New home and maybe business?

Another exploit discovered. So I'm locked out of SL again. Well, at least I can update this blog then..

We moved again. Not since last post - no it's the same house. But we moved some 50m from the old log cabin to a bigger house. From the beginning I wasn't entirely sure about if I wanted to move, since i loved the cabin. But now I can't believe how small that cabin was.

The house is very nice, but what makes it really wonderful is the way my girlfriend Dutchy decorated it. She even started a business decorating peoples houses, and it has become a big job for her. She is getting a very good reputation as an interior designer. If you want to see what she can do, just drop us an IM and come for a visit.

So, what am I doing? Well, I'm enjoying beeing with Dutchy most of the time I'm in SL. I have got some time to do some things though. I've created and scripted an AFK outhouse for Hajduk, which seems to be a big success. He just say "afk" and sit down in the outhouse that automatically appears. When he stands up, the outhouse is gone. So far the outhouse itself is a freebie made by someone else, but I'm working on creating my own outhouse so I can be able to sell it. Time is my enemy here though.

I also created a picture frame which you can load with pictures (textures or snapshots) and it will automatically cycle through them. You set the time each pic will show in the Config notecard. When the pictures change, they will blend into each other until the next pic is showing. It gives a nice effect to it. At the moment I have three different styles of the frame, but I'm planning to create many more.

These are things I want to be able to sell eventually. I am not at all planning to gain any money from SL, but it would be nice if I didn't need to chip in too much RL money every month just to pay the rent.

If you come for a visit, you have to see my virtual RL in SL... It's a skybox I made for Dutchy where you can view a complete 360 degree panorama from RL. I have got some really good responses for that box. So far it features some of my own panoramas from my hometown. I will eventually script this, to be able to change panoramas with a touch of a button. Also I will add some ambient sounds to it.

If you want to see more, check out my RL panorama site www.8u.se.

Griefer attack?

Today scripts are disabled throughout the grid... Bay is locked into his house and Anna is locked out. The doors are scripted... Figures.

It looks like this wasn't caused by griefers at all. I happened to be in the shelter when one Mal entered there. He had been to war in a war sim, and they planted some nukes there. The nukes were scripted in such a way that they self-replicated, and created havoc all over the enemies territory. Well, not only there...

The Lindens were not happy with him - of course. But it was just part of the war game they were playing, so I can't really see that as beeing a griefer attack. He was very sad, and full of regrets himself. When a Linden entered the shelter, he quickly tp'd out of there.

Of course I was pissed off with the whole thing since I wanted to do some scripting, but I can't really blame anyone for this. Just one of these things that happens, i guess.

And for those of you who know how my last week's been:

Singing Amen, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I'm alive

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
We'd see the day when nobody died

(Nickelback - If everyone cared)

Friends missing

I miss a dear friend. Raphella who has been Annas best friend, hasn't logged in since September 7th. That, together with another friends sudden illness makes me think about how different SL is from RL in this sense.

On one hand, I like the fact that I'm detached from RL when I'm in SL. But on the other hand, I'm thinking of all my friends who will be wondering what is happening if I'm suddenly gone from SL for one reason or the other. Anything can happen at any moment in life.

Since I have met my one and only love in SL - Dutchy, this has become more apparent to me, and something I have to find a solution to. It is supposed to be easy, and might even be so, but since my RL family doesn't share my experiences in SL it's still something to think about for a while.

That brings me to my love - Dutchy. I never in my wildest dreams thought SL could be like this... She makes my second life more than complete. And since my RL family accepts her, I just couldn't be happier. Funny thing is, I was afraid that getting emotionally involved in SL would affect my RL relationship in a bad way. It isn't so. My love for Dutchy makes me appreciate and love my RL family even more than before. So whoever said that you can’t eat your cake and have it too, was dead wrong.

Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Why do stars fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you.

Raphella, if by any chance you are reading this, please contact me at anna.gylling@sess.nu