Virtual Asia is a sim that is owned by Manaf resident. The concept of the sim is a very interesting one because most of the residents of the sim have a home there free of charge and there is so much to do on the sim, aside from shopping. It’s a real community where the residents all know each other. It’s also a fantastic place for city pictures. This is just a quick raw snapshot I took for this post, but I will go back to take more real soon.
I found this sim because I was contacted by Nova2009 Avril to be interviewed for the new Virtual Asia show that is sponsored by the sim. Now that I look back and listen to the interview, I’m rather embarrassed cuz I realize I say “well…ummmmmmmm” way too much. LOL But in any case, it was great fun and I was honored they asked me.
Thank you once again to Nova and Manaf for a different experience in my SL. It was great fun to meet you guys and hang out for a bit. Also a big thank you to Manaf for showing me around your gorgeous sim, I will be back soon to take more pics!
I’ve been wanting to blog the first picture in this post for a while now. So when I saw it in this month’s Avenue Magazine, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to. Back in December Lexie Jansma, owner of Siren Productions, requested I dress up my female avatar using only mens clothing items for a promotional shot for Menswear Fashion week. I was totally excited to be posing amongst all the handsome men. Click the picture to see all those that are posing with me.
Siren Productions’ Menswear Fashion Week 2012 is coming this March 23rd to 31st in association with KMADD, Avenue, and Menstuff. MWFW is approaching it’s 3rd year starting out with 50 designers and 1 sim and still continues to grow! If you have further questions, want to participate in the event as a designer/media partner/sponsor/performer, or have comments please feel free to contact Lexie Jansma or Garrett Ceriano by IM or notecard inworld.
Keep an eye on the Siren Productions blog and flickr for future updates.
Also this month one of my favorite vampires is the Model of the Month, oh yes, none other than Winter Jefferson himself. I was tickled to read his interview, he always manages to entertain me and also happy to see he mentioned my comments about him in his fabulous interview. Make sure to check it out!
Finally, I also did my vignettes column this month. This will be my last time doing the vignettes column. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the Avenue Magazine team for having me on board with this wonderful project for a year and giving me a chance to be a part of their stylish publication. I will miss it dearly.
My real life has become quite hectic and will be more in the foreseeable future. I’ll still be around blogging on and off as often as possible though so don’t worry, you guys aren’t rid of me yet! :P
(Photographer: Elysium Eilde, Models: me and some random dude)
So I have to admit, I am really excited about the upcoming Festival of Sin event which will be a celebration of the 7 Deadly Sins. The naughty side of me cannot wait to see it all. That’s why I was really excited when the event organizer and owner of Exposeur, RubyStarlight Writer, asked me and the random dude to pose for the Sloth and Gluttony shot. She basically told us to be a filthy, trailer trashy couple, we did well, no? :P I also kinda love the little pizza & biryani gut Mr. Gluttony has going on there.
The event will run from February 18th till March 3rd, which is still a while a way but I thought I would throw some questions to Ruby so y’all can get some more information about it and we get an idea of what we have to look forward to.
Strawberry Singh: Who are the organizers behind this brilliant event?
RubyStarlight Writer: Organizational duties rest on my dainty shoulders. However, I’d really have nothing spectacular without Annette Voight doing a lot of building and custom textures for the SIM and Elysium Eilde doing the logo, ad, and all the promotional photography. It’s a group thang. No, wait… not *that* kind of group thang…
Strawberry Singh: How did you guys come up with the theme?
RubyStarlight Writer: The theme is something I’ve had in my head for awhile… you know, being an unapologetic sinner and all. And I have this weird OCD habit about categorizing things. I’m such a perpetual planner that I break everything down into little bits and parts and so I’m kind of obsessive about something like the 7 Deadly Sins or the 4 Seasons or movie genres… or ranking my friends from most awesome to least awesome… it’s really actually pretty out of control… I should get some help.
Strawberry Singh: Are the designers required to make exclusive items just for this event?
RubyStarlight Writer: The items won’t be permanently exclusive, so I guess by definition, no. Each creator is required to make at least one item for the event, inspired by their assigned theme (one of the 7 Deadly Sins), and release it at the festival. Once the event is over though, the designer may choose to place it for sale in their store.
Strawberry Singh: What are you most looking forward to?
RubyStarlight Writer: I’m most looking forward to people EXPERIENCING the event. It’s not just about the shopping. I’m working on placing a lot of hidden features, alleyways, rooms and interactive experiences for people to explore and discover. The first week of an event is a fight to get in and shop, but I hope people will come around the second week as well to explore, take photos, and just have fun.
Strawberry Singh: Will this event be an ongoing thing we can look forward to each year?
RubyStarlight Writer: I think so. I’m having A LOT of fun planning and building and scheming. I can’t make any promises because I really can’t possibly know where I’ll be or what I’ll be doing this time next year, but I do have a vague outline for 2 more elaborate events like this one this year as well, so I think it’s likely. I’ve decided to actually put together an “official” event production company again to do the ones I’ve got planned, which I’ll make official once this festival is over. I almost wanna tell you what the next event is… but… nah.
Strawberry Singh: Do you have any requests from those that will be attending the event?
RubyStarlight Writer: Two things:
Don’t come if you have sensitivities to blood, violence, sex, drugs, and other general debauchery. I am not holding back at all with the design of this sim, and yes, some people may get offended if they can’t handle the rough stuff. It will be an Adult sim, and I am not afraid to show it. Consider it NC-17.
We’ve got about a billion textures and scripts and everything else, so we’re limiting access to only 40 people at a time. Maybe less… we’ll have to see. I expect complaints about that, but having something unique and interesting was far more important to me than having something boring but highly functional, so there is a need to keep the number of people on the sim down a bit. There will be two whole weeks to get in and get the items that excite you, so if people can be patient, they will manage to get in and move around just fine.
And there you have it! I am SO looking forward to this event, don’t forget to mark your calendars!
Festival of Sin: http://festivalofsin.wordpress.com
February 18th to March 3rd
Credits:
I do not have the credits for all of the lovely setup, decor and poses that were done by Ruby nor do I have the style details for the random dude in the pic with me, so I’m just sharing what I’m wearing. (sorry) :P
What I’m wearing:
*Skin: [PXL] GAIA TAN NE LEB C1 FR by Hart Larsson
*Eyes: FASHISM ‘Sunrise’ Eyes – Deep Warm Silver (M) by Ikon Innovia
*Hair: Tiny Bird – Sodom South Georgia – Dark Cherry by Autumn Hykova (currently not available, IM her and harass her for it :P)
Shirt: 6T Reds Do It Better (f) 3 by Sixx Yangtz
Shorts: Amour Fashion – Ripped Shorts by Syriah Moyet
Dirt on shirt: Bruised Torso ~ Jacket Layer – Modded (no longer available)
Dirt on legs: .Pekka. Dirty Muddy Light 3 by Kathya Szczepanski
*Tattoo: [HUZ TATS]-Oriental-Henna-Tattoo Layer by Hunain Bellic
*Shoes: Maitreya Gold * Flip-Flops + Anklets by Onyx LeShelle
*Promotional copies
Or as I really wanted to call this post, “This Christmas – Give a Shit!” Hello; I’m the vampire Lord Winter Jefferson. The fabulous Barry Singe is allowing me to take over her blog (again) because… lets face it, she can be pretty slack at times. Can’t style herself either, takes second rate pictures and carries a whiff of curried mangos with her wherever she goes. I’ll admit to being somewhat fond of her, but only very occasionally and after a helluva lot to drink. This post does come out from both of us though, and it comes from some place pretty sincere. In Strawberry’s case it would be her heart but with me I’m not entirely sure as mine stopped beating a good 248 years ago. Self preservation perhaps; I like to maintain my food source in good working order.
This time of year… for most of us, we are so lucky. Sure everyone is doing it a lot harder, I won’t deny. But there’s usually enough to eat, we don’t have to boil our water before drinking it and we are mostly free to live our lives in a safe way. If you have the freedom to be online and read this post then you are doing relatively well. No one begrudges you this and it’s wonderful to see. We’d just like to invite you to take one extra step outside, as Second Lifers have proven themselves to be such a generous community on both local and global levels in this quite frankly crappiest of years.
What we would love is to open up comments to things that you do for others, share and provide inspiration for small acts that can provide cheer where it is least expected – and most needed. As an example, I give my family chickens in a card each year. It’s kind of hard stuffing them in and neither of us seems to enjoy the experience much, but I saw it as an idea on the Oxfam site and I didn’t really bother reading it closely so I just put my own spin on it… no, really. What happens is you buy the card, and the cost goes towards giving a family in places like Laos a brood of chickens. You can give a friend crabs (or as I call it “every other Friday night”) and you genuinely can give a shit. I personally recommend sending this one to your boss.
There are lots more ways that can be used to add some extra sparkle. That lonely old widow on the end of your street? Invite him around for some festive nog. That really ugly patch of weeds at the park? Pull an eco ninja and plant some flower seeds there so that everyone gets a Spring surprise. Leave a comment on the blog of someone you do not know. Throw in toll fare for the car behind you. Babysit for your harried friend. Write a letter instead of a text. Compliment a stranger on their style. Pat that strange cat winding its way around your ankles. Create little origami animals and leave them on park benches to delight small children. Reassure Berry that she doesn’t smell like rotten mangos… which means totally lie through your fangs.
I know that we don’t all believe in the same things. It doesn’t matter, beauty is non denominational. Share with us what you do to make this season special. That’s the first step right there.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Plato.
What Berry Is Wearing and She Obviously Took This Picture Too And Was Quite Upset That I Didn’t Let Her Get An Ass Shot Into This Post:
Skin: Glam Affair Linn by Aida Ewing
Hair: Elikatira Early Black by Elikapeka Tiramisu
Boots: Slink Tall Leather Thigh Boots Curvy Red by Siddean Munro
Outfit: B@R Rolled Up Santa Girl Red by June Dion
What Winter Is Wearing:
Lap Warmer: Strawberry Singh by… well presumably Mr and Mrs Singh
Hair: LeLutKa Olja in Arctic by Thora Charron
Antlers: Illusions Florissinae by Siyu Sien
Skin: Tableau Vivant Vincent in January by M4r1lyn Magic
Eyes: Fashism in Pale Silver by Ikon Innovia
Chair + Pose: {.:exposeur:.} Cozy Santa Chair by RubyStarlight Writer
Felicity and I have been trying to get together for weeks now for a combined blog post, however we’ve both been pretty preoccupied. She’s the Belleza Brand Manager and has been busy blogging up a storm, and I’ve just been a lazy ass and enjoying my summer. :P
Today I found out that there’s a blogger challenge going on so I thought this is just the perfect timing. The challenge is to blog about someone that inspires you. So here she is, my inspiration, Felicity Blumenthal.
I met her on plurk back when we all first joined in 2008. One thing I noticed about her right away was her loving nature. She’s the type of friend that I wish I could be and so thankful to have. She’s always there to lend an ear when you want someone to talk to or have your back when you need it the most!
She’s also incredibly stylish and always looks sensational. She’s been blogging for many years now and her blog has always been in my reader and on my blogroll. I also admit to stealing quite a many items from her credits for my own blog posts. She just knows what looks good!
I’ll be listing my credits below, to get her credits you must visit her blog, My Second Closet. She should be blogging her post shortly, if she doesn’t, y’all can IM her and yell at her. :P Or just leave her lots of “hi” offlines…she loves those!
What I’m wearing:
*Skin: Glam Affair Amelie Dark by Aida Ewing
*Hair: Logo Karissa Cocoa by Sakuri Myanamotu (Available at Hair Fair)
*Eyes: Exodi Soulful Eyes by Ryker Beck
*Top: AOHARU OffShoulderGauzeTunic White by Machang Pichot
*Pants: Maitreya – Acer Chino Dark-Grey by Onyx Leshelle
*Shoes: MooShooZ! Buckle Flats (Black) by Jewell Munro
*Earrings: Zaara : Ansuka pearl drop earrings *day* (silver) by Zaara Kohime (currently at MSW)
*Pose: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel (Sale is ending in a few days)
*Promotional copies
Location: Komorebi
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