The mysteries abound today, as noted SL fashion site Pixel Pinup seems to be having some diffculties, as witness the message on display at the site. Now, ordinarily, this in itself would not necessarily be cause for alarm. However, a source of mine alerted me to how, earlier today, a quiet RSS feed entry mentioned that someone, and I paraphrase: " ... is leaving this sinking ship, abandoning it ... " and that everyone should join the consolidated fashion announcement group.

Let's get some confirmation on this feed entry. Anyone? Speculation? Is PxP going away? Has Lo Jacobs had enough? If someone from PxP would like to contact me, you can reach me directly at akelatal@gmail.com, or ping me from SL. I'm happy to confirm or deny this bit of news.

Torrid Midnight is the owner and creator of TorridWear, a line of stylish fashion for avs of all types, genders, and dispositions. She was kind enough to sit with me recently to talk a little about herself and her work. I tried not to gush too much, though it's difficult, as a wolfie, to not drool. It's only because I've heard her speak on both Secondcast and The Goods, and am smitten by her voice and accent. I'm no stalker, though, so don't worry, Torrid, you're safe! I'll just pine from a distance...

SLI: How did you come to SL?

Torrid Midnight: I was playing The Sims Online at the time, back in May of 2003 and I was very bored. I was up late one night just playing around and I overheard someone mention Second Life and that it was in open Beta. So, I went and created account, checked it out and was hooked from there :)

SLI: How did you come up with 'Torrid'?

Torrid Midnight: Well, I went through the last names and loved Midnight, I was trying to be clever but when that didn't work out I went with something sort of "cheesy romance novel". *laughs*

More conversation and photos after the break!