I'm feeling very Joan today

****Update: There is a freebie gift hunt going on RIGHT NOW, but only until Nov.23rd*****

Mad men may be on hiatus, but I'm channeling Joan in my fabu freebie outfits from Ingenue's store on Lo Lo. The pink hawaiian halter dress and silver hollywood dress (worn two ways!) are on the freebie board along with a couple of other things. The purple dress with the sash is a group gift. You can join the group by clicking the board right next to the dress.

Haute Style & Co.

I love Haute Style & Company. They have a very sophisticated style and beautiful textures. In the top photos are the front and back of their monthly freebie.











On Bryanna at left is a gown from the lucky chair. Sherpa models yet another lucky chair find. The lucky chairs change every 10 minutes and there are other items not shown here.

Pumpkin Hunt

Sorry I've been MIA folks. Life is what happens when you are making other plans. So there is a grid wide pumpkin hunt going on right now. I have only had time to hit Ivalde so far. It ends on November 2nd, so rush out. There are five pumpkins. These are just a few of the ones I found. I love the way Nef rocks the system skirt. I know a lot of people don't like them because they make your butt look big, but I think it's sexy. I like to think I've got a litte Joan from Mad Men going on. All of the dresses are from Ivalde pumpkins and so is the butterfly skin.

Nefaria of Ivalde is such a generous designer. Not only is she a genius with textures she is always giving things away. I have loved every item I have ever put on from this store.

The way the hunt works is that one of the pumpkins you find will give you a landmark another store on the grid. There are signs in each store that give you the option to stop searching and receive a landmark directly to the next place. That may be handy since the hunt is almost over.

***update: Nefaria Abel is taking some time off for carpel tunnel. Ivalde will continue to be open while she recovers. I urge everyone to shop, shop, shop at Ivalde and support this generous designer's store while she takes care of herself***

My go at Spike

So, I'm a pretty silly Buffy fan and I've been working on creating the avatars in Second Life. I decided to start with my favorite. I think the only free things in this picture are the cigarette (actually I'm pretty sure it's a blunt) and the skin, which was a Minnu freebie a while back. Yes I know about the controversy, and I feel as if the jury's out. I didn't go buy the skin, I already had it in my inventory. (This I realize may be akin to my rationalization for wearing my grandmother's fur coat even though I'm a vegetarian) Anyhow, I digress.

The hair is from Philotic Energy, the leather coat, and red shirt are from Casa del Shai. The shape is my own. At some point when I get a bunch of the avatars together, I'll figure out how to take a group shot.

For Josh who sent me a notecard

Hi Josh,

I didn't have your full avatar name to return your notecard. I have been offline for about a week. Atticus's hair is from Armidi. It isn't free, but it's worth it.

How can you miss me if I don't go away

Sorry I've been so horribly negligent. Real life has been sooo crazy. I was actually inspired by Ani_mations Drama Queen AO that is free until Monday 3/17. It's fantastic. In the top picture I am wearing a truth gift hair and the skin I got with my Fleur gift card. The tuxedo is the top of the dress by Celestial studios . The pants are a group gift from Veschi. The pumps are freebies from Maiteya.



In the middle picture I'm wearing the free dress from Ivalde and the valentine's day gift from Callie Cline Boa. I got the red sandals from Nyte n' Day a gossip girl event.





The bottom picture is the freebie outfit from Ingenue. The glasses and shoes were from the clover hunt at ETD.

Allure magazine aargh!

I have had zero time lately, but I wanted to pop in and talk about the Allure magazine article I just read. It was just one of those annoying one page blurbs, but it made me ***crazy***. The title of the article was 'game on' and the author, Beth Kwon, compared four games and their avatars with your ability to customize the Avatar adn how hip the clothing is. She chose, The Sims 2,Rock Band, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw and Mass Effect. Hellooooooo. Ok, so these are actual video games and not online games but, still, huh? I think I'm going to write to her with a link to this feed.

I am wearing The Ivalde freebie, The headpiece from the freebie burlesque outfit from YIP, the freebie Maitreya hair and the Fleur Vivant Buff feline skin I bought with my gift card.