Hey maaan. Just thought I’d let you into the know about… oh right, my birthday. This year, we will recreate the rock concert to end all concerts. Free love, music, getting in touch with nature, nudity, mud, flowers in your hair. Did I mention the free love and nudity? ‘Cause those are my favorite parts. If the man doesn’t keep you down, we’ll party until we pass out. Peace out maaan.

Oh and, my sister is in town, so keep the “what did Rab do while I was gone” stuff on the down low. She’s onto me, man! She’ll call the man on me, man!

The month of April was occupied by You Be The Designer: Season 9 | Walk The Walk, which involved inspiration from real life fashion. Designers were required to choose a specific line from any designer, and use that line as a reference for their own avatars. Though there weren’t many participants this season, all of the lines were just as deserving of the winning title as any. VOGUE placed first and took the title of Cult Favorite with Viper’s Eccentricity seen here, Jacqueline placed second with Audace’s Bourgeoisie seen here, and Dolce placed third with Alamea’s Coco and Me seen here. Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks to all who participated and voted — we couldn’t have done this without you. See you next season!

We are happy to announce that Musica has been promoted to a Moderator position, while Godiva, kittypants, and sophia have joined our Activity Moderator team. Congratulations ladies! We’re looking forward to great things from you.

The second week of Rehab is upon us! There are quite a few participants this year, with several new addictions, and very few appearing from last year. Argo Blackout Liquid Liner is this year’s Donna Fake Lashes, while Sweet Lolita Cherry Lipgloss is this year’s Fairy Lipgloss. There’s been a few people banned from Ankle Wraps this year, too. When will people learn? Overall, everyone is off to a great start! If you aren’t participating (even though you should be!), you can start anytime by heading to the thread and posting your addictions. For those of you that are participating, don’t forget about the character building exercises!

It’s been a year and it seems that we’ve all have fallen off the wagon since the last round of Rehab. New avatar crutches have replaced the old ones we’ve mastered! It’s going to be tough, but don’t worry, we’re all in this together. Remember, the first step is admitting you have a problem. Head over to the New Year’s Resolution thread to enter the program.

The battle was long, the opponents were fierce, but in the end a winner was declared! Jacqueline placed first with Audce: Elite Five seen here, Fanciful placed second with Empire: Elite seen here, canary placed third with Russalka: If looks could Kill seen here, and kittypants won the coveted Cult Favorite title with Sui Generis: Urban Urchin seen here. Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks to everyone who participated and voted — we couldn’t have done this without you. See you next season!

November is flying by! The eighth season of You Be The Designer is underway. This season is all about warfare, and is appropriately titled Fashion or Foe. We’re in the midst of the Editing and Review Period right now. All lines need to be finished and fees need to be paid by the 17th. Good luck to all participants!

A new Goodie Bag event has started called “Carm’s Sweet Stash”! There’s a lot of nice wearables to be won so don’t miss out!

In celebration of Morostide, we have a two-part competition up with great prizes in store! Do you like reading or writing scary stories? If you answered yes to either, then “Tales of Terror” is the right contest for you! Head over to the forums and check the contest thread out!