A visit from Z

Zoe Connolly (my RL sister) visits during her holiday finding me frustrated as hell as I try to build something that turns out to be crapola.

I call her Z, because it's just helluva lot easier to use than remembering all her Z name alts.



We discussed RCAF, EDF, Cape Messmer and Connolly Park Harbour.



Then I told her to scram and get back to enjoying her RL vacation ;-)

Taking an assessment of my own Second Life

In the stark world of RL, I was forced to make a decision last week. Thursday I went to the emergency room, concerned over chest pain and numbness in my right arm and leg. Everything turned out fine and I did not need a cardiac catheterization or some such procedure -- other than resting and managing the intense stress at work and my hypertension, I was okay. But 27 hours in the hospital - away from pleasant distractions - forces one to think and reconsider priorities.

I won't elaborate on RL changes, but will outline here how I will spend time within SL.

Here's the important stuff that will continue:

Time spent with my dearest friend Elle.

Time spent with my sisters from RL who are in SL: Uhura (non-blogger) and Zoe (uber-blogger)

My home in Caledon Penzance

The Royal Caledon Air Force and my passion for flying.

My new Jazz Club in New Toulouse (I'm most at home in Taloo and have plans for more land there as it expands).

In general I'll react faster to things that are fun and dump those that are not.

And now the things that must come to a close:

My parcel rights in Steelhead Harborside will be sold. I never really knew what to do with that lot other than to have a nice skybox I could have anywhere. And from what I've heard, I'm a wanted Squirrel there anyway.

My parcel rights in Caledon Morgaine will be sold to Zoe Connolly, keeper of the aviation flame in the steampunkery world and one of my RL siblings in SL.

Victorians...in the Aether?

Journal of Eladrienne Laval, Rocket Lab Ass't

I have been reading recent comments about the relevance to theme of spaceports and spaceships in Caledon. If one actually visits Cape Messmer, they will find that it is informational and fun--dash it--with exhibits relating to Jules Verne and his works and their influence (such as Melie's 1902 moving picture Voyage dans le Lune), Edward Everett Hale's story "The Brick Moon" and Victorian-era theme. Verne's From the Earth to the Moon was published in 1865 and Hale in 1869. Hmm...the 1860s...I do believe that is within the Victorian era the last time that I looked?

Cape Messmer, as well as the Aerodrome complex, has sparked something inspiration-wise among the inventors of Caledon, the 19th c. sims and beyond. I love talking to inventors such as Mr Lykin, who developed a "transcommunication device" or Mr Denver Hax, whose tinkering with rocketry may get folks into the aether yet!

Just because Victorians did not actually make it into space did not mean they did not imagine it...Caledon is a nation of visionaries in more ways than one and Cape Messmer celebrates this as well as the RL visionaries of that era. It is a work in progress, so there will be something new to see for quite a while and the Prof. hopes to create a mini-moving picture tour.

Well, I am off to procure a bit of cavorite for display--and the Prof. is making me hold off on building a new Columbiad cannon after the last one well...um...another post for another day...

Caledon Railway

My First Machinima. This was a test of WeGame.com following the Caledon Railway through Penzance and Morgaine.

Miss Laval is Off for the Holiday!

Journal of Eladrienne Laval, Rocket Lab Ass't

I am packing up my carriage now, as I am off to the Lowcountry for the holidays and would like to wish all of you a very very happy holiday season!

I suppose the Professor will be alright, as he is sometimes is a bit absent-minded. I suppose that is not good when combining fuel mixtures and formulas.

Oh! Professor! Speaking of which, I did organize the most recent notes and be sure to read the ones from the fuel experiments! You wanted me to remind you of this due to the last time the lab, well, exploded.

My hair was singed for days and my eyebrows are just beginning to grow back...

Cape Messmer Notes - from the Director's Desk

Consulting with my lab assistant Miss Eladrienne Laval.



Miss Laval and I discuss various exhibits and experiments at Cape Messmer in Caledon Morgaine. Miss Laval is seen here working on one of the moonships onsite.



A photograph taken during a time-travel jump to Spaceports Alpha and Bravo. Very inspiring indeed!



Testing of the Cubey Terra Rocketeer-inspired Jetpack. From Miss Zoe Connolly's Penzance Aerodrome to Mr. Mako Magellan's Kittiwickshire Establishment in mere seconds!



A close-up of the Rocketeer Jetpack.

Verne Display at Cape Messmer

Journal of Eladrienne Laval, Rocket Lab Ass't

I fear the Professor is being remiss in his posting duties, so I shall have to tell you about the progress of Cape Messmer. Scientists I tell you! Must I do everything around this place? Oh, where are those notes? Oh my...I probably shouldn't touch that gadget over there...

Professor Messmer believes the Cape Messmer Aethernautical Labs to be a vision of what efforts and interests Victorians had in aether travel in the 19th c., whether fictional or real. We enjoy talking to the inventors who stop by to demonstrate or tell us about their latest contraptions. It is a work in progress, so there will be more to come! If you visit now, you will find a lovely telescope, an illustration based upon Edward Everett Hale's story The Brick Moon, a tiny aether-ship by Mr. Denver Hax, and my Jules Verne "From the Earth to the Moon" display--complete with a replica of the space-capsule! Soon you will be able to use it to visit the moon! The Professor is very proud of his Tartan 2 aether-rocket, which he could probably explain better than I could. Do come visit and have a look around!

Cape Messmer Aether Labs Now Official!

Journal of Eladrienne Laval, Rocket Lab Ass't

Here is an image of the Professor looking, well, professorial, and me barely restraining my glee. The Guvnah has declared Caledon Morgaine officially open and the bluffs are now officially Cape Messmer!

He laughed as I lifted up my skirt hems a bit and literally ran around the land like a madwoman for a moment. We both "Hoooo'd" as we surveyed the site to determine where things should be located. So much to do and create! Do contact one of us if you have questions about the Caledon Aethernautical Society and feel free to join! Stop by the Aerodrome or Cape Messmer anytime! Cape Messmer promises to be an interesting addition to Caledon and SL and the Professor and I look forward to meeting like-minded inventors, builders, scripters and aether-enthusiasts!!