"Getting it"

I've often felt a bit of an outcast in the real world for my Second Life usage. I explain Second Life to non-residents and I get a variety of reactions, but they all center around "I wonder why anyone would do this". Gwyneth Llewelyn wrote a great article in her blog that really helped me understand the different types of views that people have of SL. I still feel like and outcast, but now understand it better!

--DrawDweeb Latte-

Speed Build at Dreams

Yesterday I went to the Speed Build hosted by the Dream Travelers' group. I don't think of myself as building "fast" so I went in "shy" mode, thinking I would just watch the building. But as soon as I got there I couldn't help myself and hopped on on of the building platforms.

The rules are:

You may use up to 60 prims. All builds must be made from your own NEW prims. You may use scripts and textures. Builds must stay within the edges of your 10X10 platform, but you may go as high as you desire. You have 50 minutes to build. A 5 minute warning will be given. When the host says "STOP" , everything stops. The builders in the contest will then vote for 3 of the best builds. Builders cannot vote for their own build. TIes will be determined by the host. Cash prizes to the 3 top builds.

So there I am, expecting the theme to be like "car", "airplane", "office building". Instead it was "purple"! So I spend the first five minutes thinking "maybe I can just slink away quietly". But I finally thought "grapes" and decided to build a bowl of grapes.

I'm so glad I hopped in. It was great fun. And while competitive, it was extremely friendly competition, with people walking around at the end complimenting each other and giving suggestions.

This is my bowl of grapes.



And this is the winner, Sunn Thunders.



--DrawDweeb Latte-