The Answer In A Dream

Dust to Dust

~ The Civil Wars ~

Hello Beautiful World!

The other day while working on restoring some of my old blog posts I came upon one that made me

laugh. It was an article I wrote titled Goo Goo Joob Goo!, back in the year 2014 where I talked about 

my inventory and how I was trying to keep it to a minimum of 30K items.

"I really don't want to become a hoarder because that, even in Second Life, can't be healthy.

I try to keep my inventory nicely organized and not go higher than 30K items."

Easier said than done!

My worst fear back then was to let the number of items I had reach 100K.

Eight years later and I find myself now with 205,767 items, with more than half of them being unpacked

objects, so that number can very easily multiply at least by three once I get to open everything. I wonder

how much higher is that number for designers/creators?

When I first started Second Life, my friend Catero Revolution advised me to immediately organize

every item I would get so I could keep a neatly organized inventory. Little did I listen to his advice

and now I live to regret it. An unorganized inventory is truly a nightmare. I have been spending 

months and months, not to mention the years invested working on it. I seriously think it'll take me

a bunch of years more to finally get it to how I want it to be.

So I guess I am 100% a Second Life hoarder!

But changing the subject now. Lately, I have been remembering my mother more than usual.

I get very sad at times because I miss her so much. Yesterday I suddenly realized that even though

my mother and I were very close, I never asked her what was her favorite color. Isn't that sad?

I know what made her happy in life, which was almost everything. She was a happy person that 

loved life. I only wish I had asked her what was her favorite color. I hope she sends me the answer 

somehow because I really want to know. Maybe in a dream.

"Virita, what is your favorite color?"

So with this, I leave you for now. But not before I give you the same advice my friend gave to me

when I was just starting Second Life, every time you get something new in your inventory, immediately

place it in the right folder. Don't let things get piled up and out of hand. And secondly, take the time

to get to know as much as you can from those you love dearly. Even the smallest of things are precious.

Ask and ask and keep asking because one day they may be gone and you will be left wondering.

Love you all

tons and tons and tons!

Lori Novo

❤

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My Mother Land

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Hello Beautiful World!

It was the year 2010 when I first came to Second Life. A very naive, common, and simple girl that

had no idea what she was getting herself into. Immediately upon arrival, I was teleported to beautiful

India, to a magical place called Zaara (General) by my good friend Catero Revolution.

Catero & Lori 2010

There and for days to come this place became my home where Catero very patiently taught me

everything I would need to know to survive this virtual life. I was taught how to walk straight

and not to bump or walk into walls. How to sit and move around and how to even change my clothes.

Once he felt I had learned the essentials and I felt confident, I was ready to venture out. Still, Zaara

became my home, my mother home as I like to call it since it was in this beautiful place that I gave

my first Second Life steps. By the way, I would say that while Zaara is my motherland, Tempura Island

has to be my fatherland.

Zaara has changed but still, I can see memorable parts of the beautiful place it used to be years ago.

Don't get me wrong, Zaara was and will always be as beautiful as my eyes first saw it years ago. 

Before it was huge and now it has shrunken to a smaller and cozier place. Beautiful and inviting.

A flower, by nature, is fragrant...

whether it's in a temple or a shrine,

at a brothel or a funeral

spread your fragrance!

The above quote is from this great movie I saw yesterday on Netflix.

Gangubai Kathiawadi | Official Trailer

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn |25th Feb 2022

"A story of strength, inspiration, and resilience. 

This year, we celebrate the journey of a girl who not only rose to power but reigned supreme."

-source / Wikipedia

I totally recommend you watch this beautiful movie if you haven't yet.

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If you are wondering about my location it is no other than my Second Life motherland  Zaara (General).

I chose to wear one of my beautiful Jodha Lehenga gowns by extraordinaire designer Zaara Kohime.

By the way, I kind of believe in reincarnation, so with that said, I strongly believe that in a

past life I was born in some place in India, please don't ask me why. I wouldn't know how to

answer that. I can only say that when it comes to India (pictures, stories, people, fashion, etc.)

everything somehow feels familiar. And the music just makes me feel at home.

मेरे खूबसूरत लोगों को प्यार और शांति!

(mere khoobasoorat logon ko pyaar aur shaanti!)

Love and peace to my beautiful people!

Much Love,

Lori Novo

❤

Model & Photographer: Lori Novo

The Gift

"Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" Title Song

~ Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor | Palak Muchhal T-Series ~

♪

The Indian princess of Zaara's land

waits for her loved one to come and hold her.

But the hours passed and he never came

and by night, her heart was broken...

Hello Beautiful World!

This post is dedicated to my good friend Mark Weinberg (markweinberg) who happens to be the friend

who gave me this beautiful gift that I am wearing today,  this is Chandni Lehenga Outfit by Zaara.

He was so kind as to send me the Fatpack for this beautiful outfit. Now I have every color of it to wear

depending on my mood for the day.

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): Hope you like it

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): The Chandni Lehenga is an old release, but it is still one of

the prettiest work of Zaara

Lori Novo: Omg Mark, thank you so much for such a beautiful gift, you are too kind

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): You are welcome, Ms. Novo

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): I am so glad you liked them. Do try them when you have time :)

Lori Novo: You sent me every color omg :)

Lori Novo: Thank you!

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): You will create magic with them. I am sure

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg) smiles

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): I can't wait to see you do that in them ha ha

Lori Novo: yes, I can't wait, for sure next week :))

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): Yay!

Lori Novo: thank you so much! :))

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): You are most welcome, Ms. Novo

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): Enjoy :)

Lori Novo: Thank you, and please call me Lori :)

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): Sure Lori :)

Lori Novo: :)

Today I chose red because there was a time that I was so obsessed with this color. 

Red was for many years my favorite color and even though I still love it,

 now I am more inclined toward any pastel shades.

I also chose Zaara's land to show you my beautiful gown because that is the place where I met Mark.

Mark continues to make me laugh and brighten my day every time I talk to him. All our conversations

are so funny that I tell him I could write a book just with our chats and it would probably become a best seller. 

A good title for it could be The Silly Twins.

The other day when I IMed him to say hi, he didn't reply. Later on, I came to find out that I had IMed

him at a very bad time if you know what I mean. ;) 

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): You BOOOed me at the wrong time .. lol

Lori Novo: oh sorry, were you like...."busy"? wink wink

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): I was making love, the last thing I wanted was to call my partner 

by your name :-P

Lori Novo: lol, u silly

Mark Weinberg (markweinberg): That would have been WAR

However, he wanted to make sure that I wouldn't think that he's always in "action" when he doesn't reply to me.

But that's exactly what I am thinking now!

Zaara's beautiful sim (General) holds very sweet memories for me. This was the very first place I went to right

after I created my Second Life account and rezzed inworld. Catero Revolution had sent me a TP and for

about my first two weeks in SL, Zaara's sim was my home. That's where I practice walking in a straight line, 

make turns as I walked, and change my clothes, etc.

Now the sim has changed so much, it is probably about a fourth of what it used to be but it is still as beautiful

as before. You can still find very beautiful areas to take pictures, relax, and dance...

This is Pia Klaar and one of her friends dancing while I was exploring around.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Pia who is a very friendly lady. She was so kind as to take time from 

her work to talk to me about the beautiful videos she records inworld.

This is her YouTube channel, please make sure you check it out, it is truly great.

Pia Klaar Production

You have no idea how much I am enjoying meeting all these beautiful people. I honestly wake up

every day eager to see what great things Second Life has for me. ;) 

Anyway, this post is dedicated to Mark for being such a great friend and putting up with me

which I know is not an easy job. :P

Take care my beautiful people and keep spreading that love around!

Much Love,

Lori Novo

♥

Please feel free to comment, I would love to hear from you. ♥

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Gown ` Zaara : [Mesh] Chandni lehenga *scarlet*

My Rezz Day ♥ 10 Years

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It feels like it was just yesterday when my friend Catero Revolution convinced me to join

Second Life. I really had zero interest in ever coming here but Catero kept after me every single day.

One day I said, ok, I'll give it a try just so he would stop bugging me :P

I was really very innocent at the time. It was like I had lived in a bubble

sheltered from the real world and then I walked into Second Life somehow scared. I really had

no intention of staying. The plan was to try it for a few days and then to leave just so Catero

could see that at least I had given it a try.

Right away from day one, I started seeing things that I wasn't used to and it just made me

more fearful of this world. I hated every single second I felt that I was forced to be here. I kept

counting the days till I could be able to tell Catero I had to leave without hurting his feelings.

Many times, too many, I kept running from situations and people, because I was just too scared

of most everything, because most everything was new to me, and because I didn't understand most everything. 

Even simple things would scare me enough to run away, and by this I mean logoff.

Then the day came when I found myself in a situation that not even in my wildest dreams I could

have imagined. That was the day I finally said I had enough, and I left SL with no desire to ever come back. 

I stayed away for some months and suddenly one day I felt that maybe I should give it another chance.

And so, I came back again, however this time, I was prepared for it.

Now, after 10 years I can honestly say that returning to Second Life was one of the best things

that I did in my life. It has helped me in so many ways to grow as a person but not only that,

I have met so many wonderful people from all over the world and it is here, in Second Life that

I met my Steppenwolf, the love of my life.

Thank you Catero for opening my eyes to such a beautiful world,

miss you.

Thanks for reading my beautiful people!

Much Love,

Lori Novo

♥

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