Er Yeah

I already KNEW I was a nerd...thanks Roslin! ;)

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Thoughts On The Browns' Performance Against The Steelers Today:

So those Patriots are looking pretty good huh?

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I just cleaned my yahoo inbox...from 1200+ messages down to just 6!!!!

Various & sundry 'Kit has crashed' offlines I found in the course of the cleanout...the compliation of which amuses me:

[11:40] Roslin Petion: are you crashing again?

[11:30] Roslin Petion: yessss?
[11:31] Roslin Petion: oh and you crashed again
[11:31] Roslin Petion: haha

[10:08] Roslin Petion: /me waves
[10:08] Roslin Petion: Grrr, I thought you were on

[16:53] Tuber Potato: hello?
[16:53] Tuber Potato: o, srry
[16:53] Tuber Potato: crap you misappeared

[11:27] Jim Honey: What are you up to Kit? SL don't like it.

[17:15] Jim Honey: That wasn't me.

[17:53] Jim Honey: Its not me... I swear.

[17:03] Menno Ophelia: kit?

[13:06] Shiraz Mandelbrot: Oh! Guess you're off. Talk to you later
then :)

[16:02] Jim Honey: Aww. Gone :(

[12:22] Tuber Potato: OMG, you crashed, then I crashed, and the fucker is offline now...

[8:26] Menno Ophelia: And you need to stop crashing..its so 2006

[21:25] Jz Boa: ok
[21:25] Jz Boa: bye

[17:00] Tuber Potato: /me maps ur ass
[17:00] Tuber Potato: doh

[16:04] Tuber Potato: did you get the TP?

[9:55] TaP Shepherd: yo
[9:55] TaP Shepherd: damn, I thought I saw you on before.

[23:15] Balejack Horton: wher eu?

[23:38] Balejack Horton: sokay ;)
[23:38] Balejack Horton: omg again?

[0:10] Balejack Horton: u wth me?

[12:17] Jim Honey: You were showing off-line.

[23:07] Courtlyn Cunningham: omg u here?

[18:38] Trillian Granville: DAMN KIT, GET BACK HERE!

[22:38] Ethan Logan: still there?

[20:56] Roslin Petion: WB crasher
[20:56] Roslin Petion: oh wait, maybe not

[18:29] Trillian Granville: you crashy crash, me have kid bothering me
[18:29] Trillian Granville: ill be back if possible

[10:52] Trillian Granville: damn, you crashed
[10:52] Trillian Granville: im gonna go get some food, be back in a bit

[23:44] Balejack Horton: ?

[15:52] Echo Seigo: you here?

[18:12] Trillian Granville: hey baby
[18:12] Trillian Granville: damn, you are gone

[22:29] Balejack Horton: crash?

[21:46] Echo Seigo: you dirty crasher

[12:53] Zhuge Taiko: hey kit
[12:54] Zhuge Taiko: gahh sorry was showing you as being on line

[21:52] Balejack Horton: omg that was the quickest crash uve ever done

[20:01] Echo Seigo: lol i was just telling you a story and you logged
:P
[20:01] Echo Seigo: good timing :)

[17:48] Trillian Granville: are you here?

[11:52] Echo Seigo: where you at?

[19:29] Courtlyn Cunningham: where did u go
[19:29] Courtlyn Cunningham: lol

[13:48] Balejack Horton: /me waves into the empty cyberspace where Kit
should be
[13:48] Balejack Horton: ;)

[12:47] Tuber Potato: hey, you still there?

[12:18] Stan Pomeray: Where did you go?

[17:59] Echo Seigo: thanks
[17:59] Echo Seigo: wb yourself
[17:59] Echo Seigo: omg you crashed again!

[17:48] Tuber Potato: are you doing anything atm?
[17:48] Tuber Potato: besides crashing
[17:48] Tuber Potato: lol

[17:47] Echo Seigo: back i crashed
[17:48] Echo Seigo: and it appears you did as well

[16:02] Echo Seigo: you're so the dirty crasher!

[11:11] Tuber Potato: did you crash?

[10:22] Enzzo Austinmer: ok im off crasherson
[10:22] Enzzo Austinmer: bye!

[23:01] Tuber Potato: did you misappear
[23:01] Tuber Potato: o Yep

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Why...

....do I find it amusing that LL called me 'Kim' in this response to a ticket I submitted?!!

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We have solved your issue

Solution: Hi Kim.

We restarted Selby, that should have solved the problem.

Regards,
Lotte/I-World



Ticket Information:
Ticket #: 4051-4232375
Date Created: 8/12/2007 5:57 PM WEST
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Right

Ana posted this on her blog so of course I had to do it too!!

You Are An ENFP

The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends. You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority and rules. Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives. You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller! In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart. You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. And you do break a lot of hearts. At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do. You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused

What's Your Personality Type?

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Dear Bloggers:

So one consequence of my little 2-monthish break is that I've gotten so dreadfully behind on blog-reading and pretty much what's been going on in the blogworld period!!

I've been working like crazy trying to get caught up on as much of what I missed as possible...and also in updating my own blog in terms of links etc. So many new blogs have cropped up and it seems like every day I find another that I want to link...SO hopefully someday I'll manage to ferret them all out and get them linked up. o.O

But I digress...because what I really wanted to talk about here was the incredible awkwardness of sending a message to someone you've never met (or in many cases simply haven't talked to much at all). Now...maybe it's just me...I'm not sure if like...other people feel that way or not...but it's kinda like...'Hi you don't know me and I don't know you and maybe stuff I make is completely not your taste and all but HERE I'm gonna give you this stuff to bloat your inventory even though I'm sure you get constant inventory bloatage anyhow!!'.

Soooo...first I wanna say thanks to all of you for dealing with that...and secondly that if you're a blogger and I've never dropped any samples on you it's probably because:

1. Sometimes I'm lazy.
2. I'm shy. (Yes I can hear the laughter now from people who know me that are reading this but it's actually true...I AM shy...especially when it comes to my work.)
3. I basically run around clueless much of the time in SL.
4. The aforementioned awkwardness.
5. I don't want to bloat your inventory further with things you may not like.
6. I hate to think anyone feels I have some 'expectation' of a review if they don't like something. (I don't!)
7. I've never managed to see your blog, somehow. o.O
8. Did I mention I'm lazy, shy, awkward, & clueless?!!

Pick your choice of reason or combo of reasons from the above...they're all true at one time or another!!

SOOOOO...while I continue to awkwardly drop random things on people I don't know (or barely know...but eventually GET to know!! :D)...if you're a blogger who would like a review copy of something/somethings particular that you see, please don't hesitate to drop me an im in world!!

AND...thanks to you all for the variety of wonderfully creative blogs out there. I love pics...I love seeing how different people put outfits together in different ways...and I love it when someone hits on a combination (especially for my own stuff) that I would've never thought of myself! Keep up the great work!!

Laterrrrrs!! <333

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No Way....

...I actually made something!!

JTFC I've forgotten how to post in SLX/SLB (which has mysteriously become OnRez during my absence) & the forum and stuff. Still think I know how to blog though. :D

So a new dressie to kick things off...maybe the only release *this* week though I have more in the works...because I still have so many other things to catch up on. But the bug was biting at me and so here's what we got! ;)

It's a simple, elegant little semi-formalish dress that I decided to call 'Grace' after a friend who saw me in it with my little bitch stick ciggie holder & blonde hair said 'you look like Zsa Zsa'...and I replied...'WTF Zsa Zsa no...more like Grace Kelly!'. It's a simple, summery linen texture with a pretty lace bodice & sash (with a little flexiprim bow in the back) & a lace-trimmed knee-length flexiprim skirt.

/me pauses to wonder why I still use 'flexiprim' to describe things when pretty much ALL skirts now are flexiprim (unless they're sculptie...)

/me also pauses now to ponder in wonder at the probably millions now of SL residents who have no recollection of life before flexiprims...

Ok so anywho...you can get it at CKS Designs in Selby, SLexchange, & OnRez for $L200/each or $L500/pack.

Some piccies are belowwww andddd...it's nice to be back to werk. :D <3333







Pretties: Skin - Tete a Pied: Feline 3 in Buff (to be released 8/20/07), Hair - ETD: Anisa in Dirty (one of the new textures Elika released in her group freebies that will be in the shop once it reopens after the sale ends on 8/17/07), Shoes - Shiny Things: Lazy Zig Zag Shoes in White, Jewelry - Earthtones Boutique: Destiny, Heiress of Time set, Bitch Stick (aka ciggie/ciggie holder) - Foxy's Smoke Shop: Aly Gold Bitchstick

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iTunes Is Dangerous

And I'm a downloading fool.

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More Yummie Skin Goodness!!

Okies...more sneaker peeker skins from Roslin Petion of Tete a Pied and once again I just *have* to share some cos I'm going gaga over these makeups!!

Also I have to send some props out to Elika...for this FAB new 'Dirty' texture that she put out in her preview packs that went out to the ETD group. It's the most amazing blonde I've ever seen in SL...I love it so much it's prompted me to go blonde for a while! o.O

AND props to Saeya Nyanda of Kyoot for the sweet background...which, like the bg I used in the previous skin post, is a part of her newish (I'm a slow blogger lately lol...kinda new to ME) Frames pack for the Photosphere. They're all just fabbbbolisciousness and with all you can already do with the Photosphere they're sooo versatile.

Sooo anywho I said in my previous post that the new Tete line includes some really great new makeup styles...and if you're a makeup girl like me you're gonna be gaga over it!! ;)


This is the Basic Nude 3 in the Buff skin tone. I'm such a fan of the heavy eye and the shiny, nude lips. The new lip on these skins is just fantastic.


Okies this one is my ABSOLUTE fave...the Biba series. This is Biba 2 in the Buff skin tone. I totally dig the uber heavy eye and those marvelous, sultry red lips. I love how Ros managed to pull off something that's edgy and so classy at the same time...I feel like Marlene Dietrich when I wear it!! ...and you should see the one with the nude lips...just WOW.


This is the Glam 1 in the Buff skin tone...a glittery, glossy confection that's so elegant and refined.


This is Rebelle 2 in the Buff skin tone. I love the balance here...the uber heavy liner and the gorgeously blended, lighter shadow.


Anddd this is the Sultry 3 in the Buff skin tone. Fabulous eyes that are smoky without being too heavy (yesh I realize not everyone likes heavy black liner/shadow like I do :P) and great understated yet strong lips.

I've said this in the past...but the thing I really really REALLY love about Tete skins...beyond the quality...is the totally different look I can get from one to the next...the fact that when Roslin does the makeups she puts effort into designing new styles and combinations. I've noted a cpl other skinners making an effort at this recently as well...but undoubtedly Tete was the first to do so and remains the standard, imho, for imaginative, innovative, stylish faces.

They'll be available on Monday...get ready!! <33333

Pretties: Hair - ETD: Anisa in Dirty (preview texture...to be released after her sale), Jewelry - Earthtones Boutique: Destiny, Heiress of Time Set, Clothes - CKS Designs: Grace.

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I'd Like To Take A Moment

...to express my newly remembered annoyance at the fact that we are forced into having symmetrical sleeves on the in-world clothing tools.

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Yummm Sneakie Peekie Skins!!

Soooo Ms Roslin Petion of Tete a Pied has sneaked me a few preview skins from the soon to be released Vivant line...and I'm in luuurvvveeee...and couldn't resist passing along a little sneak peek of these sweet new makeups!!

As always, Roslin has really outdone herself with some really fantastic and imaginative new makeups...this is but a very very very small sample. You'll be able to see them all when the Vivant line is released on Monday (8/20/07). TaP group members and invited guests will get a sneak preview on Sunday (8/19/07). ;)

So enough-a that..on with the pretties!!

One part of the new line is the 'Basic' series...which are sort of basic color palletes done in one lip color with 3 differing eye shadow styles. What I have here is the Basic Pink series:


This is the Basic Pink 1 in the Blush skin tone.


Basic Pink 2 also in the Blush skin tone.


Anddd..this is the Basic Pink 3 in the Buff skin tone.

I love the shimmery, pouty lips...and the great shading on the nose. Also the brows are EXQUISITE (and...yeyyy...nicely modable too!!). The eyes, as always, are exquisite...I especially love the smokiness of the #3 Basics.


Also some decidedly NON basic makeups are included in the new line...including this one...which I L O V E...the Feline series:


This one's my fave...it's Feline 1 in the Buff skin tone. Heavy liner + nude lips is one of my favorite looks...and I adore the 'cat's eye' liner Roslin did here. It's sort of a bit of a Mod look...and I H E A R T it!!!


This is the Feline 2 in the Buff skin tone. As you can see...a bit more color...but it's sooo subtly done...it's just divine.


Anddd this is the Feline 3 in the Buff skin tone. The Mistress of the Red Lip (remember Janvier & Fevrier? OMG) strikes again...with these shimmery, pouty, lighter red lips that come off more like sweet cherry punch than uber seductress.

BTW...I realize I only talk about makeup here...but trust me...the rest of the skin is fab too...including the awesome TaP cleavage wooo...but I'm going to leave it to the many bloggers who are more accustomed to blogging skin to show you some of the finer points! I'm a make-up girl myself!! ;)

That's me for now...everyone be getting ready for skinnnnnn!!!!

Pretties: Hair - ETD: Lisa II in Honey Burnt, Top - CKS Designs: Chelsea...and that lovely background courtesy of Miss Saeya Nyanda's fab Photosphere!!

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Get It While You Can!!!

Just a reminder that the big sale at the CKS Designs main shop in Selby is over at noon game time tomorrow (8/15/07).

Everything in the shop is currently marked down to half price and will remain so until then!! Happy shopping!!! <333

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Buh Bye Update Groups?!!

Okies I've put a new Subscribe-O-Matic up in the main shop in Selby.

After testing it out...I'm really pleased with how it works...and I think y'all will be too!! It's easy to use...and so nice to be able to get the same notices, announcements, & freebies without the use of a valuable group slot or the annoyance of group chatter from others!!

I've closed join on the CKS group for now...and asked group members to try out the subscribe-o-matic and give me some feedback. I'm going on the assumption that they're gonna find it as great as I have thus far...and the plan is to phase out and close the CKS group...probably at the end of August.

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News Flash

The Browns still suck.

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Paper or Plastic??

Okies so I've been mulling over doing some vendor changes and in an effort to not decide everyone thinks like me...I'd like to call all you shoppers out there to give me some input!!

When you make a purchase...do you prefer to get:

1) Your goodies in a folder. (which goes directly into your inventory and requires no rezzing/opening)

2) Your goodies in a box. (which you subsequently have to rez and open)

3) Your goodies...regardless of which of the above methods is used. :P

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SALEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Okies well...summer vaca is finally over for me!!

I've been getting back into work (even tho no newness yet...I've had a lot of catching up to do...and still lots left...newness soon like...SOON tho!! :D) and SO to mark the return from summer break we're having an impromptu half price sale at the CKS Designs main shop in Selby.

Everything is marked down to at least half the normal price until noon game time on Wednesdsay (8/15/07). I'm not sure *exactly* when we'll sneak in and do the price changes on Wednesday...but sometime after noon...;)

Be aware this is *only* items in the CKS Designs main shop in Selby. Items on SlExchange, SlBoutique, & at satellite shops will not be included.

Sooo happy shopping everyone...and welcome to fall...just around the corner...and lots of new goodies to come!!! <33333

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Just for CC...

...cos I know she'll get it! :P

Stop the autoplay on the left first monkeys! ;)

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That Music Thingie Over There

Sooo..I updated my music thingie again..

I've been using the Imeem doohickiethingermajiggie but they've gone to a lot of 30 second clips. I really cba to dig up any info on why but basically keeping a list of things you find there is a pita cos you never know when they're gonna be truncated.

Also I don't want to spend 82 hours uploading musics to Imeem simply so I can blog it sooo..I've decided to just start a new list and upload songs here and there as I feel like it. Which means there is the strong possiblity it could NEVER be updated again. o.O

Hehe.

Anyway for whatever reason this past weekend I've been on a No Doubt kick...and I just had forgotten what a wonderful song 'Running' is. So there you go...it's the only song on the list for now...but I can totally deal with hearing it when I load my blog cos I just think it's so sweet and perfect.

Someday I'll add more songs to the list. <33

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Helloooooooooo World

Sooooo...I've been...hmmmm.....

Busy?
Lazy?
Loitering?
Having a Summer Vacation?

Mostly just keeping myself busy in world spending time with friends and taking a break from CKS and from other projects I've been working on...and getting caught up on some other things...and just kicking back and having some fun...as well as just having a little more time NOT doing SL things at all. (Yeah you know...that mythical RW place everyone talks about...)

Anyyywhoooo...my summer break is over and I'm digging back into work and such. I've been (I hope) keeping up with customer requests and CKS-related inquiries and such but if there's anything I've missed please don't hesitate to nudge me and tell me again! If I didn't respond to something..it's not cos I was ignoring you...it's just cos I didn't see it!!

Sooo once I get the ol blog updated a bit and get my email inbox under control...I'm gonna dive into ps...so look for a lil newness & prettiesss soon!!

Hope everyone's having an awesome summer!!!!

<33333

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So like

3 months ago I posted a music playlist over there on the left *points*...meaning to update it regularly...and like...today I updated it for the first time ever. :)

Just some random stuff...old...new...w/e...that I like...and that you may or may not like...:)

Just double click the song name to give it a listen...or click the green play button & leave it going to let the entire list play!!

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KNAI

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Newwwwwnessssssessss!!

Gots some new stuffies I did for the Carl Crabe show over the weekend...that I'm *finally* blogging about! ;)

I'm sort of excited about these outfits...#1 because I really love them all and #2 because a couple of them represent my first (and maybe last lol) foray into making shoes. They're all 60's/retro/mod-style outfits...and I had a lot of fun just playing with textures and prims and imagination when putting them together. Hopefully y'all enjoy them as much as I have!!

Those out there who know me know that I work frequently in this genre of fashion...I love the boldness and creative freedom it allows...and so when it came to naming this time I decided to use the names 3 of the most influential fashion districts of 60's London...really the birthplace & center of 'mod' fashion at the time.

'Chelsea' is a white babydoll-style minidress with a crocheted layer over a linen lining. I love how this one came out...the bodice has a very delicate look...and I love how the layers work together in the skirt. White knee-high vinyl boots are also included...and earrings and a bangle bracelet in a black/white geometric print to break up the allll white of the dress a bit. This one is prolly my fave of the three...definitely a very tradtional 60's look...anddd here's a piccie! :)


'Kensington', to me, has a bit more of an edgy, dramatic feel. It's a one-piece shorts suit/romper-style outfit in black crepe with sheer black sleeves, lots of ruffles, and a low-slung belt. I decided to use black/white polka dot patterns for the accent textures...I felt it gave it a bit more of a dramatic contrast and geometric look. The shoes, platform wedges which also feature the polka-dotted textures & earrings are also included. Clearly I'm not the best shoemaker on the grid (well..or even close..haha)...but I did have fun with these and hopefully I'll get better in the future. Mostly, this outfit is all about the fun, sort of outrageous & dramatic side of mod fashion...and I really had a lot of fun creating it. Here's a piccie!! ;)


Last up is 'Soho'...which is a bit dressier and a whole lot brighter than the others! It's a satin minidress with a keyhole bodice, gradient color scheme and a paisley pattern that's sparse on top and 'falling' to a concentrated border on the skirt hem. A sheer, tulle, 'trapeze-style' skirt (also with the same gradiated color and paisley trim) flows gracefully over the satin...falling a bit further onto the thigh. (Glitch pants are included...cos mesh skirts w/o glitch pants make me weep!! :/). A matching satiny bangle bracelet is also included...along with a choice of 5 vibrant, bold colors. 60's fashion is currently very hot in the rw right now...and to me this dress represents a bit of a modern take on the genre...and would even be right at home with a pair of leggings beneath to dress it down a bit! Anywhoooo...piccies belowwww!!! :)






They're all available at CKS Designs in Selby, and will be on SLexchange, & SLboutique sometime tonight...pending my procrastinatory abilities, which are considerable. Chelsea & Kensington are $L350 each...and Soho is $L200 single/$L500 pack of 5.

HAPPYYY MONDAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111oneoneoneoneone

Pretties:

Chelsea Ad: Skin - Lovey's Boutique: Honey in Aemilia, Hair - Armidi: The Poynter in Ginger I.

Kensington Ad: Skin - Celestial Studios: Charmed Tone 20 in Sea, Hair - ETD: Modish in Burgundy Burnt.

Soho Ads: Skin - Tete a Pied: Redhead in Trendy Copper, Hair - ETD: Mary in Copper Burnt, Shoes - ETD: Ballet Wedges (Color-Change), Earrings - Kitty's Rampage: Dangle Disc Earrings (Various Colors).

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JTFC

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I'm a doofus!!

Just a heads up...one of the swimsuits I released last week...the Addison one piece...had the wrong bows in the pack!! o.O

Thanks so much to Sasy for giving me a heads up on it...I think I corrected all that went out...but if you have one and I didn't get you ping me & lemme know!!!

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Relay For Life Goodies!!

Happy Monday everyone!! :D

I'm just updating this to let everyone know that the RFL goodies I put up for yesterday's Midway Fair are now in the CKSD Main Shop in Selby. I've put them, along with the Undies For Life on the back left windows next to the MobVend. I'm also getting ready to put them up on SLexchange & SLboutique in just a few mins here!! At some point this week we're going to have a separate kiosk for RFL goodies on a plot of land adjacent to the main shop...I'll post that up along with a lm once it's finished! ;)

Just a reminder that 100% of the sales of the RFL items go to Relay For Life...and the items will only be available til about the first week in August...so get 'em while you can and help this worthy cause!!

Also repeating a couple of things from the Undies post back in April:

A word of caution about the RFL vendors...they DO NOT give change. All money paid into them is sent DIRECTLY on to Jade Lily, the SLRFL event chairperson. Therefore...be extra careful to not put in less than the right amount...cos if you put less than the price of the item...no refund...no item! Of course you can always pay more than the item price if you'd like to make a larger donation, and you'll still get your goodies! ;)

Also, pledge cards are included in each package, should you wish to make further donations. All you have to do is rez the pledge card on the ground and pay it...the money paid in will be forwarded directly to Jade. You can also pass copies of the card to your friends who would like to donate!!

The newer items are again the halter & tube-style baby doll tops. They come in packs of 6, with matching bangle bracelets for each, for $L250/pack. Two packs are available. I've included another set of piccies of the new stuffs below!! TTFN!! <33




Pretties:

Tropical Halter Ad: Skin - Lovey's Boutique: Chai in Peach, Hair - Calico Creations: Samantha in Copper, Earrings - Shiny Things: Glass Squares Earrings in Pink, Jeans - Launa Fauna: Sherry Jeans in Light.

Tropical Tube Ad: Skin - Lovey's Boutique: Chai in Peach, Hair - Naughty Designs: Pierce in Sable, Earrings - Shiny Things: Glass Squares Earrings in Pink, Jeans - Launa Fauna: Sherry Jeans in Light.

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Come Play for RFL!!!

Helloooo out there!!!

I hope everyone's planning on coming out to the Relay For Life Midway Fair today!!! Second Life's RFL teams have been hard at work creating great games & contests as well as some wonderful, limited-release items that you can feel GREAT about buying...since 100% of the proceeds are going directly to Relay For Life!! There's a little something for everyone...so please come out and help support a wonderful cause!!

Here's a little preview of some of what my RFL team, Meet The FOC'ers, has to offer!! You can check it out live and in person here!! ;)

Frans Charming, our captain, has set up this gorgeous Zen Garden to display our wares...the garden itself (and trust me...it IS gorgeous, much moreso than a pic can do justice) will also be for sale! ;)


Armath Severine has this uber cute pink GloWorm & Toy Wagon...get it while you can!!


Kisa Naumova's made some stunning limited editon artwork that I'm totally coveting!!


Check out these incredibly detailed special edition swords from Amulius Lioncourt!! (I particularly love the one with the pink rose! :D)


From CKS Designs...I've put out a couple of sets of fresh, summery baby doll tops...just released today!! They come in packs of 6...one set is tube-style tops, while the other is halter-style...in bright, vivid, tropical prints with matching bangle bracelets for each. (The bracelets are also great, fun, summery pieces to wear with just about anything!) Also, the tops can be worn with or without the flexiprim babydoll ruffles. Each set (6 tops + matching bangles) is $L250!!



Also, the Undies For Life sets which were released in April are available!!


The fair is officially on from 1:00pm - 7:00pm game time...but the sims are open now and there's lots to see, do, and buy already!! I'm not sure how long the builds will remain up once the event officially closes...so get out while you can!! Of course all the items you see here (and more more more!!) will ONLY be available until the 2007 SLRFL campaign is over in August...so get 'em while they're hot!!!

Here's your landmark...come play, shop, and be a part of the cure!!

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Uhmm durrrrrrrrrrrrr

Right..I should've said that the swimwear (/me points at last post)is available at CKS Designs in Selby, SLexchange, & SLboutique for $L175 each.

And here's another gratuitous pic of them...just b/c I can.



TA!!!

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Summerrrtimeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

Summer's less than a month away!!! How wonderful it is not to be waking up to snow & brrrrrr every day...and to not have to bundle up in 83 layers of clothing just to go out the door!!! :P

When I first started designing...(which was just about this time last year)...I didn't really think in terms of seasons or particular articles of clothing...I just sorta randomly worked on ideas that popped up for various reasons. I find as I have more experience (and ffs let's hope I'm better at what I do now than I was a year ago) I think more along the lines of seasons and particular types/styles of clothing. I find that lately I like to dabble in uncharted (for me) territory...try things I haven't yet tried...and the result is that I bounce around a good bit with what I make. I'm not sure if that's good or bad...but hopefully it's at least not boring. :P

So with all that said...we come to today's new realeases. (OK OK..technically they're last night's...I was just too tired & lazy to blog! :P) Swimwear was one area of clothing I'd never tried my hand at...and my recent foray in to lingerie + impending summer + the lure of something new had me thinking about it and wanting to give it a go. Soooo I started thinking it over...and decided I wanted to make some really fun, cute, flirty & girlie swimwear in some preppy plaids & argyles...with sweet flexiprim bow accents...and I wanted something that (mostly) covered the bootay ffs...cos tho I have no problem with my avi displaying her bootay in swimwear...I sometimes get frustrated at the sheer number of swimsuits in my inv that simply don't cover it enough for my taste. o.O

Andddd here's what popped out. Addison (my personal fave), Bitsy, Molly, & Peyton. Of course I gave them preppy names to go with their preppy styles...these are like those spoiled little rich girls who have nothing better to do than play at the beach alll summer long...taunting the boys and showing off their tans. Each has her own unique style...as you can clearly see:


Addison: The Sophisticate. She enjoys spending her beach time on the sand...reading...building castles...soaking up the sun. Her quirky, somewhat aloof personality fascinates the boys...after all...who doesn't like a challenge?!


Bitsy: The Little Sister. She's sweet & social but a little bit shy & innocent. She loves hanging out at the beach...flirting with her brother's friends...and they're noting she doesn't seem so young anymore.


Molly: The Flirt. She comes to the beach to see and be seen...she's fun, playful, & full of energy...and every boy within a half mile radius seems drawn to her magnetic personality.



Peyton: The Tomboy. She enjoys the rough & tumble fun the beach has to offer...volleyball, football, swimming, surfing...you name it...she's game to try it. She can definitely keep up with the boys...and they definitely love it! ;)


Okies there they be...if you've stuck thru this long post...xomg! Bonus cookies for you!!

Imma get back to work...baibai!! <33333


Pretties:

Earrings in all ads: Gurl6 - Silver Hoops

Addison Ad: Skin - Gala: Pale in Indian Summer, Hair - ETD: Willis in Copper Burnt, Shoes - Fashionably Dead: Jellies in Sky.

Bitsy Ad: Skin - Tete a Pied: Redhead in Avril, Hair - ETD: Daisy II in Mocha Blackened, Shoes - Tickled Pink: Tinkers in Pale Pink.

Molly Ad: Skin - Nylon Outfitters: Pearl in Black, Hair - ETD: Patootie in Chocolate Frost, Shoes - Fashionably Dead: Jellies in Happy Sun.

Peyton Ad: Skin - Celestial Studios: Charmed Redhead Auburn Tone 30 in Barest, Hair - ETD: Bridget in Red Blackened, Shoes - Fashionably Dead: Jellies in Lime.

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Holy Crap!

Lions!

Ok...50% of my friends + random ppl who don't know me at all will actually get that.

But...the real holy crap is...I have a new dress.

/me cues her best Keanu Reeves impersonation

Whoa.

No seriously. I decided to leave my cave to attend the Selby Prom last night...and decided I wanted a new dress. Of course failing to fully read the event info, I was unaware that the actual theme for the prom was 80's...and of course I decided I wanted a 60's-style dress...cos that's where my design head seems to be lately. Sooo I was like the girl at the prom who got a thrift store prom dress cos her parents can't afford an actual new one or something.

ANYWHO after cleaning it up a bit more today & making some minor adjustments...here it be. :P

I decided to call it 'Princess' for no good reason at all. The dress itself is very simple...a sheer floral print laid over a white lining...with an empire waist that's finished with a big, white satin bow. It's a tailored, feminine, understated dress...and somehow the name just fit. Here's a piccie!!



Have I said how much I enjoy making 60's-style clothing?!! Lately my head is just way into it. I'm *really* fond of this one...and I have some new things coming up in that vein that I'm really looking forward to releasing!!

ANYWAY!!

This one's available at CKS Designs in Selby, SLexchange, & SLboutique for $L200.

Happy rest of your holiday weekendssssss!!! <33333

Pretties: Skin - Tete a Pied: Redhead in Avril, Hair - ETD: Monique in Copper Burnt, Shoes - Shiny Things: Spring Stilettos in White, Earrings - Shiny Things: Everyday Gems in Moonstone, Bracelets - Lassitude & Ennui: Love Conquers All Bracelet in Silver & Moonstone & Shiny Things: Everyday Gems in Moonstone.

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Mesh skirts without glitch pants make the baby jesus cry.

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Lazy Lazy Blogger!!!

Soooo it's been a busy SL weekend for me and I've been laaazzzzyy about blogging!!

/me hangs her head

So lessee if I can do a quickie catch-up!! :D

Our anniversary sale is still in full swing thru midnight (game time) tonight (or well..whenever after midnight tonight we get around to resetting prices...but AT LEAST til then!) sooo everything is still half price thru the end of the day today. ;)

It's been so much fun...thanks to everyone who's come out...we've gotten to meet so many great people this weekend who've taken time to talk a few in the midst of shopping or needing help etc etc...and that's been awesome!!! We're looking forward to another great year...and already planning our next sale...cos this one has been a blast!!!

In the midst of all the hoopla I did put out 3 new outfits over the weekend. I announced them on the CKS & FashCon group channels but hadn't yet blogged them. (See? Lazy!!) Sooo...lemme give y'all a rundown now!

'Jessica' is a retro/60's style floral print mini with leggings underneath. (Of course I've included panties for those who'd prefer to go sans leggings!) It's a very simple style but probably my favorite of the bunch...I'm a big fan of 60's clothing...as those of you who are familiar with my designs have prolly noticed! :P Props to the uber cute necklace & earrings I wore in the ad...they're from Lucas Lameth's Earthtones Boutique...a forgotten inventory treasure that was a gift from Ally Geer back in Dec when I was in the BB cage all locked up being a gerbil. After I found it I promptly went to Lucas' shop and indulged in a little shopping frenzy...his designs are just amazing! Anyway...I digress...here's a pic! ;)



I had a convo with a customer named Hazel a couple weeks ago about the current Bohemian trend that's very popular in Europe this summer. She had bought the 'Boho' dress and was suggesting she'd like to see more designs in that vein for summer...sooo this is one that came out of that convo...called (wow creative huh!) 'Bohemian Summer'. It's a long, gauze peasant-style shirt in a pink color-gradient texture with a bright pink-paisley patterned corset & a pair of white capris. The shirt can be worn long...with or w/o the corset...and in a cropped version with the corset. The corset is also provided on a separate jacket layer so it can be worn with...well whatever else you might find that you wanna wear it with!! It's bright and fun and very summery...and I'm particularly happy with how the gauze texture came out!! Anyyyywhooo here's a pic! ;)



Last up is 'Splash'...a cropped sailor-type shirt paired with some white capris/gauchos. The pants are finished so they can be worn as capris...but also come with a pair of gaucho prims, which is a look I just adore. I gave the gaucho prims a light bit of flex because I love the way they move a little when I'm standing...BUT if the flex is just too annoying...they're modable so they can be un-flexified easily!! ;)



Wow...I think I'm outta blogging shape here...*sigh*.

/me breathes deeply

The new stuffies are all available at CKS Designs, SLexchange, & SLboutique. 'Jessica' is $L225, 'Bohemian Summer' is $L175, & 'Splash' is $L150.

Of course thru midnight tonight, they're all half price at the main shop! ;)

Okies I think that might be me for now...except I gotta say how much I'm looking forward to tonight's American Idol. Clive Davis week is *always* my fave show of the season...the finale is always loaded with filler and of course the one icky song they always force both contestants to sing. Tonight should be interesting tho. I'm all giddy with anticipation. ;)

LATTERRRSSSSSSSSS <33333333

/me comes back in to edit

Damn...I forgot the Pretties...

Pretties:

Jessica Ad: Skin - Tete a Pied: Redhead in Gamine Apricot, Hair - Naughty Designs: Pierce in Baccara, Shoes - Shiny Things: Mary Jane Clogs in Cream, Jewelry - Earthtones Boutique: Mesmerize Earrings & Necklace

Bohemian Summer Ad: Skin - Celestial Studios: Charmed Tone 20 in Gloss Mauve, Hair - ETD: Chalisa I in Mocha Blackened, Shoes - Fashionably Dead: Strappy Sandals in White, Jewelry - Shiny Things: Glass Squares Necklace & Earrings in Pink

Splash Ad: Skin - Tete a Pied: Rose Medium in Trendy Indigo, Hair - ETD: Starley in Red Blackened, Shoes - Shiny Things: Cool Summer Wedges in White, Jewelry - Caroline's Jewelry: Cinco Choker & Seven Earrings.

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Happy Birthdayyyy To Usssssss!!!

WHEEEEEEEE...it's been a year since CC & I decided to start our little shop together...and we wanted to celebrate not only our anniversary but our new build with a big 'ol sale!!!

Soooo....as announced...we are having a half price sale starting tomorrow!!!

We were planning to run it through Monday...but...due to some rw issues are gonna extend it now thru Tuesday!!! :D

Everything (*everything*...including anything new we put out during the sale) will be marked down to at least half the normal price from 12:00am game time on 5/11 (that's midnight tonight :D) thru 12:00am game time on 5/16. I'm not sure *exactly* when we'll sneak in and do the price changes but since midnight game time is 3 am for us...ur prolly gonna get a few extra hours before and after those deadlines! ;)

Be aware this is *only* items in the CKS Designs main shop in Selby. Items on SlExchange, SlBoutique, & at satellite shops will not be included.

Also we will be around at various times throughout the sale dropping gift certificates on random ppl so if you see us...say hey...chat a few...we always love to get to leave our little caves and talk to customers!! <333

Okies...that's me for now...GET READY TO SHOP!!!! :D

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BLURRRRRGH (aka Last Night's American Idol)

Well I have nothing really against the Bee Gees...I even enjoy hearing a quaint little bit of 'Staying Alive' or w/e now and then. I do not understand, however, why they saddle the contestants with having to sing one of Barry Gibb's songs then chide them for being corny. Hellllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

1) Melinda Doolittle - Yes she can sing anything. I'm over it. I don't want to see her in the finals.

2) Blake Lewis - No last night was not one of his best nights. Then again, it was *no one's* best night by a mile. He's still my remaining favorite.

3) LaKisha Jones - Ick. I noted after Barry Gibb advised her to sing higher and really 'go for it' when she did the chorus and she agreed giddily, she entirely avoided singing the part of the song he was referring to and let the backup singers handle it instead. Hmmm. So maybe she's not that good after all. She has no higher range (unless screaming at us counts as 'range'). I think she should go tonight.

4) Jordin Sparks - No, she's not as good technically as Melinda...but she's 1000 times more expressive and likeable. I'm really rooting for a Jordin/Blake finale.

That's my thoughts. Nothing I heard last night was worth re-hearing. Everyone was mediocre to just plain bad. Let's hope Clive Davis does a better job of picking songs next week! <333

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Cincoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee so finally I've been back into designing a bit...I need a 2nd me to keep up with things...wahhhhh!!!

Sooo a little newness today tho!!!

As is par for the course with me I had an outfit that started out one way and ended up kinda another. I had in mind this idea to do a little retro kinda early 60's little-top-and-capris-Laura(Laurie?)-Petrie-thinger...and then I decided I wanted these vivid colors and a really summery look...ANDDDDDDDD then I was like...omg what to name it...ANDDddd then I realized it was May 5...ANDDDDDDDDDDDD then I said 'hey, these colors are kinda bright & vivid & the ruffles and all...it gives the outfit a bit of a southwestish look'....ANDDDD then I said...'OOoooo I should give it out as a CdM giftie'....and then I said 'OOOoo why not call it Cinco'...and so there it is. Not really as I originally envisioned it but I'm really likin' it!! :D

So uhmmm....it has the little cropped top w/ruffles...but the top is finished so it can be worn w/o em too!!! Not sure why anyone would pass on ruffles when they're there for the taking BUT I know not everyone is a girliegirl like me SO the option is there! Also some matching capris...and both pieces are great for mixing & matching up with other stuffs. Also as my friend Tuber found out it makes for a great little mariachi looking thinger for guys if you wear it under a jacket. And don't mind looking slightly goofy. o.O

The peeps in the CKS group got the Lime one as a CdM giftie...and the peeps in the Fashion Consolidated group got the Blueberry one. So ffs...join some groups! <333

So anywho here are some piccies!! :D





Also today this lacy, feminine halter dress called 'Delicate'. It's a *tad* more on the dressy side...sheer lace with a little flexiprim ruffle just enough lining (and some panties!) to hide yer modesty. (Yes go ahead and giggle at me Sasy...I just like for people to know I remember they don't necessarily want it all hanging out there for everyone to see when they wear a mesh skirt!! o.O)

Also check out the yummmmmyyyy skin...Tete a Pied's new limited release Mai...which I decided to test out in a more tanned skin tone than I normally wear and I luuuuuuurrrrve it!! :D

In 7 sweet, summery colors...and of course a cpl of pics! ;)




They're available at the NEW (WOOOHOOOO) CKS Designs, SLexchange, & SLboutique. 'Cinco' is $L150/each or $L450/pack of 6 (or free if you're in the CKS or FashCon group(s) and like green or blue :D)...and 'Delicate' is $L200/each or $L700/pack of 7.

We still have a few odds and ends to square away on the new place...it's been such great fun putting this together w/CC!! If you've been in you may have noticed that some of the multi color vendors are iffy if you're not close enough to them to hear the whispers. Mucho thanks to my friend Jim who's helped with a script issue to make 'em better suited to the new place...I'll be updating them all over the next cpl days so they'll be more friendly!!

Okies...that's me today...Happy Cinco!!! <3333333333

Pretties:

Cinco Ads: Skin - Nylon Outfitters: Pearl in Black, Hair - Celestial Studios: Annie May Hair in Bittersweet, Shoes - Lassitude & Ennui: Hitomi in Classic, Earrings - Kitty's Rampage: Dangle Disc Earrings (various colors), Necklace - Tickled Pink: Velvet Gerber Chokers (various colors), Armbands - Lassitude & Ennui: Lunar & Solar in Silver, Bracelets - Celestial Studios: Lulu Jellies (color change).

Delicate Ads: Skin - Tete a Pied: Bronzage Light in Mai, Hair - Celestial Studios: Spring Enchantress Hair I in Ember, Shoes - Shiny Things: Spring Stilletos (White & Black), Earrings - Shiny Things: Aubrey Jewelry in Silver & Moonstone, Bracelets - Muse: Claris Pearl & Diamond Bracelet in Silver & Lassitude & Ennui: Love Conquers All Bracelet in Silver & Moonstone.

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I am not a Linden!!

And Sasy Scarborough & Ari Adria are the devil!!!

/me wonders if Torley likes American Idol.

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Bet Y'all Have Missed The AI Posts....

/me snickers

So ok I really really REALLY appreciate the cause last week and I hope all the money they raised really makes a difference in some of the appalling conditions we saw on last week's show. But I gotta say...from the competition aspect...last week's AI was just blerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh...and I didn't even feel like blogging about it.

So this week...Bon Jovi...man...I just never have liked Bon Jovi...but there it is. Wah. Difficult song choices for most of the contestants really. And...TWO of em going home tonight...who will it be....?

1. Phil Stacy ("Blaze Of Glory")

So well ok...his singing was really good I thought. Just still...I dunno...just something about the dude doesn't do it for me, and never has. Bottom 3 for me, personally.


2. Jordin Sparks ("Livin' On A Prayer")

Well yah ok it was shrieky and just...she was clearly not comfortable with the song. However, I felt she was shrieky last week also. Not sure why Simon dogged her appearance...I thought she looked fab. I still think she belongs in the top 3.


3. LaKisha Jones ("This Ain't A Love Song")


Hrmmmm ok. Well I know the judges and evidently everyone else in America seemed to think that was the bomb. I just didn't overly care for it. I just haven't seen the emotion she had the first few weeks lately. She has a great voice...but right now I would put her solidly in my bottom 3.


4. Blake Lewis ("You Give Love A Bad Name")

I know Simon & Jon Bon Jovi are right...a considerable number of people watching that hated it and were appalled to see a 'classic' song altered. For me, though, that was *REALLY* the bomb. Blake has given some outstanding and memorable performances this season...for me...that was without doubt the best. IMO...he's the only one coming out week after week with something fresh and original AND good. If I had my choice...he'd be the winner this season.


5. Chris Richardson ("Wanted Dead Or Alive")


Okies so let's compare it to one of the most memorable performances in any season of AI...Chris Daughtry's from last season:


Bad idea. Very bad idea. Chris is my personal *worst* singer remaining in this competition.


6. Melinda Doolittle ("Have A Nice Day")


Yup...she can sing anything...ANYTHING...excellently. Definitely the best singer in the competition, and I'm certain she already has a recording career locked up at this point.


So for me...I guess...my personal bottom two are Chris and Phil...but LaKisha's not far behind. Guess we'll see tonight!!

Yes I know Blake is the only one I put video up on. But he's my fave and it's my blog so nyah. :P

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Project Open Letter

Now that I'm back in the land of the living and catching up on what's going on out there...I'd like to post up a little support for Project Open Letter.

We dealt with so many of these poor performance issues while we were attempting to rebuild...there really has been such an incredible downturn in performance in the past year that it makes me wonder what we're in store for a year from now.

I encourage everyone who's been and is being affected by these issues daily (which is well...pretty much everyone in SL :/) to read the letter, and sign if you feel the points are valid.

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WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I'M ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So after a massively busy week of slacking followed by a massively busy weekend of rebuilding...I'm BACK!!!!!!!

CC & I spent our weekend (Friday & Monday inclusive wah!) putting out a new shop rebuild and getting things alllll set back up again in the new place! ;)

We're really happy and excited about the rebuild...even though it's been a long haul and a time-consuming job. CC did the build herself...it's a little Italian plaza with buildings placed around it...sort of a village square...and it's FAB!!! (imo, anyhow! :P)

We feel we have lots more openness and space in the build now...and everything has been categorized and (hopefully) arranged better! ;)

New releases, casuals, schoolgirl ensembles & retro/mod clothing are all in the larger building. The smaller buildings contain silks, swimwear, lingerie, businesswear, clubwear, dressy, separates, denim, & clearance items. There are flags on each area to point you in the right direction...but it's really not that big either...pretty easy to check around a bit and know where things are quickly once you come by. We promise we are *NOT* doing this again for at least a YEAR...SO...once you get re-oriented expect it to stay the same for a while! ;)

ALSO...this month (May)...CKSD is offically 1 year old!! WOOOHOOOO!! To celebrate our anniversary, we're going to be having a half-price sale May 11-14...so be saving up your Lindens!! More to come on that in the next week or so! ;)

SO...I leave you with a cpl pics...one a sort of aerial view of the new build...and one of CC & me resting against the fountain...plum tuckered out after 4 days of work!!! Come on by and see us...and stay tuned for news on the sale!! <3333

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