We are almost finished the remodeling of the lounge and pool areas of Starting Point. I am still shopping for a nice poolside bar and we are building a hot tub. A PG hot tub - we won't have any naughtiness in the public areas, thank you very much. And we have a grotto - just like at the Playboy Mansion! :-P It's a little area you can swim to and find cuddle pose balls. Again - strictly PG. We can't have our new residents acting like a certain newlywed couple we know.
We moved the lounge area to right in front of the building so it is more central. And of course I could not resist decorating it for Christmas. I even splurged on prims and set out some hot chocolate
and cookies for everyone to enjoy. (Wow does prim food use up a lot of prims! I had to breathe into a paper bag for days before I was comfortable keeping them out. So, dammit someone had better stop by and eat it!! OK...I am fine again.)
I also thought it was a good time to remind you of some of the other areas that everyone - not just Starting Point residents - can enjoy. The common areas of Starting Point are open to the public -- that includes the grounds as well as the lounge and pool areas. You are welcome as long as you treat the residents, sim neighbors and each other with respect.
You can rez a free inner tube, sail boat or jet ski so that you can explore the area around the sim. Below is a picture of me standing at the place where you can get the equipment - just touch the sign with the picture of the watercraft you want and it will appear in your inventory. Drag it from your inventory onto the water and enjoy! The water surrounding Starting Point is Linden water and connects to the open sea so you can have some fun cruising around and exploring.
You can also do some camping here -- no not sitting-around-waiting-to-be-paid style of camping but real campfire and tents camping. This is a fun area to hang out and talk with friends. If you have a very *special* friend, you'll enjoy the two person tent here. (But agin this is very PG...gawd forbid one of you gets pregnant or gets someone pregnant at Starting Point. I would have to insist that you name the prim baby after me.)
This is a picture that should give you an idea of where these areas are in relation to the main Starting Point building:
You can also see Moodle arena in this picture. We plan to show video tutorials and host live entertainment here. We may even host a movie night soon. I am working on finding some popcorn, while Jerremy works on finding a movie to play.
And guess what else? Tons of stuff!! We put in a game room...
...and a kitchenette, too. I am not sure what else to add to the kitchenette - perhaps some posters to the wall, maybe a vending machine. I do want to be conservative with the prims. Any ideas would be very welcome.
Our newest effort has been a new ice skating pond. We have the cutest free ice skates for people to use. I have to tell you, I searched high and low for good skates. These rock. If you do nothing else, stop by for the skates.
Anyhoo, that is what is up at Starting Point. We are currently full...yup...we have a short waiting list even. And we are thinking of having an RA live here and help us out in exchange for a place to live. We just built a large room for an RA and Jerremy and I are working out the details now.
OK fine this wasn't the most exciting blog post. :-P But please stop by, have some fun and say hi to our residents!
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