Tricks or Treats for Halloween

Tomorrow is the big day, the one we've been waiting for ALL MONTH... Tomorrow is Halloween. The spookiest day of the year when the spirits come out to play... There seems to be something so special at this time of year, and although sometimes I wish it was celebrated here like it is in America, I've done all I can to make things happy... It's a long shot considering everything that I've got going on at the moment in RL, but I've carved my pumpkin and got some candy ready just in case... 
In SL I have other plans... In SL I am getting ready to take my own kids out on a mission to Trick or Treat... 

I let the kids pick their Halloween costumes this year, and we have made a collective decision as to what we're going to be... They are a pack of little ghosts, some Meow-oween Cats and Howl-oween Dogs - both of which are from Aardvark, with the cats at Kustom9 and dogs at ACCESS - and so I as their responsible adult I've decided to be their Ghostbuster... 
Things have been successful so far... The kids have all had lots of delicious treats... The last house on the block is known as "La Villa" - which happens to be a backdrop from FOXCITY - usually has the bestest of treats which are set out on a Candy Chair - from Junk Food - for easy access... 
Since I won't be around tomorrow though due to being stuck at work until late... HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

What is she wearing;
Outfit: umbrella - WOMEN's Complete Ghosthunter Uniform
Shoes: N-core - ARIADNA in Black
Pose: [piXit] - Georgia, Pose 3
Cats: Aardvark - Meow-oween Cat (Available until November 9th at Kustom9)
Dogs: Aardvark - Howl-oween Hound (Available until November 9th at ACCESS)
Chair: Junk Food - Candy Chair in BLUE
Candle Pumpkins: [Krescendo] - Pumpkin Pals in Cat (Available until October 27th at FaMESHed)
Skeletons: LOVE - SKELLY BOB NUTCRACKER in GREEN
Stacked Pumpkins: MG - 6 Pumpkin Stack (No Longer Available!)
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - La Villa (Dark)

Catching Dreams and Nightmares

When I'm working on looks and setting up pictures, it is only a matter of time before something magical gets it's way and is allowed to escape from the darkest corners of my mind, into the light... That is especially true at this time of year, when the monstrous are waiting to be freed...These monsters can come from dreams and nightmares, fears and frights or even just the deep dark of my mind, but when they come into the light they always seem just that little less daunting... Nightmares have been plaguing me lately, now I'm going to learn how to face them... 

There was one a swamp that I inhabited within Second Life. For the longest time I was one of the Gators, causing chaos in my own little world and having lots of fun being sociable for every minute of it... Since those days are now WAY behind me, I feel much less pressure to be the sociable one, I feel freer and less contained and I really didn't want to be in that world anyway... 
Today though it is to that dark little swamp I return to meet a monster from my past, a demon of the dark and murky places. This one can often be found controlling the nightmares but also collecting the good dreams and locking them up inside the collection of dreamcatchers, to release them when I need the peace and tranquility of good sleep... Not often mind you, this is a monster we're talking about... 

What is she wearing;
Headdress, Hijab, Cane & Skin: [Faunus] - Basajaun (Available until November 3rd at Hallow Manor 2025)
Halo, Bracelets, Hip Accessories & Loincloth: [Faunus] - Dreamcatcher
Chest Piece: CURELESS[+] - Moirai Sisters
Pose: [piXit] - Isis, Pose F1
Bench: Violetility - Bayou Couch (Re-coloured by Me!)
Dreamcatchers: [Krescendo] - Enchanted Dreamcatchers
Butterflies: {anc} - Picnic in Swallow Tailed Butterfly Sapphire
Curtains: Pitaya - The Last Vampire in Curtains 02 RED
Fire: Apple Fall - West Village Atlas Fire Pit in Cast Iron
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Sunken Temple [360] Backdrop 

Rainbow Bats in the Rave Yard!!

I think that I MAY be one of the very few people in the world that has had nothing to do with K-Pop Demon Hunters... I mean I have seen it advertised everywhere, I know that it features some catchy K-Pop tunes but could not tell you if they were from the movie and aside from being able to look at a picture and say that I recognise the picture I see, I couldn't tell you anything about it... Am I the only one out there that hasn't seen it? 
So even though I know NOTHING, I'm going to admit I LOVE the look and wanted to play with the style on a night out for a little Halloween fun... 

I decided to get all dressed up and head into the Rave Yard, you follow the neon corridor dotted with neon tombstones and follow the instructions on the floor... As above, So below... The code of the rave yard club, where only members brandishing the logos, which Rudh wears as earrings - available from Six Feet Under at the still open FLF-O-Ween, and for a better look since her earrings are a little small in the main picture, I've added the advert below - are allowed to venture... The Music is loud and heavy... 
Everything is neon, but the best of the decorations has to be the cute little Scary Bats - from MishMish at Kustom9 until November 9th - in their rainbow neon colours... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Rumi Hair in Black & Red
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Earrings: Six Feet Under - AASB Earrings (Available until November 2nd at FLF-O-Ween)
Necklace: miss chelsea - Mira Necklace (Available until October 30th at Anthem)
Top: miss chelsea - Mira Tee (Available until October 30th at Anthem)
Arm Warmers: miss chelsea - Mira Bracers (Available until October 30th at Anthem)
Skirt: AsteroidBox - Savage Skirt (Available until October 30th at Anthem)
Boots & Garters: AsteroidBox - Savage Boots (Available until October 30th at Anthem)
Pose: [piXit] - Cameron, Pose 3R
Bats: MishMish - A Scary Bat (Available until November 9th at Kustom9)
Floor Sign: Six Feet Under - As Above So Below Neon (Gift Available until November 2nd at FLF-O-Ween)
Speakers, Tombstones & Sign: NeverWish - Rave Yard
Carpet: Fapple - Rubber Carpet
Backdrop: Paparazzi - BACKDROP - Hexagon Hall 3

Magical Dolly Monsters

Today was one of those boring but busy days at work, and because it was crappy weather, people were just hanging around and doing nothing but eating... It was hard trying to remain calm and not get mad at people for being like a plague of locusts that ate everything in sight... Due to this fact, right now I am freaking exhausted... 
That's what happens when you end up working hard and there never seems to be a break insight... Even a weekend doesn't seem long enough... 

Rudh has taken up a new challenge recently... She's been working hard on some magical new friends for herself, she wanted a collection of adorable new monsters in her life since the monsters that she surrounds herself by are far too much for her to hande right now... 
She's taken over her sisters Tailor Set - which was a past event release from ANTAYA - at her place in Briar Court - which is actually a backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis - and has been working really hard to replace the monsters around her with monsters that are better... A Soft & Spooky Collection - from Nylon Outfitters - of friends. It has kept her awake for far too long, and she may have a little insomnia right now, but as she's falling asleep it is the magic of her dreams that starts to to bring these new little friends to life... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: everfaery - Tasia Hair (Available until November 15th at Lewd Station)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Tired Make-Up: Izzie's - Insomnia
Drool: ARISE - Lip Drool (No Longer Available)
Tape & Bracelet: ANTAYA - Tailor Set in Pack 2
Top: The Kiwi Co - Ceres Top in The Orchard Edit
Pants: The Kiwi Co - Monaco Pants in The Orchard Edit
Pose & Table Prop: -Extra- - Cafe Babe, Pose 3M
Dolls: (Nylon Outfitters) - Soft & Spooky Collection
Sewing Tin: [littlep] - Mama's Cookie Box Set1 in Sewing Box
Sewing Box: random.Matter - Antique Shop II in Sewing Kit
Sewing Machine: Apple Fall - Vintage Sewing Machine
Other Sewing Props: ANTAYA - Tailor Set in Pack 1
Backdrop: Synnergy.Tavis - Briar Court {360} Backdrop

The Prettiest Death

It's Halloween season, you can't really have missed it unless you're living under a rock, and we're getting closer and closer to the spookies coming to a head this month. There is somuch going on and I'm finding it very hard to keep my head up and think about things I need to get done. I won't complain, life is just moving very fast and I am more than a little tired, but at least it is moving forwards... Though I am not sure if it's due to Spooky Season, or if it's just because of some RL stuff at the moment but death seems to be on my mind a fair bit... 

Death has aways come in so many different forms, and even if you're not into graphic representations of Death many people will have an idea of what they believe this figure will look like. Even some of the world's most early human cultures had their representations of death and the vast majority of those were not the Grim Reaper that we often associate Death with nowdays. 
I think for me, my favourite representation of Death was the one from the Supernatural franchise, and Julian Richings - who played him - deserves multiple awards! Though if I was going to Grim Reaper or Death myself, I think she'd be a little more ethereal... A little more otherworldly... A little more kick butt in a pretty outfit... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Accessory: Magika - Nature Aria
Skin: Wyrd - Saga in Leaf (No Longer Available!)
Blindfold: Scythe: everfaery - Eclipsed Reaper Blindfold (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Wings: Doe - Illumimoth Wings in BGY
Skin Markings: GERMINAL - I'M NOT TATTOO
Outfit: Eliavah - Eclipsed Reaper (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Moths: Scythe: everfaery - Eclipsed Reaper Aura (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Scythe: everfaery - Eclipsed Reaper Scythe (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Veils: CUREMORE - Voodoo Tribe in Ngami Drapes RARE & CURELESS - Pygmalion's Bride in Goddess Touch Halo WHITE
Pose & Prop: -Extra- - By Lantern Light, Pose 1 (Available until November 1st at Haunting Labyrinth)
Backdrop: [CerberusXing] - Crucifix Corridor

A Night Trip to the Lake!

My week has been changed somewhat this week and it's actually kinda for the better since I'm basically getting two weekends this week... It's meant that today was a day of total rest. I have been SO LAZY and I've loved every minute of it... 
I've had such a good day that I'm going to do something I NEVER do with HellBone and that is watch a horror movie... He's said it's my choice and for me, I would have to pick one of the OG boys of Horror... I cannot handle Freddie before bed, I won't be allowing Michael to interrupt my thoughts when I'm heading home from work in the dark, and so that leaves ONLY ONE... The man who is always involved when teens get freaky deaky.. I'm going to see Mr Voorhees... 

I am such a chicken when it comes to Horror Movies, and HellBone loves them SO MUCH... I have to at least support him sometimes... 
I'll go down to Crystal Lake, I'll sit on the shore and watch the darkness until a bunch of teeangers are having some fun, then wait for the arrival of the man in the mask... I am scared but it will definitely happen... Listen for that familiar sound in the wind, make sure you're armed and ready incase he finds you in the dark... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi - Cider Hair in Offbeat
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: AsteroidBox - Odette Overalls in Medium Denim
Garters: PSYCHO:Byts - Final Thigh Belts (Available until November 9th at Camp Sydicate)
Pose: -Extra- - Dockside Daydream, Pose 1
Tent: Static - Abandoned Tent (Available until November 9th at Camp Sydicate)
Bear: REIGN - TEDDIES in T.VOORHEES
Fire: Razor Bird - Scavenger's Camp Fire
Floating Mask: Atlantis CGD - Jason Mask (No Longer Available!)
Sign: floorplan - Camp Crystal Lake Sign
Fence: Simply Shelby - Broken Fence
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy - Araskavedekatriaphobia Backdrop

Silly Skellies and Ghostly Friends

Do you ever have those times when you take a photo, or are setting up a photo at least, and you find yourself wondering "HOW DO I GET MY AVATAR INTO THIS PICTURE WITHOUT IT LOOKING SHIT?" It has become abit of a reoccuring theme of mine lately, and I'll admit that I'm not ever going to be as great as some of the furniture and decoration bloggers in SL that are out there, but I put together a little scene, with the clear intention that I'll be slipping Rudh into it somewhere and it just makes me doubt myself entirely when I can't... Today was definitely, more than that definitely if there is even a word for that, one of those days... The little graveyard was perfect without me... 

This little graveyard was coming together in my mind for the past few days... I will admit it even kept me up at night, and not in the scary way that you might think a Graveyard would... 
Whilst I was setting things up, preparing for a little cute Halloween spooky it just seemed to get cuter and cuter, and trying to fit Rudh into it was going to be a nightmare... I COULDN'T FIND AN OUTFIT THAT WAS CUTE ENOUGH FOR THIS... Then these spooky cute little Ghostly Friends - from Krescendo - turned up, sneakily aiming to assist the adorable Haunted Tombstones - from MishMish that are currently available until November 6th at Collabor88 - with the Skeletons that had somehow woken up and were causing chaos in their little corner of the graveyard... I really couldn't intervene, it looked like very important work they were doing... AREN'T THEY SO CUTE?! 

What is in the picture;
Face Tombstones: MishMish - A Haunted Tombstones (Available until November 6th at Collabor88)
Ghosts: [Krescendo] - Ghostly Friend
Skeleton Parts: JIAN - Haunted Graveyard Items
Gray Gravestones: {vespertine} - Gravestone Collection
Backdrop: abeabi - ABD01 Backdrop