Single Frame Stories: Weapon – When She’s Smiling

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There is no weapon in the feminine armory to which men are so vulnerable as they are to a smile.
~ Dorothy Dix

I’m not a big weapon person. I learned to shoot a shotgun when I was young because my Dad believed if there was one in the house, we should know how to use it. I never did, beyond my lessons. I don’t role play in Second Life (although I did have a brush once with James Bond and a zombie or two), so my choices were limited for a prop for this week’s Single Frame Stories prompt: Weapon.

So I turned to the best thing I had in my arsenal: my smile 🙂

Molto Bella

Beautiful. Lovable. Intelligent.

These are all meanings of the name “Bella.” And they suit this Bella completely.

At Easter, I sponsored a contest at Breaking The Rules, the club where I work. The theme was, fittingly, I thought, “Best in Peeps.” The winner received a photo shoot with me and a three-photo pack. Because of the differences in our time zones, we just managed to complete the shoot this week.

The results…well, you tell me what you think.

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Bellissima.

My Life’s Not An Open Window For You To Peep In

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OK, maybe it is 😀

The post title is an unattributed quote I found doing a google search on “Peep”. Although, from this blog (and that pic!), I think in my case, it’s not true!

Strawberry Singh’s challenge this week is the SL Names Meme. Check out the link to see hers and others in the comments section.

The instructions this week are:

Meme intructions: Copy and paste the following 8 questions and answers to your blog post, delete my answers and input your own! Don’t forget to link your post in this meme’s comments so everyone can read yours!

What’s in a name? Well, here’s my two cents worth!

What’s your SL name? Peep Sideshow

What made you choose this name? The Peep part came from a nickname I had in another virtual world. It actually has nothing to do with the marshmallow chicks!

Sideshow was one of the choices I had from legacy names when I joined and the combination just made me laugh 😀

What’s your SL nickname, or what do most people call you? (if applicable) Peepers, Peeps (which gets confusing for me, when peeps is used as slang for “people”) , Pantie (see below)

What’s your SL display name? Why do you choose to have one? (if applicable) Peep Darkward. Darkward is my family name. Love you, Ryker & Echo (Sparrowhawk) Darkward ♥

Do you like your SL name? Totally love it 🙂

If you could change your SL name, what would it be? Hmmm. Isn’t that why we have alts? 😉

What’s the craziest/funniest SL name you’ve ever seen? Pantiebutter. In fact, my sister and I now have nicknamed each other Pantie and Butter lol. Is it wrong that it bothers me Pantie is spelled that way instead of Panty, though?

What’s the coolest (your favorite) SL name you’ve ever seen? DingusDillywhopper 😀

It’s funny, but when I see a “normal” name in Second Life (like Joe or Susie), I just assume that is the person’s real life name. Peep is nothing close to my real name, and I doubt anyone thinks it is. But I’ve been asked if my name is Penelope, Patty or even Petula! My name is rather unusual, so it’s rare that I give it out, except to my closest, trusted friends. Maybe I’ll just become Petula from now on 😉