Moving and Adjusting

After attending the high royals meeting and discussing our options concerning the clan sim, we opted to sell Divine Blood Island and move to a smaller sim. The monthly tiers (80k) were outrageous! The areas were fantastic but no one ever used them. Rick and I had just recently rented a skybox and set up our place when we got the news. (You might remember this post concerning how I bought this house.) I absolutely love this house. I removed most of the furniture and put in our own. I replaced the artwork and I put a bar in place of the kitchen. I hope to use it again someday. In the meanwhile, I took photos to remember it.

Tea Party 7-17-11_001

Tea Party 7-17-11_001, a photo by freyasmoon on Flickr.

There was a tea party event on tne night of my birthday. It was held on the castle roof and was just not my thing. Since I was dressed up anywayI decided to find a French Provencial sim appropriate for this kind of attire. I took teh picture and left. On a positive note, I had a fantastic birthday and felt oh so loved. I hope you get that kind of attention on your birthday too!

Rave Event 7-11-11

Rave 7-11-11_002, a photo by freyasmoon on Flickr.

Underworld Designs Baggies (free off MM board long ago)
Robbish Sneakers (free from shoe and accessory hunt)
R.B. Dark Future bandaid pasties (free from hunt)
[DSC] Raver Fire Hair (free off MM board)

Socially Inept, Ignorant Attention Whores and Rainbows and Butterflies

Recently at a royals meeting when real issues and progress was being made, one of our less than intelligent members felt the need yet again to draw attention to himself. He tends to do this quite often making something out of nothing. You could feel the tension and anger in the room directed at him. My husband commented and that shut him up. I finally had to mute the guy. I am sure there are these types of people in every clan, in every organization, in every group setting.

I pride myself on being nice, helpful, and a positive person.  Yet time and again there are four individuals that test my last nerve. Unfortunately they are all royals in the clan.  I find myself becoming irritable or closing chat altogether. I know in life we have to deal with socially inept people, or ignorance, or plain assholes. I try to avoid them at all costs to spare hurt feelings. At what point do you say I don't give a fuck anymore these people drive me nuts?! The thing is, they drive everyone nuts, not just me.  Would you say something or just let it be?

On a positive note, rainbows and butterflies and happy things. haha! Hope your day is blessed. xoxo

Masquerade Ball

The clan had a gorgeous masquerade ball recently and opened the sim up to non members as well.  It was a huge success. So much so in fact we crashed the sim! Opening the sim up to non members makes Rick a little nervous as the Archknight. A difficult task in case there are griefers knowing who is welcome and who is not. I told him I didn't want to be a wallflower at this event and could he please dance with me instead of standing to the side looking menacing.  Thankfully there were no troublemakers and we had a fantastic time!

This is what I wore:
You'll Be My After Dinner Dress from Boudoir
Cerridwin's Cauldron Gift make-up 1 (mask)
Eve Temptation shoes in Dark Red
Tasha2 skin option 10
Red08 Manicure
Ember Diamond Hip Piercings
"Eyes of Darkness" gothic earrings

ootd 7-1-11

ootd 7-1-11, a photo by freyasmoon on Flickr.

Gypsy Dress L$1 from #146 Virtual Whimsy (Midsummer Night's Dream Hunt)
Mashooka Brown Jewels Free from Mashooka
sim hunt
Jazmyn Brown Boots Free from Shoe and Accessory Hunt February 2010
Buff Nails
Tasha2 Skin
Breath2 Hair from Emo-tions

What to do with noob new clan members?

This is me in my earliest days on SL. Don't judge me damnit. Not much has changed. haha!
Newbies. Noobs. Makes most people cringe. We have all been there. We all started out in Second Life as a noob. Pathetic Ruth avatar and walking like a robot.  It's a daunting task finding shops that have the items we need, finding lindens to purchase the items and learning to edit them! What the heck is a sandbox and why do I need to go there? Add to the list of often overwhelming things is the Bloodlines game if you choose to join. 

Which begs the question- as a liege if you bring in a noob member what all are you expected to teach them at the very least? How long should it take to teach them these things? Now in my clan, Divine Blood, we have a new members packet, we have freebie stores at our mall, a weekly new member orientation and welcoming party, and we offer all kinds of Bloodlines classes. We also hold meet and greet events so the new members have the opportunity to meet as many of the family as possible and add friends. So we offer as much support as possible to our newest members. But it is the liege's responsibility to teach and mentor their minions. These things are merely supporting the liege's role and reinforcing it.

Hunting for new members is a basic skill we all have to learn in Bloodlines. It is no fun being a king of one. And creating alts or buying souls is a huge waste of lindens. So, we hunt for new members. For the month of July, we have a hunting competition going on in our clan with a 30 day old minimum requirement to receive credit. We are hoping this avoids the problem of rampant noobs being left behind for others to babysit.

That being said, as a liege are you expected to purchase skin/shape/clothes for your new minion? Are you expected to give them a place to stay? What is the bare minimum expected of you so other clan members don't have to take care of your noobs? In my opinion, they should be able to open a box, know to eat an apple and how to eat an apple if they are bit, and how to use the various chats. Take the time to help your people at least an hour after you have taken them into your line. And for fucks sake don't turn them immediately. Allow them at least a week to learn the game.  What is your take on what is the minimum a liege should do for a new minion?