{"id":2168,"date":"2013-02-19T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2013-07-25T23:22:09","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T03:22:09","slug":"fame-intoxica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/?p=2168","title":{"rendered":"Fame Intoxica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I and several of my writer friends, became published authors in the anthology &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Written-Mitten-2013-Celebration-Michigan\/dp\/1625560028\/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_t_1_ETJA\" target=\"_blank\">Written in the Mitten<\/a>.&#8221; This prompted a -short- discussion about being rich and famous, to which I responded that I was not a person to &#8220;bask in the limelight.&#8221; Really, what is it about fame and fortune that makes people want to live in glass houses? Why is it so intoxicating? I certainly would never want to put myself in that position. I love the idea of people reading my stories and enjoying them, but I would never want the &#8220;camera flash&#8221; that goes along with it. Perhaps it&#8217;s just because I am a private person, perhaps it&#8217;s because I am shy and don&#8217;t like it when people stare at me, or perhaps I am just not the kind of person who enjoys that kind of adrenaline filled attention&#8230; all I do know is that I just want to write and that I hope someone out there enjoys reading it. I&#8217;m simple; even with a million dollars I would probably still live in the same apartment I have now. Although, I might upgrade to a two bedroom \ud83d\ude1b<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Snapshot_020a.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2172 aligncenter\" alt=\"Snapshot_020a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Snapshot_020a.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Snapshot_020a.png 1000w, http:\/\/www.novadestin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Snapshot_020a-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMy week 6 &#8220;Intoxicate Me&#8221; entry for the <a href=\"http:\/\/secondlifefashionblog.com\/50-shades-of-sexy\/\" target=\"_blank\">50 Shades of Sexy Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wearing:<\/strong><br \/>\nShape: <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/p\/Nova-Shape-60-by-delogikal\/4260692?id=4260692&amp;slug=Nova-Shape-60-by-delogikal\" target=\"_blank\">Nova by -*delogikal*-<\/a> (slightly modified) &#8211; 100L<br \/>\nSkin: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/New%20Life%20Land\/192\/127\/22\" target=\"_blank\">**SHINE** Venice PurpleSunset\/Pale<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nEyes: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Framboise%20Island\/177\/207\/21\" target=\"_blank\">&lt;MARIKO&gt; cafe coffe eyes_02 (M)<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nHair: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Analog%20Dog%20Hair\/86\/218\/22\" target=\"_blank\">caught raspberry<\/a> &#8211; Freebie<br \/>\nOutfit: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Mon%20Cheri\/110\/121\/22\" target=\"_blank\">*Mon Cheri* Tiny Giftbox<\/a> &#8211; Freebie<br \/>\nTable\/Sofa: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Inspire\/129\/80\/31\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage &#8216;Burlesque&#8217; Queen Anne Round Table and Vintage &#8216;Burlesque&#8217; Chaise Lounge<\/a> &#8211; 150L, Part of set<br \/>\nSafe: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Enchanted%20Paradise\/23\/60\/19\" target=\"_blank\">Innovation Safe Fuck<\/a> &#8211; 399L (transfer version) or 599L (copy version), Comes with adult animations but works great as deco too<br \/>\nWhiskey Set: <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/p\/Kal-Rau-Whisky-SetSpecial-v20\/1754420\" target=\"_blank\">Whisky Set_Table and Whisky Set_Bottle+Support<\/a> &#8211; Freebie<br \/>\nRug: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Motley\/128\/165\/2901\" target=\"_blank\">Black Comfy Rug<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nScreen: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Sea%20Salts\/174\/95\/22\" target=\"_blank\">screen wood<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nVases: Vase with Twigs &#8211; Chocolate Cherry &#8211; Store closed, Old hunt gift<br \/>\nPlants on table: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Grumble%202\/223\/196\/24\" target=\"_blank\">Eversong-Popping Penguin Plants 2<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nPlant on safe: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Klein\/53\/236\/34\" target=\"_blank\">SX Spider Plant (mesh)<\/a> &#8211; 50L<br \/>\nHouse: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Bonaire52\/20\/17\/23\" target=\"_blank\">::FG::junk window glasshouse(small)\/only copy<\/a> &#8211; 400L, Part of set<br \/>\nTrees: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Hawk%20Land\/131\/155\/21\" target=\"_blank\">TWISTED INDIGO Willow Tree Privacy Screen<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nGrass: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Jonetsu%20Isle%20Special\/175\/68\/21\" target=\"_blank\">[hy]GreenGrass (takeuti)<\/a> &#8211; Lucky Board<br \/>\nPose: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Iwaki\/9\/169\/31\" target=\"_blank\">{Co*Motion} &#8211; {Gun*Gurl} &#8211; 2<\/a> &#8211; Old hunt gift<br \/>\nLocation: <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Sandbox%20Callida\/211\/234\/28\" target=\"_blank\">Premium Sandbox<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I and several of my writer friends, became published authors in the anthology &#8220;Written in the Mitten.&#8221; 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