Closing Time....?

This week there almost was not a blog post.  Its a challenge for me to write one every week because I really don't know what to say.  But I realized that I needed to push myself out of my shell even just a little, as hard as it is for me.  I've always been shy, afraid of being a bother, and inclined to react to others, but its gotten worse over the years, rather than better, as I didn't have classes or work to pull me out among others.

I want to go out there, be noticed, but it seems that even when I do step outside of my usual boundries that my first instinct is to be invisible.  I really don't know how not to be, and it frustrates me.  I've run a business in SL for 5 years now, and even most of my friends don't know what I make; I suspect many don't know I have a business at all.  I know I'm rubbish at this social thing, and I know it affects my abilities in marketing, which I dislike anyway.

But, its time for me to go and try to step into the world, I think.  Time to try and break past the obstacles that keep me from my dreams; many I put there myself.  Or as Semisonic put it,

Closing time
Time for you to go out go out into the world.

Time for me to just -do- things, instead of fretting over whether or not it will work out.

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Wearing Hands and Feet by Slink, Nail polish by Atomic Faery @ The Fantasy Collective, Dress by The White Armory @ The Fantasy Collective, Jewelry from Atomic Faery, Keystone, ieQED, and Noodles, all @ The Fantasy Collective, Horns by 8f8 @ The Fantasy Collective, Hair Magika, Ears by Atomic Faery [currently unavailable]

Environment: Rose and Thorn Pub, part of Tempus Fugit; Bar and stools by Trompe Loeil; rug by Faerycat Designs.

More information about The Fantasy Collective can be found here: http://thefantasycollective.wordpress.com/

Down on the Bayou

As you might have guessed by now, music is a big part of my thinking.  So, this month, I'm in two events.  One is [Genre], which has a petite thing going on this round, and the other is The Fantasy Collective, where the theme is Bayous.

Now, this was an interesting theme, considering that the past year has seen me relocate to this little town right near the Florida-Alabama border. Like New Orleans, we have some of the same architecture, and Mardi Gras is a fairly big deal here too.  And like New Orleans, we too have bayous, in fact I don't live too far from one.

So, for today's blogpost, I decided to go with something to sort of show the two themes, both of which events have some awesomely cool things, so check it out!

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The picture above, well, I'm really happy with how those wings came out.  They are flexi, but with materials, you can get some lovely affects, and they are so shimmery that I might be wearing them for a while.  I don't usually brag at all on my own stuff, but, I adore these.

And even nature faeries, bayou dwelling or otherwise, need a nice roof over their head.  This is my current home, until I go and decide to redo it all again.  The best thing about virtual worlds, it is much easier to redo your entire home at a whim.  If only it was so easy in the real world.

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Credits

Petite avatar, dress - Yabusaka
Skin and Wings [big person version of skin] [The Fantasy Collective]
Lipsticks - [Genre]
Eyes - Faerycat Designs
Tail - NV
Hat - 22769 [The Fantasy Collective]

Home is a collection of DDD and Trompe Loeil currently.

PS - I won't be in a position to do a blog post next week, since I'll be on my laptop.  I mean, I could, but the images would be horrible.  Also, next month is A Clockwork Spiral, so expect a bit more steampunk type stuff in the next few weeks as we get closer.