LOVE THIS MEME, from Strawberry... "Flat Rodvic Linden"

This meme is from Strawberry Singh, and I have been giggling since I first read the challenge. I loved the Flat Stanley Projects, in fact had students take part in creating them several years ago. And what a way to send a message to Rod! I can't wait to see some of the responses. This will be

First I took Rod to my usual favorite club in SL, Alt7. I've been going here for over 6 years. The club is undergoing some transformations; some of the long standing DJs are taking sabbaticals and the decor is trying to have an over haul. I hope that things get more on track. Currently it is a mish-mash of several people's furniture and textures that blur, the lighting all wrong, BUT the music and friendly banter are still there. It is being worked on, so if you visit, we are all holding out hope for some refinement.

The next place I wanted to take Rod was my home,  a Homestead Sim I have had for over 4 years. As a homestead I am at the mercy of the owner of the full sim to which this is a part. I am now under a second owner of the group of sims. I love my home and although many people think I am silly for this expensive hobby (95 US dollars a month), for the amount of time I spend making things and learning it is far cheaper than playing golf, collecting some things, etc. I have no commercial aspirations in SL. So my message to Rodvic would be to allow individual ownership of Homesteads and not have to have them attached to a full sim or their owner.

So.. I could stand "Flat Rod" somewhere, let him get to know and like my place... let's see here..

He matches my sinks, although I don't think I want him here.

Taking some mirror shots... why won't they smile?

LOTD Hucci Group Gift, (r)M hair from the Hair Fair, etc

Quick post

What a nice surprise when I logged in; 2 group gifts from Hucci :) Ohh so hot!

Hair from RedMint (r)m 13'13 at the Hair Fair.

Skin from Glam Affair - Jamaica

Leondra's Second Life: LOTD Feeling Sooooo Girlie Pink

Leondra's Second Life: LOTD Feeling Sooooo Girlie Pink

LOTD Feeling Sooooo Girlie Pink

 I'm liking this Glam Affair (Margo - America 2) skin more and more, as I keep tweaking things to make it my own:) ( elymode - eye make-up, Mayfly mesh eyes, L. Fauna and YS and YS - freckles, Maitreya - eyelashes, ROD Studio - eyebrows,  D!va Hair Sayaka2 - Cat's Eye.)

Here is my "Pretty in Pink" freebie with the gift join to Aushka&Co . Perfect for the heat

Jewelry by me available on the Market Place.

Location - my mountain meadow :))

I'm linking to iheartsl

The Shiney

I saw this posted about the "Shiney" reflections now available on the new Firestorm at New World Notes. Well there are limits, I can't get a "mirror" like reflection at all, even being very close.

And, why won't the sinks be reflected? They are slightly transparent, so I turned that off to see if that was the problem, but it wasn't.

I think I still like it. I'll need to experiment some more.

Summertime and the Livin' is Easy... LOTD

Ahhh... time to play in SL, and do a couple of hunts. Endless Summer Hunt gift from Sassy! is a very cute dress, slightly see-through but comes with a bikini thong. VERY nice mesh rendition. It is my favorite from the ESH.

 In the shadows....

other credits:

Yep, still wearing Curio Skin; I like that glow. (added more freckles and eyeshadow)

Shoes: Maitreya

Hat: experimental mesh, textured by me

Hair: radically modded Truth for wearing hats

Jewelry: me

What We Can Look Forward to in the New Materials Viewer for Second Life

Thanks to Kirsten Corleone who demonstrates what we will be gaining by these new viewers.

Some Pictures from SL10B

Finally able to take to big draw distance shots without waiting 4ever to rezz.

This view of the Spellbound music stage in the background is from Caro Fayray' build, "Once Upon a Time" a story of SL..

The pink spiral is a water slide which was tons of fun. It was one of the first things to try out weeks before the sims opened. 

Awesome music stage at Spellbound - a terraformed turtle!

This is what I did (mostly) as a volunteer, Moderator; look for weapons, exposed genitles and other bad behavior. Is she naked? or among the unrezzed? Her feet and shoes give it away. Why do some people "unrez" in this skin tone and others in grey, is beyond me.

Interview with Second Life founder Philip Rosedale at Burn 2, June 2013

I'm sorry I missed this! I'm reposted to send it on. Thanks MC and Mia, I did get your messages, I was AFK :(   I'm looking forward to having a build at the Burn2 this year.

Leo's Digits - June 2013

Strawberry Singh posted another blogger challenge. It started with Berry thinking her arms were proportionately too short... Tyrannosaurus Rex Syndrome she called it. So, I had to do a comparison, especially because I never did a check looking for changes with mesh clothing. I know I have changed many parts of me due to mesh.

This is my ava, as I currently walk around most of the time.

This is the pic from the post in 2011.

I know I made trade offs with body fat vs. torso muscles and thickness. Most surprising is the torso length shrinking, AND the leg length increasing.

And, Berry, the arm length has not changed! I know there are all these references out there for proportions, from the SL stuff to Michelangelo's studies. I work at a high school, and part of the dress code rule is that skirts and shorts must be no shorter than at the fingertips when standing straight, which is usually a tad above most girl's mid-thighs. :)

The reason I change my body and keep tweaking it are illustrated below.

This is a "Medium" womens with my above current measurements.

Looks OK from the front, and fits over the hips of the mesh shorts. When I wore this, I had to reduce my torso muscles. I find that I save body shapes with outfits, but that can drive one crazy. I often have to add more "love handles" to fill in pants and skirts, etc. Usually I wear a small or extra-small, and here is a medium. If only RL offered the alter your shape option :)



Proportions Challenge Questions:

Do you try and keep your avatar’s body proportionate and similar to the “average” proportions pictured above? – No, haven't thought of it, I go by "eye".

What do you dislike the most about the SL avatar mesh? – Avatar mesh? like parts? I only use feet. Matching skin tones, especially when changing windlight settings, is the most difficult.

Does it bother you when you see other avatars that are not proportionate at all? –It doesn't "bother" me, but looking good is part of "the literacy". I don't get bothered by people's ignorance. I REALLY appreciate that people have tried to make their own shapes and not buy somebody elses', freebie or spent Ls on it. It is an expression of whom we want to be.

BUT there are occassions when I want to ask someone if they remembered to wear the alpha layer... LOL. 

Even though this is a virtual world and people can be anything they want to be, do you feel when they are in human form, they should try to keep their proportions close to average?  -No, we can be whomever we want to be. If others do not have a sense of beauty or art, that's OK. I know many people in RL that are disproportionate, it doesn't bother me. I must say though, the huge prim boobs, teeny waists, and wide, long hips are comical... but that may be the point.