Viruses!

Well, I spent most of the last two weeks super sick, with my computer acting up. I had to uninstall a bunch of stuff, and reinstall it in the end, including Second Life. I'm still not completely better, but I can at least get out of bed without having vertigo now.

So, back to the project!

Busy Day

I spent most of today unpacking the folders I got from my newbie hunting on my Rezday. It took some time because I had to stop and photograph everything that was from time sensitive freebies for my guide, but they're up and done. Now I just have all the boxed items to go through, and the skin/shape freebies - I was lazy and didn't want to keep switching skins and shapes, since I wanted to photograph everything with my personalized look.

I'm still looking into RP sims. So far, while the Steampunk sims I've found have sounded interesting, I haven't really run into many people in them. It may just be due to time of day, but I'm not sure. Also, so far none of them have been "far future" or "modern" Steampunk, which was kind of what I was hoping for.

I've been considering getting involved in a Feudal Japan/L5R type Sim, but as a blonde, I would be fairly out of place. I may do it anyway, depending upon what I find.

Sadness - +DV8+ Closing!

I learned late last night that one of my most favourite stores, +DV8+, is closing. This is heartbreaking because they've been providing quality gothic and cyberpunk gear for ages, before I ever touched Second Life. There's no explanation on their website, but there also hasn't been an update of any kind in over a month.

All of their Riot Vends, Lucky Chairs, Profile Pick Rewards, and Midnight Manias have been removed from the store. However, everything in the store is L$50 each, aside from some of the newer/bigger fat packs. I totally wasn't planning on buying any Lindens for another week, however this prompted me to do so, and I bought literally every outfit I like that they've made.

There is no official date of closing. The sign just reads as follows:

L$50 Clearance Sale!
DV8 is closing! But before we go, we're putting everything on sale for just 50L - so if you want it, get it quick!

That's it. I can't find anything about when it's going to close it's doors entirely, but I'm guessing it will be whenever their current land payment rolls around. As of this writing, there aren't even any of their models around to ask, and I totally forgot to ask the one that was there last night.

If you venture into any gothic or cyberpunk or even sci-fi sims, I suggest running quick and stocking up on some of this quality work before it disappears forever.

I Return...

So I'm re-establishing myself in Second Life, so I have some place to Role Play after everyone in Aion's gone to bed. Joy.

I spent the entire day going through Google trying to update a list of time sensitive freebies for newbies...only to find that FabFree updated their list some time today; that list didn't come up until half way through the day though.

I finished my version though. I'm going to get more detailed as I open things and sort through them all. I also did some stuff with Google Webmaster Tools and Analytics to try and make the list visible to searches, so here's hoping some newbies get good help!

And that's all on "Day 0" for me!