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    I Follow The Gods Of Chaos

    Byaemeth Exploring SL, Friends, Guest Post, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Mesh, Second Life, Uncategorized
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    I Follow The Gods Of Chaos

    We <3 Roleplay is back for another round of awesome stuff to make your SL more fun! Because of the inevitability that I won’t be able to showcase everything, I advise you to check out this shopping guide and see what’s for sale. Some of the really cool things that stuck out to me immediately, I’ve included in this shot. I’ll do another post with dresses later.

    For now, though, I wanted to show off these awesome weapons from BAMSE and Empyrean Forge, as well as the animal skull from Yummy. I combined these with a cool armor set from Heretech for a look that lets me blend in with a battle sim like Chaos Indivism‘s (btw they’re recruiting right now).

    With so much that We <3 Rp is offering, battle sims are something I’m becoming interested in. When I’m not golfing in SL, gardening, or sailing a boat on the Blake Sea, I like running around and blowing people up in combat. Think of combat sims as a neverending game of paintball, but with bombs. You don’t have to become a part of an SL military group to shoot people on a sim, but you should observe the rules when you visit one.

    My top advice for engaging in combat in SL is: it’s fun, so don’t get angry if you die a lot. Everyone dies. Then they respawn and come back again. That’s video games for you! So if you visit a combat sim, set your home to the spawn point and remember to laugh.

    What I’m Wearing
    Heretech – Sororius Armor
    Yummy – Faux Animal Skull Headdress*
    Jack Spoon – Creepy Mask (Speak No Evil)
    BAMSE – Steam Crusher Axe*
    Empyrean Forge – Borealis Sword*

    Furniture:
    22769 – Street Kitchen (background/food vendor)*
    Souzou Eien – Apothecary Set (scales and cauldron)*

    *available at We<3RP!

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    Goodbye, Art Farm! Hello, Wanderlust!

    Byaemeth Art, Exploring SL, Friends, Guest Post, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Second Life, Uncategorized
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    [vimeo 150441347 w=500 h=281]

    One Last Look at Edie’s Art Farm from Veyot on Vimeo.

    The project I mentioned participating in earlier this year, Art Farm, is now coming down so the sim can be handed off to the next LEA project. Although I joined this collaborative late in the game, I’ve had a ball and will miss our home terribly.

    Here’s one last look at the sim and everything we created–thanks to Veyot Resident for recording it all! If you want to see more pictures of Art Farm through all of its semesters, click here.

    Where will we go now? Some of the involved artists are taking a break from SL and will return later in the year. For some of us, though, we’re simply going to move to a new home. After a round of voting, we’ve decided to set up house on the same parcel where my mainstore is. I’ve cleared out a gallery space for art shows and have a bar set up for events. We’ll be teaching classes and hosting workshops there in the future. Anyone is welcome to join!

    Please keep your eyes peeled on this blog for future announcements on workshops and classes. We hope to meet you!

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    Birthday

    Byaemeth Exploring SL, Fashion, Friends, Guest Post, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Second Life
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    Birthday

    It’s my birthday! I have successfully completed another orbit around the sun. Yesterday I was admittedly freaking out and wondering if I had accomplished enough this year. I may be lazy when it comes to other areas of my life, but art? I’m one of those overachiever kids who can’t get enough.

    I’m at the Blithe sim today, which just opened yesterday for its new winter phase! Both of its sims have been turned into an icy wonderland. It’s absolutely beautiful, so you should definitely teleport there to take a look! It costs 250L to join the sim and access Blithe, but it’s very worth it.

    I’m dressed in more amazing clothing from We <3 RP, which opens today! I feel so beautiful in this, like a goddess (feels like a theme this week). Zenith really outdid themselves with this dress and matching sleeves. And Enfant Terrible’s halo headpiece is amazing.

    I still have more things to share, including furniture, so please keep your eyes peeled this weekend and next week!

    Birthday

    What I’m Wearing

    Logo Alex Head
    [ a.e.meth ] – Gemini Skin (Fair)
    Enfant Terrible. Emma`s Halo Gold *
    Enfant Terrible. Emma`s Veil Gold *
    Zenith – Time Traveler Dress with Belt (Milk) *
    Empyrean Forge – Archimedes Astrolabe Necklace *
    Eudora – 3D Eos HeadPiece *
    Exile – Songbird

    * available at We <3 Roleplay!

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    Baja Bay

    Bygogo Exploring SL, Fashion, iheartslFeed, Second Life, Uncategorized
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    Baja Bay

    Hello from Baja Bay! I know everyone on the grid is already rushing towards Christmas, but let’s dial it back and enjoy the last few days of November. I am at the gorgeous Baja Bay beach sim enjoying the breeze and using it as the perfect backdrop for today’s photos.

    Baja Bay

    Have you seen this Kira Kira Shirt by Katat0nik and White Crow? It’s adorable, love at first sight! It inspired me to change my hair color today to match the anime drawing and pastel colors. I’m alternating between cute and classic styles lately, since both appeal to me.

    I can’t stop playing with expressions! Being able to do expressions effortlessly have been such a huge desire of mine for years. I have used various HUDs available to play with the default SL emotes, but they pale in comparison to what mesh heads can do. I want my avatar’s face to reflect the mood in the photos, so I will try to use appropriate expressions whenever I can!

    Baja Bay

    What I’m Wearing:

    LOGO ALex Mesh Head
    LeLutka – Cat Hair (FitB)
    Katat0nik & White Crow – Kira Kira Shirt (Yellow)
    Teefy – Hana Skirt (Mint)
    The Secret Store – Flamel Boots (Mint)

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    Join The Masquerade!

    Byaemeth Art, Exploring SL, Friends, Guest Post, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Second Life
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    Vivara Masquerade Gala!

    So what are you doing after Halloween? Don’t look at me like that! You mean you’re just going to get dressed up only once, go to a party, and that’s it? Nothing else you’re doing?

    Come to the Masquerade Gala on November 4th at Vivara Events! As I wrote before, Vivara is a giant gaming resort/shopping mall/art gallery that also features parties and a fancy atmosphere worthy of your best cocktail dress and suit. For this event, however, we’ll need you to dress up in your finest gowns and tuxes. And bring a mask!

    There will be giveaways, prizes, contests, even complementary masks at the door for you to wear. The party starts at 5pm SLT and doesn’t stop til 10pm.

    Featured stores at Vivara for this event include Pink Fuel, 22769, Jack Spoon, and [ a.e.meth ].

    We’ll see you at the gala! It’s going to be a blast!

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    The Volcano

    Byaemeth Brands, Exploring SL, Friends, Guest Post, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Mesh, Second Life, Shop Juicy
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    The Volcano

    Just some moody shots as we approach Halloween! Are you already going to Halloween parties in RL or SL? I haven’t yet, but I have decorated my house with lots of pumpkins and string lights! I also think I might attend the official Creepy Crawl on Friday.

    From 10-3pm on October 30th, users across the grid will visit selected haunted spots in Second Life while dressed in costume. So far the official haunt list isn’t up yet, but I’m sure it will be by the time the event starts! For more information about the Creepy Crawl, contact Xiola Linden.

    The Volcano

    I’m wearing the new Verve skin applier with my Logo head today! I’ll take a better shot for my next blog, but I wanted to show it off now because it’s so gorgeous. I love how there are several shades of red lipstick included in the applier package for me to pick from! You can buy the new skin and appliers here. For those of you with Catwa heads, yes, Verve has made appliers for that too!

    What I’m Wearing

    Verve Skin
    Logo Alex mesh head
    Exile – Sugar
    TBF – Space Helmet

    Song: “Moon Sequence” by The Herbaliser

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    Mini-Coven

    Byaemeth Art, Exploring SL, Fashion, Friends, Guest Post, Hair, Home & Garden, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Poses & Animations, Second Life, Shoes, Skins, Tech
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    October

    So some grid artists and I got together on the Art Co-op sim’s hostel area and began to build a really cool encampment. Anyone can stop by and plop down their addition; mine was this basic shipping container, which I challenged myself to fill appropriately.

    How do you like the interior? Since it’s October, I decorated it like a mini-coven area, complete with these cauldrons I picked up from A.D.D. Andel at We <3 Roleplay. I LOVE these! You can change the color of the liquid so it suits whatever you’re doing. It also comes with various options, like cauldrons with steam/without steam, with/without a stirring stick, etc.

    I also got this adorable free ghostie from Ohmai, and had to rez it for this picture! It’s a thank-you gift from the store’s owner, Anya Ohmai, for people tuning in to her Twitch stream to learn about 3d modeling. The turnout for classes have been great. It’s awesome to see so many people in Second Life wanting to expand their creative skillsets.

    Is it just me, or does everyone think that if we all set out to make a video game and put it on Steam, it would be utterly kickass and feature a ton of female game content creators? We have a lot of women in Second Life who create amazing mesh products every day. Outside of here, the amount of female game creators isn’t so high. If we held a game jam in SL, how awesome would it be to see programmers and artists coming together to make a game? Then you can put the game on Steam or Itch.io and make some money!

    October

    Shoutout to one of my friends who hates spiders. Look at my glasses! Hehehe. <3

    What I’m Wearing

    Pink Fuel Skin
    Logo Alex Mesh Head
    Hair: Chemistry – Taylor
    Dress: COCO – Shirt Dress (Group Gift)
    Le Primitif – Grandpa’s Favorite Hat
    Nylon Outfitters – Cat Ring (Porcelain)
    Kibitz – Clitch ring (Peridot)
    Nuville – BOO Sunglasses
    LVLE – Pointed Flats
    Miamai – Snail Scarf
    Pose – Bang @ We <3 Roleplay

    Song: Hannah Diamond – Pink And Blue

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    Pink Fuel And Logo

    Byaemeth Brands, Exploring SL, Fashion, Friends, Guest Post, Hair, iheartslFeed, Juicy sim, JuicyBomb, Second Life, Shop Juicy, Skins
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    Pink Fuel and Logo

    The new Pink Fuel appliers for the Logo Alex head are out! I was so excited to get these and try them on the mesh head I purchased for myself. You’ve definitely seen the Logo mesh heads on Juicybomb before, because Gogo reviewed them here, here, and here.

    “Can this Pink Fuel applier work for other mesh heads, such as the Catwa and Chloe heads?” The answer from Mochi is yes, but since they aren’t intended for those heads, you need to demo the applier first. You can do that here.

    What would I like to see from Logo in the future for their mesh heads? Well, with the Kemono mesh avatar, you can apply different textures to the eyes and eyebrows, so that’s definitely one thing I’d like to see. Cosmetic applier layers are another. If all of that were Omega-friendly, I think it would be the best mesh head out there. The expressions are fantastic, as Gogo has mentioned in her review, and you can customize it so well that you won’t look like anyone else.

    Pink Fuel and Logo

    I’m taking some inspiration in terms of style from my friend Jaqualine, who shoots beautiful vintage photos and always looks perfectly put-together. This hair I’m wearing is from Murray, which I originally recommended Jaqualine pick up… but I’m totally wearing it for myself today! I feel like a young Anna-Nicole!

    Pink Fuel and Logo

    SO. It’s October, and it’s high season for some scary movies. Because of this, I opened up a little movie theatre on my store parcel for people to watch old Troma films. If you are familiar with Troma Entertainment, they’ve got a slew of movies you can watch for free on Youtube. This week, I have Class of Nuke’Em High streaming at the theatre, so take your friends and enjoy some popcorn on me!

    What I’m Wearing

    Logo Alex Head
    Pink Fuel Skin Applier
    Hair: Murray – Catherine
    Earrings: Yummy – Faceted Solitaire
    Necklace: Donna Flora – Andrea

    Song: Lana Del Rey – Music To Watch Boys To

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    Vivara

    Byaemeth Exploring SL, Fashion, Friends, Guest Post, Hair, JuicyBomb, Mesh, Second Life
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    Vivara

    Hello from Vivara! I found this amazing new game hall that has both freeplay and skill gaming areas. It’s trussed up like a resort (and even has a poolside lounge!), so you can hang out at the luxury bar, go see a show, do some shopping (coming soon!) and take your friends to play Greedy and MooLoTo.

    The other day I watched a Greedy tournament at Vivara and saw someone win 10k. Ten thousand lindens! That’s a lot. Maybe I should ditch my canvases and go be a professional gamer?

    If you live in a state or country that allows you to visit Vivara in Second Life, you can go check them out here.

    I’m wearing the Sunny mesh head from Genesis in this post! I wish it had expressions so I could wear it all the time. However, it’s a great gift head and awesome for making outfits with. As for a more permanent head to wear, I did find one, but you’ll have to find out next post what it is.

    See you then!

    What I’m Wearing

    Genesis – Sunny Mesh Head (group gift)
    Elikatira – Conclusion
    Ryvolter – Mink Princess Stole
    Blueberry – Rylai Dress
    [ a.e.meth ] – Lucky Smoke Cigarettes
    Post – Laika Cocktail

    Song: Lana Del Rey – Old Money

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    Linden Endowment For The Arts

    Byaemeth Art, Exploring SL, Friends, Guest Post, Hot Tips, JuicyBomb, Machinima, Second Life
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    Havenhollow

    It’s October the 1st, and that means Havenhollow is open! This year, the event is being sponsored by the Linden Endowment for the Arts, a program that allows residents to apply for land grants and put on exhibits for other users to enjoy. If you want to apply for a sim, visit this website to learn more.

    So far, some friends and I have run around Havenhollow and explored most of the places… but there’s a problem. We can’t find the ending! We’ve searched all over for hints and clues, but after looking through the haunted areas and trick-or-treated at all of the houses, we’re a bit stumped.

    Have you visited Havenhollow yet? Do you know where the “ending” area is? Perhaps there isn’t one this year? Or maybe it’s a timed event and will be set up later? Leave a comment about what you think!

    Art Farm Co-op

    Speaking of the LEA arts program, if you want a smaller space to exhibit your work, there’s currently land available at the Art Farm Co-op sim in their Pop-up Gallery section. Read the rules here before you set up, so your stuff won’t get returned! All galleries are cleared after two weeks, but it allows for artists to show off their work and possibly be motivated to create more. Currently there are lots of spots available, so go grab one!

    There’s also a cafe/city section (photo above) where users can make machinima, put on plays, and take photos to their hearts content. You can rez props in the cafe or the city itself to create as you need to. The cafe is also a great place to meet other artists and collaborate.

    I’m very happy to see Havenhollow making use of the LEA program, and I hope they continue to earn land grants from them in the future. There’s a lot of joy and care in their work and to me, that’s what we need more of in the grid.

    Do you create art in Second Life? Have you applied for/earned a LEA sim before? Do you know of other haunted places we should check out? Leave a comment! Thanks!