JUNIOR AVI – reShape your Youth

Junior Avi, a new line of children’s shapes, has opened its doors in the Pryeri sim.  Owners, Tin Little and Nik Ninetails, currently offer six different classic avatar shapes, three for boys and three for girls.  All shapes are mod-copy.

The Junior Avi target market is young children and pre-teens. The photo above is tamMy, a 4’11” girl.  The boy below is diegO, also 4’11” tall.

Tin and Nik invite you to visit their multi-color clubhouse store in Pryeri.  Join the child avatar community in Second Life, and reShape your Youth with a Junior Avi shape.

Junior Avi – Inworld store.  Also available on SL Marketplace.

 

 

Celebrating the Body Electric – Rez Day Retrospect

Today is my Rez Day, the tenth anniversary of my Second Life day of birth — or, my day of creation, if you will.  The tenth anniversary of anything in this fast-moving, ever-changing virtual world is an event to be celebrated.  At the very least, it is a time to look back and recall significant moments of the previous ten years.

A time to recall the first jerky steps on Day One, then running, and learning how to fly. The thrill of First Flight, soaring with the birds, and dragons, and Pegasus, and all manner of unusual winged creatures sharing the sky. And falling from the sky, hitting the ground [Ouch!], picking myself up, dusting myself off, and flying right back up into the sky again.

And to remember falling into a lake and walking across the bottom without a thought about breathing or drowning, or getting wet. And learning I could pass through concrete walls like they did not exist.

And dancing, as part of a crowd or with someone special – dancing for hours, never tiring, never missing a step — oh, the joy of dancing!

There is not a great deal of difference between my first photo and my current photo.

 

But trust me, this avi has been tweaked and polished, and molded into someone who can be anyone, who can go anywhere and do anything, someone who can kick butt, take names, and build a house, all at the same time, without getting a hair out of place or even chipping a nail.

Today, I celebrate my body electric, my virtual world avatar, my alter ego.   Ten years of my 3D existence in Second Life – ten years and counting.

 

 

 

2016 Blogger Gold Stars

The 2016 Gold Stars Judging Panel has now convened. All three judges [Me, Myself and I] have reviewed a countless number of blogs, for an almost unaccountable number of hours over the past year.

This year’s list may be a bit shorter than usual, as one of our Panel members was felled by First Life this summer and was away for three months. And when one of us goes down, we all fall apart. So, for the many blogs reviewed during the remaining nine months, the following are our choices for outstanding blog-related work in 2016:

** INKIE LOUDWATER – a Gold Star for Best Blog Title: CROSSED EYES AND LITTLE WHITE LIES

** JADE SAMSARA – a Gold Star for an excellent Blog Site Name: JUST A SPOONFUL OF PSYCHO

** MOLLYWOLLIDOODLE RESIDENT– a Gold Star for a great Blogger Name: MOLLYWOLLIDOODLE

** WICCA MERLIN– a Gold Star for Model/Blogger. The Model — It is hard to have a good body balance when your legs are super long; however, Wicca manages to always look perfectly balanced from any camera shot angle. The Blogger — Wicca’s blog is refreshingly different. The text she includes with each post shows that she is much more than a fashion plate with a style card. Wicca Merlin stands out from the crowd, as a model and as a blogger.

** HIKARU ENIMO – a 24K Gold Star for Photography in Blogging [for the second year in a row]. Every time you think you have seen his best work, Hikaru raises the bar and tops himself again and again. [HIKARU ENIMO – Male Fashionista]

** ANOUK ANNA [ANOUK A.] – a Gold Star for Photography in Blogging. Her studies in black and white, shadow and light, create a blog site that is a virtual cornucopia of visual delights. Favorite of the Judging Panel: CONTEMPORARY DANCE

** NEKOTTO RESIDENT – a Gold Star for an across-the-board, unanimous, we-love-your-pictures blog [Nekotto].

** With the increased popularity of micro-mini blogs such as Plurk and Tumblr, photography in blogging has become so important that, ofttimes, it eclipses the content of the blog itself. Quoting the Ultimate Blogger, STRAWBERRY SINGH, “When it comes to fashion blogs, I rarely read what’s written and really only get drawn into the post if the picture stands out to me.”

Blog photos need not necessarily be perfect, but something in the photos should elicit an “oh, wow!” type of response. The “wow!” is the benchmark for blogger photos. And in the WOW! category for 2016:

– ** EMBER BRANDT – a Gold Star for the eye-catching closeup in BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS

** KAI WIRSING – a Gold Star in the newly-created Phascinating Photography category; Kai’s blog photos never fail to fascinate and intrigue.

** TAMARY9 RESIDENT [xxx tamary] – a Gold Star for an appealing photo blog. The soft quality of her photos conveys a warmth of spirit, giving us an insight into the person behind the blog; even the title of her blog site suggests softness: Marshmallow Day

** GABRIELLA MARSHDEVIL – a cute-as-a-button Gold Star for a blogging style that mimics her avatar look — oh-so-sweet and adorable. [Cinderella Fashionista] “I focus on kawaii/doll style … every pic is made with love.”

** VOLUPTURAPTOR PERL – a Chameleon Gold Star for versatility to the one who blogs as IGotDressed; subject, style and composition of this blog are always changing, and never stale.

** ALISA PERNE [Alisa26 Resident] – a Gold Star for good blog coverage of designer releases and events, especially fantasy and role-play. The blend of descriptive text and top-quality photos makes Sweet and Sinful Styles a blog to follow in 2017.

** PARADOX MESSMER – a Gold Star for his tribute to David Bowie: ZIGGY REALLY SANG. “… there’s a little Bowie in all of us, if we just dare to be true to our real selves and let it come out.”

** DEVIN VAUGHN – a Gold Star for the original STORYLINE sections which accompany his blogs — with special reference to the three-part Shadow of the Reaper, beginning 10-29-2016; Rocky Horror 2065; and Somewhere Over the Rainbow

** MERICAT IRELAND [ReadMeri] – A you-go-girl Gold Star for WINNING THE RACE: “If life is a race and I’m in it alone, am I winning?” Having been in Second Life since early 2008, Meri likes “to share her thoughts and infinite wisdom with anyone who is daft enough to read it.”

** ROMAN GODDE – a you-go-guy Gold Star for TOP 5 WAYS TO GET OUT OF HOUSEWORK, a handy reference guide for the times a man is unable to “… stick to the manly things like hanging a picture or setting up any electronic item in the house ….”

** BLISS WINDLOW [aka Aria E. Appleford] – a Gold Star for EVERYONE IS SOMEONES IMAGINARY FRIEND. A totally original blogger, “they” are one of a kind, with an unique viewpoint on First Life and Second Life.

** A GIANT GOLD STAR each, for two bloggers who actually blog information, who provide text to read and information to absorb, about Second Life and other virtual worlds — how to find, how to fix, what to look for, what to ignore.

– ** NALATES URRIAH – Nalates’ Things & Stuff – Nalates has been know to [figuratively] descend into the belly of the beast to dig up the latest and best inside information to help us navigate through the maze of virtual worlds. “In general I write posts because I like to write and think some of the information will help out friends.”

– ** INARA PEY – Living in a Modem World – If you are looking for information on the best in Second Life [who, what, when, where, why and how], this is the blog to follow. The blog is, as described in Inara’s own words, a “collection of writings on virtual worlds … a mix of news, reviews, commentary and opinion ….”

** WENDZ TEMPEST – a thank-you Gold Star for her thoughts on the spirit of blogging and bloggers: YOUR BLOG IS YOUR BABY. “… a blogger’s responsibility foremost is to his or her own blog…. Your blog is your baby. Not your Flickr, not your Facebook, not your Twitter, your B-L-O-G.”

“At its core, [my blog] is a representation of all that I hold near and dear to my heart. And you, fair reader, fellow lurker, and friendly scroller, you are always welcomed.”

And with those kind words, we close up 2016.

Best wishes for the new year, Bloggers and Readers, and Lovers of Virtual Worlds.

September’s New Release at Ample Avi

Yes, I know, it is now October.  I seem to be running a wee bit late.  But this shape is well worth the wait.  Presenting, Plum Ripe.

 

Plum Ripe is just about plum perfect. She is classified as a Curvy Lush shape, which means she has a nice full body, while still retaining the natural-looking curves of her hourglass shape.

Plum Ripe, at Ample Avi, the Full Figured Shape Shop, in-world and online at the SL Marketplace .

SLIM CHANCE – a New Release at Ample Avi

SLIM CHANCE, a new release this week at Ample Avi.

Take a chance on a slimmer shape.  All the curves you expect on an Ample Avi shape are yours on a slimmer torso.

Stop by the Ample Avi’s in-world store and check out SLIM CHANCE.  And while you are there, pick up RITA, the Free Promo Shape, located just to the left of the New Release vendor.

 

Ample Avi, the Full Figured Shape Shop, in-world and online at the SL Marketplace .

Memories, like Mental Snapshots

 

I have been away for a few months, visiting coastal land-based folks in an area where I once lived.  Though I have now settled back in my comfort level daily grind, my mind keeps returning to these lazy times spent by the big water, wearing a super sized floppy hat and dark shades to filter the hazy glare of the summer sun; and

BRAVELY defying the noonday heat, with flip flops melting in the burning sands, a cool bottle of Coke in one hand and a dripping ice cream cone in the other hand.

These memories, like mental snapshots, will keep me warm during the cold months ahead.

DIANTHUS – Mother’s Day Special at Ample Avi

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Ample Avi.

DIANTHUS is a new shape created by owner, Xme Xue, especially for Mothers Day, and it is a two-for-the-price-of-one Special.

DIANTHUS stands 6’4″ tall and is a full bodied curvy shape.  And since mothers come in all shapes and sizes, also included in the package is a Curvy Slim version of DIANTHUS, for those women who enjoy having nicely rounded curves on a slender body.

 

Stop by Ample Avi this weekend and flaunt your curves with DIANTHUS.

Ample Avi, Marketplace online, or stop by Ample Avi in-world to check out this curvy new shape.

Ample Avi, the Full Figured Shape Shop.