Friends: Good for both company AND photos.
Head to [Free Bird] for the skirts, (fd) for the Crew Crop tops and Miss C for the hair. You won't regret it, you'll find a lot more than that.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Scanning for life.
.jpg)
Enjoying Foresight's 'Bionic Eyes' in this shot, you won't BELIEVE all the cool stuff these eyes can do (and how many colors they come in, holy crap). You can ping your friend, scan an area, look for a specific person and if someone is wearing the same eyes you can even chat with them using commands! Being as big of a Blade Runner fan as I am, you can imagine how much fun I've been having with these.
The list:
Foresight 'Bionic Eyes' in Rainbow (RARE)
Truth Hair - Jenna in Blonde
[glow] studio Lashes basic
[KoKoLoReS] BP - Pure Metallic Lips - golden
[KoKoLoReS] BP - Smokey Glitter Eyeshadows - red
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Whovian at heart.
Doctor Who season 8 begins this Saturday, August 23rd. Are you ready? I'll miss the fezes and bowties (because they are ever so cool) but this new Doctor looks exciting and a little scary. But it may mean a new wave of fantastic Doctor outfits, and more Daleks scattered through our happy grid.
As for props, you know there are a few.
The List:
!O: Teacup Piglet [Piggy Who?]
*~*HopScotch*~* 'Props are cool' (Fez & Bow Tie) & *~*HopScotch*~* 'Where to?'
(fd) Bossy Boots - Shiny Red
Schadenfreude 'Fezzes are Cool' Dress Form & 'The Scarf' Dress Form
Corgi! (Matt) ~silentsparrow~
Clawtooth: That Pretty Lady - 'Orange you glad'
Tee*fy Aurelia Summer High-Low Dress (Brown)
Baiastice_Piramid Studs Leather Cuff-purple- Right
And without further ado, a trailer for the new season!
Friday, September 27, 2013
Tango Foxtrot.
First let me start off by saying I have no criticism of designers in the SL community. If I find items that are not my personal style, it is simply my prerogative to not purchase them. It is not a reflection of their ability to design, it is just a matter of whether I could see myself putting my avatar in it.
So you should know this blog is angled more as an explanation of Lola Tangos to avatars like me who have no fucking clue what they are or how to clothe them, only that there have been instances of teleporting somewhere and being AWED by how enormous someone's boobs were in that venue. Or seeing someone's avatar rez in before their breasts did and wait for the two gray blobs on their chest to get some color after a few minutes. These mesh breasts confuse people like me who have no experience outside encounters like that, so my intention is to be forthcoming and detailed.
Designers design clothes of certain styles for a reason: People buy them. The Lola Tango community is one I've been experimenting with for the past week by first contacting a dear friend of mine (this ward of the state knows who she is) who is deeply involved with making clothes for Lolas and Tangos and loves her boobies.
The conversation went roughly as follows:
Me: "So I want boobies."
Her: "TO CLEAVAGE!"
Me: "I have cleavage, I want boobies."
Her: "It's the sim, dumbass."
Next, based on the information given to me (ie: Lolas are older, Tangos are newer), I decided to get a pair of Tangos. I didn't take a long look around the sim we were on, but I did return to examine some of the styles available for Tango breasts and I'll talk about those later.
The first thing that worried me about my new mesh breasts was sizing. Were they going to fit MY lifestyle? In a world where you can accidentally attach a fucking house to yourself, 'attaching' wasn't an issue; but I did not want GIANT breasts that are well in the E, F, G, H, I, J and the rest of the god damn alphabet cup range that would require two titanium backup spines to hold up. In RL I wear a size 32DD to a 36DD (depending on bra maker). This isn't a unique size, and yet it is not one I've been able to mimic in SL without looking... well, lame. Tangos offered me the possibility of adding a more sincere element to my avatar that mirrors one detail about myself that SL just couldn't do properly without making me look foolish.
Now after explaining this to my friend while I was buck naked, she told me to put them on. I did, and they were bright red. Not 'aw how rosy her bubblies are', I mean sunburnt. The nipples were enormous, and had what appeared to be nipple rings the size of bracelets hanging out of them.
Needless to say, I was concerned.
But! The creator of my skin has tango appliers (much like Slink appliers) and with my sunburnt tits hanging out; I ran to her mainstore (thankfully in the middle of the night) and grabbed an applier for my new Tangos.
With the click of a button, they were now my skintone. But they were still spine-snapping huge, ringed, and the nipples looked like they might jab someone's eye out faster than a Red Ryder carbine-action two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that measures time. My friend told me not to worry and just open the menu.
One click, nipple rings gone.
Another click, giant nipples replaced with petite pink ones.
And a third click, SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZE.
Watching them shrink was a breath of fresh air. It isn't tricky to adjust them to sit at the right height, but you want a smooth sweep between your chest and your breast. It helps if you think of your Tangos as a new bra. No sideboob, no pinching.
Now the fun part: shopping for clothes. Now shopping for shirts was by far the biggest challenge to date. The first dozen stores or so that I visited that had tango appliers were... not my cup of tea. So I resorted to Marketplace.
There is a nice lady by the name of Evangelis (that's mizevangeline resident to anyone searching for her in Marketplace) that owns ~By Eve~, and she helped a great deal when I finally found plain ol' tee shirts and hoodies that I wanted to wear. I recommend her highly, she went out of her way to help me use an applier for the first time and has excellent customer service.
The second store I recommend is Malfean Visions, and this is because the wide range of corsets and dresses they have usually have Tango appliers, and if they don't, the owner Lokii Violet will likely make one for the item if you let her know you need one (and you are polite. ALWAYS BE POLITE). Lokii explained how to make the bustline on shirts line up on the Tangos, and this is crucial information for those of you just purchasing a pair of Tangos so listen up.
1. Right click on your breasts.
2. Open edit.
3. At the top of your edit window, click 'select face'.
4. Click your Tangos again. Make sure only the SURFACE layer is selected (this means not the nipple).
5. Click the 'Texture' tab.
6. Adjust 'repeats per face' up or down. I recommend horizontal, and adjust this SLOWLY.
Bustline should line up after that. And here's a couple things you'll find at the store with tango appliers available:
Next I visited a store called ! ellemeno ! and found clothing that fits around your existing Tangos (like open sweaters) and some adorable dresses in styles that the nerdy alternative girl in me couldn't pass up. I grabbed an open sweater and was happy to find that it fit on my tee shirt from ~By Eve~. Insert squee here.
The final store I recommend is Capacious, because the creator Amanda has a real love of boobs, a love of her customers, and combines these two things by putting them in items that look great on their Tangos. Nothing too fantasy-oriented, just cute dresses and tee shirts that you'll adore.
But of course I have to show this awesome gacha in the store, with the cutest freakin' nerdy dresses ever. Trust me, you'll want to see their regular dresses and tees too.
So you should know this blog is angled more as an explanation of Lola Tangos to avatars like me who have no fucking clue what they are or how to clothe them, only that there have been instances of teleporting somewhere and being AWED by how enormous someone's boobs were in that venue. Or seeing someone's avatar rez in before their breasts did and wait for the two gray blobs on their chest to get some color after a few minutes. These mesh breasts confuse people like me who have no experience outside encounters like that, so my intention is to be forthcoming and detailed.
Designers design clothes of certain styles for a reason: People buy them. The Lola Tango community is one I've been experimenting with for the past week by first contacting a dear friend of mine (this ward of the state knows who she is) who is deeply involved with making clothes for Lolas and Tangos and loves her boobies.
The conversation went roughly as follows:
Me: "So I want boobies."
Her: "TO CLEAVAGE!"
Me: "I have cleavage, I want boobies."
Her: "It's the sim, dumbass."
Next, based on the information given to me (ie: Lolas are older, Tangos are newer), I decided to get a pair of Tangos. I didn't take a long look around the sim we were on, but I did return to examine some of the styles available for Tango breasts and I'll talk about those later.
The first thing that worried me about my new mesh breasts was sizing. Were they going to fit MY lifestyle? In a world where you can accidentally attach a fucking house to yourself, 'attaching' wasn't an issue; but I did not want GIANT breasts that are well in the E, F, G, H, I, J and the rest of the god damn alphabet cup range that would require two titanium backup spines to hold up. In RL I wear a size 32DD to a 36DD (depending on bra maker). This isn't a unique size, and yet it is not one I've been able to mimic in SL without looking... well, lame. Tangos offered me the possibility of adding a more sincere element to my avatar that mirrors one detail about myself that SL just couldn't do properly without making me look foolish.
Now after explaining this to my friend while I was buck naked, she told me to put them on. I did, and they were bright red. Not 'aw how rosy her bubblies are', I mean sunburnt. The nipples were enormous, and had what appeared to be nipple rings the size of bracelets hanging out of them.
Needless to say, I was concerned.
But! The creator of my skin has tango appliers (much like Slink appliers) and with my sunburnt tits hanging out; I ran to her mainstore (thankfully in the middle of the night) and grabbed an applier for my new Tangos.
With the click of a button, they were now my skintone. But they were still spine-snapping huge, ringed, and the nipples looked like they might jab someone's eye out faster than a Red Ryder carbine-action two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that measures time. My friend told me not to worry and just open the menu.
One click, nipple rings gone.
Another click, giant nipples replaced with petite pink ones.
And a third click, SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZE.
Watching them shrink was a breath of fresh air. It isn't tricky to adjust them to sit at the right height, but you want a smooth sweep between your chest and your breast. It helps if you think of your Tangos as a new bra. No sideboob, no pinching.
Now the fun part: shopping for clothes. Now shopping for shirts was by far the biggest challenge to date. The first dozen stores or so that I visited that had tango appliers were... not my cup of tea. So I resorted to Marketplace.
There is a nice lady by the name of Evangelis (that's mizevangeline resident to anyone searching for her in Marketplace) that owns ~By Eve~, and she helped a great deal when I finally found plain ol' tee shirts and hoodies that I wanted to wear. I recommend her highly, she went out of her way to help me use an applier for the first time and has excellent customer service.
The second store I recommend is Malfean Visions, and this is because the wide range of corsets and dresses they have usually have Tango appliers, and if they don't, the owner Lokii Violet will likely make one for the item if you let her know you need one (and you are polite. ALWAYS BE POLITE). Lokii explained how to make the bustline on shirts line up on the Tangos, and this is crucial information for those of you just purchasing a pair of Tangos so listen up.
1. Right click on your breasts.
2. Open edit.
3. At the top of your edit window, click 'select face'.
4. Click your Tangos again. Make sure only the SURFACE layer is selected (this means not the nipple).
5. Click the 'Texture' tab.
6. Adjust 'repeats per face' up or down. I recommend horizontal, and adjust this SLOWLY.
Bustline should line up after that. And here's a couple things you'll find at the store with tango appliers available:
Next I visited a store called ! ellemeno ! and found clothing that fits around your existing Tangos (like open sweaters) and some adorable dresses in styles that the nerdy alternative girl in me couldn't pass up. I grabbed an open sweater and was happy to find that it fit on my tee shirt from ~By Eve~. Insert squee here.
The final store I recommend is Capacious, because the creator Amanda has a real love of boobs, a love of her customers, and combines these two things by putting them in items that look great on their Tangos. Nothing too fantasy-oriented, just cute dresses and tee shirts that you'll adore.
But of course I have to show this awesome gacha in the store, with the cutest freakin' nerdy dresses ever. Trust me, you'll want to see their regular dresses and tees too.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Free Falling.
So last night I was a little tuckered out before I had a chance to talk about this one, but I had a rare opportunity to host for the Clockwork Spiral music event, with DJ Lokii Violet of Malfean Visions acclaim rolling out the music. The theme was 'Best in Steampunk', and while usually I'd have taken a hundred pictures of all the awesome costumes (seriously: best in steampunk winner was a brass horse with articulated moving gears blowing steam from various pipes and whatnot), the sim was PACKED and I just didn't have a chance to turn on shadows.
Luckily, Axi Kurmin (owner of *takes deep breath* Cursed, Club Gothika, Damned Good Design SL, House of Rain, Beautiful Freak Cosmetics, and is partner in GALLACTIC, and Pale Empress... dat lady is BUSY yo) has a much better computer than I do, and has an awesome flickr stream set up for the Clockwork Spiral happenings. My absolute favorite photo she took of my costume (and I cannot emphasize enough: Axi is an AMAZING photographer with an ASTOUNDING eye, and this photo is ALL hers):
Isn't that just gorgeous? She calls it "She looks far more angelic than she is." And she ain't wrong. There was mutiny. Matches. Sail fisting. You name it.
Needless to say I had a lot of fun, and in case anybody hasn't had a chance; go visit A Clockwork Spiral (click this link for an slurl). The grid's best steampunk/dieselpunk designers and creators all gathered together for one event, sponsoring the National Kidney Foundation. Which is a foundation that deserves more attention, so I'm super keen to see it get as much money as it can.
And while you're there, don't forget to hunt down the Ampersand Photography gacha. It's only 25L to play, and a percentage of the proceeds go towards the National Kidney Foundation. It is a limited run of a series called 'Gloom', and will only last the month of September, after which it will be retired forever.
Also it's mine, and I worked very hard on the photos in it. Hey, what's a little shameless self promotion? You can find it near the ~Oceania Breedables~ booth, which has a really cool Steam Powered Animated Pet Dolphin that you can attach and it swims around you! Just don't rez it on the ground, you will have one hell of a time catching the little guy. 100% of its proceeds go towards the National Kidney Foundation, and so far over 40 have been sold! It is exclusive to the event, so don't go and wait. It'll be gone by the 22nd and at that point you'll have to beg someone to cough one up someday.
I was exceptionally glad to participate in this event, really. And apparently I didn't fuck it up too badly, because Lokii invited me back to host for her on Friday nights from here on out at Club Gothika. I do have a lot of fun with the Gothika crew and have a soft spot for both Axi (the owner and a damn fine DJ) and Lokii (who's shenanagins I love almost as much as sleeping and drooling on her fluffy pillow boobs), so I agreed.
A quip from the evening:
Now playing: Jackie Beat - Baby Got Front
Eden: Oh they finally made a song about Loks's clitsquiggle?
Lokii: EGWE@#) LAWL
Lokii: Fuck you Red.
Eden: <3
Axi: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Shenanagins. I do love them.
Additionally my friend Jalynne Ohmai who owns 'Unrepentant' (creating full perm mesh kits) asked me to use my photography skills to make a couple vendor pics for her after I made with the 'GIMMIE' hands after she started flashing her latest creation around like a pair of tits. What was really cool was the item in question was a pair of steampunk wings, and the result is something I am very proud of.
In case you're curious about the props, there are few.
[UN] Steampunk Seraph Wings
[ContraptioN] Masks: King of the skies *Trapeze* (freebie from the Twisted Hunt)
:{MV}: Racer Corsetry Thong (Noir)
:Little Pricks: Psychic Cross Nipple Tape
[INK] Hair___SURREALISM for DU5 ::Black
Luckily, Axi Kurmin (owner of *takes deep breath* Cursed, Club Gothika, Damned Good Design SL, House of Rain, Beautiful Freak Cosmetics, and is partner in GALLACTIC, and Pale Empress... dat lady is BUSY yo) has a much better computer than I do, and has an awesome flickr stream set up for the Clockwork Spiral happenings. My absolute favorite photo she took of my costume (and I cannot emphasize enough: Axi is an AMAZING photographer with an ASTOUNDING eye, and this photo is ALL hers):
Isn't that just gorgeous? She calls it "She looks far more angelic than she is." And she ain't wrong. There was mutiny. Matches. Sail fisting. You name it.
Needless to say I had a lot of fun, and in case anybody hasn't had a chance; go visit A Clockwork Spiral (click this link for an slurl). The grid's best steampunk/dieselpunk designers and creators all gathered together for one event, sponsoring the National Kidney Foundation. Which is a foundation that deserves more attention, so I'm super keen to see it get as much money as it can.
And while you're there, don't forget to hunt down the Ampersand Photography gacha. It's only 25L to play, and a percentage of the proceeds go towards the National Kidney Foundation. It is a limited run of a series called 'Gloom', and will only last the month of September, after which it will be retired forever.
Also it's mine, and I worked very hard on the photos in it. Hey, what's a little shameless self promotion? You can find it near the ~Oceania Breedables~ booth, which has a really cool Steam Powered Animated Pet Dolphin that you can attach and it swims around you! Just don't rez it on the ground, you will have one hell of a time catching the little guy. 100% of its proceeds go towards the National Kidney Foundation, and so far over 40 have been sold! It is exclusive to the event, so don't go and wait. It'll be gone by the 22nd and at that point you'll have to beg someone to cough one up someday.
I was exceptionally glad to participate in this event, really. And apparently I didn't fuck it up too badly, because Lokii invited me back to host for her on Friday nights from here on out at Club Gothika. I do have a lot of fun with the Gothika crew and have a soft spot for both Axi (the owner and a damn fine DJ) and Lokii (who's shenanagins I love almost as much as sleeping and drooling on her fluffy pillow boobs), so I agreed.
A quip from the evening:
Now playing: Jackie Beat - Baby Got Front
Eden: Oh they finally made a song about Loks's clitsquiggle?
Lokii: EGWE@#) LAWL
Lokii: Fuck you Red.
Eden: <3
Axi: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Shenanagins. I do love them.
Additionally my friend Jalynne Ohmai who owns 'Unrepentant' (creating full perm mesh kits) asked me to use my photography skills to make a couple vendor pics for her after I made with the 'GIMMIE' hands after she started flashing her latest creation around like a pair of tits. What was really cool was the item in question was a pair of steampunk wings, and the result is something I am very proud of.
In case you're curious about the props, there are few.
[UN] Steampunk Seraph Wings
[ContraptioN] Masks: King of the skies *Trapeze* (freebie from the Twisted Hunt)
:{MV}: Racer Corsetry Thong (Noir)
:Little Pricks: Psychic Cross Nipple Tape
[INK] Hair___SURREALISM for DU5 ::Black
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Designers United 5, Surrealism.
Designers United 5 has arrived and with it, a veritable plethora of goodies for the beloved odd person in your life. Why? Well, the theme is 'Surrealism' and below you'll find just a taste of the breathtaking clothing, decor, accessories, and hair you'll find there. There's a distinction between 'surrealism' and 'freaky' and it was delightful to discover that this event is about surrealism.
From !Ohmai: Nezumi (mouse), Usagi (rabbit), Neko (cat) ice creams! Now as far as ice cream is concerned, you wouldn't usually think 'hey I want a cat/mouse/rabbit in it', but Ohmai makes it work. In each pack there are 5 versions included: a food version, pet version (head), pet version (hold), and finally an ice cream you can rez and click or an ice cream you can wear and click to make the cat/mouse/rabbit pop out. It's really quite cute!
From Nuwiggles you have this awesome 'Trapeze Telephone Pole Pose Prop' which, as I'm sure you guessed, is exactly as advertised. Six poses, and in case you're still waffling despite it being a Nuwiggles product: it is stunning aesthetically as well as being a fabulous photography prop.
Now here we have two Beetlebones contributions that are both such kooky accessories that you do not want to overlook. The first is a class pipe that blows bubbles (what else is bubblecco for?!) and the second is 'Koi Bag' in four styles. Let me add: the koi tails wiggle. THEY WIGGLE.
From Maitreya we have 'Hera' and I've got to say I might have a new favorite 'dress up' outfit in SL because of this. In my mind: who WOULDN'T want to look like a walking piece of Dali art?
This is BBQQ's contribution and while you might be thinking "...gramophones? Really? Why?", you should just listen to them. Each one plays four retro chinese songs, and if added to any build or home, will only enhance the beauty of the build with its own curious soundtrack.
From INK we have three hair styles: (from top to bottom) 'Surrealism' 'Moses' and 'Worldview'. I went ahead and grabbed 'Surrealism' because it is difficult to find a well made 'windswept' hair and this one might be the windiest.
Secret Store released this 'E-Motion' dress, and it is animated. Let me repeat that really quick: it is animated. While wearing this, the sky texture will roll across your dress.
Duboo added these two 'helmets' (though don't let that description fool you, both versions come with the glass or without the glass). 'Space Wanderer' and 'Sea Wanderer'. They are not animated, but don't let that deter you. They both make excellent photo props (or accessories if you're like me).
There is plenty more to see and find, and still more that needs to be taken home. The event runs from September 15th to October 4th 2013.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Flipping for Sharks... and Arcade.
I was given a chance to snap a photo celebrating Arcade's 1 year anniversary, and ~Oceania Breedables~ sponsorship of the event. I'm pretty proud of the result myself, but then I've always been a sucker for vivid and bright colors. So that might be a matter of personal opinion. In fact I'm almost 100% sure it is. 99.89777%.
It is always surprising when someone else likes my photos, because I feel I'm learning a great deal about 'how' to take them and feel I have a long way to go still. My pictures are always just things that catch my eye that I find unique in some way, or were taken purely to see if I am capable of setting up the shot and snapping the photo exactly the way I intended.
The largest challenge to date is always taking photos with other avatars. Poseballs are a tool, but the patience of my friends is a gift. I try to get every detail except windlight finished before the other avatar arrives, but windlight and shadow angles can be an exercise in creativity and frustration. And because my friends are both easy going and sharp as tacks; they can point out ways to improve the shot that I hadn't thought of. Or half the time they'll just move the wrong way which results in having to reposition my angle and eureka! The new angle works better than the old did.
But hey, telling them they ruined a perfectly good shot keeps them from moving again. You can tell them they helped you create a great shot when it's done. Or after they point out a curious crease in your pose that (ahem) does not look right from any angle.
Remember Kids: Friends don't move. Real friends jump... to tell you about your creases.
My favorite photos are usually tied into Oceania in some way. I'm a beach kid to the core... the ongoing anecdote in the family is I have the personality I do today because I learned to walk with sand in my diaper. My only reply is that I'm the posterchild for a sunny fucking disposition, thank you very much.
The ocean continues to be a source of fascination to me both in RL and SL. Having a chance to tie together two of my favorite things in SL: Oceania Breedables and the Arcade Event, was a particularly fantastic experience and I hope to do it again.
It is always surprising when someone else likes my photos, because I feel I'm learning a great deal about 'how' to take them and feel I have a long way to go still. My pictures are always just things that catch my eye that I find unique in some way, or were taken purely to see if I am capable of setting up the shot and snapping the photo exactly the way I intended.
The largest challenge to date is always taking photos with other avatars. Poseballs are a tool, but the patience of my friends is a gift. I try to get every detail except windlight finished before the other avatar arrives, but windlight and shadow angles can be an exercise in creativity and frustration. And because my friends are both easy going and sharp as tacks; they can point out ways to improve the shot that I hadn't thought of. Or half the time they'll just move the wrong way which results in having to reposition my angle and eureka! The new angle works better than the old did.
But hey, telling them they ruined a perfectly good shot keeps them from moving again. You can tell them they helped you create a great shot when it's done. Or after they point out a curious crease in your pose that (ahem) does not look right from any angle.
Remember Kids: Friends don't move. Real friends jump... to tell you about your creases.
My favorite photos are usually tied into Oceania in some way. I'm a beach kid to the core... the ongoing anecdote in the family is I have the personality I do today because I learned to walk with sand in my diaper. My only reply is that I'm the posterchild for a sunny fucking disposition, thank you very much.
The ocean continues to be a source of fascination to me both in RL and SL. Having a chance to tie together two of my favorite things in SL: Oceania Breedables and the Arcade Event, was a particularly fantastic experience and I hope to do it again.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)