This weekend was so much fun! Thank you to all my wonderful friends who helped make it one of the best weekends in recent memory. Two of my best RL friends actually spent time in world with me, and showing them around and shopping was really fun. They live on the other side of the country, so it had been ages since we had a girl day together. I’m crossing my fingers that they’ll come back more often now.

Both Aly and Zin have had accounts for a few months, but they hardly ever sign in. Aly is actually my sister-in-law, and she had her husband (Uriah’s brother ) join as well. Uriah’s brother is named Tull. Classic rock fans might notice a connection with those two names.

I managed to sign them all up for Tiny Empires a while ago, so they got more hooked on that as we shopped. I became a little irritated with TE when it didn’t acknowledge me accepting a bribe that I really wanted to take, and Aly and Zin thought that was hilarious for some reason. I’m glad someone had a laugh over it. *sniff*

I’d really like to get Uriah, Tull, Aly, and Zin together in SL at the same time and take some group photos. I even have a brand new photosphere that would be fun for that. That was part of the big shopping spree of last week, and I’m still figuring it out. Perhaps I’ll even join the photosphere contest.

I also became hooked on SL fishing this weekend. (Bad pun alert!) Going through the official Neo-Realms fishing camps, I found some really cute areas. With SL fishing you don’t get just fish. My favorite catch so far is an adorable little penguin with a fork and knife. It was definitely good for some photos and laughs.

Then Saturday night Club 9.13 had a Nekos & Furries night. I decided to wear some really cute cat paws from Honey Kitty, but I wasn’t thrilled with the ears and tail from that set. I also didn’t really see a need to go out and buy the scripted ears and tails that I’ve seen on some of my neko friends because it’s not like I’d wear them that much.

Right before the event I was cleaning out my inventory, and to my surprise I had a whole folder full of scripted leopard ears and tails! I had black, white, brown, green, purple, and pink, and I still have no memory of buying them. I put on the pink set and decided to wear my dead doggy skirt from JetDoll, which is a black poodle skirt with a skeleton poodle on it. I was like a pink leopard girl from the 1950s, and the whole look just made me smile so much.

I signed out after the event Saturday without changing, and when I signed in yesterday for a little shopping and Tiny Empires chatting, I changed outfits but left my ears and tail on. Wearing them just makes me feel a little silly in a good way, and while I probably won’t wear them a majority of the time, I’ll definitely be pulling them out again.

In fact, I was thinking that they’d look really cute with some silvery hair and one of the drow skins from Tête à Pied. I already have the matching dress and hair from Silent Sparrow and Calico Creations, so I obviously must buy the skins anyway. The leopard ears aren’t part of the traditional drow look of course, but it’s just smart to think of ways to mix the skins into my other looks. /me nods quietly to herself as she runs out the door with her wallet.