The Twists and Turns of a Curvy Girl

Does my breath smell?

2012-01-09T13:14:00.001-06:00

Before I begin let me say that some people might see this as kinda snarky lol so I'm sorry but it's really just something that came up again this weekend as I was watching another competition. You all know about my contest experiences and normally it's not something I invest heavily in because well much like in real life I don't like losing. That isn't to say I MUST win but not winning isn't

Rez Day and All that Jazz

2012-01-03T13:54:00.000-06:00

Yesterday was my fourth rez day and I seriously don't think I logged on at all lol. I wasn't feeling great but the passion for SL has kinda been sucked right out of me as of late. No big reason as to why because I think I'm just in a funk overall. Short of a few interesting shopping outings with the mom type person and a renewed sense of I must take care of myself there isn't a whole lot that

Quick Post Before Bed

2011-12-11T23:51:00.000-06:00

This is mostly just going to be pics. These are the dresses that Kimmera Madison-Fall designed for me to compete in for Miss Ebony International. Diana is on sale as of a few weeks ago so please go snatch it up if you just love it. Thanks again to her and for one of my students for reminding me that I needed to post these lol. Good night all.

It's all over now, whew

2011-08-01T16:53:00.000-05:00

Okay so I've been MIA a lot between classes, RL and Miss Ebony International. As of yesterday, two of those things have been taken care of a bit lol and this weekend will see another great crop of graduates leave MIOS before we take a break for a few weeks. Yesterday, the Miss Ebony International finals were held and four hours or so after it all started it was over. Congratulations are due to

2 Posts in the Same week? Madness I say

2011-07-27T12:23:00.000-05:00

Well not really but I was flickr perving today and came across something that I apparently had managed to miss for the last three months. EmeraldEyes Honi, who was most recently Miss UK in the previous cycle of Miss Virtual World, has left SL. I'm not sure why I missed it, I can't say I was working or casting a lot in April, well anymore than normal, but I think I go off into my own world

Damn it's Hot

2011-07-25T12:24:00.000-05:00

The weather here is making me stay inside more but it's also making me sleepy. So when I'm not busy with scheduled activities in SL I've really not been on as much as I could have been. The Miss Ebony International pageant is winding down and I have to say that regardless of what happens it has been an interesting experience that has pushed me to develop new traits and handle lag is new and

Updates and all that

2011-06-26T20:32:00.000-05:00

So I just got through eating dinner and trying to recover from a week of being on emergency call which always makes me more tired than I imagine even when I don't get calls. I just went through week two of our challenges for Miss Ebony International as well. Week one was a runway challenge taking our lovely Hucci asymmetric swimsuits but with a Lion King theme as the unifying thread. So we had

So far, So pleased

2011-06-10T15:43:00.000-05:00

I swear life is never ever quiet around here. The last thing I think I updated you on was Miss Ebony International and that casting. Still moving through that process now. The finalists have all been chosen and I'm competing with 27 other gorgeous and well spoken, funny women. Last weekend we had a quick photo shoot so the world could see all of us in designs from Sonj!a's. I think I

I got bubkiss so no title

2011-04-17T22:10:00.000-05:00

There's plenty to say but really got nothing in the way of smart catchy title tonight. Sorry for the gap in posting. I was working on some posts for the Maniera blog and got super distracted then RL work kicked my cute little butt and let's just say if the people we interviewed don't take the job I'm gonna hunt them down and kill them for disrupting my life so much and making me have to do it

busy bees buzz

2011-03-27T19:03:00.000-05:00

Don't you love alliteration? This won't be a super long post. I got tired before I was able to set up the photos I wanted to take in some new vintage lingerie I ran across BUT I will try to get to it before the end of the week because RL explodes after that and I will be too tired to care lol. I had a great week other than that though. I didn't make the first finalist cut for the Miss Ebony

Spring Thaws & Out Pops Rouge

2011-03-20T15:53:00.000-05:00

Sorry everyone. I really have no good reason to have not blogged in nearly three months. Especially when I was laughing at the ridiculous amounts of snow we got this winter and all the time I was getting off work as a result. As is often the case, when one disappears for an extended period of time lol, there is lots of stuff to update on. I've been doing my normal work in bursts thing but

Festivities and Controversies

2010-12-25T17:10:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Peace on Earth and all of that jazz. I'm not sure how long this will be because I really wanted to just touch base and say Merry Christmas. However, I've been reading a lot over the last few weeks that has made me wonder what it is we do as models in SL and who it really matters to. As the year drew to a close I told you all that I was stepping out of my

The Great Rouge Caper

2010-12-15T21:46:00.000-06:00

Sorry everyone. I really don't have a good excuse for being MIA the last month. Work has thankfully started to slow down in RL and I get an extended vacation in about a week. During which time I will hopefully get my butt back to work on some more posts for this blog as well. I've been doing most of fashion styling on the Maniera blog which is fun and still in full swing. I have two cocktail

baby it's cold outside

2010-11-14T18:20:00.000-06:00

Really I have nothing good in the means of title so I just went with the reality of life right now. It's been a busy month. You know me, work in bursts girl, so I had lots of stuff going on about two weeks ago. Thankfully I do well in most castings so I was lucky enough to do the JM Models show for Donna Flora as I got to play in my realm a bit. Vintage is LOVELY. Had to be a bit of body mod

Busy bee

2010-10-17T17:33:00.000-05:00

This post probably won't be very long. I have a few shows coming up over the next few weeks which I am kinda tickled about. End of this week I'll be in the Donna Flora show with JM Models and the week after next I have two shows with superElite during their big fashion event. This will be the first show I'm in for both agencies (not including the graduation shows I did with SE) so I really am

She's Got the Look

2010-10-02T15:58:00.000-05:00

I swear I will try to find a youtube link to the Prince jam U Got the Look before I finish this all up because that song just popped into my head as I was typing the title. I don't really watch much reality tv as I find a large portion of it kinda vapid as hell. So it is with no small measure of surprise for me that I pay enough attention to a show on TVLand to tune in every so often to catch

It was an honor to just be nominated

2010-10-01T20:45:00.000-05:00

Well it would have been if I had actually been nominated for something. The results of the MAD Agency casting were released today and while I made it to the end of the process I was not selected to join the agency this go round. I wasn't particularly holding my breath on that one because there were some stellar models amongst the competition and really I'm just not that well known. It was a

And the beat goes on

2010-09-19T16:49:00.000-05:00

This will probably be a two pronged post so I'll do the less introspective piece first. Project2010 had a slight delay because our intrepid photographer needed a little break. That's perfectly fine as the picture Barney delivered was fantastic and just what I asked for. In case you were wondering what I asked for it was something quirky but appropriate given the outfit. The picture is adorable

It pays to pay attention

2010-09-16T21:31:00.000-05:00

I had a horrible day. Well semi. I'm doing this weird diet so I can do more testing and figure out what's going on with my tummy. That finally calmed down and then I was able to do the runway practice for the superElite show. I'm the backup model but I still need to know what I'm doing. It was a good practice and the walk was fun. After that I was doing my blog trolling and saw a mini

Auntie Rouge Wants You

2010-09-05T21:02:00.000-05:00

You know I had to make the title kinda corny. Uncle Sam wants you probably would have confused you just as much and hey it's a long weekend and I don't have to go to sleep early so WOOT. I wanted to wait a few days after the show had actually happened and then work and crazy life got the best of me so here's the delayed photo spread from the MAD Agency Casting that I was invited to participate

I love a Good Sale and Roaming SL

2010-08-22T21:18:00.000-05:00

And sometimes I just <3 anything I find amazingly cute. The outfit I'm wearing is from L'abel and was part of Humpday Happiness this past Wednesday. There was a white version as well but ehhh that was way girlier than I was willing to go that day. I found the hair at the aforementioned fab-u-lous a few weeks ago and thought it would be a nice match with this outfit. The earrings are from glow

My name is Rouge and I'm a feedaholic

2010-08-14T15:44:00.000-05:00

I've been wondering for the last few days what's up with fashion feed and apparently it's just having some issues right now. Which kinda sucks cause it gives me part of my shopping fix and lets me know about random sales and contests. Not that I need to know where they are because really I have a booming inventory already. Thankfully the shoe fair didn't break me but there are a pair of

yeah i got nothing lol

2010-08-08T17:48:00.000-05:00

You know, I had a good spiel built in my head last night about what I wanted to post but I went to sleep, spent more time than I would have thought talking to my mom this morning and put some steak in marinade for dinner later so yeah that's all gone. In general things are going well. Thanks in part to my weird schedule and my agencies taking a tiny summer break, I'm not super busy when I'm

I feel pretty, oh so pretty

2010-07-24T18:13:00.001-05:00

Sorry folks. Show tunes have been stuck in my head for the last few months and I have been singing them randomly. I hope you enjoyed the last post as much as I did for those of you that looked at it. If you didn't eh no biggie I understand everything I find funny won't amuse everyone else. I have been busy bouncing around the grid and watching shows when I'm not in them. Most have been great

Longer post later

2010-07-22T09:39:00.000-05:00

But I had to share this link. It may get some of us in trouble later as designers are inspired to create some of these things in world but at least I've never been on fire on the runway. Fabulously Funny Fashion

Tiny Bit Frustrated

2010-07-17T21:00:00.002-05:00

It's totally my fault because I waited into July to look for my July photographer for Project Rouge lol but almost all of the photographers I was looking into are all booked up for the month. I have reached out to two of them for sometime in August and might need to go ahead and set up September while I'm at it. Well one of the photographers I contacted MIGHT have some July openings but I hate

Woot!

2010-07-09T00:07:00.000-05:00

I'm on a roll these days. I got all my outfits styled for the Maniera show this weekend in under two hours yesterday. Had decent rehearsals---still need to nail that finale. I got the blog posting up about the show on Maniera's blog this evening after practice. And got a free police car from Sami to arrest the boyfriend with whenever I get bored of whatever else I'm harassing him with. To

The only thing constant in life is change

2010-07-04T17:42:00.000-05:00

Even in SL that is most definitely the case. Change is inevitable and is necessary to keep humans healthy and happy. I wasn't sure I was going to post today or not but figured as I was sitting here watching silly things on tv I could tell you what was going on. I have, quite unlike myself, been at least considering entering things and going out for more castings than normal. Which isn't

Project Rouge 2010

2010-06-28T21:34:00.001-05:00

Wow, two posts this month I'm sure you're shocked ha ha. Well this post is going to cover one thing mostly. I have decided to do a photo project for the rest of this year. I often end up taking photos of myself at the last minute because I'm not sure which photographers I want to use or why I might want to use them. For the next six months of the year I'm going to set up a shoot with at least

I'm Bionic

2010-06-16T16:20:00.000-05:00

Okay well not really. I'm digital at best but I have been listening to Christina's last cd since it dropped and there are definitely a few tracks on there that are bound to be long time favorites and one that I'm sure that daddys everywhere hope their daughters sing for a very long time (it's called I hate boys in case you were wondering). Sorry for vanishing again. Was dealing with some

Drumroll please.....

2010-05-22T16:55:00.000-05:00

Well not really a drum roll. I did get the show I mentioned in my last post which is great, nothing beats active runway time. Got a few new posts either up or in the works for the Maniera blog. Still have to plan the show for MPI but that shouldn't be too difficult just lacking a lot of focus right now thanks to the antibiotics I was on that had the nifty side effect of vertigo and dizziness.

Yeah brain still tired

2010-05-15T19:16:00.000-05:00

Brain is still tired a bit and I woke up this morning God awful dizzy with no real explanation for it. So the middle of my day was full of nap. Nap is goooooood. Last night I did the shoot that had been a little delayed and I swear I love meeting new photographers because they all work a little differently and are interesting in their own rights. This morning was another casting with JSE

brain too tired for a title

2010-05-10T20:40:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone. Not a whole lot going on for the last few days. The holiday and weekend threw off a lot of the plans that I had and I'm playing catch up after freezing in my office all day because they turned the heat off so they could make some repairs. They do it at least once a year and almost always find the one day of the year where it's least desirable to not have at least a puff of heat

Decisions, Decisions

2010-05-03T21:28:00.000-05:00

Another wave of contests have begun again and I have to say I managed my angst about entering or not entering quite well. I chose not to try out for the Modavia casting. I had an outfit styled and probably could have gotten the picture done in time but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that level of exposure on one hand and critique on the other. And not exactly sure I have the skill set to be

Feeding My Addiction: Skin Review

2010-04-17T18:16:00.003-05:00

I realized that I demo a lot of skins and never really talk about them very much. I will harp on a new skin when I find it and like it on me but there are a lot of decent skin makers out there in the dark range that I don't personally choose to wear but still should be discussed. So I'm going to share a few with you that I have either been gifted (thanks Rita) or stumbled across due to my

I may be a Fair Hater but I'm a Theme Lover

2010-04-10T20:46:00.000-05:00

I shared my lament with the pose fair (and skin fair and accessories fair and hair fair-I think, fairs in general) in my last post. I again didn't spend much money there but it left with lindens to peruse 50L friday--didn't get to all of the shops this week but I did grab this adorable pillow I saw on the feeds made bye Annunziata Macchi of Molto Bene! When I saw it I thought it would just be

I think I'm a Fair Hater

2010-04-08T22:03:00.000-05:00

How can you hate a fair you may ask? Well I love the ones with turkey legs and funnel cake but so far in SL I find myself a little blah with fair offerings. It took me forever to get over to the Pose Fair even though I was super exited when I heard about it, like I am with all fairs. Granted real life was so kicking my pixelated booty the last few weeks but eh no excuse for a certified poser

Take Another Trip with me to Opa's Boutique

2010-03-29T22:45:00.000-05:00

Okay Topaz was busy over the last few days. In addition to my lovely dress, and the Veronica which came out the same time and another fantastic dress named Keira, she released Shanghai Surprise. Now please don't let me skip over the aforementioned dresses because really they are well made and much attention was paid the the right parts of each dress. The textures fit the time period the dress

What's in a Name part two...

2010-03-27T17:44:00.001-05:00

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl....I won't kill your ears with my ummm tone transient singing. I'll let Barry handle that himself when I'm all done showing you the original duo that had me going wooooo I wanna blog same name wardrobe. As you all know I LOVE vintage shops and support them as much as I can. The big ones probably don't need my gushing but some of the out of the way spots

No Comments? Ooops,,,,

2010-03-26T17:28:00.002-05:00

It seems I had the wrong settings up for comments and hadn't realized it. You should be able to comment to your hearts content now and I'll be getting the 2nd part of What's in a Name up later tonight

What's in a Name part one

2010-03-24T21:54:00.001-05:00

Okay so I'm a bit of a literary nerd and was going to be super corny with the whole would a Rouge by any other name smell as sweet thing but figured that would be above and beyond with the silly. Anyway, I told you that during the Miss Fashion Pageant that Ginevra Lancaster was nice enough to name an outfit for me. Well a few days ago she sent me the absolute final version of the outfit

Really have no good excuse

2010-03-13T21:22:00.002-06:00

I have been busy yes but I keep saying I need to take photos of all the outfits I've been in and post them but I'm not getting around to it so I should really just post the updates. The shows went well as a I told you last time. The next big thing was another MPI Graduation show which honestly went fantastic short of missing in action models. The designer was happy at the end of the day and

My Whirlwind Fashion Weekend is Over

2010-02-14T18:32:00.002-06:00

Okay so the last show I'm in for the weekend is now in the books. All went well as far as the ones I was in. A bit of lag for Eden Freese but nothing out of the ordinary. I managed to get to the dress rehearsal for Tres Beau after finishing the script for the Bitch Tail Graduation show with MPI all before noon. The grad show as lag personified but big round of applause to the girls for

First Show Down

2010-02-11T23:06:00.002-06:00

Okay so New York Fashion Week as sponsored by Maniera (yeah) and IMAGE has officially started today with the Eden Freese show of which yours truly was the first one out and the ONLY one to crash at the end of her first walk lol. I rebounded quickly and made it back before the model after me finished her walk. Short of lag no glitches to report after that. The runway was a bit different than

When it Rains it Pours

2010-02-06T13:21:00.003-06:00

I go through slumps with modeling for lack of a better phrase. There are moments when I want to conquer the world and just show everyone what I'm made of. There are other moments when my brain hurts and I just want SL to be fun and entertaining. I haven't done much runway work lately. I think my last show was in December early or late November but I tend to veg out in December as it's my

The Great Disappearing Rougini

2010-01-24T11:53:00.004-06:00

Okay if I said work had kept me super preoccupied it would be an understatement. I'm working on this before I have to go do something work related for about an hour or so well probably closer to two hours. Then I need to rush back home so I don't miss a very dear friend's wedding in world. Beyond that I was sent a nice blogger back to review some items from a new shop, at least I think it's new,

Hope Your Holidays were Festive and Light!

2010-01-02T21:42:00.005-06:00

Not sure why I'm waiting until the final weekend of my vacation to write something up as I've been off forever lol but eh whatever. I'm rested now and actually have news so I guess that could be part of it too. I was feeling a little housewifey so this picture is from my kitchen. I love the fact that the colors can be changed whenever I want them to be different or to not clash with my outfit

And the metaverse pauses..

2009-12-19T20:36:00.002-06:00

Well not the WHOLE metaverse. The fashion world of SL took a mostly day long pause as the festivities of the annual Miss Virtual World pageant took place. My praises to all the finalists because I'm not sure I mentally could have taken all the crashes, delays and glitches that were present today. Heck I left halfway through because I was feeling another crash almighty approaching. Whomever

Cha cha changes

2009-12-09T14:55:00.002-06:00

So here were are and I should spank my hand again. It's been a few weeks since I've posted but please forgive me. I've been busy with RL work and shopping for Christmas and birthday and anniversary and baby gifts. Yeah there's a lot going on RL for me right now. It's just that time of year and for the people in my life I'm truly grateful. That includes all the nifty folks that I've met in

Okay wow, bad Rouge

2009-11-22T15:58:00.003-06:00

I kept meaning to come back and post but SL and RL have been kicking my butt. Not sure what you don't know so I will try to go over as much as I remember lol. Ok since the last time I posted a few things have happened. The issue of Maniera that I was lucky enough to do the photo shoot with Sami and Mikey has come out and I love the picture. Sent the issue to as many friends as I could lol and

What is Rouge Wearing Episode 3

2009-10-25T14:25:00.006-05:00

I much to my chagrin have been shopping my little, well not so little, butt off. When I saw these skirts on a blog or two I wasn't sure I'd love them on me because of that aforementioned backside. But really the flow so nicely that it's hard not to be totally enamored of them. Very girly and flirty and flattering. I bought the fatpack and I'm glad as I was amazed by the number of shoes I had

the skin i'm in phase 2

2009-10-19T19:22:00.007-05:00

Hey everyone,I know you've heard me complain about my face looking weird to me in new skins. But I've never really shown you what I mean. I am a demo queen because I have no idea how much different I'm going to look from the display model when I take them home. Some alterations are minor for me and others just make me cringe when I'm in them in the safety of my home. I rarely pay much

beginning of the onslaught

2009-10-18T10:19:00.002-05:00

Okay I have about 10 posts ready to pop out of my brain but finding time to sit down and write instead of shopping, styling an outfit, doing rehearsal or something has been fleeting in the last few weeks. And really a LOT has happened so I have got to update you on all of that of course. The last time I wrote I was getting ready for graduation and thought I was getting ready for the Halloween

bad rouge

2009-09-23T15:43:00.003-05:00

I keep saying I need to post but then I get distracted or get sick and it just doesn't happen. There have been a few changes going on since the last time I posted. For one thing I have a new official job, two technically. MPI is allowing me to work as one of the the stylists that consults with new hires and I'm on the team to organize new shows but I need to actually sit down and go over that

now introducing......

2009-09-04T23:35:00.008-05:00

Okay so most of you coming here know me already so there's no need to introduce me but I'm tossing in some photos for ya of the runway shows I did the last weekend in August. Remember how I said I didn't understand how people booked multiple shows in a weekend without crashing and burning? Yeah well i still don't lol I was exhausted by Sunday night and granted the Miramar show was a total

The World Keeps Spinning

2009-08-23T18:33:00.004-05:00

So another week has come and gone and all is right in my SL world. Rehearsal is going well. I have a great partner to do my walks with and have already finished doing all the accessorizing for my outfits. I do need to work on poses and get used to timing each other to move as in sync as possible. Regardless, the show is coming along nicely and I'm enjoying the preparations. I have skipped a few

Combo Post

2009-08-15T13:26:00.005-05:00

Okay so on Monday I was telling you about changes I was making in the push to be a more proactive model and all that jazz. I did end up getting cast in the show and that rehearsal starts next week which rocks. There is nothing like being in a live runway show. I'll be sure to post that info in case you're interested in seeing it but right now keeping that mum lol. I had my interview/evaluation

Round and Round We Go

2009-08-10T22:19:00.003-05:00

Life is good in the Rouge camp. Well it is and it isn't. There is some shifting in the universe of my agency reputation for various reasons. It's a good time for me to make a few breaks and get refocused with the agencies that I have been enjoying working with and whom seem interested in giving me a decent push. Had a great walk I think at a recent casting but still waiting to find out

Skin I'm In and Other Things

2009-08-04T16:40:00.001-05:00

It occurred to me that I never gave you a review of the skins I had been testing out. Honestly there were some great tones there and I loved seeing that they were available. I especially like Cupcakes and YourShape & YourSkin as I think they did a good job of balancing the tones with the makeups. However, I didn't end up buying a single solitary skin--which is odd cause I'm a bit of a skin

updates woot

2009-07-25T19:52:00.005-05:00

Okay I didn't mean to totally bounce for nearly two weeks. Like with all things in my life I keep meaning to do something and yeah don't quite get around to doing them. I still need to write a letter to one of my friends in RL but between work, being slightly sick again and my ever more disturbed mother I just haven't had the patience. But I haven't been completely dormant. After really just

Woot Woot

2009-07-13T23:15:00.002-05:00

Ok nothing much is going on in the world of Rouge right now. I was able to catch a graduation show tonight from my old training school featuring a new friend. I took some snaps, nothing fabulous but I'll post the link in a few seconds. I added a few links to the blogroll and still have a few more that I need to add that I have been reading more of lately. I added one primarily because they

well damn lol

2009-07-06T00:38:00.005-05:00

Apparently I went on hiatus from everything. I've been much sicker this last year than ever before and I finally made myself stop this last week and try to get it taken care of but I swear I had little motivation to do anything else. I FINALLY worked on pictures I took a few weeks ago and added them to my flikr page. Then I went and took most of the pictures I needed to for a few more contests

the thrill of the hunt

2009-06-24T15:24:00.003-05:00

Okay I am so not a huge hunt girl. I tend to get distracted easily if I'm doing it alone and some folks really want to make you hunt for the hidden thing and that frustrates me lol. But I'm sad I missed the one at Retrology. It's my fault I didn't check all the fashion blogs I could have but I dying cause I want the Miss USO dress from Ingenue and the nice one from Pinup Dolls and assorted

You're Just Not Good Enough

2009-06-21T12:11:00.002-05:00

Now the life of the model, especially a new model, is full of rejection. People don't know you or your reliability enough to take a chance on you. Filling out dozens fo agency applications and getting no response well that's par for the course too. On the rare occasion you'll get back a pretty standard you aren't what we're looking for at the moment but we'll keep your app on file response or

And the kid strikes out

2009-06-19T21:22:00.002-05:00

My streak at JCNY has come to an end. I will not be a showcase model for the 5th straight week which actually feels kinda weird but I'm sure people were tired of seeing me lol. I already told you that I was out of contention for this round of Miss Virtual World and I just discovered that I'm now out of the running for the Next Top Model Challenge as well. I am having a blast stretching my

Words of Wisdom from Grasshopper

2009-06-19T10:30:00.002-05:00

Our challenge topic for the day, well mine since I'm a challenge newbie: What did you get out of your experience? Do you think it will change the way you blog in the future?I think the blogging experience has been really cool in that 60 odd other people were all writing about the same things at once. And since we're all very different no matter what we have in common in SL it's interesting to

Challenge Day Five

2009-06-18T18:18:00.002-05:00

Today is a free for all. Not sure what I want to talk about today. I was planning on updating this anyway, like yesterday because I was expecting to be replaced on the runway lol. Got a few days reprieve for the moment. Saw the June casting call for Miss Virtual World and no surprise wasn't on the list but I have taken some much better pictures since then and think I'm getting more handy with

When I grow up

2009-06-17T16:27:00.002-05:00

Or Day Four of the Big Bad Blogger Challenge. Here's the topic du jour:If there was someone you could trade places with for one day in Second Life, who would it be and why? Bonus points if you find this person and snap a picture with them!You know I have never even thought about this. Who would I be in SL if I wasn't me? I mean given my current interests I guess I could shot for one of the

day 3

2009-06-16T15:33:00.003-05:00

You've been given a sim of your very own to use for free for one year. However, there are 3 rules. It cannot be residential, it cannot be commercial, and it has to be open to the public. What do you do with it?I think I'd break it up into a few museum esque spots or concert venues. I love live music and if I could provide a less laggy area for folks to enjoy a good show and dance around that

Big Bad Blogger Challenge

2009-06-15T13:46:00.004-05:00

I just saw this as I roaming the blogosphere instead of working and I'm a day or two behind so this one will be a two-fer.How long have I been blogging and how has it enriched my life?Well I guess it would depend on what you consider blogging. I've had a blog on blogspot under various names since 2005. My primary blog is more about my relationships and life in RL and well this is all about what

Just Keep Swimming

2009-06-15T13:27:00.002-05:00

newstand3Originally uploaded by Rouge AnthonyWell it's been a few days since I've even thought about posting. I was busy with rl job until Friday and then this weekend my brain was just kinda on the fried side. In the middle of my fourth week at JCNY, I'm probably busier than ever. The runway is still kind to me which is good, we have been exchanging note cards about sales, castings, agency

What is Rouge Wearing Episode 1

2009-06-10T21:40:00.007-05:00

I couldn't come up with a good title today so you are getting the not random tag after I came up with something and changed it just then lol. I totally and I do mean totally forgot that today was Wednesday and thus a new group of fabulous girls would be chosen for JCNY's MODEL'FEST. When I logged on and saw that I had been ejected from the group that the models work in I figured my streak had

Frustrated

2009-06-08T20:22:00.004-05:00

Okay so I waited about a week to write this post. Because of that other frustrations have arose so this post will be a double whammy and I'll start with probably the less controversial one first. It's been a building issue for me to miss castings. Since I'm US based and work normal business hours unless there's a late evening or weekend casting for a show---or if we're picked based on look and

Fashion in Review

2009-06-05T20:27:00.006-05:00

This will probably be a semi regular post depending on my schedule, ability to track and not get fascinated by the clothes during a show and the ability to get good pictures during that process. You know lag is a bear at almost all fashion shows in SL so that could because a problem. It managed to mix up the order of a few pics I was taking it seemed so I had to relabel some of the ones I

Drumroll please....

2009-06-03T13:35:00.003-05:00

So I have officially completed my first JCNY expo and have to admit the event took longer than I thought it would for some reason. I hadn't actually attended one prior to now but figured it would take an hour. Well two hours and many crashes from many of the young ladies there and we had our winner and runner up. GirlyHolic and Katime took home the honors and both seemed stunned. I'm guessing

And the Winner is.....or In Other News

2009-06-02T10:50:00.007-05:00

First things first, the runway show went AMAZING. No one crashed, the sim was actually full, no one tripped off the runway (like yours truly did in her 2nd graduation show) and the crowd seemed to have a blast. A few people were there that I knew from JCNY so really appreciate the support. Everyone else just seemed to be enjoying the fact that we styled ourselves and found the right poses to

it's the weekend baby!?!?!?!

2009-05-30T22:05:00.003-05:00

Ok so yesterday I assumed I'd have a relatively good weekend with little to do but attend rehearsals and shake my moneymaker on the JCNY runway---okay so maybe shake is a bit of an exaggeration but I was gonna be down there posing. Well I was wrong of course. First my late evening appointment to straighten my hair was postponed till this afternoon. Now I told her then I had an appointment at 6

Incredible Randomness

2009-05-25T13:22:00.003-05:00

I really meant to come update the blog last night with my random shopping adventures. I try not to get shopping happy on SL because I can quickly become bankrupt trolling my favorite shops. And I try really hard to ignore the sale notices because that's like invitations to free crack lol. But this weekend Pixel Mode was having a 50L sale so I couldn't pass that up right?!? One problem, I was

Surprise Surprise

2009-05-22T00:31:00.000-05:00

Okay so I was fully prepared to log on Wednesday night and tell you all about my JCNY experience and how fantastic the week had been. And that I had really enjoyed the time and was sorry to see it end. I can still tell you all of those things because it was a great week and I did learn a lot and make some new friends as everyone talks about. The girls were fantastic and friendly, it was a good

Yeah Me!

2009-05-19T15:37:00.002-05:00

Okay so now that you know who I am and a little bit about me I have happy news to share. Since I reserved the name for this blog I was stunned--and I mean that literally--to have been chosen to be in the JCNY MODEL'FEST showcase for Week 3 of May. I had no conceivable idea that I'd be selected but I figured it might be worth a shot, if nothing else it would give me a chance to take new photos

Welcome Everyone

2009-05-19T15:25:00.003-05:00

Not sure who I'm saying welcome to just yet as no one really knows the blog exists just that it was a work in progress. I wanted a custom header so that took a while to teak and then to format correctly for the blog. I called myself being all enterprising and wanting to create the whole thing from scratch, which I may do at a later point, but 2 hours and a massive headache later I scrapped