A love letter for Starla (music)

I really like the lyrics and melody of this low key Indo song...

There is an English translation if you hit the CC button...it's more or less accurate ;-)

Last Dance at Alanis Gallery

I attended the last dance for Alanis Gallery.

There were more than 68 people who were there, and the lag was so bad most of the avis rezzed only partially for me, which meant I got to see lots of naked torsos (yay!) and invisible avatars.

But it was great finale for one of the great sims in SL, and I'm sure almost all were quite emotional about the whole thing, as many have had some great times in the sim owned by Michiel and Sylvia. I myself was once a frequent visitor to the sim, and all 3 of the girls I have been with were at one time or the other alanis angels.

I wish the two good fortune on any future endeavors they may have, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart for all the good memories xxx

Some of the attendees:

Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee (move over Gangnam Style)

Looks like we have a new winner in the youtube popularity standings...

This Spanish language song has taken in 2.7 billion views in only half a year *smh*

I still like the Indo parody version better....sexier singers! lol

Alanis Gallery Closing!

Before I spent most of my time in Austin, Alanis Gallery had been one of the few D/s-BDSM sims I regularly visited, and the vast majority of the artwork I have bought over the years has been from their offerings. Linda too spent some time at that sim, and both of us know the co-owner Michiel.

Alanis also has one of the more unusual examples of objectification in SL, which I highlighted in a blog post.

I'm sad that the place is closing, but I am happy that it has lasted for so long and created so many memories for its visitors and regulars.

Good luck to Michiel and Sylvia in their new endeavors, and thanks for all the memories x

Dear Friends, Alanis Patrons and Angels 

With much heartache, but also a great deal of pride, I am sad to announce that Alanis Gallery Sensual Images - which has sought to bring the best of RL erotic art into SL since 2008 - will be closing on July 29th 2017 after a glorious decade of exhibitions. 

For some time, my RL circumstances have prevented my making more than fleeting visits to SL and it looks as if this will be the case for the foreseeable future. In addition, my SL partner, Michiel Seetan, will have less time for SL in the near future because of a change in his RL circumstances.

I would like to thank Laz and his team for latterly hosting Alanis in the wonderful sim of Xaara. Long may it prosper! I urge all Members of Alanis Group who are not already Members of Xaara Community Group to join that Group NOW. Copy and paste < secondlife:///app/group/ f67ddcaa-f402-63ac-d603- bdbf14cb4a1b/about > into Local Chat to create a live link to the Group.

FAREWELL BALL
I will rebuild the old Alanis Pavilion inside the Gallery grounds for a Farewell Ball on 24th July at 1:00pm SLT to thank all our supporters, customers and many friends. I hope to see you all there to chat over old times and look to the future.  

With much love,

Sylvia Fitzpatrick, owner of Alanis Gallery Sensual Images 

Afro Hair Dancing

I was sorting through some old textures in my inventory when I found two pics from 2014.

They show Linda, me, Kota, and Reni (Serenity Streussel) dancing in the cafe wearing afros...like, really huge afros!

I remember that we had been talking in the cafe to the newly-arrived Kota and Reni when Linda (as she is wont to do) suddenly whipped out and gave us the wigs and we started dancing....

Afterwards, the girls tried to push my body out of the cafe and into some water while I was afk! Which just goes to show that when the Dom is not looking, the subs will be bratty and unruly and in need of some spanking.

When I asked Kota about it later, she who has some brains answered that they were  "< 50% innocent", which confused my poor brain so much at the time that I forgot to get angry smh

July 16

dengan cintaku yang s'lalu di dalam hatiku...
masih sedang mikirin kamu

July 16...just another day...a day just like any other *continues humming and doing some garden work*

Giving up the Linda Lou store land

All empty now

Linda gave up her inworld store about 3 weeks ago on June 13 (she still has an MP store though that brings her tons of money here), but I held onto the land until a couple days back.

We have a saying (peribahasa) that goes:

Sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit

Loosely translated, it says that doing things...even little things, over time will sooner or later create mountains.

Sometimes it feels like I am doing the opposite of that...instead of building things, little by little I am losing connections to the life we once had.

First I reluctantly gave up our land and home by the Blake Seas, and now the store that we shared for so long is also gone.

Exactly a year ago we had our one and only spat where we separated from each other for one week. I still have the emails and IMs that we sent each during that week, and it still makes my heart ache to see how miserable we were apart.

I want her to be happy, so I wish she would forget me completely and have a great life...but I know that I will never ever forget her, nor the time we spent together.

Takkan sesal, takkan lupa.