[VIRTUAL/INSANITY]

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Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:12:02 +0100

Now that I got in touch with my moving team and my internet provider, I can tell you that I strictly WONT be able to connect to the internet from the 8TH march 2013 to the 11TH march 2013 INCLUDED.

During this time, I (nor VirtualInsanity Resident) won’t be able AT ALL to handle customer service due to the lack of connection.

ON TOP OF THAT, I have really much to do with that moving thing due to the administrative, boxing, unboxing, painting, furniture building and un-building thing… So I won’t be able to get on the Internet MUCH from about 22nd feb until about 20th march 2013.

Please EXCUSE ME for the delays. Be sure that if you have to wait for too much, I’ll try to help as quick as possible whenever I can but all that I ask is for patience.

Since moving is one of the most stressful events in life with marriage and losing someone close, I think that you’ll understand that.

Thank you.

Just a quick information about [VIRTUAL/INSANITY]… We are in the middle of a bunch of changes...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:51:14 +0100

Just a quick information about [VIRTUAL/INSANITY]…

We are in the middle of a bunch of changes in real life. I restarted working (again) 2 weeks ago and we are moving from our flat in a few weeks. We therefore have now few time build and create stuff. Please be patient until we are all set at the new flat.

<3

Jack or Jill Hunt - Female Path - #16

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:43:54 +0100

Just like last year, we’ll be joining the Jack or Jill Hunt 2.0 but on the Female Path.
And here is our contribution.

SLURL

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:39:40 +0100

Here is our new SLURL : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dark%20Tranquility/26/192/1200

[VIRTUAL/INSANITY]'s sim closing and mainstore moving

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:49:36 +0100

In a few weeks, [VIRTUAL/INSANITY] will be 4 years old and we can’t be anything but recognizing to all of the customers, fans, designers, bloggers, who helped us during these long years.

But everything changes and in may, after 3 years living with a disabling chronic disease named fibromyalgia, and with the support of my rheumatologist, I’ve been restarting to work as a job coach in real life. It gave me a lot of satisfaction and I’m not intending to stop.

But that leads us (me and my co-designer and first-life husband Moolfryt Klang, who works full time as psychologist) to have way less time to take care of Second Life. Less time to build, less time to follow the regular events, less time to know what’s new, less time to deal with the sim, the mall, …

Since a few weeks, we’ve been thinking about how we see our future in Second Life, through those changes. And we’ve sadly come to the point that we can’t cope with the sim any more. This is way too much of investment for us, and with a big part of collection getting older, we don’t need that much space any more.

When I do something, I want to do it right and entierly. I don’t want to *pretend* I can deal with all of that work if it is not the case any more. This wouldn’t be honest to myself and stressful, and it wouldn’t be honest to you.

We therefore decided to move our mainstore to a simple land on a sim you may know, Dark Tranquility, which is SAKIDE’s home since years.

We’ll say goodbye to Bada Bing tomorrow.

And you’ll get the landmark in a few hours, once we are able to open. The landmarks will be progressively changed in all of our malls stores vendors… And it may take a bit of time too !

Now for the questions you may ask :

✿ Can you summarize what’s changing ?

- The store is moving.

- The mall is closing.

- The collection will be smaller.

- The older collections will be progressively be added to the marketplace so that you can still purchase it out there.

✿ Will you stop building and release new stuff ?

Definitely not.

The store is my creative outlet and I don’t want to let it go.

But building in SL is a huge work, not only because building can be complicated but also because, if you want your store to be and keep succesful, you have to be reactive.

Events come and go. When one stops, another one is coming. You never have the chance to take a break. In one month, Valentine’s day is coming. A few weeks after, it’s time for St Patrick’s day. Just after, Easter is on the corner. And then summer will be there. You’ll have noticed that my XMAS collection was way smaller than before. This is the why. I don’t have the time any more to be that reactive.

But I’ll still build, I’ll still participate to events. But on my own rythm. And I’ll prolly be able to make more good quality stuff that way.

Racing to releasing new stuff isn’t any good for creativity, believe me.

✿ Which products are you going to discontinue ?

All of the nails are staying. Most of the make-up too. A big part of the jewelry too. Most likely, the items you seem to prefer will stay. But what is older, outdated or what doesn’t fit anymore with my vision of the store will be discontinued.

It may take some time but I’ll update the marketplace with the discontinued items so that you can still purchase it that way, though.

So you don’t have to worry. I’ll just need a bit of time but it will be fine.

✿ Why are you moving to Dark Tranquility ?

I had my building platform there since a very long time.

Kinu Mayako, SAKIDE’s owner is a long-term friend. When I asked her if she knew where I could set up a parcel (without getting in trouble with lag and bad neighbours), she said she’d be able to rent me some land on her sim. So I said yes. And I am very thankful to her.

✿ I liked your store… Are you changing the lay out ?

No. I am keeping my build, which looks so like [V/I].

However, the store will be in a skybox with just a bit of trees and flowers around it. It will be a way smaller place… But more cosy :).

✿ Are you closing the sim because it is too expensive ?

A sim is costy for sure. But that is not the reason why we are closing it.

I’ll be re-opening a sim if I ever get more time again to give it a 100% investment.

✿ What about customer service ?

This isn’t as if I wasn’t logging in any more, right ? We still are logging in everyday. So customer service just happens as usual. Notecard VirtualInsanity resident with your questions and we’ll get back to you.

✿ I liked the stores at your mall :’( …

I like those stores too. This is the reason why I’ll include in the next notecard the LMs to their mainstores ! ^-^.

✿ When will you be done transfering the “older” items to the MP ?

I can’t tell when. It will depend on my RL work and I’ll also be moving in RL in a few weeks too. I’m going to be very busy.

So it may take a while but you can also notice that a lot of items have been recently added.

We’ll therefore do it as fast as possible but please be patient !

Thanks for reading !

NEWNESS ! ^-^

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:12:49 +0100

We are coming with a bunch of new mesh nails packs this week. This collection of nails is MESH. Our mesh nails are resizable from size 0 to 50 and dedicated to women avatars. Each nails pack include 8 textures and is driven by a HUD.

Artsy

Choc Chunks

Tiare One

Tiare Two

Birdies

Giraffe

Vichy

Sir Hiss, released in 12/12

We also have a GROUP GIFT for our SL based group named [VIRTUAL/INSANITY] FANS GROUP. To get the gift, wear the group tag and click the poster in the main hall @the mainstore.

And this pack will be available at Perfect Wardrobe. SLURL

We also made new sculpted SHORT NAILS, you’ll find those at the mainstore. Perdita nails inspired by dalmatians.

And three items are still available at ZODIAC ! SLURL

We now have our QR code ! ^-^

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:42:47 +0100

We now have our QR code ! ^-^

Photo

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:37:44 +0100

／人 ◕ ‿‿ ◕ 人＼ NEW RELEASE ／人 ◕ ‿‿ ◕ 人＼

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:56:09 +0100

Here is a new set of nails already available @the mainstore in the news section ! Check it out ! Also, you’ll find a brighter colors version @Zodiac from the 21st !

♑ Z O D I A C - Capricorn ♑

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:50:21 +0100

While our products for saggitarius are still available @Zodiac, very soon, we’ll be setting up the CAPRICORN items ! On the 21st dec (omg ! Doomsday they say! :)), the event will start again with great products from a bunch of amazing stores !
As you may know it, Zodiac is a SALE event but all of my products are exclusive and half price !
This time, you’ll find horns and snake skin inspired nails !

Check the place our asap for saggitarius and on the 21st for Capricorn, then ! Click here !

❄ F.R.O.S.T. ❄

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0100

Good news for you shopping lovers,

The DEPRAVED NATION event named FROST has started !
You’ll find there exclusive products made by a ton of awesome designers such as Plastik, Sakide, Loulou&co, Bubble, … and two exclusive products by [VIRTUAL/INSANITY] !

Here is a promotional video !

And here are the previews for our products !

To access the sim, click here. Please be aware that a 60 scripts limit is applied to avoid massive lag and let you shop peacefully.

Enjoy !

XMAS @[VIRTUAL/INSANITY]

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:09:00 +0100

I am still in a building process for XMAS and winter items (RL work is taking over a lot of my time as previously mentioned) but I have good news : We’ll have a XMAS market in the garden this year.
I set up all of the old XMAS items (those that are still for sale usually) for half price at least on shelves outside the store.

You’ll also find there our NEW christmas items (there aren’t much right now, there are two at FROST event but not yet much at the sim !).

To gift our products, please use the MP !

Also, I’m trying to get a few of our malls stores to add a few items outside their stores or to start a sale. I’ll keep you informed if they join ! But it’s a bit early.

And of course, the sim was decorated :) Enjoy xx.

Beggar Spam/Scam on SL

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:07:03 +0100

You sure know yet that SL has been invaded by bots since a few days.
Those are throwing IMs to some people in famous and busy stores’ sims such as Maitreya’s or Sakide.

There are different bots. Most likely, their name ends by Resident but sometimes, they have another older name but show x november 2012 as a rez day.

Most often, the text is always the same but some different versions have been used.
The text is sent each X seconds which could make you feel like it is a real person behind the screen.

In the end, they’ll always ask for lindens, 100 or 200.

If you receive such a message, on my sim or someone else’s, please REPORT to LL the person/bot who/that sent you this message by copy/pasting the sentence in which they ask for Linden and by explaining that this is another spam bot. They are already aware of that, anyway.

Here is a copy of the messages you could get :

[07:24:49] Incoming message from xxx
[07:26:43] xxx: I just got back from a really long break! I was here for 3 years before but I met someone irl UGH….
[07:27:20] xxx: not to get all personal, but I quit right after that cause I was bummed out about the situation and it wasn’t gonna be the same after that
[07:27:58] xxx: but here I am back again!
[07:28:31] xxx: your avatar is really impressive though truly, one of the best ones I have seen since I have been back, you should be proud of it.
[07:29:03] xxx: I have always had such a hard time with shapes, did you make yours?
[07:29:20] xxx: mind if I ask a favor :X
[07:29:37] xxx: I know we just met and it’s so rude of me to ask but do you think there is any way you could loan me 200l, I know it’s not proper to ask people but I would totally pay you back
[07:30:13] xxx: or even maybe tell me where to get a job for a day?? I’ll clean toilets :P
[07:30:30] xxx: thank you so much!!!
[07:30:49] xxx: I really do appreciate it!

I won’t give the name of the person to have sent that to me today but you can still know that we noticed that messages came from Ashleylynn Magic, Nerynery Resident and Laviniasiobahn Resident.
There are WAY more of course.

Keep safe, don’t hand money to those people.

Sneak peak on one of our items for the next Zodiac event !...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:58:10 +0100

Sneak peak on one of our items for the next Zodiac event ! It will start on 21st nov and this time, Sagittarius will be the sign to be honored.

A new Halloween thingie, available in the garden on the...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:00:16 +0100

A new Halloween thingie, available in the garden on the Halloween shelves ! It is NOT inside the store. It will but later.

New Fans Group Gift available for my SL based group...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:58:14 +0100

New Fans Group Gift available for my SL based group members !

This group has a fee.

To get the gift, click the poster at the mainstore while wearing your group tag.

Domain Name

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:44:48 +0100

Now you can access to this Tumblr by typing this adress : http://www.virtualinsanitysl.net/

[REMINDER] Groups

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:35:35 +0100

As a reminder, since it seems unclear to some people… We have two groups :

The subscriber : it doesn’t take a SL group slot, you don’t have to pay a fee, you’ll get a gift for joining and you’ll get regular notecards about what’s new at the mainstore and events. Join it if you don’t want to pay a fee and if you don’t care about getting regular gifts.
The SL based group aka “Fans group” : it does take a SL group slot, you DO have to pay a fee to join (to avoid spammers/grieffers), you get regular gifts rezzed at the mainstore (clickety click the poster while wearing your group tag and u got it!) and you’ll also get the news. Join it if you can tell that you’re a “fan” and that you’re addicted to our stuff and gifts.

The fee to join the second group is the same for everyone and it is not at all a way to make lindens to us but just to protect our fans group members from spammers & grieffers and to protect our gifts from copybot. If it was all about the money, the fee would be bigger since a single gift is more expensive than the fee.

Notecarding me to ask “for a group invite” because “the fee is too expensive !” is a no go.
Why ?

Because notecarding me instead of my CSR is yet something I don’t appreciate. I got a profile, read it.
Second, because I don’t see why some people should not pay for joining a group while the other ones do. No way !
Third thing, because there is a subscriber for those who don’t want to pay a fee. Joining the “fans” group is completely optional.
Forth thing, because even if I sent manually a group invite to anyone, they would have to pay the fee for joining. Inviting manually or by a script doesn’t modify the group properties.

That being say, if some are still unhappy, they can also go to a freebie store to get free stuff. There are a ton on noob islands.

TY for reading.

All of the Halloween items are available in the garden in front...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:13:48 +0200

All of the Halloween items are available in the garden in front of the mainstore. You just got to go down the stairs and you’re there.

Old items have been pulled from my inventory. Those have a 50% sale at least.

Old items that were still for sale @the mainstore are there too, with a major sale too.

NEW items are available at full price except for recolors which have cheapie cheapie prices. There are five recolors of 2012 items. One NEW NEW NEW Special Halloween item (the mesh nails) so far.

More are prolly going to come if I don’t faint before I’m done.

Enjoy xx.

Our bloggers group has been recently updated and we have now a...

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:29:01 +0200

Our bloggers group has been recently updated and we have now a few spots to fill.

We are looking for girls and boys bloggers, with a great sense of esthetism, who are able to bring great pictures to showcast our products.

We also need good texts or at least good SLURL lists so that readers/shoppers can easily TP wherever they want to go.

If you make blogging fun, it’s even more awesome.

You can apply by following the link as shown on this poster.

If your application is accepted, we will get in touch with you asap. Most likely, we’ll check the applications once a month.

You’ll be added to our subscribers (no SL group slot) group and regularly, you’ll receive review copies, such as our new products or events items.

Please note that we won’t work with :

- People who own a freebie only blog.

- People who blog direct SLURLS to hunt items. No go.

- Rude, demanding or agressive people,

- People who support copycats,

- People who aren’t really interested in our work,

- People who own a store AND blog. We had several copycatting issues with that kind of people, sadly.

If your app is refused, we won’t go back to you. Sorry for ignoring you then but the number of apps is sometimes so big that it’s hard to deal with everyone. Please just fill another app when you feel like you’re ready to try again :). Tx.