Everything Else – Episode 2

Welcome to another episode of Everything Else, a series within my blog in which I like to touch on things that have been on my mind lately. It’s not so much about what’s been going on in my real life, but more about what’s been swirling around in my brain.

First lets look at my Second Life™ outfit. I grabbed three Noche products from the stash of goodies for their bloggers, hoping I could combine them into one coherent outfit and indeed, the Leather Leggings, Henry Corset and Elastic Arm Wraps go well together. So with all of these items I have more than covered my “something new”. I threw on Gild’s Fat Cat Stole for my “something old”, but I didn’t get anything borrowed or blue. Bitch please, did you think this was a wedding? As you can see and undoubtedly suspected, the corset also goes very well with most underwear, for more intimate situations.

Image by kues on Freepik

While I always do a bit of editing in Photoshop, my Second Life™ photography doesn’t show the avatars prettier than they are “in-world”. This is my little segue into the subject of real world advertising and how utterly false it can be. The other day I saw a deodorant campaign and paused for a minute at the thought that these adverts always promise that the deodorant will not only keep you smelling fresh, but it will also keep you dry in extreme circumstances. OK, I get the fresh part. It’s in the name “de-odor-ant”. In my experience most deodorants are relatively efficient at keeping the bad stinky sweaty smell at bay, as long as you don’t use them as a shower substitute. When it comes to keeping you dry though… Is it just my sweaty body that says “nope!” to this promise? Never ever has a deodorant been able to keep my pits drie. Seriously, you see people in these adverts exercising like mad and when they lift their arms: pits as drie as the Savanna after a particularly long drought. Suspiciously they’re not even sweating on their chest and back. I know there are roll-on deodorants, but I wasn’t aware you could get full body roll-in deodorant. How do they keep getting away with this false advertising? I guess there’s some really small fine print at the bottom of the screen that covers their lying ass. Anywhooo, now that the WHO has officially added Aspartame to the list of potentially carcinogenic substances, maybe I should start a rant about those tantalising Coke Zero adverts. Where did the Coke Light man go though? He seemed to have fallen of the face of the earth. Maybe Flat-Earthers are right after all. Let me end this topic on a positive note by saying that not all advertising is bad. Personally I love the meerkats! Though that vaguely Russian accent is ever so slightly problematic these days. Maybe that’s why they’ve thrown in the wombat with an Australian accent.

Meanwhile I’m still having fun with AI image generators. I figure, if it’s coming for my job, I better get to know my enemy, right? I do wonder, who will there be left to buy the products if companies push all employees out of paid work? Isn’t it about time that laws are put in place that enforce companies to not only have a fiduciary duty (I don’t know what it means, but I like saying it) to their shareholders, but also to society? Go on then, call me a commy! I just would like the playing field to be ever so slightly more even. I count my lucky stars that I live in a country where employees enjoy better protection against pure capitalism, so I can still put the deep and scary thoughts aside for a minute and occasionally laugh out loud with the mistakes AI image generators make… Or even the mistakes I make with my prompts. I call this: when you ask for David Gandy but you type it as Gandi. Ay papi! This must be before the hunger strikes.

So the rapid development of AI has become slightly scary, or at least it’s become a hot clickable topic. I tell you what kind of technology I’d like to see developed sooner rather than later: a sound bubble to envelop couples who choose to start an argument in public transport. Why should I be the one to wear a noise cancelling headset? Those things give me a headache if I wear one for too long. No, they should either bottle up their frustrations till they have reached a more private space or there should be a way to envelop them in a soundproof bubble. Preferably with a limited air supply, so they have to come up for air every now and again. And don’t get me started on people who are shouting at their phone in public. That shit used to be confined to homes or at the very least a phone booth.
A person could be wearing high-end fashion and look immaculate, but if they’re shouting at their phone, for me they’re automatically relegated to the trash heap. Meanwhile, I look like trash, but I’m ever so well behaved. Conclusion: don’t judge people by their looks, judge them by their actions. Second conclusion: there must be a Harry Potter spell that puts people in such a bubble, surely? J.K. Rowling, if you’re reading this, put aside your anti-trans hobby for a moment and come up with a new spell, would yah.

So, this feels as good point as any to wrap things up with a list of credits and let you get on with your day. Do feel free to let us know in the comments what grinds your gears these days, but try to keep it light and amusing.

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Credits

  • Outfits
    • Noche Henry Corset, currently at Fameshed until July 27th
    • Noche Leather Leggings, the fatpack lets you chose individual textures for the left and right leg. I think I’ll have to put together a few more outfits to satisfy an itch
    • Noche Elastic Arm Wraps at Equal 10 until August 5th
    • Gild Fat Cat stole, the read one is a group gift. Other shades can be purchased
    • Marked Hunter Pendant Necklace
    • Noche Alan thong
    • Noche Emblem G String (you can just catch a glimpse of it on the avatar with his back to us
    • Noche Mesh stockings
  • Avatar on the left
    • Lelutka Logan mesh head
    • Meshbody Legacy, there’s an offer on that let’s you purchase the body with a 50% discount if you go to the store wearing another mesh body and click “switch” instead of buy. This ends on July 22nd and not all mesh bodies are eligible.
    • Vendetta Phillip skin for Lelutka EvoX + their skin for Legacy
    • Brenton Shape: grab the xml file for this shape from the Buy Me a Coffee page, there is an explanation how to use it. Whether you buy me a coffee or not is up to you.
    • Dappa Forme tattoo
    • Noche mesh nipples
    • Vango Neil hair (group gift)
  • Avatar in the middle
  • Avatar on the right
    • Lelutka Logan mesh head
    • Belleza Jake mesh body
    • Stray Dog Elliot for Lelutka EvoX + their skin for Belleza
    • Jesse shape: grab the xml file for this shape from the Buy Me a Coffee page, there is an explanation how to use it. Whether you buy me a coffee or not is up to you.
    • Exile Knox hair

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