Taking the stage

I've been trying to do more exploring lately... I felt that instead of being stuck on our build platform - or being surrounded by bikers, although that at times has it's perks - I needed to find more interesting places to enjoy. So I went looking for interesting locations that I could use in photography. I see so many people posting pictures on Flickr at gorgeous locations, I needed to see some of these places for myself. 
One of these locations was the Isle of Mousai... This place has a number of different areas set up, that seem perfect for any photographer - no matter what you're style of taking photos is. 

The old, abandoned theatre was the place that stuck in my mind most. I don't know why but I think I was drawn to the decadent glamour mixed with the abandoned desolation... How's that for romance huh? LOL... 
Anyway, the look was something that I randomly pulled together... It all came about purely and simply because one day I was looking for something on the marketplace and I spotted this gorgeous dress that screamed "BUY ME" at the top of it's lungs. The dress comes from *X*plosion, and is available in a collection of colours and fabrics, but to me the simple black ripped dress was something I HAD to have! The outfit then seemed to create itself as one item after another came together to create something akin to a gangster moll after the apocalypse hehe... The adorable Claudette hair from Wasabi Pills - that I have had my eyes on forever - the combination of Yummy pearl necklace and KOSH Avain key necklace and the long cigarette, not forgetting the booties that look like spats from JD, just screamed vintage 1920s glamour. 

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Claudette Mesh Hair 
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item) 
Face Wounds: (Right Eye) Corvus - Scarred Face Tattoo, (Left Cheek) Corvus - Cheek Scars, AND (Right Cheek) Little Pricks - Stapled Face Tattoo 
Necklaces: (Short) Yummy - Satin Bow & Pearls in Black (Available now at Collabor88), AND, (Long) KOSH - Avain Necklace in Pewter 
Dress: *X*plosion - Dirty Straps in Black 
Bracelet: Delusions - Blood Lust Bangles 
Cigarette: ImmateriA - Stregoni Sigarette (Part of the Stregoni Outfit) 
Garter: L.inc - Bitch Garter 
Shoes: JD - Catty in White 
Pose: STATUS - STATUS4 (No Longer Available) 

Teddy Bear Hunter

Though lots have bad things have been going on with me lately, I wanted to take some time to try and have a little fun again. After all, that is what SL is all about isn't it?
I was wearing an outfit that I really liked and decided to have try for another hash-job at making an attempted look of the day style post...

Rudh is officially now a big game hunter lol... That is if the big game is teddy bears and the hunting can be done in heels whilst at home LOL... The Teddy Bear in question is actually a sofa, from the store Dirtyland, that belongs to my daughter Kenzee, but is so cute that I let her leave on the roof of my play house. The pose that I am using, however, is one from Sparrowtree Studios called Pilgrim Girl.
I kept the majority of my outfit fairly simple - a cute black jacket and tank top combo from Corvus, hair pulled back into a pony tail from Ploom and some simple but cute black heels from GField, and all of this was due to the in-your-faceness of these awesome pants. The pants are something that I have had stashed in my inventory for a while, and have been looking for something to wear with them since I bought them, but they have been calling to me... Made by DRBC the skinnies have that POW factor, especially considering the POW is written across your butt!

What is she wearing;
Hair: Ploom - Khloe
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item) 
Face Wounds: (Right Eye) Corvus - Scarred Face Tattoo, (Left Cheek) Corvus - Cheek Scars, AND (Right Cheek) Little Pricks - Stapled Face Tattoo
Piercing: Cute Poison - Frosted Piercings (Past Event Item)
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Robot Dream Ride
Jacket & Top: Corvus - Black Alice Jacket + Tank (Past Fi*Friday Item)
Pants: DRBC - Skinnies in POW!
Shoes: GField - Strap Shoes Alex in Patent Black
Pose: Sparrowtree Studios Poses - Pilgrim Girl 
Teddybear: Dirtyland - Teddy Bear Sofa 

Lucky Cat brought me Luck!

The last post I wrote I talked about the Project Limited event that is being hosted by the Depraved Nation group. I was sucked in by the Cute Poison piercings, but I will admit that it was when Jaimy Hancroft shared the details of the items that she would be providing from Death Row Designs, I knew I HAD to get in...
Luckily I had a little help!

The help came from my very own - brand new - lucky Fortune Cat available at MishMish. The Chinese Fortune Cat - or maneki-neko - is meant to bring good luck to it's owner, and BOY did this little one bring me luck.
I had decided I wanted these boots from Death Row Designs SO BAD, that as the opening time for the even rolled around I was itching to get in to get my hands on them. I knew they were limited and I even found myself praying to the Gods of SL hehe... Then my luck got even better because when I got over to the location - eventually I might add - they still had boots in both gray and black colours available... I did a little happy dance, then began to umm and aww over which pair I wanted... HellBone slipped me the lindens for BOTH pairs and the kneepads too...
Sometimes he spoils me, but seriously I have to think that the MishMish Fortune Cat was the real reason I got lucky and I am telling you now... THIS CAT IS HERE TO STAY hehe...

What is she wearing;
Hat & Hair: MINA Hair - Carlijn in Dark Red
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item)
Face Wounds: (Right Eye) Corvus - Scarred Face Tattoo, (Left Cheek) Corvus - Cheek Scars, AND (Right Cheek) Little Pricks - Stapled Face Tattoo
Piercings: (Under Eye) Cute Poison - Tsukimi Piercings, AND, (Lips) Cute Poison - Hush Piercings in Black (Available at Project Limited)
Top: Crazy - Thin Shirt in White
Jacket: Corvus - Black Alice Jacket + Tank (Past Fi*Friday Item)
Bag: MishMish - The Polar Sleepbag in Black RARE
Shorts: SAKIDE - Hallow's Shorts
Kneepads: Death Row Designs - Limited Collection Kneeguard (Available at Project Limited)
Boots: Death Row Designs - Limited Collection Bootz in Grey (Available at Project Limited)
Table: Half Deer - Terror Table
Cat: MishMish - Fortune Cat
Pose: STATUS - Bootz (No Longer Available!)

Cute Poison before sleep is ImmateriAl...

Life has been difficult. If you read my last post you would see that drama seeped into my SL world and took hold, but I have finally decided to shake it off, tell it to hit the road and I am trying to get back to my old self! If I want drama I will watch a soap opera, thank you very much, SL is my place to relax and play not worry about being made to feel bad.
So with that I am jumping back into the blogging band wagon. I've been feeling like I have abandoned it for a while, and even though I post, some of it feels like it has been more robotic than fun to do... Hence why this post feels a little more like a breath of fresh air for me... I am finally feeling back to my old self again!

LOL back to my old self sees me getting into a coffin for sleep, what does that tell you about me and my SL? LOL - by the way no I am not a vampire, just a classy zombie who sleeps in a coffin hehe...
Anyway, the look was inspired by two things... Firstly - and not something that is very clear in the picture above and thus has been shown below in two close-up shots - was a set of piercings from Cute Poison. This new Hush Piercing has been released for the Depraved Nation Event called Project Limited, and means that only a few of each design will be available. They come in three different colours - black, silver or neons - and I love the fact it has multiple piercings without looking like you have been shot in the face with a be-dazzler... I am sorry but some places really do seem to make piercings that look like that, personally for me I feel that Cute Poison piercings are amongst the best in SL and I wouldn't want to wear anything else! I feel naked without them LOL...
The rest of the look, however, was inspired by the vintage pin-up glamour style that came to mind the instant I pulled this corset from ImmateriA on. I wanted to keep the look sophisticated and elegant, so I pulled on my favourite vintage style hair, the Veronica from Wasabi Pills to be precise, and some gorgeous vintage looking Mae Platform Heels from Gos Boutique. Then me being me I had to Rudify the look a little, or in this case make myself look dead LOL, a dead skin and a few face wounds really helped with that, and though thinking back on it, I could have added more blood, I do feel happy with just the bare minimum hehe...
So to close off this ramble about two awesome things, that I personally think people should own as they are brilliant pieces to mix and match with other items in your wardrobe, I am including the close-up of the Cute Poison Hush Piercings - only the black and neon versions - but I think you will get the idea hehe...

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Veronica
Skin: AKA - Female Epidemic Skin
Face Wounds: (Forehead) Fallen Doll - Execution, (Left Cheek) Corvus - Cheek Scars, AND (Right Cheek) Little Pricks - Stapled Face Tattoo
Lipstick: KOSH - WET LIPS in DARK Blood
Piercings: (Under Eye) Cute Poison - Tsukimi Piercings, AND, (Lips) Cute Poison - Hush Piercings in Black and Neons (Available at Project Limited)
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer - Black Widow Spider
Corset: ImmateriA - Corsets in My Love, Melt
Shoes: Gos Boutique - Mae Platform in Black
Pose Prop: Glitterati - Coffin
Candles: Backwoods Mafia - Candles AND Skull + Candle
Close-Up Pose: Starry Heaven - Kipi 4

Gone are the simple days, back when I was a Stripper...

It's that time again, the time when I post a pretty picture before I open up with a rambling rant to clear my head. My blog has always been more of a journal for me than some other blogs out there... I love looking a the fashion blogs myself, always searching them for something new and cute I simply cannot live without, but this place right here has always been a place I can express myself and share what is going on in my crazy mind.
Sometimes I think back on the days when I first started SL, and my first job as a stripper for a guy called Audio, and I wonder how did it all become so dramatic...

So I warn you now, reading on from here could make you go stir crazy as you enter into one of my rambling rants... Details about my outfit can be seen below the rant and I am sorry to bring people into this, but I need to get things off my chest and at least here I won't be getting into any fights lol...
*sighs* OK, where to start?!
Have you ever had one of those days where you wish you could close your eyes, go to sleep and wake up to start the whole thing again? I've been stuck like that for the past couple of weeks and boy do things build to a crescendo fast in SL. I would sleep and wake thinking things will be brighter when in fact the shade of mud colour just seemed to get murkier... There have been times when I just wanted to walk away but that would take me away from my love of tempting SL God fate!
Drama seems to be swirling around me like a lingering bad smell and if it's not one thing it's another... Something bad happens, it gets resolved and automatically another moves in to take it's place. People walk away from things they love, other people hide their true feelings and you end up feeling used and abandoned, but I guess in the long run it's taught me a few simple life rules.
These last few days alone have taught me that although I am the kind of person who will ALWAYS let people into her heart, and will always trust them, I have to resign myself to the fact that some people will walk all over you, take what they want from it and then drop you when they are done.
Adopting family is always going to be a risky business in SL, I won't be adopting anymore children from now on... First I lost daughters and now I lost my son. He left without even talking to me - he left the MC first -which was nothing in comparison to the shocker of him dropping me from his SL completely.Nothing feels so bad - from a SL point of view - as to when you let someone in, someone that knows how badly something had affected you, and they go and do the exact same thing just a few weeks later.
Maybe I made the mistake of following an order of a ranking officer in MC business - apparently the reason he left the MC in the first place - but surely if I'd meant as much to him as he meant to me, then he could have come to talk to me about it rather than avoiding me and talking to others behind my back? Maybe he just wasn't as ready as he thought he was for the kind of family life that Hell and I were giving him? Maybe there was something else I did wrong that he is too scared or selfish to come and talk to me about? Whatever the reason, I am done worrying, done crying and done thinking about it... It's time I moved forward with my SL, time I took control of it again and time to find people that are actually worthy of sharing my SL with me... I don't know if he will read this, but if he does... I do wish you the best in your SL, just remember next time there are people behind the avatars and your actions can and will hurt those around you.

What is she wearing;
Hair: DeLa - Shell in Red 5
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item)
Face Wounds: (Right Eye) Corvus - Scarred Face Tattoo, (Left Cheek) Corvus - Cheek Scars
Piercing: Cute Poison - Frosted Piercings (Past Event Item)
Dress: R3VOLT! - Jessica
Bodysuit: Hucci - Circolo Bodysuit in White
Bracelets: deviousMind - Lolita wristWraps in Storm (Past Oh My Gacha Item)
Boots: BAX Boots - Regency Boots in Black Leather
Pose Pole: aDORKable Poses - Strip-a-doodle (No Longer Available!)

She's Practically Joking... Monday's Meme!

Berry's Meme this week asks us to delve into our naughty sides, and share some of our favourite practical jokes - either at our expense or the expense of others...
I've never been very good at practical joking anyone... Though I am sure Hell will be quick to tell you about the time in RL when he was served a cup of tea made with salt rather than sugar LOL - and I will be quick to point out that he had it coming because he had pushed a cream cake in my face at a party full of strangers!
When it comes to pranking in SL though, I am always far to sweet and innocent and lovely to do anything lol - anyone who tells you different is a liar! - but I did find a few pictures to share - 3 of my favourites... These are snapshots from my naughtiness and not the best photos out there, but I hope you enjoy the laughs as I did when I was taking them!

The first picture is a fairly recent one, and it is one of the first in the series of "Never fall asleep and leave yourself online" featuring the lovely blue-haired Dyson! I love this guy, he means a lot to me and apparently I am a SL MILF - Thanks sweetie *hugs* - but he fell asleep and so when Kenzee started to talk about decorating him, I simply couldn't resist joining in the fun. Those branches on the peeny tree - yes it is a tree made from penis - were flapping in the wind like crazy!

Then there was the time Liquid - my precious baby booboo of a son - fell asleep for HOURS! Hell got involved with this one, and we turned our son into a mail order bride in his very own pink box complete with ribbon! 

When we were just living together in SL, HellBone and I had some neighbours that kept rezzing their stuff so that it kept hanging over our land. He was getting sick of it so he would go and use the toilet in their house... It wasn't really a prank but it was so funny at the time! 
There were lots of other things but when you want to share the pictures of them, you can never find them LOL... Either that or I forget to take pictures because I am laughing so hard! LOL! 

What in the Phone are you Missing?

I was thinking about the way I communicate today whilst sitting on the train and looking around the carriage. It struck me just how many people spend all their time looking at their phone or other devices... I know it makes me sound strange in saying so, and maybe even old before my time, but I cant help but wonder how people have altered their mind sets in such a short space of time. It reminded me of the time I was talking to a bunch of kids I worked with, and they seemed shocked to hear about how I never had a mobile phone when I was a kid. These kids were 7 and they all had one! Then looking around the train, all the people standing around me seemed to spend all their time playing with their phones... I looked out the window and noticed the rabbits by the track, or inside the train and see the faces that people pull and I wonder just how much people miss when they are looking at the things they hold in their hand.
It got my creative juices flowing hehe...

I put together another look of the day somewhat, and I am getting more into creating these... Gives me something more to do and makes me feel like I am achieving something, so expect Random Ramblings and looks of the day more regularly.
This look I pulled together because I was inspired by the whole phone thought that was playing out in my head. Luckily when it comes to the phones I had laid my hands on the rare red and black set of Zenith Call Me Bags, available at The Chapter Four. The rest of the look I based around the bright red bag... I pulled on a cute, flirty and more than a little sexy dress from R3VOLT - called Penny - and teamed it with some fishnet tights from Izzie´s. I then added a few more accessories in the form of this gorgeous Royal Khadijah Estate Necklace and Ring created by Maxi Gossamer - available at FaMESHed - my favourite Neck Corset Piercing from Cute Poison and my favourite Dirty Glasses from ellemeno to create a naughty, but cute look!
The location took me a little longer to sort out however, I wanted a wasteland and I scoured the grid looking for just the right place. When I found this sign at the Virtual Decay Mall I couldn't resist... I love silly jokes like this and although it might be a little morbid, it made me giggle! I wonder, if this was RL and Rudh was looking at her cell phone in her hand like this, would she miss the sign completely?

What is she wearing;
Hair: Wasabi Pills - Melissa Hair in Flaming Cherry
Skin: Glam Affair - Candy Skin in America 09 (Past Arcade Item)
Face Wounds: (Right Eye) Corvus - Scarred Face Tattoo, (Left Cheek) Corvus - Cheek Scars
Glasses: ellemeno - Dirty Glasses in Black 
Piercing: Cute Poison - Frosted Piercings (Past Event Item)
Neck Piercing: Cute Poison - Neck Corset Piercing
Necklace & Ring: Maxi Gossamer - Royal Khadijah Estate (Available now at FaMESHed)
Bag: Zenith - Call Me Bag in Red (Available now at The Chapter Four)
Dress: R3VOLT! - Penny Dress
Tights: Izzie's - Tights Fishnet
Pose & Cell Phone Prop: STATUS - Talky 3 (No Longer Available!)