Strange Pixels

-blinks-

-opens eyes-

-blinks-

Ah CRAP!

-buries head under pillow-

This won’t do. Maybe if I go out and get some air I could sleep.

-Taxi ride to Shinjuku-

Oh my GOD! Momo! WHAT are you doing in Tokyo? That heart is like a beacon. I spotted you a block away!

I’m having a TOTAL meltdown  Momo. No sleep, no food (to speak of), freezing my skinny ass off on top of skyscrapers trying to be intense. It’s too much. I still have two shoots to do and all I want is to buy a little house in the country and raise guinea pigs. Or something.

Awwww Momo, don’t look at me like that.

-sigh- You’re right. You always are.

Damn, we sure could use a couple of triple shot lattes.

Details and SLurls under the neon awning.

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Categories: Boots, Grady Echegaray, SL Locations of Note, Women's Clothing

After spending three days wandering around Hair Fair, I have oh-so-many new goodies.  Instead of doing a Hair Fair post, I’m going to feature a new one with each ensemble for a while, because every new hair inspires a new outfit.

Today’s new hair is from Bish, a completely new shop to me.  This is what Hair Fair is all about for me: not just seeing new styles from my favorite designers, but finding new and different haunts.

I’m developing more and more of an affinity for fluffy, heavily alpha-textured hair.  If I never see another twisted, pointed, chunky, primmy looking torus, it’ll be too soon.  Alpha flickering is an issue, but going with black hair minimizes this.  And some creators handle it better than others, of course.

This hair is wild, and huge.  And called for an over-the-top ensemble.  Can you believe, I bought these boots at the Shoe Expo, and never even opened the box?  But I remembered them in a sudden stroke, and this look was born.

Nomine’s Aether skin line is usually one of my first stops for an unusual look.  The Bruise tone featured today is one of my favorites, but they’re all quite yummy.  This one tastes like grapes. ;)

Full details and SLurls after the cut.

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Categories: Boots, Costumes, Fantasy Clothing, Hair, Mourna Biziou, Skins, Women's Clothing

Ok guys, I know everyone is gleefully throwing their $L at hair creators just now, but save a few back, because you have a fantastic opportunity to pick up some retired Last Call/Dazzle items, and some really great limited editions from talented designers (not to mention helping out two beloved, longtime SL residents.)

I’m going to copypasta from Zorena Deckard’s blog, because she phrased it more succinctly than I could.

Phoenix Psaltery and his SL/RL wife Sansarya Caligari are both long-time, well known residents in SL. He owns part of one of the oldest SL newspapers, The Metaverse Messenger, and Sans blogs about her passionate love for SL fashion.

Just a few days ago, Phoenix went into complete renal failure and has ended up in intensive care at a hospital away from his home town, with a shunt for dialysis. Unfortunately, there are other complications as well, including pneumonia. Finances have gotten dire for them as Sans has to stay at a hotel while he’s in ICU, not to mention other expenses that are incurred and with children left at home in the care of relatives.

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*NOTE* Please make any direct donations and donated auction items to Fundraising Moxie. This is Katt Kongo’s alt and she’ll be dealing with the donations.

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And here’s a taste of what’s for auction:

* Limited Edition Purple Latex Kimono by Zorena Deckard (Ookami Ningen)
* RL original oil painting by Jen (from Jen) SL name Schechinah Enoch (title: Currents Oil on Canvas 2004 20″x24″) Free shipping is included if it gets a price of $250USD or more.
This is a minimum so the auction should start at that price for this item.
* 1k gift card to Blaze (from Susanne Pascale)
* 2 years of ad rotation in SLTrivia (from FlipperPA Peregrine)
* 1/2 black & white page ad in special print SLCC edition (worth $467 USD) (from Katt Kongo)
* Metric ton of clothing from Dazzle and Last Call (from various donators)
* Original one of a kind outfit from A2NZ “P2″ Rubber cloak
* A lot of stuff from Aeolous Wave’s store.
* Limited release outfit from 2006 from Pixel Dolls (donated by a buyer not Neph)
* Fat pack of Full line of Elegance hats (from Morrigan)
* Full set Fat Little Sofa, Fat Little Chair, and Fat Little Ottoman from Relic
* Not yet released AMBIANCE Henna Collection Living Room Set by Desiree
* ‘Very Large Domed Tent - Brown- Gypsy Tent from Osprey Therian
* ‘Very Large Domed Tent - Buff - Gypsy Tent from Osprey Therian
* ‘Very Large Domed Tent - Purple - Gypsy Tent from Osprey Therian
* ‘Giant Potato on flatcar with sign’ by Osprey Therian
* Tons more I couldn’t fit here !

The musical lineup is not to be missed:

9 AM till 10 AM Cylindiran Rutabaga (Live Performance!)
10 AM till Noon DJ Siggy Romulus
Noon till 2 PM DJ aEoLuS Waves
2 PM till 4 PM DJ Io Zeno
4 PM till 6 PM DJ Lucifer Baphomet
6 PM till 8 PM DJ Lecktor Hannibal
8 PM till 10 PM DJ Vivianne Draper
10 pm till Midnight DJ Augustus Bainbridge

So everyone come down, party, support a very worthy cause, and bid on some items you may never have another chance at!

See you on Saturday!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/William/206/220/22/

EDITED TO ADD THE AUCTION/ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE AFTER THE CUT

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Categories: Mourna Biziou, Off-topic

[God, I suck at titling posts.]

I love silks, unapologetically.   I really have no occasion to wear them, but that doesn’t stop me from prancing around in them at every opportunity.  Really, what’s the point of a virtual paperdoll, if you can’t don a skimpy dancing costume and bellydance around in your skybox?  None, so there.

Of course, silks of the string-and-scrap-of-fabric variety don’t hold any appeal for me.  Like all my clothing, I look for something with an unusual twist, and the new Rust Shaman set from Dark Eden fits that description perfectly.

100% prim silks are always a marvel to me.  Most of the time they can be a complete pain in the ass to fit, but these worked surprisingly well out of the box.  (Helped along by the thoughtful inclusion of small and large sizes for the main pieces.)  I’m not a delicate kind of girl, and this isn’t a delicate set of silks.  Rough, torn fabric is held in place by rusty bits of wire, cogs, and other scraps of salvage.  The subtle pentagram theme also gives it a nice esoteric kinda feeling.

And just FYI:  I did, in fact, photoshop my nipples out of the sheer top.  Because.  Well, I don’t know you that well yet.  Buy me dinner first, then we’ll talk. :p

I usually end up piecing together elements of my favorite silks to include in a more traditional outfit, so I decided to show you an example of how I incorporated these into a street look.

Voila!  With just a slight bit of modding, the loincloth becomes a belt!

Outfit details after the cut.

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Categories: Costumes, Fantasy Clothing, Mourna Biziou, Post Apocalyptic Clothing, Silks, Women's Clothing

*keys iPhone*

(Maddy! I just got in. You weren’t kidding about panic deadline. “Cept it’s a different deadline. The Suntory shoot is on the shelf for a coupla days. Now Yoshi is talking about Kami and Vogue. What’s up with that??? Did you know about this?)

“Chill babe. Yoshi called me while you were still in the air. Nonko Ramankan, one of Japan’s most illustrious designers has released a new art kimono, “Dessart2″

(But Yoshi is babbling, I mean BABBLING about Kami this and Kami that. What is he talking about?)

“Kami is Japanese for spirit, or ghost. He want’s you to project…um… ghostly spiritual qualities. Think of it as being like an angel. Oh and project with “intensity”, he loves intensity. Did I mention that this one is quadruple rate?”

(Quad rate? I can be intense for that! Though you know I’m no angel. *giggles*)

“yes doll, that little fact is at least semi-widely known by now.”

(But get this, they don’t want to shoot in the studio. Yoshi want’s me on the very tip top of the Midtown Tower!!! I’ll freeze!)

“Oh but sweetie, that makes total sense. That tower is the tallest in Tokyo. Yoshi is making a statement here. And it is also the home of the Suntory Museum of Art, AND the SMA is currently hosting an exhibition of Kimono’s called “Kosode: Haute Couture Kimonos of the Edo Period.” This will be a huge splash for you!.”

(*mutters under breath* It’ll be a splash allright if I fall off the tower.)

*iPhone battery dies*

(Damn it’s cold up here! I could really use a doubleshot latte.)

Details and SLurls in the clouds below.

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Categories: Eyewear, Fantasy Clothing, Grady Echegaray, Japanese Clothing, Women's Clothing

[Meep!  Sorry so long without a post.  Work has been whoopin' my ass lately, but hopefully that's about to change.]

Everyone probably has at least one person like Fifi on their Friends List.  Well not actually like Fifi, because Fifi is a special and unique, beautiful snowflake. I mean one of those people.  You know, the one that you can’t wait for her to rez so you can see what she’s wearing and start frantically inspecting all of her prims?

>.>

… not that I run out and immediately buy the things I see Fifi wearing…

<.<

…OK, I do.  But come on! Just LOOK at her:

Can you really blame me?

I think not.

You, too, can discover the secrets of the Fifers.  Just follow the cut…

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Categories: Costumes, Fantasy Clothing, Mourna Biziou, Strange Citizens, Women's Clothing

…my agent tells me.

“Exciting news Sweetie! Something’s flamed on the Suntory shoot in Tokyo and they need you there yesterday! Can you be at YVR in….um….forty minutes?”

(Oh that’s just GREAT! *rolls eyes* Naomi’s hit someone again.)

“I’ll courier the tickets to the airport for you, it’s the 1640 to Narita. When you arrive tell the Limo to take you into Meguro. You’ll be staying at The Claska. You are writing all this down aren’t you dear?”

(*groans* If I hadn’t just woken up to the phone ringing and had my own personal assistant/slave I would be, yes.)

“Yoshi is going to want to start shooting as soon as you get into town, so you need to be looking fresh when you get there. They are on panic deadline. And don’t forget your cutlets this time.”

(ARE YOU ******* KIDDING ME?? The jetlag is going to be brutal!)

“Did I mention this one’s triple rate?”

(…erm…I’ll be out the door in 15.)

“And you will stay away from that Prada-Meinhoff gang this time, won’t you doll? That isn’t an escapade we want to repeat. You have no Idea what it cost to get those pics out of their clutches.”

(It wasn’t my fau…*bites lip*. *sulky voice* oK!)

(It’s a good thing I keep a standby travel pack ready for scrambles like these.)

(Damn, I could use a latte!)

(*sigh* Better not. Can I go back to sleep now?)

Details and Slurls after the Security Screening.

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Categories: Accessories, Boots, Furnishings, Grady Echegaray, Hair, Women's Clothing

[Apologies for the double post.  I screwed up how it got picked up by the feeds.  Mea Culpa.]

This adorable robot avatar has been sitting in my inventory a week now, and I’ve been putting off posting about it because I wanted to mod it up and Mourna-fy it before I showed it to you.  But I can see now that stupid real life (SHAKE FIST!) is going to keep me from getting to this for a bit more, and I just couldn’t wait any longer.

Allow me to introduce you to the new F-Type Robot from Eclectic Randomness.  She’s a diminutive little thing, only 1.5 meters tall.  But every square inch is packed with absolute perfection.  You won’t believe how smoothly it works with all of your own poses and dances.

And AS IF it weren’t cute as a little metallic button right out of the box, this bot is also a modder’s dream come true.  Every component is copy/mod, and built with the customizer in mind.  The lips, for example, are a separate sculpted prim than the head, so you can tint them independently.  She is sold with two hairs included, so you can achieve robotic perfection from the get-go.  But if you’re as inclined to putting your personal stamp on things as I am, Winter also sells 6 individual hair add-ons at a very reasonable per-unit price. Her hairs utilize a unique “coloring prim” technology, which makes recoloring an absolute breeze.  I restrained myself to only 4 for the time being.  I’m sure I’ll grab the others later.

There is also a jetpack (with optional flight-assist) add-on… You heard me, JET PACK! And word is that more additions are coming, like a neko pack.

And those of the male persuasion fret not, for Winter says that an “M” type bot is in the works.

Details and SLurl after the cut.

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Categories: Complete Avatars, Mourna Biziou