Refined Rendition

A Final Post

emmaportilo — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:03:06 +0000

Well, this will be the final post of Refined Rendition. I am sad to say that we, the contestants involved in the competition, believe this has been a huge scam. The owner of the competition has not been in SL since the 19th of November. His partner has un-partnered him. No one has heard anything about it. The agency is gone. It seems as though the competition is off. Thank you for reading with me.

A Day in the Life – Friday

emmaportilo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:37:03 +0000

Today is “black Friday” and it appears to affect both rl and SL. There are numerous sales in SL, just as there are in rl. I don’t do shopping on this day and pity anyone who does. Perhaps there are good deals, perhaps they are good enough to be worth fighting the crowds over for some. For me, I’ll shop from the web, thank you.

Modeling is going to have a laid back few days. The only show I had coming up was the Miss Refined International finalist determination on Saturday. In light of recent events, or lack thereof, I am not sure there will be a competition anymore at all.

Therefore, I will probably take today off to continue with my rest and relaxation that I began on the holiday. It’s nice to have a bit of a break.

Miss Refined International ~ Emma Portilo

emmaportilo — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:31:10 +0000

I learned today that the sponsor of this competition has not been heard from in quite a few days. They are worried about him and wondering if he is doing alright or not. My thoughts are prayers are with him and his family and friends – rl and SL.

A Day in the Life – Thursday

emmaportilo — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:28:19 +0000

Being Thanksgiving day in the US, I am going to take a bit of a break from SL today to count my blessings – both SL and RL. Therefore, no modeling things going on, nothing to catch up on. Just some down time with family and some friends. Enjoy your day everyone!

Miss Refined International ~ Emma Portilo

emmaportilo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:02:25 +0000

With thoughts of Thanksgiving being upon us in the United States, I am taking time out to think about how grateful I am for each opportunity I am given to be a better person. Opportunities abound, even within SL, to reach out to others and put them first.

Perhaps we can all reach out to someone in SL, putting others before ourselves, and show we are thankful for all we have and all we are by supporting a worthy cause.

I challenge each of you to find a worthy cause through your adventures in SL and make time or a donation today!

A Day in the Life – Wednesday the 25th

emmaportilo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:05:08 +0000

I’ve been up and about and busy all morning already! I’ve done another video commercial, this one in which I was actually converted from a regular, plain audience member into a beautiful super model. That was so much fun. I can’t wait to see the finished product.

The schedule for the rest of the day is somewhat settled. Return to real life work, which I was doing prior to the commercial shoot, prepare food for the holiday tomorrow (it’s Thanksgiving day here in the USA tomorrow), have a modeling meeting a little later in the day, and begin preparations for Saturday and what it will bring. Whatever that may be.

Miss Refined International ~ Emma Portilo

emmaportilo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:26 +0000

Another day of reflection. We’ve had a lot of time to think about this competition. In doing so, I have had more time to feel prepared for the competition.

I am still wondering what the finals will consist of on Saturday. What will be expected of us. My assumption is that it will be similar to a casting in that we show up dressed appropriately and have poses ready. However, we haven’t been informed about that yet, and I have heard no word of rehearsals for it either. Therefore, I tend to feel it will be something that is meant to see how well we improvise. Interesting.

A Day in the Life – Tuesday the 24th

emmaportilo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:03:09 +0000

Today’s day will be somewhat more settled than yesterday was. Yesterday was a difficult day to get through with all the styling and photo shoots. My day ended up being 20 hours long from the time I got up and started in real life work to the time I ended up my day with SL modeling.

Today I will be working on the blog, having meetings and work in real life, and judging a contest in SL. It’s a monthly competition that I also judged last month and have been asked to continue on as a judge each month. I am honored to be asked and feel a lot of responsibility to do a good job.

Miss Refined International ~ Emma Portilo

emmaportilo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:26:20 +0000

Today’s reflections on the contest turn toward the final challenge of the contest. I was expecting to see it published to us today as it is on the calendar. I’m actually looking forward to it for several reasons. I have truly felt challenged by each one issued over the past few weeks. Therefore, I am expecting the final challenge to be something that again asks us to reach within and draw us out beyond our boxes.

On the other hand, since it’s the final challenge, and the competition is winding down, I am also looking forward to wrapping things up. It has been difficult to keep up with the blog posts on a regular basis on top of my regular job as well as my other SL commitments.

Perhaps I will be sad and will miss it all. There were challenges during the course of my modeling classes, and they were sometimes difficult to complete, but when it was all said and done I truly missed the challenges it presented and the changes it helped to bring about in my life.

A Day in the Life – Monday

emmaportilo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:54:10 +0000

Wow! It’s already nearly Tuesday and I’m just getting to the blog post about today. Hard to believe, but I’ve been so tied up all day today that I just haven’t been able to take a break to stop and devote to blogging.

The day started off with an early morning video shooting for a commercial that took a few hours. It was fun to be involved in a commercial intended for SL. This is my second commercial video for SL. Today’s commercial was for JJ Lanes and Braata Beach.

Then real life work kicked in for the rest of the day. Once I finally returned to SL, I had yet another photo shoot to be involved in. Followed by more photo shoots, a little down time with my partner, then another photo shoot. In fact, as I write this I am in my final photo shoot for the day.

So quite a full day for this model. Lots of photo shoots for which I had to prepare and style and sit through. It’s been full and yet very rewarding.