Cliff Eberhardt - The Long Road

When Death Comes - Mary Oliver

I love this poem. It reminds me to live life with courage and passion.

JJ

Priscilla - Vibe So Hot

Cadenza

I've been going to SL every day for almost 5 yrs. Something happened...i'm not sure what...but I just don't go there much anymore. The place depresses me. I think I've been there too long as Joonie. I would love to just drop back into obscurity. There just isn't anything there for me any more.

So now what? It's been a habit for 5 yrs to walk into the "study" and turn on my laptop, sit down, go to SL and just stay for hours. Or chat on yahoo. Or lately, play cityville and surf and youtube. It's been SO hot here for weeks. Maybe that's just an excuse. Even the live music scene is boring me.

The last few days I've tried to stay away from this room altogether. Try to find something to do, you know, that doesn't involve this laptop. But before I know it, I just look up and here I am again. Like I'm looking for something in here. Like a lost part of me. I think I know what it is, but I'm only going to find it inside me. Not out there somewhere. I know that and yet, here I am....

As much as I hate to admit it, I think I've used SL and fb and all this online stuff to avoid....my life. Not that my life is terrible. It sooooo isn't. I have a relationship with someone who loves me unconditionally. I have everything materially a person needs to survive and thrive. But for whatever reason, I've turned to SL to make my life better. To fb for fun. To whatever for whatever. And in the process, I think I lost me.

My rl used to be rich and have meaning. It still does to an extent. But not like it did before SL. I no longer go to AA meetings or church. I don't work out. I have no outside social life really. I'm not sure how all this happened. I have my art studio kind of setup the way I want it, but I never go in there. I've become a shell of who I once was. I wonder if this has happened to anyone else. I never hear anyone own up to it.

I'm on so many social networking sites I can't even remember them all. And I don't care about any of them! Why do I join them? Is it pressure to be part of the "in" ppl of SL? If so, that pressure is coming from me. I never used to care about that. I relish in being my own person.

I wonder what ppl share about online. Weight gain and lose? I wish anyone with that issue the best of luck. But I don't know you. Their fights with their bf/gf? Again, I know that can be difficult. I wish you the best. But...I don't know you. What you ate? What you think is funny? Your fave tv show, movie, clothing line, haircut, toilet bowl cleaner? Don't care.

Maybe it's me. Maybe I just don't want to share...myself...with ppl I don't know. Maybe I'm just shy or something. I never have really fit in. Why would I think I could start now? Bah!

So here is my dilemma. I have spent 5 yrs in a place that brought me many things, but also took a lot from me. Recovery has taught me that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is insanity. And yet, I return to SL, Plurk, Google+....et al...expecting it to be fun. And it just isn't anymore for me.

So how to assimilate back into RL? That is perplexing me most of all. This lappy has become like a drug to me. Maybe it's not the lappy, but the promises it tells me can be had within. Love, friendship, a life I can't really have. But is it real? Or is it just another diversion that keeps me from living my RL?

CADENZA

- Let him fly

Second Life Does Something Good

We've all heard or been the victim of fb and google+ deleting accounts, mostly those of us from SL, due to "fake names."  LL came up with what I think looks like a cool option.

Check it out over on Ali's blog.....   http://aliciachenaux.blogspot.com/2011/07/hello-new-profiles.html

Girlyman at the AllGood Cafe

The Shape I Found You In


by Ty Greenstein

You were spoken for

I spent twenty lifetimes at your door

But your heart was busy within

Building bomb shelters under your skin

That's the shape I found you in

That's the shape I found you in



I was calling to you

It was one thing I knew how to do

But my heart tried to cheat

Building safety nets under my feet

So if I fell I would fall right in

That's the shape you found me in



You were delivered to me

We were closed as the stores on Christmas Eve

So I felt around in the dark

Building rope ladders into your heart

Climbing hand over hand to get in

That's the shape I found you in

That's the shape I found you in

Thank you all so much!

It's time for my blog to go on hiatus. It might be back and it might not. But I wanted to thank everyone who read it and hopefully enjoyed it. There are some amazing blogs out there. I've listed some on the sidebar and will keep the blog active for those of you who might use it to access other blogs.

Again, thank you all so much. It's been a lot of fun.  *hugs*

Hair Fair 2011

Hair Fair opens up to the public @ midnight tonight! Join the Hair Fair Demo Group and get all the demos free! Then go to the Hair Fair 2011 blog and tp right to the vendor and buy, buy, buy!! Could it be any easier? o.m.g. I think NOT!

Um...what are you waiting for? GO!

All your fave hair creators are there. ;) Have fun! All proceeds go to Wigs for Kids.

New Truth Hair & Truth District Opens @ 9am Friday, July 1

Truth is a great flirt. ~Franz Liszt

There are 4 new styles to choose from this time. Might as well just buy them all! Plus, Truth District will open at 9am in the morning, Friday, July 1st. More about that below. First, the new releases. All styles are shown in Chanpagne.


Summer - color change scarf, ties in the back. Absolutely love love love this style.

Pandora - soft and smexy

Darcey and Darcey 2 - on is longer and fuller than the other. Both are nom nom nom - able.

Jean - simple, full - grazing the shoulders and neck

So get thee to a Truthery and shop! Speaking of Truthery and shopping, Truth Hawks has opened a new shopping sim called Truth District. Below is the press release my friend, Emerald Wynn, put together. She says it much better than I could:


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 30, 2011 — After more than six months in the making, the highly anticipated Truth District will open at 9am July 1, 2011.

Conceptualized by Truth Hawks and designed by Cory Edo, the new shopping sim will house some of the most talented content creators on the grid. Resident designers include:

AddiCt
Curio
DCNY
Ducknipple
Earthstones
Erratic
Glitterati
GOS
Grixdale
INDI Designs
Je Suis
League
Leezu!
MiaMai
MichaMi
Miel
Mudhoney
Nardcotix
NSD
PXL
The Sea Hole
Trompe Loeil Prefabs
Truth Hair
Whippet & Buck

Many of these creators will offer special grand-opening gifts for members of the Truth District Update Group. Gifts will be available through July 5, and shoppers are encouraged to stay in the group for future updates on new releases, sales, news and member gifts.

Truth District is located at   http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Truth%20District/128/128/22.

For more information, please visit the Website at http://www.truthdistrict.com/

The build is amazing (kudos to Cory Edo) and provides some great places for photo ops.

Best of all...opening gift from Truth Hair:  Becky in Champange - color change band

Also good news for us rabid Truth Hair fans...you can now pick up all future releases of Truth Hair at both his current location AND at his store at Truth District. YAY! Less lag!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Truth%20District/105/219/33

So be sure to join the group, Truth District Update Group, and be there at 9am slt Friday, July 1! See you there!

Truth District - Opening July 1st

Be sure to join the inworld group for updates!

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Lightheaded from Mike Dacko on Vimeo.

New Truth Hair - June & Danni

The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed. -Eminem

Two awesome styles this time. June is a smexy style with two bang options. Danni is a cute for Summer style. Enjoy!

June & June2 in Cherry

Danni in champagne

Truth Hair inworld SLurl
Truth Hair on Marketplace
Truth Hair Blog

{what next} Pied-a-Terre Chaise for Chic's 1 Year Birthday!

Winter Thorn and FrankLee Anatra have done it again. This new chaise from {what next} is an exclusive to CHIC's 1st birthday event which runs until June 19th. I absolutely adore this chaise. It has soooo many animations available (see below) and the color change combinations are to die for.

The color combinations are endless. I'm not kidding, I played around with these for longer than I want to admit. Gorgeous rich colors. Because of it's versatility, this chaise fits in with any decor.

One of the the things I most adore about {what next} are the amazing animations. There are 3 areas on the chaise that provide animations: the front pillow, the first cushion, and the end cushion. Each area has up to 4 sit animations for singles - male and female, and couples - male and female. That's up to 36 total animations. Actually, there's more! Below I've captured just a few of my faves.

Single Female Sits:

Single Male Sits (so hard to find good ones. these rock):

Friend Poses:

Couple Poses (I love the reading one):

The {what next} Pied-a Terre Chaise is only available at Chic's 1 Year Birthday celebration through June 19th, so don't put off going! There are some really amazing things available there. And we all know what awesome things Keira Seerose has done on the grid for a while now. Go help her and her crew celebrate!

 

SLurl to Chic's Birthday Party

SLurl to {what next}

{what next} on Marketplace

 

More about Chic here

Nicole Scherzinger - Don't Hold Your Breath

I seem to be on a Nicole Scherzinger kick. Girl Crush Alert! Gotta find the "look" and blog it.
Enjoy!

{what next} Laurel Cottage Kitchen

When Winter Thorn of {what next} released the Laurel Cottage, she promised a kitchen, and o.m.g. did she deliver! I love that the pieces come in a rez faux box which fits perfectly into the kitchen with everything in tact AND that the pieces can be rezzed and used separately, too.

I took way too many pics because I wanted to show just how much versatility is in this set. You can change the backsplash, the cabinets, the countertops...even the baskets on top of the cabinets change fabric!

The stove has on and off flame. The teapot has steam on and off. The water in the sink...god, I'm gushing. So I'll stop here and get on with the pics...

Love at first sight...

So many color combinations and, if you use it in the {what next} Laurel Cottage, you have the option of the walls changing color, too!

But one of my very fave things about all things {what next} are the animations! Here I'm supervising...erm...watching my friend, Braden, fix dinner...

 

Fine. I'll help. He does have a knife in his hand! (poses come with all props shown)

This has to be the sexiest pic of any man in SL evah! *note cleaning action*

Guess I should help clean, too.  =P

All nice and clean! Wonder what's in the fridge for a snack?

So amazing...I love all the little details!

SLurl to {what next}

Bon Appetit!

{what next} Pre-loved Lawn Chairs for SBS!

O.M.G. These are so cute! And only 60L per pair for Super Bargain Saturday - June 4. There are 5 different themes to choose from, Surf Shack, Nautical, Vintage, Brighton, and Mellow Yellow and a ton of animations! 

Three animations come with props: Sunscreen, Reading, and Drinking Lemonade (the drinking one also has you swatting at bugs...ewww and fun)

Hurry....ends this weekend!

 

SLurl to {what next}

 

*everything in pic by {what next} except hair (Truth's Leilani - new) and skin (Curio's May skin - new)

New Truth Hair - Leilani & Kalia

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. -Buddha

Summer hair from Truth Hawks. So pretty...love the flowers!

Leilani in champagne

attachable flowers

color change headband 

Kalie in Swedish

attachable flowers

Truth Hair SLurl

Truth Hair Marketplace