I’ve been wondering why so many SL residents aspire to be models. According to the SL Wiki site, this is an unskilled job, along with Dancer, Shop Attendant, and Bouncer/Security Agent.

Model

Another very glamorous unskilled job is becoming a model. Hiring is done in a similar way as with dancers, but the truth is, there are not many modelling job opportunities. There are a few modelling agencies around, and clothes designers usually contact them to organize big fashion events, just as in real life. These attract very large crowds and are certainly one of the best and more fun ways to present your clothing lines to the Second Life public.

To become a professional model, you’ll have to do a serious investment in yourself. To earn a large amount of L$, you not only need a gorgeous avatar, but highly-priced items like a special skin, hair (often prim hair, which is expensive), good make-up techniques, and catwalking animations, preferably unique (thus, often you have to pay someone to create them for you). To become a famous model, expect a recurring investment in more animations. Still, the job usually pays well. And you get the glamour and fame that comes with the job.

The above description is so inaccurate!!! I personally cannot name any SL famous models and I’ve heard that the pay is terrible or they’re only paid in stuff. I guess modelling could be considered a role-play activity, the chance to partake in an activity that’s ‘glamorous’ and be in the same place with other people.

My advice for newbies, or people who want to be a model for the money or fame (lol) is to start a blog instead!

Being a blogger isn’t that complicated, but neither is being a model. I’m sure there are more “skills” required to do both well, but I only have blogging experience and anybody can start a blog!

To start blogging, just buy stuff, wear it, take pictures and publish it on a blog.

To start modelling you have to buy stuff, wear it, find someone to hire you or join a modelling agency and pay them a ton of money… and maybe they’ll find someone to hire you.

Are you a model in SL? Do you want to be a model? What’s the best/worst thing about being a model?

Are you a blogger in SL? Do you want to be a blogger? What’s the best/worst thing about being a blogger?

If you’re not a blogger or a model, what do you think of these two jobs?

**** Most bloggers blog for fun, it’s not really a “JOB”

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Thanks to PhotoFunia, I am everywhere. You can be everywhere too! Just visit PhotoFunia, upload your photo, and play around with the dozens of effects available.

Aren’t these cool?

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About two weeks ago, I blogged about updating my graphics card from the Nvidia GTX 260 to GTX 570. My power supply was just 525watt, but the minimum power recommended to run this graphics card is 550watt. I WAS SUPER SAD FACE ABOUT THIS! Everyone warned me that my system could overload and have a melt down so I needed to update my power supply right away. After purchasing a new 825watt power supply and watching some Youtube video tutorials, I’m happy to report that I have now installed my very first power supply! YAY.

If this does not help me take super amazing SL snapshots without crashing, then I give up!!!!

BTW YOU GUYS, installing your own graphics card and power supply is super easy. I’ve learned everything I know from Youtube video tutorials and saved myself a bunch of money by not having to hire GeekSquad.

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(Lots of shoe HUDs! from various brands in SL)

My lil’ shoe review where I commented that a HUD was challenging to use, caused some rage yesterday, so I thought I would try to to skin-match the easy way. A reader suggested that I should use the preset notecard, that came with the PixelMode Fae Wedge shoes, and get a “perfect match in less than 2 mins” so let’s see!

Left: Preset C: 22, 27, 87 | Right: My own (it took a lot more than 2 minutes, but I like the match better)

The skin I’m wearing is Laqroki in Fair tone. So I checked out the suggested Skin Tones Code for this skin, it was LAQ Fair Glow: C: 22, 27, 87. This is the reason why I don’t like suggested preset info. It comes close, and it is definitely helpful, but how one person sees color in SL depends on a number of factors (their Windlight settings, monitor, or own eyes?). But the preset didn’t work for me, and so I used the HUD, like I normally do for most shoes and work out my own setting.

My comment that the Pixel Mode was challenging caused the creator to accuse me of picking apart every product, which isn’t true. CHALLENGING does not mean IMPOSSIBLE. Obviously, I know how to use the HUD, I just personally found it challenging.

chal·leng·ing (chln-jng)
adj.
1. Calling for full use of one’s abilities or resources in a difficult but stimulating effort: a challenging course of study; a challenging role for an inexperienced performer.
2. Absorbing; intriguing: a challenging idea.

Translation: it took effort, which I put into, to try and get a better match, and present your product in a way that’s flattering/doing it some justice. I really could have worn it with the suggested preset, and have gray feet, but I don’t like gray feet. :(

P.S. I think the Pixel Mode HUD is beautifully designed, but beauty does not always translate to easy.

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MAGAZINE covers, whee!

After years of seeing all the cool Pile-Up pictures on Flickr and  being too shy to submit my own, I finally did it! The result was awesome, thank you so much to everyone who did one.

This is the Pile-Up picture that I submitted, since it’s my first time I wasn’t sure if I should do it on a White background or Green screen. Some people said they preferred White, others preferred Green, but apparently with my Blonde hair color, Green screen might have been a better choice? Maybe next time!

It’s not too late to Pile me up, if you still want to — click this link download the original file size.

Here are links to three of the Pile-Up Groups on Flickr that I joined:

SL Picture•Pile•Ups
PILE UP ONLY
♥ Pile ups ♥

If you want to submit your own, read the rules for each group and get started. It’s FUN!!

Credits: Images used for the magazine covers are pile-ups that other people have done with my picture. I used a website called MagMyPic to create the covers.

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This is proof that you guys like boobs. Prior to April 10th, my hits were around 2,000+ something daily average, but after I posted the Avatar Physics video, my views goes up by a thousand, to 3,152! Thank you for the spike in traffic. Should I do more boobs videos? :D

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