August 2009 Archives

Love is such sweet foolishness. We know this, yet we crave it... forgetting that the joy is inescapably intertwined with sorrow, for nothing ever flows smoothly between two souls. Should it ever be smooth, boredom would begin to creep in ;)
 
If we are lucky, and, perhaps, persevering, the laughter outnumbers the tears; if not, then love starts to suffer terribly, dying slowly, day by day. Before love turns to hate, some choose to part.
 
Parting is bittersweet. Whispering goodbye not just to the person who was once a part of you, but also to all the shining hopes and dreams... quietly tucking away beautiful memories, knowing that no new ones will ever be made, not with him. Grieving for what might have been and what is.
 
After four-and-a-half months, Karl and I remain friends, but are together no more. It turns out we wanted different things and had different priorities. He says he still loves me... and I do still love him... but sometimes love just isn't enough.
 
 

When the first bloom withers and falls to the ground,
Nature sighs. There will be others
But the first bloom is special.

Should the frost sweep in early
Bleakness shrouds the land,
A chill stabbing the heart.

At the foot of a barren tree
The tiny bloom lies alone
On cold, hard ground—

A testament to what once was
And now is no more.

   

I have never spent much time in a non-human avi. Just was not interested, somehow, and didn't feel comfortable doing that. But yesterday, two new friends of mine, Faerie & Dunan, TP'd me over to the Chakryn Forest... and they were fauns. Faerie wanted to take some pictures, she said, and asked whether I had a faun avatar, which of course I didn't. "We can just hide you behind a tree," she giggled.
 
But then I thought, why not? So they brought me to Titiana's Court and got me all set up with an avi, and then I was like OMG my boobs are on display, what do I do now? So they brought me to MandyMandy McMillan's store, where I got a prim bikini made out of roses, and I was all set!
 
 

That's me, Dunan and Faerie from left to right. I have to keep reminding myself Faerie is the taller of the two, coz in my mind, faeries are dainty petite creatures, lol.
 
 
As we were taking pictures, we ran into another faun who was very excited because she had never seen so many fauns together at one time. She called her sister to come over, and we took a group pic! Faerie had difficulty finding suitable props, especially since the invisiprim alphas in our faun legs clashed with other prims, so that's why we're all standing :)
 
 

 
 
However, I wasn't very satisfied with my faunishness so I spent today looking for all the right accessories and tweaking my look. Doing something new has been good for me -- I haven't felt this excited about SL in a long time. It's like looking at the world through new eyes. And somehow I don't mind being a faun; I guess it's close enough to a human that it doesn't matter. Maybe I'll be a fairy next ;)
 
 

 
 
So after getting all dolled up I had to take some pictures, right? I went back to Chakryn because it's so gorgeous, and just lolled around on the ground, enjoying the sunlight. Mmmhmmmmm.
 
 

 
 
Skin: [42] Barely There Aquarius
Hair: ETD Bedded Attitude - Silver (tinted)
Eyes: Sin Skins Intense II Light Magenta Eyes, large
Glasses: PrimOptic Stilo
Tattoo: Garden of Ku Hathor Garden 2.0 darken
Faun avi: Titania's Court Faun - Snow (tinted) - includes horns, ears (not worn), hooves, and tail
Wristband: Sey leather bangle "SUN"
Choker: Forbidden Apple Black leather choker
Clothing: Analise Nevana Silk - purple
First pose: Animah Lingerie Ad 4 (Now found at Persona)
Second pose: Tsubura Sexual Motion TSM005

I know my RSS feed has been saying, "I just finished installing Movable Type 4!" for weeks... "Movable Type" being a particular blogging software. Well, I am here to tell you that my RSS feed lied. I did not install anything, are you kidding me? If I had, I'm not sure this blog would be working :P  A tech-savvy friend set everything up for me. I did, however, import all the old posts from the previous server to the new one. *preens*
 
And yes, I moved to a different webhost, then let this blog languish for a month. I just haven't been doing anything much in SL, plus I've been extremely busy with RL work.
 
But this week I got something that made me so amazed, I thought I simply must tell everyone about it! Vextra Messing released a romantic dining set [XstreetSL link], and Karl and I tried it out (forgive the rather uninspiring backdrop, lmao):
 
 

 
 
It is really cute and wonderfully made. When you rez it, the chairs are at an angle to the table, as if inviting you to sit on them. When you sit on them, they move and position themselves so that you and your dinner partner are seated facing each other.
 
Then you click the table for your animations: do you simply want to sit and chat, or do you want to eat/drink? If you decide you want to eat, just click the food to choose the menu: pick from a list of soup, cereal, steak, and so much more. As the food rezzes, you'll be given a set of silverware to "wear", so you have something to eat with. And just LOOK at the breakfast toast. I can't even make such perfect toast in RL!
 
 

 
 
All the other food is just as mouth-watering, and made by Vextra herself. I am officially jealous of her sculpting abilities -- my beanbags are still languishing on Karl's work platform!
 
But back to this fantastic product -- when you choose your drink, a glass appears on the table, and you're given another glass in inventory. "Wear" the glass, and you'll find yourself sipping wine... yes, it comes with a built-in animation, as you can see from the first picture, and even better... the glass on the table disappears, for all the world as if you had truly taken hold of it to grab a drink. "Detach" the glass from your hand, and it reappears on the table. Brilliant!
 
You know what would make this table awesomely perfect? If it came with some sort of dancing animation or at least a hug (the hug in the vendor ad is not included, lol). As I told Karl, I'm conditioned: I feel dinner ought to be followed by dancing. The delicious anticipation of eating and low-voiced, intimate chatting, flirting with the eyes, and then later being held in your lover's arms, slowly swaying to music... mmmhmmmm ;)