My Second Life

I’ve been spending a lot of time online in Second Life…

I have really been enjoying building. I pretty much filled up the land I had. I tried to buy some more land in the immediate area to expand into, but there was no more land available there so I went out shopping and bought more land in another area. I sold the original land to one of my neighbors who wanted to expand her business. I bought the land just before the big price drop, yet I still was able to sell the land at a profit.

At ground level I’ve built a nice little meditation garden. There’s a hut with meditation cushions, there’s a papaya tree that you can climb and if you’re not careful it will drop a papaya on your head. A waterfall flows into a nice pool to float in, and my magic mushroom is nearby.

I’ve build a nice little place called The Cupidon Cafe in a skybox for my friends to hang out at. It’s like a New York City loft so I guess that combines my love of New York with my love of SL. There are dance animations available to use and a radio with changeable stations so you can pick what type of music you want to dance to. There’s a stage at one end of the building with a dual dance pole so two people can pole dance in coordinated dances. If you visit you may be lucky to see the world’s best exotic dancing zombie on stage. There’s a little snack bar area at the other end where you can sit and relax.

I have a regular bar with a Budweiser beer tap that I bought from a very talented builder. Click on it… a mug appears… the mug fills with beer… and it then is given to you. The beer mug has a nice animation in it to make it look like you are occasionally taking a drink. As you drink the level of the beer in the mug goes down until it is gone. It really is a very clever piece of work. I build some nice stools for the bar that rotate so you can turn to face whatever direction you wish.

There’s a creaking stairway to a second level lounging area with a woodburning fireplace, some comfortable furniture, and some classic artwork.

There’s a secret trapdoor that can be opened remotely to surprise unsuspecting guests. The door opens, you hear a scream, and they drop down into a dungeon with few surprises in it…