She was a NBA Cheerleader, an A-list choreographer for the birth of music videos. Has sold over 53 million records! Who is it?

Our American Idol diva herself...Paula Abdul. Now Appearing as Body Doubles newest female shape!

Come to Body Doubles and get a new look...be a little sexy!

Paula sings...
"Clap your hands like you just don't care!
All you gotta do, Sexy things...Is be a little sexy!"

Open letter to self:

 Enough with the Hunts, the Freebies, the Dollarbies, the Cheapies, the Group Gifts, the Group Bribes, the Lowbies and the Near-Freebies.  In an already ailing economy, we are simply making matters worse.  Now, I'm just as altruistic as the next person and I'm all for helping out newbies or the occasional freebie (especially for loyal customers), but at some point don't we, as content creators depending on SL for income, need to stop and ask ourselves if perhaps our mother's weren't right when they told us that no one would buy the cow when the milk was free.. or was it that no one would buy the milk when the cow was free? Hmmm.. now I'm sure I gave away a LOT of milk back in the day, but I think now I am beginning to see her point.  There comes a time when we're just shooting ourselves in the foot with all this free stuff.  In an economic slump, in fact, giving away items simply devalues our hard-earned linden that much more. Giving away things may give us a temporary traffic boost but it's like a bad crack habit..  once the freebie is out the door and we've earned nothing for our hard work, we frantically began making something else to bring in more people who will spend a maximum of one minute in our shops and neither buy anything nor stay long enough to actually contribute to our traffic count before jaunting off to the next stop on the freebie-train.

Point in fact.. so I'm out shopping and there's this really cute dress that is 200L... its well made, beautifully textured, and reasonably priced, but do I buy it?  Duhhh.. No, of course not.  Why should I?  I still have well made, beautifully-textured stuff I've yet to get around to even opening from the Halloween ghost hunt.  Pay for something.. huhhhh.. unheard of!!  The "hunts" now don't really even require much hunting.  Now I confess, I am a participant in the massive grid-wide Peace on Earth hunt taking place this month (far be it from me to be a roadblock on the road to world peace), and we were asked NOT to hide our items.. in face to put them out in full view.  If that's not enough, there are websites that will post every single coordinate to every single freebie for you.  What next..... soon it will be asking too much to even show up to pick up our free gifts and we will stomp our well-heeled (with free shoes from Maitreya) feet and demand that designers deliver their wares to us personally! 

Back when I joined SL in 2005, you were lucky to have 1 skin that you'd sat on a camping chair for 4 weeks to be able to afford and freebie clothing looked like something a one-armed blind man in a sweatshop made.. and we were damn lucky and happy to get those!!  (we also walked 8 miles to school uphill in the snow, but I digress).  Now, each and every Hunt or Group Freebie finds my inventory bulging with yet another gorgeous skin from top-notch designers, an imaculately-tailored outfit and enough shoes, hair, and bling to fill Dolly Parton's wardrobe.  (not that I have a clue how big her wardrobe is, but I'm pretty sure the ceilings must be pretty high to accomodate the wigs alone). 

Let's turn over a new leaf in 2009.  Let's start getting paid a little for our hard work.  Let's make owning a beautiful skin or outfit mean something again.. something we can take pride in and not simply let pile up in an already over-flowing inventory.  Let us not fill our recycle bins with items that should be treasured nor cause even more lag on the grid with our 150K-item inventories.  Let's not give away the cow anymore.

My name is Persia Christensen and I approve this message.

Win Linden, Free Shapes, and the title of Miss Body Doubles 2009!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bodydoublesshapes

Monthly Winning Prize for Jan - Dec. 2009:
~ 1000L in cold hard cash
~ 2 free Body Doubles shapes of your choice
~ Group Title of "Body Doubles Miss January (February, March, etc) 2009"
~Your winning photo displayed in our flagship store, on our website blog, and in a Miss Body Doubles Calendar to be compiled at end of year featuring each monthly winner

Grand Prize Winner to be announced in December 2009 - Of the 12 prior months winners, one grand prize winner will be selected to win:
~5000L cash
~Title: Miss Body Doubles 2009
~Photo Prominently Displayed in our Flagship Shop and Blog
~Cover photo for 2010 Body Doubles Calendar
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Details & Rules:

The first monthly contest will run from 12/1/08 until 12/31/08 at midnight SLT. After that, we will choose one photo submitted to put on display in our shop and on our blog (by submitting photos you give us the right to do with them what we wish).

To participate, you must do the following:

1. Join our Flickr group at : http://www.flickr.com/groups/bodydoublesshapes
(You must have a flickr account to do this...you can join for free)

2. You must abide by all Flickr and our group rules.

3. You may submit as many photos as you like, but you MUST include the words "Body Doubles Shapes" in the tag and "Body Doubles Shapes Flickr Contest" in the title or description for them to be considered for the contest.

4. Photos must be of you in one of our shapes from Body Doubles. You can use your choice of skin, hair, eyes, clothing etc. but the shape must be ours. Slight modifications allowed but nothing major so that we can't recognize it.

5. Include in the description of the pictures what shape you are wearing.

6. Photos may be photoshopped as long as the shape is still recognizable.

7. Have fun!!

The grid is abuzz with talk of the biggest hunt ever to take place in SL.  Over 300 of SL's finest designers will be taking part in this hunt extravaganza taking place 12/2 - 12/31.  Here is a photo of the prize Body Doubles will be giving for the hunt.  It's Xtina Aguilara and she includes both shape (non-modifiable unless you're one of our preferred group members) AND the beautiful outfit pictured by ICI Cannes.  The skin is by Rockberry, who is also participating in the hunt so she's beautiful and cheap.. not to mention an inspiration to world peace everywhere (ok that was a stretch).

Tu eras bonita

You are Beautiful

In any language, Peace on Earth.. spread the love!

xoxo

Persia, Lyra & Sari

This is a hot new version of Britney Spears in a custom Bewitched outfit made to match the one she wore for her infamous 2007 MTV Video Awards Performance.. admitedly not her finest hour, but Britney is back and looking better than ever!