New York State of Mind...

I woke up this morning, feeling somewhat... inspired. Maybe it was the beautiful weather, or the fact that it's Friday, or maybe just the chemicals in my brain coming together in a nice, happy way.

So I decided to take a trip downtown! Called a cab, which was mysteriously driven by no one... bit creepy, but you know, it got me where I wanted to go, which is all that matters, right? (Also, avoiding small talk is never a bad thing, I'm so awkward!). He.. It? Dropped me off on a street corner, which made me wonder if they were trying to tell me something, but I shrugged it off and took a few steps... Closed my eyes... And let the sounds and smells of the city overwhelm me.



It took all my strength not to get back into the cab immediately after that mistake, but I powered on. I brought my camera, and was going to take so many pictures of my adventure! But some guy smacked into me after the first picture and I dropped my camera and it broke. So I went walking, determined to find a shop that sold cameras and I could get a replacement, but I was distracted by shoe stores, and by the time I was done with that, my mysterious cab had returned, ready to take me home. I don't know why it seemed so dead set on getting me out of there, but I was a little scared to argue with a vehicle that could drive itself. I wanted to live to see another day, you know?

And now I'm back home, exhausted from my adventure, but with more shoes. So I call it a success!

Credits:

Suit: Mesh Leather Suit in Light Green by Gabriel (Acquired at Culture Shock)
Shoes: Xylia Pumps in Shadow by Celoe
Necklace: 4 Minute Necklace by Glow Studio (Acquired at Culture Shock)
Hair: Daffodil in Red 08 by Elikatira

Slurls to stores located here.

Until next time!

xoxo
Erin

I Like Lemons

Sooooo that whole challenge thing? Aborted. Or failed, depending on how you look at it. I had a slight change in circumstances that FORCED ME to go shopping. Thank God. So! I hit Culture Shock, and spent two days shopping there, and I actually have one more section to get through still. As it was last year, it's packed full and I had a blast, wandering around bald and barefoot, hoping I didn't see anyone I know.

One thing I found that was really frustrating was that I couldn't find demos in a lot of the stores for their mesh items, and quite a few of them were the donation items. I don't really understand why any shop owner wouldn't have a demo out for any mesh clothing, or have it hidden so well that no amount of searching can locate it. I wouldn't think that would help sales at all, because I, personally, won't buy anything mesh without trying it on first. Even if it's standard sizing, I've had enough items that don't quite fit the way another standard sizing item fits that I'm not going to buy without a preview. It's just really frustrating.

But the event itself is great, and I appreciate the fact that they don't let people off their LP without reducing their scripts. I'm really impressed with the layout, it's easy to get around and not confusing, and since I tend to get lost everywhere I go, in both lives, that's kind of a big deal!

I'm trying to learn a little more about my photo editing program... and how to take pictures that I can work with a bit. So I actually took this picture myself, and I don't think it turned out too badly. I'm getting better! I picked up this jumpsuit at Ricielli's store in Culture Shock, and I think it's super cute, but I do wish it was lined on the inside. Either way, it's adorable.



Credits:

Jumpsuit: Ricielli (From Culture Shock)
Hair: Exile
Shoes: Celoe
Nails: Mandala

Until next time!

xoxo
Erin

A Change is Gonna Come...

I have a challenge for myself. It's a sad challenge, but one nonetheless. I have to get through the rest of the week without buying anything. This is made especially difficult because Culture Shock is going on right now, but if I can make it through the week, it'll be worth it anyway, because the lag there will be much better next week.

So anyway, I have to try and dress without actually purchasing anything... I didn't realize how often I did this until today, when I was trying to find shoes for this outfit. I'm not really crazy about these shoes with it, but... my flip-flops don't work with these jeans (which I love) and I had to work with what I already had. This also means I may have to forgo some mesh this week! Annoying, but doable.

In better news, I got someone to take pictures for me! Her name is Daniela Karsin, and she is adorable and talented and all that good stuff. Someday maybe I'll have a graphics card that enables me to be able to take pictures that don't have jagged edges, but... today is not that day.

And I know the plain backgrounds are boring... I'm working on it.



Okay... working on being more specific in my credits. I must learn patience!

Sweater: Celoe - Jet Sweater in Madison (Mesh)
Pants: Mon Tissue - Nora Skinny Jeans in Faded (Mesh)
Shoes: Hucci - Kayla Pump in Black
Hair: Exile - Best of You in Rouge (Mesh)
Earrings: Mandala - Chara Chara in White (Mesh)
Bracelets: Mandala - 7Luck Bracelets
Nails: Mandala - Mandala - Short
Picture: Daniela Karsin

I'm going to make a slurl post separately that I can just link to for stores... so I don't have to do them in every post. I will force myself to be efficient if it's the last thing I do. And hell, I'll have so much time this week when I'm not allowed to shop. Oh... the pain of that sentence.

Until next time!

xoxo
Erin

A Storm is Brewing!

I am frustrated with all blogs right now. It's like they're trying to thwart me and keep me from my blogging destiny! And I don't understand it, because everyone knows how delightful I am.

I attempted to work on my layout earlier... it didn't go very well. I need to work on it again. I think I did figure out the problem with the smooshed up stuff, so at least I have that figured out! Maybe I'll just stay here after all.

It's been storming like crazy here... makes me want to get out the rain thingy I have in SL. It could rain in my bedroom, like in the winter when it snowed in there! It's a surprisingly cozy visual, really. You wouldn't think it would be, but you'd be wrong! Also, my living room looks like a slightly off set from Mad Men. It's pretty awesome. I should blog it at some point.

Picture time!



Picture by my friend, Isamu Negulesco.

What I'm wearing:

Corset, shoes, & skirt: Celoe (I'm not creative.)
Hair: Elikatira
Jewelry & nails: Mandala

Until next time!

xoxo
Erin

Down with Blogger!

I don't have much to say, other than the fact that I hate the new Blogger interface, and I'm not sure how the hell to get paragraph breaks now, since apparently it's going to smoosh everything together.



What I'm wearing:

Shirt: ColdLogic
Pants: Maitreya
Shoes: Celoe
Hair: Wasabi Pills
Jewelry & Nails: Mandala

Until next time! Or I find a new blog site that I like better.

xoxo
Erin

What a Mesh!

See what I did there? Heh. So, I saw this totally adorable mesh dress on a blog... well, many blogs, actually, and I went to the store and I really liked most of the dresses in their new collection. So I grabbed the demos, ran home and tried them on and the fit was... a little off, but nothing so bad that I didn't think I could fix it easily. So I bought three dresses.

I was wrong. Now, I don't understand why they don't use standard sizing, because most places do, and at this point, it's really the norm. The dresses are really cute, but if I could go back, I wouldn't buy them. I suppose it's my own fault for assuming I could easily fix it. That said, I don't even understand their sizing. The small size is too small, but the extra small isn't. How does that make ANY sense. Anyway. I had to mod my shape pretty severely to wear the dress pictured below, and it's still not perfect, I just gave up.



What I'm wearing:

Dress: Mons
Boots: Maitreya
Hair: Elikatira
Earrings & Nails: Mandala

Until next time!

xoxo
Erin

This Post Brought to You by the 80's

I had to have my picture taken for the club, and the theme was 80's, so I threw this together. And I have no idea where I got this dress, I've had it for ages. Today though, I did an experiment. First, I took a picture of myself with my graphics set on "low," like I usually do. Then I upped them to "Mid," (my computer gave a protesting cough) and snapped one. And then, despite my poor computer's wheezing, I upped them to "High," and then to "Ultra." What I noticed was that there was barely a difference between low and mid, there was a tremendous different between mid and high, and again, not much of a difference between high and ultra. I could barely move, or even get a picture taken though, with it on high, so I'm not sure I'll be doing it often. My poor computer. I do wish my graphics care was even a tiny bit better, so the edges wouldn't be so rough. But, such is life. Hit the pose fair today and got a few things! I barely touched on it though, so I'm sure I'll go back before it's over. What I'm Wearing: Dress: SD Wears (God bless edit object.) Shoes: Stiletto Moody Hair: Truth Earrings: Glow Studio Bracelets: Je Suis Until next time! xoxo Erin