Midnight Mania Flourishes!

An echo comes from my post in the iheartsl.com blog, as it would be a shame not to share all these amazing prize opportunities with you guys here as well....

After a grueling 24 hours of teleporting and compiling (and several large mugs of Starbucks), not only did Jyllie Nightfire come home with a trunkload full of awesome new items (some packages worth over 800L’s!) — she also brings you a MADDENING listing of over 150 Midnight Madness boards from throughout the grid!

Midnight Mania Boards @ Bella Couture

There are close to 200 Midnight Mania boards in this extensive list, many sims having more than one location and many stores having up to 10 boards in place. Prizes will change daily, monthly, or seemingly never but all around you win — if you find a prize you simply must have and the board does not max out — try again the next day, and get your friends to help!

If you’re new to freebie hunting in SL, or if you’re just Linden-Light and don’t have the funds it takes to really outfit your avatar the way *you* want it, look no further! Averages have shown that MM entries win the prize about 1 out of 5 times. Your best bet is to hit the boards early in the morning. Many boards reach their Lockdown (meaning the maximum number of entries has been received and it will take no more for the day) by late afternoon. Just follow the SLURL’s and start clicking those boards to win everything from clothing and accessories to toys, weapons, vehicles, gestures and more! While you’re out there, don’t forget to look for Lucky Chairs, Lucky Dips and other means of obtaining free items. Most will be in the same area as the Midnight Mania boards, so you won’t have to look far!

Now, throughout your travels, you may find other Midnight Mania boards in addition to what’s listed here. That’s because some shops/sims don’t advertise that they have them, or they’re new or hidden. Please feel free to IM Jyllie Nightfire in-world if you have any you want added to the list. This goes for shop managers too! There is no better way to drive traffic to your sim than by offering free items. There are several stores Jyllie hit during the course of this article that prompted purchases after finding the boards — it does happen

Now for the list! WARNING: Some of the sims included here DO HAVE adult content. If things like that offend you, proceed with caution. There are only a few shops like this on the list however.

Also of note: A few of these boards were Out Of Service when Jyllie visited this weekend. This should only be temporary! These stores include Neko Wonderland, a whole lotta *rosi*, Clucking Marvellous, Elvarg, jinx’d Voodoo Main Store and Poizone Mall. There are also two boards at Gor-Jus (in the Gor-Jus Animations Sim) that relocate periodically. The sim is laid out easy enough however and you should have no problem locating the boards when the do move.

STORE SLURL
!*Jubilee*! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Royal%20Tots/156/154/22
* Shopping Parada Obrigatoria * http://slurl.com/secondlife/Roclaren/199/138/93
** MiChiGaN ShAcK ** http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blackwood/168/86/25
*PANDAMONIUM* shop http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quasar/114/111/61
TailZ): Mainstore http://slurl.com/secondlife/Night%20Wish/10/33/23
::DarKCatS:: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Serenity%20Shores/64/205/24
^.^ Geniveve’s Shop & Fishing http://slurl.com/secondlife/Slylandro/31/164/23
~ :: RZR :: ~ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Apoda/75/175/51
~A.D.~ Designs Main Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Coralshoals/232/37/21
~Neko Wonderland~ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neko%20Wonderland/197/11/22
A & R Fashion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Muhongo/237/197/59
A Garden Of Imaginations http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spelonga/95/31/58
A Garden Of Imaginations 2 http://slurl.com/secondlife/BN%20Lands/77/85/23
a whole lotta *rosi* http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magi%20Island/197/66/23
Alien Gizmo’s Neko Mall & Hangout http://slurl.com/secondlife/0031%20Marktplaats/50/102/22
AlleyCat Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/JnJs%20Dreams%20II/107/251/405
Alpha Core Shopping District http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spidermouse/67/75/130
Ariadne Island http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ariadne%20Island/150/76/23
Arianna Design’s http://slurl.com/secondlife/Radjin%201/141/27/21
Ari’s Neko Retreat http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mirinae/221/32/41
Ari’s Neko Retreat http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mirinae/244/33/41
AW Design http://slurl.com/secondlife/Marmalade/214/207/57
Baby Monkey Shoes & Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dindrane%20Elfor/243/51/40
BadBoys Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Royal%20Pavilion/156/203/22
Bella Couture http://slurl.com/secondlife/Royal%20Tots/228/209/22
Big Blue Dolphin Plaza http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eddison/220/121/23
Bound BDSM Art Gallery http://slurl.com/secondlife/thomasville/211/208/22
Broken Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Coronal/141/235/47
BTB Slavewear http://slurl.com/secondlife/Grace%20Isles/66/7/22
C + C Appianway Shops http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alturing/205/182/69
C Anthony’s Fine Furnishings http://slurl.com/secondlife/Great%20Land/193/151/21
CC Decor http://slurl.com/secondlife/Solare/38/24/1510
Chillhoven http://slurl.com/secondlife/0031%20Zakelijk%2002/208/183/22
Clucking Marvellous http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nanda/28/9/87
CNI http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jeon/185/141/72
CNUK Fashions http://slurl.com/secondlife/Proxima/106/4/66
Cosmo Chic By The Sea http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sterling%20Heights/107/97/21
Coyote Fashions http://slurl.com/secondlife/Beachcomber%20Isle/87/55/24
Crave Clothing Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ambrosial/127/65/25
Creative Endeavors http://slurl.com/secondlife/CROSS%20MY%20HEART/38/39/587
Cuppy Cake Mainstore & Sassy Kitty Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Shogun/199/98/37
D.N.A. Studios http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sands%20dAlliez/244/137/32
Deviant Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Deviant%20Island/55/47/29
DnA Asta Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Island%20Astra/156/81/23
Double Diamond Strip Club http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nuku%20Iva/75/204/23
Dream Team Shop 1 -Ellse Fashions http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rosewood%20Haven/161/173/22
Dream Team Shop 2-Irresistible http://slurl.com/secondlife/Carte%20Blanche/208/228/25
Earthly Delights Yard Sale http://slurl.com/secondlife/CZESTATE%20Kuai%20Nui/94/106/22
Ella’s Victorian Fashion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Marinoco%20Fashion/210/250/28
Elvarg Enabling Spaces Research Project http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elvarg/59/122/52
Empire Textures http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gatchina/31/67/601
Fernando’s Playland http://slurl.com/secondlife/Huntly%20Post/73/226/40
FIERCE Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bruxelles%20Capital/202/202/22
Fugly Jewels http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spidermouse/7/50/109
GL Designs Mainstore http://slurl.com/secondlife/Onyx%20Noir/167/55/31
Glas Garden Center http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sabnock/223/122/45
Gnawlinz Tragic Magic Inc. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elara/163/94/22
GOR-JUS Animations http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gorjus%20Animations/102/203/22
GOR-JUS Animations http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gorjus%20Animations/46/54/22
Gor-jus Kids Animations, Faeries, Toys http://slurl.com/secondlife/Puppy%20Island/151/41/24
Hectic Moon http://slurl.com/secondlife/Akamaru/186/245/446
High Fashion Mall And Club http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quasar/127/218/61
Honeybar http://slurl.com/secondlife/Shaolin%20Gardens/203/57/21
Horny Beast Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Elara/192/228/23
Ideal Illusion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quenzle/214/91/1002
Illuminated Dreams Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Calabria/149/234/22
Image Reflections http://slurl.com/secondlife/Image%20Reflections/47/74/31
Industrial Studio 69 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Serena%20Montecito/12/207/502
jinx’d voodoo Main Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neko%20Wonderland/64/93/23
juelles Treasure Road Fashion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Treasure%20Road/217/55/24
Just Shoot Me Photography http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morels/8/79/72
JustMe http://slurl.com/secondlife/ZI%20Crystal%20Beach/220/169/22
Kaitlin and Xena Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cheetoh/115/241/30
Kajira Heart Creations http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sutekh/252/206/44
Kassturm Homes & Skyboxes http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bukhansan/57/15/91
Kindred Retail http://slurl.com/secondlife/prodigiosus%20II/216/192/53
Knop’shop http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jorgie/49/39/601
Lips & Roses Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blooberry/51/240/23
Little Ones Couture http://slurl.com/secondlife/Smallville%20Village/129/163/27
LoisEsprit Design’s Mainstore http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cruz%20Control/93/15/21
Love Lost http://slurl.com/secondlife/Viana%20Islands%20EE/69/150/23
Low Prim Living http://slurl.com/secondlife/Charamillon/229/111/315
Lucky Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bermuda/70/13/22
Lullaby http://slurl.com/secondlife/Baboo/142/97/22
Magic Fashion HQ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Serena%20Gardena/216/206/24
Manpower Clothing & Tattoos http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gatchina/19/84/601
MinDesigns Exotic Affordable Furnishings http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sweet/148/227/22
Miss Muffet http://slurl.com/secondlife/Motels/212/106/21
Missi Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Motels/211/29/21
Mr Fizzle Sci-fi Super Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berard/245/138/1436
Mystic Ventrue http://slurl.com/secondlife/Siradel/234/240/164
Mysty RPG http://slurl.com/secondlife/Selenia/47/12/370
NB X1000 (c) Main Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vantarsi%20South/121/237/22
Nedria Cyr Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ultima/215/39/1201
Neko Addiction http://slurl.com/secondlife/Liberty%20City/41/105/51
Neko Wonderland Mainsstore http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neko%20Wonderland/196/10/22
Nekotopia http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kekoa%20Cove/121/196/22
NightWish Design’s Boots An More http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spry%20Island/14/175/22
Parazz Hair http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pazazz/175/76/26
Pixel Perfect Productions Main Store http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ireben/186/199/45
Poizone Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Oceanus%20Island/107/154/22
PussyCatz Club http://slurl.com/secondlife/Wine/40/142/502
Qwiksilver Ltd. & Daisy Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Levkoy/166/234/28
Rave Nation http://slurl.com/secondlife/Candyland/59/208/667
Rave Nation http://slurl.com/secondlife/Candyland/58/207/667
Ripped http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kailiauk/186/188/40
Risk Factor Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gonkbrunk/125/112/122
Risk Factor Mall (Upstairs) http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gonkbrunk/210/75/144
RR Trend Line Fashion http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fashion/213/16/37
Sacred Skin Body Art http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kurkenbrai/249/165/82
Sacred Threads http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kurkenbrai/136/49/83
Schoziphrenic Psycho http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quasar/37/49/63
ScUlPtAsTiC http://slurl.com/secondlife/SkyBeam/18/169/38
SecondMax Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/SecondMax%20Sur/122/140/35
Secret Temptations http://slurl.com/secondlife/Island%20Astra/120/172/26
Sen’Styleheart Frozen VIP http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vaporland/31/34/22
SG5 Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/cowboy%20up/150/57/24
Slick’s Corner 1 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minus/209/223/21
Slick’s Corner 2 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Minus/223/209/21
Smitten Kitten http://slurl.com/secondlife/Maat/140/17/37
SR Leatherwerkx http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gatchina/107/99/601
Surreal Style Tattoos http://slurl.com/secondlife/Unknown%20Isle/80/205/37
SWIM http://slurl.com/secondlife/Naberrie/123/58/42
Tether’s End http://slurl.com/secondlife/Devokan/212/135/24
THDesigns http://slurl.com/secondlife/Everfrost/112/93/24
The Loony Bin http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luxury/228/169/48
The Naughty Neko Wonder Emporium http://slurl.com/secondlife/OrgaSIM/114/10/23
The Owlhouse Estate & Mainshop http://slurl.com/secondlife/The%20Owlhouse/131/214/501
The Wicked Garden http://slurl.com/secondlife/Melungtse/8/54/101
TOCO Designs http://slurl.com/secondlife/Marwood/229/153/45
TST Style http://slurl.com/secondlife/Devil%20Ray/111/169/30
Twiple Twouble http://slurl.com/secondlife/Royal%20Tots/169/223/23
Undergeared Clothing for Men http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gatchina/56/69/601
Underworld Creations http://slurl.com/secondlife/Prize%20Landing/29/170/25
Vamps & Tramps Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Incubus/135/113/53
Vamps & Tramps Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Incubus/184/113/53
Vamps & Tramps Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Incubus/142/177/54
Vamps & Tramps Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Incubus/130/63/53
Vanbeek’s Boutique On Earth http://slurl.com/secondlife/Earth/38/100/27
VANITY http://slurl.com/secondlife/SecondMax/11/98/24
VoLT Mainstore http://slurl.com/secondlife/Viana%20Islands%20SSE/26/97/22
Wasteland East Section 5 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Moonraker/108/206/22
Weston Rose http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fantasty%20Land%203/197/102/21
Weston Shopping http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fleets%20Cove%20Beach/116/33/22
Whatz @Moonrising http://slurl.com/secondlife/MoonRising%20Isle/174/148/22
WHATZ Lost Vikings http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dark%20Forest/68/26/301
WICKED FASHION http://slurl.com/secondlife/Xalapa/65/189/25
Willow’s Shop http://slurl.com/secondlife/Autechre%20Hyperia/156/236/22
Witchy’s Men’s Fashions http://slurl.com/secondlife/Quilassito/142/42/24
Yesterdays Closet http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lion/246/8/34
Zen Creations http://slurl.com/secondlife/SHIKOKU/107/44/23
Zibware Main Shop http://slurl.com/secondlife/Irie/100/26/35

Friends Through the Electronic Veil

While my SL hasn't stopped happening, it has gone through some major changes since my last post. A trove of people I thought were friends (many from RL that I introduced to SL) have come and gone, yet a few have stayed true and I have a feeling that these people will remain in my life as real friends even though I may never meet them in RL, and those that I do know in RL have proven that online drama is not a part of who they are and they have been there for me no matter what.

One person in particular I was ecstatic to get a surprise visit from this week as I was watching my partner build. Replecator Tigerpaw is a RL friend - more than that really. He makes my spirit sing and if you believe in soulmates, well he's what I would define as one. He had to disappear abruptly last May due to military and family obligations and other personal issues, but this week he reappeared looking for me and it was like we'd never missed a beat. He was as taken aback by my upgraded skin and hair as I was by his own avvie, whose hair seems to have actually gone *backwards* in time LOL! We went directly to voice and had a very long talk to catch up and reunite -- it was amazing to see him again. While his SL time is still extremely limited, we have other ways of keeping in touch, and now that he is retiring from the Navy this year (22 years!), it may be a lot easier to get together.

Another good friend, Chipipon Clip, has been through his own hell recently in-world and in life and is just as grateful for me as I am for him. I've known Chip since I began in SL and we've developed a friendship that goes beyond the grid as we share each other's life stories, happenings, joys and let-downs and always have a shoulder free for the crying-on. Last night he was bored and lonely in SL (it happens often, even to me) and was looking for something to distract him, so I suggested totally at random to go to a carnival and have some fun. He hit the Showcase, found one, and as soon as he landed, some asshole started in on him, accusing him of IM'ing his girlfriend and trying to pick her up, then violently physically and verbally attacking him for no reason. This guy really took griefing to a new level. Chip, not the fighting type, quickly caged him and retreated to my Sky Sands skybox at the Estate, where he found comfort in a snuggle and a good long vent. (My avvie looks different by the way because I was on my alt at the time, picking up some new clothes for her in the Greatest Love hunt.) Sometime this weekend, Chip and I are supposed to get together to do a photo shoot with me modeling. He does some really amazing work in Photo Shop with his SL pics.

Most importantly, now that we have added a router to our (RL) home, Nairieth and I are finally able to get together and dance again on SL. Out of all the things to do with loved ones on SL, dancing remains my favorite. I'll be blunt -- I can't dance to save my life. If life came with pose balls, I'd be set. Til then, my movement skills will remain on the grid LOL... But Nair and I are both ecstatic that we can be together in-world again. It is both sad and funny as well as a sign of the times that we will sit in the same room together in RL while dancing and chatting together in-world. People think we're sick and we love it ^_^ Just proof that good things CAN come from SL.

When I'm not spending time with friends, I'm busy running around for Lucky Chairs and hitting the Midnight Mania boards, in many of which are some nice high-quality prizes from jewelry to clothing and more.

From one I got an entire living room set which I put in my Chill Room (not pictured here, but this is the TV set-up which I finally got the stream working for woot!).



So that has been my SL lately. Thankfully the majority of drama has been risen above thanks in great deal to a little help from my friends. Now Nair and I can settle in and enjoy our Estate, enjoy building and texturing and dancing and all those other little things that make SLife worthwhile.