Steampunk Explorer? No surprise here....

Thanks to Elle for this little diversion....

Your result for The Steampunk Style Test...

The Explorer

You are the Explorer, the embodiment of steampunk’s adventuring spirit. For you, clothing should be rugged and reliable, and just as functional as it is attractive. You probably prefer khaki or leather, and your accessories are as likely to include weapons as technological gizmos. You probably wear boots and gloves, and maybe a pith helmet. Most of what you wear is functional, and if you happen to wear goggles people had better believe that you use them. In addition to Victorian exploration gear, your outfit probably includes little knickknacks from your various travels. Above all, you are a charming blend of rugged Victorian daring and exotic curiosity.

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The Art of Eshi Otawara 19 July 2008

My friend GoSpeed Racer invited me to the Desperado sim to witness Eshi Otawara's latest build. Eshi is creating a series of 1-hour art installation builds and this video presents one of her beautiful and amazing creations....

Zabrina's TARDIS

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Originally uploaded by Zoe Connolly

Zabrina shows me her new TARDIS.

I must say she's taken to the future very well, indeed

Undersea Explorer

A machinima of my second scuba dive. This one was in the Sailors Cove sims on Sunday 02/24/2008.

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Zoe Connolly - Undersea Explorer

This is way OOC for my activities in Victorian Steampunk, but I had a great time Scuba Diving around Caledon. I'll begin a search for appropriate in-theme equipment in the near future. The idea is to provide diving equipment for RCAF Search & Rescue Operations and also explore undersea Caledon for lost flying machines. More on all that later....




Ooooo! A submarine base at Caledon Cape Wrath!




Emerging from the sea, I move on to the Second Life Bloggers nautical-themed Party...

Caledon Expedition (Part 1)

A Journey to the Center of the Earth from a fine collection of brave Caledonians...Launch Day Saturday 16 February 2008...

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As my rezday approaches....

I decided to visit the sims of Plum, Lime, etc...A spot where I used to hang-out, making friends and learning about Second Life. It was once my homebase for many explorations. Alas no one I knew was there, my old friends had long since moved on after a series of unrelenting griefer attacks made life there impossible.




Noobz!



I'm in yer camshot, runin' yer pitcher!

Sunday's SL Bloggers Party and a visit to Podcaster Island

(From Twitter)....visiting Podcaster Island...Of course the big red building is Codie's! Hah! :from Podcaster Island [43,207,23] in SL



Unfortunately the weather (LAG) was not cooperative during my Second Life Bloggers / Royal Caledon Air Force / Christmas 1944 themed Big Band Party. But I shall feature a few of what others posted on The Connolly Telegraph. Special thanks to dinee Ghia and CodeBastard Redgrave for the lovely gifts they gave me, as well as to Radio Riel who provided the music for the occasion and Her Grace Gabrielle Riel (DJ) and Lady Whoop-Ass/Flight LT Diamanda "Cuckoo" Gustafson (Host) for helping me during the evening. It was great fun, indeed!

I have no plans at the moment for the next Second Life Bloggers Party. I'll be taking a break from all that in January. The earliest plans for the next one would be February and I will of course, keep you posted here, Pownce, Twitter, the SLBloggers Google Group, etc, etc.....

Today I made a brief lag-filled visit to Podcaster Island. I didn't get to see very much of it. I'll have to return and explore another time.

The Royal British Legion - Media Centre - Latest News - Remembrance - "Garden of Remembrance" established in virtual world

The Royal British Legion - Media Centre - Latest News - Remembrance - "Garden of Remembrance" established in virtual world

"Cenotaph Rebuilt In Second Life®

For the second time in its history, the Cenotaph has been rebuilt. The first was in 1920, when the plaster-and-wood Cenotaph hastily erected a year earlier was replaced with the existing Portland stone version familiar to millions.

And now, the Cenotaph has been rebuilt in the virtual world of Second Life. An exact replica of the structure designed by Sir Edwin Luytens for ceremonial use in Whitehall, the virtual Cenotaph is surrounded by a field of poppies representing the sacrifices made by members of the Armed Forces from World War One to the present day....."

The Royal British Legion - Media Centre - Latest News - Remembrance - "Garden of Remembrance" established in virtual world

The Connolly Aerodrome in Caledon Penzance

Miss Virrginia Tombola and I now own 2 parcels south of the Penzance Mountain that overlook Mayfair. Here we plan to build an aerodrome and pilots lounge area for the enjoyment of aviation enthusiasts throughout Caledon. We also invite our friends in other Victorian Districts such as New Babbage and Antiquity. The Connolly Aerodrome is also headquarters for the new Royal Caledon Air Force (RCAF).




Squadron Leader Moyer lands a little too close for comfort, but is doing extremely well on his first day of flight training aboard his Nieuport 17 biplane.

Inspecting my parcel in Caledon Penzance

These snapshots were taken less than 12 hours prior to the official opening by Guv'nah Desmond Shang....

Aviatrix Zoe Connolly :: Steampunk Test Pilot

Caledon Stormhold

Twitter seems to be a great tool for my blogging efforts. I've been able to make announcements for things that do not require a full post. Plus I've been able to read Twitter pages of several SL friends and acquaintances.

Apparently I'm being read as well. Sin Trenton and I have been chatting up in Caledon, Antiquity, and on Twitter. He read my Twitter post about my visit to Caledon Eyre and dropped in. He mentioned that the new Stormhold Map was now on display at Guvnah Shang's mansion and off we went...

The Diverse Adventures of Mr G. Abel: Prologue to Adventure!

The Diverse Adventures of Mr G. Abel: Prologue to Adventure!:

"My story begins in the bustling town of Tombstone, Arizona. I had returned here, as I often do, to manage certain investments and examine the growth of the town, which is ever-changing and improving upon itself. Not that it is a peaceful or relaxing place; rather, it can be boisterous and murderous if one is thrust into the typical situations of mis-communication that tends to leave slow-to-act strangers either dangling from a rope or staining the street with some bodily fluid or another, too often blood-red, through some misfortune of step or speech. Therefore have I sought a haven from violence here, and found it the reading rooms of the charming and well-armed Miss Connolly, also of Regency, Caledon..."

The Diverse Adventures of Mr G. Abel: Prologue to Adventure!

The Connolly Telegraph: Deadwood Grand Opening August 4th....

The Connolly Telegraph: Deadwood Grand Opening August 4th....:

"Saturday the 4th of August, Grand Opening Events begin for the Towns of Deadwood and Yankton... Signs are posted around the sim... We are currently open for some RP and for folks to see the build, merchants can scout shops, and others can seek homes..."

The Connolly Telegraph: Deadwood Grand Opening August 4th....

New blog caters to 19th century enthusiasts

New blog caters to 19th century enthusiasts

Sorry, I need to shamelessly self-promote here a bit...

New blog caters to 19th century enthusiasts

Caledon Regency :: Our Guv'nah hard at work

I've been so curious about Regency it's been rather difficult to stay away, even before the completion of the terraforming.

This morning was my 3rd visit, and the first time seeing others in the sim.

Well, it was soon after my latest visit, and in a most polite and congenial way, our dear Desmond Shang declared Regency off limits! Pouting, I returned to nearby Eyre, pondering a purchase of Miss Tombola's carriages and horses. My mind drifted to visions of my lighthouse.

I sighed, and snapped back to reality with the reading of several telegrams and letters, after responding to most, I went off to bed, hoping for more sweet dreams of my new residence.

SLimerick 6 :: The Caledon Regency Edition

Some Caledon residents of Regency,
Went forth in the new sim with urgency.
To rez their new houses,
Confounding their spouses,
Who wondered what was the emergency...

Two New Blogs in the works....

SL BloggerCon 2008 will cover news about our proposed convention for Second Life Bloggers. BloggerCon is tentatively scheduled for late February 2008.

After consultation with Caledon Librarian JJ Drinkwater, I've started The Connolly Telegraph. This new blog will cover news on the 19th Century sims of Second Life. This includes Caledon, New Babbage, Steelhead City, Tombstone (both sims), Yankton, Deadwood, and many more. The vision for this blog is to unite the 19th Century citizens while still retaining the unique character and atmosphere of the individual sims.

I've only set up the URLs for now. Content will come later as I get things settled.

By the way, Blogger now offers their own polls. I'll be trying this little widget soon.

The FlowerBall

A little over a week ago, Col. Hotspur O'Toole invited a few Caledonians to a fascinating art build. While there, I struck-up a pleasant conversation with Mr.Douglas Story, who is one of the artists on this amazing project...






Mr. Story sent me the following press release...

FlowerBall - An Interactive Art Thingy

by
Douglas Story - concept, prims, pictures
AldoManutio Abruzzo - soundscape
Desdemona Enfield - scripts


FlowerBall is a very large, very colorful, very musical and very immersive bit of art - the kind of thing that truly is possible only in Second Life. At 120 feet high and wide, it’s huge - your avatar flies up and through five layers inside a gigantic sphere, your interaction with the layers changing the visuals, and adding new layers of sounds and music.

Soon to be open to the public on a pristine sim owned by Princeton University, FlowerBall presents the almost abstract close-up floral photography of Douglas Story in a unique way. As you float inside these luxuriant images, you are awash in a multi-layered tapestry of lush ambient musical sounds by noted Second Life live musician AldoManutio Abruzzo. All of this is powered by complex scripts written by the talented and energetic Desdemona Enfield.

One early visitor compared it to being "inside a huge flower." Another said, "I feel like I'm swimming in sound and color."

Visitors do need to be aware that they really must pay attention to the instructions that they will be given to them as they arrive at the site - unfortunately one must change an audio setting in Preferences in order to hear the sounds properly. The creators assure you that the experience will be well worth that small effort.

Experiencing FlowerBall is one of those Second Life 'wow' moments that is not to be missed. The opening reception with the artists is scheduled for Saturday, July 21st at 2 pm SLT at the usually-private Princeton University Sim at:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20University/24/193/104/

Readers who wish to view the work after the July 21st opening should be directed to its Princeton North location at:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Princeton%20North/75/40/37/

Members of the press who wish a preview are invited to visit this location as well.

FlowerBall is presented under the auspices of Tayzia Abattoir and New Media Consortium, with special thanks to Princeton University.

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Artist Information

Douglas Story creates his extreme macro photography with a 5 megapixel digital camera in and around Los Angeles. All images displayed were shot using natural light, and are essentially as they came from the camera with no, or very little, enhancement after the fact. Douglas has displayed his work in group shows in Los Angeles, and in Second Life at the Aho Museum and the Angel Dorei Gallery.

A Second Life resident since 2005, Desdemona Enfield, in her more serious moments, studies the Zen of Scripting and occasionally dabbles in building. She's highly verbal and will scroll everyone off the screen when given an opportunity. In real life, the daydream that comes closest to her vocation would include a checkered history in computer graphics, medical imaging, data protocols, and embedded systems, plus a tad of physics and mathematics. However, these days she prefers to dance in sky palaces.

AldoManutio Abruzzo is a hugely popular improvisational musician who performs frequently in Second Life. More information and a performance schedule may be found at his web site at:

http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/

I'm hoping that this team may be able to do something interesting for our projected Second Life Bloggers Convention tentatively scheduled for February 2008.