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All’s Quiet

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Today was my first day alone in two weeks, I even sent my husband out to go play with friends so I could have some “me” time.  It felt nice, quiet and just the teeniest bit lonely.  Unfortunately the reasons behind my full house weren’t exactly happy ones but despite that, it was nice seeing my fam again but I think we all were quite happy to get back to our regularly scheduled programs.  I’m hoping I’ll be able to jump back into SL a bit more now that home life has settled down a bit. :D

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Hair by .lamb
Horns by Illusions
Ears by SLink
Eyes by House of Ruin
Piercing by Deviant Kitties
Necklace by Otaku Designs
Tattoo by Otaku Designs
Top by Last Call (no longer available)
Skirt by Tuli
Flowers by itutu

Progress?

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My store is pretty much done now.. it’s been done for a few days but I just am not ready to reopen yet.  I don’t know exactly what it is, I’m just not feeling it.  Maybe tomorrow.  I’ve pretty much found anything else to do besides fuss with this stupid store.  I just fail so hard at building, textures, etc that it was not a rewarding process.  I feel like the store doesn’t have much of my personality infused into it at all.  It just turned out so freakin’ generic that I’m a little bleh about the whole thing.  I’ve got some heavy stuff going on irl and effing around with frustrating crap like SL just isn’t what I want to do in my free time.. I’d rather zone out and play WoW or anything else.  Oh well, that’s good enough for now I guess.  I think it would take a move to a real sim (someone else’s real sim) instead of mainland where I could have my store on the ground before I could make a go of a new build.  Seriously, what is up with mainland looking like such crap?  Why is it always littered with a zillion pieces of crap as far as the eye can see?

It’s not much of a surprise that I spent more time riding around on the WonderCycle than actually messing with my store.  I also built my husband’s avatar into a wall when he got up to go get pizza. >.>

WonderCycle

So blaaahh.

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New Druid Cat forms in WoW.  Completely unrelated, but look!  I’m so pretty.

Druid Cat Form 1

Still Around

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*Caution, emo post ahoy*

I’m still around….  I just haven’t really been in the mood for SL.  Lately I’ve been plagued by a huge amount of self doubt about what I’m trying to do in SL and it’s really keeping me from logging in on a more regular basis.  It seems like I keep making heaps of new stuff that I love initially but then doubt creeps in and I end up filing it away forever more.  I have a serious fear of failure and honestly, most everything I’ve done lately seems to be made of fail so it’s become easier to just forget about whatever I’ve made instead of going to the trouble of trying to sell it and watching it tank.  For months now I’ve been wanting to replace all my old shit with new and better stuff but as much as I loathe even having that stuff there anymore I can’t bring myself to remove it because those cheap things are the only things I seem to sell, much to my dismay.  It’s sad and depressing and it is making me really emo and whiny.  I’m also very tired as I have stayed up way too late the past few nights and it’s making me cranky.

So I made a hot pink dress and bought new hair and shoes to make myself feel better.  It worked a little bit.  Until some random person, out of the blue, dropped a skin demo on me without so much as a hello while I was out shopping.  At first I thought, wow, wtf… but at the same time I was rather amazed at their unabashed self promotion and I kinda wish I had the cajones to approach total strangers and pimp my wares like that.  I never would though… ’cause it was kinda tacky and I never demo with strangers.

new dress

Hair by Gritty Kitty
Horns and Eyes by House of Ruin
Shoes by Miel
Skin and Dress by me

Dread Weaver

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Another entry into my Winged/Wicked things category…. I’ve played with a great many looks in SL but the one I find myself consistently gravitating towards more and more these days is the demon look.  I like representing a darker shade of myself in SL and what can I say, I really like horns.  And Ruina’s foray into horns has made me all giddy! ^^;

I finally got a chance to hit the hair fair and one of my favorite styles I picked up was Alethia from SLink.  Once I stumbled through the directions on how to choose a color for my new hair I was good to go.  I’m not especially good with instructions and I really just revert into a toddler whenever I have to read them.. but I managed even though I never was able to actually drop it on the ground, so I partly blame SL for screwing with me.  But on the whole, I really like the idea SLink has put into play with their hair, you get to choose the combo of 1, 3 or 5 haircolors and pick your own pack which I really appreciate.

And I think I’m finally getting on the mend from my cold/flu/grossness… I still am tired beyond all get out, but for the most part I’m over the worst of it, I hope anyways!

Dread Weaver 1

Dread Weaver 2

Dread Weaver 3

Hair by SLink
Horns by House of Ruin
Eyes by EYeL@B
Lashes by Cake
Piercing by Deviant Kitties
Jewelry and Staff by Tekeli-li
Top by PixelDolls (group gift)
Skirt by Sn@tch
Wings by Material Squirrel (tinted)
Skin by me

VSM Quick!

Posted by Fricka on

Last week I had one of the most amazing days of my life… I got to see Sunset Rubdown live and I’m still all warm and glowy from it… even though about two and half seconds after I got home from said day I became sick with who knows what manner of flu/cold/grossness.  At any rate, those two things combined have been the reason behind my absence but I’m tentatively back.  I’m not feeling 100% yet but I’m getting there.  Anyone know a home remedy for clearing up a stuffy ear?  I’ve been trying decongestants but at the moment they aren’t doing anything and this is the most annoying feeling.

All that aside, I did have a reason behind this blog and it was to give a last minute notice that the Vendor Support Month event ends tonight so if there was anything you absolutely wanted from it, best go now!  Here were two of my favorites, the piercing from Ommik and the necklace from Otaku.  Some other highlights are the skins and t-shirts from The Stringer Mausoleum, the dress from +++BLUE BLOOD+++, the cute pose set from Piffou! and of course my skins/cami set at {Frick}! (shameless self promotion, I know)  Most of the things available are an awesome deal at only L$ 10 so get out there before it ends!

lotd 6-30

VSM Items:
Piercing by Ommik
Necklace by Otaku Designs

Other Items:
Horns by House of Ruin
Hair by House of Munster
Eyes by EYeL@B (AlterEgoTrip Svenska & Ruina Kessel)
Tattoo by Otaku Designs
shirt and skin by me

BBBC – Wrap Up Post

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Did you find this year to be harder or easier than last year? Did you enjoy yourself? Do you think you’d do it again?

I love the challenge because it’s just that, a challenge. I don’t normally blog everyday unless something huge is up so it really takes a lot to sit down and find the time to do some blogging, even if the topic has already been laid out for me. As to whether it was easier or not this year, it was actually a little bit harder but not really for any particular reason other than I was busier than normal this week so it was some work trying to fit in the time to blog. Will I do it again? Absolutely!

candy dress
Horns and Eyes by House of Ruin
Hair by House of Munster
Piercing by ellabella
Dress by Katatonik
Boots by Shiny Things
Pose by Discord

BBBC Day 5

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Today is a free post…

I finally have my beloved bubble chairs.. sorta.  I won them on my husband’s avatar because, seriously, F never effing comes up on that thing.  Perhaps it has been programmed out.  But at least K came up and it’s certainly better than not having them at all.  I have a thought on Lucky Chairs… for the love of all things F, please, please allow for wildcards.. even if it’s a very low chance for wildcards, at least that would be something.  Or if you don’t want to do that, put the item up for sale.  I swear, I would have bought those things 10x over if they had been for sale.  So there’s my plea.  Do it for the F’s.  ^^

bubble chair_002
Ears by Illusions
Horns by House of Ruin
Eyes by AET
Piercing by ellabella
Necklace by Curious Kitties
Cardigan & Jeans by Silent Sparrow
Flats by Miel
Nails by Gianetti

BBBC Day 4

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If there was someone you could trade places with for one day in Second Life, who would it be and why? Bonus points if you find this person and snap a picture with them!

I’d like to trade places with someone whose letter always comes up on a Lucky Chair. Seriously.

happy mood effing chairs_001
Big thanks to Achariya and Ellantha for teaming up to help turn the chairs!  <3

BBBC Day 3

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You’ve been given a sim of your very own to use for free for one year. However, there are 3 rules. It cannot be residential, it cannot be commercial, and it has to be open to the public. What do you do with it?

I’d love to make a sim inspired by the landscapes in World of Warcraft. I know, it’s geeky… but some of the places in WoW are just stunning and lovely and I’ve always wished there were areas like the Isle of Quel’Danas, Teldrassil and Crystalsong Forest to visit in Second Life.  It seems like post-apocalyptic, grungy and beach sims are a dime a dozen in SL and there really aren’t enough beatiful sims.  I’d love the sim to have lots of little vignettes, little photo op areas, little nooks and crannies to escape to and even if there were a lot of people there you could find a little spot to call your own for an evening.  I’d want it to be one of those places that everytime you visit it you find something new that makes you gasp.  This sim would also have an abundance of water areas, above and below the water because water looks so beautiful in SL and I’d love to see it used as more than an ocean off the coast of some boring old beach.  And even if you are totally unfamiliar with WoW you could still appreciate the beauty there. ^^

Darnassus

Crystalsong Forest 2

Azuremyst Isle

BBBC Day 2

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Describe what your perfect Second Life day would be like.

Most days in SL are pretty good for me really.  But the perfect day would definitely be one that was completely without responsibility.  No irate IMs to greet me, no vaguely titled notecards containing a demand to get something for free, no “urgent” stuff, just me logging in to have fun or work without having to worry about my virtual store being burnt to the ground by an angry mob.  Also on my list of wishes for this perfect day, I’d like to have all my uploads work, all my textures load quickly and properly, teleports work every single time, hair that fits perfectly right out of the box, my letter to *finally* come up on the Happy Mood lucky chair so I can get those bubble chairs I’ve been coveting and waiting and waiting for…. and I’ll take some cake too.  ^^

I do have a confession to make, once in a blue moon I’ll log into an alt I made a while back to just get away from it all… usually I’ll do this after something upsetting happened with a rude person or sometimes after a new release just to get a little peace and quiet.  Sometimes you just have to escape from your escape lol.

my alt

Hair by Truth (freebie)
Eyes by Shine (DSN gift)
Piercing by Ommik (VSM item)
Hoodie by Atomic (previous group gift)
(my alt is freebie hoar)