I suck!

Ok, so I dropped off the face of the planet. It's not my fault! I got a new job in RL, which means I'm no longer working from home, which means I have so much less time for SL now! But things are evening out, and I'm hoping that will fix itself.

For now, my new plan is to blog weekly. Daily just isn't possible. I'm also going to try to focus on events and gatherings, though I'll still be doing fashion credits. I spend too much time on my homestead now, when I can be in world.

In the meantime, I haven't been able to take many photos recently, but here's one that I submitted to the Vanity exhibit at the Dominion. It's a great show, and I'm so happy to be a part of it.

This is also probably my favorite look right now. The skin is Leah from Glam Affair, and the Hair is Truth, but I don't have my client up (I'm at work) so I can't do full credits. Anyway, just a random, pretty much unedited shot because I can. Enjoy!

And I'll see you back here this weekend, when I can do an actual entry, hopefully after finding some mischief in-world!

Yum, words!

Every so often, I'll say or think something, and then almost instantly get a chance to eat those words. For instance, Gogo of JuicyBomb blog fame recently posted about how she'd recommend blogging over modeling, at least if you're doing it to make a name for yourself. And I, having spent freakin' 8k on just the modelling CLASSES and not had anything to show for it, thought "You know, she's right. Blogging is where it's at. You're not dependent on anyone else, you get to express yourself artistically, and it's just fun. Never mind, SL modeling career, best of luck to you."

So when my friend Joie asked if I wanted to be in a fashion show this weekend, I said "Of COURSE!" Yeah, I do that. But I still think it's going to be a blast, and hey, not actively pursuing something doesn't mean I can't be enthusiastic when it comes knocking.

I can't share all the details yet (because I don't have them), but the theme of the show is "Ice Queen," I'm walking with a bunch of other sexy dommes, and it should be a lot of fun to watch. You'll get shots of my outfit(s) Saturday afternoon.

Because of the show, though, I was feeling a little dark, and a little artsy, so y'all get to "appreciate" my take on Black Swan. Enjoy?

As ever, what you see in the picture is what I see on-screen, unless I say otherwise, ain't nothin' been edited. I'm still trying to find a way to make shadows work on my viewer, because they would have been very cool for this shoot, but even trying makes my entire screen go black. Boo.

Style notes:
Dress: Vita's Boudoir - Black Swan Ballerina Dress (long ago purchase)
Boots: Sn@tch - The Bitch Ballet Boots
Nails: Mandala - Nail Palette 2/Long
Hair: Truth - Jocelyn
Skin: Glam Affair - Gio Black Snow (available at the Dressing Room for one more day!)
Eyes: Glam Affair - Stella Eyes

It's almost over, but...

Happy Movember!

I'm way more into moustaches than turkey anyway, so please consider this your official holiday post. And thank my husband, he dared me. By which I mean, he said "you should totally put on a moustache for Movember." Ask, and ye shall receive. As long as you're asking me to wear a moustache.

My spellcheck wants me to spell it mustache. But it is so, so very wrong.

Style Credits:
Skin: Filthy - Jasmine 01
Hair: Truth - Jocelyn
Eyes: Aphotic Gloom - Aquilius Eyes
Nails: Mandala - [Nail Palette 2]/Long
MOUSTACHE!: *Sanu - Evil Moustache

Things are looking up

Not necessarily looking better, I'm not much more impressed with my photos today than I was yesterday. But, I got out today. I went to an event at my home sim, I met some new people, I played some games. I laughed a lot (Thank you, Pamela. <3)

And, I was actually motivated to get all mixy-matchy with my outfit. Everything I'm wearing today is something that was already in my inventory, since I'm still working on the big overhaul. I've got all my body parts done, yay! Now, on to clothing. ~dies a little inside~

Since I am still at SAG for a few hours a day, and didn't feel like changing a whole lot, I ended up pretty business chic. But it is more involved than what I've been wearing, so I'm happy.

I have to say, I love cute little jackets. They do so much to dress up an outfit and make it new, even if it's the same skirt and tank top you wear all the time. Finding just the right one to show off the high waisted skirt was a pain, but I think I managed it in the end.

Also, I'm finding myself at the forefront of the mesh craze. I'm picky about what I wear, but that's true of all types of clothing. At least in-world. And I have been loving SLink's mesh shoe offerings so far. I've seen the thigh highs and the glitter peep toes blogged elsewhere, so you get the ankle boots from me.

The detail is gorgeous, and the lines are perfect, just what I'd want to be wearing in RL. These mesh boots are a little different from anything else I've seen too, in that they actually come with a sizing HUD. No more trying on eight different sizes of boot (or dress, or tank top) to see which one almost fits you. You can customize as you like, for just about any size avi. Yay!

So that's me today. I'm going to try to get somewhere new tomorrow, meet some more new people, and hopefully have a damned good time. Oh! And I've got Silence on the MenStuff hunt, so we'll get something for the guys in here soon, and there's also VINTAGE FAIR HOLY CRAP I'M EXCITED. Lots to do today!

Style Credits:
Skin: Filthy - Jasmine 01
Hair: Truth - Paula
Nails: Mandala - Nail Palette 2/Long
Skirt: Riddle - High Waisted Skirt
Tank: Izzie's - Tank Top White
Jacket: R.icielli - MISSEILING Jacket
Necklace: Rozoregalia - Gemma Necklace

LOTD 11/2

Man, inspiration has been sparse lately. I've been so caught up working at SAG, which takes up virtually all of my online time these days - I barely even have a few minutes to shop! I know, shameful.
Don't get me wrong, I like the job. I really like the people. I just need to get out and explore more than I have been. So I'm trying to make sure I do that. No more than 4 hours a day at SAG now, and those are the days I actually have auctions. 3 hours a day, otherwise.

So I also haven't been putting as much into my outfits. I'm at work, so I need clean, simple, elegant. I don't want to take attention away from the lots on display, I want to look professional. And that's one reason that fall is my favorite season, for clothing. Why? Two words.

Sweater dresses!

I must have 15 of these goofy things; I'll try to remember to do an exact count once I'm done with my inventory overhaul. But I love them! They're simple, classy, and you can dress them up or down, depending on what you put with them. With a nice pair of Bax's heeled boots, and a belt from Earthstones, I went just a little bit up, but stayed far from formal.

The belt was my only new purchase today, I got it specifically to go with the dress. I've known about Earthstones for a long time, but have only recently started coming to want... well, everything they make.

I hate the picture of the belt, but I love the belt itself. The metal is color change between silver and bronze, and the stones are color change as well. All of them. You can get a huge number of combinations, so it'll go with anything. And it was easy to fit, although if it hadn't been, I'd have changed my shape rather than trying to mess with the mod script.

And as you've been able to tell, I've been in a punky mood recently. So I was also sporting a new favorite set of piercings, a hunt gift from Pekka.

Wow, my photos are crap today. But the piercings? Still cool! These didn't quite fit right when I first put them on, and the shadows behind the balls were a bitch and a half to edit. But well worth it, in the end, and it really only took a few minutes.

Tomorrow, I'm visiting some place new. I don't know where, don't really care, I just need a new SL experience. Hopefully it'll get me writing something a bit more novel than a look of the day. Until then, cheers!

Style Credits:
Skin: League - Taylor, Apricot
Hair: Truth - Pandora
Dress: Riddle - Basic Sweater Dress
Boots: BAX - Prestige Boots
Belt: Earthstones - Sol Mix Belt
Piercings: Pekka - Mushroom Hunt (Mushroom Hunt Prize, L$0!)

I are bad blogger

And Blogger are bad publisher. Let's try this for a THIRD time.

So, I just tried to write a post. Twice. I talked about how I'm no good at blogging, need to make an effort, keep letting it fall by the wayside. Then I promised you, in lieu of actual inspiration, looks of the day and random products of my boredom. I showed you an example. It was this:

I talked for a bit about how much I love hawks, and how I wanted to make myself a hawk avi in SL. See above. Then I complained for a while about how hard it is to find good wings, and how much I'm looking forward to mesh wings. Then some style credits:

Skin: Curio - Acorn (one of the fatpack bonuses)
Hair: Truth - Bebe
Outfit: Dunja Hian (store unknown) - Revan
Wings: Material Squirrel - Raphael Angel Wings

Then I hit post. And Blogger ATE IT. So I retyped it. And Blogger ATE IT. I've now switched to the new style, which it seems to like, and we're giving it one more try. If this is a no go, we're moving on. Possibly to a new publisher entirely.