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?”

Let’s get it over and just get naked!.

I appreciate unique skins, the beautiful ones, the creepy, interesting, hand drawn and so on. Fact is, trying on skins and making shapes for that particular skin is fun!.I may not change skins often since there is something familiar about wearing the same skin everyday ( that of course is until i get tired of it ).

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Anyway, so most of you have probably heard of the skin line Esuga by Eilfie Sugarplum. I discovered her flickr stream last year (2010) and was intrigued by her unique skins. At the time they were in early stages and she was still doing a lot of tweaking.

Long synopsis short she released another skin recently, named DASH inspired by the gorgeous actress Stacy Dash. I took one look at those lips and RAN over to her store to pick them up. I can positively say I love this skin!. The lips are just completely adorable and the entire skin appears to be seamless. I do however wish the bottom eyeliner was on the eyeline and not outside of because, it made adjusting the eyes a bit of a challenge.

Anyway, because I liked this skin so much I went ahead and created a shape for it!. I have set the shape out at Jumphearts ( the blog shop ).

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Hope you like it!
xoxo
Mia

What I am wearing;
Skin :: DASH by Eilfie Sugarplum
Shape & style credits :: 002 by Jumphearts ( Blog shop )

Video :: Spaceship by Puddle of Mudd

“So let’s get it over and just get naked
With sweat dripping down your little back
I’m a Holy roller and I own the spaceship
So let me take you for a little ride”

I let my heart go.

Windlight settings :: [TOR] SUNSET – silhouette by Torley Linden
Location :: City of Einar

Hey! So, I was away for a few days on vacation, I don’t know if I should even call it a “vacation” since that term should be defined as a period of recreation. Without going into much detail let’s just say going on “vacation” with family to visit family is like deliberately committing one’s self to an asylum with a window view of a lighthouse. Sound exciting? :) Yeah, I know.

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Anyway, there is however, always something exciting to come back to on the grid. I have on one of lelutka’s latest releases and I have to literally restrain myself from gushing all over this outfit, I wish my pictures could have done it enough justice.

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I have also been listening to paramore’s song, monster. After rewinding it a few times I began to wonder if the lyrics are referring to lady gaga? I really hope not, I love both parties and it will be hard to take sides.

Anyway, on to what I had on, enjoy,
xoxo,
Mia

What I am wearing;
Pose :: Sexy Pose 013 & Walking 003 by Apple Spice
Hair :: EDITORIAL01 in Marilyn by [LeLutka]
Scarves :: EDITORIAL scarves w/ belt by [LeLutka]
Bikini :: Micro Bikini Net version in White by Luck inc
Pasties :: Transparent Tape in Semi Sheer by .:A&M:. ( acid & Mala )
Shoes :: INNA in (White) V2 by [Diktator]

Video :: Monster by Paramore

” I’m only human
I’ve got a skeleton in me
But I’m not the villain
Despite what you’re always preaching
call me a traitor
I’m just collecting your victims
And they’re getting stronger”

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

Little miss sunshine.

Location :: Alice: Madness returns
Windlight settings :: ElysiumEilde _ Pinkpurplesunrise.

Sunshine

Hi there, so I had a really long conversation with someone today about living life to the fullest extent, traveling and experiencing nature for what it truly is.

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I think flowers are probably the second most beautiful thing out there in nature aside from my cat mittens but, that’s another story. While this is true this certain someone helped me understand that there’s beauty in the little things too, in his own little way.

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It sorta brought to mind Little Miss Sunshine the movie, if you haven’t seen it, you should. Just do it.
Anyway, I hope you like my look of the day.
xoxo,
Mia

What I was wearing;
Pose :: RibbonN56
Eyes :: ocean in sea weed by poetic colors
Hair :: Khloe in Blonde Honey by [Raspberry]
Mouth sunflower :: Sunflower Subscribe Gift by [EY:NO]
Left flower :: Leilani Flowers in Pink by >TRUTH<
Right flower :: Flower Accessory 100708 in White by Gumi’s flower shop
Top flowers :: Flower Accessory 100915 in CreamYellow by Gumi’s flower shop
Blush :: Rosy Blush 1 by cheLLe
Lips :: ~dolly lip~ in juicy orange by ROZENA
Freckle & Beauty Marks Set :: too much (for dark skin) by ROZENA
Necklace :: OLEN by KOSH
Balloon :: Heart in orange/red (with hand hold animation ) by Miasnow (Gatcha)
Glasses :: No lences reybey in (white) by [ glow ] studio
Jacket :: my short jacket by C’est moi!
Fur stole :: fur tipet 2 in [wheat] w/ (random fur) by tram
Top :: viggo v-neck in salmon by NANUK
Belt :: Giraffe Statement Belt by -La BlaQ-
Shorts :: – Summer Hibi shorts – in Pink by The Secret Store
Socks :: Duotone Socks Mit Suspenders in Sherbet by Pig ( Starlust Egg Hunt )
Bunny slippers :: Pink Bunny slipper by Suru Stormcrow ( free on marketplace )

“… some of them want to be abused… “

Location :: Mexico Distrito Federal ( stunning sim, my snaps don’t do it enough justice :( )

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I really like cybernetic looks and I think carrying swords is sexy so when I put this look together the other day ( yes, I have been walking around like this for a few days now ) I thought it was perfect but, when it came down to snapping the pictures, getting the perfect snapshot and location to get what I was trying to portray was damn near impossible.

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Did I mention how much I love apple spice poses? Especially their action poses? I had to restrain myself yesterday while surfing through her collection but, I must say they were literally perfect for this sword.

Also, a good friend of mine, Onagh Ashbourne, who is an angel by the way filled me in on the new updates going on around sl. It seems like mesh will be rolling in really soon, by the end of August, are you ready?

In other news;
Elio <3.

It’s awesome the things you discover on flickr just by browsing through it. It’s one of the only ways i update myself on what’s new in sl if I’ve been away for a while.

Anyway, I saw the skin I have on in this picture at lucifer luckless‘s stream and fell in love with the softness of the face. It’s still in beta and he’s doing a lot of tweaking so he’s looking for feedback and, I volunteered! :D and even modded my shape to create a face out of it.

What do you think?
If you wanna try it out too IM Lucifer Luckless in world and let him know you’d like to try out his Elio beta skin :D ohh and there’s a male version too :O Ikr?!!

thank you luci

What I was wearing;
Pose :: Action 002 by Apple Spice
Outfit :: G261 by Graves
Bracelets :: High-Tech Cyber Bracelets by .:[UD]:.
Hair :: Garden in Blonde 07 by [e]
Bow Accessory :: by [Anaphora]
Gloves :: Leather Gloves by [Sassy Kitty Designs]
Chest Tattoo :: The Suffering Machine by [S]oleil
Cleavage :: Breast Enhancer for Curio Sundust Light by Luck inc
Skin :: ( as always see side tab or check the “staples” tab )
Boots :: High-Tech Cyber Boots by .:[UD]:. ( promo, 199L )
Katana :: freebie on marketplace by justinmichael torok ( it was actually a display sword but, it’s easily modifiable if you wanna wear it instead )

Face look;
Dripping black tears :: tatto layer makeups v7 13 by Nuuna’s
Eyeshadow :: Wings (eyeshadow) by Insufferable dastard
Blush :: Rosy Blush by cheLLe
Lip color layer :: ~dolly lip(light)~ pink w/ (teeth) by ROZENA
Eyelash ( 1 ) :: WingLashes by HouseofFox
Eyelash ( 2 ) :: _NoAlpha Lashes N15_ by Miamai
Eyes :: Bullseye! in Turquoise by Insufferable dastard ( it looks green because of the windlight settings )
Cheek Piercings :: :Basic Piercings: – Cheeks w/ (Shadow) by Buried ( 1L )

Video :: Sucker punch soundtrack :: Sweet dreams by Emily Browning
( I had been avoiding the sucker punch movie hype like a plague,
the other day I caved in and literally got sucked in after hearing this cover of sweet dreams,
love, love this version and I’ve been listening to it in heavy rotation -.- )

Finally a shape!.

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I visited the dressing room yesterday and noticed the lien skin by atomic set out for sale in the buff skintone and my heart leaped!. Her skins are awesome!. So I decided to make a shape for that skin and set it out here. The shape is quite similar to my main shape except for minor tweaks here and there.

I have included a styling card with a clear description of what I was wearing including landmarks to each location. I also made various options such as; an option for lipsticks ( if you are big on wearing lipstick layers ), an option for ears ( if you wear prim ears ), another option for skirts ( If you wear sl’s default skirt layers ). While these options are not modifiable I have however included a modifiable shape in there for those who prefer to customize their own stuff. And remember, remember, always make a copy before you alter your new shape!.

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I hope you like it. Any questions? Feel free to ask.

Tp to jumpheart’s blog store!.

Fun and Fashion, Look #3

Windlight setting :: StrawberrySinghDotComTopaz
Post synopsis :: Here

Look #3 at this point I literally threw a bunch of stuff together and took a picture. What do you think?. I like this skirt from Narwhal but, because it’s a prim skirt I find it extremely hard to; 1, adjust 2, wear it with any decent jumpy animation overrider. Prim skirts can be very pretty but, I think sometimes designers should keep in mind that some avatars tend to move around a lot. Maybe an alpha layer would have made this skirt all the more wearable? Who knows? *shrugs*. Enjoy.
xoxo,
Mia
Fun and Fashion, Look #3

What I have on;
Poses :: Just free styling my animation overrider from Kuso
Hair :: BREEZE in Sweeden by [LeLutka]( gift )
Glasses :: Transmission Shades – Epoque Love by (epoque)
Boots :: Armarda boot by *Kookie*
Gloves :: Leather Gloves in *cocoa* by (5th&Oxford)
Flower Accessory 100708 in White by Gumi’s Flower Shop
Skirt :: Tiered Belt Skirt w/ stockings by Narwhal
Top :: Deep V Top by PIDIDDLE

Fun and Fashion, Look #1

Windlight setting :: StrawberrySinghDotComTopaz
Post synopsis :: Here

This look was inspired by Lelutka’s latest group gift, this adorable hat hair which I paired with a nautical jacket and a flirty skirt. I have a major thing for socks with suspenders, I think these are one of the cutest items I own and they add a certain playful edge to almost any item I wear, love em!. Also, this skirt is probably one of my favorite items by blow-up. I would have turned around and taken some shots of the back of the skirt but, I’m pretty sure you can’t handle the “hotness” teehehe. Enjoy.
xoxo,
Mia

Fun and Fashion, Look #1

What I have on;
Poses :: Just free styling my animation overrider from Kuso
Hair :: BREEZE in Sweeden by [LeLutka]( gift )
Jacket :: Tailored Short Jacket in Navy by AOHARU
Skirt :: MiniSkirt Zipped in White Denim by Blow-Up ( the accents are color-able )
Socks :: Gartered Socks -Overknee – in Off White by *League*
Boots :: RITA by .: vive9 :.
Cheek piercings :: :Basic Piercings: by [-B-] ( Buried ) – dollarbie
Top :: Thin Shirt in White by *Crazy*
Earrings :: MILKY WAY2 in polly white by [MANDALA]
Thong :: My sweetheart in Black by PARADISIS ( search through sl’s marketplace I don’t think this item is available at their store )