As part of trying to help raise money for the Relay for Life I have two items that aren’t available at the store over there.  One an outfit… a pretty purple colored set based off of the Simplicity silks that I released a lil while ago and then a cute pull wagon.  The wagon is set for the gardener.  Lil pots, tools, dirt and flowers decorate the wagon that you can pull behind you.  It uses an AO with a walk and a stand so you can have some extra fun with your accessories.

Both are only available through RFL vendors and at Gorfest till the 17th, then after that I dunno, I’ll have to make up my mind what to do with them.  It really is for a great cause so I hope ya’ll take a quick jaunt down to see things or to participate.

I’ve heard they’re doing some jail and bail events, auctions, different things… so go!

In other news?  I have some newness coming out this week and a special themed item specially for Merfolk going to be on sale this Thursday at a horrifically low price as part of a new group I decided to give a go.  I’ll talk more about that later.  My lunch is here!!

Take care!

But I HAD to take a minute to stop tonight and post about RFL and the Fantasy Faire.

Tonight I reached out and asked for help from my groupies and anyone else who was wandering by to reach into their pockets… share their lindens for a good cause.  I did one of those Jail and Bail events.  Basically I was locked up in a cage for an hour, vowing to match any donations up to 50K Lindens.  People came down, kept me company… wandered… and I hope had some fun.

It was a great event and I’m humbled truly.

For that hour we raised for RFL a whopping 75,000L.

Ya’ll are great and it is truly appreciated.

There’s been tons of events and contests and things going on all week long.

So with that said, that means the little coins for the treasure hunt are going to be gone tomorrow more than likely.  Three lil coins hidden around my store with a few prizes in them if you’re so inclined.

Go on down to GorFest, loosen those purse strings and help out a great cause.

Till later!

I do relay in real life, have for the last 4 years or so… and feel kind of crappy that I didn’t get much done in SL for it this year.  I have family, or known folks who have had cancer or are battling cancer as we speak.  It’s a horrific disease and having been touched personally a few times with it I tend to take it a little more seriously perhaps.

These events are so important even if they don’t seem like it… so please take a bit, go down… see what is out there and maybe donate a few lindens.  There’s tons of great merchandise being offered in vendors where the money goes to the cancer society.

Gor Fest Schedule for Sun, July 4

12pm – 2pm – Grand Opening Festivities – Main Stage
2pm – 3pm   – miratorvis Gothly DJ
3pm – 4pm  – Josie Anderton – Live Musician – Main Stage
3pm – 7pm   – Jail Bail – Oasis
4pm – 6pm   – Dance Pit Raiders – Dancers – Main Stage GorFest
6pm – 12am  – fireworks every hour on the hour

I have a pretty awesome looking booth going if I do say so myself…. AND I’m participating in the Treasure Hunt.  It’s an interesting concept…. the actual hunt is at my store, so whether you go to the RFL GorFest or not you can participate.  Three gold coins are hidden around my store.  I’m not really giving hints…

Have fun till we meet again.

Today’s the day!  Are you going to race and see how many roses you can find?

The grand prize winner receives 45,000L!!

There are over 203 participating locations and Roawenwood is proud to be a part of this wonderful event.  SLURL’s for participating merchants can be found on the Hope Hunt Blog along the side.  You can also search events for the hunt, some have made event listings for it.

There are 10 roses hidden at my main location on the five blades sim.

Lil note (( Sept 28th)) ::  Seems like one of my roses is M.I.A.  While it’s sorted and all I guess there is only 9 at the moment.  Bleh, but at least they all seem to be working right!

Each rose has a gift inside.

You can pick up the HUD to keep track of how many roses you find at the landing point, just click the spot on the sign for the Hope Hunt to receive.

The hunt and race lasts from Sept. 27th – Oct. 17th.

Good luck and cross your fingers that all goes well!

Ohhhh I almost forgot!  The Hope Hunt and Race starts on the 27th.  The concept of it is not only a prize hunt, which I will admit that I have placed out 10 roses… and each rose has a prize.  So that means at Roawenwood you can get 10 different prizes from the roses when you find them to click.  The race part is where you go around to different participating vendors and find their roses too.  The person who finds the most roses ends up winning a prize pot of lindens.

This is a race that had to be redone from earlier this year due to some issues with the database, which is supposed to be fixed to run smoother now.  The prizes are as follows (if nothing has changed, which I don’t think they have.)

The Grand Prize is 45,000L

2^nd Prize is 25,000L

3^rd Prize is 10,000L

So what else am I doing or up to lately…. hmmmm…. ohhhh, well I did get some stuff together and a few ideas for some discount type camisks.  I know that not everyone has the lindens to be able to spend a lot, so I am trying to offer a special selection of items in the clothing area for less than what I normally charge.  The first offering of this type is a set of sheer camisks, 9 different colors.

I picked up one of those lucky dip things from the lucky chair place, I’m thinking of throwing some of them into that too, so then you could get em for free.  *chuckles*

Till next time…. I hope ya’ll have a great week.

Today kicks off the beginning of Gorfest… a two sim event with Gorean vendors and such for the RFL.  I have a spot over there with some brand new products and my RFL vendors set up.  The RFL stuff is coming to a close this month so the limited edition silks and such that I have out in the vendors will be picked up and no longer available soon if you haven’t gotten them yet.

The event goes from today until the 13th with events, fashion shows, dj’s and a whole lot of fun for everyone if they want to wander.  I’m hoping it will have a great turn out!

Go go go!!  Support the Relay for Life!  It’s a great cause and I’d love to see folks get involved.

http://gorfest.wetpaint.com/

Gorfest, a celebration of music and merchants Goreans in Relay for Life, will take place July 8th through July 13th with a kickoff celebration on July 8th at 6pm slt.  The event will be held over two full sims and all are welcome.

Gorstock will highlight music talent from vocalists to tribute bands, dance parties and more.  There are 60+ merchants with the huge variety of clothing, furniture, accessories, toys…the list goes on.  Please join us for this fun-filled event and help us move a step closer to finding the cure for Cancer!  100% of your donations go to Relay for Life which benefits the American Cancer Society.

All times and events are subject to change.

Schedule of Events:  All times are SLT.  Events are daily starting Wednesday, July 8th and continuing through Monday, July 13th

July 8th                6-8pm slt         Kickoff Party with Grace Loudon with live DJ, Sponsored by [Rustic] by Grace Loudon
DJ-Grace Loudon

July 9th                7-9am               Dance Party with live DJ Relkin Warrigal Sponsored by Chartre Designs and                                                                           Chardonnay Jubilee
10-noon           Fashion Show (SA-EELA, Nenya Eun – TENTATIVE)
1-3pm               Dance Party with live DJ Relkin Warrigal-Sponsored by Chartre Designs and                                                                           Chardonnay Jubilee
7-9pm               Live Music with Riviin Levasseur (Vocals and Acoustic)

July 10th             11-1pm              Dance Party with live DJ Chuck Morgridge
7-9pm                 Dance Party with live DJ (Gretchen Sondergaard-has stream)
Sponsored by Lylanah Demar and Gorean Garden Center

July 11th             10am                  Killer Auction-Host Karlotte Shelman
11am                  DJ Chuck Morgridge
1-3pm                TRIBUTE BAND:  IN EXTREMO Featuring Medieval-Rock
6pm                  Goreans In Concert  (Need Performers!)
Etana Vella-Tentative
Grace Loudon
Blue Irvine
Cancifer Ogg

July 12th             3-4pm                Live Performer-Muldar Watts (Acoustic and Vocals)
6-8pm                Dance Party with DJ Relkin Warrigal – Sponsored by Beautifully Sinister and                                                                          “Ripped”

July 13th             1-3pm                Dance Party with DJ Gretchen Sondergaard – Sponsored by Beautifully Sinister                                                                  and “Ripped”
4-6pm                Sleepwalker – Megadeth Tribute Band
7-9pm                Closing Celebration Dance and Contests sponsored by [Rustic] by Grace Loudon-DJ                                                           Dream Resistance

As we promised earlier today, a decision has been made regarding the Hope Hunt + Race.  With great sadness, we have determined that the event should be halted and rescheduled for later this year.  This is the best way to preserve the integrity of the Hope Hunt + Race, and the Relay for Life which is the reason behind it all.

The problems we experienced were not due to a lack of preparation.  We were well prepared.  We have an excellent database system, and the scripts were all thoroughly tested during May and early June.  The scripts and database worked as expected during the event.

The problem, without being too technical, is that each click of a Rose created an HTTP request/response between SL and the database … and the servers simply could not handle the volume.  Our problem, as has been said before, was that this event has been such a HUGE success.  We were too successful for the servers to handle.

That is what caused the problems you experienced–Roses giving messages with bad or missing information, and Roses “locking up” (due to lag in the HTTP communications).  The script/database system was good–but it did not have the server resources needed to process the volume of information generated.

These issues will be resolved, and the Hope Hunt + Race will be successful.  This is not something that can be fixed easily or quickly, though.  Any solution that would enable us to finish the event on schedule would be a quick-fix, degrading the experience for everyone involved.  Therefore, we will reschedule the event when the server issues have been ironed out.

For the participating merchants, the Roses which are currently out will automatically delete themselves, as planned, on July 5; you can delete them before that time if you would like to do so.  When the Hope Hunt + Race is rescheduled, you will be given the same number of Roses for the event.

For the hunters, the event will restart when it is rescheduled.  This is the fairest and most equitable solution for everyone.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.  This has been exciting and fun … and a bit frustrating, perhaps.  Know that we look forward to continuing to work with you as we make this event a success, and we will keep you posted as those plans unfold.

Thank you for your support, encouragement, and participation.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Sidda Jubilee &
Arete Diplomat

So I guess that is it for that for now… sadly.  Hopefully it will sort itself and it will be able to go on at a later date.

The Relay for Life Hope Hunt and Race is a two week hunt that begins on June 21^st and runs until July 4^th but more than just a freebie hunt it is also a race. During the hunt your objective is to find as many of the yellow roses as you can within the store or sims that participate throughout the grid. The one who finds the most will be awarded the grand prize. Ties result in the splitting of the prize monies so you’ll want to try your best.

Each time you find a rose, you click on it and it will tell you how many are left in the sim or store that you are in, and it will also give you the SLURL for the next place to hunt. Some roses have prizes in them… some do not but that’s ok, because each time you find a rose you work your way up in the race to win the Grand Prize!

The Grand Prize is 45,000L!

2^nd Prize is 25,000L

3^rd Prize is 10,000L

The Roawenwood is proud to be a participating merchant and has hidden within its main location 20 roses to be found, some of them have prizes in them. All proceeds go to the Relay for Life.

A great cause and a lot of fun, I hope you all enjoy!

The silks come with earrings, two different sets of armbands, bracelets, hip skirt, chest drape, and belly ornament.  There are 6 colors available and a limited edition lighter purple version for the RFL.

Can find them on Xstreet or in world at my store.

As a bonus I created half off discount packages for group members at my main location.  Just wear a Roawenwood group tag, pay the special group vendor package and you can get them for 50% off until sometime Friday or Saturday.  I haven’t decided which yet.