Happy Memorial Day!

I've always had a thing for a sailor, but for this Memorial Day I salute all the Armed Forces and their families for their bravery and sacrifice. To our Afghanistan troops in particular, come home safely and soon.

Credits:

Fishy Strawberry Navy Uniform Pin-Up Top, Bottom and Hat - Blue (at My Attic at the Deck)

Hucci Pinup Peep - Moonglow (at Collabor88)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
Slink AvEnhance Feet High
Tram Hair D428 hair / maroon (at Collabor88)
Izzie's - Neva Skin rosy GB (at The Liaison Collaborative)
Izzie's - Neva Eyeliner black
Izzie's - Freckles
Izzie's - Lipstick cherry

Mon Cheri "Falsies" Eyelash - Upper+Lower

IKON Spectral Eyes - Blue

Kirin - Burlesque Poses / Cane Pose 5

My Shoes Are Pure Poison

Can you believe these shoes? Pure Poison has added SLink add-on shoes to its offerings, and I now have a wardrobe full of beautifully detailed summer sandals. The pair I'm wearing is for the Limited Bazaar, so you'd better hurry over to pick up a pair before they're gone.

I'm still wearing my SLink head Becky, because the idea of limiting my expressions to my usual perennial calm just seems so boring now.

Credits:

Pure Poison - Gypsy Sandals (at The Limited Bazaar)
Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands
Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) - Mid
Slink Visage Mesh Head - Becky
Exile hair - Rain (at The Arcade Gacha Event)
tram -vintage denim op navy
tram -vintage denim op Belt
AE Carolyn 2 Tone C Applier for Slink Visage Head
Adam N Eve Skin Carolyn 2 Tone C Bare
IKON Promise Eyes - Green

The Best and the Worst of My Second Life

I discovered a new skin - Lena by Elysium. I'm a fan of many skins. Belleza, Glam Affair, Adam N Eve, Pixel Creations and Mirror's Enigma are recent favorites. And now I get to add Elysium to that group. It comes with three eyebrow colors and a no eyebrow option, frecked, non-freckled and cleavage versions. It also comes with appliers for our SLink hands and feet, an essential for me. Eye makeup and lipstick tattoo layers are sold separately. I discovered this skin by perusing MokaTana Boa's blog, Moka's Way. I love her blog posts, and her skin blogs are extensive and well done.

It's time to meme again, and Strawberry Singh has challenged us to reveal what we find to be the best and worst things about our Second Lives.
Meme Instructions: Copy and paste the questions and answers below, delete my answers and input your own. The twist is, the final question you need to change and make up your own best & worst that you want to share. Don’t forget to leave a link to your post in Berry's (and my) comments.

1. Best thing about Second Life: I adore Second Life. To try to pin down what I like best about it is kind of hard. I think the best thing is how I get to admire in a very new way people's artistic expression. Whether it be a sim installation, role play, live music, photos, fashion, or home design - I am blown away by the everyday creativity.
   Worst thing about Second Life: There are plenty of downsides, but I'll try to focus on what is the worst thing I have to deal with on a daily basis. Right now it's the blur - rez - blur cycle. I really don't want to have to buy a new computer!
2. Best thing in your inventory: My hair folder.
   Worst thing in your inventory: The number of hairs in my hair folder.
3. Best earliest SL memory: It's a tie. Going to a sim called October Country and listening to old radio plays, or going dancing and enjoying the company of my date.
   Worst earliest SL memory: Wearing a folder full of freebie furniture and having no idea how to remove any of it. Thank goodness for Mentors and how sad that newbies don't get that kind of help! 
4. Best thing you learned because of SL: I was reminded how stimulating it is to surround yourself with creative people.
   Worst thing you learned because of SL: I learned more about weird sexual fantasies than I really want to know. Some of those fantasies were even mine!
5. Best thing about blogging: It's an excuse to play dress up in things that I normally wouldn't wear day to day in my Second Life. I love taking pictures and sharing them. I hope I entertain my readers with humor and fashion.
   Worst thing about blogging: Entitlement. Entitled bloggers, entitled designers. So you don't get picked to be an official blogger of an event or designer? Cover them anyway if it's something you love. On the designer end, I am occasionally blown away by an attitude that bloggers work for them. We don't. We love you for what you do, but we're not your employees.
6. Best thing about my day: That first cup of coffee.
   Worst thing about my day: Falling asleep before Jon Stewart.

Credits:

tram -Collar for gathered shoulder blouse
tram -gathered shoulder blouse[navy]
TRUTH HAIR Rocky
Elysium - Lena (freck/red eyebr.) - fair (New Release)
BeetleBones Mesh Lashes V.01 (Dainty brown)
Mayfly - Luminous - Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3) (New Release)

 

Rainy Night

I rely on windlight settings for my Second Life photos so much that I occasionally forget how interesting local lighting can be. I must remedy that. This photo was a happy accident when I turned on the lamp on my Digs Mapleton Dock in the dark. 

There are always new releases to blog, but I'm saving my money for some of the big events that will be starting in September. (Can you say Arcade Gacha's first anniversary?) I figured I could surely put a mix of designers look together out of my ever growing inventory. I'm kind of loving this casual look for my rainy night.

Credits:

D!va Hair "Flora" (Type B)(Red amber)

Yummy Sea Trinkets Charm Necklace
Tres Blah Half Tucked Tee - Peach
Tram -J.I cardigan
HANDverk April Showers Parasol.salmon.rabbit
Mon Tissu Cotton Pants ~ Grey

Slink Mesh Feet (Av) Toes
Slink Tri-Colour Wedges Multipack
Glam Affair - Cleo - America - 06 F

Slink Mesh Hands (av) 

Pose by Exposeur

Even the Zombie Apocalypse Has Rainbows

Last night I finished a week long marathon of The Walking Dead and set about musing about my lack of skills to face the zombie apocalypse. I really need to learn archery, how to hotwire a car, and advanced spot removal for example.

There's no reason not to have a cute haircut and outfit for the occasion, although I recommend staying away from dryclean only items. I had most of this look put together yesterday, then July Collabor88 opened this morning and provided me with the perfect sleeveless denim jacket from Fashionably Dead. Even the zombie apocalypse has rainbows, right?

Credits:

Fashionably Dead Denim Vest - Rainbow Gold (at Collabor88)
Fashionably Dead Bossy Boots - Wingtip Teal
Fashionably Dead Bossy Boots Socks - Gray (Large)
Erratic / cary - double tank / lime-turquoise
Maitreya Zipper-Skinny Jeans Dirty
Slink Mesh Hands (av)
tram  C407 hair / maroon (size40)
Izzie's - Jill Skin pale RB (new release)

HopScotch - Pose and Props

My Second Life Is But a Dream...

I did a little landscape shopping and added Botanical's water lilies to my pond. I also picked up the newest chair from the mini event, Atelier Kreslo, this time a collaboration between Pilot and Fri.day. I was more into taking a serene and peaceful picture than in shooting a fashion photo, because I'm waiting for the June events like FaMeshed and The Arcade Gacha events to begin. So I'll just briefly run down what I'm wearing then sit on my dock and do some much needed inventory maintenance.

Credits:

Tram hair and over the shoulder striped sweater

Erratic tee shirt (new release)

One Bad Pixel shorts

Purple Moon sunglasses

SLink sandal add-ons

 

I can't help but stare

I met Geanna the other day and she had the cutest from Tee*fy dress on. Of course I had to go get it. God knows how I missed it at this months FaMeshed! I already had my Gos espadrilles and what a perfect match, eh? The hair is a cute style from Tram, although the shade isn't quite the brown I usually go for, it was either black or this. Miss Tram creator, please, please make a better choice of shades because the styles are awesome!

Wow, I managed another blog, go me!

Have a great weekend everyone <3

Tee*fy Odette  Blooming Set

[Gos] Boutique - Lolita Espadrilles - Linen

tram  C405 hair / brown&black

Glam Affair - Margot - India 02

LaGyo_Lost crystal ring Silver

{what next} My Red Telephone Box Pose Prop

Dolly's SL Guilty Confessions - A Strawberry Singh Meme

Oops! I've been spilling things about my SL life right and left in these memes. The habit has caught on and I actually confessed in my last post that I was wearing shoes that were not matched to my outfit. Do I have any confessions left? At least those that I'm willing to share? For this is the newest of Strawberry Singh's entertaining blog memes - our guilty confessions. You can read hers here.

Confession #1.
I have a game I play with myself about my inventory. I'll type something random in inventory search and see what (if anything) pops up. At least half of my inventory of 33,000 items is dumb sentimental stuff that I can't bear to part with for this reason. If I delete that pink elephant, no elephants will pop up during my game!

Confession #2.
I spend a lot of lindens on things I love in Second Life - clothes, shoes, hair, skins, jewelry, homes, furniture, landscaping, etc. I really should cut back a little.

Confession #3.
I pretend to be kind of clueless. Sometimes I am clueless about what the latest drama might be, but sometimes I just pretend to be. It's an avoidance technique that I probably learned at my mother's knee. I'd rather not hurt feelings or have my feelings hurt. So, rather than jumping into the frey and expressing my opinion, I feign ignorance.

Confession #4.
Berry had an interesting and honest confession in her post about silent boycotts. I suspect we all do that. We do it in real life all the time. For example, I'm not going to Chick fil A anytime soon, because even with a corporate apology, I don't want to line a homophobic senior manager's pocket. My boycott there is silent (well, it was until now).

The same principle applies in Second Life. There are (only a very few) SL people whose creations I hesitate to blog because somewhere along the way I saw that person vent in an ugly or childish way about something. The same thing is true of event organizers. I don't do this at the first sign of trouble.  Anybody can have a bad day and vent inappropriately. I respond more to a pattern of behavior. If someone represents a brand in Second Life, that brand could suffer from silent boycotts if they act like an unrepentant asshole. It is so easy to lose trust and so hard to regain it.

Credits:

Adam N Eve Skins - Bethany T3 Bare
Adam N Eve Skins Bethany Eyebrow Tattoo Red T3
Adam N Eve - Freckles

Mandala Omochi Bracelet /SAHARA Brown
Mandala Omochi earrings/Sahara Brown
Emery - Mesh Denim Jacket Hollywood Dark
Mayfly - Liquid Light Mesh Eye (Aged Bronze, w3)
Slink Mesh Hands (av)
Tram C409 hair / maroon (size40)

Dolly's Haiku Meme

My Dolly wanders
Digital landscapes searching
for perfect pictures

A haiku? Damnit!

I haven't done one of those

Since my junior year!

See what I did there? 

This is Strawberry Singh's meme, 

and her post is HERE.  

Now I cannot stop.

There must be intervention

or I'll blog haiku.

Credits:

 The Secret Store - Structured Blazer - Nude (at FaMeshed)
tram  C424 hair / maroon
One Bad Pixel Cuffed Denim Shorts Flor 1
DRIFT Morning Tank [MESH] Knit

Pure Poison - Butterfly Earrings
Slink Lulu Heels Addon Cream
Slink Mesh Feet (Av) Toes
Slink Mesh Hands (av)
Mirror's Enigma Victoria Tan Skintone (Nude/Red)

Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Deep Honey Hazel, w3)

What's in a Name? A Strawberry Singh Meme

I get excited about Mondays now for just one reason.  Strawberry Singh publishes her meme blog.  It has been a lot of fun to participate, and I love reading what everyone has to say.  Today's meme is about our Second Life names.

1. What’s your SL name? Dolly Baroque
2. What made you choose this name? At the time I was thinking of my avatar as a doll as opposed to an extension of me, and Dolly seemed to be a quite obvious first name.  I scrolled through last names and settled quickly on Baroque because I had gone to a music conservatory in real life. Although I'm more of a Mozart gal, I sang a lot of Handel so Baroque worked for me. 
3. What’s your SL nickname, or what do most people call you? (if applicable) Not many people call me anything but Dolly.  Doll and Dollykins are some affectionate nicknames, and Doolally when Ayla wants to call me crazy.
4. What’s your SL display name? Why do you choose to have one? (if applicable) I've never changed Dolly's display name.  I like that we can though, for roleplay reasons or SL marriages.
5. Do you like your SL name? I loved my name since the first person who said hello to me laughed and broke out into song.  Sing it, Louis!
6. If you could change your SL name, what would it be? ummmm... I guess since I haven't changed my display name I wouldn't.  
7. What’s the craziest/funniest SL name you’ve ever seen? I never remember.  I just snicker and forget.
8. What’s the coolest (your favorite) SL name you’ve ever seen? Dyss Gruntled, a hysterically funny roleplayer who totally lived up to his name.

Credits:

Tee*fy Lovisa Ruffle Mini Skirt Splash (at Collabor88)
Tee*fy Skyla Ruffle Sleeve Tank Chilli
Tram  C407 hair / maroon
Tuli Claire / powder (red) :: 07

Tuli Parted lips 1 (free!)

erratic / owl bracelet / silver

Slink Mesh Hands
Mayfly - Deep Sky Mesh Eye (Teal Hazel, w3)
Pure Poison - MeiMei Opal Earrings (at l'Accessoiries)

Adorkable Pose and Cell Phone prop

 Paint brush (mine)

Let It Snow

In January I'll be ready for a beach vacation, but for now snow is welcome.  In my real life it was 67 degrees today!  Can reindeer fly in that weather?  And just as important, how can I show off my sweaters, scarves and boots?

Credits:

G Field Mesh Fur Cuff Boots "Sasha"

Maitreya Leather Legging Oil

Maitreya Lux Sweater - Angora Grey

Slink Mesh Hands

tram- nordic scarf

LeLutka - NOOK hair - IrishRed

Belleza Wynter skin