BALD!!!!!

WHAT DID IT TAKE TO GET HER BALD!!!!! THE CLOTHING FAIR CLOSED WITH A HUGE BANG AT 9PM THIS EVENING!!!!

Everyperson who made a donation to a kiosk, everyperson who bought an RFL Item, every designer who designed an RFL item, every entertainer , every DJ , every team member and the list goes on and on ... Thats what it takes.....

Shortly before 9pm slt this evening a big roar went over the Rezzable sims and the RFL clothing fair as the Relay Raiders team hit thier goal and raised 4 million lindens before the end of the clothing fair.... becasue of that feat... Pips Fetid , the designer and builder of the beautiful sims, will be bald for a week... The efforts of so many people and OMG Natasha Leckrone's Rockin Rockers .... you guys are amazing ! Thank you !!!

The clothing fair was a huge success and we have found some really awesome new friends through all of this.. but ... yes but... the work has only started... the shops are still open in thier main stores, and the RFL vendors are still out there..... becasue RFL doesnt end till the 20th of July .

This clothing fair is now wraping up and the final number will be in tomorrow but it doesnt stop us from thinking what is it going to be like next year... Well, more about that later... for now... i just wanted to thank everyone involved and the entire SL community of shoppers for being part of the event.

Untill theres a cure !!!!! GO RELAY !!!!!

DID YOU GET ALL YOUR SHOPPING DONE ???

OMG ... THE COUNTDOWN HAS STARTED TILL THE RFL CLOTHING FAIR CLOSES ITS DOORS FOR THIS YEAR ....

ONLY 5 HOURS TO GO !!!!

Its been an amazing week .. one that some of us will not forget for a long time. There was so much shopping to be done... the music was awesome . ... the models were beautiful !!! Sadly, its going to have to come to an end...

if you have not shopped you need to ... if you have not seen the sims .... you need to.. if you have not heard the music ... you need to ... and if you have not donated please find a kiosk that belongs to RFL and donate....

Tonight at 7pm slt there will be a special party at the main stage and Pips Fetid will be djing for two hours as we close out the fair... please come finish shopping alittle early and stay to celebrate this amazing event ... ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!! YOU ALL HAVE SHOWN ME WHY I LOVE SL SO MUCH !!!!

the fight isnt over..... we still havent found a cure and we have lots of work to do .. so jsut because this event is over remember to check the events daily to see what RFL event is going on !!!!

UNTIL THERES A CURE !!!!! GO RELAY !!!!

TWO MORE DAYS TO SHOP!

WOW!!! That is about the best word to describe what has happen over the week. I know for myself, I never Imagined that here at 1130am on saturday morning I would be sitting here looking 3Million raised right in the face. The Designers, the Raiders team, everyone who has come and placed a vendor at this fair ... and the SHOPPERS!! How amazing is it the support and drive and love we all share and show here at the fair. I can say that SL is the most amazing place. Together we WILL FIND A CURE!!

Don't forget the fair closes at 9pm slt on the 23rd of March !!!!

Shopping has been awesome.. the designers have really stepped up the game and I have to tell you we set the bar here... how will Pips and I ever out do this next year. There have been so many great things happen here that I cant even begin to put them all down. YOU ARE ALL MY HERO!!!!

We all have reminders of why we are here and this week in the middle of shopping and music and fun, i got smacked in the face with a reminder . I want to say to everyone out there... to remember ... we are one team.. it doesnt matter what kiosk you drop a dollar in or whose item you buy we are raising money for a bigger cause. Relay is my team and im so proud to know that a week into this years campaing we have already raised 6 MIllion Lindens for Relay ... that is more hten 20K USD and how amazing is that..

I wanted to come here and talk about the fashion and designs but there are so many people out there talking about those that i felt i needed to write a little about RFL and what the fair has done for RFL of SL this year... so my HAT IS OFF to everyone involved and there are no words to say what i feel inside...

THANK YOU !
Nevar

DAVID JACOBS IS WEARING A DRESS!!!!!!

RELAY RAIDERS HIT 2 MILLION AT THE FAIR !!!!!

OMG !!!! THIS IS AMAZING !!! when we started in october i never thought that just 3 days into the fair we would be saying that our team raised that amount of Linden$.. But, I want to say here that its just not our team... there are so many teams represented here at the fair and the numbers that have been raised in this fair are just WOW!!!

TO EVERY DESIGNER! THANK YOU !!!!!!

To EVERY PERSON WHO HAS BOUGHT AN OUTFIT OR SOMETHING FROM A VENDOR: THANK YOU

TO EVERY PERSON WHO DROPPED ONE LINDEN IN THE KIOSK : THANK YOU

This is the only way that we can kick the heck out of cancer and find a cure !!! AND !!! IT DOESNT STOP HERE !!!! WE HAVE TILL JULY 20TH ... this is only the begining !!!! so lets see what we can do next.

Congrats to everyone for hitting this milestone now we have a new one ..... and its reachable!!!!

More from the fair tomorrow !!!

Untill theres a cure !!! Relay for Life !!!!

THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE MADE US SPEACHLESS

Statistics show that 1 in 3 people will develop some form of cancer in theirlife time. I don’t even know what to say about these last 24 hours. Thankyou is not nearly enough for your efforts in making this happen.

This has been unbelievable! Opening the sims was a bit like supermanfighting through kryptonite… but people fought through it, and the donations started to pour in. 1Eternally Blessed made an appearance donating a wopping 378,000L, money all of you paid for the ads you see throughout the sims. YOUROCK!

There’s still lots in store in the way of entertainment. Wednesday we willbe dancing to the following:

11am-12 DJ Doubledown Tandino
12-2 DJ Swaffette Firefly
2-5 pm DJ Nomad Rovio
5-7 pm DJ Vivianne Draper
7-9 pm DJ Bcreative Wilde

Don’t forget about the treasure hunt! Look for the boxes placed throughout the sims, and please visit www.sl-newspaper.com to get the code!!!!

Will update tomorrow!

Syn

Missing RFL vendors

I have heard alot about this subject and im so sorry that i have not been able to answer comments or blog untill now.

OK here is the deal....

The Vendors are out !!! it seems that there have been some issues when the sims have crashed or restarted with all the work that is being done on the grid .. vendors , boxes , missing prims were apearing ... I have checked into this and i have talked to the designers about vendors..

This might be a constant problem while SL is upgrading the code .. we dont know but we are keeping a close watch on it ... If you have a question about what a designer is doing for RFL my suggestion is to ask them.. .Everyone here is in full support of RFL and that is why they are all apart of this fair ... Every Designer is going to be FIGHTING FOR A CURE!!! ... so if you want to know what your favorite designer is doing for RFL .. dont be shy... ask them....

Thank you everyone for your compliments on the sim .. the Relay Raiders have worked long and hard for over 5 months planning this ... to make this the best event to hit SL in a long time !!!

Remember !!! dig deep because we are here for one reason and that is to find a cure for Cancer!!!

hit the kiosk with that little extra you have, buy the limited editions, and just have fun!!

Go Relay !!! Until theres a cure !!!

WE DID IT !!!!! SHOPPING FOR A CURE!!!!

OMG!!!!! THATS ALL I CAN SAY!!! at the time of this picture there was over 200 on the sim and i can tell you that its crazy .. people are shopping, raising money and having fun.

yes yes there is lag .. yes yes we talked about it .. we know there is lag ... i am surprised that we didnt crash 4 sims at 10am this morning with all the people tping in at one time... it was amazing.

Tayzia , imed me at 10:05 and told me she was in tears from the joy to see the support that everyone is giving to RFL .. and that is exactly what is happening the support is overwhelming and I am blown away. we are hour and a half into the week and you all can not imagine .... some recordbreaking fundraisng is about to happen this week.

im not going to blog about the clothes here .. yes there is clothing and alot of it... the designers are hot and have not been sleeping to get things done before today .

So lets get to the fair .. be patient , mindful that its laggy ... but rememeber there are 4 sims so spread out over them... its going to be great!!!!! shop shop shop!!!!

Until theres a cure !!!!! Relay for Life !!!!!

Happy St Patricks day !!!!

Well, we made it !!!! two little touch ups in the am and the sims are totally ready to go ... The fun in about to start!!!

Here we go .. time for bed and yes !!!! 10 hours and 40 minutes till the SHOPPING BEGINS!!!!

LETS GO RELAY !!!!

The Night Before we open ...................

OMG its the night before we open and we have been working so hard to finish. The designers are running around frantic, Pips and I have been here and there all day .. Pips is having trouble getting her stuff done becasue she has had to fight off a greenie attack in the middle of the day . I found her totally exhausted from her fight and im not sure she succeded. It kinda scares me as i walk the sims im not sure if the greenies are taking over or not. SO, as you shop... BEWARE OF THE GREENIES!!

We finally got Pips back up and working hard and the troops arrived to assist in getting the different teams in with the RFL Vendors to set up. Oh you have to know that when you are planning something like this anything can happen and Happen it did!!!! David Jacobs , Event CO-Chair for RFL of SL , was at the sims helping out today and the wager was made..

It seems he has accepted the wager: if the Raiders (our team sponsoring the fair ) raises 2 million linden in one week (yes just 7 days ) ... well he will wear a dress for 1 week!!!!!

I am sure he is regretting that now that he sees what we have done to get ready for this huge event . If everthing goes well by this time tomorrow night we will have our first Million! GO RELAY!!!!

So, now for the final wrap up and yes, omg, Pips and I are going to get to sleep tonight!!! WOOT!!

We are so excited and can not wait till tomorrow... So get your shopping shoes on ... get those lindens ready .. buy every item in the RFL vendors there are tomorrow and lets Raise that 2 million in the first day!!!! ITS TIME EVERYONE ... YES THE CLOTHING FAIR IS ABOUT TO OPEN!!!!! LETS GET YOUR SHOPPING ON !!!

15 HOURS AND 5 MINUTES TO GO .... but who is counting !!!!

Untill theres a cure !!! LETS RELAY FOR LIFE!!!!

WOOT!!! IT'S RELAY TIME!!!!

ARE YOU READY TO RELAY !!!! Today kicks off the 2008 campaign for Relay for Life and gosh we are so excited.... its means we are in the final countdown to opening the doors for the clothing fair .... dont have alot of time to blog today but i just have one great picture to show everyone ...

The Greenies have found the fair and are invading ... no matter what we have done to keep them out ... its not happening ..... so beware of greenies as you shop this week you never know where they might show up around the sims....

ok 45 hours and 50 minutes ..... and this fair opens!!!

UNTIL THERES A CURE!!! RELAY FOR LIFE !!!!

WOW!!! ITS FRIDAY ALREADY!!!

Where has all the time gone to. Lets see ... well we started this in September '07 and have been working on the planning hot and heavy since November 1st. Now, here it is March 14th and we are three days away from opening the biggest Fashion event of the year here in SL . I keep walking around the sims talking to designers, press people , volunteers and helpers and Everyone is getting so exited to open the sims monday morning. Everyday it seems i get someone else coming to me wondering how they can help. Designers messaging me asking me if there is still room. Some telling me if you have anyone back out just let me know i can be ready in 10 minutes. Its kinda funny ... I never even dreamed this would be so big when we started to plan but WOW... look at it.

This week alone we have had people come to the rescue at different times and I really dont know how to thank everyone for pitching in . I put out a call for some graphic help a few days ago and in a matter of minutes my ims were crazy with people volunteering to make signs what ever needed to be done. Thank you Chiman, Forda and Bastchild. You three saved some long nights. And thank you to everyone who responded to our call for help.

Now, Tomorrow is the big kick off for Relay for LIfe and collections start for this year. I will have my vendors and kiosk tomorrow finally and im sure the designers will be so happy to be able to finish setting up . I do want to say ... if you know anyone who wants to be a part of this event and would like to set up an RFL vendor at the fair have them im me. It doesnt matter what team you are from , it doesnt matter what team name is on the vendor... what matters is that we raise money. Let me say that again ... what matters is WE RAISE MONEY FOR RFL. We are all in this fight together. we all want to have the same outcome. A CURE FOR CANCER!!

So if you want to join the fight contact me in world and lets join hands and FIGHT BACK!

The countdown has now started 71 hours and 42 minutes till the RFL Clothing Fair '08 opens its doors... Lets get ready to shop everyone !!!!

Until there's a cure!!!! We Relay for Life!!!!!

Fashion, Fashion, and YES!! more Fashion

I have been sitting here thinking about what to tell you today regarding the fair . Suddenly, I realized that I have shared with anyone about the Fashion shows. You can not have an event like this with out showing off some of the special designs that are here at the fair. SO, we have not one , not even two, and three would'nt cut it... so we planned 4 Fashion shows for the week of the clothing fair ... Here is a little bit about them :

The stage was design and created by Pips Fetid. When we were trying to come up with an idea how to use all 4 sims she said to me , " you have to have runways in all of them so everyone can see." She did just that ...

Here is the schedule and the promoters

Thursday March 20th 2pm to 4pm slt

This show features different designers from the Autumn and Winter sims of the Fair...

Produced by Atlantis Modeling Agencies

Saturday March 22 10am to 12pm slt and 2pm to 4pm slt

RFL Showcase Show

This show features over 40 of the 2008 designs for RFL this year. All outfits shown are done to benift Relay for Life and will be sold at the Fair 100% profit for RFL.
Produced by FACES

Sunday March 23 2pm to 4pm slt

This show features the designers from the Spring and Summer sims in the Fair .Produced by ASpiRE!

Jewlery donated by Random Callopie

Shoes donated by Maitreya

All shows will be streamed live over all 4 sims. No one will have to Miss out !!!!

I hope you are all ready ... we only have a few days to go !!!!

DOORS OPEN MARCH 17TH 10AM SLT!!!!!!

Until there's a cure!!!

CALLING ALL SHOPPERS!!!!!

Are you tired of teleporting from sim to sim to find that perfect outfit? Ever been embarrassed landing only to find your hair attached to you tush? Can you picture a better way? Close your eyes and imagine… 4 sims packed with the finest designers SL has to offer, entertainment 24/7, treasure hunts, and more.

You’re not dreaming. The Clothing Fair 2008 is here! We are just days away from SL’s premiere shopping event of the season. Featuring 84 shining stars… ahem, designers all coming together to kick off the 2008 Relay For Life of Second Life’s fundraising season for the Relay Raiders.

Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature event started back in 1985 by a Colorectal Surgeon from Tacoma, WA; and has now become an international movement, with over 600 communities spanning 18 countries outside of the United States. Relay For Life is designed to “CELEBRATE” survivorship and raises money for life-saving research and programs, “REMEMBER” those who have lost their battle, and unite community members committed to “FIGHT BACK” against cancer.

It’s hard to imagine that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. 1 in 8! We can make a difference!

Go Relay!!!


PS ... As soon as I can upload some pictures they will be on here for you to peek at.... also watch for the flickr group .... SecondLife .. RFL Clothing Fair 2008 is the group name !!!

One more week

One more week to go !!! Designers are mostly checked in and the shops are all being designed.... lots of great stuff going on. Look for a complete schedule to be released later in the week but here is a sneak peak for Monday the 17th ....

10am slt to 1pm slt.... Pips Fetid will be the Dj

1pm to 230pm slt .... we bring Labgraal to the stage for a great concert live from Europe!!!

230 to 4 pm slt.... DJ Dakota Christensen will take request and give away some prizes !!

4pm slt to 6pm slt... The big St Pattys Day party!!! Bcreative Wilde will be getting wild so make sure you get your shopping done early on monday and get your green on and join us at the stage.

6pm to 7pm Slt ... We bring to the stage..... Kim Seifert!! .. Kim will be singing for us live and rumor has it that she has writen a new song for the fair.... so you have to be there to hear it for the first time.

7pm to 10 pm slt ..... DJ Stormy will carry the party late into the evening for all the shoppers who want to have a great time...

its going to be lots of fun and there will be dancing at the center stage all day when you get tired of shopping... Like that is really going to happen at this fair... To much to see we are so glad there is a week to get through it ....

ok more to come going to have some pictures of some of the shops tomorrow so look forward to that....

Until there's a cure !!! Relay, Relay , Relay !!!!!

IT REALLY IS HAPPENING

Let's see 4 sims, one builder , 84 designers and lots of hard hard work and what do you get when you add them all together .... well you get ... craziness. Pips has been working so hard to get these sims done that she was able to open the shops to everyone today a whole 4 days early .. she is ahead of schedule and yes there is still alot ot do but .... wow .... is about all I can say!!!

so we dont have much time to blog about anything today except there is alot of business going on in the sims today and work is flying around .. lots of prims and lots of fun is about to happen...

until there's a cure!!!

Whats Lag Got To Do With It!!!

So, the countdown is at 12 days before the fair and boy things are really moving along. I was asking a few people lately what should I talk about in the blog this week and everyone has mention we have to keep thinking about keeping this Fair as Lag Free as possible. So with the help of my good friend Madison Donnelly ..I bring you the fact and fictions of Lag Free Shopping.... (this was originally posted in her blog)


Here’s my philosophy. Everyone is having a hard time rezzing and can barely move. They are focused on shopping. Do you think they care what you look like? If you are reading this and know someone who needs to give this post a whirl, please forward it on and help the rest of us.
Here’s my list of tips and tricks that seemed to have helped me survive the lag at the Relay for Life Clothing Fair:

Remove your prims: Yes, girls. You too can live without your lashes, face lights, prim skirts, 200-prim boots, and yes…*GASP* your hair! Try a system skirt. There’s lots of cute stuff out there that has NO PRIMS! Besides, others will think its just the lag and your hair is slow to rez.

Prims, Part 2: Take them off before you go! The server will be slow to respond, so they won’t come off right away, if at all. A little preparation will take you a long way.

Remove scripted objects: AO’s, multi gadgets, mysti tools, anti-away and anti-spy devices, AV radar, and translators. FYI, I find flying less traumatic than standing when I’ve got no AO!!

Turn down your graphics settings: turn off local lighting and water rippling, set your terrain detail to low, and crank down those sliders as low as you can stand it.

Cam in from a neighboring sim: If you are lucky, stand on the property line and cam in. Also helpful if the sim is full. There are 4 sims for this event so if you are on one and there happens to be some lag just head over to another sim.

Remember: If you are just looking to shop then shop on off peak times. There will be lots of events going on during the day (ie: Fashion shows and Live Music) so if you don't want to participate then make sure you check the schedule to see when they are happening.

Any tricks or tips you’d like to share? Favorite shopping outfits? Please let me the rest of us know how you survive the lag-fest!

The Team has worked very hard to make this event as lag-free as possible so remember to do your part and enjoy your shopping!!!!

Until there's a cure!!!!

13 Days to go ........

Lots of Progress going on .... We have hit cunch time and the hammers and nails are quickly being used up. Pips has been working hard trying to get all the shops in place and the layout perfect for an awesome shopping experiencea as you can see from the picture, this is a sneek peak of the autumn sim being worked on.

So we have alot going on .. the Entertainment schedule is about complete and wow I can saw not only do we have some awesome designers coming together to help Raise money for the Cause... we have some of SL's Best Entertainers and Dj's participating. More on that tomorrow!!!!

Well only 13 more days till we open and lots to do .. so .....

Until there's a Cure!!!!

14 Days and Counting down!!!!

Thats right its crunch time and there is so much going on I don't even know where to start. Over the next couple of days I will go into everything we are doing to get ready. It amazes me how people are just coming out of the woodwork to help out and get things together. I will have to say that the Raiders team rocks!! they are all great and I am so excited to be a part of it this year!

So here is for the biggest news... I am going to release the final list of designers who will be with us this year. As everyone knows, we have been planning this since september of last year and things happen so we have had to replace about 5 designers since the first name went on this list back on November 1st. We have 84 of the premier designers working with us and I can only say from the bottom of my heart ...... THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!!

So here we go ....... ( not in any order or listed by sims)

Bewitched Designs, Stone Keep, Innovations, 00Gorgeous, Fairy's Grove Creations, Dks Designs, Dark Matter & M'Lady's Bridal, Frangipani Designs, IEVL (Innocently Evil), CaLLie cLine, Kays Kloset, Awesome Designs, Isobella Esoterica, Mischief, Gritzi Design,Ambergris Deadly Fashions, Dark Eden, Hexed, []::Tuli::[], Bailers Outfitters, Neko Gear, Vlintuition, Nocturnal Threads,Lapointe Designs, Rebel Hope Designs, Little Rebel Designs, Pixel Passion, Moonshine,Adored Clothing, BareRose, Passionate Neko Dreams, Elephant Outfitters , House of Rfyre, Nyte'N'Day, Milady's Fancy, Rose Petal Creations, Allure by Sparkle Skye, Armidi, Silken Heat, Luxury by Vindi Vindaloo, Nymphetamine Boutique, Defleur Fashions, Designing Nicky Ree, DE Designs, spicy Designs, Sub Rosa, Beckenbauer Productions, The Sweetest Sin, ~silentsparrow~, Immortelle, Draconic Kiss, Bossa Nova, LVS & Co (Liquid Velvet Studio) , *ICING*, Boneflower Designs, IndustriElle,*AnnaH* Coture, ShadowWiccan, VR Phlux , CKS Designs, Dellycious Wear, Solange, Kiana Dulce, Digit Darkes, PERSONA, Analise, Vitamin Ci, SF Designs, Casa del Shai, Barefoot Apparel, Sensual Designs, Desirae Designs,Pushbutton Industries, EBT (Emotional Blackmail Threads), Goth1c0, CREAMSHOP , Devilish Cupcake, Aitui, Evie's Closet, Haute Style & Co, Rezzable Creations, Maitreya, Avid Designs, LeeZu Baxter Designs.

We are so excited to present these designers to you all in one place for an entire week. What a fun time its going to be shopping , events, prizes, giveaways, auctions, Live Music and much much more...!!!

Until there's a Cure!!!!