Glamorous Monsters of the Deep

I guess I'm feeling a bit better, I mean I'm not great, no where near back to normal, but tomorrow I've decided that I'll attempt working again. It won't be an all day thing yet, I'm prone to crying a lot and I KNOW tomorrow is going to be hard... The last time I worked, Mum was still alive, but I'm with colleagues that I will look after me and I'm just trying this out... Wish me luck tomorrow... 
For right now though, I'm going to have to do something that distracts me, and tries to remove that nervous energy I have... The best way to do that is to slip into a little fantasy world, right?! 
The best of those seems to be fairy or, if I'm really needing time away from the real world, Mer.... Today We're under the sea, in the ruins of an abandoned, yet haunting city... 

I love being a mermaid or something monstrous under the sea... I dunno why, I guess it's just my favourite of the fae folk... This time I'm a little more of the sea monster variety, but one that is adorning herself in a million different treasures of the deep... 

What is she wearing;
Tiara: cinphul - Salacia Crown
Hair: [monso] - Tsuki Hair in Black & Red (Available until August 30th at Collabor88)
Head: BeSpoke - Ani Head
Dress & Sleeves: ERSCH - Sedna Dress  (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Tattoo: Lilithe' - Ashiok Tattoos in Faint [FULL]  (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Body Paint & Pearl Fins: Faunus - Merfolk in Teal
Gold Scales: Izzie's - Body Mermaid Scales in Gold
Body pearls: Insomnia Angel - Body Pearls
Bubbles: MoonAmore - Ocean Lover in  Bubbles
Pose & Necklace Prop: [piXit] - Athanasia, Pose F2
Pillars: Amadeus - Pulse of the Sea Pillars in Pillar B Obsidian (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Lighting: Botanical - Underwater Caustics Projector CLUSTER v1 (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Aquaria 

Money Can Be Spirited Away

So you may know that HellBone and I are currently living somewhere that's not home while our house is being rennovated... If you haven't I don't blame you for ignoring my ranting over the past few weeks LOL, but it's one of the bigger stresses of my life right now, and I'm rambling about it A LOT... Anyway, luckily in this process we're being assisted with government subsidies, and it's not a brag it's a moment of "thank god" because everything is SO FECKING EXPENSIVE... We had to go buy a new toilet today... DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THOSE THINGS COST?! I know that there are costs of manufacture and for the sales company, but they are getting things cost price and it seems the consumer is getting bit in the butthole... Is it greed or is it necessity these days?!

I know talking about money can sometimes seem crass... I'd never ask anyone about their income or share mine with the world for that matter but they always say that money makes the world go round. They also say that it doesn't make you happy, but at the same time that's not enitrely true is it... If you don't have enough to live on or with then you're more likely to be a stressed and unhappy person... It seems though that these days everything is SUPER expensive, and yes I get it's because of all of the war taking place and the cost of living has naturally increased but life gets more expensive by the minute! 
Even the spirits that guard the world's most secretive vaults are concerned... There seems to be an explosion and a drainage of captial here, there and everywhere... Our little Spirit Guide - ears and a tail set from HAZEL by the way - is concened because her soul key - which is actually the Dungeon Keys from [NoRush] that sit in her chest - are no longer needed by the powers that be... They can just raise prices so the people that need her keys are left to suffer... 

What is she wearing;
Ears & Tail: HAZEL - SPIRIT GUIDE BUNDLE
Hair: Wasabi - Story Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Mask: BeSpoke - Mask Skull FatPack
Wings: everfaery - Lelia Wings
Tattoos: Lilithe' -  Hildr Tattoos
Dress: everfaery - Yvette Dress (Available until May 15th at Lewd Station)
Keys & Keyhole: [NoRush] - Dungeon Keys
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Glitterati
Gold Fingers: Izzie's - Gold Dipped Fingertips
Money Food: Hangry - Rich bites in Take Out Box & Take Out Box Chopsticks
Pose: [piXit] - Cyberbilly, Pose 7R
Decor & Backdrop: [Bad Unicorn] - 'The Heat' Gacha Collection

Recharging the Harpies

Having one of those days where you need a little more magic in your life? I know that I have been feeling that way for a while now and I don't think there will be anything that I can get to happen anytime soon... 
So I'm going to have to get myself dragged into the Midnight Order and find the magic so that I can refind my own sparkle... 

The magic thats can only be found in the old Dany's Throne Room - a backdrop from K&S - is a draw to many that come to visit the Midnight Order. Today's visitor is one of the Galewing Harpies - with wings and jewels from aii at the current round of Midnight Order until February 20th - who has come to absorb some of the magic from the Leyline Table. It makes her glow, the halo glittering more as she recharges her magical batteries, I wish it was just as easy in RL... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Gold Halo: Sintiklia - Hair Morgan (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Mask: Moon Rabbit - Beak Mask (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Tattoo: Lilithe' - Oya Tattoos (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Shoulder Jewellery, Body Chains, Ears & Tail: {aii} - Galewing Harpy Set (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Dress & Pendant: AsteroidBox - Andrea Dress (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Wings: {aii} - Galewing Harpy Wings (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Sparkles, Halo & Smoke Effect: Cole's Corner - Valkyrie & Glitterati & {aii} - Astral Smoke
Pose: [piXit] - Touche De Soie, Pose F3R
Fire Pit: Red Shadow - The Leyline Table (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Lectern: [CABALPIER] - Preacher's Lectern (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Backdrop: K&S - // Dany's Throne room. Backdrop

A Midnight Battle Order

Well, that's it, my holiday is over and now I guess there has to be something to look forwards to but what... I think for now I'm just going to be avoiding the hot weather and wanting to have the Halloween season start... HellBone and I aren't sure if we will be working on something Halloweeny this year but it's still possible even though we have much to do for it and I'm going to be insanely busy while my boss is away... What can I look forward to now?! 

While I've been away in RL, Rudh has been the excited little weirdo that she is because the magic has swept over Second Life since Midnight Order has opened it's doors. I'm a little late for the grand opening this round but there is SO MUCH in the way of pretties coming from the vendors that I hope being late won't be a problem... 
Right now, before I get to live a little more in the Midnight Magic, I'm going to have to prepare myself for going back to work - and I have a hell of a shite shift tomorrow - I'm getting ready for battle... I'm a Gnoll - the Hyena Hybrid from BeSpoke for The Warehouse Sale until August 18th - wearing the Vilkas Outfit - a release from AsteroidBox for the current round of Midnight Order, which runs until August 20th - to represent the magic of Midnight and armed with the Starchild Morningstar - a release from FOE - I THINK I'm ready for battle... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Neo Tokyo FLF Ed. Hair in Absolute Pack
Head & Skin: BeSpoke - Gnoll (Available until August 18th at The Warehouse Sale)
Weapon: FOE - [STARCHILD MORNINGSTAR](Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Wings: [The DeadBoy] - Succubus Wings (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Tattoos: Lilithe' - Amaterasu Tattoos (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Outfit: AsteroidBox - Vilkas Outfit (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Pose & Cigar Prop: [piXit] - 7 Ways, Pose F4
Plants: Blue Blood - Darkness Sansevieria (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)
Backdrop: K&S - // Canal Backdrop

The Bots are DEAD

If you're watching a movie, what kind of movie are you partial to? I know that we all tend to have our favourites... I LOVE the LOTR, my go-to movies include things like the Sound of Music and the Princess Diaries, and I'm still a Disney fan. I recently saw the latest Insides Out 2 movie, and I have never connected with a Disney Character so much as when I saw Anxiety on the screen... My Hubby is partial to Star Wars and anything horror, but he will also choose a superhero action movie... 

I'm not a fan really... I mean I LOVED Aquaman but that's because it's Jason Momoa soaking wet. I really enjoyed the series of LOKI that was made, but then again that's possibl because it was the way Tom Hiddleston would flick his hair at random lol... I've seen many of the superhero movies, but they don't get me excited and I tend not to bother anymore... 
For some reason though, when I put on things and this outfit started coming to life it grew to become a Superhero that destroyed the evil bots decimating Primus City - a backdrop by The Bearded Guy... She hung around a few moments after the big fight scene while the Tiny Tech Bots - from Aardvark - came in to inspect the damage... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: [Ginko Hair] - #200 Hair (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Glasses: Boutique #187 - Summer Glasses
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Body Paint: Effervescence - Saelihn Tattoo (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Cape: DREAMCATCHER (Now Amadeus) - Vampire's cloak
Lingerie: [Drunken Brokkr] - Beidhra Set (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Fade Tattoo: Lilithe' - Kidagakash Tattoos in Gradient with Gems (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Shoes: Tentacio - Punk Stiletto in Black
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Valkyrie Gold Aura & Heavenly Ranger Yellow
Pose: FOXCITY - Pool Bunny V3, Pose 7
Robots: Aardvark - Tiny Tech Bot
Fire Robots: H&C - Droideka
Fire: Razor Bird - Scavenger's Camp Fire
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Primus City Backdrop

The Diva in the Stars

The Engine Room has opened it's doors for a Spring visit, the sparkles of all new wonderful things come rushing out so that they light up the sky and provide a guiding light for the visitors seeking steampunk treasures to decorate their homes and bodies... 

Today the first that we meet on their way to the Engine Room is the glorious interstellar traveller... She's a diva of the stars, she's glittering and twinkling and fabulous...
From the top of her head where her Principa fascinator - part of a set by Zibska, available until April 20th at the Engine Room - sits, to the markings on her body and her YIva Bolero - also available at the Engine Room from Madame Noir - she's futuristic with a steampunkish twist... 

What is she wearing;
Hat & Necklace: Zibska - Principa Set (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Hair: ZAO - Sixty Seven Hair Pack (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Eye Make-Up: Rubedo - Steffi (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Body Paint: Nefekalum - Creation in Blue (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Gold Body Decor: Lilithe' - Hildr Tattoos in Gold Full (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Top: Madame Noir - YIva Bolero (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Worn Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Starstuff
Pose: Secret Poses - Futura, Pose 5
Monuments: ionic - Heechee Gateway in Natural Stone - Pyramid + Stones (Available until April 20th at Engine Room)
Background Sparkles: Half-Deer - Fallen Stars in Large +constellations & tarte - Star Lights in Rainbow
Backdrop:  The Bearded Guy - Moonlight Backdrop

The Sparkle of Angelic Demons

Weekends should feel like magic... Instead today has been nothing but arguements at my house in RL. I'm left feeling even more exhausted. I love my hubby but sometimes he's just too much and I want nothing more than to run away back to my true home in the UK...
At times like this I find myself reverting back into my own fantasy world and letting the pretty, sparkly, magical wonderfulness take over to hide my real feelings... It's a good indicator for me, if I'm feeling low things will be magical, if I'm happy and feeling full of energy, pictures will be darker and more dead looking... 

This time I'm magical, I'm ethereal and I'm trying to let my bad feelings flicker to the darker, back parts of my mind... This ethereal being part angel, part demon is someone that has been seen making use of the magical libraries within the Engine Room... 
She radiates power, energy and light... Cyrena in dress - a top from everfaery at the Engine Room - and the jewels of Ianthe - a crown, halo and earring set from random.Matter, also at Engine Room - but bearing the markings of Dione - a tattoo set from Lilithe - she's an infinite inner power for me... 

What is she wearing;
Horns: {Aii & Ego} - Ancient Horns (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Halo, Tiara & Earrings: random.Matter - Ianthe Set (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Hair: Wasabi - Nocturne Hair in Offbeat
Headband: AsteroidBox - Celestial Headband in Aurora
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Eyes: Mana. - Idyllic Eyes (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Eyes Make-Up: Rubedo - monara regular 07 (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Necklace: CULT - Diamond & Bow Leather Collar
Wings: {Aii & Ego} - Ancient Wings (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Body Markings: Lilithe'// - Dione Tattoos in Gold (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Top: everfaery - Cyrena Blouse (Available until October 20th at Engine Room)
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Starstuff, Heavenly Ranger & Glitterati
Pose: Fashiowl - Superstar, Pose 12
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Synthwave Night Backdrop

The Most Expensive Thing at the Museum!

Sometimes I get random ideas that start as one thing and end up in another, but as soon as I saw one of the items that was a special free gift for Valentines I couldn't resist the chance to do something silly with it... 
Valentine's is coming fast and furious, there is so much in the way of hearts and flowers and cute lovey dovey stuff, but buying Valentine's gifts can be trecherous and dangerous... For 2023, if you want something extremely special, something very expensive, and natural, maybe you need to look in the dairy aisle of the supermarket... 

2023's most expensive treasure, The Egg - a gift from Junk Food at Cupid Inc - would make a perfect "Engagement Egg"... 
Never know, in the future a specially preserved egg could end up in a glass case in the museum as the most valued posession of this year, alongside crown jewels and diamonds, and treasures throughout the ages.

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Amani Hair in Offbeat (Available until February 28th at Anthem)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Chest Tattoo: Lilithe' - Aurora Tattoos
Top: evani - Diana Top in Black
Cardigan: Mug - Harper Sweater in Gray
Jeans: Pox - Damon Jean in Washed in Dark
Pose: Secret Poses - Kate, Pose 2M
Egg: Junk Food - Engagement Egg (Gift Available until February 28th at Cupid Inc)
Cushion: Ananas - Anywhere Meditate
Crown: Abyss Designs - Crown
Staff: Neverwish - Moon Scepter
Tiara: Decoy - Solaris Halo Crown
Bust: Maru Kado - torso-01 in Ghost
Crystal Skull: Refuge - Crystal Skull Blue
Crystals: crate - Awakening Crystal Clusters
Cabinets & Wall Displays: Apple Fall - Reclaimed Glass Display & Reclaimed Glass Wall Display
(For details about any of the background decor in the museum, please feel free to ask!)
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Ballroom in Black

Candles Light the Midnight Order!

The Midnight Order has once again opened it's doors to the darkest parts of the magical places in the Second Life universe... The magic flows through it's sacred order and for a very short time it will seep into the light of the grid to share it's darkness... 
The outside looks like it's a beautifully sunlight day, the sands of the desert are calm and the wind isn't shifting th grains over the dunes... Inside the castle walls though, the darkness keeps things shaded and cool, magic happens better when it's cooler... 

Lurking in the shadows of the halls of the Midnight Order, I decided to light some of the Vered Set Candles - a Midnight Order release from random.Matter - to welcome the spirits in. Being a greeter of the KORE - from V/.VoluptasVirtualis - wearing their robes and marked by the Sjora Tattoos - from Lilithe' - hoping that the spirits will love the Midnight Order... There is so much pretty to come... 

What is she wearing;
Horns & Hair: {Aii & Ego's HAIR HELL} - Pegasus Hair (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Tattoos: Lilithe' - Sjora Tattoos in Gradient (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Outfit: V/.VoluptasVirtualis - KORE (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Candles: Random Matter - Vered Set (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Pose: piXit - Sweet Dreams, Pose 1F3
Backdrop: Clover - Sand Temple Backdrop

The Midnight Order has Arrived...

The Midnight Order has started... The dark and macabre have come rushing into Second Life, and there are lots of evils out there ready to fill your minds with twisted little fantasies... 
We're opening the lid on what really seems like Pandora's Box and as the darkness floods out, it's so pretty... There's steampunk, there's blackness, there's monsters and more... Just wait to see what comes through the crack in the box lid... 

The city hall surrounded by Floating Crystal Sconces - created by CELESTE  for Midnight Order - in which the box was opened has now become the epicenter and command post of the Midnight Order, and the darkeness will slowly be seeping over the world from here... It's not Halloween yet, we still have to wait a few months, but lt the darkness reign... 
A Tyrant's Torch - from Skellybones at Midnight Order - has fallen into the hands of Rudh, and she's become the evil power that will control this chaos... She's demonic, her horns - from UNHOLY ASMODEUS - decorated with crosses but the rest of her outfit a little steampunk perhaps, showing the status of the now darkened city... 

What is she wearing;
Halo: THIS IS WRONG - Mech Halo in Gear Silver & Steam Silver BIG (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Horns: UNHOLY ASMODEUS - Horns (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order)   
Hair: Magika - Michelle
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Face Tattoo: THIS IS WRONG - Mech Makeup in Black (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Glasses: A Fantastical Notion ([.fn]) - Cybergoth Glasses (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Neck Tattoo: Lilithe' - Latona Tattoos (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Top: miss chelsea - Liya Bodysuit in Charcoal
Armband: Garmonbozia - Reload Armband (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Weapon: Skellybones - Tyrant's Torch Holdabe Halberd (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Pants: AsteroidBox - Azrael Pants (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Pose: Secret Poses - Alba, Pose 3M
Lights: CELESTE - Floating Crystal Sconce in Still Orange (Available until August 20th at Midnight Order) 
Backdrop: Synnergy- Steampunk Clock Station Backdrop 

Snacks in the Dreadful Depths

There is a strange and distant rumbling, if you listen closely you can hear it calling... Luring you out of the comfort of your warm safe homes and to the sea... The sea isn't what's calling you though, it's something way more sinister, way down in the Dreadful Depths of Aenigma...

At Undersea Cove, a deviant little dark mermaid is hiding in some weed to eat her delicious octopus Tentacles in a bowl from Boutique 187 - available at Aenigma now - but I guess that's kinda cannibalistic since this little sea monster is more octopus than mermaid... Her monstrous eyes, the Eldrich's Curse - actually her Unstable Tongue by the way - and the markings on her skin - tattoos from Lilithe' for Aenigma, with the Axix  Tentacle marks of her prey... As the future snacks swim around her body - Dumbo Octopus from NAMINOKE, that look and taste a little like octopopcorn! 

What is she wearing; 

Hair: Tableau Vivant - Falling Hair Gacha Item in Shortfall Colors 

Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 

Eyes: Conviction - Serpent Eyes 

Tongue: Unstable - Eldrich's Curse (Available until August 15th at Aenigma)  

Tattoo: Lilithe' - Scylla Tattoos (Available until August 15th at Aenigma) 

Wounds: Axix - Tentacle Body Marks in Fresh 

Necklace: Gorsimi - Tentakkel Necklace in Blue (Available until August 15th at Aenigma) 

Bubbles: MoonAmore - Ocean Lover Gacha Item in  Bubbles 

Mini Pets: NAMINOKE - Dumbo Octopus (Available until August 15th at Aenigma) 

Bowl & Sticks: Boutique 187 - Tentacles Bowl & Sticks (Available until August 15th at Aenigma) 

Bikini: voluptas virtualis - Sira in Black 

Pose: FOXCITY - Dream Sequence Series 1, Pose 5 (Fatpack)