RandyLH and Darthvader have done it again! This time it's more spectacular than any other build we've seen on the island — and I'm serious, this is no small creation. I was speechless for a bit when I first teleported "out there."
If you've already caught the buzz about it, now you can take a look at the pictures yourself! The portal to the Space Center is hidden in a museum in Isla Del Sol, but first you have to walk through a space teleportation gate to get to the Space Center. Super sci-fi! I dig it!

 

Once you get there though...THAT'S where the real fun and mystery begins! You can see Earth, Saturn, Mars, and a bunch of other galactic surprises! (Just be careful of the flying rocks!) The whole space observatory looks like it walked off the pages of some high-tech space movie or Battlestar Galatica.  It's just too awesome for words — trust me, you've just gotta pop in a take a look for yourself!

 
 

Be sure to comment here and let us know what you think of the Space Observatory! It's blown me away! Dare to challenge this build? We'd love to see your ideas!
Personally, I'm going to go explore it more...after all, we aren't alone on the island! (I can almost hear the X-Files music  playing...)

 

What are you waiting for? It's time to go on a space adventure!

     

I know...I've been butchering my rhymes a bit lately, and I can't seem to top the ones that came in last time from all of you islanders! So I want to open up the island floor for you all to bust a rhyme about anything (or any islander) — but it has to relate to financial stuff, like credit!

Why? Well, it just so happens that today we're celebrating a very important day called Get Smart About Credit Day!  Now it may not sound exciting, but believe me, it's a pretty important topic these days.

If you haven't taken a peek into the news lately, it's been a little crazy out there. With everything in the economy heading south, it seems like a good time to mention it here and note the importance of learning about credit — before you bite off more than you can chew! (Like I sometimes do, which is bad, bad, and bad! Ugh.)

If you want to learn more, hit up our Student LoanDown blog page and read Dinna's post about Get Smart About Credit Day! Other than that, I'm challenging all of you to bust your rhymes here, and let's see who has the one sick rhyme that'll beat everyone else's! Here's mine:

I like to party hard, without the plastic card.

What do you think?

P.S. RandyLH: you still owe me a rhyme that's supposed to TOP everyone's on the island. Don't think I've forgotten. We're all still waiting for that little snippet to show up...*cough* *cough*!

     

As the Mission Impossible theme music plays in the background — let me let  you in on a little secret...

*beckons islander to come  closer*

Black Bart is behind the  mystery that lurks the island. Who is he you ask? He's not just any bandit, but  the infamous robber that looted lots of stagecoaches back in the 1800s. His trademark? The little notes he left behind  to taunt the detectives who were searching for him.

Your mission: Recover the lost treasure by following the string of  clues. They won't be easy to find, but you islanders are all brilliant! The fate of the treasure rests in your hands  now. Don't let the other treasure  hunters beat you to it!

Hurry up! The clock's  ticking!

I know, I know...I've been MIA a bit on the island, but that's because I've been working on something super spectacular and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!  (Try to say that ten times fast!)

That's right! We have a surprise for you right around the corner! Want to know what it is?

*drum roll*

Oh, come on now, you didn't think it would be as easy as me just telling you right? How about this: why don't you guys guess what it could be? Here are some clues:

1. It's a mystery
   

2. You can do it with friends
   

3. There's a BIG prize
   

4. You'll be able to unlock a secret chamber
   

Hmm...now I don't know about you, but I think those are some pretty big clues.

What do you think it is? Post your guesses here, and I'll tell you if you're getting warmer!

     

Hope everyone had an awesome long weekend and some fun in the sun! It's been pretty hot lately, so hopefully you all have been able to stay cool on the island too.

If you haven't heard, there's been some buzz about a mysterious church with hidden teleports to "the ends of the earth." And simgirl111, upon discovering the old church on Isla Del Sol, set out with me on an itty bitty expedition to explore it with my fellow islanders.

I don't want to give anything away, but here's the hint that simgirl111 gave me: "Leave no stone unturned!"

The pics below can also give you some clues, good luck!

What did you find? Post it here, and see what other islanders found as well!

P.S. Taxes are due (I got that little icon thingy on my screen the other day) so hurry to the SIRS building to take care of 'em soon!

Do you love tennis and live in Desert Hollow? If your answer is yes, then you've got to check out this new hot spot! (And if you don't live in town, you should still stop by and take a peek!)

So I've finally decided on a date to run the newbie tours! And seriously, if anyone wants to be tour guide (don't all jump up at once!) let me know. In the meantime, I'll be guiding our little island adventures till some awesome possum — not literally — decides to take over.

I'm planning to lead tours on the last Thursday of every month at 1pm PT (4pm ET) — everyone is welcome to join! I know, once a month seems a little iffy, but if they get really popular and oodles of people want to join (yes, I said oodles) then we can revamp the tours and make more of them!

*waves her tour guide flag*

 

So here it is again:

Day: The last Thursday of every month
Time: 1pm PT (4pm ET)
Location: Welcome Center (it's where you drop in world)

     

It's the hippity hoppity time of year, and Nephewpez is throwing a fab Easter party at his house at coordinates 8N 75W. It's also a housewarming &mdash so don't forget to arrive on time at 1:00pm Central Time!

Also, I've heard about these strange and bizarre bots that have been stalking the city center! Islanders have been saying that when they click on them, the bots go *poof* and get teleported...but to where? Who knows?

Have you encountered one of these bots? If you have, post where so we can track 'em down! I've clicked a bunch of them but nothing happened, maybe you guys will have some Easter Bunny luck and find one!

The teleport bot hunting begins!