Furture Warrior

One of my favorite fans gave me an idea and I will admit when I was working with this outfit it started out as a Motown dress and then took a wrong turn but stayed in the same 60's era. May - your comments about Barbarella had me go looking at pictures and Jane Fonda and it just so happened that the texture I was working with was silver sequins - very small. Well - this is the result - 1960's FurtureWarrior ala Jane Fonda in Barbarella. Thank you May for your sweet comments and thought provoking ideas - look for this one coming your way as my thanks! Hugs! Lemania

The Black Swan

There once was a young woman who was wandering through the woods ... oh yes! This is YOUR story to tell! Can't wait to see what you come up with for the picture and here for you is The Black Swan :)

Meet Truely Bravin

Truely Bravin is the reason I do a lot of things :) she is my RL daughter and she is the reason I am so happy to be able to help raise funds for Bugles Across America - http://www.buglesacrossamerica.org/. Second Life unfortunately is not very accessible to her but on July 27th she will hopefully be here in SL to play Taps for you with Ridha Cooljoke. We will announce soon but plan to have a benefit - Music Gives For Music. I hope this will be the start of a great partnership with Second Life and the wonderful people I have met along the way in my journey in Second Life. Thank you all.

The Black Swan Tell Me A Story Contest

Once upon a time there was a beautiful black swan . . . tell me a story about this picture :) The most creative and interesting story will win "The Black Swan" dress and also 2000 Lindens! You must submit the story on a notecard with a title The Black Swan - (Your Name). All submissions are due but August 1, 2008, 12 PM SL time and the judging will be done by all the people in the photo. Winner will be announced on August 10, 2008. Give it a try - we all can be creative and this is your chance to win a lovely dress and 2000 Lindens!

Blogged Oh So Much Fun!

http://slfaces.com/blog/2008/07/04/thalia-jie-on-lemania-indigo-designs/#more-388 - Thanks so much Thalia!

Love Pics - Here is One!

Jaxie Oceanlane sent me a great pic and I wanted to share it! Thank you Jaxie you look fab!

What Do You Do When You Have Nothing To Wear?

I had on my Fireworks dress and its so popular - and I am not complaining trust me!!! I love it too! But what does a girl wear - well I had to make another one - its a cross between Roy Rogers and Wonderwoman but oh so American - wishing you a Happy Birthday America and much future prosperity and joy to everyone the world over from America we send our hopes and good wishes the world over.

Love

Lemania

Fireworks!

http://cajsalilliehook.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/patriotica-finale/#more-197

It looks fantastic!

Immortal Beloved

The Immortal Beloved letters

6 July, in the morning
My angel, my all, my very self:
Only a few words today, and these in pencil (in your pencil). Not until tomorrow will my lodgings be definitely engaged. What a useless waste of time such matters are! Why this profound sorrow when necessity speaks? Can our love exist except through sacrifices, through not demanding everything? Can you change it that you are not wholly mine, that I am not wholly yours? O God, gaze upon nature in all its beauties and let your soul be calm at what must be. Love demands all, and rightly so -- thus it is for me with you, for you with me, but you forget so easily that I must live for myself and for you. Were we wholly united, you would feel this painful necessity as little as I.
My journey was terrible. I did not arrive here until four o'clock yesterday morning. For lack of horses, the post-coach chose another route, but what a terrible road it was! At the last stage but one I was warned against traveling at night. They cautioned me about a forest, but that only spurred me on. I was wrong: the coach broke down because of the terrible road, unmetaled, a mere country road. Without such postilions as I had, I should have been left stranded. Esterhazy, traveling hither by the usual road, met the same fate with eight horses as I with four. Even so, I found some satisfaction in it as I always do when I successfully surmount difficulties.
Now a quick change to things internal from things external. We shall soon see each other again, I am sure, and today I cannot tell you the thoughts about my own life that I have had during these few days. If our hearts were always close together I would surely have no such thoughts. My heart is filled with many things to tell you -- ah, there are moments when I find that speech is futile indeed.
Be of good spirits; remain my true, my only treasure, my all as I am yours. The rest the gods must send us, that which must and shall be for us.
Your faithful Ludwig

Immortal

Here is a sneak peek at a new one - Immortal - I am too tired to finish :)

Pass The PAHFEST Love

Here it is baby!

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-42452?ref=feeds%2Flatest

Ain't That Peculiar - UNRELEASED

I have to admit - the flexi skirt is peculiar lol but wow on the sequins! Couldn't have asked for a better in world tranformation of a texture and man, ain't that peculiar? Marvin Gaye sang it better -

Honey you do me wrong but still i'm crazy about you

Stay away too long and i can't do without you

Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more

But each hurt makes my love stronger than before

I know flowers go through rain

But how can love go through pain

Ain't that peculiar

A peculiar ality

Ain't that peculiar baby

Peculiar as can be

You tell me lies that should be obvious to me

I've been so much in love with you baby til i don't wanna see

That things you do and say are designed to make me blue

It's a dog gone shame my love for you makes all

Your lies seem true

But if the truth makes love last longer

Why do lies make my love stronger

Ain't that peculiar

A peculiar ality

Ain't that peculiar baby

Peculiar as can be

I cried so much just like a child thats lost its toy

Maybe baby you think these tears i cry are tears of joy

A child can cry so much until you do everything they say

But unlike a child my tears don't help me to get my way

I know love can last through years

But how can love last through tears

Sailor

So there was this friend who just "mentioned" she would like a sailor suit and I thought - no problem. OMG this was a hard one - mostly because of the textures. Then the skirt gave me a hard time. But - all in all it turned out so cute and you can see the satiny texture that I used. Anyway for 2 days only through July 5th (when I wake up and get in-world) I will be offering it as another 4th of July gift for my buddies - maybe I should charge the nameless friend 1000L hmmm?

ONREZ Here I Come!

Now you can give your gifties :)

SHOP LEMANIA INDIGO DESIGNS HERE

PAH*FEST IS COMING!!! :)

Okies you can see all the releases that will be released on July 14th on my sim and here is the press release for it!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Candace Lambert, Marketing OfficerEmail: clambert@madonna.edu Telephone: 734-432-5556 In World Contact: Summer Loon

Digital Media Festival at Madonna University Features Filmmaking, Concerts and Events
LIVONIA, Mich. – Hollywood comes to Motown again this summer. The second annual Project Accessible Hollywood (PAH-fest) Motown will take place on the campus of Madonna University on July 14-20. The unique, entirely free, digital media festival travels to cities throughout the U.S. and internationally, giving anyone and everyone an opportunity to take part in movie making. Metro-Detroiters from all walks of life will have access to digital equipment and professional coaching, enabling them to create their own short digital films. PAH-fest is the brainchild of Christopher Coppola, nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and brother to actor Nicholas Cage. Coppola plans to be on campus again this year.
PAHfest will also be invading the virtual world, incorporating the chat realm “Second Life” into the mix. People from around the globe can now experience PAH like never before, interacting in the virtual world “Detroit Life”. In 2006, Loudbaby launched the city of Detroit within the virtual world of “Second Life”, aptly called "Detroit Life : The Motor City inside The Metaverse." Since the debut of Detroit Life last year, Loudbaby has quickly established itself as a world leader in the production of Mixed Reality Events.
An exciting new addition to PAH-fest this year is a high-tech lunchtime concert Wednesday, July 16, from 12-2 p.m. World-famous European musician, Ridha (Cooljoke) Ibrahim, will perform from his studio in Italy and perform in the world of Detroit Life in Second Life. Madonna will be streaming video of his avatar for this 3D virtual concert. Computers in at Madonna’s Livonia campus will host PAH Disco where online-concert-goers can dance as avatars while enjoying a pizza lunch provided by the University.
The fashion world of Second Life will not go unnoticed as Virtual Clothing Designer Lemania Indigo features a series of clothing made just for PAHfest featuring the “Motown Sound.” She is turning the proceeds of this clothing line back to the PAHfest MOTOWN organizers to help offset the cost of the festival. “Creativity has been a huge part of my life and PAHfest allows other people to express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings all over the world giving them a voice. I am very proud to be part of such a wonderful idea and event,” said Indigo.
Madonna University, Michigan’s most affordable is home to an award-winning Broadcast and Cinema Arts Department. The University’s main campus is conveniently located at I-96 and Levan Road in Livonia. For more information, visit (www.madonna.edu) or www.pahnation.org.

1001 Arabian Nights

King Shahriyar had become disgruntled with the unfaithfulness of women, and vowed to have a new wife each night. Each was to be executed the following morning.
Shahrazad, when her turn came, enacted a clever plan. Each night her sister Dunyzad would come into their room and request a story. The King became so entranced by Shahrazad's stories that he would long to hear the conclusion of each one; and night after night Shahrazad would leave him in suspense, thus earning herself a further stay of execution.

Ode To Joy

Joy, thou beauteous godly lighting,

Daughter of Elysium,

Fire drunken we are ent'ringHeavenly, thy holy home!

Thy enchantments bind together,

What did custom's sword divide,

Beggars are a prince's brother,

Where thy gentle wings abide.

The Swan Rider Monthly Gift

You all made me laugh so much today I decided that I would do a monthly gift for all the brave swan riders - :) they know who they are! I won't show you every month but here is what you get along with a Leda and the Swan fountian I made - thanks for the laugh and enjoy!

UNRELEASED - R-E-S-P-E-C-T

OK don't tell me you haven't been waiting for me to do a dress in honor of one of the all-time greatest! Aretha Franklin and R-E-S-P-E-C-T - just a little bit ...

What you want baby

I got

What you need

You know I got it

All I'm askin' is for a little respect

When you come home

Baby when you come home

Respect

I'm out to give you all my money

But all I'm askin in return honey

Is to give me my proper respect

When you get home

Yeah, baby, when you get home

I ain't gonna do you wrong

while you gone

I ain't gonna do you wrong

'Cause I dont wanna

All I'm askin' is for a little respect

When you come home

Baby, when you come home

Respect

Ooh, your kisses, sweeter than honey

But guess what, so here's my money

All I want you to do for me

Is give me some respect when you get home

Yeah, baby, when you get home

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Find out what it means to me

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Take out T-C-PA

little respect

Blackbird Singing In the Dead of Night

I hear that song and I think of a beautiful bird that hides its wonderful colors in the night and this dress - OMG it is taken from a hand embriodered dress of the 50's worn by some fabulous lady and the parties the dress must have seen! On sale with all proceeds to Bugles Across America. Be sure and check out the rest of the sim if you have missed the goodies. The BAA is the big red tent and you can find this awesome dress. I don't want to take it off and want to dance all night!

Happily Ever After

Yes so all the old classic movies usually end that way and I thought this was a cross between that and Glenda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz :)

UNRELEASED - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

If you need me, call me. no matter where you are, no matter how far. just call my name. Ill be there in a hurry. on that you can depend and never worry.
(you see, my love is alive its like a seed that only needs the thought of you to grow. so if you feel the need for company, please, my darling, let it be me. I may not be able to express the love I feel for you, but a writer put it very nicely when he was away from the one he loved. He sat down and wrote these words:)

No wind, (no wind) no rain, (no rain)
Nor winters cold
Can stop me, babe (oh, babe) baby (baby)
If youre my goal

No wind, no rain,
Can stop me, babe
If you wanna go

I know, I know you must follow the sun
Wherever it leads
But remember
If you should fall short of your desires
Remember life holds for you one guarantee
Youll always have me

And if you should miss my love
One of these old days
If you should ever miss the arms
That used to hold you so close, or the lips
That used to touch you so tenderly
Just remember what I told you
The day I set you free

Aint no mountain high enough
Aint no valley low enough (say it again)
Aint no river wild enough
To keep me from you

Aint no mountain high enough
Aint no valley low enough (say it again)
Aint no river wild enough
To keep me from you

Aint no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you

Aint no mountain high enough
Aint no valley low enough (one more time)
Aint no river wild enough (say it again)
To keep me from you

Aint no mountain high enough
Nothing can keep me
To keep me from you

Lovelight - UNRELEASED PAHFEST

The Supremes again and this dress is hot!

He gave me the eye
But I just passed him by
I treated him unkind
But he didn't seem to mind

I told him be on his way
But not a word did he say
He just stood there kind of bold
While I acted cold

But when the lovelight starts shining through his eyes
Made me realize I should apologize
And when he placed a kiss upon my face
Then I knew, Oh then I knew
That he won my heart

So I quickly apologized
Hoping he hadn't changed his mind
But not a word did he say
So I turned to walk away

But when the lovelight starts shining through his eyes
Made me realize how he felt inside
And when he placed a kiss upon my face
Then I knew, Oh then I knew
That he won my heart

When he asked could he walk my way
I hoped sweet things he'd say
Instead he smiled kind of nice
As he held my hand kind of tight

But when the lovelight starts shining through his eyes
Made me realize how he felt inside
And when he placed a kiss upon my face
Then I knew, Oh then I knew
That he won my heart

But when the lovelight starts shining through his eyes
Made me realize how he felt inside
And when he placed a kiss upon my face

The Supreme Diva - UNRELEASED

We all KNOW who the SUPREME DIVA at Motown was don't we :)

UNRELEASED - Where Did Our Love Go?

Another PAH FEST Motown Exclusive unreleased - Where Did Our Love Go? by The Supremes.

Baby, baby
Baby don't leave me
Ooh, please don't leave me
All by myself

I've got this yearning, burning
Yearning feelin' inside me
Ooh, deep inside me
And it hurts so bad

You came into my heart
So tenderly
With a burning love
That stings like a bee

Now that I surrender
So helplessly
You now wanna leave
Ooh, you wanna leave me

Ooh, baby, baby
Where did our love go?
Ooh, don't you want me
Don't you want me no more

Ooh, baby
Baby, baby
Where did our love go
And all your promisses
Of a love forever more

I've got this yearning, burning
Yearning feelin' inside me
Ooh, deep inside me
And it hurts so bad

Before you won my heart
You were a perfect guy
But now that you got me
You wanna leave me behind
Baby, baby, ooh baby

Baby, baby don't leave me
Ooh, please don't leave me
All by myself

Ooh, baby, baby
Where did our love go?

The Ginger Rogers

The minute I finished this dress I knew it was a dress you could see Ginger Roger dancing in with Fred Astaire in the 1930 movies. It has such lightness and the color is a wonderful celery green. As she said - she had to dance in high heels and backwards and made it seem effortless!

PAH FEST Motown

PAH-fest MOTOWN is coming to Second Life and you can be part of it! PAHfest is the brainchild of Christopher Coppola, Hollywood director from the famed Coppola film family. (Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage, Sophia Coppola). PAHfest gives everyday people a chance to tell their stories. Join us in the Second Life SIM of “Detroit Life” as we celebrate a week of stories.

Some Highlights include:

Wednesday July 16th 9am SL-A lunch concert with Ridha Cooljoke. This will be a SL concert that will incorporate RL elements in Italy and Detroit while avatars dance their lunch calories away. If you have never seen this World musician you are in for quite a treat…he will swing you in 4 different languages while he performs live in his Italian studio.

Thursday July 17th 10am-11:30 am Josh White, Jr, will be streamed live in the Detroit SIM. Josh White’s credits are unbelievable and include performing on the world's greatest stages of four continents, including Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Odeon Hammersmith Hall, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, and Madison Square Garden to name a few.

Sunday July 20th 3pm SL- See all the closing night ceremonies, view the stories made throughout the week and share some wonderful moments with us all.

Other highlights include a beautiful line of clothing designed by Lemania Indigo to celebrate the Sounds of Detroit. Proceeds go to help keep PAHfest alive around the world. Special thanks to loudbaby.com for all their help and assistance!

There are lots more things planned and we want you to be part of this week of celebrating the stories of our lives. Check out the Detroit Life Sim for more information or the web at www.pahnation.org.
For in-world go see PAH Fest at the Detroit Life sim here!!!

Ambrosia

Ambrosia recipe with coconut is a Southern favorite.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup orange juice
3 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, undrained
1/2 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Combine juice, orange sections, pineapple, and grapes, stirring gently to blend. Refrigerate until serving time. Fold in coconut and pecans just before serving.
This Ambrosia Recipe serves 6.