Tempura

Photo Credits to Tempura Island Blog and Polly Reina

I really hope you all Tempura Island lovers have checked out Tempura Island's official website.

If not, I think you should. There you will see many faces of the people that visit this magical place

every day, some may be even very familiar to you. Who knows, you might be already there and not even know it. 

My good friend Polly Reina (Polly, love you so much ❤) has been doing such a wonderful job

capturing heart-warming images in every photo she takes of Tempura's visitors.

This morning she made my day when she IMed me...

Polly Reina: hi Lori:)

Polly Reina: http://japan-tempura.blogspot.com/2013/01/avatars-that-visit-tempura-act-24.html

Lori Novo: hiii polly, hugs :)

Polly Reina: hugs:))

Polly Reina: I pic you before some day

Lori Novo: omg Polly, tyyy soo much

Polly Reina: yw:))

Lori Novo: it is wonderful ty, you just made my day,  God bless your heart

Polly Reina: yours too Lori:))

Polly Reina: have a nice day

Lori Novo: tyy you too :)

Thank you Polly, it is truly an honor for me. 

Photo Credits to Tempura Island Blog and Polly Reina

Teddy Bear

Do I like teddy bears?

What girl doesn't, right?
So when my good friend MK (monkeyking211) asked me if I liked teddy bears, I was quick to respond "Yesss I do!"
Now, MK has always been so kind to me in the way he treats me, always so charming and a total gentleman and as such he asked if I would join him at his friend Serena Mist's (xurtheone), store so I could choose any bear I liked.

Hard decision though. I was divided between the Teddy Bear-Bourbon Street, which gives beads that you can wear and the Teddy Bear With Flowers, which pops up from a basket holding red flowers. So what does he do? He gets me both... so sweet of him :)

After that we decided to take a quick photo together before he went back to real life.

Thank you Mr. MK for the gift and for mentioning me again in your blog :)

As irresistible as the tides ...

BTW,
You all can get this beautiful animated Teddy Bear for free from MK's friend at
You Are The One!
once you join the group.

Ars Simulacra

Welcome to
Ars Simulacra
(Mature)

DESCRIPTION:
Step into a mind melting experience and surround yourself with sound, video and lights! Created by Thoth Jantzen, this magical installation is a mysterious place of contrasts that appeals to all your senses.  With six separate areas to see, you will leave feeling amazed. Enable media settings for a truly trippy time!

Starting Location
Mediamorphosis

So I was very hesitant to post this Exploring SL post for the only reason that my Mac is not yet equipped with  QuickTime that would allow me to see and play streaming media inworld. Therefore I wasn't able to properly experience this wonderful installation as I should. However, after giving it alot of thought I decided to still go ahead and take this voyage with you. 
Why?
Well, because I still found it amazingly incredible to visit, so I can just imagine those of you that can fully enjoy the experience as it is intended ;)

Corner of 
BROKEN REALITIES

Life is like approaching street corners, we never know what awaits for us at every turn we take.

Lori Novo with the Watcher

Of course we're watching you!
 Just because we're watching you doesn't mean
you're not paranoid, though.
~ The Watcher ~

Autoris

Lumina

Cube Tube 

K-Matrix 

Angel ✿ LoveCats

Secret Wednesday
List
for this week.
"Our goal here at Secret Wednesday is to provide shoppers with high quality items for a one day only low price of 49L. Each Wednesday, our merchants will lower the price of one item and provide that item to you in their stores. Once a month, our merchants will come together in one place and offer up to 5 items each in a mega sale!"

Credit for Above Photo and Yellow Text  ~ http://secretwednesday.blogspot.com/

Shhhh, I have little secret for you ;)
This cute outfit I am wearing comes from
LoveCats Designs
it is the
Angel Outfit
and it includes
Dress, Thong,  Stockings and Boots.
It is  my pick for this week's Secret Wednesday.

Sorry, bear not included :P
My cute bear is a prize from ♥ Be Loved Hunt ♥

Hair ~ Cassie ~ Amacci

MISS WIGSTOCK 2013

On Sunday, January 27, once again I visit Theatre On The Hill for a very special event,

the 2013 Miss Wigstock (Drag Competition) 5th year.

Pageant where my dear friend Juvie competed for the crown for the first time. 

The theater filled up almost an hour before, showing this was a much-awaited event. 

The competition lasted two hours (12 SLT - 2 SLT). Royalty of the Second Life community 

as well as photographers and bloggers attended the event. 

Eight contestants were fighting for the crown and each wonderful participant 

made it hard for the three judges,  Eddi Haskell (Blogger and Photographer), 

HRM August Florian and Chetz Szondi, to choose a winner.

MISS WIGSTOCK · Competition 2013 · GA · SecondLife

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Not surprisingly my own Juvie was the winner taking the crown and the title for  

Miss Wigstock 2013 and the prize of L$15,000.

HRM August Florian: FINALLY OUR NEW QUEEN IS NONE OTHER THAN ..........

HRM August Florian: jUVE WHELLWRIGHT

Garth Raleigh PROUDLY HANDS PLATINUM AND DIAMOND TIARA....

ADN $L15,000 TO JUVE

Juve Wheelwright: I hear nothing what happened?????

Juve Wheelwright shouts: thank you thank you thank you.....love you all

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Juve Wheelwright **!!Passes out!!** Due to Fashion Shock!!Slowly, 

because I ain't trying to hurt my back!...Cuz I'm a Diva!!

Butchella DeVille: lol

H E T H   V E R T A U S: LMAO

Juve Wheelwright shouts: OMG!!!! Thank you so much all

Erik Bayn: lol

Leiden Bayn: Congratulations, Juve!

Oliver Elton: all i can say it was a great pleasure to work with all of you, total diva professionals

Floyd Arun: yep, u are a DIVA!

Pic One: Oliver Elton - Master of Ceremony

Pic Two: Shaunn Bravin: HAIL TO MISS WIGSTOCK 2010

Shaunn Bravin: THE QUEEN OF ALL SL!!

Shaunn Bravin: MJSHotboy Skytower!

The Contestants

Pic One: Belko Rau

Pic Two: Miguel Harsley

HRM August Florian: 

WITHOUT FURTHER NONESUCH, 

i AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR SECOND RUNNER UP IS MIGUEL MARSLEY

Pic One: Draghan Marksman

Pic Two: Jeanmark Nightfire

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Juve  Wheelwright

Pic One: Glenn Dalafter

Pic Two: Atreyy

Pic One: Silvano Korobase 

HRM August Florian: oUR FIRST RUNNER UP IS NONE OTHER THAN SILVVANO kOROBASE

Pic Two: MJSHotboy Skytower

HRM August Florian, DJ Q, Othon, Oliver Elton, MJSHotboy Skytower, 

Eddi Haskell, and Chetz Szondi

Java On The Hot Seat

I can easily say that Java Junibalya is one of the best known people in Tempura Island. Those that frequent the Tai Chi circle are familiar with his now famous greeting

How are you this fine day?
Today is a good day to be alive...yes?

I am used to seeing women fall for his charming ways but never in my life did I think that there would be one that would put Java in the hot seat. I am talking about my good friend Darya who kept Java on his feet for a while. All in good humor.

java Junibalya: Loriiiiiiiiiiii: how are you on this fine day?

Lori Novo: doing good java ty :)

java Junibalya: Lori ...today is a good day to be alive...yes?

Lori Novo: yes it is

java Junibalya: that is awesome Lori

ღ  ŢίηĄ  ღ : hi Lori

ღ  ŢίηĄ  ღ : hi java

ღ  ŢίηĄ  ღ : hi everybody

java Junibalya: Tina: how are you this fine day?

java Junibalya: I am fine...today is a good day to be alive..yes?

ღ  ŢίηĄ  ღ : yes java

Darya: Hi Lori, Hi Java, Hello Rai, Monste

Darya: Hello everyone

Lori Novo: Darya hii :))

java Junibalya: Darya: how are you this fine day?

Darya: I am good Java in this fine day :) How are you?

java Junibalya: I am fine darya...today is a good day to be alive...yes?

Thank You For 40K Pageviews

❤❤❤ THANK YOU ❤❤❤

In The Ocean

Graceful,  
Beautiful,  
Sensual and full of love...   
you are like a mermaid...  
you  belong in the ocean.
~ by Oceanis~


~*~*~*~

Hair and Mermaid Outfit from Boudoir
Pose by Del May

The Beautiful People... Pablo Neruda

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Meet Pablo Neruda (pabloneruda2000) from the UK.

Let me start by saying that Pablo is one of my dearest friends so this post is very special to me.

Please don't get me wrong, all the beautiful people that I have introduced to you are all special, 

even those that I have just met and still don't share a deeper connection with.

Pablo is like my mentor in a way.  He knows exactly what to say to me when I am in need of some

advice. He is genuinely a great man like I told my good friend Jaicya ...

 Lori Novo: he is such a kind man :)

Lori Novo: one of the best ppl u'll ever meet in Sl :)

 Jaicya: i agree with you :))

Pablo has taken it upon himself to watch out for my health. 

He is always after me asking me if I had enough sleep and asking me not to drink too much coffee. 

He also is teaching me a Japanese word for each Spanish one I teach him.

From his profile

"Come and ask me nicely and i may whisper secrets...

Not looking for  SL relationship or intimacy in any form or shape*"

A look into his First Life ...

" Nice try..jk..just ask me:) "

Only Time

- Enya -

When I asked him for a song he liked, he asked me to choose any from Enya.

This one Pablo is for you, my favorite ;)

~*~*~*~

Now let me share with you a little something Shyhot and I intend to do with my good friend...

Lori Novo: OMG shyhot I love ur slippers

Pablo Neruda: haha

Lori Novo: next time I'll wear mine too

Shyhot: hahaha they are lovely arent they lori?

Lori Novo: YES!

Lori Novo: next time I'll join u in wearing slippers

Lori Novo: maybe we can get more ppl to join too

Shyhot: that is a great idea!

Lori Novo: :)

Shyhot: Pablo will look nice in slippers

Lori Novo: omg yes

Lori Novo: I would love to see him in slippers

Pablo Neruda: lol Shy what wrong have i done to you

Lori Novo: lol

Shyhot: ;) nothing....why? lol

Lori Novo: lol

Pablo Neruda: u making me wear those slippers?

Lori Novo: Pablo, I'll get u some cute bunny ones :)

The Beautiful People ... Lori

Posted by Oceanis

Meet Lori Novo from Texas, USA

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Yes, you guessed it. Today's beautiful person is none other than Lori Novo.

Now Lori has no clue she is being posted in her own Beautiful People section of the blog. 

*and she is probably gonna kick my ass for doing this*, but I will suffer the consequence.  

It is well worth it!..

Lori Novo is a truly beautiful person for many many reasons..  She has a beautiful heart and spirit, 

 so much love for family and all her friends.  Lori has a smile that could melt an iceberg. 

Most of all,  she is beautiful because of how much beauty she perceives in everyone around her. 

 And I think you will all agree with me when I say, Lori Novo is definitely a beautiful person!  :)

~*~*~*~*~*~

1st. Life

I'm an American, female in her 30's

RL is RL, SL is SL.

I'm from SL, end of discussion. =)

Love you :D 

Visions Of Dryland

Welcome to
Dryland
by Anita Witt
(Mature)

"A giant dried out lake, a parched and barren lakebed with hulks of old rusted ships, now resting on the dried cracked mud. A once desert island with decayed warehouse buildings which now holds a gallery. The surrounding landscape slowly being occupied by gypsies, carnies and tradespeople. This is Dryland, the new sim design by Anita Witt."

Inspired by the man-made disaster that is the giant dried out Aral Sea in Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan.
Once the fourth largest lake in the world. Now reduced to a pale (heavily polluted) shadow of its former self, by thoughtless and ineffective irrigation projects in the surrounding areas, effectively cutting off all major water sources.
More information about the Aral Sea here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_sea

~ From "Welcome To Dryland" NoteCard ~

Funny how things sometimes work out,  just yesterday I was telling Ocean that I needed to find something interesting to write about, well in my case to take photos of since that is my biggest passion in SL, photographing all those beautiful and interesting places that our talented creators put together for us to enjoy. Last night I was still clueless of what I would write about til this morning. As I was logging in I noticed some popular places, I was immediately drawn to this particular one, Dryland.

Upon arrival, my enthusiasm raised high when I realized that in fact my intuition for a great photos location was confirmed, Anita Witt had not let me down.  She very cleverly had created a beautiful, nostalgic place where peace and tranquility can be breathed in as soon as you land on the dock. 

The peace that I felt while I was visiting is something that I search for in every place I explore in Second Life.  I can honestly say that it was one of my favorite things that I found at Dryland.

What I found very interesting was a small body of water that sits in the middle of all the dry land, surviving its surroundings. Not only has it stayed alive, but provides a home for the fish that swim in its fresh water and a family of ducks that swim about with no care in the world.

This existence of this "pond" in the middle of a dead land represents to me strength and courage. It represents the faith that we all should never lose no matter how hard our life gets. This pond stays alive, not letting the world around it dictate its outcome. It remains strong and not only that, but in the process, it provides shelter to other living things.

Dryland has a wonderful photography exhibition on the main building at the dock where Anita Witt's wonderful art can be appreciated and purchased. Four other great Second Life photographers have joined Anita and are presenting their art as well. They are Melusina Parkin, Ziki Questi, Marlen Slazar and William Weaver.

Circo Picolo

"Woops ..... a baby"

Anita has invited Pallina60 Loon to feature her wonderful fertility and birth installation as seen on Burn2 back in October, 2012.

"Sometimes Mother Nature played with the destiny of human beings, so it can happen that you are in this world by chance, without which, those who have gone conceived, they had planned of creating a new life. this is how I have come to the world and I thank my parents for not having thrown me but not all those who were conceived accidentally have had the same fate, and therefore have never been born. What I realized is that no matter how you got here, the important thing is to be there and enjoy that.

This installation, entitled "Woops ..... a baby", portrays a mother nature that emerges from the arid playa to the Burn2 and play (for this reason has a red nose of a clown) with the creation of life. You make a dive into the past to when you were not yet born, and from within the womb of your mother, you could hear her sing a lullaby for you (or at least I like to imagine that he did so). But above all, enjoy yourself :-))"
~ From Pallina60 Loon NoteCard ~

Beauty can be found everywhere you look, even up in the sky. The Albartoss Air Ship has to be one of Drylans's unique attractions. 

There are two things that I ask of you when you visit this incredible Sim. First, don't forget to check out the Photo gallery while you are there. The talent of these five Second Life photographers is absolutely amazing and I don't doubt you'll be leaving with one of their artistic photos.
Second, as I always ask of you, please, PLEASE make a donation to Anita Witt's donation barrel located at the landing point (deck). Remember that this is the best way of showing our appreciation for her hard work.
Our donations help keep those Sims we love so much open ❤

Before I leave I want to leave you with this image.

Two beings dancing under the sunset sky.
This is Ocean and me wearing a Kokopelli , Avatar Rigged Mesh that you can get for free at the Circo Picolo.

Ocean thank you for making this "Exploring SL" in Dryland post so fun and special for me.
Love ya ❤

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~*~

Hair ~ Bloom ~ Amacci

Brat

A BrAt?

Steppenwolf: Lori's got a brat side to her

Steppenwolf: hahah
Lori Novo: :P

Thank God is Friday!

Ahhh can't wait to see my friends and just have a good time tonight.

Every night has been amazingly fun every time I see my wonderful friends.

Tonight shouldn't be the exception.

Before I head out to meet them, I want to thank Mr. Wolf (steppen.Crescendo) for the beautiful song and to also let you know that I am so loving this outfit I am wearing. 

It is the 

Paris Outfit

from

Liv Glam

and it was my pick for this week's

FIFTY5 THURSDAYS

Still available at the store this week

Ohhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhhh

[Verse 1:]
Oh, her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shinin'
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday
Yeahh

I know, I know
When I compliment her she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think that she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me "Do I look okay? "
I say

[Chorus:]
When I see your face (face face...)
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
And when you smile (smile smile...)
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
Yeah

[Verse 2:]
Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday

Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I'll say

[Chorus:]
When I see your face (face face...)
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
And when you smile (smile smile...)
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)

The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)

[Chorus:]
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing (amazing)
Just the way you are (are)
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for awhile
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are

Yeah