Mainland Architecture . . . an oxymoron

Ok, I am the first to admit that I am not a whiz when it comes to architectural design sensibilities. I build things that appeal to me and I try to make them such that they appeal to others. On the mainland, there appears to be an “anything goes” sort of mentality. Some builds are just painful to look at.

Winter coats are on the agenda . . .

As the winter season is fast approaching, especially for those of us in more northern climates, it is time to look at appropriate clothing to protect oneself from the elements. Well, I have found two vendors that produce mighty fine coats for this time of year. You’ve often seen me wander about aimlessly wearing the fine greatcoat from Vincente Shepherd’s Gaslights Emporium. New for this season is the wonderful charcoal wool coat from E.Laval Haberdasher & atELier!

‘Tis about time . . .

Once, long ago, a newbie named Newbe came unto this land. With neither means nor merit, he endeavored to develop such developments as to fund his mere existence. Business was not good for this newbie named Newbe, yet he persevered and lo! unto this newbie named Newbe came the light. From this light, there came a voice saying “Let there be a storefront. Build it and they will come. And this storefront thou shalt name ‘Writer Steam Works.’” And so it was done.

Oh Dear Lord!

If you know me, you know me to be quite reserved. I try to be polite and respectful. I also try to avoid conflict if conflict can be avoided. Of course, there are times when conflict is all but required. This is not one of those times.

I’ve been busy, busy, busy . . .

Now that the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone for yet another year and I have a chance to reflect upon the Thanksgiving Chicken upon which I feasted (far fewer leftovers than a turkey), I realize that, with all the LSL silliness, life is generally good. A friend has told me that “nothing happens for bad. Everything happens for good.” Of course, I believe she is just a tad loony, but she might just be on to something.

LSL needs too many hoops…

Recently, when the Regency opening party was to occur, a friend mentioned a problem with the Writer Steam Works 8 Seat Skyjumping Lift, which was unfortunate, as she had intended to place it for use for the event. I was disheartened. So much so, that with other things that were on my mind (not SL related), I was about to place all my land for sale and then leave SL for good. I was, to say the least, frustrated.

Wonderfully Delightful Dominacynthe Absinthe

It seems that orders of monks have been known to sell alcoholic beverages to fund their monasteries. For example, the Chartreuse monks have their Tarragone Chartreuse and the Trappist monks have their Westvleteren beers. In fact, medieval monks were permitted to drink beer as it was a good source of nutrition, especially during their periods of fasting.