My Daily Routine

I was reading Tymmerie's blog and she is participating in a new meme about what your daily routine is for SL.  Since I like to participate in things, I thought: "What is my routine for SL?" 

Every time I log into SL and my "home" spot is in our foyer.  I always look through group notices and IMs first.  I don't like having a lot of notices and stuff in the upper right window.  Next I check Tiny Empires to see what happened while I was away.  Then I see what is on the agenda for the evening or day.   If there is a party that night I hunt through inventory and decide what to wear.  If we have nothing planned I grab some jeans and comfortable shirt.   

After I have taken care of IMs and gotten dressed I look to see who is online.   If some good friends are on line I will IM them and say hello.  Then we usually plan any impromptu shopping trips or other adventures.  After the days activities I always TP back home.   I don't like logging out from other places unless I crash and can't get back in.  I guess my beginning and end of each day in SL is pretty routine.  I just change up the stuff in the middle.   

BTW,  Bren is having a big grand opening party tonight from 5:30-7:30 SLT at the mall in Stan Lee.  Make sure to come out if you have time.   Have a great week! 

 

Our Pool is Holy!

We were astonished to wake up this morning and find that the Lord had visited our property and left four holy images of himself sitting around.  The representation of him walking on water on our pool was the most amazing.  Avatars from near and far have reported that they can now swim in our pool and be healed of all kinds of ailments including near sightedness, in grown toe nails, and sun burn.   Many avatars have left candles and other mementos as an offering of remembrance to the Lord.  We are  hopeful that these small signs that have appeared,  thanks to unseen individuals or spirits, will remind us that in this season of Thanksgiving we have a lot to be thankful for.  We have good friends,  in RL and SL.  We have family who love us and want to spend time with us,  in RL and SL. Even though we will never be able to retire because our 401Ks are in the toilet,  there is hope.  There is hope for all of us because we are a community and we must care for and about each other.  That care and love and will see us all through even the worst of times.   So as we wax philosphical and spiritual tonight,  remember,  if you have an ailment of heart, spirit, or toenail,  come swim in our pool.   May you find healing and peace.   Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family in US, and many wishes for peace and thanksgiving to our friends around the world.  

Decorating for Christmas!

Yes it's early to decorate a house, but the mall is different.   We have been decorating the Forum Shops at StanLee for Christmas.  All of the decorations are for sale at $L50 - $L100.  That is a great price to grab some fast good looking decorations.  In this picture we are putting up wreaths at a new store in the Forum Shops - 7 Minds Web Hosting.  

Bren Betts owns a web hosting business in RL and he has opened a shop in SL to sell his services.  The vendors are very easy to use and the service is great.  You can get all the information at his website:  http://www.7mindsweb.com.   He provides the hosting for SL Wedding Elegance and has done an outstanding job answering all of my questions and helping with tech support.   

We are also planning a big Welcome the Christmas Season party on Sunday November 30, 2008 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM SLT.   It will be a great time to come have fun and see all the wonderful shops. Please mark you calendars and come party with us.   It will be a good break after the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will all need a rest from RL by then.   

Landmark to The Forum Shops:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stanlee/25/215/2054

Updated Wedding Elegance Site

Don't forget to check out the Wedding Elegance website. I updated it yesterday with more information about our custom invitations, cards, and cake. If your planning to get married in SL don't forget to come talk to us!

http://www.slweddingelegance.com

I Really have 3 Part Time Jobs?

Today I am taking some time to catch up on some quiet reading here by the beach. Over the past few months I have begun to demonstrate some behaviour very similar to my real life. Sigh, I am a workaholic. I enjoy my job in RL and I take pride in doing it well. For years one of the things I enjoyed about SL was that I didn't have to do much of anything other than talking to people and shopping. I will admit that I did go through a period of gambling addition around 2004-2005 but that was back when the Lindens paid landowners Dwell fees and you could really make some money sitting a slot machine for hours and hours. I would stay online all night and all day. Since the end of camping and free money in

SL I have not had much of an ambition to get a job.

Last February I began to think that having some extra excitement in SL might be a fun thing and it would help subsidize my shopping habits. I got a job as a photographer with Dream Studios. It was a fun job and I enjoy taking pictures, and editing them. This was a great part time job because I could work when it fit my schedule. I did not feel like I had to be online all the time.

In July I decided to start a wedding consultation service, Wedding Elegance. We started booking weddings in August and so far we have assisted with four weddings and have a few others on the calendar. I am also working on a system to sell customized wedding invitations and holiday cards through a vendor. I like working with people and since I'm organized the weddings have been a lot of fun. I did slow down on advertising after having two weddings in one week. That was a lot of work. The day of a wedding also fully consumes your RL day. This is especially true when your customers are not in your timezone.

This week was my first week as a club manager. One of our good friends, Ander Galthie, is devoting some more time to his RL, so I agreed to fill in as the manager of IGBC on Monday nights. Due to some other people's computer issues and RL situations, I ended up working three nights this week instead of one. I can sometimes be an over achiever. I have enjoyed it but I really don't want to make SL all work and no play. That said, if you are online on a Monday night from 6:00 - 8:00 PM IM me for a tp to the party. I'm also attaching a slurl below. We have a great time and there are some really wonderful people who are regulars. Everyone will always say hi to you. The dancers are pretty hot too, but I'm biased.

So now that I have turned my SL into a part time job, or three part time jobs, I guess I can afford to buy more boots, and dresses, and sweaters, and hair, and jewelry, and.... You get the idea. Have a great week everyone!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/IGBC%20Gay%20Rehoboth/245/243/26

Shifting Shapes Show A Success!

The Forma & PEER Shifting Shape Show was yesterday at 11:00 SLT. Dream Inc. provided the models and the fashions of Elixir, Boingo, and Bobo's Masquerade were featured. The Jewelry designs shown in the show were by Thorn Witrial of the Golden Thorn.

Music for the show was provided by DJ Brenn Betts, and The Forum Shops at StanLee hosted the event.

I was the MC for the show and I am pictured to the left wearing one of Bobo's designs, the Tonality gown. I also was lucky enough to wear a full set of Thorn's Art Deco Jewels in Black Diamond and Platinum. I have the earrings, necklace, and bracelet. My shape is a custom Forma shape.

Zak modeled 2 of his shapes. The first shape he showed was Peter. He looks really good in the Boingo Gladiator Pants in red. The shape is one of his best sellers. Zak also modeled his Adam shape in the show. Adam was wearing a really slinky swimsuit by Bobo. Check out the Forma blog to the left to see pics of all the shapes he modeled.

We want to thank all of the friends who helped make the show a success. We packed the sim, which was really great, except that everyone who expressed an interest in coming was not able to get online. Maybe sometime we will have another show! For now, I am looking forward to a nice quiet Sunday in SL.

Shifting Shapes Fashion Show Next Week!

We have been very busy for the past two weeks.   Zak's shape designs, Forma, and our friends Phinn and Ethan's shape designs, PEER, have teamed up to sponsor the Shifting Shapes Fashion Show.   

The Show will be held at The Forum Shops at StanLee next Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM SLT.  Both Forma and PEER have stores in the Forum Shops   Bobo's Masquerade, Boingo, and Elixir will be showing their shape enhancing designs.  We are also privileged to have the Golden Thorn accessorizing the clothes with his amazing jewelry.  

This is a great show to come and get new ideas about styles, shapes, and see some incredible fashions.   Dream Studios will be providing the georgious models for the show.   Take some time next Saturday and come by.   It promises to be an exciting event. 

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stanlee/25/215/2054