Dread Weaver

Another entry into my Winged/Wicked things category…. I’ve played with a great many looks in SL but the one I find myself consistently gravitating towards more and more these days is the demon look.  I like representing a darker shade of myself in SL and what can I say, I really like horns.  And Ruina’s foray into horns has made me all giddy! ^^;

I finally got a chance to hit the hair fair and one of my favorite styles I picked up was Alethia from SLink.  Once I stumbled through the directions on how to choose a color for my new hair I was good to go.  I’m not especially good with instructions and I really just revert into a toddler whenever I have to read them.. but I managed even though I never was able to actually drop it on the ground, so I partly blame SL for screwing with me.  But on the whole, I really like the idea SLink has put into play with their hair, you get to choose the combo of 1, 3 or 5 haircolors and pick your own pack which I really appreciate.

And I think I’m finally getting on the mend from my cold/flu/grossness… I still am tired beyond all get out, but for the most part I’m over the worst of it, I hope anyways!

Hair by SLink
Horns by House of Ruin
Eyes by EYeL@B
Lashes by Cake
Piercing by Deviant Kitties
Jewelry and Staff by Tekeli-li
Top by PixelDolls (group gift)
Skirt by Sn@tch
Wings by Material Squirrel (tinted)
Skin by me

VSM Quick!

Last week I had one of the most amazing days of my life… I got to see Sunset Rubdown live and I’m still all warm and glowy from it… even though about two and half seconds after I got home from said day I became sick with who knows what manner of flu/cold/grossness.  At any rate, those two things combined have been the reason behind my absence but I’m tentatively back.  I’m not feeling 100% yet but I’m getting there.  Anyone know a home remedy for clearing up a stuffy ear?  I’ve been trying decongestants but at the moment they aren’t doing anything and this is the most annoying feeling.

All that aside, I did have a reason behind this blog and it was to give a last minute notice that the Vendor Support Month event ends tonight so if there was anything you absolutely wanted from it, best go now!  Here were two of my favorites, the piercing from Ommik and the necklace from Otaku.  Some other highlights are the skins and t-shirts from The Stringer Mausoleum, the dress from +++BLUE BLOOD+++, the cute pose set from Piffou! and of course my skins/cami set at {Frick}! (shameless self promotion, I know)  Most of the things available are an awesome deal at only L$ 10 so get out there before it ends!

VSM Items:
Piercing by Ommik
Necklace by Otaku Designs

Other Items:
Horns by House of Ruin
Hair by House of Munster
Eyes by EYeL@B (AlterEgoTrip Svenska & Ruina Kessel)
Tattoo by Otaku Designs
shirt and skin by me

BBBC – Wrap Up Post

Did you find this year to be harder or easier than last year? Did you enjoy yourself? Do you think you’d do it again?

I love the challenge because it’s just that, a challenge. I don’t normally blog everyday unless something huge is up so it really takes a lot to sit down and find the time to do some blogging, even if the topic has already been laid out for me. As to whether it was easier or not this year, it was actually a little bit harder but not really for any particular reason other than I was busier than normal this week so it was some work trying to fit in the time to blog. Will I do it again? Absolutely!

Horns and Eyes by House of Ruin
Hair by House of Munster
Piercing by ellabella
Dress by Katatonik
Boots by Shiny Things
Pose by Discord

BBBC Day 5

Today is a free post…

I finally have my beloved bubble chairs.. sorta.  I won them on my husband’s avatar because, seriously, F never effing comes up on that thing.  Perhaps it has been programmed out.  But at least K came up and it’s certainly better than not having them at all.  I have a thought on Lucky Chairs… for the love of all things F, please, please allow for wildcards.. even if it’s a very low chance for wildcards, at least that would be something.  Or if you don’t want to do that, put the item up for sale.  I swear, I would have bought those things 10x over if they had been for sale.  So there’s my plea.  Do it for the F’s.  ^^

Ears by Illusions
Horns by House of Ruin
Eyes by AET
Piercing by ellabella
Necklace by Curious Kitties
Cardigan & Jeans by Silent Sparrow
Flats by Miel
Nails by Gianetti

BBBC Day 4

If there was someone you could trade places with for one day in Second Life, who would it be and why? Bonus points if you find this person and snap a picture with them!

I’d like to trade places with someone whose letter always comes up on a Lucky Chair. Seriously.

Big thanks to Achariya and Ellantha for teaming up to help turn the chairs!  <3

BBBC Day 3

You’ve been given a sim of your very own to use for free for one year. However, there are 3 rules. It cannot be residential, it cannot be commercial, and it has to be open to the public. What do you do with it?

I’d love to make a sim inspired by the landscapes in World of Warcraft. I know, it’s geeky… but some of the places in WoW are just stunning and lovely and I’ve always wished there were areas like the Isle of Quel’Danas, Teldrassil and Crystalsong Forest to visit in Second Life.  It seems like post-apocalyptic, grungy and beach sims are a dime a dozen in SL and there really aren’t enough beatiful sims.  I’d love the sim to have lots of little vignettes, little photo op areas, little nooks and crannies to escape to and even if there were a lot of people there you could find a little spot to call your own for an evening.  I’d want it to be one of those places that everytime you visit it you find something new that makes you gasp.  This sim would also have an abundance of water areas, above and below the water because water looks so beautiful in SL and I’d love to see it used as more than an ocean off the coast of some boring old beach.  And even if you are totally unfamiliar with WoW you could still appreciate the beauty there. ^^

BBBC Day 2

Describe what your perfect Second Life day would be like.

Most days in SL are pretty good for me really.  But the perfect day would definitely be one that was completely without responsibility.  No irate IMs to greet me, no vaguely titled notecards containing a demand to get something for free, no “urgent” stuff, just me logging in to have fun or work without having to worry about my virtual store being burnt to the ground by an angry mob.  Also on my list of wishes for this perfect day, I’d like to have all my uploads work, all my textures load quickly and properly, teleports work every single time, hair that fits perfectly right out of the box, my letter to *finally* come up on the Happy Mood lucky chair so I can get those bubble chairs I’ve been coveting and waiting and waiting for…. and I’ll take some cake too.  ^^

I do have a confession to make, once in a blue moon I’ll log into an alt I made a while back to just get away from it all… usually I’ll do this after something upsetting happened with a rude person or sometimes after a new release just to get a little peace and quiet.  Sometimes you just have to escape from your escape lol.

Hair by Truth (freebie)
Eyes by Shine (DSN gift)
Piercing by Ommik (VSM item)
Hoodie by Atomic (previous group gift)
(my alt is freebie hoar)

BBBC Day 1

Yay, it’s the return of Alicia Chenaux’s Big Bad Blogger Challenge!  I really enjoyed doing these posts last year as well as exploring the other blogs of others who were participating.  I was introduced to several new blogs that I still read today.

Alicia’s topic for today was: How long have you been a blogger? How has it enriched your life?

I’ve blogged in various forms for maybe 3 or so years but I’ve been at this particular blog since Decemberish ‘07.  I started it as a way to chronicle my little adventures in Second Life and to show off some of the snapshots I’d taken in the game.  This blog has evolved somewhat since then and has become more of an outlet for my own personal expression.  The blog is still mostly about Second Life but I throw in a few posts about World of Warcraft here and there as well as posts about my own personal trials and travails as I’ve gotten into the world of creating.  Blogging has provided a much needed outlet for me to just jot down what I’m up to.. no matter how interesting or mundane that might be.  Just the process of writing things down for future reflection, reference or what have you is very cathartic for me and that’s probably one of the main things that has me coming back to it even after the occasional break.  At any rate, that’s my spiel for today!

Oh yeah, I like to post snapshots of my avatar.  ^^;

Eyes by House of Ruin
Hair by Magika
Piercing by ellabella

Prim Skirts and TL; DR

Last weekend I spent almost the entire weekend angry and frustrated at not being able to build a prim skirt.  I yelled, a lot. It’s amazing how even after more than a year in SL, I’m still a complete noob.  I tried hand aligning prims… zomgwtfbbq.  That lasted all of two and half seconds.  Then I tried the loop rez script… which was alright, but it took far too much trial and error and I still wasn’t getting the shape I wanted.  Not to mention the mind boggling task of retexturing skirts into different colors would probably make me pull all of my prim hair out.  So I googled.. and came across some posts about Vint’s Primskirt Builder and wow, it’s the best thing ever.  It’s so user friendly and someone like myself was able to make a skirt in just a few seconds and multiple skirts in a few minutes! <3 I have a tendency to break all that is technology, so the fact that this worked and I didn’t screw it up immediately is huge.

I still am unsure where I’m going to go with this clothing stuff… I’ve been wanting to do clothes forever and really got jazzed about making this Gothic Lolita Dolly themed outfit.  But I find the stuff I pour my heart and soul into and bloody my eyes making tend to be the things that are the worst received (corset piercings, WP line, Trickster line) and I find I rarely make sales on.  Maybe it’s because they are a too taste specific and very few people share my tastes apparently.  Maybe it’s the further away from “Tan Barbie, Princess of Malibu” I get the less people want it.  Maybe it’s because they took such a monumental effort on my part that I take it very, very personal when they fail.  Maybe it’s because a lot of people are cheap and only like my stuff if it’s free.  I don’t know, but there’s been a weird correlation to those particular projects failing for me and it still bums me out immensely.  I’m definitely being a little over ambitious on this project… the whole thing has a billion layers, skin and eyes and it would be a lot of work.  So yeah, I don’t know how much time and effort I want to put into this knowing the potential for failsauce is so high.  *le sigh*

Yeah, I’m being a little emo today, sorry.  But I’m still super psyched about the skirts! ^^;

Re-Vengeance

I’ve been revamping my “scary” skins for a while and I think I’m finally done so I hope to get the vendors made soon and get those suckers out there.  While I was screwing around with them I took this snapshot and I loved how it showed off TSM’s Tenta hair in all it’s luscious glory so I had to share it!

Eyes by House of Ruin
Hair by The Stringer Mausoleum
Earrings by PERTURB/ation
Lashes by Cake