“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

We all know it, so a site I love to go to for some “light entertainment”, is ArmorGames.com. I’m not a big fan of all their games, but from time to time I find one that’s either fun, good braintrain or simply a more fun way of nerve-wrecking myself :p
Pretty much all games are Flash Player games, so make sure you’re up to date with that!
Some games are operated by the arrow keys, some by your mouse, but here and there there’s also WASD games, which are a pain for European keyboards! Specific platform games with multiple levels sometimes also track your progress, unless you clean out your cookies.

Today I’m gonna suggest: Eridani

The facts are these:
You had to leave your own solar system and are in search of a new home. However, the only solar system you were able to find is already inhabited by a species and they’re not very friendly.
This solar system is divided into 13 sectors. Your objective is to conquer each sector at a time. Only when you’ve conquered all 12 outer sectors can you go forth to the center sector… Earth (I suspect this was created by BattleStar Galactica fan?).
As you slowly claim each sector for yourself, specific types of upgrades are unlocked (however you do need to re-purchase most of these upgrades at each new sector you select to conquer).
Your Tech level will slowly adjust itself with the game, but you can still purchase extra upgrades for it. Some upgrades only become available after you have purchased extra Tech level.

Some tips:

• This isn’t a quick game. Each sector took me roughly 15 to 25 minutes to conquer.
• Sometimes the enemy was quicker at building a good fleet (for example if it was near a meteor cluster so it’s mining drones provided extra resources more quickly) and can defeat you if you didn’t invest in defensive structures.
• Torpedo turrets are more expensive but a lot better than laser turrets. I recommend totally ignoring the laser turret soon as the torpedo turret becomes available.
• Without resources and power, you can’t build anything. So those facilities are the first you need to attack, and at the same time make sure you can defend your own ones.
• When your Mobile Construction Ship is about to make a Command Center, try to make sure it’s not facing the enemy’s planet. There is an interplanetary missile silo available after you’ve conquered some sectors, and without the Command Center you can’t rebuild any of your facilities (should you need to).
• Your entire fleet of spaceships (of any type) can only exist out of 20. Sometimes it’s necessary to sacrifice older models for new ones.
• It’s also wise to stock up on resources before you plan to attack the planet of the enemy, so you can quickly build extra ships should your fleet get in trouble.
• Creating a 2nd colony on a nearby planet can sometimes be handy if a meteor cluster is near it to make the trip for your mining drones shorter.
• If you have multiple planets to choose from for creating your first colony in this sector, try to choose one that is obstructed by an other planet from the enemy. This will make it harder for their (but also your own) interplanetary missiles to reach its goal.

But everything is of course explained step by step as you make your way trough the sectors.

After a quick report on the presentation of the Casa CheerNo Deuil line, I already made up my mind I wanted some items from it. So last Friday (the 13th) I TPd over to the store and started making up my mind on which outfits would work best with me.

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As I already stated earlier this week, I really liked those harem pants and something I fell in love with “on sight” was the Diamond Tears eye jewel… so the first purchase was the Blesser outfit since both of those items were in it.

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I also really liked the tulle parts and Marolyn Manson tee with semi-sheer sleeves from the Mortifera outfit so got that too. A second jewel I really liked at the presentation was the flower broche that was part of the Mort outfit. I dare say that this is an outfit that I imagined would require a bit more guts to wear, being a woolen jumpsuit that reveals all possible curves and bulges … developed parts of your shape (thank you slim fitting)… but I still got it! And it came with a really neat pair of lace glasses!

I could not resist playing a bit with the clothes I just got and scrambled an outfit together using parts of all 3 outfits I purchased. I’m wearing the items I mentioned above from the Blesser and Mortifera outfit, and the gloves from the Mort outfit.

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Sadly I got word that those pretty velvety charcoal skins worn on the presentation were made exclusively for that event. As alternative I dug up the Vampire [PB] (as in PitchBlack) skin from Den-Dou, which, although darker than those charcoal skins from the presentation, still works great! I completed the look with Old Hollywood Eyes from Exodi, a bag that came with the Gigi outfit from Casa CheerNo, some boots from Orange Creations and Alex hair from MADesigns.

As for those combat jackets I also liked, I think I’ll return for those in December (trying to please my wallet a bit by spreading purchases) but I definitely will go fetch a pair.
Besides the new Deuil line I also noticed some other new items at Casa CheerNo, but you should simply take the SLurl above and check that out for yourselves.

Pose pic 1: [LP] Invite Unisex 2 from Lazy Places (Invite Only Hunt prize)
Pose pic 3: inside the BARC01 chair from AKEYO (not sure it is still available there)
Marvin the depressed Robot (cuz I know I’m not the only fan of him): Homewood’s Sculpt-o-rama

Casa CheerNo remains one of my focuses these days. Thanks to a Plurk thread from Aristoteles Allen (a Casa CheerNo manager and host for this particular event) I was invited to the presentation of their new Winter 09/10 collection: Deuil.

I was curious to see how CheerNo Destiny would blend “something dark” (which was a hint given about this new line) with his personal more flamboyant style. Here’s a short word of what you can feast your wallets on as from the 13th of November 2009.

Think of items you have worn during the (late) 80s and (early) 90s, be it to have crazy fun at the clubs disco or attend a more classy occasion. Once you have that in mind: style it up to the present, grayscale it with slate, gun-metal and aged silver tones and finally spruce it up with the personal twists you’ve seen in previous lines of Casa CheerNo. THat’s how I would describe it in a nutshell, but the pics below surely will do a better job than words.

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One of my personal points of interest of this presentation were the jewels. Roughly 80% of the jewels for men available on the grid doesn’t make my heart beat faster (sorry!). So I was pleased to see some creative and delicately crafted male jewels adorning the runway models. There was 1 particular piece that I can’t wait to try and see how it looks on myself!

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But the clothes of course were the stars of the night, and there certainly was an echo towards the 80s and (early) 90s. Truth be told: I hardly know anything about this period. I was born in 1985 and one of the only things I remember of the 80s is the moment I had to give my pacifier away to the Easter Bunny… not one of my better moments according to my parents.

But enough side tracking. I do know that a revival of the trends from that era has been going on for a while, but this is the first time I’ve seen it “taken a Dark path”, and this collection seems to boldly strut down that path.

I won’t go too much into details (because you should all go check it out in the store as from the 13th), but here’s a quick listing of some items that I thought stood out:

* harem pants (want!)
* some padded combat jackets (there’s at least one I’m gonna buy)
* bindings (great to finish off a combative look)
* tees where 80s and 90s Rock meets Pop-Art (M. Manson & Monroe!)
* a woolen “formal jumpsuit” (I bet this shows off your figure in ways nothing else would!)

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There also was an outfit that I think was inspired by something David Bowie wore in Labyrinth… but I didn’t manage to get a picture of that.

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One thing I can only cheer to is that CheerNo sure pays attention to details in a total picture.

There were several skin types with a charcoal tint (like the velvet charcoal fur the cats in the Sheba commercials have), and a selection of hairstyles (although I don’t know how many to be exact) in grayscale tones, which altogether finished off the looks.

… poor poor wallet, I think it will be having a rough time this weekend.

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**please note that these pictures aren’t in a very high resolution because I used the screen capture tool from my iMac, to not risk crashing by taking actual SL® snapshots**

Last of a series of 3 posts about a pack of CheerNo Venus skins… about time too! The pack got handed to me during the KMADD Skin Fair, which has been over for a while now!
But I must admit, I’ve got a bit of a procrastinative nature, and… well I have nothing more to add to that
*blushes*

But let’s get down to business. This skin is the basic version if a line of 6 Asian Venus skins, most others have Asian inspired make-up styles (theatre play type, also something very Geisha, and others).

Somehow I can’t capture this skin in just a couple words, but I picture a guy from a good home, been to one of the better schools in some suburb of a metropolitan city, and thanks to daddies senior-partner position at some firm, he’s used to the better side of life.

But boys grow up. He’s now 24, but still looks 19 (a trait I noticed many Asian guys can have), and daddy stopped covering his charges so works to pay his rent, the karate membership (which explains the slim but muscular physique of the torso), also feed his obsession with shoes & boots and of course to pay the fuel for his car (and bike). So although he has a decent position at a branch office of daddies firm in a nearby suburb, he still decided to take on an extra weekend job (frankly because he considers his 9-to-5 job being extremely dull). And so, it happens, that from Friday night to Sunday morning he’s your waiter at your nearby Boystown Café!

And he sure is popular there! He’s a guy with a devilish charm… for those of you who aren’t familiar with that (I think originally Japanese) term: any guy he takes a fancy to, be it gay or straight, will instantly become infatuated by him. His hairless body sure does wonders for the cashflow at the club, and the owners often treat him with a bonus to prevent him accepting offers from other bars. Oh that might be a good way to capture this skin in just a few words > of devilish charm!
Yay \o/

For the other 2 skins, please use these links:
* Venus Zanza
* Venus Summer

Now, what can I get you: a glass, or do ya prefer the full bottle?

 

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You can get this Venus Asian [Base] skin, and many others, at Casa CheerNo.

 

Items worn:
Eyes: Poison Ivy from Poetic Colors
Hair: HLHS [Dark-RedBrunette] from :::Fan*Key:::
Earring: Vinyl LP Earring [Pink] from (turnstyle)
Necklace: Soul Necklace/MALE/Purple [C] from [MANDALA]
Gloves: Diamond Dust [Red] from Bare@Rose
Feather parts of gloves: (parts of the) Digital Lamb Gloves [Black] by Digit Darkes
Belt:  Carving leather belt [Purple] (came with the pants) from :SEY
Furry thing on leg: Concho + fur from :SEY
Hotpants: MicroDenimShorts [StrawberryRed] from VITAMEN

Location: Rouge (where else?)

Pose: Male Pelvis Grab from ~Ana-Nations~