Short Tour of Some of the SL Spotlights

I found myself in a bit of a mood tonight, so I decided to do a bit of exploring outside of Caledon. The choices weren't hard, really. I just opened the SL search feature and started digging through the Spotlight section.

I first chose the Katrina exhibit at RMB Labs. I don't know what I was expecting...maybe a museum style setup, maybe art. The whole sinking of the sim with me on it wasn't fun, nor funny. Even with the unreal nature of the sim, it was a bit too much of a throwback to the experience of going through Katrina first-hand. Needless to say, I didn't take any photos. I just kind of hovered there, in a semi-stupor until the building next to me blew apart and hit me. I tp'd out of there fairly quickly after that.

Next stop was the Bantam Dell Book Store. I figured I needed a nice calm atmosphere for a bit and I had been working on my novel off and on all evening (which I really shouldn't attempt with SL open on my computer!). B-D won't be my publisher, but I figured hanging around a virtual bookstore might give me some good mojo. I listened to a bit of a podcast and a video of a Lee Child interview, both of which were cool. It gave me just enough of a surge that I sat my av down in the shop for a while while I crunched out three more pages of rough draft (yay!).



Waiting for the start of the Lee Child interview...




Browsing the shelves a bit, in search of some inspiration...


When I hit another creativity snag, I popped back into SL, opened the Spotlight section and found, voila, the Dresden Gallery. Very cool setup...they have audio equipment that your av can "wear" while going on the tour of the gallery. Fair warning, however, it's a bit of a maze. And, the exit doors generally aren't exits (even when I go to real art galleries and museums, I want to find all the little nooks and crannies--not exactly possible here). The second half of my visit was, I'll admit, rushed (I more scanned than browsed the upper level red section). I felt the urge to write coming on again, so I cut the trip a bit short.




Probably not the most appropriate gallery-visiting attire, but I had the whole place to myself :)

This section reminded me a bit too much of nightmares...which is probably why I ended up getting inspired shortly after this photo was taken.




I'm not sure why, but I absolutely adore this part of the Gallery...the black and white floors and high domed ceilings were very much a treat.