A Raven Princess on a Ghostly Path

I dont wanna keep going on about how crap life is at the moment but it's a general feeling and I'm sorry that I feel that way... I am trying hard so many times to let myself get swept up in a fantasy, but there are things that always keep dragging me back down... 
I felt like I needed a chance to escape again and I want to be anywhere else, so I let myself slip off into the late evening and become a Raven Queen... 

This evening, as the sun is setting, our salvage princess has decided to take a walk along the Ghostly Path - a backdrop from K&S - but she's not alone. A Corvus Princess from the Salvage Station cannot be allowed to walk alone, she's had to take her avian friends with her... Hiding from the light under her Pipe Parasol, and even though it's ripped, it's still great for keeping the last light of the day away from her pale skin... 

What is she wearing;
Spiked Tiara: ERSCH - Roxette Headband
Headband: AsteroidBox - Celestial Headband in Nocturn
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA- Soul in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Collar: CULT - Spike Collar
Shoulder Accessory & Cape: CURELESS[+] - Corvus Manteau
Necklace: SIGMA - Spike necklace (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Outfit: Madame Noir - Station Catsuit (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Parasol: Static - Pipe Parasol (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Bird: Quills & Curiosities - Feathered Familiar
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Enchantress Aura
Pose: [piXit] - Pupa, Pose 2R
Flying Birds: JIAN - Raven Collection
Backdrop: K&S - // Ghostly Path. Backdrop

Solar Relics and Forbidden Rituals

Some day soon I'll be able to relax but today at work was horrible, I think that I need a miracle... I don't want to be at work, I don't want to be living at this farm right now, and I want to be about a million miles away from here.. Is that weird? Probably but I want to let myself get lost... I'm going to find a little monsterous magic... 

In the forgotten temple, there are monsters that thrive amongst the salvaged remains... This monster is disturbing to look at... She's a Remnant - thanks to the chest tattoo from Nefekalum at the Salvage Station - and her headdress that covers her teeth behind a Chthonic Cultist Mask - from Static - and she's learning more and more each day using her Solar Relic - from floro, also at Salvage Station - and a myriad of Forbidden Rituals... 

What is she wearing;
Mask & Teeth: Static - Chthonic Cultist Mask
Numeral Halo & Collar: Zibska - Aegir Set (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Sun Halo, Gold Body Paint & Pasties: [Faunus] - Helios
Chest Tattoo: Nefekalum - Remnant (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Skin: LUMAE - Fantasy Skins 2024 in DEVILISH (No Longer Available!)
Right Hand: Boutique #187 - Forbidden Ritual (Available until June 15th at Dubai)
Left Hand: floro - Solar Relic (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati & Aii - Astral Smoke
Pose: NANTRA - Norma Jean, Pose 1
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Forgotten Temple [360] Backdrop

Farmers Market for Lunch

It's been the last of my days off for the weekend, and I am ready to go back to work this week.. Just 4 more days until I can go back to England and right now that seems more important than ever as Mum has been in hospital and I'm worried about her... At this rate, the real reason for going now will be a whole lot less wonderful and a whole lot more scary other things... 
I wanted to try and have a day to relax as I waited for news, I decided that since I'm living on the farm I was going to get out and see the countryside... 

I stopped at the Meadow Market, a gorgeous little farmers market - which is a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - and stopped at the Mobile Bakery and grabbed myself some Junk Food in the form of a Deli Sandwich filled with cheese and pickles and salad! The jalapeno chips look like I should grab a bag of those too... OOOOH and they have a blind date with a book stand... I've always wanted to try those, though I worry if I get a book I've already read I'll be a little disappointed LOL... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Miku Hair in Absolute Pack
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Boutique #187 - Snake Glasses (Available until June 25th at Astrophe)
Dress: The Kiwi Co. - Jaime Set in Dress
Pose: [piXit] - Zenia, Pose 3R
Deli Food: Junk Food - Deli Sandwich Kit
Book Rack & Book: Sari-Sari - Thrifted Books Shelf
Table: Ariskea - [Virginia] Wood Bench Decor
Cart: dust bunny - Mobile Bakery in White
Bicycle: [Merak] - Summer Bicycle
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Meadow Market {360} Backdrop

Mythical Gargoyle or Dark Goddess?!

It's been a weird day today and not entirely in a good way... My mum has been taken into hospital and we are waiting now to see what is going on. I'm on the edge of my seat, and hiding from everything I should be doing today... Of course there is only one thing I could do while I wait and that is to slip into a world of my own fantasy, I used to say the more dead I looked the happier I was... I think now the more fantasy I go, the more scared I feel and am searching for a disconnect... Somewhere a little magical where the beings that can be found hiding in the dark are a lot less scary than real life things... 
Today I met the most gorgeous, ethereal being in a dark and gothic ruin... 

As I was exploring the Ivyfall Ruins - which happens to be one of the most gorgeous new backdrops from Synnergy.Tavis - I stopped to gaze into the pretty birdbath that was glowing in the moonlight... I was mesmirized by the way the flowers growing all over the walls and the way that they seemed to glitter in the moonlight streaming through the arches... 
It wasn't long until I could feel a presence in the room... In the shadows, a mystical gargoyle with a third eye and two mouths in her hands... She's marked as a nightmare - thanks to the amazing Nightmare Fades from Psycho Barbie, available until June 29th at Disturbed - and since it's her job watching over the ruins of this magical place, her third eye seems fixated on me... 

What is she wearing;
Halo: Tentacio - The Silent Deep Cathedral in Dark (Available until July 8th at ACCESS)
Tiara: random.Matter - Wren Crown
Hair: [monso] - Zoen Hair in Black & Red (Available until July 6th at Collabor88)
Skin: [Forest Fantasy Store] - GARGOYLE SKIN in Onyx (Now Faunus)
Third Eye: (Nylon Outfitters) - Third Eye in Strange Colors
Face Chain: random.Matter - Thyra Face Chain in Cool Tones
Wings: Doe - Royal Wings Black Edition
Chest Tattoo: Psycho Barbie - [Nightmare Fades] in BOM 02 (Available until June 29th at Disturbed)
Pasties: Soedara - Gold Mirage Pasties in Egyptian (No Longer Available!)
Gloves: [Cubic Cherry] - Voracity Gloves
Sparkles:  Cole's Corner - Starstuff
Pose: [PiXit] - Pupa, Pose 6
Pond: Simply Shelby - Meadowglow Birdbath in Blue
Flowers: everfaery - Moonflower Ivy (Available until June 9th at ACCESS)
Backdrop: Synnergy Tavis - Ivyfall Ruins - Dark {360} Backdrop

Monarch Butterfly Dance

I've worked for the last 4 days in a row so that today the hubby and I could be at home to work on a few things that need to be done in the house before the windows are changed next week... I am feeling beyond tired, my body has aches in places that I didn't know could ache and my mind is mostly wondering when it can go back to sleep... I'm proud of what we got done today... 
I Needed to let my mind wander today, I needed to do something a little different from the every day normal in Real Life, I needed a slice of fantasy... 

I NEEDED some fun, I found something gorgeous I HAD to find a way to let my hair down so that I can relax after a long day of hard work. I couldn't let myself avoid the chance I discovered today... 
I went to one of my favourite places for exploring, the gorgeous Kaleidoscope Monarch Education Project location and I made sure that I dressed the part... A gorgeous little Monarch Butterfly Fae to dance amongst her new found friends... 

What is she wearing;
Flowers: Mug - Mugchella Festival Gacha in #3 Daisy Headband White
Hair: TRUTH & FAGA - Playful in Redhead
Head: BeSpoke - Blossom
Body Paint, Wings & Antenna: Faunus - Monarch Dress
Necklace: Buzzeri - Daisy Choker in Natural
Dress: Faunus - Monarch Butterfly
Pose & Prop: [PiXit] - Boho Dancer, Pose F4R

Neon Planting at the Salvage Station!

I had the day off again today, and I won't for a few days in a row now so I've been busy doing a little blogging prep and I'm excited about what has been happening in the blogging world of Rudh today... It's been nice to just turn offmy brain and do something creative, considering the week I have coming LOL... 
I wanted to do something different, creative and pretty... I wanted to do something neon and sparkly and well... Different... I'll flash forward to the future... Maybe I'll find some inspiration there... 

This cute little Cyborg was the one that I met when I arrived in the future, and even though she was heading for the Salvage Station to drop off some random stuff, when I asked her for some inspiration she took me to see the gorgeous Neon Veil Plants - from everfaery, available until June 22nd at Cyber Fair - where they are developing plants that will light up your life... 

What is she wearing;
Horns: PSYCHO:Byts - Persephonix Horns
Hair & Spider: Moon. Hair - Strange
Head: BeSpoke - Blossom
Eyes: Mana - Encased Eyes
Face Accessories: PSYCHO:Byts - Cyber Implants
Choker: Kibitz - Felicia's Thick Choker in Cutie
Body Paint: [RaptorJenny] - Mk4 (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Chest Button: Ama - Powered On Collar Implant
Shoulder: PSYCHO:Byts - Feel the Connection Back Implant (Modded to fit the shoulder position)
Glove: Tardfish - Cat Mech Gloves (Available until June 30th at The Arcade)
Bodysuit: ERSCH - Theodosia Harness (Available until June 30th at Salvage Station)
Pose: [piXit] - Melanie, Pose 1
Plants: everfaery - Neon Veil Plants (Available until June 22nd at CYBER FAIR)
Screens: NOMAD - Wired Monitors
Speakers: NOMAD - Media Towers
Backdrop: [Vile] - Cyber Screen Backdrop

Is it all just a game?

I've been thinking about something since I had a conversation with a RL colleague about how Tim and I met in Second Life. She was curious and I explained to her about the Second Life world, what it's capable of and all of those wonderful things that can happen because of it... She was raving about the Sims, comparing the two and suggesting that she would be interested in coming to see what SL was like... She said she was looking for a new game, and I offered to help her out, but part of me was twitching about it being game... What are your thoughts?

I have thought long and hard about this topic for the past 20 ish years of being in Second Life. When I think of games I do think of things like board games or video games, I think of PC games like the Sims and world building games, but then do I still consider Second Life in the same way? 
For some it looks like a game... Creating a character, creating a world and living a life that is different from the real one, it's an escape and a chance to be someone you want to be... But is it a game, or is it more of a chat simulation programme? I've worked in Second Life in a Real Life job, I met my husband in Second Life and we've been married for 12 years now, and I met some people that I will keep with me always too... Does that make it a game or is it something different? Is it because I've been here so long now that I feel this way, is it still a game to the new inhabitants or is it really a place that's something different? 
What do you think?? I've been pondering this a lot today whilst going about my boring chores, I just want to know if I'm the only one that feels this way... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH  & Wasabi - Doremi in Redhead
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Glasses: Boutique #187 - Metal Frame Sunglasses
Necklace: AsteroidBox - Sylvia Chains
Top: miss chelsea - Nara Set in Top
Shirt: Mug - Jett Top in Black Flannel
Pants: miss chelsea - Nara Set in Jeans
Beer & Cigarette: Junk Food - Beer & Cigarette
Pose: [piXit] - Beatrice, Pose F1R
Dice: random.Matter - Game Night Dice Tray in Red
Beer Cans & Ice Bucket: hive - Beer Buds Pack
Backdrop: blaink - D&D Club