Saraya Starr

Going blonde...

Going blonde...

Well, obviously things are still broken. Since early last night I cannot buy Lindens no matter which payment method I use. Not sure what the hell is going on, but it is getting frustrating. :matte-motes-angry:

This poor thread is dying.. Well, I will give it a kick New Skin for Sara. I needed to change or just up and leave SL...

Cheesypuff wrote: Should SL DJs use voice? Do you like DJs in SL clubs to talk on mic between and over songs? I don't like it and think they shouldn't! But it seems every club owner in Inworld Employment disagrees :smileysurprised: Well maybe you do not like it but I do. Speaking for myself if a DJ didn't talk at all I would not even go to see him/her. MIght as well toss up a stream and be done with it if you think that way. I find the interaction between sets of songs great and I have learned a lot from some DJ's about certain genres of music, particularly The Blues.

Aislin Ceawlin wrote: I absolutely love the black and white!!! Thankyou Aislin , I just think Black and White looks so much better

valerie Inshan wrote: Sara! You'll never cease to amaze me with your beauty! What a lovely picture! I just adore b&w! :heart: Aww Val, thanks so much, so sweet to say :heart: I love B&W as well

New profile pic

Hippie Bowman wrote: Hi all! Hippie Bowman here. I would like to impart to you some way to get respect. First off. Respect is not given. It must be earned. This applies to real live as well as Second Life. I have found this to be true in my life. Here are some ways to earn respect. CHOOSE JOY Joy does not simply happen. We have to choose joy, and keep choosing it every day. HONOR ONE ANOTHER To honor is to give preference to another. It is the act of extending to another the first opportunity. Giving preference is more than good manners; it gives preference of another person’s needs over your personal needs. BE HUMBLE Here are come examples of being humble. To speak as little as possible of one's self. Not to want to manage other people's affairs. To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully. To pass over the mistakes of others. To accept insults and injuries. To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked. To be kind and gentle even under provocation. Never to stand on one's dignity. To choose always the hardest. PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS Learn to fix your attention on a given subject, at will, for whatever length of time you choose. You will have learned the secret to power and plenty! This is concentration. Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don’t want. DO NOT INTERRUPT Interrupting is the most common and among the most irritating errors people make in conversation. But just because many people do it doesn’t make it less of an etiquette no-no. It’s hard, but by no means impossible, to overcome such an ingrained impulse. Like any other bad habit, not interrupting others requires reworking how we look at the situation (conversation) and re-training ourselves within it. PRAISE OTHERS When you praise someone else, not only does that person feel great, but it leads them to want to experience that same feeling again. Giving praise cements good working habits and behavior, both chemically and intellectually. DO NOT NAG Find more effective ways to communicate to others, and leave the nagging behind. Clean the living room, wash the dishes, take out the trash ... nag, nag, nag. The incessant nagging you do not only drives others mad, it drives them away! BE THANKFUL No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. "The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude." Alfred North Whitehead. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that in order to achieve contentment, one should "cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously" . SMILE Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. A smile confuses an approaching frown. ~Author Unknown People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile. ~Lee Mildon A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ~Phyllis Diller Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over. ~Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997. The world always looks brighter from behind a smile. ~Author Unknown RESPOND TO GOOD INTENTIONS FROM OTHERS Real communication is about exchanging ideas. It's about interacting. Yes, it’s useful to have a plan for how you would like an interaction to go, whether it be with a friend, or customer, or group. However once the interaction begins - once you begin communicating with them - what matters is how the other person is responding to you and your messages from moment to moment - and, more importantly, how you use these responses to adapt your style and your message. DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR SOMEONE Here are some examples of "doing something special for someone" 1. Do your children’s chores for the day. 2. Drop a hand-written card in the mail to give someone an encouraging word. 3. Give your spouse or significant other a gift on your next date night. 4. Shovel snow for an older couple down the street. 5. Call a friend going through a difficult period to show your support. CHERISH BEING TOGETHER Relationships are built one day at a time... They take time, patience, honesty, passion and ability to compromise then grow! So true love, is by sharing bad and good times together. DO NOT COMPLAIN “Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.” ― Lou Holtz “Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help.” ― Criss Jami DO NOT CORRECT Don’t correct jealous, cynical people, they will hate you anyway. BE CONTENT Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. - Lao Tzu TAKE ADVICE Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge GIVE ADMIRATION Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. - Margaret Cousins FORGIVE We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Take it from me, this tired old hippie. These practices have helped me through life. I hope it will help you too! Peace! A wonderful post, Hippie For me, this could not have come at a better time, I have been wrestling with a few things and this made me smile and think about what I really have here in SL and RL /me hugs the Old Hippie

My little snowy pic.. my sim was set to snow so I took this. Have to love Winter in SL, you don't feel the cold or have to shovel :smileyvery-happy:

Umaeril wrote: Oh my gosh Saraya, that is so pretty, looks just like a perfect winter postcard. And of couse you are stunning. I love the snow, you can see the crystals. Aww thankyou, Umaeril, that is sweet to say Yeah, the Snow is gorgeous, it is from Skye, love his stuff

valerie Inshan wrote: An attempt to create an alt looking as much different from Val as possible! Blonde, no makeup, nude total look! Absolutely beautiful Val as always, alt or not The beauty shines through :heart: I love the hair too.. I have many hairs from D!va as well

Since my sim was set today to snow, I spent most of today decorating and landscaping .. so..a snowy day pic...

valerie Inshan wrote: I so love when you're being vain Sara and Aislin! You redheads are so lovely and sexy! Keep those pics coming! Yay for vanity! :heart: Aww, you are sweet Val, thanks :heart:

Been awhile since I have posted any pics..so here is my Vanity contribution for the day :smileytongue:

Aislin Ceawlin wrote: HOW am I supposed to be vain with no responses???? :matte-motes-sarcasm: LOL Aislin You avatar is gorgeous, but then you are a redhead so it goes without saying :matte-motes-tongue: Seriously though, lovely look and I love that hair

hollowgirl78 wrote: For those who believe that a linden home is a waste, and you couldn't possibly decorate it to look nice on only 117 prims, I present to you "Casa De Surly" Not shown is the 24 prim greedy table hot tub I have outside. Also, I still have 12 prims to spare for unpacking boxes and such. http://i.imgur.com/m5mw4Yu.jpg Wonderful job, Hollowgirl I did one for my daughter when she came into SL, it was fun to find low prim things to make it look like a home for her

Ok, so I was bored today :smileytongue: At home on a cool Fall day..

*kicks the forum and frowns* I can't get my pics to show..been having trouble all day..they show in preview but on posting, nothing comes up

I have found less and less to do in SL these days and decorating over and over starts to get old. So I have been redoing an old alt of mine hoping I can get that spark of interest in SL again. She is very different from Sara. Unedited pic.. Formal pic..

valerie Inshan wrote: Wonderful pictures everyone! Lately, my "vanity" resides more in landscaping and decorating than in my avatars... Fall has always been my favorite season. Val So good to see you here, as always, your decorating skills are wonderful. Always making your place look like home. I too, did up my land in Autumn colors. Not that I am here much anymore to enjoy it though

valerie Inshan wrote: After many months really hectic in both lives, I thought it was time to give Val a break and resurrect an old alt. Natural look, no makeup, I wanted something rather close to Cate Blanchett! There's nothing like a radical change to feel alive again! Oh my goodness Val, absolutely gorgeous :heart: I am glad you are still in SL , sometimes a change is just what we need. You have done a stunning job with this avie, she does look remarkably like Cate

Marianne Little wrote: Messing about with an image. I always wonder if I do too much or too little. Or overdoing it. I call the finished image "Golddigger". Or perhaps rolling in dough? Here's the unedited one straight from SL: Your pics, as always, just amaze me

Marianne Little wrote: My favourite in B/W, I think. Thankyou Marianne, I prefer the Black and White as well

Ok now..lol, courtesy of my very smart teenage son, I found out how to frame my pictures Same pic but in Black and White, and framed