Late Night Sock Hop

Been having a lot of insomnia lately.  Which leaves me often in mental state where SL is about the right speed.  Not too demanding, but not so mind numbing that I get restless.  Some of the things I do in SL when in that sort of mood are explore and go clubbing.  Lately been visiting the Touch of Pleasure club quite a bit.  The decor is considerably more muted than most clubs, and the music has been pretty consistently classic rock.  The strippers...Not why I'm there, but as such go they are a pretty nice bunch.  Another place I still visit is Lar's.  Still pretty risque, still very tongue in cheek, but they consistently have good DJs.

Here's a snap shot at each place.  I'm wearing my Wailing Bunny shirt, old favorite hair, big goofy glasses, freebie shorts from the Hair Fair, socks & sneakers.  What I thought was a casual and not very sexy outfit.  Interestingly enough, I got way more flirty IMs that night than I usually do.

Rocking out at Lar's

 Dancing with DJ Luke and his fan club at T. O. P.

This outfit has a lot of elements in common with my newest profile image.  Which incidentally, also seems to have spurred more IMs to me.  Or at least gotten mentioned in more of them.   Here's the new picture for your consideration.  I played with the lighting a lot.  I was very happy how it worked out, but the play of light and shadow made me think of a quote from one of my old favorite TV shows, so I put that in as well.  There is much about me, especially my virtual self, which is neither black, nor white. So grey seemed doubly apropos.  Sadly, the SIM where it was taken has already gone away...

Some Beaches

It has been gawd awful hot where I live this year.  Temperatures as high as 104F (40C) with high humidity, no dry heat around here.  So hot I can't even stand to put a lot of clothes on my avatar in SL.  So, over the last few weeks I've spent a lot of time at various beaches.  And for me, in SL, if I'm going to a beach, why not go to a clothing optional one?

The first I ever visited was outside the shop Dark Delights, maker of many fine adult avatar bits and...er...Animal friends.  And boy did that open my eyes.  A nice enough beach, one thing that did, and still does, get on my nerves there is the awful music stream.  It sounds like a repeating loop from a not particularly good porn movie.  So, instead I've been visiting some less popular TG friendly clothing optional beaches.

For example, Bare Naked Angels.  Actually, this is a whole sim, and clothing isn't optional, you are to be nude.  Only shoes are permitted.  Fashion is queen in SL!  The music here is also very much to my taste, running to classic rock.

Or Ladyboy Beach.   Friendly people, good chatting and dancing buck naked to the oldies on the deck.  Clothing is optional here, you can wear nothing or whatever you like.  A great place to hang out, whoever or whatever you are in SL.

Miko's, one of the most lovely beaches in SL.  The winlight settings are set for a great golden sunset.  A huge Tori gate stands just off shore and the beach is backed by cascades of waterfalls.  The music varies, but is usually something interesting.  And if you chance to run into Miko, she's as lovely as her beach.

I keep bringing up my stomping grounds, Pair A Dice.  Why?  Because it's such a great place, provided for us by a great person Miss Raychill Firecaster.  Below are my two favorite beaches there.  One is outfitted for chatting and dancing.   Or just hopping on the Jet ski and having some fun.

 The other is what I call Cast Away beach, and since I'm often the only person in the SIM, it tends to suit my mood to hang out on this remote corner of the sim and enjoy the wistful lonely tropical view.