Before I start this meme, I must give credit where credit is due. A few weeks ago, designer Kellie Iwish of Elate messaged me and said that she enjoys reading my memes every week and she had a suggestion for one, “ask people to sum up their SL lives in a single haiku.” At the time I told her that I am horrible at Haikus (as you can see) however I would give it a try.

The reason I suck so hard at Haikus is because I am a rambler and just way too wordy to think of just a few words and syllables to make a powerful statement. Anyhow, for the past few weeks I have been trying to come up with a Haiku about me, my avatar, my slife, my sl name, SOMETHING…and lemme just tell you, IT’S DAMN HARD! I even asked a few of my friends to help me out, which some of them really did and I’ll share one of those in a bit.

Before I go any further, I figure I should share a bit of information about Haikus for those who are not that familiar with them. A Haiku is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. We are of course going to do the English imitation of this. I actually used this website to help me out a bit, you might also find it useful: WriteAHaiku.com

So the meme for this week is, write a Haiku about your Second Life. Remember to leave your link in this meme’s post so others can come by and read your answers as well!

You probably already read my Haiku in the picture above, but I’m also going to type it out here. After weeks and weeks of contemplating and trying and struggling and crying and hating myself, I settled on this one because well…IT’S THE BEST I CAN DO FOR NOW OK!

A strawberry sings?
Or does she prance in windlight?
Heard it’s photoshop.

Yeah…I dunno. Whatever!

So as I said earlier, I also asked some friends to help me out and one of them sent me this:

Strawberries are yum
Sometimes they give me the runs
Then my bum hurts, ow.

So even though I HATE HIS BRATTY GUTS, I actually laughed so hard at this one that I just had to share it, and it kind of pisses me off that it’s way more entertaining than the one I came up with. THANKS CHAD!

So yeah, these are my Haikus. I have no idea if any of you are going to do this one but I sure hope you do because I have a feeling it will be quite entertaining!

Please remember that you can participate in any of the memes at any time. You’ll find them all under my Blog Challenges category along with other memes and challenges I’ve done over the years. If you do an image for your meme and put it on flickr, feel free to share it in the Blog Memes Flickr Group.

P.S. The meme’s a day early because I have a meeting on Monday. Have a great week! <3

Credits:
*Skin: Glam Affair
*Hair: LeLutka
Mesh Eyelids: SLink

So you know that bit when you buy a new male corset and it has gold and black studs, and you think “Hmm… I wonder what else I’ve bought recently that can go with this?

TWO MONTHS. This is just the last two months worth of gold studded leather.

Yeah; sure I’m a vampire and the whole “wardrobe stolen from Joan Jett” look is de rigeur, but I’m wondering at which point this becomes a sickness.

Actually – you know what?

SHUT UP YOU DON’T KNOW ME YOU DON’T KNOW MY LIFE.

#YOSLO

Find your studs here.

Antlers – Eternum by Half Deer

Headband – Crown of Thorns by Remarkable Oblivion

Shoulderpads – Spiked Shoulder Pads by Glam Affair

Corset – Pride Men’s Corset by NV Corsetry available only at The Renaissance Galleria

Gloves – Men’s Studded Gloves by MotivAction

Bracelet – Gaga Bracelet by Miss LT

Pants – Biker Pants by Ricielli 

Also wearing

Hair – Ewing by Tableau Vivant

Skin – Nathan by Tableau Vivant

Eyes – Protagoniste by Miamai

Feet – Barefeet by SLink

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I’ve been drooling over these shoes since Gos started teasing us with them earlier this week. Finally we’ll be able to get our hands on them today! They will be released today at 12pm SLT. So in just a few more hours you can head down to the Gos Boutique and try on a demo for yourself. Don’t forget, Gos Boutique group members get a 10% discount on all purchases, just remember to activate your group tag! The shoes come in a variety of different color options for innersole, straps, wedge, metal and sole. You just attach the HUD and use the sophisticated Gos skin matching system to match your skin and then hit the menu button on the HUD to play around with colors and options.

(these are all raw shots, only cropped together)

The sexy outfit I’m wearing is from Hucci. You can find a lot of original mesh designs at Hucci, with more curvaceous sizes available than just the standard sizing. So if you have a bit more of a curvy figure, I suggest you head down there and try on a few things.

I recently had a chat with Hucci designer, Eboni Khan, regarding her curvy sizes. She told me that some of her customers message her because they have trouble fitting into the curvier sizes that she offers because they are not aware that certain sliders work with mesh. One example of this would be the hip slider, mesh moves with the hip bone. She gave me a few numbers that I thought I would show here so you can get a good idea. The first numbers of the hips and saddle bags are for the curvy CB size that she has. The second is an example of numbers that some of her customers that have a hard time fitting into the mesh have. The final numbers are of course my own hip and saddle bags that I thought I would throw in there for you guys to see. So if you just increase your hip size and reduce your saddle bags, you can still achieve that curvier hip and be able to fit into mesh a bit better. I also think the hucci hips look a lot smoother than the example hips. Also, although the Hucci hips numbers listed there are for her CB size, I am actually wearing medium in the shorts in that image. So you can see that the hip sliders really do move with the mesh.

Now I am a total newb when it comes to mesh and sliders so this information was really eye opening to me. I would love to learn more about sliders and know which ones might assist in giving a better fit to mesh, especially around the shoulder area. So if you guys are aware of more sliders that move with mesh, please do let me know, I really feel like experimenting now with shapes.

Credits:
*Skin: [:Tuli:] Eva / petal :: 07 by Tuli Asturias
*Hair: Exile::Fire To The Rain AON by Kavar Cleanslate (@ FaMESHed May)
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
*Hands Appliers: [:Tuli:] Slink appliers by Tuli Asturias
*Nails Appliers: Pin Me Down (PMD) – Nail huds for Slink by Shyntae Demonista
*Outfit: ::HH:: Hucci Waukesha – Midnight by Eboni Khan
*Shoes: [Gos Boutique] Ursula Wedge – Classic Collection – S by Gospel Voom (to be released midday Friday)
*Pose+Prop: Gos Boutique Pouffe – Black by Gospel Voom

FaMESHed is turning one this month. No doubt it is one of my most favorite events. Every month Fameshed brings you some of the grid’s top mesh content creators with original mesh designs.

For their first birthday they have invited back all of the designers that have participated in FaMESHed this past year. So you will find over 50 designers under two beautiful tents with all original mesh content.

It’s a must visit this month! Now here are some informative links about FaMESHed:

FaMESHed on Seraphim
FaMESHed.com
Flickr Group
FaMESHed SLURL

Finally, I just wanted to say congratulations to the organizers of this event for doing such a wonderful job this past year and for introducing us to some awesome original mesh content creators. Thanks so much guys and wish you another year of success! <3

Credits:
1st Pic:
*Skin: [:Tuli:] Eva / petal :: 07 by Tuli Asturias
Hair: tram C405 hair / brown (size40) by Moca Loup
*Dress: erratic / stacey – panel dress / rose (S) by Erratic Rain (@ FaMESHed May)
*Hat: -Glam Affair- Oly Hat 07 by Aida Ewing
*Shoes: [Gos Boutique] Mae Platform – Naturelle Collection – S by Gospel Voom
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
*Hands Appliers: [:Tuli:] Slink appliers by Tuli Asturias
*Nails Appliers: Pin Me Down (PMD) – Nail huds for Slink by Shyntae Demonista
Ring: Donna Flora VITO black ring R by Squinternet Larnia
*Bangles: MG – Bangles – Copacetic Tallulah – Small – L by Maxi Gossamer
Cig: Di’s Opera – Cigarette no smoke – Right Hand by Di Hoorenbeek
*Curtains: Rustica – Mesh Drape FULL SET by Maxwell Graf
*Pose: Exposeur by RubyStarlight Writer

2nd Pic:
*Skin: [:Tuli:] Eva / petal :: 07 by Tuli Asturias
*Hair: “LoQ Hair” Sherry – Chocolate Copper by Gia Pawpad
*Dress: ::HH:: Hucci Zapala Dress S – Wild Pink by Eboni Khan (@ FaMESHed May)
*Necklace: MG – Necklace – Raisa – ALL – SILVER by Maxi Gossamer (@ FaMESHed May)
*Tiara: MG – Everyday Tiara – Pearl Heart – SILVER by Maxi Gossamer (@ FaMESHed May)
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
*Hands Appliers: [:Tuli:] Slink appliers by Tuli Asturias
*Nails Appliers: Pin Me Down (PMD) – Nail huds for Slink by Shyntae Demonista
*Pose: aDORKable Poses: Ella by Adorkable Peapod (@ My Attic)

3rd Pic:
*Skin: [:Tuli:] Eva / petal :: 07 by Tuli Asturias
*Hair: Exile::Fire To The Rain AON by Kavar Cleanslate (@ FaMESHed May)
*Top: Color.Me.H.O.F Mesh [Basic Tank[Beige]_M by Fashionboi Landar (@ FaMESHed May)
*Jeans: [monso] My First Jeans – Black 2 (girls/ size1/ XS) by Morphine Janick (@ FaMESHed May)
*Shoes: ***ArisAris Igs64 Cloud Camel by Ariadna Garrigus
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
*Hands Appliers: [:Tuli:] Slink appliers by Tuli Asturias
*Nails Appliers: Pin Me Down (PMD) – Nail huds for Slink by Shyntae Demonista
*Pose+Prop: [PM] Pixel Mode – Calathea – Antqiue White – Fatpack by Tya Fallingbridge (@ FaMESHed May)
Location: Wanderstill

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So you’re walking along the beach, kicking at the sand and you notice a magic lamp hidden under a rock. You pull it out and rub it, because what else would you do with a magic lamp? Out pops a genie and is ready to grant you three wishes, any three wishes to do with your SLife.

Meme instructions: Share three things you wish for or about your Second Life. They could be things you wish from Linden Lab, things you would like to have inworld, things you would like to do, or any kind of wishes you may have. Remember to leave your link in this meme’s post so others can come by and read your answers as well!

1. I wish Second Life didn’t have such a bad reputation. I admit to feeling pretty ashamed at times about admitting that I’m on Second Life. Very few of my closest family and friends know that I have an SL avatar and only a handful know about my blog and all the activities I do here. I haven’t even told my parents about it. I hate having to feel that it’s something I should be ashamed of or I need to hide because I don’t want everyone to think I’m some kind of pervert (even though I kind of am) and only here for the sex and porn (even though that may be partially true). I recently started a relationship in real life and I can see it getting serious eventually and I admit I am dreading telling him anything about my virtual life. I’m not even sure how I’ll approach the subject. So yeah, I wish whenever there was any kind of new documentary about SL they didn’t always focus on people making sex furniture or making it seem like sex is all there is to SL. I wish Linden Lab would think of a better marketing scheme to promote this virtual world. I would love it if people saw the more creative and inventive side of SL. Kind of like what Draxtor Despres shows in The Drax Files.
2. I wish I had more talent and could create things in this world. I really want to be able to make a custom skin for myself or perhaps a cute summery mesh dress. And sometimes I get really jealous of people (*cough*Zaara*cough*) when they create these totally amazing things that are just perfection and all I wanna do is kick their ass, just joking! (not really) At least I get to wear it and look pretty though? But all joking aside, I do sometimes wish I could create my own custom skin and it would be wicked and I could totally look like Lakshmi Menon.
3. I wish the SL viewer was more stable. I guess this really depends on your computer as well, but sometimes it’s so difficult to even stay logged in. Over the years I have upgraded my computer a few times, I’ve tried several different kinds of viewers, the officials, third party, etc… but I have never been completely satisfied with one viewer. There has always been some kind of glitch or crashing or some other technical issue. Then when all of that is not happening we have rolling restarts that stalk me to every sim I go to and lag issues and so on and so forth. I don’t complain much about it though and I understand technical issues can be a pain to sort out and everyone will have a different experience with each viewer because of their system setup but how I do wish there was one magical viewer out there that would always work perfectly, would never make me crash and give me awesome shadows with no glitches at really high resolutions!

So these are my top three wishes in Second Life. I do have lots more but the genie only let us have three so no cheating! Just joking, you can share more than three if you like, I won’t even judge you for it! (maybe)

Please remember that you can participate in any of the memes at any time. You’ll find them all under my Blog Challenges category along with other memes and challenges I’ve done over the years.

Thank you and have a fabulous week! <3

EDIT: I wasn’t planning on doing this since not everyone shares images with their memes but I was requested so here it is, a flickr group for my blog memes. Feel free to add your pictures that you’ve been using for my memes if you are sharing them on flickr. There are a lot of people that are not doing pictures or even on flickr so I know this won’t be a very active group but it’s there in case anyone wants to use it. <3

Credits:
*Skin: [PXL] SOPHIA OL ( Bare Lips) {PR} by Hart Larrson
*Hair: >TRUTH< Virginie – chocolate by Truth Hawks (Sale @ Truth)
*Mesh Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro (Special Sale @ SLink)
Hand Appliers: [ PXL ] Slink Hands Appliers OL by Hart Larrson
Outfit: Indyra Originals Mesh – Buena Boho Beach Set: All Colors by Indyra Seigo
*Jewels: Zaara : [Mesh] Atiriya set *aquamarine* by Zaara Kohime
*Mesh Feet: [Gos Boutique] Barefoot V2 – Flat – S by Gospel Voom
*Flip Flops: [Gos Boutique] FlipFlops – Colour Collection by Gospel Voom
*Pose: Diesel Works by Rogan Diesel
Location: Crossing Currents