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I See Myself

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Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.
~ Paul Tillich

I spend a lot of time alone. I live alone (well, don’t tell my cat I said that) and when in Second Life I am usually on my own. I have read a lot of blogs where the authors also spend most of their time isolated from others while in world. In terms of social media and virtual worlds, that may appear to be a contradiction. Aren’t we supposed to be out amongst others, sharing our time and lives with the inhabitants of our world(s)?

Not necessarily. I am usually comfortable in my aloneness. Yes, I experience loneliness from time to time, but I don’t usually let it linger for too long. I prefer to see my self-imposed isolation as a time for reflection, for understanding why I am the person I am, for thinking rather than speaking too soon.

I see myself in solitude much more than as lonely. And I am happy with the person it has made me.

No credits today. Just take the time to think about who you are instead of going shopping. Even I am doing the same.

Surrealism Challenge: Meta Meadow Inventory

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Meta Meadow

Ironically, one of the fundamentals of Surrealism is to incorporate chance and spontaneity. This has got to be one of the most planned and carefully orchestrated photos I have ever taken. However, it did challenge me to push the boundaries, so at least I followed that tenet of Surrealism!

Why would I do this, you ask? Well, because Berry asked me to, of course 😉 And what Berry wants…

…we’ll just leave it at that.

Here are the instructions:

Meme instructions: Create an image in Second Life that has a surreal feel to you. Don’t forget to share your link in the comments (of this post) and add your picture to the Blog Memes flickr group.

And you don’t have to remind me this is a Monday meme and it’s now Thursday. It took me this long to figure out what I might do. Then I remembered I had picked up a couple of avatars from the Meta_Body Project by CapCat Ragu and Meilo Minotaur back in 2011 (you see??? It PAYS not to clean out my inventory!) Of course, when I grabbed these avatars I had fully intended to do something with them. I just hadn’t thought it would take two years *blushes*

Here is what the project was about:

The virtual experience of the body is not exactly an experience of the flesh. These sensations, albeit having a physical sensorial aspect, continue to be experienced in our bodies behind the screen, not in our avatar body. The virtual body is a metaphorical body, all language, therefore open to experimentation and possibility.
In this new project, Meilo Minotaur and CapCat Ragu invite us, once again, to rethink our bodies through our avatars, making available all kinds of skins, shapes, body parts, clothes, etc. All these items are fully modifiable, shareable and copyable, thus challenging the audience to become creators and also share their derivative work with us, in the All My Independent Women exhibition.

The project started again last year, and there is a SLURL to the location of the new avatars on the Meta_Body flickr group page (click SEE MORE on the description), but I haven’t checked it out to see if they are still there. Do go ahead and look at the group – there are some amazingly stunning and surreal photos there!

Me? I put on my Meta_Body avatar then spent ages going through my Arcade gacha items to put together this photo. The depths of my inventory is the real story of surrealism here!

Pretty stuff I’m wearing:

Meta_Body: You see my inside by meilo Minotaur (Meta_Body project avatar 2011)
Props from The Arcade & Lisp

Pose: Body Shots – Female 02F

Rock Star

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I have always been a “rock chick”, but sadly, I can’t sing…which kind of puts a crimp in my dreams of having a credit card that has no limit and a big black jet with a bedroom in it (yes, I stole the lyric from Nickelback, but they don’t have a patent on wanting to be a rock star!) I do DJ in Second Life and I can sing in the shower with the best of them. Fortunately Martin, my loofah is the only one who hears me – and occasionally acts as a microphone (don’t judge – at least I’m more creative than using a hairbrush!)

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This is actually my reality. I even try hard not to sing along as I listen – for some reason the acoustics anywhere other than my shower just don’t cut it 😦

Pretty stuff I’m wearing:

In both photos:
Boots: Maitreya Mesh * Devi Booties S Black by Onyx LeShelle
Jewelry: Jewelry: Cae :: Murano :: Ensemble by Caelan Hancroft (available at The Boutique)
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE SK Cherry Lips MEB C2 by Hart
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Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Eyes: Amacci Gaze Eyes – Ocean Blue by Carina Larsen
Hair: Amacci Hair Karen ~ Sangria by Carina Larsen
Hairbase: Amacci Hairbase Tattoo 2 – Sangria by Carina Larsen

First photo:
Outfit: .::Vivid::. Cross Roads Outfit by Honey Bernandes *review copy (comes with colour-change hud for top and pants)

Pose: BENT. Rock Star 2 by Catherine Fairport (NLA)

Second photo:
Top: blah.BLAH.blah *MESH*Candy Cropped Torn Top-9 Colors Via Hud by Lyric Derryth (available at Cosmopolitan Sales Room) *review copy
Leggings: ~~AURA BLUE~~ BLACK MUSIC NOTE LEGGINGS by bluedevil Sahara (available at Cosmopolitan Sales Room) *review copy
Headphones: .:Standby Inc. – Retro Headphones – Fire by StandbyInc (Gacha prize)

Pose: Eternal Dream Poses *ED* Generation Girl Pack 01 by Fata Boa (available at Cosmopolitan Sales Room)