I have been playing around in my head with moving this blog from wordpress to blogger, and now I have done it for realz.

I’ve imported all the old posts and made it kinda spiffy. http://twistingaround.blogspot.com/ (Very original, I know…)

I made three kinds of particle flower emitters. One prim each, touch to start/stop the particles.

Find them inworld at my shop, Oddment or on Xstreet.

This post is late, I know.

So it was my dear, dear friend Boni’s rez day the other day. Her first. And mine is coming up. I can honestly say I would not be here, in SL, as Helix, doing any of the things I am doing, if it were not for Bonibaru. I came inworld on a whim, inspired by one of her posts. And I definitely stayed because she forced me to go out and–GASP!–meet people.

Sometimes I don’t know whether to thank her or curse her for that. Haha.

I’ve been sort of questioning my SL for the past few weeks or so. Doing a lot of overthinky navel gazing. To use one of my favorite words, indulging in omphaloskepsis. Wondering if a year in fakepixelfairyland was enough. Should I–and I’ma flash my nerd cred here–pull a Bilbo and just walk away, down that road, on my rez day? Could I, even if I wanted to?

I don’t know. I do know that Bonibaru is a bright presence in my life, real or second. I made her a giant human egg surrounded by sperm that you wear on your head for her rez day. She’s the only person I know who a) when I thought of it, I KNEW would love it and b) would actually wear it.

Here it is, modeled by moi:

She makes me laugh, makes me go out and INTERACT with PEOPLE, makes me explore new places (with amorous velociraptors, no less), she encouraged me to no end when I opened my store, and is just all around fun to hang with.

We’d been tangentially acquainted/at least vaguely aware each other existed since around 2003. But it was in SL that we really became friends. And for that, I am profoundly grateful.

Made some treeeees. They are bright and cheery and happy, and not at all realistic.

First, there’s a freebie tree out for the 4th of July!

Boom! Red, white, and blue fireworks tree. Buy it for 0L in either of my shop locations: Main store or @ the Shopatorium in Gallinas.

Other colors are:

Candy

Graaape

Tang

and Sugar.

Available inworld at both store locations, or on xstreet. A fatpack is also available! Note that I’ve set the 4th of July freebie for 1L on xstreet, for easier gifting. But it is available for 0L inworld.

News news news! First, I rented a new shop location. So in addition to my regular place, I have a shop in the Shopatorium at Gallinas! Lots of cool shops there, and it’s right on the Linden road–I LOVE Linden road!

Next, I’ve made a…. um, mustache ride?

Seats four, spins when you touch the pole. And you can only get it if you donate to the tiermeter at the Lounge of Dreams nightclub in June!

Two dapper new hats:

And a dress! With sculpted skirt:

Get them on Xstreet, or inworld at my shop: Oddment.

I guess I was feeling surreal…

Giant Moostache Sofa, with three animated sits. What every house needs! Available on Xstreet and inworld at Oddment (drop by and sit on it before you buy!).

Some fields of funky flexi fantasy flowers and plants. Available in multi-color rainbow or single color tintable! All are copy/mod, no transfer.

Get them on Xstreet or see them in person inworld before you buy at Oddment.

A new avatar just in time for April Fool’s day–or make EVERY DAY April Fool’s day!

Gray goo avi. Wear just the skin for a creepy 1 arc hunting avi, or go all out as the Unrezzed Bling Queen.

Available on Xstreet or at Oddment inworld.