Rez and Tell

After a long day of surfing in SL and storms in RL I spent last night hanging out at Surf Fest on Avoca Resort.  It’s been a while since I’ve done a proper post so I figured I would do a look of the day, particularly since this look originated with the top, which I discovered while cleaning inventory.

Surf Fest is great, there was tons to do and has been all week.  Events, concerts, competitions, it’s been jam-packed with goodies.  Plus there’s always the exhibits to check out all the latest gear, locations, clothes, etc.  Also available are free rides and games, perfect for killing time on a summer’s night! Photos and details after the jump.

I meant to add this to my post earlier, but I spaced and forgot. My shop, Basics, is a part of a easter egg hunt to benefit the SLSA.  Eggs are 10L – 75L depending on the ‘prize.’  They’re scattered around the Archipelago sim, and also there are 2 raffle balls with a total of 6 awesome-sauce prizes from gift cards to surfboards to swag and art.  PLUS a Havanna Black nest up for auction!  Check it out!

Easter Egg Hunt Info

Go egg hunting!!

My friend Dani Boccara was having a tiki themed birthday bash on the beach, so I threw on some beach-wear and headed over to party and dance.  It was a lot of fun and I got a lot of compliments on my outfit so I decided to take pics when I got home and do a blog post on it!

Covered Up... and Ready to Swim

Shape: Alessandra by RealSKIN
Skin: Lily in Cedar, makeup “Errands” by Exodi
Eyes: 16 Fantasy 15browngrey, 20 by M&A Designs, Deviant Prim Lashes by Deviant Kitty
Hair: Dirrty Gurl in Birch by Hairy Situations (formerly House of Heart)
Swimsuit: tga bikini in violet by .tga
Shorts: Nadia Shorts in Faded by Exodi
Coverup: Natalie Coverup in Black by Exodi
Shoes: Girls Thongs in Charcoal by Reaction Girl (no longer around.)
Accessory: Cherub Wing earrings by Violet Voltaire, Multi-colored lei (party favor) by Sera Tully of Details & Twisted Dreams Designs

You may not know this about me, but I’m a surfer in Second Life. Infact, I have served as a director on the Second Life Surf Association Board (SLSA). I’ll have you know that that is a hard job. It is fun, but it is work, and sometimes they don’t get the love they should. This post isn’t about them though, it’s about the SLSA competitions! 2009 Season 1, there are 2 seasons per year, began Saturday with the Pooky Media Tsunami Classic. Held at Tsunami Beach, with spectator stands in FreePort.

In the picture above surfer Bo Ohmai competes for a coveted place in the Semifinals. The competition is held all on one day, beginning with around 40 surfers, and narrowing it down to 15 for the semi finals, and then only 6 for the finals. The competition lasts many hours, but the waves are fast and the fun-loving surfers make it feel like one long party.

The surfers are judged by a panel of three judges, above are Rianne McCullough, Sally LaSalle(Head Judge) and VW Sands. They determine each surfer’s wave score based on skill, tricks, and usage of the wave.
Tauri Tigerpaw stood, or hovered, in as Event Coordinator. She kept the stands apprised of the goings on of the competition, announced when each heat should head to the beach to prepare, and provided comic relief and fun facts about the surfers, sponsors, and sim. All staff wore rashguard uniforms in yellow like Tauri’s or black. The surfers also wore the uniforms in their assigned color: Red, Blue, Green, Orange or Purple. These detailed uniforms are remade for each competition, the one you see Tauri wearing was made by Nora Wayne of TGA Swimwear.

There’s plenty of room in the three-level stands for spectators to sit and cheer on their favorites, or dance with their friends. Congratulations to Saturday’s winners: Desirae Beaumont (1st), Sunrize Mornington & Express Zenovka (2nd tie), Bonheur Chenaux (4th), QUENCH Spotter (5th) and Colleen Brennan (6th). If you’re looking to try something new in SL, or want to see what this is all about, check out the SLSA website and come to the next competition, being held March 14th at Playa Santa Teresa.

Essentially the game is like a 3D version of the board game Pictionary, or perhaps similar to Charade. A person is given a word, and using the system build tools attempts to illustrate the word while the audience guesses what the word is. The winner gets a $L prize and a chance to try and build the next word.

It’s a great chance to try and build your building skills, have some fun, and be entertained. There are multiple places to play Primtionary but I always seem to find myself in Asim Zahra. They have a great stage built there for players to get up on and build, with advertisers promoting assisting in the costs to run the game. Also there are bleacher seats provided for the audience to relax and guess.

Each event is hosted, with someone running the scripted equipment and providing players with the secret words. Some nights are themed, some are not, some are for beginners, using only the easy mode. The latest time I went the event was hosted by Yummie Olsen, pictured above, who hosts quite often. She led us through the builds as we tried to guess each, and the overall theme. This theme was guessed about halfway through the event, car models. You try building a Vanquish or 4-Runner. At least in the easier modes they have ones like Charger, Beetle, and Ram. I highly suggest checking out Primtionary in Asim Zahra.

Pictures taken at Asim Zahra.