Memes (why not...)

I think this one originated with Dyami...

Breakfast Food: way too many, yet I rarely eat it. french toast, poached eggs, eggs bennie when I'm out and REALLY indulging! Take me to IHOP and trade me 1/2 a bennie for some of those harvest grain pancakes, and I'm a happy girl! (if you don't have an IHOP.. well, sorry lol)
Pizza: Hawaiian. or something with shrimp, feta and sundried tomatoes.
Ice Cream: hmm - B&J made some kind of caramel cone explosion flavour.. OMG!
Caffeinated Beverage: double shot latte - skim milk and splenda or vanilla syrup please! In summer, ice it.
Vegetable: Asparagus, Brocolli, Gai Lan
Fruit: Cherries, Peaches, Mango
Dessert: yes to cheesecake!!!
Fast Food Chain: hmmm... Wendy's
Store-bought Beer (or soda if you don’t drink beer): beer - Stella; soda - diet coke for sure (I drink it pretty much daily and prefer it to regular cola)
Type of Cuisine: Japanese or Seafood.. though I also like Italian and mild Thai food

I'm with Alicia.. I like way too many different foods!


I'm also with Alicia in that I'm taking the 5th on the sexy name meme!

So.. how about personality:

Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP)

Your personality type is dreamy, romantic, elegant, and expressive. Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men You are Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

Failing all over the place

Ok - I fail so much, I'm late to note that I FAILED Alicia's mini-blogger challenge.

Some of you know why I've been going through a rough time lately. I had such fun at the hump day party Wednesday, with full intentions of being late with Wednesday's challenge and posting it on Thursday.

Then.. things happened. And my SL got turned a bit upside down.

Now I find myself seeking a new home, trying to decide between several options, all with many positives and negatives to them.

Figuring out where our relationship is at. We are definately still friends, and definately still care deeply for each other. But, it has to be this way - as much as neither of us likes it.

There have been many tears, many reflections, many questions, and many moments where all I want is distractions or someone to message me or offer a hug. Fortunately, I have received a few.

I still hope to do the rest of the challenges in the weeks to come. But for now, I fail. I'm very sorry to Ali, cause she's been great to try to get us posting again. But... unfortunately, Nikki just doesn't have it in her right now. Nor does the girl typing for her.

My Sanctuary (Alica's Mini-Challenge)

Ok, I'm "forced" back into the blogosphere by Alicia (thanks Alicia!), who asks:

** Second Life is a huge place, but we all have our favorite place where we seem to visit often just to look it, to hang out, to take friends, or just be alone and think. Where is your place, how did you find it, and what keeps you going back? Go there and take a picture! And no, it cannot be your own home!**

and then edited it to include: ** Ok ok, it can be your home. LOL **


Whew.

It's funny. I've been in SL for 18 months now (damn I'm old!), and I've been many fun, beautiful, wonderful places. Yet.. I don't have a specific "place" I go to. Except for...

My home.

Ali at first excluded our home from being allowed. That would have put me right out of the challenge. Sure, I could find a place I enjoy and blog about it, but that's not really, truly the idea behind the challenge (unless the idea was to blog ideas for other people to visit - which I am looking forward to seeing from some of the bloggers out there).

But I'm taking the topic to heart. I have found the place I go to in order to be alone and think. It just happens to be my home. It's my sanctuary, and I love it. Every night I log off sitting in my favorite pose in front of my fireplace on the lovely couch Sai gifted the Ch'know group with. And every time I log in, the first thing I do is jump back into that sit while I open dozens of group notices and announcements, answer IM's and group chat, and figure out what I want to do, where I want to go, and what I'm going to wear.


Piccy as requested :P (yeah, I only get half a point for this one. It's an older picture, but I like it better than anything I took tonight. Eh, I had a lot going on tonight, sue me!)



My property consists of two 'plots' over open water, which I have turned into 'islands' (well.. Ghilt did them for me, but you get the picture lol). I have a beautiful house, grass, forest, river, ocean, and beach. It looks over a number of open water sims for swimming and sailing. And, it has security/privacy. The thing about my sanctuary is... it is just that. Sure, people can cam over, but they can't set foot on my land unless I grant them access to it. Yes, I'm one of THOSE people, with the access/ban lines up. I will excuse myself by saying that I am in the corner of a sim on the tip of my continent. My lines don't interfere with people's travel, and there is no reason for them to be on my property. I have had people land on my roof, or even walk into my home in both previous places I lived, while I was there even, sometimes half dressed as I tried on different outfits. Nope.. not this time. My sanctuary only allows those I want to come into my space. Yes, I'd love to have people over, I get to choose when and who. But during those other times, the place is mine to go to sit in peace and quiet while I think about things, sort things, IM in peace, or head afk at times.

Hmmm... I might not have answered the challenge question spot on. But, hell, I'm talking, and it does answer the main question. To be honest, had two other ideas for this post, but one is my own secret, and the other - well it's more of an extension of my place, so, really, it's still part of my home.

So.. my sanctuary is... my home. Lame, but true.

Oh, and did I mention how beautiful the sunrise is from horseback?