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This Primmy House

2011-06-06T21:55:00.000-07:00

I took a break from SL. Then I slowly came back, and then I got involved. After that, I had to decorate, because that's what I do. I had a lot of houses, but when it came to the land, I wanted to put up a house I'd had for a while, the Elate! Summer Beach Cottage, and I think it turned out lovely.

I had wanted to get the Rustic Wooden Swing from Little Boxes and also had not had a place to put it, so I was excited when I could pop over and pick it up...and I promptly placed Botanical Dark Forest Tree with a shadow over it for a restful kind of look.

I had also never made it to Cheeky Pea before, and I now realize I should stay far away from there. Way too many cute things. I picked up the Cardigan Bay deck set and the Chatters Matter bench..which comes with a laptop...and so do I.

From this week's Moody Monday, I got Cleo Design's Relax Corner which comes with more stuff, but I was pushing my prim limit, but it goes really well with the Little Boxes Spring Floral framed art.

My house wouldn't be my house without some LISP Bazaar, so I used the Cloak Bench and paired it up with the Little Boxes Dandelion framed art.

I act like that's the only LISP I have in the house, but ta-da! The plant, table and clock are all part of the Restoration Collection at LISP and the "Life is Beautiful" shelf is also from there.

The couch is from the fabulously talented Cylic Gears' [StarStruck] store...it's a Gacha..and I was so happy to get the green. Especially with polka dots. The chair is Olive this Chair from Olive Juice, the rug is [What Next] and the other assorted accessories are Awesome Blossom.

I thought that drawing table and chair from Cleo Designs was too cute, and it pairs up well with the trunk from (blush) LISP. I might have a minor girlcrush on Pandora Popstar.

The kitchen. Holy crap, the kitchen. I had issues with finding a one piece kitchen that I liked and could use, so I mixed and matched from collections and stores. I think I managed to get Awesome Blossom, [What Next], Clutter, Second Spaces and Little Boxes all in my kitchen. It's fantastic and it pleases me.

I used the butterfly chairs from ..*whispers* LISP and the cutest coffee set from [What Next]. That table? Yeah..I made that..

I used trees from Organica, Forest Feast, 2 prim trees and I mentioned the Botanical already. The clothesline is from Cleo Designs and the sidewalk of railroad ties is from MMGraffiti's.

The yard would probably look better if I could figure out how to use flowers, but I haven't managed to grasp that concept yet. I have hope.

I needed a picnic table and was excited when I remembered the Awesome Blossom one, and there was some gasping going on when I saw the surfboards from Crackberry.

So...latest house. Now that I have it set up, my first thought is to pull it all up and start over. Never satisfied....

Open letter to Linden Labs

2010-07-27T14:24:00.000-07:00

Dear Linden Labs,

It has recently come to my attention that Hybrid Ansar has been banned for alleged illegal copying of another person's creations. I would like, as a Second Life Resident, to state my opinion on this situation.
I have known the Hybrid Ansar for a year, and have had many dealings with her and people that she is close to. I can be sure of several things about the lady in question.

1. She is forward and upright in her dealings. - During a period of SL homelessness, she opened a part of her sim for me to rent. She told me up front what I could expect living there, what expect from the other residents, and that she would profect us from any griefing and that she did not tolerate griefing in any form. During the time that I was living there, I did have a problem of a griefer dropping objects on the sim, and the situation was dealt with in a extremely timely manner. At no time was I faced with unexpected situations that she was the author of. She delivered just as promised.

2. I have purchased her shapes almost exclusively during the time that I have known her. The reason for this exclusivity is almost entirely depedent on the uniqueness of her style. She has, what I would consider, the most realistic, normal people shapes in Second Life and I admire her ability to create and recreate. She has also always been avaliable to discuss issues and has many times re-evaluated a shape for me personally during her own private time.

3. I have witnessed her building methods of her pre-fabs and there were no signs of anything but completely original ideas from her brain with many elements built from the normal Second Life menu shapes. I am sure that her hair process is also the same, and it is easily identifiable as a creation of Hybrid Ansar.

4. Hybrid Ansar may admire many creators of Second Life goods, but she is a true believer of creating her own style and being a product of her own originality.

5. She has campaigned many times against copy-botted material and is often checking to make sure that, even with her own purchases, that she is buying completely original work from the original creator.

Of all the people in Second life that could or could not be illegally copying the work of others, Hybrid Ansar is clearly not a candidate for that activity. She is a champion for Intellectual Property Rights and a truly trustworthy content creator, as well as being a good friend to people who need just that. In short, she's good people...

Sincerely,
Alice Turner a.k.a. Kyria Tomsen

Summer home lovin'

2010-05-30T21:48:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't blogged in a while. Let's just get that out of the way and move on, k? K.

So, I had a lovely skybox that I adored, but I felt the need to move out and get a change going. As it so happens, just as I decide this, one of my plurk friends says, 'Hey..check out this shop!' True Love Never Dies is the shop name, and the specialization is low prim, high quality simplicity. Check out my entry way, with one prim sun mirrors and a one prim table, known as The Kitchen Table, avaliable in three shades.

That path and fence barely visible outside the door are from a shop that I was lead to from True Love Never Dies, called MMGraffiti's. They also specialize in amazing one prim creations that are generally texture changing. I've used the two prim curtains from there throughout the house, as seen in the next shot of the living room.

Two other stores that I've fallen in recent love with are Grindstone Furniture, and Lisp/Art Dummy. I've used the Grindstone Wave couch and loveseat which are around eleven prims each, color change, and menu seated. The clock, end table, and shelf are all done by the lovely Pandora Popstar, who I want to marry in the worst way. She creates her goodness for the Lisp Bazaar side of Lisp and Art Dummy.

She does excellent low prim creations, as well as making just fab decorating pieces, like the Restoration Rustic Stove Fireplace, which is well worth its twenty-one prims. I also snuck in the Asian Daydream rug from {what next} and Bamalama/Olive Juice chair, Olive This.

I had recently been lamenting how I loved Antonia Marat's Sonja Kitchen, but it didn't go in my skybox. When I saw this house, I knew it was going to be the perfect match! I tp-ed just as fast as SL would carry me over to /artilleri/ home and picked it up. I already had the Candy Bright Dining Set from Lisp and they're a perfect match. I picked up all my framed vintage ads from Seaside Vintage Posters.

Another few other things I already had and loved were the Paper Garlands, butterfly chairs with Montmartre Table, butterfly prints (all of those things from Lisp Bazaar), and the Provence rug from {what next}. I had picked up the Fairy Tale wall print from Awesome Blossom with some trepidation. Not because I didn't love it, but because I'm not one of those love type people on the outside... I generally like to hide that stuff, but it's so pretty that I couldn't resist it.

The bedroom underwent some changing recently because of the newly released bed from Art Dummy. I think it's my favorite new thing right now. The Chalk Dust bed is about the cutest thing ever, and the whole set, which includes a bedside table, chalk, and a lamp is 400L. I don't have it all out now, I'm saving a few prims for a rainy day, but I have it none the less. The bed has a ton of sit options, and a jumping on the bed option, it is texture change on everything, including the chalkboard which has a few awesome selections. I matched it up with my Lisp Apple trees, the Lisp Cloak Bench, the blue version of the Asian Daydream rug, and a rug I made before I stopped making.

Across the room continues to be my Lisp rant with the Cabinet and Window of Light dresser set and Dreaming Skies umbrella lamp. I am using the Second Spaces green vanity seat. I loved the dresser from that set, which is cute and inventive, but it didn't fit my current theme of .... Yeah, let me know when you figure it out, because I don't know.

So, to recap...

True Love Never Dies

Lisp Bazaar and Art Dummy

/artilleri/ Home store

Second Spaces

MMGrafitti's

Seaside Vintage Posters

Awesome Blossom

I will add a slurl list when it's not 2 a.m.

Today.

2009-11-05T04:10:00.001-08:00

I don't want to be part of the Mega-war. We're all out for the same goal, but this is the path I choose.

No matter what you choose to do today, make sure you support one of the campaigns to move awareness of copybotted material. Tell your friends, SL family...tell your priest.. Copybotting is bad. The end.

Get Reale and get Adventurous!

2009-11-04T16:45:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I haven't blogged in a while...I'm a bad person..I should be punished.. So, anybody who's willing, just let me know. Anyway...despite all that, I have a ton of things to blog. If I can keep this up, I might be blogging every day for the next year and a half. I have a whole load of things I love.

First up, Reale. Dude, I love her stuff. Yes, stuff is a technical term. The first up is the Reale Tricot Coat in red.

Creepy? Yes... Beautiful? Heck yeah! Let me just tell you before I go on...most of her clothes are 200L. I'll give you a moment.... Ok..now...

This is made to be a set, but all pieces can be bought separately, and the belt comes in three sizes, which generally require very little adjustment.

The other thing, and shame on me for not blogging this sooner, is the Reasonable Desires Pyramid O' Death! Yeah, that's not really the name, but seriously...it's amazingly fun and great for groups! Before you head in, though...you must have the proper attire....

Yah? Yah! Reasonable Desires' Explore Jane. I love this outfit, and I generally leave off the undershirt, just because I think that makes it more Lara Croft, but that is just an option.

I'm not givng you pics of the inside! Go look for yourself...and when you have to push the buttons to go through the walls...run like your tail's on fire!

This is the Adventurous Lingerie, and I'm in love with it. Cute slits on either hip and tiny trim around all the edges. Austie is always best with the details, that's why she's the Queen of Underwear. Speaking of Austie's details...

The Adventurous Mega pack! Absolutely gorgeous textures on this outfit, and this is only one of the options, and or course I'd pick the one with the most boobage...

Visit these locations for products shown!

Truth - Ana, Elle, and Chelsea Hair - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Truth%20Island/131/161/28

Savoir Faire - Emma Shape - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pax/230/131/24

Harlot - Porcelain Heiress Skin with dark brows - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blue%20Orchid/166/100/24/

Reasonable Desires - Explore Jane, Adventurous Lingerie, and Adventurous Megapack - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Reasonable%20Desires/142/185/27/

Reale - Tricot Coat, Suede Mini Dress, Crocheted flower belt, Crocheted flower bolero - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brasil%20Curitiba/150/201/23

Argrace - Fedora Hat "Glamorous wavy" - http://slurl.com/secondlife/zushi/186/104/33/

Off topic, RL related post. Please comment!

2009-08-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

I've been complaining a lot about my work conditions on plurk, and I've realized that somebody needs to make observations. What started out as paper rant has now become an actual project. This is by no means the completed version. Comments are most welcome!

Lack of Communication:
-Between department heads
-Between departments in general
-Between management and staff
Communications are not only not open, but discouraged between departments. Tension is created because of impressions that all departments are intentionally working against each other. Even in the customer service department, tension is created by team leaders who give impressions that other departments want to see us “in trouble”. We are often told that other employees are “out to get us” and encouraged to keep records on other employees mistakes.
Possible solution:
Lack of Professionalism:
This is a huge issue in the customer service department. The representatives have no guidance as far as professionalism when speaking to landlords and tenants on the phone.
The general technique is to yell when yelled at. When voices raise on one end, a large number of the CSRs raise their voices in response. Landlords and tenants alike are routinely told “No, you are completely wrong!” in very strong voices instead of the “I'm sorry, you are mistaken/you have been given wrong information.” that is the standard in most call centers. Callers are often called liars, or it is very strongly implied. The initial response on call-ins is becoming increasingly belligerent from the beginning of the call, making it harder to resolve issues.
Possible solution:
Retraining of CSRs to ask questions politely, such as “May I place you on hold?” and examples of how best to convey that the information was wrong without being confrontational. There should be an enforced standards on courtesy instead of just did we give the correct information.
Lack of Consistent Standards:
Procedures for handling calls and issues are not consistently held or enforced throughout the department. Team leaders have different standards, making it harder to consult other team leaders in times of rush or when one is out. It slows down the process of correcting the issues accurately, and often increases the number of phone calls that go out to landlords and tenants for information.
Possible solution:
It would be enormously helpful if there were standardized information sheets that went to all employees. Also, if there were one person who collected the changes and formed them into a weekly or bi-weekly report. This person could also be in charge of the data resource sheets that all customer service employees use for their daily activities.
Lack of Ownership:
The customer service representatives and team leaders are showing constant and increasing lack of ownership in problem solving. In fact, very often, problem solving is frowned upon and seen as more of a bother than anything.

You make me feel like dancin'!

2009-08-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

Except that I can't dance. It doesn't matter though...the new Rebel-X release has made magical things happen!

Mareea - Black Swan's Swansong is a work of beautiful, light textures.. Very delicate and extremely well detailed.

The detail work on the seams are extremely well done, and I probably should have removed all the netting for this picture, but it's just as beautiful as the dress itself..

It's a very transient sort of outfit that could go for a number of occasions. All the prim attachments have a number of locations, so you could probably hook up a nice pair of wings with it as well.

The other wonderful thing is that if you're going out where you don't need the entire princess-like ensemble to get your point across, the jewelry and top go great with a pair of jeans...

I love the new Shag hairdo called Coy with this outfit, but I also love it with the new Reasonable Desires outfit, Alpine Beer Girl.

As with most Reasonable Desires outfits, there are a lot of different wearing options, all awesome. It also comes with a lovely detailed beer, either for drinking or holding..and a goat..which..is an excellent goat. I was attacked by a goat when I was nine, so there will be no goat on this page... Stupid farm animals.

I think this one is my favorite though, being a traditionalist, myself.

Loving the detail work with this dress as well! It always amazes me at the amount of talent you see in SL.

I'm sorry I wasn't very wordy. I kind of feel like both of these lovely outfits sell themselves! The quality of work is outstanding and both designers should be very proud of the work they've done!

This one is for you, Rouge and Austie!

!*Rebel Extravaganza*! - Thibedeau (43, 223, 22)

Reasonable Desires - Reasonable Desires (142, 185, 26)
Shag - Silent (199, 146, 35)

As promised!!!

2009-07-28T20:49:00.001-07:00

Violet Burlesque - Reasonable Desires

Mistress of Ceremonies shoes - Ztique

Torch Song in Noir Black Hair - Ingenue Hair Fair Freebie

Monday will be better!

2009-07-26T13:56:00.000-07:00

Postin' my Plurky Buddies - Part 1

2009-07-25T06:49:00.000-07:00

Two things happened yesterday that made me realize that I wanted to do a posting like this. One, I realized how much plurk had influenced my shopping, and two, Albros Breda released new jewelry. Now, it might seem like I'm picking favorites, which is totally my business if I do(!), but I have some enormously talented people as plurk friends. It could take me years to get done plurking all their fabulousness... So..getting started!

CIHUAE Jewelry has released a bunch of things! It was hard for me to think while watching Coraline, so I only ended up with the one set, but I am going to go back and get the rest.

This one is Vintage Gold with the Pink choker and pastel pendant. It comes with everything...earrings, necklace, ring for either or both hands, bracelets... I'm in love with it. It's very delicately crafted and I find it to be elegant and gracefully glamorous..

The other night, I went to the MDR Photography studio party, and if you don't know the work of Arcadia and Rhodesy, you really should become familiar with them. However! The party was in honor of a new release from Reasonable Desires called Vanessa, which I now have..along with the super cute Cigarette Girl, neither of which I'm going to have pictures of, so go to the store and see for yourself. They did some great prizes, and I was excited to win....

The new Amelia Earhart outfit! I had the lead of Amelia in a play in fifth grade, so I've always had a soft spot for her. I know she didn't do this hair, but you have to admit, the outfit is outstanding.

I had never been to Reasonable Desires, but I have a thing about wearing other designer's work to a party for somebody else. I dunno, maybe it's me, I feel like it's rude. So rather than plod on in my pre-existing lingerie, I tp-ed down to buy an RD outfit...I was super-thrilled when I got there and wound up wearing Anne in Periwinkle.

It's fabulously retro, which is my favorite thing, but it's also wonderfully detailed! You have a ton of options with garters and stockings and girdles..but this is how I wore it. And I love the detail on the back....

It's really beautiful work...

Last, but certainly not least, there are new items at Naive! There are some great hoodies..and I bought one, but what I was most excited about was the Zoe Dress.

It's awesome and feminine, without looking like a five year old should be wearing it. There are several skirt options, as far as skirt movement and location. It comes in four colors, but as I'm trying to budget for vacation next month, I only bought it in my two faves...blue and purple..

So, in short...visit my plurky buddies at Naive, Savoir Faire (my shape), Reasonable Desires, Tacky Star (tattoo), and CIHUAE Jewelry!

Sari, I love you!

2009-07-18T09:43:00.001-07:00

I got a DSN box recently that reminded me of some stuff I wanted to praise... Just so we're all clear, I love Sari Telling. There is one thing that I get all weird over in RL and it's Henna tattoos...I really suck at them though.. As much as I like some tattoos in SL (See Tacky Star! Especially 'Birdie Bye Bye' and 'Alice's Heart'...for the most part, I mega-loathe normal tattoo art. Sorry...I like to keep my dark on the inside where nobody knows when I'm going to spazz and kill everybody. So anyway! Sari Telling!

I love her shirt designs...this one is Ztrappy..with the East India Sailor tattoos...and some jeans I've had since 2007 from Simone.

Meditation with Ganesha...seemed appropriate enough. The top is 'Petal Puzzle' and I love how it covers, but not. The 'Lacey Days' tattoos are hands, arms, feet, and legs and come in a few different colors. I just like the red.

I got this 'Creepy' hair from Curio a few days ago, and it makes me feel like Violet from The Incredibles...

More Ganesha...with a pendant. And the Henna Tattoo pack.. Also..Paper Tiger I from Curio with a color changing band..I love this Anyway vest from Sari...another perfectly good reason to raid her shop!

This is one of my favorite new skins..and with all the sales lately, I have a lot of them... it's Tuli Sumi, the tanned version. It's like..eleventy something and comes in so many colors I haven't even managed to see them all yet.

And the reason we're all here today! The DSN box gave me this lovely 'Russian Doll' dress...and I was so excited! I love the Shiny Things wedges with it..and hey..there are the bird tattoos..

So, the moral to the story is...go buy me something from Sari's! http://slurl.com/secondlife/jirisan/211/86/568/

Do what with who?!

2009-07-17T11:03:00.000-07:00

So, lately I've been all into this content theft thing. It really bugs me that it seems so rampant and that it's not confined to any particular ...I dunno what I mean here. It just bothers me!!

As much as I wish I could make clothes, shapes, and skins, I have to accept my limitations. I am a shopper, and that's just it. I'll have to be satisfied with going "Oh..I need a chair..." and making one.. I'm ok with that!

Today though, I had this weird conversation.....

[10:55] Hommie Pearl: Kyria

[10:56] Kyria Tomsen: Yes?

[10:57] Hommie Pearl: i'm selling a pack of clothes

[10:57] Hommie Pearl: do you want to buy?

[10:57] Kyria Tomsen: What kind of clothes?

[10:57] Hommie Pearl: 300 clothes for mens and womens

[10:57] Hommie Pearl: from sm

[10:57] Hommie Pearl: a brazilian sl clothes

[10:57] Kyria Tomsen: Pre-made?

[10:58] Hommie Pearl: all the clothes are for revendors

[10:58] Hommie Pearl: is a venddor pack

[10:58] Kyria Tomsen: What kind of clothes?

[10:58] Hommie Pearl: social and normal clothes

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: have lots of dresses

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: and social clothes

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: and good stuff

[10:59] Kyria Tomsen: No, thanks. I have lots and if I start to make some, I'll do my own.[10:59] Hommie Pearl: good

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: the price is cheap

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: at the store

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: this clothes costs more than

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: 1500 lindnes

[10:59] Hommie Pearl: with me

[11:00] Hommie Pearl: are 200 lindens

[11:00] Kyria Tomsen: What store are they from?

[11:00] Hommie Pearl: the maker are the sm

[11:00] Hommie Pearl: they resell

[11:00] Hommie Pearl: for stores

[11:00] Hommie Pearl: i was bought with a friend

[11:01] Kyria Tomsen: Again, thank you, but no.

[11:01] Hommie Pearl: ok

[11:01] Hommie Pearl: thanks

One might ask, "Who is this Hommie Pearl person?" I dunno...and the profile didn't help with that either. I was somewhat torn... I thought about buying them, just to see what they were. I didn't want stolen content, and I also don't want to give money to people who steal content... I don't know that they *are* stolen..but how weird is that? And yeah, the picture has nothing to do with anything.....I'm just in love with my new home.

Happy 4th!

2009-07-04T17:52:00.000-07:00

So, I was feeling pretty grumpy to begin with today...then I decided to clean out my closets. Then I had Wendy's and went to Walmart. As you can imagine, my mood did not improve.

I thought to myself, "Self, what is it that makes you happy...happier than anything ever?" I came up with a lot of things, but what I settled for was creating 'Take your Alt to Hair Fair" day. I thought about how I like my alt, but really...spending money on her...over-rated. I've spent money at HF, so I'm not a total leech.

I got to HF, working on my chipper...and landed next to this...

Well...that got me going. I just started flying around HF, observing after that.

I really like getting the 'No Lag' signs behind people...

At least this chick left her shoes at home...

What you can't see about this picture is that they all have 'Family' tags...

Parents, if you don't teach your child avi about lag, who will...?

I don't even know what the cathair is up with her...she had a bird, white flapping wings, a nurse's outfit, and a giant hypodermic... Be afraid.

Heehee...this is my favorite...

I do feel happier :) I'll have to refrain from being this catty until Hair Fair '10!

My Hair Fair 2009 Outfit

2009-06-22T18:40:00.000-07:00

Ok, here's my new pet peeve...because I just needed *one* more thing...

Do not wear your primmiest outfit to Hair Fair! We ain't there to look at you! We just want you out of our way so we can see the hair! Get your demos and try them on at home! And don't make me go bold again!

With fondest wishes for the future,

Ky, barefoot with no jewelry and 24 prim hair

XXXXXXX

Mad Hattering

2009-06-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

I get on tangents. It's a thing. I start wandering around SL looking for the *perfect* whatever it is that I'm chasing at the time. The other day, I was chasing rain coats...which I didn't find. However, I did find...

I think it's great... I nearly bought out Split Pea... I think one of the things I love about the items is their names. I'm not good with product names, I don't claim to be. I respect and adore people who are. The hat is (Don't go back to)Rockville - Dirty, and the dress is Sometimes I Just Look Fabulous.

And yes, that's a new shape...Isabelle, by Hybrid at Savoir Faire, who doesn't know it, but saved me from relentless skin searching. I've had this skin, Lisa from Insolence since I was old enough to SL walk, but I've never been satisfied. I was positive it was a skin issue, but apparently not.. Now I can say 'Eh, skin..., but check out my shape!'

I also bought The Preacher Got Me Drunk Hat...which goes wonderfully with ...

The new Toile dress from 1800-Betties! It comes in four different designs, and I got them all....

Hair- Rina in *choco*, /artilleri/

Skin - Lisa Sunkiss, Insolence

Shape - Isabelle, Savoir Faire

Red Dress - Sometimes I Just Look Fabulous, Split Pea

Hats - The Preacher Got Me Drunk and (Don't go back to)Rockville, Split Pea

Sunglasses - London Tac...I dunno, had them forever.

Shoes - Retrohoochie pumps in black, Shiny Things

White Dress - *1800-B*Halter Dress in Toile, 1800-Betties

Stockings - No.9 Nylons Vintage in coffee, No.9 Nylons

Earrings - Multi Moonstone with Diamonds Gold, BijouxOr Design (freebie at Alienbear Design)

Necklace - Simple Drop Necklace in silver/obsidian, Muse (Another Freebie)

Relay for Life - Team Eternal Beacon

2009-06-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

In honor of the people in my life who have perished at the hands of cancer, I have joined Team Eternal Beacon for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

It's seventeen prims, yeah...sorta high, I'll give you that, but well worth it! It has sort of lilac type flowers on the main hammock part, and a *Pillow Talk* pose.

Get your hammock at the main store of Shakabuku @ Ky's! or Wild and Crazy Coconut Mall on Coconut Isle and support this very worthy cause.

Breakin' my heart.....

2009-06-08T16:57:00.001-07:00

An event today made me realize that so far, I've passed up one of my favorite new items in SL....

How cool is that tattoo? That is Alice's Heart by Aura Falta at Tacky Star, ...Slaughter City... Pucci (176, 209, 30). I'm wearing it currently with the rusty nail option, but for a less painful note, you can go with the silver ones. I recently wore this outfit to an event, but the tattoo would look great with a lot of things...and I think it sends a great message to the world... which I'm leaving open to your minds as none of you want to be bored to tears with my love life.

The dress is Mrs. Lovett, by Vanilla C. Designs, Koss (220, 118, 2080. I have to admit, I love this dress. Maybe it's my dream to be given the part of Mrs. Lovett so I can sing about meat pies. The detail makes the dress a lot of fun to wear.

I love the back laces....

After a week of building my new shop ***Shameless plug!***(Ky's!, Amberaldus(24, 172, 56), it's good to openly note my true feelings.

Hair - Magnolia Darks in Black Frost, Calla
Skin - Clara Bow in Noir Whisp, Sin Skins @ Pixeldolls
Eyes - Pride Medium--vein 2, Tacky Star
Dress - Mrs. Lovett, Vanilla C. Designs
Shoes - Retrosweet in Black, Shiny Things
Tattoo - Alice's Heart, Dark with rusty nails, Tacky Star
Earrings - Vintage Victorian in Red and Gold, luc

Semi-charmed kind of life....

2009-06-02T11:53:00.000-07:00

I love jewelry. I think it comes from believing I was a princess when I was a kid and having to be decked out in anything shiny that crossed my path. I find jewelry matching to be a key ingredient for the perfect outfit. It's very rare that I wear the same piece of jewelry more than once in a two week period. Except...

And...

The Blue flower and Ladybird necklace and Happy clover and Ladybird bracelet from Mezzo Main Store, Baleful (48, 168, 24) are just absolute works of art. The detail involved is mind-boggling, and the other products in the store match the quality.

I realize, a week from purchase, that I've worn both of these items more than anything else I've ever had. They're such great everyday pieces.

The necklace comes in a two pack (which is actually a four pack, one of each color for spine or chest), in different colors for 85L, which is an incredible price for the detail. The bracelet comes in a stunning four pack, which actually includes eight bracelets, one for each arm, also at 85L. For another 65L, you can get a matching earring set that is multi-positional.

I'm excited about a 'coming soon' product advertised in the store right now, a three piece Bohemian set that's necklace, bracelet, and piercing. It is pre-priced at 90L and I'll be back for that one. I'm dying to try out their sandals as well, which come in boot or short sandal, but as I've already met my spending limit for the month, I'll have to wait on that.

Worn - Hair, Calla - Pansy Brunettes in Chestnut. Skin, Insolence, Lisa Sunkiss in Raspberry. Top, Simone!, Light Blue Flower Tee. Jeans, Style, Burned Jeans in Blue. Shoes, Shiny Things, Black Mary Jane Clogs. Bracelets, Mezzo, Flowers&Circles(Happy clover) and Eolande's, Lucky Star. Earrings, luc, Humble Blossom ear studs in gold. Ring, ~flirt~, Tiffany Ring in platinum and diamond.

My Voyage into Unknown Waters....

2009-05-31T14:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my very first SL blog. My hope is to bring at least one person from the SL fashion darkside, into the light.

I'm Kyria, aka, Ky. I've been an SL girl for two years off and on, and I've managed to learn a lot about prim placement, seams, and overall buildng in general.

This is what I normally look like....

I own more jeans than anybody else I know in SL.

Here's what I know about fashion in SL. You are sometimes required to wear less clothing than you normally would in your real life. Here's what I know about life, just because you can doesn't mean you have to.

There is such an outstanding supply of clothing in SL that you can wear anything you want. It's completely possible to be a cheerleader one day, and a goth chick the next. The freedom is almost enough to make you giddy.

I have a number of "go-to" stores that I don't miss when they say they have something new.

1. Pixeldolls (Port Seraphine 129,93,258)- They've got a huge variety of everything! It's incredibly newbie friendly as well, you can buy some great skins for 50L in the Sin Skin section. Nephaline is also famous for her freebies. As a newbie, I raided it weekly.

2. Style Starts Here (Style Starts Here 116,129,29)- Simone Stern is a goddess. That's really all there is to it. The loveliness of her prim skirts is unbelievable. They move...well...like skirts! I've also always loved the overall texture. Recently, she's dropped most of her Style line to 80L. Needless to say, I'm overrun with Simone designed products.

3. Shiny Things (Shiny Falls 173,181,37)- Just like Simone, I'm pretty much sold on all the textures and detail of Shiny Things Shoes. The minute details that go into these shoes! It just makes my head explode! (Not literally, obviously.) If you buy up all the shoes, you can move on to jewelry and flowers... The clearance room in the back has shoes for 100L a pair, and well worth it.

4. Calla (Calla 128,110, 36)- Never have a bad hair day again! Updos, long, short, men...whatever! One thing I've never cared for with SL hair is the spiky wierd ends. The only time you get that with Calla hair is if it's part of the style. Also, like the others, a clearance attic. 100L in the attic for a set of shades.

5. Eolande's (Ohana Isle 196, 60, 22)- I never squee over hair jewelry...ok, hardly ever. The most delicate, elegant, lovely, (add another adjective here) hair jewelry on the SL planet comes from Eolande's. Many of them are made to go with Calla hair, so bonus!

A few things I want to do with this blog are find some men's clothes that are decent, bring some notice to some of the great new designers, and expand some horizons on where to shop.

There are many shops that weren't on my top five, and that doesn't mean they aren't splendid. I've always liked /artilleri/, ETD, Canimal, Draconic Kiss, Silent Sparrow, and Nyphetamine. I've recently discovered Sari's, Apple May Designs (who just opened a huge, beautiful new store), and Zaara.

If you know of any stores you feel are overlooked, please IM me inworld and I'll check them out and try them out!