The hardest things are always said last… ( going on hiatus ).

As I push the 100 and something blog post threshold I feel myself losing interest. Perhaps it has a little to do with how hectic/busy my rl has gotten since this semester’s began. Like for example, I took pictures last week and I am not entirely satisfied with them but, I figured to achieve the ‘looks’ I want, I’d need to dedicate more time to the process… more time, which, I certainly don’t have.

So, what’s the basis of all this? Is it a subtle hint into the near future? Maybe… because, as it is this year will be an eventful one. I am graduating in the summer and making plans for grad school or pursuing a second degree. I’ll be leaning towards the latter but, I am certain my performance by the end of this semester will be the defining factor all around.

Oh, and not to mention, I’ll be moving in less than a month. Now, not to put my entire reallife out there because, I’ve always strived to maintain a certain amount of anonymity but, I think it is important everyone who cares understands the reasons behind my prolonged absences hence! the explanation…out of respect mostly… Because, I just think it’s rude to disappear without a word and not to the mention, the speculations that might arise as some people have no problem blatantly impersonating others ( e.g the never ending copybot crisis and the things in between) ~ of course, that’s another story for another blog post.

Anyway, I hope you’ve enjoyed my short ado about absences!. When I am officially back, you’ll be the first to know!

and as always,
xoxo
~Mia

Video :: Heartbreak warfare by John Mayer
Lightning strikes
Inside my chest to keep me up at night
Dream of ways
To make you understand my pain

Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
It’s heartbreak warfare
Once you want it to begin,
No one really ever wins
In heartbreak warfare

If you want more love,
why don’t you say so?”

The native inspiration.

Windlight settings :: ElysiumEilde – Goldensky2
Please note : This is by no means a “brag” post. There’s an astronomical difference between teasing and bragging.

Ever seen or purchased something in reallife and you wished you had the same item in secondlife? Well, guess what? It could probably happen!. Thanks to an awesome project started by Abra Exonar on flickr. It is called, the SL Please Make this group. ( click the link to learn more about the group, designers are all welcome! ). There is also an in-world group, join it HERE.

So of course, yours truly had a request :) . I added this picture to the group. ( I found it randomly months ago and held on to it hoping that one day I’ll find out who the artist was. )
Native daughter by variations
I even uploaded it into sl and had it on display at my home for a while. Here’s an old snapshot of me posing with my cat Bella and the picture in the background.
Meet my Bella
Anyway, so long story short after posting it to the group, designer Mae Liamano creator of ( love )  decided to give it a shot. And, *heavenly bells* this is what it turned out like. Can you say gorgeous?

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It should be officially released by tomorrow ( i.e: August 09 ). *Sighs* , who knew hair dreams could come true? * wipes off a tear *. Thank you so much, Mae Liamano. *sniffs some more *

It comes with a feathered piece which is separate from the hair and another version without bangs ( I am posing with the bangs version because that was my favorite ). There is also a HUD for the fatpack which has a wide range of colors. I really like how the pigtails turned out though I do wish there were more wisps, either way, Mae has done an altogether great job on the entire hair.

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What I have on;
Hair :: native (banged) by (love)
Pose :: Simple by power spot ( free, join this blog’s group then tp to blog’s store )
Outfit & collar :: Spirit set by .:GSpot:.
Face paint :: Fingerpaint Goldleaf Deer by Miss Shippe’s Studio

Video
:: When I grow up by Fever Ray
When I grow up,
I want to be a forester,
Run through the moss on high heels,
That’s what I’ll do,
Throwing out boomerang,
Waiting for it to come back to me

The 6th annual Hair Fair.

Windlight settings :: StrawberrySinghDotComOrignal
Hi there. Have you been to the hair fair yet?

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So yesterday, I sent out a notice to my blog group reminding them of the hair fair and encouraging them to join the hair fair demo group as they would be sending out demos. I spent much of my day sorting through the demos I received and I had narrowed down my selection to 4 different stores.

Well that all went out the window once I got to the fair. As you can see by my miniature collection in the picture above. I came away with quite a selection. There were also a few gifts and goodie bags around too!.

I really do recommend you going to the fair and checking it out. The lag may eat you alive but, please be courteous and de-prim and de-script EVERYTHING. We are all there to shop we really don’t care what you look like!. If anything you would end up being the center of animosity for walking around with a huge ARC. ( Advanced >> rendering >> info displays >> Avatar rendering costs ) The higher it is the more you contribute to the sim’s lag. Think people!.

With that being said here’s a list of all participating stores as seen here .

(Remember the hair fair is from July 2nd – July 15th )

Hair Fair 1 – Independance
Split Ends: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/51/24/21
Taketomi: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/81/25/21
Battle Angel: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/116/24/21
Hair Styles by Tami McCoy: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/145/26/21
Rock Candy: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/175/26/21
Decoy: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/206/25/21
Vive9: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/165/95/21
Gauze: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/215/96/21
WAKA & Yuki : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Iridium/192/101/21
MAD Designs Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/238/111/21
Frou-Frou: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/238/143/21
Kik: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/240/162/21
Curious Kitties: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/238/186/21
Donna Flora: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/143/196/21
NSD Hair Co.: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/144/171/21
Pocket Mirrors: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/142/145/22
Ivanka Akina: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/90/95/21
Shag: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/65/96/21
Fashionably Dead: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/41/95/21
Tukinowaguma Hair Style: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/17/111/21
Lelutka: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/17/136/21
Digital Eyes: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/17/156/21
Ava-Tare: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/18/187/21
Esk-imo: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/112/196/21
Bliss Couture Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/113/170/21
DERP Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Iridium/113/146/22

Hair Fair 2 – Oceania
Audactity Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/60/26/22
BC322: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/80/25/21
Dark Side Creations: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/104/25/21
Magika: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/130/26/21
RezIpsa Loc: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/150/25/21
Logo: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/181/25/21
Mina Hair & Bijoux: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/204/50/21
ChiChikie: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/203/76/21
JE Republic: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/180/101/21
Amacci: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/161/101/22
Blue Galaxy: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/135/100/22
Exile: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/111/100/22
SugarsmacK: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/90/101/21
Alice Project: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/85/145/21
Diorsis Hair Salon: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/111/145/21
Barbie Bitch: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/136/145/21
Gesamtkunstwerk: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/155/145/21
Iren: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/186/147/21
Iconic Couture: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/203/172/21
Posh: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/203/196/21
Head Mistress: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/175/221/21
Emo-tions: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/155/220/21
Aoharu: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/130/220/21
Xplosion: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/105/221/21
Slink: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/86/220/21
Nikita Fride: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Platinum/53/221/21

Hair Fair 3 – Carnival
Miamai: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/35/83/21
Epoque: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/34/110/21
FIR & MNA: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/35/141/21
Tekeli-li: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/35/159/21
Raspberry Aristocrat: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/36/185/22
LolliPopZ: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/49/201/21
!syDs: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/93/203/21
Baiastice: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/112/186/21
Simply Britnee: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/110/155/21
Hairoin: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/111/111/21
Osakki: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/110/90/21
Colors: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/145/89/21
CheerNo: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/146/109/21
Lamb: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/144/134/21
LoQ Hairs: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/146/160/21
Pritty: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/145/180/21
eeking for Beauty Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/171/204/21
Beer & Eggs: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/200/202/22
Rosy mood: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/221/186/21
Aitui: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/219/165/21
Vixen Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/220/110/21
Me: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/221/81/21
Ploom: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Rhodium/221/62/21

Hair Fair 4 – Salt Water Taffy
Hair Studio One: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/196/25/22
Illusory: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/176/25/21
Clawtooth: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/149/25/21
Red Mint: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/124/26/21
Tekuteku: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/104/24/21
Discord Designs: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/76/25/21
Haunted Zuzu: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/54/50/21
Enigma Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/53/74/21
Filigree & Motion: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/75/101/21
Damselfly: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/94/100/21
Fiction and Chaos: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/119/101/21
Vanity Hair: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/146/100/21
Milestone Creations: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/164/100/21
Bliensen & MaiTai: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/171/146/21
Elikatira: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/147/146/21
Wasabi Pills: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/120/145/21
L&N Signature Fashion: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/100/146/21
Calico Ingmann Creations: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/71/145/21
Sparkle Skye Designs: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/74/221/21
The Strand: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/105/221/21
Tangles Hair Salon: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/125/221/21
Action: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/150/221/21
Ten Fifteen: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/174/222/21
Lala Moon: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Osmium/195/222/21

Have fun,
xoxo,
Mia.

The RandoMuseum Project.

RandoMuseum

Perhaps you’ve visited a museum once, or hundreds of times in your lifetime, in my opinion, the most frustrating part about going to a museum is being lost and absolutely clueless- and I mean the ” where is what I came to see and how do I get to it?- kind of clueless” . Those were my thoughts exactly when I visited the RandoMuseum. There were all these pictures and a tones of people around but, half were as clueless as me.

Because, I think this project is worth a shot and because, I think it is such a great way to discover some amazing shops, and particularly because I figured the museum out, I’m gonna share it with you guys and give you a few instructions, perhaps a guide? to carry along the way with you. Don’t get lost!

The project randomuseum appears to be a massive gatcha event. There is a website here; http://randomuseum.blogspot.com/ for the event with a little description on how it works. ( although, I am not sure what “Randomuseum” truly signifies ).

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You will want to start off at the museum. Run up to the item you want ( the items in the picture above are the items which you will win if you pay the gatch in picture below, the picture below which will be from the same designer would be the gatch item you will receive. Believe me, this was the part that got me lost. It may take a little while to catch on to so be patient. In those gatchas you may or may not receive two types of cards;

1. The randomuseum normal card; This card will give you access to the one item you truly want, click the picture above the gatch item to get a LM to the store.

2. The randomuseum Multi card; Is the more exclusive kind of card, having this card will give you access to ANY CREATOR’S VENDOR PRIZE ITEM at their store ( you get only one item per multi card). Of course that means you’ll need to be VERY LUCKY.

Here’s what I nabbed at the museum, this plush Tiny Monster. I literally spent much of my time running around with it “rawring” and asking people to ” pickenupa?” ( that means pick up lol) TONES of fun. It’s eyes blink and when you run around there’s some green fairy myst that comes out of it’s horns. Its has an option to sleep, and it’s tail even wages and fluffs around. Oh and his ears twitch!. Adorable! Enjoy the pictures and Have fun!,

Project RandoMuseum Gatch prize.

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Oh, and while the notecard says you can use viewer 2.0 I got this weird bug on the avatar and it never seemed to rez right. if anyone knows what this is about let me know. Thank you.

RandoMuseumxx

xoxo,
Mia

TP to the RandoMuseum to join in on the fun.
or
COYURA CREATION MAIN SHOP, for other versions of this little Monster
or
Visit Tiny Avatars OR Tiny LAB to see other types of tiny avatars.

Video :: Rufus Wainwright – Across The Universe

Sounds of laughter, shades of earth are ringing
Through my open ears inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a
million suns and calls me on and on
Across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing’s gonna change my world