SLife is Better with...

I know that I am late to this meme party because of other excitement going on in my life, but I still want to play. So I have decided to follow suit with Willow and Alicia (and Hawks...omg read Alicia's comments) and tell you the Top 5 Things I Can't Live Without In Second Life!!

So Here we go!!! I cannot live without....



1. My sneakers! The "Alisha" sneakers are my perfect little white sneaker. They are not bulbous. They are sleek and adorable and feminine. They are perfect for running errands on a Saturday morning, working out or worn with a cute pair of shorts. They go with everything. They are a steal at $150L. I found them at a shop called Vertically Challenged.


2. My anti-bling scripts! I got these here: http://www.rykerbeck.com/bling-be-gonehttp://www.rykerbeck.com/bling-be-gone/. In a world with bling in even the most unexpected places, these are your friends. I cannot count the number of items - shoes, jewelry, belts, etc.that I trashed after not being able to remove the bling. These have saved me and my inventory countless times.

Here are the two I use (Yes, sometimes I have to stick two into an item, but I will do whatever it takes!):

SCRIPT 1:

default
{
state_entry()
{
llSetText(”", , 1.5);
llSetTextureAnim(FALSE, ALL_SIDES,0,0,0.0, 1,0.3);
llParticleSystem([]);
}
}

SCRIPT 2:

default
{
state_entry()
{
llParticleSystem([]);
}
}


3. My couch! You see, designer Chriz Palen of the LOUNGE at La Reina Boardwalk Mall has been very kind to me. Not only did he make his Comfy Couch in a custom color for me, but he put in a pose that rocks my world. This is a picture of Jerremy and I in that pose.




Sometimes I will log in and find him waiting here for me. Sometimes he parks himself here while he does RL things and I decide to sit in his lap while I IM, sort inventory or build. We sit here and talk all of the time. Once when I had become very upset over something in RL, it was here where Jerremy held me and calmed me. He says it is his favorite place in the house and I agree.

Chriz has since designed some matching chairs and chaise lounges that I have used to decorate my home.



This is the style of furniture I love in RL and that makes my SL home so inviting and comfortable. I am particularly pleased with the chaises, since Chriz put in two sets of poses. He put in one regular lounging pose and, if you click a particular part of the chaise, ...WOW! It becomes a SEX CHAISE with a full menu of cuddles and bump and grind action! Not only that, but the pillows on the chair and chaise are texture changing so I can make my furniture match any color scheme I want now.

4. My face light! My ultimate favorite face light is my Bodylight by Ayiki that is a freebie. It gives beautiful results. It eliminates any trace of shadow and lights your entire torso. Since it is made of multiple lights that sit around your avatar, you do not get as much of the shadowing or light blocking that you sometimes get with single lights. It is bright enough to be seen from the moon though, so it tends to annoy certain otherwise very friendly furniture designers (see #3).

5. My MystiTool Hud! This is the tool that keeps people from sneaking up behind me and scaring the frick out of me. I use it to see who is close enough to hear me in open chat and find out just who is within a 96 m area of me. I use it to check and use my TP history and store landmarks. My MystiTool is getting more use as I slowly learn its features. It seems very powerful and I have only scratched its surface. I consider myself a technologically challenged person and I am still afraid of blowing something up if I push the wrong button.

So, those are my five Second Life essentials. I hope that I have opened your eyes to some new things and I hope you will share yours in my comments.

In the meantime, I'll be plowing thorough a pile of applications to be the subject of my next Man Behind the Goatee Interview. Things seem to have worked out well for my first subject!