Artillo

Ok.. you KNOW some crazy shit happens at Blacklist...
But I don't think you knew this...

Funny stuff happens when Arti is around. Last week, it was people dancing on bicycles to the tune Fat Bottomed Girls. That was interesting, dancing on a pole while attached to a bike... but... it was tame.

I don't even remember how this one started...

A horse in the bar... followed by a unicorn... a bull... then I put on my dragon avie (I had a bit of a hard time on the pole with that one, lemme tell you)... the picture above was taken before the entire herd of cattle walked through the door.

Arti is the orange demon with the flaming hands. He likes to give hugs. Watch out for that. Second and third degree burns are no fun.

I left immediately after Artillo's set. I don't know if anyone stayed behind to clean up...

o.O

Expanding Blacklist

Ok.. so.. I was minding my own business... at my home in Blacklist... changing my clothes... naked and unarmed... when all of a sudden...

Zombies attacked!

It seems we placed our house a bit too close to the hellmouth from which zombies spawn in Blacklist. I managed to survive the attack by running around the bed (I'm faster than the average zombie, thank goodness). But, it was clear that we couldn't stay there!

While thinking of where we might move our house, Blacklist rented it's last available vendor spot. So, with the need to build more shops, and the need to move our home, it was clear there was only one solution.

Expand Blacklist.

I would guess we have expanded the surface area by nearly 20%... just Alysa and me... building shops, moving home, laying down streets, a dump, and planning other things to build there.

Building with Alysa is something I love to do. The two of us got 80% of the work done in just two days.

We did have one major holdup... we deleted our old home... and it appeared that it vanished... but walking onto the empty lot where it stood resulted in crashing your nose into an invisible wall! o.O

I filed a support ticket with Linden Labs, asking for a restart of the sim. More than a day later, there had been no response. Alysa and I took it upon ourselves to "restart the sim" so that we could continue our work. ;)

You can see a bit of a preview of our new space in the pic. You are free to wander around Blacklist and see it for yourself... it's currently still under construction. I'll post more pics, soon.

See you around town.

Awesome Friends, Part 4

In my posts on "Awesome Friends", you've met Lisa, who means so much to me in SL, for so many reasons. You've met Hyang, who has a special place in my Second Life as well. You've met Alysa, who became my partner. Now, meet Samirah.

Sami and I rezzed within a couple weeks of eachother. We went through noobhood together. She's smart, sexy, and loads of fun to be around... regardless of her work with explosives as Blacklist's resident "mad scientist".

She's always fun to talk to... she makes me laugh... but she makes me think as well. We have spent a lot of time together in Blacklist. Last week, however, she took me to another place... a beautiful sim with a Chinese design (Chinese Campus)... her in her panda avie. We sat in front of the fire, drinking tea, for at least a couple of hours.

Sami is 13 hours ahead of me, so we don't get that kind of time, often. And leaving Blacklist to explore interesting new places has been a rarity. It was such a nice treat, to get a taste of the culture in which she lives.

Thank you, Sami.

Happy Days, Part 2

We came back online, and Alysa seemed tired. We didn't quite know what to do. I mentioned someplace I'd like to take her, but it wouldn't start for an hour... what to do... what to do...

Alysa said she wanted to "kill things". Well... all we have in Backlist to kill are zombies... apparently they were not good enough. She kind of went wild... pushing me on the exploding manhole cover.. shooting at oil drums... really causing a ruckus. So, what could I do? I can't ban my partner from the sim! So, I just shot her with my barrel gun. It slowed her down for a minute, anyway.

Then, to kill 40 minutes before the show, we went to the Blacklist Gallery to continue construction there. Mostly tinkering, now. The major build is done.

With Alysa barely awake, I TP'd her to see Frogg and Jaycatt. Our bad luck, we ran smack into a griefer. It was about 10 minutes before someone dealt with him, and the show could go on.


Alysa had never seen Frogg and Jaycatt. She seemed to really enjoy them, and I did too! They play nice music and have a good time joking between songs. They draw such a crowd, and it was very laggy there. We chose not to dance... we just sat and enjoyed the show. I'd like to get them to come to Blacklist, sometime. I think it would be fun.

We went for a quick shopping excursion, then home to slip into bed.



There I am, the white neko.
She is the dark one.
Mijn meisje.

A quick cuddle as her eyelids grew heavy and she slipped from consciousness, drifting off to sleep.

Sweet dreams.

Happy Days, Part 1

Lately, it seems, Alysa and I haven't had much time to ourselves. With a 6 hour time difference between us, by the time I get home and online in the evening, Alysa is getting ready for bed. If we're lucky, we get an hour of sleepy chat each weekday, it seems.

Today, we spent an entire day together. And we made the best of it.

Shortly after I logged in, Sysperia showed up in Blacklist and offered to do a photo shoot for us. How could we turn that down? We spoke a lot about art as she took some snaps and discussed the processing she did. We were cut short before our second location, but Sys promised to get back to us and finish another time.

I love her work. You can see her first pic of the day, above.


Alysa decided she wanted to live in the city... so after our photoshoot, we began moving into our new home, which she built yesterday. I made two couches, Alysa made some shelves and accent pieces... and we had a long overdue chat that was comforting for both of us.


Then we started working on the bed. We bought an awesome bed from Rustica, but we're adding another system of poses. It takes time... but we're getting there.


Of course, we had to enjoy a few of the poses we got adjusted.
That was overdue, as well... ;)

After our breaking in of the poses, we both needed a break... we had been online for over 8 hours. We each took about 45 minutes away from the computer... got something to eat, closed our eyes, and came back for a nice evening...

Blacklist's Mad Scientist, Part II

Ahh... The Blacklist's Mad Scientist has redeemed herself.

She's still playing with explosives, but now they are of the celebratory kind. Samirah has made some really nice fireworks. They are still in development, but she put on a private show for me.

I look forward to seeing them in use at a Blacklist celebration, soon.

Nicely done!

Blacklist's Mad Scientist

You remember when I made the snowmen? All seemed ok, until they started in throwing snowballs at passers-by... then it was an all out war. Who could foresee the consequences of making a snowman?

Well, a little over a week ago, Hyang and I developed an exploding manhole cover. At first it was just one. Then, two. Then, whole sections of street exploding when you walk over them...

Now... I face consequences again...

My oldest friend in Second Life, Samirah, has stumbled onto our xplodo script (thanks, Chalice), and has used it to inspire the creation of weapons of mass destruction. She has been testing these weapons from her little Chinese shop for a week. Please, I beg you, avoid the west side of Blacklist at all costs... save yourselves!

Actually, these are the coolest explosions I've seen in Second Life. Kudos, Sami.

Building Big, Building Small

Alysa and I have been building again...
Building something big...

We have recently been so impressed with the art exhibitions of Sysperia and Ruska, and some new work by Yppy, that we were inspired to get involved. I've long been the creative type... but beyond building for myself and for Blacklist, I've not explored other outlets.


So, we're building a Blacklist Gallery. I want Blacklist to make an impact in the SLArt world. We can't build the gallery in the city limits, as Blacklist is already texture-loaded. So we're building on the ground on Blacklist land. I've set aside 4,000 square meters of land for the gallery. We're building it open and airy. I'm very pleased with the results so far. Look for an opening before the end of March.



Sometimes, you need a contrast in life.

Building on the scale of the treehouse or the galery is great fun, but it's also a bit tiring. Sometimes, I like to be able to see an entire build without having to move my avatar. Big builds often get out of selection range, even if you disable camera constraints. Its just tricky, sometimes, to work that way.

So, we take breaks, now and then, and work on smaller projects. Alysa built a new shop building that accommodates four vendors, and is pretty compact. I renovated a space to accommodate three vendor spots, as well. These are on a much smaller scale than those other projects.

Taking it even smaller, we're building little hangout areas, "Dump Couches" or hobo hangouts, to be placed around the city. They are for sale in Alysa's shop, "Rawr!!" as well (she changed the name - still the same great stuff).

Here, you see us relaxing for a moment in one of these little hangout spots.

I love building. Big and small. And building with Alysa makes it that much more fun.

So, check out the new locations in Blacklist... and check out the gallery as well... SW corner of Shaitan. We'll be installing teleports and putting it in search, soon.

See you around town.

-Shye

One Month

Alysa and I partnered one month ago. It seems like only a week.

We've been keeping SO busy, upgrading Blacklist, building things, and making a home for ourselves in Shaitan. Sometimes, it seems there is little time for ourselves. It's a bit frustrating, but I'm loving that Blacklist is so busy now, and that I have someone to share in the joy that it brings me... another who likes to build and maintain the place. We're the only ones actively building and upgrading now. I couldn't do it without her.

That's not to say that people aren't helping... or that they aren't around. There are people helping organize and host events. There are DJs who do a fantastic job. There are friends who step up as investors when needed. But the building, lately, has been up to Alysa and me. Adding in the event planning and hosting... and well... it keeps us busy. I rarely seem to leave Blacklist at all, any more.

We make it a point, however, to end the day with a quiet cuddle at the treehouse. We chat, and share our thoughts and feelings. It's a wonderful way to end the day. I love those times. They melt the stress away.

1 month... and we're still together! We've only driven eachother a *little* bit crazy.

Love you, Alysa.