52 Weeks of Color Challenge : Indigo

Ok so its been a hectic week and i'm super late with this entry lol but! I did finish it days ago lol.  OK! So I did an inventory search for indigo and grabbed the first things I saw LOL totally wrong, I know but omg hecticnesssss.  The dress is from paper.doll, super sweet lil Zoey Gabardini made this super sexy little number and I actually really like the tone of indigo she came up with.  It's called Alexia in Indigo, and the shoes are from Similar Footwear, Roma in White Patent.  The other look is a one last time tribute of sorts lol, being that MYTH is closing at the end of this month [everything is on sale for 30L ladies & gents!!] I thought I'd take it on home with the MYTH High Rise Jean Skirt in Indigo, paired with !Ohmai's Basic Boyfriend Racerback in White.  The hair in both looks is Rina in Black from Artilleri, and the skin is from cStar.  Like a good little blogger, allow me to let you know about the poses as well lol.  They are from Pretzel Poses, part of the Superfriends pack that I just randomly tinkered with and used the poseballs I wanted to make up the picture lol.  Is Pretzel Poses still around? I have a few...I might be doing a search in a minute here!  Anyway, I was looking at other blogs and we are kickin butt!  So many awesome pictures and new places to check out.  Looking forward to weeks and colors to come!

{paper.doll}

MYTH 30L Closing Sale

52 Weeks of Color Challenge: Sienna

In all actuality, I don't know if this qualifies as Sienna?  I saw it and thought it was cute, then also I was having a hard time finding anything Sienna and I'm really a sucker for a good deal so I got it and thought well...it's close!  There's no color description for it but I thought the jacket and tights were a close match lol.  This whole blog happened in a quite humorous way and allow me to tell you my journey!  I got a subscriber message stating that Riddle [which I didn't remember] was a part of Designer's Showcase [which I had never heard of].  It was a whole outfit, and the picture looked cute so I went.  Dude, it really was only 99L and in my opinion I thought it went well with the color sienna...although in hindsight, I might have photoshopped the picture too dark - my bad.  So, I went to try the outfit on and I ended up looking like this.  Felt like shopping some more so I went to YunA's to check out the new hair styles and never even did it.  I got all caught up in messing with her Glitterati hall outside the shop in the TP area that I randomly ended up taking some pictures there and viola...blog done!  Weird right? Such is my SL lol.  It was fun thought, and I definitely like this hallway and all of the fun poses it has inside of it.  Had a blast, once again!  What's next weeks color again? Bah!

Designer's Showcase!

52 Weeks of Color Challenge : Silver

Is it weird that I know I have a bunch of things in my inventory that are silver and still found myself at a loss?  I think my mind was lost on New Year's Day, hopefully I get that back soon because I kind of miss it!  I was skin digging today, trying out a new look and came up with the idea to do a skin set that I have had for awhile and only photographed once before but never blogged for some unknown reason.

Although I've never done it, I know that role play is huge in SL and when this skin first came out I had no idea what it was.  Everyone was raving about it, and I went to see it and well...chick was silver.  Dark silver and shiny-ish with elf ears.  I didn't get it and duh me, I sure didn't ask.  A few days later in the group chat, I found out what it is!  Elf RP has ages, and the older a female elf is the more silver her skin becomes.  Also, that she is called a Drow hence the name of the skin.  I find that totally fascinating, but it was only a weekend thing.  I had missed the sale and thought there was no other way to be able to get it so I was asking the group if I could photograph someone that had bought the set when the owner, Oceane was nice enough to let me have the skin.  She made the special Drow skin, eyes and ears and they are available for purchase at her shop.  In addition, she has release several other Drow skins with body tattoo's and facial embellishments for a certain pretty little accent that may be a bit different from a normal one and set you apart.  I don't wear it much but I'm sure glad I remembered I had it for this challenge.  I once again stayed away from writing my normal clothing blog and I had a good time with it!  I used a couple's pose by Glitterati and edited out the man part because I didn't need it but I liked the legs up in the air thang.  The hair is by YunA and yay this time I remembered to grab the white to match the eyebrows lol.

Oceane's Body Boutique

52 Weeks of Color Challenge : Cerise

Christmastime is soooo hectic!  I've been working my festively dressed pixels off trying to blog so many things, as well as take care of my everyday responsibilities in SL as well as life itself.  Now, although Cerise is not technically pink I have to say my inventory is not really riddled with pink-like shades such as this.  So I went on a mini shopping spree!  As a blogger on a budget, I was off in search of the super cute and affordable to bring my A-GAME to this challenge. 

While I was working, earning my shopping lindens lol I saw a woman come in shoe shopping and I liked her hair.  So, being a nosy type I inspected it and saved the creator's name for later.  Sold some b*tchin shoes, helped some customers and was generally being awesome! LOL afterwards, I searched the name I had stored away and TP'd to her mainstore.  The name of the store was Artilleri, and I fell in love.  My outfit is a few pieces from there although you know as well as I that I just went to check out the hair.  I got that, and the glasses lol the cardigan which is sooo cute! Also, the loverly skirt that I thought matched the color on Luna's blog pretty dang well!  Artilleri is filllllled with all kinds of amazing goodies and I would advise anyone that hasn't yet been to definitely go check it out.  It is very retro vintage incredibleness, so if you are into that at all you must must check out this store. 

My shoes are of course from my wonderful workplace, Similar Italian Footwear.  This is the Venezia, which I have in the 16 color pack and I chose the maroon shade to go with my outfit ta-daaa lol.  The tank underneath all of that Artilleri wear is a simple black tank from {paper.doll} which I love, comes in all layers and really is the perfect go-to tank when you need a little layer affect.  The pose is from my loverly new friend Milli Santos, posemaker extraordinaire of NSA - No Strings Attached.  It is the 'Song in my heart' set and the mic is included for both hands with poses inside of them.  I had a lot of fun with this one, I must say.  I even searched for a Christmas cerise background and this pretty lil ornament came up.  All in all I'd call it a success!  Hope you all have an amazing holiday <3 see ya next challenge!

Artilleri Mainstore

52 Weeks of Color Challenge: Sepia

Okay! I've even got as close as I can to sepia font to make up for the fact that I totally caught a space out on Sepia! *LOL*  I searched my inventory, tp'd to all kinds of stores and even looked through marketplace a bit.  I gotta say I found a fantastic pair of eyes on there, sepia tone with a heart in the center.  Too cute lol, but I digress because I didn't get them!  I remembered way back when I was a avi out on my own, looking for a really awesome skin to own I found Rockberry.  I still have and wear on occasion several of my Rockberry skins and this one I've never had the chance to properly show off until now! 

This is the Rockberry Character Skin.  It is created in the sepia tone, to have that old school photograph feeling and I thought it was a really awesome idea.  Truth be told, I never had the instance to use it and I'm so glad I remembered I had it!  The backround stuff, I edited to match the skin because it looked really funky with the actual colors.  The yellow for next week might be insanely easier to handle LOL...I think I have a gray hair now.



Rockberry Character Skin
boof! Whipped Cream Pasties
.magoa. furniture edited in Photoshop
Magika Hair
Shape by Moi

The Snowflake Experience

On a rare occasion, just being known as a blogger will put me in the midst of somewhere I definitely want to be. Before I get into that, let me take you back aways...I was about 15 years old and my older brother was being recruited into the Marines. My parents were divorced and it was just the 5 of us, four kids and a loving mom. Of course, we do the best we can and thats all that you can do to survive. The Marine recruiter came to visit us a few times at our home and surprised us all the day before Christmas Eve by bringing a few little gifts courtesy of Toys for Tots. I was a bit old for that by then, but I was given a big stuffed bear which I thought was cute. My little brother and sister were so happy that it made a big difference to our holiday season. This is what the Toys for Tots means to me. One year, they brought smiles to my family for Christmas and I can never forget that.

The Snowflake Experience, starting December 4th is raising money to support the Toys for Tots charity. 62 designers have come together to donate creations, with the proceeds going to the charity. We are hoping to raise 5,000 USD to give to the children, and I sincerely hope you can all come out and support this amazing organization. For more information, please visit http://www.toysfortots.org/ and read up!

Now, it's only right for me to show you a little sneak preview of what you can find hehe.  There are so many amazing things to show, I hope I get a chance to showcase them all.  This first look was a hoot, I mean really! Long  johns! How friggin adorable is that lol, created by Zoey Gabardini for The Snowflake Experience.  I went with the child-like look because it seemed a bit cute and of course, it IS to benefit the children.  I did wear them as my normal avatar also, yep I did and just as cutesy I might add.  All the excitement of Christmas for children and adults alike, in one little picture!  They come in the blue, with the snowflake pattern or the red & green striped design.  Stop by the paper.doll exhibition and support the kids!  Ah to be young again...

This next photo is a small preview of the great sweaters available via [aRAWRa].  I went with the patterned sweater because it was fun and festive.  It is a great gray color with black accents and it is snug and warm.  Perfect for hitting those snowy sims with your favorite pair of jeans, new snazzy boots and a smexy snow partner!  I've been re-assessing my inventory, which I have let get out of control while blogging all of these events lol and I came across this hair again.  I like it I think I'll keep it! Usually, I'm more of a long hair type person being that I just like long hair [RL also] but its very bouncy.  Not positive, but I think I picked it up at Hair Fair.  Check out this and lots of other goodies available from [aRAWRa] @ The Snowflake Experience.  IT'S FOR THE KIDS! COME ON DOWN!!

And finally, for my preview extravaganza...a little pretty from ~* INDIE ROSE *~.  This is the Dita Corset Dress in Teal [I know, hard to see the color with that kinda pic but hey it's a preview! Go see it!].  It is also available in black, as well as alot of other goodies to choose from.  The pillow comes with the pose and it is from {what next} subscriber group. So this is what you all do, tomorrow you go down to The Snowflake Experience...walk around and shop a little!  You go home with some amazing pressies and you help a beautiful charity for the sweetest people made...children.  I truly hope you stop by!  My donation jar is located @ my job, Similar Italian Footwear if anyone would like to give a small linden gift!  There will of course be jars out at the event, so feel free to donate there as well!

TP here to Subscribe to The Snowflake Experience!

52 Weeks of Color Challenge : Plum

The lovely and talented Anya Ohmai told me today about the 52 Weeks of Color Challenge that was created by Luna Jubilee.  It is currently in it's 4th week and I was immediately interested in joining the fun.  It seems like a totally creative way to blog as well as joining together with other bloggers to see what we all come up with.  In addition, I think it will help me to just be a better blogger all around.  We can all be exposed to brands that we aren't familiar with, and broaden our SL horizons!

This week's color is plum and I was frantic because I don't really wear many shades of purple.  It happens to be my sister's favorite color, and even she doesn't wear it much.  I thought and thought about it and I initially wanted to do a Plum Bedroom scene but I couldn't really find anything I liked.  So I went with what I know...clothes!  The shirt is from paper.doll, and it is "Imagine" in Plum.  The leggings are also paper.doll, WildThing in Amethyst.  The foot laces are from Scribble, and they are purple as well.  Fhang Candy made the skin I'm wearing, which has a light purple makeup palette.  The hair is Truth and I colored the headband purple although it's not quite that easy to see with the pose I chose.  NSA created this pose that I thought went wonderfully, as I wanted to seem like I was skipping freely through purple grass.  Nifty that I found purple grass, huh.  Had a blast on my first try for the Challenge...can't wait to see what we have to come up with next!

Thank you Anya! <3 And also Luna Jubilee for thinking this up!

Hair : TRUTH
Skin: Fhang Candy
Shirt: Paper.doll
Pants: Paper.doll
Laces: Scribble
Pose: NSA - No Strings Attached

E. E.

Anjelyc:  How do you think that looks Pa? 
                            
 Giovanni: You don't even look like you right now 
            
Anjelyc: i'm trying to mix it up a lil what do u think?
                     
 Giovanni: You look fine how you normally are
                             
Anjelyc: sheesh...perdoname for tryin somethin new lol

Nowadays, everyone is all about the tattoo layer makeup.  It is popping up everywhere, in skin shops and even in clothing shops!  I was...I think I was working and dodging group notices here and there when somehow I came across a listing for a sim that supposedly looks like Manhattan.  Being a NY'er I got all excited and wanted to see what it looked like as well as how it resembled the real deal.  So I patiently played tug of war with the time clock and when it was time to leave, I punched out and TP'd right over to this sim.  I landed in a shop, but I didn't know it was a shop right away being that everything was so gray.  Apparently alot of work went into that sim so I was excited to wander around a little bit and check out the build, as well as the shops on the sim.  We all know I can't resist an impromptu shopping spree. 

So, once the shop started to rez I saw a box with lips on it. It was for tat layer lipstick and it was like...I don't know...60L maybe? I can't remember for sure and my viewer is acting up right now so I can't check. Not that I would...well I might. Anyway, I've become somewhat obsessed with finding a skin for myself that has that perfect dark red lip for the smoldering latina evening look lol. Yep, that's what I call it! As of now, I haven't found it and I am still looking but these tattoo layers could be the answer to my prayers. I have a bunch of skins that I love love LOVEEE but the lips aren't dark red. Pinks, yep and nudes oh I've got a bunch. I love the dark smokey eye with the nude lip look. I even go for it in RL, so I went a tad overboard with that. I just want one skin to have the tone I'm looking for and I can end this madness once and for all! *LOL* As for the tattoo layers, I haven't found the shade of red I'm looking for as of now so I hope to randomly come across it and excitedly tell you all about it.

Once I had rezzed, I realized I was in a shop that was specifically created to make and sell tattoo layered makeups! There is a definite variety of the genre you can just delve right in and make yourself at home putting together a million looks right there in your head lol.  Some of them weren't really what I would call my style, but I know alot of models out there love the extreme fierce look and the dark makeup or dramatic colors.  I have to say the variety is really what stuck with me.  So, even though I am completely overrun with the amount of groups I have I joined this one also.  I don't think I'll be leaving it, to be honest.  The owner is super nice, chats with the group and asks opinions of her customers.  She has started making skins, all the skins and layer makeups in the pictures here are hers.

In the 3 days that I have been a member of the group I think she's sent out 3 or 4 gifts.  At least 2 have been skins from the new line she is working on!  I've never been in a group like that before haha, but it's totally fun and everyone is polite...the gifts are awesome.  I bought a fantastic layer makeup called 'The Clone' that comes in black & white in the same box and its such a shame I refuse to use V2 [so hard! waaaah] because they are 2 part face tats and I can't wear it yet!  I hope TPV's can allow us that also because I'd really enjoy showing it off!

Soooo have I kept you waiting long enough? Hehe...the name of the shop is Elegant Epiffany and it is owned by Bubble Faintree!  For the Budget Impaired on SL, she has gatcha available and also lucky chair.  Group members can participate in Midnight Madness or...is that what it's called? I think so!  There is a group gift at the shop, and like I said random one's via the group itself.  I'd recommend joining if you enjoy wearing the makeup layers.  It's a great, affordable new little place with enough different styles that anyone can find something they'd enjoy! And at some point I have to go back...because I never did check out the rest of that sim build...

Elegant Epiffany

The Call for Couture ~ Deux

Fantastic shoes by Maitreya Gold [Foxy]

Bracelets by LaGyo & Fusion

Hair/Scarf by Magika

Shorts by MYTH

Poses by Glitterati

Look 1:

*TuttiFrutti* Poesie Noire Dress

.:::GARAGE:::. Dayana skin & Tattoo layer makeup

Sim-I-Lar Footwear Aspide Boots

Truth Hair

Diesel Works Poses

Look 2:

[glow] studio (CHIC) Body Cyan Birds

.:::GARAGE:::. Dayana skin & Tattoo layer makeup
Sim-I-Lar Footwear Aspide Boots

Truth Hair

Diesel Works Poses

Look 3:

::HH:: Hucci dress - Lexa

.:::GARAGE:::. Dayana skin & Tattoo layer makeup

Sim-I-Lar Footwear Aspide Boots

Truth Hair

Diesel Works Poses

Look 1:

Osakki[Imports] Bipolar.

Hair by Raspberry Aristocrat

Bax Coen Boots

Pose by NSA [Whimsy]

Look 2:

Indyra Originals - Marquise II

Truth Hair

Kyoot Eye Makeup

Bax Coen Boots

Pose by NSA [Whimsy]

Look 1:

SHIKI Red Roses Dress

Sim-I-Lar Footwear Firenze

Exile Hair - Wild Orchid

Rose skin by Oceane's Body Boutique

Attituede Pose - Phone Terror

Look 2:

Baiastice - Lesley

Skin by dekade.

Hair by {{trico}}

Sim-I-Lar Footwear Cobra boots

Attituede Pose - Shopping

The Call for Couture Festival

HALLOWEEN IS HEREEEEEEEEEEEE [ALMOST!]

Giovanni: What is that?

Anjelyc: It's a costume for halloween!

Giovanni:  Um, what are you supposed to be?

Anjelyc: Duh babe, an Angel

Giovanni: are angel's skirts that short?

Anjelyc: ummmmmm.....

Hey...who says costumes can't be smexy!?  It is no secret to those that know me that I LOVE Halloween!  I have accumulated a bunch of costumes in SL thus far, and I have ideas for about 2 or 3 more.  It's insane, I know it and you know it but there it is I can't help it!  This particular beauty is from [paper.doll] and I <3 that store sooo much Zoey makes clothes that are just downright fun!  Colorful and sexy works so well when i'm in my sassy moods.  She's got more costumes, and I'm hoping that I can get pictures in as many as possible so that you all can check em out.  There's a lady cop one thats all shorty shorts and cleavage mega hawt, and a pretty goddess one with laces for your legs. Ummm a victim one with a blood soaked dress and a knife sticking out of your abdomen which is awesome, I so want that one.  There's also a ladybug, an Alice in Wonderland-ish one, and a few more.  Want to know what they are? Take your toosh down there and check it out!  Zoey is also working on some great new designs that I shamefully nagged her about *LOL*.  I can't wait to see the end result though! Yippeeeeee

The next lil photo is a fun little thing I put together from Shocktoberfest and an amazing freebie from Glitterati Poses.  The outfit is a costume from ((TASTY)) and is one of the free items you can grab while going through the haunted house type situation at the Carnival of Carnage.  It's pretty neat, I was playing 'Name that Movie' while I walked through and grabbed prizes.  The coffin, candle and skull are all props that come with the Glitterati pose which was totally free and Katey really rocks! 

Okay, how scary is this picture? LOL I tinkered with my MultiTool HUD and put on angry face and had at it!  I also used the coffin again, although it isn't very evident in the picture itself.  I wanted an up close picture of the Killer Candy Corn *rawr* for all to see.  These lil guys are made by {Just a Pose} and there is a num num, a shoulder pet and a hair candy.  Being the over-doer that I am, I put all three on for the pic.  I like it tho, it says i'm crazy and i'm not afraid to over accessorize!  The hair is from 3636 and the outfit, which isn't very well shown here is a fall jumper from M Motion for a mere 5L$.

And finally, my last but not least outfit yay!  This trendy lil dress is from .magoa. and it comes in 3 colors for Shocktoberfest.  I put my Magika hair on because I have been looking for an awesome time to wear my 'Blind' hair hehe.  So being that it's halloween time and I needed to add some creepy to the cute, I wore my CStar Skin.  It was a subscriber freebie, and since I am a member of almost every subscribe-o-matic in SL yep, I got it!  Of course, this picture also has 'The Coffin' by Glitterati.  All in all I think it was a successful shopping-slash-hunt day!  I hope you all check out paper.doll and the wonderful costumes.  Don't forget to swing by Shocktoberfest: Carnival of Carnage!  It's on until November 1st and really can freak out your eyes if you let it!  

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((SHOCKTOBERFEST)) 2010 Carnival of Carnage
{paper.doll} Mainstore
{paper.doll} Costumes

I went shopping!

What can I tell ya? Sometimes the mood hits you and ya must go spend some lindens. I tp'd to The Dressing Room, the deals there I luv it! I've got maybe 3 or 4 skins so far, and some great Baiastice outfits...ummmm some [glow.] makeup layers also mhm very cool. Yesterday I got a notecard from CHANTKARE and decided to stop on over there and check out the goods. There was this omg-so-cute sweater dress that came in 3 colors. And I debated the color for about 10 minutes, i'm so indecisive. I settled finally on the red, and then scanned the room some more and saw this Ming Jacket which I liked so I got, and the matching bracelets that were in the picture and on the shelf as well lol. Check out my boots!  Love em, they're so delish it's ridiculous.  They're from Sim-I-Lar Footwear and the prices in that place will make you cry and buy!  Amazing quality and great pricing, can't go wrong!!  I have lm's if anyone ever needs them lol.  Ok, so my hair I got at Hair fair, its by Calico Ingmann and then I rocked my eStyle skin because I love them for so many occasions.  The skirt is from COCO, I got it for my bday/rez day  from my stalk-ee...the loverly Aeris lol.  The pose in the picture is by NSA - No Strings Attached and the pose pack is called Whimsy.  If you haven't checked this pose store out yet, you MUST.  She makes some amazing poses and props also, so cute. The other is a walk I caught in mid-stride by Posies.

Ok, I got sidetracked...back to The Dressing Room!  So, I was having the most difficult time teleporting in the history of me on SL.  I was sooo frustrated, it was incredible.  Couldn't go anywhere!  After a bit, I tried again and was able to get into the Dressing Room.  Mind you, I was in the one that didn't have what I came to buy, but of course I wanted stuff there too lol.  15 minutes later, I was able to tp over to the one I usually go to and I got the new Baiastice outfit which is super cute but I still haven't found shoes I like to wear it with so I digress hehe, no pic yet.  I did, however see a totally adorable *Fishy Strawberry* sweater, which I snatched up and rocked with my CM jeans.  Like them?  Lemme know!  I'll tell u how to get them, they're as yet unreleased so you will be the only one of your friends to own them :D unless of course, one of your friends is moi.  

The Dressing Room BLUE

CHANTKARE Mainstore

Antonio Galloway ~ Start spreading the news!

Several blogs ago, I wrote about a skin store that would change a small piece of my SL.  The next day, a wonderfully crazy woman IM'd me and asked if I ever blog clubs.  I of course, never have but I definitely want to!  I'm working on a blog now for her wonderful club, and she personally asked if I would blog this particular man.  A very talented singer and performer in her club, so I sat down with him and we chatted a bit about life, music, and the craziness of Club Jester!

Anjelyc Morales: ok cool , i must warn you i'm very nosy and if i ramble feel free to shoosh me...could be why i blog and write

Antonio Galloway: Not a problem. It should be fun

Anjelyc Morales: ooh nice thanks! my first question is how you began singing? not necessarily in SL but in general

Antonio Galloway: is it too early to shoosh you?
Antonio Galloway: Kidding

Anjelyc Morales: LOL!  Well Twi does it, but i keep going

Antonio Galloway: I like you already.

Anjelyc Morales: hehe tks, you only have to tell me as much as you want lol
Anjelyc Morales: I'm not pushy...mostly

Antonio Galloway: Well.... i started singing way back when I was in kindergarten. My music teacher gave me a solo in a school play. She said I had poise and heard me singing into a hairbrush so she started me young. lol Then I sang in school all through grade school and high school having solos. Also sang in the churches and one thing led to another and eventually started getting requests to sing around the area.

Anjelyc Morales: oh how neat, I used to sing in school also but I don't really do it too much anymore - except for my son lol; Do you have professional RL experience?  Or just more of a regular type school & church background

Antonio Galloway: Well.... i started singing way back when I was in kindergarten. My music teacher gave me a solo in a school play. She said I had poise and heard me singing into a hairbrush so she started me young lol. Then I sang in school all through grade school and high school having solos. Also sang in the churches and one thing led to another and eventually started getting requests to sing around the area.  Yes I have recorded several albums, sang on the radio, TV, and internet... and got to sing across the country which was a lot of fun. I learned a lot. Eventually I settled in Las Vegas and sang there as well.  It all started in the churches. I did a lot of gospel and they booked me one after another

Anjelyc Morales: Oh nice, do you know Wayne Newton?!

Antonio Galloway: hahahaha Actually..... no but used to work across the street from his mansion in Vegas.

Anjelyc Morales: That's how my father began singing and still to this day sings, very soulful, those gospel singers

Antonio Galloway: Its a wonderful training ground.

Anjelyc Morales: Nice...so according to Twilight, you are a 'Rat Pack' singer. Is there any particular reason that genre speaks to you the most?

Antonio Galloway: Many reasons. The first is, I grew up with that music. I came from an Italian family and we lived in Dean Martin's hometown so... we always had the music of Dean and Frank as the background for so many of my memories growing up. SO many of their songs trigger events that happened. It's funny but those songs have a place in my heart. They are "home" to me. I always loved the way the guys have fun, and were so cool. I admired them a great deal and when I grew up moved to Las Vegas where the Rat Pack called home.

Anjelyc Morales: Oh how neat, I grew up around alot of Italian families lol...do you ever sing outside the genre? Or do you tend to stick to it for the most part

Antonio Galloway: I tend to stay within the genre for the most part.... however.... I was classically trained in opera so... I can hear my music teacher in the back of my head at times telling me to expand. lol So, I do throw in songs from musicals, some more contemporary things as well and some Elvis tunes along the way. I try and have fun and will only sing songs I have fun doing. So yes I do tons of Sinatra and Dino but... I love all types of music so, you never know what I'll throw in anything from Elvis to Lionel Richie to Andrea Bocelli

Anjelyc Morales: i luv Lionel Richie, my mom raised me on Motown so I tend to want to hear all that kind of music every now and then lol...ooh I'm going to request one next time LOL, put you on the spot :P

Antonio Galloway: hahahahaha if I have the song I'm always happy to do it. If I get enough requests for songs I don't have I will go out and learn it.

Anjelyc Morales: I'll give you advance notice then lol...I like almost anything by him tho lol I want to know how a singer starts to become a performer in SL, I imagine it's quite hard and a bit of a struggle so would you mind telling me a bit about how you got your start?

Antonio Galloway: Sure, be glad too. When I first started SL, I had a lady in my life who was always telling me I needed to sing in SL. She would tell me every chance she got because she believed in me, probably more than I believed in myself. I let it go for nearly two years. I always wanted to do it, but lacked the time to devote to it. This year a few things changed in my RL that opened up some time. Asea, my partner in SL started repeating the same thing I was told before... that I should sing in SL, she kicked my butt a few times. Finally I got the nerve to contact a few people and doors opened up and I got booked into several clubs rather quickly. I wish I would have done this way back when, but I am lucky.

Anjelyc Morales: oh so you haven't been doing this too long then?

Antonio Galloway: No. I am really new to the SL music scene having only started this past Spring.

Anjelyc Morales: Oh wow, that I didn't know I've only heard you once but I thought you were an SL professional! Well thank goodness for that great lady in your life kicking your butt into submission lol. Is there any particular song or request that you would consider a favorite to sing?

Antonio Galloway: Great question, but thats a tough one.

Anjelyc Morales: I figured :D

Antonio Galloway: I'd have to say I have a handful of favorites... and certain songs I get requested nearly each and every performance. I'd have to say either "Can't Help Falling In Love With You", "Besame Mucho" or "Always On My Mind" Those are requested often and I always get a good response from the audience

Anjelyc Morales: I have a good question...I want to know if you have like crazy tv fans...SL groupies? That strikes me as hilariously awesome if it happens

Antonio Galloway: Does Twi count??

Anjelyc Morales: yes she absolutely does! LOL

Antonio Galloway: Yes, I have some truly amazing people who follow me around. I love them all dearly. There is a small handful that have gotten to know me and I have a lot of fun with from the stage. I've been blessed with great fans but if I had to pick the crazies I'd go with Zin, Twi, Chelle, Asea and Kelly. Those people tend to keep me in stitches. I once mentioned a crush I had on Wonder Woman during a song introduction... and by the time I finished the next song I looked out there and had three women dressed as Wonder Woman. It got me laughing hard.

Anjelyc Morales: LOL omg yeah when Twi and Kelly get together its a gigglefest definitely

Anjelyc Morales: What inspires the songs that you sing, and the way that you sing them? Every song is different, love, fun, happy...yep I'm nosy and want as much dirt as possible. Like for instance, do you think of your lovely lady friend when you sing a love song hehe

Antonio Galloway: I find that certain songs hit certain chords in my life.... being a musician I relate to music very well and certain songs trigger memories good and bad. Sometimes I remember lost love in my own life and that nearly brings me to tears during a song, or maybe remembering a goofy event with my daughter, or laughing with friends and yes certain people tend to respresent songs to me. Even my grandparents or mom and dad have songs that bring them to mind.  Do I sing romantic songs to my lady? The answer would be yeah. LOL

Anjelyc Morales: that's so true, like when people hear a song on the radio even and get all choked up...I imagine its more so for the persons singing them

Antonio Galloway: Absolutely. I relate so much to the words especially since I try and feel those words, I wont just sing a song to sing it.

Anjelyc Morales: If you could explain to someone how it feels for you to sing for an audience, whether in RL or SL how would you describe it?

Antonio Galloway: It's a rush.  Let me explain... yes there is always that touch of nervousness in every performance but I have found I am able to express myself on the stage by just relaxing, having fun and cutting loose. If I laugh it makes the audience remember that and they want to come back because 9 out of 10 times they had fun because I had fun too.

Anjelyc Morales: That's a good answer lol now this is my last question but its hopefully thought provoking lol so take as much time and words as you need to answer it in your own way

 Anjelyc Morales: What do you think everyone in SL can do to further support live entertainment on the grid and keep venues such as Club Jester alive and kicking? What advice would you give all of us music lovers to keep singers like you around...

Antonio Galloway: It's simple but it's probably the MOST overlooked aspect of live music in SL. Its this.... DONATE to the venue. Yes, we singers appreciate your tips to us, however if the audience doesn't support the club then there will be no places for the singers in SL to sing. It costs a lot to keep those doors open. It's why I always encourage the audience several times during a gig to donate to the club. As a singer I have seen clubs disappear because the owners couldn't keep them going. The sad thing is many of those same clubs were always packed. People just didn't donate. The clubs and even the singers aren't doing this to get rich. We do this because we love the music. So if I can leave you with one message... make sure you send love to the clubs. I love Club Jester and the wonderful people in it. Twi, Kelly... those two are amazing people and I want to see this club and all the others survive so we can continue to have wonderful times every week within their doors.

Anjelyc Morales: So true, and I agree the most overlooked. Anywhere else, especially in RL you pay or some kind of cover charge, ticket fee...it's so important to support the venue. Tier fees are no joke on SL lol its like paying RL apartment rent

**THIS IS WHERE WE GOSSIPPED PROFUSELY ABOUT TWILIGHT DARWIN!**

Antonio Galloway: Hope all my answers made sense. LOL

Anjelyc Morales: LOL totally did, thanks so much for meeting up with me I hope I didn't ask too much lolll



Every Friday at 6 pm SLT, Antonio sings at Club Jester! It is a friendly venue with wonderful live entertainment and the most welcoming people you ever want to meet.  I hope all of you stop by and hear Antonio's amazing singing, as well as all the other performers at Club Jester!

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In-World Group : Antonio's Rat Pack

Antonio's Listening Booth

Club Jester!

Sometimes....

Every now and then I wander for no particular reason.  Not really bored, there's usually about 5 things I can do to keep me busy.  Just sometimes...you're in the mood to see what's out there.  I'm a little burnt out on hunts right now, I think and I just wanted to enjoy being in a shop without crossing my eyes looking for a lil bitty something with a prize in it.  Don't get me wrong, freebies rock and when they're good quality like the designer would sell well that's just all kinds of awesome.  But, sometimes its just nice to find something you like - get it and go!  Interestingly enough, these items are a mixture of the two lol.  Go figure.  I went to a sim for 50L Friday and came across Nayar.  Upon looking around, I pretty much liked what I saw bought a skirt and of course, subscribed to the group.  I have a serious subscriber addiction, and I really need to stop.  But I can't!  I'm all filled up on groups and I want so much more!!! Why does there need to be a limit? I digress, can't change the rules by hollerin.  But seriously, half of mine are work related and I am not getting my full group potential out of it with a cutoff point.  Just sayin...

Back to the skirt, there were a few different colors and I opted for this deep blue that almost looks black because its a color I don't have already.  The tee is from !Ohmai, because Anya made me tear up a little by getting rid of a bunch of her !Ohmai basics stuff when she closed her shop down @ Cheesecake.  When I got the boots from COCO, I found several different outfits to wear with them so I didn't have to take them off for about a week.  Luv em!  Aeris turned me into a COCO addict, and I got some ultra cute stuff for my Bday/Rez Day there.  Definitely worth it to stop by and take a look.  Great group gifts also, hello so I'd like to keep it! Ahem...

I have a massive Truth folder in my inventory, and during the last half off sale I got this cutesy hairdo.  Omg can I tell you?  I was cleaning out my inventory again, I do this on a semi-regular basis to keep everything streamlined - you wouldn't believe the notecards you can accumulate, and double lm's.  Anyhow, I found 3 shoes from Truth and I was like omg when'd I get them?  The pair of boots I remember, they were a group gift and I expect the others were also I just can't recall at this time.  During a rather cute, and thankfully short hunt @ the Rue D'Antibes Sim I got this pretty scarf at Zeery's.  Actually, I've been there before and have a few other scarves so the one in the pic is mine, not the hunt item.  Buttt the hunt gift is also very nice.  I got some great gifts with this red seal hunt and it didn't drive me nuts!  Bonus!!  I dunno, this isn't a big huge I need to tell you my whole life blog...just a little something I threw together because hey, why not.  Go check out some shops, buy some things...add to your group spaces and basically...enjoy Second Life!

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http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luck%20Inc/76/130/22

COCO Designs

Truth Hair

~ { Zeery } ~ Color Couture

Indyra Originals

[conversation IRL, sitting next to each other @ the computer]

Giovanni: Hey babe, what are you doing?

Anjelyc: I am...looking through my inventory for things I want to get rid of

Giovanni: Why?

Anjelyc: Well, I like it to be organized...u know that! I did urs remember?
Giovanni: yeah...now I can't find anything
Anjelyc: Whatever, its awesome as I am and u know it [clicks a folder & wears]
Giovanni: Where did you get that and how come i've never seen it before!
Anjelyc: I dunno I have a bunch of stuff you haven't seen...since when do I wear fishnet halters?
Giovanni: Well you should start...

In all honesty, it was a really well made fishnet halter & matching boyshort thing but it showed alll the goodies so I had to take that off [yeah, I kept it tho].  For the sake of honesty, I'll say i'm not sure how I even got that because as far as I can remember I had never gone to Indyra Originals before last week.  Now, I could be wrong but I don't recall really.  I'm sure that makes me seem like a total SLoser lol, but hey what can I say.  I wasn't up with the cool kids til recently, and I've only got a visitors pass right now!  That lingere was so well made that I wanted to see more, so I hopped on the handy landmark and ended right in front of the store.  I walked around and realized there was some sort of sale going on, so I got a tad bit excited.  Hey, Puerto Ricans and sales what can I say...i'm a product of my upbringing.  I walked all around the store and then there was this floating woman above my head with her cute little skirt billowing as she bobbed in the air.  I wondered if she worked there, or had maybe just landed and wasn't aware that she was in the air.  Then I realized it was the owner, and she was arranging items in her store so I moved it along feeling quite foolish.  It's ok, you can laugh.  I did...ok stop, that's enough.  There was so much I wanted to buy, I was dizzy from looking at all the fun clothes to wear!  And she makes shoes to match her clothes, that is so nifty.  I find myself at a loss on occasion with matching shoes to my new outfits and Indyra just went and cut out the middle man - awesomeness. 

 Well, as we know I can't say no to a good sale or a cute outfit so yep I bought something and then I found something else and here we all are sharing a blog moment.  It might have been during a hunt..or a subscriber gift or...I don't know, something.  But I do remember getting this pink jacket and being thoroughly confused as to why there was only 2 prims in the folder.  One of those little boxes was the WHOLE JACKET!  There was two versions, and ADM that must take forever, who knows I can't make clothing but its so cute and so I threw that on also, for pictures sake.

There are some really fabulous designs at Indyra Originals and I advise anyone that's never been to go, ASAP.  Anyone that has, hey go again!  Who knows what you might find there that is completely to die for!

Indyra Originals Mainstore

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Hair by Magika

Boots by Sim-I-lar Italian Footwear

Jeans by [CM] (unreleased-coming soon!)

Skin by Fhang Candy

50L$ Friday! ~ OMG I actually bought something this time...

I have gone through the list of 50L Friday items for weeks now, never purchasing a thing!  Not for lack of good items, but nothing jumped out at me I guess.  I was about to log off, and I got the new list from my subscribe group @ lamb.  I decided to check things out, as anyone who's done these kind of things knows ... even though it's time the items aren't always out lol.  I went anyway, wasn't doing anything and I was curious to see whatever was out.  I went through the whole list once again, and went to bed.  There were a few places that weren't ready and nothing else that I wanted to buy at that time.  Maybe I was tired lol.  Anyway, sometime tonight I decided to finish it before it was all over so off I went to all the places because i had forgotten where I had been and what I hadn't seen yet.  Then I got to *Shai* and saw these leather skirts.  I've been searching for a pencil skirt for a few weeks now that I like, and even though these aren't exactly that I loved them!  They were 50L per color, or a fat pack for 180L.  Clearly, we know what I chose!  The top is actually very old LOL, Gio bought it for me many moons ago when we first started dating.  It has 3 transparency levels and the bra to wear underneath the more see-thru tops.  I don't know why I decided to find this particular top but alas, I did and I think I like it lol.  It's from LUXUS, and I might stop over there and see what's changed in the last 2 years!

I've been to the next shop plenty of times, not just for 50L Fridays.  There are some really adorable items and its all very girly and cutesy.  It's called *So Many Styles* and I like the little bubble dresses, but I digress I'm not blogging about those today.  The shirt is cute, and well made so I snatched it up and went on about my merry shopaholic way.  The messenger bag is a sweet little color changeable group gift from MIEL, and Bermuda shorts from MYTH.  The hair is W&Y, I think I got it at Hair Fair last year if I'm not mistaken.  I could be...

All in all I think it was a pretty satisfactory shopping night!  Too bad there's not more guy items out there so I can drag Gio along for our usual shenanigans.  If any of you have fun 50L items to share, feel free!  I'm super nosy :)