You can travel the world only to find what you are looking for at home

1 You can travel the world only to find what you're looking for at home

Traveling can be a marvelous adventure. An opportunity to experience cultures and visit locations far from your own piece of the world. It can teach you more than any book or university could. It can be a time to relax, recharge and rejuvenate.

Or it can be a journey to find something you seek. Whether that is said adventure, love or simply yourself, it is not always the answer. Sometimes you can travel the world, only to find what you are looking for at home.

The theme for The Challenge this month is “Globetrotter.” Check out the participant’s main stores to find your own travel souvenirs.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

On Peep:
*{Junbug}* Negligee [Ivory] by Juno Mantel
Hair: TRUTH HAIR Delphine Gingers by Truth Hawks (available at Uber Feb. 25 – Mar. 23 2015)
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 D by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle

On Chance:
Pants: [WAZ] Ballistic Cargos Male (Normal) TAN by Waterfall Farshore
Necklace: AITUI – Hammered Steel Necklace by Jesseaitui Petion (previous hunt gift)
Hair: *ARGRACE* RYO – Cocoa by rika Oyen
Skin: 7 Deadly s{K}ins – January group Caramel by Moonspell Ghost
Hands: Slink Male Hands (AvEnhance) – Relax by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Male Feet (AvEnhance) – Flat by Siddean Munro

Fireplace/rug: DIGS – Vesta Fireplace & Rug – Cream CWNH [MESH] by Iris Maskelyne
Plane: -ATTIC- Wooden Plane Toy by Citta Wiskee
*Globe: ~*~ Inspired ~*~ Great Travels Globe by Krysta Ember (available for The Challenge March 2015)
*World wall hanging: ~*~ Inspired ~*~ Great Travelers Wall Map by Krysta Ember (available for The Challenge March 2015)
Corner chair: Apt B // Shabby Chic Chair by Aptb (available at Shiny Shabby until March 15)
*Pinboard: [ht:home] traveller’s pinboard (world map) by Corvus Szpiegel (available for The Challenge March 2015)
*Bookcase: [ht:home] traveller’s bookshelf by Corvus Szpiegel (available for The Challenge March 2015)
Sofa: junk. hester’s attic couch. antique. by Tab Tatham
End table: HIDEKI – Shabby Table by Hideki Carami (gacha prize)
Pitcher: GA Home – Decorative Pitcher by Amberly Boccaccio (available at Shiny Shabby until March 15)
*Desk/chair: LIttle Llama LL – Grandma’s Suitcase Desk by Persey Garcia (available for The Challenge March 2015)
*Clock: striped mocha – used metal clock by Margotmuffen (available for The Challenge March 2015)
*Unpacked suitcase: Kuro – (Un)packing by Luana Dawg
Luggage stack: ~*~ Inspired ~*~ Great Travelers Case Stand by Krysta Ember (available for The Challenge March 2015)
Vase: :HAIKEI: Warm&Natural / Gacha {5} by qo0op
*Low table: Kuro – Low table by Luana Dawg (for Lazy Sunday March 8, 2015)
*Kettle: Kuro – White kettle by Luana Dawg (Lazy)

*Pose: !bang – obvious by Luna Jubilee (available at TMD March 2015)

Build: L2 Studio MESH Shoreline House by Lindini2 Lane

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

Happy NOT To Shop

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I went over to an lar [poses] on the weekend. I’m a bit ashamed to say I never made it into the store. I was too busy wandering around this lovely winter sim. Katya Valeska, the owner of the sim and an lar [poses], has created a simply stunning home for her shop.

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Second Life Yearbook Smile Challenge: It’s Been A While…

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Strawberry Singh has made my smile today – literally and virtually! She has brought back her Monday Memes after a much-too-long hiatus. And wouldn’t you know she would pick a topic that makes me shudder on more than one level: she wants to see us smile…in a yearbook picture. Gah! I find smiles in Second Life to be truly cringe-worthy. I can honestly say I haven’t seen a single one that I don’t want to run screaming from. Sorry to those of you who like to show your pearlies on a regular basis; I’m sure you look lovely in your toothsomeness…to you. And that’s what matters.

However, once I changed my shape back to my normal neutral expression, I really didn’t mind the teeth…that much. They are well-done and simple to edit. I will have to play around with the different alpha layers to come up with a look that is less goofy, yet shows off my chicklets a bit.

The other shivery moment came when I thought about how long it’s been since I had my last yearbook picture taken. It was mumbly-mumble years ago; that’s all you need to know 😉 That also explains why my photo is a bit dingy and dog-eared. I blame you, Berry, for the sneezing fit I had from digging through boxes to find it!

I did go with the traditional blue background of school portraits in my time. I found a texture on deviantart.com by firesign24-7 and used that as my backdrop. My smile is courtesy of the [PXL] Creations OpenMouth PRO Teeth v2.0 by Hart Larsson, and I edited my mouth and eyes a bit to come up with this frightening adorable grin. Add in a few effects from Photoshop and picmonkey.com, and there you have it. Probably the last time you’ll see my avatar smile.

If you want to play along, here are the instructions:

Meme instructions: Share an image of your Second Life avatar smiling for a yearbook photo. Don’t forget to share the link to your post in the comments (of this post) and add your pictures to the new Second Life Yearbook flickr group, you can also share them in the Blog Memes flickr group if you like.

I just realised this is my 500th post. If I ever had a reason to smile, that is one of them. I never thought I would get this far! 🙂

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Sweater: (Milk Motion) pin up angora sweater – S – pink by Marie Lauridsen
Earrings: (Yummy) Pearl Studs – Pearl by Polyester Partridge (available at Uber Jan. 2015)
Hair: *ARGRACE* SAE – Ginger by rika Oyen
Teeth: [PXL] Creations OpenMouth PRO Teeth v2.0 by Hart Larsson
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Eyes: [ MUDSKIN ]_Glass Eye_Blue3_w1 by Sopha Portal (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Pose: fri.day Poses fri. – careless.pose 2 by Darling Monday

Backdrop: Blue Grunge Texture by firesign24-7