Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom
Hair : Dura - Boy 42 "NEW" @ MWFW 2013
Ears : [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi  
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard /EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard
Blazer :   [Deadwool] - Gloster jacket
Pants : FATEwear - John
Shoes :  ISPACHI Mesh - Mason Brogues "NEW" @ faMESHed April
Bag :  FATEwear (fatpack of any item)

Pose by CnS

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A brand new round of Zodiac event opened its doors and this time the theme is the Taurus sign.A lot of goodies on sale as always but the first item that caught my eye is this horns set by Loulou&Co. The detail and different options offered are awesome (can purchase a jewelery set that comes with it too) and it looks perfect in a fantasy look. Grab the taxi to Zodiac below and check it out!

Taxi to Zodiac

Skin : Clef de Peau - Simon "NEW" @ MWFW 2013
Eyes :  ~Tableau Vivant~ Galaxy eyes "NEW" @ Gallery gift shop
Hair :  Taketomi - Zayn
Horns :LOULOU&CO - Libertad horns "NEW" @ Zodiac Taurus
Ears :  [MANDALA] - Simple ears
Tattoo : BUID Tattoo - 83 Dragon 

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom
Glasses :  [Steinwerk] - Alphabeat glasses
Hair : Dura - Boy 42 "NEW" @ MWFW 2013
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard
Ears : [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi   
T-shirt : FATEwear - Henry "NEW"
Pants :  *chronokit*  - Painter Sarouel Pants "NEW"
Shoes : 2REAL- HOLBROOKZ

Bag : DECO (older arcade gacha item)
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast 

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Yet another event post, since organizers seem to be hyper this time of the year! This time it's about Fantasy Fair 2013 (Relay for Life event), a fair bringing different looks than most of the "casual clothing" events. The fair opens on the 20th and the pretty neat outfit you see above is part of FATEwear's release for it. Being the SW nerd I am, I grabbed my lightsaber and used the outfit for a Jedi knight look, but I'm sure it will fit any of your fantasy looks. Stay tuned with the event blog for more details and SLurl and may the force be with you!

Skin : Clef de Peau - Simon "NEW" @ MWFW 2013 (opening Apr 19th)
Eyes :  ~Tableau Vivant~ Galaxy eyes "NEW" @ Gallery gift shop
Hair :  Dura - Valentine's (group gift)
Ear gauges : - .HoD. - Neon Punk Gauge "NEW" @ Gallery gift shop
Outfit : FATEwear -  Feredir "NEW" @ Fantasy Fair


Pose by CnS

Listening to some DARTHstep!

Just a heads up for a cool upcoming event for the decor junkies. The Garden is a "home & garden" themed event brought to you by The Liaison Collaborative and it opens its doors on April 15th. The pic above features amongst others, parts of Breno's exclusive living room set for the event. Don't forget to check on the event blog tomorrow for the SLurl! Seems April is a good month for anyone deciding to revamp their SL house since there are so many neat releases all over the place. One of them is the new release from HANDverk including the above coffee table, you should definitely visit the new mainstore to check it out, the build looks awesome!

Couch, cabinet & lamp by Breno "NEW" @ The Garden
Table by HANDverk "NEW" 
Typography wall art by Trompe Loeil "NEW" @ faMESHed April
Poster by PILOT
Chinese by Apple Fall
Magazine pile by Mudhoney
Vase by Abiss

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom "NEW"
Cap :  ISPACHI Mesh - Mason Flatcap "NEW" @ faMESHed April
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard
Ears : [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi
Cardigan and shirt :  Kauna - Argyle Cardigan "NEW" @ Collabor 88
Pants :  REDGRAVE - Navy Jeans LQM  "NEW" ( liquid mesh patent, conforms to avatar shape)
Watch : MANDALA - SITENNOAH

Pose by CnS
Location : MAYFAIR

I was just drinking my Saturday morning coffee, sitting on my desk trying to find a title for this blog post when I remembered Berry posted a new SL blog meme during the week. Problem solved, now I have a title and also the opportunity to reveal my grumpy "old man" side to you! The new meme is called "my SL pet peeves" and it's pretty self-explanatory, list the five things you hate the most in your second life. Grumpy rant to follow!

1. Random "Hi" messages : Whoever has me in their plurk friends has probably seen me whine about this more than once. Seriously though if you are someone I don't know or have never interacted with (plurk, flickr), DON'T message me in SL with a plain "Hi, Hello, Hallo, Allo" or whatever. Do you go and stand in front of strangers in the street just saying "Hi" and then stare at them in RL??? I bet not (and if you do seriously don't message me ever, you are a creeper). State your business and I will most likely, happily reply.
2. Mass Teleport spam : I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in that. We all have (or had) that one (or more) annoying friend in our list who probably works as PR in a SL club and constantly sends out mass TP's to all of his/hers list. Well guess what dumbo, I don't care if that awesome DJ is spinning right now in your club, that's what group notices are for! When I see an IM from you,  I expect it to be an actual IM to me and not some random TP. First step (after telling you) is hiding, second step, delete (likely the latter).
3. Text speech : If you message me with something like this " Hi, cn U teL me whr U got ur shape? I wnt it lols!" I will ignore you. All I see is "Curjsallfm%43%5246" gibberish, learn to type. By the way that was an actual message I got recently.
4. People who can't read : From experience and lot of profile perving they may fall into the above category too. That's another major pet peeve of mine, when I clearly state in my profile that in case of failed deliveries or requests (from people I don't have in my FL), you should contact me with a  NOTECARD , you simply adhere to that simple written rule and do it! If you want to be a rebel (YOLO) do it your way, but you will definitely be ignored.
5. Bling : Not much to say about that one. Maybe the SL thug life chose you blingy dude/chick but I'm sure I didn't choose to have it in my screen, instant derender.

Grumpy rant over, seriously despite all these I'm a really friendly guy, not kidding! Now to the important stuff...

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom "NEW"
Hair : Exile - Jackson
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard
Ears : [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi
Shirt : FATEwear - Taylor "NEW"
Shorts : FATEwear - Steve  "NEW"
Shoes : *GF* [Mesh] Deck Shoes -brown- 
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast

Stools by Trompe Loeil
Coffee tray by What Next
Skybox by Scarlet Creative

Pose by CnS

 

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom "NEW"
Hair :  Taketomi - Zayn
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard  
Vest & shirt :  Razorblade jacket - Trekka Vest (comes with t-shirt addon and texture change HUD)
Pants : RONSEM - Straight Jeans  (texture change belt included)
Boots :  ~Tableau Vivant~ Leather boots "NEW" @ faMESHed April (texture change HUD included)

Pose by Diesel works 
Location : Inaka

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April is almost here and yet another round of faMESHed is ready to open its doors. One of the items that first caught my eye in this round is this awesome mesh outfit from Ispachi. It comes with cap, vest/shirt, pants and shoes, all of them very cool looking and you even have the option to buy separate parts if you want. Every part comes with its own HUD to change textures and colors and mix/match. You can check it out amongst other stuff when the new round of faMESHed opens on April 1st.

Taxi to faMESHed

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom "NEW" @ The Boutique
Cap :  ISPACHI Mesh - Mason Flatcap "NEW" @ faMESHed April (opens Apr 1st)
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard /EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard
Ears : [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi 
Vest&shirt : ISPACHI Mesh - Mason Vest + Shirt "NEW" @ faMESHed April (opens Apr 1st)
Pants :  ISPACHI Mesh - Mason Pants "NEW" @ faMESHed April (opens Apr 1st)
Shoes :  ISPACHI Mesh - Mason Brogues "NEW" @ faMESHed April (opens Apr 1st)

 Pose by Grafica "NEW" @ Pose Fair 2013

One of my favorite yearly events in SL, Pose Fair, is just around the corner. Pose Fair '13, organized this year by  Hottie Cooterati , starts in two days (Mar 29 - Apr14) and it brings together the best pose creators in Sl to cater to your posing needs. Anyone who has taken at least one pic in SL knows how important is the good choice of a pose in the end result, so you understand why this is an event no SL photographer should miss. The couple pose above is one of the new releases by CnS e-motion, exclusive for Pose fair (yes this is shameless self promotion). You will be able to find this and many more poses in two days when the fair opens for public. Stay tuned, more Pose fair stuff and SLurl coming soon!

This is yet another lazy post of me not bothering to put any clothes on to blog but this time it serves you fine because you get to see this cool new skin! There is a new skin brand in town called Clef de Peau and the "Jules" skin I'm wearing is the first release. It comes in many tones (I'm wearing tone 0) and a few make up options and it definitely looks very promising. Check it out by following the SLurl below.

March is almost gone and I realized I haven't really made a spring look with all those new releases most SL designers put out this time of the year. So I grabbed miss Leroux from Not Just  a Pixel and made one! The shirt and pants are just one of the many cool releases FATEwear has for their new spring line so expect more posts in the near future. Both the pants and shirt come with a neat HUD, if you get the fatpack, which allows customizing different parts of the clothes and even includes bonus color options not available in the individual packs. Credits below.

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Glasses : Reek - Park Shades
Hair : ::Exile::- 6th Avenue Heartache
Ears :  [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi (including hud with many different textures and color combos for piercings and plugs)
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard /EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard
Shirt :  FATEwear - Graham "NEW"
Pants : FATEwear - Marty "NEW"
Boots : Hoorenbeek -  Ray Ray  
Bag : FATEwear (comes with any purchase of a fatpack)
Watch : MANDALA - SITENNOAH
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast

Couch by Lame
Shelf by PILOT

Pose by CnS (upcoming Pose Fair release, 29 March)

This is yet another quick post about upcoming  Zodiac round, new goodies from Haus of Darcy and my severe lack of shirt. The facial piercing set I'm wearing in the pic above is the new exclusive VIP group gift from HoD and it comes in four metal textures (I'm wearing the slide). The gifts in this VIP group are of the same quality as the store releases, so believe me, it's definitely worth a group slot! The awesome looking horns from BOOM (they come with a mask too) and the necklace from Maxi Gossamer are both items you can find at the new Zodiac round, starting today March 21. Grab the taxi below and check them out!

Taxi to Zodiac

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~Marilyn
Eyes : Dead Apples - Anime eyes - Moss @ Arcade
Hair : booN - TUN247
Piercings :  - .HoD. - Otherside "NEW" (VIP group gift)
Body paint :  +Nuuna+ (included in - .HoD. - Gods and monsters set)
Horns :  BOOM - I Am Aries "NEW" @ Zodiac
Necklace : Maxi Gossamer - Aries "NEW" @ Zodiac
Kilt : A.S.S - Long kilt
Bracelets :  [MANDALA] - OKAKI Bracelet
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast   

Pose by Del May

This is the second meme I'm doing in just a few days, I must be sick! Once again picked up from Berry's blog (she is on a meme roll lately), it's called "the procrastination meme" and this time I'm going to copypaste ten questions you never actually asked me and I will post the answers to them so I can call all of you nosy. I can't be a total procrastinator though so I'm also going to post a pic (it may be above the text but I wrote that before I posted the pic) of me dressed all fancy, wearing the new Jeremy skin from Fruk available at  Skin fair '13. Rant and credits to follow.

1. What is the rez date for your current SL Avatar that you use most often? Alex1985 Diabolito
   July 15, 2009 
2. Where was the first place you made friends as a newb and got to know people in Second Life? Back in my noob days SL search would display places by highest trafic. I ended up in some nude beach sporting an awesome black speedo from the freebie dungeon, getting bitten by "Bloodlines" vampires (yes vamps in a beach) like crazy. 
3. Where do you spend most of your SL time now? Cyn city shopping sim on my sky platform
4. Who is your closest friend in Second Life? (only pick one) Eve Leroux
5. What is the most favorite thing in your inventory? (only pick one) Ugh, I have way more than just one but if I have to choose I 'd say my facial hair layer from Cheer No, it never comes off.
6. The last thing you purchased in Second Life? A neat leather chair from HANDverk
7. What color clothing does your avatar wear most often? Brown
8. Do you prefer to walk, run or fly? Walking, because I look cool like that
9. What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done in SL? I once went to a noobie kind of sex RP place, where most males were wearing "Call me Master" tags, with a tag saying " Master tags are stupid". It didn't end well. I've also shot people with sperm bolts coming from an awesome huge sparkly penis, I have in my inv (not copypasta from Berry, true story). I'm mostly boring though.
10. Who would you like to play YOU, in the movie of your SLife? Joseph Gordon-Levitt but he'd have to stop shaving for a few days

Ok, enough procrastinating (to whomever invented spellcheck, you're awesome) time for style credits.

Skin: Fruk - Jeremy "NEW" @ Skin Fair
Eyes : IKON - Ardent eyes - Blossom "NEW" @ The Boutique
Hair : Exile - Jackson
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/Unorthodox - Full beard /EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard
Ears :  [MANDALA] - Simple ears
Suit : FATEwear - Edward

Pose by CnS (soon to be released at upcoming Pose Fair, March 29)

Skin : Fruk - Bennett - Thanatos series "NEW" (special edition skins for 150L @ Mens Dept March)
Eyes : Dead Apples - Anime Eyes - Apocalypse "NEW"@ Arcade
Hair : Dura - Boy-30
Ears : [MANDALA] - STEKING_ears_ver4
Piercings :  - .HoD. - Deadly Venom/Fire In The Water Prt. 2
Tattoos : AITUI - When the beast / +Nuuna+ (included in - .HoD. - Gods and monsters set)

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I don't know about you but , being both a nerd and born in the mid 80's, I always feel nostalgic when I stumble upon old gaming consoles I used to have as a child, game boys, cartridges etc. This was the reason I totally "nerded" all over the place when I saw Cheeky Pea's item for this month's round of Mens Dept! As you can see this vintage gaming console looks awesome and it became a perfect addition for my living room. The other item I wanted to show you (and it kinda fits the nerdy look perfectly) is this neat looking hoodie which is Tableau Vivant's exclusive item for "The Boutique" event. Credits and SLurls to follow.

Taxi to The Boutique
Taxi to Mens Dept
Taxi to faMESHed

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : Insufferable Dastard - Gem / Mesh Eyes / Light Green
Glasses : Reek - Park Shades
Facial hair :[CheerNo] - BEARD.07/EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard
T-shirt : Kal Rau - Casual tee "NEW"
Hoodie & hat :  ~Tableau Vivant~Mo Hoodie cape "NEW" @ The Boutique (color change hat and inside pattern)
Pants : *chronokit*  Military Sarrouel Pants
Shoes : 2REAL- HOLBROOKZ "NEW" (texture change HUD included)

Couch & table set by Mudhoney "NEW" @ faMESHed March
Gaming console by Cheeky Pea  "NEW" @ Mens Dept March
Beer and chinese by Apple Fall (beer is part of a set available @ Zodiac)
Skybox by Scarlet Creative

...and some random nerdy art I found on Society6

Just a quick heads up about an upcoming event for the guys in April. MWFW 2013 (mens wear fashion week) will be held from April 19th to 27th and it is one of the few events exclusively for men. As you can see in the event ad above (courtesy of the talented Aspen Huntress, check her stream out) this year's theme is "the future of fashion". Furthermore if you think you can look as awesome as these guys (except for the dude in the middle with the coat, he's kinda meh) then you should definitely participate in the MWFW castings taking place on March 23rd. More info in the event blog, stay tuned for more MWFW in the future!

Seems March is the month of events in SL and a bane to my wallet. One of these events is the brand new "Boutique" event by the Liaison Collaborative. Sporting an impressive list of designers the Boutique looks very promising and it's just around the corner (opening March 15th). One of the exclusive items on sale at the event is the skin I'm wearing in the pic above by Essences. Check out the event blog for more info, designers list and slurl (when it opens). 

Skin : Essences - Aslan "NEW" @ The Boutique (March 15th)
Eyes : Insufferable Dastard - Gem / Mesh Eyes / Light Green 
Hair : RONSEM - J Hat (mesh) hair
Ears : [MANDALA] - STEKING_ears_ver4
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07 /EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard 
Vest & shirt :  :SEY  - Gilet(paisley)+T-shirt (comes with customization hud,many different shirt textures,long and short)
Bracelets :   [MANDALA] - OKAKI Bracelet
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast  

Pose by Diesel works

I admit that I'm really bad at following all these memes and challenges going on in SL blogs. Yesterday though I stumbled upon this meme post on Strawberry Singh's blog and it seemed like a really fun idea. So here are my seven SL facts you probably don't really want to know but I will put them before the credits so you will have to see them anyway (evil laugh).

My 7 SL facts :


Fact #1 : I'm a hermit in SL. You have probably heard other SLers saying that too but it's true, I rarely leave my sky platform unless I go shopping, take a pic or fall from it (I fall a lot).

Fact #2 : "Sleepy" typo frenzy. The few people I actually DO hang out with in SL are in completely different timezones so in order to see them I stay awake way more than I should. This results in a massive amount of "sleepy" typos if I'm in chat during that time and an insane amount of coffee consumption next morning.

Fact #3 : Younger than I look. I'm in SL since the summer of '09 but in truth I'm way younger than that. I have taken really long breaks (no logging in at all) so my true SL age is 2 years old which is a good excuse for my occasional noobness.

Fact #4 : I hate my full SL name. When I made the account I didn't plan on staying long (made it because of an article I was writing about SL at the time) but seriously who puts freakin dates in their names (me apparently). On the bright side I get a good laugh at quite a few SLers with poor observation skills over the years who have asked me my age.

Fact #5 : Skins and eyes loyalist. While I do change my outfit in SL almost daily, I very rarely change my skin and eyes. I will try different ones for specific looks and pics but I always have my "regular" skin and eyes that I change 1-2 times a year at most.

Fact #6: I love SL photography. It's the first thing I miss everytime I take a long break and my flickr account (well, the old one before it got deleted for no freakin reason) was the same age as my avatar. Over the last year I have even started trying my hand at making poses for CnS e-motion (shameless self promo).

Fact #7 : I've had pixel sex once. With system layer socks on. White system layer socks. It was good.

And now the important stuff :

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : Insufferable Dastard - Gem / Mesh Eyes / Light Green
Hair :  Taketomi - Zayn
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07 /EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard  
Piercings : - .HoD. - Lisbeth
Ears :  [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi
T-shirt : Kal Rau - Casual tee "NEW"
Jeans : REDGRAVE - Navy Jeans LQM  "NEW" ( liquid mesh patent, conforms to avatar shape) 
Necklace : Maxi Gossamer - Raven skull necklace
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast 

Skin : ~Tableau Vivant~ Ryan skin - Tone 5
Eyes : Insufferable Dastard - Gem / Mesh Eyes / Light Green
Hair :  Dura -Boy 41 
Facial hair : [CheerNo] - BEARD.07/EMO-tions:. - *LENNART* beard  
Piercings : - .HoD. - Lisbeth
Ears :  [MANDALA] - Stretched ears-Omimi
Vest :  Razorblade jacket - Trekka Vest "NEW" (comes with t-shirt addon and texture change HUD)
Jeans : REDGRAVE - Navy Jeans LQM  "NEW" ( liquid mesh patent, conforms to avatar shape)
Boots : Adjunct - Jacob's Ladder Boots
Necklace : [MANDALA] - SHAMIRA DOG TAG necklace
Watch : MANDALA - SITENNOAH
Tattoo : AITUI - When the beast

Pose by Del May
Location : Hazardous 

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