bullet Admiral: Artist

submitted by Marianna Monentes
Biography of artist bullet Admiral

bullet is a new artist on the Second Life (SL) scene. In the four short months of his SL life, he has become an avid supporter and host of his favorite SL charity http://www.blogger.com/www.warchild.ca. bullet donates his time and artistic talents to support the West of Ireland sims and the great people he has befriended there. bullet Admiral is now a Reef Rider Pro, which is a surf team that is based out of West of Ireland. All of the proceeds raised from the sale of bullet Admiral's art goes to support War Child charity. bullet Admiral encourages you to support this venue at Winddragon.  Come to the West of Ireland sims to surf, and to donate to War Child. bullet might even give you a free lesson on surfing (smiles). Please enjoy the art, that is bullet's wish.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winddragon%20Isle/210/134/21
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Urkenbranch/176/106/73
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Blue Moon Island Rentals Available!

submitted by Monq Pinklady

Robin Mapp and Monq Pinklady are creating happy places in Second Life (SL)!  With 6 lovely waterfront rentals, 250L a week for 100 prims, complete with an epic wave running in front of the deck, come enjoy the sunsets at Surf Naked, Blue Moon Island http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blue%20Moon%20Island/155/38/21.

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Exciting News from Creative Cakes by Mari!

submitted by Marianna Monentes


Creative Cakes by Mari (Marianna Monentes) is so proud to introduce RW's (Reemer Waco) latest masterpiece!! This is a menu driven "Party Cake" that has everything you need for your party!! You will find Cake Slices, Champagne, Punch, Party Hats, Balloons, Confetti, and Candles!! You can change frosting and candles to make it unique for your party!! Have the confetti falling gracefully and choose whether to cut the cake or leave it whole. It has the option to have a doily or not. This is a well thought out cake that will last you for many years to come, good for all your party needs!! When we thought about the menu, we wanted many options and ease of use!! RW made this cake FUN!!  Come by Creative Cakes by Mari currently located at Southend, Goombah Estates, or contact Mari in world to find out more!
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Juna/Myst Wedding!

submitted by Marianna Monentes

Arjuna Bombastic and Mystyre Sapphire wed 8/27/10 at 8 PM SLT.  The wedding was held at Tuli Bahari. This turned out to be a spectacular wedding. The bride wore a gown by Son!a which was impeccable. Mystyre simply glowed as seen here in these photos. Juna, too, looked radiant in his tux created by SF Designs. The bridesmaids all wore gowns by Blaze.  The color matched the sea in the background beautifully. This is a wedding to stay in many of the guests' minds for quite some time as it was beautifully arranged.


More pictures of the wedding can be viewed at:  http://picasaweb.google.com/luscious.starship/ArjunaBombasticMystyreSapphireWedding?feat=directlink#slideshow/5510299468642292546
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Tauri's Tidbits and Sticky Situations #2

We were recently having a convo about Second Life (SL) situations and talking about SL etiquette - is there such a thing? You know, the kinds of things you run into in SL and are not sure of the proper way to handle. We'll be periodically posting these dilemmas and looking for genuinely constuctive feedback on your opinion. If you have a comment or a dilemma of your own, let us know and we'll add it to the list!


Dilemma:
How do you tell someone their hair/skin/shape etc. are just not working for them without totally hurting their feelings?  You like him...but that bald spot is distracting.  You like her...but her skin looks like a rubber blow up doll.  We've found this is harder in a relationship situation - easier to tell your buddy that his hair has a big bald spot showing than a potential partner.  Tell us what you think!
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SLSA Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational Scores Announced

scores submitted by Lissa Pinion and pictures by Colleen Brennan



Finals:
1st: Bobbi Laval 15.83333
2nd: Sunrize Mornington 15.50000
3rd: Colleen Brennan 15.16667
4th: MarkFoo Waverider 14.83333
5th: Followingwaves Subu 14.33333
6th: Crusader Arado 14.00000



Heat 1:
Bobbi Laval 14.66667
Coolkat Delicioso 13.33333
QUENCH Spotter 13.16667
Cymindra Descha 12.33333
bullet Admiral 9.333333
Rom Heunsung 11.00000



Heat 2:
Amphiprion Bellingshausen 10.16667
Velvetori Twine 12.50000
Followingwaves Sirbu 13.83333
Arjuna Bombastic 13.66667
Ashleigh Dickins 13.83333
Carlos MacAlpin No show


Heat 3:
MarkFoo Waverider 14.66667
Kim Henig 12.00000
Bodhi Lowtide No Show
Rick Galli 10.33333
Crusader Arado 14.66667

Heat 4:
Triston Mayo 15.50000
Maldrul Morris 13.16667
Sven Homewood 12.33333
Pova Rustamova 13.83333
Jac Mornington 15.33333

Heat 5:
Sunrize Morning 15.83333
Jordan Mendle 16.00000
Rayzza Rubble 14.83333
Robbin Ember 15.16667
Dane Kutenai 13.16667

Heat 6:
Colleen Brennan 14.33333
Mick Lunasea 12.66667
Avidward Flagon 11.83333
Dmilso Olivieri 11.66667
SyntheticCynthia Zunimoor 12.83333



Staff: Colleen Brennan, Abel Halderman, bullet Admiral, VW Sands, and Lissa Pinion
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SLSA Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational Heat Draws August 28th

Heat Draws for Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational
August 28th, 11:00 AM SLT, Tsunami surf beach.


HEAT 1
Bobbi Laval RED
Coolkat Delicioso BLUE
QUENCH Spotter GREEN
Cymindra Deschanel ORANGE
Sunshine Zhangsun PURPLE
Rom Heunsung BLACK

HEAT 2
Harbor Piers RED
Velvetori Twine BLUE
Followingwaves Sirbu GREEN
Arjuna Bombastic ORANGE
Ashleigh Dickins PURPLE
Carlos MacAlpine BLACK

HEAT 3
MarkFoo Waverider RED
Kim Henig BLUE
Bodhi Lowtide GREEN
Figger Arun ORANGE
Crusader Arado PURPLE

HEAT 4
Triston Mayo RED
Maldrul Morris BLUE
Sven Homewood GREEN
Pova Rustamova ORANGE
Jac Mornington PURPLE

HEAT 5
Sunrize Mornington RED
Jordan Mendle BLUE
Rayzza Rubble GREEN
Robbin Ember ORANGE
Dane Kutenai PURPLE

HEAT 6
Colleen Brennan RED
Mick Lunasea BLUE
Avidward Flagon GREEN
Dmilso Olivieri ORANGE
SyntheticCynthia Zunimoor PURPLE


STANDBYS
Rick Galli
Amphiprion Bellingshausen
Brave Ashbourne
bullet Admiral
oldsurferdude Danitz
Buck Ghostraven
AristotleX Slade
Lourinho Nizna
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Mari's Mailbag: Forgiveness

submitted by Marianna Monentes

There comes a time when we all must forgive and move on. Holding grudges is not only burdensome but closes doors that were once open to possibilities. I see time and again dramas unfold and feelings hurt. In Second Life (SL) when it occurs, people always quickly defriend and hold anger then spread the gossip. So uncool. It's better to leave the person on your list...give it a few days rest and then perhaps try to resolve differences. Forgiveness is typically defined as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. To me, forgiveness is the greatest thing a person can do for another. No amount of money can replace the act of forgiveness. You will find too, that by forgiving, there is a deeper trust that grows between people.  It shows them you are open to mistakes and can gracefully accept them when they fall short in your eyes. Perhaps too, it can be that you were wrong about a situation and not them. Soften your stance in life. Open your arms. Hugs are sometimes needed more than harsh words and resentment.



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Rentals Available at Topanga!

submitted by Kimmy Jigsaw

Topanga Canyon has rentals available!!!











Great waves (try to change them often)!










Beach huts available (furnished or unfurnished) on a secluded, stand alone, private sim with unique surroundings and atmosphere, great privacy, plenty of beach and surf waves to shred on.









http://slurl.com/secondlife/Topanga/174/218/22











500 prims 1500L a week ...skyboxes also available upon request.....












Please contact Kimmy Jigsaw or Lacy Rossini












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New Scoreboard Debut!

The Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) Exotic Island Invitational Surf Challenge event last Saturday debuted a brand new scoreboard with some amazing features. 









Scoreboard designer, Abel Halderman, recently explained some of the new features:









As for now, the board is a test version. Currently it displays scoreboards and every 120 seconds, the scoreboards fade out and a sign that Surf Rang asked me to make, "Thank You for your donations!" appears, and a gold sponsor banner appears and moves to the center of the screen, resizes to 10x10 meters, stays there for a moment and disappears.

There is also a warning option that event coordinator may use in case someone touches the wave. The screen turns red and a sign appears reading, "Please don't touch the waves".









I see lots of possible features for the screen. It could play much more complex animations - real commercials. It could give warnings "Heat 3, get ready". It could show which heat we are on. It could finally load heat scores from a notecard instead of a texture which would save a lot of work for an event coordinator or a scoreboard person.







It could also be connected to the judges' equipment which would automatically update the scoreboards. I can think of many many possible features. You name it, it's probably possible. It's easy it work with. Most of the things can be done using a blue menu.





It could be used by the SLSA as in the most recent competition.  Also by Tsunami Beach.  If anyone else is interested in using it, feel free to contact me.
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Mori Benefit Concert

Where can you find sun, fun, sand, surf, beer, tequila, all your friends, and the best waves?

MORI !!!!!

Share da love with us on the infamous deck at Mori for a concert to raise money to help with tiers.  Show how much you appreciate Mori - come on out and let's sing, dance, pah-tayyyy and kick in some linden!  Live musical performance by Tauri Tigerpaw - all proceeds to benefit Mori!  Don't miss out on a GREAT hour of fun at 5 PM SLT on the deck at Mori and let's all kick in and show how much we appreciate the beach, the surf, the VIBE!!!  See you at 5!!!
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Hoodoo Surf Superstore

A new addition to the SW wave report, currently running a Joaquina, the Hoodoo Surf Superstore is located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Joyful%20Land%203/42/224/22 at Joyful Land 3. 




The wave will run you into shore where you can enjoy some chillin' in the sand, and some hellacious shopping of Dondas Garrigus' men's jackets and t-shirts; men's swimwear and shorts; accessories  and footwear; flag outfits; women's swimwear and shorts; and women's shirts and jackets.  The beach also carries HP, Namiko, and Reaction boards, and foam and pipe waves. 


Just by joining the group and adding it to your picks, you can get in the running to win 500L every 2 weeks.  Add Hoodoo Surf Superstore to your fashion surfanista shopping stops!
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SurfWatch Wave Report

Now SurfWatch makes it easier than ever to check out the surf sims listed in the wave report!  Click on the Wavereport in the sidebar to the right to keep up-to-date on the Second Life surfing sims and the waves they offer!  Then stop by the SurfWatch Shop:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Southend/48/172/32 and use the convenient teleporter to scroll thru some of the best beaches listed in the wave report and take a direct route there!  No more searching your inventory for landmarks - just come by the SurfWatch shop and use the handy teleporter to find the best of the surf sims listed in the Wave Report Surf Sim List!  Pack a lunch and let's so on a surfin' safari to check out the SL surfing sims!
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Kantbe Serious - All in The Family


submitted by Kantbe Thursday



Hey, Ya'll… ya know how sometimes you happen along to sum'n that just warms your heart (no, not that…Q! Get your mind out of the gutter)? I was lucky enough to have one of those experiences when I was doing my daily thing of hang'n around at Archipelago and greeting people.

I was minding my own business, just standing there (apparently right on the Landing Point) when not one, not two, but four people suddenly landed on my head. Luckily, I'm pretty invulnerable to head wounds, even when not wearing Colleen's surfing helmet hair. It turns out I was about to experience a really fun family outing of Lumia Teardrop, her husband Ilvllo Fizzle, and their two girls, Violet Steamweaver and littleapples Lemon.

Lumia and Ilvllo met about 8 months ago and are now together in SL and RL. They decided they wanted a family, so little Violet and recently, littleapples came into their lives. They try to get out as a family two to three times a week. They saw Archipelago listed in the SL Destinations and thought surfing sounded like fun.


After helping them get started on a couple of the loaner boards that are there, I watched for a bit. It was an absolute hoot and they were having a great time… laughing, yelling, teasing each other.. a trip for me and lots of fun for them. Poor little Violet was having some vertigo issues on the board, tho, so I rezzed one for her and set it so it wasn't on tube view anymore. She loved it!

I gave Mom and Dad my surf sim list, pointed out a couple of PG surfing sims (which Mom appreciated for the girls), left them with one of my boards for Violet, and headed out, leaving them to their outing.


I got an IM from Violet later. They had a great time and want to do that some more surfing. Since Violet has a bit of tummy trouble, as she put it, she had picked up a surfboard already so she could have one to use without tube view…. she picked one with a flower on it, I'm told…

It was a great experience for me, and goes to show how rewarding it can be to help out people who are new to surfing and want to give it a shot. We can be serious about our surfing and have a lot of fun… just don't be too serious ;-)

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Tauri's Tidbits and Sticky Situations

We were recently having a convo about Second Life (SL) situations and talking about SL etiquette - is there such a thing? You know, the kinds of things you run into in SL and are not sure of the proper way to handle. We'll be periodically posting these dilemmas and looking for genuinely constuctive feedback on your opinion. If you have a comment or a dilemma of your own, let us know and we'll add it to the list!

Dilemma:
When is it okay to delete someone from your friends list? How about from your picks? Is there a certain period of time you need to honor after they leave SL to remove them without hurting their feelings? Or should you make some kind of announcement to them prior to deleting?  Or should you disregard their feelings because you are dropping them off your list, after all?  Tell us what you think!
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SLSA Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational Scores

pictures courtesy of VW Sands and scores courtesy of Colleen Brennan

An amazing surf comp today to kick off SLSA's 2010 Season 2 competition season! The spectator sim was packed with many new and old faces cheering on the riders in each heat. See scores below and see what you missed.

Finals:
Pova Rustamova 14.5
Robbin Ember 14.33
Dmilso Olivieri 13.66
Sunshine Zhangsun 13.16
Ashleigh Dickins 10.33






Heat 1:
Carlos MacAlpin 12.00000
Ashleigh Dickins 12.83333*
bullet Admiral 10.66667
oldsurferdude Danitz 10.66667
Dane Kutenai 12.66667*

Heat 2:
Crusader Arado 13.66667*
Pova Rustamova 14.00000*
Brave Ashbourne 10.83333
Rom Heunsung 12.16667

Heat 3:
Robbin Ember 13.50000*
Lourinho Nizna 9.166667
Maria Duke 0.000000
Jac Mornington 12.83333*

Heat 4:
Amphiprion Bell 11.16667
Dudu Bisnovat 11.66667*
Buck Ghostraven 10.33333
Sunshine Zhangsun 13.50000*


Heat 5:
Rick Galli 11.83333
Dmilso Olivieri 12.83333*
AristotleX Slade 10.16667
SyntheticCynthia Zunimoor 12.16667*

*top 2 riders from each heat will advance to next week's Invitational





Staff working Comp: Colleen Brennan, Figger Arun, Bobbi Laval, Mick Lunasea, and Abel Halderman. Staff helping behind the scenes: Syx Toshi, Countess Decosta, and Harbor Piers
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SLSA Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational Heat Draws

Heat draws for the Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational competition on Saturday, August 21, 2010:


Best two from each heat are qualified for the next week Invitational competition on August 28th.
Best two from the Open competition of those who are qualified get wild cards and are invited to surf in the Invitational competition on August 28th.
Number 1's from each heat will meet in the final heat.

HEAT 1

Carlos MacAlpine RED
Ashleigh Dickins BLUE
bullet Admiral GREEN
oldsurferdude Danitz ORANGE
Ceedi Doghouse PURPLE

HEAT 2

Crusader Arado RED
Pova Rustamova BLUE
Brave Ashbourne GREEN
Rom Heunsung ORANGE

HEAT 3

Robbin Ember RED
Lourinho Nizna BLUE
Maria Duke GREEN
Jac Mornington ORANGE

HEAT 4

Amphiprion Bellingshausen RED
Dudu Bisnovat BLUE
Buck Ghostraven GREEN
Sunshine Zhangsun ORANGE

HEAT 5

Rick Galli RED
Dmilso Olivieri BLUE
AristotleX Slade GREEN
SyntheticCynthia Zunimoor ORANGE

Riders automatically qualified for the SLSA Exotic Island Surf Challenge Invitational competition on August 28:

Bobbi Laval
Harbor Piers
MarkFoo Waverider
Sunrize Mornington
Colleen Brennan
Coolkat Delicioso
Velvetori Twine
Kim Henig
Maldrul Morris
Jordan Mendle
Mick Lunasea
QUENCH Spotter
Followingwaves Sirbu
Sven Homewood
Rayzza Rubble
Avidward Flagon
Cymindra Deschanel
Arjuna Bombastic
Figger Arun
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Engagement Party Reminder

Remember tonight to join Juna (Arjuna Bombastic) and Myst as they celebrate their engagement party!!!

Date:  Friday, August 20
Time:  8 PM SLT
Location:  Dirty Little Secrets, Landslide http://slurl.com/secondlife/Landslide/70/65/301
Event:  Celebrate their happiness as they embark on their future together!!!
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SLSA Director Candidates

The Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA) has announced two candidates running for two open Director seats in the next election.  Abel Halderman and Kantbe Thursday have announced their intent to run for Director on September 1, 2010.  The SLSA encourages members to please vote in the upcoming election to endorse the two candidates.
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SLSA's Exotic Island Realty Surf Classic at Tsunami Beach

It's not to late to register for the Second Life Surfing Association's (SLSA) Exotic Island Realty Surf Classic at Tsunami Beach!  Taking place this Saturday, don't miss either surfing in this exciting competition open to any SLSA member, or heading out to watch!  Log onto http://www.surfslsa.org/ for details! 
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Kantbe Serious - well... this is... I'm Engaged!!!!!!!!

submitted by Kantbe Thursday


It hadda happen. I've met someone who has become near and dear to me, and we want to spend the rest of our SL lives together.

Yeppers, I'm settl'n down and having an engagement party to celebrate my commitment to the love of my life, Tanya Palianta. Ya'll may know her already as the international music star and bass player for the SLavE Girls DJ Band.

We're celebrating this Saturday, August 21, 2010. We realize this may be tough for some surfers since it's the same day as the Tsunami competition, so we're gonna have just have a short little drop in thingie from 1PM SLT to 6PM SLT (yeah, that's right.. 5 hours). SLavE Girls will kick things off and will be followed by a couple of great DJ's.

I hope ya'll can make it. I'd love for you to meet Tanya. If you've already met her, I'd still love to see you on this special day for me…… Seriously… ;-)





Join us at Izzy's Redux, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Earthsea%20Isle/198/146
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SLSA Director Election Intent to Run

Today is the last day to submit an intention to run for Director of the Second Life Surfing Association (SLSA).  The terms of Bobbi Laval and Colleen Brennan are due to expire on September 1, 2010.  Nominations are now open for two Directors to complete another 6 month term to fill their seats.  The terms for Countiss Decosta, Syx Toshi and Harbor Piers will run for another 3 months to the end of their term.  If you are interested in running for SLSA Director, submit your intent notecard by midnight SLT tonight.  See http://www.surfslsa.org/ for details.
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SurfWatch Opens Shop

Along the shopping walk past shops such as Lurve, Creative Cakes by Mari, and OSD Gallery, SurfWatch has opened shop to display current SurfWatch merchandise at Southend featuring HP's Joaquina wave.  Situated at the beautiful Goombah Estates featuring 36 attached sims with continuous waterways, airways and horseback trails, SurfWatch is proud to present the current line of merchandise as well as free gifts and opportunities for SurfWatch friends to offer merchandise.





Nestled among a variety of SWacks holding rashies, the in-world edition of SurfWatch, and a variety of usable beach items, Bandit takes a break from lifeguarding at Mori.  Come by, visit with Bandit, and see what the SurfWatch Shop has today!  And visit all the fine merchants opening shop at Southend!  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Southend/55/172/31




The SurfWatch Shop offers a constantly changing line of merchandise and free gifts.  Stop in and check out the goods, pick up the latest In-World Edition at the kiosk, or join at the subscriber (which is also located at the beautiful Boracay and amazing Mori).  While you're at Southend, grab a surf, check out the club, ask about land sales!  If you've ever considered selling your wares, be sure to ask about Southend's special 1/2 off first month's shop rental!  Employment opportunities also available!

Grand Opening celebration is scheduled for Thursday, August 19, 2:PM SLT with a live musicial performance by Tauri Tigerpaw, SurfWatch Editor in Chief.  Come by and say hi!
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EricSampson Swansong

EricSampson Swansong...tonight...Monday, August 16, 5 PM SLT, New Brighton (132, 105, 33) http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Brighton/132/106/34

Tell 'em you heard about Eric at SurfWatch!!



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SLSA Benefit Concert of Friday, August 13, 2010

submitted by Bandit

Woof, arf, bow-wow!!!

















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