52 Weeks Of Color: Asparagus

TODAY’s LOOK:
Of Course I’m Late.. What Else Is New!?

SKIN: Belleza – Melissa (Tricky Boucher)
HAIR: Posh – Wednesday in Copper Top (Jeanie Valois)
DRESS: Doppelganger – Messina Dress in Seafoam (Francesca Cazenove)
NAILS: Rezipsa Loc – V-Day Nails in Powder Pink (Rezipsa Luckstone)
SHOES: Sand Shack Surf Co. – Freedom Flops in White (Emma Gilmour)
POSES: Glitterati (Katey Coppola)

 

TODAY’s SONG:
VNV Nation – Chrome
Heart this song sooooo HARDCORE!!!!

sense fear in your broken breathing
resort to shadows till your body expires
all creation has the promise of heaven
and still you travel the road to hell

 

TODAY’s RAMBLINGS:
Sooooo many days late on my Color Challenge: Asparagus, but I had an excuse..really I did! Last week was my New Years..and since I don’t celebrate Christmas, this is the biggest holiday for me, so I basically took a whole week off of responsibilities and just enjoyed myself!

This one was a whole lot harder than I initially thought, maybe because I was so late, and maybe my mind went mushy from all the relaxation but I drew a sudden blank and for about 4 days, couldn’t figure out what to wear! I finally settled on this oldie but goodie. Personally, cooking asparagus and eating it was a whole lot simpler then this post! Since I was in such a rush to get it done..seeing as I’m about a week late, no fancy photoshopping, just a quick shot in my skybox before I rushed offline for the night. This week is Eggplant and next week is Periwinkle. I’ll probably be late for eggplant and more than likely for periwinkle.  Although suddenly, I’m craving stir-fried Japanese eggplants for dinner. YUM!

P.S… this HAIR!! My Buddha… this hair.. can I say LOVE!?? LOVE LOVE LURVEEEEE!!!!!

23 of 52…CHECK!

What’s Your Digits? Body Stats Challenge

TODAY’s LOOK:
I’m A Shorty And I’m Dorky… WIN!!

SKIN: Belleza – Erika (Tricky Boucher)
HAIR: Elikatira - Mood in Brown 09 (Elikapeka Tiramisu)
LINGERIE: Fishy Strawberry – Provence in Yellow (Fae Eriksen)
NAILS: Rezipsa Loc – V-Day Nails in Red & Pink Hearts (Rezipsa Luckstone)
SHOES: Pixel Mode – Baby Ts in Pale Pink (Tya Fallingbridge)
POSES: Fri.Day (Jumah Monday) & Slash Me Poses (Claire Dallin)

 

TODAY’s SONG:
Snoop Dogg ft. Pharell Williams – Beautiful
I’m just gonna put it out there.. Pharell Williams is sooo friggin gorgeous
That’s my ideal man right there. I love his swagger, the way he carries himself,
I dig all his tattoos and that skinny body he’s rocking
FINE!!!!!!

oh yeah, there’s something about you
Beautiful, I just want you to know
(Oh-hooo!)
You’re my favorite girl
(oh yeah, there’s something about you)
See I just want you
To know that you are really special
Ohh why, oh why, oh why, oh why

 

TODAY’s RAMBLINGS:
The amazing Strawberry Singh put out a question a few days ago, asking about our slider numbers, proportions of our shapes and just generally wanted to see what trends people were following with their bodies and how different or similar everyone looks. I went through the pictures in the Digits Flickr group and was really surprised at the proportions everyone was using! There were a few with a “0″ height and they looked so adorable!! A few with their leg lengths at “100″ and they didn’t look like praying mantis..and some that did!

Second Life is so individual, whether you buy your shape or create your own based on preferences or your RL shape, I think it’s fascinating seeing everyone’s “ideal” look. Me personally, I made my shape in-game based on my on RL… it’s the shape I know the best and after years of self-consciousness (I still have a bit of it sometimes still!) I’ve pretty much accepted who and what I am. I’m a short Asian girl (5’5) and I’m curvy as hell. Most people have a stereotype of Asian girls being very thin, with barely any curves (unless they were bought!) and it’s true, there are MANY extremely thin Asian girls, but I am certainly not one of them! I have a huge ass (which I love, and I sure did learn how to make it clap!), thick thighs, I have breasts that’s proportionate to my body, I’m thick, I’m curvy, my skin is dark, I have massively curly hair, a wide nose, tiny slightly slanted eyes, huge lips and chubby cheeks! I based my SL face and most of my body on my RL self.. except I made my SL nose prettier and I wish my belly was as toned as my SL belly..but it’ll get there one day! I don’t feel tiny in SL when I’m in my skybox all by myself, but whenever I go shopping and I encounter glamazons or my Cuzzo Tokes pops by, I’m reminded of how teeny tiny my SL self is. Of course Tokes has a HUGE avi, so I suppose I can’t really take that measurement to heart! My avi used to be 5’11 in SL and recently I’ve shrunk her to 5’6 and the shrinking has made my curves so much more pronounced! I do have issues wearing prims as in (straight from the designer), I’ve had to modify about 80% of the things I buy with prims to fit my fat butt and hips, but that certainly hasn’t stopped me from shopping!

When I was younger, it was hard dating Asian men, the one’s I knew always suggested I lose a bit of weight.. 25-30lbs..and apparently I’d be perfect. Funny enough, the white, black and mexican boys I dated and knew always said I was great the way I am..because nothing is worse than a bony girl with nothing to hold on to. After years of fighting my body image.. I finally accepted and love every single inch of me. Sure there are moments when I wish my abs were rock hard, my arms were slimmer, my neck was longer, my hair more controllable, my thighs were thinner, or I was taller. In the end though, I remember that there are women out there who pay for the curves I have and why am I doubting myself?

I embrace myself..and all my imperfections.

Wow… talk about a rambling on my part!

Every Ending Has A Beginning

TODAY’s LOOK:
Ahh Spring, I’ve Waited So Long For You

SKIN: Apple May Designs – Misha (Apple May)
LIPSTICK: Apple May Designs – Kyra Lipsticks in Pink (Apple May)
HAIR: Love – Agitha in Golden (Mae Liamano)
TOP: Cynful - Sweety Top (Beertschi Lytton)
SHORTS: Fri.Day – Denim Shorts in Regular Wash (Darling Monday)
NECKLACE: Miel - Echo Necklace (Miel Nirvana)
RING: Paper Couture – Diamond Encrusted Square Cut Amethyst Ring
(Cora Lu)
WATCH: Miel - Troupe Watch (Miel Nirvana)
BAG: Boom – Take it Easy Tote in Good (Aranel Ah)
TATTOO: La Malvada Mujer - Cubico (Faina Cortes)
NAILS: RezIpsa Loc – V-Day Nails in Red & Pink Polka Dots (Rezipsa Luckstone)
SHOES: CoCo – Thong Sandal in Natural (cocoro Lemon)
POSES: Glitterati (Katey Coppola)

 

TODAY’s SONG:
Tata Young – Zoom

Look through the lens
You see my body, not who I am…
So don’t pretend
And try to act like you’re my boyfriend

 

TODAY’s RAMBLINGS:
A sad thing happened this week. My Cuzzo Tokes, who I adore so hardcore, has decided to limit his time in SL, in doing so he’s also giving up his sim which we both lived on. I’m all sorts of sad because I loved living with Tokes, I get to tease him about his girl choices and make him shake his head at my various stories about boys and dorky things I’ve done, but I also know he has my back unconditionally and gives me the best advice and a boy’s perspective and point of view on things. Even though his SL time is limited now, I can always bother him in text msgs, so I’m not too worried about us growing apart. Of course now I have to look for land, and honestly, it’s been close to 2 years since I’ve last bought land and the task is slightly daunting! How much is too much to pay for prims and square meters? Which land companies has the lowest lag sims and highest prims for my Ls? I can’t buy mainland because I’m not a premium account and mainland tends to be lagtastic so I wouldn’t want to buy there anyway.

There’s really a lot to think about and I’ve been utterly spoiled by Tokes because he always finds the best plots with low lag and for the last few months, it’s only been Tokes (and his GF) and I on a sim all by ourselves.. you can’t get any lower lag than that!! So I’ve been squatting on the my friend Shindo’s land while I figure out where to move next. Speaking of.. Shindo has a tendency to break out his molesting HUD and use it on me while I’m in the process of fixing prims or attachments. He’s lucky he’s kinda cute sometimes and I’m too busy with prims to pop off my pose stand to beat him down!

Since I’ve been busy RL and have low motivation to style in SL, I wanted to apologize to all the amazing designers who have gifted me in the last few weeks and haven’t seen the results of doing so on my blog! I am getting back into game more often and taking more pictures so hopefully I can make it up to you all in the weeks to come!

I’m diggin’ this Misha skin by Apple May Designs and I’m looking to pick up the pack whenever I’m not broke anymore, the face is adorable, although I did mod my face a bit for it, smaller lips than what I’m used to, and I made them a bit more down-turned and a slimmer nose. I like my old shape and will still wear it because it’s more like me in RL, but I love the way Misha looks on me and will probably rock it for a bit around the grid!

I’m sooo lagging, I still haven’t done my 52 Weeks of Color: Asparagus look yet, gah!

Don’t Use It Against Me

TODAY’s LOOK:
You Know I Still Care

SKIN: Belleza – Melissa (Tricky Boucher)
HAIR: Elikatira – Mood in Brown 09 (Elikapeka Tiramisu)
TOP: Spirit Store – Matilda in Gray (Spirit Osmus)
BRA: Fishy Strawberry – Soignee Lingerie in White (Fae Eriksen)
JACKET: Izzie’s – Velvet Blazer in Taupe (Izzie Button)
JEANS: Luck Inc. – Tyra Jeans in Starlet Wash Dark Blue (CK Winx)
NECKLACE: Miel – Echo Necklace (Miel Nirvana)
RING: Paper Couture – Diamond Encrusted Square Cut Amethyst Ring (Cora Lu)
NAILS: MStyle – Rounded Nails in French (Mikee Mokeev)
TATTOO: Ey:No – You + Me=<3 (Andreaa Umino)
SHOES: J’s – Platform Pumps in Pink (JB Gazov)
POSES: Marukin (Valencia Southard) & Glitterati (Katey Coppola)

 

TODAY’s SONG:
Shakira – Whenever, Wherever
One day.. I’m gonna move the way Shakira does
gosh she’s so sexy!

Baby I would climb the Andes solely
To count the freckles on your body
Never could imagine there were only
Ten million ways to love somebody

 

TODAY’s RAMBLINGS:
My baby sister is getting married in a few months and my family has been going crazy with activities, planning and all these things to do. I’m the Maid of Honor and planning her bridal shower, bachelorette party and doing anything she needs help with and I’m glad to do it.. the only thing I’m dreading.. is the actual wedding day. Coming from an Asian family where your baby sister gets married before you do, I can see the elders coming up to me already asking when I’ll get married or why I don’t have a bf and I should really hurry it up because I’m getting old! I was thinking of saying things like “Oh Auntie, I’d get married, but I’m having too much fun sleeping with random men” *Big smile* Except it would probably give my mom a heart attack so I’ll refrain! But I can suck it up and take the invasive questions from well-meaning family friends who thought I should’ve married some guy 6 years ago. Ugh… no.

At least I still have SL fashion! The jacket is the first thing I’ve ever bought from Izzie’s and I adore it! Really well made and how obsessed am I with these jeans from Luck Inc??? Love the cuffs, loooooove the new Mary Jane platform pumps from Js.. dig the funky camo top from Spirit Store to give it all a bit of an edge. I’m just utterly obsessed with everything I have on today. Haaazaaah!