~~Lumeria on Roan~~

Lumeria …lumen,lux= light;  mer= sea, a land of light under the sea, Lumerians are beings of light under the sea

 

Peeking into Lumeria

 


As many might be aware, I am a dedicated member of Flickr, possibly to the point of a bit obsessed!  I try to look at most every new photo that a contact posts and really look at those that are of new places, interesting builds, etc.  Well, a few days ago, I was taking a look at photos and opened Adianna Price’s photostream.  There I found a beautiful photo in blues and golds, so I took a closer look and found that it was of a place called “Lumeria”.  I found it fascinating and thought…oh I will go there!  Luckily for me, Adi had included the SLURL in the description of her photos, so I headed over when I had the opportunity on Saturday.

Entering Lumeria...

I landed underwater at the entrance to this beautifully blue build and looked around to find areas for meditation, relaxation and reflection.  This was just the start.  I found a teleport and saw different locations, so I chose “Lotus Garden”  (I think).  And next thing I knew, I was on lily pads next to beautiful lotus blossoms.  Looking out, I realized that there were structures all around this watery build.  These all looked to blossom from the sea, in blues and sea-greens.  There are several places along the walk ways to stop for a dance or a cuddle and even tai chi, so a lovely place to relax with your love or good friends.  As I wondered around, I found that the build is circled by mountains and fully encased inside a bubble.

Mystical Lumeria

For me (and most that ever look at my Flickr will already know), I also found a fantastical place to take photos.  The blues, the sea-greens, the flowers, the structures and even the little fairies offered a lot of opportunity for photos of interest.  The rays of light along with the glowing crystals added to this.  Using the different ‘windlight’ enviro settings changed every view as the color of the sky and water played a part in each capture.  For more of my photos of Lumeria, visit my Flickr set dedicated to this beautiful place.

I enjoyed my stay in Lumeria… and was blessed to speak with the creator, Abel Moonites, who explained that this build was a true labor of love.  It was the love for the woman in his SLife that inspired the creation and he hopes that others will feel that love when they visit.  His creation is detailed and with thought…and yes, it is apparent that it was built with purpose.

A truly mystical place… when you have the chance, visit Lumeria on Roan.

’til next time… explore, explore!

~Sunshine

Going Bald… Successfully!

As you saw from my previous post, a “Bid Me Bald” event to raise funds for the Relay for Life of Second Life campaign was held on Sunday, March 21 at Sol Mañanero Surf.  The RFL of SL team Eternal Beacon, hosted and our team captain, Dione Kohime, pulled double duty and DJ’d as well. 

It was a fun-filled event.  I had opposing kiosks set up.  One asking party-goers to bid for me to be bald, and one asking to let me keep my hair.  There was a definite push as it was evident just who wanted me bald and who loves to see me in hair!  LOL   Each time Linden were paid to the “Bid Me Bald” kiosk, I would groan…and then Linden would drop into the “Keep Me in Hair” kiosk to which I would cheer!  For 2 hours, we were entertained with the music that DJ Dione laid down from awesome mash-ups to songs about Sunshine/Sunny/etc… we danced, chatted, hoo’d and laughed!   One of my friends, Kekoa Arbizu, filmed the party and put together this video…take a look, it tells you a bit more about the “Bid Me Bald” event and shows us having a great time!! 

At the end of the event… looking to the kiosks, I found that those that favored the Baldness came in a bit higher requiring me to be bald for 2 days!  And then after some late breaking donations were made through Monday night (after this photo was done), I was up to 3 days bald! 

A Successful Event for Relay for Life of Second Life!

 

Now…the coolest thing about this whole event?!?  We raised over L$126,000 Linden for Relay for Life of Second Life benefitting American Cancer Society (late donations totaling an additional 2800L were received after above photo done).  The generosity of all amazed me and while I know that many might have wanted to see me bald for more days, I think that the offsetting kiosks worked to bring in more linden!!!   Thank you all to those that joined me and that paid my kiosk through Monday night for that reason.  The “Bid Me Bald” event for Sunshine is over… hmmm should I do another one?  🙂 

Bald IS Beautiful!!! 🙂

 

‘Til Next Time… 

~Sunshine 

Be sure to visit … to find out more info or donate USD! 

My RFL of SL ACS Webpage 

Eternal Beacon’s RFL of SL ACS Webpage 

The Relay for Life of Second Life Webpage 

Credits:  Video by Kekoa Arbizu of the Waterfront Group; My Outfit by Likka House; Music by DJ Dione

~~Bid Me Bald~~

  

Originally uploaded by °•♫•°:.Sunshine.:°•♫•°
 

Bald…to be or not to be, that is the question! 

In Second Life, it is easy for us to go without hair, but… those of us who LOVE hair and change it up daily might have a little harder time losing the hair! Well… our team, Eternal Beacon, is planning multiple events that will have our friends Bidding to Make Us Bald! My event is scheduled for Sunday, March 21st. For every 5000L paid into my RFL of SL vendor, I will have to be BALD for a calendar day in Second Life. Well, I proposed that we have a vendor set up to help keep hair on my head…as well. Soooo we will have competing bidding – those that want me bald and those that want me to keep my hair!!! All in all, it will be funny and I plan to be bald for a few days… more people want to laugh at my bald head, I’m sure, soooo unless others match the bids, I’ll be a domehead for sure! Never fear, in Second Life, we can have a nicely shaped head too!!! 

Bid Me Bald! 

Brought to you by Eternal Beacon 

Join us for sun, surf and dancing on the beautiful beaches of Sol Mañanero Surf. 

Sunshine Zhangsun (co-owner of Sol)  is going to go bald 1 day for every 5,000L donated to her vendor….or is she? 

There might some willing to donate in order for her to keep her hair (Jac doesn’t like me bald!), so we are setting up two vendors for Sunny. 

Every 5,000L in one will add a day to my baldness
Every 5,000L in the other will subtract a day from my baldness
 

So either way, the American Cancer Society wins. 

Party starts at 5pm slt, Sunday March 21st
DJ Dione will be providing the music
So bring your board shorts and some big bucks! Surf’s Up!
 

Hope you will stop by and help us raise funds for this awesome charity!!  And yes, you can also laugh at me as I freak out over every day I have to be bald in SL!!! 

texture created by Brianna Vollmar