Chalice's Private SLife After I Log Off.

Oh Berry, you've done it again!  What a great idea Winter J. to imagine what our SL alter ego's do after we log off.  Well I might have known that Cha throws off her clothes and goes BARE back riding but is using a saddle.  The bare back refers to her lack of clothing.  Having a horse myself, I knew Cha and I had something in common other than fashion.

She's riding a beautiful Friesian stallion through the forest at dawn. She's a sneaky one is Cha because she never tells me what she does when left to her own devices but I'm glad she's not off pole dancing at a strip club which is what I suspected.

Please note for IHEART SL feed, she has nude colored undies on so is not nakie.  Certainly don't want to be removed from that feed lol.

HAIR: Plume by Ploom
SKIN: Virginia in Fairy tone by Al Vulo
HANDS AND FEET: By Slink
UNDIES: Desiderio in Nude by Fishy Strawberry
HORSE: Friesian by AKK Horse Ranch
LOCATION: Voltai Range Casmu 

Hey Dude, Get Surreal.

OK I had a trickle of creative juice trickling around the right side of my cerebellum and came up with this contribution to Berry's Surrealism Challenge.  Not sure that she had two rhino's bonking as an image but hey, who am I to stand in the way of my tawdry little mind?  I don't think Madame de Pompadour ever toured Africa and I'm sure she didn't wear a jester's crown.

I had so, so, so much fun doing this Berry.  You really think outside the box.  I dub this picture "Chalice de Pompadour And The Bonking Rhino's"

Rodvik Linden And Me(me)

Well I decided Berry's Meme idea was such fun I had to get in on the act, albeit late.

Of course I had to wear my 'Fuck Me I'm Famous' jumper from Razor given the importance of my guest.  I invited him home and within minutes he was jumping on my bed.  I showed him a few cheer leader moves and talked him in to taking me shopping.  We arrived at Gos but guess what?  He didn't have any money.  His excuse?  He didn't have any pockets to keep his wallet. 

What a disappointing date.   

Hair and pig tails: Tram
Skin: Betty in Pale tone (make up #1) by Belleza
Eyes: Deep Sky Mesh Eyes in Twilight Sea by Mayfly
Jumper and Socks: By Razor
Shoes: Black and White Ankle Boots by Kunglers
Rings: Aruro and Gloria rings by Donna Flora
Necklace and Earrings: Triandre by Pure Poison
Location: GOS

My Guilty Confessions And A SLook.

Mz Straw-Meme has devised another great idea so I'll do that first then talk about my look.  Oh dear...think Chalice think.  What are my guilty confessions?  I'm sure I have some in there...thinking....thinking.  OK, here I go opening up which is sometimes kind of scary because of the judgement that goes along with it.

1. I try all kinds of ways to make my blog more popular and get it out there but they don't seem to work.
I think I shoot myself in the foot with this because in SL I've become so reserved I'm practically invisible.  This is reflective of my RL at the moment because of some tragedies I experienced last year that I've kind of cocooned myself for protection.  I've tried repeatedly to get my blog linked to some of the more popular feeds, but they haven't responded which has knocked my confidence about whether the time and money I spend blogging is really worth it.  My hits both on the blog and in Flickr aren't that high and I secretly wish I could break through the glass ceiling and become more notable in SL.  I question whether my style is rubbish, my pictures passé and that my opinions are nondescript.  I know I shouldn't worry but since this is about confessions, this is one of mine.

2. I hate the process of putting links in my style credits at the end of each post.
I do want the designers to get their due credit and make it easy for people to catch a TP to their stores, but it's soooooo damn tedious.

3. I read Shopping Cart Disco's SLectrets every week hoping I'll know at least what one of them is about.
Because I'm out of the inner circle of whatever goes off in SL, I read them and they go straight over my head.  I then read the PLURK comments and the blog comments and even then, it's like another language.  Who's the shoe person?  Who's the penis person?  I dunno!  This probably stems from the fact that I have no inner circle in-world anymore that I live vicariously through and on the periphery of what's going down via blogs, PLURK etc.  PS - I need more PLURK friends, hint, hint.

4. When I'm out and about searching for new shops, if I see those horrid little skirts of years ago and wall upon wall of slutty looking badly made clothing, I fly right on past.
I'm sure you know the shops I'm talking about.  It's like do you not even look at the relevance of what you're selling compared to the fabulous fashion that's available?  Even today, looking through the window of some stores, its like a time warp of what was available 5 or 6 years ago and the decor, omg, update, please update.  Take a trip around SL and see the way things have progressed then go back to your store and take an objective look around.  Gawd I can feel the knives hovering at my back.

5. I confess that I wish there was a blog like SL Fashion Police around again.  
I admit I used to laugh my head off looking at some of the avi's and bad fashion they used to show on their blog.  I know it's mean spirited but I think if Joan River's and Fashion Police can get away with it on real people, a SL version isn't that horrible.  I admit to taking pics of some avi's around the traps that seriously look like road kill.  I sometimes get the impulse to pop it on my blog but that's not what my blog is about.  Hmmm.  Maybe there's an opening?????

So there are some of my SLecret confessions - be kind :-)

          

I've had this woolen bolero from Bounce for ages and in my mess of an inventory, forgot about it.  I popped it on and paired it with my newly purchased LeeZu 'Yve' pants in Vintage Black.  They're so cute and I love the little flare above the knee.  I found the white tights at DeeTaleZ.  I was really impressed by their selection of socks, tights and leggings so if you are in the market for some, go have a look.  The shoes were a subscriber gift from Slink called 'Lara Mary Jane's' and the anklets I found at LouLou.  The necklace and earrings work so well with this look I think and are from Maxi Gossamer called 'Isis Solar Magic'.

Thank goodness Belleza is on board with the Slink Hand Applier and am wearing Mya skin in the Pale tone.  I couldn't find a Feet Applier so would love it if you did one Tricky.  If not, you're fabulous anyway and a skin maker of the highest regard.

Now here I go doing my least favorite thing, giving you LM's.

Hair: Emo in Platinum color by Vanity Hair
Skin: Mya in Pale tone by Belleza
Eyes: Vanity Eyes in Denim (group gift) by IKON
Hands: Slink
Hand Skin Applier: For Pale skin by Belleza
Top: Wool Bolero in Blanc by Bounce
Pants: Yve in Vintage Black by LeeZu
Stockings: White Wool Tights from DeeTaleZ
Shoes: Lara Mary Jane's (subscriber gift) by Slink
Anklets: Crepuscule in Black by LouLou
Earrings and Necklace: Isis Solar Magic colored Silver by Maxi Gossamer
Ring: White Melt My Heart Ring by Auxiliary
Location: Resonant Osmosis

I Call This 'My Brain Hurts' Meme - A Haiku For You

Ouch!  Double Ouch!  Whatever happened to 'Roses are red, violets are blue blah blah blah'?  Mz Berry has opened up a a big, ol' can of Haiku and I embarrassingly admit, I had no clue of this form of expression prior to her Meme suggestions this week.  So while I was jimmying open my newly received container of Rubber Nipples, I pondered the task and managed to come up with this pathetic little something. 

The chalice empty

Fashion seasons fill the void

Couture be deployed 

Of course with the arrival of my secret weapons, the rubber nipple, I thought I would create another Haiku.

Rubber nipples worn

Boys touch, fawn and scorn the fact

Not real so they're torn 

 

Very Meme Monday - "My Three Wishes"

Another meme meets Monday from the wonderful mind of Strawberry Singh.  Well this one I had to think long and hard about because I'm greedy and only three wishes was a stretch.


1. I wish for the fun days when I first joined.
This makes me a little sad because I've become somewhat of a recluse since my blog has become all consuming.  I wish for the days when I was modeling all over the place working with amazing people who made SL such fun.  When we would discover things together and laugh for ages or be in awe of something beautiful.  At learning new skills and sharing them with my then wide circle of friends who would wax lyrical about you when really, it wasn't anything much that you did but that the importance of encouragement was the impetus of your friendships.  When all you could hear was the 'ding' of IM's and you couldn't keep up with the conversations.  The days when something fantastic was released and the grapevine was humming with friends letting you know and going shopping together oooo'ing and ahhh'ing all over the grid.  It was pure fun and something that could only occur in a certain time because everything was new and you were establishing your identity in SL.  In a way, it felt like growing up again and you can only do that once in SL.  I'm probably making no sense because perhaps its only me who feels like this.  My fondest memories of the early days was enlisting all different photographers to take pics of me for my portfolio and styling a gazillion looks hoping they would think I was remarkably different and waiting for them to arrive to share with friends.  I still have the folders of my modeling friends where we would share our newest pics and support each other when we auditioned or made the cut.  Seems sort of silly now, but back then, it was fabulous.

2. I wish I had Chalice's body/bodies and wardrobe.
In RL I do really love fashion.  I do have a pretty liberal wardrobe of clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelery but if I had Chalice's body, my god I'd be unstoppable.  I'd probably dress and re-dress ten times a day and never have my head out of my closet, only to go out showing off.  Then again, she is way over six feet tall with a clothes horse figure so its pretty unattainable in reality.

3. I wish that the crotch area didn't distort clothing.
I don't have an answer for why this is but it seems the minute you open your legs to any degree, the texture distorts and looks horrible.  Its the one area I need to fix up in Photoshop the most.  It doesn't happen with mesh items so much though.  Also on this subject, it would be great if one had the ability to lower the alpha layer with mesh clothing to ensure the legs don't poke out the dress. Is this even possible?

Oh and one of my pics was chosen to to make up the header of BloggingSL.  What a thrill and thank you so much for picking it Alianna.  Such a lovely surprise to wake up to. 

Outfit is from Kanou.
Lace leggings from Fishy Strawberry 
Hair from Boudoir
Skin from Glam Affair
Shoes from BSD
Umbrella created by Seagel Neville
 
  

It's Meme Berry Christmas - My Name

Berry's done another Meme and I'm in.

I had a sly ciggie while I was thinking of my answers.  A terrible habit I know but it's my second last vice other than enjoying a fine glass of  red.

1. What’s your SL name? Chalice Carling
2. What made you choose this name? God it's so far back for the old memory bank but I think I chose the sir name Carling first and then tried to think of another name starting with C.  I thought Chalice sounded nice plus I was probably drinking a glass of wine at the time which reminded me that wine was traditionally drunk from a chalice in the Biblical sense.  Chalice is also the name Jamaicans use for a bong, and is also an ancient symbol for a woman.  It is also the antiquated metaphor for the female urino-genital tract but please don't hold that against me.
3. What’s your SL nickname, or what do most people call you? (if applicable) Either Cha or Cha Cha.  I always love the way Frolic Mills pronounces my name...like Chal-eee-ce.  Very cute.
4. What’s your SL display name? Why do you choose to have one? (if applicable) I did just put Cha Cha as my display name.  Not sure why though.
5. Do you like your SL name? Yes I do actually.  I really wouldn't mind if Chalice was my RL name.  My RL first name is very, very unusual and I've spent a life time correcting people with the pronunciation and spelling it, sometimes two or three times because people get lost half way through.  Turns out my name is a common name for a male in Jamaica.
6. If you could change your SL name, what would it be? Blooming Wonderful.
7. What’s the craziest/funniest SL name you’ve ever seen? Ayefarted On Yeu.  Eww I'd have to fart back.
8. What’s the coolest (your favorite) SL name you’ve ever seen? I think it would have to be Crap Mariner.  I remember when I first knew of him and I just loved that name.  Actually now I wish I could be Crap Carling.

Now I better credit my stuff:

Hair: Sweet Iris by Boudoir
Skin: Zoe in Pearl tone by Tuli
Lips: Deviant Vamp by Tuli
Eyes: IKON
Hands and Feet: By SLINK
Dress: Drape Dress in White by Tram
Earrings, bangles and necklace: By Mandala
Flowers: By Lapointe & BastChild
Smoke: By NikotiN

Sorry I cannot give you SLURLS today but SL is broken and wouldn't bring up profiles at the time of publishing this post.  Bad SL.

My SL Pet Peeves Meme - Chalice

Doesn't Strawberry Singh come up with the best ideas to open up the blogger community that allows us to get to know each other better?  I swear that I had been tossing around a blog post about my favorite and least favorite things in SL...I must be psychic.

Anyway I thought I would join in her Pet Peeves Meme and hope I don't upset anyone in the process.  I purposefully haven't read anyone elses meme yet so that my responses are off the top of my head and aren't influenced by the peeves of others.  My peeve level isn't that high so please don't be offended if I mention something YOU do because in the scheme of things, its not very important and you have every right to do it, unless its illegal or hurtful to others of course.

Number 1
Bloggers who end up with gigantic pictures on the feeds.   

Number 2
Those really weird and anatomically impossible hips and thighs.  The avi's with a Grand Canyon gap between their legs so that their undies look like dental floss.  Its funny how my eye is immediately drawn to their genitals.

Number 3
People you don't know who walk up to you in SL and stand an inch from your face.  Although Chalice is so tall it's usually the navel.  Sometimes they just push you and sometimes they ask for money.  I'm so stunned by the number of times I'm at a sim taking pics for the blog and in a static pose when people walk straight up and push my avi around.

Number 4
When you buy an outfit and it's nothing like the vendor poster when you put it on.  Fortunately it doesn't happen to me very often but every now and then I buy something that no amount of body tweaking will make it look passable, let alone good.

Number 5
People emoting baby stuff in a crowd and also that giggling noise you often hear.  This is probably my least favorite thing about SL  Like most things in life though, because you have an aversion to something you tend to notice it more.

Thanks for the great idea Berry.  
    

Procrastination Meme Continued

Following on from Strawberry Singh's blog post titled "Procrastination Meme", I'm joining in and sharing 10 random facts about my SLife.  In terms of procrastination, yep, I'm guilty and am trying to work on this in my first life.  I've found since the disasters of 2012, procrastination has become a real problem and must be destroyed.  It doesn't sit well with me because I've always been a highly motivated person so this sense of delaying the inevitable is seriously doing my head in.

Q1 - What is the rez date for your current SL Avatar that you use most often?
Chalice Carling rezzed on 10 October 2007.  She is the only avatar I use.  When I rezzed, I spent two months hiding in the shadows because I had no clue what I was doing but I quickly found the shops and knew immediately that I wanted to take on the role of fashion model.  Slowly I emerged from the dark and have never stopped shopping.  If only I'd left joining until after the 22nd of October, I'd be a Scorpio like I am in RL.

Q2 - Where was the first place you made friends as a newb and got to know people in Second Life?
God I can barely remember it but I think that real friendships were forged on the runway at Evane Modeling Agency (prior to Mimmi Boa taking it over) in early 2008.  I was in a competition whereby you had to spend a lot of time posing on the runway for votes and that's were I met my three favorite people, Vixie Rayna, Jula Carnell and Mimmi Boa.  That's also where I came to realize that there were people in the modeling business who will stop at nothing to try to rip you off - promise the world and deliver nothing.  You'd think we would all know this but when you get caught up in competitions somehow its easy to loose touch with the reality of what is actually going on.

Q3 - Where do you spend most of your SL time now?
In my fabulous Pre-Fabulous home on my island at Minoo.  I wish I could say I was hobnobbing with the rich and (in)famous but no, at the moment I'm a bit of a hermit spending most of my time shopping and blogging.  Fornicola Butuzova makes the most incredible homes in SL by a country mile.

Q4 - Who is your closest friend in Second Life? (only pick one)
Well I have to say my closest SL friend is Vixie Rayna even though I never actually see her face-to-face anymore because I tend to spend most my time in SL blogging.  Like all good friends though, I know she is around and never have to apologize.  She is such a beautiful person and is always concerned about those in her world.  Love ya Vi xx. 

Q5 - What is the most favorite thing in your inventory? (only pick one)
I would have to say it is the Chalice necklace given to me on one of my rezz days by Vixie.  I totally treasure it as a reminder of the amazing fun times we used to share.

Q6 - The last thing you purchased in Second Life?
Fatpack of the new Mya skin by Belliza. Thank you for your efforts in creating this gorgeous skin Tricky B.

Q7 - What color clothing does your avatar wear most often?
Hmmmm.  Now I admit to wearing a lot of black but I do love pastel colors and love it when I piece together an outfit from a variety of designers that includes soft and feminine colors.  Actually I love all colors and try to source amazing textures and materials for the clothes I include in my blog.

Q8 - Do you prefer to walk, run or fly?
This makes me laugh.  I just realized I walk nearly everywhere and that I should turn my run on to cover more shopping ground.  I'm a shocking flyer and I give Cha Cha concussion when I'm flying.  That and continual thumping noises I hear if I have my earphones on when I bump into everything. Can I turn that thumping noise off by the way?  It's so irritating.

Q9 - What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done in SL? 
Well this was one day in SL that I nearly peed my pants from laughing so hard. Years ago, a lot of top models worked with Impacratrice Breiz of Captured Photography to create SL publications and runway shows etc.  It was a lot of fun over many months and one day Vixie and I rezzed a gazillion dog poo's in Impa's house.  No room was untouched...in the bathroom sinks, kitchen cupboards...everywhere.  We were laughing so much on voice I couldn't breathe.  Needless to say hundreds of dog poo's were returned to my inventory...it was so worth it though for the lol's.

I also had fantastic fun times when I worked for the Arai Modeling Agency (now closed).  That was my training ground for modeling and on my first show I ended up nude, bald and embarrassed walking the runway to comments like - 'omg she's got nothing on'.  Now THAT was funny.  If ever there was a moment I wanted to exit SL, that was it.
 
Q10 - Who would you like to play YOU, in the movie of your SLife?
Definitely Drew Barrymore...she's hot.