The Mulligans So Far...
Somewhere along the way, I really forked up the numbering of the Mulligan Project, so I'm going to have to go back and edit all those posts, but first, I want to do a round up of all of them so far / a reminder of what the project is about/for.
So as detailed in this post I have these cute little hanging polaroid things from Chez Moi. I have one for each of the now 7 mesh heads* I own, and each one has 25 photo slots that I want to fill. The original idea (when I only had like, 4 heads) was to re-create all my old Look of the Day posts, but I'm pretty sure I don't have 175 of those to re-do. I do have about 100 posts with photos that I can recreate, and I may be able to pull some photos from my old avatar's inventory. Or maybe toward the end of the project I'll get extra creative and recreate someone else's photos or something.
Pictured below, you can see the Chez Moi hanging pictures (featuring three photos of Raven). The heart in the middle is from Apple Fall, and I haven't counted how many slots it has, but I think I want to fill it with photos that heavily feature my favorite color, purple. The pin board you see here is from Status Inc, and I was using it to show the most recent photo of each head, but because I got two new free heads this Christmas, I'm currently using this old string of nine photos from Construct. I'd really like to find a different pin board with at least 7 slots though, if anyone can point me in the direction of one!
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Let's Talk About Goals - SL Edition + Mulligan #8
I recently made a post like this on my Patreon about my podcast, and decided that since I've been trapped in the house for a week after this big snow storm, I'll do a Second Life specific version of that post. And since there are now 175 pictures to take for the project and I don't think I have 175 pictures to recreate, I'm including new pictures in the total. Style credits at the bottom of the post!
- Blogging -
- I definitely want to continue, and increase the frequency of posts in general, but especially within my Mulligan Project (I also got two new free heads this year... and added them to the project because I have a problem, I guess)
- I want to either continue or start over with that Off the Rails project I had started a million years ago.
- Streaming / Videos
- When I finally get the two remaining parts I need for my desktop and can run multiple things at once, I really want to start streaming SL stuff / making youtube videos. I love finding and sharing free and cheap stuff I've found but setting up and taking pictures for that is super time consuming, and videos would be both easier and more engaging
- I also want to make videos exploring different locations, and talking to people about SL things. . There are so many different corners of the grid that I know nothing about despite being in this world for so long and I'd love to learn more about them!
- Also, one of my favorite things is seeing the way people decorate in SL and I definitely want to make a video series snooping around people's homes (with their permission, of course!) I'm taking suggestions for series titles, haha.
- Specific Topics/Projects:
- In addition to the Mulligans and Off the Rails, there are a few specific things I'd like to explore.
- Zooby babies are interactive and can level up now? Color me intrigued. I hear they also do pets now?
- I'm curious to try my hand at breedables. Maybe make myself a little farm.
- I'd like to try out one of those systems that makes SL more like a sims game where you have to take care of your avatar. Back when I was involved in some RP communities there were people that used them and it was intriguing.
- One day I want to own a sim. I have had grand plans for ages about what it would be for (it would be a public/community place,) and how it would look and one day I am going to make it happen. But sim ownership can get pricey and that's kind of a long way off. For now I'm just having a blast decorating on a sim my friend owns!
- I have ideas for some very silly and simple products to sell in world/on MP, but I am intimidated by the learning curve of blender and photoshop, and I can't afford them any time soon anyway. Ideally, I'd love to link up with someone who is an experienced creator that I can learn from and split the pennies with. All the ideas so far would be super easy for someone who already creates regularly. I could probably try to do the photoshop part if I can get my hands on a free software that does the same thing.
- I want to organize / run a hunt. I want to hide the prizes and write the clues and organize the creators. So if anyone owns a store and wants to organize a hunt, I'll do it for basically nothing! My favorite hunts are the ones where the object is free, but it's actually challenging to find them.
DeeTaleZ Majer Edged Skin MixedType
Ade Mine Hair
POUT - Dusty Shaddow, Ghoulish Girl lipstick
Blueberry - Blessed Top
Christmas Decor Tour 2025
I didn't get the full house and landscaping decorated like I'd planned, because I didn't start early enough and I got burned out, but I wanted to share what I did accomplish. I was using the East Ives house from ROOST, because I've had it for such a long time, but I've never had the Land Impact budget to really stuff it full of decor and clutter the way I've come to like now, so this was such an exciting project, even if I didn't quite finish it. I think I'm going to re-attempt this next year (and start much earlier because I just did not work as quickly as I thought I would) which I suppose technically qualifies it for the Mulligan project?
One of the things I love about the Holiday Season in Second Life is how much of the Christmas decor I have that I paid nothing for because it was a gift at a Shop & Hop, advent calendar, group gift, or hunt, or I paid very little for as part of weekend sales like Fifty Linden Fridays. Weekend sales are my primary source for decor anyway, which had led to my having a pretty eclectic collection of things in my inventory. I hope that's visible in this tour.
Hello Winter! \\ Mulligan #6 of 175
- Ayashi Jeni Hair, Anime set
- Knit Choker by Pink Hustler
- Malcolm Hoodie by Vinyl
- Montana Fringed Boots by Prism
- Indigo Poses - Subtle #6
- In the 2017 look, I was wearing Catwa's Helena. and in the 2025 look, it's Akeruka's Wendy, a L$1 gift for group members.
- In the 2017 post, I didn't record what skin and makeup I was wearing, but in the redo I'm wearing the Alaia gift from The Skinnery (in rose) and Cazimi's Essence eyeshadow.
A Halloween Shop & Hop Mulligan
- In the original photo I was wearing Catwa's Majer head, and in the Mulligan, it's Lelutka Raven.
- Swapped the Bucket for this free gift from My Bags
- Added this Jelly Band from Korkii
- Added these Bow Bat Earrings from C!L
- Swapped Maitreya HUD nails for Bloom's Black Ribbon Nails
- Added this Happy Halloween Face Tattoo from Coconut
- Added this Elvira Eyeshadow from Euphoric
College Story Time || Mulligan 3 of 125
I made some friends there, one of whom I still chat with when I occasionally log on to the old account that is now my alt. But like almost all things, that RP fell apart and we all scattered to the winds. The closest I could find to the kind of vibe I was looking for after that came in the form of a small town type rp. It was rated M so families could be there, and more adult content could still happen as long as it wasn't in local. It was perfect. And that's where I met Amy. Amy is the first SL friend I crossed the RL line with. And I suppose the only one, now that I'm open about who Mk Velinov is behind the avatar.
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Sophie and Judas Redux || Mulligan 2 & 3 /125
Yeah, I didn't include Raven in my initial math of 4 heads x 25 pics = 100 because that wasn't the plan, but then I started recreating this look and did the whole dang thing with her still on. Oops. So I guess it's 125 instead of 100.
Goodness y'all, the way I LOVED this hair when I first got her. I wore her SO MUCH, and in all the different colors! I did remember to add a hair base this time: just one of the ones that was included with my head. The make-up I wore in the original is the same palette from my previous post that I ended up deleting, but I was able to achieve something similar with this Amorette Eye Shadow from Amara Beauty and Gift lipstick from Sintiklia. To finish off the face, I added these Veechi freckles that I like to wear a lot.
I have no idea which eyes I was wearing in the original look, because I think at that time I had a page where I listed the head, eyes, and skin I wore all the time before eventually abandoning that idea and redoing my blog and all that stuff, so decided to use the Verdant Eyes from Cazimi, which are one of my go-tos.
I was actually pretty impressed with how these BDR jeans still look pretty good as a BOM layer, and I still like these boots, even if I did have to fight to reposition them a bit to look right. I don't remember deleting the top I originally used, but it no longer exists in my inventory, so I subbed in the Elisa Henley from Blueberry. I finished it off with the Yazil rings from Kibitz and Dream Necklace from Zombie Suicide instead of that choker that I used to wear with everything to hide the ugly neck line I could never properly camouflage.
So here she is: the new photo in the frame, next to the one and only other picture I took with Raven, which was the last LotD post I did before my hiatus, so we'll go ahead and count it toward my total.
