Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Playing The Hand You're Dealt

I usually get a kick out of these "Which superhero/French cheese/topical ointment are you?" quizzes, but this one on tarot cards seems to have a flaw in the design, because it sounds cool but I just don't see myself this way. Then again, I've never been accused of playing with a full deck. If it is true, however, I want my mystical insights, and I want them now, damn it! On the other hand, another quiz said I should be in the Donnas, so who am I to complain?


You are the Hanged Man


Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound.


With the Hanged man there is often a sense of fatalism, waiting for something to happen. Or a fear of
loss from a situation, rather than gain.


The Hanged Man is perhaps the most fascinating card in the deck. It reflects the story of Odin who offered himself as a sacrifice in order to gain knowledge. Hanging from the world tree, wounded by a spear, given no bread or mead, he hung for nine days. On the last day, he saw on the ground runes that had fallen from the tree, understood their meaning, and, coming down, scooped them up for his own. All knowledge is to be found in these runes.


The Hanged Man, in similar fashion, is a card about suspension, not life or death. It signifies selflessness, sacrifice and prophecy. You make yourself vulnerable and in doing so, gain illumination. You see the world differently, with almost mystical insights.


What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Dot Lane Has That Natural Glow

Who let the dorks out? is having a Loltest, so I took this pic and entered it. I even make bad punz in lolspeak.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Hit The Beach With CKS Designs

Surfer Capri and Halter in Lime


Surfer Halter and Capri in Purple


Surfer Dress in Pink


Surfer Skirt and T-Shirt in Blue

Kit Maitland of CKS Designs released her "Surfer" collection a few days ago and it has everything the stylish girl could hope for to wear around the beach this summer. I particularly love the Surfer dress, which combines the great textures seen in her Safari collection with a hibiscus print to make a dress that will turn heads. You'll also find shorts, hoodies, and bangles in the collection available in eleven colors. To go with the new clothes, Kit's business partner CC has designed a new store so go check out the clothes, the building, and, best of all, there is a 50% off sale until 9PM SL time Monday.

Other items:

Sandals: Lassitude & Ennui Signature Sandals
Sunglasses: Mokoptical pink sunglasses
Earrings: Valhalla Beach Designs Star Earrings
Skin: Fleur Strawberry Deux Parfait 2
Ring: Hanauta Thank you Kiwi Ring in silver
Hair: Truth "Kensei" in blonde
Necklace: Ginza Jewelry "Pink Flower Beads Necklace"

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Tag! You're It!

I'm Really Awful At Tagging


I Wonder If I Will Get My Security Deposit Back Now

Extropia, where I live, is a pristine community, as if Singapore has somehow become the cleanliness model for the future, minus all the Draconian measures taken against personal freedoms. Seeing all the clean whiteness makes me a little crazy, so I decided to do a little decorating of my own. I probably should have used someone else's name and not tagged my own door however. What inspired this burst of anti-social behavior on my part? Well, my rez day is coming up (11 July, for those who care) so I'm feeling a little old, which in turn makes me a little rebellious. Who knew turning one could be such a challenge?

I'm wearing some free paint splattered overalls which came from Saya over in Creators Pavilion, painter shoes from Shiny Things, a hot pink Annabel tank from CKS Designs, booN hair, a Fleur Boutique Parfait skin, and am holding a handy-dandy spray paint can made by my Extropian neighbor, Whatcha Eaton. I'm not quite sure how my spray painting makes me end up looking like Jackson Pollock threw paint at me for an afternoon, but I'm not going to complain.

The Heroic Tagger Pose (Actually A Gunslinger Pose From Imperial Elegance)



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Monday, July 7, 2008

Ummm....Where's The Cotton Candy?

Pretending To Be One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Little Known Fact: Dot Lane Is Chock Full O' Nuts

One Great Leap for Dotkind.....


Kurotsubaki is having a first anniversary circus with some free gifts (you have to find them though) so I decided to enjoy the circus delights instead.....

The circus goes to 7/21/2008 so head on over here to enjoy.


Hair: booN KAR07
Shoes: Baby Monkey Pink Plaid Mules
Earrings: Valhalla Beach Designs Star Earrings
Shirt: Ohlala! "Kawaii Green"
Skirt: Aoharu "Brilliant Fairy"
Necklace: Bliensen + MaiTai "Shooting Stars"
Ring: Hanauta "Thank you Kiwi"
Tattoo: Fluky "Trailing Stars"
Skin: Fleur Boutique Vanilla Parfait 2

Thursday, July 3, 2008

I Rock!


Is The World Ready For Dot Lane?


So I took a quiz about which girl group I should be in and the quiz totally picked out a band I'd join! Woo hoo! I'm wearing "Love Hurts" from CKS Designs, free wristbands from Cipher, booN's BON75 hair, SLink's Cherry Stiletto boots, Kalnins Crystal VIP sunglasses, star earrings from Valhalla Beach Designs, a cigarette from Virus, a collar from Eat Rice! and yummy torn black opaque stockings from Sheer. If you need landmarks IM me, because SL is being bitchy.




You Should Be In The Donnas



You've got that a bit of an edge to you

The bad girl that all the good boys want!



And here are the Donnas........

Monday, June 23, 2008

The Art of SL Photography



When I was in college, like 100 years ago, my photography teacher told me that all of my photographs looked the same.  I was annoyed at the time, because I really liked photography, but over the years I've come to understand that she was right.  My pictures do tend to all have the same composition, no matter what I'm shooting.  For me, the person in the picture (because I like pictures of people more than scenery or objects most of the time) and their expression is what's most important, and my composition tends to be an afterthought.  As a bad photographer, I'm ok with that.

But, as a writer, I'm all about composition.  It's not just about expression or emotion or plot or whatever, it's about how all of those things combine into the perfect whole.  So why is my photography so limited?

I want to open this up to you guys.  What do you think about when composing a photo, whether in SL or RL?  What are you trying to capture?  What's your intention and do you feel satisfied that the finished product reflects that?

At the top, my latest photo, just to share.

Details: 
Skin: Nylon Outfitters
Hair: Armidi
Coat: Refuge
Shirt: Armidi
Skirt: Armidi
Socks: Maitreya
Shoes: Pornstars
Nails: Bijou 
Necklace: Shiny Things