Breakfast in Babbage: 6th Anniversary

Yep, six years we've been doing this. So for this month, no specific theme but more a "Best Of" playlist. Juice and tea provided. BYO jammies.

And if you sleep nekkid, buy yourself some jammies. Or wear something. Don't want to scare the others. :-)

Breakfast in Babbage: Westerns!

Bring out yer six guns and mosey on over to The Clarendon for heap o' both kinds o' music! Yessir we got yer Western Special here ta go! Sit around the camp-fire toasting hot schmoes, wearing your 38 litre hat.

Duded-up egg-suckin' gutter trash welcome too.

 Join Edward Pearse at The Clarendon

EDIT: CHANGE OF DATE TO THE 18TH OF JULY!!!!!

Breakfast in Babbage: Tropical Island Party!

More than a beach party, it's a Tropical Island Party! (Because I don't have a pool). Whether it's people out on a three hour cruise, or holiday makers discovering lost tiki idols, tropical island have something for everyone.

Join Edward Pearse for 2 hours of eclectic exploration of the Tropical Island.

Get Wrecked!

The Clarendon, New Babbage. 8:00am - 10:00am SLT or listen in via http://steampunk.radioriel.org

A Piece of the Action at The Seraph Club

Edward Pearse brings his mix of modern and retro Swing, Big Band and Jazz to the Seraph Club.

Join us from 6:00pm SLT

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Old%20Time%20Prims/94/218/753

Exploring Insilico

I've known about the existence of Insilico for years. In fact I'm sure I have visited on occasion. But on those times I did, it was a cursory stop over or a visit for a shop. I had never realised it was so BIG!

Insilico Panorama 1

Insilico Panorama 2

Lunch at the Buddha Bowl

Insilico Shopping Utopia

Agis Front Lobby

Insilico is four sims with multiple levels. Think a Second Life version of Bladerunner and you'd be off to a good start. But in addition to the city levels, there's the post-apocalyptic wasteland and the Martian mining colony. The streets are full of little nooks and crannies and it really is worth the time to explore. More pics to come!

Breakfast in Babbage: Disco!

Why em see, eh?

Fire up the Popcorn and Shake Your Groove Thing on over to The Clarendon as Edward Pearse explores the good, the bad, and the funky. And you know the Star Wars disco theme will appear in there at some point.

Saturday Morning, 9th of May. Tune in via http://steampunk.radioriel.org

What’s your Digits? – Take 5

Strawberry Singh has posted her annual 'Digits Challenge" over on her blog.



1. Do you currently own a mesh body? If so, do you wear it all the time or just once in a while? If not, skip to the fourth question.I've only just begun exploring mesh bodies. For the most part I'm not enthusiastic. There's a couple of reasons for this, but reason number one is that I rarely go around semi naked. Even the photo attached here is half the swimsuit I usually wear when the occasion warrants. I recently bought a pair of SLink feet to go with the my AV. Feet (for men anyway) are like shoes. You put them on and that's it. Mesh hands (that I've seen anyway) are not rigged) so require changing hands depending on the activity involved. I'm still considering.
Reason number two is that there are very few male mesh bodies for sale. The couple I've seen are either GQ models or Himbos. Which is a little ironic since my AV shape and looked is based on Sean Connery - a Mr. Universe finalist.
Lastly, I had a certain look in mind when I was creating my AV way back in 2006. That idea hasn't changed in all the years, though it's picked up some refinements. The skin has changed a couple of times, as has the shape. My hair is so old that Tami McCoy is no longer even in SL.
I did see one recently that meshed from the neck down, thus allowing you to keep your slider head. I like the idea, though another demo I tried allowed for individual arms to be "demeshed", which would allow for things like pirate hooks, or one mechanical arm; that sort of thing.

2. What is your preferred mesh body available on the market right now?
3. Have you changed your shape since you started wearing the body?

4. How do you feel about mesh bodies in general?
A friend recently moved to all mesh body. Obviously it means that old slider clothes are no longer an option. For modern AVs this would be fine but there a limited amount of clothing for steampunk and historical AVs as it is. Or at least a limited amount of quality clothing.


5. What is one thing you would request from designers when it comes to mesh? bodies?Customisation is the key point. Want to have one arm missing for your look? Allow it to happen. Want to allow the individuality of a slider head? Allow it. And let's get some normal shapes out there instead of the gym-rats we have at the moment (ironic no?)

Breakfast in Babbage: Mad Science!

Infernal  devices, death rays, chemical labs and secrets that mankind was meant to know!

Sounds like several people I know.

Join Edward Pearse for a musical exploration of the Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know.

Now back at breakfast time!

Join us at The Clarendon Lab or tune in via http://steampunk.radioriel.org

Breakfast in Babbage: St Patrick's Day!

The last Bedlam before we change back to Breakfast.

Guinness, Leprechauns and green. The ex-patriot Holy Trinity of Ireland. St. Patrick's Day is the day when people who have probably never been to Ireland celebrate that they might have Irish ancesters somewhere in their forgotten past.

Join Edward Pearse at the Clarendon for his eclectic treatment of the festivities.

SL Sci Fi Convention 2015

 Science Fiction sims from around SL are once again showing their wares to entice new members, or maybe remind old ones, that they exist.

Some are just static displays, others like the USS Solstice (a Trek RP sim) have a nice little interactive adventure.

Come and explore. Who knows where you may end up?

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fhloston%20Parside/66/100/111