Shirts off.

It had been far too long since I'd just relaxed on SC.


What I was listening to.

Well, let's give that key lime pie a day in court, and a big old glass of non-fat milk, if you please.

Saint Clare is peaceful, serene and full of love. Which is why Orson and I left it to go kick some ass last night.

Now I am not saying that is us in these pictures, at all. In fact, the photo below from the 7 Days Magic Bakery security camera is too bad to say exactly who that is. I mean, really...who would hold up someone for a glass of milk? That's crazy. **coughs*

Besides, my attorney assures me this photo will never count as evidence if this goes to trial.



By the way, I like to think of myself as an innocent bystander... a civilian, if you will. Certainly not an accomplice, like that silly police officer tried to explain it to me last night. Just because I drove the car after Orson picked up the milk does not make me some kind of bad person. My goodness.



Hey, anyone can go to the Crack Den and be tough. But it takes a special kinda badassedness to just be criminal wherever you happen to be. **clears throat* Allegedly criminal.

And on your left....

Pris installed this fabulous new Raft system to the island yesterday. The best part?

You can *surf* on them...

How to stuff a wild bikini

Obviously, the secret to how stuff a wild bikini is owned and patented by Johnny Barbecue, as demonstrated at last night's late-night beach silliness. Oh, and some chicks were there, too.

L-R, Alabama Smalls, Johnny Barbecue (welcome back, Mr. Kotter), xSaraho Mornington, Thadeous Drucker (background, Pris, Meta)


Penelope Sideshow, innertoobin'


Marlys Vaughan, lookin' kewt!


Alabama Smalls, The "'Bama Slamma"


Bea Hienrichs, debating if it's safe to go in the water


We so need ocean waitstaff to fetch us cocktails (someone work on that pls? kthx)


Sven Marx, Beach Mime


Robin, ready for water sports >.>


Rad, bad -- mos def not a fad -- Thadeous Drucker


Robin -- way too excited about people coming over


Pris -- Imma wondering where the hell that Ocean Waiter is with mah drank???


Meta Constantine, flexing his pixelmuscles for ze ladeez


Kylerai Hayek, tellin' us all to chill

Meta made us an offer we couldn't refuse

Meta Constantine, who recently showed his work at the *69 Art Lounge, has generously offered us a parcel of land to build a *69 headquarters/studio!!!! And equally wonderful, Orson has begun planning a model for the new building. :)

Like the villas Orson designed and built on Saint Clare, we will document the progress of the build. Since the new building is for *69, we will post pics on that blog: http://star69music.blogspot.com/.

Thank you Meta, so very much! And Orson, we can't wait to see you do your magic again.

xxxxxxxx

2009

So we all have those days when you are just so over SL. Robin and I agreed I had reached maximum SLness and I should take some time off, so I am minding my own business irl when this SAME WOMAN calls me and says.."Umm..Pris? Niko is here. And Vio. And Oct. And, um...pop in and turn off security so we can party?"

Still in a New Year's funk, I come onto Saint Clare to TCB still dressed for sunbathing on Hermit Beach from that afternoon. After being SLexually harassed by everyone there (**coughs Vio), I decided to stay -- who can resist the warm gooeyness of Niko's tunes? Not me. And apparently, not most of SL, who also came over to ring in the New Year (around the world, every hour) with us. So thank you Robz, Niko and Sars (ok, Vio too, for hittin' on me) and everyone who made this such a fun night!

More pics on the *69 blog, too. :)

DJ Niko Lyle


Violet Morellet, Butthole Magic


The ladies of Saint Clare: Robz and Pris


Pris, Woodrow Stapleton


Lolotehe Menoptra


xSaraho Mornington, Hawt Late-Night DJ Diva


Robin

Ty! Ty!

Last night in the *69 Art Lounge, we had our first official opening night ever for a show -- Meta Constantine's incredible installation, Uzamaki - The Purgatory Lounge. This party was coordinated by Robin, who did such an awesome job Meta put her in his Picks with high praises! Also, Niko Lyle was spinning, so you know we all danced it out. More event pics on the *69 blog.

L-R: Pris, Guinevere Kirshner (official *69 Bar Go-Go Dancer), xSaraho Mornington (Sars!), RobinLynne Raymaker (lookin' hawt!)


Niko Lyle, Pris

Something new this year

Saint Clare is so full of love it spills onto this blog pretty regularly, so I don’t think I need too many words today. Instead, I will let these images from throughout the year show us again why we really couldn’t ask for too much more this season when we all have each other.

Happy holidays!

Love,

Pris, Orson, Roland, Robin and Graham

My eyes!

Here is my fave pic from Roland's freaky-deaky Cube set. :D


Yay for audience participation!

Pris in a sea of checkerness.

This is my favorite picture from last night's checkerboard ball/hell. Go Pris!

Definitely naughty

Yesterday I had the privilege of taking part in an impromptu photo shoot with crazy-wonderful photographer Penelope Sideshow. Here are a few pics from the shoot, but her body of work is on her Flickr photostream so please check it out at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/penelopesideshow/


Checking It Twice, photo by Penelope Sideshow, with Electric Emmons, Pasta Vendetta, Dizzy and Pris Telling


Naughty or Nice #20, photo by Penelope Sideshow, with Electric Emmons and Pris Telling


You Stole My Heart, photo by Penelope Sideshow, with Electric Emmons and Pris Telling

A New Character has Rolled into Town.

This crazy guy was spotted in the sky above Saint Clare island this afternoon. I yelled up to him to say, "WTF?", and he shouted something back. It sounded rather muffled, but from what I could make out - it sounded like, "This monday night (dec 22) at 9-11pm SLT I will be delivering my wares to the good and bad children of SL at Computer Club Records." Hmm. Good thing I was at the right place, at the right time...to receive all of that very-specific information.

cube partay pics from CCR.

A world of your kind

I am thrilled to report that Orson has completed the villas in the Harbor and they look spectacular!

The original idea was to base the design of the homes on those in rl Santorini, Greece. Orson did his magic and from that basic "Santorini" concept, made the buildings livable, to scale, and created custom textures and an unbelievable palette that looks ethereal in sunrise, midday, sunset or evening settings. He also worked with the land, barely touching the original landscape and building upwards for an incredible ocean view from almost every window in each home. Orson took on this challenge with a generous grace, and this project -- like all of his work -- is flawless.

Thank you, Orson, for everything.


At sunset, from the Harbor.


Midday.

Grace

I am going to start this post with a lecture, and end it with grace.

My parents had their own upbringing influenced by European immigrant parents and family and passed their very strong ideas about what was "right" and "wrong" to me and my little brother -- very little fell into a gray area. For example, in our house we were never allowed to refer to Thanksgiving as "Turkey Day"; my father felt that the silly holiday nickname -- used affectionately by almost everyone else in the country -- was wrong, diluting the essence of the celebration and it's meaning, emphasizing extravagance instead of a time for reflection and being with people you care about. My father is not a humorless man, and so I have to think about the nuanced and very adult message he sent to me and my brother by setting this rule, and maybe on this one thing I will allow he was exactly right. :)

We didn't pray before a Thanksgiving meal, but just went around the table and said what we were thankful for, like a lot of other families do. I do like the idea of calling that moment "grace," no matter what your views. I define grace as a way to live your life (and SLife) every day, with gratitude for every moment and faith in those you love.

In Second Life, we can all be especially thankful this year that Robin has recently joined us on Saint Clare; Roland continues to teach us how to have fun in unexpected ways; Orson literally shelters us with the strength and vision of his beautiful designs and keeps us all mellow with his easy-going spirit; and Graham touched us with his humor and sweetness. Today, as always, I am thankful we can all move through our real and second lives together with beauty, compassion, kindness, silliness, laughter and music.

I think I can sign this for everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Pris, Orson, Roland, Robin and Graham

Bisous, Graham

When I first envisioned Saint Clare, I knew what I wanted it to be and the kind of people I wanted to share it with. So far, I have been incredibly, amazingly lucky: out of tens of thousands of people isl, I met Orson, Roland and Graham. All three men have become intrinsic parts of Saint Clare's nature. So, I am selfishly sad to hear Graham will be leaving Saint Clare, but I am very happy it is because rl is taking an exciting new turn for him.

I met Graham when I worked at Popscene almost a year ago. I don't remember if I started talking to him because he is French and I am a raging Francophile or if he tried hitting on me. :P In all honesty, I think we just started talking about music. And music talk led to travel talk..and travel led to people..and people somehow led back to music.

Even though Graham threatened to eat the ducks in the Harbor so many times I ended up naming them Pâté and Cassoulet, I know Saint Clare was special to him, too. I hope he doesn't mind that I share this, but Graham grew up in Marseilles, a port town in France. He enjoyed Saint Clare's harbor in a way that was very specific to his memories of family and childhood, the way we have all found something on SC to connect with. Maybe the beaches are your rl touchstone that remind you of home, or the Harbor, or sitting around the fire at night. I personally will always remember the afternoon Graham told me about Marseilles while we stood on SC's dock and fed the ducks.

Lots of love from all of us Graham! Thank you for being a part of Saint Clare from the beginning. Thank you for teaching me what I had been doing wrong when I made quiche. :) Thank you for being a sweet and loyal friend, which is rare irl and even rarer isl.

Between you and me? I am confident Graham will come back to visit us. Le Diable chie toujours au même endroit. :D

Bisous et je t'embrasse, mon ami.

Pris

Randomness.