Six new for the weekend

How insane has this week been? Gotta love when they shove through a viewer that isn't ready. We'd planned to get this stuff out sooner, but Linden Labs had other ideas, obviously.



Azalea - This one is, without question, my current favorite. I'm actually loving the flexi on this one, and I'm so proud of the soft, pushed back bangs that I could just squeal. This style has actually been on my "to-do" list for quite some time, and it's really turned out better than I'd hoped.



Peony - Doesn't this just scream Carol Brady? (Please, if you don't know who I'm talking about, don't ask, because then I'll feel old.) Haedon has done an incredible job of taking that Carol Brady flip and making it look new. You must try it on to really see the flip detail. And since the demo's free, how can you not?!



Pine - We all know I don't rock the piggies the way Hae does, but I had fun with these at least. There's some flexi in there to give them that bouncy-piggie look and the bands are color change. Like you didn't know that already. This one is actually inspired by Pansy, with the big, bouncy feel.



Tuber Rose - This ad just looks so Matrix-like that I see Trinity every time I look at it. This has a bit of the seductive, hair-over-the-eye thing going on. But, if you look on the right side, the hall falls just so and you can shoot someone a dirty look when they think you're not paying attention. Or, a suggestive wink if that's more your style.



Tulip - Total "Pulp Fiction" going on here. Doesn't that look just like Uma Thurman? This one's Haedon's, and I must say when I wear it, I feel a little bit of bad girl coming to the surface. Very, very hot ladies!



Serval - And last, but not least! Newness for the men! I had some kind of inspiration for this style...but at the moment it escapes me. (Hey, I did it before I left for vacation, and a lot has happened since then.)

Have a beautiful weekend, may the SL gods smile on you! And look for more Relay for Life things coming from us this week!

Relay for Life Releases

It has recently been brought to my attention that we haven't blogged our Relay for Life items. So, here they are. These colors are specifically only for the Relay for Life efforts in SL. (100% of proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.) They will not be available after the Relay for Life drives end this year.

We've released 10 styles in these colors, and there are another 15 scheduled for release soon. Five of those fifteen are men's styles, because there's just so little out there that the guys can buy to contribute. I know, I know. The hair is purple. But there's also a black with the relay purple tips which isn't too girly. And hey, it's for a good cause.

OMG! Is it good to be home!!!

Some of you may have noticed (or not) that I've been gone. My family and I went to visit my parents. I also got to see my brother while we were there, and my sister came down for a day. So it was a family reunion of sorts. (I hadn't seen either of them in nearly 4 years.)

Vacation Day 1 - Flights were relatively uneventful (which is always good) and it was good to get in and unpack, settle in, etc. We had dinner, lounged around, took naps. It was good.

Vacation Day 2 - (TMI WARNING - the easily squeamish should skip this one.) I started my period for the first time since my 16 month old was born. Happy vacation, right? We went out to dinner with my parents. <3 Olive Garden.

Vacation Day 3 - We went shopping, hung out, my brother and his daughter came over, we had dinner. We took the 16 month old for his first hair cut. I'll have to post pictures later, but he was sooo good! He sat all by himself and did great. He looks so much more grown up now!

Vacation Day 4 - 1:30 am (ANOTHER TMI WARNING - the easily squeamish should probably just skip the rest of this post, actually.) Cute, very grown up looking little man with new hair cut gets very sick. He started throwing up everything, couldn't keep anything in him. That afternoon he started running a fever, so we took him to the ER. They said Tylenol suppositories (poor guy) and pedialyte (which as anyone with kids knows, is the nastiest stuff ever) and if he wasn't any better to bring him back the next day.

Vacation Day 5 - repeat Day 4, but (TMI WARNING AGAIN) add diarrhea. We took him back, and they told us this time that if he kept throwing up to bring him back for IV fluids.

Vacation Day 6 - He still threw up a few times that night (technically day 6, but I was not going to the ER at that time of the morning). By the time we got up, he'd stopped puking.

Vacation Day 7 - the diarrhea continues. He's still running a low-grade fever. I've done so much laundry that I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to buy my parents a new washing machine.

Vacation Day 8 - The little one's fever was gone, so we went to the zoo! It was just a little zoo, took like an hour and a half, but it was fun. And I fell in love with the leopard that hissed at me when I made kissy noises at him. They wouldn't let me take him home, though.

Vacation Day 9 - We had to buy another suitcase to get all our stuff home in. And we spent nearly 100 usd shipping stuff home a few days before. Baby somehow managed to not poop in his diaper, but out of the car seat and all over the back seat of my dad's car. I managed to forget the diaper bag and we had nothing! So hubby had to run in, buy clothes, diapers, wipes, etc etc, so we could clean up the little guy, the carseats and then get a suitcase. Pack, do more laundry, feel bad cause I only got to see my sister for a few hours, etc etc.

Vacation Day 10 - We got up at 3:45 to be to the airport in time for our 6:00am flight. The guy who fills the planes with gas apparently forgot to go in to work. They had to make all the planes sit and wait while someone else came in and fueled them all up. Thankfully the diarrhea wasn't on the plane, but apparently it's not over yet.

And I've got a bazillion emails from IM's over the last week, and who knows what else in my inventory (since my inventory still won't load)to catch up on.

But it's good to be home. I promise I won't be doing that vacation thing again any time soon. I'm exhausted.

Hair Fair! AND New Releases @ Calla!

Hair Fair. Wow. Lots 'n' lots of hair. We weren't around for Hair Fair last year, so it's been interesting to say the least.

Haedon did an INCREDIBLE job with our booth. If I could get in, I would take pictures for you all. But I'm so not gonna fight that crowd again just yet. So, if you happen to make it in, we're there, and we have the most gorgeous booth! We're number 3, to the left when you enter the main Site 1 entrance.

We've got a few things there, 3 new styles, one of which is for Locks of Love and will only be available at the Hair Fair.

I just want to say that while I understand they wanted new releases for the Hair Fair, and I think that's great, I think we should be able to offer them in our stores too after the first few days. At least to group members only. I don't know, I just somehow feel like we're cheating you guys out of good stuff. Even though they'll go out in the shop as soon as Hair Fair is over. It's probably just me, but I have a special affection for our group, and dang it, y'all deserve extra special treatment.

Anyway, here're the Hair Fair styles which will be available at Calla as soon as the Hair Fair ends.



Fennel - This one is my contribution, and you can probably guess that by all the curls. Anyway, this one was pretty challenging, and those blasted little flowers took forever. There are two (yes! TWO!) optional flower attachments that come with this style. One has the flowers just in the back, and the other has flowers across the front hairline as well. Because, sometimes you just want more flowers. Sometimes you don't. And sometimes, you want none! Oh, and the flowers are scripted color change, except for the centers. Which are diamonds. I was feeling a little fancy.



White Violet - This one is Haedon's Hair Fair style, and absolutely one of my top ever favorites. (I know, I say that all the time, but I really mean it!) It's one of those carefree styles which looks great in PJs, or jeans, or a business suit. It's a supremely versatile style! The color bands and the little clippys (how cute are those!) are scripted color change. You know how we love the color change.



Marshmallow - This one was sort of a joint effort. We both had the same idea, and Haedon was just much better at executing it than I was. I tried. You should see it. Well, maybe you shouldn't. The meaning of Marshmallow is beneficence, which seemed fitting for this style. It will not be available anywhere other than at Hair Fair, and 100% of the proceeds from this style are going to the Locks of Love charity. So please, if you can get into the Hair Fair, grab this one for a good cause.

We just couldn't leave you guys out, we had to release stuff at the shop. Because we love you. We've got 4 more new styles, and we're putting out the Springs LTD Edition Packs in those, plus the two styles we did for Hair Fair. These colors are only available for a limited time, so please get them if you want them.



Fir - Hae calls this my hippie hair. I love it anyway. It's flexi and has that cute scarf (which is scripted color change) that actually is knotted. The knot is kind of hidden in the hair, but trust me, it's there. Make a copy and take the wig all apart if you want to see.



Mignonette - Haedon rawks the piggies, every time. These are just soooo cute! They're a lot of fun, and they have scripted color change bands! (Surprise!) We had a lot of fun making this ad. It was a departure from the norm, and it turned out super cute.



Pansy - This is a big fluffy pony! I wanted to make something similar to Red Poppy but longer, a little messier, and a little...bigger. I'm really happy with this one. I tend to do more sleek, smooth styles, but I had a super fun time making this one. You might be seeing more big hair!



Purple Lilac - Have I mentioned that Hae rawks the piggies? These are french braided piggies, with long flexi tails. Pigtails are hard to do (I think) because you've got to get that part just right. French braids are hard because you've got to get them overlapping so they look like a braid. I'm super proud of her for this one. I don't think I'd have even attempted it yet. Oh, yeah! Those hair bands...color change! (Like you didn't know.)

Here's the current batch of Spring styles. Remember, these are only out for a little while. (Like till we have to take them down to put out new stuff. So I can't really give you an exact length of time. Maybe a week? Maybe more?) So get them while you can.













So, that's it for today. Lots of hoopla over the Hair Fair. If you can, get in there and check it out. There are lots of great displays and styles from so many designers. And if you see any "Hairy Participants" there, thank them for their hard work. We've all spent a great amount of time over the last few weeks getting ready, and doing all the little extras to make things special, and of course a lot of time and efforts have been donated towards Locks of Love. If nothing else, grab the Locks of Love styles and support this wonderful organization.

/me stops to breathe

Okay, I've been the worst ever blogger lately. We've been insanely busy with Hair Fair stuff, and Relay for Life stuff, and RL stuff, and the usual customers, and grid issues, and. Yeah, you get it.

Anyway, so I'm in the shop today, minding my own business. Trying to help a new girl find the medium length styles.

When out of nowhere I get an IM (I might not have answered had I realized it was a guy to start with, but he had a "typically" girl's name) :

[11:01] Clueless Boy: very nice look girl ;)
[11:01] Tigerlily Koi: aww thanks :)
[11:01] Clueless Boy: awww yw :)
[11:02] Clueless Boy: should i keep looking at you or come over and talk to you ??
[11:02] Clueless Boy: :)
[11:03] Tigerlily Koi: lol
[11:03] Tigerlily Koi: I can honestly say NO one has ever asked me that
[11:03] Clueless Boy: and that means??
[11:03] Clueless Boy: what :)
[11:04] Tigerlily Koi: means I have no idea how to answer that lol

So he comes over and stands, like, right on top of me. And I realize it's a guy.

[11:04] Clueless Boy: your alittle one
[11:04] Tigerlily Koi: no, you're a tall one
[11:04] Clueless Boy: yep
[11:04] Clueless Boy: but
[11:04] Clueless Boy: i think u might look good on me :)
[11:05] Tigerlily Koi: my avie's 5'10 barefoot :)
[11:05] Clueless Boy: i don't measure :)

I call bullshit.

[11:05] Tigerlily Koi: all men measure
[11:05] Clueless Boy: size doesn't count :)
[11:06] Clueless Boy: does it ??
[11:06] Tigerlily Koi: yep

What?! I'm not going to LIE!

[11:06] Clueless Boy: well hell then
[11:06] Clueless Boy: wanna try me on for size ?? :)
[11:07] Tigerlily Koi: you're serious?
[11:07] Clueless Boy: hell yes
[11:07] Clueless Boy: :)
[11:07] Clueless Boy: look at u
[11:07] Clueless Boy: :)

I look at me. Maybe this new skin isn't the best idea.

[11:08] Clueless Boy: u own this place ??
[11:08] Tigerlily Koi: I do
[11:08] Clueless Boy: you did a nice job
[11:08] Clueless Boy: very organized
[11:09] Clueless Boy: and well done
[11:09] Tigerlily Koi: Thank you :)
[11:09] Tigerlily Koi: My partner did most of it, she's the organizational one, and our friend Nex, who owns Brutal Gear, did the building itself

I pause while he lets that "p" word sink in. He changes tactics.

[11:10] Clueless Boy: is all the hair here flexi ??
[11:10] Tigerlily Koi: nope, only some of it
[11:10] Clueless Boy: you have a nice one
[11:10] Clueless Boy: it looks good on u
[11:10] Tigerlily Koi: thanks :) It's a new one, not out yet
[11:11] Clueless Boy: it's nice
[11:11] Tigerlily Koi: Thanks :)
[11:11] Clueless Boy: how long have you had this
[11:11] Tigerlily Koi: the shop?
[11:11] Clueless Boy: yes
[11:12] Tigerlily Koi: we've been here on the island about 2 months
[11:12] Clueless Boy: why not all flex ?
[11:12] Tigerlily Koi: because we hate flexi
[11:12] Clueless Boy: but thats a brand right ?

Flexi is a brand?! I didn't get that memo.

[11:12] Tigerlily Koi: no
[11:13] Clueless Boy: that means the hair flows correct ?
[11:13] Clueless Boy: like yours
[11:13] Clueless Boy: wen u move
[11:13] Tigerlily Koi: right
[11:13] Tigerlily Koi: it's a type of prim
[11:13] Clueless Boy: so why do you hate it
[11:14] Tigerlily Koi: it's just hard to make it look right without being crazy all over the place
[11:14] Clueless Boy: but in the longer styles especially
[11:14] Clueless Boy: the hair looks like straw if it's not flexi
[11:15] Tigerlily Koi: only if the textures look like straw

He pauses to consider this. I hope he was looking at the horrible looking thing on his head that he thought passed for hair. It looked like it had, at some point, been alive.

[11:16] Clueless Boy: i like to buy hair for girls that i know
[11:16] Clueless Boy: how do i buy and give later

Now, I'm pretty sure he's Clueless.

[11:17] Tigerlily Koi: you can't, hair is no transfer. You can buy gift cards though
[11:17] Clueless Boy: yeah but then they come and get the stupid thing they want :)
[11:17] Clueless Boy: and u see what some of them walk outta here with i'm sure
[11:17] Clueless Boy: clueless

My jaw actually fell open IRL.

[11:18] Tigerlily Koi: I think you're badmouthing my customers
[11:18] Clueless Boy: well yes
[11:18] Clueless Boy: but they can't hear me:)
[11:18] Tigerlily Koi: But I can
[11:18] Clueless Boy: and i'm your customer

He's badmouthing himself?!

[11:18] Clueless Boy: a good one
[11:18] Clueless Boy: :)
[11:18] Tigerlily Koi: you're not wearing my hair

He can't be that good.

[11:19] Clueless Boy: well
[11:19] Clueless Boy: help me then
[11:19] Clueless Boy: find me a hair
[11:19] Clueless Boy: i came here first
[11:20] Tigerlily Koi: The men's section is on the far side

Of the moon.

At which point, the grid Gods had mercy on me and the sim crashed.

The thing about pasta

Was talking to Marleen tonight... Marleen, who just gets awesomer by the day, and just opened up her very own store called, you guessed it, Marlys. VINTAGE ZOMG. Some seriously cute stuff. Marlys is located in the wonderful sim of Envy, which houses some of the best shops and galleries I've come across. Go there, buy stuff, rock the fuck out.

Ahem, where was I? Oh, yes. Was talking to Marly... about puking. Sorry, but we were. We were talking about things that make us WANT to barf. (like 9 million group notices... and group spam up the ass ABOUT those friggen notices.)

[21:43] Marleen Vaughan: sorta makes me wanna barf
[21:43] Haedon Quine: ya
[21:44] Haedon Quine: big white chunks, and pasta that I had no idea I ate
[21:44] Marleen Vaughan: HAHAHAHA
[21:44] Haedon Quine: there's ALWAYS pasta in there that you know you didn't eat
[21:44] Marleen Vaughan: and CORN!
[21:44] Marleen Vaughan: or is that in your poo?
[21:45] Haedon Quine: Like it stays in your stomach, and while all the other food goes on to be shit out, it stays in there... cause it knows that its duty is to be there when you finally barf. Even if it's 7 weeks from now. It'll be there. Cause pasta is fucking reliable.

Marleen, she's about the poo. And pasta is reliable. These are valuable lessons folks. Valuable. Write them down and stick them in your purse or wallet for inspiration.

PS. This is what happens when Haedon blogs. Especially late at night.
PPS. Marlys is right next to Pushbutton Industries and I may get a cookie for saying so. kthxbai

Ahhh colour change...

You all know how Lily and I like our colour change. It's fabulous! What are you wearing? Yellow? We got that. Turquoise? We got that, too! Burnt sienna? Yeah... it's in there somewhere. So, how would you feel if we were to change the way our colourable hair bands/clips work?

Right now we have 140 colours to choose from. It's an awful lot. Pretty simple, too. The commands are on channel 4, and you spit out a colour on the corresponding colour chart that comes with your hair. But, we're thinking about changing this to a menu based system. This means you'd be able to touch the hair, and a menu would pop up letting you choose a colour from that.

Unfortunately this will cut the colour choices down to 66 choices. And we will not be replacing the scripts in any of the older hair. We would put them in all new releases, and give the script to anyone that wanted it (no mod/no trans of course). But this would allow you to put it into any hair style you've purchased previously.

So there are some pros, and some cons here to both systems. What we want are your opinions. What are YOUR pros and cons? Are you cool with the system we have now, or do you think we should change it, and why. Our decision here is totally based on the responses to this post. So respond, and let us know what you think! :)

Much love,
Hae

New Island, New Releases, New Website!

New stuff. Yay!

First, let me mention our new website! We're not just a blog anymore. Check us out at: www.callatropia.com We have all our styles there so you can look through the store when you can't be in world! We'll also be putting the new releases up on their own special page! We have lots of great information there, including the FAQ page which will answer all of your questions (okay, well most of your questions) without you having to track one of us down!

And now, on with the new releases!



Bramble - So I never said I could make anything but hair. Hats are not my forte, obviously. It was a big pain and isn't as perfect as I would have liked, but I managed to get that "redneck rolled bill" look that all the boys in my highschool had. The hat's color change, the pony's got some flexi.



Day Lily - How sweet is this? This one is Haedon's and has been raved over by everyone that tries it on. It has a scripted color change head band, of course. The curls were cussed over quite a bit...but don't tell Hae I told you that.



Gooseberry - I'm trying to get the flexi thing down. I know you ladies love it. So you'll see quite a bit of flexi in this group of releases. This one has a little clip on one side that is not color change. Can you believe that? But since it's copy/mod, if you really want to color change it, you can. I just liked the tortoise shell look best with it.



Houstonia - More flexi! Yay! The bangs are long, and hang out of the face so we can see the pretty skin you spent a fortune on.



Laurestine - You'll occasionally see that I love doing "period" styles. This one didn't turn out anything like what I saw in my head when I started, but it came out in the same time-frame so I was happy with that.



Marigold - Long, flexi, flippy. I'm not much of a long-hair fan for myself but I really like this one. It's fun and flirty and fantabulous.



Narcissus - This one is adorable, and way stylish. Of course, it's Haedon's. She's the edgy-stylish one. This one is my new favorite on her, too. Anyway, it's got flexi, and that asymmetrical cut that just screams "look at me!"



Philiphawk - Now that you're all sure that I've lost whatever little bit of sanity I had, let me explain. I was approached by a Linden many months ago and asked if I would make Philip Linden's hair. They wanted the same thing he had, but prims, so they could kind of update his avie. So I took on the job. This isn't what I actually ended up giving them (that they never paid for, or used) but it's close. They wanted his with no bangs, but I liked the bangs. And I threw in some flexi. Some punky-goth-anime person somewhere will see it and go "OMG I LOVE THIS!" For the rest of you...I'm really not crazy. I just couldn't let something as originial as Philip's spikes sit unseen in my inventory.



Pyxie - When I was making this one, I kept thinking it looks a lot like Mimosa. But when you put them side by side, it really doesn't. It does have the same razor-cut look, but they're pretty different. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I don't do short styles often, so this one was really a nice change for me.



Sundew - PIGGIES! This one is also Haedon's, and it's been my current favorite for two weeks. That's a record, btw. It's flexi, with color change bands, and seriously versitile. I can wear it with jeans, or a cute skirt. Or find one of those school-girl outfits... You get the idea. ;)



Yellow Carnation - This one was a challenge. I played with it forever trying to make the bangs not so flickery. (Have I ever mentioned I hate flicker?) It's not no flicker, but it's low flicker and that's the best I could do. I think it came out pretty cute overall.



Wisteria - I love this one, and would have never, ever come up with it. Haedon really is more on the stylish edgy side than I am. Look at the poof on the crown of the head! I love it. It's one of those sexy, you-can-look-but-you-can't-touch do's.

We also had some love for the men. I know, you guys had thought we were never going to make any more guy hair. We thought that too. But every once in a while I think "it can't really be all that hard, I'll try again." Let me assure you. It really is that hard.



Jaguar - This style I actually found a picture of. It was a really cute hockey player. The hair came out nice, but the picture was much more fun to look at. I didn't think about it when I was making it, mostly because I don't have boy skin with that peachfuzz hair on the skin. But if you have that skin, it's gonna show on the one side where the hair is brushed back. It's not a lot, but like where the sideburn goes...Sorry boys.



Ocelot - This one sat in my inventory for probably 3 weeks or more, because I just wasn't sure what I thought about it. I gave it to Sabrina who was working on putting together a male avie to give to noobs, and she liked it. Actually her comment was something like "real guy hair!" So I brushed off the dust and colored it.

We get a lot of people asking where to find hair accessories, clips and that kind of thing. So while Nex and Haedon were busy making the new store look amazing, I piddled around feeling pretty useless and made some hair clips. The pencils turned out awesome, and much thanks go out to Nex for the super "Calla No. 2" pencil texture.

These are cheap, and transferable so you can grab a set for your friends as a little gift. They attach to the chin, and you can adjust the position of them to go with just about any hair style. All the clips have a clip for the right and a clip for the left. (They're pre-positioned on either side.) And I threw in a color-change one in each pack just because I can.











And, Haedon has made this amazing pearl bracelet. It actually looks knotted - there's a little space between each pearl where you can see the string. The detail is perfect, and the colors are gorgeous. It's a really unique look, and she did a supurb job.



Of course, all that, and the island is open to the public! Come see the new build, and be sure to tell Nex what a fantastic job he did on the place.

Special Group Only Preview!

That's right. It's happening! We are opening the new island!

To celebrate, we're having a pre-party party. Just for our Update group! You guys have been with us from the start. You've watched us grow, you've waded through the lag, you've fought your way into the shop to look for gifts, for new releases, or just to say hi. You are the ones who keep us going.

We say often that we have the best group. We really honestly mean it. No one's ever cranky with people when they send a message through the group. Everyone's friendly and helpful and perfectly wonderful to each other. We love you. We really do.

Please stop by and come see the new place, say hi, grab the goodies we'll have for you and celebrate with us.

Tomorrow (Saturday, Feb 24th) from 1 - 3 pm SLT, we'll be open just for you!

We're so excited and we can't wait to see you all there!

Love,
The Calla Girls

Our new island!

Ladies and gentlemen, Calla owns an island!

I know, I know. Some of you already know this, but we haven't blogged it. And besides, we're so freaking excited we can't help but talk about it to anyone that will listen.

WE HAVE AN ISLAND!!!

Callatropia, to be exact. Which is shaping up quite nicely, if we do say so ourselves. (Which we do.) Nex of Brutal Gear is building our shop, and he's one of the best builders ever. We can't even tell you how awesome it is. Because it's a surprise. And because there just aren't enough cool words to use. And also, because I would have to reference urbandictionary.com several times in order to sound sufficiently cool. And it's Sunday night, and I'm just not gonna.

Really, there is a building there. We can't wait for you to see it. February 24th, we're having a grand re-opening. We're thinking about having a Group only sneak preview the night before for just a couple hours. We'll let you know as we get closer. Depends on how much last minute stuff we have to attend to at that point.

We've got landmark givers up at our shop in Plush Kappa, so be sure to grab the new landmark. And if you really don't feel like fighting the lag just for the new location, we hear ya. Send one of us an IM and we'll drop it to you if we're online.

Something I want to just forewarn you all of. We get a little carried away with our ability to use the blue pop up boxes, and we send lots of random messages that way. The newness will probably wear off after a while. But in case it doesn't, we're telling you ahead of time. We like the blue boxes.

Oh yes.

WE HAVE AN ISLAND AND IT RAWKS!

My friend bought hair

I'm a rational, fairly sane person. It really takes quite a bit to get my feathers ruffled. I have patience like you would not believe.

But it seriously bugs the hell out of me when someone messages me with "My friend bought hair from you and didn't get it. Can you help us/him/her?"

Come on people. If you have a problem, do not ask your friend to message me. Open that IM window and send me a message. I promise I'm not going to be nasty or rude or hostile. And, miracle of miracles, I'm going to try and help you sort things out. Because we're all about customer service, and we're nothing without our customers, and we know that. We want you to be happy.

I've gotten messages from people about hair that someone else bought. The friend got the wrong color pack. The girfriend got the wrong style. Their cousin didn't get the hair (which surprisingly was in their inventory) they paid for. The lady with the demo on her head wants to know how the hell to get the sign off.

Yeah, the grid's been wonky. Yeah, the database has issues and I can't even get a record of my transactions. Stuff disappears. You rez things and they're gone forever. I know that this stuff happens on occasion and things just disappear into the black void that is the SL world we all deal with.

That said, there are things I'm going to have to know from you that your friend is not going to have the answers to. I'm going to have to talk you through double checking places in inventory, through your transaction history. I need to know the style, the color pack, the location. The phase of the moon, where Jupiter was in relation to Mars, and if you had your tongue at exactly a 38.2-degree angle when you hit that left mouse button and bought hair.

Okay, so I don't need to know all that.

Really, if you have a problem with something you buy, we're gonna go out of our way to fix it for you. But we're not gonna go through your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your best friend, your cousin, or the lady standing next to you with the demo sign on her head.

We need to talk to YOU!

We actually like talking to our customers. We even like talking to your boyfriends, your best friends, your cousins, and especially the ladies next to you with the demo sign on their head. But when we're trying to fix an issue like you not receiving what you paid for, we really do need to talk to you.

And that's all I have to say about that.

/me wanders off looking for the box of chocolates.

To taper or not to taper

Okay, let me just say this and get it over with. I hate flexi. I hate flicker. I hate how flexi flickers. I hate how flexi goes through your body and makes you look like you have hair growing in the strangest places.

However, I know that a lot of people out there like flexi. So I make it. And cuss at it the whole time.

Now, my question is this:

Taper the flexi? Or don't taper the flexi?

Tapered flexi looks like:



And non-tapered flexi looks like: (look in the middle of the ad)



So, thoughts, opinions? Do you care?