The value of worth.

Okay, more deep thoughts here.  If you are wanting fashion, locations or shopping tips, skip this post.

If you have been in SL for a while...Well, the adult parts.  Then you have seen the BDSM types who some folks call "collectors."  These are so called dominants who seem bent on claiming as theirs as many people who identify as submissive as possible.  You have probably seen them around.  Even if you aren't into BDSM.  And each time you see them they probably have a different sub on a leash or kneeling at their feet.

For some reason there seems to be a lot more submissives in SL than there are dominants.  And some submissives want nothing so much as to be "owned."   Mostly they are the newer folks to SL, those who have been around a while tend to learn a bit about how things work and are a bit less eager to turn over control of their second lives to another.  But some, not so much.  Since there are more dominants than submissives, it's a buyers market.

A while back I had someone who is the top dog in a very large...Clan?..Of people who categorize as dominant or submissive, yet have many ranks of each, say something to me.  She said, in reference to someone who had already been assimilated into the so called clan, "You are worth twice such as they."

At first, being the shallow creature I am, I felt a squee of delight.  Someone appreciated the fact I have a well assembled aesthetically pleasing avatar.  They recognized I am a great emoter.  They understand I'm smart and can build and I'm not just here for the naughty bits.  They acknowledged that I'm desirable beyond simply having a sexy avatar.

But then I had a wave of eeeeewwww crash over me.  Maybe it is just because I was raised as an American.  But, to me, there is something fundamentally wrong with considering anyone worth more than anyone else.

Saying you want someone more than another.  That's OK.  That's actually good.  Marriage and families would be impossible without that.  Saying someone can contribute more than another in a specific circumstance, again, can't fault that.  Education, skills, abilities...We do not all have these equally.

But worth?  How do you value a person?  I find that I can not do so.

Little heads, big rivers.

As it happens my best PC is kaput currently, but I've upgraded an old box enough to run SL moderately well.  If you consider one or two crashes per visit acceptable.  Even so, and on top of being rather under the weather otherwise, I've been in SL a good bit the last few days.  While there, I decided to stop by the Amazon River (also Open Collar HQ) sim and check things out.  It seems they are ...Redecorating seems insufficiently grand.  Let's say, terraforming.  The new digs seems pretty nice, thought not yet complete.  Here is a snapshot of some rather scenic water falls.



I'm in a top by Plausible Body and thong by Anthony Art.  Frodo, the owner of Anthony Art is quite the CGI artist and not only makes clothing but some very erotic artworks featuring young men.

Speaking of men, while wandering around the place, I saw another one of those avatars that confuse me.  I went to art skool for a while.  And consequently figure drawing and proportions are almost hardwired into my brain.  So when I see someone with an avatar that looks more or less normal except for one gross aberration, I have to wonder what is going on.  According to what I was taught, a typical adult stands about 7.5 times their head tall.  For various aesthetic reasons, people often push that ratio up as high as 8.5.  But when you see someone who has an avatar with a head that is 1/10th the height of their body, you have to wonder.  Can they look at this and not know it looks odd?  Is it a subtle joke?  I don't know.  I saw this avatar and took a snapshot, with minimal foreshortening.  And you can see...He just looks peculiar.  The face is pixelated cause I don't want to embarrass or point fingers at anyone.  Does anyone find this attractive?  I mean really, if you do, please leave comment.

Fashion Forward

The Fashion for Life event is back again this year.  It runs until June 20th.  The build is not as impressive as last years, but it sprawls even bigger I think.  Ten full sims, each one with a radically different theme.  All full of some of the hottest fashion in SL.  And best of all, you can shop for a good cause.  Each and every item is tagged showing how much of your purchase goes to the charity.

I like this.  It makes things I might consider more attractive if more of my purchase goes to Relay for Life, and things I might buy less attractive if less goes.  I ended up buying a really cute little number from ~Sassy~.  100% of the purchase went to the charity, so I got a nice outfit and did good all at once!

To encourage you to go and see, here is the outfit, with some hair from W&Y and shoes from *Slave*.  Also some shots from three of the ten sims involved.  Also keep in mind there are some freebies and discounted items sprinkled all around.

Thrifty is Nifty!

The Thrift Shop is back.  I like these events!  What is it?  It's where a bunch of vendors get together and provide discounted items all displayed together in one large venue.  It's a great way to get some nice stuff at discounted prices, and find new vendors whose work you like.  Some vendors also provide freebies!  So, they are always worth a visit.

Grumble, one of my favorite shops is participating.  Here are a couple of cute little summer numbers included in their contributions.  The pink number looks good with some hair from A&A.  The laced bell skirt is shown with a top from Grumble that I don't think is available at the Thrift shop, but can be had at the main store.  The pulled back hair is from Amacci.

Science Fiction and Fantasy

I'm having some PC issues, so I don't know how many posts I'm going to make for a while.  Nor how much I'll even be in SL.  Nevertheless, here is a posting with some shots from the recent Fantasy Fair (now over for the year) and the SF Convention (Still going on as of this post).

For the fantasy shots I'm wearing my B@R Elven look.  For the SF shots some are with my Grumble Steampunk look, some are with the short blue dress which is a dollarbie to anyone who visits the convention sims.  They also have a guys outfit.  Both are well done and in mesh.

I'm not sure what the amusement park has to do with science fiction, other than the rides all had a sort of SF theme.  I'll probably try to go back again before the convention ends.  It's really interesting, but thanks to my PC problems I keep crashing or having other issues.  You might want to stop by and check it out, and keep your eyes peeled for the Fantasy Faire next year.  It's been fascinating each time I've visited.

Also keep in mind that both usually support the Relay for Life, so many of your purchases go to a good cause.  And if you are into Role Playing, the SF Convention seems to have all sorts of places to preview and review.

Hope you're enjoying your lives, 1st and 2nd.