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
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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
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
Saturday, February 24, 2007
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.
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.
Friday, February 23, 2007
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
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
Sunday, February 11, 2007
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!
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!
Monday, January 29, 2007
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.
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.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
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?
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?
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Five for the weekend!
It's been kind of a rough week for us Calla Girls. I won't go into details. But trust us. It sucked. Somehow we managed to get some hair done. I'm pretty sure it was a miracle.
Here they are:
Begonia - (aka "the hair from hell") The hat is color change, and it was really fun to make. But coloring it, was just pure hell. It took foreva! I thought it was all finished, and went to box it up last night and discovered I'd missed two whole packs! I wanted to cry. Oh, and there's flexi. Which is why I wanted to cry.
Butterfly Weed - This one's also flexi, with scripted color change flowers on the hair clip. I was going to do the actual clip color change too, but I kinda liked it white with the colored flowers. So I left it. But since it's mod, if anyone really wants to color it, you can in the edit window.
Wild Plum - This is my 20's flapper 'do. That looks just like Annie. What can I say, it was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
Yarrow - PIGGIES! Hae does the most incredible piggies. I just love the little bobby pins in the front. These are all flexi, and really long, and of course have color change bands.
And last, but most definitely not least is a very special Ayeshe's Angels style.
White Rose - I asked Simone Stern what Ayeshe's favorite flower was, and she told me it was a white rose. So this one is named for Ayeshe's favorite flower. 100% of the sales from this style go directly to Ayeshe. We will be putting up a kiosk of some kind very soon, and keep a running tally of how much total L Calla has donated to Ayeshe's Wellness Fund. The number is pretty sizable, and I think it'd be a great thing for you all to be able to see what you're contributing for her!
So there ya have it. That's what's new at Calla for the weekend. We hope you enjoy them, and we sincerely hope your week was better than ours!
Here they are:
Begonia - (aka "the hair from hell") The hat is color change, and it was really fun to make. But coloring it, was just pure hell. It took foreva! I thought it was all finished, and went to box it up last night and discovered I'd missed two whole packs! I wanted to cry. Oh, and there's flexi. Which is why I wanted to cry.
Butterfly Weed - This one's also flexi, with scripted color change flowers on the hair clip. I was going to do the actual clip color change too, but I kinda liked it white with the colored flowers. So I left it. But since it's mod, if anyone really wants to color it, you can in the edit window.
Wild Plum - This is my 20's flapper 'do. That looks just like Annie. What can I say, it was one of my favorite movies as a kid.
Yarrow - PIGGIES! Hae does the most incredible piggies. I just love the little bobby pins in the front. These are all flexi, and really long, and of course have color change bands.
And last, but most definitely not least is a very special Ayeshe's Angels style.
White Rose - I asked Simone Stern what Ayeshe's favorite flower was, and she told me it was a white rose. So this one is named for Ayeshe's favorite flower. 100% of the sales from this style go directly to Ayeshe. We will be putting up a kiosk of some kind very soon, and keep a running tally of how much total L Calla has donated to Ayeshe's Wellness Fund. The number is pretty sizable, and I think it'd be a great thing for you all to be able to see what you're contributing for her!
So there ya have it. That's what's new at Calla for the weekend. We hope you enjoy them, and we sincerely hope your week was better than ours!
Saturday, January 20, 2007
We have pants!
Release Notes for Second Life 1.13.2(12) January 19, 2007
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Bug fixes:
* Fixed loose clothing appearing tight upon login
And there was much rejoicing across the grid.
Being the child of the 80's that I am, I used to peg-leg my pants so this bug wasn't too annoying to me. Until I saw a guy with jeans that looked like leggings. And those big clunky boy feet. It was just so many kinds of bad I don't know where to start.
Haedon's been boycotting pants until they fixed this bug and I actually saw her with pants on yesterday for the first time in...a while! And I picked up some super cute jeans the other day that I'm so gonna have to blog.
So, yay for pants being normal again!
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Bug fixes:
* Fixed loose clothing appearing tight upon login
And there was much rejoicing across the grid.
Being the child of the 80's that I am, I used to peg-leg my pants so this bug wasn't too annoying to me. Until I saw a guy with jeans that looked like leggings. And those big clunky boy feet. It was just so many kinds of bad I don't know where to start.
Haedon's been boycotting pants until they fixed this bug and I actually saw her with pants on yesterday for the first time in...a while! And I picked up some super cute jeans the other day that I'm so gonna have to blog.
So, yay for pants being normal again!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Color change love - Six new
Anemone - This one is absolutely gorgeous. This is Haedon's and is such a nice side chignon. She took the lilies I'd made and added them as a chin attachment, of course with scripted color change. Because we love color change.
Delphinium - Everyone seems to really love this one, I guess because there are few curly styles out there in SL. I don't know, but it's been an instant hit. I was in total denial of a max limit of linked prims when I made it. Thankfully it came in under 256.
Ground Laurel - I've been wanting to do some styles with hats, headbands, clips, etc. There's a hat style I've done, but is a bitch to color so you'll see that one some time next year. This one, however, came out awfully sweet. Of course, the band is color change.
Hydrangea - Another of Haedon's and one of my personal favorites. It looks very "pretty pretty princess" as some *cough* Haedon *cough* would say. And I fit the "pretty pretty princess" description...remarkably well. This one has flexi, and I just adore the layered back. And the hair clip is color change!
Solidago - I can't repeat the things we said about this ponytail without breaking some kind of ettiqute rules. But let me assure you, this pony by Hae rocks! We are both totally in love with this one. It kicks some serious bootay. Not to mention, the bands are color change!
Wild Hyacinth - Last up is this one, inspired by Hae's Solidago. I'm seriously piggie challenged. I fight with them every step of the way. I just can't seem to get that middle part down the way I'd like to. I'm gonna keep working on it, and eventually someday it will be perfect. And have I mentioned we love color change? Oh. Well then. Yeah, it's got color change bands.
Monday, January 15, 2007
A hair show!
We had a hair show put on by Aspire Modeling Agency and we had so much fun. Even with the grid issues (160something regions being shut down!) it went amazingly well. The women of Aspire were wonderful, and had everything so organized and planned out that we just got to sit around and look pretty and look at the models looking pretty.
Then we got to go sit up on the platform and oversee the show from the VIP seating.
The models were beautiful, and they showed off our styles fabulously! Some of the styles in the show were Gardenia, Nettle, Acacia, Eupatorium, Iris, and Ivy.
We had 30 styles in the show, worn by ten different models. They really did a fabulous job, and we're so pleased that it went off as well as it did! I can't imagine trying to coordinate it all.
For the grand finale, all ten models hit the stage again and they made me and Haedon come to center stage. Haedon said a brief thank you, and I just smiled and looked dazed.
But all in all, we had fun, the show went off without a hitch, and the ladies of Aspire were a joy to work with.
Then we got to go sit up on the platform and oversee the show from the VIP seating.
The models were beautiful, and they showed off our styles fabulously! Some of the styles in the show were Gardenia, Nettle, Acacia, Eupatorium, Iris, and Ivy.
We had 30 styles in the show, worn by ten different models. They really did a fabulous job, and we're so pleased that it went off as well as it did! I can't imagine trying to coordinate it all.
For the grand finale, all ten models hit the stage again and they made me and Haedon come to center stage. Haedon said a brief thank you, and I just smiled and looked dazed.
But all in all, we had fun, the show went off without a hitch, and the ladies of Aspire were a joy to work with.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
It puts the mayo on the roll....
So I've been reading SL blogs... lots of blogs... OMG so many blogs. Sometimes when I read them I'll stumble onto a little snippet about the blogger's personal everyday shit. The first few times, I thought to myself, "I came here to see if you had new stuff, read some reviews... Who cares about your personal junk?" And as the days passed, I realised the answer to that question was "I do! me me! I care!" Cause I am friggen bored at work, and all you bloggers out there are giving me something to read. So thanks!
Then I think to myself, "Hey! I should return the favour and tell stuff about me!" But you know what? I'm not that interesting. I don't have kids, I'm 26... I have a crappy job that pays me when they feel like it. I don't have any super powers (not that I'd tell you anyway!!!) >.> The biggest thing that happened to me today is that my sammich had no mayonnaise on it. It was a breakfast sammich. I got turkey and american on a croissant with mayo. It's not such a big deal, but the deli fucks up my order EVERY DAY, no fail.
I used to order sausage egg and cheese on a roll in a styrofoam container. I did that cause when they gave it to me wrapped in the paper, it was a mess and a half. How hard do you think that is? To make a sammich and place it into a container, rather than wrap it up? Apparently WAY hard. I got all sorts of variations on that one. I had the sausage, egg and cheese in the container with no roll. I once got that, with a roll wrapped in paper tossed in WITH the stuff. I once got the roll buttered, in the container with the other stuff. I suppose it was the new Do It Yourself breakfast sammich.
The issues withe the turkey sammich were fun. I didn't know why I was paying 6 dollars for a breakfast sammich, till I opened it up to find a mound of friggen turkey. It was like a deli lunch sammich. So the next time I called, I specified "a little bit of turkey, not a huge lunch portion". Sometimes it was right, sometimes it wasn't. But I was getting a little pissed off that I'm spending an extra 4 dollars every time they screw up my sammich. So finally I call and ask them what language I need to learn to speak, in order for them to get it right. They clear it up, appologise, and tell me the next ones free. I'm okay with that.
So I order my free sammich today... no effing mayo. I seriously give up. I'm going to go back to bringing in those personal bowls of cereal.
A very uninteresting,
Haedon
Snapple cap say: A hummingbird's heart beats 1,400 times a minute
Then I think to myself, "Hey! I should return the favour and tell stuff about me!" But you know what? I'm not that interesting. I don't have kids, I'm 26... I have a crappy job that pays me when they feel like it. I don't have any super powers (not that I'd tell you anyway!!!) >.> The biggest thing that happened to me today is that my sammich had no mayonnaise on it. It was a breakfast sammich. I got turkey and american on a croissant with mayo. It's not such a big deal, but the deli fucks up my order EVERY DAY, no fail.
I used to order sausage egg and cheese on a roll in a styrofoam container. I did that cause when they gave it to me wrapped in the paper, it was a mess and a half. How hard do you think that is? To make a sammich and place it into a container, rather than wrap it up? Apparently WAY hard. I got all sorts of variations on that one. I had the sausage, egg and cheese in the container with no roll. I once got that, with a roll wrapped in paper tossed in WITH the stuff. I once got the roll buttered, in the container with the other stuff. I suppose it was the new Do It Yourself breakfast sammich.
The issues withe the turkey sammich were fun. I didn't know why I was paying 6 dollars for a breakfast sammich, till I opened it up to find a mound of friggen turkey. It was like a deli lunch sammich. So the next time I called, I specified "a little bit of turkey, not a huge lunch portion". Sometimes it was right, sometimes it wasn't. But I was getting a little pissed off that I'm spending an extra 4 dollars every time they screw up my sammich. So finally I call and ask them what language I need to learn to speak, in order for them to get it right. They clear it up, appologise, and tell me the next ones free. I'm okay with that.
So I order my free sammich today... no effing mayo. I seriously give up. I'm going to go back to bringing in those personal bowls of cereal.
A very uninteresting,
Haedon
Snapple cap say: A hummingbird's heart beats 1,400 times a minute
Monday, January 08, 2007
One more!
We added one more to the list of new releases. It was a tad late but somewhat fitting. Haedon got married on Saturday, and we put out Ivy.
Ivy - This is a really gorgeous style, and one of Haedon's. We've had a lot of girls come in and need help fitting hair to their wedding veil. We have a lot of updo's that will usually work, but Haedon said he was going to try making one with a veil. I think it came out so pretty. And the veil is exquisite. The textures are great, the little flowers are so pretty, and have tiny pearl centers. The veil is not color change, but being modable, you can color it if you'd like something besides white.
Ivy - This is a really gorgeous style, and one of Haedon's. We've had a lot of girls come in and need help fitting hair to their wedding veil. We have a lot of updo's that will usually work, but Haedon said he was going to try making one with a veil. I think it came out so pretty. And the veil is exquisite. The textures are great, the little flowers are so pretty, and have tiny pearl centers. The veil is not color change, but being modable, you can color it if you'd like something besides white.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Sixteen New!
Yep, that's right. Sixteen. We've really been working hard and have some amazing new stuff! I'll get right to it. Here's what we put out:
Acacia - This one is Haedon's. It's a magnificent 40's style with color change pearls. It looks wonderful with a hat. I wore this one around for days with a fuzzy winter hat, a vintage look dress and fuzzy gloves.
Carnation - Okay, really I tried to make a boy style. But it got too girly. Carnation is the result. It reminds me of a Demi Moore style, sorta Ghost-ish.
Clove - This one stayed on the pose stand for a really long time, nearly a week. I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted it. Haedon finally made a suggestion that worked perfectly. It did have three braid loops, but the third one was 150 prims, and it exceeded the max link limit. So there are two.
Eupatorium - You guys wanted more flexi, here ya go! I'm actually pretty happy with how this one came out. I'm still not a flexi fan, but this one's okay. I'm really pleased with the bangs.
Lotus - I really like this one. I had actually just read Memoirs of a Geisha for the first time when I made this one. I guess I was inspired. The hair sticks are color change, and are attached to the hair. I thought about doing them as a separate attachment, but Haedon said they should be part of the style. She was right, so they are. And with 140 colors to choose from for the sticks, you can match just about anything!
Monarda - This one, just a plain old French Twist, sans octopus. I'm a big fan of the Linden Lifestyles blog, and couldn't help but indulge Salome in her search for "classic octopus-free French twist". Especially since I happened to agree with her.
Peach Blossom - I love this one. Super cute, flexi ends, braids, 4 scripted color-change bows with 140 color options, and you can change the bow color for each bow separately. What more can a girl want?
Petunia - This is one I was really iffy on, so I asked the Calla Update group for a hand. (I actually blogged about this one a while back when I'd finished it. It looks great on everyone. Seriously, I've yet to see anyone who doesn't look fabulous in it.
Stephanotis - Another of Haedon's, which I think is great. The hair clip is color change and it's just a really fun, laid back kinda style. It's perfect for jeans.
Sunflower - This one, I am so proud of. I completely reserve bragging rights for this one. It was really a challenge, but I love how it came out. I'd found this picture and loved the style.
So I decided I'd try it. I'm so happy with how it turned out. Especially since I had no back to look at.
Sweet Alyssym - This one is actually a smoother, more sophisticated Yellow Rose. (Actually what happened was my husband said that I looked like I had horns when I was wearing Yellow Rose, and he said it'd be prettier if it wasn't so flippy. So, for him, here's less horns.)
Sweet Pea - PIGGIES! Aren't they cute?! This one is Haedon's and it is so adorable. High piggies, with color change bands. Again, 140 colors! Woot! And the bangs on this one are so perfect for this style! She did an awesome job. Love it.
Vinca - Another of Hae's, and more flexi! I have to say, for flexi, this rocks. I really love this one, it's probably one of my top 10 favorites. The bangs on this one, to die for. Color change bands, 140 colors, flexi and so long! This one's gonna be a hit.
White Mulberry - A really sweet friend of mine, Phia Vaughan, and her SL hubby Sampson, own the most awesome jewelry store ever - Simply Spoiled. Which was formerly *SS* Creations. Which I read about on the Linden Lifestyles blog, a really long time ago when I first started playing, and have been in love with their stuff ever since. Anyway, Sampson just made a beautiful tiara, and I asked if they'd care if I made hair specifically for it. So, White Mulberry is what became of that. I'd actually found another picture that I used for this one:
The tiara is not included, but we will be having them put it up for sale at our shop, so you can grab it when you get the hair. It's really a beautiful piece, and has earrings and a necklace to match.
Yellow Rose - I had so much fun making this one, it grew from Petunia, and became a long tousled curly look, with a little bit of sass.
Zinnia - And last but certainly not least, Zinnia. This one is Haedon's and definitely tops my current list of favorites. I absolutely love it. She said she finished it because she knew it would look great on me. And as you can see, it so does! Had she tossed it out, we'd have all been missing out on this one.
So, there's the list! The sim's been crazy with all the grid issues, so if you can't teleport anywhere, at least you can look at the ads here!
Have a wonderful weekend, and again a big thank you and congratulations to all who participated in our slogan contest. You guys rock. We really have the most awesome group.
Acacia - This one is Haedon's. It's a magnificent 40's style with color change pearls. It looks wonderful with a hat. I wore this one around for days with a fuzzy winter hat, a vintage look dress and fuzzy gloves.
Carnation - Okay, really I tried to make a boy style. But it got too girly. Carnation is the result. It reminds me of a Demi Moore style, sorta Ghost-ish.
Clove - This one stayed on the pose stand for a really long time, nearly a week. I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted it. Haedon finally made a suggestion that worked perfectly. It did have three braid loops, but the third one was 150 prims, and it exceeded the max link limit. So there are two.
Eupatorium - You guys wanted more flexi, here ya go! I'm actually pretty happy with how this one came out. I'm still not a flexi fan, but this one's okay. I'm really pleased with the bangs.
Lotus - I really like this one. I had actually just read Memoirs of a Geisha for the first time when I made this one. I guess I was inspired. The hair sticks are color change, and are attached to the hair. I thought about doing them as a separate attachment, but Haedon said they should be part of the style. She was right, so they are. And with 140 colors to choose from for the sticks, you can match just about anything!
Monarda - This one, just a plain old French Twist, sans octopus. I'm a big fan of the Linden Lifestyles blog, and couldn't help but indulge Salome in her search for "classic octopus-free French twist". Especially since I happened to agree with her.
Peach Blossom - I love this one. Super cute, flexi ends, braids, 4 scripted color-change bows with 140 color options, and you can change the bow color for each bow separately. What more can a girl want?
Petunia - This is one I was really iffy on, so I asked the Calla Update group for a hand. (I actually blogged about this one a while back when I'd finished it. It looks great on everyone. Seriously, I've yet to see anyone who doesn't look fabulous in it.
Stephanotis - Another of Haedon's, which I think is great. The hair clip is color change and it's just a really fun, laid back kinda style. It's perfect for jeans.
Sunflower - This one, I am so proud of. I completely reserve bragging rights for this one. It was really a challenge, but I love how it came out. I'd found this picture and loved the style.
So I decided I'd try it. I'm so happy with how it turned out. Especially since I had no back to look at.
Sweet Alyssym - This one is actually a smoother, more sophisticated Yellow Rose. (Actually what happened was my husband said that I looked like I had horns when I was wearing Yellow Rose, and he said it'd be prettier if it wasn't so flippy. So, for him, here's less horns.)
Sweet Pea - PIGGIES! Aren't they cute?! This one is Haedon's and it is so adorable. High piggies, with color change bands. Again, 140 colors! Woot! And the bangs on this one are so perfect for this style! She did an awesome job. Love it.
Vinca - Another of Hae's, and more flexi! I have to say, for flexi, this rocks. I really love this one, it's probably one of my top 10 favorites. The bangs on this one, to die for. Color change bands, 140 colors, flexi and so long! This one's gonna be a hit.
White Mulberry - A really sweet friend of mine, Phia Vaughan, and her SL hubby Sampson, own the most awesome jewelry store ever - Simply Spoiled. Which was formerly *SS* Creations. Which I read about on the Linden Lifestyles blog, a really long time ago when I first started playing, and have been in love with their stuff ever since. Anyway, Sampson just made a beautiful tiara, and I asked if they'd care if I made hair specifically for it. So, White Mulberry is what became of that. I'd actually found another picture that I used for this one:
The tiara is not included, but we will be having them put it up for sale at our shop, so you can grab it when you get the hair. It's really a beautiful piece, and has earrings and a necklace to match.
Yellow Rose - I had so much fun making this one, it grew from Petunia, and became a long tousled curly look, with a little bit of sass.
Zinnia - And last but certainly not least, Zinnia. This one is Haedon's and definitely tops my current list of favorites. I absolutely love it. She said she finished it because she knew it would look great on me. And as you can see, it so does! Had she tossed it out, we'd have all been missing out on this one.
So, there's the list! The sim's been crazy with all the grid issues, so if you can't teleport anywhere, at least you can look at the ads here!
Have a wonderful weekend, and again a big thank you and congratulations to all who participated in our slogan contest. You guys rock. We really have the most awesome group.
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