Caledon: 19th Century Victorian Steampunk?

I try not to be too critical of other people's builds. Sure I'll discuss it with my friends but I'm not going to log into group chat and tell you your build sucks. But sometimes there are limits.

Earlier this month the Guvnah of Caledon sent out the following message to all Caledon residents:

..most of us love Caledon dearly, BUUUUT... would love to just tweak the theme ever so little to make it our own!

As you all know, I'm very easy going. But the difference between Caledon and mainland, in no small part, is our common vision. Please, everyone take a look at your builds... I love whimsy, I love daring builds... but ask yourselves... am I helping our theme, or not helping quite so much?

Gently,

Des

It's good to see that some residents of Victoria City are taking close heed of such requests...


Because glowing blue grass and sparkling mushrooms are now Victorian Steampunk.

Seriously people, if you want to live in an elven forest, move to Avilion, or at the very least Tanglewood. But not in the capital city of Caledon.

Breakfast in Babbage - Pirates!

Back to the Breakfast format!

(Now that everyone has stopped fiddling with their Clocks we can stay on mornings until Daylight Savings starts all over again).

Aaarrrgghh! And furthermore, Scurvey Dogs! Or something of that nature.

Join Edward Pearse at the Clarendon Lab for two hours of musical exploration and scalleywaggery!

8AM to 10AM (that's AM) Saturday 9th of April.

Come along and shake your Booty!

Happy Birthday Seraph City

Tomorrow marks the 1st anniversary of Seraph City. To help start the celebrations the début of "Swing Time at The Seraph Club" with music presenter Gabriel Riel will be held on Saturday the 2nd of April between 7-9pm SLT.

Kit on your best 1920s and 30s attire and join us for both classic and contemporary swingtime. If you can't make it, listen in on Radio Riel Dieselpunk - http://dieselpunk.radioriel.org

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Seraph%20City/62/142/107

Bedlam in Babbage: Time Travel

If I could Turn Back Time...
(I certainly wouldn't wear a body suit made of gaffa tape!)

Join Edward Pearse at the Clarendon for a few hours of Temporal related musical discovery.

Saturday the 12th of March from 2pm to 4pm SLT

http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Babbage/210/63/103

Pictures of the Grand Tour

The ever busy event photographer, Miss Bookworm Heinrichs, snapped some of the attendees at the Seraph Club leg of the Steamlands Grand Tour recently.



Full set can be found here.

Caledon also celebrated its 5th Birthday on the SL grid.

Fireworks and dancing were the order of the day.

Nicholas Courtney 1929-2011

The end of February's Doctor Who Podshock Meetup also became a Brigadier Tribute with the sad passing of Nicholas Courtney, who's Brigadier character is probably the most well know of all the Doctor's allies.

Full Scale Enterprise

In my recent explorations of Star Trek sims on the grid (which have inspired a semi-sekret Project) I stumbled across this:



To give you an idea of scale, the little black mark towards the edge of the saucer section is me .


Malic is heading up a group aiming to build a full scale recreation of the movie USS Enterprise. Ultimately, with the use of rezzers, you will be able to configure the interior to your preference, whether Motion Picture, Wrath of Khan, or The Undiscovered Country.

If you want to pop by for a look yourself drop on over:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vanadiel/125/124/22

Bedlam in Babbage - Valentine's Day Special

"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned"
                                                    - Zara in Act III, Scene VIII, The Mourning Bride (1697)

 

Not your usual quotient of saccharine soppy romantic mush that will make a diabetic go into shock. Not a Hallmark moment in sight.

Join Edward Pearse at the Clarendon for a few hours of cynicism before the roses and teddybears start to bloom.

Saturday the 12th of February from 2pm to 4pm SLT

http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Babbage/210/63/103

Stupid Friggen Lindens

Some clever cloggs at Linden Labs added a little tweek to the latest round of server updates. In addition to the usual server stuff, someone added a small thing that removed megaprims (and whatever was linked to them) that had been created by "Crowley Auro". Now I realise megaprims are an exploit but it would be nice if there'd been a little warning.

Yeah yeah, I know, asking for rational behaviour from The Lab is like wishing for it to start raining marshmallows.

So currently The Clarendon in New Babbage looks like this.



I've hunted through my inventory trying to find a copy of the build to no avail. I know I've HAD to have a copy of this building because it started life as the Radio Riel Conservatory in from Caledon.

I've spoken with Miss Tripsa who is going to try for a roll-back.

*Fingers Crossed*

New releases from Pearse'd & Cut

A set of vintage cricket whites for the sportsman in the colours of the I Zingari Amateur Club. Perfect for Players or Gentlemen.


A uniform for the law enforcement types. Inspired by several uniforms of the 1920s it's been designed with Seraph City in mind for RP but, being mod, can be adapted to other areas.

Both these items are available from Pearse'd & Cut's flagship location in Babbage Palisades
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/163/24/106

Come along and join the fun
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Academy%20of%20Industry/212/101/111