Holiday Home of the Week 12-8-2014
Welcome back Home of the Week! One of our very own Thereians has visited many virtual homes in There and has shined the spotlight on Tumble_Weed’s holiday home on Frosty. Read on for a great interview and photos of her rustic winter cabin.
In the spirit of this holiday season, I have chosen to spotlight Tumble_Weed’s beautiful home, hidden in the mass of PAZ’s outside Santa’s Village on Frosty Island. Continue reading for an interview with Tumble_Weed.
Tumble_Weed: Hanging around with friends.
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FunZone Deeds Available In Auctions
A large number of FunZone rental rates were slashed in November. We’ve been slowly rolling them out a couple at a time. There are six FunZones deeds up for Auction this week.
The current FunZones in Auctions will end on December 6th so make sure to get your bid in early! Rent on a FunZone is charged every thirty days.
FunZone Deeds Available In Auctions
Recently, we announced that we have made a huge rental reduction on many of our FunZones. We will be adding FunZone Deeds to the Auctions a few at a time over the next few weeks. You can keep up with which ones are currently in Auctions by checking on the FunZone Deeds for sale.
The current FunZones in Auctions will end on November 29th so make sure to get your bid in early. All FunZones have been listed in Auctions for an affordable 1,000T. People like to make last minute bids on Real Estate in There, so make sure keep an eye out for your favorite!
Sharpen your Hoverboard skills at the Red Bowl FunZone. You can now rent this special bowl shaped FunZone for a reduced price of 40,000T per month. Place your bid on the Real Estate deed here.
Mosquito Mesa is a sandy FunZone located in Central Cangrejo. It comes with a racekit that allows you to build large tracks that members can race their vehicles on. The races are timed and scored. Mosquito Mesa is every racer’s dream. Now that it has a more affordable monthly rent of 40,000T, we have a feeling this one is going to become a favortie! Get your bid in early on Mosquito Mesa. Place your bid here.
At an affordable 40,000T per month, this awesome FunZone comes complete with a racekit that allows you to set up tracks and hold racing events. Place your bid on Monsoon Crossing here before the Auction ends.
Pinnacle Hill is the perfect paradise for paintballers in There. Own your own FunZone with a paintkit and set up matches and events for fellow paintballers in There to enjoy! The monthly rent for Pinnacle Hill is 35,000T. Don’t miss out on this paintball FunZone! Place your bid before the Auction ends on Novermber 29th!
Celebrate Ourstock in There!
It’s that time of year again where Hippies gather to celebrate good music and good people at Ourstock! The annual festival held at Hippie Islands runs through Sunday, November 23rd.
Hippie Island invites the community to drop PAZes around the neighborhood and get in touch with their groovy side. All fun, festive and creative builds are welcome. There is quite the collection of around twenty-five eclectic PAZes surrounding the hood already. So, grab a PAZ, some fun decorations and join the party!
There are tons of fun events scheduled during Ourstock. Check the Activities Page for a longer list of events. There will be live performances, dancing, scavenger hunts, BINGO, Groovy Bug racing, Oobie the Ourstock bare foot races, quests and other exciting events. Here’s a quick peek at what is happening this Friday!
Ourstock Cannon Ball Run hosted by mademoisellefifi
Description: Get down and crazy at the Ourstock Cannon Ball Run!
Time: Friday, Nov. 14th at 1:00 PM PST
Club99 Rocks the OurStock Stage hosted by Zip
Description: Club99 kicks off the OurStock Festival with some groovy tunes. Put your dancing shoes on for a night of fun & entertainment. Hope to see you there! Let’s Party! Peace, love and music!
Time: Friday, Nov. 14th at 4:00 PM PST
CCR Grrrooovy Race 1 hosted by ccr_Gina
Description: Celebrate Ourstock the groovy way with your Hippy Groovy Buggy and some cool tunes!
Time: Friday, Nov. 14th at 5:00 PM PST
Ourstock runs till Sunday, November 23rd. There’s plenty of groovy events happening over the next several days. Check the Activities Page for more Ourstock Events. Peace, love and music!
Veterans Day Events in There
We’d like to take a moment and thank all of the Veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces to protect our great country and our freedom. Your hard work and sacrifices are greatly appreciated.
The Thereian Community has planned several fun events honoring Vets on this national holiday. Make sure to save a spot for the events and sign up early.
Veterans Day hosted by Rohurd
Description: Take a tour of a large aircraft carrier in There. Show your appreciation for our Veterans!
Time: 8:00 AM PST- 4:00 PM PST
Early Bird BINGO hosted by susanszy
Description: This is a very special early bird BINGO event to celebrate Veterans Day!
Time: 3:00 PM PST to 4:30 PM PST
Veterans Day Dance hosted by susanszy
Celebrate Veterans Day and join us for a dance and Big Band sounds at the Pan Pacific Auditorium.
Time: 5:00 PM PST – 6:00 PM PST
Veterans Day Parade hosted by susanszy
Description: After the dance, let’s mount up in our patriotic hoverboats for a Veterans Day parade!
Time: 6:00 PM PST – 7:00 PM PST
Tuesday Tiki Talk Trivia Election Edition hosted by Francis_7
Description: Election Edition! Same trivia time! Same trivia FunZone. Same trivia cards though! Voice chat required to hear da host.
Time: 8:00 PM PST – 9:00 PM PSt
Affordable FunZones Available For Rent in There
FunZones are like big parks in There where you can hold events and invite your friends and fellow Thereians. We’ve recently gone through and lowered the rental rates for several FunZones! Half of the FunZone sale inventory is already gone! Grab one while they’re still available. These affordable FunZones are located in many different areas in-world and offer different types of terrain to build on.
If you are interested in owning your own zone, check out the list of FunZones available for rent. We’ve highlighted the FunZones on sale below.
Ash Field FunZone located in North Cangrejo costs 35,000T per month and is a great location for a paintball match, party or big event.
Banded Rock is located in South Cangrejo and costs 35,000T per month. The dry winds and rock terrain make for a fun paintball match.
Blue Vista located in South Cangrejo has a monthly rental fee of 35,000T. The flat desert terrain allows for easy builds. You can’t beat the big blue skies in this neck of the woods.
Have some western-style paintgun fun at Boulder Terrace. The 30-day rental period costs 35,000T. It’s located in Central Cangrejo.
Don’t forget to bring your canteen of water to this dry desert FunZone! Burning Rock located in South Cangrejo has a monthly rental rate of 22,000T.
This FunZone’s hotter than a jabenero! Cluckie’s Hideaway comes complete with desert cacti. Located in South Cangrejo, this super affordable FunZone is only 22,000T per month.
All Hallow’s Eve Events in There – October 31st
Tonight’s the night we’ve all been waiting for! Halloween is finally here and the community has pulled out all of the stops to make this the best Halloween in There! Thereians have been hard at work decorating graveyards, haunted homes and spooky haunts getting ready for tonight’s fun-filled festivities. There are many fun events to choose from. Pick a different costume to wear to all of them!
The best thing about celebrating Halloween in There is FREE Freaky Friday! New and old members can join There and play for free on Halloween night.
Tonight’s Halloween Event Line-Up
Spirits Among Us Quest
Description: First prize 15k, second prize 5k. Seven clue quest a little complicated.
Time: 8:30 AM PDT
Bedknobs & Broomsticks Quest
Description:
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defense of Britain.
Time: 2:00 PM PDT
Halloween Prize Event Lapping
Time: 3:00 PM PDt
Come Lap the new Halloween Track out at TVB! Top Ten Fastest Laps will be entered into a drawing for your Choice of three buggy prizes!
Haunted Cross Country Racing
Description: Join us for some Halloween fun racing for parts unknown for a chance at a prize!
Time: 5:00 PM PDT
MVB Halloween Party Quest
Description: A quest for the Club99 Fright Night Halloween Party. There will be a dice roll for 3 prizes during the party for all who finish the quest. You must be present to win. Please read the rule book.
Time: 5:30 PM PDT
Halloween Costume Contest
Description: Costume contest first place prize 30k tbxs and rare TUV. All are welcome.
Time: 6:00 PM PDT
Creepy Cannery Crawl
Description: The cove convenes in Cannery Hall. Once clan has gathered – ghouls will crawl out on the pier for ghastly fare, both large and tall! Tho Hall is empty, BONES will ROLL!!! (4 PRIZES!! Bring BOOS!!)
Time: 6:00 PM
Halloween Fright Night Event
Description: Welcome to the Halloween Fright Night event! There will be Quests, Bingo, Dice Roll, Costumes, Prizes, Dancing and lots of fun!
Time: 6:00 PM PDT
Horror Movie Quest
Description: Ex;ore the darker places of There with this Halloween quest.
Time: 8:00 PM PDT
While you’re out and about Trick-Or-Treating, why not visit some of the spooky spaces our members have created? In addition to the Haunted Houses submitted for the 2014 Halloween decorating contest, here are a few more Halloween haunts that shouldn’t be missed: The Creepy Rock, ArrowWood Cemetery, Halloween Scare, Halloween Cave, Halloween Night, and Bill’s Halloween Spooky Place.
Vote For Your Favorite Haunted House in There!
‘Twas a few nights before Halloween, when all through the haunted house
Not a zombie was stirring, not even a dead mouse;
The cobwebs were hung by the basement door with care,
In hopes that an unsuspecting Thereian would be There!
Boils and ghouls, participants of the 2014 Halloween Decorating Contest have submitted their Haunted Houses for voting and now it’s up to you and any other trick-or-treater brave enough to doorbell ditch each house to find out who owns the spookiest virtual home in There.
Log on to There.com, tour the Haunted House entries and cast your vote for the creepiest most scariest place in There!
Here’s the list of this year’s participating Haunted Houses. Make sure to check out each one. Remember there is safety in numbers, so grab your friends if you’re a scardey-cat and have fun getting spooked!
Superdale’s Haunted House of Shock
KatesHappy’s Ridgeside Forest Tower
Kelayna’s Haunted House of Shorah
Co-Builders: bhrocky, KayleighLace, iFlop, Percepti0n, musicmom, Catrona,TORRAYN, RK_Falagar, ReluctantX
Catrona’s Shorah Dungeon
Co-Builders: bhrocky, Kelayna, RK_Falagar
Mr_karmapup”s Karma and Didy’s Halloween Spook
Co-Builder: didymus
Ant1977’s The House
Co-Builders: azsusie, mimi06, amxscott
Voting will take place through the night of Thursday, October 30th. The top winners will be announced at the Halloween Fright Night event on October 31st!
Good luck to all of the 2014 Halloween Decorating Contest participants. May the scariest Haunted House in There win!
We wanted to give a big shout out to coolnet560 for putting together this awesome contest for the There.com community!
Halloween Events in There – Saturday, October 25th
With Halloween right around the corner, Thereians are starting the celebration early with costume parties and events this weekend! There is plenty of spooktacular fun to be had! Make sure your avatar is dressed for the occasion and rock your best Halloween costume!
Haloween Party hosted by Gabriellaa
Category: Party
Date: Saturday, October 25th
Time: 2:00 PM PDT/5:00 PM EST
Description: Join us at Tropical Oasis for the club’s annual Halloween party! Prizes will be awarded for the best halloween costume, best decorated Lot and a dice roll. Lots of dancing and socializing.
Avie Golf Halloween Spookfest hosted by Percepti0n
Category: Games
Date: Saturday, October 25th
Time: 5:00 PM PDT/8:00 PM EST
Description: Boooooooooo! Come play golf with the ghosts or volunteer to be a ball. Prepare for a fright!
Messy Closet Trick or Treats hosted by mimi06
Category: Party
Date: Saturday, October 25th
Time: 5:30 PM PDT/8:30 PM EST
Description: Costume required! Sponsored by Arrowwod and Avalon Island. Grab a ghoulish beverage and drink with the best of them. Great prizes will be awarded as well as other tricks and treats!
Check out the prizes you can win at the Messy Closet Trick or Treats event!
Themed Events Planning Meeting Tonight!
Join EmmaJean this evening for the Event Planning Committee meeting. Thereians gather weekly at Emma’s Hideaway to plan fun themes and events for members of the virtual world There.
Brainstorm ideas about monthly and seasonal themes with other Thereians. Come up with fun and creative events to plan for the community to enjoy. Take this opportunity to meet up with new and old members of There and put your heads together to plan something spectacular!
The Event Planning Committee happens every Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM PDT/9:30 PM EST. We look forward to seeing you There and hearing your ideas about new events and ways to take current events up a notch! Sign up for tonight’s meeting here.
If you missed a past meeting and are interested to find out what types of events were discussed, you can keep up to date with the Event Planning Meeting Notes. You can also check the Event Planning Meeting Calendar for upcoming events.
Join the Theme Planning Crew Club!They are a collection of community members working together to create and promote ongoing activities in There.
See you at the meeting!
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