Peace on Earth on Christmas Eve

The Peace on Earth Hunt is in its fourth week now, with about 10 days to go. There is plenty of time to do the hunt, from start to finish.

I still do the hunt in my own way, by cherry-picking for shapes, skin and hair. POE4 does not print the names of the stores, so I read blogs, listen to group chat, and sift through locations and clues to find what I want. Yes, I know, it would be easier to do the complete hunt, but my inventory cannot stand another not-absolutely-needed item.

The ROCKBERRY globe is the easiest one to find — bless Heather Beebe’s heart, she always puts it out in a very visible place. This year, her hint is: “not hidden, on the desk.” How beautiful is that! So, Rockberry is always the first place I visit, and I leave with a great gift and a good feeling about this store.

You can read all the hints, and get updated information during the hunt, at the POE4 blog:

Now, I must run – NORAD is tracking Santa’s trip, and the latest report is that he has just crossed the Atlantic. And since I live on the East coast of the States, he should be here any minute — yeah, like I’ve been good enough that he will stop here?? Not likely!!!

Happy Peace on Earth Hunting, and good will to all mankind and beasts.

Celebrating the Holiday Season – POE4

It is the season of joy, and the pleasure of giving and being generous is at the forefront of people’s minds. Following that spirit of giving, and giving generously, the Peace on Earth Hunt has become a holiday tradition.

Designers were invited to this hunt based on the quality of products they create all year long, and the presentation of their stores. Some familiar names are back, others are noticeably absent. There are a lot of new stores in this year’s hunt. But, familiar or new, you can expect top quality in the gifts you find on this hunt (hidden in small Earth-shape globes).

A good place to start your hunt is at MAGIC AVI, where you will find PINKY LEE, a Christmas Doll, a new shape created especially for the POE4 hunt. A Style Card is enclosed with the shape so you can create your own Christmas Doll. The globe is easy to find – HINT: Angels We Have Heard on High.

You can read all about the hunt, and get updated information during the hunt, at the POE4 blog

Things I Hate in Second Life

Store Closing – Sale!
I get a notice that a store I have not heard of before is having a closing sale. I pop over to check out the sale. OMG, I love everything in the store. I only have a few days to buy everything. I do not have enough money to buy everything. I hate this store for closing.

Flexi Hair – Not!!
I read about a new hair release. It is all over the blogs. And it is gorgeous. So, I run over, buy the demo, plop it on my head, and – NOTHING!

It does not move when I turn my head. There are no wispy wisps to blow around my face in a windy sim. It does not swing when I dance, flow behind me when I run, or cover my face when I look down.*

It is great hair for photos, yes, but it will not work in daily SLife. I hate this store for creating beautiful styles which I will never buy.

Blue M&M’s – Huh?

I hate it when I buy a bag of M&M’s and half of them are blue. Blue is not an appealing color for chocolate candy. So, I throw the blue ones away. Oh wait — M&M’s are in real life. Still, that does not change the fact that I hate blue M&M’s

* Oh, by the way, for the best movement of hair in Second Life, buy “Winter” at Analog Dog (unisex style). Or, if you want long hair, buy “Milli” (I have both styles in all colors available). Milli is incredible on the dance floor. Try a demo. You will see what I mean.

Analog Dog is currently having a sale on older styles. It is a good time to stock up on Winter and Milli. Here is the exact location for both styles. At landing, follow the “Sale” signs to the back side of the island, and go to this position.

Things I Do Not Hate in Second Life – Analog Dog, Winter and Milli.

Tradition, Generosity, Quality – POE

Whatever you celebrate, whenever you celebrate, the holiday season is full of goodness and goodies. And a prime example of goodness and goodies is the annual Peace on Earth Hunt [POE].

For the fourth year, this not-to-be-missed December hunt has been pulled together by Sequoia Nightfire. It’s a massive task, given the number of vendors participating [approximately, 210]. I dare say, nerves of steel and the patience of a saint are required to make this event run smoothly, and Sequoia has shown in previous years that she has both, in abundance.

The fourth Peace On Earth Gridwide Hunt [POE4] starts in a couple of hours, and runs through January 3rd, 2012.

You can read all about the hunt, and get updated information during the hunt, at the POE4 blog:

It is the biggest grid-wide hunt of the year, the one we’ve all been waiting for, no group is required, and there is no charge. So, you can save your Lindens for the presents you buy when you play Santa to all your SL friends.

The Peace on Earth Hunt — HO, HO, HO, and away we go!

Purple on Halloween

Purple for Halloween? Why not?

I have been looking for a new just-the-right-shade-of-purple skin ever since the day Curio stopped selling its paint-SL-purple-day skin in 2009. That was a beautiful purple skin and I failed to pick it up before it was retired.

Today, I found this lovely purple skin – Cybil by Glamorize. It is currently available on Marketplace for a L$1 price. The curvy shape is BITER, from Adult Second Shapes in Bronlen.

So, if you want to join in the Halloween spirit but don’t want to wear the traditional orange and black, try a lovely purple skin for the time you spend inbetween worlds on All Hallows Eve.

SKIN: Glamorize – Cybil Fairy Skin

SHAPE: Adult Second Shapes - BITER

HAIR: EMO-tions: FINYA – naturals

EYES: PixelDolls at Port Seraphine – (Avatar) Eyes – Natural (apple)

Pasties: Janaes Fancies - Flower Pasties Silver

Shorts: CHIXCKSMAYBECLOTHES – JuliJeans – Pink
Shirt: CHIXCKSMAYBECLOTHES – WoolyVest – White

SKULLY – New Little Shape at Second Shapes

SKULLY – a small, trim shape, with a beautiful face and a punked-urban style.

SKULLY – a new mod-copy shape at Second Shapes. Keep her small or stretch her tall, SKULLY is lovely in any size.

Shape only – Mod Copy Body. Style Card enclosed.

SECOND SHAPES – Shaping Second Life since 2007.
Second Shapes – Main Store
Sim Rating: Moderate [Mature]

Second Shapes – HoboTown
Sim Rating: General [PG]

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SECOND SHAPES – SL Marketplace.

GUEST BLOGGER: Pip Littlething

The Second Life Birthday Celebration is over . . .

or is it?

The performers are gone, the stages are empty. The crowds have gone home. But the exhibits are still standing tall and proud, and will be until July 5th. Now, is the perfect time to visit and explore.

Where to start? With Kirsten’s Viewer exhibit, of course.

The exhibit is a fascinating description of how your Second Life viewer works — you know, “it goes in here and comes out there” — set out in such a simplistic manner that you see how it is done, even though you know it takes a whole lot of magic to make it all happen.

Kirsten’s exhibit is on the Impressive sim – very apropos.

The tour cars are still running, just click on a passing car and hop on. Prepare to be impressed with all the incredible builds at the SL8B.

Annual Addictions and Magical Moments

On June 23, 2011, Second Life will be eight years old. The annual birthday bash [SL8B] kicks off on Monday, June 20th at 10:00 a.m. SLT. The talent and creativity of the exhibitors each year never ceases to amaze me.

The theme this year is centered around that magical moment when you realized just how amazing Second Life really is, when you understood its potential to change your life and the lives of other Residents. It is what you think of as an “Ah-Ha” moment.

Another annual addiction is the not-to-be-missed December hunt put together by Sequoia Nightfire, the Peace on Earth Hunt. It is the only hunt I actually try to complete. My patience is sorely tested on hunts, and I usually just cherry-pick for shapes, skin and hair.

I am the first to admit that I am a shapes addict and a skin whore. So, the annual Skin and Shapes Expo, held earlier this month, is high on my must-do list. The Expo is an excellent way to discover a new flavor-of-the-month designer, a chance to find new creators who can satisfy your craving for a new look, a different look.

This year, I added a fourth event to my annual list, the Fantasy Faire. Every thought I never thought, but wished I had, was made real at the Faire. The creators at the Faire understand the magic of Second Life. I look forward to seeing many of them creating again at the SL8B birthday bash.

So, mark your calendars for June 20th at 10:00 a.m. SLT. Time passes quickly in Second Life and you don’t want to miss a minute of the magic.

Fantasy Faire – Ribbon Hunt and Auctions

Have you seen those little aqua colored ribbons in and around the nine sims of the Fantasy Faire? They contain prizes donated by the Faire vendors. Just pay the listed cost (between 10L and 100L) and take home prizes worth up to $L1000. New prizes are being hidden each day.

And don’t forget to stop by the Auctions area. There are only two days left to bid on unique and/or one-of-a-kind creations by the generous creators at the Faire.

Mystic Hope has two excellent roleplay outfits up for auction, Healing Witch Violet for the ladies and Shalims Dragon Blue for the gents.

Just teleport over to Fantasy Faire Central, Auctions and walk back to the auctions area (or use the handy teleport at Central).

FANTASY FAIRE CENTRAL – A Fantasy Journey

Choose your fantasy genre — Fairy, Elven, Magic, Mermaid, Goth, Demon, Vamp, Neko, Micro, Steampunk, or Sci-Fi. For the next six days, you can find them all in one place – at the Fantasy Faire. This nine-sim event is produced by Friends Fighting Cancer for the Relay for Life of Second Life.

Start your fantasy journey by teleporting to “Fantasy Faire Central” to pick up your FREE Welcome Kit.

Using the teleport board at Central, teleport over to the Fantastical and Magical sim. Your first stop, The Arcanum. Pick up the Wishmaster Spell HUD, the most highly regarded spell HUD in Second Life. It will protect you on your fantasy journey.

A fantasy journey requires the right clothing. Stop by Mystic Hope and choose from a wide selection of roleplay-yourplay clothing. In the RFL vendor is a beautiful violet outfit, called Anfaela.

Your next stop, ShaNoodle’s Hair, for magical animated flexi hair, lovely colors to match your Anfaela outfit.

Now, you need the newly-released Fantasy Glow Eyes at Ibanez.

Next, stop by Hidden Treasure of Dragon and pick up the Honu pendant – male and female pendants included – something beautiful for yourself and your beloved, and contribute to the fight against Cancer at the same time.

Perhaps, you want to become something other than human – a tiger, mermaid, bee, crocodile, or a horse. At AX Anthro & Fantasy Avatars, you can choose an otherwordly shape to continue your fantasy journey.

Did we forget anything? Not to worry – there are eight more sims to be explored. You will surely find what you need in one of them.

HONU (Sea Turtle) – Fantasy Faire 2011

It is said that hawaiian jewelry brings you happiness. The delicate beauty of the
Honu (Sea Turtle) Necklace is sure to bring you happiness each time you look at it. Honu is a part of the hawaiian memory of Salfa Merlin, creator of this lovely jewelry.

Salfa is participating in the Fantasy Faire 2011, on the Fantastical and Magical sim. She lives in Japan and states, “Japan is suffering from earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear fears. Now I cannot ignore cancer.”

Join with Salfa and the other merchants at the Fantasy Faire, in their efforts to help Friends Fighting Cancer meet their goal of raising $20,000 USD for Relay for Life. The Fantasy Faire opens April 2nd [Search for "Fantasy Faire Central" on the map].

Visit the Hidden Treasure of Dragon store on the Fantastical and Magical sim. Purchase the Honu (Sea Turtle) Necklace. Included in your purchase are male and female versions of Honu. Matching earrings are also available, and can currently be won in the Lucky Board at the Hidden Treasure of Dragon main store.

Hidden Treasure of Dragon is also available on the SL Marketplace.

For further information about Fantasy Faire 2011, visit the FFC Fantasy Faire 2011 website.

Or contact Captain Ember Farina or Co-Captain Zander Greene in SL
or by email – FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com

MAGICAL HAIR at the Fantasy Faire

I received a package today from ShaNoodle’s Hair. Shawanna Snoodle, owner of ShaNoodle’s, has set up a store at the Fantastical and Magical sim at the Fantasy Faire, which opens on April 2nd.

I was not familiar with ShaNoodle’s Hair, so I did not know what to expect when I tried the hair. Well, I am here to tell you that my mouth dropped open. This hair moves! I don’t mean that it moves with me — it moves all by itself. It dips, it flows, it swoops. For 15 minutes, I sat and watched this hair, totally fascinated. Then, I hopped on a pose stand so I could take pictures of it.

Shawanna creates life-like hair for mer creatures, hair that flows behind a swimming avatar. When asked how she started designing hair like this, Shawanna said that a mermaid’s hair is suppose to flow with the tide of the water, but she could not find anything like that for her mermaid avatar.

Shawanna felt she lacked the creativity to do what she wanted, but she asked around about what kind of script would move hair in the manner she envisioned. Then, she made a couple and gave them out to her friends. They loved them. [I can see why.]

ShaNoodle’s Hair is only available on the SL Marketplace. And for two weeks, it will be available at the Fantasy Faire [Search for "Fantasy Faire Central" on the map, April 2 - April 10].

This is Shawanna’s first year to participate in the Fantasy Fair. Her reasons for participating in this campaign to help cancer research are very personal. Having lost her husband to cancer in 2008, Shawanna wants to give a little of herself to help the American Cancer Society cure or manage cancer better.

So, give a little of yourself, too. Stop by ShaNoodle’s Hair at the Fantastical and Magical sim.

For further information, visit the FFC Fantasy Faire 2011 website.

Or contact Captain Ember Farina or Co-Captain Zander Greene in SL
or by email – FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com

The Collective Consciousness – Fantasy Faire 2011

There is a lot to be said about a collective consciousness, when a group of people put their minds together and work for a common cause. Great things happen, even miracles. It happened last year when the Relay for Life of SL [RFL] raised almost $275,000 USD to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.

Friends Fighting Cancer (FFC) have transformed nine sims for the Fantasy Faire, which runs from Saturday, April 2nd to Sunday, April 10th, 2011. FFC’s goal for 2011 is to raise $20,000 USD for RFL. The Faire is made possible by the generous support of Sim Sponsors and Event Sponsors.

Zachh Barkley, creator of “The Arcanum,” is Sponsor for the Fantastical and Magical Sim. Since 2006, The Arcanum has been Second Life’s most trusted shop for spells, wands, huds, and other magical trinkets, Zachh states that he draws his inspiration from writing, music, books, experience, knowledge, poetry, and imagination.

When speaking of his involvement with FFC and Fantasy Faire 2011, Zachh said, “I want people to know that Charity is not some big scary monster trying to eat your bank account. You don’t have to cut off an arm and a leg to make a difference in the world. Charity can be fun, invigorating, and really quite rewarding. Every little bit helps, so if all you can donate is a dollar or five, toss it in. You’ll never regret doing so.”

Join the collective consciousness on April 2nd. Do your part to make a miracle happen by visiting Fantasy Faire 2011 [Search for "Fantasy Faire Central" on the map].

For further information, visit the FFC Fantasy Faire 2011 website.

Or contact Captain Ember Farina or Co-Captain Zander Greene in SL
or by email – FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com

And while you are waiting for the Faire to begin, stop by The Arcanum and let Zachh Barkley know that you appreciate his efforts in making the Fantasy Faire possible. And spend some time exploring his incredible sim.

VALERIE – FREE Shape for Ample Avi Group Members

VALERIE – Radiates sex appeal – and she is free for the Ample Avi group members.

You can pick up this sexy, sexy shape by joining the Ample Avi Updates group. Use search to locate the group, or stop by one of the stores and click on the box on the front counter. Then, check Notices in the group.

Ample Avi Shapes – Main Store
Sim Rating: Moderate [Mature]

Ample Avi – Sea of Fables Shop
Sim Rating – General [PG]

View other full figure shapes:
Ample Avi – SL Marketplace

MOTD – Get in Shape

Get in Shape, or find a new one for your avatar for the new year. That is the Message of the Day from Linden Lab. A good place to start your search for a new shape is Addict Shapes in Monti, where you can find shapes like these:

ASH
ASH is a powerhouse of a man. Wide shoulders, broad chest, thigh muscles like boulders from the Rocky Mountain slopes in Colorado.

KORN
This bad boy is sexy and raw. One glimpse and your heart will pound a little quicker.

TORN
The slope of the back, the curve of the loins, the firmness of the thighs – Torn oozes vulnerability and sexuality.

NIKKI
Slightly larger sloe eyes, fuller mouth, generous lips, higher cheekbones – a sumptuously sexual shape.

Addict Shapes - Become Addictive:
Shape only. Style card enclosed.

Addict Shapes Shop
Sim Rating: Moderate (Mature)

View the full line of bare skin bodies at
XXX Addict Shapes,
Sim Rating: Adult

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