Hello from Aurelias! We launched the region around this time last year, so we’re very excited to celebrate our second winter. We’ve brought back the snow and the Christmas tree on the town square, and we’ve built a lot of cozy places for you to explore and enjoy all around the area. Come take a look!
The Avatar Welcome Pack is now available in the library and is free for all residents. To use it, copy the entire pack from the library into your inventory. I decided to challenge myself by dressing from head to toe in free items. Additionally, SeraPlus, the newly released gift pack from Seraphim, is also available. However, this gift pack is for paid residents only, meaning you need to be a Plus, Premium, or Premium Plus member to access it. I chose to mix and match items from both of these packs to create my version of Gogo Lite. Given the limitations of this mesh head and body, I think I did fairly well.
Almost immediately, I noticed that because I was using the lite Avalon head, I lack a HUD to control various features – can’t change lashes, expressions, HD makeups, etc. Furthermore, some of the shape sliders for facial adjustments are disabled. While I could edit about 90% of the features, one slider I really wanted to use, the chin depth slider, was unfortunately unavailable.
UPDATE: You can edit the chin slider and all of the sliders if you wear ANY BODY that is not Legacy Lite. I was able to edit the Avalon Lite head when I’m wearing the Maitreya LaraX body.
This is my first time wearing Legacy, so I can’t provide an informed opinion about it. Since it was free, I took the opportunity. However, I spent quite some time searching for a long sleeve alpha to cover my elbows, which were poking through the top; this was not included in Riot’s package. I assume the SeraPlus gift is aimed at residents with the full Legacy body, but if you search for it, you can likely find a free alpha to hide the arms. I also added a random shorts alpha to maintain modesty, as there were instances where private areas peeked through in various poses.
As for the Avatar Welcome Pack, while they stated that HUDs were omitted to simplify things for new residents, I believe HUDs are crucial for learning. It would have been beneficial to include at least some HUDs or controls. Though I find the free body and head adequate, the inability to hide certain body parts is a significant limitation. To top it off, I noticed I don’t have any fingernails, and the nails on the body skin I’m wearing is a hot mess on the Legacy lite body.
Overall, whether you’re a new resident or an experienced player looking spruce up your avatar, the Avatar Welcome Pack provides lots of items to get you started. If you prefer not to spend any money at all, I recommend checking out FabFree for all the latest freebie offerings.
I haven’t been to Tochigi CYBERCITY in awhile and so much has changed! It’s much larger than last year and still gorgeous and glowy and one of the best places to take photographs in SL. My PC really hates rendering sims (especially nice sims with lots of objects and details) so I crashed a lot while taking these photos but I got ’em! I hope you guys like my photos out of the skybox 😛
I went to Tochigi cos I wanted to blog the new Space Doll Dress from Fishy Strawberry (at Euphoria). I may have worn these with some pumps but when I tried on the GTFO Boots from Gos, they went perfectly well together. This dress short and sexy, maybe a little too short but that’s the appeal to me. I noticed that the prim skirt attachment didn’t blend seamlessly (you can see it in my pics) but it’s something that’s acceptable, it’s not too obvious.
Here’s a close-up of the GTFO Boots! Every part of this shoe can be colored via a menu.
What I’m Wearing:
Truth – Madeline (Espresso)
Unique Megastore – Kristten 01 by Nany Merlin (sexy breasts)
Fishy Strawberry – Space Doll Dress (Turquoise)
Gos – GTFO Boots
I’m posting this for my friend Wilma because she’s awesome, and wants your support during the RFL Halfway There Fair this Sunday (tomorrow).
— cut & pasted from Wilma —
This Sunday, June 1st the Relay for Life of Second Life will be holding its Halfway There Fair. During this fun event, my team, The Relay Rockers will be raising funds as part of this effort.
One of our main fund raisers is “Bid Me Bald”. Volunteers agree to shed their hair for $L5000 a day donation for RFL.
On Sunday from 6 am – 10 am SLT A Relay for Life Kiosk (benefiting American Cancer Society) will be set up just for me and my hair! At the end of the day, the total raised will cut off my hair, for L$5,000 per day. If L$10,000 is raised, I gotta go bald for 2 days. If L$35,000 is raised, I’m bald for a week. If I’m caught wearing my hair during the time I’ve been bid bald, I will have to match the total donation!
I’m a bit of a shopaholic and I’ve more than contributed my part to the SL economy…so it’s your turn to give back!! I’m more than willing to go bald for any amount of time…if I collect L$70,000 …I’m not above being bald for 2 weeks in SL. I figure that I’m already bald in RL…may as well go for it in my Second Life too.
I’m a bit of a private person but I will tell you a bit about my reasoning for being so vocal about this project. I’m a cancer survivor! I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in August of 2004. I went thru chemo and radiation…thinking it was all over and done with. But, this wasn’t to be. I was diagnosed a second time in July of 2007. I finished my chemo in late March. I’m finishing up with my radiation now and I fully intend on being around to spoil my grandbabies SOMEDAY. My son is 21 and a senior in college. I will be here to see those grandkids. I know that. I feel it in my heart.
I think it is amazing at what we can do when we pull together and work towards the goal. SL RFL last year was one of the most touching things I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been involved with RFL for many years and I was just as touched at the Survivors Lap in SL as I was my first survivors lap in so called real world. I sat in front of my computer on a beautiful summer day…I sat there all day…couldn’t tear myself away from the computer screen. Everyone came together for the same cause. This is a beautiful thing!
Cancer is a horrible disease but it doesn’t have to be a death sentence. Don’t look at me like I’m sick or a patient..just look at me. ..I’m a mom..I’m a daughter..a sister …a wife…a friend..I am you. Cancer can happen to anyone. Let’s just find a cure.
Please join me at the Fair and be generous. Help us Remember, Celebrate and Fight Back against Cancer!
Surf Couture had a pretty big release recently!! I love these new romantic and flowy Sway Sundresses, and matching Spring Fling Wedges. They’re super easy to mix-and-match cos the colors complement each other so well.
I’m especially happy that the Sway Sundresses has not one, but THREE attachments for the skirt, ensuring that no matter which way you move, your leg does not poke through the sculpted prim skirt. The skirt includes a large Skirt Base prim, and two smaller Skirt Leg prims, this is genius!
To complete my look, I paired the Sway Sundress with Surf Couture’s new Brass Rings Leather Belts. The belt has great textures and fits pretty well, I did not have to resize at all, yay.
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My photos are taken at Emvee Cuba. I thought this sim was for sale and disappearing from the grid soon, but when I was there today snapping photographs, I noticed that the “for sale” signs have been removed. Did they get a new buyer already or are they planning on staying? Either way, check out this place before it’s gone (or if you haven’t been!).
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