♫ ♪ Take on me - A - ha ♫ ♪

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Featuring neve, DaD, and Eudora3D at faMESHed:

neve top - forward LegacyPerky

neve skirt - reverse Legacy

faMESHed: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/226/144/1001

neve mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Neve/128/161/24

neve flickr: flic.kr/ps/28GQqR

DaD "Phoebe Kitchen Chair"

DaD "Phoebe Kitchen Island"

DaD "Phoebe Kitchen Table"

faMESHed: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/226/144/1001

DaD Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Brookhurst%20Cove/167/116/24

DaD Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2t776E

Eudora3D Boots A01

Eudora3D Socks A01

faMESHed Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FaMESHed/226/144/1001

Eudora3D Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2srs29

Eudora3D Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eudora3D/208/76/1502

Cute star curtains from KraftWork:

KraftWork Star Curtain . White

KraftWork Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/KraftWork/55/84/22

KraftWork Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2Tqjs4

hive: modern farmhouse kitchen....such a classic set with so many options for set up:

hive Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/hive/139/55/25

hive Flickr: flic.kr/ps/2hPUK9

Bunch of Nutmeg:

Nutmeg. Farmhouse Brunch Bread Basket

Nutmeg. Farmhouse Brunch Eggs

Nutmeg. Farmhouse Kitchen Mug 3

Nutmeg. Farmhouse Kitchen Baskets

Nutmeg. Farmhouse Kitchen Pot Rack RARE

Nutmeg. Farmhouse Kitchen Bread Bin / 1

Nutmeg. Countryside Kitchen Towel / 1

Nutmeg. Countryside Kitchen Plate Stack

Nutmeg. Countryside Kitchen Breakfast Tray

Nutmeg. Enamel Kitchenware Pitcher

Nutmeg. Enamel Kitchenware Teapot

Nutmeg. Enamel Kitchenware Candle

Nutmeg. Enamel Kitchenware Vase

Nutmeg. In Bloom Fruit Bowl

Nutmeg. Lazy Days Daybed Coffee

Nutmeg. Memories of Summer Vase

Nutmeg Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/REKA%20NUTMEG/233/125/21

Nutmeg Flickr: flic.kr/ps/Yr6Sn

Thanks so much for all the support! I really do appreciate it! 😊

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgdzaiblJ2w<- dédicacé à Prosper, le roi du pain d'épice :0)

vimeo.com/141061406

I love you right up to the moon and back ...

© All rights reserved Anna Kwa. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission

Padstow, Cornwall

An early start to tidy and clean the Airbnb before the 10am departure deadline. Luckily for the majority of us, Geoff had already been up hours on account of a mysterious knock on his bedroom door. Thinking he had overslept and shirking his share of the tasks, he leapt out of bed, got dressed rapidly and bolted downstairs to find the house still in darkness and not a sole to be seen.

Now, Geoff’s not one to sit idly by or play on his phone until the rest of us surface so he single-handedly did all of the downstairs on his todd… top man! Nothing to do with the picture, I thought I’d just mention it.

Setting off way before 10, we managed an extra stop-off at McDees before heading north-east to Padstow for the lighthouse, RNLI Station and Padstow itself. So, here we are at the last location – sitting on the harbour eating fish and chips from Rick Stein’s takeaway.

Dallas, Texas

oh my god.

i cant express to you howmuch i love this photo!

طـــــال الـســــفـــــــــر والمنتظر مل صبره... والشوق يا محبوب في ناظري شاب

Psst .. to my friends .. check out the LARGE VERSION if u want to save it as a background (it's my background) ... it's best viewed large anyway :P

(hehe if u only knew howmuch this pic costs :P lol 3ala golat "S")

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All Rights Reserved © Amna A. Al-Thani

Watch service time ... gulp! That’s the drawback with expensive timepieces, you need to service them occasionally.

Taken by accident earlier this year just before lockdown.

Oh yeah and don’t get all judgmental...they were bought years ago, we don’t smoke, we don’t gamble...so no guilt tripping. Thank you and goodnight.😃

In this short Life

That only lasts an hour

How much -- how little -- is

Within our power

- Emily Dickinson

JUST NO

(ok maybe the purple one isn't too bad but that orange one?)

mm, don't know howmuch i like this, it's getting to hot to shoot outside

out takes on tumblr

may 9, 2009

was explored, then dropped!

MediaCityUK, Salford Quays

Typical… I missed it - Van Gogh Alive - The Experience.

I would have gone but didn’t realise it finished the day after our visit to the Quays. Maybe the price put me off… £22 per person. I guess those Yorkshire traits are rubbing off on me… I blame our WhatsApp group.

This image is the tent awning over the entrance… a little bit of jiggery-pokery in PS and my own personal portrait of the man.

Doggie in the window guarding the house.

Appingedam, Groningen, The Netherlands.

This scan is a little crookedy, isn't it? That makes me laugh.

This is a shelf in Sara's house. Where you can find so many lovely things. You may remember Sara's house from this photo. Or this photo.

for angela's flickr whores only paper plate challenge. what the pimpmama wants, the pimpmama gets.

Jerusalem, Mahane Yehuda Market

SOOC and first diptych entry for the group Diptychs : two is better than one. HGGT!

My co-workers make fun of me now because they saw me hugging a tree in the middle of the day. It did not help that I did this without a tripod and they did not see the camera because it was on the ground. I am the talk of the office. LOL

Yep, I did this in my daily walk during working hours in a casual Friday. I work too hard, can't you tell!?

They all have been anxiously waiting for me to post this. This is for them. :D

So I was hanging out at the community of www.treehugger.com and run into the following article which discusses how black screens can save you energy and money. What!?

Black Pixel Project

"....monitors uses about 74 watts to display an all white web page, but only uses 59 watts to display an all black page.." This is a saving of 15 watts.

Calculate your electric cost here. So sorry for all the nerdiness. The pic is appropriate for this article. :)

Hey! You should be viewing this in black so you can save more trees, energy and money! :D

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Spotted this really cool Triumph chopper at a recent show, and it just happened to be up for sale..

I mused to myself - that would look quite good parked in my new bike shed....Maybe change out the handlebars and fit some apes, along with a couple of other little mods...

Apparently, it had won a few shows and picked up a bit of silverwear....

So, with my best casual attitude I enquired - How much folding would you require for said moSickle ??

Well, It was nice, but not that nice....

A couple of days ago I got Natasha a new pair of trainers in the sales, before she put them on this morning I took the price label and tags off and put them in the bin.

I must have dropped the sticky label because a few hours later I saw Mac asleep on the sofa with his paws up and the sticker was stuck to the bottom of his foot.

The original sticker said ' Trainers Mercury Lace Blk/Purp" I couldn't resist editing it to 'Springer Spaniel Blk/Wht" What I find funny is that Mac's nickname is Moo or Moo Moo and above the barcode it says Moo, lol.

But we think he's worth a lot more than £15

In college, I had a best friend and roommate named Anna. After college, life became more complicated, as it often does, and our friendship fell apart. It was deeply upsetting, and it broke my heart.

Today, Anna and I saw each other for the first time in nearly 10 years.

I missed her very much. And it was a wonderful afternoon.

xo

You can see why so many people have unhealthy diets when you can go to supermarkets and by a whole cheesecake for £1

One punnett just wouldn't be enough for my boys!!

I love these shoes. I wish i had some just like them. I am looking for some in a large child size. Since i am short i have small feet and can sometimes find them to fit me!!! Oh i do hope i can. We'll be twinkies!!! And the envy of all feet.

A play on words as a Koala is of course, not a bear at all but a marsupial. This mum was struggling with her baby for a good ten minutes before they got settled and went to sleep.

Survival. Gateway of India, Mumbai (Bombay). 2011

website - facebook

If Only

See in the Atwell Wilson Museum car park, this sign from a garage forecourt displaying the price of fuel. Interestingly the price of a litre of Diesel is below the price of 4 star Petrol. An answer from Autocar as to when was unleaded petrol last priced at 63.9 pence gave the answer of 1999, which equates to £ 1.18 (2024), making it around 12% little cheaper than todays average price of £ 1.33.6.

Diolch am 94,963,772 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.

Thanks for 94,963,772 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated

Shot 10.06.2022, at the Atwell Wilson Car Museum, Calne, Wiltshire REF 160-076

Flickrwidow buys new shoes but wouldn't tell how much they cost....

Posts the Turner Contemporary, Margate - ROFL

Advertising shoot as 'Conceptual Modern Word Art'.

Virtual Art Intervention - ©Hewins2015

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Playing just across the road from here at "The Hoy" this Friday 25th Sept 2015 in the Margate Jazz Festival >FREE GIG<

www.facebook.com/events/1615110442087384/

Do come :)

she does this all the time...will just wrap herself around things.

The full Chapron chichi-ness

A second street photography attempt while wandering the packed streets of Hoi An. Pre-COVID, back in 2019.

Under the bridge on North Pole Road, a questioning poster

At dawn, will I be at peace in your arms

Ever feeling the love we tenderly share|

The rare treasure, a kiss of love's charms

The moments whispering how much we care

The blue birds will sing our song of rhyme

When our lips express a deep forever

A miracle, a fortune, your hand in mine

When tomorrow brings us at last together..

Marilyn Morningstar~

[20:12] Taladis Tower wrinkles his nose at Harlequin then Tawney, ignoring his own previous post. Ret-con! Tal grunted out, "Since you're first time fighters, you'll fight to a ten minute time limit. There will be a finish when the time limit is up - or if someone is knocked out, someone submits, or someone is pretty much getting their ass handed to them and can't understand. Marina or I will stop the fight in that case. Do you understand?"

[20:13] Harlequin Salome: Just being sure how hard I can hit you... I really would like to avoid killing you if you're a squishy." He tenses a little, then relaxes... and then suddenly realizses he has his glasses on. Tossing them up to the UAC woman for fun. The rules get a fast nod. "Roger that."

[20:16] Tawney Foxclaw she nodded to tal " yeaup got it rien you get to drag to the mc okay!"

[20:16] Taladis Tower reached up for a moment, and then slapped his hand on the railing, "Then - brawl."

[20:18] Tawney Foxclaw she dropped into t a defensive stance moving to the side a bit tilting her head studing him to see what would be the best way to aproch it " well you gonna stand there all day ?" she was a lil nervous hadnt been in the pit in a long time she had no idea waht she was up against

[20:21] Harlequin Salome smiles and lowers his own stance. he takes a few steps forward. he hooks his foot down and suddenly surges at the woman. he hops off, and lands in a crouch, then surges up with an uppercut for her middle. He's fast. Goddamn fast.

[20:25] Tawney Foxclaw she took the hit to the gut she surged backwards a step to catch her breat fuck he hit hard she growled a bit feeling her adrenalin hit hard she crouched low very low she was short so it was easy she lunged forward hard as she could she wasnt no slow poke for sure attempting to sspear him at the knees she had to get him off his feet that was for sure this would even perhaps knock him off the platform and into the water below

[20:28] Harlequin Salome would have never expected anyone to purposefully go into the water... as he is speared he falls back, his left leg flares as the old knife wound is hit. Water cascades as they splash into it. One hand spears for her shoulder as one of his legs moves in tadem to try and hurl her back into the side of the platform he was just knocked off of.... goddamn that leg was going to hurt later.

[20:30] Taladis Tower blinked a few times as he reached and grabbed onto the railing and hopped onto the platform. He walked over to the edge of it looking down at the two that were now in the water.

[20:33] Tawney Foxclaw she landed wiht a hard thud in teh water is covered her in the nasty much soaking her cloths through the weight of the fall caused her to be hit hard wiht the hand the legs how ever missed there mark she rolled as she hit the concreat moving to stand and fast hopefully before he had a chance to regain his footing she would pounce trying to land so her knees would spread to pinn his upper body ana fist hurled downwards twords his face she wanted blood damn it

[20:36] Harlequin Salome: His face turns to one side as she strikes him, and he gets a taste of the nasty water, now tinged faint red with his blood. He snarls and seems almost excited by this... he turns his head and spits a mouthful of the horrid water for her face.. then smashes his forehead for her nose, while grabbing for her shoulders to try and hurl her again hard into the concrete. His plan is simple. Get her on the wall, then beat her as savagly as possible.

[20:42] Tawney Foxclaw she felt the water hit her face and in reaction turned her head the for head however would hit her squar in the eye boy that was gonna leave a mark she flet his hands as they pushed agaisnt her shoulder she used this to give herself momentem she leaps back wards off him lansing very much on her feet and slipping on the slimmy bottom her back hit the wall she wiped the muck from her eyes locked on him intenetly whispering to her self always a way out remmber always a way out under her breath she waited to see what hed do next

[20:51] Harlequin Salome moves in, as if he's going for the obvious approach, right in. He feints with his left then at the very last second, moves quickly to the right... his right foot lashes for her knees in a sweep, his right hand in a hook for her side. Again, one would notice he's wicked fast... he's not a mech, but he's very obviously not a human nor a hybrid.

[20:54] Tawney Foxclaw she would swing hard an uppercut soon as he was in range aiming for his chin she grunted as the ard blow hit her side and as her feet are sweept she would use that force to also send her knee up hard as she could to hopefully land in his groin as she let the moment carry through and she landed with a tud to the left of him in the water making it to her knees as she tried to catch her breath

[20:58] Harlequin Salome moves his left hand down and across his body to strike at her leg, deflecting it and trying to grab on and throw her with it. Her punch lands and hits his jaw, but he's already commited. his right hand, having hit her side, will slam in again towards her ribs with bone crushing force. He knows time is approaching fast, and wants to essentially break her body, and hurl what is left across the field.

[21:03] Tawney Foxclaw she is kicked hard and feels a rib break but shes caught up in the rage of the fight she makes it to her feet tho she soaked and her lip is bleeding she hit the concreat and busted her lip when she landed she grolwed loud she was pissed now she cahrged for him it hurt like hell but she really didnt care she had been coming at him wiht her fists but at the last instant before inpact she twisted her right foot would shot out powerfully th land right behin his knee she wanted to break it wiht everything she had in her the fired thre hard kicks to the same spot if it landed she would drop her foot and leap back out hte way of retaliation breathing hard

[21:06] Harlequin Salome feels his knee give way under the impact and twists to one side to avoid it shattering... she was fast, that much was sure... hearing the time being called, the ex-soldier's hands grab at her as his one knee slams into the water... and he twists with another snarl. She's quick, but he knows he's faster, and stronger. Throwing style to tbhe wind he lets his natural ability take the day as he tries to just slam her down as hard as he can, through the water and into the stone below. She'd pissed him off, and killing her was no longer a fear, he was fighting as hard as he could.

[21:07] Taladis Tower barked out the word, "Stop!" at the top of his lungs at that. He'd prepared to move down as the two contineud to go on, but he wasn't going to just in just yet. "You two will now seperate. Jan, Rein - come here."

[21:08] Reinhardt Stenvaag: Yo tal. *he says almsot from the cats elbow already*

[21:08] Taladis Tower glances over at Rein, and grunts. "I see you."

[21:08] Janeiro Renard blinked, as his name was called. He looked over to Tal, and quirks a brow. "What? Me?"

[21:09] Harlequin Salome releases his foe and stands, wincing at his now aching knee. He decides better to be in screaming pain later than show pain now, and does his best to stand, though he's obviously favoring one leg. Looking down at his foe, under the water... he laughs.

[21:10] Tawney Foxclaw she leps up at the water to her feet inhaling a breath shed been holding she moved back and tilted her head at him as the adremalin ebed out of her she bowed slightyly " good fight" she offers him her hand

[21:10] Taladis Tower turned his head as he looked over at Janeiro, and grunted out, "Yes - you."

[21:11] Harlequin Salome reaches out a hand to shake it. "How many ribs broken?" He felt the wonderful feel of bone giving way... even the gash on his lip already had clotted over... the grin he gives isn't one of a man who had exerted himself hard. Howmuch of it was an act, who knows.

[21:12] Tawney Foxclaw she grinned " one .. hows that knee?"

[21:12] Taladis Tower turns back to Rein, and grumbles again as he leans towards the large man. About the only time you'd ever see Tal leaning over towards Rein it seemed like. Grumbling something to him, he nodded his head and then looked down at the two.

[21:13] Janeiro Renard pointed to the women, and called back, "I'm fuckin' busy, here." He turned his attention back to the women, and noticed as they were talking about... birds? He furrowed his brow, and tried to catch up.

[21:13] Taladis Tower turned his head again as he grunted out, "Is it a fight? Because I've got something to suggest to you."

[21:14] Harlequin Salome looks up at Taladis. "You called time... I'm prefectly happy to batter her more. Just trying to follow rules and all."

[21:14] Janeiro Renard sighed, as the conversation turned over his head. He walked over to the pit, and vaulted over the rail, meeting the two men.

[21:15] Tawney Foxclaw she turned not paying any mind to his comment her hair was wet as well as her white and rather see through tshirt now waiting to see what was said

[21:15] Taladis Tower quirked a brow at the next comment, turning his head as he looked back towards Harlequin and Tawney, "I was just discussing who Rein thought won with him." The dark cat said, before leaning forward and crouching over to tap his claws on the edge of the concrete, "And it's unanimous, Harlequin is the winner." He said - boosting his voice for the last part. Standing up he turned towards Jan and glanced him over for a few seconds.

[21:16] Harlequin Salome bows in a manner that recalls the Japanese styles, first to his opponent, then to the judges. "Most appreciated."

[21:17] Tawney Foxclaw hse let her eyes look over quin he looked a bit worse fro wear than she did and that was fine wiht her she returned the bow to both thinking atleast now she had valuable information about him for later use.. she moved over to the ladder she wasnt showing any pain if in fact she was in pain and up she whent

((Would have had Rein vs Ash on here, but I crashed, and so did everyone that had it. :\ ))

Man, am I glad they didn't put my face on a biscuit tin.

It was only when I noticed how much it would cost to open a tiny tube of Pringles from the minibar that the last 18 hours of travelling suddenly got too much for me.

Broomfield, Colorado, USA.

eyelane encounters..

It's the great Blizzard of 2010! We received nearly two feet of snow here in the eastern U.S (Pittsburgh, PA). It's been declared a state of emergency and we have been asked by officials to stay indoors and off the roads. Even if we wanted to go to the store, we couldn't move our car out of its spot. Seems like we really are stuck indoors. Lucky for us, it was a really beautiful day and tomorrow will be just as nice...but it looks like we will get more snow later this week!

I have more photos of the day posted in the first comment below.

(2/6/2010)

Today's photo challenge? Pretty Pink Tuesday. And further evidence that I will do anything not to have to put on eye make-up for a self-portrait.

Tokyo Airport's terminal ain't half bad. Bust as shit, but nice to look at. And y'know what? The flight wasn't the worst thing either. Still, getting the hell out of this place is gonna suck. Even worse in finding our way around in a country that doesn't sneak the same language as where I come from. Well, for me anyway. I think these two know a thing or two about Japanese. They can help later, though. Right now, we just need to wait.....

"It's been over a damned hour, Jerrick! What are we waiting for? I'm sick of the airport!"

"Chill, Anne. They should be here soon. They've got your stuff anyway."

"W--what?"

"Yeah! And mine too! We'll need 'em if we want to fuck up some anime mobsters."

After that sentence, two armed guards walked up to us, one pushing a cart with a huge crate. The tip of a familiar blade stuck out of one of the handles. A spear's in there somewhere, too. One of the guards handed me a crowbar, and they walked off to god knows where. This is when the ninja spoke up.

"Friends of yours?"

"That's Patton Arms delivery service for you! No way I could take my armor through TSA, so I had Arnie ship these through military delivery. That explains the C-130 I saw on the runway."

"I was able to take my stuff through just fine."

"Well, a ninja suit and a katana are a bit less eyebrow-raising than a set of military armor. Besides, private flight...say, the fuck's up with these papers on that wall. Anne, you know what's up here?"

"It's Ariadne, Jerrick, for like the millionth goddamn time...and I don't know. These signs are poorly made."

"Tenkaichi."

"What's that, ninja?"

"Tenkaichi. Tournament. I think, anyway. These signs are pretty bad. Like some schoolkids made them. The point is, looks like everyone's hyped for the tournament."

"Bitchin'. That means the audience will be HUGE! Can't wait for them all to see howmuch ASS I'LL KICK! HAHAHAHAHAAA!!!"

"Well, there's one thing we have to do first, Jay."

"Really, Ann--- Ariadne? What's that?"

"We gotta sign up, first."

"Ah fuck..."

This is Mia, our neighbor's golden lab dog who is only 3 years old and fixed. They have to move and may not be able to keep her. Our son had a dog like this when he was growing up. He wants a dog and yesterday I called him and he was so glad to hear that maybe he could get this one. He lives in West Virginia and we live in Michigan. Maybe this doggie is for free! They would be great together! They are already acquainted from last October when our son and his wife were here.

Hear the song and read all the lyrics here: kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/howmuch.htm

How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)

The one with the waggley tail

How much is that doggie in the window? (arf! arf!)

I do hope that doggie's for sale

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(How_Much_Is)_That_Doggie_in_the_Wi...?

These are the rates as of December 29, 2008. If you find the rates have changed, please post a comment or send me a message privately so that I can add a note here. Thanks!