Slugs and Snails and Puppy-Dogs' Tails

Slug Daddy brought Puppy Puddlegum a lovely new avatar - the HybridZ Latex Snail created by Fyre Furse!

And what more appropriate place to go take a few snaps than the 'Happy Mood' parcel on the (*^-^*) HPMD region.

HPMD is a great place for snapshots but be aware that it is a 'General' rated region. Also, because of the heavy use of 32bit alpha textures and sculpties on certain parts of the region, filming here can be problematic - you can turn the camera and the fps will plummet like a brick! But nevertheless, it is a gorgeous region and worth taking the time to visit.

Thanks, Slug Daddy!

Wei Dong and the Slug Daddy

Nasty "Slug Daddy" Puddlegum is currently on holiday touring his beloved fields of Cambodia.

He promised to send me a postcard every day chronicling his adventures and explorations.

And, bless him, he has! That man touches me in so many ways! Admittedly most of them are inappropriate but, to his eternal credit, they are never illegal.

Nasty’s postcards depict images created by Chinese avant-garde artist Wei Dong (b. 1968).

Another Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei ,was recently declared “the most powerful person in the art world” with the Tate Modern purchasing 10 tonnes of his famous porcelain sunflower seeds for an undisclosed sum of money. Wei Dong, however, uses the more traditional media of pen and ink to remain true to his culture’s artistic heritage.

Each of Wei Dong's images presents a particular modern twist which, to my eyes at least, becomes more and more bizarre and outlandish the more one looks.

For me, they *feel* politically subversive.

I cannot pretend to “understand” these images but I am most certainly captivated by them. Ironically, this sentiment is a good summary of how I feel about Slug Daddy himself!

Why the Cambodian Tourist Board should choose to decorate the official government-issue tourist postcards with images created by a Chinese modernist, experimental artist is far from clear to me but I am nevertheless thankful to Slug Daddy for introducing me to Wei Dong’s work.

It should be noted that the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office are currently advising against all travel to many areas of Cambodia. Nasty Puddlegum is only safe there because he is under the protection of the ruling Sar dynasty.

Slug Daddy & Puppy Puddlegum Go Down in Mayfair

On returning from an RL art gallery located in Mayfair London, I was bemused to see the Quan Lavender had just that moment posted a review of her visit to the SL Mayfair.

I resolved to go visit immediately – this sounded like a perfect assignment for Slug Daddy and Puppy Puddlegum!

The interesting thing about SL Mayfair is that it is entirely made of mesh. And, I must say, it looks great.

Last figures I saw from LLab, approx. 2 weeks ago, 80% of viewers logging into SL are mesh-enabled. At the risk of stating the obvious, if you are not using a mesh-enabled viewer then Mayfair will look a complete mess to you. It seriously is about time you updated.

I have been wearing mesh clothes for quite a while now and, for the most part, I really like it. It is not without problems, mainly due to the necessity of changing the avatar shape to fit the mesh rather than the mesh moulding to the avatar shape.

However, the number of people who IM saying things like “Please rebake, I can’t see your mid-section” or “You need to re-log” has dropped considerably. I assume that’s because more and more are using mesh-enabled viewers, as LLab state.

Slug Daddy was saddened to note that the SL Mayfair region is rated ‘General’. This prevented him from stroking his Puppy in public.

Pixie xx