Upgrades In Twilight.

I went through and upgraded the Hippo Rental system I use in Twilight. You can now add partners or roommates to your rental box. So please let me know any partners or room mates you want added to your rent box. This will come in handy later as I implement some new features. I have have purchased some additional modules I will figure out how to install and implement. These include, Security, Teleport, Visitorlist and Tinting windows. I may not be able to implement the tinting windows with out remodeling some existing structures so you may not see that for awhile.

I wanted to remind you that the En Garde fencing game is over by the gazebo. It is a lot of fun. You will need someone to play with though. If you find it a lot off fun pleas feel free to join the Magic Dragon's team by choosing "Join Team". You can also bet on the game if you like. It is for all of you and your friends so please enjoy it.

First Opening

Thanks to Hennessey Sautereau, the Twilight Blues & Jazz Club will have it's opening at 7:00 PM SLT on Wednesday March 5th. Bluesman KelvinBlue Oh will be on stage from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Here is the copy on KelvinBlue. "From lowdown roots blues to boogie woogie to flaming covers of his idol Hendrix, Kevin has become a real star in Second Life, which has allowed his honest performances and down home humor to instantly connect him with an international audience that knows and holds on to real talent when they see it"

Twilight Local News (February 24, 2008)

We have a few changes in Twilight. We have the addition of couple of new residents and another resident moving on.

Aishia had wanted to build a store and a studio in the corner where Ermartos' house was. She wanted a big-box type store that didn't fit with the Twilight community. She found another Sim to put it on. She will be around now and then working in sandbox.

I few new faces include Ruccus Short and his friends Georgia Earnshaw, Ruccus has opened a bookstore with camping chairs for SL newcomers in the corner store on main street across from the club and also the apartment above Free Store. Kiyla Dreamscape is also a new Twilight resident renting the upstairs apartment next to the Museum and Gallery. If you see them please welcome them to our community.

For some interesting fun and avie exorcise, Brenda has added a fencing game over by the classroom gazebo. I haven't had a chance to try it out. I hope you will give it a try. Maybe we can develop a Twilight fencing team.

I should have the upper floor spaces of the buildings behind the gazebo available for rent as either commercial or residential space by the time you read this or shortly after.

I continue to do everything I can to keep Twilight lag to a minimum. The unfortunate part of SL growth is that the Second Life itself seems to get laggy as the total numbers of residence on line keeps breaking new records.

Twilight gets a Blues Jazz Club

We now have our own club in Twilight. It still needs a name. I am open to suggestions. Kerry pointed out that it is a little to large to call it a bistro. I guess I got a little carried away. It is currently streaming blues and has both single and doubles dance balls. The singles dance ball is up above the back door and the couples dance balls are on pedestals, one in the corner by the bar and one by the back door so you can dance on the back deck with the a view of the water. I really don't have the time to coordinate events there. If any body wants to use it for one please feel free. I bought an Internet radio but haven't installed it yet. Once it is installed Twilight residents should be able to change stations.

I am very happy with how it turned out but I am sure I will continue to tinker around and improve on it. I am also open to suggestions and ideas. It has been fun building it and imagining people using it. The sidewalk tables are great to sit around and share ideas or just hang out. Come by and hang out, dance or have a seat at the bar. Feel the atmosphere and send me suggestions for a name.

New Apartments

I have added a few new rentals to Twilight. Galen asked if she could move out of her apartment into a beach house. I built a new one for her and added another two story apartment building between her and Cool & Luna's home. I think there are now four 200L/wk apartments available in Twilight. If you know of anyone that is looking, please let them know. They can see what is available on the vendor display in the Freebie Store on Main Street.

I have just barely started on the Blues/Jazz Bistro. I pretty much just put down a foot print up in sandbox. I will be building on it over the week end. If you have any suggestions feel free to post them or IM me. I really want it to be place we can hang out to talk or dance in Twilight. Maybe we can have live music once in awhile.

I have also placed some markers between my house and the Cultural Plaza. I am beginning to formulate ideas for a Learning Center space which will include a video theater. I am hoping when it is done my house won't stick out so much. I built my house up in the corner to make room for the expansion of the museum and the addition of the Learning Center.

Emartos has moved on, as she said she would. I wish the best for her. I miss her already. I will apply some of what I learned from her beautiful garden to Twilight Park. I hope she will invite me to see her new place when it is finished. I also hope she will visit from time to time.

Galen has moved into her new house. I will be doing some additional texturing on the interior walls once she decided on the style she wants. I expect we might see more of her now.

Aisha

Twilight Local News (February 7, 2008)

There will continue to be changes in Twilight some big and some minor and mostly positive. I will try to keep you all up to date on the local news through these posts.

For those of you that don't know, I now have a partner in SL. Her name is Kerry Streeter. We met at an art show in Second Life. I had asked her to exhibit in the Twilight Gallery. While we were sorting through her work to choose what to display we discovered we had a mutual attraction to each other. Kerry is living in Twilight in the south west corner house with me. We will have a big party in Twilight as soon as we get the house furnished. If you see her wandering around Twilight please say hello. I have told her about all the wonderful Twilight Eccentrics so she is looking forward to meeting you.

My favorite thing to report is new residents in Twilight. In this case, it is a new store owner, AISHA Yost. She has some very unique and wonderful items. Come take a look. She has combined the two new stores I recently built. I have a few adjustments to make for her but she has already moved in. Please stop by and welcome her to Twilight.

My least favorite thing to report is losing a resident of twilight, especial ones that I care for and respect highly. Emartos Lane will be leaving Twilight in a couple weeks. She has been given an offer she can't refuse and heads off to help build a new sim. She says she will miss Twilight and hopes to come back and rent a shop. I will miss her also.

Brenda is also taking a hiatus from Twilight. RL has been dragging her away from Second Life. She felt that she shouldn't be taking parcel space in Twilight while she doesn't have time to build. She will hopefully return in the not too distant future. She did promise to help me turn my Rental Office into a Freebie store, so we will still see her around Twilight. Which is a good thing.

I am currently texturing some more apartments up in the Sandbox. I will add a couple more along the path next to Luna's & Coolbean's house. I probably will have them available for rent this weekend. also a couple on the upper floors on Main Street. I have a long list of things to do, so you will see me about the island or in the sandbox working. Please feel free to come up and say hello. I can always use a break. Kerry is also doing a good job of making me get out for some dancing and fun regularly.

Enough for now.