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Collagesity Gets Stoned 02
We move to the second set of 5 stones, this time aligned on the northern side of town, and basically following the route of Old Cannon Road. They are numbered west to east in this case.
Stone 06 is in front of a store (Lafayette Grocery and Dairy), just like Stone 03 (Bodega Market).
Baker Bloch looks down the ancient roadway toward stones 07 and 08.
Stone 07 (w/ Stone 06 in the background).
Stone 08. This one’s called Major Stone? Tall Stone? Lean Stone?
Stone 09, or Hunger Stone, one of the largest like Big Stone before it. It shares other similarities with Big Stone.
Hunger Stone may also be known as Think Stone for obvious reasons. This may be a corruption of Thick Stone.
Stone 10 is the only one not found in Collagesity proper. Instead it lies within the Rubi Woods, and offers important clues to their origins. We know that Hector on the opposite side of these same woods once contained its own alignment of very similar rocks (One Two). We’ll have to study this matter further before commenting in full. But are the stones from the woods?
Stone 06 was then turned around to close out Baker Bloch’s rocky night.
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Collagesity Gets Stoned 01
As of yesterday, 10 large stones with Celtic type designs on ’em have arrived in Collagesity, practically dividable into 2 sets of 5. Stones within each set are basically aligned with one another east to west across the town, 5 on the north side and 5 to the south. Successive rocks are also approximately equidistant to each other in both sets.
We start with the last stone placed by Baker Bloch yesterday, which turns out to be Stone 01 according to town terminology. This would be near the bottom center of Castle Jack in the southwest corner of Collagesity. We already learn much from this placement. Before Castle Jack, this site might have held a traditional 7 circuit labyrinth, such as we’ve seen in the Temple of TILE before, as well as on Second Lyfe’s Moon of the Moon. The rock and its own depiction of said labyrinth commemorates this history — according to town legends again.
The spinning Tyle Cube is perched on top.
Stone 02 fronts Carrcassonnee’s Gazebo Temple, about at the same place the burning Lennon lemon was before. It’s one of the bigger of the 10, and might be individually named Big Stone or Major Stone (Biggie?). We’ll see.
All that remains of the firey lemon is its containing dish or bowl.
Baker walks toward Stone 03 and Stone 04.
Stone 03 (front of Bodega Market).
Stone 04 (center of town “plaza”).
Stone 05 is placed on the eastern edge of town next to SoSo, near the border of Art Oluja’s land.
Stones 03, 04, and 05 in a row across Collagesity East.
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Collagesity Films (several!)
Recent films made in Collagesity.
First up is the art collective called cybertwigs, who meshed various Collagesity images with the song “Strange & Beautiful (I’ll Put A Spell On You)” by Aqualung. Truly a marvelous, polished creation, and I love that they attempted to grok my thought processes when making these works. Maybe they can illuminate me when they figure it out! The video is obviously a masterful collage in itself, representing a tight sync between audio and video. I’ll be studying it more in coming days and weeks for certain.
Pearl Grey’s slightly more neoclassic take on Collagesity is up next. She captures images not found in the first video, like zooming into the forbidden bowels of haunted Castle Jack. I also love the way she moves up through the numerous floors of the Fal Mouth Moon, scanning around the walls at each stop. It was a lot of fun creating and then hanging successive Falmouth series collages in that building back in Winter/Spring 2014. The gallery definitely helped shape the art.
The two almost equally long films make for a good balance in my eyes. And people do seem inspired by those sky tunnels.:) Excellent work guys! I’m truly, deeply touched.
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Return 01
“Starbuccaneer, my old nemesis, hehe. I’ll take 4 shots of expresso over ice in a venti cup.”
He calls toward Karoz already seated at the far table. “You sure you won’t have anything?”
“Positive. Just going over my notes.”
Baker Bloch turns back to the barista and lowers his voice a bit. “So how’ve you been Star? Long time no see.”
“2130,” came a robotic answer. “2130, 2130, 2130, 2130, 2130.” Starbuccaneer Barista’s eyes then turned pitch black for a moment.
“Hmmm,” says Baker. He calls back to Karoz. “Well, that’s probably for the best. Doesn’t look like they’re really open for business yet.” And I was really looking forward to that 4 shot latte, he then thinks to himself while watching Starbuccaneer’s eyes revert back to normal, but still staring blankly ahead. Possessed, he feels. “What do you think Blackie?” he queries his pet shoulder bird. “Possessed?”
“P’ssessed,” the bird echoes back in a small tweet.
—–
“Well Karoz, tell me all about your adventures in BoB. The whole honeymoon!”
“Oh it was wonderful, Baker Bloch. And I apologize again for not inviting you to the wedding. You see, it was Baker Blinker’s idea. She said she just couldn’t wait and that Collagesity needed us wedded as soon as possible for protection.”
“What does that mean?”
“I tried a couple of times to get her to spill more details, but no go. Plus we were busy doing, ahem, other things.”
“Like biking.” Baker Bloch laughs, and Karoz smiles broadly.
“How’s Jorondip? You said you stayed in the garage two nights, wasn’t it?”
“Three, actually. Then we moved just up the hill to what appeared to be an abandoned cottage. Then we moved up to a much larger house above that. The one with the blue quantum mechanics book. Have I told you about my new theory concerning quantum computers?”
Baker shakes his head and Karoz tells him. LINK
“Fascinating. You could be right. But what does that say about Collagesity? On and off? Black and white? Jasper and Newton?”
“It means a door to reality,” Karoz states bluntly. “A way out of here.”
“Hmph.” Baker speaks to his bird again. “Whattaya say Blackie? A way to reality?”
“Real-ty,” the bird squeaked.
“Since when did you start talking to your shoulder pet, Baker Bloch?”
“I don’t know. Just started. What do you think Blackie? Good idea?” The bird didn’t answer this time.
“Well anyway, it was great, Baker Bloch. The second week we stayed — get this — it was a duplicate of my Bodega market apartment. And we could rezz anything we wanted to there within a 61 prim cushion! So that finished it off. I’ll show you the pictures of the whole thing later. Maybe invite the town to a slide show. Yeah, that would be a morale booster.”
“Is the town down in the dumps?” Baker Bloch asked.
“Well, you know the whole Carrcassonnee turning red and dull several times. We need the eye strong to protect us.”
“What about Wheeler?”
“Oh she had to go with us.”
“She did??” Baker Bloch stares at Karoz and imagines his eyes turning black. But they didn’t.
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Starbuccaneer Coffee in Collagesity?
Interesting possibility! I like the deck over Confluence Pool fer sure.
Entrance in the back of Gallery Jack.
Baker getting comfy, and wishing he had a fishing pole.
4:24 PM EST:
More changes. Baker Bloch’s father just sold his house! But I’ll have to get to all that in another post.
5:20:
Changes! Developing fast. I believe the Boos gallery will be shifted from south to north Collagesity very soon.
6:15:
The Boos gallery has been shifted!
What seems to be happening — or is happening — is a positioning of all galleries along one ancient road that may still be called Cannon Street or the Old Cannon Road or something. This would be on the north side of town basically. The south side is becoming more residential in nature, it seems. Or park-like. We’ll see how it goes from here!
And 171 prims still left over as I write this. I’m not sure how.
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BoBeymoon
Baker Blinker was emphatic. “We’re not getting married in a garage.”
“It’s not *in* the garage,” countered Karoz. “The machine is just outside.” Karoz’s frown expands. “You said you didn’t want to wait until Christmas and that you wanted to get hitched as soon as possible. I’m outlining a solution for you in a most logical manner.”
Baker sighed. “Okay, let’s do it. But I’m not *sleeping* in that garage.”
But they ended up doing just that. They moved around Jorondip several times during the first week of their honeymoon stay in Nautilus’ BoB. Then they came across this place in Gormthoog on the morning of Day 7 while biking up Highway 14.
“Could it be, Baker Blinker?” Karoz excitedly asks.
“Well whatta ya know.”
“And full permissions on rezzing as I’m checking now.”
“Pop out that old bed again Blinks!”
Baker sighed. And so went their second week. Awesome again. For Karoz.
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A Central Collagesity Mystery
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Wedding Prep 02
“Thank you for meeting with me, Hucka Doobie. It’s just that… I didn’t feel comfortable talking with Carrcassonnee about Wheeler and such.”
“Yes, you told me. When did you get glasses Baker Blinker?”
“When did *you*? Yes, we need to catch up anyway. Remember the old days? Azure Islands? We use to hang a lot together.”
“And now you’re all grown up and about to get married,” responded Hucka Doobie. “My little girl”. Both giggle. “Well, spill the wine, er, beans.”
“Thanks again. Wheeler made me an offer, to get to the short of it.”
“What kind of offer?” Hucka Doobie propped her hands under her chin, getting very interested.
“An offer I had to refuse, Hucka. But I *thought* about it. That’s the scary thing. Am I really ready to get married? Is Karoz really the man? *The* Man?
“My guess?” offered Hucka Doobie. “I think it’s Blinkerton coming through.”
“Well, that might apply if *you* were getting married Hucka Doobie.”
“Oh yeah.” Hucka Doobie sat back in her chair, re-contemplating. “How about this? You like girls instead of boys. Deep inside.”
“Perhaps.” Baker Blinker then shook the thought off. “Nah, that’s not it. I’m not into the other side of the sea. What’s the expression?”
“Hunting for shells on the opposite shore of the lake, I think.” Hucka Doobie tried to wink at her but found she couldn’t.
“Well… how’s things with you? What have *you* been up to Hucka?”
“Oh nothing much. Just finished up discovering the center of the universe. Nothing to it really. A hole. A whole lotta hole.”
“Wow. Where’d you find *that*? The center, I mean. I mean, we’re *here*.”
“The center is everything?” Hucka Doobie looked around the Collagesity Cafe, seeming to check each corner.
“I suppose. We need to practice talking together more.”
“Get that owner of yours, baker b., on it. But I have a surprise for you. I need to talk to you about something very important as well. Parallel to your important statement. Which was what? You’re not going to get married?”
“No, I want to get married,” answered Baker. “I really do. And I’ll go through with it. It’s just that this whole, parallel world opened up briefly, the one where Wheeler and I went to this ultra-mysterious Muff-Bermingham planet and started a wrestling confederation.”
“You would be in charge?”
“Wheeler and I together. 50-50. Something like that.”
“Let’s get up and walk,” Hucka Doobie then said. “I want to stretch my legs and explore. I don’t get here to Collagesity enough. I’m often in the center, which is nowhere.”
“You’re talking about the White Palace,” Baker Blinker guessed.
“Yes.” Hucka Doobie pauses, lowering her voice. “Plus my father might be listening in. Karoz’s too.” She pauses again, gauging Baker Blinker’s expression. “From the past, you know.”
“Oh. Oh yeah.”
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Wedding Prep 01
Karoz examines the mystery center of Collagesity and thinks about his new theory regarding quantum computers… **
… before heading over to Jorondip, a strong honeymoon destination possibility for Baker Blinker and himself, he feels. It’s my new friend Quito’s Doggerland Garage again, now packaged with quickie wedding vending machine (called a Wed-O-Matic) and lots of other marriage related stuff.
“Baker Bloch warned me that other things could have changed since the family’s last visit,” Karoz says to himself when teleporting into Jorondip’s exact center. “Quito is quite active in the sim. I’ve got to keep my gauging eyes peeled.”
“Baker Bloch didn’t tell me about these weights. A plus… Baker Blinker likes to work out a lot now to keep up with Wheeler.”
“Punching bag and exercise mat: check.”
“Trashiness of the place might be a negative. Does Baker Blinker really want to honeymoon in a garage?” It was unfortunately a thought he didn’t consider frequently enough today.
“Ahhh, the vending machine. And, awww, a just married couple I’m assuming. How’d the ceremony go guys?” No answer.
Just props.
Wedding photos… a must!
“Did that trash can make a noise?”
And lastly, the honeymoon bed.
“Awesome.”
He can’t wait to get back to Collagesity and tell Baker Blinker about his finds here. He’s sure she’ll be super pleased!
—–
** From Karoz’s facebook page today:
My conclusion (for now) about quantum computers is that they’ll come ever so close to working but never be fully functional. Errors will always crop up that ruin an output. A hairline away from complete revolution, but about the same distance as that inner core is from absolute zero.
You cannot practically reconcile two universes in the same precise space.
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Sunklands 