I could not resist this. Nope. I seen the meme thing Marnix started - and had to do it. :D If you are browsing blogs at work, or have kids hanging around - scroll by really, really fast, because in the coming picture, Sai is naked! :O

I rarely do naked pictures, because I am extremely shy. But, this looked fun, and a great opportunity to show off Sai's cute little butt :D

So, the meme going around the blogs this week is What's in your bag. So, I've decided to try it out and show whats in mine. I usually don't carry around a bag - I prefer to just shove some money and important things in my pockets and go off. But sometimes at events and stuff, I carry one around.

1. I am picky about my bags - I don't like them to be like duffel bags or really big, so I try to get the smallest bag possible that will hold all my important things. This little Dooney & Burke bag was my gift to myself when I got my first income tax check. :P
2. My car faceplate. I never leave it in my car, even when I park in the garage. Its such a habit now that it comes out of the car with me, and back in the car whenever I go in it. Somehow, the remote to the stereo comes with me too xD
3. Car keys. All I have on my keyring is my Camaro logo thing, the 2 keys required to get into and start up the car (yep, its an older car, so no spiffy automatic door thingers for me!). I also have the mailbox key on the ring too. :D
4. My wallet. It holds what little monies I have, old student ID cards, driver's license, and other important things. It was a gift that was supposed to match another bag I had at the time, but I don't have that bag anymore.... was too big XD
5. 2 pens. Just in case one goes out, I have a back up. And, they are my most favorite pens.... ever.
6. My cell phone. Its old, outdated and ancient, but hey - it works. Its uncomplicated and I've had it for years. :D
7. The pill container - my moblie pharmacy. I keep tylenol, midol, allergy medicine, and whatever else I need in there. Just pop it open, choose a pill and be happeh. :D

Haha, I'm so boring. XD

OMG, Merrick, you mean blogger! :P Anyway, it seems I was tagged to do some strange meme going around, so off I go.

Rules:

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share 6 non-important/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag 6 random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
6. Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

Let me just say, I have really horrible obsessive compulsive disorder, so I have some extremely strange things I do. XD Shall I begin? :D

1. I have a huge problem with open doors, cabinets, or drawers. It drives me absolutely nuts when I see one left open. And, because I am so weird, every night before I go to bed, I go through the house and touch every drawer, door and cabinet to make sure its closed. Otherwise, I'll never go to sleep. :/
2. Every time I eat something, I eat my favorite part last. If I eat a hamburger, I'll eat around the center, then eat the middle last - because its what I like best. :D With pizzas, I like the bottom crust... so, I'll eat the crust, then the toppings, and finally the bottom crust. My eating habits are strange, I've been told. I also like my Pepperoni pizzas with ranch dressing. :D
3. I will not leave the house without my hair up in some kind of ponytail or bun, or something. I only bring my hair down when I go to bed. Which, seems to mind-boggle most people, because I get a constant "OMG, you have the most beautiful hair!" from close family. :/
4. I wear dog tags everywhere. They hold my name, address and a phone number. I have a paranoia that I'll go somewhere, get in some weird accident and be burned beyond recognition. At least with my tags, I might be recognized and my relatives will be notified. ^^
5. I always read the last chapter of a novel before starting reading it. I hate surprises and crappy endings, so I always like to know what to expect at the end, and whether I'm going to be angry or not. O.o
6. I chew my nails. Its a really crappy habit that I've been doing my entire life, and it's really taken its toll on my nails. I attempted to grow them out once, but they are hideous, flimsy, and annoying. So, at this point - now that my nails are already ruined, I guess I could continue munching on them ^^

So, I guess thats my 6. I'll only tag two people, since everyone else seems to be tagged already:

Aisuru Rieko, Laleeta Xue, and Emerald Wynn.

As a continuation of the BBBC - Here is day two: Do you have dreams about SL? If so, do you dream of SL as it is, or does it become more "real world?"

I used to have dreams about SL while I was with Bats, quite often. I don't know why, but it doesn't happen at anymore.

But. I find myself thinking about SL as RL more and more often lately. Very recently, I went to see the musical, The Phantom of the Opera and realized that I had nothing to wear to it. I kept thinking in SL that "OMG - that Icing dress would be amazing to wear to the Phantom!" Well. Of course I had absolutely nothing like that in my RL wardrobe.

That same day, while clothes shopping for the musical, I thought of SL again as I was shopping for dress pants. "OMG. If I could stretch these pant cuff prims, this would look perfect!". .... *Sigh*

Such is fate for a girl living in two worlds. :P

Ok, I am a reader of Alicia Chenaux's blog, and occasionally she does these funky "meme" things where she asks a few questions about a certain SL theme - and you post on your blog your answers to them. This one.... is about sex, and I just *had* to do it.

1. Let's get it out of the way first. Are you a virgin in SL? [If you are, move to question 3.]

Nope.

2. How long did it take you before you hopped on a poseball with someone? And I don't mean dance balls. ;)

Probably within my first 2 weeks. I had finally gotten myself a good skin, and looking pretty decent. I knew what they were, but I was quite curious about it and wanted to see what sex in Second Life was all about.

3. Do you own any talking genitalia, such as from Xcite?

Nope, actually never owned one. I remember sitting in my first SL apartment, and the guy in the apartment above had one that chat spammed though the walls... telling me his masturbation status. That was my last day in that apartment building.

4. Guys: Do you edit your "package" to be bigger?
Ladies: Do you think size REALLY matters??

Well... not in Second Life. Though, you really don't want to go around with a 5 foot virtual penis.... it doesn't make you look manly... just newbish. So, keep it realistic :P

5. Do you rely on your talking body parts during your encounters?

My body parts don't talk. I prefer my parts to be painted on my skin. And no, even if they did talk, my imagination is enough :P

6. Forget the booty, let's talk romance. Where's a romantic place in SL to take someone to?

Inspire Space Park. So, there are no sex poseballs, but its a very romantic place where you can cuddle your guy/girl while floating in space. It's very fun and relaxing. :D

7. When you go shopping for clothes, do you deliberately buy things that you think your gf/bf/partner/flavor of the week would like to see you in?

Yep. I did all the time. Bats liked me in black hair, so I ditched all my blonde hair and went with black. And thats just one example.

8. Let's move to commitment: Do you think people get partnered too quickly in SL?

I guess it depends. Some people get partnered slowly, but still break up quickly. Bats and I known each other for probably barely even 2 weeks before we got partnered, and we were together for almost 10 months.

9. Big wedding, small wedding, or no wedding at all? And do you get partnered BEFORE the wedding or afterwards?

Small wedding for me. I am not too social, so too many people at once scare me a bit. But I do love wearing wedding dresses. As for before or after..... I think its entirely up to the couple. :D

10. Last question, and it's of course back to the booty. ;) Be honest, how many sex items [furniture and poseballs] do you have around your place?

Right now.... none at all. I currently live in a skybox above my store with a photosphere and a pose stand. When I was living with Bats, we had a bed, and quite a few "questionable" poseballs all around the house.

Now... that was impressive for me, actually. I was able to write about Bats for that long and not get too choked up :D Yay~ I think I am on my way to recovery ^.^

Ok, I'm loving these little meme things that Alicia at Ch'Know? is putting on. This time: 5 Things in Second Life That I Can't Live Without!

1. My AO. I use a Zhao II filled with almost every animation without head movement from Vista Animations. I love the Zhao, and love VA even more.
   
2. My body light. I absolutely hate the horrid shadows that Second Life creates on the avatar, so I wear a body light. I used a combination of PixelSpa/RaC lights, but after reading Tymmerie's 5 things, I went out and got the Ayiki light. Definitely the best so far - can't live without it. And, omigosh - its free!
3. Mystitool. Need I say anything more? This thing has it all - anti-griefing device, radar, TP History, flight assist... and so much more. One of the best purchases I've ever made. Seriously.
   
4. My pose stand. A necessity for any person who wishes to make attachment editing much easier. You sit on it and it makes your avatar stand in the standard "T" position. I love that position much more easy to edit things than just with the "Edit Appearance" position like most pose stands have. If you would like a copy of my pose stand, send me an in-world notecard, and I'll drop it on you :D
5. Tiny Empires. Yep, I play that addictive medieval game, and I can not live without it. Its fun, and a great thing to do while waiting for IMs to come in, or taking a tiny break from inventory organizing.

Since 5 was way to short to list all of my things I can't live without, Ill continue on:

1. Prim Eyelashes. No matter how much I hate editing them, I do find them a necessary evil. I used to wear Lynnix lashes, but now I have switched to the Deviant lashes that came with a Vogue skin I purchased at Last Call (now found at Celestial Studios). I adore them to pieces.
2. Tillie's Pose Stand. I've recently blogged this, and wasn't sure if I would like it. After using it for a few weeks, I have fallen in love with it. I did have an issue with the HUD moving itself back to default position, but Tillie was kind enough to tell me she is working on it for the next update ^^
3. The Photosphere. OMG, this thing has made picture taking easy, and its such an ingenious creation.