Every now and then, if you're lucky, you find yourself being presented with an opportunity. How you may use that opportunity is entirely up to you, but sometimes it's best to grab the bull by the horns and cling on tight to see where the opportunity takes you... Today is one of those times for me, I've been asked to submit some of my ramblings for the awesome Ride Out Magazine. I'll admit I'm a little nervous about it, it's a magazine by SL Bikers, for SL Bikers - that shouldn't be too difficult since I'm one of those myself - but I've been given free reign to talk about ANYTHING! That's a lot of pressure... Where should I start? What would people find interesting?!
Since it's Halloween Season - yes Halloween is not just a day, it's an entire Season for me - I guess I will start there! The MC family that I am part of - Gators MC for those of you that don't know - are holding their 6th Annual Halloween Maze Event, which gives me the perfect excuse for my favourite past-time... Playing dress up!!!
I've always loved creating weird and wonderful characters for myself, but Halloween is most definitely a time of year when that seems more accepted. I throw open my SL wardrobe and pull together all kinds of different looks, and OK I guess I go a little overboard sometimes but let's face it, we're all playing Second Life and we all enjoy making our avatars look interesting, be that in a sexy, or cute, or scary, or even in a bikerish kind of way.
When it comes to costumes, there are so many available out there right now, we're spoilt for choice. I love to let my imagination run riot, picking a theme and seeing where it takes me. Whenever I'm given a chance to play dress up I guess I take it as an opportunity to grab the bull by the horns! Yet I know that's not for everyone, some people prefer the ease of buying an outfit or an avatar. No matter how you create your costumes, I love to see the creativity and the hints of your personality through your choices.
So I guess my question for you is, what will you be this Halloween?!
What is she wearing;
Tiara: Half-Deer - Mermaid's Majesty Gacha Item in Sea Unicorn Headdress RARE
Ears: Half-Deer - Mermaid's Majesty Gacha Item in Bejewelled Head Fins Ocean
Hair: Spellbound - Sirena in Chapter II : Sky
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Mouth Blood: ARISE - Lip Blood in Tone 3
Collar: CURELESS&DISORDERLEY - Trapped Collar in
Pearls: League - Double Stranded Soft Pearl Necklace (No Longer Available!)
Body Scales: Waldorf Design - Turn into Mermaid in Blue
Outfit: Moon Amore - Ocean Lover Gacha Items in Pseudo Mermaid Outfit RARE
Tank: The Cove - Mer Tank
You may have heard tales filled with magic and romance, but never did a tale seem so full of sorrow as that of the Lady of the Lake... It's a tragic tale of the lonely rogue that had been wounded in the heat of a battle, but somehow found himself on the bank of a placidly serene lake. As if by magic something amazing happened... He was discovered by a woman, not just any woman, one with the scales of a fish on her skin, dressed in nothing but ratty old fishing nets and pond weed... It was this woman that healed him, that nurtured him and revived him, yet there was something mysterious about her that he couldn't fathom... She never spoke! Not a word... Despite this, and the other odds the couple faced, a love began to bloom like the lilies on the lake... After mere days in each others presence, they vowed their eternal love...
That night, the woman disappeared without a trace. He withered, he waited and all the while the lilies danced on the pond, mocking this poor unfortunate soul. His wait lasted months, years, decades even, until eventually time took it's toll...
Now I share the end of this sad story, and hope to give some happy relief... Although his body was taken from him, the soul of the man remained tied to the lake... People came and went, the daily lives took place and towns grew up around this once placidly serene place. After a hundred years, time stood still for just one night, everything faded into the mist, and there, dancing on the lily-pads a mermaid in a dress made of lilies, and her ghostly love, share a moment of bliss...
OK so I got a LITTLE carried away with my story behind the outfit and the photo in general but I couldn't help myself. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this outfit - in fact the whole set - from nani, available at the current round of The Arcade, called Dreamy Pond that when I saw it, I KNEW I would be posting a story about it! I was lucky enough to be given the dress as an early Birthday gift, but oh my gosh it's soooo pretty I never wanna take it off now I have it!
While on the subject of The Arcade though, there have been a lot of things that I've just had to have this time around... I mean to go with this dress as an example, these perfect MoonAmore "Swan Lake" Ballerina Shoes, and this cute short hairstyle from DOE - called Renee in V2 - just perfectly fit the look I wanted to create!
Yet I cannot forget to share the details of this awesome pose.. It was a creation of NANTRA, who made it in honour of her lost friend in RL. Such a sad but sweet pose, that I guess prompted my story to come to life in the way that it did, and allowed my mermaid to cry "Tears for Shedwick"...
What is she wearing;
Bubbles: nani - Dreamy Pond Gacha Items in Bubbles Aura (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Hair: DOE - Renee in V2 Pastels (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Skin: Glam Affair - Seya in Europa 2
Face Scales: Zombie Suicide - Face Mermaid Scales
Body Scales: Waldorf Design - Turn Into Mermaid in Blue
Body Weeds: nani - Dreamy Pond Gacha Items in Body Weeds (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Dress: nani - Dreamy Pond Gacha Items in Lilypad Dress RARE (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Shoes: MoonAmore - SwanLake Gacha Items in Ballerina Shoes Teal (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Pose: {NANTRA} - Fireflies for Shedwick
Skybox: nani - Dreamy Pond Gacha Items in Pond Skybox RARE (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Plants & Fish: nani - Dreamy Pond Gacha Items (Available until March 31st at The Arcade)
Air Sparkles: ALEGRIA Dancing Stars Fireflies White Lights (No Longer Available!)
Ground Sparkles: [ keke ] - Glitter Floor
