The melody still rings in my ear.

On March 28, 2015 By AlexaIn EventsLeave a comment

“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.”
― John Greenleaf Whittier, Maud Muller – Pamphlet

In a few days it’s my real life birthday and I’ve been contemplating a lot of things lately in my life. The age thing doesn’t bother me.. it’s more just pondering on stuff that has happened and did not happen by the time I reached this age. A fellow blogger participated in this past Monday’s meme that dealt with finishing off some I statements and I told her she could have almost written mine. They sort of fit in with my thoughts of late, so I thought of giving it a go.

I am… perhaps too stubborn at times to my own detriment
I want… to sometimes escape from every responsibility that I have
I have…more to be thankful for than not
I wish…things were less complicated at times
I hate… injustice
I fear… losing myself and losing loved ones
I search… for everything on Google
I wonder…far too many things
I regret… not having children
I never… will cook as good as my mom
I always… try to keep learning in some way
I usually… want to know the logic behind it
I dance… awkwardly no doubt
I sing… great to my ears
I often… procrastinate more than I should
I sometimes… over think and analyze
I cry… more easily now
I need… to restructure some things in my life
I should… become less of a hermit
I love… O.o

Credits:
Hair – eXxEsS – Cosma
*Top – MoDANNA – [Sioux Collection] Cutout Shirt Red @ Rock Attitude Fashion Fair 2 *** Starts Today – March 28th***
Shorts – [Motivaction] – Morena Mini Shorts Denim
*Tattoo – .Things. – Maita @ The Fantasy Collective
Boots – Fri.day – Layla Boots @ 50L Friday
Pink Guitar – Consignment

Pose: [Fantasy] Savage Set by Axix

A labor of love.

On March 25, 2015 By AlexaIn Events, Home, Landscaping, Role-Play1 Comment

“If you do something out of duty it will deplete you, but if you do something out of love it will energize you.”

“The moment when you want to quit, is the moment when you need to keep pushing.”

“There is no force equal to that of a determined woman.”

Credits:
Body – Maitreya – Lara V.2.1
Skin – Izzie’s – Neva Asian Skin
Tattoo – [Demonic] – Beauty Tattoo {Feb. 2015 Fantasy Gacha Carnival}
Hair – May’s Soul – Samurai Hair White {Feb 2015 Fantasy Gacha Carnival}
Bodysuit – [R3Volt] – Dee BodySuit [V3]
*Top – MoDONNA – [Trompeur Collection] Bodysuit Black @ anyBody
Pants – Chronokit – Long Sarouel Pants Black
Shoes – 22769 – Femme Jika-Tabi Worn Leather @ The Fantasy Collective
Kasa, Lethal Ribs, Ninjutsu Belt, Grapple – PFC – NinjaStuffs {Aug. 2014 Fantasy Gacha Carnival}
Sydney:
Hair – D!va – Nene @ Shiny Shabby
Accessory – Axix – Sakura Dream v.2 Gold @ The Fantasy Collective
Purple Kimono Aiko – Sweet Tots
Qitou Paper Parasol Daisies/Green – Paper Moon {Aug. 2014 Fantasy Gacha Carnival}

Scene:
Garden Tree 06, Wire Grass Green, Sweet Garden Grass 05, Dirt Road & Colored Bush Purple – Happy Mood
Cherry Blossom Rickshaw – Xin @ Origami

Poses:
Blogger Bubble 4 – aDorkable {in-world store closed}
Don’t Drop It – Del May {slightly modified with Animare HUD}

I got you covered.

On March 21, 2015 By AlexaIn EventsLeave a comment

The theme for this round of The Secret Affair was end of times where you could find a lot of apocalyptic items, which seems to be a popular theme here in Second Life. [MeshedUp] made a helmet and mask for this round. You can also find all sort of other role-play items as well at the event. My outfit is not necessarily indicative for end times… more or less I just started to throw things on using items from recent events.

Credits:
Hair – [Entwined] – Nora @ The Secret Affair
*Helmet – [MeshedUp] – End Times Helmet Black @ The Secret Affair
*Mask – [MeshedUp] – End Times Mask Black @ The Secret Affair
Face Tattoo – Arise – Boda Facepaint Black Cyan
Collar – Khyle Sion – Corvia Collar @ We ❤ Role-Play
Dress – FDD – Endless Tunic Black @ The Secret Affair
Belt – Wimey – Sienia Belt Black @ We ❤ Role-Play
Armpads – Eudora 3D – StormWind Arm Pads Black {Feb. 2015 Fantasy Gacha Carnival}
Holster – Obscure – Assasins Holster (Colt) Black
Knife – Axix – [Fantasy] Savage Pose Set Prop
*Leg Tattoo – .Things. – Egeria Tattoo @ Skin Fair 2015
Boots – Yasum – The Thief Girl EPIC {Feb. 2015 Fantasy Gacha Carnival}

Scene:
Rocks & Cliff – Fanatik Architecture
Wild Flowers – [We’re ClOSED]

Pose:
Rogue Pose Set 2 by RACK Poses

Mannequin Doll.

On February 15, 2015 By AlexaIn Events2 Comments

“A woman will be as girly as you pamper her, as lady like as you treat her, as intelligent as you challenge her, and as sensual as you entice her…” ~Unknown~

Credits:
Skin – Lumae – Beth Tone 6 Cookie
Hair – Iconic – All-Of-Me-Da-Swoop
Flower – Axix – Dalisha Crown Simple Pink @ The Fantasy Gacha Carnival
Necklace – Krystal – Love Key Necklace Gold @ The Dressing Room Fusion
Dress – Luas – Elvina Dress Rare @ The Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Scene:
Meadow Patch – Fairy Wands Pink – Heart Center
Mannequins – {anc} @ The Fantasy Gacha Carnival
*A*NGR Animation Star Silver – Alchemist – @ The Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Pose: Girl Pack by Bounce This Poses @ The Dressing Room Fusion

Walking down the snowy path.

On December 19, 2014 By AlexaIn Events, Home, Role-PlayLeave a comment

I tried playing with shadows again even changing my settings and all it produced was frustration when I crashed every time I hit the save button. Finally, I just settled on using a texture as the background and went with it. The other thing I am noticing is that I’m losing some resolution in photos, but before I start thinking of buying a new computer I switched from using the jpeg format to the png. The pictures come out slightly larger though it did make a difference. These are just items from some of the fantasy role-play events that are happening on the grid.

Credits:
Skin – Flounce – Isis @ Genre
Hair – EMO-tions – Semiramis
Crown – FDD Creations – Heiress of Throne Crown Ultra @ Tales of Fantasy
Shoulder – Axix – Savel Shoulders Black & Gold @ Tales of Fantasy
Top, Pendant, Bangles & Bracelets – Luas – Lavendar Accessories Rare @ Tales of Fantasy
Skirt – Luas – Lavender Skirt Black @ Tales of Fantasy
Orbit – Zibska – Dalliance ~ Orbit @ We ❤ Role-Play
Body Chain – [LF] – Upper Body Chain Gold @ We ❤ Role-Play
Snow Cane – Una – Snow Cane @ Tales of Fantasy
Nails/Glaw – Zibska – Glaw @ Tales of Fantasy

Edited to include poses.

Pose 1: Still Life by Ma Vie
Pose 2: Murmurs & Rumors by Double Take

Balance.

On October 16, 2014 By AlexaIn EventsLeave a comment

“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

I work in a community that has a diverse population of different nationalities, cultures and ways of living. There is a long stretch of sidewalk that borders the state road that I travel in and out of work that goes from my office back into town. I was on my way out to meet a friend for lunch when I spotted this Haitian Creole woman walking towards the same direction I was heading with a steady pace. This isn’t unusual, though what struck my attention is the 12 or maybe 16 oz. water bottle that sat in the middle at the top of her head. It made me smile and its in those moments that I wished that I carried my camera to take a snapshot.

Seeing how perfect she balanced that bottle while she walked with her natural gait made me reflect a little on the subject of balance as I drove towards the restaurant. Of how easy it is to lose our balance with situations and the circumstances that surround it. I’ve always striven for a sense of calm and emotional balance in my life and most people who know me consider me a well balanced individual. So that when I find myself being at odds with the unbalance in my life I start to withdraw inwards to that place of solitude that helps me gather my wits once again.

I can’t speak to balance when I walk ~be certain that if I’m ever walking along side you that I will bump into you.

Just remember that life is like a bicycle, in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Credits:

Skin – Al Vulo – Celestial Black Mamba Mocha @ The Dressing Room Fusion
Hair – Truth – Thalia @ Mystic Realms Faire
Head Jewels – Axix – Anivia Face Chairs [Old gold] {flower hidden} @ Tales of Fantasy
Dress – Peqe – Autumn Maxi in Berry @ The Liaison Collaborative
Chest Tattoo – Identity – Sweet Betrayal @ The Big Show
Bottom Tattoo – Identity – Flowerbomb
Breast Armor – Axix – Leonah Armor [Old gold] @ Tales of Fantasy
Hands – Slink – Avatar Enhancement Hands Relaxed

Pose: Store gift by Attitude Pose Store/Alexia Max