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Pretty Things On A Dreary Day

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1 Pretty Things On A Dreary Day

The weather has been rather dreary the past few days; overcast and cloudy without the benefit of much rain. After an especially rough week at work, it has matched my mood.

So what is the best remedy? Surrounding myself with pretty things on a dreary day. Shiny Shabby has opened and you know that is an event that is near to my heart. While I do love shiny things, you know I’m the one who swivels my neck for something shabby. Team that with quite a few things from Apple Fall and it’s like sunshine on a spring day for me.

I admit that only my pocketbook limited my purchases at Shiny Shabby. But it is open until March 15th, so I’ll have a payday before it closes.

I’ll be back to pick up more shiny shabby goodness to perk me up when another dreary day rolls around.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Skirt: {Reverie} Honey Pie Skirt – Taupe S by Paolla Flux (available at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Top: Tentacio lolita sweater S nude by May Tolsen (Available at Kustom9 Feb. 15 – Mar. 13)
Necklace & Earrings: EarthStones Precious Moments Locket & Earrings – Mother oF Pearl by Abraxxa Anatine
Hair: “”D!va”” Hair “Asami” (Type A)(Red amber) by Marisa Kira
Skin: Glam Affair – Alice skin – Asia 02 C by aida Ewing (Available at Kustom9 Feb. 15 – Mar. 13)
Body, Hands & Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Pillow basket: HIDEKI – Pillow Basket by Hideki Carami (gacha prize)
Ladder: *ionic* escalera by Iakua Arriaga (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Flowers: Apple Fall Roses Jug by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Radio: *ionic* radio tres by Iakua Arriaga (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Game: [ zerkalo ] Draughts by Danielestro (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Large book pile: [ zerkalo ] Huge pile of books RARE by Danielestro (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Butterfly art: Apple Fall Ulysses Butterfly by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Pillows: [ zerkalo ] Pillow 3 by Danielestro (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Wall screen: {anc} PrintRollScreen .whiteout . by aki69 (available at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Wall hanging: Shiny Shabby Sign-from *Seven Emporium by Agustkov (gift at Shiny Shabby)
Sofa: *ionic* Sofa by Iakua Arriaga (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Teddy: Shiny Shabby_Teddy Deer by Shinyshabby (gift at Shiny Shabby)
Rug: 7. Apple Fall Patchwork Rug by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Boots: Shiny Shabby Combat Boots by Shinyshabby (gift at Shiny Shabby)
Poncho: Shiny Shabby_Poncho Cape by Shinyshabby (gift at Shiny Shabby)
Small book pile: [ zerkalo ] Pile of books 3 by Danielestro (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Houses artwork: *ionic* rows of houses by Iakua Arriaga (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Dresser: *ionic* Shabby dresser by Iakua Arriaga (gacha prize at Shiny Shabby until March 15 2015)
Piano: Apple Fall Dolly Piano by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Clock: Apple Fall AF Carriage Clock by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Feathers: Apple Fall AF Pheasant Feathers by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Chair: Apple Fall Plantation Dining Chair (Mahogany) by warehousefifteendesigns
Suitcase: Apple Fall AF Monogram Luggage Bag by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)
Large rug: Zigana . rug . circle of flowers by Nalena Fairey

Build: Apple Fall AF Paris Loft Skybox RARE by warehousefifteendesigns (gacha prize)

Pose: Exposeur Back to Black 2 by Rubystarlight Writer

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

No Duck Face Required

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1 Selfie

I did a bit of shopping at Kustom9 the other night, then jumped over to Purple Crayons. My intention was to wander around a bit, visit some of the photo galleries/studios there and wait to see if Rwah or Thorn were going to log on. I found myself at Thorn’s gallery (check out his Flickr and blog; they’re amazing!), oohing and ahhing over his photos, sitting on his box, clicking his camera, and generally immersing myself in his place. I then headed out, planning to hang around for a while. As I turned left out of his storefront, I saw a familiar photo on an old, flickering TV.

I plopped down on the conveniently-located bench and waited for the channel to change. When it didn’t, and nobody had shown up, I decided this was the perfect opportunity for a Selfie, without having to use a bathroom mirror.

No duck face required.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Top: Bueno-Mist Tank-Lara by Buenosl (Available at Kustom9 Feb. 15 – Mar. 13)
Jeans: *Fishy Strawberry* Boyfriend Jeans Slim – S – Medium Wash Duo by Fae Eriksen (Available at Kustom9 Feb. 15 – Mar. 13)
Shoes: fri.day – Darcy.Flats (Buck) – Maitreya by Darling Monday (Available at Kustom9 Feb. 15 – Mar. 13)
Necklace: Cae :: Promise :: Necklace by Caelan Hancroft
Earrings: Cae :: Promise :: Earrings by Caelan Hancroft
Ring: Cae :: Promise :: Ring by Caelan Hancroft
Hair: *ARGRACE* YUZU – Ginger by rika Oyen
Skin: Glam Affair – Alice skin – Asia 02 C by aida Ewing (Available at Kustom9 Feb. 15 – Mar. 13)
Body, Hands & Feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Bench: Soy. Old van backseat (Gray leather) by Soyoy
TV: The Golden Oriole [OO] Look! I’m on TV! by Oriolus Oliva

Pose by the Old van backseat

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

Have you ever SecondLifed Meme

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1 In The Moonlight

I’ve skipped a few weeks of Strawberry Singh’s Monday Memes, mainly because of a lack of time. I try to use a photograph that goes along with the theme, and since Monday is my Tuesday, I don’t usually get a chance to get into SL to take a photo. This week, though, I feel like I can use any picture, so here I am again!

This week’s meme is a series of questions about what we may (or may not) have done in Second Life. If you want to participate, here are the instructions:

Meme Instructions: Copy and paste the following questions and answers to your post, delete my answers and input your own. Don’t forget to leave a link to your post in the comments (of this post) so others can come by and read your answers as well!

So, here we go!

1. Have you ever owned a sim in Second Life? – Yes. I had a homestead sim for about a year. However, it was private.
2. Have you ever created content in Second Life? – Other than the odd wall or floor, about the only other thing I have created in Second Life is this.
3. Have you ever driven a vehicle in Second Life? – Yes. Badly. No matter what the vehicle is. And Abbie, it’s still YOUR fault that I lost your bike off the edge of the sim. You should have known better than to let me drive!
4. Have you ever gone sky diving in Second Life? – Not on my SLife!
5. Have you ever played a sport in Second Life? – Nope.
6. Have you ever gone clubbing in Second Life? – I used to practically LIVE in clubs. I hung out, hosted, managed and DJed in a variety of rock and country clubs in SL.
7. Have you ever fangirled/fanboyed someone in Second Life? – I don’t really think so. Oh, there are plenty of people I could fangirl, but I never run into any and stalking is so last year 😉
8. Have you ever taken a picture of your avatar in water in Second Life? – Yes, quite a few. I think this one is my favourite.
9. Have you ever taken a picture of a sunset in Second Life? – Often.
10. Have you ever taken a nude picture of your avatar in Second Life? – On occasion. But you won’t be seeing me flaunting my bits on Flickr or my blog “just because.”
11. Have you ever dated in Second Life? – Yep.
12. Have you ever had or attended a wedding in Second Life? – I’ve attended several. Many for the same people.
13. Have you ever drank, smoked or taken drugs in Second Life? – Yep.
14. Have you ever engaged in sexual activity in Second Life? – Is this a real question? Um…yeah.
15. Have you ever been to Bukkake Bliss in Second Life? – I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t even know what it is *blushes*

I was really pleased to see that Berry used and mentioned LUMIPro in her blog. I am a huge fan and have been using it regularly for almost two years. I even did kind of a review when Stefan did a new release a while back (there have been a couple more since then). While Stefan’s blog and YouTube channel are awesome resources, you can check out my post on my experiences here. I used LUMIPro in this photo, as I do with almost all of my pictures that include an avatar. It’s fun to get people to play with Stefan’s balls 😉

Berry mentioned that it can be a bit confusing, but the beauty of LUMIPro is that you can use as few or as many of features as you like. I use the posing system and avatar lighting most of all, but I also use the projectors. While you can use the controls on the HUD to move around the pose stand and projectors, I usually just use Edit to move them around, unless I have my camera angle set and don’t want to risk losing it. That sneaky camera angle thing is something I mentioned to Stefan and who knows? Mr LUMIPro may come up with a solution in one of his releases. He’s good that way 😉

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Dress: Coquet. Vintage Romance Dress S – Love by Tabitha Marquez (available at The Dressing Room Fusion Feb. 2015)
Shoes: [whatever] Chain Kittenheel – red by AnnaGrey (available at The Dressing Room Fusion Feb. 2015)
Hair: *ARGRACE* HIIRAGI – Ginger by rika Oyen
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 14 D by aida Ewing
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) Mid by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet appliers: -Glam Affair– Slink Hand & Feet Skin Appliers AD by aida Ewing
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

*Pose: !bang – stand 469M by Luna Jubilee (available at The Thrift Shop February 2015)

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet