My friend sent me a Youtube link yesterday that I couldn’t watch due to college application work. However, I finally decided to take a look at the video once she told me that it had something to do with a nearly extinct bird species called the kakapo (watch it!). In this video, some New Zealanders film the last remaining male kakapo parrot. When this bird dies, the entire species goes extinct. Suddenly, the photographer is “attacked” by the parrot. But actually, he isn’t “attacked.” Instead, he’s being shagged (yes I know) by the rare parrot. For those of you who do not know what being shagged is, perhaps you should watch the video. I find it really interesting how the parrot is so aggressive in attempted mating because he is the last of his kind on the entire planet. The question I cannot help but ask is whether the parrot has become desperate in reproduction due to a need to keep his species alive or due to the lack of female birds. If it is the former, how does the bird know his species is dwindling? If it is the latter, does the bird actually enjoy it? The commentary to this video makes the bird seem human in a way: For example, the parrot is called “old fashioned” with “sideburns” and a “Victorian Jenkins face”. But most importantly, the parrot’s mating behavior quite resembles that of some human beings.

Are you on the verge of trying online dating? The portals providing online dating services vary and all of them taken together are a big industry today. That means people derive results from these sites and it appears internet dating has come to stay. 

Be assured that it is possible to find dating partners online. However, only the members who have provided their pictures taste success on these portals. The more well known online dating websites screen members personally. This is obviously done to flush out characters of dubious characters. 

All you have to do is to try one of the numerous sites that offer online dating and personals. Give it a try. It might so happen that you do no longer to see the already seen faces on going out, but do not despair. Many a person in different age brackets from different geographical locations is searching for a soul mate on the net. May be it is you. You just need to choose your soul mate from the numerous sites that offer online dating and personals. 

The fact may surprise you that there are actually a number of websites that are very thorough in screening their members. They will ask you a lot of questions before they attempt to match you with a partner. Dating online can both be funny and serious depending on one’s leanings or it could be both. New online dating services are being born every other day.     

So far the effectiveness these online dating services are concerned, the opinions tend to vary. However if one follows a few rules, there is no doubt that he or she would surely enjoy and succeed at online dating. It can not be denied that the internet is simply too big a resource to be ignored by those of us who are serious about finding a partner, lover, or a friend here.    

Has regular dating bored you to death? Then why not try this thing called online dating? It is almost instantaneous and it is different. And it is only here that you can cross the physical and even cultural boundaries seamlessly. Although the concept of finding a life partner is not a very old one and is at the same time seems to be surrounded by controversy, you can get success here by following the guidelines given below.  

When you are joining a dating site, please do not forget to say something about yourself. Please say a few words about your lifestyle, your interests and the type of person you are aspiring to meet. At this stage, you are possibly practicing to find the right guy or the right girl for yourself. In all probability, your first online date is not going to turn into marriage. Dating will give you a good number of choices to know people and when you find someone you enjoy spending time with, you realize it is now time to take a decision. Please bear this in mind when you are dating online.

Here I am,

Probably just when you had given up all hope that I was going to return to blogging…

It has been that long that I don’t know whether to continue on from the last post or to start with more recent times!

Ok, Well to date one of the most memorable things of the trip happened just a few weeks ago and I know to a lot of people it was nothing!  I had just got into bed and was reading for a minute or to when I felt the dog under the bed pushing up, then as I thought for a second I realised I hadn’t let the dogs into my room a little puzzled I looked around the room to realise that there was a lot of things moving, It went on for about a minute in which time I had to get up and put a hand to the flat screen tv on the dresser before it toppled over and that was that I had witnessed my first Earthquake, thankfully no damage was caused as it was approx 90 miles deep and deep enough not to cause any waves!

So back a bit…     All in all I had a great time on the Sydney to Cairns leg with Simon, and although we punched in a fair few miles we managed to squeeze in a few activities and find some nice eatery’s along the way, the second night of the rd trip we ended up in the country town of Murwillumbah were we camped in the show grounds, for dinner we found ourselves at a kinda trendy cafe called Luffley Cafe where most of the seating was on the street and being a Friday night they had live music in the form of the Lovely Vanessa (Guitar, Vocals) and Richard (drums) I would recommend it to anyone…

Next day we kept the hammer down to get up towards surfers paradise, stopping for about an hour for some grub and a stroll on the beach where we both managed to get sunburnt all down one side, I had been looking forward to seeing Surfers Paradise but on arrival was very disappointed as it is completely commercialised and reminded of Blackpool or the likes but with better weather, 40 years to late I guess!  On up the rd a tad we pulled into Water World hoping to get a wash but they were closing up for the day, so with a little time on our hands we called Chris Brown a friend from home who moved out here back in march to the Brisbane area, finally luck was on our side and Chris was just on his way home from work and only lived a few Km’s away so we met up with himself and Shaz for an hour before getting on the rd for Somerset Dam, unfortunately it was dark and I have no idea what the countryside was like on the way up, but going by what was on view the next morning we probably missed some good views.  On up the road we stopped at the Australia Zoo of Steve Irwin fame but it was absolutely packed, I think Simon was keen enough to go in for a look see (sorry Simon) but I got back on the road and stopped at the “Big Kart Track” were we had a 30min run on the 1.2Km track which was mighty craic and left us both with some sports related injuries, back on the rd we got the length of Bundaberg but couldn’t find the campsite we where looking for so I backed the van up to the sea break for the night, we were rudely awakend by the cackles of two women fishing on the rocks just at the back of the van, so I swung open the doors and gave them a fair old shock!  The craic was good so I got the fishing rod out and threw a line in to and before to long I had the breakfast in the pan!  Well, thats where the fun began, while I was preparing breakfast I threw Simon the rod to see if we could make it a feast, what happened next was probably highlight #2 of the trip and makes me laugh everytime it comes to mind, Simon cast out and a bird thought the spinner looked good and made a dive for it and managed to hook it’s foot, so as Simon was calling for assistance I could hardly stand for laughing at him and while trying to catch a breath I managed to grab the camera…

At least Simon got a shag...

Sorry I didn’t proof read for typo’s etc…

I’ll try and do a bit more tomorrow night…

A Black Redstart eating grapes from a vine at Castle Ditch Lane in central Lewes yesterday (Nick Ostler, via SOS).

Newhaven Harbour - still from video on Flickr by pete pick (click image to view)

In Friston Forest, a couple of Firecrests with “even rarer, a single Goldcrest” seen by Bob Edgar (SOS).

Yesterday at Arlington Reservoir reports of 40 dead gulls along the northern shoreline (Tim Godby, SOS) – weather-related fatalities? – plus a couple of male Goldeneyes.

As in most places, both birds and birders probably hunkering down – but in between squalls, still one or two Lesser Redpolls around the cricket pitch at Firle, and increasing numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings around the village.

Very happy Sashimi added.

So yes, my long suffering fans… I have returned, perhaps 5 kilograms heavier than when I left, with an immeasurable desire for ostrich biltong, and a nice tan.

The holiday to South Africa rocked. We got to do some familial bonding time, and a fair amount of time got spent with the friends. Mr & Mrs B… many thanks for the awesome trip to Knysna and back… much obliged. Now come and visit us so we can return the favour. Wooz and SPF… it was great to be able to spend so much time with you guys… thanks for taking the leave and making it all possible. Chris and Lily and Megan… thanks for the accomodation and for letting us skank up your bathroom one week before your wedding.

So. This Blog has been built up by three weeks absence, and is bound to be a little longer than normal. As usual, if you want to skip the personal stuff, jump ahead to the line of asterisks at the end of this piece.

South Africa. Well well. It was an absolutely awesome trip. One of my favourite things to do in the whole world is to get a car that I like driving and then to take a long road trip. And the wife and I got to do just that with her family. The four of us piled into their car and drove off on what worked out to be an insanely expensive, but very enjoyable experience. And my god did we shop. Everything from Chutney to Cuckoo Clocks went into that car.

Let’s see, first stop was the Willows in Port Elizabeth. This was a classic little caravan/chalet place, and we got a two-bedroomed chalet for the four of us. Very comfortable, very clean and so close to the sea that even my youngest students could throw a stone into the water from the living room. We were there for two nights… and used the time soaking up some much-needed shopping. And thus began my fixation with finding the perfect pie on the holiday. See… the wife and I recently stopped being vegetarian and started eating seafood. Well… poultry has been added to the pile of edibles now… meaning that Chicken was back on the menu. (For the record, we still don’t eat mammals…. which means that yes, TURKEY is back on the menu for Christmas.) With chicken scratching at the doormat, I started in on Chicken Pies.

Woolworths to the rescue. AWESOME chicken and mushroom pie. Try it. Very good.

An aside – If it feels as if all the wife and I did on this holiday was sleep and eat, well… we feel that way too. It was a great holiday.

After PE, we drove on to Sedgefield…. chosen because it was nice and close to Knysna, which was where our friends Stompie and Jax were getting married. Yes… we did it all on this trip, weddings included. The place in Sedgefield was fantastic, the view was simply unbeatable.

Stompie and Jax threw themselves a Euro-funded Afro-ethnic wedding. And it was really a great evening. Good to be able to catch up with them again, as we hadn’t seen them since leaving Ireland. The wedding itself was out-standing and if their friends are anything to go by, they’ll be blessed in the future.

After the wedding it was a case of doing some family time in and around Knysna and George. We took in the sights of Hoekwil and Wilderness, the former very rustic, the latter full of sea spray.
Much seafood was eaten. Much chicken was eaten.

One of the highlights for the wife and I of the Sedgefield trip was a visit to the Wild Oats Farmer’s market… where local farmers sold their wares. (Mainly foodstuffs, but some raw produce too.) We got to soak up a little culture…

It was here that I found the undisputed BEST chicken pie in South Africa. The Steam Whistle Stop Pie company, operating out of god-knows where, but with a stand at the market.

After Sedgefield, there remained only the trip back to East London, which took much longer than expected. This is because of a little known family problem. Fact: If you place two women with disposable income in the back seat of a car, they will hatch plans to visit as many farm stalls as possible on the way back home. This is in a misguided effort to fill the car with very fattening farm foodstuffs and home produce. Thus, some 600 kilometres, 23 pieces of fudge, a half-dozen bottles of chutney, three full wheels of cheese, and 39 farm stalls later….. the entire Western Cape was denuded of produce, the car was groaning on its springs and we got home. To a huge dinner cooked by my sister in law.

The rest of the trip was spent with friends and family. I got to get in a fair amount of roleplaying with Wooz and the bunch, and even GMed a demo session for Jebb and his bunch. An obnoxiously large amount of time was spent virtually supine on Wooz’ patio drinking coffee… which is the perfect way to conduct oneself on holiday. Besides, the view from there isn’t half bad either.

Three weeks flew by with absolutely no regard for how much it cost us to get there, or indeed just how long 14 hours in economy class feels. (Particularly when you are bloated on fudge and chicken pies.)
There were tears, there were hugs and then we were gone.

To everyone who made the effort, thanks a hell of a lot guys, it was a vastly enjoyable experience.

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And let’s get on with the jokes and stuff shall we?

The Truth About College:

SOCIOLOGY: For sheer lack of intelligibility, sociology is far and
away the number one subject. I sat through hundreds of hours of
sociology courses, and read gobs of sociology writing, and I never
once heard or read a coherent statement. This is because sociologists
want to be considered scientists, so they spend most of their time
translating simple, obvious observations into scientific-sounding code.
If you plan to major in sociology, you’ll have to learn to do the same
thing. For example, suppose you have observed that children cry when they
fall down. You should write: “Methodological observation of the
sociometrical behavior tendencies of prematurated isolates indicates that
a causal relationship exists between groundward tropism and lachrimatory
behavior forms.” If you can keep this up for 50 or 60 pages, you will get
a large government grant.

This weeks musical talent comes to you from the talented Ms. Nina Simone. This one is called Strange Fruit. And if it is depressing, well, it is meant to be. Give yourself a search for the lyrics. Sometimes, I am sad to be a human.

And that is that.. .. if there appears to be a lack of linkage in this blog, sorry… but 3 weeks without internet means that I didn’t find as many interesting things. Next time. K?

Ciao
Yeti out.

* Please wait PATIENTLY for the GIF images to load properly.
* And have some integrity not to steal the photos.

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Day 1
Airport.

Patrick has many many legs!

Fly to Langkawi!
I sat w. Patrick and Sophia.

Went to a Primary School directly for CIP after the flight.
Had lunch @ the school.
Me and Ahchua went round arranging tables and chairs.
Because our jobs were simple and easy, we finished quickly.
And I helped w/ the painting work.

Dumb la. I painted my clothes. -.-
Lalala. It was still fun. Haha.

Afterward, we went to a honeydew farm.
Tried the honeydew and (baby) tomato.
Nice nice.

Checked in Hotel.


The room damn small can!
3 people squeeze into a couple room.
Ahchua, Wendy and I share a room.

Had dinner @ Langkawi Fair.
Shopping afterward!

I bought Patrick & Spongey.
Patrick for me. Spongey for my sister.
Nice of me right?

End of Day 1.

Day 2
Rise and shine @ 7AM!
Had breakfast @ hotel coffee house.

Took ferry to a island called Pulau Payar? Idk.
Hahaha. I tried snorkeling w/ Ahchua being my partner.
Because I don’t know how to swim, she taught me and didn’t see any fish.
I kept grabbing her hand cause I’m so scared I’d fall.

Heh. Patrick and Jiayu also don’t know how swim!
(I thought I was the only one. ><)

Here’s a funny part of how Ahchua taught me:

Caroline: Swimming is like riding bicycle.
Me: I don’t know how to ride a bike! (:

Then she laugh, laugh, laugh and drank her first mouth of seawater!

The facilitator called Simon, came over and taught me too.
Somehow, I don’t know how, I have no water resistance.
I kept turning and turning. -.-

When I somehow ‘mastered’ swimming, I only saw a fish! ~~~~
Because my mask was too loose and the moment I dipped in, fresh seawater came rinsing my eyes!
I drank a lot of seawater. Effing salty.
I felt so concentrated. -.-

But it was fun la.

There’s no fresh water to bathe ourselves, but seawater.
Cause they said, the government wanted to keep the island as nature as possible. -.-

Jungle trekking afterward.
Damn lots of stairs. But the scenery above was nice.

Ferry back to Langkawi and had time to clean up in hotel.
Had dinner @ some random mall and went to see the big Eagle.

I bought a bag for Mama, a photo album for Brother and a tee for Papa.
I’m so nice.

Night was @ Conference Room for workshop.

Day 3
Laman Padi.

The uncle took us thru’ the plants at the farm.

The whole of clique of girls went down to plant padi except Patrick.
It was fun. Thou’ it was dirty and muddy.

Anyway, just FYI, if you believe that 4 clover leaf was what rare kind of plant, like in those kind of typical drama, then you’re wrong.
There was damn lots of it @ the farm and we were allowed to pick.
Pretty.

Back to Hotel for lunch and headed to the second highest peak of Langkawi — Seven Wells.

Trekking again. -.-
I was the last few and another facilitator, Joyce, waited for me.
She’s nice.

Guess what Runming is doing?
(Catching Tadpole. -.-)

And he wore the hotel slippers out! -.-

Back @ hotel and bathed.
Dinner was Thai foods.

It was so spoilt by someone, who made Patrick and I cried.
Just because of a misunderstanding.
I ate my dinner till damn buay song can.

Afterward, they had a surprise birthday celebration for Ryan.
I went off early and had an early night.

Day 4
Woke up @ 5AM.
Flight was @ 8:55AM.

The roads were so deserted and their airport is not 24/7.
When we reached the airport, it was a pitched-dark.
And we had breakfast in the dark.
Romantic right? Haha.

Reach Singapore @ 11AM and had KFC for lunch!

Home sweet home.

Credits of Padi Field photos from Tricia. (:

And I forgot to mention!
The cleaner for room service ate my tidbits!!!!! ):<

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I'm so drained now. @@
This took me so lot to post and my eyes are closing!

Last but not least,

I miss ♥Jongggggggggggggg a lot a lot!

So, I really like CheerNo. His stuff has always been bold and more daring than any other male fashions in Second Life. I respect what he’s done and look forward to his creations with a sense of wonder at what he’ll do next. His latest collection is cool…I have been trying to get a jacket to fit me properly for a while to no avail…that day will come, though! In the meantime, a new creative member of the CheerNo team has been lavishing his creations upon me. That person is Vitor Algoma. And so far, I’m uber impressed. There are only two of his items in this post, but I hope you agree they are stand-out creations, and pop over to CheerNo to check them out soon. More to come! ^_^

Skin – Den Dou

Hair/Hat – Shag

Ears – SLink

Shape – my own

Jacket – Barerose

Sweater – Artilleri

Jeans – Sensual Mistery

Boots – Nouveau Miranda

Gloves – Clobber

Glasses – CheerNo

Scarf – CheerNo

Poses – Penny Dreadful Arcade + Kristen Pick

Mel got a little over excited with her axe and new Forester Sweaters. Unfortunately Syler was the casualty.

Go pick up your Forester Sweaters from Doppleganger Inc. TODAY!

On Mel:

Sweater: Doppelganger Inc. – Forester Sweater Blue – Blue Shirt 4
Hat: ::SPLIT PEA:: Violent Tree – feathered hat
Jeans: [Random] – Black Brand Jeans 202
Shoes:
..::A.Y.Y::.. Party Time Chucks – Right (Red)
..::A.Y.Y::.. Party Time Chucks – Left (Sky Blue)
Skin: [ROCKBERRY] Character skin SASHA frx TINT
Hair: Clawtooth: Listen up – Red eye flight

On Hallie:

Skin: [PF] Skye <Chai> Cruel Secrets
Eyes:  Tres Blah- Brown Eyes
Hair:  Lamb – Oh Sugar – Snickers
Sweater:  Doppelganger Inc. – Forester Sweater Grey
Jeans:  Fri.day – lunno Jeans (Dark Wash)
Shoes:   Sakka’s Studio**Clog shoes

On Syler:

Skin: Pxl Jude Summer Face00
Hair: Uw.St Grain- Hair type-A coffee
Sweater/shirt:  Doppelganger Inc. – Henley Black Green Plaid
Glasses: primOptic Fifty glasses 1.19
Shoes: Shiny Things – City Walk Shoe black
Pants:  Doppelganger Inc. unreleased grey slacks

On Trev:

Hair: Blown chocolate by Shag
Skin: Mathieu med 0-E by Belleza
Sweater: Forester Sweater Brown by Doppelganger Inc.
Tie: Necktie by IZUMIYA
Pants: A001 Jeans Dirty Classic by Armidi Limited
Shoes: Industria Work Boots Chocolate by TRUTH

A big thank you to Mel for the awesome pictures once again!

today i stumbled across the work of illustrator Kevin Dart and was immediately drawn in by the watercolory, almost crayon like quality of his work. but with it’s 60’s influenced stylings, i can’t help compare it to Shag or Tim Biskup who are both brilliant artists. but what i like about Dart’s work is that he’s using movie posters as the frame work in which he tells his stories.

so people don’t consider illustration fine art – because it’s narrative? i recently heard this explanation in some of the follow up interviews of “Painting with Fire” – the documentary about Frank Frazetta. i have a hard time with these classifications that have been defined for us because it immediately devalues the work – even if it’s just the perceived value. why is it that when we call something fine art, it’s all of a sudden worth more?

i’m not trying to cheapen what our definitions are but trying to expand upon them… i just know that until we really start showcasing illustration in the same light and with the same respect as traditionally defined fine art, that division will always be there in the publics mind and as a result will reflect in how we think about it, talk about it, and ultimately spend money on it.

What up what up everybody!? I seriously should have called THIS one Lazy Blogger. I mean honestly? A month? Granted my RL has been crazy busy, so excuse me ladies and gents. Anyway, I’ve had some things building up into my inventory so it’s time let it all out. Okay, not ALL of it because I’d have way too many pictures but the highlights is good enough right? Let’s hop into it:

First up here we’ve got a side-by-side of a few things that came out of the latest LeLutka collection. The left features a couple of things that I wanted to talk about. Although it’s actually underneath the huge scarf, there’s this fantastic new, sheer shirt with a lace-front neckline that looks very basic but is very well put together called Portivo. You’ll see in my future posts when I get into the Spring/Summer 2010 shows that a lot of designers got into the sheer fabrics. Essentially this trend is a bit early for the season (for the northern hemisphere), but that’s why threw the big ol’ scarf from The Dogs onto it to keep it warm. The second look up there is also another LeLutka pick. I really dig the light blue going on with this jacket and the tie around the waist really made me want to snag this coat because I don’t really have anything else like it. Draping over the top again is a much smaller, but very nice blue scarf from the new LeLutka collection as well. I don’t know if you know this, but…I’m kind of a big fan of denim. The jeans in this first pic are awesome from Arai. They’ve got a great color to them with a little sandblasting down the front and they’re just an amazing pair of easy-breezy everyday jeans. The other shot features a pair of jeans that are actually way cheap; I mean L$50 cheap from PixelDolls. What I really like about them is that they’re an older pair of jeans that still holds their own fashionably with rolled cuffs that a lot of designers were dropping on the runways.

The look at the dark side of fall here features a couple of different designers out there. Starting on the left we’ve got this fantastically put-together coat from Argrace with a nice v-neck brown sweater underneath from IZUMIYA and a great pair of jeans from COCO. We first got to see some real menswear from COCO in the form of a pair of shoes that showed up during one of the CSR stamps events. In a somewhat recent trip with a friend to COCO for the shirts that wrap around your waist, I noticed that there was a growing selection of menswear to be had at COCO. I bought more than I probably should have, per always, but from what I’ve worn I have not been disappointed in the slightest. One of the interesting things about these jeans that I thought was very well done is how the seam sort of crosses over the front of the leg on the sculpted bottoms and the texture on the jeans follows suit perfectly. The look on the right shows a very nice homage to the Where The Wild Things Are movie. Now I know you’re saying, “IT’S NOT EXACT TO THE MOVIE!” Personally, I love the twist on it and how it’s more of the Wild Things than it is of Max’s official costume. I also love how it gives you that feel of fur without the 400 prims that go into say a boa.

A final thing of note throughout all of these looks is the hair I’m wearing in 3 of the 4 of them. The over-the-eyes sort of wispy hair comes from CheerNo Destiny. To be honest, I felt like originally that a lot of his hairstyles were just way too editorial for me to even try to pull off. I don’t have that sort of bleeding edge fashion sense and that’s not really my style, but when I came across three new hairstyles from CheerNo I knew I had to pick them up after trying on the demos. The blacks set that I always get are pretty good, but to be honest the brown textures for his hair are pretty awesome.

That pretty much wraps up what I’ve got for this one. I have a few things from SL still to blog and then I plan on hitting up all of the Spring/Summer 2010 images and bringing you some of my favorite looks. Adios muchachos y te veo pronto.

The Rundown
Lights in Paris
Left
Shirt :: LeLutka – Portivo in Antique White L$300
Jeans :: Arai – Jeans in Sumi L$150
Shoes :: Urban Bomb Unit (UBU) – PornStar Lo-Tops L$595
Scarf :: The Dogs – Shoreditch scarf in Navy L$300
Glasses :: primOptic – Blues L$299
Hair :: Shag – Laid in Onyx L$250 for 5
Skin :: Belleza – Miguel L$2,000 single (L$5,000 for 4-pack)
Right
Jacket + Scarf :: LeLutka – Bogota Jacket in Light Slate Grey L$385 + Diego scarf in Blue L$180
Tee :: Fusemelon – Smartie Tee in Blue L$65
Jeans :: PixelDolls – Jeans in Light L$50
Shoes :: Indi Designs – O’Neal Sneakers in Blue L$350
Hair :: CheerNo – Henry 4 for L$350
Skin :: Belleza – Miguel L$2,000 single (L$5,000 for 4-pack)

Darks in Straylight
Left
Coat :: Argrace – Traveler Coat in Dark Olive L$400
Sweater :: IZUMIYA – Winter Sweater 2 for L$45
Jeans :: COCO Designs – Loose Flare Jeans in Blue L$200
Boots :: BUKKA – Old Short Boots in Brown L$290
Belt :: NEOX – Vladimir Belt in Shade Brown L$130
Hair :: CheerNo – Henry 4 for L$350
Skin :: Belleza – Miguel L$2,000 single (L$5,000 for 4-pack)
Right
Hoodie + Scarf :: Tyranny Designs – Just Hope Hoodie L$300
Jeans :: League – Garage Jeans in Warm Blue L$245
Boots :: Hoorenbeek – Patagonia boots in Used Brown L$520
Hair :: CheerNo – Henry 4 for L$350
Skin :: Belleza – Miguel L$2,000 single (L$5,000 for 4-pack)

The Soundtrack
(coming soon)

It’s going to be my birfday on monday.

So i plan on doing a lot of this:

I also plan on creatin more dastardly creations for the Isabel Scare-a-thon 2009 which starts next week!

♫lauren

Okay. My shots are printed, framed and shipped. Next stop for ‘em is Berlin where they’ll be part of über edgy Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau. They’ll be in good company too! Works by Shag (who’s supposedly going to be at the opening – I’ll be there too, woo-hoo!), Brad “Tiki Shark” Parker, Heather Watts and a whole bunch of other fab artists will be exhibited.

The show’s opening on Friday the 11th promises to be a lot fun! So does the after show.

I’m really looking forward to being back in Berlin and to seeing my photography alongside such killer art.

I have been taking a stroll along the darker side of the street recently and it’s a very enjoyable place. Think; Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange, Tim Burton’s Edward Scissor Hands, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. For me the trick is creating the character and then the clothes and accessories compliment the over-all feel. Texture, proportion, silhouette and detail are the key factors you should be hunting for. I’ve had so many compliments from strangers while dressed like this, so have a look and give it a go. Find your dark side!

• HAT/HAIR: Shag – Deep, Dark Shades.
• SKIN: Signature – Jayden, Tone 1, Bald, Beard.
• COAT/SHIRT: Coco Homme – Wool Peacoat, Gray.
• BROOCH: Singing Moth – Ethnic Plumes Brooch.
• TROUSERS: &Bean – Shoreline Dusk.
• SOCKS: Sey – I.L.PUNK (B/Purple.)
• SHOES: Kalnins – Marteno v1.2

• HAT/HAIR: Shag – Deep, Dark Shades.
• SKIN: Mai – Alexandre Sunrise Vol.10.
• SHIRT: Arai – Denim Shirt, black.
• PANTS: Coco Homme – SlimFitPants, black.
• NECKLACE: Singing Moth – The Plague Doctor necklace.
• PIN (in pocket flap): Marcopol Oh Studio – My Pinned Camay in Platinum.
• RING (left hand): Marcopol Oh Studio – My Cross Ring.
• RING (right hand): Custom build.

• HAT/HAIR: Shag – Deep, Dark Shades.
• SKIN: &Bean – Closer Norm Panda.
• TATTOO: Aitui Tattoo – Pi Equals v.2.
• SHIRT: Muism – Black Open Shirt.
• NECKLACE: Marcopol Oh Studio – My Key Necklace.
• PIN (in collar): Marcopol Oh Studio – My Pinned Camay in Platinum.

• HAT/HAIR: Shag – Deep, Dark Shades.
• SKIN: Mai – Alexandre Sunrise Vol.10.
• GLASSES: &Bean – Recession Street Bargain Glasses Fom Tord.
• KNITWEAR/SHIRT: Kiitos – Knit&Shirt Layered set, Shikkoku black.
• TIE: Bliensen + MaiTai – Mini-Tie.
• JEANS: Emery – Daft Pant.
• BOOTS: Coco Homme – Lace-Up Work Boots.
• BRACELET (multiple group): Marcopol Oh Studio – My Bangle Cheri.

Galliano Boucher

What have I always wanted in SL? A piano. That’s right. A big grand I can park my avatar at, at all times, to pretend I’m not wasting my time, and to avoid spending a whole lot. As I was cleaning out my inventory a little earlier, I found a dress that, I’m guessing, Clear passed to me and my first thought was “Regina Spektor!” It was very her, so I put it on, then I added some girly hair, since i, just last week, deleted the Torchsong Updo I had from the hair fair earlier this year, thinking I wouldn’t need it. (Gah, that would’ve been perfection!) Ran off to Unintended Water and… um, one thing led to another, and I did a shoot inspired by this video.

As usual, it has been forever since I last posted. I have a good excuse. I lost my blog. It’s complicated, and it will make you savvier bloggers laugh at me.

I’m still proofreading for Demand Studios. I enjoy it and hopes it lasts forever.

We went to the mountains a couple of weeks ago, and it was perfect. We went for the fall colors, but we ended up seeing a different color, white. It snowed. In North Carolina. In October. As a cold weather person, I was in heaven. The combination of the snow and leaves was great.

Lots of books and movies news. Vamp time. I’ve read the Twilight Series. I’ve read the Sookie Stackhouse series. Now I’m reading the Laurell Hamilton vampire series. Will the bloodsuckers stop haunting me?

To be read: a new Monk book, Georgia Nicolson book(fabbity fab in her UK speak), Uncle John Bathroom Book I got at a used book sale, and a Kathryn Lilley book where the heroine deals with weight issues.

DVD news. I broke down and got the first season of True Blood on DVD. I don’t usually get TV series on DVD, but I don’t have HBO, and I loved the books. The show is wild in a fun way. I also got Grease 2 in the Walmart bargain bin. Not as good as the original, but it has catchy songs. Let’s bowl, Let’s bowl. Let’s rock n roll.

To cap off my perfect mountain trip, I found Shag the movie. Thanks to Austin Powers, the word shag makes people giggle, but in South Carolina beach music, it means dancing. It came out 20 years ago, and it is about four girls going to Myrtle Beach in 1963. It has great music including  the song Rock and Roll(It Will Stand) by Johnny O’Keefe  I had forgotten about  and was thrilled to rediscover. It was choreographed by Kenny Ortega who choreographed my favorite movie, Dirty Dancing.

Speaking of DD, it was sad when Patrick Swayze died. DD was a big influence in my teen years. An article about a Swayze Memorial in Lake Lure, NC brought back memories of how I, as an awestruck teen, went to the camp in Lake Lure where DD was filmed. I also went to Mountain Lake Resort in Virginia where DD was filmed. Time of My Life is a perfect title for Swayze’s autobiography which is on my library reserve list. RIP Patrick.

Another sad moment over the summer was when Guiding Light ended. It was also a big part of my life. Roger and Holly. Philip and Beth. Jonathan Randall. Soaps get a bad rap, but I have many happy memories of GL.

Now I’m getting ready for the Winter. We have a Xmas trip to Williamsburg, Va, and of course the holidays. Maybe we’ll see snow in Eastern NC, but  at least I’ve seen the fall snow.

Hey les geeks, si vous êtes dingue des sketchbooks comme nous et si vous aimez le “tikabilly style” (mélange de Tiki et Rockabilly) à la SHAG. Si vous êtes fan de Jim Flora, vous allez adorer le travail de Derek Yaniger.

SHAG

Jim Flora

Un pur délire à la jazzybeat 50’s et 60’s.

Derek Yaniger

Il ne vous reste plus qu’à vous armer d’un cocktail hawaïen de vos wayfarer et d’un bon cd (vinyle pour les puristes) et
cliquer au plus vite sur le lien qui suit afin de vous plonger dans un univers retro cool haut en couleurs. Un travail qui nous montre que cette culture est loin d’être dépassée ou obsolète, mais qui, bien au contraire reste encore bien vivante.

Et pour reprendre une expression chère à Yaniger  ”stay cool ghouls”.

Jicé