#51 ~ Red

The Real
GRE in two weeks. *gulps*

The Paradise
Is now closed. *sighs*

The Fashion
Lately I've been not wanting to do anything: shop, take pictures, put together anything that resembles something. I still have more pieces to show off the the Festival of Sin...and I'm working quickly.

And I hate you shadows. *hrrmppfs*

Taxi to: Festival of Sin

Skin: [Aura] Helena - Honey - Love Notes (Pre-Release for Festival of Sin) *VIP*

Shape: My own

Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Tableau Lashes FREE

Make-Up: *elymode* makeup - Gluttony Shadows - Citrus (Festival of Sin)

Hair: [e] Over - Red08 *MESH*

Eyes: .:A&M:. Element Eyes - Ocean (Group Gift)

Eyelashes: Mynerva

Eyelashes: .ploom. Lashes 6

Dress: BOTHER.Lipstick - Green (L/Before) (Festival of Sin)

Shoes: Ingenue ::Khan Heels:: - Bruise (Festival of Sin)

Knife: BOTHER.Choppy Knife (bloody) (Festival of Sin)

Necklace & Bracelet: Dark Mouse - Avidita (Festival of Sin)

Pose: Frooti (Festival of Sin)

Location: (WOS) Missing Mile RP Community, Soap

Listening: Alanis Morisette "You Oughta Know"

#37 ~ Wuther my heart follows...

The Fashion
I figure that I would try messing in PS to see what I could do. I really don't like to manipulate the photos I take in SL for the mere fact that I do think it takes away the rawness of it, but sometimes - the work that I see is amazing. And yes, I want to do so as well. So I just messed around.

Did it change the colors a bit? - Yes
Did it alter the skin, clothing and hair? - Yes
So will this look like this in SL? - No...but I'm telling you this now. Everything I wear is still beautiful, even in raw form.

Skin: - Quarantine - Fragmented Love Vintage Doll Skin (Zombie Popcorn Hunt 6)

Shape: My Own

Make-Up: [mock] Darkened Mood Garnets Makeover {eyes/lips}

Hair: [elikatira] Abbey - Blonde 07 *Mesh*

Eyes: .ID. December Gift / Green

Eyelashes: .ploom. Lashes 6

Dress: Kyoot - Bronte Dress (Earnshaw) (Collabor88)

Stockings: Izzie's Tights - Torn

Boots: *G Field* [Mesh] Lac-Up Boots "Gina" - Black

Earrings: Dark Mouse - Charming Bows Earrings (Valentine Gatcha - Shopping Cart Disco)

Braces: Leg Braces (Old ... store not found)

Pose: aDORKable

Location: COCO Designs - *DOLLCOCO*

Listening: R.E.M. "Shiny Happy People"

#34 ~ Cornflake Girl

The Fashion
 Newness at Elikatira! Newness at Collabor88!

Skin: [Aura] Briar - Berlin - VIP - Cream *Group Gift*

Shape: My Own

Make-Up: -Glam Affair- Make-up Layer 01

Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Latex Liner Dark Burgundy

Make-Up: [Aura] Briar - Coral Lipstick - Cream

Hair: [e] Abbey - Brown 08 *MESH* (NEW!)

Eyes: .:A&M:. Element Eyes - Sea Foam *Group Gift*

Dress: The Sea Hole - Nausicaa Dress - Crimson (C88)

Shoe: [Pixel Mode] Fae Wedge - Khaki

Purse: (PRISS) Reid Bag in Blue (Project Themeory)

Jewelry: The Sea Hole - Nausicaa Laurel - Slate Blue (C88)

Pose: Magnifique Poses

Location: Lula

Listening: Tori Amos "Cornflake Girl"

#18 ~ Socially acceptable...

The Real
I've always been addicted to social media. Been in the know. Been into computers and the whatnot. I MySpaced, I Twittered, I telneted, I AOLed, I chatroomed, I have done it all. I still like to do it. Sometimes it does it get overwhelming and now and then it does stop me in my tracks and I have to take a step back and say....WHOA.

But then I jump back in like a kid in the bouncy ball room. Weeeeeeeee!

The Paradise
"Get together...right now...over me"... "hot time..summer in the city..."

The body count is rising. The Peacekeepers are making trouble by burning the clinic down, while the Rebels are shouting for blood. The locals are caught in the middle. Isa...is caught standing in the square, not knowing what to do..or where to precede.

The Fashion
You can connect with me here:
About Me: Simply Dou
Twitter: @Simplydou
Klout: Simply Dou
Plurk: Douleur

What I have become

We're a week from Christmas. It's the first time in four years for me. I'm home. Technically in the flesh with family - home. I guess it's a bit strange. I'm older, to say the least that being with family is a good thing for the holidays, but I find myself an introvert when it comes to these types of things. I am not the "blood is thicker than water" type of person. My family usually consists of those not of my blood, but of those I've gained along my journey of life.

Moving "home" has had it's ups and downs. I'm horribly missing the independence of my life, my existence of play in which I could do as I please. Seventy-five percent of my life tossed in ways that are gone, and the other twenty-five held down to continue on as I try to make sense of what the hell I'm going. At one time there was a method to the madness, now I'm not so sure. Maybe soon...

SL still holds a release during the madness though, with it's escape. I still cradle it in my arms and delve deep. Mesh finally reared it's head. It's all over the blog-sphere. I, for one, have jumped along...and yes..I too have taken that picture of the dress. How can I not?

Paradise opens in a couple of weeks. We are about ready. The story is set. Beauty is ready. I wonder if I will freeze upon the first week, if my writer's block will happen - that the story I want to tell will not come from my fingers. Will I hate that those that I want to tell will hate her story? I never know...It's always anxiety with me in these regards.

Skin: .::Mother Goose's::. HENA(2)B00
Make-Up: =[Pom.Pon]= Beauty-Spot-Lip
Make-Up: -Glam Affair- Tattoo Layer 01
Hair: [e] Comfort - Brown 11

Dress: Maitreya Nolia Indigo MESH *New*
Shoes: [e] Move Pumps - Antique
Bag: LaGyo - The Desperado Bag
Hair Piece: PIDIDDLE - Netted Flower
Necklace: *League* Vintage Double Stranded Soft Pearl Necklace
Earrings: *League* Vintage Heart Earrings

Pose: Olive Juice
Location: Cassava Island *Coming Soon!*