'Tis the Season

We are approaching Christmas 2011 and the winter season in Second Life® has been in full swing. I am not much for celebrating the holidays but this year has been fortified with catching up with people on the Grid and participating in a few holiday themed events. I DJ'd on Saturday at "Santacon in SL" which was sponsored by the Burn2 group (who are really wonderful and fun people) and they are the same group that does the Burning Man festivals here in our virtual world. Then Saturday evening I went to the KMadd Winter Christmas Ball. The theme was White Fantasy Couture and Winter Jefferson won Best Dressed Male and yours truly won Best Dressed Female--Thanks Maddox and Kirk for another beautiful event!. The highlight of the day however was seeing everyone and having a chance to talk and just socialize. That is the true essence of the communities in our online world to me. Thank you for everything! Here is my outfit from the evening and a big shoutout to June Dion and Bare@Rose for being a long time, amazing and creative designer and whom I consider a true corner stone in the industry! Happy Holidays!

"Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas."

-Pope John XXIII

"This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone."

-Taylor Caldwell

"Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body."

-Garry Moore

"Christmas, my child, is love in action."

-Dale Evans

"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."

-Hamilton Wright Mabie

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Skin: *JeSyLiLO*:::OlegDou:::*GoStTon*J10 (Winter Faire 2011) - LiLO Glom

Hair:  [ Love Soul ] Hair*060*White Blonde - bluestarrui villota

Outfit:  ::: B@R :::  Lutenant White Lady - June Dion

Chestpiece & Gloves:   ::: B@R ::: Emerge - June Dion  

Boots:  [ SAKIDE ] A Bit of Ostrich Boots White - kinu mayako

Eyes:  .ID. Shine Eyes - Light Blue - Audrey Lamede

Makeup:   Miamai_InMutatio Femme Lips 05 - Monica Outlander

Lashes:  &Bean - Awesome lashes  basic - Keiko Morigi (retired brand)

Prop:  [*Art Dummy!] the edge of winter. (holiday tree set) -(Winter Faire 2011) -Gala Charron

Poses by Del May -Del May & Di's Opera - Di Hoorenbeek

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Wintertime Love

It's winter in North America and despite not having any snow yet here in the heartland the wind is turning bitter and the air crisp. I really love the last transition between fall and winter and the little kid in me looks forward to the first falling snowflakes. I was gone from Second Life® for awhile as an active citizen, but the fashions always bring me back to the fold. I am the lost kitty always seeking other adventures and working through the struggles of such, but in the end I find my way home, back to the world that I will always love.

I usually theme my rare blog posts with a song and lyrics. I love music and how it makes me feel to hear. Today I was influenced with The Doors song "Wintertime Love." I hope to blog more, so much good things out on the grid and it just keeps getting better! I'm ready for 2012 and the end of the world baby!

"Wintertime winds blow cold the season

Fallen in love, I'm hopin' to be

Wind is so cold, is that the reason?

Keeping you warm, your hands touching me"

"Come with me dance, my dear

Winter's so cold this year

You are so warm

My wintertime love to be"

"Winter time winds blew and freezin'

Comin' from northern storms in the sea

Love has been lost, is that the reason?

Trying so desperately to be free"

"Come with me dance, my dear

Winter's so cold this year

And you are so warm

My wintertime love to be"

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Skin: [Ill] Illusory Skin - Love_Milk - Winter Edge (Collabor88 Dec 88L) - Crushed Clarity

Hair:  [LeLutka]-TOKYO hair - Powder - Thora Charron

Top/Pants:  *CONNORS* - With Love (again) Hunt #58 - 10L  - salah.axel

Turtleneck:  ::C'est la vie !:: sweater dress(moca)neck - Winter Faire 2011 - larcoco mathy

Leggings:  AOHARU_BT_KnitLeggings_Nordic+Plaid (Nordic Brown)- machang pichot

Boots:  Apple May Designs - Snuggies - Tan - Apple May

Jewelry:  .::SPLASH::. Reindeer Horns Necklace & Earrings - Winter Faire 2011 - jullya.albatros

Gloves:  *League* Sheepskin Mittens -Brown - Zombie Popcorn Dark Magic Winter - Nena Janus

Sunglasses:  (AMD) Big Shades - Cream - With Love (again) Hunt #15 - Apple May

Teeth:  PIDIDDLE Cosmetics - Pearly Whites - Kozmetica - brutus martinek

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Run Baby Run

This outfit was seen at Modavia Fashion Week 2011 on Saturday September 10, 2011 as part of the Glam Affair collection by Aida Ewing. During the show the skin worn was -Glam Affair- Gio Light.  I chose to wear the Gio Petal Chod Collection as it is a very ultralight skin.  It was featured in the Miamai collection which was the previous show that day.  Please take a look at  KMADD Enterprise's photostream   for more pictures of all the shows.  Modavia Fashion Week 2011 continues until September 15, 2011.  Please visit Modavia Fashion Week Blog  and visit inworld for all the shows and vendors Modavia Fashion Week 2011

"Love can be so strange
Don't it amaze you?
Every time you give yourself away
It comes back to haunt you
Love's an elusive charm and it can be painful
To understand this crazy world
But you're not gonna crack
No you're never gonna crack"

"Run my baby run my baby run
Run from the noise of the street and the loaded gun
Too late for solutions to solve in the setting sun
So run my baby run my baby run"

"Life can be so cruel
Don't it astound you?
So when nothing seems too certain or safe
Let it burn through you
You can keep it pure on the inside
And you know what you believe to be right
So you're not gonna crack
No you're never gonna crack"

"Run my baby run my baby run
Run from the noise of the street and the loaded gun
Too late for solutions to solve in the setting sun
So run my baby run my baby run"

"Find out who you are before you regret it
Because life is so short, there's no time to waste it

So run my baby run my baby run
Run from the noise of the street and the loaded gun
Too late for solutions to solve in the setting sun
So run my baby run my baby run"

-Run Baby Run, Garbage

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Skin:  -Glam Affair - Gio skin -Petal -Chod Collection - Aida Ewing

Makeup: :LP:  Pout  Face Tattoo - Syn Beresford

Makeup II:  :Little Pricks: Masked Moth - Syn Beresford

Hair:  [LeLutka] - KNOTTED hair - AlmostGoth - Thora Charron

Hair Base: Vanity hair base Soil - Tabata Jewell

Top:  -Glam Affair - Orchid  Black - Aida Ewing

Pants:  -Glam Affair - Linn Pants - Aida Ewing

Boots:  The Secret Store - Vinyl vintage boots - Maylee Oh

Earrings:  Donna Flora IRIDE black earrings - Squinternet Larnia

Antlers:   -[AddiCt]- OH DEER Antler Headband/Carbon - Kiana Noel

Glasses:  [ bubble ] XL Dorky Glasses - Moonbubble Gothly

Eyes:  .ID. Shine Eyes - Light Blue - Audrey Lamede

Lashes:  [LeLutka] - Blow/touch me - Minnu Palen/Thora Charron

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GLYCERINE

"Must be your skin I'm sinking in

must be for real cuz now I can feel

and I didn't mind

it's not my kind

not my time to wonder why
everything's gone white
and everything's gray
now you're here now you're away"

"I don't want this

remember that

I'll never forget where you're at

don't let the days go by...glycerine"

"I'm never alone
I'm alone all the time
are you at one
or do you lie
we live in a wheel
where everyone steals
but when we rise it's like strawberry fields"

"if I treated you bad
you bruise my face
couldn't love you more
you got a beautiful taste
don't let the days go by
could have been easier on you"

"I couldn't change though I wanted to
could have been easier by three
our old friend fear and you and me
glycerine

don't let the days go by...glycerine"

"I needed you more
when we wanted us less
I could not kiss just regress
it might just be
clear simple and plain
that's just fine
that's just one of my names
don't let the days go by
could've been easier on you
glycerine"

-"Glycerine", Bush

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Skin:  !Imabee:  Extraaaaaaterrestriallllllllll - Brendon Papp

Hair:  /Wasabi Pills/  Antiope Hair - Seafoam - MissAllSunday Lemon

Shirt: Emery  - Cropped Top [Lace Heart] - sunami Beck

Skirt: JANE  - a little lace skirt.pewter - Janie Marlowe

Boots:  <TheAbyss>  Boots//Stompers [Black] - Mars Absent

Tattoo:  :Little Pricks: Blood Candy Tattoo - Syn Beresford

Tattoo II:  :LP:  Little Love Birds - Syn Beresford

Earings:  +ROZOREGALIA+  *Gemma*EARRING - ROZOREGALIA Braveheart

Nails/Rings:  +ROZOREGALIA+  *Gemma*Ring&Nail - ROZOREGALIA Braveheart

Bracelets: .:* LOULOU&CO *:.  - Bracelets :: ASTEROID :: Black - Lolly Carlberg

Goggles:  [ bubble ] Goggles Glasses - Moonbubble Gothly

Eyes:  REPULSE - Reptilian Eyes (65L for "What's New Pussycat" at [Bada/Bing] Mall from Sept 1-Sept 15, 2011)- Max Lexigle

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Little Lover's So Polite

"So much for the light show

Pissing on while pissing off

Sucking in a smokescreen
Selling of a loose knit dream"

"Folding up the skyline

Agreeing on a steep decline

Cant control this airplane

Being caught is just the same

Headed for a lowlife

Little lover's so polite

Waking up the core needs

With smelling salts and faulty means"

"Did the bones collide

Who let the bones collide

Why did the bones collide

it's always the same way for me

Ending in the same way"

"So much for the showdown

Keeping up while keeping off

Choking on the cold feet

Rolling up the plastic sleeves

Can't control the slow ride

Little lover's so polite

Turning off the low light

Tell me did the bones collide"

"Little lover's so polite

So polite

So polite

Turning off the low light

it's always the same way for me

Blue turns soft with time

Broke remains, an everyday disguise

Ending in the same way. . .the same way"

-Little Lover's So Polite, Silversun Pickups

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Skin:  LAQ ~ Jennie2 - [Milky] - 01 - Mallory Cowen

Cleavage:  LAQ ~ Cleavage v4 - Layer1 [Milky] - Mallory Cowen

Makeup:  Miamai_XGen Makeup_Vintage Liner B Black - No Hair - Monica Outlander 

Makeup:  :LP: Hornet Face Tattoo - syn beresford

Hair:  !VA! Pipi-noir - Tabata Jewell

Jacket:  The Secret Store - Darling Cardigan - Chinese Roses - Maylee Oh

Shorts:  *salire fur skirt (pants and attachments only) - salire Landar

Socks:  JANE -  lil piggies socks.sassy.bk raven - Janie Marlowe

Boots:  [SG*] Wonder Bird - Pink  (50% off all stock due to Store Closing. Farewell Sweetest Goodbye, I have enjoyed your store over the past years.) - Morphine Jack

Tattoo:  :Little Pricks: Love of Guns Upper Chest Tattoo - syn beresford

Hat:  [LWL] (Euphoria Location) Cheshire Cat Hat (black) - Faint Paulse

Nails:  :+*R*+: Nail Ottava Red - uta karas

Eyes:  Pulse - Avanti Eyes/Rapture - Lorac Farella

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Stumbleine

"Boredoms in the bathroom shaking out the loose teeth
Sally's in the stirrups claiming her destiny
And nobody nowhere understands anything
About me and all my dreams
Lost at sea"







"Jack it up judy set your heart alight
Mayfair mistress of the satellites
Misspent youth- faking up a rampage
To hold off the real slaves
Paid off and staid
And what you never knew
Can never get to you"







"So fake it
I'll be your stumbleine
I'll be your super queen
And make you"

"Jukebox fuckup hanging round the drugstore
No matter what you say he'll be back for more
Mommy's in the manger with the little kids
She's got her reasons, got my forgets"







"Of tears and idle threats
Misplaced
And no matter what they do
They can't get to you"







"So fake it
I'll be your stumbleine
I'll be your super queen
And make you me
Come around ruby I could never sleep alone"


-Stumbleine, Smashing Pumpkins

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Skin:  LAQ ~ Jennie2 - [Milky] - 01 - Mallory Cowen

Cleavage:  LAQ ~ Cleavage v4 - Layer1 [Milky] - Mallory Cowen

Makeup:  Miamai_XGen Makeup_Vintage Liner B Black - No Hair - Monica Outlander

Makeup II:  Fiorellino~ Brownie - Summer Deadlight (not available)

Hair:  [LeLutka]-RYKIEL hair - SummerTime - Thora Charron

Sweater:  JANE - bella sweater.milk - Janie Marlowe

Skirt:  *Fishy Strawberry* Peyote Mini - Wash A 1 - Fae Eriksen (Euphoria End of Summer Sale)

Belt:  *Fishy Strawberry* Peyote Belt - Fae Eriksen (Euphoria End of Summer Sale)

Socks:  JANE - lil piggies socks.rugby.br chocolate - Janie Marlowe

Shoes:  (r)M~Shoe Repair "Punk Boot" (b r o w n ) - Moni Schulz

Necklace:  (luc) Tokens of Faith Necklace Gold [M], StCrist/Cmpsn - Lucas Lameth

Earrings: :+*R*+: Lovest Pierced Earrings Gold - uta karas

Eyes:  Pulse - Avanti Eyes/Rapture - Lorac Farella

Lashes:  [LeLutka]-2011 lashes/long - Minnu Palen/Thora Charron

Purse:  ::{u.f.o}::sagak sagak bag - mainish - Aisyla Aldrin

Sunglasses:  [Gos] - Custom Sunglasses v3.2 - AVIATOR [loaded] - gospel voom

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The World You Love

"don't it feel like sunshine afterall

the world we love forever gone

we're only just as happy

as everyone else seems to think we are"

"i'm in love with the ordinary

i need a simple space
to rest my head
everything gets clear"

"well i'm a little ashamed for asking

but just a little helps

it gets me straight again

helps me get over it"

"it might seem like a dream
but it's real to me"

"you should see the canals are freezing

you should see me high

you should just be here

be with me here"

-Jimmy Eat World, "The World You Love"

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Skin:  !Imabee: Petal - Serene - Untouched / LTbrow / - Brendon Papp

Makeup:  !Imabee: Petal - Serene - Wine Stained - Brendon Papp

Hair:  (RED)MINT ~ Hair No.11 (F) ~ Nordic Nacre - Moni Schulze

Dress:  *Fishy Strawberry* Plisse Dress Mustard - Fae Eriksen (found at Fashionably Late Event)

Shoes:  Maitreya Gold * Moxie Patent Yellow - Onyx LeShelle

Jewelry:  (luc) Ambrosia necklace & earrings (goldbrown/gold) - Lucas Lameth

Eyes:  LAQ ~ Dazzling Misty Eyes - Mallory Cowen

Lashes:  [LeLutka]-2011 lashes/long - Minnu Palen/Thora Charron

Clutch:  The sea Hole (hand only2) Kokeshi bloom clutch Purse - Drinkinstein Sorbet

Parasol:  The sea Hole  Imported parasol- green &  lacquer red Scalloped - Drinkinstein Sorbet

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Video Killed the Radio Star

After some time away from Second Life® and returning to the fold, I've made a promise to myself to blog more. School is starting and I have two semesters left to get my Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Services with a concentration in Addiciton Counseling. Life sure goes fast when you have a purpose.

My inspiration for this outfit was after I put on these incredibly tight jeans from The Secret Store. It got me thinking of the early 80s, when the transition from disco, classic rock and skating rinks went to MTV, pop/synth and designer jeans were in. Video Killed the Radio Star...




The outfit is solely focused on these jeans. These jeans are completely epic. They actually are Embroidered Flare Pants with cuffs that have the pretty embroidery on them. What got me was the pockets and the extreme tight fit. Reminded me so much of the Jordache® designer jeans with the fancy pocket detailing.




As you can see, these jeans also act like a girdle for my virtual girly pouch. At least I don't need to breathe as an avatar, but I've heard there is an AO out there that lets you looking like you're breathing. If I did that you bet your little pixel butts I'm popping a button off these jeans.

Legwarmers have been in style in our virtual world for a few years and in and out of the styles real life. Of course it was made a popular style in the early 80s mostly from Jane Fonda's workout video's, Olivia Newton-John's "Let's Get Physical" video and Flashdance. So these legwarmers paired with these shoes from SLink, which have the cutout heels are completely and totally the 80s feel I'm working.




The studded belt from Peppers matched great, along with the bangles and nails from *X*plosion, and the cute frilly layered top from Tram all keep that ambiance going. I really like the layered tops although that is definitely 70s influenced that crept into the early 80s and has now made a comeback!




So I wanted to show you another picture of my smothered butt and the crease in the thigh where the lycra, polyester and spandex are keeping them glued on. Actually I wanted to focus on the fabulous keychain. If you remember these tail keychains total ^5. I had one when I was a kid and loved it with my little jeans. My cat loved it too and chewed it up.




Well now I'm all grown up and the 80s are my the fond, nostalgic and magical decade of my youth, but thanks to this virtual world and reoccuring styles, I can visit it anyday. Until next time...HASTA LA BYE BYE!

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Skin:  LAQ ~ Jennie2 - [Milky] - 04 - Mallory Cowen

Cleavage:  LAQ ~ Cleavage v4 - Layer1 [Milky] - Mallory Cowen

Hair:  >TRUTH< BabyDoll 2 - swedish - Truth Hawks from Project Fur Japan

Shirt:  tram -Frill Halter Top [white] - moca Loup

Jeans:  The Secret Store - Embroidered flared pants - Faded Blue - Maylee Oh

Shoes:  Slink Ariadne Boots White - Siddean Munro

Bracelet/Nails:  *X*plosion BraceletsAndNails GALLANT (silver) - Kahila Noel

Legwarmers:  [ Love Soul ] Leg warmers*Plane-White - BlueStarRUI Villota

Keychain:   [ Love Soul ] [ Love Soul ] Fur tail keychains-V2*White* - BlueStarRUI Villota

Eyes:  LAQ ~ Dazzling Misty Eyes - Mallory Cowen

Earrings:  CCD - Earring - Reflective Triumvirate Hoop - Caithlin Carter/Kimber Carter(CEO)

Belt:  ~Pepper~ Spike Belt colorchange - Anny Mendes/Danni Pfeffer

Not Seen:  [ glow ] Beachwood glasses White Lace - Anemysk Karu/Jocelyn Anatine/Linka Demina

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Day at the Derby

Blogged over at Scruplz
Credits and full outfit there, go to see XD

Dead Like a Flower

the day begins
the day ends
climb upwards
growing stem







say goodbye
up up touch the sky
say hello and
down down down you go







to the floor
crumpled crushed
cry without a sound
stand here
sit up
sit down







I am here
where the garden grows
...dead like a flower -poem by Summer Deadlight

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• Skin: AYUMIwhite 2 nh-LionSkins - Lion Jonesford ** One of the twenty new skins from the Ayumi line shown w/cleavage option*
• Top: {SMS} Corset Metallic Black - Irie Campese
• Pants: =Razorblade Jacket= Grunge Cut Offs w/ Dot Tights SHEER - Kehl Razor
• Hair: *+JENOVA's+* & **Dura**(Hair)(Black)resize - chiaki Xue
• Shoes: Ducknipple Shoebido - Pink - beanster Potato
• Necklace: {Violet Voltaire} Black Hearts: Wicked Necklace - Violet Voltaire - **From Horrofest 2010**
• Hat: grim bros pirate fetish panda tophat - Cutea Benelli - **Purchased at FFL 2011**
• Bracelets: SiniStyle J Bracelets - Krius Misfit
• Nails: :OW: "Anti-Flick" Nails - Frank Windlow
• Nose Ring/Chain: [Acide!] Kiss me Set (Hard V2) Unisex Reseizer - AcIde Innovia
• Eyes: .ID. Spring Eyes - Thunderstorm - Audrey Lamede
• Prop:  GLITTERATI - The Social Climber - Singles/group - Katey Coppola

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Ah! Sunflower

"Ah, Sun-flower, weary of time,

Who countest the steps of the Sun,

Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveller's journey is done

Where the Youth pined away with desire,
And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow

Arise from the their graves, and aspire
Where my Sun-flower wishes to go."

Poem by William Blake

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Skin: &Bean - hounds of love LIGHT Hjort 1 brow - Keiko Morigi
Shirt: {SMS} Antique Top Sunny for TDR - Irie Campese
Pants: Kyoot - DUIV Bright Narcissus Leggings [Made for Designer United 4 - 2010] - Saeya Nyanda
Shoes: -LMK- [Closed]- DU4 Narcissus lace up heels [Made for Designer United 4 - 2010] - Polina Kaestner
Hair: *Plume* - TuttiFrutti/Platinum - Fauve Beaumont
Hair Accessory: tram Narcissus dress 02 -Hair accessory [Made for Designer United 4 - 2010] - moca Loup
Necklace: :+*R*+: U&R DOGS Rigoletto Necklace Gold [Made for Jewelry Fair 2010, In store] - Uta Karas & Ruriko Jewell
Nails: :: PM :: Metallic Nails in Gold - Poulet Koenkamp
Eyes: .ID. Tacoma Eyes - Ice - Audrey Lamede
Eyelashes: &Bean - Awesome lashes basic (recolorable)- Keiko Morigi
Makeup: Fiorellino~ [Store coming soon] White Tech - Summer Deadlight

Poses used: Del May, Everglow

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