Cloud Connected

If there's something I love to do, it's looking up at the sky.. Whether it's day or night, sunny or cloudy, raining or snowing.. it's something that's always fascinated me.

It's one of those things where science can give me as many explanations as it wants, and I'll still be in awe.

Now I'm not one of those people who denies that there is a scientific and very valid explanation, I'm just saying that I don't always "get" it. You know what I mean?

At some point in school, we were taught how the moon is not made of cheese, clouds are not cotton candy and stars don't turn off during the daytime. But I like to think that we are allowed to keep a little bit of mystery, cause honestly, life can get boring without it.

In real life, I'm one of those people who likes answers to everything, and as I've mentioned before, the words "Just because" are ones I truly despise, but I think the sky is one thing I can live without knowing everything about.

So we'll conclude that we don't need to know about that, but you should definitely know about the brand new Forecast Flipflops by .:Buttery Toast:.

While being exclusive at the new round of Cosmopolitan Sales Room, these brilliant flipflops for the Slink flat feet, can be yours for only 99L.

When the round is done, they'll still be available at the mainstore, but the price will be raised. So hurry down to CSR before the 2^nd of august to get them at the introductory price.

There is a lot of awesome features when it comes to this item.

Firstly, every version includes a male version! So yes, if you're a guy, you can get these as well.

Secondly, they come in a sun, rain, snow, clouds and rain version, includes a hud with 7 base colours and a whole bunch of textures for the strap.

So if you're unhappy with the weather outside, ain't this just the perfect way to make your own choice? ;)

Shoes: .:Buttery Toast:. - Forecast Flipflops (rain) @CSR NEW

Dress: :NuDoLu: - Robe Daydream (ciel) @DreamersFactory NEW

Teddy: ::C'est la vie !:: - Teddy Lamb (ivory/dressup)RARE @DreamersFactory NEW

Hair: TRUTH – Lala (with bow) @L'amitie NEW

Necklace: {Imeka} - Kawaii Cloud Necklace (silver) @DreamersFactory NEW

Bracelet: {Imeka} – Pearl Bracelet (rose) @DreamersFactory NEW

Clouds: 8f8 – Dreamer's Cloudland (home cloud) @DreamersFactory NEW

Nails: {Wicked} – Ahoy! Nail Appliers @L'amitie NEW

Poses: by {Imeka}

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Funniest thing happened. Okay, it's not exactly the funniest.. Okay, it's not fun at all.

I just can't please you people, can I? ^^

Anyways.. As many of you probably already know, yesterday was the opening of Season's Story. I'm sure, by that, you've figured that's what I'm gonna talk about.. Well joke's on you, cause the sim was full. Pfft.. Go figure.

But before I knew it was full, I teleported there using the landmark I had from the last round. Imagine my surprise when I got in right away.. Surely that couldn't be right? Day one and I got in on the first try?

Yeah.. One is never that lucky folks.

I was transported to a residential area.. So beautiful, and I'll apologise profoundly to the residents of the house I accidently teleported right into.

Ma'am and/or Sir, your livingroom furniture was stunning.. XD

But the courtyard was quite lovely as well, and as you can tell, I just couldn't help but take a photo and add it to the blog.

Usually my photos are much more planned, and not so much on the spot.. But you've gotta change it up once in a while, and I ended up really happy with the result..

I've also ended up going back to a brand of skin I haven't worn in a long time, and that's Lara Hurley. Cleaning up my inventory, I was looking through all the skins I have and tried them on and really fell in love with how it looked on my shape.

Sadly it was an older skin and when I bought it back in the day, I bought it with red lipstick on.

Hurried down to the shop and tried out some different ones and ended up with the one called Ivy, which I think has brought a softness to my look that was lacking a little in the former one.

And honestly, I couldn't be happier that this is the dress I chose to wear for this trip.. Got it from .:Vimitri:. yesterday and the soft colours are just blowing me away. The little patterns on the green dress itself combined with the beige vest, is a perfect match in my opinion.

Dress: .:Vitrimi:. - Dress & Vest Aztec Green

Skin: Lara Hurley – Ivy (natural)

Hair: TRUTH – Snow

Eyes: IKON – 'Sunrise' Eyes (absinthe)

Hello Dolly - Part 2

You know that thing when the Universe seems to be messing with you? I have that at the moment.. 

After having experienced some issues with my Photoshop, and gotten very little help from the kind people at Adobe, I thought I had it fixed. But now, it would seem that I was wrong.

Therefore, my point of this blog post might seem moot. 

Lol. Moot. It's a good word, no?

Anyways. 

My point with this entire post, was to redo an earlier post. 

No matter what you do in life, real AND second, you improve. In some cases, it might not be a whole lot, and in other cases, your improvement is so evident that you can't help but look at your older stuff and think,

"what the hell was I even trying to do?"

I've had this blog for half a year now, and I do see an improvement. In my writing and in my photos.

So when Mama Toast released her Dolly Keys, I figured it would be an excellent time to prove my progress and make a Part 2 to my "Hello Dolly" post from February.

Aaah.. February. When I had my mesh head and the weather was colder. Good times. Good times.

And then my freaking Photoshop decides to mess up. Naturally. Nothing is ever so easy that we can't crank up the volume and make it harder.

So now, Gimp has to become my new best friend. At least for a while. *Shakes my fist*

Does anyone know where to purchase a sturdy sledgehammer? No? Anyone?

Well, it matters little anyways. What matters is the Dolly Keys from Buttery Toast. They come in a dark and light version, in a small and big size, with plenty of colours and a rotating script.

So you can be teeny tiny, or as big as an amazon queen, and still dress up as an adorable living doll.

Not the scary Chucky kind. 

Dolly Key: .:Buttery Toast:. - Dolly Keys white (Dark Version) @Mainstore

Dress: Dark Midday Designs - Elegant Corset Dress

Hair: TRUTH - Sakura (colours 1side) @ARCADE  

Nothing Tastes as good as Cute Feels

Have you ever had someone ask you, "If you could travel to any point in time, where would you go?"
And in that case, what would your answer be?

I can tell you mine.
There is no doubt in my mind that I'd go see an actual 50's diner. Not the fancy remakes we see 
in this day and age, but to actually go back to the Fifties and see if it's as awesome as it looks.

So when I went to this round at Collabor88, I was beyond thrilled. VINTAGE.EVERWHERE!
I knew I wanted to make a blog post with some of these items, but what ended up happening,
was a complete transformation of my kitchen.
They say home is where the heart is.. but the kitchen is where the bacon's at, so that's where'll
you find me.
If you'd rather find Collabor88, then click the following link.
>>THIS WAY FOR C88<<

But there are things that are more important that bacon, and that is the fact that Faylinn
has been working with mesh lately. This cute candy wrapper ring is called "One more won't hurt" and is a gatcha item you'll find in the Buttery Toast mainstore.
One more won't hurt... I think she knows me too well.

Ring: 

One more won't hurt - Liquorice - RARE

 by .:Buttery Toast:.

Shirt: Laura Unbuttoned Knotted Shirt by Tee*fy @C88

Jeans: Leah High-Waisted Skinny Jeans by Tee*Fy @C88

Shoes: Moxie.Heels (Cherry.Dots) by fri. @C88

Hair: Thelma - Light Blondes by TRUTH @C88

Poses: GAME by (marukin) @C88

Tattoo: Rose tattoo (for slink hands) by Pimp my Sh!t

Glasses: Cheeky 1.00 by K_gs (only inworld)

Kitchen: Bella Kitchen by Agora

Milkshake Dispenser: Shake My Milkshake/cherry by flowey's @C88

Chairs: Gerzzo Chair Red by The Loft @C88

Table: Gerzzo Dining Table White by The Loft @C88

Place Setting: Gerzzo Place Setting Red by The Loft @C88

Kettle: Gerzzo Kettle Red by The Loft @C88

Cart: Gerzzo Cart Blue by The Loft @C88

Microwave: Gerzzo Microwave Red by The Loft @C88

Napkins: Napkins 001 by PhilipRoman

Jukebox: The Juke - Modern by Dusty Hut & Stuff Store

The Arcade

I wish I was one of those people who could have a style and then just stick to it. I accepted a long time ago that when it comes to clothes.. that's just not possible. I love changing. I love mixing.

But I actually thought the mesh head was there to stay. As you can tell, it was not. 

Don't get me wrong, I still think the quality of the Nea mesh head is amazing, but I wanted to go back to my old self, so I did. Tweaked it a little more and ended up happier with the result than I was before.

So far so good.

As anticipated, getting into The Arcade proved to be a right kerfuffle (love that word). And when I finally did, it was actually my boyfriend who made it there first. Don't you just love it when men gets just as excited about gatchas? Actually, I think that might be my fault. ::polishes her halo:: 

Of course, a whole lot of Lindens were spent, and even though a region restart threatened to kick us out right in the middle of our shopping.. we made it back in.

So what is my favourite item from the March 2014 Arcade? Without a doubt the pugglies from .Birdy.

Looking at some of the wonderful pictures from SL users out there, I'd say a lot of them agrees with me. And who can blame them? The quality and cuteness of these things are off the charts.

But then again, so is everything else from The Arcade.

http://thearcadesl.com/

Shape: Christelle by NoYa (modified)

Skin: Zara Jamaica 02BL by Glam Affair

Hands: Elegant 1 by Slink

Feet: Mid by Slink

Tattoo: Infinity by :Wicked Tattoos:

Hand Tattoo: Rose Slinks by PMS

Outfit: Clockwork Suspenders Outfit by >>>Poison<<<

Make-up: Smokey Eyes by NoYa 

Rug: Fluffy Rug by Bazar (Roya bedroom) 

Hair: Maiko by Truth - Blondes 2 Fade (ARCADE)

Chair: Bookstore Chair - Royal Blue by Vespertine (ARCADE)

Bookcase: Used Suitcase Books by Vestertine (ARCADE)

Sheep: Kerfluffle Sheep - Blackjack by +Half-Dear+ (ARCADE)

Glass: Champagne glass - coupe Pink RARE by [ keke ] (ARCADE)

Pug: Puggles Unicorn RARE by .Birdy. (ARCADE)     

Groovy

"All along the watchtower,

Princes kept the view,

While all the women came and went,

Barefoot servants, too"

- Jimi Hendrix

Have you ever had your friend turn up and you realize you have the perfect outfit to match them?

That's what happened the last time my dear friend Leandro payed me a visit. Dressed for a spaced out trip, we went to hang out in the most "chillaxed" place. Forgive me for actually using that word, but it suits it well. Whether you wanna dance, smoke or just sit in front of the telly, there's a little bit of everything to do as you listen to the music to match.

Hippie Haven - a kickback place, Urcho Archo (39, 217, 3501) - Moderate

Head: Nea  by Snow Rabbit (Natural White)

Dress: Boho Baby Dress (rainbow) by DCNY

Hair: Cyanne by Truth (Variety)

Ears: Steking Ears by Mandala 

Necklace: Knot Necklace by Brii (Hippie Chic Complet Outfit )

Blunt: Joint by Pure Rawk

Leandro is wearing: 

Outfit: Psychedelia mens hippy costume by Fierce Fashion

Peace, Love and Understanding

"Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people Sharing all the world. "

- John Lennon

Is there anything finer in life than that of peace, love and understanding? Neither comes easily and it's what most of us spend our life searching for. I think it's worth celebrating. Not only that which we seek, but also the movement that started it all. 

Shape: Christelle by NoYa (modified)

Skin: Cleo Europa 10F by Glam Affair

Hands: Elegant 1 by Slink

Outfit: BoHo-Tempa by MouseTale

Hip chain: Babette by Maxi Gossamer

Hair: Hailey by Truth (Variety - Lightblondes03fade)

Make-up: Smokey Eyes by NoYa