I decided to do some google searching and wouldn't you know I am not alone. Apparently others are having viewer three freeze and go black screen on them too!
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Technical/Is-anyone-else-getting-black-screen-followed-by-pc-freeze-in/qaq-p/1445693

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Viewer/Black-Screen-as-of-3-2-4-still-exists-in-3-2-7/td-p/1353889

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Viewer/black-screen-after-10-min-second-life/m-p/1105755/highlight/true#M7803


Misery loves company or something because actually I thought it was just my dinosaur (2007) of a computer that was the problem and its nice to know that might not be it. Now I know 2007 seems old but everything has been rebuilt or replaced at some time on my computer including the motherboard. The only thing actually from 2007 is the outward tower case. It is still a dinosaur computer though!

So I tried some of the suggestions in the above links and I have updated my video driver which I needed to do apparently there was an April 2012 update. I also cleaned the fans- also needed to do. So I was crossing my fingers that I was done with black screen- but no. The above picture was taken after the two attempts to fix this problem.

So, any other ideas? (Help me please you techie people!)

Love, Kirsten Corleone

Harlow Heslop asked us as a community to think of ways to do nice things. I have been pondering that for a while. I found a "new to me" jewelry store, Elemental,  just a few weeks ago and so far I have made three purchases and have gotten a few items from hunts. I am impressed. I really love the items I have purchased as well as what I see in the store...that is on my "to get" list, lol. I think the designs are unique and eye catching. I first used Elemental jewelry in a blog post, here, a few days ago.


So my pay it forward is nothing but nice things to say about Contessa Lacombe and her jewelry store, Elemental. I think you should go visit!

"Owner of ELEMENTAL JEWELRY, PETITE ELEMENTAL JEWELRY, & METAPHYSICAL MERCANTILE. I'm a silversmith in RL, and I'm trying to interpret some of my jewelry designs into SL. I prefer using colorful semi-precious stones." - Contessa Lacombe

• Jewelry: Elemental Black Velvet Rodochrosite & Beads Necklace, earrings, bracelet
• Bangles: Ear Candy Rose and Lime Bangles
• Shirt: Jane fufu tutu salmon
• Shorts: mon tissu cuffed denim shorts meduim wash
• Shoes: SLink Sheila Thongs White
• Hair: elikatira Melody
• Bag: Duh Big Satchel (it was modify- so I made my own color) TAH #2 Gift

Love, Kirsten Corleone

What?- Indyra Originals is not the first name you think of when you think of Fetish Fashion? It may not be- because she does a lot of different types of design, but her shoes have long been some of the sexiest fetish shoes in SL way before many other stores. Indyra was making sexy fetish shoes of high quality with basic prims when most of us were still banging rocks together! She has also been making sexy, quality slut wear for just as long. Indyra definitely fits into the category of Fetish Fashion, maybe into the niche of Couture Fetish Fashion like Leezu. Here, let me show you:

• Outfit: Indyra Originals Couture- Fikre Bodysuit
• Jewelry: Purple Moon Black Astral Diamond Pearl Set
• Shoes: N-Core Coquette Platform "wild" (Group Gift)
• Hair: elikatira Rush
• Skin: Filthy Mia

Speaking of the skin I am wearing, its new and I love it. It's the newest skin from Filthy, Mia.

• Skin: Filthy Mia Deep Tan Fatpack
• Lingerie: Zaara Kanti Lingerie Set crimson

Kisses and Spankings, Lady Ling

          I was contacted by Hermione Xute who is opening a new store, Rey Secreto. Here is her flikr stream, http://www.flickr.com/photos/reysecreto/. She asked if I was a blogger and would I blog her designs. I told her she could send them to me but that I do not promise to blog anything. She did send them to me and they were cute, however I knew pretty quickly that they were mesh and sculpt items created from full perm templates. There is nothing wrong with those and in fact some template jeans are some of my favorite mesh jeans at the moment. Those jeans were in fact some of the only template and not original mesh items that I have blogged (knowingly), in other words I have not blogged template items very often. I chose to blog these mesh template items because the designer herself contacted me and asked me to do so, as well as the other reasons I list below.

         When looking at template stores, not all textures are created equal. The textures at Rey Secreto were nicely applied and I like the color choices. It looked like Hermione might have still been setting up, but when I went and looked at the store I did not see demos for the mesh items. All mesh should have demos and if it does not, I personally don't buy it. The rest of her store was nicely set up with both pictures of the clothes in one or two colors on avatars and then the full color range of the items beneath in "clothing cutouts."

          The other thing to look at when looking at template clothes besides the textures are the price. Now most of the mesh template makers specify some minimum price that must be asked by the seller, often it seems to be about 100L. Prices around there are reasonable imo because the designer is doing the texture work, picture processing, and paying for the sim in order to bring the item to you. It is a big time and money investment. Hermione's clothing prices were pretty reasonable, but I thought her shoe prices for template shoes was a little high.

           There are a lot of really nice full perm mesh templates available and everyone from old designers to new designers seem to be using them. As long as the price is resonable- I think somewhere between 100-150L, you love the texture and colors, and it fits you well, a few template items can be incorporated into your wardrobe. They are definitely a good option for avatars on a budget when the original mesh items seem to be about 250L and up (mostly up, lol).


        In conclusion, there is nothing wrong with mesh templates as long as you as the consumer know they are templates and pay mesh template prices for them and not the well deserved prices of original mesh items. There is an entire place on marketplace for these items- two actually. They just recently made a mesh section and so many of the mesh items are actually listed in the sculpt section. To explore for yourself go to marketplace --> building components --> mesh creator tools OR sculpted prims creator tools. Stay an informed consumer.

            I can't possibly hope to keep up with all the mesh and sculpt full perm templates. There are literally thousands on marketplace and I have been fooled thinking things were original mesh only to find out later it was a template mesh item. Mainly because name brand stores that I have shopped at for a long time are using mesh templates, too. It seems many designers are. These are two of the links of the original templates from some of the Rey Secreto items that I showed you in this post.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Full-Perm-Rigged-Mesh-Ladies-Drop-Back-Sleveless-Shirt-Fashion-Kit/3450071
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Sculpt-Shoes-20-by-aVISTYLe-Low-Price-Line-for-FULL-PERM/3067511

• Shirt: Rey Secreto Mesh Frau Top Blue
• Shoes: Rey Secreto Rachel Shoes blueblack
• Earrings: Rey Secreto Emily Earrings
• Pants: Riddle Leather Pants Black
• Bracelts: INDI Designs Wood Bangles black/white
• Hair: Exile Tonight Tonight
• Purse: Baiastice Funny Bustina Bag

Love, Kirsten Corleone

• Dress: Hucci Anada Dress- Ocean View
• Shoes: Pixel Mode Fae Wedge Denim (group gift)
• Hair: Alice Project Wonderland SE
• Jewelry: Elemental Butterfly Kisses Blue Abalone set
• House: La Galleria Key West Cottage
• Patio Furniture: Dreamscapes Art Gallery- Summer Delight Set

Love, Kirsten Corleone

I almost meshed around too long and missed blogging this hunt. As is, there are only 4 days left to finish the mesh around hunt. Last day- June 15th.

Hint and Links

Information and Designer List



Outfit: Geometry Candy Shirt and Precious Ruffle Skirt- mesh around hunt gift #2
Shoes: celoe xylia pump patina
Jewelry: Maxi Gossamer Ketama Ring and Seahorse Necklace
Skin: League Jen
Hair: wasabi pills Sybille





Outfit: Echo Intonation Mesh Pants, Mezzo Crop Top, and Clutch Purse Floral Pink- mesh around hunt gift #24
Shoes: Gos Desire Ankle Boot Baby Pink- mesh around hunt gift #7
Hair: Alice Project Yolanda- mesh around hunt gift #5
Jewelry: Je Suis Turquoise set
Skin: Belleza Erika

I love this dress. I blogged it in blue, here. I was excited to get it in this bright coral pink color, but even though I have a bizillion pink shoes- I could not find the right ones to go with this dress. So my picture developed as you see below, lol.




Dress: bilo Salma Petal- mesh around hunt gift #25
Hair: elikatira Rumor
Jewelry: shiny things Glass Squares Set- pink

So that is my favorites from the first half of the hunt, there are still gifts 26-63 that I have not even opened yet. I am sure there are a lot more goodies waiting for me (and you) from the Mesh Around Hunt.

Love, Kirsten Corleone

Chic is an event organizer company in second life that has led the bar for the best events organized by the best people and shown SL what we could expect from a professional company. I have enjoyed so many of the events over the last two years. It seems fitting that to celebrate their second birthday they of course organize an adorable event with small cute boxes of select items from their favorite stores arranged in an octagon, Chic Management's 2nd Birthday Event. I really enjoyed looking at this event and here were my favorite finds:

• Dress: coldLogic moody mango cream @ chic 2
• Hair: wasabi pills Anais 2 @ chic 2
• Skin: al vulo Baba 2 caramel @ chic 2
• Jewelry: Donna Flora Vivian set
• Shoes: Maitreya Shanti

• Dress: Echo Measure Mesh @ chic 2
• Hair: elikatira Away
• Skin: al vulo Baba 2 caramel @ chic 2
• Jewelry: Virtual Impressions Tyche set platinum sapphire and diamonds
• Shoes: G*Field Flower Pumps Eve black

• Dress: MALT Saga Dress Bubblegum @ chic 2
• Purse: Osakki Rio Clutch Lipstick @ chic 2
• Skin: al vulo Baba 2 caramel @ chic 2
• Lipstick: Blacklace Beauty Smooch Lipsticks lights 1
• Jewelry: Donna Flora Viola Set
• Shoes: Leverocci Lavender Platform Pumps Darling

Love, Kirsten Corleone

I was out house shopping and came across one of the cutest homes I think I have seen in SL at La Galleria. I talked to the owner, Pamela Galli, and she told me this was her newest creation, only a few weeks old and she is making an American version with porches instead of a garden. It is 100% mesh which is what makes the amazing detail and high quality textures possible. This home is such a step up from what has previously been available. It is not inexpensive, but then things of great quality seldom are. I just fell in love with this English cottage and all the furniture inside too! You can find her store here on marketplace.

• House with garden: Midsomer Mesh Cottage (unfurnished) (3250 L)
• Living Room: White Linen and Pine Deluxe Living Room (2495 L)
• Kitchen: Dinner Party Kitchen White and Marble (3195 L)
• Bedroom: Tradewinds Bedroom (2250 L)
• Bathroom: White Wood and Marble Bathroom (1950 L)

Love, Kirsten Corleone

• Romper: coldLogic romper rae tangerine/pink
• Jewelry: Chop Zuey Kita Kamakura necklace, Ling-Ling Bracelet, and Sakura earrings
• Shoes: Tee*fy Color Blocking Wedges @ The Dressing Room Blue
• Purse: Croire chic chain clutch 4
• Hair: Truth Kalle w/roots
• Makeup: Ricielli Glamourize Pink Eyes and Lipstick 02
• Pose Prop: exposeur Shadow Box suspension

Love, Kirsten Corleone