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Ugh! I want a Duffy shirt! I've been waiting for one to come out forever! Why can't we get these things in at WDW?
Ugh! I want a Duffy shirt! I've been waiting for one to come out forever! Why can't we get these things in at WDW?
Luv Duffy & Shellie May
Hi, I am new here. A friend recently introduced me to Duffy and now I cannot get enough! That same friend was in Florida last week and told me she saw a Duffy Frozen costume. When she went back to purchase me one, supposedly they were gone. I have not seen a picture of this particular costume, but I am searching for the Duffy Frozen costume.
Does anyone have or has anyone seen a Duffy Frozen costume? Thank you!
We have a poster here that made a Frozen costume. I think it was Eeeeee va-there is a picture in the photo thread.
I am in Florida and have not seen a Frozen costume.
The only one I'm aware of is the one that I made for a Spring Voyage Smiling Shellie May. Unfortunately, it would not fit a 17" Duffy (or a 12" Duffy for that matter) and it is not for sale.
Disney US doesn't make girl Duffy costumes, and I don't think Tokyo DisneySea makes character costumes for Shellie May either (despite some unscrupulous eBay listings implying a Build a Bear costume is from Tokyo DisneySea!). So if your friend DID see a Duffy-sized Frozen outfit, it would probably be handmade--I don't THINK Build a Bear has an outfit yet.
(I'm pretty sure Build a Bear will make an Anna costume for bears SOMEDAY, and maybe Elsa too!)
Thank you so much for the replies, mmommie and Eee-va!
Eee-va, you are very talented and crafty. That is an adorable picture!
Please keep me informed if you happen to run across one. I am hopeful for an Olaf costume one day!
Thanks again!
Oh, a Duffy Olaf costume would be adorable! Eeee-va's Anna costume for her ShellieMay is amazing. I wish TDS would make something similar.
As the year is drawing to a close, and I am new to how this works, when do those in charge start releasing information on upcoming Duffy costumes for 2014 in the U.S.?
How often does Disney release Duffy outfits? Thanks in advance!
Disney seems to announce new outfits sporadically. You never know when they might make an announcement. I think we found out about the elf boxed costume in late summer when they were announcing other holiday merch offerings. The Santa costume that came out later was NOT announced and was a surprise to us all.
My best advice would to keep up with the forums here and to check the Disney Parks Blog as they announce all that stuff on there... and whoever on here sees it first will most likely post the info here in the forums.
I personally tend to not care for most of the costumes that Disney releases because they're too.... costumey. My bears prefer to wear "everyday" clothes mostly, so about 85% of their stuff comes from Build A Bear. Also I've notices a lot of times Build A Bear's version of Disney costumes are way better than they parks versions.
Oh and even Build A Bear doesn't have any Frozen-related costumes or clothes right now. They most recent Disney thing they've come out with was a couple of Planes shirts/outfits back when they movie came out last summer.
Thank you, aimster, for the very helpful post! It is much appreciated!
From the Disney Parks Blog:
First Look at New Pins Coming to Disney Parks in 2014 « Disney Parks Blog
Showcasing a new set of park pins for 2014, and among them is the "Characters & Camera" pin surprise pin set. One pin from the set has Duffy on it.
Duffeteer Society of Tenders, Artists & Romantics
Check out the MICECHAT Duffy ForumBringing the Love since January 10, 2011
Wow Duffy looks awful on that pin. Doesn't even look like the walkaround character.
New Costumes coming for Duffy


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Report: U.S. planned to bomb moon with nuclear warhead
It's a plan that is literally out of this world.
According to a report obtained by CNN, a top secret plan was developed by the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War that would have allowed for the detonation of a nuclear warhead on the moon.
The authenticity of the report, which raised more questions than answers, was confirmed by physicist Leonard Reiffel, who authored the study. Speaking with CNN, Mr. Reiffel said reasons for nuking the moon were "scientific, military and political."
"People were worried very much by (first human in space Soviet cosmonaut Yuri) Gagarin and Sputnik and the very great accomplishments of the Soviet Union in those days, and in comparison, the United States was feared to be looking puny. So this was a concept to sort of reassure people that the United States could maintain a mutually-assured deterrence, and therefore avoid any huge conflagration on the Earth," said Reiffel, who led the project.
The bomb was intended to be sent 238,000 miles to the moon where it would detonate upon impact. Reiffel noted that the decision to use a nuclear bomb was due to the fact that a hydrogen bomb, the most powerful in the U.S. arsenal, would have been too heavy to fly to space. The plan was eventually scraped after scientists working on the project raised concerns. America's planning included calculations by astronomer Carl Sagan, then a young graduate student, of the behavior of dust and gas generated by the blast. According to the report, viewing the nuclear flash from Earth might have intimidated the Soviet Union and boosted U.S. confidence following the successful launch of Sputnik.
"We didn't want to clutter up the natural radioactivities of the moon with additional bits of radioactivity from the Earth," Reiffel said.
It remains unclear whether the plan made its way to the White House, where President Dwight D. Eisenhower would have had to sign off on it.
That said, one this for certain: the story seems to have divided the media world. Writing earlier this week, a number of media outlets questioned the plan's legitimacy.
"What's preposterous are some of the breathless media reports stemming from a decade-old Associated Press interview with Reiffel. Littering Google News on Wednesday were headlines screaming some variation of "U.S. Planned to Blow Up the Moon!" — which to be perfectly blunt, no it didn't," wrote PC Magazine. "Those headlines are misleading because they give the impression that the architects of Project A119 were trying to literally blow the Moon to smithereens. It's crazy enough that there was a plan to detonate an atom bomb on the Moon without morphing the story into Star Wars."
The 190-page document called "A Study of Lunar Research Flights, Volume I" is available online through the Information for the Defense Community database

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End the year with hot Haute Couture, fabulous night looks while you wait for Santa, Explore winter wonderlands and so much more in December's Too Sexy!
CEOS + PUBLISHERS Potvin TIGERPAW Sahara MEHRTENS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jordan WHITT MANAGING EDITOR Sienna BELLIOS LAYOUT EDITOR Synn BRAVIN LEAD STYLIST Payton HERON WRITERS Carthalis ROSSINI Elise ENZO Honour M C MILLAN Risa BRIGHT Sienna BELLIOS Solitaire HIGHFIELD Takeshi KIAMA PHOTOGRAPHERS Amelia HARSLEY Aspen HUNTRESS Julie HASTINGS Pam ASTONIA Phe BRUUN SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE MODELS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS ISSUE OF TOO SEXY! TOO 7 SEXY MAGAZINE Going Red and Green The Season is Alive in SL Ice Queens Diary Of An Unlikely Runway Model Welcome to the House of Rage Waiting for Santa New Year New Love Featured Designer Centerfold The Hot List Confessions Of An SL Addict 17 31 43 49 55 65 73 81 87 91 113 Deck the Halls Make Me Over Staff Picks for Xmas Giving Hot Looks for a Cold Winter Reader's Photos Sexy Singles Too Sexy Times Quiz Next Issue Preview 119 131 139 155 161 163 171 177 185 Covergirl Sienna Bellios is ready for the holiday season in Santa's Baby from Blacklace in our gorgeous cover shot by Julie Hastings. Ice Queens 43 Welcome to the House of Rage 55 Make Me Over 131 Hot Looks for a Cold Winter 155 15 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE "I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." � Maya Angelou The holidays are here and it's a time for family and friends, and a time to reflect on the year gone past. It's been an amazing year for us. This year has been full of celebrations of all things Too Sexy across the grid, and we have loved spreading our love and craft to you, our readers! In the spirit of giving, several of our advertisers have created gifts for you that you can find in the pages of the magazine with their advertisements! Click on the gift tabs and receive your Christmas presents from the Too Sexy advertisers! We wish you all a very happy holiday season full of merriment, laughter, friends, family, food, fun, and of course, love! Thank you for your love and support throughout the year! Happy Holidays, Potvin Tigerpaw, Sahara Mehrtens and the rest of the Too Sexy Staff TOO SEXY MAGAZINE GA MP LAN E Zepher Gown in Fire Engine Red from BLISS COUTURE 17 Photos by Pam Astonia W hat says more during the holiday season that the colors of Red and Green? We've selected a few designs from some of SL's most well known brands to get you ready for all those parties you're going to be attending. We're sure you will find something here you just can't wait to wear this holiday season. MAGAZINE MAVI B ECK Naomi Frill Gown in Jade from AZUL TOO 19 SEXY DRAAKJ E DAI LEY Velvet Jacket and Maxi Skirt, both in Red from GIZZA MAGAZINE PAYTON HERON Flight - fur jacket, pants and hat ensemble in Forest from TRES BEAU TOO 21 SEXY DECEMBER DOLLINGER Alitza Pants and Lisana Rulles Vest in Scarlett from VOGUE DANCER DALLAGIO Lucilla Dress from MAGAZINE JADOR TOO 23 SEXY RISA BRIGHT Griftha Dress in Red from BAIASTICE MAGAZINE W e realize it's only winter in the northern hemisphere but the snow and ice are available to all in Second Life at this time of year. The choice and variety available are wonderful and we're bringing you a glimpse of just some of them There are areas on the grid which remain snow covered all year long � this is a good time to visit and enjoy both the beauty and the activities they offer. SEXY Some creators provide special destinations which reflect the season and give you a chance to celebrate this special time with all of your friends and the child within you. Finally, some of your favourite places acknowledge the change in seasons and give you a chance to rediscover the reasons you fell in love with them in the first place. TOO 31 CALAS GALADHON 33 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE ELON IA MODERAT E http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elonia/128/60/25 A stunning build by the amazing Damanios Thetan, Elonia is permanently decorated by winter. Take your loved one for a quiet stroll, kiss under the mistletoe or dance in the middle of this romantic fantasy. MAGAZINE T U R DU CK E N HOL I DAY V I L L A G E GENE RAL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elonia/128/60/25 Have kids? Want to feel like one again? Visit the Turducken Holiday Village and be charmed by the little ones enjoying the season. Go skating and sledding, have your picture taken with Santa or poke around his workshop and see what you might get under the tree. TOO 35 SEXY 37 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE FRANCE3D CHAMONIX MODERATE http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FRANCE3D%20Chamonix/75/193/129 An inworld opportunity for all of us to enjoy the amenities available in Chamonix. This is an 8 sim winter sports community with skiing, ice hockey, skating, snowboarding and more for your athletic soul. MAGAZINE CALAS GALADHON MODERATE http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Calas%20Galadhon/37/120/25 A 10 sim park that allows you to ride or hike for hours and enjoy both small town and rural life, Calas Galadhon has embraced the season and fully winterized.Work off that turkey dinner by exploring the fabulous natural beauty that surrounds you. TOO 39 SEXY 41 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE DINKY WORLD GENERAL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dinky%20World/196/170/22 Have you ever wanted to ride a ski-doo with a reindeer? This is your opportunity! The inhabitants of Dinky World have flung themselves into the Christmas season and invited Santa to join them.There are lots of things to do and see and the inhabitants are so adorable you might never leave. 43 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE Hair Ice Queen from EMO TIONS MAGAZINE (Thank you Mirja Mills) Neckl ace Rosalie Necklace from LACIECAKES TOO 45 SEXY Gown Fairyway from UTOPIA Hair Fairyway Blonde Hair from UTOPIA Jewellry Octopussy from CHOP ZUEY Nails Milky Way in Polly White from MANDALA MAGAZINE Hair Reptilia Hair from WASABI PILLS Jewellry Widow Walker Set from CHOP ZUEY 47 TOO SEXY Outfit Enchantress in Platinum from DEVIANCE Shoes Obsession XtremeHeel II in Pearl from N CORE Hair YNO421 from BOON 49 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 51 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE T he last installment left me trying to figure out what on earth I was thinking, and how to not fall off a runway and hurt someone. With no injuries to report, I was proud of myself! I listened with rapt attention to the classes in attitude - no divas and no drama. Got it! Styling? Yep, I can do that! This was a cinch, right? Soon I'd be cruising the runway with the best of them! All that was left were classes in posing and walking, but surely that wouldn't be an issue. I decided to wait to go pose shopping just in case there were any rules, but seriously, how hard could it be? Just click on some poses and look pretty. Right? There were several guidelines to follow. No armpits unless we are trying to sell SL deodorant, which isn't likely. No stork poses, as in standing on one foot and no toe pointing. Also, no poses that break prims or twist the body unnaturally. Then there was one of the biggest no-no's - hands that hide inside the body or clothing. If that wasn't enough to consider, there is the decision of posing manually or posing with huds. What did they mean I need more than one pose for each outfit and they have to flow? Flow to WHERE? It was around this time that my headache started. Armed with my new found knowledge, I set off in search of the perfect poses. Also, along with poses, a runway model needs walks that are suitable for on a runway. Finally armed with poses, walks, a hud and communicating device, I returned home sat- "Anxiously, I put on the outfit that I'd be showing in class and..omg...I hadn't taken into account the poof of the dress when selecting poses, so my hands immediately dived under and into the material. Back to the store yet again for more poses, only this time wearing the dress as I tried the poses. Lesson learned there. An expensive lesson, but a lesson just the same." isfied with my first shopping trip for runway animations, poorer, but satisfied. Anxiously, I put on the outfit that I'd be showing in class and..omg...I hadn't taken into account the poof of the dress when selecting poses, so my hands immediately dived under and into the material. Back to the store yet again for more poses, only this time wearing the dress as I tried the poses. Lesson learned there. An expensive lesson, but a lesson just the same. The next day dawned bright and I awoke with a sense of excitement. I was on my way to becoming a runway model, for today I would walk and pose, even if it was just a class. It was one of those days that if anything could go wrong, it did. Ruth just had to show up and she refused to leave. I forgot to make notecards for my poses. What order did they go in? At the last minute I ran into class but nothing would rez...and it went downhill from there. So, that first day on the runway wasn't the magnificent event that I had pictured. The important thing was that I didn't throw up on the instructor's shoes, I didn't fall off the runway and hurt anyone....and tomorrow was another day and another class! TOO 53 SEXY MAGAZINE MAGAZINE T ake four unique and talented people, combine all their talents and what you end up with is the House of Rage. Exploding onto the grid in November, House of Rage is set to join the ranks of the leading avant garde/high couture fashion houses in Second Life. We talked to the four fabulous people behind the brand to learn more about them as individuals and as the collective soul of House of Rage. It's well worth taking the time to check them out and watch the evolution of something great! TOO 55 SEXY Lybra Rage A MAGAZINE TOO 57 SEXY s with everything in life, you first need an idea to build upon, and the idea for House of Rage came from one person who, after closing down her own brand, decided to ask two friends if they were interested in joining forces. Luckily for Lybra Rage, they were, and House of Rage was born. "Topaz and Lovely both had interest in designing," she explains, "and Nox was very close to the project, giving advice and such. He became excited about the endeavor and decided to join on as well in an official capacity." Naming is one of the most important things as it is what attracts interest in your brand, sets you apart and gets you known. Lybra explains, "I think emotionally between events in my rl and in my sl, that was where I was at the time. And I think it's kind of where everyone was in their own way so it clicked for us. It was our way of expressing the rage we felt and turning it into something beautiful." Lybra sees being part of a team as a positive experience. "We are a group of super busy people. We all have additional jobs in SL, but we were all still itching to design, so by working together in the way that we do it takes a lot of the pressure off. It truly takes a village, and it works for us." All partners in House of Rage dabble in everything and have their own functions, skills set and they all try to make a point of getting involved in each aspect of the store. "In some aspects, working as a team is hard, but overall I think it's easier," Lybra says. "You're always covered. If you're sick or can't attend something, there is always someone who can cover you, someone who really knows the brand and cares for it as much as you do." Drawing her inspiration from RL and SL designers, artwork and music, Lybra is also involved with the art community in her RL too and dabbles in painting. It's a dabbling that she is using to her advantage in designing here in Second Life. Topaz Joubert est known for her role with Maniera Magazine, Topaz is also a designer with her own brand. "For about two years I have been designing," she says. "I took a break from my line, Enigma. I lost my passion to design until Lybra approached me with this new venture." A certified decorative painter, fashion designing was her dream, until she discovered that she actually hated to sew, so painting became her creative outlet. At least in Second Life she has found the inner fashion designer that has been hiding inside her and no sewing is involved. Having known each other for a while now, as well as all having their own individual careers and interest in Second Life, coming together as a team was always going to be an interesting undertaking. "The concept of House of Rage has a different meaning to each of us, but one common thread is the raw emotion we each felt," she explains. "For me it was something I needed to do. For me House of Rage is finding your own voice, taking the pain and negativity and creating something beautiful from it; evolving as a person. So the name of our first collection, Evolution, I believe represents all of that." But being part of a team means having to work together. For Topaz, communication is very important to ensuring that the team functions cohesively. "We make it a point to communicate," she says. "We do respect each other immensely as professionals and as people." B 59 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE She has these words of advice for anyone considering launching a business in Second Life. "Decide what you want the end result to be. What do you want from it, and write out an outline/business plan," she says. "Also never be too embarrassed to ask for help. As a designer, a lot get in over their head and it's difficult to focus on the creations as well as the business end. You may need to have some one handle the business side of it, especially the marketing." LovelyMiwako7299 Menna very talented photographer and the creative artist behind the Lovely Mi makeup line, LovelyMiwako brings her designing bug to House of Rage after some arm twisting by Lybra. "House of Rage was born out of Lybra's mind," she says. "But we all contribute as a whole." The whole is what makes House of Rage different, and yet work. Lovely admits it was hard working as part of a team, "but we found our rhythm," she says. Drawing inspiration from RL design and anime, Lovely loves creating her makeup range and she does create in her RL too. "Only for myself and not all the time," she says. "I am lazy." What isn't lazy is her goal for House of Rage. "To take over the world," she laughs. And judging by their first design line, it's a goal that may well come true for them. Her words of advice for fledging designers? "Have an extremely good PR and CCO to help keep you on track." A Nox Deigan W hilst the three women are currently the driving force behind the design side of House of Rage, it's Nox who has been looking after the finances and business side of the operation. He explains, "The main priority of Lybra and Lovely is designing and imagery. Topaz is design and styling. Mine is public relations, business management and, when time permits, design." He continues, "I have plans to contribute creatively to the line, but I spent most of Evolution working on the business development end." Working with three strong and creative women couldn't be easy for Nox, but he has found a way to handle it. "Getting used to how everyone flows was a challenge," he says. "Over the last five months though that've we've all been doing this, we have come to an understanding and are the better for it. We created our own support system with each other." The inspiration for the first line, Evolution, came from just that - evolution, as well as rage. Working together, they made up a design board and picked up features to incorporate into the line. "Different things inspire us but we had to make sure it was congruent. In this current line, we have a heavy natureevolving-for-revenge aspect -- you can see animalesque elements in most every outfit." But they're not sitting on the laurels of this first line. "We've released VILA, our first limited edition," he says. "In December we will release four new outfits to the Evolution line. We are going to begin design on our next line very soon.. So expect to see that in February or early March." He has some strong words of advice for anyone looking at launching their own business in Second Life. "The week before you open will suck. Yes, it will probably cost an arm and a leg at first... and always make sure your friendships can handle the stress if you're doing a collaborative, `cause it will be stressful. Expand steadily; don't jump ahead and blow all your "noise" in the first couple of months (aka develop a business plan). And never undervalue the effects of an emotion provoking image when teasing and a support system is invaluable for feedback." TOO 61 SEXY MAGAZINE 63 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 65 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE t's Christmas Eve and it's time to wait for Santa to arrive. You get all dressed in your nighties, turn on the Christmas carols and set out a plate of cookies and a glass of milk. You try your very best to stay awake, but even with all the excitement, eventually you fall asleep but not before we show you some of the best sleepwear for the holiday. I TOO SEXY MAGAZINE TEMPEST HENNESY wearing UNISEX BOYFRIEND JAMMIES in RED from SEW WUT SLEEPWEAR 67 FANN HYUN wearing UNISEX DARK MAGENTA SLEEP SET from SEW WUT SLEEPWEAR TOO SEXY MAGAZINE SAHARA MEHRTENS wearing SHEER TEDDY P2 CAMI & BOY SHORTS in BLUE from SKIN FLICKS 69 SIENNA BELLIOS wearing MADELINE BABYDOLL in RED from ANGEL DESSOUS TOO SEXY MAGAZINE BRENDAN MCARTHUR & SKYLEI CAPRONI wearing FLANNEL PJS with slippers from SWAY'S 71 SAPPHIRE COAKES & ANDREW LAGUNA wearing HIS & HERS SNOWMAN JAMMIES from LURVE 73 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE J anuary is considered one of the worst months. The Holiday spirit has seemed to vanish, New Year's resolutions have pretty much all been abandoned, and many people are left feeling lonely and down in the dumps. Even people who are in relationships seem to find themselves stuck in a rut or doing the same old thing. The best time for love is when it's "new." So it's time to find that "new love" again, spice things up and get out of that love rut. Here are some tips to making things NEW again! 75 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 1. THINK BACK TO THE REASON YOU FELL IN LOVE IN THE FIRST PLACE What was it about that other avi that made you fall in love in the first place? Take time to appreciate the thing that made you fall in love. Was it his or her sense of humor? Was it their cool confidence? Their ability to surprise you? Celebrate whatever it was you love about your partner or significant other, that's a step in the right direction. 2. GIVE A LIT TLE. Yes, the holidays are over, but who said the spirit of giving has to be? Surprise your significant other with special little things. Cards, flowers, notes, sexy lingerie, jewelry - keep things fresh, unexpected and new by surprising them from time to time. 3 . TA K E TIME TO CHANGE YOUR AT TITU DE . Whatever it is about that person that has been getting under your skin or driving you a little crazy may just take an attitude adjustment from you. Remember, you aren't perfect either, so accept their flaws � unless they are major of course � and learn to love them for who they are. 4. BE THERE. The best way to not be lonely is to spend time with people � sounds simple, right? For some people, they are lonely because they choose to be that way. Find time to be with your significant other. Even though the holiday season is over and your time off is gone, make time around your busy schedule to simply be there for the other person in your life. 77 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 5. SHA K E THIN GS UP. Do something you wouldn't normally do. Go motorcycle riding on a sim you've never been to, visit a club together, skydive - there really are no limits, not even the sky in SL!! Changing up routine can bring happiness to you both, so shake things up to make them fresh and new. 6. TA LK ! Communication is the missing ingredient in so many relationships! Ask them how their day was, and then actually listen when they tell you! Talk about deep subjects, share opinions, share dreams, share hopes. Talking makes things so much more amazing, and since most partners aren't physically together, communication is the KEY! MAGAZINE 7. GE T SEXY! When you first get into a relationship, sex is new, exciting, and somewhat scary. But the feeling is intense and amazing. After being together for awhile, sometimes things get stagnant. Mix it up! Do something spontaneous, risky or different in the bedroom! From role playing to fantasy fulfillment, try something new. It will be new, exciting, and somewhat scary, but.. the feeling is intense and amazing! TOO SEXY 8. MA KE PLANS! Another way to bring couples closer is to set a goal together and then work together toward that goal little by little. It gives you both something to do and the feeling of accomplishment is so great. Find something you both want, and go for it. 79 81 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE ME�A CUL�PA NOUN: AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ONE'S FAULT OR ERROR. W SEXY MAGAZINE hether a sheer mistake or simply just a pure act of genius, Mea Culpa is surely a force to be reckoned with and Avant Garde fashion will never be the same again! Tatanka Kaligawa is determined to change the game and open our eyes to another world of couture fashion using inspiration such as Jean Paul Gaultier, who revolu"Many would tionized the world of Couture Fashion in RL new arrival of as we know it! ations would appeal to the mass market, he decided to advertise in fashion shows, enlisted the help of a few bloggers and basically did everything in his power to launch Mea Culpa. Needless to say, it worked and he was successful! "I started with primarily female AvantGarde/Fantasy outfits," he added, explaining say that the how Mea Culpa came to be. "After a while, I had Mesh will be some good ideas for the next big thing, or live in shoes and started to create my shoe collection. As winner of the recent the hope of bling shoes and Then, many male modRunway Cafe `One in facelights falling off the els were asking me for a Million Designer face of SL. Tatanka has his male outfits, but first I Contest', Tatanka has was not sure if could be proven that Mea Culpa own thoughts on trends in able to transfer my exis not a mistake; it is a Second Life. "I do not care traordinary style to cater new distinct wearable work of art! for trends. I will keep mov- to the men's fashion market." He continues, ing forward with my own Starting a clothing line " After days and days of style and ideas." Well said is not an easy thing. thinking about how I can Tatanka explains, achieve this, I began to Tatanka, well said." "When I opened my design and create a few male outfits and placed store on the first day, I them in the shop. Lucky for me, I created had a collection of close to 20 gowns. I rented a homestead sim and opened my first them and they came. The male fashions took off and we haven't looked back since." store. At that time I did not know if people would like my style or not, so it was kind of a poker game." Not knowing how his cre- New items were on the horizon and after TOO 83 Beatrice Serendipity wearing Shanghai Noon TOO SEXY MAGAZINE Tawny Dinzeo wearing Broken Mirrors 85 taking the suggestions of his clients, Mea Culpa has recently expanded their collections to include more day-to-day wearable outfits with a hint of fetish. There is also a jewelry line in the works. "More is definitely on the way. Our MC Line and Mea Culpa Extreme is growing fast and more will be available in the weeks to come." Mea Culpa has a unique and extraordinary niche in Second Life. But where did Tatanka's vision for his store come from? "My idea was to create something special, the kind of outfits which can't be found in every store in Second Life," he says. "More exclusive and more detailed couture creations, I believe that this is what Mea Culpa is known for." Inspiration is the one thing that designers run on, so where does he get his? "I do not look outside for inspirations," he explains. "I mostly avoid looking at RL fashion blogs so that I can be sure that the ideas presented for my creations are 100% from me. There are some RL designers I like very much but even then, I do not try to copy or imitate their designs." He continues, "I'm a big fan of fantasy and science fiction movies, especially the classic ones. I have also traveled a lot in my life and visited several countries. My designs are mostly a mix of fantasy, scifi with some ethnic influences." Being a designer in Second Life does have its pros and cons. "I think one of the best things about being a designer is having the opportunity to get feedback from your customers. It's a good feeling to know people like what you do and it's worth the work and time you spend." He continues, "The most difficult part is to get the attention and having the chance to be recognized out of the thousands of designers around Second Life." Many would say that the new arrival of Mesh will be the next big thing, or live in the hope of bling shoes and facelights falling off the face of SL. Tatanka has his own thoughts on trends in Second Life. "I do not care for trends. I will keep moving forward with my own style and ideas." Well said Tatanka, well said. 87 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE GETTI N G TO KN OW OUR C EN TERFO L D WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST SL JOB? I was an escort in a victorian brothel. Unfortunately, I was the worst escort ever in SL and made a grand total of 500L. That was for a dance and 15 minute conversation. I think the guy just felt sorry for me. WHAT IS YOUR FONDEST "WHEN I WAS A NOOB" MEMORY? There's two and I dont think either of them can be printed in this magazine. I'll just say the process of learning, the trial and error of finding my way around this world and of course thinking ruth was hot until I found my way off orientation island. IF YOU COULD ONLY KEEP 5 THINGS IN YOUR INVENTORY, WHAT WOULD THEY BE AND WHY? Definitely, I would keep my shape and one skin because without that, I'd sorta spill out all over the ground. After that, it would be my SL daughter, Isabella because she represents some wonderful memories. The mothers ring that "she" bought me is very sentimental as well. Lastly, I'd keep my custom made bed that I recently received as a gift. WHAT COMMON SL FASHION FAUX PAS MAKES YOU TOTALLY CRINGE? Gargantuan prim boobs that dont even match the skin. IF YOU WERE TOTALLY INCOGNITO AND COULD GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING...WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN PUBLIC THAT YOU WON'T DO NOW? I'd wear gargantuan prim boobs and not match the skin! WHAT'S YOUR DEEPEST DARKEST SECRET IN SL? THE ONE THING THAT MAKES YOU CRINGE AND SAY "OMG I CANT BELIEVE I __________." Went to a noob sex sim as a pregnant Lisa Marie with a male friend who was dressed as Michael Jackson. It just doesnt get any worse than that, does it? MAGAZINE TOO 89 SEXY TOO 91 SEXY MAGAZINE We're heating up December with some hot Haute Couture. Live a little and wear something a bit different, a bit sexier and a bit more daring this holiday season. GIZZA Linnda Scofield is wearing Showy Chic Draakje Dailey is wearing Domino Black S O L I D E A FO L I E S Risa Bright is wearing Regina TOO 93 SEXY MAGAZINE TA B L E A U V I VA N T RicoRacer Flux is wearing Fur Collar and Reich Pants TOO SEXY MAGAZINE E V I E ' S C LO S E T Tempest Henessy is wearing Nocturne II 95 U TO P I A Miaa Rebane is wearing Sun Queen 97 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE FA S T E R P U S S Y C AT Sapphire Coakes is wearing Caged Bride Dirknice Aero is wearing Vampire Boy and Elvis Paisley Pants MIAMAI Mavi Beck is wearing Bata Shirt and Dewi Pants TOO 99 SEXY MAGAZINE LA D I E S W HO LU N C H SC Tracy is wearing Frame Jacket and Leggings TOO SEXY MAGAZINE SON!A Jordan Whitt is wearing Katty 101 SYS Fann Hyun is wearing Ypomee 103 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE V I O L AT O R Hikaru Enimo is wearing Jack a Dandy Payton Heron is wearing Beautiful Dirty Rich Jewel Shibari TOO SEXY MAGAZINE BAIASTICE Gamp Lane is wearing Praga 105 CHEERNO Jarl Soderstrom is wearing Monster S O L I D E A FO L I E S December Dollinger is wearing Mirrors 107 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE G L A M A F FA I R Sahara Mehrtens is wearing Petal + Linn 113 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 115 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE I t wasn't the first time I had experienced this, you know. I felt the flush on my cheeks as my breath quickened in anticipation. I stood there, my eyes riveted, unable to move. The need, the want...it washed over me as shivers ran down my spine. The decision was made, I couldn't hold back for one more minute. I had to have it! I reached out and curved my hand around it, my lips slightly parted. No, there was no turning back now. Tightening my hand, I clicked the pay button and felt the rush as the sound of the cash register rang in my ears, and the blue box appeared announcing the arrival of an object. Not just any object, mind you, but Hair. Glorious new hair! The only problem is that one isn't enough. I need that same high over and over, and everywhere I go it's on my mind, always nagging "just one more, just one more". With each whisper, I move closer, my eyes never wavering from the vendor. Long hair, curly hair, short hair, blonde, brown, red, black, medium hair, hair with hats, buzzed hair...it's all there for the taking! It is now time for me to admit that, yes, I am a hair addict. At first it was casual. I could saunter by, and ignore all the offerings that seemed to be laid at my feet. I could shake off the taunting's of desire. Now it is out of control. There isn't any type, any color that I haven't been with, and yet every day I am still searching for that rush that comes with wearing a hair that is just perfect in color and texture. It always seems that `The One' is just a click away. And let's not mention the raptures I go into when a notecard announcing new hair is out at one of the many hair stores I subscribe to. I shiver and shake like a junkie needing a fix. I can barely wait for the textures to rez before I'm in the store grabbing demos and trying to decide between fatpack or individual packs. I used to be like you. Dressed impeccably, head held high in confidence as I shopped in the best stores. I dressed stylishly and exuded confidence. Now I can be found hanging out at the alleys of Second Life in constant search of that one hair that will cure my addiction. Perhaps I will be dumpster diving for old hair, but there is no mistaking me. I am the one with the obvious twitch, disheveled haute couture clothing, and wilted hat sitting precariously atop my well-coiffed head. MAGAZINE 117 TOO SEXY Maybe it's time to get a little tin cup and sit in front of my favorite hair stores, begging or standing at the intersection holding the all too familiar sign, "Will Work for Hair". In the meantime, anybody got a linden you can spare for hair? MAGAZINE H TOO ard to believe it is nearly the end of 2011 and the holidays are upon us! Has it been a year already? SEXY The options for home decor in Second Life are nearly limitless and there is an impressive array of options when it comes to decking the halls of your SL pixel home. For indoor or outdoor decorations, you can find every motif imaginable to make your home ready for the upcoming holiday season. 119 121 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE M B -C R EAT ION Z T his is the SL url for the Christmas Market by MB-CreationZ where you will find a jaw droppingly gorgeous selection of Christmas items. Teleport to this Christmas only section of the sim and find the most lovingly rendered versions of all the Christmas classic items. There are snow globes with many styles from which to choose and wreaths of all styles, some with candles. There are fireplaces fully decked out for Christmas and of course, Christmas trees. Plan to spend a bit of time here, the store is packed with hard to resist and gorgeously appointed items http://slurl.com/secondlife/Monevole/56/226/501 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE W HAT N EX T T 123 his SL url will take you to {what next}, the Holiday store directly. This room. The style of the holiday decorations here is nearly the polar oppo understated and quite true to real life appearances. There are holiday t the walls. One area features monochromatic items in ivory and shades of ecr check out the snowy window you can add to your wall to give it a cozy winter l this shop and add some beautiful and realistic items to your cozy home this se http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hodgepodge/118/225/53 s winter scene old fashioned house is filled with all the holiday items for each osite of the spinning and particle emitting items seen at MB. Here the decor is tables fully set for a family dinner and there are realistic garlands to drape on ru for those who prefer the less saturated colors of red and green. Be sure to look and there are even cookies and milk to leave out for Santa. Stroll through eason. KI DD GR A SS GA RDEN K MAGAZINE IDD Grass Garden features outdoor landscape items for the greener months and hey, Christmas is not all snow for everyone, is it? The landing point slurl you see here has a great particle emitting Christmas star as a free gift to anyone, no group joining required. Pick up the gift and enjoy the shower of particles it emits, something for indoors or outside and it is free! http://slurl.com/secondlife/KIDD%20Grass%20Garden/128/128/21 125 TOO SEXY EA RT HSTON ES A beautifully rendered semi-precious stone version of the Chanuka menorah with realistic candles that can be lit each of the eight nights of the Jewish festival of lights. It is touch to light or extinguish and it is click to resize as well. There is a choice of styles available, each one is beautiful and smartly scripted for easy use. http://slurl.com/secondlife/EarthBound/165/138/23 BASIC ELEMENTS MAGAZINE T his slurl will take you to Fountains and Lighting by Basic Elements. The selection here is very limited, but the Modern Holiday Tree is a minimalist's dream. The tree consists of a simple spiral of light accented with starbursts that pulse and a very subtle delicate particle effect that emits from the tree. There are unlimited color choices for the tree shape, over thirty particle colors from which to choose and it is just seven prims. The starburst effect of light at the top is quite futuristic in a retro sort of way. This shop features several other Christmas themed items, but this holiday tree is the show stopper of the lot. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eastfield/146/37/229 TOO SEXY From the traditional to the ultra futuristic, there are holiday options for every decor and every celebration you plan to have this season. 127 131 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE I MAGAZINE 'm sure we've ments where a f Life and we h stores to kit them o another friend cont help on what to we shop at, what new grid that you think I think for many fi come into Second L daunting experien yond the welcome people off that they And the very idea clothes, skins, hai more daunting. The of stores out there look, idea, style an really can be anyth And of course no clothing to consid SKiN: Redgrave David Tan Skin (unshaved) Hair: Truth David Streaked GLaSSES Mr Poet Half Rim Eye Glasses SwEatEr: N-creation Long Sweater White (mesh) NEcKLacE: Rozoregalia Cornucopia PaNtS: Gizza Tartan Pants BOOtS: Deco Combat Boots (mesh) TOO SEXY 133 LOOK ONE all had those mofriend joins Second elp them out with out in clothing. Or tacts you asking for ear, what stores to items have hit the k they might like. irst time users who Life it can be such a ce that getting bearea turns a lot of y never log back in. a of shopping for ir etc can be even ere is such a wealth that cater to every nd image that you hing you want to be. ow there is mesh der and if you're wanting to wear m need to make sure est Second Life vie official third party ports mesh. MAGAZINE I'm sure we all h stores and designer every new release w tion. I know I hav looks I have put tog of my favourite ite that I think are wo you've never been fore. Some are ne been released in th some are just old adore. TOO SEXY And for those new don't be put off by overwhelming it ca 135 LOOK TWO mesh clothing you your using the latewer or one of the y viewers that sup- have our favourite rs where we follow with eager anticipave mine and these gether feature some ems and designers orth checking out if to their stores bew items that have he last month and favourites that I w to Second Life how daunting and an be. Second Life Skin: Birth Reese Straw (Burns Tribal) HairbaSe: Number Seven Army Black Hair: Raw House Flatliner eyeS: Birth Presence Eyes necklace/earring: Fusion Dagger Set Tank Top: Zaara Wifebeater Sheer White JackeT: Hoorenbeek Leather Jacket Black (mesh) JeanS: Hoorenbeek Classic Jeans Grey (mesh) booTS: Adjunct Lace up Boots is such a huge and plore with so many and do. For these looks I've tively new skins tha moment and then and items that c which is what I ten time. I start off w build the look arou clear idea in my hea look and go from th MAGAZINE TOO SEXY For clothing, thin you love in real li what you would lik always find that a g And for those of us ble chameleons an and appearance o there's just no hop SKin: Ispachi Simon (cr�me) Balbo HaiR: NSD Rob Hair JacKET/SHiRT SET: Gabriel Military Jacket PanTS: Gizza Striped Pants BOOTS: Gizza Comfy Boots 137 LOOK THREE d vast place to exy great things to see e picked three relaat I just love at the picked the clothes compliment them, nd to do a lot of the with the skin and und it, or I'll have a ad of how I want to here. k about the items ife, or the idea of ke to wear or be. I good starting point. s who more resemnd change our look on a daily basis e for us. 139 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE your life. Here are the top picks from some of our Too Sexy staff to help make your shopping time easier this holiday season. C hristmas can be a hard time when it comes to choosing gifts for the special people in 141 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 143 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 145 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 147 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE 149 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE G LO S S A R Y SIGNIFICANT OTHER - FEMALE Jordan Whitt - Magic Couch Sphere 4 Pack from Marian Lean https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Promo-THE-ATMOSPHERES-SPECIAL-OFFER-4-unique-Spheres-in-one-Package-SAVE-2000L/303450 Payton Heron - Trifles Jewellery from Chop Zuey https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Trifles-Necklace-in-Garnet-by-Chop-Zuey-Couturehttps://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Trifles-Earrings-in-Garnet-by-Chop-Zuey-Couture-Jewellery/2098162 Potvin Tigerpaw - Lost Gemini House from Dolphin Design https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RAZ-FAX-The-Lost-Gemini-housewith-funitures/2780233 Sahara Mehrtens - Destiny Rings from Earthstones https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/EarthStones-Bridal-Destiny-Wedding-Rings-Platinum-Engagement-Ring/521537 MAGAZINE SEXY TOO 151 Sienna Bellios - Eternal Blossom Rose Ring from Earthstones https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/EarthStones-Eternal-Blossom-Rose-Ring-PlatinumBouquet-BOX/520908 SIGNIFICANT OTHER - MALE Jordan - Rascal Sport Roadster from Bytegang Worlds https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PREFABRICA-Rascal-Open-roof-sport-roadster-light-and-fast/1526171 Payton - Nielsen Jetski from Barrtlett and Nielsen https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Nielsen-Jetski-Red-jet-ski-waverunner-style-boat/1482281 Potvin - Formula Kaguya Rezzer from HaruMotors https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Formula-Kaguya-Rezzer-6color/414332 Sahara - Ballista from Endeed Motors https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/EDM-Ballista/2362490 Sienna - PBR- 50 from 19 Motorcycle https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/19MC-PBR-50/2855285 BESTIE - FEMALE Jordan - Prim Nail Palette from Mandala https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/FEMALE-MANDALANAIL-PALETTE-1-Mediumwear-me/2500661 Payton - Takara bangles from Mandala https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MANDALA-TAKARA-BANGLEAnimal-fur-set/1678453 Potvin - Pegasus Steampunk Ship from brgn Halberstam https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PEGASUS-Steampunk-Ship/2737510 Sahara - Best Friend Photo Frames from iAJ Adored https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Hearts-Best-Friends-Frame/1708638 Sienna - Prestige Boots from Bax https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/BAX-Prestige-Boots-Black-Leather/424094 BESTIE - MALE Jordan - Fap Nap Bachelor Bed from CatniP https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/CatniP-FapNap-Bachelor-Bed-Blow-up-doll-bed/220077 Payton - Escuda Sunglasses from Role Optic https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ROLE-OPTIC-GLASSES-ESCUDA-maleboxed-Sculpted-Scripted-Sunglasses-Shades-Eyewear/416492 Potvin - Millenium Falcon from Ithirielle Charleville https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Millenium-Falcon/1091864 Sahara - Greedy Game from K.R. Engineering https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/KR-Engineering-Greedy-Greedy-Dice-Game-Zilch10000StugotsFarkleAmish-Dice/109227 Sienna - Denim Jacket Hoodie from Sey https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/SEY-Denim-jacket-hoodie-blue-textures-change-hoodie/641813 WORST ENEMY Jordan - Crabs Infestation from Ron Jorgensen https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Crabs-Infestation-Gift-Box-set-of-6/333670 Payton - Scripted Cigarette from Elrozzo McDonnell https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Scripted-Cigarette-v11/1984119 Potvin - Retro Loser Socks from Lalelu Kidd https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/retro-loser-socks-3-colors-included/296659 Sahara - Farty Follower from Jasper's Pranks and Accessories https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/The-Farty-Follower/154328 Sienna - Voodoo Doll of Revenge from Morrighain Aeon https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Voodoo-Doll-of-Revenge/1242596 155 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE TOO SEXY Jacket Gaveston from Tableau Vivant Shirt Aeneas from Tableau Vivant Pants Gatsby in Black from Tableau Vivant Hat Topper Mario in Red from Cheerno Shoes Ashford Brogues in Black & White from FIR & MNA Cane Black Cane with Diamonds from CC Legacy Skin Caleb-b Light from LeLutka MAGAZINE 157 Location: Winter Holiday Village - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Prohibition/132/207/43 Jacket S'Wear "Aviator" in Blue from Lapointe & Bathschild Sweater Military Airforce in Blue from SF Design Shirt Check Shirt in Blue from Arai Jeans Edwin Jeans in Dark Wash from Young Urban Shoes Calf Ankle Boots in Black from CS Design Hair Caleb 2 in Blonde from LeLutka Skin Caleb-b Light from LeLutka MAGAZINE Jacket Big Loose Knit Jacket Snow in Brown from Pivaaca Sweater Long Argyle in Brown from Magi Take Pants Woven in Red from Mr Poet Shoes Ashford Brogues in Red Patent from FIR & MNA Hair Caleb 2 in Blonde from LeLutka Skin Caleb-b Light from LeLutka 159 TOO SEXY Briefs Sexy Undies in Red from ZooBong Hair Caleb 2 in Blonde from LeLutka Skin Caleb-b Light from LeLutka Readers P hotos - DECEMBER PICKS If you would like to have your photos featured in this section, submit them to the Too Sexy Flickr group TOO SEXY Magazine Reader's Photos. TOO SEXY MAGAZINE JULY RAYMAKER - AMAZON SILVERWEB - BARE VINTAGE FAIR TREASURES 161 MAVI B E C K - MIKEY BATRIANI - OH LORD OPRESSIVE CHIC SEXY MAGAZINE eeling short on lindens, but still want that sexy style you've been craving? Well, several designers make it possible to be sexy in SL without having to break the linden bank! Here's a few styles you can grab on Marketplace right now for $1 linden or less!! F PRETTY DOLL Ricielli has a ton of fabulous promotional items on Marketplace right now, from shapes and skins to clothing to makeups, you'll save lindens and look stunning. Grab the adorable Doll Lipsticks for $0. With five in the pack, you have a lipstick to match almost any outfit. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Ricielli-Lipstick-DOLL-FREEBIE/2732674 My favourite eyes are from Aphotic Gloom. Grab the promo pair of Watermelon eyes and try out some of the nicest eyes in Second Life and see if you get as addicted to them as I am. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AG-Aquilius-Eyes-Collection-Watermelon/2446684 163 TOO 165 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE LBD Every wardrobe needs a little black dress or five, so add this slinky one from Mohna Lisa Couture to your collection for an amazing $1 and sparkle at any occasion. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MLC-Lil-Black-Dress-by-Mohna-Lisa-Couture-PROMO-SPECIAL/1631372 PASSIONATE PURPLE Prepare to stand out in the crowd in the lovely Clodette Minidress from M&M. In a lovely purple shade, this strapless minidress has a sexy scale print and comes with a flower choker. It's a must for your wardrobe and is $0. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MM-GIFT-PROMO-CLODETTE-MINIDRESS/1682687 167 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE Simple Black Skirt $0 https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Curious-Kitties-FREE-Simple-Black-Skirt/1960990 Simple Black Tube Top $0 https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Curious-Kitties-FREE-Simple-Black-Tube-Top/1828383 Simple Black Gloves $0 https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Curious-Kitties-FREE-Simple-Black-Gloves/1828346 Fishnet Leggings $0 https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Curious-Kitties-FREE-Fishnet-Leggings/1828371 SIMPLY STUNNING Curious Kitties has some fabulous items in their Marketplace store for $0 which you can put together for a stunning look, or mix them into your wardrobe. ALL WRAPPED UP A trenchcoat is a must for your Winter wardrobe and Davinel has the perfect addition for the season for you. The Ferocious Sadness Coat has a male and female version for $0, so you can poke your man into getting one for himself too. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Davinel-Ferocious-Sadness-Coat-female/1584485 169 https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/BL-Carina/2751464 SWEET BABYDOLL If you have little or no lindens, or are helping out a noob, then head to The Bottom Line's online store on Marketplace and browse through the amazing clothing for next to nothing prices. Carina is a sweet babydoll dress for $0 sure to become a favourite in your wardrobe. TOO SEXY MAGAZINE DAZZLING BRILLANCE You'll dazzle them on the dancefloor in any club in Brillant from Sn@oks. This colourful sequined minidress is sure to drop jaws when you shake your booty and is $0. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/SNOKS-FREE-OUTFIT-NOW-NEW-2011-WINTER-COLLECTION-BRILLANT/2619663 171 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE H MAGAZINE er body cooled off after a long hot night as Kimberly stood on the balcony overlooking the crashing waves and stared out across the ocean. She and Jeffery had been friends for a long time, but after having a little too much to drink and club hopping in skimpy clothing for a few hours last night, the two of them ended back up at her place, rezzing sex animations and stripping off their clothes. Her partner, Tyrone, had been too busy to spend time with her last night, and this is what happened. In fact, Tyrone had been too busy a lot lately. Their sexy times had been almost non-existant in the past few weeks, and Kimberly had been longing for something more for a while now. But, now that it had happened, she wasn't sure it was the right thing. Jeffery let out a moan from the other room as he stretched and stood, his muscular skin almost glistening in the windlight settings Kimberly had set. The sex had been so good she thought to herself, as she remembered last night's romp... "You're so beautiful," he'd whispered in her ear as chills went up her spine and neck. Jeffery proceeded to plant kisses down Kimberly's neck and toward her shoulder. One of his hands came up and began to massage her breast through her dress. She knew he could feel her hard nipple through the material as he ran his hand over the soft leather. Jeffery pushed her gently back up against the wall. Raising one leg around his thighs, Kimberly's breath came in soft gasps as his lips made their way down her body and he unclasped the halterneck of her dress and let it fall down. His lips on her hard nipple had sent chills all over her body and a throbbing sensation started erupting in her lower regions. She had to have him. She wanted him. He was hers. After the initial turn on, Kimberly clicked on her and Tyrone's sex bed. She wasn't sure it would even work, the scripts were so old and she hadn't used them in so long. But before long, the pink and blue balls were hovering over the bed and Jeffery was clicking the blue one. Kimberly gave into the temptation and was riding him in no time, his perfectly colormatched member pressing deep into her with each thrust. ... Now the moaning man in her and Ty- 173 TOO SEXY 175 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE rone's bedroom worried her as well as excited her. Did she want to be with Jeffery or did she still love Ty? Should she keep what happened a secret or leave Ty? What did Jeffery want? As she walked back into the bedroom, she could see that he was ready for some more excitement. He smiled at her. "Good morning, Sexy," he said with a mischevious grin, motioning at her with a curled pointer finger, "Get over here." She couldn't resist, the sex was so good, and he looked so good. She had to have more. Walking toward him excitement shivered throughout her body. "One more time sexy guy," Kimberly said with a smile. "Then you gotta tp outta here." TO BE CONTINUED IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF TOO SEXY... 177 TOO SEXY MAGAZINE Santa needs help making his list and checking it twice! Take this quiz to find out if you are on the NICE list or if your name 1. Your favorite Christmas song is: a. Hark the Herald Angels Sing b. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer MAGAZINE c. Santa Baby 2. When it snows, your favorite way to warm up is: a. Curled up on the prim couch alone drinking hot cocoa b. Snuggling with a loved one c. On your new sex bed. TOO SEXY 3. The first decoration you rez each year is: a. The Manger Scene b. Christmas Tree! Duh! c. Mistletoe 179 e needs to go on the NAUGHTY list. 4. MMmm the holiday food!! Which do you prefer? a. Chowing down on Heavenly Hash. b. Scooping up Sweet Potatoes c. Licking Candy Canes 5. You love to: a. Donate all you can and give, give, give... b. Share the Holidays with friends and family c. Open presents SEXY TOO MAGAZINE Mostly A's � Angel tree topper� Way too nice You're definitely going on the nice list! That's not a bad thing, but remember the purpose and the spirit of the things during the holidays! Have fun, unwind, and don't forget to share this time with friends and family! Mostly B's � Holiday Spi You're still going on the nice mix of naughty added in! Yo family, you love the spirit of what is given or received, a just happy you had the exp 181 Mostly C's- Coal Coal Coal!! � Naughty List!!! You like being naughty, and while that's sexy, don't spend all of the holidays trying to get into the stockings or waiting up for Santa. Or do... we won't tell! irit- A good balance!! e list, but you have a perfect ou like to be with friends and the Holiday, and no matter t the end of the day, you're perience! 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The Motorcycle Chronicles of Jackie & Valentino... The Southern Episode
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San Salvador
We left the volcanic black sand beach of Playa Tunco, a small surf town nestled on the Pacific coast just before La Libertad. Everything was gated and guarded. From there we rode the 30 or so km to the capital San Salvador.
We did not have a particular interest for the city, other than the BMW shop. I needed to replace a couple of items that were stolen from the crash bar bag in Palenque. So we found a B&B walking distance from the shop, and booked for a couple of nights with our host Eduardo on Pje Maracaibo. We arrived on Sunday afternoon.
Eduardo is a surgeon and performs periodically when he is not running the hostel. The place was nice enough, clean enough, etc enough but there was a bit of an Hotel California vibe to it
-You can check out anytime you want but you can never leave type thing.
Everything barb wired and padlock. We had breakfast and dinner at the hostel and we were the only guess. The dinning room was a bit creepy, with shady lighting, and the whole family would walk in one by one at regular interval, look at us say -buenas tardes or something applicable, and disappear in the kitchen carefully closing the door behind them. We were asked what we wanted for dinner around 1500 when we came back from our walk in the neighbourhood, picked something from the menu and agreed to come for dinner at 1900. We showed up at about 1845 and got dinner at about 2030; it was funny because the sons, daughters, abuelita, cook, and the surgeon kept walking in the dinning room, give us a quick gaze or not, then dart in the kitchen, and carefully close the door as if there was a secret ritual been performed, and we where either not invited to the party or would end up as the sacrificial lamb.
In the end it was all-good, and we woke up without any new scars and all our organs still in place.
Yesterday we walked to the dealership and spoke with the bike mechanic who told us that he only had one oil filler cap wrench and one oil filter wrench, and that they were part of his tool kit and he could not part with them.
They had nothing else in stock. Not such a big deal, as I found a way to open/close the oil filler cap, and Ill figure a way to remove the oil filter when the time comes.
So granted that we were not in the best neighbourhood of San Salvador, and I do not want to generalize, but even riding through the city we did not see anything really noteworthy. It just does not seem to be a great place to live in. Guards with shotguns at the entrance of every store, and soldiers with M16s in public places like the mall, schools, and bus terminal. A lot of eight feet tall steel fences adorned with razor wire.
All the people we met were nice and pleasant, and answered all our questions with a smile. We walk around during the day, and never felt unsafe or threaten, however same as the downtown of many US cities, I visited; I dont think I would be walking around at night by myself without been very familiar with the area.
I know its all about fears, and they are likely my own, but you cannot help but see the signs all around you. Reading the faces you can catch a certain edge in people eyes, fear, surprise, something hard to describe, you know it when you see it. I remember noting a similar ambience when riding through Napoli at the height of the trash war the Camera was wagging against the citizen of this great Italian city in 2008.
I kept asking myself how it would be to live in such a place, were the threat of violence, crime, and guns is omnipresent, the smell of sewer, the dirty and shambled buildings, the littered streets It is so counterintuitive to what makes us thrive as human beings.
Not only that but in a country that is so overwhelmed by a foreign dominion that it chose to forfeit its own currency. Think about it for a second Every time you pay for something you are reminded of your economic dependence. In a world where everything weighs on money, I cant imagine how it could be to constantly be reminded that the fruit of your labor is monetized through a currency that is not your own, and that subsequently the great majority of what you spend is to buy goods from places harboring effigies of the same foreign nation. Evidently Salvador is but a receptacle of Americana, where KFC, Pizza Hut, and other fast food chain reign, more than we saw in Guatemala and Mexico. Most of what to buy, especially what you consume is woven with US culture. We saw the most overweight people since leaving the US. Obesity in El Salvador rates at 28.5% (2008), just 5% less than that of the US.
Food was not so great either, we had Pupusas, a fat tortilla stuffed with either frijoles, queso, pollo, or algo mas, and a couple of more typical dishes; verdict not so great.
The ride between the capital and San Miguel was pleasant enough but far from outstanding.
Coming in from Mexico where the food, people, cities, and scenery where so amazing, we found the landscape dotted with volcano really amazing but the Guatemalans were somewhat aloof.
Salvadorians appear friendlier, but apart from the pleasant interaction we had with the locals, we found what we saw of the country of little interest. Not everything is always amazing, but its all good, all part of it.
A nice pile of junk
First you spread it thin
Let it dry for a while
Pile it
And finally pack it
A few more from the road
There is always room for one tiny box more
Tomorrow is ADUANA day, Jackie will be busy:
Out of Sal, into Hon, out of Hon, and into Nic.
We are heading for Leon.
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Another 50 years for PDP?
Fresh from its brokered convention, leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bigwigs have been congratulating themselves on what they rate a great achievement – managing to elect a new national chairman without the roof caving in.
President Goodluck Jonathan hailed the party for 'setting the pace for participatory democracy in the country'. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, was even more creative, predicting a fifty-year reign at the centre.
His was a slightly more modest projection compared to the calculation of former national chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor, who in a moment of excitement estimated his party would hang on to Aso Rock for 60 years.
When that statement was made a couple of years back, the opposition were apoplectic at the very notion of PDP rule ad infinitum.
I have always felt the outrage was overdone. I never understood the fuss over some fellow expressing his fond wishes. It wasn't as if the man was the omnipotent God who could decree a thing and have it established.
Back then I suspected that the opposition's fury was fuelled largely by a realisation of how handicapped it was in its bid to topple the ruling behemoth.
I think that rather than Jonathan and his party men dancing a collective jig over nothing, this country should really be in mourning over the state of our democracy. The PDP can mock other parties as fiefdoms ruled by sole administrators, but what played out last Saturday at Eagle Square was not much better: one man simply imposed his will on the party and everyone else fell in line.
The 'voting' was not an exercise to allow the rank and file exercise choice, but simply a sham to rubber-stamp what had been rammed through in Aso Rock at midnight on Friday.
The only difference between the PDP and the opposition is that the former has more resources to put on a grand deception for the undiscerning to swallow. The smaller parties cannot afford to pay for such sophisticated manipulation of the public's imagination.
So where does that leave the increasingly frustrated people of Nigeria? It is especially annoying when you realise that PDP rule is not being maintained because the party's 'excellent' performance or policies are transforming the lives of people across the country.
If anything, the last 13 years have only seen the nation stagnate. Poverty is endemic. Large swathes of the country have become ungovernable because of the activities of ethnic and religious militants. The economy is prostrate. The electricity crisis which the Olusegun Obasanjo administration inherited in 1999, and vowed to address, has only gotten worse. For over one decade all we have received are promises of deliverance and transformation. The dividends of democracy promised by PDP have simply become a pie in the sky.
As some have pointed out, what is happening in Nigeria today amounts to the electorate rewarding failure by returning successive PDP governments at federal and state levels.
Others argue, on the contrary, that the electorate has very little say in the matter because the ruling party – empowered by long years of incumbency in the vast majority of the states – has amassed an intimidating war chest with which to perpetrate electoral fraud and perpetuate its cadres in office. From electoral cycle to electoral cycle, rigging has been perfected into an art form, so much so that the more the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) looks the less it sees.
But some are quick to counter that in the matter of electoral manipulation, no one side is totally innocent. They say people play games where they can deploy some sort of unfair advantage.
The story of Nigeria today is that election after election the opposition cries rigging. In many instances these passionate allegations are rarely ever backed up with the sort of evidence that can make tribunals overturn dodgy results.
This is leading many to ask whether the opposition's stock response to every defeat – rigging – tells the whole story. I think not. If Nigeria's clutch of opposition parties carry on as they are presently doing, the PDP could conveniently do another 70 years in power. That very prospect should be enough to rouse the horrified into action. But would it?
Over and again we've seen that in these parts, the only way to wrest power from a dominant party like the PDP, is for the gaggle of opposition parties to collapse into one or form a broad-based coalition.
In the 80s and 90s Kenyan elections were all so predictable. Despite the fact that total opposition vote tallies were always more than that of the ruling party, their rulers could never come together to present a common front against the then president, Daniel Arap Moi.
What just happened in Senegal is further confirmation. President Abdoulaye Wade was obdurate about his third term ambition because he calculated that the opposition would never come together as one. But when the race was forced into a second round run-off, and the rest of the country rallied behind former Prime Minister Macky Sall, he was roundly trounced – even with all the advantages of incumbency.
In April last year, the Nigerian opposition had a golden chance to seize power, but they blew it once again because the leaders refused to make peace with the reality that only a broad-based coalition or party can win a federal election in this country.
General Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) - the leading challenger to Jonathan - thought he could prevail on the strength of his massive popularity in the North. He failed to see that once the PDP denied him two-thirds in some of those Northern states, he would need a Southern leg to make up the constitutional requirements. That leg that he spurned was the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN) which was strategically placed to deliver to his column the vote-rich South-West.
Aside from every opposition leader wanting to be king on the basis of his own exaggerated strength, no attempt is being made to define a clear alternative to the ruling party in terms of policies and personalities.
This process takes time. The presidency of any nation is not something you can capture with three months pre-polling huffing and puffing. Potential voters need time to associate parties with policies. They require time to weigh aspirants on their subjective scales and decide for themselves who looks presidential.
But typically our opposition presidential wannabes have gone to sleep only to roused two weeks to polling day trying to cobble together desperate and unworkable electoral arrangements which most people can see through. Anyone dreaming of toppling PDP and believes that it is too early to start preparing for the 2015 race should not bother to quit their day jobs.
This is the time for opposition parties to begin to lay out clear policy alternatives to the ruling party's template. What would they do differently on the economy? What would they do to create jobs? How would they resolve the Boko Haram insurgency? How would they address the outrageous cost of governance? What changes to the 1999 constitution would they champion?
This is the time for opposition aspirants to begin to project themselves in the public eye as believable alternatives to the incumbent and his party. Just calling PDP names will not change much.
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Hoping to attract young car buyers, American Honda Motor Co. plans to pull money from television advertising to launch its own music-streaming channel and sponsor dozens of high-profile concerts and music tours.
Like other automakers, Honda is struggling to connect with a market segment that appears less interested in cars and is harder to reach through traditional advertising.
"Quite frankly, we have to figure out how to talk to these people, and music is a great platform to do that," said Tom Peyton, Honda's assistant vice president of advertising and marketing.
Members of the Millennial or Gen Y generation — generally considered to be people born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s — don't consume traditional media like their baby-boomer parents, Peyton said.
They watch less television, and when they watch, they generally load a show on a digital video recorder and skip over the commercials or stream TV through a digital device, Peyton said. Although the generation is active on social media, banner ads, text messages and twitter snippets don't carry the weight of a video commercial, Peyton said.
More challenging to automakers, fewer young people drive. Slightly less than 86% of U.S. adults ages 25 to 29 have driver's licenses as of 2012, according to Michael Sivak, a professor at the University of Michigan. That compares with just under 96% of people of the same ages a generation ago in 1983.
People in their 30s and younger develop important car-buying habits that Honda wants to encourage with advertisements for its smaller cars, especially the Civic, Fit compact cars and new HR-V, a small crossover. Peyton believes this group also contains buyers for the sporty Accord coupe.
Honda didn't disclose how much money it is redirecting from prime-time TV to the music business. The company spent about $370 million on U.S. television advertising last year, according to Kantar Media, an advertising research firm. It spends about $1 billion annually on all of its U.S. marketing.
Peyton said viewers will still see some commercials on television. But it will begin using TV advertising money to pay concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment, radio company Clear Channel, and television channel Revolt and others to produce concerts for Honda.
Performances from the concerts will be broadcast via YouTube and on HondaStage, a video channel that the automaker plans to establish.
Honda will program content from its annual Civic music tour and various music festivals that the auto company already sponsors, such as Governors Ball in New York, Music Midtown in Atlanta and Austin City Limits.
The company will sprinkle video ads and other information about its cars and motorcycles into the content. Also, Honda drivers will be able to access HondaStage audio content in their cars through the Aha mobile app.
Essentially, this puts Honda into the music business, so that it is "at center stage and doesn't have to share the audience with others," Peyton said.
So far the featured artists will include Grouplove, American Authors and the Latin group 3BallMTY. Honda said other big-name artists will be added to the lineup. Many of the performances will take place in Southern California.
Live Nation will produce three concerts in three cities starting with one in Los Angeles in July. Clear Channel will do 12 shows at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank. Revolt studio in Hollywood will host an additional 40.
In all there will be 200 live performances over the next 12 months, providing content and about 2 billion advertising impressions on music video streamers Vevo, YouTube and Clear Channel's iHeartRadio, Peyton said. The music campaign also will generate countless social media posts on Facebook and Twitter, he added.
"We think we can get the big numbers," he said. "It will be a potent marketing tool for us."
Companies such as Honda are shifting their marketing strategies to deal with changing trends in advertising and demographics, said Christopher Cakebread, an advertising professor at Boston University.
"Advertisers for years have seen declines in viewership in prime time — and at the same time have seen the cost of buying that advertising rise," Cakebread said. "That doesn't make sense."
The biggest decline in prime-time TV viewership is among young people, he said.


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Hey there Mike, I hope the fuse turns out to be the solution.
In case it isn't, it might be a flex-to-break problem in the wire loom located at the bending point where the wire loom traverses between the triple clamp and steering head. (If you can even call them that on a telelever.
I know, why is the dipped beam wiring going to the throttle perch? If I remember right the power supply lead for the headlights first travels to the right side throttle perch.
Inside the perch the power supply lead splits into two leads, one each for the main and dipped beam. The low beam wiring runs up to the handlebar perch because Europe bikes have a 'headlight off' switch for use in well-lit urban areas. (That's what the low-wattage position lamp in the main beam reflector is for.) The US bikes don't have the headlight off switch, but the wiring is there, and there's a jumper plug in place of the switch to route to power to the two headlamps.
Anyway, that steering head flex point is a common cause of shorts and open circuits in the wire loom. I don't know what additional wiring you installed for the HID lamps, but a innocently-placed zip tie could have been the last straw for that steering head bending point.
p.s.: Ordinarily I'm all for that the solution is most often the simplest one, ala Occam's razor. But it looks like you tried all of the simple ones so far.
Hi Poolside,
It was indeed the fuse
I'm going to open up the rear of both headlamps to re-insulate everything in there, as I have a feeling that, with all the extra connections fitted into that small space, it may be that the original connectors have been pushed towards one another and this is perhaps what caused the original short.
My bike (2003) was one of the first UK bikes without a headlamp switch. It doesn't look like the wiring goes to the handlebar switch (it may have in early models) - here's what Ian Hartley found when he was going well above and beyond the call of duty trying to track down the cause of my failure:
Originally Posted by
Ian J Hartley
I've done some checking around for you. the wiring on my bike 03 GS twinspark with abs servo brakes cannot be that different from yours.
The instrument lights are powered by the green/blue wire which runs through connector x9003 (12 way). this is the bottom right connector block on the headstock as viewed from above. It's coloured white and opaque. The green/blue runs through the connector at position 12 and connects to the grey/blue wire the other side.
Check for power at the green/blue here to see if the instrument lights are getting power. I suspect not.
The low beam wiring, together with the high beam and front indicators all come together in a loom which runs across the front brace, passing down the left hand side of the bike, passing next to the horn where the horn cable feeds into this loom. this loom then carries on down the left hand side of the bike into the main loom.
I believe that all the green/blue wires connect inside the fuse box. if you know how they make these looms it would be a good place to look. Basically they gather all the green/blue wires which run from every switch and connector and join the whole lot together with a big crimp. This crimp is inside the fusebox.
It's worth undoing the cable ties at the top end of the loom and flex the loom to see if you can get power (possible break in the cable) examine the loom to make sure it hasn't chaffed through. if it's shorted through somewhere, you may well have melted the wire, which could have taken out your instrument lights as well, depending on how the two are connected at the crimp.
You can try a continuity test between the positive low beam and ground to see what resistance you get it should be a very low resitance but not short, this is because the continuity check is also going across the instrument light bulbs. If you disconnect X9003 this will remove the instrument light circuit, then the resistance across the low beam positive and earth should be open circuit.
Now I don't know what HIDs you fitted, but if they are like mine where you use the existing connector and plastic cover, drilling a hole in the rear to pass the HID wiring through a rubber gromet, Then it is likely that you have inadvertantly shorted the positive and earth together inside the cover and fried your wiring.I was concerned enough about this, that when I did my HID's I put an insulation boot on the right angle earth connected, so both the positive and earth were insulated from one another.
If you think about it, this all started after you tried to fit your HID's, so my detuction is somewhere along the length of the green/blue wire from the low beam connector to the load relief relay is a melted piece of wire. My guess is it's in the fuse box, at or near the crimp.
I hope I'm wrong, and it's something simply, but right now I can't see it. I've checked just about everything I can using my bike as a reference, and it's the only conclusion I can come too.
Good luck with this one. I'm off to put my bike back together.
And then later...
Originally Posted by
Ian J Hartley
Think I might have found it. On my bike fuse 8 (ABS) also powers the low beam circuit. Pull the fuse and my low beam and instrument lights go out.
Originally Posted by
Ian J Hartley
This is where it's likely to get confusing, because the layout for the R1150GS single spark, and the twin spark are different.
On the twin spark
Fuse 8 does only the low beam and instrument lights.
Fuse 9 does the ABS warning.
On the single spark
Fuse 8 not used
Fuse 9 not used.
At least we know the fuse wiring for the twin spark.
Needless to say, I owe Ian a few beers...
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