Wednesday, January 4, 2012

#4 ~ Vacation can't last forever...

The Real
... The desire to write tonight is not there. Maybe I should try to write in the morning. Or afternoon. I think I'm just too frustrated.

The Paradise
Five more days. So much to do.

The Fashion
Christmas gift from Kris. About time I get to wear some swimwear...




Skin: -Glam Affair- Layla Light - tropicana BL *TDR*
Make-UP: =[Pom.Pon]= Beauty-Spot-Lip-Tattoo
Make-Up: cheLLe - (eyeliner) EyePop Tangerine
Make-Up: Grixdale - Body Shoppe - Powder - Blush (20%)
Make-Up: -Glam Affair- Tattoo Layer 01
Hair: >TRUTH< Kalia Streaked - Swedish

Bikini: LeeZu~ - Boho Bikini - Yellow
Shoes: [Gos] Espadrilles - In Bloom
Bag: Tres Blah Group Gift
Sunglasses: Apple May Designs - Big Shades (With Love Hunt)

Pose: Olive Juice & GLITTERATI
Location: Cassava Island
Listening: Pasty Cline "Crazy"


Tuesday, January 3, 2012

#3 ~ Heading...

The Real
Studied. One job post. Headache.
Had a doctors appointment to remove the skin blemish that has been dogging me for a few weeks now, so no more pain and bleeding. Just going to have a scar to deal with now. I just feel so tired.

The Paradise
Arguments.

The Fashion
Why can I never find good sims to take pictures in?




Skin: .ILLUSORY. Skin Paige Warmth Group Gift
Shap: My own
Make-Up: [Misc. Inc.] I Love Liner - Lust 1
Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Miss Priss Lipgloss 1 (clear)
Eyes: Poetic Colors - Summer Wheat 
Hair: [Shag] Falling Slowly (bangs) - Autumn (Seasons Hunt)
Eyelashes: Mynerva

Jacket: {SMS} Fur Shrug
Shirt: -paper.doll- Sydney Black dress (With Love Hunt)
Pants: =Zenith= 3/4 Black Leggings
Boots: [GOS] Curvaceous Boots

Necklace: [ glow ] studio - Crosses Necklace - Gold
Earrings: Osakki // Flat Disks - Copper
Bracelets: Osakki // HAMUR. MetalCuff Copper
Bag: .:vive9:. Evonne Fringed Bag in Brunt Orange (With Love Hunt)

Pose: Olive Juice
Location: Missing Mile - Soap
Listening: Tori Amos "Girl"

Monday, January 2, 2012

#2 ~ You don't know jack...

The Real
As the day begun, I could only think that my to do list was something I needed to start doing. The first being was to actually get up. Second, I was to actually get on the ball and do SOMETHING. It's strange being without work. Being without a job. I haven't been jobless for a very long time, and to be without one, especially for the type of person I am, gives me a feeling that my self worth isn't fulfilled.

Now I did have a job. But when I finally decided to go back to school (grad school that is) there was many things that I needed to do and one of those things was actually leaving the job I was currently at. I was going to be moving out of state, moving back in with the rents, de-cluttering my life, basically tossing my whole world into a massive upheaval of ...well a whirl wind.

So now I play the job hunting game.

I wish I could say that the feeling was easy, or at least - exciting, but in a way, it's not. It's nerve racking. You don't want to settle for less, but you're dismayed due to the extensive amount of qualifications 'needed' for a job. You must have this, or this much experience, or this much schooling. I know it's part of the reason why I'm going back to school. Even if I'm now eight months off my schedule. But, hey - it will save me $20,000. I will take it. Still, it's a bit heartbreaking, knowing you have so much knowledge sitting inside, and years of experience, yet there might be a few things you lack. Should that be tossed out? I'm not sure...

The Paradise
We are a week out from the grand opening of the sim. As Kris is finishing the build, the rest of us are putting on the finishing touches, well trying.

Working on a sim is not easy. It's a collaboration of people's ideas and thoughts. It's our dreams brought to fruition. Of course, we have our bumps and grinds, but what sim doesn't?

I've been itching to role-play for a little over two months now. Ever since Perdition closed, I haven't really been able to find a sim that has made me feel as comfortable to actually story-tell again, and because I now have this vision in my head of who my character is for Paradise Lost and Isa is ready to come out and play.

As for the next week: recruitment, building, NPC stories, more stories for the archives. I have to still write up the story for the Blue Lotus. We need a staff meeting. That will be done through Skype. All five of us are scattered throughout the world: me in Memphis, one in Canada, another on the west coast, one in England, and on in UAE. We are amazing.

The Fashion
It's a burning desire, but since the sim will open my shopping will have to slow...




Skin: :Plastik: Aleksandra - Ginger
Shape: My own
Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Tableau Lashes *FREE Gift*
Make-Up: Cheap Makeup - Miss Priss Lipgloss 1 (clear)
Hair: ::Exile:: Veronique - Autumn/Fawn *Group Gift*
Eyes: Poetic Colors - Summer Wheat - Special Hunt Freebie
Tattoo: :Plastik: Feathers - worn

Sweater: [ SAKIDE ] Posh Winter White *With Love Hunt*
Skirt: [Aura] Bullet Proof - Ruffled Pencil Skirt - Skull - Small (MESH)
Boots: FIR & MNA The Orann Boots - Brown *Last FLF*
Bag: PRISS - Lang Suede Satchel - Dark Brown *Group Gift*

Pose: GLITTERATI
Location: Great Eagle
Listening: Alice in Chains " Man in the Box"



Sunday, January 1, 2012

#1 ~ The next morning...

...after all the champagne has been consumed, we begin our new year. It's time for a new beginning, a new chance, a time to shake the old and grab a new glass. Within this moment we all take a mental break and think what would make us better:

- lose weight
- don't drink too much
- stop smoking
- be better people
- get that job!
- fall in love

... and so much more.

I think after many failures of past resolutions that for once, I need the smaller day to day ones. For this - this will be a 365.

Real life. Second Life. Media. Social. All the in between.

Luna Jubilee's 52 Weeks of Color Challenge: Champagne




Skin: -Glam Affair- Jadis - Natural B - TDR # 24
Shape: My own
Make-Up: [mock] Darkened Mood Garnets
Hair: [Shag] Pretty Please - Scarlet *Group Gift 2011*
Eyes: .ID. December Gift / BlueGreen
Eyelashes: Mynerva

Top: Tee*fy Cutout Dress Nude 5 *Last FLF*
Skirt: R.icielli - BEATRIZ Sequined miniskirt / gold - TDR
Heels: R.icielli - CARMELIA Pumps / Crema - TDR
Jewelry: [ glow ] studio - Glossy Heart Set *With Love Hunt*

Pose: GLITTERATI & K** Stand Poses
Location: Cassava Island
Listening: Imogen Heap "Goodnight and Go"

Sunday, December 25, 2011

O Christmas...



Merry Christmas to you and to those around. Happy Holidays. <3

Skin: [Atomic] Grace - Mistletoe (With Love Hunt)
Make-Up: [Misc. Inc.] I Love Liner - Humility 1
Make-Up: [mock] Darkened Mood Garnets Makeover
Hair: [Shag] Naked As We Came - Fever

Dress: Ladies Who Lunch - Angel Christmas - Group Gift
Shoes: Ladies Who Lunch - Escarpa (With Love Hunt)

Pose: The Muse Poses
Location: Statis Island
Listening: Celtic Christmas "O Christmas Tree"





Thursday, December 22, 2011

At world's end...

I am silly in love with mesh.

Strangely enough being in SL for these past five years has shown me a lot. I've seen the clothes take form from so many different angles that right now - mesh is almost so life-life it's almost too real. I can almost touch it at times.

I quickly just hopped over and picked up the demo at Celoe for the new Zoe Pumps. I haven't tried them on yet, but I will when I log back in. Right now, I just want to write and procrastinate. Maybe dream a little dream. Prior to that, my cohort and I were just idling on sim - the sim we'll be opening in less than two weeks to the public. A sim that we've spent almost two months preparing for our enjoyment. I wonder when it opens my love again of fashion will be tossed to the wind and I will forget, or worse...let go...





Skin: -Glam Affair- JadisV2 Snow Queen
Make-Up: [mock]Darkened Mood Garnets Makeover
Hair: "LoQ" Pure Beauty - Black

Bodysuit: MONS - Natasha - powder pink (With Love Hunt)
Skirt: La Dernier Lamento
Boots: *G Field* Lace-Up Boots - Gina - Fog *MESH*
Necklace: La Nuit Du Chasseur Collar
Headpiece: La rose noire de la Reine
Prop: Crooked Designs - Wind-Up Doll Key ~ Elegant Dark

Pose: [.doll] and The Muse
Location: World's End Garden
Listening: Madonna "Frozen"




Tuesday, December 20, 2011

When he calls...

I enjoy speaking with him on the phone. It's the little bit that counts. I know we only speak every few weeks, even before, when it used to be every few days, but still - even if he is across the pond, our lives still come together and we make the effort to call one another to touch base. To touch each others lives. I can still feel his fingers upon my face. It's the caring that I enjoy...its what makes it real.




Skin: Grixdale - Teagan - Mint - Draft *Retired*
Make-Up: [Misc. Inc.] I Love Liner - Diligence 1
Make-Up: [PXL] Teeth Bracers
Hair: Magika [Hair] Safe - Brown

Sweater: =Zenith= Ball Ball Sweater Jacket Golden (With Love Hunt)
Sweater: *Fishy Strawberry* Knit Sweater Powder
Skirt: Armidi Limited Classic A001 Jean Skirt Dirty
Tights: JANE lil piggies tights.fuzzy white fawn
Boots: {mon tissu} Heathrow Boots - Ash *Mesh*
Gloves: d.select wool gloves - Winter pattern white (With Love Hunt)
Barrette: ::Happy Finds:: Rose Pink Hair Pin

Pose: GLITTERATI
Location: Three Moons Village
Listening: Underworld "Dirty"