Ydea is All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Calgon Foxdale

(Day 2 in the Crack Den) I woke sometime during the night to the sound of someone rummaging through my bags. I guess when you live on the streets, you get a sense of where you can find “treasure.” It was a young kid and as soon as I snatched the bag from his hands, muttering “scram kid,” he gave me a wide-eyed look and took off. I figured I better get on my way since I’m sure he would be bringing back friends soon and they’d be much larger and not so easily frightened. I went through my bag and tried out some clothes that I’d picked up at Ydea Style - free gifts for their members. I slipped on the Neal outfit, which included white-belted jeans, a rolled-up sleeve buttoned shirt with button-flap pockets, and sneakers. I looked myself over and although I looked sharp in it, I realized that with the white belt I might as well advertise my presence with a neon sign.

I dug further into the bag and found another member gift outfit from Ydea… this one called Dalton. Dalton and Neil are the latest gift releases and I found them on their back wall in the main store. Dalton’s outfit included some nice looking ripped jeans and a loosely buttoned long-sleeved shirt that blended in better for this part of town. It also came with shoes more suitable for running and a razor necklace – both of which might come in handy. As I made my way along the deserted streets in the pre-dawn twilight, I noticed the light of a nearby street lamp glinting off my necklace and made me realize… what am I thinking? I swapped it out and put on another necklace that I picked up as a free member gift from Grasp. This one had a skull and cross, which might not have been as badass-looking as a razor blade but at least it couldn’t be used against me.

Not wanting to litter, I tossed the razor blade in a nearby trash can and realized the folly of my actions when the “clank” of the necklace hitting the bottom of the can at that time in the morning sounded like someone banging a gong. Sure enough, my buddy from the day before (still wearing the white vest) popped out of a nearby doorway and said, “if it isn’t my fashion consultant… nice threads.” I didn’t even wait. I stripped down and handed him all of my clothes and to my surprise he handed me his jeans. He pointed up the street and said, “I’d go that way if I were you.” So half naked, in an Akeruka skin “Neo” (free member gift this month), I finally escaped the crime-ridden streets of Crack Den and made my way back to the safety of SL shops… well ok.. relative safety.

Thank you for the great tip on this skin, Love!

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Cal is wearing:

Free stuff

Dalton Outfit (shirt, jeans, shoes, necklace, sunglasses (not shown).Free member gift from Ydea Style (free to join/0L/free)

Neil Outfit (shirt, jeans, sneakers). Free member gift from Ydea Style (free to join/0L/free)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/BEST%20OF%20ITALIAN/101/229/22

Skull and Cross Necklace – member gift from +Grasp+ (free to join/0L/free)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/grasp/163/212/38

Skin – Akeruka “Neo” monthly group gift (free to join/0L/free)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Akeruka/127/139/36

Eyes – Mayfly Deep Sky Eyes London Fog (0L)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Noul/201/135/651

Not Free

Hair – Truth Liam Raven Streaked (not free)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Truth%20Hair/113/35/27

Stakey-ing Out the Park on a Sunday Afternoon

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Calgon Foxdale

It was a warm day, the sun was shining and I thought a walk in the park would be nice. As I neared the water, I happened to spy Love sitting on a bench and I thought I’d try to sneak up and scare her. So I crawled up under the bench but she must have heard me because she busted me before I could get the first “boo” out. She said she heard crickets which made me chuckle because the “Gabriel” shirt and shorts I’m wearing are last month’s free group gift from Crickets Urban and Streetware. They just came out with the new monthly gift and I’ll be showing that in a later post. The pose, called “I Still See You” is quite cute and could work well in any lawn or park setting.

“You’re no cricket!”

I Still See You Pose by Stakey (group gift/0L/100L to join)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nolan/208/87/21

After Love chased me off, I ran into Xiu picking flowers in a nearby field (all of the Fab Free bloggers must go to the same place to relax) and I asked her if she could give me a hand with the next very nice pose for couples also from Stakey. This one is called “Lifted”.

“Watch those hands, Mr!”

Lifted Pose by Stakey (group gift/0L/100L to join)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nolan/208/87/21

After the spending the afternoon outside, I stepped inside and ran into Love again who had recovered from her scare from creeps hanging around at the park and was gracious enough to help me with this last pose, also from.. yep you guessed it! Stakey! This is called “Better With the Lights Off,” although after startling her at the park, there was no way I was convincing her to turn off the lights. All three of these poses are group gifts (100L to join).

“Don’t even think about turning the lights out!”

Better With the Lights Out pose by Stakey (group gift/0L/100L to join)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nolan/208/87/21

Chandelle Gifts & Fairy Tail Dollarbies

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Love Trill

Chandelle has so many wonderful gifts in store! Previously I have blogged the Black Glamour Hunt they are hosting, as well as some dollarbies set out on their counter, but they also have lucky boards, group and VIP gifts as well! The mesh polka dotted Lie Dress I am wearing in the photo above and below can be found on their lucky boards in lime, blue and pink. They are group boards and you can choose to join the free group which as 10 minute boards, or you can choose to join the VIP group which is 100L, and allows access to the 3 minute board.
Below I am wearing the VIP gift for August, again the fee for the VIP group is 100L.

The short set shown below is the August group gift you can pick up by joining the free Chandelle group. On the desk at Chandelle is also a gift box with 12 more previous group gifts!! YAY!

The Antique Pendant Key and Pappilon Long Silver Necklaces were both picked up at Fairy Tail for just 1L each. They are so beautiful and will go with so many outfits, I was pleased to come across them! I <3 this store, and their adorable jewelry!
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Love is wearing…