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Uncommonly Rare

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1 Arcade June_Uncommonly Rare

Sighs. I’m glad The Arcade only comes around once every three months, or I would be perpetually broke! I blogged about my beloved Happy Poo Skirt back in March at the last Arcade. This time, there was once again an item that I dearly wanted. Strangely enough, it was also a Common item – not a rare. And it cost me dearly!

You see, Strawberry Singh blogged the [Ladies Who Lunch] Grey Throne collar and cuff set as a sneak preview a week or so ago, and I instantly fell in love. After multiple attempts, I finally made it into The Arcade today, and after crashing four times, I finally was able to find the LWL gacha machine. Wouldn’t you know it, after my first six attempts, I have five of the six Rares, but not the Grey Throne I craved! I’m not a trader, and I was fearful of crashing again and not being able to get back, so I started hitting a few more gachas. And I got lucky with a LOT of Rares! I still haven’t finished sorting through all of my goodies, but I have been so pleased with my winnings that I will attempt to put together a few more posts to show them off!

Just before I left, I decided to give the LWL gacha L$75 one…more…time. Eureka! There was my Grey Throne!

Hurrying home, I quickly unpacked my collar and cuffs, tossed on my Rare skirt from tulip., my Cafe pumps from Ingenue, my Red Eye Flight hair from Clawtooth, and my very first Glam Affair skin, Lulu 4. I know the flowers don’t really match my outfit, but I wanted to use this Rare pose from Adorkable – my absolute favourite pose maker, who is, sadly, going out of business 😦 So you can be sure I took more than one spin at that machine! In fact, everything I’m wearing in this photo, except my top and eyes, came from this round of The Arcade.

Here are the credits – I wish you luck in winning your favourites!

The Arcade items:
Collar/Cuffs: [LWL] Collar/Cuffs (Grey Throne)
Skirt: tulip. High Waisted Denim Mini S Classic (RARE)
Shoes: Ingenue :: Delphine Cafe
Hair: Clawtooth: That Pretty Lady – Red eye flight
Skin: Glam Affair – Lulu 04 BR
Pose: aDORKable Poses: Blooms 9 (Rare)

Non-Arcade items:
Top: *League* Spring Camisole -Cream
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Glacial River, w3)

My Acrostic Poem Meme – Warning: Poem Exceeds Every Plausibility ;)

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1 Peep's Acrostic Poem

Well, Miss Berry has been taunting those of us taking part in her SL Memes that this week we were really going to hate her! Actually, I found this one to be a lot of fun. Our challenge this week is to write an acrostic poem using our name or anything else that describes our Second Life. Here are the official instructions:

Meme instructions: Write an acrostic poem(s) using your Second Life name or any word describing your Second Life. Remember to leave your link in this meme’s comments so others can come by and read your poem(s) as well!

I actually did a few before I decided on the final version. I’m not saying it’s good, but it did make me smile. And since I wanted to get this done sooner rather than later, I’ve stolen a photo I had planned on using in my blog entry scheduled for tomorrow. It’s a sneak preview of my first (but probably not last) post about The Arcade. And since that event is so fresh in my mind, it became a major focus of my poem. But you’ll have to come back later for the full scoop on my Arcade adventure 😉

I Raise My Glass

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Second Life is a great place to learn that nothing is permanent. People change partners so fast sometimes it makes my head spin. I’ve lived in the same location for almost a year, but in that time, I’ve had more neighbours than I can count – some only staying a month or less. The staff at the club where I work seems to be on fast forward – often I don’t have a chance to meet a new host or DJ before they’re gone. And shops move location constantly…and quite often, close.

So I guess it shouldn’t have been a shock to me that one of my favourite clothing stores was going out of business. Drinkinstein Sorbet, the owner and creator at The Sea Hole announced last month that she was closing the doors of The Sea Hole. I didn’t see this notice until after she hadn’t appeared at Collabor88 in May and I wondered at that time if she was just taking a break or if this was a sign that she would be closing. You see, she was also the mastermind behind what has become my favourite shopping event – Collabor88. While it will continue, I will be disappointed that she won’t be contributing any longer. My hope is that she will come back from time to time to with some of her amazing work for this event.

I really should have done this post before the store closed on May 31st. I went to the shop for the second time on the last day and bought everything I had wanted in the past, but couldn’t afford at the time. My all-time favourite design is her Romance top, shown above. I now proudly own it in all six colours, along with so many of her kitschier offerings.

I doubt you’ll see this post, Drink, but my wish for you is that you are off doing whatever it is that makes you happy. And I raise my glass to you.