Home sweet pixels.

When I'm no where else to be found in world, this is where you can probably find me. I built this house a few months ago and I've been pretty pleased with the result.

In my early days in SL, I was a commercial home builder. I had a business and was lucky enough to have some success at that, but it was exhausting. When I realised that I was putting in a full work week (and then some) in real life and coming home to grind away several more hours a night at my SL job, I really began to resent it. I took a break and I guess I'm still on it. My business folded but from time to time I run across one of my old houses. I'm at once startled and flattered and embarrassed.

I do have most of the old houses still - it's amazing what my purse holds. If anyone wants a very basic, very low prim house (I think I have a three room for 16 prims) - give me a holler.

Summertime and the living is easy?

I haven't been doing much of anything lately, save for work, work and some more work. Summer is usually a fairly hectic time for me - and this year is proving to be a prime example of exactly that. But I decided to take Friday night off and putz around a bit.

I bought a new dress, from a new store and I'm quite pleased with the result. The print is good, the lines are clean and the belt actually sits at my waist without a lot of fussing. The dress is called Sandie and is from Giovanni and for 150L it comes with two bracelets (which I seem to have left out of this shot) and a necklace.

I also fiddled with Photoshop and plunked myself in the middle of a field of buttercups. I'm pleased with the result.

Not quite getting it

This was on the group chat of capture sim and too funny to not share:


 [17:28] Kirsten glares back at the man, her arms folded across her chest... "you again? you shot at me!!! why don't you give me that bow before you hurt someone"
[17:29] (name hidden to protect the hopelessly clueless) : it's no transfer... i can buy you one on xlstreet
[17:29] kirsten facepalms...

....you might be a Wannabe

I've blatantly ripped this off from the SL forum - but I laughed at quite a few and present it now for your consideration. So with all due respect to Jeff Foxworthy and whoever the original author might be:

You Might Be A Wannabe (Doms)

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If you ever use the phrase "A real sub wouldn't have a problem doing that"... you might be a Wannabe

If you think the word "submissive" means the same thing as "easy"... you might be a Wannabe

If you think leading your sub around by a leash in the supermarket is appropriate entertainment for everyone... you might be a Wannabe

If you think it's perfectly acceptable to address all submissives as "slut"... you might be a Wannabe

If you think SSC stands for "See Submissives Cower"...you might be a Wannabe

If your vanity plate reads "MSTR-2-U"... you might be a Wannabe

If you enter a chat room and command all the subs to call you Sir... you might be a Wannabe

If you're trying to book a flight to GOR... you might be a Wannabe

If you think all subs put out on the first date... you might be a Wannabe

If you think the only purpose for nipple piercing is to have a place to hang your car keys... you might be a Wannabe

If you think the GOR novels are based in fact... you might be a Wannabe

If you can't understand why a sub refuses to meet you for the first time alone at your place... you might be a Wannabe

If you think limits are nothing you need to consider seriously... you might be a Wannabe

If you think safewords are for sissies... you might be a Wannabe

If you think placing a "Sir" or "Master" in front of your nick name automatically makes you a Dom... you might be a Wannabe

If you think R/L is just like cyber... you might be a Wannabe

If you think using lube for fisting or anal play is too kind... you might be a Wannabe (or a really mean sadist)

If you have to constantly refer to the owner's manual to use your toys... you might be a Wannabe

If you think Dom's can't show their feelings and need to be cold and aloof... you might be a Wannabe

If you have any reason to fear ATF Agents could confiscate your toys... you might be a Wannabe

If you think the KGB Interrogation Manual is the definitive "how to" book for BDSM... you might be a Wannabe.

If you think sterile needles for play piercing are too expensive to only use once... you might be a Wannabe

If household items don't inspire you (wooden spoons, clothespins, etc.)... you might be a Wannabe

If you think electricity play consists of plug in socket/exposed wires touching sub... you might be a Wannabe

If you think a bullwhip is the best choice for a warm up tool... you might be a Wannabe

You Might Be A Wannabe (Subs)

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If you don't know what "R/L" means... you might be a Wannabe

If you think it's not necessary to communicate what you need or want to your Dom because what you want is not important... you might be a Wannabe

If you've never considered the possibility that your online Master is really a 14-year-old named Jason... you might be a Wannabe.

If you think being collared and spanked online qualifies you as an experienced sub... you might be a Wannabe.

If you think you have no limits... you might be a Wannabe

If you think using your safeword means you're not a "real" sub... you might be a Wannabe

If you consent to wearing a Dom/Domme's brand at your first R/L session with Him or Her... you might be a Wannabe

If you think bruises and broken limbs are standard bdsm play....you might be a Wannabe

If you think you must have total respect for anyone who calls himself/herself Dom/Domme... you might be a Wannabe

If you think the best sub is the one who can stand the most pain... you might be a Wannabe

If you think R/L is just like cyber... you might be a Wannabe

If you consent your first live meet with a Dom/me without using a safety net... you might be a Wannabe

If you think being a sub is all about being abused... you might be a Wannabe

If you think CBT means "Come and Bring Toys"... you might be a Wannabe

If you have to remove your collar so your Master can walk his dog... you might be a Wannabe (and your Dom is really cheap)

If you think sub-space is the cage a Dom keeps His or Her sub in... you might be a Wannabe

If you think enemas are only given for medicinal purposes...you might be a Wannabe

If you think submission means never saying "no"... you might be a Wannabe

If you have to spit out your chewing tobacco before you can be gagged... you might be a redneck as well as a Wannabe

Hair we go

Oh come on, you had to know I'd use a pun - that pun - for the first post about hair!

I got me some new hair. It's Omnia in the colour cocoa (yes, most of my hair has some reference to chocolate) from ::69::. I'd give you the LM or slurl, but they're almost impossible to find. I think the shop is in the process of a reorganization, but all the old styles are still available. Do a search for Kumii Yoshikawa (the creator) and check out the second link on her picks.


I love long hair, but SL long hair comes with lots of issues for me -- mostly how it bisects my body.  Nothing ruins a scene so quickly as my hairy chest when long hair penetrates from back to front. But I'm making an exception for this one. It's not overly long for starters - that limits the hairy chest syndrome. The quality and fit are superb. I have two others from ::69:: and every bit of high praise I've read about the shop and its designer are fully warranted.

Cheap at half the price

Ever wonder what $21,664 L will buy you? Yeah, me neither. But by pure chance, I stumbled across the answer:

It's this ginormous bed from Lovers Playground. It is massive  - in size and options. According to its write up on xStreet, it has "1472 animations PLUS our 42 MINUTE Kamastura Love Scene".  I wonder if anyone actually counts the animations after they buy a bed like this.

I went over to the shop, here, and took a look myself. The bed itself is attractive enough - as are most of their products. Ornate furniture isn't my first choice, but this looks well put together. The scale and proportion is over the top though -  I suppose if you're using the maximum number of people (6) and they've all got height sliders on max, then you're going to need the extra room. But otherwise, two people are a little dwarfed.

The shop does have some other interesting (and less expensive) beds and a variety of other furniture -- including a really intriguing looking picnic/beach blanket. Some of the poses are new to me, some look the same as most any bed in SL.  All in all, worth a look.

When silks aren't really silks

Often times I find things when I'm looking for something entirely different. This set of silks, for example. It's from the shop, Deviance, and is not really a set of silks at all. It's a sorceress' outfit and includes a free shape (which I haven't tried) and staff (which doesn't seem appropriate to carry around in Glint).

In any event, I loved the outfit and I received numerous compliments today when it had its début. The skirt was enormous at first and, unfortunately, doesn't come with a resizer. I started off trying to adjust each prim but gave up on that quickly enough. I ended up resizing the object as a whole and (for a change) that worked really well. The skirt has a lovely drape and sway to it when walking. The lines of the top are not perfect, but generally are crisp and clean. Overall, it's a very pretty set.