Friday, June 3, 2011

Just the beginning...

I had some nice inspiration from a resident name Coco. She has an awesome blog, which I should probably link too....hmmm I better find it.


She has some sick fashion skills! Anyway, I visited a few of the stores mentioned in her blog and put my finds together with things I already owned and TA DA! Fashion fun times.

Also, I grabbed the Kari Komrad HUD for photos and had some fun with it. Here are the results!




Credits:
Hair: CaTwA-lamar in espresso

Dress: Emery-Picnik in tanasher*%

Shoes-ANEXX-Ankle Lace up boots in brown%

Socks: Fleshtone-winter sheer socks*%

Tattoos: The Sea Hole-Infinity tentacle Wrist Tattoo and Little Pricks-Beautiful Flowers%

Skin: Curio-Petal in Autumn-Ember makeup%

Eyes:Negaposi-Dreaming Eyes in Boscage%

Necklace and Bracelet: Fusion-Dagger and Skull

Makeup-D.A. drama Makeup Box*

*Inspired by Coco's Blog
% In world ONLY items

Happy Shopping!




Wednesday, May 18, 2011

MK Reconstructed

I've officially come back to the blogging community. yay! My SL has been quite busy since I last updated, and I really haven't had the time to catch up on here. But I am back and have new goals in mind.

Blogging about Bloodlines bores me as of late, as I am not quite involved in it as much as I used to be. Recently, I've been making shoes and selling them on the marketplace. I had a store with a good friend, but sadly we needed to part ways as I search for a better location. My products can be found at:


Or just search for Micah Kalinakov : )

I've also recently been dabbling in photography and photo editing in SL. I've been looking for a few good friends or models to expand my portfolio, free of charge. Contact me in world if interested! (Unless you read this like 3 months from now and I'm charging people by then! lol) Here is a link to my Flickr:


and lastly, I recently got hitched! On March 30th my hubby and I exchanged vows as zombies and it was a grand ol' time. Some of the photos on my flickr page are from the event! We've happily been together almost 8 months now which is like...ten years in SL : )

Anywho, this revamped blog will be come an outlet to show off new items, my favorite pictures and possibly a crazy shopping deal or two. I look forward to the change!

Peace.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

*Edit*


SLUG RACES AROUND DARKNESS ISLE! COME ONE! COME ALL!
(Left to Right-Me, Daavie, Saybre, and Shane)

I deleted my latest blog post...I kinda felt bad about it...see? I have emotions!

I have had zero time to blog lately. I'm back in school and homework dominates my lifeeeeee...WHYYYY?!?!?!??!?! ugh. And when homework isn't killing all of my time, I am too busy shopping in SL or sorting out people's issues. But it's all in fun.

I plan to reconstruct this site soon, as I think it is a bit boring.




Tuesday, August 24, 2010

How to: Become Completely Over-dramatic

This blog often shifts from vague bloodlines issues to more widespread SL issues. At the moment, I have nothing to give Bloodlines or the people in it shit for. Honestly, I haven't had time to even care as soooo much has been going on in Second Life.

First of all, there is the whole teens entering the main grid fiasco. Ugh, I want to blog about this so bad but I am not about to switch gears. When I was 17, I would have loved to have been on Second Life, but if I know the people I went to high school with, there were some real dumbasses, who would have screwed everything up. So, in a nutshell, although I know some are mature enough to handle the adult content of SL, its to big of a legal liability, and I am completely against it. I'll leave it at that now for now.

I came to blog about the Emerald Viewer scandal. Not about what happened and why, I think we all understand that by now, but about the reactions of some of the users. But first, a bit of background info.

I use Viewer 2. SHOCK! It has its fall backs, but overall, I think it is much sleeker and cleaner looking. It has benefits that I don't think the old viewer has or Emerald. I used to use Emerald religiously, but really, I found it to be a pimped out version of Viewer 1, and I thought Viewer 1 looked like shit, so it was just a whole bunch more crap taking up my screen space. Besides the fact that it looks absolutely prehistoric. I occasionally hop on Emerald if I need to dual log or if I need to use some other feature it has, and I like it that way.

but mostly, I use V2 because I find that the majority of Emerald users act as if they are hooked on some drug. Or like Emerald is the "holy of holies" as far as viewers go. So many of them are so arrogant, and aren't even willing to try to understand any other viewer because "nothing can top Emerald". I think Emerald is great. I think it's users generally suck. (key word: generally, YOU may be the exception!) This is simply my opinion, but pompous, arrogant, cocky attitudes are beyond me.

I did watch Arabella and....I forget her name...on....that one talk show the other night. Some Second Life talk show hosted by a chick named Lindsey? Nice Aussie lady. Anywho, they were so nice and I sincerely felt bad for them and for what Fractured Crystal did to Emeralds users. I thought it was cheap and disrespectful. I honestly wish them the best and hope that the new viewer they are working on turns out great, because I would totally use it. Anyway, since all of this happened, it's been like the Apocalypse. Everyone is freaking out! Sending notices and IM's and all sorts of BS to warn people. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE WARNED ABOUT. Yes, Emerald has been taken of the approved third party viewer list, but it has not been banned, and it is only a matter of time before they are back on it. LL sent out a notice in the blogs today about it. If the Emerald haters would get off their LL hating asses and read the blog, they would know exactly whats going on.

So how do you become completely over-dramatic? Be as uninformed and biased as possible. Don't read anything LL sends out. Don't try to find OFFICIAL information. Assume that anything the Lindens do send out, is bullshit, because after all, they are the enemy. Cling to your emerald shaped teddy bears and send notices out to your friends warning them about the impending doom. Oh, and don't forget to pack your virtual bomb shelter full of bottled water, tuna, and SPAM. You wouldn't want to go hungry when Phillip Linden attack your skybox for using the unapproved Emerald.

Get a grip people. Emerald is not going anywhere. SL is not going anywhere. (unless the teens send us all to prison next December...) We can all live together peacefully using our viewer of choice. : )

Saturday, July 24, 2010

How to: Create a really shitty vampire.

Creating a really shitty vampire is easy. It is done every day in every dark corner of SL you can think of. Here, I will give you all the necessary rules to making this happen. Note: This also applies to shitty lycans and shitty blood dolls.

Rule Number One: Get Flashy.
You need to be noticed, so go ahead and make yourself look good. Now, if you think your chances are best looking scary as hell, do it. If you think it would be best if you looked super sexy, put on that thong and make it work girl. (or guy, to each his own.) Looking good is half the attraction. If you can attract them, you will most likely win their heart.

Exception to Rule Number One: The trick bite.
If you don't care about having any kind of communication with your prey, then dont even worry about how you look. If your game is just randomly biting tons of people in hopes that one or two will eventually buy the HUD, then leeching is your game, and don't even worry about looking good. Though, it may still help. Especially in notorious sex areas filled with hot and half naked avi's.

Rule Number Two: Make Promises.
Making promises is a great way to reel them in. (If you want to create a good vamp, making promises that are REAL does help, as long as they are real benefits to joining). What kind of promises can you make? Oh, the possibilities are endless! Here are a few examples:
"If you join us, we can make you royalty"-Now, this isn't necessarily false, but they will have no idea how hard it is to become royalty, sneaky ay?
"I'm single you know, and I really like you"-This creates a false sense of attraction to their personality. The unsuspecting victim will surely fall for your trap, in hopes that they can have a relationship with you, especially if they see you as some sort of Edward Cullen. (Thats another good idea, talk about Twilight A LOT if you're a guy talking to ladies. They might see you sparkle and fall for it!)
"I know everyone in the clan, I will make sure you're comfortable."-This is another one that very well could be true. But usually isn't. Especially if their clan in heavy in numbers. This particular promise will be addressed in a later rule. This promise will make them feel like they are going to be ushered into the clan with some sort of parade, like they are a new born or something.
"We can probably find you a BF/GF in the clan"-You're not a match maker, but you can pretend to be one, especially if this avi seems particularly lonely or in need of a companion. These avi's can be easily spotted, just check out their profile. Any group relating to a dance club, dating service, sex service, etc. can tip you off. Little do they know that you don't actually intend on finding someone for them.

Rule Number Three: Flash that $599L.
Make sure they know that you are doing them a GREAT favor by paying for their HUD. Drop that 599 number a few times, it will make them feel like they are worth it. And they are, well, their soul is, you could care less about their personality. Try to make them feel bad if at all possible that your spending this money on them, it will sucker them in even more.

Rule Number Four: Turn them fast.
Don't give them time to think about it. If you do, they may get smart and look you up, or your clan. You also don't want to give them time to make a big decision. They can regret it later, but you will still have their soul.

Rule Number Five: Give them a heartless introduction, if any, to the clan.
By all means, don't create a notice to the clan introducing them. If you can help it, don't even introduce them over clan chat. The best way to keep them from bothering you is to not introduce them to anyone at all, especially clan royalty. Let them do this on their own, cause they most likely wont.

Rule Number Six: Leave them all sorts of confused.
This is the most important rule. If you don't use any of the rules listed above, ALWAYS use this one. Don't explain a thing to them. Once they have turned, make up some excuse to leave. Don't tell them to read the rules, TOS, NC's in the crate, any of it. The only thing you should do, is tell them to wear the fangs and teach them how to bite. But don't tell them not to go out and random bite, tell them to bite anyone and everyone, anywhere. An educated vampire will only give you grief. Keep them as dumb as possible, then they will be solely dependent you.

Those are the rules. Go out and make some shitty vamps! Why? cause its fun and then you can rank! Remember, only think about number one, and you surely will be prosperous in Bloodlines.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Save the Drama for your Mama

Let's take a break from Bloodlines for a bit. I would like to address a a serious epidemic plagueing Second Life.

The most complex 5 letter word I have ever come across: Drama.

It seems like some people make it their job to hand out drama like we were all standing in some bread line, craving it. However, anyone with a brain can recognize that this is a huge problem, and these drama pimps need to be dealt with.I do my best to remain calm in sticky situations and give out solid and educated advice. But the problem does not lye within the people who are seeking peace and harmony in Second Life, it is within the Dramatizers. Their brains cannot function nor process any sort of normalcy. They also cannot fathom the idea of respect and courtesy.

There is no solution I have yet to find except removing these people from your life or minimizing their amount of time spent in it. No amount of pleading or teaching them to respect will work in the long run.They will make progress for about ten minutes, and then regress into their natural state of dominance over your relationships and pure idiocrasy. Their lives are vacuous, and they will only keep sucking you in unless you stop giving them the power. Fight the Power! *raises fist in the air*

Short and Sweet. Next time: Oh boy, do I have some more Bloodlines rage to spill at you! I'm getting excited just thinking about it!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

In Defense of the Genre...

Its been a while...and yes, I often steal album names as blog titles.

So why "In Defense of the Genre" by Say Anything? Welll, I wasnt inspired by the album or anything, I was more or less inspired to defend Mars Bracken and the Bloodlines RP system. I know I give it a lot of hell in this blog, but there are many things I truly love about BL and consider valuable. Defence...commence!

(please excuse any scatterbrainness...)

1. Bloodlines is truly a unique experience on Second Life. Why just wander aimlessly around SL acting like you would in RL? Isn't that contrary to the point of having a second life? Becoming a part of an RP system such as Bloodlines will enhance your experience, and give you a chance to truly go beyond your day to day sence of normalcy. Put aside any issues you may have with griefers, and you will find something that truly needs to be cherished in Bloodlines.

2.Given the popularity of vampires right now, you get the chance to enter into a world with many other people who may have similiar interests. Now, I am no Twilight freak, but I did enjoy the books. And yes, many vampires in SL are Tweekers (mad mad Twilight fans as I call them) but for the most part they just add to the fun. Saying this, it is not completely ridiculous to see or hear of vampires and lycans roaming around the wastelands of SL.

3. Mars Bracken is not trying to rip off the residents of Second Life. Yes, I am sure he has made a pretty penny with his RP system, but consider his intentions in creating Bloodlines. I am going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he made it for himself and others to enjoy, most likely because all vampire sims at the time were sub par. I am thankful that he took the time to create BL, because I have met some of the most amazing people through it, and I am sure many would agree. Which brings me to my last point.

4.If you think I am full of it for saying numbers 1-3, then take this one as the most important, because it is. If you decide to join Bloodlines for anything, do it for the clan. You all should know my history in BL by now, and if you dont, read up on my earlier posts. My best friends in this SL world are vampires, from many different clans. But there is nothing better than coming online and being greeted by your clan in clan chat, and having some of the craziest conversations known to man, with people you consider to be your family. I am so lucky to be in such an amazing clan, and to have strong bonds with fellow vamps in other clans as well. I could come to the point where I hate everything about Bloodlines, but never leave for the sake of these relationships I have made.

So, in closing, every RP system has its errors, but I feel as if the positives WAY outweigh the negatives. I will most likely continue to blab about my issues with BL in the future, but let this post stand as where my heart lies, and that is in full support of Bloodlines.

Next time, I will try to be back to my ranting and raving self. : )