iliveisl

Docked Zep

iliveisl — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:43:05 +0000

zep_005, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

wow, finally tied up the Zep, be a shame if it floated away, the engines are on idle to help maintain it’s docked position (imagine it toppling the big azz building over!) =D

oh and for a sense of scale, that’s Ener Hax standing on the roof top (complete with gas mask)

note on the engines: they now rotate in opposite directions, keeps from making the zep go in big circles

holy over reaction

iliveisl — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:34 +0000

anyone that knows Ener Hax should know what a caring, easy going, and fairly generous person they are. well evidently this post: my land is doing well, thank you Linden for the opportunity

on http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/07/08/second-life-virtual-world-expands-35-in-q2/

garnered enough emotion to have a resident track down and look at the estate in question and send a curt IM indicating that ” my land is doing well” is not correct and basically indicating that there is no clue about what success is. how dare someone say what that means and define success for anyone else? shoot, in the US that freedom of expression is cherished. In fact, don’t Americans love the Voltaire quote: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. “

well anyway, I guess it’s times like this when Ener Hax and Subquark Hax are glad to be Canadians, although Subquark is flying a nice wool American Flag in celebration of the fourth (and he is a nut about it, never let’s it touch the ground, folds it to military standards; hmm, more respect for the flag than shown to Ener). America is a great country and sometimes it takes actions like these to remind you how good life really is in the US. if that is what gets someone bent out of shape, then life is pretty good

but that crazy Ener shall be heavily reprimanded for having a positive outlook and writing such inflammatory words, sheesh “thank you for the opportunity” . . . you’d think this is the land of opportunity or something . . .

derr (edit): a quick IM from EH corrected me, it was not Voltaire, but is often cited as such, who said that quote. sorry about that.

Zeppelin_043

iliveisl — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:20:24 +0000

zeppelin_043, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

Partly done, this zeppelin is docked at the 2.6 building and is made with megaprims, it’s scale is enormous, and yes . . . the props are turning! =D

tier centre map - hesperus added

iliveisl — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:33:26 +0000

tier centre map - hesperus added, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

staying soooo busy adding sims! woof, another one ready to go :)

residential only and just three parcels for privacy and to keep the sim load low. enjoy! =)

New sims online

iliveisl — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:31:28 +0000

tier centre kiosk map, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

woof, another weekend toiling in virtual soil. but it’s all great fun and a great way meet lots of great people. the people that come tend to be those that are most creative. but that makes sense, buying land is an expensive decision and allows for the creation of your own style isl. :)

latest Prim Perfect?

iliveisl — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:56:43 +0000

humm, where could it be? well we don’t know much about courting biz relationships, we (iliveisl) may think we do, but it sure seems like you would cultivate the revenue channels eh? seems that Prim Perfect’s last mag has been out for two weeks now, would have been nice to know this, especially since one resident felt their club was failing. had they seen the mention in our ad maybe it would have helped encourage them, but that in itself is neither here nor there

but that is our fault as well, should have been keeping an eye on our Google analytics and would have seen the spike on the “hidden” page that is a redirect to monitor number of clicks from our Prim Perfect ad. so far 17 . . . seems a bit on the low side for two full page premium ads especially if there are actually 10,000 subscribers? so is it worth $35-$80 per month? hard to say

our expectations? well, 1) receive the magazine inworld would be nice, a big clue that it was released. 2) as an advertiser, they have our biz email address, so an automated email saying “issue blah blah is out” would act as a double check to lost inworld comms (certainly possible with sl). 3) an email in general soliciting the next ads with “hey, now that the issue is out, time to look at the next one, and as a valued advertsiser blah blah blah”

again, we don’t claim to know much and can only offer our opinion, we just read doshdosh.com and are clever enough to use google analytics (after the first issue and we went “doh” for not doing that) to track stats.

relationships take a lot of time, communication, and patience from both sides. and right now we are feeliong kinda taken for granted on this . . . (waah, waah, waah) lol, feel a bit better now :)

Addendum: Prim Perfect contacted me in a very gracious manner, and I applaud them for this. I would actually love them to comment here with anything they like. The nature of the web and blogs allows for discussions that would normally never happen. I love the publication, it is perhaps the finest one regarding sl. It’s just hard for me not to wear my intense social network hat and I hope that my candid remarks were received well. I would not have bothered at all to comment if the magazine was not worthy. To make a huge analogy, look at the flack that Bill Gates and Microsoft receive. If they were not such a vital part of the economy and so ubiquitous, no one would bother to criticize them. Not too bad to be compared to an enterprise that is able to donate millions of dollars every single week to make the world a better place (the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).

So thank you Prim Perfect for having a thick enough skin and professional approach as to take this all in stride. :)

Eville Atomic Lounge, reborn! Free Martinis For All!!!!

iliveisl — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:08:53 +0000

EvilleAtomicLounge_001, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

holy cow! after poofing 580 objects and a month of work, ener and subquark put it all together again

and it’s bigger and better. there is now a group for the Eville Atomic Loinge that allows for people to host their own parties. just ask for an invite and you are able to set media options and rez your party stuff. this way we hope to avoid scheduling conflicts. once the party is done, we drop you from the group and all you have to do is ask again

dang, forgot to add our Super Officer DreamWalker. she has graciously offered her talents to add people to this group in case none of us are online. thank you Dreamwalker! ^_^

Ener Islands

iliveisl — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:08:08 +0000

EnerPassage_029, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

We have 6 OpenSpace sims with very limited space on them. Only three residential lots each of 4,096 square metres and a low limit on the number of avatars allowed on at any one time. These are “low prim” sims and do not have the resources of full sims. We want residents to have a positive experience and to understand what they are getting. Our residents tend to be very creative and share our passion for sl, it makes a great combo and they understand sl and this land.

thank you to all that call these home, you are the inspiration that keep us going and the true joy of sl. :)

flamingo

iliveisl — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:17:48 +0000

flamingo, originally uploaded by iliveiSL.

yay, the Eville Atomic Lounge is being rebuilt. it’s a bit bigger and bit heavier on the mid-century mod decor :)

and i had the chance to visit with a good friend MM, whose last name certainly matches his creative ability. what a great person, always felt bad in that past being busy with this and that and not stopping to chat longer.

apart from being a blender person, his abilities to build isl (and script) are truly inspiring :) he is working on a way cool robot, like the one from Lost in Space and it is fabulous! these are the peeps that make sl such a great place, thank you MM for being patient with me and giving me the opportunity to chat with you. it was an honour and privilege ^_^

Klaatu barada nikto

onward to the Eville Atomic Lounge! martinis anyone? =D

Some lessons are best learned the hard way :(

iliveisl — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:37:49 +0000

well, it’s a learning opportunity. was setting up the Enerville Fallout Shelter to be in it’s own group so that peeps can do parties there and set their own media. well . . . deeding the land to a new group Eville Atomic Lounge, made all 110 objects go POOF! O_O

waaaaah, omg, it took a month to make that thing! thank god a copy of at least the physical structure was taken after it was built (hope that includes the big metal bank vault door. even the Enerville Waterfalls are gone, wow. :(

Well at least it’s all in the lost and found folder and it can probably be rebuilt in a matter of an hour or so.