Tuesday 25 February 2014

Reading meme

Blog 25-02-2014

It's been a while since I did one of Berry's Monday Meme! While I love doing them, I don't always feel like I have enough to say on the subject selected to warrant my own blogpost. And also most of the time I'm lazy.
This week however, we are talking about books which is a huge part of my life!

Meme instructions: Copy and paste the following questions and answers into your post, delete my answers and input your own. Don’t forget to leave a link to your post in the comments so we can all come and see. If you create an image for this meme, feel free to share it in the Blog Memes Flickr Group.

  1. Are you a bookworm? A most definite yes. Like many, when I grew older, and with the arrival of the Internet, I have stopped reading as much as I did, but it still has a huge place in my life. In fact, I consider them my first immersive experiences away from the real world before worlds like Second Lives added a whole new dimension to it.
  2. Which do you prefer: hardcover, paperback or electronic? I do not differentiate particularly between hardcover and paperback but I do prefer them to electronic. Reading a book, feeling the pages and getting to turn them with excitement at what the next would reveal, that is the true feeling of reading to me. Funnily enough, I very rarely buy books anymore unless it's on my kindle, the reasons being practical ones: I just don't have enough room for books where I live and because it's so much easier and cheaper to buy books in English that way.
  3. Which book is your favorite? That is a very hard question and one that I always have issues answering. I will for example go back and read some books a lot but I would not consider them my favorites and, more often than not, they are simply guilty pleasures. In truth, I have read so many books in my life I cannot simply pick one from the many excellent ones.
  4. Which children’s book is your favorite? While I was and still am a HUGE Harry Potter fan, I'd say that another serie had a bigger impact on me: His Dark Materials. Please, if all you know of those books is the movie they made from the first one, I urge you to go read them. The subjects raised in those stories about growing up echoed deeply within me as I was about the age of the protagonists when I read the books. Aside from that, the book's ending had such an impact on me that I was truly sad for days. It might not seem like a long time, but remember how easily you were distracted as a kid! I even got to writing a different ending (terrible) that I would carry around with me and read when I felt sad! 
  5. What’s the last book you’ve read? Not a book, but I have been reading the Walking Dead comics recently
  6. Name your top five favorite writers: Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Maupassant, J.K. Rowling (try out her other book, The Casual Vacancy, it's really good) and Emile Zola
  7. Name a book that had a strong impact on you: I think the answer would be the same that question 4. Like I said, I read a lot of books, and I am easily connected to the stories. However, my memory is dreadful and yet I always remember the impact those books had on me.
  8. Favorite & least favorite book genres? Favorite would definitely be thriller/horror (even if I'm scared to sleep afterwards). I do not think I have a least favorite aside perhaps for poetry. I do not hate it, simply that I find it harder to fawn over the beauty eveyone else seems to see in most cases.
  9. Favorite & least favorite book-to-movie adaptions? Favorite adaptations would be the Bridget Jones diaries. Those are very far from the true content of the books and yet, I found them just as entertaining. Least favorite would be Twilight. I put those books in my guilty pleasure columns and, while the writing in itself was horrendous, I still enjoyed the story. Mostly. The movies on the other hand...
  10. Have you ever bought a book based on the cover alone? Yes
  11. Where do you usually buy your books? Nowadays, mostly on the Kindle 
  12. Do you go to the library? I used to go a LOT with my mom when I was young to always get new books but not so much now.
  13. How many books do you own? Oh boy, I recently sold a lot of them, but I still have some scattered all over. In truth I have no clue but it's definitely a number higher than 1 000.
  14. If you were to write a book about Second Life, which topic would you focus on? The link between Second Life and the evolution of our mentalities regarding social interactions.

Blog 25-02-2014

The Goods

Clothes:
Jacket .:villena:. - Parka Slate
Shirt mTru // Cinphul Nephilim Top Clean Version (not pictured, bute one of the reasons I bought the top, it comes with a bloody version)
Skirt :::Sn@tch Mesh Wild One Mini Skirt-All Colors (Med):::
Tapped guts SiniStyle Taped Guts
Socks *League* Thermal Sock Set -Dark Grey
Boots DRD worn combats -rigged black
Hands tape (with Slink appliers) Nana

Accesories:
Face piercing - .HoD. - Enigma Mesh Piercing
Ear piercing - .HoD. - Kyo MESH Ear Piercing
Necklace -DRD- Post apocalyptic Nerd - neckwrap
Shovel (anim for it done by me) *~M` n B~* Shovel
Green and gold rag Reapers gang rag from the Crack Den roleplay sim

Body:
Hair TRUTH HAIR Luella -  light blondes
Eyes bruising KOSH- TO MUCH STRESS MAKE UP
Dirt on body and face ViGo Creations - Dirt all over
Poses //elephante poses// - Brown Eyed Girl #3 (right arm animation to hold shovel done by me)
Ears UNISEX[MANDALA]SIMPLE_EARS_HUTUU
Hands Slink (with Glam Affair skin applier)
Eyes -SU!- Window Eyes Brown and Green 
Skin Glam Affair - Lucy - America
Tattoo leg Reaper tattoo done by me
Tattoo torso .:::: dEVOL ::::. Crow Message to the Earth (no longer exists)

Saturday 22 February 2014

Cooler than me


I am a gal of few words lately, so no random thoughts today, just pictures.


The Goods

Clothes:
Body:
Hair TRUTH HAIR Chilali -  light blondes
Eye make up +Nuuna+ Mei Makeups
Poses //elephante poses// - Catching Snowflakes #2 & Careful #4
Hands Slink (with Glam Affair skin applier)
Eyes -SU!- Window Eyes Brown and Green 
Skin Glam Affair - Lucy - America
Tattoo torso .:::: dEVOL ::::. Crow Message to the Earth (no longer exists)

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Ignition


My obsession with socks has reached a new level: I wear two of them now.


The Goods

Clothes:
Body:
Hair /Wasabi Pills/ Casey Mesh Hair - Blonds Pack
Eye make up Nuuna's tatto layer makeups v3
Poses //elephante poses// - Delicate #2 & Creatures of the Night #2
Ears UNISEX[MANDALA]SIMPLE_EARS_HUTUU
Hands Slink (with Glam Affair skin applier)
Eyes -SU!- Window Eyes Brown and Green 
Skin Glam Affair - Lucy - America
Tattoo leg Reaper tattoo done by me
Tattoo torso .:::: dEVOL ::::. Crow Message to the Earth (no longer exists)

Thursday 13 February 2014

Eyes on Fire


I am still catching up on some releases and especially the ones from Haus of Darcy!

One of the new release is this facial piercing called Liquid Poison. As usual, it comes in many colors, but I am just a sucker for the Yakuza Red one. The complete set comes with a torso piercing that sadly was not really best showcased with my outfit of today, but you can get a peek at it on Aydan's Flickr!


The Goods

Clothes:
Body:
Hair /Wasabi Pills/ Claire Mesh Hair - Blonds Pack
Eye make up +Nuuna+ Mio Makeups (@Cosmetic Fair Winter 2014)
Poses //elephante poses// - Delicate #3 & #5
Ears UNISEX[MANDALA]SIMPLE_EARS_HUTUU
Hands Slink (with Glam Affair skin applier)
Eyes -SU!- Window Eyes Brown and Green 
Skin Glam Affair - Lucy - America
Tattoo torso .:::: dEVOL ::::. Crow Message to the Earth (no longer exists)

Sunday 9 February 2014

Reno Reloaded


I really should have waited until tomorrow to post this, so I don't do two posts in a day, but I was so happy at how this pic turned out I couldn't wait to blog it!

The piercing and face painting I am wearing are from Haus of Darcy and Lovely Disarray. They are both participating in the Final Fantasy Festival where you can get these items. I am a HUGE Final Fantasy fan myself so I was really happy to see such an event! Do check out the other stores while you are there, it's well worth your time.

The Goods

Accesories:

Glory and Gore


Back to roleplaying and already my character is in jail!
At least it gives me time to edit pics and post. I might even have another post up later on or tomorrow with a special feature on an awesome release from Haus of Darcy for the Final Fantasy Festival, so stay tuned!


The Goods

Clothes:

Thursday 6 February 2014

The Return


Finally, FINALLY, I'm back! I won't bore you all with the whole story but let's just say my Internet connection took longer to get to my new place than my furniture.

It feels good to have moved though! My new place is twice as big as my old place! Although, to be fair, that wasn't a hard thing to achieve as I was still living in my flat from my student years.
Aside from the added space it was nice to do some "RL Inventory cleaning" too! It's always when you are moving that you notice all the crap you have amassed over the years.


The Goods

Clothes:
Body:
Hair [LeLutka]-GABRIELA hair/Light Blonde
Eyes make up +Nuuna+ tattoo  makeups v4
Poses //elephante poses// - Forgetful #1 & Getting better #1
Nails Action Slink Nails Urban (@Cosmetic Fair Fall Edition)
Ears UNISEX[MANDALA]SIMPLE_EARS_HUTUU
Hands Slink (with Glam Affair skin applier)
Eyes -SU!- Window Eyes Brown and Green