De-me-loooooh! ;)

So yesterday was my Rezday. (Four years in SL - W00T! happy dance) I celebrated it by having my RL counterpart go and make me a chocolate Rezday cake, complete with purple frosting of course! Then my RL counterpart took one for the team and ate my slice. ;-) We can't have Viola consuming unnecessary calories, now, can we?

Especially when she wants to look good in her newest acquisition, "Disco", from D-Factor!

(Warning! Display of inferior photography skills below!)





Why D-Factor? Well in addition to making gestures, I decided to try my hand at the affiliate thingie. And D-Factor seemed like a good place to begin.

In short, if you like the above LBD, and want to check it out in other colors, as well as other D-Factor designs, then TP over to Fashion as a Second Language. It is situated inside the beautifully built Midnight Lotus satellite location, located in the Adult (Oh-là-là!) sim of Demelo.

To me, Demelo sounds like the name of a certain cough drop, but what can ya do? I didn't pick the name ;)

Much more to come! Stay tuned! :)

A-hunting We Will Go! \0/

It has begun, kiddies! :) The Gesture Abuse Hunt is finally open! Visit Amaya Ashbourne's blog for all the juicy details!

This is a great opportunity to check out the products of some really talented animation and gesture makerers (Yes, I said "makerers"!) Not to mention score yourself some very cool freebies ;)

Laissez les bon temps roulez! :)

Edited to include vital info: What you're looking for is a PINK Music Note! Duh me! Sometimes I get so excited I forget to mention things like what time the revolution starts and which palace we're storming.

Edited once again to shake her fist at the e-vil interwebs ppl responsible for taking down the cute Elmer Fudd photo. But fear not! Should you wish, you can turn your google homepage into silly Elmer Fudd-ness! So there!

"Here I Am!!" \0/

At least, that's what this new vendor would say, in a Bunny Wigglesworth -like way, if it could talk ;)

And much like a bunny, said new vendor will soon multiply with at least one more brother or sister! :)

What in God's name am I on about?? New content from Gesture Wars of course! I finally got off my lazy arse and made new gestures! (Well, technically, yes, I did sit on my derriere while I worked, but, you get the point =P )

One other thing I want to mention about the new vendor, all the gestures contained within are $L29 each. No more, no less. Why? Two reasons. First, things kinda stink right now financially for a lot of people, quite frankly; no one wants to spend more than they have to. Secondly, remember the above reference to my lazy nature? Yeahhh, that had a lot to do with it, too. *looks sheepish*

However! Before you say, "29 Lindens?? That's a great deal!" ;) I'll do you one better! The very first gesture and animation Hunt is scheduled to kick off the 1st of February and will span the entire month. It's called the "Gesture Abuse Hunt" and it is spearheaded by the amazing Amaya Ashbourne! (Why, yes she is amazing; she had to deal with all my dumb questions lol!)

I have to say, since this is the first Hunt ever that yours truly is participating in as a merchant and not just as a hunter, I'm very excited :)

Speaking of participants, Zak Volare, longtime friend and closet gesture maker, has also entered his store in the Hunt. :)

For more info about the Gesture Abuse Hunt visit Amaya Ashbourne's blog or TP to her store. :)

More to come as well as updates about the Gesture Abuse Hunt. So stay tuned! :)

Look of the Day: "Maneater"

It's January, which, IMO, is the Monday of the year, (ugh!) and I am already sick of winter! So I looked for the hottest outfit I could find in inven, and took pics of myself in what I deemed, albeit virtual, Fairly Warm Environments.



This alluring attire is called "Maneater", which, if you've played SL long enough, you might have recognized from Solange's tongue-in-cheek "Hawt Couture" line.



I absolutely adore this Coco Chanel-esque getup. While it's perfect for the boudoir, I see no reason to not romp 'round the grid in it :)



Unless, of course, you come across a hungry, P.O.'d leopard who assumes your clothing came from a distant cousin of his!

While hiding up in this tree, let me take this opportunity to show you the back of this ensemble. From the feathers, to the jewelry, to the velvet insets, I really do love Solange's attention to detail in her fashions.



Wait, what do you mean, "leopards climb trees"!? O.O

Right!!! Um, while I find a way out of this pickle, which is your fave "Maneater" song: this one or this one? ;)

Until next time! Assuming there is one....eep!

Bai Bai, 2009! :)

(Considering how cold it is here in my corner of the world...26 °F! Eeek! I *wish* I were in Fantasy Island lol)

Wow! It's been quite a 2009, and quite a decade! But, if you are reading this, chances are, somehow you survived it! Yay!

FYI, there is a new, FREE, Happy New Year-themed gesture that can be found at all my locations: in Whiskey, Midnight Lotus, and in Torch.

I purposefully made the gesture a lil louder than usual, so you can be heard while partying in those boisterous clubs on New Year's Eve ;) (I do so hate it when gestures are drowned out by music.) ;)

Now I won't tell you what exactly inspired me to make the gesture, but here's a hint ;)



As always, Gesture Wars! thanks you for your patronage! I will toast to your health come midnight! Here's to a fresh, spankin' new decade! :)

OH! My free Christmas gesture is also still out and can be found at any of my locations ;) I will keep them both on display for a little while longer.

PS:



*Hugs*

Ya Caught The Tater!

"It's a fair cop" ;)

It's amazing how cluttered and confused one's inventory becomes (or at least mine does) after a year passes by, when one stumbles across an item they've forgotten all about.

The above dress, called "Tater-Tot", is from The Dollhouse by LVS & Co., Ravenlynn Templar's "dollies and lollies" line. I found this little confection last Season when it was either a dollarbee or a freebie (to be honest, I forget which). So, into my mess of an inventory it went. When I stumbled on it today, I went to find a good background environment to explore and to photograph (or at least attempt to photograph) it in.



Behold: Winter at Fruit Islands. I found this lovely place under the Showcase tab in Search. With a snow castle, skating poses, crystallized trees, animals, snowmen, and other whimsical wintry elements too numerous to mention here, it's nothing short of delightful.



Even hitched a ride with the Jolly Old Elf himself so I could get a better view of things. (Wouldn't it be nice if Santa was a designated driver?) ;)

I should mention, however, when you and your friends visit Frosty Fruit Islands, keep three things in mind that should optimize your experience there: 1) Set your draw distance to about 200 (more if you have a good computer),

2) Make sure your Environment Settings are set at region default; you will not be disappointed if you do so. (One of my biggest gripes in SL is that it's all very well and good to put down a snow emitter, but then you have snow falling from a blue sky! And that's not how Mother Nature works lol!)

Lastly, 3) make sure your local lighting is turned on. Simply go into Preferences, then choose Graphics on the left menu, check the Custom box, and it should open a dialogue where at the bottom are Lighting Detail options, click the radio button that says 'Nearby local Lights'.

Now that I think about it, were I to return here again garbed up, I believe I'll opt for an ensemble that's more Narnia or Snow Queen-esque, rather than something Toyland-ish. Tried looking thru my inven again to find something that resembled the former, but came up empty. If, dear reader, you know of a good White Witch dress or gown that matches my description, please point me in that outfit's direction :) Cheers!

"Oh Mah Gaahhhh!" or "Let's See How Many Xmas Images I Can Shove Into One Post =P"

Talk about coincidencescesces! Remember this blog entry from yesterday?

Well today I was Google Image searching for a desktop wallpaper, just using the words "Christmas wallpaper", when I landed on this! Squee!

Anyway, so I went over to Balderdash today when I received a notice about the new Christmas trees. And they truly are very lovely. If you haven't seen these yet, here's a shot of them:



Eeenie, meenie, miney, moe...

Sigh...once again, my photo-taking skills (or lack thereof) have failed to capture the beauty of yet another creator's products, which is all the more reason for you to go see the trees for yourself. While you are at it, join Saiyge Lotus' group, if you haven't already! Since it's a convenient S-O-M, I would call this a no-brainer.

I love coming here to shop and explore, and I'm fairly certain that was why all the hard work was put into this sim. ;) If I were to classify Balderdash, and the Oubliette sim itself, under a genre, I think I'd put it under the "high fantasy" category. But I'm afraid that if I do that it would dash my hopes of finding such an enchanting, lovely environment in my too cold, real world.

There are elements to the sim that aren't just imaginary! Here's a pic of the aurora borealis I stumbled on fairly recently! Obviously, that's not imaginary! It's very real indeed! So maybe I can still have that hope.


(Plz see previous comment regarding crap photo skills)

3) Now *this* is what a log cabin should look like!


Actually this is the "Winx Redwood Cottage", which is a very charming house built out of a very large log and is available for purchase, should you decide to take home some of the fantasy found in Oubliette and live in it!

Lastly, since I'm on the subject of "fantasy", here is an image I worked on today that highlights 2 things: Terry Pratchett, and one of my favorite times of the year ;)