Category: second life

EaHH: And the donation is made.

And things finally draw to a close. The donation for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal was made today – I really should have done it yesterday, but considering I was struggling just to breathe correctly (yes, the flu was that brutal) I figured you’d all forgive me for waiting until I could walk without looking like a half-risen zombie with respiratory problems. Thankfully I feel much better today!

So, onto the story. I made the donation in person, because I was unable to do so online (bank-account limits and all that), so I headed on down to the Commonwealth.

I was greeted by Steph, who was my awesome teller of the day. She was also kind enough to let me take a couple of pictures while she was doing the transaction, since I didn’t appear to be casing the joint and explained how I’d be doing up a blog-post for the people who donated.

She filled out the deposit slip and tippity-tapped at the computer, going, ‘Wow!’ at the amount. I explained how it had been raised, and she said that she was awed at how generous everyone had been with the appeal.

And here’s Steph again, checking my license to make sure that I am really who I said I am. After all, when you’re depositing a sum like that, you want to make sure that everything is 100% legit.

And the moment that we’ve all been waiting for: the receipts! Just click the picture to get a larger view.

I decided to round up, so the donated amount was AU$8350. In case you were curious (since the account number is partially blocked out) the full details for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal are as follows (because you can still donate!):

Account Name: Premiers Disaster Relief Appeal
BSB: 064 013
Account number: 1000 6800
Bank: Commonwealth Bank

I will also send them away to get a proper tax receipt also, in case further proof is required by any of you to know that it did, in fact, get to where it needed to go. The tax receipt might take a little while though, as it is a paper mail-away process. I’ll just update this post to show it when it arrives.

Phew… we did it guys! Thank you again for your generous donations and contributions to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal by taking part in Extend a Helping Hand. It went far better than I could have possibly imagined, and it would not have been possible at all if it weren’t for all of you. Thank you.

February 25, 2011
Sanu in SL: Feeling sickly, but there’s an up-side!

I hate being sick. There’s just something about sniffling away with a throb in your head and a churning in your gut that says, ‘Oh God, please let this be over soon.’

That’s not all, either. I have to be the worst sick person to be around, if I’m at home. Oh, I’ll act all strong and tough it out if I’m at work or something similar, but get me home again and I turn into a pouty little so-and-so who wants chicken broth, snuggles and a huge side-order of pampering. Aloe-vera tissues for me please, and go heavy on the sympathy… especially if you happen to be the one who gave me the flu in the first place.

There is, however, a bit of an up-side to all of this. You see, I seem to have developed this pattern in Second Life: get sick, moan about it, then make something to share the feeling of sickliness with everyone else. I’ve done two sick day skins so far (the first two were given as group gifts, and one was subsequently put up for general sale), and the one in this picture is now officially the third. I call it, ‘Sick Again’.

In keeping with the sick-day skin tradition, this skin has been sent out to the Sanu groups and will be available there for free for the two weeks that it will remain in the notice archives and redelivery terminal.

Teleport to Sanu and click a group sign (there’s one for the subscription group and one for the system group) to join, and go through the archives to receive your gift.

February 23, 2011
EaHH: Here’s the final figures!

Time for some accountability (we all knew it had to come). The grand total for EaHH came to *drumroll please* US$8673.83, which equalled AU$8,337.03 at the time of being transferred out of Paypal. Now to get down to the nitty gritty.

First off, the complete transaction history for the EaHH donation account: EaHH Complete Transaction History. As you can see, there is L$1208 extra currently in the account added since after the finish date – I’ll happily pop that onto the total myself.

Now to show that the money came out of the account, and that my figures, as presented, are accurate. Click any of the images for a larger view:

The first three sell orders.

And the forth.

The first three sell orders filled.

And the forth sell order filled.

And now to show the translation from US dollars into Australian currency.

First the info for how much it is going to be exchanged.

Review of the order.

Currency conversion successful.

Setting up the withdrawal.

And the withdrawal is complete!

Unfortunately the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal is not set up to allow donations directly from Paypal, which is why I had the money forwarded to my bank account. I will be posting proof of donation once it arrives into my bank account (some time this week) and it has been properly donated to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal. I’m sorry that the process has taken a while – getting the money from Linden Labs and into Paypal takes a little bit of time – in this case, more than a few days.

I hope that all of the screen-shots and information has gone some way to easing any inquisitive minds that have been curious about whether the money was getting to where it is supposed to be! If the images aren’t popping up big enough for you to see all the info, please right-click the images and select ‘Open Link in New Tab’ and the image will pop up at full resolution.

I will post again when the money arrives in my bank account and has been donated.

February 20, 2011
EaHH: And the Australia Day Concert draws to a close.

My god the last couple of days has just been incredible. 48 hours straight of musicians and performers from around the globe coming together at B&B’s to help raise money for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal as part of EaHH!

I was just blown away. At one point, the sim was packed out with 54 avatars (though I couldn’t be there for the whole thing – it might have been more!). I wish I could have been there for the whole thing. Stupid computers have a way of blowing up at the most inconvenient of times, don’t they?

A very special and heartfelt thanks to Bundy Xue, who organized this incredible concert. Without her organizational skills, music connections, incredible hosting ability and passion for the cause, the Australia Day Concert could not have happened. A big thank-you also to the whole B&B’s crew – they were there the whole time, making sure that everyone was enjoying themselves and encouraging people to donate. Last of all, thank you to the musicians and performers who dedicated their time and their talent to raising money for the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal too.

Thank you so much!

January 28, 2011
EaHH: Australia Day Concert is Underway!

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The Australia Day Flood Relief Benefit is in full swing, and I am happy beyond words… but I’m going to write a few words anyway. As I sit writing this, 54 people are on the sim, the donation booth is getting donations left, right and centre, and the act that just finished (Marky Helstein, Doug Lind in the real world) just blew my mind… my lord everyone, thank-you. Just thank-you.

Make sure you pop by to the Australia Day Concert when you have a chance – you certainly won’t regret it!

January 26, 2011