My dance for Eilistraee provided me with a moments peace and I could rest. A mark of the moon and stars graced my cheek - left by the moonbeam I passed through during my dance.

The temple of Eilistraee is quiet now. The water reflects the moon and stars of the forest of L’Renden. I was content in the moment.

Lovely, unique jewelry designed by Malakh Giles of Avilion Mist. Scripted gem color changes, positioning and bright on or off.

I have to be so many different things to so many different people. I have to do so many things at once that I am not really good at any one thing. I have focus, but I am not allowed to put it to proper use. I have the desire to become skilled with my sword, but other obligations pull it away. My mind was tired and my thoughts confused. I needed to find a way to still them.

I walked for what seemed an eternity until I met Sacred Wolf, who is a friend and free spirit favored by Eilistraee. He greeted me kindly, but sternly, admonishing me for allowing my thoughts to spin in turmoil. “You know that calm reason and purpose comes from within you, my friend. Eilistraee can once again help you find the path, but you have the answers within.” He helped me up into the tree, where I could be a little closer to the moon. I danced in the beams of light from the moon and let my thoughts fall away. The waves of water lapping onto the shore below were my music.

I felt the light touch of Eilistraee in the moonlight while Cylindrian’s voice singing “The River” tickled the back of my imagination. I knew then that were no magic answers to all the questions that had been playing with my mind. Time would not open for me. I will persist as I always have, keeping my mind on the most important thought of love for the people around me and giving to them what I can.

There is such sweet peace, beauty and warmth in the darkness.

It’s a bird, it’s Superman…No!…It’s a plane. Can you tell?

A copy of the book “creating your world” has been sitting on OROE’s (One Responsible for Our Existence) bookshelf for a while now. It wasn’t until Lady Kendall Dagger discontinued her building classes for a while, that building tutorial withdrawals started to set in. The book became has been well thumbed. The contents scoured from cover to cover, but no real attempt to do any of the exercises in it, until now.  I decided to take on the complete project/tutorial outlined step by step in the back of the book. I didn’t do too bad a job for noobie builder. The textures aren’t too wonky and all the airplane pieces appear to be facing in the right direction. I’ve learned a lot from the exercise, particularly about adjusting textures. The problem with reading a book backwards? You have to backtrack to a lot of information you really need <g>. The book does include a chapter on animating an avatar and a tutorial is included. I wasn’t particularly interested in doing the Elven Hokey Pokey so I skipped over it. Now, I’m faced with this particular challenge.

The pilot’s animation is supposed to make me look like I am steering the plane. I actually sit about .5m above the pilot seat and another .5m in front of the seat. I don’t know how to fix it, of course, because I skipped that class in school. It’s an airplane for goo’ness sakes, not a hovercraft.

*sigh* This is the reason the Double Entendre has been bare of entries. Well, that and updating avilionorder.com with new information regarding the opening of Avilion Vale and a few other details. I’ve been playing at being a noob builder. I have to figure out how to make myself sit in my pilot’s seat so I can move on to scripting my shiny, new toy. Oh my, what an adventure that will be.

The metaverse is a vast place to explore. There are people who dedicate their virtual lives completely to the exploration of new sims and keeping up with changes to old ones. I do have those restless moments when I do want to wander about and soak in the creative energy of a new place. I went to Oyster Bay recently, just to see what it looked like as a blank canvas for Morris. He is has taken down one creative venture to move on to the next. I’m not so adventurous. I want to play with learning to build and be a part of the community I’ve fallen in love with. This is the reason that you will most often find me in Avilion, in the Hinterlands enjoying this favorite place under the Japanese Red Maple and in a gazebo built by Lady Serenity Sieyes.

While walking to my favorite place in the Hinterlands I found Lady Yxes Delacroix’s quiet place in the Hinterlands when I happened upon this reading pillow at the base of a tree. It’s only natural that she would find a special quiet place to hide away from her busy life. Melynn has been a fan of Open Mic, which Lady Yxes is an integral part of. She kindly offered me the use of this spot when I wanted to!

The newest addition to Avilion is Vale, which is currently still under some construction and awaiting new shop owners. Shop space is available to Avilion Order members of Guardian status. See avilionorder.com for rental information. Don’t know why Lady Juniper thinks is a place to keep her chicken!
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A special spot in the Forest of L’Renden, Avilion.
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There are a lot changes going in my home land of Avilion. This is the new Forest of L’Renden, home to the Drow of Avilion. L’Renden was formally cavernous, but is now hidden amongst huge trees. The Drow celebrate Eilistrae here in the temple. You love Avilion for it’s beauty and romance, but you have taken it for granted. You need to see the evolving history for yourself!
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Support for Healing’s meeting place.
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Not sure if these events are visible in the picture: Sunday, April 27 8:00am Tong Ren Energy Sharing Monday, April 28 4:00pm Depression Support Group Tuesday, April 29 3:30pm Thinkers: Bebop Reality. Bebop Reality? hmmm…..
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Visiting the Support for Healing sim, where I attended an Anxiety Support Group chat this past Thursday night. I haven’t slept much this past week and, ironically, I couldn’t stay awake for the whole meeting. Today, I just came back to explore enjoy the peaceful landscaping. I will learn a little more about what the sim has to offer.
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