Friday, April 15, 2011

Threading

About changes in many perspectives, about the good side of changes and willing to change in good. About Optimism, about support about not giving up. About beauty and open eyes, about the relativity of things, about the gentle that is strong, the fragile that holds a world. About Us.


“When you examine the lives of the most influential people who have ever walked among us, you discover one thread that winds through them all. They have been aligned first with their spiritual nature and only then with their physical selves.”
~ Albert Einstein

“If everyone gives one thread, the poor person will have a shirt”
~ Russian Proverb

“Words form the thread on which we string our experiences.”
~ Aldous Huxley

“All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.”
~ Ovid

“He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.”
~ Victor Hugo

“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.”
~ Lao Tzu

“The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for, until the cord be broken the bird cannot fly.”
~ St. John of the Cross

“The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line”
Alexander Pope

“A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue.”
~ Scottish Proverb

“Our whole knowledge of the world hangs on this very slender thread: the re-gu-la-ri-ty of our experiences”
~ Luigi Pirandello

Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by an unspeakably tender hand, placed beside another thread and held and carried by a hundred others.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being.
~ Marcus Aurelius

I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of thegreatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and mostobvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsityof conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues,which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven,thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.
~ Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

Begin to weave and God will give the thread.
~ German Proverb

You Yourself are Beautiful, and You Yourself entice the world. You Yourself, by Your Kind Mercy, weave the thread of the world.
~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib

The common thread here is that we're concerned that people who are being attracted to this endeavor understand the risks as well as the potential rewards.
~ Marc Beauchamp

Honestly, I think shows wear out their welcome. I don't want to be on (American TV series) Seventh Heaven - on for 20 years and no one's really watching and it's hanging on by a thread.
~ Eva Longoria


Thread
Fig. a similar idea or pattern to a series of events. All of these incidents are related. There is a common thread to all this.

hang by a hair and hang by a thread
1. Lit. to hang by something very thin, such as a thread or a hair. The tiniest part of the mobile hung by a thread, the rest are on plastic cords.
2. and hang on by a hair; hang on by a thread Fig. to depend on something very insubstantial; to hang in the balance. Your whole argument is hanging by a thread. John isn't failing geometry, but his passing grade is just hanging by a hair.

thread one's way through something
Fig. to make a path for oneself through a crowded area; to make one's way carefully through a crowded area. The spy threaded his way through the crowd. The bicyclists threaded their way through the cars stopped in traffic.

thread through something
Fig. to travel through a crowded area; to move carefully through an area where there are many obstacles. The spy threaded through the crowd at the palace. The joggers threaded through the shoppers on the sidewalks.

hang by a thread
if something hangs by a thread, it is likely to fail in the near future Peace and democracy hang by a thread in this troubled country.

lose the thread
to stop understanding something someone says or something you are reading because it is too complicated or because you cannot concentrate When he started quoting Martin Luther King, I completely lost the thread of his argument.

pick up the threads of something
to try to start something again, especially after problems prevented you from continuing it In '97, I came out of prison and tried to pick up the threads of my life.




The Temple will reborn.

Threading

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Mysts Epilogue

Cancer waits patiently. Its essence is dormient for ages waiting for the right blood to insinuate its evil. But though seemingly small acts, we can make a difference. Our patient research. The unity of all our efforts. Our hope. These are the elements that can help our world to rid itself of this evil and realize a New Era without Cancer.

This story is real, a story of people who suffer, a story of people who struggle for a cure, and still the ending is not clear. If you wish THIS story to have a good ending. If you do NOT like the story we are living right now, then help us create a better one. Donate to the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life. Each and every single Linden has the chance to change the story, to rewrite our World. A World without Cancer.


(All the chapters of the story are still alive and playable one by one, come take the copy of the complete book at Enchanted Mysts and follow quests by chapter)


And another beautiful clip made by Rociel Fenua to keep as memory.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Mysts - Join Our Interactive Quests at Fantasy Faire

Dear Fantasy Lover,
Please join us to develop an Interactive story that will unfold day by day at the Fantasy Faire 2011. Daily a new chapter will appear with new possibilities and gifts to discover the realm of Enchanted Mysts and understand the Spirit of Relay for Life while you play and explore.
The Evolution of the Story will also depend on you, so come Help the Realm when you are asked for, you'll be richly rewarded.
The Quest started today, you can take a look at the first chapter in the pic below or come visit Enchanted Mysts and the Fantasy Faire 2011 to benefit Relay for Life and take a copy of the Book. ( http://slurl.com/secondlife/Enchanted%20Mysts/72/129/22)

We welcome you to our Story.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Enchanted Arboreals


As in the past years, am auctioning a special unique family pack of skins, in this case avatars, to benefit RFL.

About
With the purchase of this product you benefit the American Cancer society in the full price of the final auction bid. This is the most important part.
The second thing you should now is that is an absolutely unique edition of skins and outfits, that will be available only for one purchase, meaning you and your family will be granted a unique genetic look untill SL drops dead.

6 sets are available, 2 male, 2 female and 2 saplings, bonus eyes; sapling sets include also shape.
Hair on panel is not included.

I thank you for considering one of my creations and expecially for donating to research.
Kind regards,
Alia Baroque
Fallen Gods Inc.





Sunday, April 3, 2011

Enchanted

It became my favourite moment in the whole year, a moment of celebration, of care, of passion, of creativity, intense effort, friendship and amazement. Fun and charity, beauty and lag... the Fantasy Faire.
This Year I sponsor the Enchanted Mysts Sim and had the opportunity to also build it, I do hope you enjoy the peaceful environment of mysty noisy swampy grass shores.

And to benefit RFL, the Violet Edition of the just New released Faes goes to the American Cancer Society.

Get all the information you need about the Fantasy Faire and related informations on the American Cancer Society on the official Blog: http://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/

And more to come in this week of celebration...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Fertile land grows under their feet.

Goddesses are back, fertile, voluptuos and tempting in goods and gloss. And they bring also Fortunes for the lucky in matches....
Yours,
Alia

Lucky fortunes are up, come try your chance at the Teller to win the Equilibrium skins.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Cataclysm

It's full body, it's tintable, it has different styles and has even a demo... Shall I say new full body tattoo just released?
Nah, that's too easy.
Yours,
Alia

...and do not miss to watch how the opening of the Nile went with this beautiful video made, on the price of many crashes, by Rociel Fenua. She gave us a wonderful surprise and memory to keep. Thanks again Rociel and to all that attended, and also...to all that are visiting the Nile. Enjoy your stay .

Saturday, February 19, 2011

The Birth of a Vision


The Events that leaded me to Ancient Avaris were fortuite, strong and immediate.
Sometimes just a piece of unterraformed land with a river can make you feel at Home even if there are still thousands of prims to build.... but visions strike unexpected.
So it came that months ago a wonderful person named Jesika leaded me to the Nile, a communion of mutual ideas, visions, personal knowledge and lifestyle leaded us to join forces: Me, by my builder hand and her and the Setite Clan with the ability to make it live and pulse.
Buildining the Nile was a struggle, stealing time from other obligations I have in Second Life, but the patience of the Clan was infinite and they waited for Me to find time and continue completing the Vision. Now I can say that the most is done even if, by My eyes and opinion, still a lot is missing.
The Nile will keep getting built and enriched, the Nile will keep evolving, but by now I can welcome you to our Vision of an Eclectic greco-roman decaying Ancient Egypt period encountering Vampire the Masquerade... where sand speaks, bugs caress and the flowing of the Nile is life, as the flowing of blood for the Setite Clan,
Have a wonderful stay,

Alia Baroque

SLURL to Ancient Avaris, The Nile

Grand Opening: February 19, 3pm SLT.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

When roses turn around dead men.

Yes, this time I made it double… Two Treasure Hunts running at Selidor, each special and separate, but with one thing in common: both feature two new tattoos as prize for hunters. The Legacy of Maul tattoo is available with the Dead Man’s Hand Hunt by Madpea (check the official blog here) by purchasing a Hud and following an adventure that will lead you through many stores till the final treasure room where you can find a bounty of goods, included a surprise, now freshly released just for the Hunt, by Fallen Gods Inc. The other Hunt is a free to participate one, created by Nature's Hunts (check official blog here) by the name of When Roses Turn Black Hunt, giving you the Thorns Redux Tattoo in black, for those that from long asked me an integration for the Thorn facial tattoo peculiar of one of the Dark Elves skins. Both welcome you in this month by tradition dedicated to Love and Insanity (Carnival), which seems as couple get always along well. Hope you enjoy hunting and new releases,

Yours,

Alia


And if you complete the Dead Man's Hand, this is what awaits you in the treasure room:

Silent Treats

Am not sure how many of you know that Selidor hides many surprises. Some are openly placed over the freebie desk or in the lucky chairs, but some are more silent, hidden and up to you to discover. Some treats include old time group gifts unavailable otherwise or particular creation made on purpose, as a few simple details I share over the Island. Good extended hunting.

Goddess teaser….

Interesting Facts: The Outfit, Tophat, worn in the Legacy of Maul Ad is part of RFyre Steam punk Outfits, this one for men, called Habitual Steam, check the blog entry here. The inspiring and unique pose used in the personal AD with the Couple is called Pearl Oyster Box, by Del May. Check her Flickr group here.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Fire Salamanders for "Extend a helping Hand"

Fire Salamanders are on sale for full benefit of the "Extend a helping hand" Cause. Visit the market and see a shopping friendly way to support this cause with many beautiful creations,
Yours,
Alia

More Informations: http://katjohnston.com/

Thursday, January 6, 2011

What's the News?

2011 Just started and I can't help than having a good vibe over it, for many SL related matters as personal ones. So, what's the News? Well the first one is that this year's first official creation is a Tribute to Gustave Doré, which you can get free in the "What's the News" Hunt. If you want to know more about this artist of which I am very fond of, check here the wiki general information, worth it. The tattoo layer is a theme I wished from long to create, the ability to add to avatars the hand drawn, painted or carved effect, now with the new tattoo layer is possible to work over the whole body so made my first try. Also added a few framed artworks by Dorè, hope you enjoy it.
(Gustave Doré works are not copyrighted, his work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer.)

HINT: In the Temple, rows of books throw a shadow over an old box of memories where your news lay.

My Plans
I've been scribbling and planning over my agenda as I usually do, to set priorities over projects.It keeps always light and open to modifications, but basically I follow it during the year. In those past months I was much concerned with the overall progress of SL, marketing issues and many longterm completions of lines as the gods of Warfare. New great ways to improve avatar genetics presented themselves with v2 options as the tattoo and alpha layers, giving a huge way to improve skin making in second life. So for now on, except finalizing the New Goddesses very soon, will focus on ways to integrate the new layers with skins, old tattoos and body enchancements. Being able to have an additional layer over the head template is simply a whole new world, but finding useful ways to approach it will take me some time to test possibilities, I guess time will tell which are the best solutions. For now I can tell you I have many new lines on my flesh carving table shaking in chains for freedom to incarnate, hoping you will like their ways to be. To end I want to thank all of you for your wonderful support in all this years, but expecially in this taugh past one, your support is mainly one of the things that keeps me going on when SL becomes uncertain. Let's have an amazingly meshes and simlish 2011 together, I see you in our mad world,
Alia

Thursday, December 9, 2010

CRYSTAL

"Duty, smooty, come on. It's like
Cristal. It's the very best they make."

The Season of family sharing and end of year started at the Temple, come check what's going on: gifts from friends sharing their best wishes under the Temple Tree, hyper lucky chairs, updated gifts as days go on and more.
Let it be a warm and cosy virtual Christmas this year,
Yours,
Alia
And don't forget to check the wonderful gifts shared at the Temple by wonderful Fallen's Friends, more gifts to unwrap as days go on, and not to miss their christmas trees too!


Friday, December 3, 2010

Irradiate

Due to the past fortune teller machine leak, radiation spreaded through all Selidor transforming many visitors into radioactive beings, some were spotted near elementals and evolved creatures...

The Glowing body effect matching Irradiate skins is also available at the same location

And Fallens receive a special fandom area group gift...

Enjoy radiations.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

The Hunt for Lost Souls

And one of the Souls has Fallen, where? Up to you to find out.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Hermit

I've been trying with all my effort to take a 3 days vacation, after a snow storm hit any possible road, highway, scattered sliding trucks, crashed cars everywhere, no way to control cars, 4 hours untill I managed to turn the car and get back home...was basically an interesting adventure (hell), so I decided to take a vacation at home literally, warm and cozy, with my brand new copy of Fable 3 Collector's Edition and switch off the brain for this weekend at home, since seems nature made impossible for me to not leave...there's a reason for all, I tell you!


This video is actually a personal message, and yes I love "Life of Bryan".

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Gods returned

Reincarnate in Pride, Glory and Warfare, Fallen Gods are back.
Fallen Goddesses? Late as usual... drying nailpolish.
After more than a year I did it. Hallelujah! Hope you like the revamped New Line,
Yours,
Alia