I amsterdam

Ever had a date with an Amsterdammer? Let's go cycling together along the channels! We'll stop at the mill to try some artisan beer. Or shall we take some choco or even spicy wine with stroopwafels sitting close together at a waterside? Prefer to get high? No problem! One visit to a coffeeshop and we can reach the moon. We can also absorb some culture, let me check the list of current exposition. A stop at the diamond factory at the end? Of course we can! Come on, let's go.

Featuring

MGmen's Mipo outfit consisting of a coat (comes with a scarf), hat and jeans. Four texture variations for a coat or jeans and five colors for a hat. 300L per texture variation for coat or jeans (fatpack - 900L) and 150L per color variation for a hat (600L for a fatpack). Has a special variation for Antoni and Gianni Signature avatars as well as five standard sizes (XS through XL). Demo is available. Mipo outfit is now available at Men Only Monthly November round (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Ambiance%20Island/56/18/22).

A close look for those nice coat details:

Credits

Avatar

Signature mesh avatar

Gianni Body, Head, Feet, Hands, Hair, Beard, Eyebrows

MGmen's

Mipo outfit (Men Only Monthly, November 2016)

MGmen's_Hat_Mipo /Signature_Gianni/

MGmen's_Coat_Mipo /Signature_Gianni/
MGmen's_Jeans_Mipo /Signature_Gianni/

[Deadwool]
Strider boots - army green /fitted cut/ (The Mens Dept, November 2016)


Background and decoration

Death Row Designs
Coffee Shop Set - The Joint Coffee Shop - Clean (6 Republic, November 2016)

BlackJack
BJK * Amsterdam gacha - Straight Road (6 Republic, November 2016)
BJK * Amsterdam gacha - Red Bike (6 Republic, November 2016)

--ANHELO-
vintage road bike /leaf green/ - with pose shown

Little Branch
LB_HookThorn{Potted}V2

Lights and photography
LumiPro

A piece of Netherlands

Amsterdam vs. Australia - that was a theme of the November round of 6 Republic Event. I was quite anticipating its arrival and the long time waiting was rewarded with some great creations enabling me to create a small piece of Netherlands here in SL. Just one small, but quite a cosy street.

Credits

Black Jack

The Amsterdam Gacha (6 Republic, November 2016)

BJK * Amsterdam Gacha - Building 1

BJK * Amsterdam Gacha - Building 4

BJK * Amsterdam gacha - Straight Road

BJK * Amsterdam Gacha - River fence

BJK * Amsterdam Gacha - Streetlight

BJK * Amsterdam gacha - Red Bike

BJK * Amsterdam Gacha - Tulipan's pot

BJK * Amsterdam Gacha - Jardiniere tulips

DRD (Death Row Designs)

The Joint Coffee Shop - Clean (6 Republic, November 2016)

Little Branch

LB_WildOak.v1{4Seasons}

LB_Cedar.v3{4Seasons}

Potted Plants V1 / LB_HookThorn{Potted}V2

Potted Plants V1 / LB_SpiralTopiary.v1

[OO]

Park bench (anim set 1)

[sf]

barrel planter with flowers (group gift)

Apple Fall

Farrow Garden Wall

Skye

Water System 1.2

Skye Water 20 x 4m

Being a Superman's guest

Finally I found his place after searching for a long time. But where are you, Superman? You did invite me, right? Well, I guess you had an urgent call and gone to save the world. Well, I'll see it on the news tonight.

Credits:

DaD DESIGN 
"The Clock Loft" (Ultra Event, September - October 2016)

BackBone
Vigilante Armory (SwagBag, August 2016)

NOMAD 
Numbers Station Desk (SwagBag, August 2016)
Numbers Station Chair (SwagBag, August 2016)

The Loft
Roxanne Balance Pendant (Uber event, October 2016)

My own creation:
Pinned Antic Map based Artwork
(https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Pinned-Antic-Map-based-Artwork/10219902)

Big American Dream III: Becoming an artist at GayStar

Well, guys, the GaySTAR sim is finished and getting popular. And so I thought it might be a good idea to settle down here for awhile and to start to work on my Big Dream. To become an artist. So, I've withdrawn my savings I made working at the Porn Theater and made an easy to follow plan:

1. Rent a place for a studio.
2. Buy the cool artist's gadgets.
3. Place those cool gadgets around inside the studio in a kind of "creative chaos" style and call yourself an artist from now on.

It's an easy one, you see. So, let's start with step 1 which is leading me to the GaySTAR rentals. And I found that this place is already quite popular. Only three apartments were free. Well, I guess the timing is right. A week longer and I'd probably have to join the waiting list while keep sleeping on the bench near the Art Gallery. So, it's no time to sit and think, it's time for action!

Actually there is also a free house available, but this is beyond my budget right now. Especially because of all those cool artist's gadgets on my shopping list. So, which one of those three apartments would it be? Tough call... Would it be building C or A? Would I move next to Epic, a good friend of mine? Or a nice guy Denny I've met recently? Well, Epic and I are already neighbors at Fogo Loch. So, let it be A. And than... Would it be the first floor, so I could watch everything what is going on on the sim? Or shall I move higher and feel myself the King of the World when looking at the world under my feet? Ah, it's a dream and the dreamers should walk with their heads in the clouds. The choice is obvious. And here I am at my new apartment A5.

Let's make this place alive and turn the flat into a cool Studio! An empty canvas is a must. Virgin white and ready to be covered with the patterns of my life. And the Light of course, the Holy Grail of a visual artist. So, let the Light be there! Hmmmm... interesting, this canvas comes with the poses... No, not those poseballs you are thinking of now ;)

Oh, look, I've just started to decorate, but that mess on the table I made is already looking like a "creative chaos"! Great! Oh, by the way. the table and the chair do have those poseballs! So, just come along and help me to test and adjust them :). As you know, the lust and the passion are the driving engines behind the creative process, right? I found one of mine here called Photography.

But I don't want to restrict myself to photography only. So I decided to buy an easel and some oil colors, so I can feed my soul by expressing of its hidden calls onto the paper. And of course because it looks quite cool to have one ;) Gives also an impression of me being a multifaceted person. That's cool!

Well, I guess that's it fir now. The beginning of my new life to follow my Big Dream. It was nice to be able to share this exciting moment with you, guys! So, let me offer you a small gift. I'd like to give you one of my work I made here on GaySTAR sim. The one called Rain. It hangs above the table here in my flat and you can buy it for L$0 if you wish. So, please, be my guest if you'd like to visit me or walk around the sim or may be even move in so we can become the neighbors! See you around!

Big American Dream II: Searching for apartments

For the beginning of Big American Dream, please visit http://chris-sanders-chronicles.blogspot.nl/2013/11/my-little-big-american-dream.html

The fall has come and brought the cold wind and rainy days. My dreams of becoming a great artist couldn't keep me warm anymore when I was sleeping on the bench in front of the Art House. It's time to find a house or an apartment or even a small corner somewhere in a dry and warm place. So, today I decided to go and search for the place I can call home for the next couple of years.

The prices per square meter in a big city are frightening when I compare them to my home place. And even a square meter itself looks much less in a city measurements. But well, now I have some income, I probably can find something suitable.

Let's start from that container house on the backside of the city. The house itself doesn't really look inviting and the surroundings are far from the touristic view, but the nice green trees fort he window might make it look cosy.

But not sure I am ready to spent my life in a place that looks like this from inside. It's very cool actually and reminds me of an old garage I was hiding in as a teenager smoking a joint. But being here every day would make me crazy. Well, may be later. When I become famous and completely spoiled with fame and money I shall rent a room here to turn it into my small studio where I can hide from my fans and create crazy masterpieces.

My next stop is a Motel. Is it green? It's supergreen! Just a simple place to crash. Looks good.

Inside it's as simple as it looks from outside. Just the minimum needed to relax. A bottle of Jack Daniels would make the rest making this place looking according to the current needs.

My uncle Vince always told me - aim at something you can't afford yet, so you have a motivation to grow somewhere, So, I decided to look for the lofts as well even I am not sure I have enough money for them at the moment. I always wanted to live in a high building like this one.

The view to the city from above is very peaceful. All the troubles and problems of a Big City seem so small from here. And the room itself is quite appealing as well. I really like this place.

While walking on the street and thinking of the houses I've seen so far, I noticed some very fancy looking houses to rent. This one is definitely at least three times as much as my current budget, but...

My uncle Vince has also told me: "Kid, if you dream anyway, let your dream to be a big one. Never restrict yourself within your dreamworld." So, I decided to visit this house as well. Looks quite sophisticated inside. I guess I'll need to hire a designer to decorate this one. Well, who knows, may be later when I get tired of living in a high building.

And at the end, just when I was walking to my shift at the theater I found another house. A big and a nice one. Not sure if it was a real vision or just a mirage, but I took a picture of it with my memory...

Well, I've seen enough for today and now it's time to think and make a decision. It's warm and dry, so for the last time I shall go and sleep on the bench before the Art House and tomorrow will bring me one step closer to my Big Dream. Tomorrow I shall have a house.

My little Big American Dream

It's nice to follow the developments of the new GAYstar sim. Each time I come there, I find something news. Slowly the contours of its urban face become very clear. The Big City or the place where the famous American Dream may come true. The place where one can become rich and famous just by the random game of chance. And so I decided to leave my small village home, buy my one way lottery ticket and start my adventure for the treasure hidden under the rainbow. 

And well, just upon my arrival I met an Fairy... or an Angel... Well, actually it was Chris Magic who came into the City a long time ago. And guess what? He got his prize already. He's the manager of dance club here and soon he will give his very first party. I think I smell the scent of success here.

But first things first. I need to find a job, so I can survive the time before my own success story will come true. So, I started right away at the theater. Well, yes, so far it's just a porn theater and my job so far is to sale tickets there and assist the staff. But one day I might taste the success of the stage. 

I haven't expected the requirements of the Big City. It costs a lot of money to live here. So, to make some extra I started to cruise offering escort services at the local shopping and hang out place. Besides some extra money it's also a nice way to build up my network. 

And my dream? Well I spend a lot of time just right in front of it dreaming about the times when I become a famous artist who can make a lot of money with his artwork. I dream about my own expositions, parties and a lot of champagne.

But so far I haven't arranged a house yet. But it's not a problem. As long as it's warm and dry outside I sleep on the bench before the Art House and see the colorful dreams of my bright future.