Wake Me To Life

Featuring
MADRID SOLO

Wake Me To Life

NEW
from 

FLORA FAUNA
and 
WISTERIA LANE

Full Face Designs
(Options Include: Blush Only ~ Eyes Only ~ Lips Only ~ Full Set)


~ Evanescence (feat. Paul McCoy) ~

"How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I’ve become so numb
Without a soul my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home"

Without A Soul My Spirit's Sleeping Somewhere Cold

CREDITS:
Full Face Design ~ Wisteria Lane (NEW) ~ Madrid Solo
Gown ~ Melli Butterfly Dress ~ CCD
Hair ~ Dolly Pink ~ Vanity Hair
Jewelry ~ Nova Haze ~ Finesmith 
Wake Me Up Inside


CREDITS:

Full Face Design ~ Flora Fauna (NEW) ~ Madrid Solo
Dress ~ Vanessa * Or ~ Morea Style
Hair ~ Rhonda * Night ~ Truth

~*~

Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo
Location ~ Lovely's Photo Studio
*** HERE For Credit Slurls ***


♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥


Mesh Be Fair!

Featuring
FIFTY5 THURSDAY

Does It Make You Wanna Cry?

Dear Second Life,

WARNING:
The following is intended for my "What the heck is she talking about. Has she finally gone completely insane?" readers.

I am a bit confused about the "mesh" thing.
Why is it that it only appears to cause problems on the female Avatars?
I am serious!
Have you ever walked into a store and find yourself surrounded by naked Avatars... and all ladies?
I keep seeing boobs here and a crack there and no matter where I turn, there it is...
boobs, crack or even worse, the "hello kitty".
But never do I see a naked guy's crack or family jewels. Oh, I forgot, those they get to carry in their back pockets 
and only come out till they need them. Unless they are sick and walk around Second Life
wearing a huge "thing" hanging out that seems to guide them like a gold detector to the the ladies in hopes that they will get lucky.
First of all, it is actually a HUGE turn off for us ladies when we see a man exposing his privates like that in a public place.
And secondly, we are not impressed by a huge thing at all! What will really impress us is a faithful "thing" even if it's the size
of our pinky. Are you with me on this one ladies?
GREAT, thought so!

Anyways, going back to what I was saying before,
it is not that I am interested in seeing any private parts of a man when I go shopping but I think it is so unfair for us ladies.
They get to enjoy the view of a room full of beautiful naked women and what do we get...  NOTHING! 
Unless we see the huge gold detector coming our way, but then in that case I recommend you run for your life.

 I bet other people are probably seeing me naked too just as I see them but nobody dare says anything. We all pretend everything is OK and talk about the weather or exchange cooking recipes while our clothes decided to finally rezz.  And then the wait.. the wait for our clothes to finally rezz  seems to last an eternity. 

The majority of my friends have already seen me in my birthday suit at least a few times. 
All thanks to the miracle of mesh and a stroke of pure luck, talking about my male friends here :P Usually when this happens, I tried to cover myself with whatever I can while mesh has mercy on me and will appear. But keep in mind that I only have two hands so I usually use them to cover my front parts. I will turn around and just show cheeks.
"Talk to the butt while my clothes appear." that is what I usually say, just kidding! :P

Anyways,
I don't know if I am the only one with this problem,
or if there are others like me.
"I see dead naked people Avis"


Mesh Be Fair!
Or all naked... men and women.
Or don't disappear from us when we are out in public!

Forever yours,
Lori Novo



~ Pink ~

Funny how the heart can be deceiving
More than just a couple times
Why do we fall in love so easy?
Even when it's not right



So instead of calling this posts
FIFTY5 THURSDAYS
I should call them "One Day Behind" because I never do them on time. Good thing most designers run the sale till Saturday and some keep it even longer.

VALKI'S PICK FOR THE WEEK

CLASSY COWL NECK COUTURE
Ruby Dress
from
SLACY'S
You Gotta Get Up And Try, And Try, And Try

LORI'S PICK FOR THE WEEK

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU GOWN
from
(LG) K COLLECTION

OTHER CREDITS ON VALKI:

Skin ~ KATE Vintage * Red Makeup ~ [PXL] Creations
Eyes ~ That ~ Zy
Hair ~ Layla/Type A * Topaz  ~ D!va
Ring * Short Necklace * Earrings and Bracelets ~ Classic Pearls ~ Lazuri
Long Necklace ~ LORETTA * Onix ~ Donna Flora
Eyelashes ~ Savia * Black ~ Zibska
Blush ~ Doll Blush 1 ~ Dead Apples Little Shop
Shoes ~ Moira * BlkPat ~ Lindy
Model & Photographer ~ Valkiria Fox
Why Do We Fall In Love So Easy?

OTHER CREDITS ON LORI:

Skin ~ Chic Skin ~ Belleza
Hair ~ Amylee ~ CaTwA
Mask ~ Cosmic Mask * Gold ~ Finesmith
Jewelry ~ Crystal Gold Set ~ Two Sisters Treasures
Poses & Location ~ Lovely's Photo Studio
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo

♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥

Lake Of The Woods

Featuring
THE WHITE ARMORY

And I Get To Kiss You Baby Just Because I Can

Dear Second Life,

Please don't think for a second that I had forgotten about you yesterday. 
I decided to spend most of the day with my kids. I took them shopping for their back-to-school stuff, went to 
eat Chinese and ended the day going to the movies to watch Kick-Ass 2. It was a great day but I got home feeling so tired.

I've noticed that lately I am starting to come less and less to Second Life which is a good thing. Sometimes we forget our priorities
and start living our Second Life as if it was our first, do you know what I mean? I remember once my mother told me that it was so sad 
to see how people get closer to the people they meet over the Internet than to the ones they have in RL.... so true mother!
I have to admit though, I feel a million times closer to some of my best friends here than I do to most of the people in my RL. 
However, my kids will ALWAYS come first before anything or anyone. They are my greatest loves and I am so blessed to have them.
And the best thing is that I do not need pose balls to give them a kiss or a hug like my Juvie says. Steppenwolf  is always asking me how they are doing. He's always telling me to give my kids and my mother a hug. He has no idea how much that means to me.

I always said that if you want to win my heart the way to do it is through my children ;)

GROUP GIFT
Today I went by
The White Armory
and picked up this week's group gift
Lake Of The Woods Gown Set
(Includes The Necklace)

Remember that the group gift changes every Saturday, late at night.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Adios for now,
Keep a close bond with all the special people in your Second Life.
But don't forget your family while doing this.

Second Life is but a beautiful dream... 
Real Life is the most extraordinary gift from God.

Forever yours,
~ Lori Novo ~


~ Michael Buble ~

And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.

You're Every Minute Of My Everyday

CREDITS:
Skin ~ Ava 2 SK ~ Belleza
Eye MakeUp ~ Glamourize * Green ~ R.icielli
Hair ~ Alessandra ~ Truth
Tiara ~ Chrysolite ~ TEMPESTOUS
Earrings ~ April's Group Gift ~Finesmith
Eyes ~ Ardent Industrial (Small) ~ IKON Eyes
Location ~ EDEN CASTLE
Pose One ~ Modelka
Pose Two ~ Exposeur
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo


♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥

Simply Beautiful, Dirty and Rich

Featuring
FREE HAIR


Dear Second Life,

Today my Second Life day started so wonderfully when I noticed that my sister was already
logged in. I just couldn't contain my joy so I immediately IMed her to let her know how much she
means to me and how much I love her. We got all mushy with our sisterly love that a few tears made 
an escape from my eyes. She has the most gentle soul and a heart so precious that I feel so blessed to
have her as my sister and best friend. We have been through a lot together and it is unbelievable. What
we have shared has only made our sister bond stronger. She shares my joys that if I am happy, she
seems to light up from my happiness. But when I hurt, my tears become hers.
There is nothing she wouldn't do for me to protect me and see me happy.


I feel as if my Second Life is just beginning again, and I do believe that the best is yet to come. The
future however is always uncertain to everyone, but one thing is for sure,  it'll be a million times better
than before. She and I still have many memories to create together. We will share joys and an
occasional tear but with my sister by my side, this Second Life is well worth living.


STEPPENWOLF
So excited that I just can't help it!
Step spent part of the morning showing me some islands. He is looking into getting us a paradise. 
I have never lived on beach land before since I started Sl, but a change of scenery sounds very
appealing to me. Hmmm, this makes me wonder if he is planning on parking his pirate ship 
in our front yard and blocking my sunsets. Step, we need to talk! :P



LATERS MY LOVES
Feeling a little feverish here :P
Maybe it was the walk I took earlier at the park.
The sun was bright and warm... beautiful day I tell you.
Time for a nice, cool shower now.
Please don't forget that there is a beautiful life out there waiting for you.
Step outside and let the sun shower you with life.

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~

Flickr

All the hairstyles for this post come from
 Beautiful Dirty Rich (MP)
FREE Hair Pack
Over 30 Styles
Colors include ONLY Coral and Majestic


CREDITS
Skin ~ Elle Dark SK * Line 5 * #16 ~ Belleza
Eyes ~ Ardent Industrial (Small) ~ IKON Eyes
Earrings ~ Petite Heart Earrings (FREE) ~ *R+a* (MP)
Poses & Location ~ Lovely's Photo Studio
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo

♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥

I Shall Believe

BIRTHDAYS

My Children,Aedo Destiny,Friends,Movies & Entertainment,My Pets (RL),My Writings,Steppenwolf Crescendo,My Quotes & Poems,Juve (juve31),Birthdays,SL Sisters & Brothers,Valkiria Fox,Songs,Quotes & Poems,


"I wrote a poem to you watching the sunset today. It was a beautiful sunset- no clouds, 
all deep blues, and golds and Venus setting but I was thinking of you."

Venus sets, over crushed indigo,
But Lori

My true star of love,

Rises!
~ Steppenwolf (steppen.crescendo) ~


·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙


Dear Second Life ..,
What do you have in store for me next... I wonder?
Being here has been an amazing adventure that will forever live in my most precious memories.
The journey continues and honestly, I hope it does for a very long time.
Soon, it'll be my three years in Second Life and I feel as if the best is yet to come.
Memories made and lessons learned along the way are part of how this beautiful Second Life 
has enriched in a very meaningful way who I am now.

Thank you Second Life



Open the door
And show me your face tonight
I know it's true
No one heals me like you
And you hold the key...

·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙

First
I want to wish my beautiful SL lil sister Valki (Valkiria Fox) a very 
HaPPy BirTHdaY!

Sis, here is a little something I took out from my memory chest that I read when I was probably
around 12 or 13 years old and never have forgotten ...

Beautiful Dreamer
Have A Beautiful Day,
May All The Dreams You Are Dreaming,
All Come Your Way.

Love you sis!


·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙


On the 11th it was my sweet pirate's birthday.
HaPPy BeLaTeD BirTHdaY wolfie!
Love you tons!

Here is something I just wrote for you...

Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
I used to love Sponge Bob
but now I love you!

Get it?
Ummm, probably not
I am so lame.

Anyways, you had to be there to know what I am talking about :P


·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙

Another great friend of mine that will be celebrating a RL birthday tomorrow is our
Tempura angel ... Aedo Destiny

HaPPy EARLY BirTHdaY!

I would have sent him a Milky Way (from Texas, USA to Rome) to help sweeten his special day but he
prefers we wait till wintertime. He doesn't want to open up a box to a melted chocolate bar due to the
high temperatures. I offered to include a napkin and a straw in case he has to suck the melted chocolate
out from the box but he refused.

"No no Lori, we wait til wintertime, and I hate you still"

Ok so he didn't necessarily say it in that way but I bet he was thinking it :P


·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙


Yesterday was such a crazy and exciting happy day for me as all Saturdays are.

First,
Lori (me :P) had a great fall LITERALLY,
when my dog Cookie came running to me as I was running to my truck to get something and midway
we came together, just like in the romantic movies when the guy and the girl run across the white sand to each other while the ocean's breeze blows her hair so beautifully and they embrace and roll on the sand in a passionate kiss.
Well, of course, Cookie and I didn't embrace or kissed, but I was sent like ten meters into the air (exaggerating a little here to make this story more exciting) when she got in my legs. I actually saw my whole life flash before my eyes and also the many people that had stopped at my neighbor's yard sale. It was all like in slow motion. I am serious, even my son and daughter said they had to wait a while to finally see me hit the ground. "Mom, I thought you were never gonna finish falling." those were my daughter's exact words. How I did that, I have no idea!

Once I finally hit the ground, Cookie, thinking I was playing, got on me playfully and licked me all over. My son had to help take her off me while I kept asking him, "OMG did anyone see me fall?" He said no.
But HE IS LYING >:( Remember my neighbor's yard sale? 
Thank God I am not an egg or I would be all cracked right now.


·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙


Another great Saturday moment I want to share with you is when Step (my loving partner) and Juve (my bffff diva) finally met. That was very important for me since they are the two most important men in my SL. Juvie put Step to the test of "Seriously loves Lori and not for fakes"
and Step pass with flying colors!!!
What can you expect from a sweet pirate/wolf that adores me and seriously thinks I am a goddess.
Nobody better tell him I am just a goof with a few loose screws that still believes in Santa Clause.

Yes Step,
I AM A GODDESS
YOUR CROWNED GODDESS, if you will, just like in the movie Love In The Times Of Cholera.
(◕‿-)


·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙˜”*°•. ❤ .•°*”˜˙·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●•٠·˙

My beautiful before I go please allow me some words that come from the deepest part of my heart ...

Please don't let this Second Life change you in a negative way. Use the beauty of this magical world
in a positive way. Let's not forget our principles and integrity and the respect we owe to ourselves, to our families, and the people we meet here. Let's be truthful, there is nothing crueler than to use people as if they are nothing, just pieces of a game. Let's not lie and deceive people with stories of things that never were or are. If we don't want to share much of our real life that is our right and understandable but what is inhumane is to invent things that can seriously cause so much pain to others. We get to care... really care and get to cry real tears.

Be as truthful as you can or say nothing at all.
Best to leave a good memory and a smile behind.

Forever yours,
~Lori Novo ~

CREDITS:
Hair ~ London * Night ~ Truth Hair
Skin ~ Elle Dark SK * Line 5 * #16 ~ Belleza
Eyes ~ Ardent Industrial (Small) ~ IKON Eyes
Head Piece ~ Spring Is Here ~ A&A  Fashion
Wings ~ Sy Insperation ~ Finesmith
Pose ~ FlightyPixels Editorial
Location ~ Lovely's Photo Studio
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo

♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥

And we can't stop

Featuring
FIFTY5 THURSDAY

So la da di da di ... We like to party Dancing with "Lori" :P
Remember only God can judge ya, Forget the haters 'cause somebody loves ya! 


Dear Second Life..,

I find myself feeling so loved and so happy that my heart can't stop jumping inside my chest.

This post I want to dedicate to Step, my sweet pirate and wolfie ... my hero
and also to the rest of my gang of sillies who have become an amazing group of friends that are always there 
willing to join me in any crazy idea this little head of mine comes up with...
Valkiria Fox
Juve Wheelwright
Aedo Destiny
and my good Etrad Alex

Love you tons guys

~ Miley Cyrus ~

And we can't stop
And we won't stop
Can't you see it's we who own the night?
Can't you see it's we who 'bout that life?

♪ Don't take nothing from nobody, Yeah, yeah ♫


For this 
FIFTY5 THURSDAY
post I have encouraged my lil' sis Valki to take her own photos :P
Job well done sis!

Her picks for this week

K Collection Paparazzi Dress
from
LIV-Glam

Less Is More: Shinning Black Angel  Shoes
and
Supermodel Amira: Peacock Bag
&
Hollywood Star Hat: Lady Shinning Black
from
BDS Design Studio

Remember only God can judge ya ... Forget the haters 'cause somebody loves ya!

This week I have decided to step a little out of my comfort zone and go a bit wild.
Hope you like it ;)

My picks for this week

Cheyenne Outfit
(Includes Skirt, Top, Boots, Belt, Long Socks, Arm Warmers and Poncho)
from
LoveCats
&
Monochrome Eccentric Makeup Tattoo
from
Dulce Secrets 
♫It's our party we can do what we want ♪

OTHER CREDITS ON VALKI:
Skin: Katya: Europa 07 C - Glam Affair
Eyes: That - Zy
Hair: Demi: Dark Blonde - Damselfly
Ring: Eternity Ring (FREE) - [ETERNITY]
Necklace: Trendcaster: Purple - BDS Design Studio
Bracelets: Cuffs: Silver - erratic
Eyelashes: Belle - Amacci
Blush: Runway Blush: Pink - Amacci
Eyeshadow : Lying Eyes: Purple - Madrid Solo
Location - Hangars Liquides
Model & Photographer - Valkiria Fox
Can't you see it's we who own the night?

OTHER CREDITS ON ME:
Hair ~ Kena ~ EMO-tions
Skin ~ Katya * Jamaica 05 * Glam Affair ~ COLLABOR88
Earrings ~ Itsy Bitsy Spider ~ Chop Zuey
Wedding Ring * Chop Zuey ~ From Step 
Eyes ~ Ardent Industrial (Medium) ~ IKON Eyes
Poses & Location ~ Lovely's Photo Studio
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo

♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥
 photo 3_zps40cbd621.jpg

Time to say bye for now.
Leaving you with this beautiful image of my sis Valki.
Don't forget to smile and spread the love around.

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~



SONG LYRICS ON READ MORE

The Great Collabor88



Dear Second Life,
This month's theme, the 20's, has to be one of the best ever.
The era of the 20's, with all its glamour, is one my very favorites. I just wish I had the talent to create
fashion in Second Life and offer it to all the beautiful SL women breathtaking creations 
covered in stones and all that shiny stuff that make us look like Christmas trees ;)
But for now, all I can do is create all those beautiful dresses in my mind and dream of some day becoming 
one of the best fashion designers in Second Life.

Forever yours,
~ Lori Novo ~

Untitled

These are some of the items I picked during my visit to Collabor88 last night

Dazzle Gown * Champagne

(L$188)
from
ISON

Katya * Jamaica 05 Skin

(L$188)
from
GLAM AFFAIR

Claudette Mesh Hair * Night

(L$188)
from 
WASABI PILLS

Poses

(L$88)
from 
EXPOSEUR
Untitled

OTHER CREDITS:
Eyes ~ Ardent Industrial (Small) ~ IKON Eyes
Jewelry ~ Giorgia ~ Donna Flora
Location ~ Lovely's Photo Studio
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo


♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥



Filter The Great Gatsby 

Without You Things Go Hazy

Featuring
MIMIKRI HOT COUTURE


HeLLo
BeauTiFuL WoRLd

 Handfuls of love sending your way 

"Watching you laugh and dance and being happy warms my heart"
That is what Steppenwolf said to me last night.

And I say that to you now.
We all deserve to be happy in life.
We all deserve to be loved ... but with a genuine love free from lies.
Our feet should always be tickling this beautiful earth with our dancing.
And laughter should be the universal language that brings hearts together.

Forever yours,
~ Lori Novo ~



What if I fall and hurt myself
Would you know how to fix me?
What if I went and lost myself
Would you know where to find me?
If forgot who I am 
Would you please remind me?
Oh, cause without you things go hazy.
(Ah's)


This dress is my favorite one of all times :P
I am serious!
I like it better than any other outfit I have in my inventory. I got it a long time ago and since then
I still haven't found any other dress that beats it. It still holds first place in my list.

It's the 5th Ave in white (L$450)
you can also get it in black, gray, rosa (pink) and neptune (blue)
from
MIMIKRI HOT COUTURE

You're gonna love the detail on it, it is absolutely beautiful ;)


"Smiles baby yu are so aglow! Muah love yu to bits!!"
~ Steppenwolf ~

CREDITS:
Hair Kinda Shy * Black Beauty  ClawTooth
Skin  Ava SK 3  Belleza
Bracelet  I Love To Love Bracelet  Finesmith
Eyes  Ardent Industrial (Small)  IKON Eyes
Sandals  Xi Wedgesandels * White (no longer available)  Aleida
Poses  aDORKable
Location  Lovely's Photo Studio
Model & Photographer  Lori Novo

♥⊱Thanks To All My Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥