What is it? A Snoring Monster!

Apparently today is National Nap Day... Since it's a National Day, there is no way that anyone can argue and it's in the rules that we HAVE to obey the national day right? 
I decided to take a day to follow this rule and curl up somewhere quiet with an amazing book, so that I could get lost in the fantasy world within the pages. On lazy days like this, I often find myself slipping deeper into the book's pages and sometimes even let myself slip off to dreamland... Since it's National Nap Day, I guess today it's definitely allowed!!! 

While I curled up and slept, I was doing the proverbial 'catching of Z's' as my mind drifted off into a dreamland with a touch of whimsy - like the amazing backdrop from Synnergy.Tavis... 
My snoring slowly drew attention of the local folk... Each of these little creatures sneaking from the pages of the dreamland world, each with their own story to tell... The adorable little Forest Sprites - from Aardvark, available until March 18th at the Farmers Market - that have a penchant for mushrooms, and like to sprout them on their heads for good luck. The Baby Corgi - from North Oak that is available until March 20th at The Fifty - who wears lots of different hats that take him on magical adventures. The cute little fairies and the other magical beings, all sneaking closer for a better look at the snoring strange monster... Luckily, one of the forest sprites was a little braver, plucking a twig from the nearby Sakura trees - the Sakura Branches are a gorgeous release from Half-Deer at Anthem - to poke the monster and see if she wakes up... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: TRUTH - Impulse in Redhead (Available until April 8th at Equal10)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Letters: tarte - Fairy Light Letter Z
Necklace: (Yummy) - Oversized Pearl Gemstone Necklace (Available until April 6th at Collabor88)
Outfit: miss chelsea - Doti Set (Available until April 8th at Equal10)
Pose: FOXCITY - Slow Time, Pose 2
Book: RC Cluster - Scarelumps Book
Mushroom Creatures: Aardvark - Forest Sprites (Available until March 18th at Farmers Market)
Fairies: !OhMai - Fairy Companions (No Longer Available!)
Dog: [North Oak] - Baby Corgi Plushie in Flowerhead (Available until March 20th at The Fifty)
Flying Bunny: HEXtraordinary - Wolpertinger Buck
Bouncing Bunny: Half-Deer - Long Eared Jerboa in Blueberry
Pillows: dust bunny - Flower Cushions
Trees: Half-Deer - Sakura Branch in Pink (Available until March 30th at Anthem)
Blanket: Half-Deer - Blanket Clutter in Teal
Sparkles: Cole's Corner - Valkyrie in Silver & Glitterati in Aquamarine
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - A touch of whimsy [360] Backdrop

The Magic of a Library

I had planned to work on this post two days ago now, and when it didnt work on the last day of January I thought I'd get to it yesterday. My body defied that plan... I had the worst migraine of my life, and almost wished that I was dead just to stop the pain. I didn't want to think, I didn't want to do anything and I couldn't even if I had tried... 
Today though I feel so much better, my brain is alive and have finally got a clear head. I feel so much better now that allowing my brain to slip into a fantasy world while I read a good book is possible now that my head is free and not pulsing with neon auras that make everything spin... I am ready to jump into the fantasy head first... 

On days like today, when I decided that I needed to get myself into the books I had to find the perfect thing to read... I had to head to the Midnight Order's Library - an amazing backdrop released by Dirty Rat for the Midnight Order event that runs until February 20th - to find the perfect book. Once I entered the chamber though, things looked more than a little magical. As I walked further into the floor, the floorboards seemed to be disappearing, books were swirling around being dragged into the most magical of rainbow vortexes... Sparkles luring me in, making me want to dive on in to the stories that were flowing from the pages of these amazing books... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: [monso] - Reze Hair in Black & Red (Available until February 10th at Kustom9)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Outfit: Sweet Kajira - Morigan
Socks & Shoes: REIGN - Aevitas Plats in Classic
Pose: -Extra- - Snowflake
Backdrop: Dirty Rat - Library (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Desk: CELESTE - Alchemy Bench (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Plant: HEXtraordinary - Pitcher Plant Terrarium (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Book: Flite - Mypad Notebook Display in Brown Leather
Quill: Atelier Burgundy - Penmanship Set
Bag: dust bunny - Leviosa in Scholar Bag
Book Stacks: DRD - Antique Shoppe in Book Stack
Flying Books: Paper Moon - Magic Flying Books
Other Floating Books: DISORDERLY - Paper Magic & dust bunny - Beach Day in Breezy Book
Sparkles: tarte - Star Lights in Rainbow & Half-Deer - Patch of Galaxy in Unicorn Vomit
Moon & Stars: Half-Deer - Star & Moon Confetti in Gold

Even a Jedi has to Walk her Pug!

I know some of the things that I play with when it comes to my blog tend to be somewhat random. I am often inspired by the events in my life, the things that I'm enjoying or the things that I'm watching or even the things that make me unhappy will often be a reason that my blog goes one way or another... 
HellBone's birthday is coming up, and he's also more than a little excited by the fact that the Mandolorian is coming back in March, so for some reason Star Wars is on my mind... 
Then I met my brand new little friend, the force was suddenly strong... 

Standing on the face of the rocky planet, watching an ominous spaceship moving closer towards a Central Vortex - available now from Synnergy.Tavis - even though so many different things are slowly beginning to set in motion, there are things that cannot be forgotten... 
Even though she is a highly trained, and awesomely dressed - thanks to the amazing Florian Pants & Boots from AsteroidBox at the Midnight Order - Jedi knight, she had to find a moment or two to take Yoda Pug - a cute puppy from Rezz Room - for a little pee walk amongst the Carnivorous Pitcher Plants - from Hextraordinary at Midnight Order... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: DOUX - Danielle hairstyle (Available until February 8th at Equal10)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Top: [I<3F] - Top [04] (No Longer Available!)
Jacket: Rebelpill - Action Bae Jacket in Leather
Pants & Boots: AsteroidBox - Florian Pants & Boots (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Pose: Secret Poses - Carrie, Pose 5M
Dog: [Rezz Room] - Yoda Pug Animesh
Sword: MESHY - Light Saber
Plants: *HEXtraordinary* - Carnivorous Collection in Pitcher Plant Terrarium (Available until February 20th at Midnight Order)
Space Ship: Hogs & Cart Wheels - DeathStar
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Central Vortex [360] Backdrop

Krampus Crash Causes Chaos

This time of year has always been associated with Santa, or one of his many versions, but there are other, darker versions of the jolly red man that cause nightmares in the naughtiest of children... 
Krampus, is the darkest of the St.Nicholas forms. Krampus, takes the naughty children in his sack rather than provide them treats for being good... 
Krampus, isn't like Santa though, this monster is different... He's the kind that would be more likely to send a child to Monster High... I imagine that's how his daughter would be, a Monster High Christmas spirit... One that seems to find herself in far too much trouble... 

The daughter of Krampus ALWAYS finds herself in trouble, she'd be the kind of child that the Krampus might pick up in his sack, if she wasn't already someone he had to deal with on a daily basis... It was only this morning that this little Ice Princess, marked by her Ice Crown - from Six Feet Under at the SL Christmas Expo, and since the picture makes it look small and dark, I've included the ad below - was persuaded by some of the Krampus Elves  to steal Santa's sleigh and take it on a joy ride. From there it turned into a bit of a Holy Shit night as the ride lead to a crash in the Winter Courtyard, and chaos ensued... 

What is she wearing;
Tiara: Six Feet Under - Ice Crown (Available until December 11th at The SL Christmas Expo)
Hair: [monso] - Yasiren Hair
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Wings: Quills & Curiosities - Infernal Wings (Available until December 18th at The Warehouse)
Krampus Parts: [FOREST FANTASY STORE] - Krampus Demon
Outfit: Sorumin - Welcome to hell SET in Black
Boots: No Cabide - Judith Boots
Pose: Secret Poses - My Stocking, Pose 5 (Available until December 31st at Santa Inc)
Stocking: Quirky - Chrimbus Stocking in Creepers Red
Elves: [Lost Junction] - Krampus Elves
Plushie: HEXtraordinary - Sitting Krampus Plushie in Chocolate
Present Sack & Caged Child: DRD - Krampus Decor
Santa, Sleigh & Gifts: DRD - Oh Holy Shit Night
Falling Snow: [Since1975] - Mesh Falling Snow
Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS - Winter Courtyard Backdrop

Robins and Pansies in Spring

Spring brings new life... The flora and fauna are all coming back to life from their Winter sleep, there's new flowers and baby animals popping up everywhere!! It's also the time that the fairies are waking up too, they are waking up and helping out with all of the births... 
Even today, on the balcony that overlooks the courtyard, in a pretty little bird box a daddy Robin has come to check on his new brood, a nest full of pink little babies... He's been lucky, there's a support waiting for him... A Pansy Fae woke up and came to lend him a little magic... 

The Neighbourhood is now full of Robin song... The little robins - from Hextraordinary - are hiding in the safety of the bird box - which is actually a photobooth for the Spring Collection, from Synnergy at The Liaison Collaborative. It's only accessible from the balcony's railings, making it perfectly cat proof, although the fairies can get in hehe... 
His help today is a Pansy Fae, she was lured in by the purple flower - which is strange since normally purple and I don't tend to go well together - but pansies are SO pretty... 

What is she wearing;
Hair & Wand Accessory: Olive - the Twinkle Hair
Hair Flowers: LODE - Pansy Collection Item in Pansy on the Side Blue
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Mask: *Rainbow Sundae* - Dreamer's Veil (Re-coloured by Me!)
Necklace: Schadenfreude - Tied Neck Pansies
Outfit & Flower Bunch: [V.C.LAB] - Pansy. F in Leaf (Available until April 10th at Kustom9)
Wings: DRD - Fairy Gacha Item in Pinkset Wings (No Longer Available!)
Socks: DRD - Fairy Gacha Item in Pinkset Socks (No Longer Available!)
Pose: FOXCITY - Body Language, Pose 4
Box Backdrop: Synnergy - Spring Collection 1 (Available until April 10th at The Liaison Collaborative)
Birds: HEXtraordinary - Robin Redbreast Family
Plants: *LODE* Decor - Cyclamen Pot
Balcony Backdrop: FOXCITY Photo Booth - Neighbourhood 

Happy Christmas from Rudhellowen

 As we get closer to the big day, I feel a little sentimental... I miss my family so much, and I guarentee that I am one of a million people feeling this way, and there are so many more out there with worse situations that I kinda feel bad for moping about it. I have to be a big girl, I'll see family very soon, and have to make the best of this bad situation... 
I finally managed to persuade HellBone that we should do something Christmassy together... We're not very couply, as a couple, and we're not very Christmassy, BUT as it's the done thing, we decided to let ourselves get a little Krampussy... 

Some of you may well recognize this setting... HellBone and I had created this room for the Dark Adventure that we created for Halloween in October. The Krampus was kind enough to let us move into his home just to get our Christmas groove on, and pose for a not very Christmassy couples picture. 
A way to send a message to our friends, family and many acquaintences in Second Life, a VERY Happy Holidays no matter what you are doing to celebrate. Things can and will get better, things can and will change and we will get past these feelings of doom... 

What are they wearing; 
Rudh: 
Small Horns: RAWR! - Oxidized Horns
Large Horns: [ContraptioN] - Jacob Horns
Hair: Doe - Becca (Available until December 28th at Santa Inc)
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Necklace: Kibitz - Christmas Lights in Original
Outfit: Salt & Pepper - Santa Baby
Boots: REIGN - Secret Show Over Knee Boots 
Hell: 
Horns: ABADDON ARTS -  Tully Horns
Hair: NO.MATCH - No_King
Skin: 7 Deadly s{K}ins - Judas
Beard: [MAGNIFICENT] - Hobo Beads
Outfit: Animosity  - Santa Outfit in Red Velvet 
Decor: 
Pose & Candle Props: Secret Poses - Day of Dead
Chair: DRD - Mystery Mansion Gacha Item in Couch
Toy in Chair: HEXtraordinary - Sitting Krampus Plushie in Chocolate
Trees: Apple Fall - Heritage Christmas Tree in Spruce Green
Present Bags: DRD - The Krampus Hunt Krampus Sack (Past Hunt Gift!)
Broken Baubles: Violetility - Broken Ornament
Elf: [Lost Junction] - Krampus Elf in Bart
Stockings: DRD - The Krampus Hunt That Hideous Stocking (Past Hunt Gift!)
Reindeer Skull: DRD - The Krampus Hunt That Jolly Mans Reindeer (Past Hunt Gift!)
Fireplace: Remarkable Oblivion - Hotel Paranoia Gacha Item in Ash Lurker Fireplace RARE
Backdrop: Fanatik Architecture - CAVES Crypt Chamber 

The Magic of Lunaria

It's FRIDAY!! Doesn't that always feel so magical! I mean every day of the week can be a great one, but for me Fridays always signify the start of the weekend... After Friday, comes Saturday and it's a well known fact that Saturday is the best day of the week for SL shopping, and that - my dear friends - feels like magic hehe... 
Magic for Rudh in SL is a little different... She likes to explore those magical places that draw out her own inner power and allow the wonderous things to happen... Just like they did today at the Land of Lunaria!

The Land of Lunaria is the most magical of places... It draws on your own inner power and before long you feel like a goddess as you wander through the grounds... 
Maybe she was already dressed the part, in a gorgeous dress - from Psycho Barbie - and happened to have slipped on her mask and then laced it with a wreath LODEd with flowers, but once her magic started to glow, she attracted a friend! HEXtraordinary Dragons came to check her out and one even perched on her shoulder, it made her freeze in her tracks... 

What is she wearing;
Halo & Hand Glow: Cole's Corner - Heavenly Ranger 
Hair Flowers: LODE - Forgotten Wreath in Light Blue 
Mask, Horns & Hair: Tentacio - Dark Call Me Hair in Red 
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory 
Dragon: HEXtraordinary - Shoulder Dragon in Sapphire 
Dress: Psycho Barbie - Aura Long Dress 
Pose: PANIQ - Samhain Spellcaster Pose 

Release Me!

BREAKING FREE... That's the thought for today... Work has been hella tough this week, since things are so quiet. It's been hard to keep moral up. Yet today was my last shift for the week, and I'm not due back there until Wednesday, so right now I'm breaking free!! YAY FREEDOM!!! 

She's been trapped as if she's caught in a spell... With a cry of Release Me, the ropes and veils holding her tight drop away... The Will-o'-the-Wisps - from HEXtraordinary - worked their magic, and freed me from the Strangling Spirit... I am freeeeee....

What is she wearing;
Halo Veils: CUREMORE - Voodoo Tribe in Ngami Drapes RARE & CURELESS - Pygmalion's Bride in Goddess Touch Halo White
Hair & Horns: bonbon - Kaori Hair & Horns
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Neck Rope: {Rosier} - Strangle Spirit in Solid
Necklace: random.Matter - Padme Collar
Wounds: duckie - cruel Gacha Items (Available until May 12th at The Epiphany)
Top: Pseudo - Sepima Top in White
Skirt: Psycho Barbie - Asteria Skirt
Halo & Smoke: Cole's Corner - Soul Reaper
Pose: {NANTRA} - Drama Queen, Pose 6 (Available until May 15th at Shiny Shabby)
Fairies: HEXtraordinary - Will-O'-The-Wisp (Available until May 2nd at Chronicles and Legends http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nymphai/66/116/3118)
Backdrop: Synnergy - Release Me Backdrop 

Let Her Eat Cake!

Well it's been a difficult few days for me, life is pretty quiet here in Holland, and there's not much happening in my working life - although I did just get given the weekend off! - but I want to find things to keep me occupied from slipping into a bit of a RL depression right now. I know that there people with worse situations in the world, but I just feel lonely due to missing my RL family! 
So it's Thursday and I'm totally free until Tuesday next week, what am I going to do to make things feel better... LET THEM EAT CAKE!!

I know she was not one of the best examples of monarchy throughout history, but there are some times in life when a girl can totally get behind the sentiments of what Marie Antoinette said... YES she wasn't smart for suggesting the people in her kingdom should eat cake when they couldn't even afford the basics and were starving, but come on... IT'S CAKE!!! Cake I feel, could always perk my mood up and make me a happier Rudhie! 
So I LOVED this dress in the MariaAntoniete Gacha from UNA... It comes in a range of colours, but being a gacha collection you gotta get lucky to win the colours you desire! I found this perfect pink set matched with the dress my Fantastique Frenchie - from Hextraordinary - had chosen to wear, and while we were posing with all this cake she looked adorable, until she decided to put her face in it!!! 
Still I won't be too mad at her, in the words of Marie Antoinette, "let her eat cake" and "bon appetite!" 

What is she wearing;
Hair: CUREMORE - Antoinette's Closet II Gacha Item in Rococo Hairstyle Reds
Skin: amara beauty - Freya in Ivory
Neck Wound & Mouth Blood: MoonPhase - Slit Throat
Staples: CURELESS & DISORDERLY - Shattered Existence Neck Staples (No Longer Available!)
Necklace: 7mad;Ravens - Bloody Guillotine Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Outfit: UNA - MariaAntoniete Gacha Items (Available until October 31st at The Arcade)
Cake & Spoon: Schadenfreude - Skull Cups Gacha Item in Cup Cake Jerry's Cherry RARE
Dog: Hextraordinary - Fantastique Frenchies Gacha Item in Marie Puptoinette Companion RARE
Pose: Nantra - Studio 54, Pose 1
Monster Cake: studioDire - Cake Mimic NPC
Lemon Cake: {what next} - Provence Picnic Cake
Battenburg: Kalopsia - Flora's Battenberg Cake
Tartlets: {theosophy} - Tartelettes in Cream (No Longer Available!)
Fruit cake: Apple Fall - Fig & Blackberry Cake
Pink Cake: tres blah - Pastry Mania - Raspberry Cake 

Misbehaving for the Krampus

Yesterday I let out the living dead doll in me and she in turn has decided to let out the little bit of kinky I keep hidden away... Not just for anyone I will have you bear in mind... The Living Dead Doll in me is appealing to the Darkness of Christmas, there will be no Santa needed here for it is Krampus that they want to come down the chimney today... She's waiting to be punished for misbehaving... Krampus punishes those who misbehave, and well she's been misbehaving on purpose all year hoping for this special treat... 

Just a little time to do some final misbehaving before the Krampus is due to arrive... She's on her knees and has pulled down her Bodysuit to check out one of her new Christmas toys - an Ama Snowflake Paddle that leaves perfect little snowflake marks on her skin. 
Wait a minute... How did this gift get opened?! Checking the pile of presents under the tree, she noticed three little Krampus Elves ripping open and terrorizing the gifts... BUT THAT MEANS IF THE ELVES ARE HERE, KRAMPUS IS COMING?! Is it too late to run free?! 
One more quick thing, before I run away if I can... This bodysuit I'm wearing is AWESOME! It can be worn in various stages of undress - and comes with bulge options for the ladies that have extra goodies - it's available from MuggleBorn at the main store, but because I've only shown the back at it's most pulled down position, I figured I'd share the store ad too, just to let you see what this Ayumi Bodysuit can really do... I LOVE IT... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Rowan 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Back Scar: Ama - Snowfall Marks (Available until January 10th at Winter Spirit) 
Bodysuit: MuggleBorn - Ayumi Bodysuit 
Butt Scar & Paddle: Ama - Snowflake Paddle (Available until January 6th at Fameshed X) 
Shoes: H&C - Ladies Gators Elf Boots (No Longer Available!)
Pose: Secret Poses - Shopping in Paris, Pose 5 
Fireplace: Remarkable Oblivion - Hotel Paranoia Gacha Item in Ash Lurker Fireplace RARE 
Stocking: Bokeh - Merry Deathmas Stockings in Mold 
Plushie: Hextraordinary - Kuddle Krampus Plushies (Available until December 22nd at Tannenbaum) 
Elves: Lost Junction - Krampus Elves 
Present Sack: DRD - The Krampus Hunt, Krampus Sack (Past Hunt Gift) 
Tree: Remarkable Oblivion - Crappy Xmas Tree 
Rug: KOSH- SUEDE RUG in Moss (No Longer Available!)
Skybox: Candle & Cauldron - The Serpent's Lair 

Saving the Fluffy Dragon

I've been reading back through some of my recent ramblings, and I've noticed a pattern LOL... I seem to spend far too much time complaining about how tired I am and so from now on, take that as a given and let's talk interesting stuff shall we?! 
I seem to have been on quite a fairy tale kick lately, and a lot of that may be an escape from busy RL - a good escape right?! 

While on the subject of running away, this little fairy was tasked with a mission... Break into the dark fae world through the Fairytale Mirror Portal - a mirror by LOVE - located in the forest glade amongst the Viking Standing Stones - by Hextraordinary - to rescue the Rare Snow Fluffy Dragon - from Lovely Alien - and return him to safety!

What is she wearing;
Hair: tram - I0718 Hair in Hud C (Available until September 1st at Hair Fair 2019 Blonde Sim) 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Wings: PSYCHO.Byts - Pixie Bento Wings in Green 
Outfit: Belle Epoque - Adalia in Lavender (Available until September 15th at SpellBound) 
Bracelets: Ama - Oak Hand Chain (Available until September 18th at Whimsical) 
Pet: Lovely Alien - Fluffy Dragons Gacha Item in Snowy RARE 
Pose: FOXCITY - Effortless, Pose V2 - 3 
Mirror: LOVE - Fairytale Mirror in Aurora Blossom 
Stones: HEXtraordinary - Viking Standing Stones 

As close to Easter as I'm gonna get...

This week coming is the run up to Easter. Honestly, I could skip this holiday every year, it's a bit of a non-issue for me. I'm not religious and therefore not celebrating for that reason, and well aside from the fact there's tons of cute bunnies and chocolate everywhere I can fully admit to being a little on the "meh" side when it comes to this holiday! Why can't it be Halloween yet?! 
I did hoever feel a bit of a need to do something rabbity, eggy and I guess, somewhat seasonal, but when I started it got all twisted and ended up like something Wonderland!?!

In this case, it looks like the Mad Hare and the Cheshire Cat have been sneaking eggs from the Queen of Hearts, running away through the Wonderland corridors to escape the card soldiers! 
This picture all started with the awesome hunt prize from -Extra-  in the Bunny Hop Hunt - that ends today - and all the bunny stuff is about as close to Easter as I'm gonna get lol... 

What is she wearing;
Ears & Head Accessory:  Half-Deer - Velven Bunny Ears in Madness RARE 
Hair: Foxy - Peach Hair in Reds 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Bunny Make-Up: Izzie's - Bunny Make-Up (Past Gift) 
Outfit: katat0nik - Bunny Girl Gacha Outfit in 7 
Pose: -Extra- - Eggcited (Hunt Prize Available until April 14th at Bunny Hop Hunt) 
Pet: Hextraordinary - Cheshire Cat Companion 
Card Soldiers: Boudoir - Card Soldiers 
Backdrop: FOXCITY. Photo Booth - Good Form in Limited (Available for use at Backdrop City)

Adventures in the Pages of a Book

I've been saying for the past couple of days that I want to go on an adventure... I want to explore, and discover new things, but - and this is a rather important, big butt - as yet I'm being far too lazy in actually starting on my adventures. 
The biggest adventures I'm having at the moment is when I curl up in my comfy arm chair and let myself get lost in a book, preferably with a blanket and a cup of tea, if I'm really lucky... 

Getting lost in a book has always been one of my favourite past times, I love being able to lose myself in a world away from reality. Finding SL was a way to escape the reality, but even here sometimes I feel there is a need to escape! 
So I'm curled up with a book and watching the magic of the pages drag me away into another fantasy... The magical sparkles right from the page, and the monsters and fairies and dragons are here to guide me... 
Nothing is better than a day in your PJs, than a day in your PJs with a blankie, a cup of tea and a good book!! 

What is in the picture;
Hair: BESOM - Kami in Reds 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Outfit: Pseudo - Vashtie Long J's in Gray 
Slippers: REIGN - Unicorn Slippers 
Pose & Chair: Secret Poses - Comfy Chair (Available until January 31st at Pose Fair) 
Backdrop: KraftWork - The Literary Tent (Available until January 26th at The Liaison Collaborative) 
Decor Items:
Sparkle Clouds: [ keke ] - Shimmer Cloud 
Monkey: *HEXtraordinary* - Flying Monkey in Chocolate 
Snake Book: Tentacio - Spellbook with Snake 
Flying Books: Intrigue Co - Flutter Books in Steel Blue 
Bust: {-Maru Kado-} - Manneguin Set in Torso Ghost 
Key Books: DISORDERLY - Antiqued Gacha Item in Key Book Pile 
Flowers: LODE - Wills Single Flowers 
Dragon: katat0nik - Dragon in Red 
Monster: MishMish - Scawy Monster in Frankie 
Lap Book: REIGN -  SPELL BOOK 
Blanket: Half-Deer - Blanket Clutter in Teal 
Planted Book: dust bunny - wanderlust Gacha Item in book planter 
Blue Book: SPELL - Gondor's Book 
Flying Book: .random.Matter. - Moon Witch Gatcha Item in Spellbook Pink 
Book Pile: Half-Deer - Book Clutter in Stack Dark 
Fairies: !Ohmai - Fairies (No Longer Available!)
Horse: !dM deviousMind - CarnivalRide Gacha Item in Zebra WATERMELON 

Where the Heck is Alice?

How do you get to Wonderland? A question pondered by many... How do the Wonderlandians get Alice back in times of trouble?! Again a good question... I remember these stories so well from my childhood, not only because of the amazing Disney movies but also having been told the stories by my parents as a little child. 
So when I saw that Enchantment were running a Wonderland themed round I was more than a little excited! When I finally found myself in Wonderland though, it seems like the Wonderlandians are under card siege!!! 

The poor little rabbit - yes I know Rudh isn't white but then there's no need to complain in this Wonderland the White Rabbit is more like a playboy bunny anyway LOL...
On the dark side of the mirror, waiting for Alice, the Playboy Rabbit is under attack "Down the Rabbit Hole" - thanks to this awesome pose from NANTRA - up until this point she'd been sat patiently on the Violetility Rabbit Chair talking to the Cheshire Cat - a companion from HEXtraordinary... 
While all this is happening, WHERE THE HECK IS ALICE?

What is she wearing;
Ears & Hair: Spellbound - White Rabbit in Reds (Available until May 31st at Enchantment) 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Bodysuit: Make it! - Bodysuit 
Boots: N-Core - ATHENA in Black 
Pose: NANTRA - Down the Rabbit Hole Pose Set, in Pose 4 (Available until May 31st at Enchantment) 
Pet: HEXtraordinary - Cheshire Cat Companion (Available until May 31st at Enchantment) 
Chair: Violetility - White Rabbit Chair in Hearts - Black (Available until May 31st at Enchantment) 
Backdrop: Paparazzi - The Glam Stage Backdrop in Gold (Available for use at Backdrop City)

Snails! Steeds of the Fairy Shaman!

I love when I get things that allow my mind to wander to far away fairytale, imagination lands... 
There have been a few things lately that I have simply had to have for this purpose, and this purpose alone... Sometimes you find something and it's so perfect for an idea in your head that you will do anything to get it! Normally that's OK but when it's a gacha, oh dear am I in trouble! 

It was exactly the case with this AMAZEBALLS Racing Snail, from the Hextraordinary Garden Snail Collection available at the current round of The Gacha Garden. The common pets in this series are awesome, either companion or wandering snails, but these are teeny tiny, and I had to fight for one of the big ones, the racing snails!! 
Once I had the snail though I needed a perfect look for it, and what would be better for riding a snail than a Fairy perhaps... It was at that point that I remembered the cool new release from 1313 MockingBird Lane, which was also released at a newly opened gacha event - The Fantasy Gacha Carnival, which is the Ealsaid outfits - worn in brown here but available in three other colour sets too - and that seemed perfect for the attire of a Fairy Shaman! 

What is she wearing;
Hair Accessory: Spyralle - Crown of the Bayou 
Headdress: (Yummy) - Faux Animal Skull Headdress 
Hair: DOUX - Lia in Reds (Available until May 19th at Kinky) 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Outfit (Including Boots): 1313 MockingBird Lane - Ealasaid in Brown (Available until June 7th at Fantasy Gacha Carnival) 
Wings: PSYCHO.Byts - Pixie Bento Wings in Purple 
Staff: DRD - Witch Doctor Staff 
Snail: Hextraordinary - Garden Snails Gacha Items in 2.Racing Snail Mount Zoom RARE (Available until May 31st at The Gacha Garden) 

The Gacha Garden's Hextraordinary Fae Folk

If I'm not parading around looking like either a total slut or a total weirdo, the chances are I will be playing in something fairytale magical. I also tend to at times blame my creativity on the things I'm either given or buy from all over the place in Second Life too, and today is one of those times... 
I LOVEEEEEEEE Fairies... My first few years in SL were spent living life as a fairy, as part of a draconian family, and sometimes I still love the chance to slip into something fae... 

I was so excited by the Pesky Pixies that were released from Hextraordinary at the round of the Gacha Garden... I played so much that I was even given a chance to get my hands on the Seed of Inspiration Pixie... 
Then for my outfit... The dress is actually something I've been a little naughty with... It's a Storybook Covet top that I actually bought in white. It's really awesome in white, but because I chose to wear the Sax Shepherd Designs Witch Circlet, I needed to make the dress match the jewels. So I was naughty and re-coloured the white one to fit my needs - please don't kill my Storybook staff!! 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Truth - Valentina in Redheads 
Head Jewel: Sax Shepherd Designs - Witch Circlet Gacha Item in Samantha 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Dress: Storybook - Covet in White (Recoloured by Me!) (Available until February 28th at For Rose)
Wings: PSYCHO.Byts - Pixie Bento Wings in Pink 
Fairies: Hextraordinary - Pesky Pixies Gacha Items (Available until February 28th at The Gacha Garden) 
Pose & Prop: KraftWork & HERA - Magical Orbs in Fatpack (Available until February 18th at SaNaRae)

The Princesses Revenge!

I know that yesterday I talked about how simple things in fairy tales seem to be, but sometimes I guess I should admit that before all the happily ever after stuff things must be pretty crap... Not for the heroine, but I mean what must things be like for the bad guys that are left behind. For example, when Cinderella leaves with the Handsome Prince, what becomes of her ugly step sisters!?! I mean Cinders married a Prince, couldn't some kind of revenge be sort?! Branding, or having their eyes removed or something of that nature, which by the way appeals to my living dead dolly side quite a lot!

Yeah, maybe more than a little appealing to my dead doll side!! So much so that the dead doll me, decided to scar herself and act out what may have happened to one of the ugly step sisters... 
The poor wretch got all pretty for her sisters wedding to the Prince, with a special hair piece - the Antheia Halo Crown from PSYCHO.Byts available at the Coven until February 24th - trying to make an effort after being forgiven by her sister. 
Little was she to know that someone in the crowd would attack her, branding her as Evil and cutting up her face with a Lovesick scar of little hearts - from SongBird. I LOVE this wound by the way!! The Lovesick Wound is the scarring over my cheeks of little hearts and it's just SO CUTE!! Perfectly fits my love of Macabre and Cute all at the same time, so thank you Nimil LOL!!
Though because of this marking, our little anti-heroine thought she'd made a new friend, one of Cinder's friendly doves came to meet her... It didn't last long however, as the dove was a HEXtraordinary bird that was sent to carry out the Princesses Revenge...
Fairytales are not only Happy Ever Afters... 

What is she wearing;
Hair Accessory: PSYCHO.Byts - Antheia Halo Crown (Available until February 24th at The Coven) 
Hair: Magika - Amuse Me in 02 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Forehead Wound: Awear - Face Tattoo Evil 
Pet: HEXtraordinary - Princesses Revenge (Available until February 28th at Enchantment) 
Cheek Wound: SongBird - Lovesick 
Pose: Image Essentials - Soft Caress 2 (Available until February 28th at Designer Showcase) 

Decorating for a Geeky Game Night

FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY! The day that the weekend officially starts is HERE!!! Still have to get through a 12 hour work day but HEY IT'S FRIDAY!!! Glad that this week is almost over, I mean it's not been a bad week as weeks go but still tomorrow is a day for laying in a little later and maybe doing something fun, like my favourite of weekend activities - rummaging through second hand stores looking for treasures!
Friday though should be all about fun, perhaps I will persuade the MC to have a Friday Night Game Night or something?! Games nights could be fun, I LOVE Cards Against Humanity - but that's because I'm a little depraved LOL - and although I was never into games like Dungeons and Dragons perhaps that might even be fun too?!

Now OK I have admitted that I have never played anything like Dungeons and Dragons BUT with the Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016 coming to a close tomorrow, there was just a little time left for me to creatively decorate the perfect geeky games room...
Now as I have warned you before I am really not so used to taking pictures of decor only, so bear with me on this but I think I did an OK job!
All of the items - the building aside - are available at the Geeks'N'Nerds Fair that closes tomorrow, so you still have a little time to get your geek or nerd on...
The game play table is part of the Games Master Set from Fiasco and it includes all the table, the chairs and the decor that litters the table top, with the exception of Winnie's Spellbook - from Violetility - that is being used as a reference guide! The computer and the desk it sits on are from [ht:home] and I added a few little touches of decoration to make things look pretty such as the HEXtraordinary lamp and the BoOgErS Herry Perter Action Beebles - that my RL sister saw and got super excited about because she is a freak for Harry Potter! Some geekish art from peaches on the walls and my gaming room was ready...
All I need now is some fizzy drinks - or sodas as non-Brits might say - in a cooler and some crisps - or chips again for the non-Brits hehe - and my Gaming party is ready... Anyone fancy a game?

What is she wearing;
Table & Chair: Fiasco - Game Master Set (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Book: Violetility - Winnie's Spellbook (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Pictures: peaches - Boom Pow Frames (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Computer Equipment: [ht:home] - Gaming Office (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Dolls: BoOgErS - Herry Perter Action Beebles in Herry & Hergrerd (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Sign: peaches - Nerd Sign (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Lamp: *HEXtraordinary* - Alien Abduction Lamp (Available until November 5th at Geeks'N'Nerds Fair 2016) 
Building: Consignment - Jack's Bugout Shelter Skybox

Today is my 10th Rezday!

It's here... It's finally here... A VERY important day in the life of Rudhmellowen Laguna, and also the RL Emily behind the avatar... 
TODAY IS MY 10th REZDAY!!! 
Yes, you read that right, I've spent 10 years in SL riding the changes that SL, along with both my RL and SL selves, have been pulled through... 

Looking back I wouldn't change a single thing!!! 
I started in SL 3 years after it was created - I know that there are older people out there, but I think 10 still entitles me to be referred to as a SecondLife Dinosaur. I was here pre-Mesh, pre-Sculptie, and even pre-Flexi... When I first logged Rudh in world her hair was like a large plastic looking lump stuck to her head! My first hair purchase was something that looked akin to a floppy spider - but hey back then it looked AWESOME!
Now days, I look just a little different - having two distinct sides to my fashion personality, the rebel biker chick with just a touch of kinky goth and the crazy rainbow cuteness with a touch of pretty and a sprinkling of madness! 

It's been 10 years of adventures... I've done so many things that I'd never thought possible... I learnt new skills - I'm a dab hand at photoshopping things now - and even found myself a RL job working in the SL world! I've been a Fairy and a Vampire, a Witch and now a Zombie - least that's the Living Dead Girl style I try to portray - however it seems I'm more biker chick than anything else since I stepped into the role of Gators MC Secretary. I've been a friend, a sister and a mother - and although people come and go, fights and fall outs have been numerous over the 10 years, each of you have made me stronger and built me to the person that I am today.  A journey that started out with dragons as friends lead me to knowing people that I cannot be without - my bestieface, my brothers and sisters and even my hubby all came into my life because of this "game". 
So when I look back over the 10 years, and people tell me that I have been wasting my time - it's been known to happen in RL on the odd occasion as I am sure some of you will be able to attest to - I sit back and smile... There is no where else I'd rather have spent the last 10 years. This rollercoaster of a SecondLife has been an epic journey, but one that I am so glad I stepped into - and to think when I started I wasn't sure I'd make it till the end of the month LOL... 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Magika - Checkpoint in 02 
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2 
Eye Make-Up (Left Side): Ghost'Ink - Be Dark Smokey Make-Up 
Glasses (Right Side): Cute Poison - Stupid Cupid Glasses in Yellow 
Nose Piercing: (Yummy) - Skull Collection Septum in Silver 
Lips (Right Side): Used Abused - Lips GIFT (All Appliers) 
Tongue: Souzou Eien - Naughty Tongue Gacha in Bejeweled RARE 
Collar: Kibitz - Chained Collar 
Tattoo: [White Widow] - Chocolat in Black 
Left Outfit: Blueberry - Lida in Sky 
Right Outfit: Blueberry - Rylai in Flower Power 
Ring: Cute Poison - Bad Ring in Silver 
Pose: Intrigue Co. - Most Wanted in Oldbie 
Balloons: Half-Deer - Fairylight Balloons in Pastel
Left Dragon: Hextraordinary - Fairie Dragon in Forest
Right Dragon: Jian - Chub Dragon in Blue