Tax Day

Two weeks into april and I have nothing to say for myself. I spent ten days in South America for work, whihc was a good thing and then came back to tax time, and dealing with the accountant. I finally finished the damed things and I am taking some time off to go shopping tomorrow as I am desperate for underwear and, of course, high heels.

I have not even logged in to SL, so I do not have any photos to show this post. I had promised something about Russian fashion, and I will get there. But for all who care I am alive, and missing the SL experience. So show up in world and IM me. Or take me shoe shopping.

Friday's Child

Friday night was a good one for me, as I got to see all my girls. I even got back on the stage and danced in Hard Alley. I have never been good at the dancing. I cannot type fast enough to really work the stage like Sarah does, and I get too distracted by IMs. Still,it was quite fun. Ultimately I have had some difficulty with SL and stability (what else is new), so I crashed before I could delve deeper. Still it was a fun evening. Me and my girls on a rampage, turning Viv into a latex fetishist.

The purple platforms. I am not a huge platforms fan, but these go so well with the latex fetishist in me:

Here are the danger girls on our way out. Left to right: Tars, Sarah, Me (yes, green hair!) and Vivian. Don't we look good in purple latex? This is how we hit the Alley before my stage return (which did get me money!) and our demonstration in support of Megz's cleaning skills, hehehehe.

After our purple Latex adventures we went back to the pond and changed into something more normal (and my favorite pink Sylfies) and danced for a while, drawing the attention of at least one hot Aussie guy.

This is Viv and I, before dancing. Just so you get the full on latex impression:

And this is me as I ended the night (note the killer dance moves, and of course, another change of hair!):

me 3.20.08

Skirt and top: Last call.

Heels: Maitreya, Grace

Hair: Deviant Kitties.

A close up of the Maitreya "Grace" heels (aren't they yummy?)

Me 3.19.08

Me, 3.19.08
Top: Thrifted (freebie)
Skirt: Midnight Reflections
Shoes: Redgrave red pumps
Hair: Deviant Kitties

Girls on Film

Last night was nice. The Internet is back up and I was finally able to log on. My momentary white heels obsession seemed to fade as my wardrobe had become more or less random as a result of the Internet problems. So I had to put something together quickly. I settled on a white skit, a bandanna halter top and my new red heels from Redgrave. I love the details on these shoes and I both them in both Black and Red, and really I should get the brown, but my wardrobe is lacking in that particular neutral. These shoes do deserve a better picture, and I will post another, but here they are for now.

Ok, for all those of you who might be curious. There is sex in SL. Why Virtual Sex works and goes beyond watching cartoons bumping pixels is hard to explain. I suppose the principal is the same as it is for cybersex: invest something into it and the action becomes greater than the sum of its parts. I must say that for a long time the erotic exploration of my psyche was a powerful force in my SL experience. I travelled down so many roads that I would never walk in real life. But ultimately, I find all that I have done in SL has increased my self awareness and confidence in RL. I have watched my own transformation as keenly as I have watched those of my Friends.

So last night, no sooner had I logged on, but I was teleported by Sarah, Tars and Viv, to Neva Naughty. Neva Naughty is a lag fest orgy room filled with newbies wandering about having sex randomly. Some of it is good, most of it is bad. And I if I had not heard a girl beg for someone to "mount me" I would have considered the sojourn there a total failure. But Vivian is new to SL and should be introduced to all the aspects of society my girls and I move in: we are not always ballroom dancing socialites after all, and everyone should have a small taste of SL's sordid underbelly.

So there we were in Neva. The photos are risque, but offer a small taste:

This is Vivian, with Sarah just behind her. Vivian is flat out stunning, and created her face all on her own. She is new to the world, but is a rather cheeky girl at heart. She has this quietness about her, but she is always paying attention. Suddenly I find myself surrounded by Aussie women, and I rather like that.

The other missing part of the puzzle is Tars. She is not an Australian, but is a dedicated explorer. Her journey through SL has been as dramatic and diverse as my own. But to see her last night, elegant and empowered, well I felt a bit self conscious. Its hard when all your friends are more beautiful than you are. God that sounds more shallow than I intended it. I revel in my friends beauty, but we as women, I think, have a hard time shaking that girlish curse of self image. The scary truth is that it is very hard to always be 100% confident in yourself, and for me, at least, a lot of insecurity can attach to body image. Having been a stick of a scrawny girl all my life, sometimes I am, even in Virtuality, confronted with my awkward inner girl looking back at me. Ah but no matter, Tars is wonderfully beautiful in all the right ways. See for yourself:

I am coming near time to end this post, which like many, never ends the way I think it will start. I have more to say about last night, so perhaps you will get another post for today. I am less brave than I though when it comes to talking about my scandalous behavior. I don't want to be too shocking. But I will close on this note:



My favorite shoe designer in SL is Sylfie Minogue. Her Prim Seduction store is mecca for shoe lovers. What I like about Sylfie over most of the other, very good designers in SL, is that her shoes walk a wonderful balance between classic and edgy and yet remain firmly planted in whimsy. I will do a whole post on Sylfie some day.



When I first met Tars and SarahJ, they were confined to the early stages of shoe awareness. They were both much too beautiful for those awful shoes that SL provides. All women deserve good footwear, and so I bought them both a pair of Sylfies. Last night, they were both wearing the shoes I had given them.

Sarah J's red sylfies (above) Tar's Balck Sylfies (below)

I leave you for now, with a promise of more later.
Enjoy!

JR

Last Week in Hard Alley

Well another new post as I steal internet from my neighbours. I am such a 21st century Danger Girl. I suppose I should add bandwith pirate to my resume.





Last week, when I started this blog I was in the strip club in Hard Alley (the best place for hedonism in SL. I wanted to test out my new Shiny Things white slingbacks and meet SarahJ and hear Megz voice, which is seriously hot. I wish I could gather the courage to voice. But somehow my SL experience is dependent on the anonymity. I cannot do what I do in voice. I have tried, but there is too much reality there. I choke up and find my own limitations over and over.

In any case, voice free, here are the shoes:

Megz, me, SarahJ

I love how funky Megz heels are. She always gets these killer wardrobe combinations right: like classy/punk/schoolgirl. Megz styles in layers, never entirely one thing, but touching on a few things. Sarah is just always dead sexy.

I would comment more on the rest of the night, but alas I did not get photographs. I ran into summer and we went to the girls school, and failed in our efforts to seduce a new faculty member. It got late, and my cable modem let me down.

What would you do?

In this dress?

Ahh Paris

There is so much to learn.... I am wondering for example, if there is a way to search blogs for like interests. Not Jut my blog, but for all the blogs on Blogger. I found this one, Paris Daily Photo, and I love it - a daily peek into the life of a city. I am a such a voyuer (of course it does not hurt that the city in question is Paris, or that I find the Blogger kinda sexy). But check it out:

http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/

I should explore more cities, really. I have always been fascinated with Prague, for example. I wonder where the best place to buy shoes in Prague is?

Of course, Eric, as a good parisian, puts these tantalizing photos of fashion on his blog. Today I am in dress-lust over a pink Nina Ricci that would go with about four pairs of heels I own (though it would be an excuse to buy another pair too....). In the interestes of expanding my technical ability I am going to try to get a photo in here:



I love the color and the black polka dots! The whole post is availble at PDP, 18 of February or so. I would kill to have this in SL. If only more SL designers would try to base clothes on what gets made in RL as opposed to what gets made and canbe downloaded from Content Paradise, SL fashion could be leaps ahead. Not that there is not great fashion in SL, but the market is often saturated with too mcuh of the same thing.

Ahh but that is for another post.

As is my adventures in the School while wearing only high heels and dental floss.

The Cast, Part 1

I don't do this alone. My adventures in SL are made possible by the support of a lot of people who somehow put up with mi vida loca, and still like me anyhow. There are far more than I can mention in one blog, so this will be a more or less random introduction, and a wonderful way to make them self-conscious.


Lets start with SarahJane. In all truth I was ready to dramatically refocus my computer entertainment until I met Sarah J. I ran into her in a hallway, and realized she needed decent footwear, as no woman should be stuck with newbie shoes! Somehow I found in her a kindred spirit, who was exploring herself as well as the virtual world. Its one thing to wander around SL shopping, its completely another to look at SL and see possibilities, and ask: "What would it be like if I just...." SarahJ gets that and well she has taken to SL like a fish to water, despite being tentative at first. I love you Sarah J, even in the naughty ways.



Isn't she pretty? Of course Sarah's taste is exquisite, as is her legendary abilities to find the most amazing clothes for next to nothing. Of course she knows how to spend her money wisely:



In our explorations Sarah J and I got to know two women whose pictures will surface here, though I do not have any right now:
Tars, and Fresno. They are the other half of the original members of Jenz Girlz Night Out. They are both amazing and incredible people and a lot of fun.

Lastly, for tonight at least, there is Megz. Megz is a constant source of fun and information, and an amazing DJ. She also is an incredible dresser, with tons of style. Half my wardrobe is stolen from her ideas. I do not have a picture of her, yet. But take it from me she is stunning, which goes well with being nice and smart.

Three posts is definitely enough for one day. Its hard to be so introductory all the time. But at least you know some of the references.