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Semy Says… FSG Fashion Show 2024!!!

Hey folks!! The blog is back 🙂 . Sorry for the delay but this year’s FSG Fashion show was such a huge thing I’ve been wiped out since. Anyhow this blog is going to feature awesome pics and info from the show, shots of our stunning models, and links to creations made by our epic sponsors. But before we get to that here’s handy FSG info:

As always if you visit FSG look out for the handy teleport pads which are also sign posted. There might even be new additions to the spots you can visit which this mysterious Cat isn’t sharing here (OK it’s an old pic lol):

During the week leading up to the fashion show we had a little tease countdown of model shots – taken by Esmi – so of course I’m going to share them here…

There is so much to share and honestly my brain is struggling to know where to start… how about I tell you all about the party venue and share some of Esmi’s pics before we get to the models, categories, and show sponsors?

Our 2024 FSG Fashion Show took place on Saturday the 7th of September; kicking off at 12pm SLT. The unique show build – created by Esmi – was hosted at the Blacklist Bunker beach and they gave us their Saturday party slot for the event; so a big thanks to Daxia, Lupe, London, and the Bunker crew – the show wouldn’t have happened without their support! We also had wonderful tunes throughout the whole 3 hours (at least I’m guessing it was around that long 😛 ) from Blacklist and FSG DJs Izzy and Geo; who of course were both amazing.

Check out the build in these awesome shots all taken by Esmi:

We were also super privileged to have 4 show sponsors this year. So I’ll share their info next with some handy pics of Dal and Jun who modeled items from their stores 😛 .

Appetite make wonderful clothing for all avatar sizes and shapes. Millie is a returning sponsor for the Fashion show and we couldn’t have been happier to have them with us again :))

Dal is wearing Appetite’s Clo crop top and E-Seni shorts having chosen colours from their fatpacks. Dal has also chosen Koba glasses from sacredsquare, Winry Lippy gloss by starQuake, and GeoZ’s Moon bag.

If you’d like to see more of Appetite’s most recent community inclusive pieces please check out their store using these links:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Heights/128/128/1 – Appetite SLurl.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/245507 – Appetite Marketplace store.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/appetitesl/ – Appetite Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/millieharlow.resident – Appetite Primfeed.

During the show event guests could also grab the awesome OwO gift Hoodie for free (thank you Millie) but I’ve heard it might be available again soon in store if you missed out…

Gloom make fantastic premium avatar skins and add-ons. We’d love to thank Dahvie for supporting not just the FSG Fashion show but also our community with their stunning work 🙂 .

Dal is modeling Gloom’s Boa Skin and Vex Empyrean Eyes; plus Dal has chosen the Yuu jacket from Kiru, Stray pants from TechnoFolk, and Auroa boots by Dazzling.

If you’d like to check out any of Gloom’s other awesome community inclusive item you can use the following links:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LondonMall/176/130/42 – Gloom SLurl.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/128410 – Gloom Marketplace store.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dahviegloom/ – Gloom Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/dahvie.gloom – Gloom Primfeed.

During the show guests were able to check out the Gloom vendor/sign to claim a free Yatamahime skin pack!! (thank you Dahvie). If you want to check out Gloom’s latest skin release head over to their store…

Sacred Square make awesome Second Life eyewear. Chise has sponsored Blacklist pride events in the past too and is beloved member of our community. 🙂 .

Dal is wearing the Horny Headband and Tomb sunglasses from sacredsquare. He’s added both the Macho jacket and Fuckboy jeans by Cordewa with Lucky boots from Avec Toi. (Esmi was alongside him but that was a surprise 😛 ) .

You can find more dazzling eye-wear from sacredsquare by checking out these links…

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Renzio/15/8/2 – sacredsquare SLurl.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/133402 – sacredsquare Marketplace store.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sacredsquare/ – sacredsquare Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/sacredsquare – sacredsquare Primfeed.

A big thank you to sacredsquare for giving a goody bag of eye-wear to all our Fashion Show models and staff :)) (thank you Chise!!!).

The latest sacredsquare release (Priim) was recently available at Cosmopolitan but if you missed it hopefully it will be in store ASAP…

As you can see Dal modeled for our first 3 sponsors. If you want to peek more of Dal’s amazing pics then please go check out their Primfeed:

https://www.primfeed.com/dalniente.resident

Our final show sponsor was starQuake Shapes & Beauty who make a range of avatar make-up and other beauty items (plus custom made avatar stickers). Ohh and you can find their in world store next door to FSG!

Jun is modeling the following starQuake products for you all: Taeyeon Eye Blush – v3 35% opacity; red, Essential Liners – pointed, Winry Lippy – full version, maroon.

If you want to peek more from starQuake please check out the following links:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/53/241/501 – starQuake SLurl.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/78887 – starQuake Marketplace store.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/196375662@N03/ – starQuake Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/starquake – starQuake Primfeed.

Our final huge sponsor thank you goes to Theo (hugs) who gave a free “Bee sticker set” to all of our guests at the show 🙂 .

If you head to Theo’s store now you can also check out this wonderful brand new shape:

How about we see our full line up of stunning fashion show models now? Although before we do that here’s the list of outfit categories which were chosen for this year’s show:

1: Picnic Perfection – it’s summer so we want to see what you’d wear for a delightful day out or to ward off that army of cartoon ants who just stole your hamper.

2: Beach Bums – bikinis, swimwear, budgie smugglers… strut your stuff on our catwalk in your favourite fashion. Extra credit if you do it in Baywatch slow motion!

3: Avatar Alter Ego – show us your alt style; for example: curvy diva, fantastic furry, super fit gym bro, or a femboy style we’d never expect from you. Surprise us.
(This doesn’t have to be the avatar you’re using during the rest of show so you can choose any body/avatar type).

4: Village People – construction worker, bike cop, er leather guy? There are loads more outfit options or show us the outfit you’d have worn to the YMCA or if you were In The Navy?

5: Model’s Choice – literally any outfit you want to show us as long as you’re using the same avatar as categories 1, 2 and 4. Be as creative as you want.

(The featured outfit pics for each model are Esmi’s chosen favourites and the outfit info is taken from my announcer notes used during the show).

Diavkha:

They are using ebody Reborn; we could be in for surprise here..

Dia is carrying a Bento Energy orb from GA? (I think) and is using a BeSpoke Fae Elfie with Elemental hair by Clover.

Want to see more of Dia then check out his Primfeed: https://www.primfeed.com/diavkha.resident

But also Dia was recently featured in a Second Life Youtube video about his stunning Second Life created comic Beyond Star:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuxSKFeWSF0
And if you want to buy the brand new updated issues in print form you can find them on Blurb: https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/11741711-beyond-star

Esmi:

Esmi is using the Anatomy Male (Fit) v1.0 body.

Esmi’s ensemble uses the Kall set from BOYS TO THE BONE, S24 Garden Sandals by CheerNo, and sponsor love here with the Prime glasses from sacredsquare :))

Check out Esmi on his Primfeed for oodles of awesome pics: https://www.primfeed.com/esmiel.posthorn

Gaby:

Gaby is using the Legacy body with V-tech chest mod.

Their bottoms are Salem’s Exotica bikini and that’s nicely paired with Shifuku’s Boho Chic lace dress and Caroline wedges by Seniha.

Peek Gaby on Primfeed using this link: https://www.primfeed.com/gabrielleval.resident

“Gaby Collage Raw” taken by Gaby and arranged by Esmi.

Jasper:

Jasper is using ebody Reborn.

Some love here for minuit with their Momomiya shorts combined with the Magica dress from Rosier -with a disabled chest slider. Jasper also has Woonie boots by Vincue, those classic Sati Fishnets by Lunar, and a heart eye patch from Cheezu.

Want to snoop Jasper’s Primfeed? I got you covered: https://www.primfeed.com/lil.reaper

Jun:

They’re using the Legacy male body.

Jun has chosen Jeanne pant boots from Milkbath with the Bunchan Jacket by Crybunbun. They’ve also chosen the Confident necklace from RAWR! and has a Vintage Microphone.

See more of Jun on their Primfeed: https://www.primfeed.com/jun.kuroda

Kelis:

Kelis is using the V-tech chest mod and ebody Reborn combo this time out.

His top is the enkeli gothkini bra and that’s paired with buffy’s siren skirt. Kelis has also sneaked the classic Insanya thong into his ensemble and has yalla heels from Supernatural. Two pairs of sunglasses to finish off the look? Chandra’s salome and Rawr!’s torment sets respectively.

Do you like mayonnaise? Then here’s the Primfeed you need: https://www.primfeed.com/kelisquinzel.resident

Keoni:

They’re using ebody Reborn with the V-tech chest mod.

Keoni has a full ensemble from Dernier here. Their Mia Blazer and Pants plus Evenlynn Stilettos. They’ve also opted for a Gadjus fur stole by Rowne, and Melissa clutch bag from Mosquito’s Way.

If you love a sweet dutch-angled pic check out Keoni’s Primfeed: https://www.primfeed.com/keoniio.resident

Ky:

They’re using the Legacy body with the V-tech chest mod.

So Ky has two items from Soapberry; their Himitsu Shibari top and thong, and two items from Insomnia Angel; their Sailor collar and Self Panchira skirt. Plus a first appearance on the show for Asteroidbox I think with their Flora boots. They’ve accessorised it all with a Heart breaker hat from Masoom and Amu pasties from Minuit.

You can find Ky’s Primfeed posts here: https://www.primfeed.com/panda.bae/

Moira:

Moira is using a Flat chest mod and Maitreya Lara body.

Moira’s ensemble consists of a sweet dress – Samira by Pixicat – plus Lindy’s Naria sandals in white.

I don’t know if Moira has a Primfeed yet so here’s their Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188207567@N05/

Nero:

Nero is using the ebody Reborn and V-tech chest mod with Vestra shredded abs.

More from CLBlue here as Nero is showing off their suspender pants along with Valentine’s classic Bonnie jacket. We’ve also got Leo boots from Skellybones and a Biker cap from COX.

Do you like sausages? https://www.primfeed.com/massive.sausage

Semy:

So I didn’t model technically. I did sneak in some outfit changes during the show though and Esmi took some pics for me too 😛 (hugs Esmi!).

You can find my lazy Primfeed here: https://www.primfeed.com/semyaza.meridoc

Stacey:

They are using Ebody Reborn and the V-tech chest mod.

Stacey is the first to wear Oracle clothing today with their Jisoo bikini paired up with Fluffy flip-flops from Lunar. Looks like Stacey brought a float along too :)) So they won’t need saving by our lifeguards?

Sweet Stacey Primfeed goodness here: https://www.primfeed.com/staceybliss.resident

Theo:

They’re using ebody Reborn and the V-tech chest mod.

More love for Minuit here as Theo has chosen their Raimu outfit set plus their Sonomi Garter for Maze and added Charly heels by Cult. Theo’s wings are 02 by Doe and they’re wearing a Halo by 13ACT.

Want more Theo? On Primfeed? https://www.primfeed.com/lore.olivieri

Zely:

Zely’s using ebody Reborn.

Two pieces from Vagrant here as Zely is wearing their Gabby top and jeans with Cryptor footwear by L’Emporio&PL. We can also see JPK’s Engineer belt and omg is that the return of the Drildo?!

No link here for Zely as they’re taking a break from pic posting. All the love in the world for my fellow Meridoc though; always 🙂 .

Wow… that was a lot of work putting all of that together but whether it’s this blog or the show itself we couldn’t have done it without the contributions from all the amazing community members I’ve mentioned above. Specifically this time around a huge thank you goes to Esmi though who has been the backbone of the Fashion Show. He modeled, built a venue, took all of the amazing pics plus so much more. Love you Mr. Posthorn-Amare! 🙂 .

Semy Says… So what’s next?

Well we’re entering a little quiet period for a week or three. Of course we’ll have FSG Thursdays every week with our team of sweet DJs and Dal has some super fun game/movie night plans coming up – keep an eye on the discord server for more info please :p .

Oh and at the end of next month we have Blacklist’s Halloween celebration coming up which is always a highlight of the year… Plus I might even be DJing at this one!! See you all soon 🙂 .

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Semy Says… Sui Spa!!!

Hey everyone it’s that time again when I have stuff and things to tell you about 🙂 . Although most of this blog won’t be my words this time because someone else can say it better – we’ll get to that later – so here we go…

As always before we get into the huge new news, info, and mini features about some of our wonderful community members I need to share info you might find helpful if you’re new to my blog or FSG (Femboy Style Guide):

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW Flickr Group).

https://semysays.com/2024/05/01/semy-says-saturday-slapdown-raw/ – my previous blog entry.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – Femboy Style Guide SLurl.

As always if you visit FSG look out for the handy teleport pads which are also sign posted. There might even be new additions to the spots you can visit which this mysterious Cat isn’t sharing here (OK it’s an old pic lol):

So if you missed it (I hope you didn’t) at the start of this month (June 1st) we opened our brand new exclusive members only location Sui Spa 🙂 . We had an awesome launch party with Esmi and London as DJs; folks got to explore Sui Spa and discover the stunning location Esmi had built plus anyone who joined the group has lifetime access (don’t worry you can join too if you want).

The idea for Sui was born out of wanting a Second Life spa location that feels more community driven and friendly. I know there are other SL spa locations but we felt a more LGBTQAI+ welcoming place was needed; hopefully Sui Spa will be that for you too. Anyhow rather than ramble on I’m going to share some important Sui Spa info – and pics of course – then let Esmi’s words tell you how Sui came to be because it really was/is a passion project for him.

(By the way a huge thank you to everyone who has visited and taken pics at Sui. I’ll be sharing shots below which have been submitted to our Flickr group).

https://www.flickr.com/groups/sui/pool/ – Sui Spa Flickr Group.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/216/17/21 – Sui Spa SLurl.

Sui Spa Tour video.

Esmi’s thoughts about Sui Spa:

I have a lot to say about this place we’ve built. Things I need to explain and this feels like the best place to do it. So here goes..

I want to talk about three or maybe four key moments in the development and creation of Sui that really stand out to me as important. Once we had settled on a theme – a Japanese Onsen-style affair – we searched for a name and Semy found “Sui”.

But what is Sui?

“Sui is one of the five Godai the fundamental elements of the world; its simplest definition is simply “water’” but it also “represents the fluid, flowing, and the formless things in the world. Outside of the obvious example of rivers and the lake, plants are also categorized under sui, as they adapt to their environment, growing and changing according to the direction of the sun and the changing seasons. Blood and other bodily fluids are represented by sui, as are mental or emotional tendencies towards adaptation and change. Sui can be associated with thought, defensiveness, adaptability, flexibility, suppleness, and magnetism.”

(Quotation taken from: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godai_(Japanese_philosophy)) )

At the time Semy was coming to terms with their non-binary feelings so when you couple that with the general idea of our community being queer and trans this name seemed to fit a little bit too perfectly to pass on. So Sui Spa was born!

The second important moment was getting a parcel on the Burning Island sim; right beside Sheboys, Blacklist and FSG. It was very important to us that we kept that sense of community and togetherness that having a close geographic location could provide.

The third moment was about halfway through the build where I truly began to grasp the enormity of this undertaking and started to feel some pressure. It took a long time to put Sui together; with the opening date pushed back by a month or two eventually – simply because everything rested on me – and it was a lot. I had a weeks long break where I didn’t even look at the build and part of me very much wanted to ditch it altogether. Another part of me was panicking that I’d build it all and then PBR would come along and make the whole thing obsolete. I am very glad it hasn’t – so far anyway – although another part of me was panicking that we wouldn’t find enough stuff to fill the build.

Eventually I got back to it after some gentle nudging from Semy and I am glad I did.

https://gyazo.com/02827bf27ab9976bba4b24314c489b9c – Jade and Ceebee practicing blade dancing at Sui Spa -shared in the FSG Discord by Ceebee!

The fourth moment where things really came together was during the last week before the opening when I’d finally nailed the EEP and entrance experience just how I wanted. If you visit Sui and use the Shared Environment EEP (which I recommend) you will see Mount Fuji hanging over the red entrance torii. This single feature is so important to me – way beyond words – but I’ll try to explain it here.

A few years ago I was lucky enough to visit Tokyo, Kamakura and Kawaguchi in Japan over the course of a week. The entire aesthetic of Sui is taken from a couple of temples in Kamakura ( https://www.kamakura-zuisenji.or.jp/ https://www.hasedera.jp/ ). Whilst at Kawaguchi I was lucky enough to spend a day basking in the perfect view of Mount Fuji; to some people it is just a mountain but to me it’s the most beautiful, most perfect thing I have ever seen and I actually feel quite emotional just typing this now when I think about how important that day was.

Nailing the EEP; replacing the Moon texture with an image of Mt Fuji so it can watch calmly over Sui meant the world to me because I could now share how that view made me feel. The peace and happiness I experience looking back on that day; if I can just provide a visitor with the tiniest fraction of that moment – then it was all worth it.

Sui might just be pixels, prims, and poses to some people but really it contains very personal meaningful parts of me – core memories and emotions that still reduce me to tears five years after my visit – that I hope you feel to some degree when you come to Sui.

The fifth and final moment I want to talk about is the opening party. With everything leading up to that moment the pressure was real – so real – but the feedback from everyone was so positive and watching people wander around and explore what I’d built was the best feeling ever. So thank you; all of you. I am overwhelmed at the response to Sui and everyone’s comments have made the stress and pressure so worth it in the end. Sui is the best thing I have built in almost 18 years of Second Life; using every part of my knowledge and experience in landscaping and I am truly proud of it. Thank you once again for being part of it.

What’s next for Sui?

The build is mainly settled for now. It will slowly evolve here and there as new items are released and I gradually add them; replacing some older parts. I hope eventually to have many more sitting spots built into the fabric of the central pool area. I’m also going to continuously work on the EEPs with a view to one day having a full day cycle implemented and make the EEPs available to members to take away with them. We’re also hoping to get one or two more sponsor items to compliment the already wonderful shades that Chise of sacredsquare made for us – at very short notice; bless her – that we are eternally grateful for.

I am going to close this with some pics from my trip to Japan but before that I want to say thank you to Semy; for nudging me when I needed nudging, inspiring me when I needed inspiring, and for being an amazing friend and making Sui possible.

Lovely words from Esmi there. It truly means the world to me that I got to be part of such an awesome creative journey for him which resulted in a location that is so serenely stunning. We both hope you’ll visit Sui Spa soon and enjoy it as much as we do.

Handily Esmi mentioned earlier that Chise (from sacredsquare) made some awesome Sui Edition sunglasses – all members can claim a pair from the vendor next to the entrance torii – because firstly that was wonderful of Chise but secondly it’s a great way for me to move onto the other topic for this blog which is highlighting the amazing things some of our community members have been doing/creating…

Chise’s store sacredsquare sells stunning sunglasses for Second Life and she’s a long time regular at all sorts of community events and parties so I asked her to tell me about things she has been doing (plus has planned). I’ll share her words next…

“sacredsquare. Original, sleek, minimalistic style. Made with time and love.

I will be participating in the Cosmopolitan this month the 10th through the 22nd of June with an all new release:

Later this month I will have a booth with freebies again at the Blacklist Pride and of course I will be returning as a sponsor for the FSG Fashion Show later this year.

“sacredsquare store at The Continental” by Chise.

And I will be participating in the Spoonful of Sugar Event in September – with all sales going to Doctors Without Borders, an amazing organization that is of importance to me in RL as well.”

If you want to know more about sacredsquare or even go and buy a gorgeous pair of Chise’s sunglasses here are some links you might find handy:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sacredsquare/ – sacredsquare Flickr Group.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Renzio/15/7/22 – sacredsquare SLurl.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/133402 – sacredsquare Marketplace.

But there’s more… Geo (one of our epic FSG Thursdays DJs) recently started creating items in Second Life and has a new Marketplace store.

You can find her awesome and super varied collection of items using the following link:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/259831 – GeoZ Marketplace.

Chise and Geo knew that I was going to feature them in this blog so I thought why not surprise someone by featuring a third wonderful community member and the things they have been doing…

If you don’t know Theo already then you totally should. They have two awesome blogs which help keep us all up to date with fashion releases – especially for flat chest variant users.

https://queerbodysl.wordpress.com/ – for V-tech, Lara X flat, Maitreya flat, and Kups Flat.

https://boybodysl.wordpress.com/ – for Anatomy Body.

You can also peek Theo on Flickr where they have just posted some Pride eyeliners: https://www.flickr.com/photos/196375662@N03/

Or check out their Marketplace store: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/78887

They’re also creating sweet custom HD digital avatar stickers so if you fancy seeing yourself in sticker form now is the time to drop Theo a message.

Seeing as I was mentioning community members I decided to share a lovely shot taken by Dal 🙂

Anyhow before we get to my final comments I’d like to share stuff that’s happening or coming soon…

I’ll be DJing on the 26th as part of one of two “Femboy Style Guide Takeover” days during Blacklist Pride week!! Hopefully you can make it to as many of the sets as possible as Blacklist Pride is one of the highlights of the year – plus all the DJs are amazing – and there will be another super unique build specially created for the week.

We’ll also be announcing the winners of the Pride Photo contest on the 27th during the party! If you haven’t entered already don’t worry; you still have time. All the rules and info are posted in the FSG discord sever:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1108354336523817021/1246800169790476300

“Blacklist presents the opening of the Cats & Birds Club” by Gaby.

There’s more huge news though!! Today another wonderful neighbouring community venue opens on the Burning Desire island sim. I’ve had a quick sneak preview and the Cats and Birds Club is going to be a glamorous addition to the collection of clubs – plus Gaby’s gallery of photos is a delight by the way – so hopefully I’ll see you there for the launch later today at 12pm SLT.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/87/117/3005

“Kelis wearing Killjoy V-tech” by Kelis.

Semy Says…

(So I didn’t have a recent photo of me I haven’t already shared so you can all peek at Kelis instead 😛 ).

Anyway back to my final thoughts… It’s been a busy few months. I had to take a bit of a break after Sui opened just to recharge mentally (and do some gaming) but it’s great to be back in the swing of things now. There’s awesome stuff coming up over the next few weeks and once Pride month ends I’ll be sharing the date and other news about the FSG Fashion show!

Take care you bunch of beautiful people xoxox.

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Semy Says… Saturday Slapdown: Raw!!!

“FSG Saturday Slapdown: Raw” poster by Esmi.

Hey folks!! It’s been a few weeks/months (?) since my last blog so here we are… This one will be a little shorter though but I’m going to share pics and stuff from our recent event!! But first here comes the FSG info:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW Flickr Group).

https://semysays.com/2024/03/07/semy-says-madys-new-club-contests-and-catbois/ – My previous blog entry.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – Femboy Style Guide SLurl.

As always if you visit FSG look out for the handy teleport pads which are also sign posted. There might even be new additions to the spots you can visit which this mysterious Cat isn’t sharing here (OK it’s an old pic lol):

Before I get into the event info I need to apologise; in my last few blogs I included the option to click on a pic to enlarge it because people wanted that. Sadly WordPress (the blog site I use) has removed that option from the tools available to me (or hidden it) and I just can’t work out how to do it anymore 😦 .

But event stuff anyway!!

Last month on the 20th of April we held our first ever “FSG Saturday Slapdown: Raw” party/event 🙂 . The folks at the Blacklist Bunker had let us pinch one of their weekend party slots so Esmi, Dal, and Diavkha came up with a new concept using a Second Life fighting game system. An announcement was posted in the FSG discord server and fighters were asked to sign up. The team then built an awesome fight arena/party area and “Saturday Slapdown: Raw” was born!

As with all FSG and Blacklist events we wanted the full party vibe though so we had two DJs: London; who played a banging set full of rock, metal, and other adrenaline pumping tracks. Oh and me; I played a synthwavey set which included some beat-em-up video game and wrestling inspired tunes 😉 .

Oh and if missed the show or want to hear my set again? Here’s a link to the full version (I had to leave a few tracks out during the event):

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/evqvp4eyi4wn2p7rd6zvu/Saturday-Slapdown.wav?rlkey=1lapjhuu13wl9mdqek4j60u5z&st=cbuqs2ph&dl=0

Dal even performed as our ring announcer/ring boi/fight commentator and was channeling WWE Attitude era Jim Ross at points (if you know you know).

We had 6 fighters sign up initially plus 2 wildcard slots (which were open to folks attending the event) for an 8 person tournament bracket. Esmi even made some sweet fighter card pics…

The awesome fighter line-up was completed by Gabbabae and Pear who both bravely stepped up on the night as untrained wildcard fighters!

The fight results were as following…

Quarter Finals:

Geo defeated Dia, Eden defeated Esmi, Kelis defeated Oaklyn, and Gabbabae defeated Pear.

Semi Finals:

Kelis defeated Geo and Eden defeated Gabbabae.

Third place match and Final:

Geo defeated Gabbabe to claim third place. Kelis defeated Eden to become the first ever FSG Saturday Slapdown: Raw Champion!!

Prizes for the top 3 places were:

1st Kelis – L$1500
2nd Eden – L$1000
3rd Geo – L$750

Luckily none of our combatants required medical attention even though we had a nurse at ringside…

If you want to see more event pics from fight night please head on over to the FSG Discord server as Daxia grabbed loads more than I’ve shared here (including some fight video clips). This link will take you to the channel:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/975172116121022496/1231327045544443944

We think everyone had an awesome time and the turnout for a new event was epic (the crowd energy was wild!) so we’ll plan for FSG Saturday Slapdown: Raw to return in the future!! Maybe next time with a bigger fighter roster 🙂 I think it’s best if I let Dal – who was our announcer after all – have the final say on how the event went though:

“Personally – I’d like to thank everyone who attended our event. It was great seeing both communities come together and enjoy the fruits of our labor. It was great seeing everyone have a ton of fun. I’d also like to thank our admin team for making this happen. It’s amazing what we can do as a team when we come together. A big thank you to Dia for helping us plan, build and host Slapdown on their land. All in all it was an amazing time.”

Time for other FSG news and things though…

So in recent weeks Blacklist DJs Esmi and Lexie have both been playing one set a month at either the FSG Penthouse or Mady’s Playground which has been huge for us at FSG. A big thank you to them both and to the Blacklist Crew for letting their DJs guest at our locations!!

We’ve also expanded our FSG Thursdays DJ line-up!! After a super fun debut set a couple of weeks back Kelis has joined the team and will be playing on a three week rotation with our other epic DJs Moira and Geo 🙂 .

Don’t forget to join us this Thursday at 12pm SLT for Geo’s set!

There’s more though!!

Last month I played a Friday set during more USA friendly hours and seeing as that was super well received we’re doing it again. This time London is going to guest DJ and having seen her set list I can promise it’s going to be awesome! She’ll be at Mady’s Playground (@ Femboy Style Guide) on Friday the 3rd of January at 6pm SLT. Keep an eye on the server for more info.

Blacklist will also be hosting a party this Saturday at 12pm SLT; join the gang at Sheboys as Sandra and Daxia will be DJing!! 🙂 .

Semy Says…

We’ve got more things being planned and some fun new projects in the pipeline for the next few months (the Fashion Show date for later this year has been set but it’s a secret ;P ). That said our team is going to slow down a little bit for the next month so we can work on stuff for the future and just enjoy time in Second Life. I’ll be back with more news before long though 🙂 .

See you all soon at the upcoming parties!! Hugs xoxox.

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Semy Says… Mady’s New Club, Contests, and Catbois,

Hey!! It’s been a few weeks. I wasn’t well and just didn’t have the energy for blog writing but a lot has happened recently for FSG and Second Life so time to catch up 😉 But before all of that here come the links:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW Flickr Group).

https://semysays.com/2024/01/09/semy-says-goodbye-2023-hello-2024/ – My previous blog entry.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – Femboy Style Guide SLURL.

As always if you visit FSG look out for the handy teleport pads which are also sign posted. There might even be new additions to the spots you can visit which this mysterious Cat isn’t sharing here (OK it’s an old pic lol):

One super sweet thing you’ll see when visiting The Penthouse @ FSG is that Esmi has added a pic display of our FSG admin team…

Those are the sweet full avatar images above but why not share the individual pics right?

I really love these shots and it’s awesome to be displayed alongside some of my best friends in the whole of Second Life. I hope you can excuse my narcissism in wanting to share 😛 .

OK before I talk about all the fun stuff that happened recently I want to cover something important which we addressed in a server post but it’s possible you all might have missed that. Rather than write it all out again I’ll copy the post here…

“The admin team have discussed the recent Medium article regarding Second Life and we’ve decided it is something we need to address so our community here fully understands our stance/rules related to what has been revealed in said article. For context if you haven’t read it I suggest you do however please be warned it isn’t a nice read at all and some folks may feel triggered by the content within it.

To be clear and succinct our stance as a team, server, and community has always been that any aspects of ageplay or any of the actions discussed within the Medium article are not and will never be accepted, allowed, or tolerated within our community in Second Life or here in the server. We pride ourselves on the fact we have built an inclusive, welcoming, and safe space for all Second Life users to be part of especially the LGBTQAI+ community (which this server was always designed to support).

We’re deeply saddened that allegedly Linden Lab appears to have allowed awful things to go unchecked on their platform but we’re also aware that when such awful things are revealed that a segment of any society may use them as a reason/excuse to attack LGBTQAI+ community members. To that end we wish to not only remind everyone of the server rules – which have been updated to make our stance on ageplay even clearer but also to reassure that this is a safe space for all of us and will remain so.

I’m keenly aware having spent most of my time in Second Life identifying/presenting as a femboy that there will be people who don’t understand how some members of the LGBTQAI+ community choose to present/identify and that there will be some bigots who use these recent awful revelations to try and attack our community members; we will not tolerate such actions here. This space will always remain safe for you all.

Regards

Semy, Mady, Esmi, and Dal.”

(Please note that since I wrote the above Discord post Medium has updated their site with a 410 error and the original post is no longer available to read https://medium.com/@dantesedmond1844/the-reality-of-second-lifes-ageplay-problem-73de059b4af4 ).

Anyhow moving on…

So as you’ll see by the awesome event poster (at the start of this blog entry) we recently relaunched Mady’s Playground at FSG!! Mady was hard at work for several weeks getting her new club build just right and it’s an amazing sci-fi (Babylon 5 and The Expanse) inspired space with loads of little surprises hidden in it. Want to go and peek? Here’s the SLurl:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/192/2753 – Mady’s Playground.

We decided that before we got to the launch party it would be nice to build a little bit of hype with a couple of extra events. So as you can see that sneaky cat has been prowling around again and brought some more riddles with it. If you want to see all the of the riddles and who solved them all please go peek at the channel in the FSG Discord server:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1164208826883526819/1204494105896558683

But I’ll share Dal’s faves below.

This time the riddles came in pairs…

Walking the wastes makes you wish for strange things
The heatstroke might make you sing with the Kings
But there’s a refreshing beverage, I tell you fella
Just stay away from that gross sarsaparilla.

Your crunchy texture, oh so nice,
Your taste, a symphony of spice,
From salty to sweet, you shine,
A snack to make the heart entwine.

In its flashy display, a story is told
Of dreams fulfilled and desires sold
An invitation to a world unseen
A world of glamour, of luxury, of pristine.

But beyond the facade, a truth whispers low
Of consumerism’s grip, of values in tow
In the relentless pursuit of wants and needs
We forget the essence of what truly feeds.

In the flickering lights, a dance unfolds
A ballet of bytes, a story untold
Of connections made, of networks strong
In this chamber of data, where minds belong.

But there was more!!! We also had a Mady’s Playground reopening photo contest 🙂 . We asked folks to take pics at the new club and here are the winners…

Kat won L$500 for his gravity defying shot.

Jade picked up L$750 for this steamy pic.

L$1000 went to Jasper for this epic cybertastic photo.

And of course on Saturday the 10th of Feb Mady’s reopened officially! Geo and London played two fantastic DJ sets and oodles of you joined us. But if you missed the party here’s some pics 😛 .

More FSG stuff though? There was!!! Dal has been busy recently organising community art projects and field trips. The art project – which was based around members adding items to the background – was western themed this time. Here’s a few member pics…

(I actually don’t know who took these so please let me know if it was you!)

Dal also arranged a FSG Field trip to a super cool location called Once Upon a Time. Everything was macro sized so those who went along were able to blend in with the objects there Toy Story style. Gallery coming below…

(I’ll fill the SLurl info in here when Dal tells me lol)

(If I’ve used anyone’s photos without crediting you please let me know and I’ll add the info after publishing this blog entry).

I have used lots of pics taken by Esmi and Dal of course so please find links to their Flickr accounts below:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dal_niente/

So what’s coming up FSG event, quest, mission, er thing wise in the future? Well honestly there’s some stuff I can’t tell you everything about quite yet but I’ll tease some dates… On Saturday the 23rd of March FSG DJs (Esmi, Geo and I) will be playing an hour set each at a Blacklist Bunker event; I’ll even have a mini quiz during my set 😛 . And we’ve just started planning for another brand new Saturday event on the 20th of April; keep an eye on the server for a post about that in the coming weeks.

Two immediately important dates for you though…

Today Thursday the 7th of March at 12pm SLT! Geo debuts as a regular DJ for FSG Thursdays at Mady’s Playground! She’ll be playing alternate weeks now along with Moira so there will be a party every Thursday 🙂 .

This Saturday (the 9th of March) at 12pm SLT the Blacklist Bunker Crew are hosting an event at the Trouble sim. Lupe and Daxia will be DJing. Keep an eye on in world groups and the server as the LM and SLurl will be sent out just before the party kicks off!

One of our rooms at the FSG Penthouse is getting redecorated and Esmi needs your help!! Please read his following message:

“Spring has sprung at the Femboy Penthouse: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/209/1259 and we’re having a bit of a refresh design-wise!

We’re looking for some new art to hang in the Kitten Room, and figured why not ask you peeps to help us out?

So I’m announcing the mini-not-quite-a-contest-thing “The FSG Catboi Photo Invitational.” (Not strictly for bois!)

Pics can be any size and shape and taken anywhere
Must include cat ears and/or tail
Any gender allowed
Not too lewd (no bare crotches on show)
Pics of avis that may be deemed underage will not be accepted
Best five pics will be judged by admins and be hung in the Kitten Room at the penthouse for at least a year.
Our favourite pic gets a profile portrait done by Esmiel (with theme etc of your choice)
Closes Friday 16th March!
Send your entries to Esmiel, Semy, Mady or Dal and they will be posted in the ⁠photo-invitationals channel for all to see!”

Semy says…

I’m a little exhausted finishing this blog today; mostly my fault I should have done one sooner so this one didn’t have so much in it but I was exhausted lol. Seriously though we’ve had so much amazing stuff happening as part of the whole FSG project that I’m a bit overwhelmed. It’s been over 2 years since I wrote my first blog about FSG and so much has happened and changed since.

( https://semysays.com/2022/01/15/semy-says-femboy-style-guide/ first FSG blog ).

I’ve also just checked and this will be my nineteenth blog which maybe doesn’t seem much to some folks but it does to me. We’ll have to come up with something extra special for the main feature of the twentieth!

See you epic peeps at the upcoming parties!! Love you 🙂

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Semy Says… Goodbye 2023, hello 2024!

Welcome to 2024 folks! I wonder what it will bring… well how about we see what the end of 2023 brought us and then we’ll tease what’s coming in 2024? :) Before we get there I ought to share some FSG related info if you’re new to my blog though.

Here come the links…

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW Flickr Group).

https://semysays.com/2023/11/25/semy-says-riddles-spooky-birthdays-changes/ – My previous blog entry.

Ohh and if you want to visit our location in Second Life:

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – Femboy Style Guide SLurl.

If you want to explore all the different areas at our parcel look for the signs and handy teleport pads then select your destination from the menu. As demonstrated by this mysterious cat who will return soon…

So what was our awesome community doing around Christmas time and New year..?

Well to start with Esmi Claus arranged our largest ever group photo (with help from Dia who built an awesome backdrop)! Thirteen of our wonderful community members – and my doggy – in our favourite festive looks; so organising it must have been like herding cats lol. It turned out so great though! The question is what can we do to beat the record number with a future group pic?

Dal’s Riddle Hunt also returned for the holiday season!! With an array of deviously difficult rhyming conundrums to tease our server members. They just had to be the first to take a pic next to the hidden gingerbread men to win a prize; plus whomever found the most during Dal’s 12 days of Christmas questions won an extra L$500 :) If you want to see all the riddles I’ll share the link below but I’m also going to feature some of Dal’s best…

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1164208826883526819/1184224501442035762 – FSG Riddle Hunt Discord Channel link.

Golden liquid, glistening bright
Bubbling up with a ferocious might
It cooks as if magic, the scent doth rise
Filling the air with a savory surprise
Savor this moment before I’m plunged in the heat
This cookie will come out smelling like potatoes and meat.

Floating in a world of wonder, where the impossible reigns
A sight to behold, beyond mortal chains
There’s living gold on the ceiling, it’s so serene
Bodies glimmer bright, like precious gems from a dream

Their round gold bodies dart and dance in an endless spree
Swimming across the ceiling so effortlessly
While I just sink and get soggy
These celestial beings just wiggle their bodies.

In this metal cell
I find my own personal hell
A bell will mark my doom
Through thermal convection
I’m baked to perfection
While the beans start to bloom
So please liberate me
Don’t have me with tea
I’m stale and not fit to consume.

It was a close contest and Dal had to come up with a devious tie-breaker to end it all but Cuteboy won in the end. A huge well done to everyone who took part though! I have a feeling we might see that mysterious cat again; hiding Easter eggs maybe…

There was also a huge milestone moment for one of our very own FSG team just before Christmas (December 14th) as Esmi reached 1000 followers on Flickr!!

If you want to see more of Esmi’s stunning shots peek his Flickr here…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel/

Oh and speaking of stunning shots in the lead up to Christmas we had our annual FSG Festive Photo contest! If you’d like to see all the rule info and all the superb entries then scoot over to the discord server with this handy link but I’m going to feature the prize winners here too 😉

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1038914821187440660/1178741402805481492 – FSG Festive Photo Contest Discord Channel Link.

We had two extra prize winners; both of whom scooped up L$500 prizes.

The top 3 prize winners were awarded L$500, L$750, and L$1000 respectively. Although I have to share something that we totally missed whilst judging…

Cuteboy took a super lovely pic and won a third place prize; it’s a super cute shot but when you scroll through the channel the resolution looks different to all the other entries. That’s our fault as judges we totally missed it; usually we spot it and just ask the pic taker to resubmit in 1024 by 1024 as per the rules. We fucked up though so we thought it would be fair to choose an alternative co-third place prize winner and also award them L$500 (I’ll send it their way later today!). Congrats to river who gets the extra prize 🙂

Most importantly the FSG Admin team has chatted and when we announce the next photo contest we’ll relax the resolution rule so you can all enjoy extra creative photo taking freedom! OK here come Second and First place…

Bwian defended his Festive Photo contest crown and became our first ever two time photo contest winner; huge congrats!! Oh and honestly a huge well done to everyone who entered; the standard was seriously high, super tough to judge, and we’re looking forward to announcing our next photo contest and seeing what you all come up with 😛

We made it to the new year though! Hello 2024 🙂 . What’s been going on though? Well London posted this in the FSG server…

That’s a pretty uncanny Funko Pop London right?

So anyhow I instantly became obsessed and headed over to the site to create some of us 😛 (I’m not a huge AI fan but this seems like the harmless fun type of thing that it’s amusing for). Here’s the link (if you want to make your own) plus I’ll follow it with some of our server members in Funko form (some generated by me and some by themselves):
https://designer.microsoft.com/image-creator?p=Funko+figure+of+%5Ban+activity+or+role%5D%2C+%5Bfemale+or+male%5D%2C+called+%5BName%5D%2C+wearing+a+%5Bspecific+clothes+and+glasses%5D%2C+%5Bspecific+hair%5D+and+has+%5Baccessories%5D.+Holding+a+%5Bsomething%5D.+The+Funko+is+displayed+inside+a+Funko+box+with+%5Btext%5D+text+and+%5Blogo%5D+logo+for+the+box%2C+allowing+visibility+of+the+figure%2C+typography%2C+3D+render

Dal also organised a special FSG group outing to a surprise sim – which turned out to be “Just a Dream” by Cica Ghost – this will hopefully be the first of many little extra FSG event, mission, quest, er things… So keep your eyes on the server to see what Dal comes up with next 😉 . Here’s a little gallery of snaps which members grabbed whilst they were there…

Dal has also been catching up with members of our community and taking some gorgeous shots with them; here’s a few examples…

If you want to peek at more of Dal’s pics you can do here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dal_niente/

Ohh and if you missed the announcement in discord Dal has joined the FSG Admin team!! So you know there are going to be loads more cool ideas to come.

Semy says… Have we caught up on everything? I think/hope so. But what’s coming next you’re asking right? Well… Some things I can only tease but Mady is currently rebuilding her club at FSG which is super exciting; once she’s finished we’ll have a relaunch party for sure. Plus Esmi and I (mostly Esmi really) are currently hard at work on another secret project which we think folks will love; we’ll have more news in the coming weeks.

What I can tell you more about though are the FSG connected events coming up at the epic Blacklist Bunker!

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/36/97/1524 – The Blacklist Bunker Slurl.

https://discord.com/invite/kJzjTZWP2q – The Blacklist Bunker Discord server invite link.

Later this month (the 27th) we’re co-promoting a special music and quiz party (I’ve written some devious quiz questions) which will have prizes!! Ohh and I’ll be DJing on the 17th with a very different set to my usual so I hope you can join us for that.

And of course this Saturday the 13th it’s Lupe vs London at 12pm SLT in a Blacklist B-Girl DJ battle live @ Trouble!!

But before all of those events our very own DJ Esmi makes his return to the Blacklist Bunker!!

See you there on the 10th at 12pm SLT!

All my love; Semy xoxox

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Semy Says… Riddles, Spooky, Birthdays, & Changes.

It’s almost Christmas!! OK it isn’t but December is around the corner so what’s been going on? Loads of stuff; literally oodles actually so it’s quite a bit to cover. So let me get the usual links and things out of the way and we’ll get to it…

(Oh before I forget!! You should be able to click on the blog pics to enlarge them now :P).

Firstly if you’re new to my blog or have never heard of FSG (Femboy Style Guide) then I’ll add links below for our Discord Server and Flickr Groups; plus a link to my last blog which covered the recent FSG Fashion show:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server Link.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG X (NSFW Flickr Group).

https://semysays.com/2023/10/27/semy-says-fsg-fashion-show-october-2023/ – FSG Fashion Show Blog.

Hopefully you’ll want to visit our Second Life location having peeked at all that 🙂 So here’s a handy SLurl:

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – FSG SLurl.

If you want to explore all the different areas at our parcel look for the signs and handy teleport pads then select your destination from the menu. As demonstrated by this mysterious cat who has been prowling around lately:

That’s a seamless topic transition right? So now we can talk about Dal’s FSG Riddle Hunt that happened in the weeks running up to Halloween. If you want to read the rules and see all of the entries please head to the channel here in our Discord: https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1164208826883526819 but here I thought I’d share some of Dal’s riddles and the pics submitted by the winners who all claimed a L$ prize for being the first to solve them. Here we go:

Tickled pink I wait at an Oasis
I see plenty of cuties on a daily basis
While my skin is bare and I’m no threat
Running around me leave to regret.
Shallow or deep I see it all
Join my two frog friends and have a ball.

Round and round and round I float,
master of this ocean but not quite a boat
locked at port
but still i move
I’m twisting about
to this beach themed groove.

In the days of old my shape marked spots for gold
but now it causes weaker subs to fold.
For some reason I’m named after a saint
but my wood is bare, eager for paint
Come quickly and seek me if you please
I’m tucked away in a room of sleaze.

Seek me out where three tips come together.
People think I’m exotic due to my umami flavor.
I’m a dish which you might order on a date
Tip me too far and I’ll roll off the plate.
Just like the “tips” there are three flavors of me
But if I exceed room temp I’ll taste yucky.

Lastly I thought I’d share the controversial “misplaced riddle” which was so sneaky it was solved twice by both Rath and Dia:

I lounge by the beach but my contents are pale
If I get too warm the patrons will wail
I’m bubbly and not too stout
But consume too much of me and you’re sure to shout
I’ll be waiting here with my cold friends
Hopefully you’ll find me before this hunt ends.

That’s just a small selection of Dal’s puzzling poems 🙂 Dia solved the most over the course of the competition and won a grand prize!! We hope everyone had a great time. Oh and keep an eye on the channel because I’ve heard Dal has some festive riddling plans coming up.

Before we get to Halloween partying a few of us managed to get together and take a seasonal group pic. The version above is by Esmi and you can see more of his shots if you peek his Flickr here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel

Dia also took some individual shots which I’ll share below. You can peek his Flickr here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha

The end of the Riddle Hunt coincided with Halloween and several days of parties with the Blacklist Bunker Crew and their awesome DJs. I’m going to share some of Daxia’s sweet /spooky/spoopy pics here but if you want to see them all (there are so many!!) you should join the Blacklist Discord server using the following link:

https://discord.com/invite/kJzjTZWP2q – The Blacklist Bunker Discord.

That really is just a tiny rather random tease of all the shots posted in the server so please go peek at the rest. Or if you want to visit the the Blacklist Bunker – which has a DJ 5 days a week at 12pm SLT – you can using this handy SLurl:

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/36/97/1524 – The Blacklist Bunker.

Keep an eye on in world groups too though because they have special events every couple of weeks like the recent mau5list takeover which was an absolute audio and visual treat!

There’s even more stuff which happened recently though… FSG is two years old!! So we had an anniversary party and photo contest to celebrate! If you want to see all the photo contest entries please peek here in Discord but I’ll share the winners below:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1164208786915991674

London and I both got to DJ for a super fun party and it was wonderful to see so many of you there to join us in celebrating 2 years of FSG 🙂 This might be the last big party we have at Mady’s as she’s been thinking about a rebuild but that’s exciting news as hopefully in a few weeks we’ll see what awesome build she’s got planned next.

Time for some photo contest winners though… we started with a couple of extra prize winners who both scooped up L$500.

Our top 3 scooped up prizes of L$500, L$750, and L$1000. Here they are:

A huge thank you to everyone who took part; we loved all the pics and choosing prize winners is always super tough; you’re all awesome. Oh and keep an eye on the server as there might be another photo contest coming soon!!

Ohh and the night after the party was Esmi’s rezday!! So here he is in the pic he took on the day 😛

I think he enjoyed his birthday present… 😛

Semy Says… That’s a lot of awesome pics and not so many words from me this time. Well I sort of figured I’d save the words for last today and share something with you all that I’ve been thinking about for a while.

I don’t know the best way to articulate this so it might be a little bit of a stream of consciousness but anyhow… In recent months you might have noticed I’ve changed my avatar a little bit in Second Life – specifically by switching to Legacy Perky Petite from Maitreya Lara with the V-tech or Lara Flat chest mods. The change initially was partly down to shopping frustrations as an addictive SL clothing shopper I was struggling for new options; plus I’d also tried Ebody Reborn with V-tech but found it too thicc to feel like me. If you’d asked me years ago I’d have said that me swapping to a body with breasts would never happen but here we are. Now I won’t say this will be the last time I ever change SL avatar body but it’s the end of my days using a flat chest.

I’ve pondered how I feel as a person in real life and Second Life. How I want to be seen; who I am, so now I’m officially coming out as non-binary and will be using they/them pronouns going forward. This blog is happening first so my various profiles – whether they be stuff like Twitter/Flickr or my Second Life one – haven’t been updated yet. I’ll do that over the next few days as time allows.

I won’t go into all the reasons for my choice here as they are personal of course but if anyone is confused and has questions or is perhaps considering a similar step for themselves and wants to talk to someone you can always IM me via discord or in Second Life 🙂

Please also don’t worry that this will change FSG or anything like that; it won’t. We’ve only just hit 2 years and we plan on celebrating loads more!!

All my love; Semy xoxox.

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Semy Says… FSG Fashion Show October 2023!!

Hi folks! It’s been a while. So I didn’t realise it but it has been several months since my last blog (Pride 2023 https://semysays.com/2023/06/30/semy-says-pride-2023/ ). I’m not sure exactly what stopped me writing more but some combination of real life just not letting me and not quite finding the right topic I guess. We did lose our little Chihuahua Tia in recent weeks as she really wasn’t very well at all; that hit me extremely hard as she was the sweetest little thing.

There have been awesome moments too of course and the wonderful friends I have in Second Life have been there for me whenever I needed them. FSG – or Femboy Style Guide to use the full name – is the hub which a lot of my friendship group revolves around (plus the awesome Blacklist Bunker) so if you’re new to my blog I’ll share some handy links below with info:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ FSG X Flickr Group (for NSFW pics).

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc FSG Discord server invite.

You can also check out my previous blog entries if you’d like to know more about FSG, The Blacklist Bunker, or all the other Second Life stuff which I’m interested in.

As you can see there have been some super fun moments – such as posing with some of our awesome FSG discord server members at our beach location whilst wearing Barbie styles. Plus there is more stuff happening right now!!

If you head over to our discord you’ll find oodles of info on two special contests. Firstly we have a daily Riddle hunt (with L$ prizes) which is running until the end of the month; Dal has been posing some super creative riddles and to solve them you need to find the secrets hidden at our parcel. If you want to read the rules and join in or visit FSG in world I’ll share links below:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1164208826883526819 FSG Riddle Hunt discord channel.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 FSG SLurl for handy teleporting.

We also have a FSG Anniversary Photo contest running from right now until the 16th of November (there will be more info about the Anniversary party real soon!). If you’d like to take part please use the link below and check out the rules in our discord:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1164208786915991674/1164212014080606230 FSG Anniversary Photo Contest.

“The Blacklist presents Halloween 2023” by Daxia.

There’s even more amazing stuff coming up super soon though – as you can see above for example – beginning with the The Blacklist Bunker’s epic Halloween parties. All of them will be held at a special build at the Trouble sim and I’ll add the SLurl below once it’s open for visitors. This really is one of the super highlights of the year along with Blacklist’s pride celebrations so we hope you’ll join us for spooky partying.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Trouble/164/100/510

Once Halloween has ended there will also be an extra party at Sheboys down on their Beach where DJ Brian will be playing the tunes 🙂 It’ll be fun to get the bikini on at least one more time this year! You can find the Sheboys beach using this link:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/147/53/22 Sheboys Beach SLurl.

Before we get to all the wonderful Fashion Show stuff I’d like to wish everyone an epic spooky season; hopefully you all have a wonderful time in real or Second life. Plus here’s my dog Buddy looking seasonally cute…

OK here we go FSG Fashion Show time!! Firstly if you’d like to see what happened at the previous Fashion Show here’s my blog about it:

https://semysays.com/2023/05/17/semy-says-fsg-fashion-show-2023/

This show was held at 12pm SLT on Saturday the 7th of October (hosted at the Trouble sim as has become tradition now – thank you Julia!!) ; we had a wonderful new Greek themed red-carpeted catwalking space built by my bestie Mady 🙂 . In future I need to get some pre-show pics to show you all just how brilliant the build was because during the event really isn’t the best time; we had over 90 people visit the sim as the show went on and I’m sure you all know how that can be in world.

(Little edit here – Mady found some build images!).

Plus here a link from Mady which shows the lovely lighting set-up:
https://gyazo.com/594d0b126a71dff8c4520cc093b697c5

Dia also grabbed an early event snap:

Lupe and Geo were our DJs for the evening and played perfect tunes for the fashion/party vibe – which lasted way after the models had shown us all their awesome outfits. This time around we even had 3 different Second Life stores/creators as event sponsors so before you see the model’s outfits I’d like to share some info about those…

Gloom make fantastic premium avatar skins; you can peek at them on Marketplace using this link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/128410

We’d love to thank Davhie for supporting not just the FSG Fashion show but also our community with their stunning work 🙂

You can also take a closer peek below at Gloom’s new Francis skin as Esmiel gave us a sneak catwalk peek 🙂 he’s using the Buttermilk version of the skin 🙂

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LondonMall/163/128/41 – Gloom’s in world location.

Wraith make wonderful clothing for all avatar sizes and shapes. Plus you can choose to buy packs from their store for all the bodies you own or just the one you want to use which means you get full freedom of choice 🙂 You can check out Ezra’s work via marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/213019

But if you’d like to see one of Wraith’s most recent community inclusive pieces then handily Esmi was modeling it below 🙂 He’s wearing their Sammy bikini on the Ebody Reborn body with the V-tech chest mod. Thanks again to Ezra and Wraith for being our clothing sponsor for the show!

Wraith currently has a 50% off sale running so now is the time to head over to the store in world!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Savage%20Unicorns/106/174/2187 – Wraith’s in world location.

Sacred Square make awesome Second Life eye-wear. Chise has sponsored Blacklist pride events in the past too and is a beloved member of our community! You can check out Sacred Square here on marketplace:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/133402

You can also find their brand new Koba set on sale on marketplace and if you want a close up look at them well Esmi just happens to have wandered down the catwalk to show everyone 😛

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/sacredsquare-Koba/25263382

Sacred Square’s Koba sunglasses modeled by Esmi.

We had 13 stunning models at the show this time and as has become usual now there were some FSG Fashion Show veterans and a few debuts. We also stuck to having models who use a more diverse selection of Second Life body types because who doesn’t love a bit of gorgeous variety :). There were 5 categories of catwalking excellence this time:

Comic-con Cosplay (something you might see at a con).
Emo, Goth, Rainbows, and Unicorns (models had to dress differently to their usual using one of these styles).
Avatar Alter Ego (models used different body types to their usual).
Fun with Flags (each model chose a flag to represent).
Model’s Choice (totally up to the model what they wore).

All the outfits were wonderful and I’d love to fully showcase them all here but then the blog would be crazily long (I know it probably already is); instead I’m going to share collage pics of each model’s outfits plus highlight one of their looks. Most of the pics below were taken at a post-show photo shoot with Esmi who worked tirelessly to get them all ready for my blog; luckily though Moira took their own pics at the show venue so you’ll get to see some extra red carpet goodness thanks to them 🙂

(Oh and I was the show announcer but for some reason WordPress won’t let me upload the pics of myself from the show so here’s a different one lol).

So I thought about updating this fully but I think I’ll just add stuff… Esmi sent me another pic of my outfit from the Fashion Show!! But before I share that if you want to find more of me then there’s links to my Twitter and Bluesky Social below:

https://twitter.com/SMeridoc

https://bsky.app/profile/smeridoc.bsky.social

OK Model time!!

Dal and Peach:

Here’s their “Fun with Flags” selection which was styled to represent the Cyberpunk Night City Flag.

Peach is using the V-tech chest mod and Lara body whilst Dal is using the Lara body and Maitreya Flat chest.

Peach has an almost complete GRIMA ensemble with their Kurenai Harajuku set of a jacket, boots, and bulge pants; he’s also wearing the GRPE headsey from :::SOLE:::. Dal’s outfit is a short vest jacket by Gabriel, Vanguard pants from Gild, and Xion sneakers from Cult; they also have the Nyx Collar and Asa implant from GRIMA and :::SOLE::: respectively plus a EX3K prosthetic arm.

If you want to see more Dal their Flickr is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dal_niente
Peach has a Flickr but all his pics were removed by Flickr meanies because they were too hot apparently.

Diavkha:

Here’s Dia’s Comic-con cosplay outfit.

Dia is using the Maitreya Lara Body and Flat chest combo.

His top is Addison from AURORA and he is also wearing Heidi shorts from Insanya, Jazzy Tiptoe Roller Skates from KC, plus the Homicide Detective gun belt from Krankaus. We can also spot Bennet Goggles from SEKAI and a Bat from Diders Designs.

You can find more Dia on Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha

But also Dia was recently featured in a Second Life Youtube video about his stunning Second Life created comic Beyond Star:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuxSKFeWSF0
And if you want to buy the brand new updated issues in print form you can find them on Blurb: https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/11741711-beyond-star

Esmi:

Here’s Esmi’s Emo, Goth, Rainbows, and Unicorns outfit.

Esmi is using the CZ_Slim Body by CZ_Design

Some love for CryBunBun with their brand new Bunchan jacket paired with the Samuel Corset by Varsity; oh and a Harelquin skirt by Eliavah. Esmi going BOM too with Ripped stockings from STYLES and Wraith’s sweet cursed boots.

You can find more Esmi here on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel

Moira:

Here’s Moira’s Comic-con Cosplay outfit.

Maitreya flat chest and Lara body this time around for Moira.

First Blueberry item of the show here as Moira has their Power Play Jeans and Boots on. They are also sporting the Ateus Frock Coat by [ContraptioN], an Aki Mask from Wicca’s Originals, and a suave Steampunk Cane.

You can see more of Moira on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188207567@N05

“Moira collage” by Moira edited by Esmi.

Guruguru:

Here’s Guru’s Model’s choice outfit.

They are using the Legacy body and V-tech chest mod.

Their T-shrt is Aliana by Mug; they also have on Split Leg pants by Loki, and Icelyn Moon boots from Astralia. All finished off with sweetie arm warmers from cheezu plus Stickers from ONEDAYs.

You can find Guruguru here on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/99874948@N05/

Keeblyn:

Here’s Keebs Fun with Flags outfit:

They are using Ebody Reborn.

Keebs has a full set made by Axis; their Mundi Valkyria Armour/Dress with panties and boots. They also have Linnet Gloves by UNA and the Ragnarok Trail by Cureless.

Peek more Keebs on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/-keeblyn-

Keoni:

Here’s Keo’s Emo, Goth, Rainbows, and Unicorns outfit.

Keoni is using he Maitreya Flat chest mod and Lara body.

This was the first appearance of the evening from CLBlue as Keoni has their top and bra on. We’ve also got the Meggy skirt by MIWAS and an item I really love the Rose bud fur jacket by Villena. Keoni is also wearing the Best Friend boots by *CK* (Candy Kitten).

See more Keoni on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/168663834@N05

London:

Another debut model here’s London’s Alter Ego outfit.

London is using Maitreya’s Lara Petite body.

London has been to *CK* too as she has their Posh top and Follow Me boots on. Ohhh and some items I recognise… the Bia Skirt and Bulge thong from Insanya, Glasses by ArisAris, the Out and About set from Hive, and Le Sac a Coq by Sibilla. A stunningly provocative style; who else would be daring enough to dress like that?

Peek London on Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/london_callin

Mady:

FSG’s very own Mady here with her Alaskan inspired Fun with Flags ensemble.

She’s using Ebody Reborn.

Mady’s skirt is Cutiepie by CryBunBun, her Jacket is the Margie fur one from Kathleen’s. She’s also rocking Rae ankle boots from [ARTi’s] and a super cute Bunny tail by 28LA.

You can see more Mady on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191342623@N05/

Mewnie:

Model’s Choice from Mewnie next.

They’re using the Ebody Reborn body and the V-tech chest mod.

Mewnie is wearing some items I love; the Addison tank and shorts from Mug. They also have the Blake hoodie from Soapberry on and worn Hi tops from Semller. Looks like they have retro tunes too using Imbue’s 80s cassette player.

Want to see more Mewnie: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mewnie/

Jun:

Here’s Jun’s Alter Ego outfit.

They are using the Anatomy Male – Soft 1.0 body.

Jun has a set from Malediction on; Toki hoodie, harness, and pants. His pride boots are from Scandalize; his Kitty glasses are from Nyaru, and his Teddy backpack is from Beusy. Ohh and he’s sipping from Hive’s Pink Drink on the Go whilst wiggling a White bunny cottontail from *Babydoll*.

Here’s Jun’s Flickr! https://www.flickr.com/photos/199399275@N05/

Zely:

Apparently Zely has been to Flavourtown and found a flag; that’s not an actual place though is it?

Maitreya Lara body with the V-tech for Zely this time.

Zely is wearing a Devilish Schoolboy shirt from Krankhaus with Mug’s Alyssa shorts. They also have B-slide and socks from Bleich and a Praia necklace from Bliensen + MiaTai.

Zely is playing their debut set during the Blacklist Bunker’s Halloween celebration on Sunday the 29th of October. Ohh and more Zely here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/147635744@N03/

It really was an epic show! Hopefully all the awesome model pics above give you an idea of exactly how wonderful it was and we’ll see you at the next one in 2024 with luck 🙂

So usually I end these blogs with a little “Semy Says” waffle; anecdotes or opinions. This time I have desperately sad news to share though and I’m honestly lost for words because all I can really manage is tears. We lost one of our own a few days ago; Bela or Bun as many of us knew her. Bela and her partner Gaby were going to model together during the show but due to Bela’s illness it would have been too much; I’m glad she got to see Gaby model at previous shows though, I know she had great joy from that.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/191118027@N07/53063672623/in/dateposted/ (Gaby and Bela together.)

Bela was a constant at Blacklist and FSG events and a deeply loved part of our community; her passing has struck us all with a wave of sadness I don’t think we’ve ever felt before. I wish I’d known her longer and better because she was a beautiful soul.

I can’t do Bela justice with my words though so below I’ll share those of her partner Gaby because nobody knew her better or loved her more. If or when you read this Gaby please know we’re all there for you whenever you need us; we love you just as we loved Bela.

Tweets by RabbitEveryHour

I think Bela would have loved the pics shared here.

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Semy Says… Pride 2023!!!

Hey folks!! It’s been an epic month so I’m back with a blog summarising some of the awesome stuff which has happened. I’ll try to waffle less – that’s probably a terrible promise lol – but instead I’ll share oodles of pics and links that are pride related 🙂

As always before we kick into the new stuff I’d love to pass on handy info if you’re new to my blog or Femboy Style Guide (the Second Life project I run/do with my besties Mady and Esmi). If you’d like to know more then please read my recent blog which covered our first FSG Fashion Show of 2023:

https://semysays.com/2023/05/17/semy-says-fsg-fashion-show-2023/

Also if you want to join the FSG Discord Server, our FSG Flickr Group, or our naughty Flickr Group (FSG-X) I’ll add some links below:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/

Oh and before I get into all the pride wonderfulness I’d like to mention my previous blog entry (I’ll add the link below) and thank all the folks who reached out to me following my less than positive experience. Friends whom I really can’t thank enough shared my blog link via Flickr and Twitter, the FSG Discord community and my friends in Second Life were all super supportive, and people I’d never met before contacted me to show solidarity with my stance as a customer/LGTBQAI+ community member.

https://semysays.com/2023/06/02/semy-says-pride-palette-disappointments/

One thing that experience and writing about it has made me realise is we need to highlight those creators who genuinely support our community, rig for as many body options as possible, and who ask for our feedback so they can make clothes we can wear. So starting from this blog entry every time I write a new one I’m going to include some info about a different creator. Shall we start right now? Check out these outfits ;P :

Ezra from Wraith joined the FSG server a little while back and has been asking for feedback from our members – we love to see that – which has resulted in more inclusive options for these recent two updates/releases including bulges and various flat chest options. If you want to check Ezra’s store out please peek the links coming up:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sixxstore

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Savage%20Unicorns/94/175/2186

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/213019

So pride stuff!!! As you can see our wonderful friends from the Blacklist Bunker celebrated pride with a whole week of parties. Each party had two DJs playing all sorts of pride party worthy tunes – plus Esmi and I had a Femboy Style Guide Takeover evening on the Wednesday :). As has become tradition the Blacklist Bunker Crew built a special pride party week location (at the Trouble sim so huge thanks to Julia!) and this year’s was a delightfully colourful fairground:

It really was a wonderful week. I found it truly uplifting to see so many Second Life residents come together to celebrate. It’s sometimes easy to forget that perhaps due to our real life circumstances/locations that openly celebrating pride might not be a safe reality for us all so having a place to be ourselves in Second Life really matters.

There was a particular good cause being highlighted during the event too as guests were donating to Roze Zaterdag (Pink Saturday) a pride event held annually in the Netherlands.
https://rozezaterdagen.nl/
Sadly due to all sorts of not fun reasons events like these (across the globe) are finding it harder to obtain (local) government funding so I’m super pleased to share the news that visitors to Blacklist Pride donated $320 in support. FSG was super proud to have our own info booth alongside the Roze Zaterdag one 🙂

Blacklist Pride 2023 was also sponsored by the awesome store SacredSquare who were giving away free pride sunglasses and tattoos. You can peek their store here:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/133402

All of the Blacklist Pride pics I’ve shared above have been borrowed from the Blacklist Bunker Discord server and were taken by Daxia or Lupe. There are oodles of wonderful party shots there so you should go and check them out but I figure I’d tease you with a few more here and then give you the link to the server:

Join the Blacklist Bunker Discord server here: https://discord.gg/kJzjTZWP2q to check out the plethora of pride pics (I’ve honestly only included a small selection) or you can visit the Bunker (which has DJs playing banging tunes 5 days a week from 12pm SLT) with this SLurl:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/24/97/1524

Ohh and even my doggy Huan got included in the pics!!

There are even more awesome Second Life pics to come though… as on the last day of Blacklist Pride 2023 we announced the winners of our Pride Photo Contest 🙂 If you want to see all of the wonderful entries and the contest rules please head over to the FSG discord server using this link:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1108354336523817021

I’m going to share the winners’ photos and what they won below though starting with the 3 special extra prizes each of which received L$250.

The “What’s in the Box” prize winner by Bwian.

“Best Use of a Beer Bigots are angry about Liking” prize winner by Keebs.

And here are the top 3 who received prizes of L$500, L$750, and L$1000 respectively:

All of the entries were so wonderful to see and it was such a tough contest to judge so I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part. We’ll have another photo contest later this year; sooner than Halloween maybe? 😛

Semy Says…

It really was quite a week 🙂 I loved every minute. There will be more awesome stuff, things, and events to come this year though and if you were unlucky enough to have missed Blacklist Pride week hopefully you can be there for those (especially Halloween week which is always epic). Is there anything coming up super soon though?

I’m DJing this Saturday – along with Geo who is debuting at an FSG/Blacklist event 🙂 – so I’ll hope you join us at our beach for a super fun party 🙂 . We’ll share the SLurl and LM via the FSG Discord and in world groups on the day.

Ohh and I’m always looking for new blog entry ideas so drop me a message in the FSG server if you have something fun in mind. Take care xoxox.

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Semy Says… Pride, Palette, & Disappointments.

Esmi & I at New Year because I wanted a nice pic here (taken by Esmi).

So today this will be a shorter blog (probably) than my usual. I’m not going to add links to previous blogs, talk about the Second Life projects I’m part of, or plug upcoming events. I’m simply going to address something really saddening, discuss it a little, and leave you all to draw your own conclusions. Mainly I just want to share it with you because the subject has deeply saddened me and it is connected to a month when we should all be celebrating.

Rather than rewrite everything I’m going to share the same stuff I did in discord; then I’ll add some extra info and commentary after that. Please note that I fully intended to write a longer blog covering the awesome pride creations from other stores (which I mention in the discord stuff) but today I felt like this specific topic needed addressing sooner.

The following was posted in discord (word for word aside from a couple of spelling corrections) on the 1st of June.

“I intend to write a blog about Pride clothing and events in the coming days and what I’m about discuss below will form part of that (a sad negative in what will be a sea of positives) but until that happens I want to let you all know about a recent experience I have had interacting with a SL clothing store owner via social media.

Anyhow Pride has started and for the awesome Pride at Home event loads of creators are making Pride themed items. Yesterday I spotted that one such store is Palette (you will see them at events like Kustom9 every month pretty much) and they created a trans pride flag bikini outfit. It’s cute. Sadly not rigged for many trans avatars in SL though; not one flat chest option for femboys, transmascs, or any folks who don’t have breasts, and no bulge bottom option at all. So after liking the pic on Flickr I politely commented and asked “hi as you have used the trans pride flag would you consider community inclusive rigging?”

Pretty fair question right? Well the owner didn’t agree because they deleted my comment, locked the post so comments couldn’t be made, and blocked me (all my previous Flickr favs from their store vanished from the folder). I considered that a reaction which is either transphobic or at the least a whole situation which displays fake ally-ship.

I tried tweeting them and had no response. So today I contacted the owners of the Pride at Home event and had a conversation with Coral (who was super lovely); they were dismayed at what had happened but also expressed that clothing makers often face restrictions on how much stuff they can rig for – something which I totally understand. But if they make a trans flag bikini surely asking if they would rig for trans people is reasonable right? Coral agreed with me and said they would contact the owner of Palette and hopefully the store owner would contact me soon.

So what happened next?

Well a couple of hours later I had heard nothing so got back in touch with Coral. The owner of Palette (Emma) thought that my polite inquiry was offensive; she didn’t rig for flat chests and other stuff because she doesn’t have the kits – despite being one of the most prolific clothing event participants who also charges a premium price by the way; something I should know because I’ve recently been a customer :(. Also they found my suggestion that their overreaction in blocking me was either a demonstration of transphobia or fake ally-ship to be deeply offensive apparently. They refused to speak to me ever and proceeded to also block me on Twitter. So there you go folks; apparently asking for pride themed – in fact expressively trans pride themed – clothing to be rigged to include trans avatars is offensive.

I don’t think I’m being impolite or rude at all asking for pride stuff to more proactively include any member of our awesome LGBTQAI+ community; in fact shouldn’t it be the expectation? So please don’t support the store Palette with your L$. They don’t want to rig for us, they don’t want to hear from us, they don’t want to talk to us. We offend them. (edited)

I’m really sorry for having to share all of the above but I think I need to. As members of our community you all should know who you might be dealing with when you make your shopping choices.

If you would like to visit their tweet and share an opinion that’s up to you; please don’t attack them though; it’s not worth getting a ban or anything. But if you want to see my tweets on the subject they are here:

https://twitter.com/SMeridoc/status/1664068878371106817

Please please please don’t let this news spoil any part of pride or the awesome Pride at Home event though. Awesome creators have made loads of wonderful items and we should support them as they support us. Some of them are even members of our server and they are all fantastic.

I’ll make a larger blog post in a few days when I don’t feel as disheartened as I do right now and share all the awesome finds from those wonderful creators with you then.

Hugs and Love.

Semy.”

So that’s the post I shared yesterday. Here’s some follow up. Palette’s owner posted this on Facebook:

I’d like to address some of her comments.

I don’t have a screenshot of my original Flickr comment because I never expected all of this would happen. It was politely written, not demanding in any way, it was inquiring. I may not recall it word for word but it was something along the lines of (as stated in my discord post I shared above):

“hi as you have used the trans pride flag would you consider community inclusive rigging?”

I didn’t even go into specifics; I figured she might reply and ask for examples or let me know that whilst this item couldn’t be rigged for say flat chests or bulge bottoms that in the future she would consider it at least. I didn’t expect to just get blocked. I tried tweeting after I was blocked and didn’t receive an answer so the next day I contacted one of the people who run the Pride at Home event. Emma from Palette says this in her Facebook post:

“I hope we can reach a mutual understanding and work towards avoiding such misunderstandings in future.”

Her words there are directly counter to her actions. She didn’t attempt dialogue with me at all. How do you mutually understand with anyone if you choose to ignore them?

She also says that she “had concerns about unintentionally overlooking any aspect or lacking any inclusivity in my work”. But a couple of paragraphs above that she detailed exactly why she wouldn’t be being as inclusive as possible – time and money. Now I respect that creators don’t have to rig for every body option – we know there are so many – but if they want to use/appropriate pride symbolism for their creations then surely that is the one time to be specifically inclusive. She chose to use the trans pride flag; we didn’t force her. Plus besides any other issues if you make an outfit with the trans pride flag on it isn’t it just sensible business to rig it so trans customers can wear it and therefore want to buy it?

I’d like to share something else too. The sad thing is I genuinely love her outfit designs. I even recently swapped to using Legacy Perky Petite (instead of V-tech or Maitreya flat chest options) specifically with her store in mind. I bought one of her outfits a couple of weeks ago:

I don’t know about everyone else but that wasn’t a small amount of Linden dollars to spend either. Plus whilst I couldn’t afford to buy more at the time I even grabbed a load of demos a few days later so I could plan my next purchase from her store when I could afford it:

I’m not some horrible ghoul who attacked her because she wasn’t being inclusive. I am/was someone who really thinks she makes lovely clothing, changed my own avatar so I could wear it, and hoped if I asked nicely she would consider rigging for others in the community in future. It was her response – well lack of I guess seeing as she blocked me and didn’t speak to me at all – that lead me to conclude that her pride intentions were at best disingenuous or at worst that her actions were transphobic.

Sadly the comments on her Facebook post show that some other people just think that asking for inclusion is “entitlement” or “their needs FIRST”:

It’s important to remember context here; we’re talking about asking for a trans pride flag adorned outfit to be rigged for – this is shocking right- trans people. How will that ever be an unreasonable question?

I think these people have forgotten what pride is supposed to be about. What happened to inclusion? Apparently if you ask for something on behalf of your community you’re being a “toddler” and treating the creator like a “slave”. Or suggesting that her extreme overreaction might be transphobia is “abusing people”. I wasn’t trying to “ACT offended” I was hoping that a designer might support us with her work and not just use a pride flag when it’s convenient to do so.

Semy Says…

So as I said before I’m sharing this so you can make informed choices about who you support with your Linden dollars. I was told I should use my consumer power and make sure to spend my money elsewhere. I will do and I’d suggest that maybe you should too.

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Semy Says… FSG Fashion Show 2023!!

So… funny thing happened. When I wrote this blog the page glitched and wouldn’t save so I had to copy and paste the whole thing into a new page. I may have missed coping the intro. So welcome to the new first paragraph. Previously I would have said some stuff and things which I’ve totally forgotten now so instead… er hey!!

Anyhow sorry it’s been so long between blogs but my desktop died; I have a new one now though! Here’s a link to my previous blog with all sorts of handy stuff in it and what was going on with me:

https://semysays.com/2023/03/21/semy-says-hey/

There’s oodles of info and links in there but also I’ll include handy links to FSG group stuff here too:

FSG Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/gGCkkU6Ccc

FSG Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/14811328@N23/pool/

FSG-X Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/

Ohh and if you’d like to see what happened last year at our previous FSG Fashion Show then check this blog entry: https://semysays.com/2022/10/07/semy-says-the-second-fsg-fashion-show/

OK here we go!!! The third ever FSG Fashion Show :). The event took place on Saturday the 22nd of April and was hosted at a special event build in the Trouble sim (huge thank you to Julia once again). I don’t have any build pics saved sadly (due to my PC giving up on me) but please if anyone has some and wants to share I’ll add some here ASAP. It was fabulous though; Daxia and Lupe created a uniquely epic space; it was truly wonderful of them to make something that kept our tradition of exciting show builds going.

We had more support from our awesome friends from the Blacklist Bunker too as Izzy and London were our DJs for the event; both playing catwalk strutting worthy awesome sets. Ohh and Millie from Appetite returned as our event sponsor with another special item available at the fashion show via a special vendor:

Millie usually rigs for every body type so please go and check out her work at the in world store by using this SLurl…
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Heights/17/153/1501 or if you’d rather peek her creations on Marketplace or Flickr I’ll add links below:
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/245507
https://www.flickr.com/photos/appetitesl/

Once again we had super stunning models – some who had modeled before and some debuts – who showed off a range of creative outfit ensembles in five different categories (Casually Comfy, Sex, Avatar Alter Ego, A Night Out on the Town, and Model’s Choice). We had a couple of couples who cat-walked together, our first models using bodies other than flat chests, and a whole bunch of surprises. Just like last time the event was so packed (thank you so much to everyone who came along!!) that taking pics during it was almost impossible so models took their own shots afterwards or posed for a mini photo shoot with Esmi 🙂

As always I’d love to feature info of every single wonderful outfit here but my blogs are long enough so instead this time Esmi picked his personal fav outfit from each model’s selection which we’ll share below…

(A massive thank you to Esmi once again; he put so much work in post show to take most of the pics you’ll see but also to combine all the outfit pics into collages; he’s a superstar.)

Model time…

Dal and Peach:

“Dal A Night Out on the Town” taken by Esmi.

Maitreya Lara plus the V-tech Chest Mod.
Asteroid Box Sienna Tank Top and Jacket.
Mug – Avril Pants.
Hilly Haalan – Callen Sneakers.
Memento Heart Earrings.

Maitreya Lara plus the V-tech Chest Mod.
Kourtney – Hoodie.
Blueberry – Joggers.
Kourtney – Tip Toe Sneakers.

Dal’s Flickr is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dal_niente
(I’ll add Peach’s when he finally has some pics :P)

Daxia:

Maitreya Lara plus the V-tech Chest Mod.
Mia Bolero from the Secret Store.
Nyra Leggings from Mug.
Phoenix Shoes from Cult.
Melanie (hairstyle) from Doux.
Madame Chungking Collar from Violent Seduction.
Priscilla Gloves from Cult.
Moon Clutch Bag from AsteroidBox.

See more of Daxia on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/daxiadarkbyrd or check out Daxia’s Blacklist event photo blog: https://theblacklistsl.home.blog/

Diavkha:

Ebody Reborn plus the V-tech Chest Mod.
Leviathan Harness by Absenece.
Jade Skirt from AVEC TOI.
Shirley Heels from AVEC TOI.
Undying Love Rings by Yummy.

Peek Dia’s Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha
Also check out Dia’s awesome work on their comic “Beyond Star” which was recently featured in a Second Life interview!!

“Comics Made in Second Life – Diavkha”.

Esmi:

CZ Slim Body.
Doc Hooded Sleeveless Crop Top by Two Sided.
Casual Fur Coat by GABRIEL.
Alex Thong by Altgard.
Cyber Boots by Wraith.
Cyber Implants by Pyhco:Byts.

Here’s Esmi’s Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel

Gaby:

Ebody Reborn plus V-tech Chest Mod.
Garden Soiree by Muse.
Violet Stole by Bauhaus.
Dual Strap Bottom by PBW.
Gloves by Hypnose.
Enora Black Veil Hat by Poison Rouge.

Catch Gaby on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191118027@N07

Keebs:

Ebody Reborn plus V-tech Chest Mod.
Bellatrix Arms, Legs, and Shoes by Aii & Ego.
Starfire Angel Wings & Liy Horns by Aii & Ego.
Pandora Bloodletting Dagger by Vae Victus.

More Keebs here on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/-keeblyn-

Keoni:

Maitreya Lara plus Flat Chest.
Trinket Croptee by Cureless.
Ripped Denim Shorts by Villena.
Rose Bud Fur Jacket.
Callen Sneakers and Socks by Hilly Haalan.
Basic Gold Thin Hoop Earrings by Ryca.

Peek Keoni on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/168663834@N05

Lupe:

Ebody Reborn.
Ruby Blazer by AVEC TOI.
Oshun Kini bottoms by Oracle.
Ezra Boots (Glass) by [Salem].
Hoe Necklace by RAWR!
Affliction Rings by RAWR!
Faith Earrings by RAWR!

Lupe… do you have a Flickr? Let me know. Lupe told me!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/130383508@N06/

Moira:

Maitreya Lara plus the V-tech Chest Mod.
Heat Wave dress by Moon Elixir x MUSE.
Lace Thong by C.CHANTAL.
Cinched Boots by sixx.
Steampunk Sunglasses (BDSM) by LiC.

Check out Moira’s Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188207567@N05

River:

Legacy Perky.
Baby Top by Lunar.
Pretty Please Panties by Moon Elixir x MUSE.
Cosy Crew Sock by {DD}.
Ribbon Choker by friday.

River can be found on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/159507766@N06

Zely:

Maitreya Lara plus Flat Chest.
Esther Dress by AsteroidBox.
Ambivalence Boots by AZOURY.
Popstar Claws by Skellybones.

Zely’s Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147635744@N03/

I think you’ll agree the models came up with a fabulous collection of outfits!! Sorry I can’t include info on all of them but if you want to know more about a specific look then maybe drop the model a message and ask them if they’d mind sharing the details 🙂 .

Semy Says… So what’s next?

OK where to start because there’s a lot of awesome stuff… We’ll have our next FSG Fashion Show in October!! The date is super secret for now but as summer comes to an end I’ll be getting in touch with folks about modeling and other stuff 🙂

Also as you can see I have a new desktop PC so I’ll be around in SL way more. Plus I might even try my hand at streaming some games (once I work out how) because why not 😛

But there’s more! This Saturday the Blacklist Bunker are throwing a party at their brand new beach side venue; London and Kalli will be playing the tunes so I better see you all there in your itsy bitsy teeny weeny bikinis. If you want to get an early peek at the new venue here’s the SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/81/56/22

In other news apparently one or two hangouts might be closing soon so it seems like a good time to remind you all to check out FSG’s very own Femboy Penthouse and our awesome neighbours at the Blacklist Bunker. Handily I’ve written blogs on both in the past so you can peek those here:

The Femboy Penthouse: https://semysays.com/2022/10/27/semy-says-the-fsg-penthouse/

The Blacklist Bunker: https://semysays.com/2021/11/26/semy-says-the-blacklist-bunker/

And speaking of the Blacklist next month they are going to have a full week of Pride Parties which will include a “Femboy Style Guide Takeover” on Wednesday the 21st of June as both Esmi and I will be DJing!!! Blacklist Pride is the most fun filled week of the Second Life year so make sure to come along to as many parties as you can (at the super secret party build to be revealed…) 🙂 .

Oh… just one more thing 😛

Starting right now you can enter the FSG Pride Photo Contest! All the info on how to enter is in a brand new channel in the FSG Discord Server here:
https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1108354336523817021
I’ll be popping an announcement in the server too of course. Winners will be announced live in world at the Blacklist Pride party on Saturday the 24th of June – and there will be prizes!

Speak to you all in Second Life soon. Hugs and love xoxox

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Semy Says… Hey…

So it’s been a while since I wrote a blog – I think this is my first one of 2023 maybe – and honestly I’ve been struggling for a topic to cover. I’ve had a few ideas that might work out in the future but reality is that I’ve also been battling against a lack of motivation and having literally zero energy. That probably sounds like no big deal right; at least for most of us, but when I say I’ve had zero energy I mean it in extreme terms and I’ll explain why…

Before I do that I ought to share a couple of things first. Firstly I’d like to apologise as this won’t be the huge blog full of stunning pics – taken by our awesome FSG server members – which I usually share; it’s mostly going to be my words. I hope you don’t mind reading them. I also ought to share some links to our awesome Femboy Style Guide stuff…

FSG Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/gGCkkU6Ccc

FSG Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/14811328@N23/pool/

FSG-X Flickr Group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/

If you’d like to know more about FSG or our awesome neighbours at The Blacklist Bunker please peek my previous blog entries using these links:

FSG Penthouse: https://semysays.com/2022/10/27/semy-says-the-fsg-penthouse/

The Blacklist Bunker: https://semysays.com/2021/11/26/semy-says-the-blacklist-bunker/

I’ve spent the last few weeks feeling utterly drained, I’ve barely logged into Second Life, barely done anything other than exist in my real life home reading books and watching TV. That’s really all I’ve been able to manage. It’s been a struggle just to do the simplest of things and the harder it has become the less motivated I’ve been to do or try anything beyond the minimum; I always try to be relentlessly happy and positive about things but when things get like this it impacts my mental health and for these last few days I’ve cocooned myself trying to shut the outside world out completely.

When it comes to that lack of energy I want to put things in context and talk about why I get that way…

Depending how you look at it 2018 was either the worst or luckiest year of my life. My real life to be clear. The year before I was ill; my body was showing smalls signs of internal bleeding. I’d of course had all the tests done; bloods taken, ultrasound, CT, MRI, X-ray, endoscopy, and a liver biopsy. Despite not being a drinker at all my specialist told me I had the liver of an 70 to 80 year old alcoholic (I’m a lot younger than that) and I’d developed esophageal varices (these were the source of the internal bleeding). I had to have variceal band ligation during the endoscopic exam and I was placed on a cocktail of medication. All of the above were symptoms rather than a cause however and although I was stable there was no explanation for my illness.

January 2018 was like no time in my life before or since. Literally just after new year I didn’t feel great at all. I thought I had the flu or something like that. Then I woke up one morning and felt like I was going to vomit; I rushed to the bathroom but didn’t make it to the basin. I covered the entire bathroom with blood then I collapsed – it’s not a joke to say it looked like a scene from a horror movie. I spent around a week in the hospital (where I had variceal band ligation done to me again) before being sent home. A week later it happened again although I didn’t make the same mess as I could tell it was going to happen and was prepared. By the time the ambulance reached the hospital I’d filled an entire bucket with blood; in the casualty department I laid on a bed screaming in pain (my stomach had swelled so full of blood I felt like I was going to burst) whilst occasionally filling those cardboard hospital bowls full of blood in between. I was surrounded by more medical staff than I’d ever seen in one room; I’m told they were squeezing blood bags to try and get it back into me. Eventually I was rushed to intensive care; I remember signing the form consenting to an emergency endoscopy as another doctor told me I was being dosed with fentanyl before I passed out.

I spent the remainder of January in intensive care and on a ward going stir crazy before I was deemed stable enough to go home. I’d been referred to a specialist hospital in Birmingham though and a couple of weeks later I was admitted. If anyone remembers the 2018 “Beast from the East” storms of late February and early March it was around then when I had life saving surgery. Before they knocked me out doctors explained multiple possibilities of what could/would happen next and what they thought was wrong with me. I was told I had an extremely weird cocktail of blood issues which had basically given me exceptionally sticky blood and caused a disorder called Budd-Chiari syndrome – I know I’d never heard of it either and in fact almost every GP I’ve seen since has had to google it. I woke up later to be told I’d had a stent fitted which would divert blood flow and hopefully stop me suffering another internal bleed. The specialist later told me that someone who suffers from a single bleed episode like I’d had has a 50/50 chance of survival but only 1 in 4 survive a second bleed like mine.

I’ve spent the last few years since trying to exist with a condition that demands a cocktail of medication (including blood thinners), monthly blood tests, repeated other tests at least twice a year (ultrasound and endoscopy), and every so often I have to go back to hospital to have a tiny camera fed into my jugular vein then down through my heart and to my liver so they can check the stent is working ok. It’s all become so routine that the nurses told me I’m great at coping with a camera down my throat – no shock there really I guess – but being awake each time for the last of those procedures I mentioned is still terrifying beyond belief.

During the pandemic I shielded for the entire time although it didn’t make much difference really because I never leave the house now beyond medical appointments pretty much. My specific cocktail of blood problems is so nuanced and rare that there will never be a miracle cure; this is me for the rest of my life now. I have good days and bad of course. Just lately I’ve had a lot of bad ones where I’m left with barely enough physical energy to get out of bed and have a shower. I tried to think of how to put the feeling best and ironically (as I’m a huge Tolkien fan) words spoken by Bilbo Baggins sum it up: “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.”

I’m sorry this isn’t the usual happy or super interesting Second Life topic I usually write about in these blogs but for some reason it felt like something I had to do. Partly for catharsis; it’s been 5 years and I have never really gone into major detail about my illness with anyone other than my most immediate family and one or two people from Second Life. Also partly as an apology too though; just lately I’ve cut people off, I’ve had loads of discord messages and I stopped replying because I just didn’t know what to say, so I wanted folks to understand at least. Hearing from so many people whom I care about that I’m missed is so uplifting but it’s hard to know what to say in a discord message reply sometimes. I love you all so much and being away because just sitting at a desktop or using a laptop wiped me out filled me with an almost unshakeable loneliness born from that aloneness. I’m truly sorry I’ve been silent for a few days; you all deserve better.

After I finish this blog I’ll respond to all those discord messages; share the link with those people first and then share it with the server I think. I needed to write something; to get it all out of my head, tell people about my experiences, and because I didn’t want to always hide behind other excuses of why on occasion I’m not there. I’d rather my friends knew.

Please don’t read this and take it as me just wanting people to be sorry for me though. I said earlier 2018 was either the worst of luckiest year of my life and I meant it; it was the luckiest, I’m still here. Think of me sharing my experiences as a reminder that we all have our problems and secrets. Be kind to the avatar you bump into in Second Life or discord because there’s a real person with real worries at the other end of that interaction and just like me it might be their only outlet or escape from feeling trapped in real life.

Semy says… so what next?

Well for a start today I felt well enough to sit at my desktop and write a blog (today is Tuesday the 21st of March) so I plan on reaching out and returning to Second Life (either today or tomorrow depending how much energy I have left). So if you want to catch up I’ll hit the Blacklist for the daily sets 🙂

I ought to share some FSG news too though!! Soon we’ll announce our next discord server photo contest and theme so please keep an eye out for that. Ohh and of course make sure to join us, the awesome Blacklist Bunker crew, and our awesome team of models for our first FSG Fashion Show of 2023 on the 22nd of April!! If you want to know more peek my blog about our previous Fashion show:

https://semysays.com/2022/10/07/semy-says-the-second-fsg-fashion-show/

All my love; Semy xoxox.

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Semy Says… Festive Fun & Photos!

So it’s been a minute… Happy holidays though!! I hope you’ve had an awesome festive season however you celebrate it. We’ve been having fun – as you can see in Esmi’s sweet picture above – and on the 26th of December we even had a little unplanned surprise party at our Femboy Penthouse 🙂 I DJed for almost four hours to a wonderful crowd!! We also partied with our epic friends from the Blacklist Bunker in the run up to Christmas so it’s been a super fun month and there’s more to come. But more about all that later…

So if you’re new to my blog, FSG, The Blacklist Bunker, Mady’s Playground, Sheboys, or our Femboy Penthouse you should totally check out my collection of blogs for more info. Like this one right here…
https://semysays.com/2022/10/27/semy-says-the-fsg-penthouse/

If you want to see more FSG content -such as our Flickr Group where members post super fashionable photos – or if you want to join our Discord server I’ll post links next:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/14811328@N23/pool/

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc

You’ll find we have a really active and engaging LGBTQAI+ community – it’s not just for femboys – and loads of handy Second Life shopping links and info in our server 🙂

Oh and if you want to visit us here’s the SLurl to the Femboy Penthouse:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/209/1259

So what else has been happening? Well we had our first ever FSG Festive Photo contest 🙂 Our server members submitted all sorts of super seasonal shots and our special judging panel (it was Mady, Lupe, and myself) chose a top 3 plus we awarded some special prizes. Before I show you the rules and the winners if you want to peek previous photo contests you can find those in my previous blogs. Earlier this year FSG had a Summer Photo Contest and The Blacklist Bunker had a Halloween one…
https://semysays.com/2022/08/27/semy-says-summer-photo-contest/

https://semysays.com/2022/11/03/semy-says-halloween-pics-parties/

I didn’t enter of course but I did get to pose in a sweet winter themed outfit. Pretty much all of my clothing in the shot is made by Muse by Moon Elixir; you can visit their store using this SLurl: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Moon%20Elixir/210/252/431

And you can peek more of their stunning clothing by peeking their Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/muse-sl

Time for the contest rules now though!!

The theme was Festive of course; so the photos had to have stuff like wintery backdrops, seasonal festival elements, or even have festive film stylings. All photos had to include at least one avatar and could be as fun, naughty or even as naked as the photographer wanted. Pretty simple right :). We had lots of awesome entries and here are the ones which won special prizes…

Firstly we had a joint prize for “Most inventive use of a Candy Cane” which was won by Moira and London.

Both won L$250 🙂 if you’d like to peek their Flickr pics here are the links:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/188207567@N05

https://www.flickr.com/photos/london_callin

The next special prize went to Dia – who also won L$250 – for “Most Tim Burton-ish Christmas”. You can peek Dia on Flickr here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha

Keebs took the prize for “Most bulging packages under the Christmas Tree!” plus L$250. Here’s their Flickr for peekage…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/192970010@N07

Next was Esmi who won L$250 and “”Most Inconveniently placed Ribbon”. His Flickr is here (you might see me there too :P):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel

The final special prize (L$250) was awarded to Daxia for winning the category of “Most Extreme Gingerbread Man Photobomb”. Daxia’s Flickr is here…
https://www.flickr.com/photos/daxiadarkbyrd

Coming next we have our official top 3 contest winners!

River won L$500 coming in third place 🙂 go have a look at his awesomely cute Flickr pics here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/159507766@N06

The superb contest runner up came from Kyarii who won L$750. I’m not sure if I found the right Flickr so rather than link the wrong one if you’re reading this Kyarii please send me the link and I’ll add it 🙂

And finally – last but by no means least – our first ever FSG Festive Photo contest winner Brian!! He also won L$1000. I don’t know who looks more shocked in the picture; Brian or his little shoulder pet? I think you’ll all agree it’s an epically fun photo though 🙂 If you want to see more of Brian here’s his Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/152947508@N02

We’ll have more photo contests in 2023 for sure!! Plus if you haven’t entered one yet and want to learn more about Second Life Photography please check out our handy new discord server channels for advice and tips. Oh and also we’ll soon have news about in world FSG Photo classes so keep an eye on the server announcements.

OK I had to include another photo of me – and my super cute doggy Huan – I can’t take pics as awesome as our contest winners but I do love to pose for them 😛 (I’m wearing the Sweet Treat set from Muse there along with some other accessories).

So what’s coming next for FSG? Well New Year’s partying firstly of course 🙂 We’ll be joining our friends at the Blacklist Bunker on Saturday 31st of December from 12pm SLT to celebrate whilst DJ Kalli plays awesome tunes. We’ve got some more plans in the works for 2023 including a super fun party idea for a joint party with the Blacklist (but I won’t spoil the surprise yet) and of course in a few months we’ll have our next Fashion Show! Oh and our next FSG Meet-up is on Saturday 7th of January at 2pm SLT with our awesome returning guest DJ Zely 🙂

A few of us also got to pose for a FSG New Year’s pic the other day – which was a lot of fun – as you can see in the shots I’ve included from Dia and Esmi. With luck in 2023 we can arrange some more group shots so watch out in the discord for info.

Semy Says… 2022 really has been an epic year and I think I speak for Mady and Esmi too when I say that we really couldn’t have dreamed how wonderfully everything FSG wise has worked out. Thank you to all our amazing friends: parcel neighbours (the Blacklist Bunker Crew and Brian from Sheboys), the Troubles (who hosted our Fashion shows), our server members, and all the amazing fashion creators and photographers for being part of the journey 🙂

I hope 2023 will be just as an amazing a year as this last one has been!

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Semy Says… Halloween pics & Parties!!

Hey!! So shorter blog today… maybe, possibly, probably not, but I like to think it could happen 🙂 OK stuff…

So quick recap and links from last time. FSG has opened a new Hangout called the Femboy Penthouse! Check out all the info in my last blog (linked below) or go peek in Second Life with a handy SLurl (also linked below):

Semy Says… The FSG Penthouse!!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/31/208/1259

We also have a handy new Photo Studio Platform where you can visit and use it for all your pic taking needs; we might have an extra plan for those who want to get better at Second Life Photography coming soon too so keep your eye on the Discord server for news. So here’s the Photo Studio SLurl and the FSG Discord Server link:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/28/217/2501

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc

Watching the Sun come up in the Penthouse by River.

As you can see in the pics I’ve included so far our group/server members have also taken some time to take pics at the Femboy Penthouse and Photo Studio 🙂 If you want to peek more member pics here’s the link to the FSG Flickr group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/14811328@N23/pool/

So Halloween just happened!! It was awesome with super fun parties at the Blacklist Bunker for an entire week; including the in world announcements of the Blacklist Halloween Photo Contest Winners on Sunday the 30th of October.

All the pics and results are hosted in the FSG Discord Server but I thought it’d be nice to show everyone all the entries, rules, and winners here so that’s what I’m going to do…

Firstly here’s a brief summary of the contest rules:

– “Halloween” theme. Two rules, it must have been seasonally themed and included at least one avatar. Can do anything else; make it sweet, funny, sexy, naked, naughty.

– Entries in 1024 by 1024 format.

– Maximum of 3 photos per entrant.

– Winners were decided by a Blacklist Bunker judging panel.

– Winners were announced live in world during the Blacklist Halloween party on Sunday 30th of October.

And here are the entrants…

I’ve tried to include all the picture titles as best I can but if any of the photographers/models wants to let me know the ones I’ve missed or correct anything please let me know and I’ll update stuff.

Lot’s of awesome entries I think you’ll agree 🙂 but you want to see the winners right? Well the standard was so high there were a few so here we go with the special prize winners…

“Most Bloody” and L$250 went to Moira whose other pics you can find here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/188207567@N05/

“Cutest Witch” and L$250 went to Yis who you can find here on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/yispanda?t=6SsHxC064o6J1TO98oCmGw&s=09

Why the Maid Comes on Sunday Morning by Thecla.

“The Story Teller” and L$250 went to Thecla; find her on Flickr here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/163588222@N05

“Most Fuckable” and L$250 went to Hunny; check them here on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/195333287@N04/

Next the top 3!!!

3rd Place and L$500 went to Alex; here’s their Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/188804468@N05

Joint 2nd Place and L$750 went to Kyarii; peek them here on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/131063764@N03

Joint 2nd Place and L$750 went to Dia; peek his Flickr here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha

And 1st Place the first ever overall winner of the Blacklist Halloween Photo Contest went to our very own Esmi who also received L$1000!! Peek him on Flickr here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel

Simply awesome stuff there from all the winners 🙂 Oh and there’s another photo contest coming soon!! We’ll let you know all about the FSG Festive Photo Contest in a few days so watch the server 😛

Upcoming events!! The Speakeasy Jazzclub is this Saturday with epic Blacklist DJs Lupe and Kalli playing the tunes. We’ll drop the SLurl in the FSG server a little bit before Party time.

Also coming soon; did you know it’s been a year already?!!

Crazy right? So much has happened during the last 12 months… I hope you’ll all come celebrate with us 🙂 . London and I will be providing some banging beats; plus there’s something else special on that Saturday but I’ll tell you then ;P.

Semy Says… OK I had to include at least one pic that had me in it; anyhow it’s an awesome shot by Esmi so why not? That’s all from me for now but we’ll catch all you awesome folks soon at a party with luck 🙂 xoxox.

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Semy Says… The FSG Penthouse!!

Happy spooky season 😛

Before I talk about huge FSG info and news I’ll cover some Halloween stuff because cosplay, costumes, and creepiness are what it’s all about right now and our members have been taking some awesome pics for the FSG Flickr (find the group using the link below):

https://www.flickr.com/groups/14811328@N23/pool/

Plus you can join the FSG Discord here:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc

Oh and if you missed our last Fashion show then peek my previous blog right here:

Semy Says… The Second FSG Fashion show!!

Semy Says…

Anyhow Halloween!!!

Folks have been posting spooky and spoopy, solo and group shots, and all sorts of awesome outfits; even some cute cosplays…

Check out Alex and Luca here doing their Pokémon thing just a few weeks before Scarlet and Violet are released! If you want to peek their Flickr accounts for more awesome shots check the links below:

Alex: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188804468@N05

Luca: https://www.flickr.com/photos/187894585@N04/

We’ve even managed to have some groups of members meet up and pose for groups shots:

See who you can spot being super goth here 😛 (well except me lol). Or if you want to see more of Dia’s pics check his Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha/

That was the first of our recent group photo sessions which was followed up by a proper scary movie night with the gang as Esmi’s pic here shows:

Dia insisted I was scared but I’ve seen “It” loads of times honestly… Anyhow more importantly peek Esmi’s photos here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel/

If all the pic taking talk has made you want to see more ghoulishy devious photos then you’ll want to check out all the FSG server submissions for the first ever Blacklist Halloween Photo Contest (entries close at 12pm SLT on the 27th of October) by heading over to the awesome in world gallery at the Trouble sim:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Trouble/119/208/3501

Speaking of the Blacklist at the Trouble sim there’s more awesome Halloweenish news 🙂

Party week is already underway; Lexie and Babe’s sets have been spooktacular, and our very own Esmi will be playing the tunes at 12pm SLT today!! The sim build the Blacklist Crew have put together is terrifyingly epic too so you really ought to check it out:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Trouble/112/179/2747

And don’t forget the winners of the Blacklist Halloween photo contest will be announced live in Second Life during the party this Saturday the 29th.

So Femboy Style Guide news time! Well you may have seen recently that Mady announced her Playground sim has now changed it’s name to Femboy Style Guide 🙂 (don’t worry though her awesome club is still there but more about that later). So with that huge update the FSG team got our heads together and there have been some changes…

As you can see by Esmi’s sweet teaser pics we’ve added a new location in the sim called the Femboy Penthouse 🙂 which is FSG’s new hangout space which we teased a little while back with some server posts.

FSG has always been about helping each other with our avatars (plus having sweet parties of course) so the Office and Beach are still there and we’ll be partying at Mady’s Playground club again soon but we also wanted a space that our members could use to meet up at.

Whether you want to find a quiet space to loiter in whilst you work on an outfit, a cosy spot to sit in and chat with friends, an alternative from sims where random no AO freenis dude bumps into you, or a fun location to bring a partner to then we’ve got you covered.

We’re hoping our server and group members will use the Penthouse as somewhere to meet up on a daily basis rather than just come along for parties although we’ll have parties there too of course. Plus whilst there you can also peek at some of the awesome gallery pics from our photo contests and fashion shows.

Downstairs we have some fun naughty themed rooms for you to use/explore; Mady, Esmi, and I decorated one each (I’ll include pics next) but we’ll leave it to you all to guess who did which. Ohh plus we had a server vote for the fourth themed room (the Kitten room) but no spoiler pics for that; you’ll have to visit if you want to see how it turned out.

All the Penthouse pics above taken by Esmi.

As I mentioned earlier Esmi is DJing for the Blacklist’s Halloween at 12pm SLT today (Thursday the 27th of October) so afterwards we’re going to have a sort of mini launch party at the Femboy Penthouse at 2pm SLT 🙂 Plus I’ll play some spooky tunes 😛 . The sim is open right now though so if you want a sneak peek before it officially opens here’s the landmark url:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/209/1259

But wait there’s more…

If you’ve peeked Mady’s Flicker lately: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191342623@N05/ then you may have noticed she’s been taking pics in front of various new backdrops. Well that’s our other new addition to Femboy Style Guide! Mady is going to be adding and changing backdrops periodically so if you want a handy location to take a photo at head on over and check the FSG Backdrop Platform out here:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/31/215/2501

Semy Says… whew!! That’s a lot of news right? Well I’ll end with a teaser of some more. So Mady’s Playground club is still in the Femboy Style Guide sim just where it has always been:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/31/189/2752

In fact whilst you’re at the FSG sim you can hop between the Femboy Penthouse, our office and beach, the backdrop platform, and Mady’s Playground using a handy teleport system. But most importantly the Playground Club is our venue next month for the Femboy Style Guide First Anniversary Party!!! I can’t believe it’s already been a year 🙂 So join us on Saturday 19th of November at 12pm SLT for an awesome evening of tunes, Femboys and fun! See you all then and later today I hope?? x o x o x

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Semy Says… The Second FSG Fashion show!!

Seeing as I never know how to start these I’ll just get right into it 🙂 . A couple of weeks back we held our second ever Femboy Style Guide Fashion Show!

I’m actually a bit lost for words here because it was such an awesome whirlwind of evening; so rather then endlessly ramble I shall make this blog all about the people who made the show happen because it really is a huge project to pull off. Whether it’s hosting or building the show venue, promoting the party, playing awesome tunes on the evening, announcing, modelling, or stressing out (that one was my job), it really is a team effort. This blog entry isn’t just a celebration of a wonderful event but importantly it’s a thank you to all those epic folks and everyone who came along.

Oh and there will be photos of the stunning models too of course 😛 but before I get to that here are some handy links if you don’t know much about FSG. Please check out my previous blogs about Femboy Style Guide, our recent Summer Photo Contest, and our first Fashion Show from earlier this year:
https://semysays.com/2022/01/15/semy-says-femboy-style-guide/
https://semysays.com/2022/08/27/semy-says-summer-photo-contest/
https://semysays.com/2022/04/02/semy-says-fsg-fashion-show/

Or if you want to visit our in world beachside location at Mady’s Playground Beach here’s the teleport link:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/28/145/28

We also have a Flickr photo group and a thriving Discord server with oodles of handy shopping links and tips plus an awesome community of Second Life peeps who are always happy to give advice about building Femboy (or other) avatars:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/14811328@N23/pool/
https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc

The show took place at the Trouble sim (thank you Julia!!) and as you can see we had a stunning futuristic catwalk build created by my epic FSG co-founder Mady 🙂 who worked her socks off to put something so special together. If you’d like to see more of what Mady has been up to of late you can check out her Flickr using the following link (she also has pics from the first FSG Fashion Show so you should totally go peek):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191342623@N05/

Over 100 people visited the sim during the Fashion show.

I need to add a huge shout out to the Blacklist Bunker Crew here too 🙂 They gave us their Saturday event/party slot so we could have the fashion show then, their epic DJs (Izzy and Luna) played a sweet selection of tunes, and London helped Mady host on the evening. They really are the best and if you’d like to know more about the Blacklist handily I wrote a blog all about it:
https://semysays.com/2021/11/26/semy-says-the-blacklist-bunker/

They host DJs and parties 5 days a week starting at 12pm SLT each day (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) so you should head on over and check them out!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/53/89/1524

This time around we had an official Fashion Show Sponsor!! Millie who has an awesome store called Appetite; she even provided a free top which all our guests were able to pick up when they visited:

“Heni Trap Top by Appetitie” taken from Mille’s Flickr.

Head on over to Appetite using this in world teleport link: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Heights/17/153/1501
(where you can grab the free top if you missed it). Or check out Millie’s creations on their Flickr or via the Second Life Marketplace:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/appetitesl/
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/245507

We even had our own catwalk announcer (Lyn pictured above) who told all our guests what our stunning models (more on them soon 😛 ) were wearing as they strutted their stuff down the runway. Much like all the time which Mady put into the build it’s so hard to describe the amount of prep work it must take Lyn to prepare for an event like the fashion show; how important it is to make things run smoothly can’t be quantified though, the show simply wouldn’t go on without Lyn’s stellar efforts. You can see more of Lyn on Dakota’s Flickr (plus there are links to naughty stuff on Slushe there too):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dakota-faith/

Speaking of our models they were stunning 🙂 (also like herding cats backstage lol) and every single one of them picked out a lovely selection of outfits across 5 categories: Denim and/or Leather, Sporty, Fantasy, Uniforms, and Model’s Choice. I’ve been super lucky that whilst we didn’t get shots of everything during the event everyone pulled together afterwards and either took their own photos or posed at a mini post-show photoshoot for Esmiel 🙂 I’d love to feature every single outfit here but the blog would just get crazy long (I know it’s already often enough) so instead I’m going to show you my personal favourite from each model’s wardrobe plus outfit details.

(Huge credit to Esmiel here too who did a lot of work not just taking many of the shots put also putting almost all of them together in handy collages; he’s a superstar for spending so much time to help me make this blog happen).

Alex:

Legacy + V-Tech Chest Mod.

Bellatrix Suit FATPACK + {Aii}.

Sweet Thing – Nara Legs.

Skin: [Heaux] Lala Fantasy (Lavender Fairy), VELOUR: Ipanema Body for Legacy – Skinny (Lavender Fairy), VELOUR: Maitreya Flat Chest (Lavender Fairy – Skinny).

Attachments: Sweet Thing -Nara Tail, Sweet Thing – Nara Ears, Sweet Thing -Nature’s Crown, R.O.S.S – Tears (LeLUTKA Gaia), Gloom – Empty Collection – White.

See more of Alex on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188804468@N05

Dal and Peach (our first ever catwalk couple):

“Dal and Peach Model’s Choice” Taken by Esmiel.

Maitreya Lara + V-Tech Chest Mod.

Cubura Harness Femboy.

Riot Nath Strapped Brief.

Semller Worker Boots Classic – Cubura BB Socks.

Accessories: [wrh] resources – Bunny Accessories (Bow/Collar) – Archive Faction Hound Mask – KitCat Puppo Ear – Selene Tail Plug – .:Short Leash:. Puppy Love Bondage Mitts – Duckie Armbands.

“Dal and Peach Leather and/or Denim” Taken by Esmiel.

Mairteya Lara + V-Tech Chest Mod.

Scorpion Top by [V-Tech].

Scorpion Shorts by [V-Tech].

Sleeves – Vortex by toksik.

CULT : Sora Boot.

See more of Dal on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/144213717@N05
(Peach needs to take some pictures…).

Daxia:

Maitreya Lara + V-Tech Chest Mod.

[BI] Lotus Hime Robe [maitreya v-tech] YUKINE.

ED. Momoko Maitreya Sandals.

**RE** Dragon Necklace.

Air_Emaki gold (wear on Stomach)_CM.

*PROMAGIC* Ira -Bracelets-Gold.

See more of Daxia on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/daxiadarkbyrd
Plus checkout Daxia’s Blacklist event photo blog:

https://theblacklistsl.home.blog/

Diavkha:

Maitreya Lara + Flat Chest mod.

Two Sided – Latex Bodysuit Wolfgang.

Hotdog – Power Jacket.

Spoiled – Dagger Heels.

Accessories: kosmii & mythril – Bull Whip, Nanika – Stockings, EQUAL- Anya Mask, VOBE – Naughty Choker.

See more of Dia on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha

Esmiel:

Maitreya Lara + Flat Chest mod.

Isla Bodysuit by Asteroidbox.

Monster Pelt by Aii & Ego.

Accessories: Josiah Sunglasses by EQUAL.

See more of Esmi on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/esmiel

Gaby:

Maitreya Lara + flat chest mod (adapted).

Insanya celine top solid (modded).

Salem exotica bikini.

Utopia Kaliska.

Accessories: Wuzan Leather gloves – mimikri aurora feather collar – TCoD Leather collar – style pantyhose Nylon body suit [M.O.R] AVIA WINGS.

See more of Gaby on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191118027@N07/

Kris:

Maitreya Lara + flat chest mod (adapted).

Erratic – Ciri Pantyhose.

Pixicat – Harlow.

Insanya Mesh Thong.

Reign – Basic Platform Stiletto.

See more of Kris on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145582950@N07/

M E W N I E:

Legacy + V-Tech Chest Mod.

Meva – Kim Hot Pants.

TETRA – Serenity Jacket.

[Sheba] – Dakota Boots.

Accessories: Sweet Tart – Jackie Hit Flask for MAZE Thighs, E-Clipse Design – Ginger MAZE thighs, Unequal – Duena gloves, Toksik – Varmint Hat.

See more of M E W N I E on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mewnie

Moira:

Maitreya Lara + V-Tech Chest Mod.

Vaudeville corset by Grima.

Love spell – I’m yours leg harness by NC.

Dope bitch boots by XO.

Accessories: Volto Pedrolino mask by Illusions, Dope bitch gloves by XO, Chastity cock cage – caged love by ED.

See more of Moira on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188207567@N05/

Nostro:

Maitreya Lara + Flat Chest mod.

Fany Hoodie by Lunar.

Basic Thong by V-tech.

Lady Giaga Boots by Phy.Ka.

Accessories: Toony Chokers by Cureless, Gamer Mouse Leg Wrap by Spoiled.

See more of Nostro on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/160160844@N08/

Semy (me!!):

Maitreya Lara + Flat Chest mod.

Drip Top by Spoiled.

Fany Shorts by Lunar.

Love Shoes (plus socks) by Lunar.

Accessories: Fany Pack by Lunar.

Check my Flickr out here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/117250345@N07/

Zely:

eBody Reborn with V-tech chest mod.

Kawaii Trash – Stella off shoulder Crop top.

Kawaii Trash – Leotard w/Bulge.

Dazed. – Wrapped Stockings.

Accessories: KitCat – Somdae Froggy bucket hat, Just tony – froggo Yomi lorelei hair, aii – Extra arms upper and lower.

See more of Zely on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147635744@N03/

I think you’ll all agree the models all chose utterly stunning looks for each category 🙂 Over the next few days I’ll endeavour to get the photo takers to add individual outfit shots to our FSG Flickr group (if they haven’t already).

Before I end this blog entry I want to let you all know about awesome stuff and things…

This Saturday at the Blacklist Bunker there are four DJs each playing an hour set for “Go Folk Yourself!” Keep an eye on the FSG Discord and in world groups for the LM/TP on around 12pm SLT on Saturday.

If you want to take part in the first ever Blacklist Halloween Photo Contest you still have time 🙂 Check out the Channel in the FSG Discord Server: https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1021069924032065547

Here’s some handy rules though:
– Theme is “Halloween”. Two rules, it must have be seasonally themed and include at least one avatar. You can do anything else with your picture; make it sweet, funny, sexy, naked, naughty, the choice is yours.

– Number of people or anything like that in the shot doesn’t matter it’s the photographer who is entering.

– Please submit entries in 1024 by 1024 format and send them via IM on discord to an FSG admin (Semy, MadylineJay, Esmiel).

– Entries will be uploaded to the new channel for all members to see plus we’ll give a copy to Daxia Darkbyrd who is going to create a gallery at the Blacklist Halloween sim.

– Prizes: First place: L$750, Second, L$500, and third L$250. Maybe a surprise too

– You can submit a maximum of 3 photos and have until Thursday the 27th of October to send them our way.

– Winners will be decided by the Blacklist Crew judging panel.

– Winners will be announced live in world during the Blacklist Halloween party on Saturday 29th of October. So if you want to know who the winners are you need to come along and join in the fun.

– We hope to have an FSG Festive Photo Contest closer to Christmas time!

(FYI at least one avatar means any avatar type; this is a contest open to everyone not just femboys).

We’re super looking forward to all the ghastly and ghoulish submissions 🙂

Zely is our debut DJ at our October Meet Up; which will include an Early Spooktacular Costume Contest! Peek the info here via our FSG Discord: https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/964898637773668415/1024399572174389299

Semy Says… Just a little spoiler here for the fashion show next year ;P We all love femboys of course but perhaps it’s time to let some of our other LGBTQIA+ friends strut their stuff down the catwalk 🙂 .

Take care and speak soon everyone xoxox.

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Semy Says… Summer Photo Contest!

Semy & Esmi @ the FSG Beach – Taken by Esmi.

Hey folks!! No starting apology this time although I probably owe someone one knowing me; this blog is a little late though… Anyhow I’d much prefer to say thank you 🙂 to everyone who has become part of our FSG project; whether you joined the discord server or group in world, took part in our recent photo contest (way more on that later), helped with my previous blogs, came to one of our events or even helped us make one happen. You’re all awesome thank you so much for supporting us! It also goes without saying (although I’m saying it now lol) that my other FSG co-conspirators (Mady and Esmi) have been amazing and none of all that we’ve done in almost a year so far would have happened without them; they both mean the world to me and it’s down to them that my little idea has become all of this.

I’m not going to talk too much more (hopefully) in this blog as the main topic is getting to show you all the amazing photos our server members submitted for our first ever photo contest but before we get there here’s a little bit of info and news about Femboy Style Guide…

For those who have stumbled upon my ramblings for the first time please check out these links to previous blog entries which tell you all about FSG, our awesome friends at the Blacklist Bunker, our first ever Fashion Show, and the amazing fashion which some of our members showcased recently:

https://semysays.com/2022/01/15/semy-says-femboy-style-guide/

https://semysays.com/2021/11/26/semy-says-the-blacklist-bunker/

https://semysays.com/2022/04/02/semy-says-fsg-fashion-show/

https://semysays.com/2022/06/24/semy-says-femboy-fashion/

Plus if you’d like to join our discord server and meet the rest of our community of epic folks here’s the join link…

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc

Alex & Esmi in custom top made by Millie from Appetite :). Check out the store here in world: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Heights/17/153/1501

FSG News:

I’ll tell you all about upcoming stuff at the end of the blog but here’s a couple of things which have happened recently…

Firstly Femboy Style Guide is fully searchable/discoverable in Second Life as Mady has employed some wizardry 🙂 plus we have a new party area at the beach. If you want to come peek here’s the SL TP link:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/28/145/28

Speaking of our new party area I was super lucky to debut (well re-debut maybe as it has been like a decade) as a DJ at our last meet-up; I had a blast and really hope everyone loved the tunes I chose. In fact I had so much fun that I’ll be doing it again in the future… By the way if you thought the sweet picture at the start of this blog was familiar it’s because Esmi used it to create an epic poster for the meet up:

OK upcoming news later; how about seeing the awesome submissions for our first ever Summer Photo Contest?! (If you’re wondering about the contest rules it was super simple: 1024 by 1024 pics, on the beach, and there must be at least one femboy 😛 )

First up is zєℓєηý who was first to enter and got the contest started with a big bang of brilliant:

You can follow zєℓєηý on Flickr by using this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/147635744@N03/

Next up are the pics submitted by River who showed some quirky humour and a bit of naughty teasing ;P :

You can find River’s Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/159507766@N06

Here’s a couple of lovely entries from Gaby who I think might be a fan the Dutch angle…

Want to check Gaby’s Flickr out? Here you go: https://www.flickr.com/photos/191118027@N07/

Some supremely creative entries from Dal coming next:

Dal’s epically prolific Flickr is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/144213717@N05

Something naughty here from Daxia who loves the nude beach for sure…

Peek Daxia’s Flickr by clicking here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/daxiadarkbyrd

Gothic greatness from Diavkha coming up; someone pass the sunscreen!!

See more of Dia in their favourite settings (less sunlight 😛 ) with their Flickr link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/diavkha

Next is a cute pic from Natty who may have sneaked onto Easter Island?

I don’t know if Natty has a Flickr please let me know if he does?

Sweet pics from Alex coming now – reports that he kidnapped M E W N I E are unconfirmed 😛

Check out his eclectically naughty Flickr selection here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/188804468@N05

A very peachy sunset by M E W N I E…

Think M E W N I E might have some lewd pics? Go peek: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mewnie

Was Bwian lost at the beach or at the beach from Lost? (I’ve confused myself…)

Maybe you can find out by checking his Flickr? https://www.flickr.com/photos/152947508@N02

Awesome entries from Kris, Lupe, and Peach coming up but sadly I don’t have Flickr links for any of them 😦 We can all agree they took epic pics though that’s for sure.

Last but never least is Lyn with a trio of some lewd and lovely shots:

You can find some more of Lyn looking amazing and loitering in Dakota’s Flickr here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dakota-faith

That’s a lot of super sweet pics for sure right? It isn’t them all though because I’ve saved the winners to show you all next 😛 We originally planned to have a top three winners and a “most fun” entry but honestly the standard of all the pics was so awesome that our esteemed judging panel (OK it was Esmi, Mady, and I) chose to expand on things. All the winners were revealed in world at the Blacklist Bunker Beach party a couple of weeks ago…

The Blacklist & FSG Summer Photo Contest Beach Party poster by Daxia!

If you were there I’m sure you’ll agree it was an epic evening with sweet tunes provided by Bwian and Daxia 🙂 ; if you missed it I hope you can join us at the next party. We had some special category winners on the night who all received a L$250 prize; here they are:

And here our the top three in descending order. Third place received L$250, Second place L$500, and First L$750 plus a “Semy Shopping Experience”. Here we go…

The first ever FSG Summer Photo Contest First place winning pic by Gaby!!!

We really were blown away by all the awesome entries; I hope you love seeing them all collected together here 🙂 The FSG Photo Contest will return at the end of the year so keep your eye on our discord server for news if you’d like to take part next time.

Semy Says… Before I end this blog entry I’d like to share some upcoming FSG dates with you so you can all plan ahead and party with us:

Saturday September the 24th at 12pm SLT – our Second FSG Fashion Show!
Saturday October the 1st at 2pm SLT – FSG Meet up with debut DJ zєℓєηý!
Saturday November 5th – The FSG Festive Photo Contest begins!
Saturday November 19th at 12pm – The FSG First Anniversary Party!!!
Plus something at Christmas time when we work it out… Esmi said he won’t wear a Santa beard though 😦

But before all of that make sure to come and join us for our September Meet up 🙂 We’ll be back at the FSG Beach but there’s a twist…

Our friends from HEFFA! will be visiting us on Saturday September 3rd at 2pm SLT; come join us and party along to DJ Numi’s tunes right after Izzy’s Saturday set at the Blacklist Bunker (starting at 12pm) 🙂

See you all soon! xoxox

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Semy Says… The Blacklist Bunker.

The best bunker.

DJ Lexie at one of the previous Blacklist Bunker builds.

Ok… I’m going to start this blog by saying sorry but I seem to have forgotten how wordpress tools work and formatting this has been a nightmare so I hope it doesn’t look too terrible :(. That’s one bad thing out of the way now so the rest of this blog is all awesome stuff.

If you’ve stumbled across my blog you’ll hopefully have worked out that my image is that of my Second Life avatar and that I spend a great deal of my time in that virtual world. I could talk for a long time about what Second Life is (and I may do in the future) but there are much better options out there if you want to know more. Although there are also a lot of very outdated articles that really only seem to know what Second Life was a decade or more ago (like in that episode of CSI New York… seriously google it if you want to see old Second Life) so I suggest checking out Daniel Voyager’s wonderful blog.

https://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/about/

https://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/sl-history/

He’s a twitter mutual – although I suspect all my dildo retweets and likes aren’t quite his thing – and has been writing about Second Life since 2007. You’ll find info, history, and news about the now often mentioned alternative to the “Metaverse” there so check him out. Plus his avatar looks like Bugs Bunny which is always a bonus.

The Blacklist Bunker Entrance in 2019 (?)

One day I’ll write about my last few years in Second Life, more about what the virtual world means to me, the wonderful people I’ve met, and places (sims) where I spent my time in my first days wandering the virtual landscape but I wanted my first Second Life themed blog entry to be about a place that is now (and has been for several years) supremely close to my heart. I’ll tell you exactly why in my final thoughts but I’d like to start by giving you some information on what the Blacklist Bunker is, who goes there and why, and most importantly I want to share the words of those people because honestly they can tell you how special a place it is much better than I ever can. I also promise to stop saying Second Life quite so much from now on…

As you can probably guess by the party flyer above the Blacklist is in the adult region of the virtual world. It’s an LGBTQA+ venue that welcomes everyone but it’s safe to say that trans girls, femboys, and people who are non-binary make up a huge section of the crowd. There really is a varied group who come by however so you’ll see plenty of cis people there too, asexual people, even the odd furry (google it). What really sets the bunker aside from other venues is that it truly is a place for everyone; you can be there and be yourself which you’d think would be easy in an online world but that isn’t always the case. It’s a hangout, a nightclub (with regular nightly DJs and weekly themed parties), a scenic spot to explore, and overall wonderful place to visit. The main club is situated independently of the world landmass (built on a sky platform) plus it has undergone multiple visual changes/updates over the years as the owners have a real flair for creating not only a fun venue but also beautiful spaces to wander around and take pictures.

Me sitting in the Blacklist Bunker garden earlier this year before the most recent update.

That’s not all though as on the ground landmass there’s now a beach hangout area which is also connected to the beaches of the Blacklist’s sibling sims (I think that term works 😛 ) of Sheboys and Mady’s Playground. Whilst in general most neighbouring Second Life places are completely unconnected – even having invisible barriers between them – you can freely wander from each beach section to the other and back again. You won’t need to search for an inworld landmark (used to teleport from place to place) or ask someone else to send you a request to join them. Plus if you visit the main club area there’s a clever set of doors which will also teleport you to the neighbouring places so you can explore those hangouts.

I’ll add the map landmark links for them all here though so if you are already used to Second Life or just started you can copy/paste these in a browser and be in any of those spots before you know it.

The Blacklist Bunker: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/53/89/1524

Sheboys:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/160/84/4002

Mady’s Playground:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/31/196/2753

Emma DJing at the New Blacklist Bunker Build Launch Party – last weekend.

The bunker is at the most busy during the different DJ sets; usually 5 nights a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) starting at what actually happens to be midday on the Second Life clock (SLT). Normally every second week there is a themed party on a Saturday either at the Blacklist or sometimes “on the run” at a specially selected/created second venue (often the awesome Trouble sim) which might well be decorated to fit the theme. All the different DJs have distinct styles so one night you could be listening to hip-hop and funk, another could be pumping dance tunes, shoegaze (ask Kalli it’s a new term to me), chilled out trance, or once in a very blue moon a William Shatner song or three (blame Emma).

Cyber Party. This might well be Commader Shepard’s favourite party at the citadel.

Speaking of themes there have been full themed weeks for Pride and Halloween (with parties every night) and even events themed after the TV show Pose where partygoers have worn a collection of different outfits and been judged by an eclectic panel of experts – I won the swimsuit round last time!! – which is always a blast to take part in. I’ll add some event shots…

OK enough of my words for a little while. To really know how special the Blacklist Bunker is to those who go there I think what they say is way more important so here’s what they said when I asked them: “What does the Blacklist mean to you/how important is it as part of your Second Life?”

Sandra: “Well. To me, Blacklist is both “home” – a safe place and shelter, the center of attention and social life, where I always come by default; and it’s also the “friend crew” similar to what I could have had in high school or college. 99% of my social interactions are there; 99% of my friends are there; and it’s a place where I find comfort, support, intellectual stimulation, cultural opening, etc. Weren’t it for my SL partner, my SL would be rather empty without Blacklist – apart for a few mindless wanderings here and there. Or maybe i would fill up the space with something, but that would be a huge space. I can go from discovering new music, learning about new cultures, getting/giving moral support, wild sex, and sometimes all at once.”

Emma: “For me Blacklist IS Second Life. In a world where people and places can be transient and shallow The Blacklist is a constant, beating heart with a warm community of smart, sassy, fun personalities. If Second Life has a soul, it’s Blacklist, and without it I’d have drifted away long ago.”

Chosen from one of Emma’s favourite events.

London: “To me, The Blacklist is one of the most important things that exists to me in SL. It’s a thriving, vibrant hub for our Blacklist ‘family’, a melting pot of all kinds of people brought together under one roof to celebrate life and happiness. It also gives me the chance to express myself creatively by giving me a platform to DJ and entertain with the themed parties we have. I am fiercely passionate about the place, having formed some amazing bonds and friendships through my involvement with the place over the many years I have been a part of it and am immensely proud to be one of the owners of what I strongly feel is SL’s best venue.”

London DJing at the New Blacklist Bunker Build Launch Party – last weekend.

Mady: “Blacklist came into my life when I was looking for a place to belong. The Whole Shebang was falling apart and the owner had stopped logging in. The Blacklist Bunker I heard about from a friend, I don’t recall who. I started showing up. I remember there was one Blacklist on the Run at Heffa. I plopped in Daxia’s lap on the sofa and said. “Hi” and just hung out for a while. Getting to know people. Now I’m an addict. I can’t get enough of the fun of The Blacklist Bunker and Second Life. I started Mady’s Playground to be a sibling club and have some events at times when everyone in Blacklist is sleeping cause you know, time zones.”

Lupe: “Oh, that’s easy, Blacklist and the Blacklist people and Daxia are what keep me coming back to SL.”

Lupe DJing at the New Blacklist Bunker Build Launch Party – last weekend.

Latte (formally known as Sugar): “It’s where I do party at noon :)”

Kalli: “When I was first asked to say what The Blacklist meant to me I recoiled because my initial reaction was I don’t really belong. Anything I write here would come across in the wrong light. I feel, within myself, that I’m a bit different… I don’t regularly contribute to the chat because it can be a little lewd, or I feel out of my depth, or I don’t read or type fast enough to keep up. But these are not shortcomings of the club…

The regulars are open, expressive and unashamed of who they are… They’re outgoing, gregarious and friendly… but most of all accepting. It doesn’t matter that I may not have the confidence to really interact. People see me… say hi… and when I do open up they listen. I have the support of the people there when I do feel I can add to things. The club is home to a broad spectrum blend of music lovers, hedonists and perverts ( 😛 ) from all over the world – from Alaska to New Zealand and practically every timezone in between – who still have time for a prude like me.

The Blacklist may seem imposing at first because the community is so tight knit, but you soon get recognised, and with recognition comes comradeship. I’ve been a part of the furniture… no… part of the family for five years. I had my arm twisted to try DJing and now not only do I play every other Friday, I was asked to co-own the place last year.”

Daxia: “The Blacklist means the Second Life World to me. It grown to this amazing place not just for me but a lot of people. In SL terms, that is not a huge number, as we aren’t a club that pulls in hundreds of people per day. But I do believe the Blacklist, and mostly the community, has touched many people in the way I would want to be touched. I can’t really think of a SL without my precious baby, it would be so less meaningful and a lot more boring. Now I can think up events with the Blacklist Crew, create the club and venues with Lupe. But the most I would miss all those amazing people I now get to meet, it’s just wonderful.”

I think their words say it all really; the Blacklist Bunker isn’t just a place it’s so much more. There are so many people I could have asked to comment about that and I’m sorry that I didn’t get to ask everyone but this blog would be crazy long if I did 🙂 Also before I give you my thoughts I should add that all the pictures here have either been suggested to me by those who visit the club or taken from Daxia’s Flickr account. She also has a fantastic blog full of photos from the special themed events so I’ll link both below; go check them out as they are filled with amazing people expressing themselves in all sorts of inventive and wonderful outfits (even me :P).

https://www.flickr.com/photos/daxiadarkbyrd/page1

https://theblacklistsl.home.blog/

Semy Says…

I’m going to struggle to put this into words especially ones as wonderful as what others have said above… I’ve always found my time in Second Life has centered around a particular place; over the years there have been a few different spots but sadly they have shut down, changed ownership, or vanished but the Blacklist has been a constant since I discovered it. The in world location has changed once or twice plus how it looks has changed many times yet it’s still there; something which honestly isn’t always easy in a virtual world. The Bunker is where I go to party and socialise, discover new music, meet new people, and even learn more about who I really am. It’s my wild Saturday night out on the town and the warm blanket I can wrap around myself to feel safe.

Since I started my time existing online I’ve played many games and met many people online and the consistent thing about those experiences has been that whether it was because I was ill and unable to be online for a long period or because the game simply ran its course that eventually you lose touch with the friends you make along the way. Not here though… I mean for a start Second Life isn’t a game (that’s a long topic for another day) but most importantly because the people I’ve met at the Blacklist are still there and they care. I could turn up every day or vanish for six months and I’ll still be greeted like part of a family the next time I turn up; I always know they’d worry about me and ask after me if I didn’t keep in touch.

So that’s it really it’s an amazing place to be in but it’s so much more; it’s a community, a family. One that I love with all of my heart.

Posing in my launch party outfit by the Blacklist Bunker’s winter snowscape.

If my musings here have made you wonder about Second Life why not check it out; creating an account/avatar is free (although if you want to look really good have some money to spend). I’ll add the links to the website and where to download a third party viewer (an application to run Second Life in) called Firestorm. Also don’t forget to check out Daniel’s blog that I mentioned earlier.

https://secondlife.com/

https://www.firestormviewer.org/

Oh and finally… if you make your way into Second Life and intend to build a femboy or trans girl avatar please check out my (and my friend Mady’s!!) new project Femboy Style Guide (or FSG for short) :). We’ve got a little beach side office/hangout which you can visit to get information and help with creating the look that is perfect for you. We’re also one of the Blacklist Bunker’s beach neighbours so you can find our location that way too! But more on all of that next time 😛

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/28/145/28

P.S. Don’t forget to check out my Flickr and Twitter 🙂

Tweets by SMeridoc

https://www.flickr.com/photos/117250345@N07/51681501723/in/dateposted/

Semy Says… FSG’s First Top Model!!

Firstly a big apology for the delay; I had to upgrade my plan so I could include more of your awesome pics in my blogs. Anyhow normal service has been resumed…

It’s been a while right? 2025 has totally flown by and spooky season is upon us. With the summer months fading into memory and the sun hiding from us it feels like Second Life is getting busier again 🙂 . Not that stuff hasn’t been going on of course and that’s what this blog is all about!! But I’ll get to all of that in a little bit; firstly here comes the handy info stuff you might want/need:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG (NSFW) Flickr Group.

https://semysays.com/2025/07/02/semy-says-the-next-big-thing/ – My previous blog entry.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/151/2724 – The FSG Main Location.

Also we’ve not retired this pic yet because I like it.

But if you’re exploring FSG and our amazing neighbours you want to check out the teleport system here…

It’s easy to spot between the sweet artwork and the V-tech vendors. Just walk into it and you’ll get a prompt on screen to choose where you want to go 🙂 .

So FSG’s First Top Model!! I’m not going to go through all the rules and stuff because I put them all in my last blog – handily right here:

https://semysays.com/2025/07/02/semy-says-the-next-big-thing/

Or you can check it all out in our dedicated channel in the FSG Discord:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1389952549951639604/1389958521512267836

This one is going to be all about the epic pics submitted by those vying for the “First Top Model” crown so I’ll be featuring all of those plus info about the epic stores who sponsored the event. I’d also like to add that everyone who entered is an absolute superstar; the standard across the board was staggering. Thank you all!

Here we go…

The theme for round 1 was “Cyber/Sci-fi” and was sponsored by Wraith! You can find their store info below:

https://www.primfeed.com/wraith – Wraith Primfeed.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Intoxicating/7/73/23 – Wraith SLurl.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Savage%20Unicorns/97/208/22 – Satan Inc SLurl (where you can buy the Crux Delicta set).

Here are the round one entries (there are quite a few so using a gallery for them) you can find them all here in our Discord server:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1389952549951639604/1390319574628433961

The winners were…

Keoni Jones and Kelis both got runners up prizes of L$500.

Diavkha scooped a special “sponsor’s fav prize” of L$1000.

And the overall winner of the first round – plus recipient of L$1000 and a Fatpack of their choice from Wraith – was August!!

The theme for Round 2 was “Summer” and the sponsor was SacredSquare!

Check out their store info below:

https://www.primfeed.com/sacredsquare – SacredSquare Primfeed.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/133402 – SacredSquare Marketplace store.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Renzio/15/7/22 – SacredSquare in world store.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LEVEL/111/231/3 – Level Event SLurl for the new Vilo Sunglasses.

Now here comes the Round 2 gallery (also all available in our Discord server):

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1389952549951639604/1401241764425105559

The winners were…

Ceru and Geo both got runners up prizes of L$500!

Jun scooped a special “sponsor’s fav prize” of L$1000!

And the overall winner of the second round – plus the recipient of L$1000 and a special sponsor’s prize from SacredSquare – was Keoni Jones!!

The theme for the final Round (3) was Kawaii and the sponsor was Appetitie! (Who also recently announced they are looking for SL bloggers).

Check out their store info below:

https://www.primfeed.com/millieharlow.resident – Appetite Primfeed.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/245507 – Appetite Marketplace store.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Heights/114/50/22 – Appetite in world store.

Here comes the Round 3 gallery (also all available in our Discord server):

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1389952549951639604/1412554274948251771

The winners were…

Jasper and Ky both got runners up prizes of L$500!

Jade scooped a special “sponsor’s fav prize” of L$1000!

And the overall winner of the third round – plus the recipient of L$1000 and a fatpack of their choice from Appetite – was August!!

And that was it… Well aside from announcing the top 3 for the whole contest!! All the info is in the server again of course:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1389952549951639604/1423400568264855674

Third place and L$1000 went to Ceru!

Second place and L$2000 went to Jasper!

There can of course only ever be one First FSG’s Top Model and the winner – received the following prizes:

L$5000 from FSG!
L$1000 from Appetite as an extra special sponsor prize and the choice of a Fatpack from their store!
A new unique role in the server!
A new unique group tag in SL!
A prime Gallery spot once our new Gallery is built!
And a special photo shoot taken by Esmi!

Congrats August – you are FSG’s First Top Model!!!

“FSG’s First Top Model (August)” by Esmi.

FSG’s Top Model will be back in 2026 😛 ! But we have more to look forward to soon so put this date in your calendar app:

More info here in our Discord Server:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/964898637773668415/1411309237614805084

Want to see more of Esmi’s pics? Then check out his Primfeed here:

https://www.primfeed.com/esmiel.posthorn

Or want to peek more of Dal’s pics (including that mysterious cat)? Here’s his Primfeed:

https://www.primfeed.com/dalniente.resident

Or if you want to see me mostly re-post awesome things from my closest SL friends here’s mine:

https://www.primfeed.com/semyaza.meridoc

Semy Says…

There’s oodles of cool stuff coming up soon because of Spooky Month! October will end with a few nights of Halloween parties at the Blacklist Bunker build – including FSG Takeover on Thursday the 30th when both Esmi and I will DJ ;P – followed by London’s “day of the deadmau5” audio/visual spectacular (don’t miss it!!). If you want a flavour of what’s to come here’s last year’s blog:

https://semysays.com/2024/11/13/semy-says-what-a-huge-spoopy-month/

See all of you wonderful people soon. Love you all xoxox

Semy Says… The Next Big Thing?

It’s been a big old month of stuff!! Almost too much to keep up with. Pride has been awesome of course – check out Jasper’s pic above for some of that epicness – but there’s been other amazing things like our community members DJing at the Second Life 22nd Birthday celebrations and way more to come…

Anyhow before I start rambling let’s get the important info out of the way 😉 .

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW) Flickr Group.

https://semysays.com/2025/05/27/semy-says-battles-rebuilds/ – My previous blog entry.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/155/2724 – The NEW FSG Main Location.

It’s time to finally retire this classic Dal pic 😦 …

But that’s only because of the rebuild’s new system. Look out for our new teleport system here (there’s also a door at the Penthouse):

It’s easy to spot between the sweet artwork and the V-tech vendors. Just walk into it and you’ll get a prompt on screen to choose where you want to go 🙂 .

Right let me try to remember stuff in the order it happened…

Pride month kicked off with a bang – a full week’s worth no less – and it was wonderful of course. I went to as many of the sets as I could manage (I’ve not been feeling too great lately) which were all awesome. As were the other sets I missed I’m sure – sorry 😦 . We even had an FSG Takeover on the Thursday where Geo and I DJed!!

I’m going to share some pics next which were all taken by Daxia during the event; sorry if you don’t see yourself in this little selection (I can only include so many) but if you head on over to The Blacklist Discord Server there’s a whole channel’s worth of Daxia’s awesome shots:

https://discord.com/channels/486623134229987352/1378822806644592651 – Blacklist Pride 2025 pics.

As mentioned earlier it was also the Second Life Birthday celebration this month and Nuno and London both DJed as part of that event. I managed to get to both sets which were both fantastic of course although I’m sorry I didn’t grab any pics 😦 . You can find some on Nuno’s Primfeed below though!

https://www.primfeed.com/bonecabrasil.resident

What else happened… I missed this one sadly as it was bed time for me but Dal hosted a field trip on Sunday June 15th!!

There will be more field trip shenanigans soon just keep an eye out in the FSG Discord Server for Dal’s posts 😛 . There might even be more trip photo contests! Nuno continued his epic month by winning this one…

Dia released the latest issue of “Beyond Star” his Second Life created sci-fi opus comic series. Check out Primfeed for more info or head to Blurb to get a copy! (Both links below).

https://www.primfeed.com/ailepho.resident – “Beyond Star” Primfeed page.

https://www.blurb.com/b/12474427-beyond-star – Buy “Beyond Star” here.

Oh I also DJed this month; London was on holiday so I got to cover her Friday set – which was a huge first and privilege for me – with what will (most likely be) my last set of 2025. I really had a blast and hope everyone enjoyed my selection of tunes but with everything happening in the coming months I just won’t have the time/energy to dedicate to it all (more on that later though).

As a little extra I thought I’d mention that my current musical addiction is the voice of Teddy Swims. Here’s one of his songs I didn’t include in my set so you can hear/see why I’m addicted…

There’s more awesome stuff coming though!!

Firstly join us at FSG on Thursday the 3rd of July (at 12pm SLT) as Maddie plays her debut set!! Then on Saturday the 5th of July (also at 12pm SLT) join us at Sui Spa for an extra special event “Tanabata”:

To celebrate “The Star Festival” Esmi will be DJing but also entry will be free for the whole weekend plus the group join fee will be reduced to L$499! If you’d like to know more about Sui Spa I just happen to have a handy blog right here 😉 :

Semy Says… Sui Spa!!!

More new stuff!!! One of sweet sponsors (Sacredsquare) have a new product coming to the Level fair/event in a few days. Make sure to head on over from the 7th of July to check out their new set of sunglasses: “Sky”.

Want to see how awesome you can look whilst wearing a pair? Chise has you covered 😛 .

So I mentioned I’m going to be busy and won’t have DJ time in the next few months. That’s because later this year we have some real fun stuff coming up…

OK I’ll tease some of it. We’ll be having an FSG Summer Party next month the “FSG Car Wash” with a photo contest to go along with the party backdrop! After that we’ll start planning the next FSG Fashion Show which will take place at the same time as our FSG anniversary party 🙂 . Want to know more then check out last year’s event:

Semy Says… FSG Fashion Show 2024!!!

But before all of that I have a huge brand new FSG Contest to announce!!!

OK before I give you all the juicy details I need to apologise; the contest was supposed to be officially announced/started yesterday. I wasn’t feeling well at all though and had to put this blog off a day. But details next!!

FSG’s First Top Model is a 3 round contest where we’ll crown our – as you can guess – First Top Model! I’ll outline the rules and prizes below (we’ll post this in the Discord Server too though):

1: Each round will last a month; it will have an associated sponsor and theme. For example the first round (July) has a “Cyber/Sci-fi” theme and is sponsored by Wraith. Following round themes will be announced later but will be sponsored by Sacredsquare and Appetite.

2: To enter you need to submit one fashionable themed photo in front of the special backdrop at FSG (I’ll share this month’s at the end of the rules). We will be judging the model so you can take your own pic or have someone else take it for you; it can be in any photo format you want. All entries must be submitted by the end of the month to Semy, Esmi, or Dal.

3: All avatars can enter. This is a contest for the whole community.

4: No AI. Entries which have obvious signs of AI shenanigans will be excluded from the judging process.

5: The first entry per person will be their first and only entry of the round.

6: All entries will be added to the new discord channel so everyone can see them.

7: Entries will be judged by the FSG panel; Semy, Esmi, Dal, Pillar and each month a guest sponsor judge.

8: Round winners will be announced on the 1st of the following month and the next round’s theme/sponsor announced on the 2nd.

9: If you want to enter to win a monthly prize that’s all good. You don’t have to enter all three rounds if you don’t want to but…

10: To win the grand prize and become FSG’s First Top model you MUST enter all three rounds! The judging panel will only consider folks who have taken part in the whole contest and the winner will be chosen by looking at all the shots they have entered.

The backdrop for round 1 (July) “Cyber/Sci-fi” sponsored by Wraith is here:

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/34/154/1501

Prizes!!

Each round winner will receive a L$1000 prize plus a fatpack (or something equivalent of their choice) from the round’s store sponsor 🙂 .

At the the end of the full three round contest we’ll announce a top three with prizes as following…

3rd place – L$1000

2nd place – L$2000

1st place – L$5000, a special FSG in world group title, a new FSG Discord server role, a prime photo spot in the FSG gallery (pending our beach rebuild), and a special photo of their choice (taken by Esmi).

Oh… and the contest starts RIGHT NOW!!!

Semy…er Dal Says…

(I figured I’d share these sweet words from Dal this month because they said it best).

“There are 182 days left in 2025. That’s 182 days to continue to be proud of who you are.

A big thanks to both the FSG and Blacklist staff for an amazing pride month. (It was also cool to have DJ Nuno and DJ London spinning tunes in the SL Birthday Events) and a big thanks to all of you for being amazing. We couldn’t grow if not for you. I’m proud of all of you and you should be proud of yourselves.

Have a great week.

Dal.”

And to end as usual some links from me; my Primfeed of course plus some music I’m still addicted to 😛 . Love you all and speak soon!

https://www.primfeed.com/semyaza.meridoc

Semy Says… Battles & Rebuilds.

So it’s been a while right? Sorry. I’ve been utterly shattered lately and have barely been spending time in Second Life compared to my usual or what I’d like to. Subsequently getting around to actually writing a blog entry has been tough because I just haven’t had the energy to do it despite oodles of FSG related stuff going on. I want to thank the full FSG team; admins, mods, DJs, Blacklist Crew, and everyone who pitches in to make our community so awesome for being so supportive over these last few months/weeks.

I’ve shared what keeps me away in a blog entry before so if you want to know more – or see some pics from a couple of years back which is a much better reason to peek honestly – then check out this link:

https://semysays.com/2023/03/21/semy-says-hey/

But now for important stuff and things (info wise) before we get to all the er…happenings 🙂 .

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW) Flickr Group.

https://semysays.com/2025/01/10/semy-says-2025-is-here/ – My previous blog entry (has it really been that long? 😦 ).

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/32/155/2724 – The NEW FSG Main Location (more on that later)!

It’s time to semi retire this classic Dal pic 😦 …

But that’s only because of the rebuild (which I’ll get into below). Look out for our new teleport system here (although the TP pad is still there at the Penthouse):

It’s easy to spot between the sweet artwork and the V-tech vendors. Just walk into it and you’ll get a prompt on screen to choose where you want to go 🙂 .

Anyhow now that stuff is done I actually have no idea where to start so I guess chronologically (hopefully) will do…

Esmi and the team were hard at work for the early months of this year with a rebuild because we said goodbye to our “Mady’s Playground” location at the end of 2024. With Mady having decided to move on from Second Life we couldn’t fix some of the weird glitchy things that were happening with her Sci-fi/Cyber club build. So rather than muddle around with that we decided to start over. The new FSG main location opened on March 22nd (although it doesn’t feel that long ago); we even had a sweet launch party with DJs London and Geo:

I’ve got to admit that I was so hyped for the whole launch party – and for everyone to see all the hard work which went into the new build – that party pics barely crossed my mind; sorry 😦 . But what I can share with you are some awesome shots of the new build which Esmi took for us. He really put his heart and soul into this project so it’s only fair that it’s his pics which show it off here…

The best way to see it all is to visit of course (SLurl at the top of this blog) but as you can see here we have a really sweet new dance-floor space – complete with Jellyfish – for our FSG Thursdays DJ events plus a huge TV screen area off to one side where we’ve been hosting our “movie night” once a month.

On the inside of our main building we have a handy help-desk where you can collect all sorts of handy info about FSG and stuff which will help when creating your avatar. Alex from V-tech/Valentine even rezzed chest mod vendors for us so new folks can find what they need. Plus there’s epic art-work of me 🙂 created by Jun one of our wonderful guest DJs.

I’ll share some more pics below but I think it’s only fair that Esmi and Dal get to speak on the build from here on; Dal had the creative vision for something new and Esmi worked super hard to make it into what you can see 🙂 .

Dal:

“The Build – growth isn’t something that’s limited to membership, our home has to both reflect and accommodate all our new members and needs. As someone who had close ties to Mady’s Place that change was scary. To usher in the future I’d have to let go. However with our brilliant team and Esmi’s knack for building we have a beautiful new place to call home which reflects our values. It really is a dream come true.”

Esmi:

“I’ve been really enjoying the response and positivity around the new FSG main location build. I’m so happy people have been exploring it and finding all the cool and fun little features hidden around the site, many of them are personal touches added by members of our team here at FSG.

The project came about due to our need for a new ‘hub’ location – the beach and penthouse didn’t quite cut it – so Dal came up with a basic design idea and I kinda dithered a while, then went nuts with it and spent several months pulling this place together.

Whilst deceptively simple in construction, the build required careful planning to ensure it met our group’s needs and could cater for a range of different activities from dancing and movie nights up to providing a space for bigger stuff like our recent Slapdown Round 2 event.

I went through endless iterations before settling on what you see today; it was a struggle at times, but what kept me going was the constant gentle encouragement from my fellow admins and the community at large, and the response to the build has really cemented it as worth all the time and effort.

Talking like this may give you the impression that the build is “finished” but that’s not the truth at all – just think of this as phase one, or a placeholder, while we work on something even better. Parts of the location will gradually be upgraded and improved, evolving over time to give FSG a truly unique and very special home. I can’t wait to share it with you all!”

To coincide with the relaunch we had a photo contest 🙂 . From the moment the new location opened the competition started and we announced winners a few weeks later during a FSG Thursdays set. The main rule was that the shot had to be taken at our new venue but if you want to know more about the rules then please check out our discord server (you’ll also get to see all the entries there):

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1203068891841167460/1353104400981430416 – Photo Contest info.

I get to share the winners here though 😛 so here we go…

Lyquid submitted a super creative pic and scooped L$250.

(Lyquid please send me a link to your Primfeed or Flickr and I’ll include it here so folks can see more of your pics).

Ashlynn won L$500 for what was a very seasonally themed shot with some FSG Admin photo-bombing for extra points 😛 .

Check out her prolific Primfeed here: https://www.primfeed.com/jonnie.jameson

River grabbed a L$750 prize after discovering Esmi’s van and submitting evidence; is it still parked there or did it get towed away yet?

Peek more of this cutie’s pic here: https://www.primfeed.com/river.tone

We were also blessed to have had an awesome offer from Ezra – the owner of the store Wraith – to sponsor our new build launch with two fatpacks which were awarded to the first place contest winner plus Ezra’s favourite entry. As you can see above Ezra chose Dia’s entry!

You can see more of Dia’s pics here on his Primfeed: https://www.primfeed.com/diavkha.resident

But you can also find Dia’s Second Life created sci-fi opus comic “Beyond Star” by checking out the related Primfeed: https://www.primfeed.com/ailepho.resident

With a brand new issue available in full print here: https://www.blurb.com/b/12435744-beyond-star

Want to check out the clothing from Wraith? I’ll add their Primfeed below 🙂 . As you can see (from the example above) Ezra is hugely supportive of our community and rigs for a plethora of body shapes: https://www.primfeed.com/wraith

Our overall contest winner was Theo! They received a L$1000 prize plus a fatpack from Wraith for this super sweet photo. Make sure to check out the cozy Bubble Tea cafe area at our new build!!

You can of course see more of Theo by checking out their Primfeed: https://www.primfeed.com/lore.olivieri

But don’t forget that Theo is also our most prolific community blogger; if you want to find all sorts of new items rigged for LGBTQ+ bodies then go peek their blog here: https://queerbodysl.wordpress.com/

Before I talk about our next big event I want to pause and mention one of our awesome community members: Geo 🙂 . One of our resident FSG Thursdays DJs and a burgeoning Second Life creator.

Check out Geo’s Primfeed here: https://www.primfeed.com/geo.tyles

Or you can find their Marketplace store here: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/259831/search?search%5Bmaturity_level%5D=GMA&utf8=%C3%A2%C2%9C%C2%93

Next time I DJ I’ll be using a special custom tip jar made by Geo 🙂 I won’t spoil the surprise yet though. (You’ll get to see below when both Geo and I will be DJing next).

“Slapdown Promo” Poster by Dal and Esmi.

Time to talk about the “Slapdown”! Now established as an annual FSG event 🙂 . Firstly if you’d like to see what happened last year here’s the blog about it all:

https://semysays.com/2024/05/01/semy-says-saturday-slapdown-raw/ – Slapdown 2024.

It doesn’t seem like it but the Slapdown was only 10 days ago… Geo and I were DJs, Dal was our epic fight announcer, and we had a crowd of community members taking part in what turned out to be an ever evolving “tournament” to crown our second ever “FSG Slapdown” champ.

The event was hosted at our new venue (see above); Esmi created a temporary backyard wrestling style arena in our field 🙂 . We had a surprise entry mid event by last year’s winner Kelis, a series of wonderfully fun fights, an awesome crowd who stuck around for the whole event, and of course winners and prizes!!

Nuno was inevitable it has to be said; he really is a fighting champ who went undefeated all night and took home the L$3000 prize! As you can see he just can’t be stopped and he’s won more tournaments since:

He’s also DJing later this month for the Second Life Birthday celebration on Saturday the 21st of June at 1pm SLT; keep an eye on our discord and Nuno’s Primfeed for more info nearer the time:

https://www.primfeed.com/bonecabrasil.resident

Prizes awarded were as follows:

Nuno – 1st place prize of L$3000.
Esmiel – 2nd place prize of L$2000.
Jun – Best fighter outfit prize L$1000
Dakota – Best audience outfit prize L$1000.

We’re looking forward to hosting another Slapdown in 2026!! Have a peek at the gallery below of more pics taken by Esmi and Dia.

Dal and Esmi both had some thoughts about the Slapdown which I’ll share here:

Dal:

“It’s quite a feeling looking back at our events and despite all the chaos around the planning phase the event itself runs smoothly. I’m blessed to be working with some of the best. This year was just as exciting as the last. London’s smack talk added that extra spice Slapdown needed. It was also great to see so many new faces joining in on the fun. I hope next time it’s just as exciting.”

Peek at Dal’s Primfeed here: https://www.primfeed.com/dalniente.resident

Esmi:

“If the vibe of our first Slapdown event was “violent chaos”, then I had high hopes our most recent one (Round 2) would have a “simple” vibe.

Still crawling energy wise after completing the big build, I wanted this event to be no nonsense and minimal effort but of course, it’s never quite like that on the night.

On the fly changes to the tournament brackets, last minute decisions about prizes, and even who was actually fighting led to yet another wild event. At times it felt like a roller-coaster whilst at others it felt like a genuine fight against fate and the whims of some unknowable primal force.

However it was a whole lot of fun.. . Many good battles were had and Nuno was a very worthy winner; being utterly undefeated throughout the contest.

Everyone who showed up brought their A-game – even the crowd – and Dal was on fire as our announcer: I couldn’t have asked for more really. Another awesome success for FSG; I’m excited to see what we can do for Round 3 next year!”

Peek at Esmi’s Primfeed here: https://www.primfeed.com/esmiel.posthorn

OK before we get to future stuff I’ve got some community sponsor news…

Our wonderful sponsor sacredsqaure recently released new sunglasses called “Four” – handily I’m wearing them in the pic above – which were available at the LEVEL event. Whilst that has just closed they should be available in store any time soon! Which brings me to another piece of news regarding sacredsqaure…

Chise has opened a new satellite store location at the Babaylan Beach Resort! So if you want to see more stunning sunglasses and a stunning place head on over there ASAP: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Colibri/43/195/24

Or if you want more info then check out the sacredsquare Primfeed:

https://www.primfeed.com/sacredsquare/posts/30b9c9bc-1e74-4dcb-a3e2-b17c714394b3

Here’s another shot (taken by Esmi of course) where I’m wearing the gorgeous “Yoko” frames by sacredsqaure.

OK nearly there… here’s some upcoming stuff!

Blacklist’s “Pride In the Clouds” week is coming up soon! It will run from Sunday the 1st of June until Saturday the 7th and will feature a whole host of amazing DJs (including me!). This event really is one of the highlights of the year; something you just shouldn’t miss, hopefully I see you there 🙂 .

“Blacklist: Pride in the Clouds” poster by London.

There’s a whole erm bevy (?) of pics from last year on my blog so you can see how awesome it all was: https://semysays.com/2024/07/13/semy-says-pride-2024-and-surprises/

Semy Says… So what’s next?

Well we’ve got some more plans but we need to chat to the Blacklist Bunker crew and confirm dates for later in the year; that will include a brand new summer party idea (hopefully) and the return of our fashion show which we hope to hold as a double event this time so we can celebrate the FSG Anniversary at the same time!!

Stuff will be happening in the meantime though 🙂 . Once Blacklist Pride week has concluded please keep an eye on the FSG Server as I’ll be announcing a brand new – and very huge – new competition; FSG’s Top Model!!

(I can’t say much for now but I’m super excited about this one! If any community creators would like to be involved as contest sponsors please contact me via discord or in world IM).

Also here’s my Primfeed if anyone wants to peek: https://www.primfeed.com/semyaza.meridoc

Take care folks 🙂 love and hugs xoxox.

Semy Says… 2025 is here!!

Hey everyone 🙂 . I have to confess something; I have no clue how short or long this blog will be as I start writing it. So join me on a journey where I recap some recent events, stuff, er…things from the last few weeks!

But firstly for all of the new folks or anyone else who needs it I need to share handy FSG info:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW) Flickr Group.

https://semysays.com/2024/11/13/semy-says-what-a-huge-spoopy-month/ – my previous blog entry with Halloween shenanigans.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – Femboy Style Guide SLurl.

OK where to start… how about recent community events 🙂 (apologies if I’m awful with all the dates and things):

Last month Dia built a temporary sim called “The Aftermath” which was open for everyone to explore, roleplay, and take pictures at. Above is a group photo taken by Esmi on the 8th of December – see who you can spot there 🙂 – but I’ll also share some others below:

It’s awesome to see how differently those examples turned out; turning up and posing with all those epic Second Life photographers was a blast – not literally though as I was careful with the flame on my welding torch thingy 😛 .

Now whilst The Aftermath might be gone now there’s more news from Dia:

“I recently moved to a new land and set up my house there, in the ground area I recreated my medieval/fantasy village with its famous Dragon’s Den inn/tavern. If you would like to visit here is a LM to it: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Paradise%20Red/133/254/30 “

So head on over as soon as you can and check out the pub 😛 ; you might even bump into Xica there:

So what else has happened in the last few weeks? We’ve started our monthly FSG Thursdays “Game Night”; with events on the 28th of November, 12th of December, and 9th of January so far.

Dal has been rezzing all sorts of different games each time so we can see which are the most popular choices to include as permanent fixtures at our new build once that’s complete. Going by yesterday’s sweet turn out my guess is that “Cards Against Humanity” has earned its spot.

Geo, Moira, and myself have all DJed on other FSG Thursdays weeks over the last month and a bit plus I played a set for our US (and other timezone) based members on what turned out to be the early hours of a Sunday morning for me (15th of December). I think folks enjoyed my little collection of synthwavey goodness and it was lovely to catch up with peeps I don’t see as often as I’d like. We’ll have another US hours set soon once we get rebuild plans lined up.

I also played a few tunes on Boxing day (the 26th of December) as a lead in to our first ever FSG Thursdays “Movie Night” at the Femboy Penthouse:

Esmi set up the seating and Dia let us use his big screen – which we positioned at the edge of the pool – and we all enjoyed the crazily festive Christmas Classic: “Gremlins”. We’ll have another movie night later this month (more about that later).

Other news…

We had a winter themed open day at Sui Spa earlier on in December with a reduced group join fee and free access to our beautiful location for 24 hours. You can still visit Sui (and join the group) of course:

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/216/17/21

Plus I suspect Esmi has a spring festival idea in mind 🙂 .

We’ve also had some farewells in recent weeks. Esmi played his last full time DJ set at the Blacklist on the 27th of November, Zely played their last Second Life DJ set at the Blacklist on the 15th of December, whilst Bwian played the last ever set at Sheboys on the 18th of December.

All were lovely and awesome of course but it’s so bittersweet enjoying such special moments when we’re also saying goodbye. Sheboys was such an iconic community venue and it was such a pleasure for me to have DJed and partied there.

Zely will be missed massively too but we have to wish them all the very best luck for whatever the future brings; here’s their goodbye message from the FSG server:

“I want to put it here for all to see, Thank you to every single one of you who ever came to my sets or spoke with me or just tolerated me and my music tastes, Today was my “Gone but not Froggoton” DJ set to party and say good by through blacklist. We had an amazing turn out of people and well wishers it truly makes my decision to leave so much harder. That being said you’ve not gotten rid of me i’ll still be here in this amazing server trying to help out and sharing cool things with people when i can and who knows i might sneak back on SL on random occasion to say hi and see the cool things going on in real time. Have a Happy Holidays and fuck em up in the new year.”

One other little morsel of news related to all the above is that whilst Esmi isn’t DJing full time anymore he will be back (more on that later)…

It’s not all been news of people or places leaving/closing though because The Blacklist Bunker had an official relaunch party on the 3rd of January to celebrate their awesome new build! It’s so new that there aren’t many pics out there yet but it looks spectacular so make sure to head on over and check it out:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/76/22 – New Blacklist Bunker SLurl.

https://discord.gg/fPyEJkQg – Join the Blacklist Bunker discord server.

December also saw the culmination of this year’s FSG Festive Photo Contest! As always the standard was stunningly high. If you want to see the rules and all of the entries please peek everything here in our discord server:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1038914821187440660/1312857515507191870

First, second, and third scooped prizes of L$1000, L$750, and L$500 respectively whilst the special mentions all received L$250; oh and of course the winner gets the coveted “spot on the wall” at the Femboy Penthouse alongside all of our other photo contest winners! Here are the winners’ pic in full size though plus some words from Dal.

Words from Dal:

“I hope everyone had an amazing holiday this year. The festive photo contest was something else this year. Seeing several new faces in our photo pool. It’s not making our job any easier.

Congratulations to all our winners and to everyone who entered. Thank you for making these contests so special.”

If you want to see more amazing pics please check out our Primfeed links channel and follow all of these amazing photographers and the oodles of server members who are constantly sharing sweet pics:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1253729166659162144

Random pic of Kelis by Kelis because why not 😛

You might have missed this earlier as I had a blonde moment and forgot to add it… On the 27th of December I posed for a pic taken by the super lovely Ashlynn Anwyl with a theme of National Snuggle Someone Adorable Day~!

“National Snuggle Someone Adorable Day~!” by Ashlynn.

Make sure to check her out on Primfeed and see all the lovely collab shots she’s taken: https://www.primfeed.com/jonnie.jameson .

So before I get to what’s coming up in the next few weeks I’d like to highlight a community creator again 🙂 .

Geo is one of our epic FSG DJs and has been creating all sorts of awesome items in recent months. Here are 3 of Geo’s most recent creations with Marketplace links so you can check them out:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GeoZ-Tip-Jar-Boy/26736261

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GeoZ-Tip-Jar-Boy-Dark/26736262

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GeoZ-Fancy-Shelf-decoration-items/26723621

You can find all of Geo’s creations here:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/259831 – Geo’s Marketplace Store.

OK so what’s coming up in the next few weeks…

Well the new FSG build is continuing; we’ve not set a deadline but once it’s ready we’ll arrange a party 100%!!

FSG Event dates:

FSG Thursday with DJ Geo: 16th of January at 12pm SLT.
FSG Thursday “Movie Night”: 23rd of January at 12pm SLT (Movie will be a surprise).
FSG Thursday with DJ Esmi: 30th of January at 12pm SLT (see I told you he would be back 😉 ).

Semy Says…

That’s a heck of a lot right? I’ve actually got some huge new FSG stuff to announce with an epic new project/event/thing in the pipeline but I want to wait until we have the new build ready because we’ll be hosting it there 😛 . Consider yourselves teased because it will be a lot of fun I think.

If you want to find me elsewhere I’ve binned my profile from the dumpster fire that is Twitter (I didn’t have a SL account on any Meta platform but they can fuck off too now) but you can find more of me on Primfeed and Bluesky 🙂 .

https://www.primfeed.com/semyaza.meridoc

https://bsky.app/profile/semysays.secondlife.bio

Ohh before I forget please check out Lukas on Bluesky. He makes sure the Bluesky SecondLife feeds aren’t beset by any nasty folks and does an epic job:

https://bsky.app/profile/lukasisaskunk.bsky.social

I’ve chatted to him a few times and he’s super nice if any users have any concerns. You can also check out his SL photos here:

https://lukaswhite.carrd.co/

Take care out there all of you wonderful people xoxox

Semy Says… What a huge spoopy month!

Hey everyone! So I’d be a huge liar if I said I hadn’t been procrastinating a bit when it comes to this blog entry. The thing is each time I contemplated starting it I realised that the number of topics to cover had increased so I put it off for even longer. That’s on me though – being super lazy – and the reason why the number of topics keeps increasing is that our (expanding) FSG team and epic friends from the Blacklist Bunker keep organising awesome events, contests, er…things. I’ll get to all of that soon though as firstly for all of the new folks or anyone else who needs it I need to share handy FSG info:

There’s so much to cover and I really don’t know where to start – plus if I miss anything I’m so so sorry – but I’ll try here…

We’ve had two new additions to our FSG moderator team! Dia and Theo are two huge community members; both hugely active in our discord server, at our events (including helping planning some), and always amongst the first to offer help when someone has an avatar or fashion question.

Dia is our resident super-goth (Kelis may have to fight him for the title at our next Slapdown event) and I’m betting if you’ve been to an event or spent any time in our server you’ve seen or spoken to him. What you might not know though is that he is a Second Life comic creator with his science fiction epic “Beyond Star”! He was even interviewed about it:

https://community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/13360-comics-made-in-second-life-diavkha/

You can find print editions of “Beyond Star” on Blurb:

https://www.blurb.com/user/Avelier

And if you want to see more of Dia check out his Primfeed:

https://www.primfeed.com/diavkha.resident

Theo might just be our community’s most prolific and helpful blogger (I won’t be fighting them for that title as we’ve already established I’m too lazy). They’re also a DJ, creator, store owner, and an avid photographer. Theo’s blogs are two of the most expansive (and regularly updated) community resources we have when it comes to LGBTQAI+ body options in Second Life. Oh and you’ll find them linked in Theo’s new dedicated channel in our discord server. But just in case here’s some links:

https://queerbodysl.wordpress.com/ – Fashion finds for flat chest/v-tech bodies in SL.

https://boybodysl.wordpress.com/ – Fashion finds for the Anatomy body in SL.

If you want to see more of Theo check out their Primfeed:

https://www.primfeed.com/lore.olivieri

So I mentioned it’s been a super busy month right? It’s been crazy busy honestly as even before Halloween had found us the US members of our FSG events team (Dal, Jasper, Dia) and the Blacklist Bunker crew got together and created a three day long “Game Night” location and experience which ran from October 12th – 14th.

Here’s some words from Dal about it all:

“Game Night – A weekend long event with a costume contest and two different days to play an assortment of various games. A majority of the build was cobbled together by our US moderation team but various aspects were included to represent people from both FSG and the Blacklist.”

It was a super fun temporary build with fully playable games – whether it was single player arcade style or where whole groups could play against each other – there was something for everyone.

There were inside and outside party/gathering spaces and the team even had a costume contest on night 1; the winners were: 1st place: Ligma, 2nd: Xica Bean, 3rd: London, 4th Eden.

Dal and Dia grabbed some pics of the winners so I’ll add a little gallery below 😉 :

We think the whole “Game Night” set-up was a real success and one of the most fun things our FSG team has been part of creating so we’ve got hopes to bring the venue back (maybe not exactly the same) but I’ll talk more about that later.

October the 24th (until the end of the month) also saw the return of the art project (spearheaded by Jasper and Dal) where members could visit a temporarily rented location and rez objects to contribute to the themed backdrop.

Here’s some thoughts from Dal:

“The Halloween Art Project – FSG came together to build a backdrop item by item. While each item is unique to the person who placed it the work goes to show how diverse FSG is as a group but also how when we come together: we create beautiful things.”

Should we expect this to return during the Festive season? I’m betting it just might.

Thoughts from Dal on this one (which happened on October 26th):

“Movie Night- Dia has built a home theater and has been hosting various movie nights every couple weeks with a little social fun before and after the movie.”

I’ve not been able to attend these because Dia has been hosting during his timezone (one of the US ones – having so many confuses me honestly) but it’s been mentioned that we could maybe host a movie night for euro time zone members (more news on that later too).

So spooky celebrations kicked off early as on October the 21st The Continental hosted an event with three DJs who you might just recognise. I managed to sneak along and join the crowd too 😛 .

As did Eden and Iwone from the Blacklist..

If you’d like to see more pics from a super fun three hour party then please check out Jun’s blog at this link:

https://ghost.skelly.boo/dark-ritual-the-continental-report/

What about Halloween week itself though? Well this year the Blacklist Bunker did something a little different; instead of one themed build they decided to have three party nights, each with its own theme.

Night one (October 29th) “Rise of the One” was set in a spooky swamp and DJed by Tantrica and Daxia:

Night two (October 30th) “Cult of the Machine God” was set in a gothic/cyber/sci-fi church and DJed by Esmi and myself:

Night three (October 31st) “They Live” was set in an eerie black and white city and DJed by Lexie and London.

A huge thank you to Daxia who took all of the shots in the three galleries above. I couldn’t include them all though so you should totally head over to the Blacklist Bunker’s discord server where you can find the rest:

https://discord.com/channels/486623134229987352/967754596187508786/1300902968479977543 – Blacklist Halloween party pics.

Speaking of awesome Halloween themed photos… we announced the winners of our Halloween Photo contest during the party on the 30th. If you’d like to see all of the entries (and the rules) please use this link to peek at the channel in our discord:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1021069924032065547/1290737298849267724 – FSG Halloween photo contest.

I’ll share the winners here though; starting with special extra prizes!

Dia grabbed L$250 for “best use of a large chopper”.

“Neo’s 1st Halloween submission” by Neo.

Neo grabbed L$250 for “most wholesomely Halloween”.

Kelis grabbed L$250 for “most likely to appear in hentai tentacle porn”.

Auggie took third place and a L$500 prize for their entry.

Keebs nabbed second place and a L$750 prize for this entry.

And our first place prize (L$1000) plus overall winner went to Jade for this stunning shot.

There’s more though because after Halloween had ended we had one of the highlights of the year; an audio-visual spectacular as London celebrated her favourite musical artist. I’m going to share some shots of the party (taken by Daxia and others I think) but if you want to see more including the little video clips I grabbed then head to our events/projects/parties discord channel:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/975172116121022496/1302365971800920194

So spoopy month has ended and I’ve got news about upcoming parties and other fun stuff but before I get to that I wanted to bring back a little mini-feature on Second Life stores which support our community. Oh and it just happens to be a year since our new moderator Theo opened their store starQuake: Shapes and Beauty!

I’ve already told you how awesome Theo is and they make such sweet stuff so you should head on over to their store (which happens to be an FSG neighbour) ASAP:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/40/236/501 – starQuake SLurl.

Especially because the anniversary sale ends today!

“starqQuake: Shapes and Beauty sale poster” by Theo.

If you want to see more of Theo’s lovely make-up and other products peek the links below:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/196375662@N03/ – starQuake Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/starquake – starQuake Primfeed.

Semy Says… So what’s next?

Here’s a little list of upcoming FSG related events 😛 :

13th of November (Today) 12pm SLT – Esmi DJing at the Blacklist Bunker.
14th of November 12pm SLT – FSG Thursdays with DJ Moira at the FSG Penthouse.
16th of November 12pm SLT – The FSG Third Anniversary party at Mady’s Playground @ FSG with London and I as DJs.
21st of November 12pm SLT – FSG Thursdays with DJ Geo at the FSG Penthouse.
27th of November 12pm SLT – Esmi DJing at FSG.
28th of November 12pm SLT – FSG Thursdays Game Night (more info coming soon).

I don’t usually list stuff but we’ve got a big anniversary party coming up and this will be the end of our current schedule because starting in December we’ll have some big changes…

Remember I talked about more info on Game Night and Movie night? Well starting in December we’re going to split FSG Thursdays up theme wise; over a four week period we’ll have a DJ, Game Night, a DJ, and a Movie Night so each Thursday feels different and fresh. We also mentioned in the server post that the anniversary party on the 16th will be a farewell to our Mady’s Playground build at FSG; the long term plan is to replace that with a new version of the temporary Game Night build which Dal and his team created.

(Until the new venue has been built you can play Bubble Pop at the FSG Penthouse though; can you beat my score before Esmi does?)

So we’re super excited about future plans and as builds/idea happen and take shape I’ll share that in my future blogs with pics and info of course. We hope you’ll love the bright future for FSG too!

https://www.primfeed.com/semyaza.meridoc – Peek my Primfeed if you really want to 😛 .

Semy Says… Pride 2024 (and surprises)!!

Hey everyone!! So I’ve been putting off blog writing again; lack of RL energy has been the cause I think but such awesome stuff happened in recent weeks that I need to share it with you all. So here we go…

Well not quite because first here is the the stuff for new peeps like links and things:

https://discord.gg/gGCkkU6Ccc – FSG Discord Server.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/femboystyleguide/pool/ – FSG Flickr Group.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/fsg-x/pool/ – FSG-X (NSFW Flickr Group).

https://semysays.com/2024/06/15/semy-says-sui-spa/ – My previous blog entry.

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/30/206/1259 – Femboy Style Guide SLurl.

As always if you visit FSG look out for the handy teleport pads which are also sign posted. There might even be new additions to the spots you can visit which this mysterious Cat isn’t sharing here (OK it’s an old pic lol):

So we have to start with Pride right? Because it was awesome. The Blacklist Bunker hosted a Second Life Pride party week from the 23rd to the 29th of June with loads of their epic DJs playing sets at a delightful party build up in the clouds. FSG even got two Takeover days where Esmi, Kelis, Geo, and I all got to play a set each (and Moira played on the Monday)!

I rarely talk about real life or how it can be but I’d just like to mention how important pride is. There’s been a huge rise in the popularity of hateful politics in recent months/years; members of the LGBTQAI+ community have ever increasingly been the target of “culture wars”, and the world feels like a less safe space for us all right now. It’s important that we don’t just celebrate who we are but our history of standing together. That’s something which extends from real life into Second Life; our community is stronger as a whole and we need to make sure the rhetoric of bigotry never divides us.

OK… Time for awesome pride party pics!

I’m going to share a gallery here but if you want to see all the awesome shots taken by Daxia please head over to the Blacklist Bunker’s Discord server where you can find them all in this channel:

https://discord.com/channels/486623134229987352/967754596187508786

As you can see it was a super fun build and all the parties were a blast. There were so many bright and colourful outfits and it was a delight to party in the clouds with the best bunch of folks in Second Life. On a personal note I really loved getting to play a pride set again – despite being nervous beforehand – and I want to thank London for including me (and all of the FSG DJs). I’m already looking forward to next year 🙂 .

We also announced the winners of our Pride Photo Contest during the Thursday party. Here’s a link to the FSG Discord server where you can find the contest rules and all of the entries but I’ll share the top 3 below:

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/1108354336523817021/1246800169790476300

All of the entries were so lovely but we had to pick three. L$500 went to river, L$750 to Theo, and L$1000 to Jasper prize wise plus Jasper’s pic gets a spot on the wall at the FSG Penthouse!

I’ve got a couple of fun little video clips of Esmi and I that were taken during pride which I’d love to share but I can’t upload them here 😦 . Maybe I can add them to the server later at least. Speaking of which though Kelis made a super sweet video for me and whilst I can’t share it here I can share the link so make sure to go and peek 😛 :

https://discord.com/channels/964898637190672495/966441172539166742/1258157899729993780

OK news time!! Stuff is happening 🙂 .

I’ll post this in the FSG server later but we have huge news to share…

The next FSG Fashion Show will take place on Saturday the 7th of September at 12pm SLT!!! We’ve got more info to share as the weeks go by but I’m going to announce the outfit categories and some of the show sponsors here first.

So we have 3 confirmed sponsors so far (there might be more though)!

“starQuake Eyeshadow + Stickers set” by Theo.

Here’s some handy links so you can check out starQuake: Shapes and Beauty:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/196375662@N03 – Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/starquake – Primfeed.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/78887 – Marketplace.
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Desire%20Island/53/239/501 – SLurl.

Handy links for sacredsquare:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sacredsquare/53783050440/in/dateposted/ – Flickr.
https://www.primfeed.com/sacredsquare – Primfeed.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/133402 – Marketplace.
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Renzio/15/8/22 – SLurl.

Hopefully you recognise both creators/stores from my previous blog entry! But wait there’s more…

Handy links for Appetite:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/appetitesl – Flickr.
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/stores/245507 – Marketplace.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Heights/28/139/1501 – SLurl.

We’re delighted to welcome both Appetite and sacredsquare back and starQuake Shapes & Beauty for the first time as FSG Fashion Show sponsors!! Make sure to peek all of their stores ;P .

And here’s the outfit category info for the fashion show…

1: Picnic Perfection – it’s summer so we want to see what you’d wear for a delightful day out or to ward off that army of cartoon ants who just stole your hamper.

2: Beach Bums – bikinis, swimwear, budgie smugglers… strut your stuff on our catwalk in your favourite fashion. Extra credit if you do it in Baywatch slow motion!

4: Village People – construction worker, bike cop, er leather guy? There are loads more outfit options or show us the outfit you’d have worn to the YMCA or if you were In The Navy?

5: Model’s Choice – literally any outfit you want to show us as long as you’re using the same avatar as categories 1, 2 and 4. Be as creative as you want.

We’ll have more info super soon which we’ll post fully in the server. Including who our models are and which epic DJs will be playing the music during the show; keep an eye on the FSG Discord Announcements channel!

OK we’re nearly there here’s the other news! Firstly Dal is hosting another field trip this weekend. Here’s the info in their own words:

“June didn’t leave much time for field trips but I have some special things planned for July. This Sunday (July 14th) at 3:00 pm SLT I’m going to be hosting a field trip to a fun little art/club sim. It’s hard to describe, you’ll have to see it for yourself. It will be shorter than our normal field trips but fun is fun and I’ve been meaning to show everyone this sim for ages.

If you have any questions or comments send me a DM and I’ll be happy to answer. Hope to see you there. We’ll be meeting at the penthouse as per usual around 2:30 PM SLT.”

Bloopf&Spooder Beating off on the Beach.

And there’s a party later today!! Join the gang at the Blacklist beach at 12pm SLT (keep an eye on the discord server for the SLurl).

Semy Says…

So it’s been a whirlwind month (or few weeks I’ve lost track lol) and so much has happened. I want to end by talking about a topic which is very close to my heart though and that’s Mady.

For those who haven’t met her Mady is one of my very best friends in the whole world – we started FSG together – but she’s been away from Second Life for almost 4 months now. She’s been taking a break and prioritizing real life (which I totally understand) but I miss her terribly and I think all her other friends do too. Her Second Life related social media stuff is empty now (Flickr/Twitter) so I’m honestly not sure if she’s going to return at this point 😦 ; hopefully she does though. if anyone is still in touch with her please send her the link to this blog.

If you’re reading this I just want you to know I love you Mady. Thank you for the very best times in Second Life, for being my friend, for believing in me, and making my crazy ideas happen. With luck I’ll see you again soon 🙂 xoxox

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