I'm in one of those moods right now, where I want to be very dark and macabre... Nothing else will seem to do for my mood, and no matter what I try to do to get myself out of it the mood looks like it is sticking. So today you get another look into my dark and scary side. I've had so many things going on in my mind as of late and you may have guessed that I am not in the happiest of moods but I count myself lucky that I have a place like my blog where I can release my inner demons every once in a while - it's a great way to give your mind a little wiggle room I think...
When it comes to wiggle room, especially while I am thinking of my dark and macabre mood, one of my favourite recent purchases is an outfit from Lybra. The Host Gown - and it's matching but sold separately Hood - is available from the latest round of Momento Mori and it really sums up my feelings right now.
Needing to be restrained in case I do something a bit stupid, dark and a little dead perhaps, with a subtle hint towards the voodoo doll vibe, that can be enhanced with the simple addition of the Violetility Voodoo Doll Heart Pins - that are also available at Momento Mori this month. She has been left chained up in her padded room, with just the bugs for company - the DISORDERLY Roaches that inhabit her tea cup and the random.Matter Moth chained to her wrist.
Can you tell how I am really feeling right now?
What is she wearing;
Hood: Lybra - The Host Mask in White (Available until February 9th at Momento Mori)
Upper Collar: [ abrasive ] - Loose Belt Choker in Aged Taupe
Lower Collar: random.Matter - Wretched Collar
Dress: Lybra - The Host Gown in White (Available until February 9th at Momento Mori)
Pins: Violetility - Voodoo Doll Heart in Lime (Available until February 9th at Momento Mori)
Moth: DISORDERLY & random.Matter - INFESTED Gacha Item in MOTH PET GOLD (Available until February 9th at Momento Mori)
Pose: Exposeur - Padded Room in Bloody (No Longer Available!)
Cup: DISORDERLY & random.Matter - INFESTED Gacha Item in CUP ROACH (Available until February 9th at Momento Mori)
Something has been playing on my mind recently and although I am away from home I cannot seem to shift the notion that is burning there... So today to clear my head a little maybe it's time I discuss with you my thoughts on anonymity in SL...
It always seems so easy for people to hide their true natures behind a mask in Secondlife. A person's reasons may vary, and I agree that in some cases this anonymity can be a valuable thing but hiding behind a mask when it is used to belittle and harm others is when things become less protective and more twisted. It's this kind of concealing of someone's true nature that is one of my biggest pet hates about the Secondlife world.
I could go off on a long rant about people wearing masks of anonymity giving them the power to feel like they can get away with saying and acting in just the way they please, but I'm not going to bother. I wrote the things I wanted to say and deleted them before I could post them, what is the point in fueling the fires and giving in to those people, giving them exactly what they want which at the end of the day is basically a form of control over other people.
Instead I am going to say, personally I choose to wear my mask on the outside - with me what you see is what you get and if you don't like who I am then you do not need to be a part of my Secondlife - go live your own! The mask I'm wearing today is one that is available until the awesome Momento Mori event closes sometime later on, from the awesome designer that is Le Morte. I needed this mask it was calling to me... Tempting my inner demons! I'll definitely miss this shopping event until it's next outing. I REALLY HOPE there is another outing for Momento Mori - Congrats to the organizer team for putting it together!
What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Restless in 02
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Mask: Le Morte - Creature Mask in White (Available until at October 14th at Momento Mori)
Eyes: PSYCHO.Byts - Zombie Eyes
Blood Tear: The Horror! - Corpse Scars & Bruises in Teared (Available until at October 14th at Momento Mori)
Nose Piercing: (Yummy) - Skull Collection Septum in Silver
Mouth Wound: The Horror! - Corpse Scars & Bruises in Smiled (Available until at October 14th at Momento Mori)
Piercing: Cute Poison - Wounded
Pose: Signature Pose - Portrait Pose 4
The month of October is the best in my opinion... I LOVEEEEE Halloween as you might have already guessed but there are other things about it that make me smile too... Beer is a must in October, as it's Oktoberfest! That Oh-So-Awesome festival that the Germans celebrate with Beer and Pretzels. Now I will admit that I turned to the grand masters of Google and did a bit of research before sitting down to write my post today and I realised that actually Oktoberfest only runs until the first weekend in October - technically I am a little late, but Oh Well! I found Lederhosen, I found beer, I had to pay homage to the festival of beer drinking!
The lederhosen are actually a past Gacha item from the store Salt & Pepper, and I believe these were in the machine for the recently ended round of The Gacha Garden. As soon as I saw the machine I had to give it a try and was lucky enough to win some very pretty coloured lederhosen on my first go - coincidentally, just so you know, lederhosen means leather trousers in German lol - and the gacha machine not only contains the outfit but also socks and other pretty things that are perfect for this look.
Yet as it's October and therefore the month of HALLOWEEN, I can't resist adding a little of my favourite kind of Dead Girl flavour into the mixture. Hence why Rudh has been shot in the head and has this amazing "Growing Within" scar on her cheek from Ama. It looks like some cute little white flower, and for the purpose of this look I am going to tell you that it is in fact edelweiss, but don't quote me on that LOL...
For some reason I feel like they SHOULD be Edelweiss but I know that I'm probably going to be in trouble for thinking of them, as the Edelweiss song that is rolling around in my head is in fact Austrian - and yes I'm thinking Sound of Music right now - but meh I'm sure Edelweiss grow all over that general region of Central Europe?! Don't they?!
Oh well... Who knows, another beer will help me understand more, thank goodness it's Oktobeerfest!
What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Heartbeat in 02
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Bullet Wound: PaperDolls - Killer Injury
Eyes: PSYCHO.Byts - Zombie Eyes
Flower Scar: Ama - Growing Within (Available until at October 14th at Momento Mori)
Lip Blood: Ghost'Ink - Be Bloody
Collar: CURELESS & DISORDERLY - Hammer of Witches Gacha Item Trapped Collar in Monster (Available until October 31st at SALEM)
Outfit (including Socks): Salt & Pepper - Oktoberfest Gacha Items
Beer Bottle: Come Soon Poses - The Club Beer Prop
Beer Carrier: Kalopsia - Beers
Pose: Signature Pose - Give Me That Rush, Set 20
