Saturday Morning Shopping for COLOR

Hey! It's My Rez Day :)    So I went shopping, of course.

I love fractals! I have them all over my house. Today I found this silk blousy tunic is a wonderfully colorful fractal print. I was pointed in the direction by the 60L Weekends Deal list. It's from Spyrall Fractal Art -Wearables. It has cute side ties, and a good fit, but I had to adjust my shape some.

Also, a colorful find were these hot open toe pumps with color change hud for all the parts :)) They were still available this morning from Fifty Five Fridays deals at Liv-Glam. I love the options, although I had some difficulty with the color matching and making them fit and blend into my skin. 

  I want clothes to wear and go dancing, exploring,   .and sitting around with friends in SL, so just photoshopping away these imperfections is not an option for me. 

Love, love, love, color.

 I miss the "Tribute Bands" that once abounded in SL. Here's U2 in SL,  It's a Beautiful Day.

other credits: Hair - Truth and  Skin - Curio

So Easy Being Green, It's Officially Summer

This weekend, gives us in the US, the officially start of summer. I'm doing my happy dance because I will be away from work (mostly) for 2 months! Only a couple more weeks until then :))

I am loving my greens. In RL my garden is awesome, I've been working on the landscape for a few years, and it's at its peak right now.

My greens in SL? Check out my eyes :) latest freebie from Poetic Colors called Rain Tree.

I'm also trying out this new Atena skin from "YS and YS"  at TDR. I LOVE some elements:))))  Also some newness is my "Sydney" skirt, from elymode. The Irenne sandals were a recent freebie from Energie for Cynful's  birthday. My hair is "Ashbury" from Analog Dog. (I wish SL and/or designers make some easy way to search one's inventory). This is the last LM I have for AD. I LOVE the mesh and flexi mix, please make more straight hair designs ::)

 I'm wearing additional freckles, eyeliner, and eyebrows from long ago.Tank is an oldie but goodie from Boom. The bikini another old fav from Shiki, Blue Plumeria. My necklace was an old gift from EmCee Widget at a Burning Man 2 event. Enjoy your inventory:)))))))))

The latest is not always the greatest, and one's personal, creative touch is what makes SL the great community it is, and always has been.

Mother's Day in the Garden

Me and Mr Squirrel :) We're friends again, the acorns have now sprouted, and no longer his stored food, but weeds in my garden. Planted some new things today both in RL and SL.

So, I must give credit where credit is due. I have been asked about my skin, yes it's Curio, Sundust - Summer Lake, but I am also wearing:
eyes - .ID.Fairytale Realism mesh eyes - blue
lip gloss - Pink Acid Diva Lip Gloss Pink
eye shadow - Elymode - galaxy - light red
eyebrows - Soulglitter - Lea - xmas gist

sorry no SLURS, these were freebies, long gone

Miss Atomic Bomb

naahhhh, just the song playing now:)

Playing with windlight and shadows, I think I have the first rays through the window effect, as the greyness slips back towards the night.

I am loving this leather mini skirt, part of an outfit from Sakide comes with a fishnet top, loose tank, appliers (not worn). The tank is the new group gift from CoCo, finely done as everything always is from Cocoro Lemon.

I really like these sandals from Thenameless Modan and xSatx who are listed as the creators of these FULL PERM 55L !!!! "Sathandra" beaded sandals available at Fi*Fridays :)) I still have some tweaking to do judging by this pick.

other credits: hair - Truth, skin - Curio

Haiku My SL

When I left my other blogs before joining SL almost six years ago, I once lamented, "I have no time for all this digital verbose dialog, I will learn the Haiku of email and other concise, exact responses."

and then... SL happened,  demanding time to learn new skills.

So full circle :)

My SL Haiku:

With colors I dream
Time spews beautiful fractals
More complicated.

Sail Away... Take Me Away On Lofting Sheets

Sheets... as in sails...  Ever wonder where the term, "Three sheets to the wind" ever came from... another time...

I have been testing out sailboats. Something I tried years ago in SL, but have been giving it another serious look recently.

This demo sailboat from MLCC Oceanic, from the Market Place, is capturing my attention. I wish they had a inworld store. But I could rez the demo in front of my dock. (edited to fit:)) I probably should join a sailing group and learn the ropes.

It looks great in front of my home:)))

credits on what I'm wearing:
flip flops : at Island Style by Nickki Romano Designs (10L for limited time on the fat pack)
white leather mini and mesh tank: Sakide - 60L weekend deal
bra: Sexy Things (freebie)
hair:Exile - Beyond the Waves, modded with flexies added
skin: Curio - Summer Lake


Listening to:

My Three Wishes

1. an UNDO button   :)))))))
    an UNDO button
    an UNDO button

How many times... I textured an entire group of prims unintentionally...

2. Agrees with Berry, I wish SL had a better reputation. There's so much good/great/AWESOME going on here. We need more positive PR. I am not shameful of my SL, but usually say something like, it's not what you've heard, and send one of the better youtubes. I was hoping that the Fantasy Faire would break out into mainstream media to showcase what this community does for Relay For Life. Oh, well...

This is one video that drew me in:




3. I wish I had time... time to learn mesh and create with the passion abandonment I learned to build with cubes. Time to be more social. Time to give more to the community.

In the meantime, dance me to the end of love :)

Why I Blog

I wanted to post a reply to Berry's meme challenge. But,  I wanted to find the first picture of myself, and it's taken me awhile. That was a couple computers ago, but good old Google never forgets! This is the earliest picture I can find. LOL look at that system hair! I think this is still on a help island. It looks like I found some freebies already. This may be from my 1st attempt at SL in 2005.   

so here's a contrast:

Most recent.


The Meme:


1. How long have you been blogging? since April 2007. Specifically about SL, and Leondra's Blog; since June 2008.

2. Why did you start blogging? I want to keep a Web Log.. of what I find interesting, a sort of diary.

3. How many times a week do you post an entry? I average 1x a week, but have gone weeks without posting.

4. How many different blogs do you read on a regular basis? At least 50 or so on a regular basis, and that does not include the individual ones posted in the syndicated ones, which I count as one.

4. Do you comment on other people’s blogs? sometimes, but rarely. I have to have a strong opinion or need to comment.

5. Do you keep track of how many visitors you have? Nope, occasionally look, but I don't care. It is only recently that I have begun to realize others "read" me. I never think I have a readership, etc.

 
6. Did you ever regret a post that you wrote? Yes, and I have deleted it. Not that I said anything negative, but perhaps revealed more about myself than I really want.

7. Do you think your readers have a true sense of who you are based on your blog? Nope, only some of my interests.

 
8. Do you blog under your real name? No, I blog under my second life name. I have never blogged under my real name. Even in my other blogs, I have used pseudonyms.

 
9. Are there topics that you would never blog about? YES!!!! I avoid the SL drama like the plague.

10. What is the theme/topic of your blog? What I like!!!!!. I began to give credits to designers several years ago, because credit is due to those artists. When I post fashion stuff, it is about the creativity in the items. I never "review" things or would want to do that.

11. Do you have more than one blog? If so, why? This is my only SL blog. GAD! I can't keep up with this one, so no others. I have retired my others which are not about SL.

12. What have you found to be the benefits of blogging? It makes me aware each time I write that writing is a craft. Something that I will always "work" at to do.

 
13. So, why do you continue to blog? I enjoy the challenge of keeping up with current things. It keeps my journey in one place. When I get disillusioned about SL, I can see all the transformations, experiences, and creativity I have marked as important to me. I find comfort in that. I also keep some posts non-public to retain those memories.

Lazy Sunday.. Finally Posting Pics of Margot Skin

Glam Affair @ Collabor88

It Really Is MORE than a Second Life Event; Fantasy Faire 2013

As Zander Green, one of the contributors of Fantasy Faire, so movingly tells us, "When you come into this world and realize that how you present yourself is entirely in your hands – you’re presenting the best idea of yourself - there is a liberation that occurs there."  It is so much of what I believe is the reason we love and become addicted to SL. We create our ideas, our idealized representations of our imagination and dreams.  He adds, that "I'm waiting for mainstream media to realize that Relay for Life in Second Life is the greatest human interest story. If you are looking for that warm and fuzzy kicker at the end of an hour of bad news...come on..." I totally agree the mainstream media needs to take a look at what SL can really be about; people from all over the world collaborating, creating, and organizing together for a good cause. (and having fun !)

I can't wait to explore these sims. Perhaps this is what SL needs, absolutely the best representation of the virtual world we love, we created. I am awed by the artistry that awaits.