Edward arrived back at Grand Central Station in Victoriana Square after a long journey. He had been away for a while on business but it was good to be back home. He stepped out of the station to see the snow that was here when he left had not yet melted and he smiled. Walking accross the square passed the Golden Harp he glanced over at his shop, everything seemed ok and as he left it. Walking on down Carnegie Mews he came to number 9, he glanced up at the building, still covered in ice, then looked down at the front door. He reached into his pocket for his key and slotting it into the lock he turned it and opened the door. Home! He had never been so happy to be back indoors. The warmth of the fire hit him straight away. He went through into the kitchen where his wife was making dinner. Yes it was good to be back home but there was much to attend to. The business had to be seen to and the Yulefest ball had to be organised but he hoped that Miss Ireland had been able to do that. He must also contact the Mayor to inform him of his return, but that could all be done tomorrow, today it was time to relax and unwind after his long journey. Maybe he would tell of this sometime but now it was dinner time.
Snow in July at Victoriana
“I woke up today with a chill in the air. When i looked out the window i noticed icicles hanging outside my house on the balcony. After getting dressed and going downstairs i had to light the fire because of the chill. It seems the Yulefest at Victoriana has brought with it Snow. We are lucky that it may last until the end of the events on the 31st of July as it will make the place look rather festive for a time. I have also started on the Newspaper today. I have purchased the printing machine that was needed as well as a couple of other things and i am going to set them up in Victoriana today. I have the recruitment on today as well so hopefully i will get some interest at some point with the application giver in the Golden Harp in town”
E.G. Shippe
Newspaper recruitment
“I have posted an event listing for the newspaper recruitment for Victoriana for tomorrow (Saturday) I am looking for reporters and an advertising clerk to work on the paper. I think i need about 3 reporters and 1 sales clerk so hopefully tomorrow should bring some interested people down to the town. Even if it doesnt it still creates awareness of the newspaper with the wider community as they will see that something is starting which is good. Plus because it is being held in the Golden Harp tavern and not in an office or what not its a little less formal which should make people relax a little. They can have a drink while they fill in the application and i can hold the interviews in a more friendly manner than say in an office which should put people at ease. I also need to get some decoration done for Yulefest for the shop and my home, with the work i have currently i may not be able to get this done today but if not there is always tomorrow morning.”
E.G. Shippe
Audio book club
“After learning that Victoriana used to hold a book reading club event which has now stopped, i have been toying with the idea of restarting this as i wasnt there when it was being run before and i would rather like to attend one of these events. The plan to set this up though may seem harder than at first thought. Why? Well for it to be an audio book club someone has to read it but then the others would need somekind of book to read along with as if 1 person read and the rest just did what they pleased it would be rude to the book reader. Hence i have thought of an idea to revive this event and make it so that the guests can mingle and play some games while listening to the story. Audio books! I am going to investigate this possibility to stream the audio books through SAM broadcaster which i have to SL. I know i need a stream which is easily available as are the audio books, so hopefully it shouldnt be too much of a problem to get this back up and running hopefully”
E.G. Shippe
Events in Victoriana & Paperwork!
“After discussing with the Mayor Mr Lindsay about holding events in Victoriana and agreeing that the town needed a social committee to handle such events, i am going to send out a notice today to the residents to see what they think and what ideas they have. Maybe we can hold a meeting this Sunday? I will put this in the notice and see what feedback i can get. Also i have had a few replies to my job vacancy ad for a fellow photographer to come and work with me. I will need to go through the resume’s today. I also have some accountancy work on my balance sheet to perform so it seems today is about paperwork!”
E.G. Shippe
Working
“Today i have been busy with some work that was commissioned of my company by a Miss Akashka Morgath. She is building a gothic type castle and wanted some custom textures for this build. I worked all day on this and have completed the task just this very minute. The reason why i mention this is because this is a turning point in my business. So far i have provided photography services and graphic design for advertising, posters, shop signs and group insignia but this is the first time i have been commissioned to make custom textures for buildings. This was a challenge that i enjoyed so i am going to start accepting more commissions like this in the future i think as it was a good days work”
E.G. Shippe
Newspapers?
“I have been wondering if i should set up a newspaper for the community. A local newspaper maybe, but with a wider advertising base to fund this venture. I know there are many fine establishments around that would probably like to show their wares to a larger audience but for one reason or another are not able to. This would not only be a help to them but to the wider community with news on events and new shops etc. I will have to investigate this possibility a little more and then maybe meet with a few of the residents of Victoriana to discuss this over a few drinks at the Golden Harp”
E.G. Shippe
YuleFest
There was to be a Yulefest in the town of Victoriana where Edward had just moved to. It was the Australian celebration of wintertime as its summer there when its Christmas so they hold whats called Yulefest so the town was going to be covered in snow and ice for 10 days starting the 21st of July. Edward had been thinking about holding an offer in his shop for this and also maybe hosting some events in the town. He had discussed with the Mayor about this last night and the mayor seemed only too pleased to let him host some in the Golden Harp so Edward set about making some advertising notices to contact people with.
The start of Edward George Shippe’s journey
Edward George Shippe, a normal Victorian Gent living in the game Second Life on the Victoriana Sim. He had just moved into number 9 Carnegie Mews and had managed to have all his furniture brought there and placed where he wanted it. Now he was after starting a business to help pay for this. He had rented a shop just up the street from his house at number 2 Carnegie Mews and had spent most of the day organising the various things that he needed in there to run his business. He was an Architect by trade but had begun to play around with Photography and had his own photo studio away from the city. He was able to offer a bargin profile picture service with just the backgrounds from the studio for only 100L$. He had also had experince with photoshop and could also offer a service for 200L$ which would use a custom photoshop background with the profile picture. The typical turnaround for a profile pic with photoshop was around an hour depending on what was needed.
He also offered an advertising service. He could offer shops/clubs etc the chance to advertise to over 25000 people in Second Life in groups that they had signed up for that allowed this. He was also available to give custom textures for the events and even act as a host at the events if required. More details could be found at his shop which you can find in his profile under the classifieds tab.
So now he had the house and the shop, it was time to go to work….
