FabFree Photo Challenge – Then vs. Now

Here's my submission to the FabFree Then vs. Now photo challenge. On the left is my favorite "baby picture" from my first month in SL. This is what I consider my main avatar in SL and it has grown and improved over time along with me.

When I first landed inworld in 2011, I was completely smitten with Secondlife. The ocean amazed me, and so did gestures and AO. Everything was new. This picture was taken at a sim was called Hope. I had wonderful time exploring the romantic settings. Couples danced on glowing pools, you could hide in a field of grain and rain, or just enjoy the view from the airship in the sky. It was a magical place for this noob.

And here I am today, 30 months later, checking out the Fantasy Collective.

What I noticed about myself, and also my friends, is that it seems our avatars "grow up" the longer we are in-world. In our first pictures we look like kids with a teenager's fashion sense, and now we are like adults with a more elegant fashion style. But it's not just us, SL and content creators are also improving slowly over time and that directly effects how our avatars look.

If you want to see what other people have submitted for the Then vs Now Photo Challenge, head over to the FabFree Photo Challenge Flickr Pool.

And now about the Freebies!  The closeup doesn't show it too well, but I'm wearing a group gift I picked up today from No Salvation Designs. The store has cool gothic themed clothing for men and women. The group gifts are 1L and 25L. There is a midnight mania board here too for men and women. The scarf is an oldie but a goodie freebie from Mr Poet. It includes resize and color change scripts. My favorite eyeliner is also an oldie but a goodie freebie from CL-NINE. I like that it's smudgy under the eye and not over the eye. Eyeliner on top of the eye lid is usually "feminine" to me, but a messy smudge under the eye is "masculine." CLnine is the only eyeliner I have found that does that in a way I like.

On Him, 2014:
Hair: Wasabi Pills Sebastian Mesh Hair - Iceberg [mesh](250L)
Scarf: Mr Poet  Wide Scarf (free)
Jacket, Shirt, Tie: No Salvation Designs Men's Forsaken Skulls (25L, group gift)
Eyeliner: CL-NINE CL9v2l_HeadEyeline01C(bk)(free)
Eyes: S0NG Winter Violet Eye (50L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Nathan - tone 1 - blond (990L)

Okay, now I have to get back to a RL project that's been keeping me busy this month. I will try to get some more posts in on the blog. Hackers of Mars part 2 is coming soon....

FallenGods: 6th Anniversary Party Oct 26th

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The 6th Anniversary of Fallen Gods has arrived. The party has been going on all week, and the grand finale starts at 1pm SL, October 26th! The theme this year is "Rebirth." Throughout the day you can party, show off your best Fallen Gods look, and maybe even win skin vouchers! For a complete event schedule, go to: fallengodsinc.blogspot.com

I nicknamed Scarab above "Mr. Beetle Buns" because... well, why don't you find out for yourself! lol  Go jump on that lucky fortune chair at Fallen Gods and win this cool skin and outfit. The mesh parts are rigged too. The headdress is very modified version of the super awesome Anubis mask by Illusions, and I made it work perfectly with the Sephiroth hair by Ayashi. The eyes one of the many, (I counted 58!) prizes that can be won at System Failure. Love Pluse Games! They made the best haunted house in SL each Halloween. Don't miss it! ... And speaking of Ancient Egypt, also going on right now is Death in the Desert, produced by the same people behind the popular Octoberville mysteries.

On Scarab:

Skin, outfit: Fallen Gods SCARAB Male +FGInc. [mesh] (Lucky Fortune, ends Nov 3rd) (free)
Eyes: SongBird Polished Eyes : Green (Pulse Games, System Failure)(free)
Hair: Ayashi Sephiroth - blue (250L)
Headress, necklace: Illusions Anubis Mask, and Medallion:: Male (edited)(950L)
Collar: Illusions Khepra Necklace (edit for male) (400L)
Hands: Slink Male Hands Relax (450L)
Pose: Hot Dive gsit06 (30L)

RMK Halloween: The Pumpkin Prince 2

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STORYLINE: The Pumpkin Prince is a noble vampire. No one really knows how old he truly is, but it seems he lost the joy for living a long time ago, except on one night a year, October 31st, when he is "born" once more in the form of an infant. As the hours of Halloween pass, he grows, living an entire lifetime in one night. The ghosts all look forward to his resurrection each year. It just wouldn't be Halloween without the Pumpkin Prince.

At last! RokumeikaN releases it's first mesh item for the men! This is a sneak peek at cool things to come. You can win this outfit at RMK Halloween. For more information go to: http://rmk-halloween.blogspot.jp These fantastic eyes are a free for Halloween at Poetic Colors. The earrings and necklace are freebies and group gifts at Chop Zuey. Love it! The mole on the cheek is a tattoo freebie you can pick up at  A:S:S:. This lovely skin is one of four special Halloween skins for men at Dimbula Rose. There is even a new clown one for Halloween 2013 that you can win at LuckyBoard! For the ladies, there are also Halloween skins for the girls, and cute luckyboard clown skin, and free clown style dress.

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On Him, Pumpkin Prince Midnight:
Oufit, belt, collar, hat: RokumeikaN Halloween Event Prize*2013[mesh] (RMK Halloween)(free)
Skin: Dimbula Rose Knyam skin_(Vampire) HW 2011 (150L)
Eyes: Poetic Colors PC Jaded Eyes - Autumn Song [mesh] (free)
Necklace: Chop Zuey Something Wicked, Men (group gift, free)
Necklace: Chop Zuey Something Wicked, Women (free)
Earrings: Chop Zuey Something Wicked, Women (group gift, free)

Hands: Slink Male Hands Relax (450L)
Nail Polish: By Snow Zombie wearable demo applier for Slink hands (free)
Hair: Wasabi Pills Erik Mesh Hair - Lemon Tea [mesh] (250L)

Mole tattoo: A:S:S Decades - Mouche - Amorous (free)
Pose: Del May DM - Levitation male (50L)

Location:
RMK Gothic