KSU Journal: Catch Up!

As soon as I got my acceptance to KSU for the freshman semester, I packed my bags and loaded up my brand new Mercedes that Daddy gave me. The campus was bustling with students, my dorm was already packed. I found a room that was compoletely unoccopied that didn't face the street. Since there is no elevators, the first floor was the way to go.

To celebrate the first day on campus, I headed over to the bonfire hoping to meet people. The parking lot was filled with the usual suspects - cheerleader-wanna-bes, pot-heads, and those just wanting to look cool. All in all it was a great time filled with beer, dancing and the occassional scent of sweetness when the wind blew in my direction. ;)Just yesterday, my roommate, Elizbeth, moved in! She seems very nice ... I am looking forward to a great year with her! I am pretty well settled in my room at this point. I do keep changing a few things and rearranging the bed ... ok so I am not really settled in but hey I have all semester to figure it out! For now its kicking back on my bed with my headphones beltin' out the tunes!!The 14th Annual KSU Harvest Festival started this morning and is lasting all day. The street is closed off and decorated with straw bales, bobbing for apples and *omg is that* a Kissing Booth! (don't worry, Steves, I will be good! :P) Besides all the activities, its the chance to pledge one of the two greek houses on campus and pick up cool KSU logo stuffies. Of course, I pledged Delta Zomma Omega! Where else will I find people like me on campus?!
There is talk about classes opening soon... I guess will have to sign up for something. I am more interested in people watching and figuring out what to wear ... but I guess spending time in class will be fine. *sigh*
Steves has dediced not to join me in college ... so I am off to meet more people.

Ugh!

*vent on*

I have had limited time in SL lately ... so blogging is at a premium. I took some kewl pics of KSU, my shopping spree stuffies and just plain ol' randomness. After o-so-many attempts of uploading the dam pics into Blogger, I can't seem to add effers! I tried as links, pics, and HTML code (shhh don't let it out I know coding). For fucks sake - upload the pics already!!?!?? *walks away from the 'puter before any innocent peripherals get hurt*

*use your imagination & insert pic of ye ol' "single finger salute"*

*vent over*
pfft!

Just All Over

Yeah I know I have been totally slackin' in the blog post department ... altho my rate of new posts has been on an increase *insert cheesy grin here*

TINY EMPIRES

So I got the new Federation HUD for Tiny Empires ... and umm yeah ... lost all my gold and my "citizens" either died or left town (hell I would too!). The HUD at first was exciting, lots of new "adventures", cool "upgrades" for my castle... and then I realized I spent nearly 3.5 million gold in just over an hour! Then it hit ... a Famine! *zoinks!* What the heck caused that!?!? To help my faux kingdom its gonna cost how much?! That's when I really regreted the new marble columns for the castle and beautiful lush gardens!! I knew I should haven't done it since the marble wasn't pink ... I sooo knew it! So long sad story, short ... I asked the creator for a reset in game (super nice guy too!). *hangs her head* My mini kingdom went back to the pixels they game from ... and I am back to ye old TE HUD.

KINDLY STATE UNIVERSITY
You are reading the blog of one fo the first students at Kindly State University!! Yup that's me - a college student! Maybe this time around I can finally perfect my keg stand! I was so excited to see the group invite to join the University ... and then to see I was only the third or fourth person in the group. As of tonight, there are 31 students (and quickly increasing!). The sim is yet to be opened ... but they are accepting applications on a first come first serve basis. OMG, don't ask what I put on my application *closes eyes and smiles to herself* Don't know what KSU is all about ... read one of my fav blogs - Mean Girls Guide to SL .

Tiny Empires: Federation

"Tiny Empires: Federation is an add-on to Tiny Empires. The TE: Federation hud replaces your old Tiny Empires hud, but you will still play in the same empire as everyone else. You can still interact with players who do not have the add-on, but they will not have any of the new features available to them." Yesterday logging into SL, I was greeted to an offline message that mentioned this "update" for Tiny Empires. After a quick conversation with him, a received the notecard about the add on. I asked around about it... many have yet to hear about this new feature.

This morning, I ran over to the update center and purchased if for myself. The "offers" you receive are much more game play verbage then the typical yes/no questions. Still the game game but more driven like an adventure role-playing.

I do enjoy Tiny Empires: Federation so far ... and you know me, I will surely give my opinion if I change my mind!

Have You Hugged a Pug Today?

I adore pugs just as much as I love pink. Pugs, to some, are the ugliest dogs but I don't care - to me they are just so dam irresistible!
Today was like any other, I was playing Tiny Empires and minding my own business ... gawd no one is going to believe that ... *sigh* Here's the "real" lowdown - I got an offer to bribe someone to join my family and sent them an IM to coax them. I got an IM back from their liege *giggles* ... checked her profile (like I always do) and there is was - - Anipets! She had created two types of pugs - one to carry and an animated one. I am now the proud owner of two wrinkly prim pugs! *puggie snorts*
Just wait until Steves finds out that he has to walk them! (kidding, they are prims! just like prim babies, ya toss 'em back in inventory!!)

**In RL, I am owned by two pugs - Penny & Parker**

Our New House

Yet another reason to add to the "I have the best guy in SL" list! Steves bought me the house that I have been drooling over for so many months ... seriously I visited Dark Paradise just to see the sample house!
As much as I loved my other home and the modern design ... this one is so radically different I love it just the same. The warm tones, the open floor space and genuine feeling of home is what drew me to this design. Nothing in SL matched what I have been looking for for so long.
Now its off to look for furniture! If you have any ideas where to look for stellar designed furniture, please leave a comment.

Steves and I dancing on the upper balacony

Playing Dress Up

Its always fun to dress up ...

Moulin Rouge

The Bellagio

Battered Boudoir - Indian Summer

Yes 'tis that time kiddies ... its Autumn! Even tho the weather forecast is 15 degrees over the norm in my corner of the world. Eloria, once again, was a sweetie and shared with me her latest and greatest... Indian Summer! Battered Boudoir

outfit: Battered Boudoir - Indian Summer/Boots: Maitreya - Bloom (Olive)/Necklace: Double Band Kitty Collar With Bell by *Escape*/Wedding Rings: Fantasia by RH Engle/Skin: NST Hybrid II: Nymphet - Face #5 by Nevermore/Hair: ETD Bonita II (White Pack)/perfect illumination system

Nothing to do

Today marks the first real day of being Stevesless. Since I was off traveling in RL for a portion of the weekend, I came back to questions about our rental properties. After the IMs, it was time to shop and really just explore... really nothing too exciting. So what to do until Tuesday when my Steves comes home...

Stuffies

I know ... I really haven't blog in awhile ... really its been all me. I have been fighting off a sinus infection - which translates into - YUCK! But fantastic meds - thank you modern medicine!! *huggs*

This weekend I am away ... yes again! I will be back late on Sunday. Only to arrive into SL without Steves. Yea, its a Stevesless weekend and most of the week. I am really going to miss him. Surely I will need some shopping and clubbing time with friends to help the time pass.

Steves left me in charge of the Shadow Studios locations (hehe) while he is away! I have always wanted to be left alone in a jewelry store - wuwuu!!

For My Paratrooper ...

... smile!

Tiny Empires: A Friend Indeed

Yes - I have said goodbye to having my own family ... but said hello to a fantastic new and improved seventh ranked family under my friend, Princess Jellybean.
I had initially welcomed her and her line into our family earlier this week (making us ranked 7th). Just last night, Jelly took the offer that she couldn't refuse: The Royal Invite. She became her own family!! woohoo :)
Princess Jelly's line is not unlike mine - it is filled with loyal and devoted friends!
Being a supportive friend rather than be rivals in the rankings - my line joined under hers. Together, we became, again, the seventh ranked family.
ahhhh its good to be home ... again.
I truly am honored to have such a solid foundation network of friends ... and to be apart of a family with the same core idea - Fun!

After the Honeymoon

What to do after the honeymoon ? (Or as one of my nieces say - the Horneymoon) How does an SL couple keep the romantic burning? Sometimes just spending time together isn't enough. Show your SLmate how much you adore them. Here are a couple of ideas that won't break the bank:

-Dance under the stars by candlelight
Toss a pair of slow dance balls out and surround the area with candles. To enjoy the soft glow of the candles, change your preference to Nearby Local Lights under the Graphics Detail tab. And don't forget to set your world to Midnight to view the SL night sky.

-Snuggle ... often

Find a place that you both feel is not only quiet but relaxing and curl your arms around each other. It doesn't have to be an exotic place - pick a beach or hop on your own couch. Make it a meaningful place.

-Enjoy a sunset

Go back to basics, realize you have a great friendship that grew into SLove. Talk, giggle ... be together.

The recipe for all this magic to really take place:
-Ignore all IMs and local chat

-Use the new Voice feature in SL

-Set the land music to something soft and soothing like jazz, if you can.

-Take pictures to share. Rename the pics before sending to phrases that are specific to your SLove or to the moment.

- Be yourself!

Tiny Empires: We Are Family!

In such a short amount of time, my Legion was able to create their own Family with Tiny Empires. I have a fantastic bunch of friends in my line that are loyal and do a fantastic job making us look good.
Really this is all because of the strong support system that we all created together. Maybe this might just be a short experience, or could be a long existence. Whatever it will be - it will a blast!!

Our Legion

I am still amazed

I logged in tonight to find the skies above my house were set ablaze by this wonderful sunset:

Tiny Empires: I'm a Princess

I finally made the ranking of Princess in Tiny Empires!!

Wanna know the ranking categories? Click here
Wanna join my leigon? Leave me a message here or IM me in world

*UPDATE*

I just saw my legion ... and WOW!! Check it out

oh oh oh!

Battered Boudoir has a new outfit, Shiloutt has super cute shoes and ETD reopened ... what a great way to come to back .... ahhhh....

I am Back!!

Who missed me?! (kidding) Here's a of pic of our view at dinner one night in the wine country:

Vacation Here I Come!

ahhh ... to relax with a good glass of wine and great company. I am heading off to do some wine tasting and take in incredible views.
RL has been hectic, chaotic and downright effed up. I never thought I would make it to today. I will be away for 9 days and loving every minute. There will be no computer, no internet-ready phone and certainly no one nagging me. Its all about sleeping in late and where to get my next glass of wine. ahhh the good life!!
Ciao!!

Tiny Empires

omg omg omg!!! Who would have thunk that I would be so addicted to a sound - *Dong* gotta go I hear it again!! IM me inworld to get your HUD to try it out!!!