Reader Submitted: Happy Valentines Day

 

 

DeniseUnicorn Toonie sent over this picture of herself as a pink cupid. 

 

Guess she gets her "point" across.

 

RFL Team Sunbeamer Bid Me Results

 

It was a week ago on Saturday May 17 in which the results of the Relay's Team Sunbeamers' last three "Bid Me" fundraisers were announced.

 

Cynthia Farshore
Stay Goat - 100 L
Go Wolf - 14,500 L
 ( Goes Wolf for 4 weeks)
 
 Shockwave Yearch
 Stay wolf - 1000 L
 Go Goat - 14,500 L
 ( Goes Goat for 4 weeks)
 
 Rita Mariner
 Stay Bunny - 0 L
 Go Pink - 3000 L
 ( Goes Pink for 1 week) 

So Team Captain Rita Mariner has been "in the pink" for a week, and Cynthia and Shockwave have pledged to switch species. 

The "Sunnies" still have two Moon Dance events left, then comes the Relay Weekend.

 

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Trustfall"

 

 

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 From LorDefiance Valentines Day, Feb 14, 2023, "A little bit of everything fell into place for this one. I thought about making a quick video to share the Isle of View with friends that aren't on Second Life. Maybe it would be a fun way to showcase Wing too, since my avatar has come a long way since I joined SL in 2008. Then I stumbled across P!NK's TRUSTFALL and I knew I had to do something with this absolute bop! So yeah, one week later it's done. Enjoy the fireworks, and Happy Valentine's Day :)"

 

Warning: some profanity

 

Cartoon of The Day: Tree-Mendous Costume

 

 

 Taken at the Christmas Expo. One of the ladies on stage was in a pink Christmas tree costume. Why pink? Maybe she thought it was, well, you know. 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

RFL Sunbeamers: Results For "Bid Denise Pink"

 

Almost lost in the hustle with the air show and the announcement that the team had hit the one million Linden mark, it was announced by Sunbeamer Captain Rita Mariner that DeniseUnicorn Toonie's "Bid Me Pink" fundraiser had concluded and the two kiosks had their totals finalized. The results were announced on Sunday May 5. The event had raised a total of 11,700 Linden dollars.

 

Bid Me Results for DeniseUnicorn
Denise bid to go cow.

Stay herself:  50L

To go PINK COW:   11,650L

Denise goes PINK COW, for 2 weeks. Until MAY 18th 

There are still three "Bid Me" fundraisers going on for the Sunbeamer team: Skylark "Snowy" Lefavre's "Bid Me Tricolor Fox," Brian's "Bid Me Pink," And Rita's "Bid Me Pink and Purple." They are scheduled to end on Saturday April 18, 202

The kiosks for the fundraisers are at Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

 

Go Sunweavers! Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Sunbeamers: Bid Rita Pink (and Purple)

 

 

Team Sunbeamers is know for it's "Bid Me" events. They already had three going on a week ago. Not long after, the team captain Rita Mariner volunteered to put the color of her fur on the line for a fourth one: "Bid Rita Pink and Purple."

As with other Bid Me fundraisers, there are two kiosks in the back room of Club Cutlass. The default one on the left is for those wanting to keep the "killer rabbit" as she is. For those wanting wanting to make her pink and purple, there is the change kiosk on the right. For every 3000 Linden dollars donated, rounded down, the team captain has to change her appearance for a week or so. If 5999 L is the total at the end, she will be the color of strawberries and grapes for a week. If 6000 Linden dollars is the total, she'll be in the pink (and purple) for two weeks.

Rita's fundraiser ends sometime on Saturday May 11. For those wanting to donate to the others, DeniseUnicorn Toonie's "Bid Me Pink" ends Saturday May 4. Skylark Lefavre's "Bid Me Pink, Blue, and White" and Brian's "Bid Me Pink" also end on Saturday May 11.

The kiosks for the fundraisers are at Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

 

Go Sunweavers! Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Reader Submitted: April Fool At Club Cutlass

 

 

 Pictures from Rita Mariner (top two) and Cynthia Farshore (second two). At the party at Club Cutlass on Wednesday April 3, there was a surprise for community leader Rita Mariner and the others. The club had been painted pink.

 

 April Fool's Day might have been Monday, but for the club, it had to wait a couple of days.

 

 Rita remarked, "I see someone was ill, at cutlass, they spilled 'pepto bismol' everywhere," then gagged at the color.

 

 Cynthia's response was to say the movie at Feral Theater on Sunday would be Operation Petticoat. 

 

Club Cutlass is at Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757), and has events Wednesday, Fridays, and Saturdays 6 to 8PM. SL time. 

 

Cartoon Of The Day: Pink Elephant

 

 

 Taken at Freedom Rock. There's an old joke that if you see pink elephants, you've been drinking too much. So maybe if you have an elephant that's really pink next to you, nobody would bug you about it.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Cartoon of The Day: Pink Santa

 

 

 Taken at Club Scorn. Why this guy got a pink Santa outfit instead of a red one, who knows. But it leads one to wonder what the reason is.

By Bixyl Shuftan

Relay's Team Sunbeamers Reach Ruby Fundraising Level

 

 

 It was a question that was asked more than once by the more optimistic Sunbeamers for a few months, "Can we reach not only Emerald, but Ruby this year?" And when the team reached the million Linden mark earlier than any other year, on May 26, it looked within grasp. And on Friday June 2, Rita announced to the group that it was, but would need a push.

Both Brian and I are willing to chip in some heavy money to push us towards RUBY, but it will now be enough from just the two of us. We will need help.

 

"Ask and you shall receive" so goes the saying. And a donor who helped out at the Relaystock event, Charlee Shuftan (Charlee Amethyst), stepped in again. And Rita soon made another announcement.

 

 

SUNBEAMERS ARE NOW RUBY!

Hi Beamers:  Thanks to the efforts and donations for Charlee Shuftan and myself., plus some nice remotes. WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY RUBY, at $5042US.  Love to you all.

But, there was one small commitment our fearless leader had to own up to.

A Bet is a Bet

Beamers, I promised to go PINK for a month if we made RUBY! *gag me with a spoon* I AM PINK!  "MY EYES!"  Both Charlee and Bixyl bet to go HUMAN, those are naturally PINK. WE have three suffering for you now. Love you all anyways.

And so Rita owned up to her word, down to getting a pink Luskwood skunk avatar as well. But as she stated, she wasn't the only one with a different look for a while. Charlee and I had a talk, and decided to go human, or rather, neko and kitsune, for a month. There was a joke somewhere that the reason some guys don female avatars was so they wouldn't have to stare at a male butt all day, and that with a tail in the way I wouldn't have that problem. 

The team has continued to collect donations. As of the writing of this article, the 'beamer's total raised for this year is 1,260,000 L, and in the top ten fundraising teams, eleven of which have raised a million Linden dollars or more. 

It should be noted that the Sunbeamers were founded ten years ago in 2013. Compared to the amounts our predecessor team, the Passionate Redheads, brought in, our initial year brought in a small total. "We are a small team," it was explained. But over the years, the totals have gotten larger and larger. Over the years, some teams that once made the top ten have gone back a bit to smaller but still impressive levels. And some like the Redheads and the Relay Wizards have closed down altogether. But the "Sunnies," like some others such as the Relay Rockers and Team ACTS, continue to be top performers year after year.

The small team became "the little team that could," and now, "the little team that does, again and again."

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Sunbeamers Bid Me Results (Round 1)

 

Last month, the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers started three "Bid Me" fundraisers. On Saturday April 1, two of them concluded. those for team captain Rita Mariner and DJ Snowbuns (Skylark Lefavre) and the results posted by Rita the following day.

 

RESULTS FROM OUR FIRST BID MES.

RITA
Stay Bunny - 50L
Go PINK -5001L

Looks like I go PINK for a week.

SNOWY:
Stay Bunny - 100L
Go Fennec - 20,600L

Snowwy goes Fennec for 5 weeks
April 1 to May 6

 

There is currently one "Bid Me" still ongoing, Cynthia Farshore's "Bid Me Ruth." It concludes Saturday April 8 at 8 PM SL time as the party at Club Cutlass concludes. 

 

As of the writing of this article, the "Sunnies" have raised over 517,000 Linden dollars, in Jade rank and in the top ten teams.

More "Bid Me" events to soon follow.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of The Day: In The Pink

 

 

 Taken at Club Squeaks. Brandi Streusel had a snow machine for the Christmas season. But this month when someone activated it, what came out was pink this time. People were thinking cotton candy. Oh well, the DJ already had a sweet disposition.

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Announcement: Bid Gem Pink

 

Soooooooo, I'm doing this thing again!  It's October, and I am being bid into pink for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

I'll have the stream at I Pink I Can for one last push.  Right now it is sitting at 12,500 Linden, 107,000 Linden keeps me in pink until Relay Kickoff in February, Who's gonna help?

Bid Gem Pink
4:00-5:00 PM SLT
Thursday October 27th, 2022

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society2/147/88/23 

 

Until there is a cure,
Gem Sunkiller

Announcement: Making Strides Pink Ribbon Ball This Sunday

 

 Sunday, October 9th   2-4pm slt     As a special surprise...Ashbourne & Co has designed a one of a kind pink diamond ribbon brooch (can be sized to use as a tie pin as well) for our auction!  

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Wooburn/134/81/43

RFL Team Sunbeamers Reach One Million Lindens, Emerald Level

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On the late morning of Sunday June 12, the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers passed a goal that was looking doubtful. They finally passed the one million Linden dollar mark.

We made Emerald! Or as Dr. Evil might say, "One, million, Lindens!"

Great, but one small complication for yours truly, whom has to own up to a commitment. 

Yep, yours truly to help provide incentive for people to donate stated that if the team made Emerald, I'd go female for a week, as a clone of the team captain, Rita Mariner. And as Rita was pink thanks to a Bid Me, it was the pink Rita Clone. 

The team camp marker was quickly updated with a new badge to show the new rank. 

As of now, the Sunbeamers are 13th among the 138 teams in terms of cash raised.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!
 

RFL: Team Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Results: Over 53,000 Lindens Raised

 
With the Relay Weekend approaching, Team Sunbeamers has been continuing to raise Lindens. Among the last fundraisers were several "Bid Me" events. Saturday June 4 was the final day for them. And at 8PM, the results were tallied. Four were at Club Cutlass.

RITA MARINER
0 -9000L
Pink Bunny for 3 weeks (ends June 25th)

Bixyl Shuftan
200 - 12,100
Skunk for 4 weeks (ends July 4th)

Liska DaLantros
0 - 12,150
Pink Fox for 4 weeks (ends July 4th)

Mr Fox da'Alenfey
0 - 9,200
Blue Fox for 2 weeks (ends June 18th)

Liska would later point out one small error, that the correct date for hers and Bixyl's events was Saturday June 2. 

There would be one more "Bid Me" to announce. There was one at the Happy Vixen, Mattie Carlton's "Bid Mattie Pink."

Mattie Carlton - Bid Mattie Pink

Stay normal - 3050
Turn pink - 7550

total 10,600

Mattie goes pink for three weeks

With the 42,650 Linden dollars from the Cutlass fundraisers, the total for all five was 53,250 Linden dollars raised.

Rita would comment she detests wearing pink, but these being the Relay was willing to grin and bear it for a good cause. So it looks like for now,  the 'beamers' leader will have to deal with a "bubblegum crisis."

The Relay Weekend is this upcoming weekend, from Saturday June 11 to Sunday June 12.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan
 

RFL Announcement: More Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Events

 
Earlier this Relay season, the Sunbeamer team did a few "Bid Me" events, which resulted in two taking on a different look for a week. Once again, the team has a few members putting their looks on the line to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

The various "Bid Me" events all involve pairs of kiosks at Club Cutlass. The left ot each pair is the "default" in which those wishing to keep the volunteer as is can donate. The right kiosk is the one for the volunteer's new look. How long the person stays in their new look depends on the change kiosk being higher and how much was donated. Fractions of weeks are rounded down. For instance if someone pledged to stay a new look for every 5000 Lindens donated, and 9999L was donated, he or she would only need to spend one week changed. But one more Linden dollar would make it two weeks.

Team Captain Rita Mariner is offering to go pink bunny with "Bid Rita Pink." This is something of a big deal due to Rita doesn't care too much for the color, as what she spoke about it in the past illustrates:

Sunnies:  I have put myself up for a BID ME,  You can choose to keep me my cute, sweet, white bunny, or turn me into an EBIL, PINK BUNNY!  I dislike pink on me!  So here is your chance at REVENGE!

For every 3000 Linden dollars, rounded down, Rita has to spend a week having a "bubblegum crisis" as a bubblegum pink bunny. Those wanting to keep her white can donate to the left kiosk.

Next to Rita's kiosks are that of Bixyl Shuftan, whom volunteered for "Bid Bixyl Stinker." For every 3000 Linden dollars, rounded down, the normally foxy reporter will have to spend a week as a skunk (unless he's doing an interview or something else obvious for the Newser).

Liska da'Lantros (LiskaDaLantros Resident) is doing the third fundraiser in "Bid Liska Pink." For every 3000 Linden dollars, rounded down, she'll be a pink vixen.

The fourth Bid-Me fundraiser is that of òᴥó Mr.Fox da'Alenfey òᴥó (Spooked Dreamscape). For "Bid Fox Blue," for every 4000 Linden dollars rounded down, he will be in a different avatar.

All four "Bid Me" fundraisers last until Saturday June 4. At 8PM at the end of the party at Cutlass last night, the totals will be calculated and the results final and announced.

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

Bixyl Shuftan
 

Cartoon of The Day

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Taken in October 2020. I can't remember why he was wearing this, but I could think of some reasons.

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

Reader Submitted: Pink and White Tank

 

From Usagi Vyper. In Belliseria chat, Usagi was told, "tank are standard for us camper folk." She then replied, "I also have a pink and white TANK in the yard. Driving it now on the open roads. Hehe. ... PANZER BUNNEH!!"
 

Cartoon of the Day: Pink Flamingo

 

Taken at the Happy Vixen. So what would an anthro pink flamingo do for employment?  I could think of one possibility.

By Bixyl Shuftan