♥ GoodBye KUPRA!....Hello Ebody Reborn!♥

 This is a blog post that I've never thought I would do in a million years, but here we are.

Not too long ago, a new body was launched into second life called eBody Reborn. I have been a hardcore INITHIUM kupra user since it came out back in October 2020. I have seen a lot of bodies being introduced into second life ever since then, and every new body kinda had the inspiration from INITHIUM kupra. Mainly people complained about the waist being so “hourglass” that it basically looked like you had a built-in corset, and there was nothing you could do to kind of “pop out” the waist to make it look more normal. Hence, there was really not a lot of competition.

However, I found a way to make it look more normal than leaving it the way it was.

When it comes to the INITHIUM kupra body, do not use the torso slider because that's when you get the whole “built in a corset” kind of look, so that's what I did was thrilled with it, to be honest.

but then eBody Reborn came to second life, and at first, I didn't like it at all, but I kept a demo of the body in my inventory for about… well, ever since it came out, which was…. October 2021.

I kept going back to it, trying to “play around with it” to see if I could make a shape that I actually liked with the body. The more I played, the more I leaned towards buying the body.

So a few days ago, I decided to take a leap of faith and by the body. It took me about one hour to figure out how the body worked and make a shape I absolutely love.

One hour is a record-breaking time for me because every time I have bought a new body, it has taken me about 10 hours to make a shape that I actually love. No, I'm not kidding you, by the way.

I have used the body for a few days now, and I have nothing bad to say about it, although there is one tiny detail that I would like to change, and that's how the nipples look. They are too small in my opinion. I think you will see what I mean once I show you a photo.

When it came to the INITHIUM kupra body, many creators in second life were really slow when it came around to making clothing for it at first. Then the body exploded onto the second life market.

 when eBody Reborn first launched, it seemed everybody in second life was making clothing for it from the start,

Which I thought was kind of odd until I started thinking, way back in the day in second life, there was this body called slink, but as time moved on and second life evolved, the slink body kind of died out, but I am suspecting that the clothing that was meant for the slink body fits the eBody Reborn body.

But I also feel that the slink body brand has come back but with a different name. Now, don't quote me on that. These are just my theories on why everybody picked up making clothing for the ebody Reborn so fast.

The waist on the eBody reborn is so beautiful and natural-looking. I just love it!

What really is a game-changer for me is that you can use this body for pregnancy. When you use the belly slider, the belly actually looks pregnant instead of getting this weird alienated shape, so you can still wear clothing like normal. Still, you look pregnant. Way back in the day, when everybody was using a second life system body, you could use the belly slider to be pregnant; when the mesh bodies came to second life, that feature was kind of lost because, as I said, if you moved the belly slider up too much the belly, you would look so weird that being pregnant what's not enjoyable anymore at least not for me. But I am super happy to see that eBody reborn has made it so that the belly does not look weird when using the belly slider. I can't even tell you how much I appreciate that.

I have always seen myself as a plus-size second drive because I am plus size in real life, so it doesn't make sense for me to be thin in second life, and let me tell you, this body plus-sized is amazing! Out of this world is amazing!!

I haven't felt this good about myself in second life since my Bellzza Fraya days and believe me, that was a very long time ago!

Looking at my nude picture now, I don't think the nipple part is my problem. I think it's the areolas that are too small for my liking. I prefer them to be big and realistic. So I'm hoping that someone will create a nipple to my liking with all of the creations for this body.

Most mesh bodies are ridiculously high priced, upwards of 5000-6000. Even the eBody reborn Comes in at the amazing price of 3500 lindens; I repeat 3500 lindens!

Lindens is the currency used within second life.

When I saw this price, I couldn't believe my eyes because everything in second life had become so expensive, especially when the pandemic started.

I could repurchase 5000 lindens in the day, lasting for about two to three weeks. Nowadays I can buy 5000 lindens, and they will only last me for about 5 days!

No, I don't believe that it's because I want the high-end stuff. After all, most of the stuff in my inventory is from the weekend sales in second life. I rarely buy anything at full price.

But I have seen a trend with the weekend sales because there are more and more out there, and the more they are, the more expensive the sales actually become.

I hope I don't have to do a body switch anytime soon. Now bakers getting all of these bodies, and clothing for the bodies also gets expensive, so I am hoping and praying that this will be the last time I ever have to do a body switch again in second life, but again you never know.

Going from the kupra body to the eBody Reborn was hard for me to do at first because every time I get a new body, it's hard to see myself in another body, if you know what I mean. Still, now that I've decided to go from the previous body to this body and see how amazing it is, I don't regret it one bit. This body is the ultimate body. Trust me when I say.

Why?

Price point.

Easy to use.

A realistic-looking body.

Natural curves.

Easy to use hud.  

The body naturally reacts to the shape sliders.

 I am seriously considering deleting my whole Kupra body folder with over 6000 Items in it because I don't see myself going back to that body, but then again, if kupra were to die out, I wouldn't be able to get the clothing then I have accumulated for that body again so I'm still kind of on the fence about it, to be honest, but I most likely will delete the folder after a while

What I really wish second life could be built-in to the viewers is being able to” retire folders” or hide them that way, you could save space without having to.

So it is with a semi-happy heart I leave the kupra body behind. I really enjoyed that body so much, but that body had something missing, and I just couldn't figure out why until I bought the eBody reborn.

This will be the Last Post with the Kupra body at the forefront, as you probably already understand. From now on, my blog will exclusively be with eBody Reborn.

♥Tessa♥

 

Do you want to play Indiana Jones baby? ♥Sponsored by Beautiful Dirty Rich♥

 

 When I first stepped foot into second life, Beautiful Dirty Rich was the first clothing brand I ever bought, almost 12 years ago.

Second life evolved over the years (thank god for that), and so has she. I have a lot of clothing in my closet, also known as inventory, but I find myself going back to her clothing nine times out of 10.

I had to take a mini-break buying clothing from her because when I switched to the Kupra body, there was, some course, a period where she didn't offer my clothing size. However, when she finally did, I think I screamed my ass off for five minutes.

I have been a plus-size woman in second life for as long as I can remember, and I have always struggled with finding clothes that didn't make me look like I was 10 times my actual size. I can't believe I'm saying this about taking life, but it's true!

If you don't use one of the more popular bodies, I won't name any. I am sure you can think of them yourself. By popular bodies, I mean they're more slender bodies. The clothing won't look as good if you are plus size.

Beautiful Dirty Rich is one of the clothing stores That doesn't make you feel embarrassed for wanting to be a plus-size woman in second life.

In this photo, I am wearing the Aire -Dress, which can be found at the main and marketplace stores.

 The price point for the clothing?

It is so good did you have to see the pricing to believe it nowadays.

The creator rarely charges over 300 Linden, and I want to clarify that all of her clothing it's sold as fat packs.

300 lindens for FATPACK Huds!!!???

YES!!!!!

Beautiful Dirty Rich Was probably one of the only stores that reduced her price when COVID 19 first hit

her clothing was 100 lindens no matter what.

And it stayed that way for a very long time. I will say that I have personally never ever seen her clothing go beyond 250.

I have to say that I am proud to be sponsored by somebody like her, and I am proud to put my name behind her.

Here is a small video clip of me doing swatches of the dress.

Thank you so much to Beautiful Dirty Rich for being the sponsor of this blog post

Main Store Beautiful Dirty Rich

MarketPlace 

it should be mentioned that the creator has told me that she will be revamping the textures for this dress so she May switch up a few textures or take away some textures she doesn't know yet.

♥Tessa♥

Wait!....What?

 I feel myself getting more and more confident within myself for each day that passes. I am finding myself getting out of my house more in second life and actually doing stuff again. So a couple of days ago, I decided to be a little Adventurous by writing in a group, asking for new people to meet and be friends with.

So without thinking about it, I wrote the message, and I sent it out to God knows how many people are in second life because this group is quite significant.

I would say that within about 30 to 40 minutes, I had people writing to me. I didn't expect much, to be honest, because this group is known for having a lot of Newbies. Newbies is a term that People in second life use 2 identify a person that is not looking like she or he is in 2021 but more like 2008-2009. In other words, basic skin, walks like a duck, uses this prim hair, and so on and so forth.



For you to better understand what a newbie is, I will show you a photo.



I went on a deep dive into my second life closet (inventory) to not offend anyone else, so yes, this is my back in 2010 -2011. As you can see, I must admit this is not the proudest moment of my second life. So yes, this is what we in second life consider a newbie.

Believe it or not, there are still people that look like this in their 2021 second life.

Most people call them kevin's, basically somebody who has made an account, and they go around asking people to give them lindens, which is the currency used in second life. They will use the same type of message two a bunch of people just to get the lindens and scam people.

But of course, not everybody is a scammer or a beggar in second life, but they still look like the photos above.



I mean to each their own if they want to look like that, fine by me, but you won't get very far, at least not with me when you look like that.

This man started to chat with me, and I would say after 20 minutes, you wanted to meet me in person in second life. I wasn't that keen on it, but I agreed. Unfortunately, I can't tell you the person's name because that's against SecondLife rules, but nevertheless, I dropped down from teleporting.

and I voiced, so he started to voice as well

the first thing out of his mouth was, "Wow, I didn't realize how short you were, and I didn't realize how chubby you were"

My response was, well, this is me. Then he says," well, why don't you make a fantasy woman that's really tall and slender?

"because when you and I have sex, the animations in second life won't look right."

"I am not this tall in real life, and I'm actually really short," he continued,

"and I don't look like this because second life is a fantasy world" when I heard this.

in my head, I was going, "Lord have mercy, I hope to God you don't look like this in real life."

He bombarded me with how I should look, how tall I should be, how slender I should be.

This continued for about 15 minutes or so until I said, "look, you don't have to like the way I look, this is.me, I will never change, so you can stop trying to tell me what you don't like about me."



He became very quiet. I don't think he counted on me saying that to him. I said goodbye to him, and I dropped the call and went back home. Still a little bit shocked over what I had just heard.



I quickly let it go because I realized he was basically stupid.

a couple of hours after that, I went to my favorite spa in second life called breathe spa and bathhouse

There are usually many people there but not a lot of talking in local chests, unfortunately.



I started talking to this guy. He seemed very friendly but also weird in a way. from his profile, I could see that he and I had very similar interests when it came to real life, so I started talking to him about that when he suddenly says "oh, so you're not a hobbit?"

I kinda laughed in asked him, "why I would be a Hobbit?"

He responded by saying, "because of your similar size and proportions."



I didn't respond to him after that because I was so flabbergasted over what he had just told me.

I am a plus-size woman in second life, and I am a plus-size woman in real life. I don't hide behind anything, as you probably can tell by this whole blog.

I want the way I look in second life to reflect what I look like in real life! Why is that so hard for people to understand? I don't want to be slender, and I don't want to be the human version of a 2X4.

Most people say that second life is a fantasy world and nothing more, but why are we so fixated on "the perfect look" if it's not more than just a fantasy world?



I have repeated this time and time, and I will continue to say this until people understand.

To me, second life it's not a fantasy world, and it is virtual reality. Second life will never ever be a game, and to me, it is a virtual reality.



This means I will look exactly how I want to look, I will be as tall with short as I want to be, and I will be as plus-size as I ever want to be if you don't like that, well go look for someone else.

If second life is "just a game," Why are you freaking out over how an avatar looks? It shouldn't matter to you then, should it? Second life is more than "just a game" That's the whole point.

♥Tessa♥

♥ Disability and sex ♥

 

Disclaimer!!!! 

I don't see a line between second life and real life. I blend the 2 like tie-dye.

That's why I can write the blog the way I do

In the past few days, I have encountered people that have solidified exactly why I need to bring disability awareness to the forefront of second life.

And, of course, I'm not taking all the credit myself. I could have never done this without my best friend and sister CC. This past month has really been an eye-opening experience for me. I knew there would be many Misconceptions about People with different disabilities because I have held lectures for students all over the country about how it is to live with a disability ever since I was 14 years old. I am now 31.

So I knew what I was getting myself into and what I possible could face.

Now I want to point out that me being a wheelchair user in second life is not a Social experiment, nor is it a joke. I am not doing this to prove a point either.


I am doing this for myself. I am putting myself out there to be more confident, to boost my self-esteem to not look at my body as If I am damaged. To not look at me as less of a woman.

The moment I started using my wheelchair in second life, something shifted. It was like I became something other people were and are afraid to touch, and if they did, they would talk and handle me as if I was going to break or that they were going to say something that would offend me.

as if it would be ok to say to a woman that has a fully functioning body, "Hey, can I use your face to cum on?" or "I want to gangbang your body!"

Apparently, it is okay for that woman to get offended and mistreated, but it's a different story when you're in a wheelchair.

Why?

The only 2 reasons that are separating me from that woman is

She CAN walk.

I CAN'T.

She HAS full movement in her body.

I DON'T.

If you Exclude the fact that I am in the wheelchair, what am I then?

 

I am just like her.

People seem to have this weird misconception that people with different disabilities cannot have sex or is not sexually active, and when people find out that that is so far from the truth, they don't seem to believe it. to be 100% honest, there are a lot of people with disabilities that aren't sexually active, but I believe that a big part of the reason why they aren't is that first and for most, they have not found the right one but a very close second is the fact that people still have it in their head that people with disabilities can't have sex, they don't need it, or worst of all, people with disabilities should not have relationships, be married or "god forbid!" have a sex life

I am afraid to say this, but I have come to find out that these terrible misconceptions exist in second life.

I have them being a person that has seen my disability as a reason to not put myself out there when it comes to my sexuality and finding out what I like and what I don't like. On my 18th birthday, the first thing I did was sign up on a website where you could meet people, go on dates, and just have sex.

I didn't go on many dates because the guys usually backed out last minute.

But mostly, I waited for the right one.

I had my sexual depute when I was 19 years old and was in a long-term relationship with my very first boyfriend.

I feel very blessed in a way because, as I have previously stated, most people with disabilities will never ever have a sexual depute. It feels so weird to say, but it is the truth.

How does this tie into second life?

Because second life is closer to real-life than people might think or want to admit.

Second life before my wheelchair does not even begin to compare to the way it is now. In a way, I really enjoy it, but in a way, I think it is sad as well.

It is sad to see how a wheelchair can desexualize me in the way that it has. It is sad to see how a wheelchair suddenly makes me unattractive.

For myself, I have always looked at sex as a natural thing to have, and I have always been a very sexual person.

So sex has never really "scared me." or been something that I have shied away from just because of my disability.

When it comes to sex, I see my disability as something fun. Let's say that your guy comes home from work, and he just wants to take you right then and there. He can just lock the wheelchair, pull your legs so that you are Slouching. Go down on his knees and eat you out.

or suddenly lift you up, throw you over his shoulder and say "we are going to bed," then spank you

or why not him coming up behind you, kiss and nibble on your neck while he pushes the wheelchair with his legs, holding you around your waist, and whisper, "Mmmm, I am going to have my way with you."

There are so much you can do and enjoy even if you have a disability

. You can use belts, ropes even silk ties! Your guy could tie a belt around your waist and help you ride him if you don't have the use of your legs.

Personally, I do love it when the guy helps me into different positions. It makes me feel sexy because I know that it is a position that he loves witch makes me even more aroused.

He might be kissing my neck as he gets my legs around him or on his shoulders. That way, you take the awkwardness out of it, I feel.

I might have a sexy rope outfit on *Points to the top of the page*

which he can use to pull me into different positions or different directions.

Just because you might have a disability does not mean you CAN'T do what everyone else does. You just have to do it differently. You have to do YOU.

/Tessa

♥disability needs to be an ability in second life♥

 

Hope everyone is well.

On April 2, 2021, I made a conscious decision to become a wheelchair user in Second Life. I don't know how many people actually read my blog, but I have been on a transformation journey in Second life for the past few months, Making the Second life me look as close to the real-life me as possible. The closer I came to completing my journey, the more I felt like I needed to bring in the wheelchair to Second life; no, it's not a part of who I am, but it is a part of my everyday life regardless if I want to or not.

My best friend CC and me started to look for a wheelchair and other accessories a wheelchair user might like to have.

It didn't take long for us to realize that disability in Second life is not supported widely, and what little we found is meant to be used as a joke and not for everyday use.

It's almost as if second life doesn't want Disability to exist in second life. 

I know some of you will say that second life is used as an escape from disabilities or illnesses in real life for most people. Yes! I completely agree second life was that for many, many years until I decided to embrace it.

It is now almost as if it is taboo to "show off" your disability in second life.

there are no 

ANIMATIONS

Dances 

AO's

Static poses

no couple walker 

no showers

Me and my friend are working HARD to CHANGE this, and a lot of it is already in motion.

We spent hours and hours searching, trying to find me a wheelchair that was not made to be used as a joke, then suddenly my friend came across ONE Creator that makes wheelchairs for those who want to be wheelchair users in second life for whatever reason.

SV Designs

TRUST ME when I say her chair is out of this world good.

Link to my chair

The lack of things for disabilities sparked my drive to find a mesh builder that could help me design

and it didn't take long after reaching out to my friends that I found him!

I should not say that Every visible disability is a minority in Second life.

If you are an amputee, then surprisingly, there is a lot of things.

during me and my friend's hours of looking, we came across 

DK scripts

This creator actually has body mods so that you can be an amputee!

it was also at DK Scripts that we managed to find feet that actually look like my real-life feet 100%

Link to the feet

The feet are ORIGINALLY MADE FOR Maitreya  

But they work Perfectly with my Kupra body♥

The only thing is that you can't wear shoes with them, but if I want to wear shoes, I just switch to the kupra feet.

The pose in this photo is HEAVILY Modified to fit me and my chair.

The reactions from people since I became a wheelchair user has been so remarkable and positive that I kind of wish I had done this sooner♥

I would like to think that when people see me and my wheelchair, they start to think about what is actually is disability-friendly in second life and what is not, and also that people start to see beyond the disability.

/Tessa Blackwood

♥28LA= Plus-size Sexy and Confident!♥

 

Hope all is well? As usual, I did some shopping today because you all should know that your girl loves to shop!

I had a pretty late start today, but it was nice to sleep in.

I picked up some things for friends as well.

Ever since I did the body switch to the INITHIUM Kupra body, I have never felt more confident in myself. I can hype up this body 2000 times a day to people that will listen because I truly believe it is the best body out there for a plus-size woman ever created in Second Life.

Sure, you can get other bodies thick, but kupra is meant to be plus-size other bodies are not meant to be plus-sized in my eyes and in my opinion.

To be honest with you guys, I struggled so much with every other body I have ever had, trying to make it look how I saw my body and how I wanted to be viewed by others. I wanted my Second Life body to reflect how my body looks/looks in my real life even though this is my second life.

I have really searched for a body that would and will reflect ME in both worlds.

INITHIUM Get the Kupra body 

 

Now, on to my favorite outfit of today and what has quickly become one of my favorite stores for the kupra body... LA28 Girl, let me tell you when it comes to the sexy smexy time or just clothing with an your face sayings or plus-size body positivity. LA28 has you covered!

Her clothing fits super well, and it "hugs" the body in the right way and in the right places! Witch is always good, especially when you are a plus-size woman.

I picked up this sexy little number today on LA28's Happy 60 linden weekend offer. HURRY UP before it's gone!

It's the Tamia Set, and it comes with a plain top or with a print and a pantie or a patterned top or patterned pantie, so it's up to you!

60 linden oer top and 60 linden per pantie

She is also in the process of updating her entire store to KUPRA!

LA28 does offer other sizes as well, but since this is a blog dedicated to kupra and plus-size women, you will have to go and see if she has your size :) ♥

Happy shopping!

♥

Tessa