Forgiveness

"When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future."

Bernard Meltzer

In my last blog post I talked a bit about how pose designers help bring emotion into our Second Life. Emotions are not always happy and there are times when sorrow, anger or even forgiveness needs to be shown. Today's pose is from [RNP] Animations, which designed a set of argumentative poses for couples for the Pose Fair 2013. This unique set of poses will be available for the duration of the The Pose Fair 2013.  

The thing that caught my eye about Couple #54 is that it's not a pose, but an animation with movement. My interpretation of this pose is a couple asking one another for forgiveness after a fight.  This tender moment shows the love and devotion between a couple and it is not often shared or expressed in Second Life. 

*All LM to [RNP] Animations are for the pose fair location. 

 

The Look- Forgiveness

Hair- Clawtooth- Victim of Love- Captivating Brunettes Pack

Shirt- Glam Affair- Perla Sweater- Azul

Boots- Surf Couture- Olea Boots

Pose- [RNP] Animations-Couple #54

Russett into Fall

After several weeks of teasing Fall has finally made it's way to my part of the world. When Fall hits there is nothing I enjoy more than heading into my kitchen and cooking delicious treats. This weekend I'm entering full baker's mode and whipping up a batch of cookies for my husband's colleagues. Chocolate chip, Oatmeal and Peanut Butter are all on the list; so is carving a pumpkin to celebrate Halloween. Let's just say my kitchen is going to get a lot of use in the next couple of days.

The wonderful thing about SL is that I can find and create the kitchen of my dreams. In RL, my kitchen is not as elegant as my SL kitchen, I have to share the space with others and often there is no space to cook. Trompe Loeil has designed what I consider to be the perfect kitchen because it has the best balance of functional space and aesthetic beauty. I picked up this kitchen a while back during Collab 88 previous month's event, but even though it's no longer available at Collab88 you can still find and purchase the Timeless Kitchen at Tompe Loeil's main store.

This post is Week Thirty-Four's color on Luna's 52 week of color challenge, Russett. I'm cheating slightly as I am blending browns to make the Russett hue. The only true russett color is the scarf around my neck. Next color challenge post will be on Feldgrau, which might be a tricky color for me to find.

The Look- Russett into Fall
Hair- Truth- Sam-Chestnut with Roots
Skin- PXL- Faith- Sun kissed
Scarf- Milk Motion- Chain Link Wool Scarf- Brown
Earrings- LaGyo- Ludovica- Earrings
Shirt- Surf Coture- Changing Leaves Sweater
Pants- Sn@tch- Classic Trousers- Brown
Shoes- Ingenue- Arine- Latte
Background Items
Kitchen- Trompe Loeil- Timeless Kitchen- Yellow
Sweet Cart- Artilleri- Kim Cakestand- New store location
Toaster- Artilleri- Bixelita Toaster
Grocery Bag of Goodies-: ) BCC macaron Paper bag Chocolate

Cool Tones

Cooler temperatures have recently made their way to my hometown which means early mornings and late nights are suddenly turning into "sweater weather" to keep comfortable. Not that I'm complaining I'm loving the break from the extremely hot temps. Although I'm going to enjoy the last small bit of summer we have left by trying to squeeze in a beach day or two. Truth be told I'm looking forward to the season change, Fall/ Autumn happens to be my favorite time of year mostly because of Halloween and Fall clothing.

Today, I'm wearing the color Aqua Island and moving on in Luna's 52 Week of Color Challenge, Week # 30. I'm not sure if Luna is aware of this, but her Color challenges really keep me motivated to continue blogging. They provide a different goal and challenge in finding a new color for each post and help create a theme I didn't have before. I have send a big Thank you to Luna for continuing these color challenges for such a long time. Even though I'm behind I will continue posting colors. Next Color Challenge post will be on, "Whales".

The Look- Cool Tones
Hair- Exile- By the Shore- Teak
Skin- PXL Creations- Faith- Sun Kissed
Sweater- Atomic- Vital Top- Ocean
Shorts- Surf Couture- Beach grass Cutoffs
Ring- Zaara- Kashiti bobble ring- Pearl
Pose- Diesel Works- Destiny Female Pose #11

Gangnam Style

This week I was introduced to PSY and his song "Gangnam Style".  I have no clue what is being sang in the song (because I don't understand Korean) yet I am finding myself unable to stop playing this song over and over again. Seriously, I have a "Gangnam Style" problem and might need an intervention soon. The main reason I love this song so much is because it's hypnotic beat and extremely catchy chorus. In order to attempt to purge the song from my OCD loop I am stuck in I've decided to make, "Gangnam Style" today's theme. I'm also tying in Week # 29 of Luna's 52 Week of Color challenge, Persian Rose. Next Color Challenge post will be on Aqua Island.

There are currently two version of the Gangnam style song out.
1) Psy Version
2) Psy featuring Hyuna (My favorite Version)

I've even found a mash-up between Sexy I know It and Gangnam Style I am enjoying.

The Look- Gangnam Style
Hair-Exile- Nomi- Frost- (Tinted Pink)
Skin- PXL- Kate-Sunkissed
Closed Lashes- Slink- Mesh Lids and Lashes- (Shadow Tinted)
Eye Tattoo- L. Fauna- Shadow Edge
Shirt- Surf Couture- August One Piece- Raspberry
Skirt- Tee*fy- Skater Skirt Colour Collide- Saffron
Stockings- Doppelganger-Suspender Tights- (no longer available as store has closed)
Shoes- R2 Fashion- Mino- Pink
Pose- Diesel Works- Groove 
Location- Torley Island

Vacation Time

Summer is here which means it's time to pack up your suitcase and head to the beach for some much needed rest and relaxation. For me planning seems to be the hardest part of any vacation. Deciding what to wear, what to bring and where to go. It's so stressful, but I guess that's the price to pay when your taking a week off.

Since we're planning a beach vacation I knew packing a swimsuit or several swimsuits would be necessary. Luckily, Boom has just released "Ellio", a new set of mix and match bikini separates. So I knew I would be packing these cuties in my inventory. "Ellio" is 256 mix and match separate bikini pieces so choosing from the entire set and picking only one bikini was going to be tough. In the end I choose a couple of bikini sets because when I purchased a full set I received a small discount. (Gotta love a bargain.) One thing I'd like to mention is each bikini set has tin-table tan lines included which help show off your glorious time on the beach and all the hard work you did on your tan.

Once we arrived at our beachy destination I got all dolled up ready to relax and play in my little Oasis, but wouldn't you know I had a little accident tripped and fell off my swing. Darn my klutzy nature. I think I'll just spend the rest of my vacation under an umbrella with a drink in my hand. 



*Photo 1, part of Luna's 52 week of color challenge, Week 26: Rust. Next color challenge post is Cadmium Red.

Photo 1
The Look: Vacation Time 1
Hair- Maitreya - Siobhan- Dark Brown
Skin- Glam Affair- Leah- Medium Tan
Beach Coverup- Nylon Outfitters- Crochet Dress- Rust- Past Collabor88 Item
Bikini- Boom- Ellio- Coconut
Sandals- Surf Couture- Freedom Flip Flops- Gold
Pose- LAP-CC-Bringing it-PR4

Photo 2
The Look: Klutzy Beachy Bells
Hair- Elikatira- Sparrow- Browns Pack
Skin-Glam Affair- Leah- Medium Tan
Bikini-Boom- Ellio- Chevron- Doll Pink
Pose- Glitterati- Head shot- 2-7