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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Streetstyle: Nadia



Nadia (17), Student & Model

Blouse by Zara
Tights by H&M
Blazer by Zara
Vintage Levi's Shorts
Shoes borrowed from her mother by Unisa



Photos by Pascal Grob

We'd like to thank Pascal once again for showing us the most stylish side of Zurich by taking these amazing photographs. Since many of you loved the H&M Fall/Winter 09 collection, you might want to see his favourite pieces photographed by him.


Friday, May 29, 2009

My Weekend Frop

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Outfit: Subscribo score from Frop. I found out about this store from DSN. You have to take a look at the Frop Blog, the clothes are super cute & affordable. Prices start at $65-250 for fat packs of clothing. There's even a couple things for guys upstairs & gestures are $40. Next to the clothing store is a furniture store too; prices start at about $39 -$400. Permissions are clearly marked on vendors & most items are transferable, just make sure to read because jewelry included with some outfits are no transfer. Lucky chair in clothing store changes every 5 minutes and the store does have a midnight madness board. (Subscribo gift - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fropville/132/232/22)


Shoes: [Tou Fromc*] has a small booth at the Albero Accessory Fair (ending 23 June) where you can try your luck for $10/chance for a pair of earrings or shoes odds are in favor of winning earrings, but I lucked out and won these lemon shoes. ^^ There's also a couple of pairs of shoe earrings for free and one store (flat/shoes) in several colors for $170. All items transferable. ($10/one of 15 prizes - F - shoes or earrings - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Chowla/116/142/79)

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Outfit: DSN Frop prize - sign up for DSN to be available for these advertisement/gifts & on the right a through the looking glass hunt prize from Frop. ^^

Boots on left: On 2009-05-28 I received a tip from Mike of Mstyle letting me know he's running a special on a pair of boots, but only here & only for one week. So grab these for $1 while you can --> https://www.xstreetsl.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=1404429

Jewelry on left & necklace on right: LaGyo - accessories and jewelry you'll find tons of bold pieces to jazz up any outfit. Prices start range from $95 - $620, most of the older items are transfer with the newer pieces being non-transferable. The second floor has a small collection of hairs for $50/color. On the top floor you'll find non-transferable clothing $250-350. Throughout the store you'll find affordably priced giftbags on a tables: LaGyo - Free Gift - 2 necklaces $4, LaGyo - Free Gift - earrings $2, LaGyo - Free Gift - jolly earrings (silver and gold) $4, LaGyo - Free Gift - robot earrings $4, LaGyo - Gift - Volta ring $3, LaGyo - Free Gift - silly simphonies necklace $2, LaGyo - Free Gift - bangles set$1. ($1-4 - F - jewelry - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Garman/168/100/101)

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Outfits: I was asked for some helpful hints in beginning gor. I haven't a clue, but I did ask around and the following is what I was given. It seems to be a thorough library on a variety of role play questions on Gorean lifestyle/rp areas and includes a freebie (& $1) area with tons of stuff in each kit for both men, women & home.

"The MAIN location of the Gorean Information Center is on a german roleplay sim called Kargash.

If you take the TP you will land in the skybox of the Gorean Information Center (G.I.C.), so no worries :)

Gorean Information Center [http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kargash/214/32/4002]

The G.I.C. is also present in the internet:

http://goreaninformationcenter.blogspot.com/ "
This area is a 'safe zone' so you can read up in the library without fear of being 'captured'. ($1-0 - m/f - Gorean items - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kargash/214/32/4002)

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Outfits~Left: Grace Kelly Classic Black Box is Friday, May 29 in store Lemania Indigo $1 selection found in the main store where it will stay for 24 hours until about 11 am tomorrow when it will go upstairs to the changing room where it will stay for a week.
$1 - store gift area:http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/127/182/31
Slurl for changing room - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/126/63/134
Right: "This week at The French Farm, we have a great gift...it's a great casual outfit...just perfect for mucking about in the earth gardening, or going fishing, going on a picnic or doing any sort of sporty activity you can think of in SL." (The Matching shoes worn with it are priced at $200)
$1 - Slurl - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eros%20Island%20I/162/22/29

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Outfit: Fairy Costume-Purple found at the Free Bazaar in Stillman. You can find a couple gems here. Great landscaping items & building textures. Take a look around here while picking up this outfit and Silk's hairs. ($0 - m/f - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stillman/134/82/23)

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Used throughout:

Hair: All made by Silk Aeon for free distribution and may be found at Free Bazaar in Stillman. Silk is an awesome freebie hunter, sweetheart, and talented freebie creator. You can find her full avatar, outfits, hairs, eyes, skybox, dragon, ao, & whatever else strikes her fancy and she feels like donating at the Free Bazaar in Stillman. She always adds stuff so give her vendors a look when you're there. ($0 - m/f - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stillman/134/82/23)

Eyes: Kuri-style prim eyes cupcake & clover styles used. ($1 - m/f - eyes - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sheershank/245/69/21)

Skin: :::L'ORING::: formerly Lazolli has one skin specially priced for $1. Scroll over the vendors until you find one marked $1 - Not sure of how long this will be $1 so if you want it dash off to L'oring asap. ($1 - F - skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/CDD/207/17/21)

Poses: []Chez Oleandra[] is a shop specializing in shapes of various types, including Asian. All shapes are MOD/COPY and custom shapes are available upon request. Be sure to check in for the freebies which are often updated weekly! (Description taken from land description.) Female shapes are priced at $100 & 3 (female) skins in store priced at $10/skin. There is also a $1 shape in store for men - []Chez Oleandra[] Darin Shape gift (MALE). ($0 - m/f - poses - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Voodoo/233/8/23)

Location: embryo...un jour de lumiere_* - Accept the folder upon landing; it's a cute handheld light. (http://slurl.com/secondlife/embryo/196/49/21)

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Greatest Love - OMG Hunt 30 May - 20 June
I don't see any information about this hunt, but you may check the old Greatest Love Blog perhaps it will be updated with information and a starting point.

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Outfit: Coming out tomorrow...the 30th is the Greatest Love OMG hunt.... the above is a photo of the prize from Lemania Indigo. You'll be looking for cupcakes ...mmmmmmmm
($? - F - dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/195/162/27)

This and that


Finfina charms


essie nailpolish
source:chloeandthecandles




YSL ring
source : dancingtothebeatofrain



Big feather hoops by Alex Monroe

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Pittsburgh will host the world's major economic powers at a G20 Summit in September.

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Pittsburgh will host the world's major economic powers at a G20 Summit in September.

The White House made the announcement at a press briefing in Washington, D.C. this afternoon. The summit will be held on Sept. 24 and 25.

The summit will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh...

During that time people can check out the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh's 99th Annual Art Exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art! It runs from August 29 to November 8, 2009.

http://www.aapgh.org/



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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Hump Me Day

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Dress: Gorgeous Earth Goddess Gown won from the lucky chair at Dragon and Rose @ Lemania Indigo. Try your luck; chair changes every 20 minutes. Outfits in store range from $100 - 390 and permitions despite the sign at the front of the store claiming everything is no transfer are inconsistent with some outfits being no transfer, others transferable, and still some being a mix of the two permition options. There are several $25 lingerie sets that are transferable as well as vendors from D-Factor in store which vendors display that the items are transferable. So look before you purchase items. There's also a may day hunt going on and the store has many may poles for sale for $1 as well as a couple of $1 and free outfits. (Lucky Chair - F - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/160/6/30)

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LIMITED TO FIRST 100 PEOPLE bikini: I was #28 to grab the limited freebie bikini for the opening of Pure Style. If you miss the bikini there's also a $1 opening gift in the bag on the table. You'll also a lucky board and near it several shirts for $10-0 and poses used in ad creation for $1-20/pose. So even if you aren't one of the first 100 people to touch the bikini distributor or the couples pose distributor (at A' poses) next door there are a couple shirts and possibly poses of interest. At Pure Style there's also a $100 random shirt distributor, the shirts inside are normally $300 so if you don't mind getting a random color you can get one for 1/3 off the regular price. ($0 for first 100 people - F - bikini - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Buncrana/189/20/21)

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Subscription gifts: Blacklace & Alphamale are offering gifts for subscribing to their subscription system. If you're already a member, you'll have to leave the group and rejoin in order to receive the items. (Sign up gifts for subscription system - m/f - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Alphamale/127/124/41)

Shoes: CLASSIC pumps by Heart & Sole <3 $0. You'll also find that the main store is having a sale with random shoes marked at 1/2 off. ($0 - F - shoes - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fusion%20Crossing/128/44/25)

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Dress: TTLG - Looking Glass - #58 (Cat Tracks) This is from The Through The Looking Glass grid wide hunt, you'll have to search for the hand held looking glass in order to claim the prize. ($0 - F - dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Shempo/202/105/71)

Starting point for the through the looking glass gridwide hunt: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Synergy%20Island/198/121/21

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Dresses: Both dresses may be won from midnight madness boards. On the left is the dress [LI] All Heart won from Lemania Indigo and the dress on the right, [LI] Oh Baby can be won from the French Farm location. (MM Boards - F - right - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/127/141/31 & left - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eros%20Island%20I/236/98/29)

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Hair: (Previously blogged) Rosy Mood's Tokyo Pig Sight vote box is dispensing hair. You can find a swimsuit each $0 & skins each $1 for both men & women at this location. Rosy Mood has skins (m&f) $120-250, shapes (m&f) $90, hair $120-250, shoes $100, & shirts $40-70 at this vendor location. (Vote gift - f - hair - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tokyo%20Pig%20Sight/107/63/29)

Skin: This will only be on the lucky chair at SG Fashion for a limited time. (Lucky Chair - F - skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/SG%20Fashion/111/122/33)

Words on friendship




Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Together we can weather any storm



This picture makes me crack up everytime I look at it! ^^
Mi-Ji took this right before our last class together at Uni. During class the weather got really worse and by the time we got out, it was raining cats and dogs. We were lucky it stopped hailing and that we had at least one umbrella...



I've got this blazer some weeks ago and I'm wearing it a lot these days. Actually I wanted a cream-coloured one but eventually I got tired from looking for the right one and just bought this.

Blazer: Zara
everything else:
H&M


Monday, May 25, 2009

Happy 1 Year - "moTions" Sea side Resort M's Cafe

Skin, shape, hair, clothing, furniture, and some poses won in hunt. Additional poses bought for $1 from **yuiyui** located in the moTions mall.

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Bathing suit for both guys & girls...

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At this hunt you must first find passwords, then find the corresponding numbered prize box and utter the password in open chat to claim the prize. The times displayed for the hunt are 24 May - 30 May, since all the instructions are in Japanese this hunt may end at 30 May 24:00 Japanese time which would mean the hunt would actually end 29 May SL-time.

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Afk book & Rose seat with 3 poses ...

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Examples of the items you are hunting for are placed at this area placed outside the moTions mall. The notecard contains the password. ($0 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/LAUREL/201/59/21)

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More furniture ...

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and...

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Eyes by Miriel, store closing soon... so get them while you can. ($0 - eyes - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Miriel/155/51/34)

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Happy hunting. ^^

Florilège



Isabeli Fontana

Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Vogue Paris June/July 2009

Source: ru_glamour

Last Days Cafe ~ Pittsburgh Artist Registry

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The Pittsburgh Galleries blog is a volunteer effort from Rick Byerly to promote Pittsburgh art events which feature artists from the area. The PghGalleries.com website effort is an up-to-date directory with Pittsburgh area art venues. Thanks go to Sirani Gallery of 5875 Forbes Ave in Squirrel Hill for being a sponsor and David L. Edwards Art and Anonymous for their donations to this effort. Donation and sponsor info can be found here. Rick Byerly, Uniquetake Photography
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For those artists who have not registered for free at the Pittsburgh Artist Registry check it out here. If you're not comfortable with computers in general check out the seminars they have, otherwise just go online and do it. It's easy. http://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/

Last Days Cafe ~ Pittsburgh Artist Registry
Featuring Guest Speaker Lea Donatelli, Program Manager, Office of Public Art Presented in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the New Hazlett Theater
May 27, 2009 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Artists, musicians, writers, dancers, poets, performers, and arts administrators are invited to stop in, enjoy complimentary refreshments and talk about projects, plans, ideas, and interests. Often the key to unique opportunities is discovering who is doing what and interacting regularly with a circle of colleagues who are working creatively.
This month Lea Donatelli, Program Manager, Office of Public Art, will present information on the Pittsburgh Artist Registry and demonstrate how to create your own artist profile. The Pittsburgh Artist Registry is a free on-line database of visual, literary, and performing artists in southwestern PA. It is free to join and free to browse!
Last Days Cafe also provides a forum through which Pittsburgh's creative community can become more familiar with the resources available to them as they create new work, consider forming a new organization, or think about how, when and where to show their work.
Please RSVP to DSciranka(AT)aol.com.



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Hunt Away

SLURL location of hunt updated. -
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morden%20Island/26/176/740

Kiss This! is having a hunt, ya'll ...

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"Kia Ora, Kia Orana, Aloha, Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Bula!!
*in english these all mean "Hello!"*


Kiss This! in collaboration with Medow's Closet bring you the Kiss This! Tropical Hunt.
Lots and Lots of goodies to be found!
Some items will come with notecards explaining exactly what they are *things like hangis aren't really known by everyone - this I know lol* so please read the notecards that accompany the prizes, they're there to help you!

Now what exactly is it you'll be looking for? Well our nuts of course, coconuts that is. How many are there? You know, I have no idea, but I know there's alota loose nuts hiding around inside the store just waiting for you to find them!
As always, you will see a sample of what you're looking for, they do change in size but a nut's a nut right?

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Some gifties will be set at 0L !!
The rest will be 1L

Some items never to be seen again for sale in store
Some items made especially for this hunt

Just like every other hunt we've held, most goods are made to be sold at normal prices after our hunts are over - so......if you want to get them at a bargain price, now is your best time!

Hunt starts Monday 25th May - finishes....well.....we're not sure yet :P"


For all the outfits, jewelry, shoes, furniture, & prop start the hunt here. ($0-1 - f-clothing/furniture -
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morden%20Island/26/176/740)

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Skin: Two skins used both from Dulce Secrets. One is from the freebie ring available in store without hunting the other from Through The Looking Glass ($0 - 25 May - 4 July) grid wide hunt prize from #128 Dulce Secrets.
Hunt Start - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybertopia%20Pointe/226/17/24
Dulce Secrets - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kissena%20Park/164/219/22

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Eyes: Miriel which if you haven't heard is closing soon, so best to rush over and get jewelry or eyes now. ($0 - eyes - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Miriel/155/51/34)

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Hair: [kik] hair FREE(1L) - other styles available for purchase $100. Item available in the B11 mall area with lots of $1 and free items, even a few for guys. ($1 - F - hair - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nileswarm/208/9/51)

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Poses: Although poses used are not free Sylva's Animation Factory does provide a free ao and many affordabley priced poses. Sylva's was used for all poses not included in furniture & props from hunt. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Animation%20Factory/128/128/501

Location: Serenity Keys sim (one of the sailing sims) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Morea/49/55/22

Closer view of jewelry from hunt with non-free items...

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(non-free~ skin- redgrave, hair - cutie honey, eyes -miriel)

Sunday, May 24, 2009

My never-ending struggle of trying to find a way for my student self and social self to coexist




Last Saturday I discovered my inner groupie, since I noticed that I was actually enjoying talking to these Parisian boys after their gig! I should have worn a bold necklace with my simple outfit, as they had clearly the nicer accessories than me... ^^ Anyways, it was a fun weekend. Exactly what I needed a couple of days before the finals start. And now I'm drowning in self-pity because I have to spend this wonderful sunny day in the library...

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Streetstyle: Lily

Lily (16), Student
T-Shirt borrowed from her father
Legging by H&M
Vintage Shirt
Skirt by American Apparel
Shoes by Doc Martens


Photos by Pascal Grob

/me Slams the Packing Boxes Closed

ABomb_25 sale

Dress: Not free but on sale for $25 until Sunday you can snag the green version of the above A-BOMB Miss Murder skirt set. Also a couple pairs of the sneakers were on sale for $25/pair, so scroll over the sneaker vendors ... and see you might get lucky. ($25 sale - f - dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/129/129/30)

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Earrings: Arielle of Classica let me know that her $1 item that was only available on Xstreet is now available in world. She is also having a grand opening sale on a number of other jewelry sets for $30/pair - all are really nice and a couple would even work for steampunk! The sale is only for this weekend and will end Sunday at Midnight. ($1 - F - earrings - jewelry - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gift/139/192/24)

Hair: ETD
Eyes: Sn@tch

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Left: [LI] Smile, It's Argyle RETIRED 5/22/09, which was put out Friday as a $1 retirement dress has been moved to the dressing room where it can be purchased for the following week. ($1 - F - dress http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/126/63/134)

Right: [LI] Speakeasy Shoes Box - RETIRED 5/23/09 - Shoes available here & then moved to the changing room for a week.
($1- F - heels - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/127/182/31)
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[LI] English Tea Box - Group Gift 5/23/09 - Dress & cup of tea - Join Lemania's group and purchase for $1
($1 group gift - F - dress - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Lemania/127/182/31)

Used throughout:

Location: The Muse Church - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Al%20Tang/202/76/75

Hair (excluding jewelry shot): =orange*pecoe= has a number of hairs available for women. $100/color pack $580/fat packs all are no transfer. ($1 - F - hair - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scratchy/58/221/31)

Skin: :::L'ORING freebies::: ($0) the full price skins range in price from $1100 - $1225 and are no transfer. This is (The new store of LAZOLLI line skins) according to group information. So everyone looking for Lazolli might stop by and take a look around ^^. ($0 - F - skin - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Juicy/93/14/22)

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Other Stuff:

Homeward Bound Event at LVS & Co - http://liquidvelvetstudios.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-event-for-lvs.html

Adored & Kinky Island are having a 40 flower hunt. Detailed information and a list of all participating merchants is available by touching the hunt sign outside of Adored's main store location. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Adored%20Island/57/123/22 or http://slurl.com/secondlife/Adored%20Island/46/203/22

S.I.C. is having a hunt which if you find all 10 data blocks you'll receive a nifty cyber bastard type sword. Pick up the hud and begin searching. http://slurl.com/secondlife/sick/231/125/28

Magic of Oz sim will be holding several events for Baum Birthday Bash. Currently there's a trivia hunt where you can win prizes. "Scattered throughout the sim are podiums with books on them. Click the book and you will be asked a trivia question. If you answer correctly, you will be given a balloon. Wear the balloon and it will tell you what shop to visit. Go into the shop and look for a birthday cupcake. When you are within 2m of the cupcake, click your balloon and you will receive a special Birthday gift from the Wizard! There are 15 podiums in all. REMEMBER! These questions are based on the Oz ~books~, not the movie. ;D" - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magic%20of%20Oz/128/128/2

24 May will be the end of the Gorean Grid Wide Hunt. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isle%20of%20DisQ/152/166/23