Ok, ok - I'm not moving from my adorable Hbox Town home. I waited a really long time for it, the community is adorable, I have a mailbox with my name it (!!!), and the admins are 2 (possibly 3?) hawt, funny, eared pixel guys. :D
So, why did I go out and get new land? Well. Long before the opening spot at Hbox, I was eying some land by the Otherland Group. As time went on, I grew curious about it, and a few days ago, I finally decided to ask about it. Once I got details on the land, I found myself unable to stop thinking about it, and somehow found myself in the middle of house shopping for this land that I don't even have.
I found myself wanting it, and thinking about it so much that I couldn't sleep. So, to allow myself to sleep again, I bought it. (Well, *rented* it for an extra $10USD tier a month, rather than pay $80USD upfront cost).
I love Hbox, and will continue to keep that place. But, I would love to put things on - like a inventory sorting party, which is physically impossible at Hbox. That place was so tiny, I could barely move around with just myself in there. This place is huge, and can hold quite a bit of people... so thats good :D
Now, on to the pictures of my new 1/4 OpenSpace sim!
Its 1/4 sim, but most of it is water, because its one of those lower-prim sims, that cost less than normal. So, I have tons of room around me and my neighbors.
I was worried with prims though - I thought once I had my house and furniture down, I wouldn't have enough prims for landscaping. But, I was shocked at how many prims I had left. Even *WITH* trees. Surprisingly, when I was completely done laying down every prim I'd ever need here, I still have 361 prims left. Like omg.
This sim has a theme - Maledives. I had to IM one of the estate managers for clarification on what it is, and is apparently tiki/tropical themed. So, I went with a airy, yet enclosed tiki-looking home. Its cute, and I like it. I had to terraform the land to fit this house a tiny bit (which is a terrifying thought), but it turned out pretty well.
My waves! I bought these while I was living on Diamond Island with Bats. They were horribly expensive (but I hear they were surfable?), and I only had them out for like, 2 weeks before he left. So, I'm excited I finally get to bring them out again. ^^
I love how open and airy this house is. Its very fun, beachy and I think its cute :D
And yes. That is a palm tree inside my house. There is a hole in the roof that it grows out of, it seems XD
The bedroom of this house. Both this bed and the one at Hbox is... unscripted. Maybe I should fix that, to amuse myself a bit. Ah, I wonder if this bed is even modifiable? O.o;;;
Meh living room. I love fireplaces - so, this house definitely had to have a fire. I'm not entirely fond of the animated texture fireplace, so I may have to take that out and put my particle fire script in that I made a while ago. And maybe put my crackling fire sound in there. :D
The dining room. I guess for when I want to sit down and eat the toasted marshmallows that I burn in the fireplace O.o;;
Want to come visit? Feel free to. The SLURL is: Faridhoo (52, 59, 23)
I don't bite, really :D And omg. Yus! Tonight will be mailbox shopping! XD
June 18, 2008 at 11:11 AM
oh, Sai, you couldn't have chosen better. I lived for over a year on an Otherland 1/4 sim island in Eridhyu. The landlord is fabulous and very fair. I loved it and still miss it... it was my first home and I have so many memories there. I made a creek and waterfall with fish and tropical plants. And a TINY little grass hut with four bamboo walls I could draw up or pull down. My furniture was one futon and two cushions LOL. I lived mostly outside. It was really great. Congratulations.
June 18, 2008 at 11:17 AM
You have the coolest style in both of your homes! Congratulations on finding places that fit you so well. May you have many happy days in both of them. :)
June 18, 2008 at 12:45 PM
omg, we're neighbors! Ok not *really* neighbors (I own 1/2 of Saint John), but both in Otherland, and I could sail my boat to your sim directly, lol.
Grats on the purchase. And welcome to the neighborhood! :)
June 18, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Oh wow, it's lovely! It's nice to have your own cozy place and yet also lots of space to breathe :) I will drop in one of these days, Sai, I hope you'll be at home then ^^
June 19, 2008 at 12:29 AM
oh, couldn't you just sooo totally live there in RL? *sigh*
Happy homecoming, Sai! :)
June 19, 2008 at 10:29 AM
OMG! there are so many Otherlanders here! I live on 1/4 of Stephen sim & feel so isolated, no one ever comes to visit. might help if I could ever settle on a finished house & furnish it. :P but I have a lovely dock & mountaintop deck so please stop by!
I've had a really good experience with the Otherland people, and Sylvia Sonoda (one of the land agents) is right next door to me.
Aisuru Reiko
June 19, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Aeai - Sorry I crashed on you last night! OMG, my internet has been having spaz attacks where it dies for a while, then comes back up! /me kicks internet provider. I'll IM you once I see you online again ^^
Brandy - Thank you ! :D
Meara - OMG, I searched Saint John, and you are totally close to me~ Like... two map screens away! XD I'll have to come paddle to your sim on my surfboard to say Hi. :P
Quaintly - Yus! I love company! Come visit me sometime :D
Amethyst - Definitely. Its so quiet and peaceful.... unlike my RL XD /me sits down and dreams of nice, quiet, open spaces XD
Aisuru - OMG, I had no idea so many people have land from there O.O I feel so weird for not buying from them before! But, its great to know that other people love it enough to stay - thats a great sign for me. I also talked with Sylvia... she was the one I actually met on the land and helped me with the land purchase. Totally sweet people, both of the people I talked to ^^
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