The End of an Era, and the Beginning of a New One

It's official: after five years, New London Village is leaving TARDIS region for a smaller, less expensive land somewhere.  The realities of Linden Lab's artificially high prices have necessitated scaling back.  So this year's London Village Festival has turned out to be the last at its present location.

Three years ago, when I was driven out of Who Island, the sim I started and initially ran, it was Kat, Laredo, and their core community who gave me a home in SL.  They forgave my monumental fuckup in 2011 and let me stay without banning me from the region, understanding that I'd made a mistake and learned from it.  They've endured relentless attacks from small-minded people who couldn't abide a more successful region than their own, endured through staff changes, kept things interesting and always strived to evolve the sim to see where and how far they could take it.

Now they're moving, and although things will continue, albeit on a smaller scale (New London Systems will continue with its store and lineup of goods), it won't be quite the same as before.  Yet change is a constant factor in real life and Second Life alike, and what really matters at the end of the day is how we deal with it.  I know I'm not alone when I say, "Thank you, Kat, Laredo, and all the others who have put in so much time and energy into New London, through the good times and the bad.  You guys rock AND roll, and I wish you success and happiness in the next phase of your journey through Second Life."

Just to show you how popular New London was and is...

Sapphire and Sinestro Central Batteries

The next pair of Central Batteries are the Sapphire and Sinestro Corps.  Each is low-prim, large, and a wonderful decorative piece for your sci-fi and roleplaying needs.

Come check them out at Sci-Fi Enterprises in New London Village!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/TARDIS/26/39/25

New Central Batteries!

I redid the Green Central Battery and added funnels to make it look more lantern-like.  Because of the time and energy that went into making it, the size of the build, and the suggestion of those who offered input, the price has doubled to 200L$.  But it's still a great buy for land-owners and renters, and still very low-prim at a count of 34.

And I didn't stop with the green version, either!  No, I made all nine Lantern Corps central batteries, along with a concept tenth one combining blue and green.  Soon all central batteries will be in the vendors, but here's the Red Central Battery:

This one is actually thirty prims — four fewer than the green one!  Still, this took a lot of work to get the look just right.  Here are the links for the marketplace:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RL-Central-Battery/3644298

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GL-Central-Battery/3608100

To visit Sci-Fi Enterprises in-world, go here:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/TARDIS/26/39/25

Next up for release is the Star Sapphire Central Battery.  Here's a sneak preview.

Relay for Life at New London, Sunday, April 1st

Time Lords for the Cure is hosting an April Fools event this Sunday at the Travellers Rest Pub in New London Village.

Be sure to wear something SILLY, because there'll be 500L$ on the board for the most outrageous, silly costume or avatar.

Here's the link to the pub:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/TARDIS/96/185/29

The party starts at 1PM SL time and goes until 3PM. Instead of tips for the DJ, I'm asking visitors to donate to an RFL kiosk that will be placed specially for the event.

Christmas Eve Eve at New London!

Nonamei Scribe DJed tonight for a rocking pre-Christmas event in New London!  Here are some snapshots from this evening.

Kat as a sexy Faerie! 

gdn10595 dances with his sonic screwdriver. 

Laredo don't need no shirt!

Slartibartfass wins for wildest outfit! 

Paige Snowpaw! 

Our (literally) pint-sized DJ! 

No, really!  She's a super-tiny! 

 TheRani Reanimator dances like a fiend! 

Make that with a fiend! 

Calisto decided he didn't need no stinkin' flesh! 

A visitor to the sim got all antlery. 

Laluna Larimore Live Singing (Real Finish)

Alrighty then, the real finishing event to new London Festival is performed by Laluna Larimore, who treated us to her wonderful singing voice as she sang songs from her favorite playlist and took requests at the Pyramid Stage.