A Difficult Man

CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND

 

Hello Beautiful World!

The day is almost over, but before heading to bed, I want to introduce the four gentlemen I 

photographed early in the day during my visit to Tempura Island. It's been a while since I've done one of

my paparazzi posts, or in this case, a Capturing Tempura Island, so this is more like a combo, two in one.

The men I'll be showcasing were far from being difficult, as the post's title says. On the contrary,

they were easy to photograph, and I really enjoyed listening to the clicking of my camera, which

inspired me to venture out again in search of beautiful people to photograph. My "Paparazzi" blog posts,

have always been one of the favorite sections in the blog. "Our Moments Together" still remains #1.

I hope you all had a beautiful day. Tomorrow I'll be sharing some great Second Life

news that I am sure will make many of you happy, like me. Or some of you may not be so happy.

Either way, I am very excited that I can't wait. ;)

Keep safe and reaching for the stars.

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

She's A Rainbow

~ Lola Marsh ~

  

battel

“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,

we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures,

have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,

who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing,

not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, 

that is a friend who cares.”

― Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude

Prince Philip of Hirilorn (philbroth.luik)

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite,

the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration

for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach.

The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”

― Ayn Rand

hekk Beverly

“Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams 

according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.”

― Roy T. Bennett

akira (akira09k)

“Keep Going

Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life.

Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.”

― Roy T. Bennett

Credits

Location - Tempura Island

.NONNATIVE - BESITO HAIRSTYLE (BLACK) ● Butanik83 - Rose Hair Ornaments ● C&C - Lauren Earrings - Gold - RUBY

DEAD DOLL - Franziska Dress - Red Roses

Beragon Betts 👑 The King

 CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND

“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth.

I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.” 

- Elvis in 1956

Lori Novo: which is your favorite Elvis song?

Lori Novo: so I can include it with your picture

Beragon Betts: A little less conversation

Lori Novo: ok, I'll stop

OMG. LOL, why am I like this?

Am I the only one laughing finding this so funny? :P

Anyways...

A Little Less Conversation

- Elvis Presley -

Hello Beautiful World and all the Beautiful People in Tempura Island!

This is a well-overdue post where I have the honor of capturing a moment or a person on this beautiful island

that made my mouth drop in a long awe.

But who do we have here? Is this the king, the king of Rock'n' Roll, or better yet, Tempura's new king?

Please meet Beragon Betts, 16 years and 10 months, Second Life old.

From His Profile

Look out kid, it's somethin' you did. God knows when but you're doin' it again. -Bob Dylan

To see a World in a Grain of Sand

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 

And Eternity in an hour. -William Blake

We don't see the world as it is. We see the world as we are. -Anais Nin

And in the end... the love you take... is equal to the love you make -The Beatles

We dance round in a ring and suppose, 

But the Secret sits in the middle and knows -Robert Frost

Instead of watching rainbows, I'm gonna make me some.

-John Lennon

Luminous beings are we.

-Yoda

Beragon Betts is a DJ at Muddy's Music Cafe PG (Moderate) where you can find him

every week from Thursdays through Mondays from 8-10am playing great tunes for you. 

Everything from pop, dance, and classic rock from the 1960s to the present day.

He also has a group of Beragon's Believers that you can join to stay informed on all dates and

locations where he'll be.

Now, while it was The King Set outfit from Thirst that he was wearing that first caught my attention,

after further inspection of his complete look, I can honestly say he had the whole look spot on, from head to toe,

everything from the hair to the skin and the eyes. Beragon has to be the closest Elvis Presley look-alike

in Second Life in my opinion. Kudos to you my friend!

Thanks for reading my beautiful people. Over & Out!

-Lori Novo

♥

Paparazzi 📷 Tempura Island

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!

I decided to do a Paparazzi post based on the beautiful people that visit

Tempura every day. I already have a special section dedicated to this beautiful island in

Capturing Tempura Island but today I thought, why not?

Now, I do want to first introduce you to zazou.rivera (above pics) which if there was a nomination

in Tempura for Best Dressed Female Of The Year, without a doubt, she would win it.

Ms. Zazou seems to have a favorite spot on the golden bridge where you will always find her, but then

again, I am sure we all have our favorite spot in Tempura. Actually, I have four different spots on this

beautiful island that I like to claim, MINE, MINE, JUST MINE! :P

But going back to this beautiful lady, Ms. Zazou always seems very quiet and likes to keep to herself

however, I had the pleasure of meeting her and even visited her Second Life home on one occasion

and I got to say, she was very welcoming with a very lovely friendliness about her.

Avalon Evergarden - 69emma96 - cappucino79 - rose.parkin

Rhett (rkp 30) - Adas Davi - Rahul (rahul11chau)

Now, the seven people above, are some of the ones that captured my eye for one reason or another.

Not all of them are regulars at Tempura, but I still had a chance to chat with most of them, confirming

that in fact, they are people that I truly want to have in my blog. However, the last three people, I

can share a little about them with you.

Third to last we have Rhett (rkp 30) who is very new to Second Life, just a few months old really,

so I took a few minutes to welcome him to our virtual world. This is something I like to do when I

notice new residents and want to make them feel welcome.

Second to last we have Adas Davi, a regular on the island and I am sure very well-known to all

the ladies there. Adas is a charmer and loves to give all the ladies beautiful roses. I should know, I

already received two from him. Thank you Adas!

And finally, another regular to Tempura in the last picture we have Rahul (rahul11chau) who

I always notice standing at the landing circle. Hmm, I wonder why people always stay there?

Anyways, Rahul has some beautiful words written in his profile that I would like to end this post with.

"I am new to this world but learned a few lessons. 

1. everyone deserves respect and their freedom ... so don't force urself 

2. Only you and only you can make yourself happy.

3. Every avi has a human behind it. Your real nature will reflect in ur avi.

So if u are a douchebag in real u will be here. 

4.  There is more to life than beauty on the outside. It's about what's on the inside."

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

Credits On Me

DOUX - Wendy Hairstyle ● -[ vagrant ]- Sunny Top ● POX - Anaja.Bells in Dark-Blue

Martian's Return

 GREAT PROFILES

Because it is only with the heart

that one can see the true beauty in others.

-Lori Novo

Alone: Kapil Sharma, Guru Randhawa, Yogita Bihani 

| DirectorGifty | Sanjoy | Bhushan Kumar

Hello Beautiful World!

Please meet Martian (superengine) who I had the pleasure of meeting earlier today while doing Tai Chi 

at Tempura Island. I had been checking out profiles and had not noticed when he got there, once I

noticed him standing next to me, I decided to check out his profile too and found some of the

most beautiful words.

"if you are lost then you can join me.

i run my SL at lowest graphics settings which means all your high end avatar beauty 

wont be visible to me. but your good heart will be."

You see, he has a simple phrase written in his 2nd Life profile section that carries so much meaning and

immediately tells so much about the kind of person Martian is. And in fact, when I Imed him to say

hello and let him know how much I liked his profile, I found that his interaction with others definitely

matched what he had written five years ago. You see, Matian had left Second Life five years ago and

today was his first day back since then. What are the odds, of running into him right at the moment of his

return and having such a beautiful impact on me, solely by those simple words in his profile that

had caught my attention like no other profile on this beautiful day.

He explained that back then he had a computer that limited him from really seeing all the beauty in Second

Life. Thankfully now, he has a better working computer and will be able to enjoy Second Life a lot

better. I asked him to please not change that part of his profile at least for a few days since it would be

the part that I would be sharing with you all. He very happily agreed with a smile and said...

martian (superengine): still the profile text applies. no supercomputer can bring out the beauty

like the heart

We had a pretty extended conversation where I couldn't stop smiling knowing that I had

come upon a genuinely kind soul, one that with his words and action honestly honored the beautiful

words he had written years ago in his profile. I truly felt the beauty of his heart and the peaceful

energy that his presence provoked in me with every passing minute as we continued to chat.

There was no doubt in my heart that he was the kind of person that I would like to keep as a friend

and not just a passing encounter. That is why I immediately and happily accepted his friendship request,

something that I rarely do since it is really hard for me to let people into my life. Martian, however,

was a special exception. His beautiful soul can be sensed from a mile away.

By the way, I am actually the first friend he made today on his return to Second Life, what a 

beautiful honor.

Life is such a mystery and full of surprises. Sometimes we wake up looking forward to a beautiful

new day but instead, we are confronted by the toxicity of negative people. Then, there are those

days when we least expect it, and someone with a beautiful shining soul walks into our life 

and makes us a friend. These are the people, and these are the moments to embrace and cherish.

To be thankful to be alive and thankful to have the honor of the good people we find along the way.

martian (superengine): eventually thats all is left in life right. the heart of that person.

Lori Novo: yes, everything else doesn't really matter

martian (superengine): we  will remember that more than anything

Thanks For Reading!

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

Dragon On a Bloody Sky

 CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND

“Beware the darkness of dragons,

Beware the stalker of dreams,

Beware the talons of power and fire,

Beware one who is not what she seems.

Something is coming to shake the earth,

Something is coming to scorch the ground..."

― Tui T. Sutherland

BERSERK 

1 HOUR of Epic Dark Dramatic Intense Massive Action Battle Music

Hello Beautiful World!

It is not every day that you get to see Tempura's sky and water tinted all in blood, but today was one of those days.

It just had to be to properly welcome an unusual visitor to our beautiful island,

Brandon Mazski (emtume), the dragon!

“What do you know about dragons?”

“They're big, scaly, four-legged creatures with wings who terrorized small villages

until a virgin was offered up as a sacrifice.”

He grinned again. “I do miss the virgins.”

― Katie MacAlister

I miss the virgins too. I miss the time when I was one of them and... :P

Anyways, I honestly doubt that any virgins will be found on our island to offer to this dragon.

At least not today. :P

Every once in a while a virgin will stop by to then immediately leave once she starts getting Imed

by some of the pervs and flirters that frequent the island every day. Now, don't get me wrong, not all

men in Tempura are bad, most are truly very polite and respectful gentlemen that I enjoy chatting with.

They know how to be respectful and not cross any lines, others, oh well, not so much.

But going back to Brandon the dragon,

Oh Brandon, what a beautiful dragon you are, so majestic sitting on the highest point of our beautiful

golden ballroom while overlooking the land below in search of something, perhaps a virgin?

Now, don't look at me, I already made it clear I am not one of them, however, I too was one

of you many, many years ago.

I was FIRE, the dragon that loved to wear beautiful hats while flying in the sky and blowing fire.

I too looked for virgins, male virgins that is, and use them as toothpicks. :P

HERE, you can see me as a dragon.

Anyways, love how lately I have been coming upon so many interesting people to blog about

in our Tempura Island. What will be next? I excitedly wonder.

Maybe the next dragon you will be seeing there will be me. Being human Lori is just too hard

most times. Too many heartbreaks I tell you. Becoming again a dragon would make my Second Life

so much easier. That is something to really think about. That would also save me a lot of money

on clothes and toothpicks. ;)

Take care now!

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

WLS Used: [TOR] HORROR - Bloody Moon

🇺🇦 Miss Little Shiny Dust 🇺🇦

CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND

May peace finds its way back to our world,

sooner than later.

So the innocent can sleep feeling safe

in the calmness of the night.

And so they can wake up to brighter and hopeful new days.

-Lori Novo

🇺🇦 Ой, у лузі червона калина.

Ukrainian patriotic folk song

Hello Beautiful World!

Today after my "Now I'm Feeling Different" blog post I thought it was time to go out and look

for someone beautiful and special to feature in the blog and bring them perhaps a smile.

Little did I know that life had a very special surprise waiting for me and that I would be the one

actually getting the gift of a smile.

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): :-)

Lori Novo: Hi little one :)

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): hi Lori

Lori Novo: welcome! :)

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): ty

Please meet блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub) from Ukrain.

"A little peace and nothing more.

Tears are just feelings that we all carry inside us.

Just hugging and hugging without war and violence. Just feel the pleasant warmth

Just life in harmony."

- From Her Profile

Once I decided to go out and see if I could find that special someone that would either awe or wow me

to feature in the blog, I headed for my so-loved Tempura Island, where I am guaranteed to often come

across the most amazing people. You can't imagine what a joyful surprise it was when I saw little

Shiny Dust join us in Tai Chi. I couldn't believe my eyes to see for the very first time in all my 13

years a child avatar joins us in Tai Chi. I was absolutely blown away with joy seeing this adorable

little one standing in front of me. I couldn't stop smiling. There was something special about her and I

could feel it in my heart, it was a mixture of tenderness and sweetness and for some reason, sadness too.

Soon after chatting with her, I realized there was a reason why I felt that way before I even knew

anything about her.

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): I am Ukraine

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): what we all need is just peace and our land back not more,

it is better as to sit in a bunker

You can just imagine how sad I felt after hearing this and how much more I wanted to embrace her

and let her know that I was sorry for what she and her country are going through. How hopeless

I felt not being able to bring the peace her country needs.

Mike (jmjl) - Tik (tik2020) - блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub) - Crem (SamaraBalbino)

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): just here to find peace and relax

Lori Novo: yes, Tai Chi is very relaxing

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): yes it is

Lori Novo: it helps me too when I am sad

Lori Novo: or worried

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): tempura is what we need

Lori Novo: I'll keep you and your beautiful country in my heart and my prayers

блискучий пил (floeckchenmondstaub): ty so much

The beautiful people from Ukraine need our prayers to bring peace to their country.

These are some other ways we can also help;

●Ukraine Red Cross

●Voices Of Children

●Help Families Impacted By The War In Ukraine

●Amnesty International / Ukraine Crisis - Help Protect Civilians

●Doctors Without Borders - Ukraine Crisis

●Protecting Children In War Zones

●World Central Kitchen

●GlobalGiving - Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund

●Humanity & Inclusion

●Future For Ukraine

Thanks for stopping by my beautiful people.

A HUGE hug going to my little Shiny Dust, God be with you!

Much love,

Lori Novo

♥

LEO

CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND

A Small Measure of Peace 

~ Hans Zimmer ~ The Last Samurai

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

Marcus Inkpen

 CAPTURING TEMPURA ISLAND

Aren't happy girls the prettiest?

Of course they are!

But then again, even a cat would look prettier if it smiles... Wait, what? Cats can smile too? :P

Ride

- Lana Del Rey -

"I was in the winter of my life

And the men I met along the road were my only summer

At night I fell asleep with visions of myself dancing and laughing and crying with them

Three years down the line of being on an endless world tour and my memories of them

were the only things that sustained me

And my only real happy times..."

-lyrics

I chose the above song for this blog post for two reasons;

First, I forgot to ask my new victim, I mean, the person I am about to introduce to you for a song choice.

And second, as soon as I saw him, he reminded me of the men from the video, and of course

I would be Lana Del Rey (Ha, I wish). :P

But seriously, if you haven't yet, really listen to the beautiful monologue in this song, truly some of the

most beautiful poetic words you'll ever hear/read.

Flickr

Hello Beautiful World!

Please meet Marcus Inkpen!

"Wizard. Creator of The Looking Glass and a ton of other things too.

Always hard at work in whichever world I'm in. Frequently AFK."

-Taken from his profile

[The Looking Glass is the joint creation of Marcus Inkpen and Sharni Azalee.

Featuring an art gallery, live music, particle shows, poetry readings, home and garden items,

buildings, and fashion from fantasy to surreal to steampunk to gothic.]

I'll be totally honest with you my beautiful people, when I noticed that Mr. Marcus was on Tempura

Island, and just a few yards away from me, I almost fainted. I was like star-struck which very rarely

happened to me in all my 13 years in Second Life. I would say that you can count with the fingers on

one hand (with fingers left) the times I had felt that thrilled to see someone of that caliber as Mr. Marcus.

Both pics taken from his profile

"When I'm not here (Second Life) I'm J Matthew Root- artist, composer, toy maker, storyteller, and wizard. 

My website - The Worlds of J Matthew Root

My YouTube channel - J Matthew Root"

J Matthew Root - VLOG #004

Now, I knew I just had to ask him for a photograph or at least say hello, and even though I was very

nervous and felt my legs like jello, I gathered some courage to IM him. Immediately upon receiving my

IM, I noticed him typing a reply. I was at the edge of my seat waiting, feeling excited, nervous, scared,

you name it, I was feeling it all as he kept typing. What is he going to say? I wondered. I was fearing a

"Shooo, stop bothering me!" or something like that but instead, I got this...

Marcus Inkpen: Hey you! :) LOL! I was just about to message you.

You've got some awesome stuff on your Flickr. Bravo! I like your work. :) How are you doing?

You can just imagine my joy, seriously, I had a smile from ear to ear.

Little me getting such a kind and beautiful compliment from such an amazing giant, how can that be

possible?! But it was! Marcus Inkpen turned out to be one of the friendliest people I ever met in Second

Life. Very down-to-earth and kind. He made me feel so comfortable that I no longer felt nervous

at all, and felt as if we were two old friends having a great conversation.

Needless to say, he really made my day!

Here's his Marketplace and your ride to his beautiful The Looking Glass sim.

And not forgetting his Flickr, go there and don't forget to give him a follow. ♥

And when it was time to part ways, the goodbye was just as nice as the hello...

Lori Novo: adiosssss

Marcus Inkpen: Have a great one! :)

I want to thank Mr. Marcus for honoring my blog with his presence and sending a huge hug his way.

Wishing him much love and happiness.

Thank you so much my beautiful people for stopping by.

I'll be seeing you soon again but until then, keep spreading the love around

and don't forget to wear your best smiles. ;)

Over & Out

Lori Novo

♥