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Happy Birthday Canipants!

Spike called and asked me to post this for you.

Greatest Hits for Redheads

The Greatest Hits collection is now available on Charmed Redhead skins, with both Auburn and Carrot options.  Not much else to say except that they're available right now! :)

Question!
If I were to release the green makeup on the regular black browed Charmed skins, would you non-redheads want freckles on them?  Just trying to gather a little intel, not sure if I'll do them yet or not. :P

Here's the Carrot preview:

New Skins ~ Greatest Hits

I released a new skin pack today.  Can you call it "new" if the makeup is all old?  This set includes four of my earliest makeups: Twinkle, Frosting, Drama and Rubies.  I think most of these were made just as makeup way back in 2004.  Remember when almost no one wore a full body skin?   Anyway, I always carried these on all my skin lines until the Charmed skins. Basically because I was tired of doing the same things over and over again and really just wanted to make something new.

Lately, however, I've been seeing some of these makeups walking around SL on skins they shouldn't be on (no comment on the skins themselves).  I finally decided I could keep throwing up in my mouth whenever I saw one of these wandering rogue makeups, or try to regain ownership of them.  These were always amongst the most popular makeups, so I decided to spiffy them up and do them on the Charmed line. I hope people can appreciate the originals as much as the ripoffs.

All together these make a nice combo pack for those interested in a little more variety.  Twinkle shown above, here are the other three:

Relay For Life - Now it's Personal

I'd like to apologize right off the bat if this post seems theatrical.  I am a little high strung right now.  I learned yesterday that someone very close to me has cancer... again.  He goes by the name of Twiddler.  Rather than tell his story, you can read it in his own words here.

I've known Twid for years now. Though we've never actually "met", he's become very special to me. He's my partner in both business and crime. Most importantly, he's become my friend. Probably my best friend. 

I knew he was going to the doctor yesterday and though I tried not to worry, it was on my mind all day.  I kept waiting for the text message to my cell phone telling me that everything was fine. Instead I got the news I didn't want to think about.  I saw the word "cancer" and felt like I'd been punched in the stomach.  Since I got the news, I've become completely bipolar.  Crying hysterically one moment and feeling absolutely optimistic the next.  But most of all, I feel helpless.  I wish I could beat the stupid cancer with a baseball bat, but I can't. Given that an entire continent seperates us, I can't even give him a hug or squeeze his hand.

Since all I can do is be here for him whether he wants to laugh or cry or just carry on with business as usual, I've decided to put all my energy into raising money for RFL. Though it may not help my friend directly, it makes me feel proactive. Expect to see some goods in the next few days with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the ACS.  I'm brainstorming some other ways to donate as well, so keep an eye out for those too.

And forgive me if I'm scatterbrained, slow or distracted.  I can't seem to keep my mind on a linear path for more than five minutes at a time. Which I'm sure shows in this post. :P I'll end it now before it spins off into chaos. So in closing:

I love you, Twid. Big BIG hugs!

Pimp Your Blog!

There are so many blogs for the various virtual world's I'm involved in lately, I just can't keep up! Nevertheless, I try and read a few every day. But I know there's gotta be tons more out there that I don't know about. Sooo....

If you have a blog/website that deals with fashion/style/etc. for Second Life or IMVU and would like a link featured on this page, please leave me a comment here or email me with your URL and maybe a short description of what you cover. If the site is suitable, I'll be happy to toss a link on starley.com for you and would love it if you felt compelled to return the favor. ;)

starley.com

I finally got the domain I wanted! I've been typing "starley.com" into my web browser off and on for the last few years. It has always been owned by what seemed to be a French manufacturing firm. That changed a few weeks ago. I typed it in and saw the domain was for sale! Oh happy day! I snatched it up so fast, it made even my own head spin. I'm not sure what happened to the manufacturers, if they closed up shop, changed name, or just ceased web operations. Hopefully they had a happy end so this site can have a happy beginning. :)

What's next for starley.com?

Those that know me know how much I hate blogs, but after much consideration, it really does seem the best solution for me. It's easy to create, easy to update and easy to maintain. So I will be posting new updates for my Second Life, Imvu and (probably not, but maybe) There designs. And anything else that I feel like. We'll see how it goes.