Copybot Vigilante – An Informative Post

This morning having a bit of time to myself, I decided to drop some groups and find a few that make a difference in enhancing my time in secondlife.  Along with that I did some profile perving too, and yes, I came across an amazing group via my sister’s profile :)  (Yep, I perved you Rose… *laughs*)

As an AVID shopper, nothing pisses me off more then spending my linden at a store only to find out that they are accused of and/or suspected of being a ripper.  So not cool, especially when I have sunk a good chunk of change into their supposed livelihood on SL before finding out.  These people NEED TO BE STOPPED!

Copybot Vigilante is the brain child of Ivy Maverick, founder, and content creator of Maverick Designs.   As soon as I saw this group I quickly joined.  Being a blogger isn’t just about buying and writing about pretty outfits from where ever, its about having some sense of responsibility to our readership to put forth a QUALITY product just as it is for a content creator to do the same.  Personally I see the two hand in hand.  A blog can make or break a content creators business.  Sure sometimes we think - “No one reads our blog” but for those who do, its up to US to make sure that the products and stores we endorse are not guilty of being fraudulent.

Copybot Vigilante Mission Statement:

Are you sick of seeing Creators who have poured heart and soul into their creations only to be Ripped off  in minutes from hackers and botters.  This is the group to go out looking for these thieves and turn them in. We are looking at objects, at creators, at owners. And will turn in the names of all associated. Its not cool..
Join us and help make a difference in here. We need to help educate the new people to secondlife.  Please help us make a difference:-) 

I hope to see my fellow bloggers and SL’ers in this group.  Not only to be a more informed shopper, but also to support the wonderful people who make quality items from hand, who are original, who ROCK, and who make it possible to BE A FASHION BLOGGER.  We as a community have to be more vigilant at paying attention to what we buy, and where we buy it from.  Let’s put an end to copybotting!!!

p.s. open groups in world and search – Copybot Vigilante, free to join!

xoxoxo,

Suite.

Suite’s Blogger Challenge - 001

I know right, pretty hard to follow up after a STELLAR post by my sister, but it made me stop for a moment and think.  Blogs that can do that are very powerful, and if one of them can make you change something about how you conduct yourself in this SL and RL, then wow it really made a difference.  Kilo reminded me that I should stop, and take a moment to thank each person who has enriched my SL.  Most of whom have become like my very own RL family.  Letting them know how much I love and appreciate them, really felt good :)  So thank you Kilo, I love you sissah.

Now out of her blogger challenge, I breed my own.  Recently, I have had a few major changes in my SL and some in my RL too, also, being a mild sufferer of S.A.D., I tend to get in funks, where I wander off to be alone, gather my thoughts, and sometimes vent that frustration in a good cry.  There really isn’t anything I can do to stop it, it just happens.  However!!!  What has ALWAYS cheered me up in SL specifically is finding new looks for my avi.   I get so much joy being inspired either by a skin maker, clothing maker, or quite possibly making a character by being inspired off a set of eyes (I know that sounds weird but you get it).  So I thought I would share a few with you *smiles*

The Kittah:

First born was the kittah.  Sure I have been Neko before, and I have about 10, yes 10 avi’s from De La Fae, but this one was different.  Something about being a cat is very calming, curling up nice and tight, purring the days away, sheesh, sometimes I wish I could live like that, but then am reminded that I would be quite bored with that prospect…LOL  So here is my NEW  Feline

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Shirt – Kijara Freebie SLUrl

Skirt – sevennoir  thassacreations– no longer on the grid.

Skin - $350L Bounce SLUrl

Neko Parts – Ova Hauled – got them free on the Neko hunt last year. SLUrl

 

The Panda:

There has been a lot of news about the DC Panda’s going back to China.  Hence my thought process and a ton of notices about Needful Things new released Panda ears and tail.  I opted for bamboo just cause it was hella cute.  Plus, you don’t see many panda’s roaming the grid these days.

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Clothing: One of my first purchases in world.  I cannot honestly remember how much it was.  Stripes STC  SLUrl

Skin - $350L Bounce SLUrl

Parts: Needful Things SLUrl

 

 

 

Last but certainly not least I bring you the EPIC CHANGE!

The Wiccan ELf

This by far has got to be my FAVORITE AVI I have created to date.  The clothing from Delirium inspired the entire look. 

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Clothing - $500 Wiccan SLUrl

Skin - $300L Sil’ly SLUrl

Ears - $250L Sil’ly SLUrl

 

 

 

 

Wow this post is epically long.  Well if you have made it this far, here is my challenge to you Bloggers:

When your world just isn’t as it should, and you find yourself sad, alone, not connected to anyone, lost, trying to find your way back to being you, WHAT helps you do that?  For me as I have stated is getting lost in new avi’s, stepping back, decompressing if you will.  What in SL brings you so much joy that in the deepest of funks it is able to bring you back to being yourself?  What is your SL comfort mechanism?

So with that I bid you adieu, happy shopping, creating, and being UNIQUE!!!

I love you all, for being YOU!   xoxo  Suite

When Bloggers Inspire (an Open Letter to a Blogger) & a Challenge...

*NOTE:  The images contained here in this post belong to the subject of the piece.  They have been borrowed with permission from the owner.

Last week I lost a RL friend to cancer.  And the community I know her from is still reeling.  She was a light like no other.  A friend from that same community once told a group of us to always give flowers before the funeral, because once they're gone...they're gone.

So this...is an unusual post for me.  Not because I don't want to do it. But more like I'll kick myself six ways to Sunday if I don't.  Consider this a strange...open letter of adoration to a fellow blogger. I'm sure that when I asked her if I could borrow some of her photos with promises of linkbacks that she had no idea as to why I needed to do this, but well...it was that or not do this post any justice.

Meet Bubbles.  She is the owner of the Super Gangster blog. She is the reason this post is going up today. I don't know her personally. I have no details of her personal life, SL or otherwise. I have only read her blogs, commented on her posts and once ran into her during a Hump Day Happiness run.  But hangout friends, we are not.  On each other's friends list? Nope.  She's just an awesome blogger that I felt deserved a moment of notice and thanks :)

I've been reading the feeds (Fashion Feed, I Heart SL and the like) off and on since my little sister first told me about fashionfeedofsl.com back over the summer. And while there are some blog posts that help me add (and/or subtract) from my wardrobe and those that just give me epic lawlz, some have truly inspired and have helped round out and revolutionize my style.

So this blog is a huge big up and thank you to her for the awesome laughing til my face aches blog posts that have been sprawled across feeds like iheartsl.com and fashionfeedsofsl.com.


It started with this picture and blog post here:

 http://supergangster.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/oh-my-damn/

I didn't discover this wonderful blogger until October 10, 2009.  I had been blogging for almost two months and while I had read & noted different blogs to read or links to note, nothing had really stood out until THIS post. The afro is what caught my attention first...LOL (and the title of the post sums up my reaction when I saw it...YUP YUP)!  I had been in SL for almost two years by then and tried on several afros, none to my liking. This one just made my jaw DROP.  After gasming over the fro, I went on to continue reading the style notes and looking at the outfit as a whole to see what I would or wouldn't wear, what I didn't have but could make do with and what simply was mandatory in order to duplicate the look or get as close to it as humanly possible.  I laughed out loud LITERALLY at the commentary, watched the music video (which I immediately added to my playlist after I was done shaking my booty) and started shopping. When I went to the store for the afro I got lost and lag was not a forgiving mistress, so I im'd Bubbles.  And to my delight she answered, pointing me in the right direction and voila! the rest is history.

After an unceremonious reformatting of my pc wiped my bookmarks at the end/beginning of the year, I lost the lovely blogger's website and sighed sadly thinking I'd never see her site again.  Now...before you point out the obvious that she is on the feeds, understand ... the above post had been deleted and I couldn't remember for the life of me what her name was or the name of the blog until I ran into her again recently...actually during a Hump Day Happiness run ("not a nerd" glasses anyone? *winks*)!  I had commented on her "I Should be Snowboarding" post and remembered the style, but my sometimey memory forgot to bookmark her site and then poof...it all came back to me and once again I found myself giggling, shaking my booty and taking note of more things to buy.

In reading through her blog, I found posts that made me go hmmm (like her haiti post), posts that made me laugh til my face leaked (like "beggin" and "ugh aka boys") and posts that simply made me go buy the look and/or drool with envy when the items were no longer available (Last Call anyone?). Fan girl much, Kilo?  HELL YES...AND PROUD OF IT.

This blog...and blogger are faaaaaaaaabulous!! No seriously!!  She really is!!  She mixes personal commentary, wickedly HOT picks and music videos to make not only a kick ass look, but a blog that simply put, fun to read. Add to that she is uber helpful and you've got one hell of a person at your fingertips, speaking to your heart and mind when you least expect it.

So thank you, Bubbles.  You've got moxie and a style all your own and you are one hell of an inspiration.  Keep blogging woman!! Oh...and LL is MINE!! muahahahahahahahahaha

As for the challenge that this blog title indicates, here it is:  Never presume that someone knows they're special, knows their worth or has done something wonderful to influence you or a group of your peers.  TELL THEM.  And you don't have to tell them in a blog. You can do so randomly.  But pick someone you ordinarily don't speak to on a day to day basis. Pick the person you think would least expect it. Or...pick someone you do speak to on a day to day basis ... I don't care LOL But tell them what makes them the rock star(s) they are and let them know they've influenced you or that you appreciate something they've done. You never know who might need to hear that...or when.

Ciao kiddies.