02 February, 2022

would you love me more if I killed someone for you?

There are so many things I need to review from Vae Victis, but this, this I had to get out today. Let me show you Aristo's Vow.

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I am not going to present the best images, I well know--for that you have to go to Vae Victis' Flickr--but I did want to show off this lovely phial.

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There's a gentle movement of the liquid within. Subtle, but it draws the eye.

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And then...things got odd. I'd planned on showing off close shots of it, but I also wondered--can one sit and still hold this? The answer is...possibly yes?

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But the phial will still float in one's left hand (only rigged for the left-hand hold), perpendicular to the avatar, not the orientation. I went through all the poses on this couch, and all but the last--lying on my stomach, one hand (the left, of course) buried in the cushion--worked. But three of those poses? Horizontal. So...it looks somewhat amusing floating horizontally.

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And this last image was my attempt to capture the gentle, roseate glow this gives off--it, also, is extremely subtle in some lights. In this shot, the low, soft glow can *just* be discerned against the background. Still. The holder will know, and properly appreciate.

You can find this, and everything else Vae Victis brought to share, on Tinseled at Shop n' Hop from today on. And the best part? This is Grimoire's gift for the season. How glorious.

Enjoy, delicious friends.

25 January, 2022

leave home, feel the wind blow

[15:17] Tree Rat (treerat): Is this thing broken?
[15:17] Iradium Piros (raaseer): No
[15:17] Baran Breen: which
[15:17] Tiana (malkia4657): Nope
[15:17] Bowno Scarbridge: Many things are broken in the world.
[15:18] Riot Hax: the thingermabob is broken the contraption is working well
[15:18] Tree Rat (treerat): Kintsugi makes it all better.
[15:18] Stitches (angrynoob): Every cog in Contraption is mal-aligned
[15:19] Tree Rat (treerat): Keeps things nice and off-beat.
Have I mentioned how much I love the Contraption store group? I really do.

Today and yesterday, and possibly over the weekend too, the SLEA--the Second Life Endowment for the Arts--is having their "Crystal Carnival". The dance stage is amazing. As I'm still recovering, I'm not going to fancy up the shots, but it deserves to be seen.

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The main view just using the cam behind me--I'm the person in pale blue you can't see against the pale blue ice.

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Violet Scrivener, the DJ, put up the spinning pink tree so people could touch that for ice dances. Neat.

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A more complete shot of the stage.

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Cam spun to the left to take in more of the build. Front right is a wood-fired pizza oven. I'm amused.

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And Violet herself, dancing atop a rocking horse made of ice. Neat.

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Finally, camming out behind Violet, taking in the whole dance stage.

This is beautiful. And there's so many little details you really need to be on the ground to pick up. Which, thankfully, we may get more chances to experience, with or without Violet, because--in tracking down the SLEA blog, I discovered the event is running until February 28th!

So plenty of time if you want to traipse by and view the contributions by SLEA artists to the project, dance on the ice, or listen to whomever's playing at the time. Enjoy!

18 January, 2022

I've been pulling for something different, but the same is all we get

Oh, dear.

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I am so not in the right place.

Save that this is Dollholic. In all its pink, pastel, twee glory.

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Better.

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So this is something the folks behind the Kinky event put together. It runs heavily to 'girly' colors, lingerie, and Asian-influenced makeup sets.

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Don't get me wrong, there is nothing here that doesn't fit their particular concept--and there's nothing here that isn't well made, with a good eye for detail. Many of the stores I am not ashamed to say I've shopped at--precisely for this reason, they make lovely lingerie that fits well and looks good.

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I just...with the name...expected less....

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Pink? I guess? Like, the doll community--even now that I'm largely outside it--is more than just twee babygirls?

But hey, if it works, more power to them, I'm just really not in that demographic.

13 January, 2022

it's my pleasure to introduce to you Hell's latest arrival

I don't even anything. Why don't mesh heads make sense?

*breathes*

So, let me get this straight...

what new fresh hell is this?

When I wear a skin designed for LeLutka EVO-X, which I'm informed won't WORK on non-EVO-X heads, on the LeLutka Kaya EVO-X head, I get lips on my forehead and rows of teeth on my chin. But when I wear a skin designed for LeLutka EVO-X, on the LeLutka Lilly head, which is (at least as far as I know) NOT EVO-X...it works???

Make it make sense. Please. What?

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(This is pre-shape adjustment, by the way. Yes. I realize I look like Meg Tilly as a space alien. I'm *hoping* that will improve later on.)

11 January, 2022

I've been playing at self-worth again, ain't it fun to play pretend?

Finally got around to unpacking the new mesh head acquired in December from LeLutka...

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Good, good, that's helpful...

...and none of the skins I own that SAY they're for LeLutka EVO X--or even LeLutka original, in case I somehow didn't buy EVO--work to remove that, so...right. Setting that aside until the next time I decide to fight with it.
robert-downey-jr-sigh


09 January, 2022

told you not to worry, but maybe that's a lie

Decided to set out two new KittyCats on the space station, in my apartment. Found a MegaPuss I'd forgotten about, and figured him and a companion would be fun. It's a big enough apartment, right?

Well...

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This is them when they're six days old. That little bit of something with the blanket in the upper left hand corner? That's a full-size sectional couch that sits four avatars.

So, you know, small that boy ain't.

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Good thing it's a large pod?

07 January, 2022

and I don't wanna be lonely so show me the way home

I have finally gotten around to buying THING, and have installed it (at least for now) in the only place it makes sense: the cathedral in Tannhäuser Gate.

Illogic of Empire by Rory Torrance

Rory Torrance is the artist behind this, and several other pieces I've bought over the past few months (they're all in Krakenstorm's welcome center, this was...bigger). To make the animated pieces move in the ways he wanted, he's said he had to write the code from scratch. I remain impressed.

He has two studios of his work: the Strangelands main studio, and the smaller Strangelands gallery in Elysium (as well as his work being part of the World Culture Hub, I believe, and I thought Soup's art gallery in Stormhold--though that may be devoted to Zenmondo Wormser's set of exhibits).

[Note from the Editrix: just learned he also has an exhibit at the UASL.]

At any rate, he's worth checking out. Definitely an eye for movement, pattern, and shape, and some strong messages in his work. I'm biased, sure, but I don't think I'm wrong.

01 January, 2022

the new cats are a bit odd

So, I decanted a cat bought some time back, because I wanted to see if I could get the incredible bicolor eyes in something without the high-shine fur:

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See how pretty those are? But that's not the point of this. I want to talk about the Angel Wings sets that were a limited promotion from KittyCats:

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Those are the parents, Alexei (in the Teal wings), a Tonkinese Blue Mink Tortoiseshell, and Moira (in the Pink wings), a Genesis Diamond fur.

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And this is Laila, their kitten! For the special births of Angel cats, you get either a black rainbow set of wings and halo, or a white rainbow set of wings and halo.

She's also a Genesis Diamond fur, though she seems slightly paler than her mother? That could just be the lighting, though.

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Of course, there are some glitches with the Angels...

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And this is her while she's still young enough to be a shoulder rider. (That should last another couple of weeks.) And keep in mind, I'm only in there as a reference for size.

But still. Pleased overall. I may permapet Laila when she's old enough.

29 December, 2021

I think it's getting to the point where I can be myself again

ALSO.

I haven't discussed this before now, but I actually have a resolution this December. I usually don't bother with them, but I want to try to make an entry every day.

Warning you all this may result in more picture posts, random 'what-articles-I'm-reading' posts, and more in the vein of fluff over serious context, but...I am going to TRY!

Here's to the experiment working!

Also, Happy New Year for those who celebrate!

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28 December, 2021

this voice, is it calling? is it calling for me?

By way of EdelStore:
Merry Christmas scaled-acid-ampersand Happy New Year 2022! from EdelStore Mall

Afrikaans - Geseknde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar!
Albanian - Gézuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri!
Amharic - Melkam Yelidet Beaal!
Arabic - I'D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida!
Aramaic - Edo bri'cho o rish d'shato brich'to!
Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand!
Aromunian - Crãciunu hãriosu shi unu anu nãu, bunu!
Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun!
Bahasa Malaysia - Selamat Hari Natal
Basque - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Belorussian - Winshuyu sa Svyatkami i z Novym godam!
Bengali - Shuvo Baro Din - Shuvo Nabo Barsho!
Bicolano - Maugmang Capascuhan asin Masaganang Ba gong Taon!
Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce!
Brazilien - Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo!
Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloav ezh mat!
Bulgarien - Vesela Koleda i chestita nova godina!
Catalan - Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Cantonese - Seng Dan Fai Lok, Sang Nian Fai Lok!
Cebuano - Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bagong Tuig!
Chinese - Shen tan jie kuai le. Hsin Nien Kuaile!
Chinese (Cantonese) - Sing Dan Fae Lok. Gung Hai Fat Choi!
Chinese (Mandarin) - Shen Dan Kuai Le Xin Nian Yu Kuai!
Choctaw - Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito!
Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth!
Corsican - Bon Natale e Bon capu d' annu!
Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi!
Creek - Afvcke Nettvcakorakko!
Croatian - Sretan Bozic!
Czech - Stastne a vesele vanoce a stastny novy rok!
Dänisch - Glaedelig Jul og godt nyter!
Duri - Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak!
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar!
(also) Dutch - Prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuw jaar!
Egyptian - Colo sana wintom tiebeen !
English - Merry Christmas scaled-acid-ampersand Happy New Year !
Eskimo (Inupik) - Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto - Felican Kristnaskon kaj Bonan Novjaron!
Estonian - Rõõmusaid jõulupühi ja head uut aastat!
Euskera - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On !
Faeroese - Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad!
Filipinos - Maligayang Pasko!
Finnish - Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!
Flemish - Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar!
French - Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!
Frisian - Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Friulian - Bon Nadâl e Bon An Gnûf!
Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur!
Scots Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath yr!
Galician - Bon Nadal e Bo Ani Novo!
German - Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
Greek - Hronia polla ke eftihismenos o kenourios hronos!
Greenlandic - Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit!
Hausa - Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaian - Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Shana Tova!
Hindi - Shub Naya Baras!
Hungarian - Kellemes karacsonyi uennepeket es boldog ujevet!
Iban - Selamat Ari Krismas enggau Taun Baru!
Icelandic - Gledhileg jsl og farsflt komandi ar!
Ilocano - Naimbag a Pascua ken Naragsac nga Baro nga Tawen!
Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal dan Selamat Tahun Baru!
Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah!
Irish - Nollaig Shona duit!
Irish Gaelic - Nollaig faoi shean agus faoi shonas duit agus bliain nua faoi mhaise dhuit!
Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!
Japanese - Meri Kurisumasu soshite Akemashite Omedeto!
Jèrriais - Bouan Noué et Bouanne Année!
Kadazan - Kotobian Tadau Do Krimas om Toun Vagu!
Karelian - Rastawanke Sinun, Uvven Vuvenke Sinun !
Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha!
Krio - Appi Krismes en Appi Niu Yaa!
Kurdish - Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be!
Ladin - Bon Nadel y Bon Ann Nuef!
Lappic - Buorit Juovllat ja Buorre Oddajahki!
Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian - Priecigus Ziemsvetkus un Laimigu Jaungadu!
Lausitzian - Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto!
Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu! Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!
Livian - Riiemlizi Talspividi ja pagin vonno udaigastos!
Low Saxon - Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar!
Luxemburgish - Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer!
Macedonian - Streken Bozhik!
Malay - Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru!
Malayalam - Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal!
Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!
Mandarin - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan!
Manx - Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa!
Maori - Meri Kirihimete!
Marathi - Shub Naya Varsh!
Modern Greek - Kala Christougenna kai evtichismenos o kainourios chronos!
Mongolian - Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye!
Monogasque - Festusu Natale e Bona ana noeva !
Norwegian - God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar!
Occitan - Polit nadal e bona annada!
Oriya - Sukhamaya christmass ebang khusibhara naba barsa!
Pampamgo - Malugud Pascu at saca Masayang Bayung Banua!
Papiamento - Bon Pasco y un Feliz Aña Nobo!
Papua New Guinea - Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu!
Pashto - De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha!
Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Polish - Vesowe Boze Narodzenie!
(also) Polish - Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku!
Portuguese - Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo!
Punjabi - Nave sal di mubaraka!
Pushto - Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha!
Raeto-Ramance - Bella Festas da zNadal ed in Ventiravel Onn Nov!
Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua!
Rhetian - Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn!
Romanche - Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Romani - Bachtalo krecunu Thaj Bachtalo Nevo Bers!
Romanian - Craciun fericit si un an nou fericit!
Russian - S nastupaiushchim Novym godom i s Rozhdestvom Khristovym!
Romanche (Sursilvan dialect) - Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Sambal - Maligayang Pasko at Masayang Ba-yon Taon!
Sami - Buorrit Juovllat!
Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou!
Sardian - Felize Nadale e Bonu Cabuannu!
Sardinian - Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou!
Scots Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil huibh!
Serbian - Hristos se rodi!
Sicilian - Bon Natali e Prosperu Annu Novu !
Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa!
Slovakian - Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce!
Slovak - Vesele Vianoce i na zdravie v novom roku!
Slovene - Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto!
Slovenian - Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto!
Sorbian - Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto!
Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo (gilt für alle lateinamerikanischen spanischsprachigen Länder)!
(applies to all Latin American Spanish speaking countries, so sayeth Google)
Sudanese - Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal!
Surigaonon - Malipayon na pasko sanan bag-on tuig!
Swahili - ºKrismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº !
Swedish - God Jul Och Ett Gott Nytt Ar!
Tagalog - Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!
Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal!
Thai - Suk san wan Christmas!
Thai - Suk san wan pee mai - Happy New Year!
Tok Pisin - Meri Krismas scaled-acid-ampersand Hepi Nu Yia!
Tongan - Kilisimasi Fiefia scaled-acid-ampersand Ta'u fo'ou monu ia!
Trukeese (Micronesian) - Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Trukeese - Neekirissimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Tswana - Keresemose o monate le masego a ngwaga o montsha!
Turkish - Noeliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yilinis kutlu olsun!
Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun!
Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym!
Ukrainan - Z novym rokom i s rizdvom Hrystovym!
Ukrainan - Khrystos Rodevsia!
Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho!
Vepsi - Rastvoidenke i Udenke Vodenke!
Vietnamese - Chuc mung nam moi va Giang Sinh vui ve!
Waray - Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bago nga Tuig!
Welsh - Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Da!
Xhosa - Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo Namathamsanqa!
Yayeya - Krisema!
Yiddish - Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor!
Yoruba - E ku odun, e ku iye'dun!
Zulu - Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo!
Obviously, there are more languages on the planet, but this is a good start!

Merry all the things!

there's nothing but chains around me

Allll right then. Let's talk about (hopefully) this year's haunt, Neon Ascendance. (Which needs a better name.) So the first hic...