It's Official, Spring Is Here!

Now, before you look at me like I am insane, I have to tell you I am fully aware that Spring is technically not here yet. To paraphrase a song, however, "It's springtime somewhere!" That somewhere is in parts of Florida and Arizona where Major League Baseball's spring training will open in just a week! For me, that is a very welcome sign that winter is in retreat. Riot and I got together yesterday to play a little ball at the local park in celebration of Winter’s end. We are both wearing the same shirt, a fantastic FREE group gift from LAPOINTE & BASTCHILD. The L&B Swear "Classic" T-Shirt comes with a texture change hud giving both of these textures, plus eight more. Each design has a very cool, vaguely retro, realistic, and comfortable look. It’s just the kind of thing I would wear in my first life. Included in the package are an impressive eight sizes with two variations of each (tucked and untucked). This is definitely a freebie to pick up! So, no offense to all you groundhog fans out there with your rodent oracle predicting how long Winter will linger, but there is only one critter intelligent enough to tell you what season it actually is. He says it's "DUCK SEASON!" That's all folks, now go get some sun (and this group gift)!-----WHC Riler

WHC Riler & Riot Bayn are wearing - Lapointe & Bastchild - the L&B Swear "Classic" T-Shirt featuring 10 designs available via a texture change hud (FREE GIFT/ FREE GROUP)

NOTE - There is a female version of this gift out right next to it and it is equally impressive! (FREE GIFT/ FREE GROUP)

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Dia de los Muertos

Halloween is almost upon us and in America that means it's time for scary movies and trick or treating! Sometimes though we forget that other cultures celebrate this time of year in entirely different ways. Take the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. It is a celebration of life, a festival during which families decorate the graves of lost loved ones in remembrance and create colorful "altars" with photos and favorite foods of the deceased. At night, the line between the worlds of the living and of the dead blur and allow the ancestor's souls a short visit to their families. The ultimate symbol of blending these two worlds is in the festive costumes depicting skeletons engaging in everyday activities. I found a perfect FREEBIE outfit for my Dia de los Muertos celebration at BOTANICA by completing their maze hunt. Explore the maze, collect all the luminaries, and trade them in for your choice of prize, including the male or female Day of the Dead costumes, complete with skull facial tattoos. They're colorful, perfect for the season, completely FREE, and fun to pick up! No group space needed! Just grab a friend and head to BOTANICA!-----WHC Riler

My friends are wearing - Botanica - The Dia de los Muertos Costumes (FREE GIFT FOR COMPLETING THE MAZE HUNT)

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It's Halloween! Soon, that is. It will be Halloween. Coming up. Soon.

Lately, Celise has been pestering me relentlessly. So, I promised I would kick off my Halloween posts with her favorite Halloween costume of 2014. This is the current FREE GROUP GIFT from JAZZITUDE, a lovingly produced tribute to the British television show and international cult phenomenon "Doctor Who". The science fiction show features a time machine/spacecraft called the TARDIS (which is disguised as a police call box). The costume is adorable! One really great advantage is that this costume is appropriate for any sim. Yet, it still looks a little bit sexy to me. Depicted on the dress is the TARDIS and Jazzy, the creator, has included several subtle nods to different seasons of the show as a tribute to the Doctor. This is an incredibly unique costume. If you have any interest in the show at all, I know you will be delighted to have it. Special thanks to The Nag's Head Pub on the Creamy's Spot sim, a beautiful place to have a pint.-----WHC Riler


(On a more personal note to Celise: You are not English, have never been there, and do not have a clue about anything remotely British! You don't need to be English to wear the costume, of course, but stop it with the damned fake accent, it's very annoying!)

Celise is wearing - Jazzitude - TARDIS Cosplay Outfit (FREE GROUP GIFT/ FREE GROUP)

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Slipping Into Fall.

The weather is changing now in my area of the world. The days become shorter and cooler. It is quite a sight to see, the leaves changing. Soon, it will be time to go up into the mountains and look out over the breathtaking sight of the trees draped in their autumn colors. Of course when you do, here is a little tip from someone who is in awe of such grandeur. STAY IN THE CAR! It's cold out there and utterly miserable. There is no reason at all to leave the comfort of your fossil fuel burning bubble. That's why man invented the window. What I really look forward to more than the turning of the leaves is the change of the monthly LAVAROCK group gift. Once again, it does not disappoint. This time around, they are offering the lito male jacket-2, a beautiful, dark brown, MESH leather jacket. As usual with a LAVAROCK FREE GROUP GIFT, the textures look so soft that they tempt you to touch them. The styling, like all my favorite Second Life clothing, looks like a piece I would own in real life. They have come up with a another gift that became my new favorite jacket the instant I put it on, and the most amazing part is that it's FREE! There is also a monthly gift for women at the store and it is this same jacket in black leather, with a few subtle differences. One difference is the tiny pentagrams on the two lapel buttons, just another small detail on a wonderfully detailed jacket.  Also worth noting is the hair I am wearing. It is the FREE Welcome Gift "MINATO" [male/unisex] from ARGRACE. It comes in a fatpack of 40 colors and is resizeable. This hair was also shown in black on an uncredited Riot Bayn in a previous post entitled "A Low Rumbling Whisper In The Darkness". Given the difficulty in finding freebie/cheapie male hair, it is a definite pick up if you haven't been there already. Also as a bonus for female avies picking up the welcome pack, there is another female hair in it as well. Time to get in the car and do some sightseeing: the leaves are beginning to turn and it really is something to see. Stay warm.-----WHC Riler

WHC Riler is wearing - Lavarock - the Lito Male Jacket_2 (FREE GIFT/ FREE GROUP)

Argrace - FREE Welcome Gift "MINATO" [male/unisex]

Celise is wearing - Lavarock - Lita Jacket Black Leather & Suede (FREE GIFT/ FREE GROUP)

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This Blog Is Going Swimmingly!

I intend, as I said previously, to primarily focus on men's items since it's rather hard to find great men's freebies and hunt items; and even more difficult to find a good freebie-oriented blog for men. With that in mind, here is my first women's post! My friend Celise found this in the Mysteries of the Sea hunt recently. For only 5L GOTHIC'S MUSING's Mysterious Mer Avatar is a full mermaid avy with a MESH tail. It even includes an AO and a bubbler to ummm... make bubbles just like a real mermaid. /me chuckles quietly and continues. As I said, it's a full avy so its perfect for the newer residents who haven't got much in the way of mermaid gear, and it looks great! We both think its quite the bargain but as it's a hunt item you have to run and grab it before the hunt ends on April 10th. Hurry, this is a great buy. -----WHC Riler

Celise is wearing - the Mysterious Mer Avatar from GOTHIC'S MUSING. The Mysteries of the Sea hunt gift (5L)

NOTE - If you are new to second life and have never done a hunt before or can't find this hunt prize for the life of you, send me a notecard in world and I will help you out, have fun and please be patient.