tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53842736617607268032024-03-13T06:15:44.711-07:00Sai's Random BloggageSai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.comBlogger456125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-73778330245081532662018-04-05T12:10:00.000-07:002018-04-05T12:10:02.624-07:00Faun in the ForestIt's spring! Well, at least it is in SL. I'm excited to put away my SL sweaters, jackets, jeans and bring out my tank tops, shorts and flip flops! The sim I live on has been changed to grass, the snow has melted, and I've put in a pool!<br />
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I've been kind of playing with the idea of taking a trip to Heritage lately. While Misty will forever be my adorable child, she's seemed to have other RL priorities lately, and not logging in to SL much anymore. Which is perfectly fine, most of us go through this, and I hope she'll eventually come back to me. But, I'm finding some days difficult, especially around the holiday events (more recently, Easter) without a child around. No one can or will ever "replace" my Misty-child, she's a much better human being than I'll ever be, but I do miss the family RP. <br />
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In other news, I've been really loving the photos that I can take now. A new computer really is amazing for the motivation and capabilities for SL photography. I really love taking the time in perfecting photos, and I really hope that other people enjoy them as much as I do.<br />
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I hope that I can continue to improve and get better with my photos, I really want to try actually hand painting elements like shadows, and maybe adding just little tidbits to make the photo really come alive. That takes quite a bit of practice though, and every time I try it, I'm happy with nothing. I won't give up though, I'm going to continue to try! Maybe a couple years from now, I'll look back at the photos I'm doing now, and be able to see how far I've come. Who knows.Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-44199428272592742662018-03-14T17:07:00.000-07:002018-03-14T17:07:26.502-07:00Pink PerfectionI'm still here, still kicking. I've been working on my look recently, trying out different heads, skin combinations, and trying to find a 'new me'. However, I keep coming right back to my Catwa head, I'm not sure why. More options? More designers create for it? I've bought so many other heads, from LOGO, LAQ, Akeruka, and I've even spent a fortune at a Genesis gacha for a head. I dunno, but here we are. I do like this new-ish look I have going on now though.<br />
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I've collected so much makeup and head pieces (brows, freckles, blushes, eyeliners, lip glosses.... oh my gosh the list goes on forever) that I have yet to use. I've really been trying to experiment more, load some that I like into my HUD and attempt to use some of them. Recently, I went to check out the Skin Fair.... we aren't even going to talk about how much stuff I ended up from that event.Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-56159220147344574752018-02-07T16:47:00.001-08:002018-02-07T16:47:35.267-08:00RebuildingHi all! It's been a while since my last post, and I'm so sorry! My laptop got really crappy, it used to be a good gaming laptop, but ever since the dedicated graphics card went out on it, it turned real bad... real quick. Buttons on my keyboard stopped working, it had some weird noises happening, the screen wouldn't stay turned on unless plugged in... ugh. It was laggy, almost impossible to do much of anything. I was done.<br />
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So, I recently bought parts and built my own gaming computer. While it isn't top of the line or anything, I took my time in choosing parts that I could possibly upgrade later. So, it works out I think. It was my first time in building my own, I've really only ever added simple parts, like RAM and graphics cards. Never an entire computer. I was nervous, but it was surprisingly easy. I don't think I'd hesitate again to build one.<br />
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Because of this, I am finally able to get back in SL, and actually enjoy taking photos again. I've been gacha-collecting backdrops, playing and experimenting with SL photography. It's been fun. It's amazing how much a laggy computer can suck the life out of SecondLife. Bonus is that I can play other games lag-free now too! :)Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-85992112862239853002017-05-15T21:24:00.000-07:002017-05-15T21:24:03.627-07:00LOGO Bento HeadThe day has finally come! I got my hands on the LOGO Quinn Bento head! When bento came out, I really, really didn't want to give up my LOGO Alex head. It was the head that I felt most comfortable in, and I had loved it so much. It was ME. I had hoped there would be a Bento LOGO that would come out soon, but it never really did.<br />
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A preview photo of a new head, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/getlogoed/33307617066">Quinn came out on Flickr</a>, and I drooled over this like crazy. I stalked the Flickr feed for weeks. And then someone asked me this morning: "Hey, did you get the new LOGO bento head?" My heart stopped, and the only thing that could come out of my mouth was.... "What?"<br />
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I acquired this head as soon as I could, and quickly set out to make Quinn my own. My favorite LOGO skin was applied, and it took me hours to get a shape that I semi-like. That's mainly because... I'm not a good shape maker. I've never made my own shapes, I really don't know anything about them. The only two things in SL that I can't do: making shapes, and scripting.<br />
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But all things considered, I think I did pretty good! Obviously, I'm still tweaking things (and don't mind my double ears, I didn't take off my Mandala ones before taking the photo), but it's a good start I think. Also, the head is in a closed beta, so it's still being heavily worked on. But, it's functioning, it just needs some bugs worked out of it! It's so great though, if I could get this head to feel like more like "Sai", it will likely become my daily head.<br />
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In case you're wondering, this Quinn head, still has such adorable expressions as my favorite Alex head. Not as many yet, but they are still very, very, cute. I love them! My absolute most favorite part of the expressions for me, are the big, wide, fun smiles. LOGO is the only head that I've found that has smiles that I could die for. So perfect!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-63412022078288705502017-04-10T22:12:00.002-07:002017-04-10T22:12:43.083-07:00Bento PosingHave you ever wanted to do something, and was so excited when it finally worked out? Yep, that was me last week, when I forced myself to sit down and learn how to make a bento pose. It was a little difficult, as there's not much 'bento pose making tutorials' out there, so I really had to just... figure it out on my own. I'm pretty good with doing that though, if I was to be honest. If there's something I want to learn how to do, or want to figure out, I will keep trying until I succeed. I can sure be determined when I want to be!<br />
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I mean, the pose wasn't really <b>*spectacular*</b>, but, I was so pleased with myself that I figured out how to move the fingers! It's not my favorite program (Poser), as I had to learn how to pose in Blender, which is not a strong point for me. But I'm learning. And I'm getting better with each pose.<br />
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If you're interested in these bento poses I made, I have listed them on <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ImpEle-Hadley-BENTO-Poses/11455220">the marketplace</a> for rather cheap.Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-70082470909781979322017-04-06T11:39:00.001-07:002017-04-06T11:39:51.524-07:00New Skin and Updating All the MeshSo, I've had my Catwa head for a couple months now, I switched when Bento came out. I have found a few skins that look nice, but honestly, I have never felt like "me" in them. I became so attached to how young my beloved LOGO head looked, Catwa skins are older looking, heavily contoured, never really felt like "Sai." I came across a gacha, It was a Catwa skin, but, it looked really young, which I really liked. I tried on the skin, and fell in LOVE. (Well, tbh, I put several thousand $L into the machine, until I got the rare, THEN I tried on the skin a couple days later). This is the *first* skin that I finally feel like myself in. It's been so long since I have felt like this with my head, I've forgotten how it felt, to feel at home. Weird, right? Only in SL. *laughs*<br />
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Maitreya also came out with bento hands as an addon to their body. I have had the Vista hands pretty much since they came out, so it wasn't such a huge deal to me. But, I took off the Vista, replaced them with the new Maitreya ones anyway. I don't notice much difference, but some people do. So that's okay. I spent the rest of the night, updating my Catwa head (switching all my saved slots to a new, updated HUD, I swear is the biggest nightmare of all, there has GOT to be an easier way, ugh), updating my body, putting all my body paint back on... LOL. It was a night, ohmigosh. I even switched out my Catwa teeth to the Lelutka Beast Teeth. My canine teeth are just a wee bit pointier than normal now, but the Lelutka teeth look SO much better. However, I can't be bothered to buy an entire Lelutka head, just to get human teeth. These pointy teeth are close enough, and I don't even think anyone would really be able to tell.<br />
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After all that, I really didn't even feel like dressing myself for the photo, so please excuse my comfort clothes. Mesh life is exhausting sometimes.<br />
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I'm learning to love my Catwa head, after all these months. I will forever miss the LOGO expressions, but the Catwa is growing on me. Besides, someone will eventually release an animation HUD that will give me better expressions.... RIGHT?!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-35547435248508063302017-03-22T20:30:00.002-07:002017-03-22T20:30:43.053-07:00Sailing on the Blake SeaA couple of months ago, I briefly dated a guy in SL who had a passion for sailing and flying. He'd take me around interesting places in the Blake Sea, and it really renewed my love of the beauty in SL. I had become so "mesh this, mesh that" that I'd forgotten the creativity of the people. When he took me around to interesting places on the Blake, there was a beauty in prims that I had forgotten about. From the mer-communities we visited, to the lighthouses and shacks on islands, I found that I had developed a love for sailing. I retained this interest in sailing after the relationship didn't work out.<br />
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I decided that I wanted to learn how to sail. Apparently, sailing wasn't as easy as it is to drive a car, or motor boat. It consists of trimming sails, taking note of wind directions, and a whole bunch of other complicated stuff. I purchased my first boat, the <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MLCC-Loonetta-31/4442444">Loonetta</a>. I learned how to sail using this boat, and it wasn't really a bad boat. However, when I went to my first "cruise" with other people, it gave me nothing but script errors. I was embarrassed, being "that sailing noob", so I TP'ed home, disappointed that I apparently, didn't know how to sail... despite all my lessons and practice.<br />
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This lead me to purchase a different, more expensive boat - the <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dutch%20Harbor/139/140/25">Bandit 60</a>. It had been intended to be a "backup" boat, but ever since I took this boat out, I have never looked back. I heard that the Loonetta 31 is fixed with it's script errors, but I really haven't even looked at the Loonetta since I got the Bandit 60. (If you're ever buying this sailboat, I definitely recommend the <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Bandit-60-skip-HUD-boxed/6702949">skip hud</a>, it makes it SO much easier to remember commands)<br />
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I love this boat, it goes so fast, even for someone like me, who is still learning how to sail, I feel like I could actually keep up with some of the more experienced sailors. I put the boat into auto-pilot mode for photo taking, but I usually don't like to make a habit of using it, cause manually sailing is so much more fun!<br />
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I've joined a particular group in SL where they send out a cruising "route" for the group to follow a couple times a week, and at the end of the route, is a party! Ever since my experience with my erroring Loonetta, I've been a little traumatized into going with them, but I usually go out within the next couple days and do the route myself. It's so beautiful and relaxing to get out on the water in a boat, seeing all the creativy in SL, and all the different landmarks that the lindens made many years ago. Tip: If you're joining these cruising groups, the <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Ultimate-Sailor-Buddy-Light-13/6324088">Ultimate Sailor Buddy</a> will be your best friend!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-18395718831751849512017-03-18T21:12:00.000-07:002017-03-18T21:12:58.661-07:00Playdate Cruise - Day 6 & 7Yesterday was day number 6 of the Playdate Cruise, and we had arrived at the Mermaid Sea! I was AFK quite a bit yesterday, and didn't get to as many events as I wanted. But, we did explore Mermaid Sea, I helped a special camper find the hunt sticker, and the biggest part of yesterday - the talent show! I was one of the judges, and trust me, it was hard to judge all these adorable kiddos and pick a winner. But it was done, whew!<br />
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Of course, we had the <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/1e31f7607d64979a07d978f146e4b5f5.mp4">obligatory camp fun</a> before the talent show started! It was a fun day, I always love watching the talent shows, and the creativity that the kids have. The creativity these special kids have though was amazing, seriously! There was a video that the camper, Kit, recorded! If you wanna see, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StvoQtZNdtQ&list=PLZ-kGSfrpahagE4HinDge2YmcghkH5ppy">here is the link</a>!<br />
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Day 7 was the last day of the Playdate Camp. (So sorry for the lack of pretty in this photo, there was ALOT of kiddos, and ultra graphics... just wasn't going to happen). We had to go to town today in RL, as we had tickets to see Beauty and the Beast, and had to do some shopping. So we rushed home, to try to make it in time for the closing ceremony. I was a little early, and got to do some "HECK NO!! WE WON'T GO!!"-ing with all the kids. <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/7cec3fb86ce424274d986753357493b9.mp4">Flag waving</a> and all! After closing ceremonies, we did another bit of <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/1a5e4d3eff75373f18dce89a27930d99.mp4">camp craziness</a>!<br />
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Closing ceremonies was so touching, tearful, and such a beautiful sit down with the kids. They shared their feelings, how much camp meant to them, and the counselors did the same. I cried, they cried, it was emotional. But, camp is officially over, as sad as it is, we all go back to our normal SLives.<br />
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I will write more about camp, my feelings and how big of an experience this meant for me. But, for now, I think I need to get caught up on some sleep, relax a little and process everything. Oh, and I absolutely must sort through my post-camp inventory, omigosh, it's an official mess!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-57628178739064237762017-03-17T13:43:00.000-07:002017-03-17T13:43:05.277-07:00Playdate Cruise - Day 5Day five of the Playdate brought..... The Land of Giants! I did the usual daily fun stuff, like getting the golden goat of the day, the daily theme hunt, and exploring the land of Giants. There was even a special hunt around the ship for the super-secret Clown Town pin for our lanyards! Every item was a clue to the next item, and we had to collect words in each item to unlock the chest the held our pin! It was great!<br />
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In addition, I attended a couple of events - Story with a Hole was fun, as you got a little bit of a story, and had to figure out the rest of it. It was fun, though it made me feel a little stupid cause the kids are so smart! Miss Late and Radio's Great Toyroom Escape was fun but really hard (it probably wasn't too hard, but with the amount of kids pushing each other off ramps and blocks, plus lag, it made it super difficult to navigate, Ohhh, the joys of camp!), Miss Jewel's Toypocalypse was super fun! She had all the kids make a base, and then made toys come to life and come after them! Miss Jewel has some of the absolute best events, they are always so thoughtful and focuses on teamwork. That's why she's so great at doing the Neverland Scouts!<br />
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That doesn't mean that I didn't get a photo! She just didn't know it. She leaves herself logged in at night while she sleeps, so I snuck into her bunk and took a photo with her. It was probably one of those embarrassing 'mom' moments, but, I needed our daily photo!<br />
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I didn't really go to many events yesterday, cause I was very tired, and feeling ill, but I did find the theme's hunt, the day's golden goat, and went to Scary Stories with Late and Radio! This event was actually one of the best, because it was actually Miss Late's birthday! We all surprised her by telling her Happy Birthday at the end of the event. It was amazing, extremely touching, and she rewarded us by singing to us! It was wonderful. I adore Miss Late.Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-53104408215687547002017-03-15T11:59:00.000-07:002017-03-15T11:59:42.342-07:00Playdate Cruise - Day 3Yesterday was day three of the Playdate Cruise 2017! Our port for that day was.... Unicorn Forest! It was such a beautiful place, lots to explore! There were unicorns everywhere, an abandoned playground, a little gnome village, caves and a gorgeous pond where the unicorns came to drink. Our hunt item prize was even a little carton of Unicorn Milk! I was joking around with one adorable camper, saying that someone should steal a unicorn and market this unicorn milk to sell in SL grocery stores! They'd make a fortune!<br />
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But, aside from unicorn forest... it was my first event - Paintball! I was so, so nervous going into it! I'm not a huge voicer, but I decided that I was going to voice to the kids during my event. Misty and I practiced, got my microphone working well, and I headed to my event, set it up. It went well, all things considered! Lag was bad that day, all around. Then when I added many paintballs rocketing off everything, lag got worse. LOL. But it's okay, all that is part of camp! The kids were tired out, so it worked out pretty well, I think. Misty said afterwards that I didn't sound silly or anything, and no one even seemed to notice that I was sick and only had half my voice, *laughs*<br />
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After paintball, we tried to save a unicorn who forgot he could fly, I made balloon boxmobiles with Miss Jewel, and tried to play "Funky Monkey" which turned out to be a fast paced version of Greedy. I, however, am stupid and Greedy never makes any sense to me... but it was fun to watch the kids play!<br />
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I found the day's golden goat, found the theme hunt diamond in Unicorn Forest, and tried really hard to stay up for Late and Radio's Fireworks and Fishing event, but I was really tired and couldn't make it. Being sick during camp is no good at all!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-49155773994755006282017-03-14T15:22:00.000-07:002017-03-14T15:22:14.875-07:00Playdate Cruise - Day 2Day two on the Playdate Cruise came, and we arrived in the Port of Cloud Town! This was really great, every day on the cruise is a different location, a different scene to see each day. I never feel bored, as there really is a lot to do, a lot to see! From exploring each port we come into, to the daily diamond hunt, to all the back-to-back events... it's hard to stay still!<br />
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I'm still happy to see that Misty is running around, collecting stickers, exploring, and having fun! I'm really glad that I can experience this with my child. I do feel that if she was by herself at camp, she might not have had as much fun as she is, cause, camp is always better with friends, and people you know. I know it's not cool hanging out with your mom, but I want to think that I'm a pretty cool mom. *laughs*<br />
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Surprisingly, she has yet to do anything to be grounded at camp, and embarrassed by her mother in front of her new friends. LOL. She'll slip up eventually though, right?! (No, I'm just kidding, she really is a great, well-behaved kid, hahaha)Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-88505964576077629152017-03-13T12:13:00.000-07:002017-03-13T12:13:12.428-07:00Playdate Cruise - Day 1Yesterday, was the first day of our Playdate Cruise camp! It was mainly a day of arrivals, getting to know the ship, golden goat hunting, exploring, and decorating bunks. It was a super-busy day, yet we had a lot of fun! We did some Zumba, some picture taking... and lots of sticker collecting! I was even more happy to see Misty having so much fun.<br />
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After the opening meeting, Misty and I set off for our day one photo! The ship was super crowded, I was lagging bad, half my HUDs weren't even loading for me (and naturally, one of the unloading HUDs was my smiles. Gah!) So, don't mind my grouchy face, my animations were not loading! Me and my Playdate Camp sign... and well, my child loves her pizza. I hope they serve pizza some day on the ship for her! Otherwise, she'll me making me hire workers for our Pizza Hut back home on the sim. *laughs*<br />
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In a little downtime, and once the sim calmed down a little, I was able to take a photo of myself at the docks. I'm so, so excited for the rest of the week! It's gonna be so fun and amazing, I can tell already!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-32465385264293697122017-03-11T21:57:00.001-08:002017-03-11T21:57:40.915-08:00Playdate Cruise Camp 2017 Packing PhotoOn my little, I love camps. This year, I got the opportunity to become a Camp Counselor for the Playdate Cruise Camp! I was so happy and excited, it was unreal! I had heard that last year's cruise was incredible, so I am really excited to participate this year!<br />
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I have been to many camps before on my little, so being able to experience this as an adult, being around all the kids, is going to be so amazing! So, Misty and I, we got our camp shirts on, tickets in hand, the Jeep loaded up... we are going to camp together! We're both so very excited! Although, to be honest, I think I'm just a wee bit more excited than her!<br />
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We're going to have so much fun!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-9684670407595766942017-03-08T14:34:00.001-08:002017-03-08T14:34:37.490-08:00Niece Liiani!In my <a href="http://saipennell.blogspot.com/2017/03/meet-rayito.html">last post</a>, I mentioned two people entering our little family. Rayito was one, this post will be about a special little girl. I've mentioned Liiani a couple of times, mainly when she went on <a href="http://saipennell.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-pennell-winter-wonderland-vacation.html">vacation with us</a>. Several weeks ago, Misty mentioned to me that she wanted Liiani to be "official" family. This is where it gets complicated, as Liiani already has a family she loves very much. Misty and I talked about it, and decided that we'd ask her to be her cousin/my niece.... just... without me having a sister. LOL, SL families are weird, right? Your world, your imagination.<br />
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So, anyway, we waited several weeks, waiting for her to either forget or assume I said no. And all the while, we planned this little event for her. Some backstory: we have a mine on the sim we live on, and it's boarded up, abandoned and scary looking. Liiani's always wanted to go in there, explore around... but obviously, it's too dangerous for kids,so I've always said NOPE.<br />
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Except for last week. We gathered our flashlights, and I opened up the mine, told Liiani we're going to explore! She was very excited! I set up this big maze mineshaft thing up in the sky for us to explore. It was long, fun and filled with turns and inclines... and at the very end of the mine, when we couldn't go any further.....<br />
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We found treasure! Liiani was surprised, happy and excited! And thankfully, said yes! The space was so small in the mine, and lighting was so horrible, we all just sat on the treasure for our photo. It was still perfect.<br />
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Misty and I are so very happy to welcome Liiani into our family!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-43853654643414605952016-12-27T14:56:00.000-08:002016-12-27T14:56:09.146-08:00The Family SimMy adorable kiddo has bought a fancy, shiny, new sim from Linden Labs! She's been wanting one for a while, and was able to get one for Christmas! And that being said, I've been given the task of sim design. It's a <b>HUGE</b> job, much bigger than I've even encountered, really. Sure, I've had homesteads before, but... there wasn't that many prims to play with, so it wasn't such a daunting task.<br />
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We had a chat, deciding what we want on the new sim. Misty wanted a Pizza Hut (considering we lived next door to one ever since I adopted her) and a playground, I needed a Starbucks nearby, and also a farm area. Liiani wanted a tree house. We had an idea to also have a mine. All these ideas were incorporated together, and I blocked out a basic idea for the sim.
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Obviously, the blue is water, the grey is road. Brown was for the playground, the big boxes was going to be be our 'downtown' area, where we'd have our food/coffee places. I put down the barn for our farm area, our house, and even a little church towards the center. At this point, I was still playing with the idea of where to put the mine. </div>
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But, it's been several days since I took this photo! Since then, we have roads, it's terraformed, the buildings are down, playground has been put in place... it's starting to look like home! Of course I will post photos once it's all done.</div>
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As excited as I am to be moving to a private estate just for our friends and family, I am sad to be leaving the sim I've lived on for many months now. I've loved living there, it's brought me so many happy memories. I know I'll have many more happy memories living at the new sim, but for some reason, it's still hard to let go. </div>
Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-54111095148088887302016-12-22T09:15:00.001-08:002016-12-22T09:15:35.083-08:00Merry Christmas from the Pennell FamilyMerry Christmas from the Pennell Family! I hope your Holidays are safe, amazing and filled with love!<br />
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(This pose is up <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ImpEle-Merry-Christmas-Word-Pose-Boxed/10606662">for sale on my marketplace page</a> if you'd like to do any last minute holiday photo-taking!)Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-29200910915097438102016-11-29T22:17:00.001-08:002016-11-29T22:21:51.238-08:00The Pennell Winter Wonderland Vacation 2016Recently, Misty and I went on our fall vacation! Well, it was a winter wonderland in fall, anyway. We invited a family friend (who is pretty much family anyway), Liiani to come on vacation with us, as well! It was fun, we had such a great time! We didn't do nearly as much as I wanted to though, as Liiani had work some days, and I had RL obligations to tend to for several of the days. But, it was still a successful vacation! (This will be a image-heavy post, as I'm going to dump the week's worth of photos here!)<br />
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Naturally, we have to pack up! The three of us got our stuff together, packed up the car and away we went! We had to have warm blankets, heaters, and lots of pillows, because where we were going, I had heard it was going to be <b>COLD</b>!<br />
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Once we got there, I made sure the kids were bundled up, everyone had long sleeves on, and we went exploring! Of course, once we were done, we had to stop and pose for a photo. They look tired after our explore adventure, don't they?<br />
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We also settled in the cabin for a movie night! I had put on Finding Dory for us, and we all really enjoyed it! It was great to bundle in the cabin on a winter day with a movie!<br />
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Next activity on the list... snowman building! The best part of snow, is being able to play in it! There's no better way to play in snow than building a snowman, for sure!<br />
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Of course, I definitely cherished my time with my favorite family member, my adorable daughter. I snapped this photo, and this is probably my most favorite of us right now! It came out so great, I knew it was going to be perfect even before I took it into Photoshop.<br />
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What's a winter wonderland vacation without being able to stay in the cabin in your PJ's? To me, there's nothing better than spending time with loved ones, in your pajamas.<br />
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I had a lot of fun, and I was even more glad to hear that Liiani and Misty had fun as well. We're already looking forward to our next vacation together!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-40219714107077626082016-10-28T10:13:00.001-07:002016-10-28T10:13:13.074-07:00Halloween Dress UpHalloween is quickly approaching us! Misty and I have been chugging away at a lot of the fun and scary events in SL lately! We did the <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Portal%20Park%202B/184/179/27/?title=Halloween+Tour&img=http%3A%2F%2Flecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2F17543%2F57fd5f63ae327102384060.jpg&msg=Do+you+dare+take+a+ride+in+the+Haunted+Halloween+Tour%3F+Strap+in+and+prepare+to+experience+haunts%2C+ghouls%2C+death%2C+scares%2C+and+a+descent+into+madness+itself.+It%E2%80%99s+definitely+not+for+the+faint+of+heart%21">Halloween Tour</a> last week, watched the Nightmare before Christmas, and last night, we did the <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Toria/194/132/3003">Trick or Treat Neighborhood</a>! It's been fun!<br />
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I've also signed our house up to participate in the <a href="https://freebirdsl.wordpress.com/live-trick-or-treat-registration/">[free bird] Live Trick or Treating</a>. I really enjoyed the House to House trick or treating last year, and I really hoped something similar would go on this year! This one seems more involved, as you have to be online and at your house when the trick or treaters come knocking. We're signed up for the 9-11 slot, so it should be awesome!<br />
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We dressed up as witches for this Halloween, and I think we look pretty adorable, if you ask me! (Well, Misty looks adorable, I look.... I dunno). So, here's our official Halloween photo!<br />
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I did decide to start putting the poses I make for her and I on the marketplace, so if you're interested in purchasing this pose for you and your family, you can <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ImpEle-Doorstep-Pose/10214311">grab it here</a>, for $10L. It even comes with mirrors!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-56795485108083927732016-10-10T23:04:00.002-07:002016-10-10T23:04:59.614-07:00Family Fall PhotosIn my opinion, fall is the best time of the year! The gorgeous colors, the smells, the crisp air, but best of all, all the foods laced with pumpkin spice! I love the fall season sooo much! And, recently, we've been getting ready for our fall family photos.<br />
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First, I did one with just Misty and I. We had a visitor who was around exploring the sim we live on during this photo, and she came over to have a chat with us! Making friends everywhere we go!<br />
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And this, our official family photo. while Jeffry doesn't log in much anymore (other to buy me $Ls), he's still part of the family. So, he was forced to sit for a photo with us.<br />
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They both turned out so beautifully, I'm so proud of my amazing family, who sits so patient during making poses, taking photos and holds smiles for what seems like forever. Well, except Jeffry, who's head makes him perma-mad.Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-78082110721514663352016-09-16T11:05:00.000-07:002016-09-16T11:05:31.089-07:00Adoption UpdateIt's been about 2 weeks now since I had asked Misty to be my daughter. Things are still going really, really wonderfully! I really found the connection with a child that I've been really striving for. She's much like a little compact version of myself. Very much my child, in many different ways. LOL!<br />
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When I first met her, I mentioned that I have many photo frames in my house that needs to be filled up. Well, Misty and I seem to have taken up the challenge to fill all those empty frames up. Of course, though.... I know we have a lifetime together to take ALL the photos together!<br />
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We've been doing all kinds of things, from exploring, shopping, PaleoQuest (even if we do get frustrated at it), to even watching more movies! Some days, it feels like I haven't only known her for three weeks, it feels like so much longer.<br />
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This one, I'm keeping forever, no matter what happens.Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-72173031230007938052016-09-02T21:50:00.001-07:002016-09-02T21:50:54.531-07:00Misty's Official AdoptionOver the course of about three months, I have had a panel up at Heritage. I've been really wanting to adopt a child, and it's been a heartbreaking process. It was the same the first time we adopted, but for some reason, it seemed harder this time. I have been on trials with great children, and met several more. Although it didn't work out with them, I still hoped for the best for them. I had decided, that once this last panel expired, I wasn't going to put up another one.<br />
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One night, I was standing at Heritage, when I was IM'ed by a special little girl. I felt that her and I instantly had a connection, which is what I really needed with a little girl. For the next week, we spent more and more time together. We killed zombies, watched a movie, went to Arcade yard sales, and I made her move in my house with me. Pretty much right away, I knew I wanted this adorable girl to be my child. I struggled to not call her my daughter during the trial, to try to hold off asking her to be my family!
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When I finally asked her, she said yes with no hesitation! I was so excited! So yesterday, she became my daughter, and a Pennell. Compared to other trials I have had, I've known her a short while, but it already feels like I've known her forever already, in a good way, of course! She changed the way I live my Secondlife already, in just the matter of a week. I wouldn't have it any other way! I adore my new daughter, and hope she sticks around with me for the rest of my SL existence!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-86591504035925282742016-08-24T21:12:00.000-07:002016-08-24T21:12:08.983-07:00A House to be Proud ofGeez! Has it really been so long since my last blog post? Sometimes, I swear I forget I even have a blog! Anyway, a couple of months ago, I actually moved to a sim that I LOVE. It's a small, cozy, family sim that really just has one extended family living on it. I consider myself very, very lucky to have been chosen to live among them. Of course, as soon as I saw the opportunity to live there, I jumped on it. However, I never really posted about it, I'm not sure why. Even in my last blog post, where we are packing to go to Greece, I took the photo there. I didn't even mention it, oops!<br />
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While I have been living there, I haven't really put much effort into making it 'home' though. I had a house, furniture, and a little bit of landscaping, but eh. I was growing bored with the house, and decided to get a new one. Once I plopped the new house on the land, I really made an effort into making it feel like a place I will feel proud of. After all, I love living on this sim, I should show it!<br />
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I spent all weekend trying to figure out what I want to do with it, adding furniture, buying new furniture, landscaping it.... It's been rough! But, I finally got a result I am in love with!<br />
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The front of the house. It's peaceful, happy, and looks like it belongs in a postcard, I think. LOL! I love the front of this house, cause of the front deck. I chose this house for fall, because of the decking. I LOVE to decorate for the seasons, and this will make a fantastic place for fall pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and all the adorable Halloween things! I'm so hoping that the House To House Trick or Treating happens again, I loved it so much last year!<br />
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The back of the house! I have a little pond area, and off to the left side of the photo is a little cinema/movie area. I do need to find some outdoor seating for it that I like, so that's a work in progress right now. Also, the upstairs deck is a work in progress as well, as I need even more outdoor seating up there! (Why are they so difficult to find?)<br />
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But, all in all, not bad! I'm really proud of it!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-24473641957655328902016-07-07T16:54:00.000-07:002016-07-07T16:54:42.220-07:00Greece de la Oleander Packing PhotoOh, yeah, I have a blog! Let's drop down another blog post today, shall we? Tonight, we leave for Greece de la Oleander! When we visited the Rainforest, Jeffry wanted to do a vow renewal. Well, we booked our honeymoon to Greece, and put down a wedding area. One thing lead to another, and well, it didn't happen. Because, reasons that I'll not talk about today. But, the honeymoon was all paid for and the date has been set, so I'm deciding to go anyway.<br />
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I was intending on taking the packing photo by myself, but Jeffry decided to be in it at the last minute. I'm not sure he plans on going to be logging in much at all during the vacation, really. To be honest, I feel a little bit like Carrie in Sex and the City, going on her honeymoon with her group of best friends. But that's okay. Like Carrie, I plan on surrounding myself with friends and some awesome Dragovars while I'm there! We'll have a lot of fun, I'm sure!<br />
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Off to Greece de la Oleander I go!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384273661760726803.post-17151927824623002542016-06-08T10:31:00.000-07:002016-06-08T10:31:33.547-07:00Camp Neverwood Days Two and ThreeSo, I have been at Camp Neverwood on my mini since Sunday, and let me just say - I feel like this is how a camp is supposed to be! FSE Start of Summer camp really pales in comparison to Camp Neverwood for me. As I said in previous posts, I really struggled to have a good time at the FSE one. I heard a lot of people had fun there, but meh. It just wasn't for me. Pretty much as soon as I got on the plane to Camp Neverwood, I knew I was going to love it. The arrival experience was completely amazing, I loved every second of it.<br />
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This might be a longer post, with more photos than usual. My apologies, but I have a lot to show!<br />
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I blogged a little bit about day one of camp in my last post, but after I wrote that, I also went to storytime that night. Let me talk a little bit about how important this photo is. I'm super-shy with people I don't know, and I get really quiet, basically until I feel more comfortable to talk, and that everything I say isn't going to come out wrong. It's not logical, I know, but it's who I am. This photo was day one. I actually felt comfortable, and confident enough to get up in front of everyone, and sit on the counselor's lap. This... just doesn't happen for me, usually. It was really incredible, being able to do that.
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Day two was just as amazing as day one. I went to hunt a snipe, we armed outselves with <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/d20ab99bdb48a792c72e153b5d577960.jpg">garden tools</a>, and had storytime in the caves when the snipe found us! We battled it, then <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/aaa2fa5abb6676b1e41381070bc08e50.jpg">took it to the doctor</a> to get better. It was so munch fun, I was laughing the whole time. Later, we built lanterns to set out on the water after Tribute night, which I think is on Friday.<br />
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There's always so many events that I want to attend on the schedule, and I feel like I don't have enough time to do all of them! There's an event almost every hour, and as much as I'd like to, I can't go to all of them! I go to as many as I can, and try my best. And, believe it or not, I'm still gaining confidence with everyone, and with every minute I spend there, the more comfortable I feel around them.<br />
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On day three, we made war face paint! I loved that event, was definitely one of my favorites! In every class, every storytime, every meal, I never feel ignored like I did at FSE. People say hello to me when I say Hi to them, and when I say something, they make me feel like it's important and I'm never a bother to them. I'm never forgotten about or overlooked at this camp. It's fantastic.<br />
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And, that was only the first three days! I can't wait to see what else happens for the rest of the camp!Sai Pennellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06040621463963471230noreply@blogger.com1