Tiny Dogfights over Caledon
I went back to Caledon this morning to watch Zoe and some others do the tiny dogfight skirmishes over Caledon. Since I got there early, I set up windlight and prepared myself to take some video. I love how they came out- especially Eladrienne’s. Hers was TOO cute! Seeing that tiny poodle face peeking over the side of a minature combat plane with “Trouble” playing in the background was too funny, I giggle everytime I watch it.
Eladrienne Laval - Caledon Dogfight
Cornelius Fanshaw/Zoe Connolly Caledon Dogfight
Diamanda Gustafson- Caledon Dog Fight
Happy Rez Day, Keeme!
For all the times I was your back seat driver..
All the times we crashed and burned..
And all the sweet moments in between..
Meeting you was the best part ever, of coming to SL. Here’s to another year. 
Happy rez day!
Love,
Nika
Diamonds and Rust Episode 8
Be sure to do a group search on Diamonds and Rust if you’d like to join our group. You can leave feedback for us here under comments, or email us at: darpodcast@gmail.com
The direct link to the show for downloads is: http://diamondrust.mypodcast.com/
This week, Keeme and Nika visited Zoe Connolly of the SL Blogger community at her airfield in Caledon. She was very gracious and gave us a tour of the airfield, showed off some of her aircrafts, and even gave a few to Keeme.
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Penzance/106/45/40/
Group: Royal Caledon Airforce (RCAF)
Zoe, thank you so much for showing us around, it was a lot of fun! (Even if it did result in a bit of a he said/she said skirmish.. or three.)
Apolon Island (For all your aircraft needs) Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Apolon%20Island/75/97/34/
Itazura Radio joined us for a little bit as his new avatar, the mailbox. Nika got a little bit of video of Keeme and Itazura chasing her around Caledon. (No, the video has no sound.)
Be sure to check out the Rezzed and Confused Podcast at http://rezzedandconfused.com/
Speaking of Itazura Radio, he also has been hard at work with putting together the Destination Station on Podcast Island.
What is this place?
This is the DESTINATION STATION!!!
The one thing people ask us more than anything else when they first come into Second Life is, “Yeah, it’s kinda neat and all… but what is there to DO?!?!?” That is what this place is for… it’s a place to meet, talk, socialize… and even more importantly, a place to find cool and interesting places to visit all over Second Life!
Think of it like an Infohub… except with info to places you can actually ENJOY!
This place is for YOU! Feel free to join the group and set your home here. Use it as your base of operations in SL. Hang out and meet new people and maybe make new friends!
To join the group:
Go to Search and choose the Groups tab. Now type in “Destination Station” and Join!
Once you join, you can set the Station as your home by going to World > “Set Home to Here”.
It’s as easy as that.
About the Station:
Level 1 - Ground Level - This is the main meeting areas of the Station. There are areas in the center to sit and relax by the fire and socialize with friends. Surrounding the inner walls of the lower level are the Destination Station Terminals.
Each terminal is activated by simply touching it. When you do, it will open a window from were you can teleport directly to that destination!
The terminal will also open a menu dialog (one of those blue popup thingies in the upper right of your screen). The menu will ask you if you want more information (in the form of a Notecard with a brief description of the destination and a landmark to keep). You can keep this card and even transfer this landmark to your inventory if you like. If you decline the information the menu will close. You can always touch the terminal again later if you change your mind and decide you want a copy.
Level 2 - Podcast Deck - The second floor of the destination station is dedicated to video podcasts about Second Life. To view a podcast, just grab a seat and click on one of the big screen monitors. It will open a dialog box where you can choose from different podcast offerings and watch at your leisure!
(To view video in SL you need to have the newest version of Quicktime installed on your computer. If it is not working and you have Quicktime installed, go into your preferences (Ctrl-P) and look under Audio & Video. Make sure you have Play Streaming Media When Available checked. If so, you should have the movie camera icon on your viewer available. Press the Play button to start your show if it doesn’t start automatically. )
-Itazura Radio
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Podcast%20Island/90/30/25/
October Country
Ever want to wander around a haunted hotel, and have the feeling of Halloween, anytime? We did too, so we visted October Country, and we weren’t disappointed.
From the hotel to the town below, there’s a lot to see and become immersed in here. Check out the various rooms and floors of the hotel, and the underground tunnels too.
(Movie coming soon!)
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/October%20Country/73/189/64/
That podcasting thing
I usually don’t post from work, but I’m on my lunchbreak right now and there wasn’t a whole lot waiting for me in the blog reader.. so I have a little extra time.
Diamonds and Rust episode 8 is out already. I can’t believe how fast we’re getting this out, pretty soon we’ll reach our first ‘milestone’ podcast. If I was a patient person, I would have waited and published it tonight after I got home.. so I would have a chance to post up the show notes. I prefer to post the show notes and send out the group notice announcement right after the show hits Itunes. But Keeme and I recorded this over the weekend, and to be honest- I just could not wait to hear it. At the time of the recording, I felt like it was our best one so far. It seemed like we were really ‘on’- having fun and feeding off each other. Thats not to say that I haven’t loved all of our episodes, but some moments stand out more in my mind than others. Keeme has been doing this for years.. he’s had his own podcast (Keemecast- look for it on Itunes, it is hilarious!) for quite awhile, so I figure he’s used to recording. For me, this is all new territory. Sometimes I feel more nervous than other times, then when I listen back I notice little things that I wish were different. Maybe I’m too quiet, or whatever. I notice a huge difference in the podcast depending on if we record ‘cold’, or if we’ve already been in world for awhile and record after that. Episode 8 was one of those times. Episode 5 was like that, also. Those are my two favorites so far.
Anyway, I’ll have to post the show notes tonight, so we can get the slurls, pictures, maybe a video or two out there. I may cross post those notes to this blog since people may be getting the podcast way before the notes are available. (I published it at 5am this morning, right before I headed out the door for work. )
And speaking of work, its time for me to get back.
New Art Exhibition
I’m having another art exhibition tonight at the S&S Gallery of Fine Arts, where I’ll present the latest in my new art that I’ve been working on over the past month. I think its funny that I forgot to mention it in my own podcast- I guess we were so busy talking about other things that I forgot, lol. Anyway, the information is as follows:
When: Monday, April 28th at 7:00 pm SLT
Where: S&S Gallery of Fine Arts- Portabello
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Portabello/78/154/152/
I will also be giving away one of my pieces from last months installment during the exhibition. Please feel free to stop by and say hello.
Diamonds and Rust Episode 7
Episode 7 has been posted and is available for download. You can find it at the following link:
http://diamondrust.mypodcast.com/
For show notes and related pictures, please visit our blog:
http://darpodcast.wordpress.com/
This week we focused on the amazing cruise ship, SS Galaxy. Lots of banter back and forth as usual, I think this was a fun episode.
Moment Captured
Finally.
I’ve been wanting to do a good art portrait of Keeme and I for quite awhile now. But I just haven’t been able to get that ‘perfect shot’. Mostly because I’m so picky and detail oriented, that it normally takes me the better part of a half hour and at least a half dozen pictures in various windlight settings before I’m happy with a picture. I haven’t wanted to test Keeme’s patience, even though he’s been completely sweet about it so far, hehe. Last night we were over on the October Country sim looking around and playing with the various poseballs scattered about. We ended up chatting for a bit, so I took advantage of the extra time to grab a couple of snapshots. Considering I only came away with two, and didn’t even get to fully explore all the windlight settings before we moved on, I’m still VERY happy with how this one came out.
(Even though I resized it down, my blog still cuts half the picture off, which is frustrating. The full version can be seen here: http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg277/NikaDreamscape/MomentCaptured.jpg
And speaking of Windlight, Keeme wanted me to do a video of him in the helicopter the other day, so I got creative with that as well. I like how this came out, also.
Video taken on Podcaster Island
Got Footage?
Today was the April bloggers party, hosted this month by Tymmerie Thorne. Talk about a lot of fun! She organized the party with a camping theme in mind, and even provided the bonfire and marshmallows.
She also provided a chocolate wrestling pit, which plenty of people took advantage of. As per the rules, the loser of each fight is supposed to post something about the winner. GoSpeed Racer challenged me to a match.. and proceeded to whoop my ass! Good fight, GoSpeed. 
Rather than take pictures this time around, I went one better and did video.. including footage of all the matches.
Tymmerie Thorne vs. Willow Caldera
GoSpeed Racer vs. Nika Dreamscape
Crap Mariner vs. Vint Falken
Kyrinnia Desmoulins vs. Takeshi Kiama
Takeshi Kiama vs. Rosie Barthelmess
Thank you Tymmerie, for a great party!
