If you’re like me, you don’t want your SL too perfect. A slight feeling of quirkyness to your online experience is more your style.
So what do you get the girl who wants her virtual world a bit artsy and hand-drawn? Why, the new Gemini skin from [ a.e.meth ], of course!
The Gemini skin set from [ a.e.meth ] comes with four system skin shades, PLUS an Omega applier hud. All Omega-friendly heads and bodies will be able to wear this skin.
I will begin porting this skin to the Kemono bodies next. If you wear another mesh head and want me to try and make an applier for that, please let me know in the comments!
Lipsticks and makeup coming up for all heads now. Thanks!
This year marks the 5th Bellisseria Trick or Treat event! The first one will always be my favorite because it was hard as hell. None of us knew how many candies we needed to win, so my friends and I went all in and collected a ridiculous amount. I still didn’t make the Top 10 or get all four bears in 2021, but it was so much fun trying. The second year was great too, and the bears were still adorable.
By the third and fourth years, the prizes switched to boopies, and collecting candies around Bellisseria got easier, but it still had some challenge to it.
This year, though, felt like life on easy mode. It was so simple that I didn’t enjoy it as much. As a homeowner, I already got five free candies every day. Since the Tier 4 prize only required 400 candies, I knew from the start that I’d win just by following the Bellisseria Citizens group Trick or Treat list. I guess I’m grateful it only took me two days to hit the top prize, but it wasn’t as fun because I didn’t have to team up with friends and explore all over Bellisseria like before.
My pro tip for this event is to skip any house where the bucket is too hard to find. There are tons of buckets out there, and your time is valuable. If you don’t spot it within five seconds, move on. When teleporting around, open Area Search, type “BUCKET,” and get within five meters so you can click it. You can even touch it directly from the Area Search window.
One thing I noticed about the BC list this year is that there were only around 400 buckets total. That makes me think not many people are active in the Bellisseria Citizens group anymore. There have to be over 30,000 Linden Homes by now, so where’s everyone at?
How can this event be more exciting next year? Go back to the first year’s trick-or-treating style. I don’t want to know how many candies I need to win, and the requirements should depend on how many residents are actually collecting. I’m not saying make it harder, just make it less predictable. There was also a lot of lag this year, and I really don’t like those long, narrow 2048 parcels. And bring back the bears, they were the best!
Senra is here! When I showed you the NUX Senra Avatars on me two weeks ago, I did not edit the shape or wore anything in my inventory (because I had none on the beta grid).
Second Life announced the Senra Beta Avatars are now available to everyone via the library and a starter avatar web page with options for new users. After playing around with the shape and trying on two old system skins that I didn’t delete from my inventory, I decided to just wear the included Senra Jamie skin. Don’t even try to retrofit old skins or clothing, it’ll leave you feeling deep sadness.
Oh look, I’ve left my skybox! And, I’m wearing something other than a tank top and booty shorts.
Evie’s Closet has just released the Ariel dress in a bunch of different colors. I’m wearing the Pink one, of course! This dress includes sculpted flower top, sculpted flower pants (with and without silk attachments), circlet (for your hair), anklets, and modesty tops & pants (not worn here). I tried on the modesty top and pants and I didn’t like the look of it showing beneath gorgeous sculpted flowers, so I went without pants.
I tend to take too many pictures when I’m doing photos in-world cos I figured since I’m already there, and I’ve spent all that time rezzing the sim, why not take a bunch of pictures? Oh, also, other people must think I’m a weirdo for hovering in the same spot almost naked for a long time. I need a group tag that says “I’m not weird, I’m just blogging.”
Also, if you like my poses used in these photos, they’re from Leafy. I love these poses for in-world photos, especially when I want ‘action’ shots.
[ glow ] studio released a series of fun and artsy lashes! I'm wearing the 'Paint splash' lashes paired with the GLOW Studio group gift for an extra *sparkling* effect. For the first time ever, I'm matching my outfit to my eye makeup! ;P
This is the Stacy Dress in Fuchsia from TASTY, paired with Juicy Classic Pumps in Strawberry and my Zooby's Z Bag! I haven't worn the bag in a long time, and it's still the perfect accessory/pet carrier.
What I'm Wearing:
Gala Phoenix – Classic (Dahlia) skin FD Hair – Jasmine (Espresso) *no longer available* TASTY – Stacy Dress (Fuchsia) Rhapsody [glow ] studio – Paint splash lashes Juicy Classic Pumps – Strawberry Zooby's – The Z Bag
Does anyone know what happened to FD Hair? Rach Snookums seems to have disappeared off the grid! 🙁
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.
As most people who read the news know by now, the Linden Endowment for the Arts is closing. LEA provided a space for many artists in Second Life to express themselves. For them to shutter is something truly sad, but I’m also happy to note there’s an effort to begin again–a LEA 2.0, possibly! A group in-world has formed pooling suggestions on how to change the arts program so that it lasts longer this time. I’m so happy to hear of this!
As someone who’s gone through a serious roller coaster with the last LEA council, I’ve seen the uglier side of their machinations. Hazing, bullying, and power struggles are what I experienced and saw in the short time I’ve sat on their roster. After quitting, I wrote up my experiences here on this blog. It was met with both praise and criticism, but you know what? I spoke my truth in an earnest effort to bring about change, and there’s no way I would ever let anyone invalidate my experience. And as we all know, it’s the truth that will set you free in the end.
So what’s the one simple trick I think that can save the Linden Endowment for the Arts? It’s one I’ve suggested all along.
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Excellent, love the idea of not being perfect in SL, who is !!!!
Exactly 😀
The Lelutka dev kit is on a table in the store. Anyone can make their own makeup.
That’s for makeup, not skins!