Grand Illusion

Can you hear me now?

2011-09-01T12:26:00.002-04:00

A friend of mine recently showed up with elven ears and the temptation was implanted! I have always been a day late and a dollar short when it comes to fads, or way early like I was with neko ears years ago, but the elven ears and I hadn't really crossed paths by way of 'I wanna have ears like that!' I tossed up a plurk asking for the best ears on the grid, got a few answers but had a hecuva

On the dock...

2011-08-27T16:50:00.003-04:00

A little happier with the computer today, this picture didn't turn out all that bad at all. This is the dock over at the parcel of land that holds my meeroo's, yes yes I said meeroo's! Don't judge me, they are adorable. Anyway, was cleaning out my main folder and stumbled across this dress and jewelry by Izzie's and had forgotten buying it! I love it, pink and I get alone really well, and

Sweet, but...

2011-08-26T20:01:00.002-04:00

I've been missing blogging so much lately, but when I go and attempt to take pictures they come out like this. Oh, le sigh. My graphic card is a little old, so this week I am going to be pricing to see what I can do to upgrade. Not only that, this entire PC needs an overhaul, but I loved this look so much I wanted to try and get a couple of shots done. Big fat fail, with jagged edges, but I

The Secret Store

2011-07-07T15:32:00.003-04:00

I don't always have something to say. I ramble too much anyway. While out and about I found The Secret Store again, bought too much, but this look is so....me.Dina's DudsTop & Slacks: The Secret StoreRing: Paper CoutureShoes: Shiny ThingsSkin: LAQHair: TruthPose: Purple Poses

Summer day dreams

2011-07-01T15:07:00.000-04:00

Goodness, it's been so long since I have done this, I just about forgot how. Now that I am able to work from my main av, and lets face it, Dinalya has always been my main av, I have a lot more time to come on and get my inventory organized, play around with fashion and such. Yet, I still stand around in the same outfit for days it seems. Work tends to absorb about 60 hours a week, and with

LeBloom

2011-05-06T16:37:00.004-04:00

I was thrilled to run into one of the designers of LeBloom last week and got to hear about their grand opening before it happened. Unfortunately I missed that event (doggonit) but am lucky to be able to blog a few of their new pieces here. First and foremost, let me readmit for the millionth time, I am always forgetting about accessories. I don't know why, I've given up trying to be perfect and

Looking forward to spring...

2011-04-29T15:45:00.000-04:00

Yep, looking for spring, for spring cleaning, the bring colors and flowers, and changes. I neglected to blog again, for ages, but I won't come in with a lot of promises about 'I will do better' or some such thing, I will blog when I find the time and inspiration hits me. Do I want to blog more? Oh gawsh yes, I just need to make the time again! I miss it, of course.However, things need to change

Feel the ::Rush::

2011-01-21T14:39:00.000-05:00

I've been buried with work, rl, online life, that I have been such a slacker with blogging. I have *yet* to really get in and play with a new viewer for better pics, haven't really done much by way of pictures at all lately. Taking these, goodness...sakes...alive...I need a new PC. For now, content to be able to just log in at all.I had the pleasure of sitting and talking to the designer of Rush

Lonely Mistletoe

2010-12-19T12:25:00.000-05:00

I've counted myself very lucky the last couple of years that I don't ever spend any holiday really alone. I have a partner I adore, pardon the scandal, and am looking forward to a wonderful Christmas with him this year. However, we don't have much time outside of EQ2 to play in SL and goodness gracious me, getting him to be still long enough to take a picture is nearly impossible! I stood and

NotSoBad loft

2010-12-18T16:18:00.000-05:00

Its not fashion, but it counts as style, right? I logged in the other day to a note card about the new NotSoBad skyloft and I knew I wanted it instantly. I've always loved, but never had the room or prims, for the NotSoBad prefabs. I went so far as to sacrifice bunnies on my sim in order to build this because it fit so perfectly for us. I had to wait until payday to get it, and watched as a few

SC - Miel and PM

2010-12-14T15:58:00.000-05:00

I've never really been fully sold on this 'blond' deal. Its stepping far out of my norm, which was always pale with dark hair, much like I am in real life. When I made the switch to blond I wanted some sort of drastic change, at the same time in real life having just cut my hair off to donate. What better way than to go from raven hair to blond? Hmmm. Will be playing with it a bit longer

Fall with Jane

2010-10-14T22:44:00.000-04:00

When the designer of Mischief had her sale a couple of months ago, with the announcement that she would be moving on to something new, I cant help but admit a small sadness at the end of Mischief. Even though its been moved on somewhere else, without Janie its just not the same Mischief I spent the last few years in SL filling my inventory with. I recently found her new store, JANE, and started a

Who says...

2010-10-12T16:31:00.000-04:00

I know, its been upward of three months since I last blogged. I didn't even realized I missed it until I started doing this post. I wont blather on about the absence, or why I am choosing this blog over my other (now removed) blog. Instead, moving onward and upward! Starting with how pure and sweet and innocent I am! Hey, who is laughing? Who says I cant be innocent....at least until tonight...

LOTD 7-26-10

2010-07-26T14:54:00.000-04:00

A lot of the time change comes in unexpectedly, and is often unwelcome. Then again, there are times when a drastic change is exactly what you need. I needed this one, and I actually love it. Shopped, of course, until I dropped at the Armidi sale, picked up a new LAQ skin and went as blond as they come. Somehow it changes how I feel when I log in my AV. Oh I will still use my raven or red hairs,

50L Friday LOTD 7-23

2010-07-23T14:20:00.000-04:00

It's been a while since I've done a 50L Friday bit of shopping. Awesome dress by So Many Styles, shoes by Kookie (three colors available too!) and the Lawn Dart game by Scribble is fantastic! I may need to work on my aim, though.....Dina's Style Card:Lawn Dart Game: ScribbleDress: So Many StylesShoes: KookieHair: MaitreyaSkin: BellezaPoses: {.:exposeur:.}

LOTD 7-20-10

2010-07-20T16:00:00.000-04:00

To offset the complete seriousness on my GI blog, I thought why not start now with the daily SC posts again! I've been wearing this for a couple of days in SL, what a horrible trend that became for me! Standing around in the same outfit for more than a day? The shame!! The humiliation! The....adorable outfit though, right? I love it.Outfit: Nyte N DayShoes: Shiny ThingsSkin: BellezaHair:

I will remember to blog...I will

2010-06-03T19:38:00.000-04:00

I got into this nasty habit when I log into SL, I go and check on bunnies (don't judge me!) and then I log out and into my working av. Thats it. Thats what I've been doing. I have things to blogged just filling a folder, an inventory that has been neglected and an av that would really like to change her clothing. However, this is what I've been living in. I love this dress, by Mischief, lets me

Even more progress

2010-05-19T14:02:00.003-04:00

I woke up this morning with a little bit of dread as I headed in to see my Dr. Lately it hasn't always had me walking out in the best of moods. Today, while there was some bad news, the good far outweighed the bad and there has been progress. With progress I always seem to find a bit of renewed energy! I got a lot done today! From bunnies being organized, my EQ2 work caught up on (mostly lol)

Sway

2010-05-14T14:36:00.000-04:00

I think it was near or around a year ago that I first blogged anything by Sway's. Was just a little bear she had handed out as a group gift, and I knew I had to find some way to get the lil guy included. Today, however, I didn't go looking for bears. I've been seeing her new animations as she shares them on her blog and went to buy a couple. Instead, I got them all. Yes, all. I'm that

More to come?

2010-05-10T19:38:00.002-04:00

I want to say first, thank you, again because more came in, to everyone for each comment you left behind, even the harsh nasty one, the last couple of entries. For the majority of them, Sands and I are really thankful for your support (see his comment as well!) and for the others well, thanks to you too! As a result, Sands and I spent literally hours upon hours talking about the things we have

La'Licious Ticky Tacky Trailer

2010-04-23T10:08:00.004-04:00

Over the next week or so I will be doing a few features from the pieces I have used to decorate and make my home with. I spend a lot of time on plurk still, as well as watching the feeds and found some of the most amazing places to go shopping lately! Today's post I wanted to share the ~La'Licious~ Ticky Tacky Trailer. Its absolutely adorable, so cute in fact that I just tossed Kerra out there.

SC Pink Outfitters

2010-04-23T07:57:00.000-04:00

A year ago I didn't even need the folder that this jacket has been organized into. I had a lacking of jackets, sweaters and coats, but I love that Pink Outfitters just released this awesome little Military Jacket. We all know by now that I am prim adjustment deprived half the time, so I was even more in love with this piece because all it took was a bit of stretching, and it was perfect. Perfect

Spring Cleaning

2010-04-18T10:57:00.002-04:00

The items we are selling from our spring cleaning are only going to be up another day or two, as well as the skins from [42] which are only in world for this weekend! I know you've missed her skins, so I am glad I talked her into putting them out for a few days and I hope you will pop on over and get them before they are out of world again. The rest, well Kerra and I have too much stuff, so some

SC & [42] Sale

2010-04-16T11:39:00.000-04:00

So...the girls and I have decided to have a Spring Cleaning sale. No, I haven't started creating things in SL again, mainly because I'm just no good at it! I have, however, been reminded why I need to get rid of some of the older transferable stuff that I own. I just cannot let my inventory break 50k again, and even with this sale I have a vast amount of items I want to *give* away in the

Seriously, its huge!

2010-04-15T17:02:00.003-04:00

The castle is huge. Almost as huge as the promise that was kept by just getting it. No, I'm actually not talking about SL today, but Everquest 2, another second life all together. We started playing on our server a year ago and one night we went to look at the 2 different castles that the game provided as top guild level halls. That night a few promises were made, including that one day we

LOTD ~ SySy's

2010-04-06T14:53:00.000-04:00

SySy's will be releasing this amazing dress soon, and I was thrilled to be on when the sneak peek showed up and it begged to be blogged. This is exactly the look I've needed the last week with the warmer weather that showed up, a full week after snowing! Go figure, living up north is an adventure to be sure. Paired up with these amazing little sandals by Shiny Things and wild fun earrings by

A year so far

2010-04-02T12:21:00.004-04:00

So, a year has passed. A lot has changed in the year since I started seeing Sands, today being an exact year from our first 'date' and all. Most people didn't expect that we would come close to lasting long enough for me to make this kind of post, but I like surprising people. Including myself! I say that because not many can handle someone with my personality for this long, the poor guy. In

SC ~ Glam Affair

2010-03-27T10:32:00.000-04:00

This last week I slacked on so much online, from the blog to SL period, all because someone had the week off from work. Now that Sands is back at work, I should have more time to stay caught up again! Before his vacation, I had spent some time wandering the accessory fair and oh my goodness, my accessory folder is so much happier than it was before! I love all the pieces I found and included a

LOTD ~ EmJay

2010-03-16T12:20:00.000-04:00

See, my av was good this winter, still fits in her bikinis! Now the hard part? Choosing one! The designer over at EmJay makes this even harder by having a huge selection of bikini's, one to fit almost every taste you could possibly have! Different patterns, color palates and each one fabulous! These are just two of my favorites, looking forward to hitting the beaches this summer, now if only the

Accessory Fair Finds

2010-03-13T13:33:00.000-05:00

I spent a bit of time wandering the accessory fair this last week and found some awesome pieces! Included is a ring from SyDS, I got a ton of them (I couldn't resist the fatpacks I tell you!) and a necklace by Cailyns. These are just a couple of the pieces I found. Remember not that long ago I mentioned being accessory deprived? Aha, fixed that problem all on one sim! I do love these fairs...

LOTD ~ Baiastice

2010-03-12T13:03:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Clothing: BaiasticeSkin: BellezaHair - TruthShoes: Shiny ThingsPose: Diesel Works

LOTD ~ Lark

2010-03-10T12:02:00.000-05:00

I've been struggling with a lot of prim, sculpted skirts, lately and have ended up with a folder called 'sculpted for small shapes' folder in my skirts! Just in case I make a shape it will fit, of course, because I hate wasting my lindens on items I will never use. Especially when they looked so darn good in their ad. Which brings up another struggle, ads being so worked up you are unable to

Shopping into Spring

2010-02-28T14:13:00.005-05:00

After spending so much time knee deep in my inventory, I somehow managed to reduce it by at least 6k this last week. Oh thats good, right? Its awesome! Until you look and realize that still has me over 45k. I just cant seem to find the massive amount of items anywhere, where is the folder that has 10k worth of items in it? What addiction did I used to have that I am unable to find now? Is it my

My boyfriends jeans

2010-02-28T10:54:00.000-05:00

So this is what happens when no one is on, and I am left alone to wander around shopping. I end up filling in some of the inventory I just cleaned out but oh my goodness sakes alive, it was worth it! I got a ton of jewelry from U&R Dogs and I love every piece, you will be seeing a lot of it coming up. In favor of my flats addiction, I picked up a couple colors of these from Ingenue as well as

LOTD ~ Kitties Lair

2010-02-27T02:04:00.000-05:00

It's days like today that make me painfully aware that spring is nowhere in sight! I did, however, do a little bit of shopping and found this awesome sweater by my favorite boot maker (go figure) Kitties Lair. The boots are a 50L friday item by Kookie while the rest was dug up out of my inventory. Its comfy, its warm, and exactly what I would wear when stomping out through the snow. No more

Style Card ~ SySy's

2010-02-23T11:48:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Sweater: SySy'sJeans: DrawmachineHair: Fri.daySkin: BellezaPose: Striking Poses

Style Card ~ SLink

2010-02-16T11:40:00.000-05:00

So, my postings aren't always a LOTD, so its a good thing the blog isn't called Look Of The Day! Instead its Style Card, so I can come in and just share a fabulous dress like this from SLink and not feel at all guilty about not putting together an entire, awesome look. Its a great dress though, isn't it?Dina's Style Card:Dress: SLinkShoes: JuicyHair: Fri.daySkin: BellezaPose: Ks2cool

Style Card ~ Phoenix Rising

2010-02-14T13:24:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Outfit: Phoenix RisingNecklace: KunglersHair - TruthSkin: Belleza

LOTD ~ Ibizarre

2010-02-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Clothing: IbizarreBoots: R2Skin: LAQHair - Truth

[42] is closing, vacation and more!

2010-02-08T09:18:00.006-05:00

First I want to take a moment to mention a sale going on right now over at [42]. The designer of [42] skins is going to be taking some time away from new releases and as such is going to close her store over on Sn@tch for a while so she can take care of more pressing RL matters. You can read more about the sale and why the store is closing over on the [42] Blog!I did a little bit of wandering in

LOTD ~ LeeZu!

2010-02-07T19:11:00.000-05:00

I need to shop more, can you believe I'm saying that? I haven't really done much shopping lately but I need to get out a get a few things. Before I do that though I have to get in elbow deep and clean out my inventory! When folders take more than a second to open, its time. Its...its time. So if I am in world and slow to respond, its because I am cleaning it out. Going to do a few posts about

LOTD 2-5-10 Zaara

2010-02-05T16:24:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Skin: BellezaHair: TruthLingerie: Zaara

LOTD ~ Nymphetamine

2010-02-03T17:47:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Clothing: NymphetamineHair: Fri.dayShoes: L&ESkin: BellezaPose: Storin

LOTD ~ SLink

2010-01-25T21:15:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Jacket: SLinkSkirt: ZaaraBoots: Kitties LairHair: TruthSkin: Belleza

LOTD ~ Beetle Bones

2010-01-23T20:21:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Dress: Beetle BonesShoes: ArmidiSkin: BellezaHair: Zero StylePose: Maitreya

LOTD ~ shirohato

2010-01-21T16:45:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Dress: shirohatoHair: TruthSkin: BellezaFeet: SLinkPose 1: StorinPose 2: Tuli

Always Elated

2010-01-19T16:44:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Clothing: ElateJewelry: MielShoes: NardcotixSkin: BellezaHair: TruthPose: [PDA]

Busy year so far

2010-01-18T08:37:00.003-05:00

This year has been insanely busy so far, and amazingly fabulous as well. The holidays are always extremely active, but since the New Year started I have been running around on overdrive for weeks! First just a lil bit of information about the graph information I am cursing you with today. While most people only play SL, there are some of us that are intense gamers and play other MMOs that

LOTD 1-17-10 DCNY Red Cross

2010-01-17T16:44:00.000-05:00

As much as people seem to have their cliques or drama, nothing pulls the community in SL together quite like a fund raiser. Second Lifers have gathered together and brought a variety of items for purchase with all proceeds going to the Red Cross International Response fund for the use of providing relief and help to those affected by the Haiti Earthquake.Dina's Style Card:Visit here and help

LOTD 1-15-10 Pixeldolls

2010-01-15T16:43:00.000-05:00

Dina's Style Card:Skin: BellezaShoes: NX-NardcotixHair: MaitreyaDress: PixeldollsPose: LAP

LOTD 1-13-10 Sn@tch

2010-01-13T16:43:00.000-05:00

This was the humpday special over at Sn@tch and I absolutely couldn't resist it. I have a massive folder of Sn@tch items that I need to go through as it is, so I have no idea why I TPd on in over there but I happily walked away with this and a couple other items. The shoes are also a recent Sn@tch release and sum up the look perfectly. No idea how long this will be up so sneak over and get it

LOTD 01-11-10 Ingenue

2010-01-11T16:42:00.000-05:00

I received an update card from Ingenue about these shoes and had to slip over to find a pair that would be a perfect addition to my shoe collection. They come in such a huge variety of colors and combination that it was hard choosing one, but the dress (which was on sale on the opposite wall) helped me settle on a brown with blush accenting. Betty just recently remodeled the shop again and

LOTD 01-09-10 Nardcotix

2010-01-09T16:41:00.000-05:00

Just a part of Nardcotix's latest release, a beautiful gown and pumps. Wearing jewels by Shiny Things, hair by ::69:: and my traditional skin by Belleza. Absolutely stunning gown and look!Dinalya's Style Card:Gown and Shoes: NX-NardcotixSkin: BellezaHair: ::69::Jewels: Shiny Things

LOTD 1-07-10 Atomic

2010-01-07T16:41:00.000-05:00

New release by Atomic, sweater and leggings (sold separately). Lots of sweaters and sweater dresses right now, this one is my favorite so far. The leggings have bows that rest at about calf length but I had to toss on my favorite boots from Kitties Lair instead. Pose by the ever awesome Glitterati, hair by Truth and glasses (oh how I love these glasses) by Persenickety.Clothing: AtomicGlasses:

LOTD (*chanimations 01-05-10

2010-01-05T16:40:00.000-05:00

Not just about a style today, the props are amazing! I think everyone should have at least one fun prop to pose with, these are currently my favorite worn props. Created by (*chanimations, they have amazing props, poses, and sexy little outfits. From feather boas to the fans seen above, lots of fun. From their words? (*chanimations is a store with items "ranging from magic, myth and fantasy to

Bublee Bing LOTD 1-03-10

2010-01-03T16:39:00.000-05:00

I know, its still winter in the real world, luckily Dinalya lives happily here in Second Life where her lil feet won't freeze like her humans are. I fell in love with this skirt, and had to get the entire look from Bublee Bing. You can almost feel the comfort from the weight of it embracing your legs. I know, I know...Dinalya's Style Card:Clothing: Bublee BingSkin: BellezaHair: TruthFeet: SLink

So this is 2010

2010-01-01T08:32:00.005-05:00

It's going to be a long morning if I keep writing, deleting, and rewriting this blog entry. I guess I figure since its the first of 2010 it should be special, and nothing is quite making me happy enough to hit publish yet. I glanced back at my first post of 2009 and saw that this party dress never really got worn to its full potential so it of course became my 2010 dress. The look is slightly

LOTD Bublee Bing

2009-12-30T08:19:00.004-05:00

Its been a busy, but decent, couple of weeks since my last blog post. I have tomorrows blog post all figured out in my mind, though that is certainly subject to change, and its most assuredly going to be a long one being the last post of 2009. Today isn't going to be as much torture for you, honest. I was browsing the feeds, which I don't do nearly as much as I used to, when I crossed by

Cyberstalking, are we drifting over the line?

2009-12-17T07:50:00.007-05:00

I often wonder what someone else thinks when they see the word Cyberstalking. I certainly cannot be the only one sitting back and reading blog posts the last few months with pure disappointment in watching grown adults cyberstalking, or bullying, other people simply because they can. I woke up this morning to a plurk about a child being cyber bullied and thought really, how amazing it is to see

Frosty Find Hunt & Holiday Events

2009-12-16T17:59:00.004-05:00

Tomorrow, December 17th, [42] and Grand Illusion will be hosting a duo of fun wintery holiday events for everyone to help us celebrate the opening of our sim. To help spread a bit more holiday cheer, we are having our first ever Frosty Find hunt! The above Frosty will be hidden all over the sim for you to find and will be filled with gifts brought to you by both [42] and Grand Illusion! Skins, a

LOTD 12-11-09 Nardcotix

2009-12-11T17:52:00.002-05:00

Sometimes a quicky is in order. A beautiful gown, one of many, by Nardcotix. I've blogged their shoes before, and a shrug, but love their gowns and other pieces as well. They also offer gift versions which is perfect for the holidays this year. Dina's DudsDress: NardcotixGlasses: PersenicketyHair: TruthSkin: Belleza

Dear My Love

2009-12-10T11:35:00.005-05:00

Simply put, one of the most beautiful dresses I own, if not the most beautiful. Created by Evie (Evie's Closet) this gown has been lingering in my inventory for a week or two and after listening to the video I've included in this post, it called for pictures. Most importantly, to be shared. If you haven't visited Evie's Closet, first why on earth not, and second get yourself over there now.

Closer to feeling festive.

2009-12-09T14:45:00.003-05:00

Well, I still haven't decorated for the holidays in my home in real life, if only I could get a photoble like this to park in a corner of my living room. Its always literally crazy around here come the holidays but this year we are going to be gone for a full week so, its even worse! Why cant I take everything tucked safely in an unorganized inventory like I do whenever I go out in SL? Why I say

Wanna Dance!

2009-12-07T17:49:00.004-05:00

I don't often have enough time in Second Life lately to go out all that much, but I do hear there are still clubs and dancing and even live performers! The dress released by SySy's tonight was inspired by a live performer that the designer is sponsoring this week. Lollo String, as well as his background dancers The Lollette's, have been entertaining the masses within SL since 2008 and have a

How brave are you?

2009-12-05T14:54:00.008-05:00

Yesterday I woke to the most beautiful blanket of white fluff across our world outside. Not enough yet that I have to look forward to shoveling, but enough that the entire land outside is unblemished with the promise of a freezing winter. This is one of the few reasons I am thankful for having left Southern California. Complain about snow all you want, I think it is amazing and I love winter.

Everyday is an adventure

2009-12-03T08:32:00.005-05:00

There simply isn't a day that goes by that I don't get to spend time lost within my inventory. Yesterday I managed to unpack and organize about 50 things, and for me that is a huge accomplishment. Between kids, butterflies (I'm easily distracted), things like plurk and chatting with Sands whenever I get the chance, I tend to get things started inventory wise but never finish anything. There is

Morabeza, worth a visit

2009-12-01T16:40:00.004-05:00

Anyone that knows me, or actually reads the text portion of my blog, knows that the last couple of months I have been working with friends on a new sim. It became our own personal playground, and is finally finished. Well, as finished as it will ever be with me always taking something down and putting something better up. Right now it has 8 home rentals on it that need people to make them

Naughty Librarian

2009-11-30T14:43:00.005-05:00

I discovered, not all to long ago, that while I was always had a handle on shopping for clothing and hair, I had slacked off big time in the shoe, accessory and even skin department. Skins are expensive, so I have only been very slowly increasing my purchased in that regards but I do have skins from about half a dozen skin makers now. I am skin picky, which is why most of my images include me

Bloggage before Nappage

2009-11-29T09:54:00.006-05:00

I am far too sleepy today to do much of a post, so a simple picture and bit of credits will have to do. Staying up until after 4am just to get up again at 7am is, to put it bluntly, foolish! I can has nap now? Took this shot last night with Kerra while playing on the Diesel Works Chaise. Not sure what pose she is on, but scooted her just perfectly, I am actually really pleased with how this

Are you a Total Betty?

2009-11-28T12:04:00.005-05:00

My perfectly well planned out blog post for Thanksgiving simply never happened, as you can see. Instead I went off and spent time with the people that I most likely would have blogged about, and had a fabulous holiday in the process! I've been attempting to keep up with the feeds and blogs lately. Some made me smile, some made me laugh, some made me feel a bit of pity for the person posting, it

All that glitters...

2009-11-24T14:14:00.004-05:00

Bloggage two days in a row? Been a while since I managed to do that! I was lucky enough to find myself playing with a bushel full of poses from Glitterati today and decided to get off my lazy bum and blog again. I love the poses that have been released recently by the designer of Glitterati. Always on the hunt for amazing poses to use in my photography, these certainly hover at the top of my

Playing with the pixels...

2009-11-23T08:54:00.003-05:00

While I haven't blogged as much this month, its been a good one! I've said it before, so it should come as no surprise when I mention yet another Pixeldolls sale going on, store wide no less. They have been with us as long as I can remember, and its always the perfect place that I take new, limited funded, residents to pick up a gathering of essential pieces for their inventory. A starting

Dream a little dream.

2009-11-12T14:58:00.005-05:00

As a great many people know, this time last week I was in a completely different place than I am today. It seems all of the plurking world has gone through a few ups and downs this week too, and I think its going to be refreshing for everyone in the end, when it all settles down, which, I hope is soon. Sometimes it takes a really good temper tantrum, a fit of emotions released in rash movements

Her new look.

2009-11-06T10:07:00.007-05:00

I've had this long post written out, poured a lot into it, but have decided...its not worth it. So, instead, just a couple of pictures sharing Kerra's new look, and it is amazing. She picked out a new skin by LAQ, took time with the shape I helped her make and redid the entire face and glammed herself up with new hair as well, from Truth. I will get the credits at some point today, and update

Busy hands and mind...

2009-11-04T02:15:00.004-05:00

I took a much needed break from blogging and even plurking over the last week or so. I needed a bit of time to get a few things done, and oh so much has changed that I didn't even expect. Really, between the flu, a cold (almost on top of each other, ouch!) and an entire sim pretty much dropped in my lap, other online insanity, EQ2, my time with Sands, the list goes on and on. My inventory has

Look of the day the SySy way.

2009-10-22T13:04:00.005-04:00

Its been an incredibly long time since I was able to run around and get into trouble in SL with Kerra, but today was the great exception. She put up with my random, and long, AFK's and even let me snap a picture of her in ...ok well, you will see. SySy's released some amazing new pieces and they are so perfect for fall I couldn't resist wandering around in them today. I think my favorite part

Springing into Fall

2009-10-21T12:19:00.003-04:00

Nothing really ramble worthy today so lets stick to the credits! I know its fall, but I love this dress by So Many Styles so I had to do a look of the day for it. Since I am still fighting the flu, I think I am fighting for Spring already! A light airy look that just sings healthy to me, go figure. Feet by SLink, of course. I love these bare feet and they come in three angles. Flat, mid

Simple Saturday

2009-10-17T10:08:00.005-04:00

Saturdays are always simple, especially when its raining outside. Of course, its been raining off and on for days now, bringing in a wave of fall blahs and such. The little people in RL are bouncing off the walls and keeping me on my toes so todays bloggage is pretty simple too. I could have just slapped up the pictures and credits, but for some reason my fingers get to the keys and I start

100th Blog post!

2009-10-16T17:40:00.004-04:00

This isn't exactly what I had planned out for my 100th blog post, but if I keep putting it off until I did what I had in mind it would simply never be published. Rather than let the blog die, yet, I decided to hop in world and do a few shots and just get the post out there. Hope you like the pieces I have chosen for it! Some are pieces from today's 50L Friday, some are pieces I have had for a

Not running today.

2009-10-14T17:24:00.005-04:00

It seems, lately, that the easiest parts of my bloggage are the images. Putting together the look of the day (or every other day or, other other day…ok you get it right?) and finding some nice location, choosing poses, windlight settings, angles, the list goes on. Just the process to go from a top here or a pair of pants there, to blog publication, seems to take the longest when it comes to my

Photobles by Mud Honey

2009-10-11T12:32:00.005-04:00

A couple of days ago, Mud Honey's latest release included these fantastic new 'Photobles.' These are a fantastic idea for bloggers so I had to sneak a peek and came home with the Glam Girl Photoble. (I am pretty sure these have been blogged already, but some things definitely need to be blogged more than once.) Having an entire scene easily rez/derezzable is a huge help when I want to get a

Thinking about self value...

2009-10-09T07:55:00.008-04:00

I always have such well thought out blog posts, as I am laying in bed at night. Again, I thought about picking up my phone and typing some of it out, emailing it to myself or some such thing. Again, I didn't. I had started pre-writing it in my mind because I've noticed a bit of a trend on plurk lately. A lot of people down or not quite feeling as sure of themselves these last couple of weeks.

Bella comes to PAX

2009-10-08T10:25:00.004-04:00

As I was getting ready to start this post I noticed I am fast approaching my 100th blog entry for GI (this isn't including older posts, of course, on my first blog). I'm hoping to do something really special for the occasion, but today is just another good ole look of the day for you. Most of us know about Pixel Dolls (previously blogged, so you better know about them!) but some only think they

Skin Review - [42]

2009-10-05T08:28:00.005-04:00

Fair warning, this post is a bit more picture heavy than I normally do, but I wanted to get a good gathering of shots for you this morning. I also don't often do skin reviews but I figure now is as good a time as any to start! I have always tinkered around with the idea of getting skin demo's and playing with a shape to see if I can come up with a face that I like to go with any skin. I am

Short because he is home!

2009-10-04T23:42:00.004-04:00

I honestly don't have a lot of time for a post today, but wanted to toss up this LOTD for you all. Made a fast stop over at Kunglers and picked up a few pieces, including their group gift. The pants are from the gift and the top is a separate purchase. The shoes are from the Pixel Mode sale. I love the pieces, they go together extremely well and this is pretty much how I wandered around

I blog but barely

2009-10-03T19:10:00.003-04:00

After literally days offline, not wanting to log in because of a little person being ill, I came in simply because I saw these items. First, the skirt is the latest release by Zaara, as I am sure you can tell by the massive amount of blog attention it will be receiving. I couldn't resist it, didn't try and very happily dropped the money out for the fatpack. I love it, its beautiful, extremely

Review hc and co

2009-09-30T22:03:00.002-04:00

I was able to sneak some time in world tonight and visit a new shop that I saw from a posting on plurk. .hc&co. is an absolutely adorable little shop that is bursting at the seams with potential. I was lucky enough to run into the owner and got to stand and talk to her while I did a bit of shopping. If you ever really wonder if posting your creations on plurk pays off, I am here as living

PixelDolls & Is it Sunday yet?

2009-09-30T16:19:00.005-04:00

PixelDolls isn't just for sales, though I think most people may have gotten an insane amount of things from them during their recent retirement promotions. I have been a part of the PixelDolls update group for so long, and always stop by to get one thing or another when I see something new. I love their quality, the way they stand out and are so unique and, best of all for my pocket, their

Rainy Days and Mondays

2009-09-28T10:23:00.004-04:00

Rainy Monday mornings in which I am missing Sands like a crazy person leads to only one thing. Another shopping trip. Now, look, this isn't my fault. This is completely his fault for leaving me home alone today, I swear. It is also his fault because he is going to be gone for a few days starting on Wednesday and I am all mopey and down because, seriously, I am going to miss him. I know, what

Karma dresses in brown too!

2009-09-27T11:29:00.007-04:00

The fact that I shopped again is completely not my fault. When someone hands you lindens and its 50L Friday, its rather hard to resist. I only got a few things, not enough to completely toss my inventory count back to 42k.... and I ended up with this look because of it so it couldn't be all that bad now, could it? I've shopped at So Many Styles before and have a good gathering of their items

Lollipops and Scarves

2009-09-24T10:14:00.007-04:00

There was a mini-expansion in EQ2 a couple of days ago that left me in PvP heaven, so I didn't have a lot of time to work on my inventory. I did manage to unpack and locate a few great pieces, even better when paired up with others that were already lingering, unused, in my inventory. My favorite pieces from this is the belt from Tuli and the scarves from fairy tail. Absolute essentials, don't

Rez-day happiness!

2009-09-23T12:44:00.003-04:00

For some reason, today, my pictures look really different in edit mode than they do when I upload them. I wish I had enough time to completely redo them, but I have far to much to do today than play with pictures all afternoon. Oh, how I wish I could though! Today is, officially, this avs 2nd rez-day! I got to spend the morning hanging out with my best friend (Love ya tons Kerra) and am looking

No shopping continues.

2009-09-22T10:07:00.007-04:00

In my effort not to shop I had been debating on visiting the jewelry fair. There are gifts, so that counts as not shopping, right? Lets not pay attention to the fact that I would probably give in to temptation, that isn't the point here, I was going just to window shop and pick up a few gifts. Honest. Really. Stop looking at me like that. I was fiddling with outfits and checking out my ARC

More quickies to come.

2009-09-21T13:23:00.003-04:00

A serious quicky today, I logged in to sit and go through some of the inventory I have been fussing about for months. SL, however, had different ideas. I got through a handful of things and hey, if I do a little bit every day sooner or later it will be done, right? If I can stop shopping long enough, and since I am low on L's that shouldn't be a problem at all! My focus is on RL right now

Sunday says TGI fri.day

2009-09-20T09:38:00.003-04:00

We all knew that 'no shopping' deal wouldn't even last one day, right? I was doomed the moment I checked my emails this morning and saw an update waiting from fri.day. Doomed, I say! How could I resist going and picking up a few things when we have been waiting for an update from them for weeks? I couldn't, that's how! I managed to walk out with only a couple of tops, the pants seen here and two

I've been grounded!

2009-09-19T17:03:00.003-04:00

I did a bit more digging in my inventory today and found hundreds, upon hundreds of packages that have sat unopened for far too long. From hunts, to DSN items to group gifts and blogger review packages I didn't even realize I had, my inventory needs a massive overhaul! Anyone with a shopping addiction in SL knows how an inventory can explode if you aren't careful, I apparently was not careful.

Bad habits and alts.

2009-09-16T20:06:00.005-04:00

I normally have this really, horrible bad habit in SL. When I come in and know that I intend to make a blog post, I will go out and shop for an outfit instead of just hunting through, mixing and matching, and reworking the things I already have. When I do that, I not only buy one or two things for a blog post, but a handful of others that ultimately will just sit in my inventory, never to be worn

My sounding board.

2009-09-13T17:29:00.008-04:00

If you are a part of any social network for SL, outside of SL, you see a large amount of people participating from the fashion or blogging community. This is a great way for them to get their merchandise seen, or meet even more people that would be so inclined to come to their stores and do a bit of linden indulging, and all for free. You also see a handful of people that use the networking

Its long, I bet you don't read it!

2009-09-12T01:47:00.003-04:00

This entry is going to be long, fair warning, and its going to be a subject most people will not fully understand. I can accept that tonight, finally. Over the last couple of weeks many people, friends and some surprising, out of the blue new contacts, have sent me messages letting me know of things being said (blogged, plurked, you get the idea) that they felt I might need to respond to. At

Love for Meya

2009-09-09T13:25:00.003-04:00

This post will be more picture heavy than text heavy, but I was flipping through and organizing my flickr account and felt the need here. Aside from the fact that I love how my av looks with Sands, I wanted to give credit where it was due to how and why these pictures really look the way they do. I have an arsenal of poses, animations (not those kind, pervs...ok maybe one or two) and I know