's latest story involves her place at Cape Heron. She explains how and why she got it, and a little about what she's done with the land.

Read Deaflegacy's story in Extra.