Pink Again

Featuring
COSMOPOLITAN SALE ROOM
SHEY & SUGEL CO.


Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude!
~ Miley Cyrus ~

Dear Second Life,

Another pink post for you ;) 
Again my beautiful readers I have fallen into writer's block and I sincerely apologize for my short
articles. It is funny how I have all these ideas that seem to be great article material, but once I sit and I
am ready to start writing, I get stuck after "Dear Second Life,", staring at my screen and not knowing
what to type next. Lately, I can't put into words my thoughts and it's getting very frustrating. I ask that
you bear with me until I get my head back into shape, but for now, I'll be cheating by including just
poems, quotes, or very short articles in my posts. I hope you will understand. 

By the way,
I am so honored with the beautiful article that my Second Life sister Valki wrote for me, 
To Laura by Valkiria Fox. I am so very touched by her loving words and I feel like one of the luckiest
people in Second Life to have the honor of being sisters with this wonderful woman.
Thank you so much sis, and I too, love you tons.

This song is my daughter's favorite song by Lorde and she dedicates it to all of you.
EnjoY!




The
gives its last call before the new round arrives so you must hurry and take advantage of all the great, L$70 or less items (Except CSR Exclusives ) from our wonderful designers. 
This round includes a big selection for men, you really don't want to miss it.

I am wearing from this CSR round;
Felicia Cocktail Gown
in Magenta
from
SHEY
(It is also available in Aqua & Silver)
&
Heart Choker
in Pink
from
SUGEL CO.
(Also available in Purple ~ Red & Gold ~ Red & Silver)

TCS ROOM
Features some of the best SL Designers and their quality items for L$70 or under.
Round Changes every two weeks 

CS Room   ✤  FaceBook Group  ✤  FaceBook Page  ✤  Flickr
SHEY  ✤  SUGEL CO. MakeUp & Accessories


CREDITS
Skin ~ Shyla SK 6 ~ Belleza
Hair ~ Madeline ~ Truth Hair
Eyes ~ Ardent * Industrial (Large) ~ IKON Eyes
Ears Hat ~ Viva La Muerte * 2 Pink ~ Swallow & Just Design
Pose ~ Morphine
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo

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

~~

Sending a rain of love your way!

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~

A Chick Wish

Featuring
INDYRA ORIGINALS




Dear Second Life,
Have you ever wondered how it would be to start a brand new Second Life?
I have!
I do!
and I am VERY tempted.
But then I think I have more to lose by erasing everything that I have now and who I am,
and nothing really to gain by starting fresh.
Still, I wish I could give myself the luxury of a second chance.

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~


NEW
from
CHICK WISH
Outfit: Crop Top Sweaters - Skinny Denim - Studs & Leather


All Colors
Include

5- mesh cropped sweaters
5- pair of mesh jeans
5- pair of Glam Warrior earrings
5- mesh leather studded Envelope clutches

InWorld Store    MarketPlace  ✿  Blog  ✿  Flickr*Official  ✿  Flickr*Fan Group


CREDITS:
Skin ~ Lina * Milk (NEW) WoW Skins
Hair ~ Rossi II  =DeLa*=
Eyes ~ Ardent * Industrial (Large)  Ikon Eyes
Shoes ~ Rose Bootie "Diva" Pink  G Field
Pose 1 & 3  Body Language
Pose 2  [Ca.Co]
Model & Photographer  Lori Novo


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

My Faith!

Featuring
THE WHITE ARMORY


Dear Second Life,


Even from the depths of my troubled soul,
the light never ceases to glow.
Flickering constantly by my sobbing heart,
 still, it puts up a fight refusing to go off ... to die.
This is what I call hope,
what I call faith,
My Faith!
the one thing that guides my weary existence
during my darkest hours,
delivering me from the desperation to calmness and total peace.

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~


~ Rob Thomas ~


NEW
from

THE WHITE ARMORY

THE SPELLS OF MORGAINE GOWN SET

by Bee Dumpling

Summoning (Photo 2 & 4)

Antiquity (Photo 1 & 3)

InWorld Store  ♦   MarketPlace  ♦  Official Blog  ♦  WebSite


CREDITS:
Hair ~ Love (NEW) ~ EMO-tions
Glam Affair Skin ~ Mokatana * Jamaica * 04D (NEW) ~ Collabor88
Eyes ~ Ardent * Industrial (Large) ~ IKON Eyes
Jewelry ~ Attar Set ~ WTG
Poses 1 & 3 ~ Morphine
Poses 2 & 4 ~ aDORKable
Location ~ The Whisper Forest
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo


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



Many Blessings 

SECOND LIFE'S WITCHCRAFT... by Valkiria Fox

Featuring
FIFTY5 THURSDAY


Yes! Valki is also useless culture, especially when her mind is too full of real worries.
Have you ever tried to organize the 100,000 items on your inventory when you are too stressed?
If not, here goes the tip: try it. You will perceive that after some time your mind will be more relaxed
and you will feel as light as a feather. So this post is about witchcraft on Second Life. Is it possible
How could that be done? I know many of you don't really believe in this whole thing but let's be
sincere, I'm sure most of us already tried any kind of magic or spell to make that guy you are really in
love with fall for you, or to get that job you wanted so much, or to get a good grade on your exams.
You can include prayers here, as they are also a kind of magic.

How does witchcraft work? 
Witchcraft is nothing more than energy accumulated and directed to a specific end. That's why witches
lighten candles and incense, burn herbs, and have their cauldron where they mix and put fire in many
kinds of ingredients. Of course, I'm not talking here about live beings sacrificed, which I don't assume is
witchcraft, but as a kind of psychopathy. So you get the energy from somewhere, usually fire or
something burnt, or even your personal energy. Then you make it spin and spin, and head it to the
cosmos, so it will arrive at your target (what you wish to happen).

So how to do it at our age, on the Internet, and inside SL? Those methods mentioned before seem to be very overpast and I won't be crazy to ask you to throw your pc on fire to do witchcraft. But a candle or incense has a good size here. You can use it next to your monitor, just taking care not to provoke a fire. So put a candle on one side of the monitor and incense on the other (this is better when done at night). Light them and imagine the energy that flows from both coming together in the middle front of your monitor. From there the energies from the candle and the incense will run together inside your monitor, where there are many electrons and photons. And as mass is energy, you can use your screen electrons to generate more energy (in this part the orderly scientists would be killing me for this pseudo-science, hehehe, but I advised at the beginning of the text about the useless of that, so you kept reading at your own risk :p). So when all this energy is together it's time to concentrate on your objectives. Imagine what you wish to happen: that you will win L$10,000, that you will finally conquer that girl you've been interested in for a long time and now she is alone, that you will win the photo contest in which you participated, that you will never send an "oops, wrong window" to the wrong person, that no one will sell you on the Marketplace, that your favorite store will make a 90% off sale, that someone that you hate will be banned from SL, that the ex-boyfriend that changed you for another girl will discover that "she" is a "he" in real life, etc. After thinking strongly about that, imagine that accumulated energy spinning just like a hurricane, an energy cone, and when you feel it is strong enough, send it to the cosmos. Your body will be tingling and you should thank and eat something. Now you can be "on the keyboard" again and answer the hundred IMs you received while doing that. Let the candle and the incense burn until the end. Your witchcraft is done!




FIFTY5 THURSDAY

My picks for this week are;

Lace V-Neck Bodysuit
(Plum)
from
SASSY
&
Amor Dress in Black
(Designer's Choice #288)
from
PURPLEMOON

SLACY'S
is this week's *HIGHLIGHTED SPONSOR* for this week
Sale runs through Sunday, Some designers keep it going the whole week.
Men's Item #...5, 8, 15, 20, 24, 28, 30, 41, 59, 61, 63, 82

~~

CREDITS:
-skin: Andrea Witch - Les Petits Details (OLD HALLOWEEN GROUP GIFT)
-eyes: Bright light - Zy
-hair: Nyanotech Hair: Enilva V3 (Type B) - Curious Kitties (OLD GROUP GIFT)
-necklace: Minor Arcana Tarot Charm Necklace (Women's) - AZE Designs
-earrings: Minor Arcana Tarot Charm Earrings - AZE Designs
-ring: Twitchy Witchy Hat Ring - Noodles
-eyelashes: Sela: Black - Zibska
-eyeshadow:  Eyeshadow Wamp: violet - MONS
-lipstick: Witches Gloss & Teeth 03 - Pink Acid (OLD "THE BLACK FAIR 2013" GIFT)
-nails with rings: Nails RR black - CHANDELLE DESIGN (Old "The Black Fair 2013" GIFT)
-shoes: candy shoes sugar cane - Lavanda chic
-hat: Magic Witch Hat (part of the AbraMacabra outfit) - Boudoir
-poses and photos local: Best Free Photo Studio
-model and photographer - Valkiria Fox

A Blustery Cold Winter Kollective

Featuring
THE KOLLECTIVE
~ Blustery Cold Winter Theme ~


Dear Second Life,

I seem to be having a zebra day again.

(◑﹏◐)

However, it seems that the day got stuck on a black stripe and I need to
do anything possible to end it on a white one. And as we all know, laughter is the best medicine and that
is why I want to share with you tonight the funny YouTube video below. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Audi 2014 Big Game Commercial - Doberhuahua

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~


Don't forget that today a NEW,
THE KOLLECTIVE
begin. It will run from January 29 until February 26 with a Blustery Cold Winter theme this time.
And once again I find myself fallin' head over heels for the new gorgeous exclusive that jewelry
designer Sebastian Dionysus has created for the event...

THE
VICTORIAN SWIRL
Pink Set ~ L$125 
Blue & Black ~ L$200 each

Hope To See You All There
~~


Credits
Skin ~ Mya SK #1 ~ Belleza
Lashes ~ Inspiration Makeup Lashes ~ KekaHair ~ Sonne * Caviar ~ Bliss Couture
Eyes ~ Ardent * Clarity (Large) ~ IKON Eyes
Gown ~  ~ Bliss Couture
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo


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

I Hope You Dance

Featuring
HELLO TUESDAY


Our children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.
~ Henry Ward Beecher ~
Reverent and Social Activist

~♥۰۪۫۰۪۫♥~

Dear Second Life,
I remember very well the moment I heard this song "I Hope You Dance" for the very first time.
I was in my living room, back when we used to live in Rockport, Texas, 
I was watching my son and daughter play. 
My daughter was probably around three years old and my son a little over a year, not really sure but it
was around that time. The moment the song started to play and I heard those beautiful lyrics, my eyes
filled with tears. The lyrics are more like a mother's prayer for her children.

Midway through the song, I stood up and picked up in my arms my little baby boy and held my little
princess hand, and danced with them around the room. My tears kept rolling down and my little girl
kept looking up at my face with a beautiful smile.
I do believe that even at her very young age, she knew those were happy tears and she knew how much
I loved her and her baby brother.

My children are now teenagers but in my eyes and heart, they will always be my babies.

This song goes out to them...

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~

Wearing
MIRELLA * VALENTINE'S SPECIAL BODYSUIT
by
Sybill Hallison
from 
BUTTERFLY EFFECT DESIGNS
a
SLEBRITY SLECTION STREET SALE
deal.
(Includes rose)

Tuesdays only
where you can find L$50 and 50% Off items from some of the best of Second Life designers.

~♥۰۪۫۰۪۫♥~

CREDITS:
Hair ~ Sake * Black ~ LoQ Hair
Glam Affair Skin ~ Mokatana * Jamaica * 07H (NEW) ~ Collabor88
Eyes ~ Ardent * Industrial (Large) ~ IKON Eyes
Slink Hands ~ Elegant 1
Ballet Shoes ~ Etile * Red ~ L'Emporio Di Bru
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo


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

Whisper Forest

EXPLORING SECOND LIFE


Welcome to
WHISPER FOREST
Prince and Lanai
(Moderate)
by
FLY (flyfisher.walpole)

A forest retreat for a few special souls sharing a dream in harmony and peace...


~ José Embala O Menino ~
(A Lullaby)

Thanks For The Song and The Poem,
Love them!


To his Coy Mistress
by Andrew Marvell


Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime.
We would sit down and think which way To walk, and pass our long love's day;
Thou by the Indian Ganges' side Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would Love you ten years before the Flood;
And you should, if you please, refuse Till the conversion of the Jews.



My vegetable love should grow Vaster than empires, and more slow.
An hundred years should go to praise Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast, But thirty thousand to the rest;
An age at least to every part, And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower rate.

But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
And yonder all before us lie. Deserts of vast eternity.
Thy beauty shall no more be found, Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song; then worms shall try That long preserv'd virginity,
And your quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place, But none I think do there embrace.

Now therefore, while the youthful hue. Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
And while thy willing soul transpires. At every pore with instant fires,
Now let us sport us while we may; And now, like am'rous birds of prey,
Rather at once our time devour, Than languish in his slow-chapp'd power.
Let us roll all our strength, and all Our sweetness, up into one ball;
And tear our pleasures with rough strife. Thorough the iron gates of life.
Thus, though we cannot make our sun. Stand still, yet we will make him run. 

Many Blessings My Beautiful Readers.

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~

TO LAURA... Written by Valkiria Fox

A DEDICATION


After 4 years without logging to SL I decided to come back. It was about 3 months after I came back to
SL that I met Lori. At that time, I was one of her brother's girlfriends and had already listened from him
the best comments about his friend/sister Lori. One day he decided to introduce me to her so we went to
her house. It was a beautiful house and it was Wintertime. Lori had a frozen pond in her front garden
and was giving one of the parties that she used to give at that time, an ice skating one.


I didn't know why, but as soon as I put my eyes on that beautiful woman I got nervous as it always
happens when I know someone that will be important in my life. She came up to me and greeted me. 
She received me the best way possible, she was lovely, polite and considerate. At that time I could 
never imagine that one day we would become sisters.

Time passed and the more I knew Lori, the more I liked her. One day her brother said, 
"Lori, Valki will be your sister.", which made me very ashamed because he said it by surprise without
asking her about it first, and I didn't know her opinion about that. But as always, she was very friendly
and took it in a natural way. I complained to him about saying that to Lori without asking her first, but
he kept saying: "She will be happy to be your sister, don't worry." My relationship with her brother
arrived to an end but Lori and I kept being friends. A sad happening of destiny made us even more
united (sorry, not telling you this part, it's a secret held in seven keys :p). 

With time Lori told me her name was Laura. Coincidence or not, all people I knew with this name 
in my real life showed to be wonderful people. And this Laura was an even more special one. 
Once my computer broke and took 1 month to get fixed (as it was on Warranty, the technicians really
didn't worry about being quick on repairing it). During that time I perceived how the friendship Lori and
I had was important to me. I missed her much and it was wonderful to be able to see her again 
when my computer was working again. We shared many things and I was always impressed with how
intelligent, kind, talented, trustful, and lovely my Sister was. Lori has a rare pure heart, 
she is someone that makes you feel comfortable and loved. She has always a nice word to you when
you need it, that gives you her shoulder for you to cry your tears. She is also a very strong and
illuminated woman. That's why I love and admire so much this my so dear Sister. She was always there
for me when I needed her and always receives me with tenderness.

Laura, thank you very much for being my Sister, for giving me so much love, and for being 
the special person that you are. Thank you for all that you have taught me, all the help you have given
me on photography and editing, thank you for letting me be part of your life and of your blog. Thank
you for being always a so sensitive and understandable person. Thank you from my heart.

Sis, I know how you love MilkyWays, so those are for you! ^_^ 
That you always have happiness in your life. That you always have much health and love. 
That your wishes come true and that you never have a lack of money. That you are blessed in romantic
love and that your kids grow strong and full of health. And that MilkWays fall to you as rain, and
candies and all kinds of chocolate!

LOVE YOU "TONS" ^_^!!!




Love Blue ♥

Featuring
FA CREATIONS


Dear Second Life,
It is so hard to be caught between two loves. 
Having to choose the right one is so hard since both make me happy and they both are good to me.
Yet, they both are so different in so many ways. 
I only wish I could combine them both into a single one
and that way I wouldn't be forced to choose between them both.
I can't dare put one in front of the other since now they are both equally special to me. 

One gives me a warm sensation and makes me feel so sexy and
has been with me for so long that I never thought there could ever be other options.
Then, the other one comes, so suddenly, waking up to new sensations in me
that I never felt before. Sensations so wonderful that allow me to see myself in new,
beautiful ways, and it just kept growing on me.


See how hard it is?
However, today I had to make that dreadful choice 
and so I chose the color blue dress over the red one.

Making the choice between a red or blue dress was harder than you think.
The NEW
PARIS MINI DRESS
by Sandie Saenz
from
FA CREATIONS & SEDUCE
comes with Texture Change Hud
making it even harder to decide which color to pick from the 8 color choices.


Glitter & Leather Dress
*** DEMO AT STORE ***

InWorld Store  ♦  MarketPlace  ♦  Blog  ♦  Flickr

~~~~~~

CREDITS:
Hair ~ Harley ~ Truth Hair
Glam Affair Skin ~ Mokatana * Jamaica 04 D ~ Collabor88
Eyes ~ Ardent * Industrial (Large) ~ IKON Eyes
Earrings ~ Grapa Lapis ~ FineSmith Jewelry
Pose ~ Del May
Model ~ Photographer ~ Lori Novo


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

But before I go, here's that clip I promised you yesterday of the highlight, 
in my opinion, of yesterday's The Grammys 2014.
EnJoY

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~


The Small Cafe On The Hill

Featuring
THE COSMOPOLITAN SALEROOM


Dear Second Life

Just finished watching the Grammys 2014 with my kids and all I can say is it was epic. 
However, there was a beautiful highlight moment for me that as soon as I can get my hands on that
moment's clip I would like to share it with you.

But getting back to Second Life, I've been getting so much mail asking me very personal questions
which many I find kind of funny. Inquiring minds want to know if the reason I don't go to Tempura
Island anymore is because I've been banned from that beautiful place.
 As far as I know, I am still on the list of the welcome visitors ;)  So no, I wasn't banned, 
I am simply taking a breather and exploring new places. I still love Tempura very much and I still
consider it one of the most beautiful Sims in all of Second Life.

However,
I do have plans to pay the beautiful island a visit for a photoshoot. I have an Exploring Second Life
article planned in the near future. My plans are to take some shots using different angles
and wind-light-settings to give my photos a different feeling from all the tons of photos 
I have taken there before. I few shots of the regulars/people would be nice too ;)
So for all my Tempura friends, just letting you know that I'll be around there one of these days 
and hope to see you all. 'Til then, keep the Tempura magic and love alive and never stop Tai- Chi'ing

Forever Yours,
~ Lori Novo ~




The BumbleBee Cafe served me perfectly for today's photoshoot. 
It's a small, cozy cafe that sits on top of a hill away from everything. 
The closest sign of civilization is the grounds that are used for The Seasons Story. 
Blue skies and a soft wind outside, while inside the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the sound of La
Vie En Rose sang by Louis Armstrong makes this beautiful cafe so warm and inviting.

The purpose of my photoshoot?
To introduce some great items from this new round at the
COSMOPOLITAN SALEROOM
by Corina Wonder

These are the items I am wearing that you can find at the new CSR;

From
AsHmOoT
AW COLL OUTFIT
Dolly Ankle Boots (L$69) ~ Short Puffy Pants (L$69) ~ Short Jacket (L$99) 
Grace Top (L$49) ~ Intrigue Bag (L$ 49)
~♦~
From
DULCE SECRETS
CHARIN SKIN * FAWN * SALTED CARAMEL
L$70
(Also Available In; Bisque, Cinnamon and Copper)
~♦~
From
ZEITGEIST
GARTER SOCKS
L$30
(2 Pairs Pack Black & Grey)
~♦~
From
PELLE
SMOOTH EYESHADOW MAKEUP in BROWN
L$70
(Set of 8 Eyeshadow Shades)
~♦~
From
FINESMITH
SAGA01 RING in GOLD
L$60
(6 Styles To Choose From)
~♦~
All Three Poses From
{NanTra}
URBAN CHIC
(8 Poses ~ Mirror Included)
Single Pose ~ L$20 Each
Pose Pack ~ L$70

TCS ROOM
Features some of the best SL Designers and their quality items for L$70 or under.
Round Changes every two weeks 

Cosmopolitan Sale Room  ♦ Blog  ♦   FaceBook Group   ♦  FaceBook Page ♦  Flickr


OTHER CREDITS:
Hair ~ Noel * Winter ~ Tableau Vivant
Eyes ~ Ardent * Industrial (Large) ~ IKON Eyes
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo


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