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01/04/2018 – Plenty of fish in the blue sea…

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Oh hello everyone. No April’s Fool joke from me today. Just some cute things and pictures. I hope you’re having a happy Easter day.

Credits :

  • Body : Maitreya – Lara
  • Head : LeLutka – Simone
  • Shape : Banana Banshee – Faelynn shape
  • Skin : League – Amaia – Pale
  • Ears : Mandala – Steking Season 5
  • Eyes : Banana Banshee – Faelynn – 12
  • Lashes : Arte – Beauty Lashes
  • Eye make-up : Zibska – Gala
  • Hair : Opale – Alexa Hair
  • Nails : DaneMarkz – Unicorn Dreams
  • Jewelry : Cae – Blossom
  • Top : Alt by Truth – Paddington Sweater
  • Jeans : Blueberry – Tali – Fall Pants
  • Shoes : Friday – Dottie Sneaks
  • Poses : Paper Rabbit
  • Location : Backdrop City

31/03/2018

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In the world of Second Life, people tend to buy clothes at events, wear them once, then change into their next purchase and never look at that first outfit again, even though they were drooling over it when it first came out. For some reason I don’t really like to do that. Of course, I do buy things at events, when they’re brand new and everyone is raving over them too. But I like to shop in stores, and dig out old things in my inventory. When they are good, they don’t get out of style, and it’s the case with that top from Cold Logic. It predates mesh bodies and I’m wearing a size S on my Maitreya Lara. I had to alpha my elbows and part of my back, but honestly, autohide today would do the same.

Credits : 

  • Body : Maitreya – Lara
  • Head : LeLutka – Chloe Bento Mesh Head
  • Shape : Banana Banshee – Faelynn shape for Chloe (coming soon)
  • Skin : Lara Hurley – Amy – Rose Pale
  • Hair : Truth – Char
  • Eyes : Banana Banshee – Faelynn eyes (coming soon)
  • Ears : Mandala – Steking Season 5
  • Necklace : Maxi Gossamer – Chloe Necklace with Antique Heart
  • Sweater : Cold Logic – Yapple – Scarlet
  • Jeans : Blueberry – Tali – Fall Pants
  • Shoes : Dilly Dolls – Kharma Heels – Red
  • Decor pictures taken in Backdrop City
  • Poses by Paper Rabbit

The Arcade Closes at Midnight Saturday

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This was when the aging smokestacks atop the monumental factories began to shut off one by one

“This was when the aging smokestacks atop the monumental factories began to shut off one by one. There were still plenty left running to keep the air over Detroit filled with that choking industrial aptitude, but you were never far from a hollowed-out factory, massive steel tubes on the roofs pointing up toward the sky with nothing left inside but dust and cobwebs. These giant pillars of concrete and metal now jutted high like extended index fingers from broken and casted hands, pointing toward something they would never touch.”
― Michael A. Ferro, TITLE 13: A Novel

This was when the aging smokestacks atop the monumental factories began to shut off one by one
The Arcade closes at midnight Saturday and if you let that happen without picking up the fabulous industrial pieces from NOMAD, you will miss out. The gacha has the delicious name of My Cozy Little Industrial Facility that cracks me up in the best possible way.
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26/03/2018

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I wear glasses IRL. I don’t mind them, but I wish I could change their colour like I can do in SL, to match my clothes, or my shoes. Cae has a bunch of very pretty pairs out at this month’s round of Uber, it’s just too bad she doesn’t offer a fatpack option, but I did buy 3 out of the 5 or 6 pairs available, I may go back later for the rest…

My friend Isla who owns Cheeky Pea is putting together a small fundraising event to help her sister Stephanie pay for some medical bills her husband left when he passed away unexpectedly, at only 37, a few weeks ago. I made a special recolour, the Stephanie eyes, available in the Cheeky Pea mainstore for only 100l$ for 6 colours, proceeds go to Isla. Other designers will have some lovely things out in a few, I’ll try and show you.

Credits : 

  • Body : Maitreya – Lara
  • Head : LeLutka – Simone
  • Shape : Banana Banshee – Rosie shape
  • Ears :  Mandala – Steking season 5
  • Skin : Glam Affair – Debby – America
  • Eye make-up : Glam Affair – Rita (@Uber)
  • Eyes : Banana Banshee – Stephanie (appliers for Catwa, LeLutka, Genesis Lab and Omega, + mesh eyes)
  • Hair : Truth – Makena and bangs add-ons (Side Whispy)
  • Glasses : Cae – Zora
  • Shirt : Neve – Sawyer Plaid
  • Jeans : Blueberry – Tali – Fall Pants
  • Shoes : Reign – Maxi Heels
  • Poses : Paper Rabbit
  • Location : Backdrop City

Midori

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Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude

When I saw the Tentacio kimono outfit for The Arcade was named Midory, I had to try it. When I was in college, one of my friends was a student from Japan named Midori. Midori and Midory are the same, when languages written in other alphabets are written in our alphabet, the transliteration may vary. She came home with me for Thanksgiving and Christmas and I remember we put on quite the feast with steamed cucumbers stuffed with pork, gyoza, tempura, and other tasty foods. She had a few kimonos and insisted on dressing me up in one of hers. It was very fancy and after she wrapped that obi around my waist again and again and again, I thought I would never need a jacket. So here’s to Midori, who, to be honest, I cannot imagine ever wearing anything so short as this dress that bears her name.

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19/03/2018

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Credits : 

  • Body : Maitreya – Lara
  • Head : LeLutka – Simone Bento Mesh head
  • Shape : Banana Banshee – Rosie Shape
  • Skin : League – Amaia – Pale
  • Eyes : Banana Banshee – Mystique – Galilahi
  • Glasses : Sleepy Eddy – Square – Tortoiseshell
  • Hair : Truth – Arden
  • Eye-liner : Adored – Precision Liners
  • Eyeshadow : YS&YS – Push Eyeshadow Applier
  • Lipstick : YS&YS – Powder Lips Appliers
  • Nails : A:S:S – Nail Appliers – Browns
  • Dress : Neve – Fireside Neutral
  • Tights : Izzie’s – High Waisted Tights Basics
  • Shoes : Maitreya Mesh Jazz Boots – Faded Maroon
  • Bracelets : Maxi Gossamer – Savannah
  • Picture taken at Backdrop City

I Might Have An Addiction

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One of the things I love about The Arcade is it’s ever continuing magic when it comes to providing us with more things for the narrative of our individual SLs.

For me, that narrative is chocked full of…..pets.

My friend and fellow blogger visited the other day and said if it was a RL house it would smell, it was so full of pets. Alas it’s true. I’ve got this dog and that cat and the other thing, not to mention my Kittycats themselves. Give me your pets, your fishtanks, your sweet little loves to run around my house and make it less empty.

I’m not alone when they are here. I love them all. Continue reading →

18/03/2018

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Hello peeps! After all the green of St Patrick’s Day, I figured some pink and grey would be nice.

Okay, LOTS of pink.

Credits : 

  • Body : Maitreya – Lara
  • Head : LeLutka – SImone Bento mesh head
  • Shape : Banana Banshee – Rosie Shape
  • Skin : Imabee – Atara – Stigma
  • Eye-liner : Izzie’s – Applier colourful liners
  • Eye-shadow : Izzie’s – Applier Glossy Eyeshadows
  • Lip gloss : Izzie’s – Applier Fae Lipgloss
  • Eyes : Banana Banshee – Watashi – Green (appliers for Catwa, LeLutka, Omega and Gen Lab available)
  • Lashes : Arte – Lashes – Mixed style
  • Glasses : Izzie’s – Good Old Glasses
  • Hair : Limerence – Kate
  • Shirt : Neve – Rope Contrast
  • Nails : A:S:S – Nail appliers – Pinks
  • Skirt : Neve – Buttons Corduroy
  • Tights : Izzie’s – Chevron Tights
  • Shoes : Friday – Velvet Janes – Grey
  • Picture taken at Backdrop City

The In Between

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My first thought today was to find some sort of horrible St Patrick’s Day nightmare and blog it as though I thought it were fitting.

But hell I’ve done that for almost a decade so I decide nah, let it go finally. I mean it’s not like Shamrock Pasties and butt plugs are in short supply on Marketplace, if one is so inclined.  Yet I just wasn’t feeling it.

I guess I’m just in a “Let me stand in front of this giant bear holding an umbrella” sort of mood. What can I say? Continue reading →

She Sells Sea Shells at The Arcade

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“Everybody needs a seashell in her bathroom to remind her the ocean is her home.”

22769 has a beautiful conch shell in their “Fisherman’s Delight” gacha at The Arcade. They have two great gachas there, one for picnickers and one for fishing fans. I was thrilled to find it because the oldest family heirloom in my family is a large conch shell. My seventh great-grandfather picked it up on the beach almost 370 years ago while on his honeymoon in Barbados in 1649. It has been passed down ever since and my cousin, being the eldest son of the eldest son, has it in his living room on a buffet similar to this one from Fancy Decor (another Arcade find.)

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