.. something less than a holiday ..

March 1, 2014 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

The March 2014 edition of The Arcade Gacha Event is open and as always, there is fun stuff to be found! I pulled out a few things to show you. You can check out the Shopping Guide so that you are prepared before heading to the event. And remember, be patient because it is sure to be full for the first day or two!

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Credits:

What I’m Wearing

Mimi – Pale HB Red from Belleza by Tricky Boucher (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Mimi – Makeup 3 RARE from Belleza by Shyla Diggs (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Mimi – Gloss 3 from Belleza by Shyla Diggs (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Mimi – Pale Freckles from Belleza by Shyla Diggs (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Spectral Eyes – Field from IKON by Ikon Innovia (faMESHed)

Minimalist Black Mesh Eyelashes from Beetlebones by Suetabulous Yootz

Mesh Eyelashes from Maitreya by Onyx LeShelle

San Diego Glasses – wood light from [Deadwool] by Masa Plympton (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Maiko [Red 1] from Truth Hair by Truth Hawks (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Aventine Horns – Sweet Lolita RARE from +Half Deer+ by Halogen Magic (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Elusive Earrings from CAE by Cae Hancroft (FaMESHed)

Elusive Necklace from CAE by Cae Hancroft (FaMESHed)

the rabbit jumpsuit – Pink from Milk Motion by Marie Lauridsen (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Mouse Slippers from Conspiracy Theory by Ewan Mureaux (previous Arcade Gacha)

flying bunny 17-c from d-lab by Dazai Voom (The Arcade Gacha Event)

flying bunny 11-c from d-lab by Dazai Voom (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Puggly {Bunny} RARE from Birdy by Nina Helix (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Stuff

Mountain Lodge Mesh House from Scarlet Creative by Charlotte Bartlett (The Arcade Gacha Event)

From Consignment – Mesh Furniture by ValiantCo (Wavie Haller) (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Travellers Desk – Globe

Travellers Desk – Table RARE

Travellers Desk – Rug

Travellers Desk – Jubilees Travels

Travellers Desk – Chair

Travellers Desk – Travelled Suitcase

From +Convair+ by Tobias Convair (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Studio Art Pencils

From Intrigue Co. by Katherine McGinnis (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Cubimals: Cactus

From .junk. by Tab Tatham (The Arcade Gacha Event)

morrison locker cabinet.

morrison leather chair.

morrison iron bed.

morrison bar table.

morrison wire lamp.

From Seven Emporium by Agustkov (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Neon Arrow

From {vespertine} by Amelie Knelstrom (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Used suitcase books

Book of Dreamer – RARE

Bookstacks

From <:*BoOgErS*:> by Zen Zarco (The Arcade Gacha Event)

XO Bear RARE

Geronimo Bear RARE

Pink Bunneh Bear

From *MishMish* by Aime Takaaki (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Foodies – Breakfast Tray RARE

From The Secret Store by Maylee Oh (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Wild Flowers – Bouquet/Cowslips

From O.M.E.N. by damascusvera (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Dear John – Diaries & Love Letters

From Noodles by Natalee Oodles (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Books to Believing

From Schadenfreude by Allegory Malaprop (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Bunbit: cog

From Tres Blah by Julliette Westerburg (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Spring Living – Wired Heart (Black)

From Zaara [home] by Zaara Kohime (The Arcade Gacha Event)

Trunk table *taxi art*

From Nylon Outfitters by Nylon Pinkney (The Arcade Gacha Event)

CopyCat Art – Feed Me!

°•♫•°Listening to..°•♫•°

.. a kick-off to A Journey of Promise ..

February 27, 2014February 28, 2014 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

KickOff Invite v2

Join Us to Kick – Off

A Journey of Promise

Relay For Life of Second Life

March 7 – 9, 2014

We will begin the Relay For Life of Second Life JOURNEY on March 7th with a weekend kick-off celebration! This is the 10th year for RFL in Second Life and we want it to be the biggest year ever! We have seen a great start with the excitement from teams and the rush to start fund-raising via Convio. Now it will be time to officially start the season and we have put together a weekend of fun!

For Kick Off Weekend, we have a Journey Through the Continents. This path around the world will be set up providing participating teams the opportunity to set up some tools and KICK OFF their fundraising in SL! We will be opening the sims on the evening of Friday March 7th and will hold a team set – up and tailgate party with T1 Radio streaming across the sims.

On Saturday, March 8th, the excitement will continue with the Kick Off Ceremony at Noon where the Planning Committee and other committee members will formally start the season. T1 Radio will be streaming the ceremony live!

All afternoon and into the night, we will have entertainment from live music, to DJs, to more! We will even have the opportunity for teams to run “kissing booths” to raise more funds!

And then on Sunday, March 9th, we will start early morning with music to liven up the day, a dance troupe performance, and then … are you ready…? Family Feud will be played at 1pm SLT on Sunday! This will provide the opportunity to 3 teams to play along with the Planning Committee (Sting, Nikki, Random, Dawn, and MamaP) to see who can win the Feud! After the games, we will continue to have great music across the sims until 10PM SLT.

So … are you asking yourself… how can my team participate?

Team Participation – In order to have a presence on the Journey Through the Continents, you will need to register via this Google form by 11:59PM SLT on Monday March 3rd:

Notes:

Teams do not have to build anything! Your team will be assigned an area and will have a sign. We will send out the location information to the contacts for each team, so you will be able to find your spot and rez when the sims open.
Teams will be able to put out a kiosk. We encourage teams to also hold a raffle or a silent auction with something special to be awarded the winner/top bidder. If your team is setting up a raffle or auction, we ask that the start time be on Friday, March 7th and the end time be at 3pm SLT on Sunday, March 9th. There will also be the opportunity for each team to display up to 6 vendors too!
Teams will have the opportunity to sign up to manage one of 4 kissing booths in one hour increments from around 2pm SLT on Saturday afternoon until 8PM Sunday night. Please be sure to mark the form appropriately. Each team will be able to rez a kiosk and set their price. Each team that raises $1700L in their kiosk during their hour will win “Kiss Me, I RELAY” T-Shirts!

Family Feud – Our Planning Committee has agreed to play the game of Family Feud! Would your team like to be one of the 3 other teams in this mini-Feud tournament? If so… sign up via this Google form as possible (by 7am SLT on Tuesday, March 4):

Selected teams will be based upon first come-first serve.
We will notify the first 3 teams that registered, and will also select a few as alternates.
The Playing Teams must have 5 players
Each team will need to list their 5 primary players, plus 2-3 alternates.
Game will be played in SL Voice – all players must be able to use SL Voice
There is a $2500L entry fee which can be paid to the team’s kiosk (another fund-raising opportunity) – The transaction history will need to be sent to TylerPin showing that the payment was made between 7pm SLT on Friday March 7th and 10am SLT on March 9th.
Game instructions will be provided to the Playing Teams before the game.

The winning team will win Bragging Rights and “We Won The Feud” T-Shirts… and maybe… a trophy!

We will post the Weekend Schedule by March 2nd and will have the Landmarks distributed on March 7th prior to the opening of the sims.

We look forward to Kicking Off the 10th season of Relay For Life of Second Life – A Journey of Promise!

For more information about Relay For Life of Second Life:

For more information about American Cancer Society or Relay For Life, in general:

American Cancer Society

Relay For Life

.. a book meme ..

February 27, 2014 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

I did another meme from Strawberry Singh’s Monday Memes…

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Are you a bookworm? – When I am in the mood, I can be. I used to read more but find that unless I am on vacation or traveling, I don’t read nearly as much.
Which do you prefer: hardcover, paperback or electronic? – I like them all. Hardcover when it is a larger longer read; paperback when I am lazing on the beach; and my Kindle when I am traveling more or out and about. The plus of the Kindle is that I can take more books with me AND I can also read via my apps on my phone or iPad.
Which book is your favorite? – Generally speaking it is usually the last book that I have read. I read for escapism primarily and either go towards crime/suspense or the oddly contrasting, women’s fiction most of the time. Lately one of my favorites has been Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. However, I am also really enjoying the Game of Thrones series as well.
Which children’s book is your favorite? – Oh my, that was sooo many years ago. Ha! As a small child, I read what most do.. Dr. Seuss and others. My faves were probably Where the Wild Things Are and The Jungle Book. As I aged, I read whatever I could get my hands on and collected the “Nancy Drew Mysteries” and anything by Judy Blume and of course, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Favorite as a teen… Helter Skelter and Amityville Horror and some of the Stephen King books.
What’s the last book you’ve read? – Game of Thrones
Name your top five favorite writers: – James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judy Blume, George R.R. Martin are some of the all time faves…
Name a book that had a strong impact on you: – I‘ll have to get back to you on this..
Favorite & least favorite book genres? – Faves include crime/suspense drama as well as women’s fiction. But now and then, I take a little detour and go over towards fantasy or general fiction. I rarely read non-fiction unless I have to for school or work, but I will occasionally find a book of poetry that I enjoy. Least fave fictional genre would be full on romance ‘novels’. I just can’t manage page after page of “heaving bosoms” and “flush from excitement” moments.
Favorite & least favorite book-to-movie adaptation? – I absolutely agree with Berry that the BBC Adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was light year beyond. I’d almost say the same about the Sense and Sensibility adaptations, but I did enjoy both the BBC version and the cinematic version of that one. I have been quite amazed at how well Game of Thrones has translated to the HBO series. The drama, the character development and the scenes have been so well done. Least fave would probably be The Scarlet Letter.
Have you ever bought a book based on the cover alone? – No, I can’t say that I have.
Where do you usually buy your books? – These days, I’d say Amazon, however in the past, I was a frequent visitor to the Barnes and Noble or the old Borders. I always love when I find a small quaint bookstore, and also do tend to spend time in used bookstores when I find them.
Do you go to the library? – Not so much… not so convenient where i live these days. When I was a child and a young teen, I spent tons of time at our library and actually worked there into my teens. I loved it. As I got older, I would often spend time at the local libraries until probably the last 10 years or so.
How many books do you own? – When I moved to this state 10 years ago, I got rid of a tremendous number of books. I probably only have around 25-30 now. Of course, this does not count cookbooks, right?
If you were to write a book about Second Life, which topic would you focus on? The amazing ability of those that successfully play multiple avatars and the impact they have on those around them.