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Tesoro Mio


“There I were,
Talking to you
in the language of sunsets.
I wanted to hold
that luminous wind in my hair,
to burst across the horizons and glow.
There you were,
like a minute flowing out of an hour,
In the big air,
Separating me from myself.”
― Monica Laura Rapeanu



...and he said to me,
"I love you. I love you with all my heart. You are my world, my heart, my everything.
And I can't live without you. You are the air that I breathe, the heartbeat that lets me know I am still alive.
but...
I still think of her and the beautiful moments we shared together. Her memory visits me in the shadows
of my loneliness when I sit alone, and you are not here..."

Hello Beautiful World!
Some people only know one way to love, and that is with the intensity of a hundred years.
Absence in time doesn't erase the feelings of that love, even if it ended in much pain.
The memories of what once was will always remain in the back of the heart, like faded photos
and words almost forgotten. But the joy, the love, and the pain once felt will always remain tattooed
to our lives. We can cover them and hide them, but they can't be erased.
Both my mother and my grandmother loved this way. They gave their heart once, and continued
to love from that moment on til their last breath, through time and a lifetime of absence.

Thank For Reading!
Much love,
Lori Novo


Credits
NONNATIVE - ZARA HAIRSTYLE (BLACK) ● Donna Flora ORIENTE Ring ● :V.e. Jennifer Dress - Berry
Scarf - {ViSion} // Yvonne Dress - #18


You Were There

For My Steppenwolf


"Don't ask me
What you know is true
Don't have to tell you
I love your precious heart

I, I was standing
You were there
Two worlds collided
And they could never ever, ever tear us apart!"
-lyrics




Credits
MINA - Catalina Hair ● VELOUR: Gomez HD Lips [Lelutka Evo] HUD ● KUNGLERS - Petal Earrings
Valentina E. Gwyneth Ensemble Charcoal ● Scarf - {ViSion} // Yvonne Dress 

In Three Words, My Heart Hurts


"In three words
My heart hurts
So why do I feel it in my whole body?
All over
It's the worst
Feeling down has just become a hobby..."




My heart was literally hurting by the pain, and it wasn’t just a matter of speech.
It was pain... real pain.
It felt as if someone had just given me a good kick to the chest, lending the force of their heavy boot
right on my heart. I kept pressing my chest in a fist, trying to make my heart stop from hurting,
but it wasn’t working.
The pain stubbornly refused to go away and instead weakened me into a fetal position on my chair
with no tears in my eyes, even though they all were eager to come out as eternal cascades.
But somehow, I managed to stop the tears from coming out,
flooding me inside and drowning me in a deep despair.


The more pain I was feeling inside, the thicker my skin felt on the outside. It was like I was building
a hard fortress, a metal armor, as if that was gonna protect me from the pain that I was feeling.
But the pain was already inside me. It had already made itself welcome and inhabited
every room in my heart, uninvited, cruel, and unmerciful.


But oh well, at least I wasn’t gonna let anyone get too close to me again.
Now, I was facing the world behind my walls, inside my shell, and behind a shield of armor.
 I knew now not to trust every smile because evil tends to hide behind the most beautiful smiles.
Just like Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus to the authorities by kissing him on the cheek in the Garden of
Gethsemane, a smile can hide so much evil behind and bring us so much pain.

Was I becoming something that I didn't like?
Had Second Life begun to change me?


Mistrust was my new protection..
Anyone from now on who needed to say something to me would have to do it from a distance.
In my mind, I felt that the fewer people I let near, the less chance of me getting hurt.
 Now my world, my life, was composed of a very few that could be counted on the fingers of one hand and still have fingers left. A few hearts are attached to mine, but with a constant fear of still getting hurt by them. It wasn’t a matter of "if" but of "when" this would happen. It was a matter of waiting because of everything I had experienced before. That was the one thing that I was never able to stop, getting hurt, hurt by the trust and the love I had shown to some.

- lori novo


"I'll stand on my feet, but not today
I'll hit delete, throw it all away
I'll be so sweet, right to your face
But when you leave just let me cry
Get it all out baby..."


Credits
KUNI - Isa Hairstyle ● KMH - Hair CP020 Natural Pack (Bangs) ● Kibitz - Rye's Earrings - Gold ● :V.e. Jennifer Dress MT Black

Love Shack Bang!

GREAT LOCATIONS


"Mix together salt, black and cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika,
parsley, oregano, and thyme in a shallow bowl until thoroughly combined. 
Press catfish fillets into the spice mixture to thoroughly coat...."

OR...



"The love shack is a little old place where
We can get together
Love shack baby
A love shack baby
Love shack, baby love shack
Love shack, baby love shack
Love shack, baby love shack
Love shack, baby love shack..."


Craving some fresh Cajun Blackened Catfish?
I know just the place... ;)
Hello my beautiful people and welcome to Mr kitty's (vinje) Love Shack
at the Bayou Chat Noir (Moderate)!
Please do come in and take a seat. ;)

"Bang bang bang on the door baby, knock a little louder
Bang bang, Bang bang, Bang bang.
Love shack, baby love shack!"

This is the place to go for the freshest catfish and the most deliciously prepared Cajun-style meal in Second Life,
where freshness is always 100% guaranteed.
You'll catch your Catfish swimming in your plate's delicious caramelized veggies and cilantro lime rice.
STABS THAT FISH WITH MY FORK! Yummm-Yummm. How about that for freshness?!
Need a good drink to water that delicious catfish bite down?
How about New Orleans' official cocktail, the Sazerac?
But if you prefer a good beer an Abita Amber which is one of New Orleans's best beers may be the
perfect choice to pair up with our meal.
Now, as it always happens when I visit a place,
I go for one thing in mind but always end up staying for a dozen others.
Voodoo anyone? With the help of the spirits that hang around in this location,
hey, all your problems will be a thing of the past.
Tummy problems? No problem.
 A broken heart? No problem.
Speeding ticket? Ummm, not sure about that one. :P


With that yummy yummy in my tummy catfish meal, I am ready to start my day.
Love me a good morning breakfast any day. Now thinking about having myself some eggs and
pancakes for lunch. Never mind, found a can of cat food on my way out on the porch, maybe it belongs to
Mr Kitty. [Looks around to see if no one is watching, picks it up, and puts it in her dress pocket.]
.... walks away singing.

Have a great day everyone!

Bang bang on the door baby, bang bang!
On the door baby, bang bang!
On the door, bang bang!
On the door baby, bang bang!
You're what?
Tin roof
Rusted!
Love shack, baby love shack!
Love shack, baby love shack!
Love shack, baby love shack!
Love shack, baby love shack!


Credits On Me
WINGS-HAIR-ES1030 Blondes & Reds ● ARNAUD HAUS Twisted Cuff Bracelet GOLD
Valentina E. Sydney Dress Oatmeal ● [Essent] Bella Knee-High Boots Leather

Paparazzi 📷 Oh Pretty Baby!

These are the most beautiful, most interesting, cutest-sweet, and best-dressed avatars
that I encounter during my outings in Second Life.



Hello Beautiful World!
Today we finally got some rain down in south Texas where I live.
We'd been having over 100-degree temperatures for weeks already and all the grass everywhere
is dry-brown-dead, really, a very sad sight to see.
It was so hot that outside sounded like the Fourth of July with corn fields popping like fireworks
and covering the land in layers of popcorn as far as the eye could see. :P
But now let me take the subject in a totally different direction.
As I was reading a news article earlier today about how very few Texas prisons
are equipped with proper air-conditioning for inmates, it got me thinking
about some of the things we take for granted.
Now, a prisoner for sure must be missing doing just about everything,
even the smallest of things that we all get to do on a daily basis.
Everything from just sleeping on a soft pillow to being able to step
outside our front door and smile at the sun.
So with that sad thought in my head,
I started thinking that even people with physical disabilities lack the capacity to enjoy
many of the things we all are so blessed with.
For example, for someone in a wheelchair,
can you imagine how much it would mean for that person
just to be able to take a few steps every day?
Or for a blind person, to be able to see the smiles on the
faces of their loved ones. How about a deaf person,
being able to dance to the rhythm of a beautiful melody? 
Heroically, all these people with disabilities still find ways to keep enjoying life 
within their limitations inspiring others and becoming heroes
with their good examples of strength and courage. <3
Now I don't know about you if you are a strong and healthy person that keeps very active.
Or, a disabled person with limitations but still able to live a happy life overcoming daily obstacles.
My question is the following...
If we suddenly would find ourselves lacking our freedom, sight, hearing, etc., 
what would be the one thing we would wish we would have done, or done more?
Now I am not talking about something extraordinary like extreme sports
for example rock climbing and martial arts.
I am referring to the things that are considered small and insignificant
like taking walks in the park or watering our plants.
Because be sure, God forbid if one day we would wake up to find 
a lack of the freedom to live a normal life, 
even being able to look out the window 
would no longer be considered something small and insignificant. 
It will be something extraordinary that we would wish we could be able to do.

So what is it?
What is the one thing we would wish we could be able to do?
Now that we know, what is stopping us from doing it now??


Now I leave you with some of the beautiful people I had the pleasure of running into and meeting
these past two weeks. <3

darkbloom - Naraelina Ordinary - dymphana - gabriela.crystal
 
preciouslove.sabra - soralove88 - Raimy Dakota

lachicaromantica.aries - opheliatrey - edensrose - Calima Dufaux
Credits On Me
Shimmer ~ Magika Hair ● FINESMITH BIG NECKLACE CREAM ● Valentina E. Pouffy Dress Blush
Ariskea[Katrina] Wild Flowers Bouquet - [3] ● Location: Serenity Oileain (Moderate)

LEO

CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND




Embraced by the stillness of midnight...
hushed my heart, do you hear that?
That is the sound of peace
like musical notes entwined.
No anger can take over my soul.
It is not allowed.
Only beautiful thoughts.
For midnight lullabies me to sleep
And the new morning will see me anew.
Fresh as the morning dew.
Pure as the first rays of light.
And warm like the sun on my skin.
I am at peace.
I am beautifully
bound for happiness and new dreams.
For the storm has passed.
And eyes will not look back.

-Written by Lori Novo


Hello Beautiful World!
Please meet Leo (lionheart.barrowstone)!

"I am not pompous so I don't demand that people find some clever way of introducing themselves.
'Hi, how are you' or  'May I join you?' are both fine with me lol Note that I am crap at keeping up with
busy local chat so if I do not answer it is certainly not personal and you have my sincere apologies!"
-From His Profile


I had the pleasure of meeting Leo a few days ago at Tempura Island. I was immediately attracted
to his avatar as soon as my eyes came upon his presence. It was not only the Samurai battle armor
that he was wearing but the beauty of his physical avatar that attracted my attention to him. 
It was truly perfection in my eyes.
Of course, you already know me, I was very curious to find out more about him, and with no
hesitation I Imed him. He immediately replied and from that moment on, our long chat began.
We talked about everything from RP, cats and dogs, and The Last Samurai film.
Time really seemed to stop but at the same time, it seemed to fly of how much I was enjoying our chat.
It is always golden when you meet genuine good-hearted and polite people to chat with.


Then it was time to part ways.
He was at Tempura to show his friend around since she was very new to our beautiful Second Life,
but not before we agreed to continue our conversation the next time we run into each other.
Now, I will share with you something, every time I meet someone new, male or female,
I usually get different feelings that their presence provokes in me.
Sometimes the feelings can be from amusement to anger, awe, awkwardness, boredom, joy,
craziness to nostalgia, etc., with Leo, I felt peace. The peace that I needed.

Now maybe, just maybe, Leo was there in Tempura at the same time I was there by some divine
intervention without him or me even knowing. He was there to provide peace for someone
that was caring so much sadness on her shoulders. He might have been a passing angel that may
never cross paths with me again, but in those minutes that we got to be in each other's presence,
he completed the beautiful job that every human has on Earth, and that is to touch somebody's life
and bring some light to their darkness. Thank you Leo!

Thanks For Reading My Beautiful People!
Much love,
Lori Novo


Credits On Me
Sintiklia - Hair Katryn ● :V.e. Anastasia Dress Blush

Spend Your Time On Me




Don't you be wastin' all your money
On syrup and honey because I'm sweet enough
Don't you be usin' every minute on makin' a livin'
Because we got our love
Listen to me 1, 2, 3
Baby, baby, baby
Spend your time on me
Don't you be out all night long leavin' me all alone
Because I, I need your love
Don't you be spendin' everyday workin' away
Because I'm waitin' for you
Listen to me 1, 2, 3
Baby, baby, baby
Spend your time on me
Spend it, spend it, spend it
Your time on me
Please baby, please baby
-lyrics

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Credits
Model & Photographer Lori Novo
Thanks to my wonderful ●Sponsors for their kind support!


My Vanity Hair Inventory ● Designer Tabata Jewell

Ticket To Unknown Destination

Hello Beautiful World!
Something different for you today written by me.
 Steppenwolf for sure is going to freak out with this one. :P
Enjoy!


IS ANYONE OUT THERE?! she screams,


IS ANYONE OUT THERE?! she repeats,
but nobody answers. She had bought a train ticket for an unknown destination and it had arrived
at a place where nobody exists, just shadows from the past.
The train that before had made an intense squeaking sound almost tearing the tracks as it came to a stop 
to let her off, now rushed away, seemingly, escapes in fear from the anguish that one could breathe in the air,
air that burns the lungs and the eyes, almost making them bleed.


She walks slowly into the isolated streets, where music plays and waves of laughter can be heard,
echoing from very far away, from a past that now is gone, like sounds of life that were stuck in these ruins forever
as they laugh silently in pain.


She continues to walk and gets an overwhelming feeling that she is being watched.
She feels being undressed of her skin and of her soul as if she's being judged and her mind goes numb. Her ears buzz
as if a mass of enraged bees travel through the tunnels of her head. She wants to scream, but she can't. Her eyes tear up but her face remains emotionless, and her fists get tighter and tighter making
her fingernails stab deep into her skin, like sharp daggers thirsty for blood.

Drip
Drip
Drip
Her blood starts to cover the spot where she stands, like gravid cascades of furious waters.

PLEASE STOP!
She finally screams, and her scream echoes through the streets. She hears heavy fluttering wings ascend
from a rooftop. Was that an angel from heaven? She asks, "Or was it an angel from hell, my hell?"