Peace

There’s a place that I know where the sycamores grow
And daffodils have their fun
Where the cares of the day seems to slowly fade away
And the glow of the evening sun
Peace when the day is done

If I go there real late, let my mind meditate on everything to be done
If I search deep inside, let my conscience be my guide
Then the answers are sure to come
Don’t have to worry none

When you find a piece of mind
Leave you worries behind
Don’t say that it can’t be done
With a new point of view
Life’s true meaning comes to you
And the freedom you seek is one
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone

“Peace” by Nora Jones

Credits

Skin: Izzie’s | Izzie Button – Harlow – Fair

Hair: TRUTH | Truth Hawks – Noemi (available at The Catnip Carnival)

Hands: SLink | Siddean Munro – Mesh Hands

Top: Decoy | Annette Voight – Olivia Blouse

Shorts: Mon Tissu | Elie Spot – Hanalei Shorts

Pose: Diesel Works | Rogan Diesel

Location: Taiga

My SL Guilty Confessions

I admit it. *raises hands* I’m guilty as charged.  There are definitely some things I guiltily and notoriously do in Second Life that I should probably shamefully admit to. I figure if Miss Berry can admit to at least 5 of her guilty confessions (Come on Berry…we know you’ve got a few more up your sleeve!) , I can admit to some of mine as well.

1. House Addiction Issues:  I seriously have a house addiction problem.  If you follow me on plurk, you’ll notice that on a near weekly basis I ask “Where is this house from?” or “Who made a new house!?”.  I change houses more than I change clothes in Second Life.  It’s a bit of a problem, and I tend to spend way too much money on houses, and home decor.  I’ll get settled perfectly into a new house, and two hours later find a house I like better.

2. Key Necklace Collection:  I have a hoarding issue when it comes to key necklaces in Second Life.  I absolutely love them.  I have a collection of many, and if I find a new one, I feel like it’s necessary to add it to my growing collection.

3. Not over 10k!:  I’m obsessed with keeping my inventory under 10k.  As a blogger, this has become a total nightmare.  I’m also an internal pack rat, and instead of just deleting things I know i’ll NEVER use again I pack it all up in boxes. This drives Luna Jubilee batty, and she always scolds me and tells me to just THROW IT AWAY!  So while my inventory may seem to be small and tidy, it’s honestly just filled with box after box, all packed into one box.  Digital hoarding at it’s finest…but hey, my inventory “says” it’s under 10k! I think I might be cheating a little bit.

4. Notoriously neutral: I hate conflict. Absolutely hate it.  I hate having enemies too.  I like remaining neutral as best I can, and honestly, it’s to the point of being obnoxiously neutral. Sure I have an opinion, and sometimes I’m too opinionated, but for the most part I try hard to see the good in everyone (There are some exceptions to that of course!).  If there was a Second Life avatar that was most like Sweden, and in the neutral zone, it would probably be me.  I can’t tell you how many mutual friends I have that can’t stand one another. I tend to just turn my head and look the other way at times.  My notoriously neutral stance often times puts me in very awkward situations, and I probably have no one to blame but myself! Maybe I just lack the courage to say how I REALLY feel sometimes!

5. Profile Perv:  I perv everyone’s profiles.  If you are standing near me, it’s guaranteed I checked your profile out.  Oh…and if your profile is empty, or filled with endlessly rude comments…I’m totally judging you.  I really will base conversation off of a profile, and if your’s is negative/nasty or continually rude/hostile throughout, I probably won’t make the effort to talk to you.

 6. Not fashionable: I know I blog “fashion” but I honestly do not think I am fashionable. At all.  I can’t compile a complicated outfit filled with all sorts of colors and patterns, and I’m horrible at accessorizing.  I honestly just like taking pretty pictures, and that is why I blog.  I envy bloggers like Caroline Sautereau & Nati Williams (who’s link disappeared and I can’t find her blog at the moment! Oh no! I hope she’s okay!).  They seem to put fashionable ensembles together with ease. Me? Noway! I’m lucky if I can pair up some jeans with an appropriate top!

7. Antisocial: I am way too antisocial.  I own a venue, I am part of a large community on plurk, but I for the life of me cannot seem to be social in Second Life.  I spend nearly all my time on my platform, or hiding out on my private land that nobody has access to.  I really would like to make some new friends and be more social…so seriously…someone start pushing me off my platform or something!

8. F*ck Shoes! I’m going shoe-less!: (If you are a Dane Cook fan you’ll understand my phrasing for the title of this one.) I notoriously go barefoot in SL.  I shop barefoot, I go to events barefoot.  In all honesty…I’m just too lazy to put shoes on most of the time.  I also often times won’t blog my feet, because…. *gasp* I’m barefoot and didn’t feel like putting shoes on…AGAIN.

9. Bad Grammar: I have a horrible habit of not proofreading my blog posts.  I guarantee that you will find countless errors in every single post I make.  I’m sure all you grammar fiends out there stopped reading my blog ages ago! Chalk it down to laziness.  I really just want to play in Photoshop and make pretty pictures. (And I don’t even think they are that pretty most of the time!)

So there you have it…my guilty confessions!

Credits:

Skin: Izzie’s | Izzie Button – Harlow – Fair

Eyes: IKON | Ikon Innovia – Destiny Eyes – Clarity (available at The Boutique)

Hair: Exile | Kavar Cleanslate – Sparkle & Fade – Light Reds

Dress: Rebel Hope | Rebel Hope – Traci Mesh Mini – Charcoal (available at The Boutique)

Pose: !Bang | Trieste Minuet

Catnip

The Catnip Carnival opened it’s doors today and so far has received a great, and generous response from the community.  This is Avatars for Animals first event, and it’s benefiting River Cities Humane Society for Cats in Louisiana, USA.

We have ten amazing designers participating in the event, and I wanted to at least show a few of the items featured.  You can find this lovely cat inspired necklace from Cae, as well as this cute animal print top from Peqe!  These are only two of the 10 awesome items available so make sure you stop by!

A huge huge huge thank you to all of the designers, bloggers, and consumers showing their support for this event.  I certainly hope it changes the future for many furry friends.

For more information on Avatars for Animals and what we support see my post here. 

Credits:

Skin: Izzie’s | Izzie Button – Harlow – Fair

Eyes: Insufferable Dastard | Audrey Lamede – Essentials – Light Teal Mix

Hair: TRUTH | Truth Hawks – Denee – Ginger 2

Necklace: Cae | Caelan Hancroft – Catnip Necklace (available at The Catnip Carnival)

Top: Peqe | Inex Hax – Crop Top – Zebra Edition – White (available at The Catnip Carnival)

Pose: Marukin | Valencia Southard

Field of Flowers

Credits:

Skin: Belleza | Tricky Boucher - Ava – TLC 4 (available at The Boutique)

Eyes: Insufferable Dastard | Audrey Lamede – Essentials – Light Teal Mix

Hair: TRUTH | Truth Hawks – Selma – Ginger 02

Outfit: Baiastice | Sissy Pessoa (available at The Boutique)

Earrings: League | Nena Janus – Vintage Heart

Pose: Diesel Works | Rogan Diesel

Location: Frog’s Garden

Truth Model Search

Have you ever dreamed of being a model?  I know I sure have, and I’ve always envied all the beautiful models that grace so many places throughout the Second Life community.  I’ve never considered myself high fashion, or a model in any way, shape, or form.  I’ve always liked to think of my avatar as “the girl next door” type.  Simple, innocent (ha. yeah right!), freckle faced, etc… Nothing too fancy or frilly.  Me a model? No way!

That being said…when I heard about the Truth Model Search I just knew I couldn’t resist!  I’ve always been a loyal fan of Truth Hair, and have enjoyed blogging it ever since the beginning of my blogging days (Hey! No laughing!).  Not only is Truth Hair some of the best hair on the grid, but its creator is one of the kindest, and sweetest people in the community.  I’m sure it’s hard to remain humble with so much success here, but Mr. Hawks manages to do it with ease.

The rules for the contest are pretty simple.  I’ll copy and paste directly from the flickr page:

* Must be wearing hair from the new Truth Hair store. Hair should be purchased on or after 13 May 2013. 

* Minimum 2048 x 2048 pixels in size.

* Focus of the photo should be on the hair. Waist upwards is encouraged. 

* Be artistic! processing is allowed. Be sure to turn on your anti-aliasing etc, high quality pictures are needed. 

* Currently I only stock female hair (sorry guys ). 

* Entries must be submitted to the Flickr group www.flickr.com/groups/truthmodels. Any entries submitted to me personally will be disregarded. 

I certainly encourage EVERYONE to take part in this!  I can’t wait to browse through and see everyone’s entries.

Happy modeling everyone!

Credits:

Skin: Izzie’s | Izzie Button – Harlow – Fair

Eyes: Insufferable Dastard | Audrey Lamede – Soulful v2 – Gray

Hair: TRUTH | Truth Hawks – Lotus – Ginger 2

Dress: Zaara | Zaara Kohime – Chaitra Chiffon Dress – Ivory

Pose: Marukin | Valencia Southard