Photo Essay

I was feeling a little melancholy last night, and when I TP’ed into the Drowsy sim, I thought it suited my mood perfectly.

I played in the playground, swung on the swings and face-planted at the end of the slide.

There’s something spooky about a playground in the dark.

I was set upon by wolves.

I laid on my back on a log raft and looked up at the stars.

I went high up in a tower and looked down over the village.

I looked in stores and played on the displays.

I found a sweet rabbit who kept me company.

Those pesky wolves again.

At the end of the night I changed into my souvenir t-shirt and read for a little while.

Style Notes:

Shape: My own
Skin: Zullay – Gen2 Glamour Skin Kissable Pale
Eyebrows: Tuli Natalie Natural Red Eyebrows
Hair: ETD Sea Nymph Hair II – Coral
Eyes: Miriel, Violet Plant
Manicure: Vanilla French Manicure
Earrings: Bliensen + MaiTai Childhood Earrings
Necklace: Tuli Cross Necklace, Silver
Jeans: SWA Perfect Fit Capris, Stars
Tank (under): Celestial Studio Trixie Tank Dim
Tank (over): Iki Short Tank, Tomato
T-shirt: Drowsy Free T 1
Shoes: Kool Kicks, Women’s Black

Comparison

I read the blog posts about a shop looking for new models and requiring them to alter their shapes. I think that’s fine, different brands probably look better on certain body types, I don’t have a problem with that at all. But I was intrigued to see the shape numbers, and wondered how I would look if I modded my shape to the model ideal.

Comparison

I feel quite stumpy now.

Style Notes:

Shape (right): My own
Shape (left): “Gracie” shape
Skin: Zullay – Gen2 Glamour Skin Kissable Pale
Eyebrows: Tuli Natalie Natural Red Eyebrows
Hair: Miriel, Artist Hair – Copper
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Bikini: Twosome, Frilly Summer Thing
Shoes: PixelDolls, Gold Heart shoes
Tattoo: GoK, Day of the Hummingbird 2009

Look of the Day: Purple!

Last night I visited Miss Muffet, a shop that I hadn’t visited before. They had some very cute clothes, and I bought a couple of things–a pair of pajamas and one dress, I think–and there was a Midnight Mania board with a cute outfit on it. I signed up, and then this morning when I checked my mail, there was an email from “Midnight Mania” that said it had an attachment, and I knew that was what it must be.

So I signed in immediately, and of course, my IMs were capped. I clicked through them with trepidation, and sure enough, there was nothing there. I was SO disappointed. I thought, well, I can try again, so I TPed over to the shop again and signed up on the board again. Then I noticed that next to the board was another board that said something like, if you didn’t get your item delivery, click here to redeliver. And it worked!

I don’t participate in a lot of Midnight Mania things, because it sort of seems like a recipe for disappointment; the only other one that I remember stalking was the one at SWIM; I really wanted those kitty camisoles! I had to try three times, I think, but I finally got them.

Anyway, I was so happy that I got my Miss Muffet outfit that I bought a couple more things there. I’ll show them another day–today is the Subscribo joining gift, the Ochaye outfit. The pattern in the skirt is very subtle, you have to look closely, but it’s actually a purple tartan. Very cute. I mixed it up with some Kurotsubaki socks, a tank top from Dutch Touch, and my ever-present Kool Kicks, this time in two different shades of purple.

Look of the Day: Purple!

Style Notes:

Shape: My own
Skin: Zullay – Gen2 Glamour Skin Kissable Pale
Eyebrows: Tuli Natalie Natural Red Eyebrows
Hair: Tami McCoy, Rocker Gurl
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Nails: (DN) Manicure – Karma
Outfit: Miss Muffet, Ochaye Outfit
Tank: (iki) Short Tank, Lilac
Socks: Kurotsubaki, Socks, Romantic, Purple
Earrings: *ED* Purple Hoop Earrings
Shoes: Kool Kicks, Lo-Top Women’s Purple and Light Purple
Poses: Long Awkward Pose, Blogger pack

A week’s worth of pictures

I hadn’t been to Lemania Indigo before, I don’t think, mostly because I’m not really interested in gowns. But I ended up there the other night, and explored, and I really loved the moody atmosphere.

Lemania Indigo

Lemania Indigo

Lemania Indigo

I loved the furniture, and found out that it came from a shop called Wondrous Strange, and I’d never been there before, either. They had a lot of wonderful (wondrous!) stuff. I thought I took more pictures, but I guess not. All I could find were these of the porch:

Wondrous Strange Porch

Wondrous Strange Porch

And while I’m on a picture-posting kick, these, from Masquerade Poses & Animations. I didn’t really need an enormous egg, so I didn’t buy it, but it’s sure cute:

Giant Egg at Masquerade

Giant Egg at Masquerade

Giant Egg at Masquerade

Giant Egg at Masquerade

Style Notes:

Shape: My own
Skin: Zullay – Gen2 Glamour Skin Kissable Pale
Hair: Tami McCoy, Rocker Gurl
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Nails: Persona Nail Gloves, Plum
Top: Hanauta T-Shirt 01
Jeans: Zaara Jeans Blue, Classic
Shoes: Kool Kicks, Lo-Top Women’s Black

Thursday 05/14/09

A couple of places I ended up last night:

Concrete Flowers

Sand Shack Surf Co.

I love it when I find cute photo opportunities in stores.

Style Notes:

Shape: My own
Skin: Zullay – Gen2 Glamour Skin Kissable Pale
Hair: Tami McCoy, Rocker Gurl
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Nails: Persona Nail Gloves, Plum
Top: Hanauta T-Shirt 01
Jeans: Zaara Jeans Blue, Classic
Shoes: Kool Kicks, Lo-Top Women’s Black

Pinata Hunt

Here’s Origami’s gift for the Pinata Hunt:

In addition to the chili pepper light strings, there’s also a chili pepper half-round rug inside the chest.

A look at the back of the tattoo, hair, and those jeans!

Credits:

Shape: My own
Skin: Zullay – Gen2 Glamour Skin Kissable Pale
Hair: Miriel Artist Hair, Copper
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Nails: Candy Nail 023 Cinderella
Tattoo: [DE] Ofuda Set
Top: Tuli, Sweet Vintage Top, Plain
Jeans: Zaara Jeans Blue, Classic
Shoes: Porn Star Hi-Tops
Prop: Origami: Chili Pepper Chest (SAC Pinata Hunt Gift, not available yet)

Eye Heart You

Glitterari Poses is having a birthday celebration, and one of the gifts is a great pose set: “Eye Heart You.” I love it!

Credits:

Shape: My own
Skin: Peppermint Blue – Another Skin – Red, Medium, Blue-Violet
Hair: Tami McCoy Rocker Gurl, Light Red
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Nails: Candy Nail 023 Cinderella
Earrings: Dark Mouse Silver Large Hoop Earrings (April Group Gift)
Top: Tres Blah, Neighborhood Watch Tee
Jeans: Zaara Jeans Blue, Classic
Poses: Glitterati, Eye Heart You (Birthday Gift)
Location: Glitterari

Siete de Mayo Party & Pinata Hunt at SAC

Pinata Hunt:

When: Thursday May 7th to Wednesday May 13th
Where: The SAC Cantina – slurl.com/secondlife/Osa%20Menor/121/88/23
What: Wear the Pinata Hunt Stick and find 15 pinatas hidden in the SAC mercado shops. Once you find them all, you will receive a huge pinata filled with prizes from the designers at SAC!

Who: The list of current residents are:

Adjunct Clothing
Aurbierrre Art Studios
Bittersweet
Bittersweet Bakery
Curvaceous Shapes
Del Corazon
Diesel Works
[D.O]
Greene Concept Furniture
Indica Lane Photography
Magpie
Origami
SAC SionChicken Farm
Stokame Artist Colony Cantina
Tink’s Treasure Trove

**Invite designed by SarahTheRed Aurbierre**

Building Woes

I’ve spent about six hours trying to make a chest with an opening lid work — I can make the chest, and I can make the lid work, but every time I try to link them together, everything stops working. So I stopped working for awhile, and took some pictures.

Credits:

Shape: My own
Skin: Peppermint Blue – Another Skin – Red, Medium, Blue-Violet
Hair: Tami McCoy Rocker Gurl, Light Red
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Nails: Candy Nail 023 Cinderella
Earrings: Dark Mouse Silver Large Hoop Earrings (April Group Gift)
Top: Tres Blah, Neighborhood Watch Tee
Jeans: Zaara Jeans Blue, Classic
Shoes: Porn Star Hi-tops
Poses: Long Awkward Pose: Peace Time, Guns Blazin’, Hunting Wabbits, Ooo Ahhh
Location: My house, Stokame Artist Colony

Grunge Hotel

Last weekend I spent some time exploring Mudshake’s “Grunge Hotel.” I especially enjoyed lounging on the bed and reading. Such lovely things there, even the grunge ones.

Credits:

Shape: My own
Skin: Peppermint Blue – Another Skin – Red, Medium, Blue-Violet
Eyes: Miriel, Marine
Hair: ETD – Sea Nymph Hair II, Mar (limited edition, no longer available)
Tops: Dutch Touch – Short Tank in Rose; Twosome – Frilly Summer Thing
Skirt: Nylon Outfitters Dot Fringe Skirt
Socks: CKD Dainty Lace Socks, Ivory
Shoes: 50 Flats – Jelly Rose, Orange6
Location: Mudshake, Grunge Hotel