It was all going swimmingly... Fantasy Faire 2016

Adrienne had had it. Had it up to the gills. It had started slowly, centuries earlier, or so the tales caved into the sacred story rocks told. A new shadow on the surface, on the barrier between their world, and the dry suffocating world above. A new creature, that's all. So they had thought.

It was carved, it had become part of their history. Just a new creature, a new predator. One day there would be no fish, where there had been fish before. Another, there would be a slick of blood and oil marring the surface; bones cracked and burned fell through the water to pile on sands. No predator hunted so indiscriminately, none took so much, sweeping vast swathes of the sea clear.

This night she would rest. They all would. They needed to. Come the morning, with the turn of the tide, the seas would change. Shoals of fish swept away would reform. Bones had always carpeted the deep. The clog of plastic, however, was stifling the ocean. The world above had contaminated the seas for too long. Tomorrow they were going to give it all back. The stones would be carved anew.

Hair : Analog Dog - omega - SPLASH - from omega - blacks/ splash L$ 350 Relay for Life item
Skin : .:Soul:. Gen2 F - Ranitomeya - [F6] - Fade - TT-FB - Brow  Complete Package L$ 1299  Relay for Life item
Top : [ SAKIDE ] Kethya Glow Top Sheer - from full Kethya outfit - L$ 150 Relay for Life item
Mer Tail, Belt and Arm Shields : TempT Mishell Relay for Life item

Swim on down to the Fairelands!
The Fairelands Junction

When I paint my masterpiece

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble

Ancient footprints are everywhere

You can almost think that you’re seein’ double

On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs Got to hurry on back to my hotel room

Where I’ve got me a date with Botticelli’s niece

She promised that she’d be right there with me

When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours I’ve spent inside the Coliseum

Dodging lions and wastin’ time

Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see ’em

Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb Train wheels runnin’ through the back of my memory

When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese

Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody

When I paint my masterpiece I left Rome and landed in Brussels

On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried

Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin’ muscles

Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside

Newspapermen eating candy

Had to be held down by big police

Someday, everything is gonna be diff’rent

When I paint my masterpiece 

Last lot from me from District 5! If you haven't been down there yet - better get a wriggle on!

Set 1:

Eyes : .random.Matter. - Fracture Eyes - Clover  L$ 90

Tattoo :  .Identity.  - The Hustler [Fresh] Tattoo  L$ 220

Dress : :::insanya::: NormaJean Dress - Cherries White L$ 175

Bag :  .{yumyums}. Calm Yo-self Bag [Left Hold II] {Summer} L$ 299

Binder :  .{yumyums}. Closed School Binder {Stars} L$ 199

Pencils : .{yumyums}. Colored Pencil Stash {Beachy} L$ 99
              .{yumyums}. Nommy Colored Pencil {Grapeasaurus}
              .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Snozberry}

Shoes :  ]S]N]0]B] Fun Wedge Heels  (Work with Slink Medium High mesh feet) L$ 380
Not from District 5 : 

Hair : (r)M Hair No.25'14 - o3.2-Fantasy L$ 287

Set 2:
Hair : ~Tableau Vivant~ Aidoru Series - Kyary - Monsoon  L$ 250
Eyes : .random.Matter. - Fracture Eyes - Clover  L$ 90
Tattoo :  .Identity.  - The Hustler [Fresh] Tattoo  L$ 220
Dress : [ SAKIDE ] Artless Dress Tie RedL$ 100
Binder :  .{yumyums}. Open School Binder {Unicorny} L$ 199
Pencils : .{yumyums}. Nommy Colored Pencil {Snozberry} L$ 99
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Beachy}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Daybreak}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Grapeasaurus}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Gummybear}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Lotus}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Orangeswirl}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Slushie}
               .{yumyums}. Tucked Colored Pencil {Smooshie}
Shoes :  ]S]N]0]B] Fun Wedge Heels  (Work with Slink Medium High mesh feet) L$ 380

Taxi to District 5 

Lyrics courtesy of http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/when-i-paint-my-masterpiece

Love Hurts

As the day of the Saint rolled closer and closer, love was in the air. Valentine had never set foot here, few would by choice. Few, but some. The darker alleyways are sometimes the best places for some lovers to meet, after all, who would look to find them both there?

The demon and the angel had met there once by chance, many years before. The alleyway had grown no cleaner over time, though at least the body of the one whose soul each had come to claim that fateful night had gone. Food no doubt for the rats which scurried ceaselessly between crates and trashcans. Love like this was not something that could be explained, too close to hate as it was. They should loathe each other, and certainly, each felt nothing but repulsion for all the other stood for. Despite all of this, love was what it was.

Whenever good and evil came together, there was bound to be violence. Angels would do all they could to be good and fair, and Demons likewise to be destructive and evil. Violent passion drew them back there each time, despite the inevitable pain that would follow.  Far from these opposites of feeling, emotion and nature cancelling each other out to some even keel, sparks would fly, and blood would flow.

Each time they met, there would be love. At each meeting; pain. The cycle continuing on and on throughout the ages.  As they loved each other, the Angel would give up his heart, and the Demon, she would eat it...

Oh Valentines... Death as love. How fitting for these latest releases!

Shown above, we have +REDRUM+ Love Thief - Stolen Heart - which is a two person set, the prize at +REDRUM+ in the current Tainted Love Hunt (which when I get round to hunting out all the prizes, there should be another post about).  Its L$1 until the end of the month, and comprises in its two sets - which are transferable for you and your love - blood for the arms, blood for the face, a chest wound, sticky out tongues, and a heart to bite on! You can find all the details about the ultimate anti-twee hunt here...

http://www.woefulwednesday.com/the-tainted-love-hunt/

Here is also the latest release from S U G A R! That's right, after so many of us crying, complaining and whinging because she wanted to have an enjoyable life, she came back! *grins*  This is a reload of perhaps my all time favourite skin - Cry My Heart Out - and it's a Group Gift!  There are five skintones, each with standard, with teeth, and a total of three cleavage options. If you were lucky enough to get the previous Cry My Heart Out skin - you might just love this lipglossey do-over!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Magic%20Moment/195/41/1751


Also shown:

On the Demon:
Hair : Magika - Early (03)
Top : [ SAKIDE ] Insanely Cute Dress White
Skirt : ..:::C&M DEsignS:::.. Emanuelle*Pure White Feather*Skirt
Pasties : [Plastik]-Bandaids - Cirrus
Wings : Material Squirrel  - Ezriel
Nails : +ROZOREGALIA+- Gemma

On the Angel:
Skin :  Akeruka  - Antonio
Hair :  *Dura-Boys&Girls*20 (black)
Tattoo :  +REDRUM+ Leopard Tattoo
Horns :  [][]Trap[][] Obsidian Crown
Vest : +REDRUM+ - 'Punk' Denim Vest
Jeans : +REDRUM+ Grandpa's Jeans Grey

CINEMA

Scarlet :
.S h i : Cloche Hat - 9 colors & Hair    L$ 195
.S h i : Berrow Tweed Coat  L$ 485
.S h i : Leather Gloves [Black]  L$ 195
[ SAKIDE ] Black Dahlia Dress    L$ 250
Rek :
[Haste] Film Noir Suit - MESH    L$ 300

Pose : {.:exposeur:.} Starlight    L$ 175
(couples pose seated on couch in film - couch not included)

All items are from CINEMA, the Film Noir screening, which along with the other genres, can be found here.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Somewhere%20in%20Time/133/221/25

All pictures are included as usual on my flickr!
You can also watch the film, larger, and better quality here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGbJN5NybV4&feature=youtu.be

Spring Hunt Madness

Spring had finally sprung!

Crawling out of the darkness of the winter, at last the short frosty or gloomy days and the long icy nights were banished to memory as green shoots of new life emerged.

The grumbling of the dark months, wrapped up to the neck with thick woolens, so comfy, yet so cumbersome was over, she pushed those to the back of her closet, and kicked the warm scarves and hats under the bed. Sunlight, warm Spring sunlight was flooding through the window, it was time to step outside, and feel the soft new grass under her feet.

Tying up her hair, she picked through clothes selected as part of a hopeful dream back in the winter, thrilling at the lightness of the fabrics, and their promise of long happy days relaxing outdoors. She slipped into a dress, itself the colour of sunshine, unable to prevent a smile as its flowers seemed to smile back.                                                       Throwing the door wide she ran outside, bare feet on the lush grass. The scent of daisies drifted lightly on the air, calling her to the bench in the sun, its planters thick with blooms. Stretching out, she relished the sun and its warmth on her skin, and settled back on the cushion, a soft sigh escaping her lips as swallows flitted overhead.

Another week, another Hunt! 

The Depraved Nation Spring Madness hunt is gridwide, and contains some amazing stores, items included here are among the prizes you can expect. There are around 150 stores, and the hunt is running until April 15th, the hunt prizes are free to buy. SLurls to all the stores in order, and hints (yes Hints - manna from heaven after the Twisted). 

http://depravednation.com/depraved-spring-madness-2-0

Prize items are mostly for females, but there are unisex and male prizes from quite a few stores, and with items as varied as skins and shapes, poses, clothes, furniture and buildings. Those listed here are all prizes from the hunt - with the exception of the hair - also available free as a group gift - details below.

Skin     : S u g a r : Summer Afternoon Teaparty -C- :2:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Depraved%20Nation/233/22/86
Shape     Waffle! Sienna Shape
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dream%20Valley/84/185/23
Tattoo     S (and) P Body Shop - Depraved Mind Tattoo
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Passion%20Dreams%20Islands/64/64/2
Eyes     [kirei] Oasis Blue - Eye-
http://slurl.com/secondlife/JuicyBomb/160/208/2
Dress     [ SAKIDE ] Plumeria Dress Yellow
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dark%20Tranquility/128/88/24
Necklace     Trident Astrolabe Pendant [Silver/Sapphire]
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Maladomini/50/128/500
Pose (Image 1)    PicMe Poses    PM - DSM 2.0 hunt pose 5
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zen%20of%20Dreams/38/54/2
Wall Decal     Sharkfin Landscapes   Swallows back in Spring Wall Decal
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Stratus/143/54/37
Bench    L'aize Dayz   LD Planter seat
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Triskelion%20Shores/125/189/21


Hair   (Not in the DSM Hunt - but current free group gift, available by hitting the subscribo in store)
[Shag] - Pretty Please - vodka
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Silent/190/141/38

Girls gotta eat

The fights took part every weekend. There were no rules so every weapon was allowed. Of course nobody used firearms those were kind of frowened upon. Cat had seen people using bow and arrow. Not a smart choice of weapon in her opinon but some people got got so scared when seeing them that they were not able to have on clear thought. Of course did Cat not belong to those. Only one guy once tried that with her after that bows got out of fashion. She had looked at him for a while then ran to him and cut the bowstring. Without the tension of the string the bow hit the other fighter in the face and made him loose so much concentration that Cat was able to put one of her knives on his throat. It was an easy fight in her opinion. But it was the fight which finally got her the respect she wanted. The fights were a good and easy way to get money. She lived now for a year pretty well from them. Sometimes she got hurt badly and she did not win every fight but it was going well. Of course she would have a secure and less painfull income if she would still work in an office as she had done before but this had been boring and Cat was a being of the street. Her childhood had been a mix of fights and calm time in corners waiting for what would happen next. She did not know anymore what had made her work in a office maybe she had not seen an other way. But with those fights she had found one. Some saw the fact that she had paws as weakness. They tried to stomp onto them while wearing heavy boots. A tactic which wasn't dumb but lacking of elegance. Normaly Cat reacted with grabbing the drink of somebody from the audience and spilling it on the floor. It was rare that her opponents had a clue how to fight on a wet underground and she was able to feel how slick every centimetre under her paws was. Others tried to flirt with her before the fights. Cat was always surprised that they thought she would fight less hard with them because of that. The surprise of those guys was quite bigger when they lost at the end the fight with her. But Girls gotta eat. Or at least have enough money to buy a nice collection of knives.

As roleplaying in Lost Angels it was not possible to oversee, how well the Tactical Throwing Knives from Messer Co. go with some outfits. Although not being into fighting there was no different way than buying them. Which was a good decision as the description on the vendor was pure understatement. Beside the fact that the knives can be used as throwing knives and as melee weapon and have special ccs attacks, they have a great menu which offers many choices for the design of the knives. Its possible to resize the sheaths and to choose if those should be worn with straps or not. A nice idea is that its possible to resize the straps seperated from the sheaths. There are several designs for the knives, they can be black or bloodcovered for example. Beside the eight appearance options of the knives there are three for the sheaths. On the ccs side – CCS is the abbreviation of Community Combat System which is the combat system which is being used in Lost Angels – the special buffs the weapons offer cost up to three racial points. Using the buffs the knives cause a higher damage and allow to steal the stamina of the opponent in a fight. Those who are not into ccs fighting can switch the knives to linden damage and use them at places where this kind of damage is activated.
The next wave of the Zombie Popcorn Brand started today. Sakide made a skintight outfit for this event. It comes with two kind of tops - one in black and one in white- which are both also included in a sheer version. The pants also belong to this set which also containes shoes. There are two versions of the pants included one with closed and one with open zipper. The paws with the barbwire and the bloody legwarmers are available in the same event. They come from epic. And of course they are wellmade. The design looks great and for those who prefer hooves there is also a version with two kinds of hooves (black and white ones) available.

Outfit: [ SAKIDE ] Lost City Outfit (150 L$ sold at Zombie Popcorn Brand)
Paws: *Epic* -ZP- Barbs & Blood Slouchie Digi Warmers {Paw} (219 L$ sold at Zombie Popcorn Brand)
Tattoo: +Fallen Gods Inc.+ CATACLYSM (550 L$)
Knives: [M e s s e r Co.] Tactical Throwing Knives (1200 L$)

The pose on the picture is unfortunatly not available anymore but its worth to explore Little China, the sim where the picture has been taken. The location is actually under the sim in the sewer system.

On the hunt

Hair: 0L - who doesn't love Princess leia particularly this iconic hairstyle which has been encapsulated perfectly by Milk Motion for - the Seasons hunt which comes in 3 colours > Milk motion
Skin: 0L - Great halloween inspired group gift > JeSyLiLo
Coat: 0L - Superb unisex hooded skull jacket which is an Inn hunt gift > Toxic kitty
Top: 0L - lovely big baggy sweater of which I'm only wearing the vest layer - Inn hunt gift > Sakide
Leggings: 0L - LOVE this item which has another pair in this Zombie popcorn hunt gift > Tuttifrutti
Belt: 0L - Which has a pair of shades hanging from it, not shown in this pic and is a gift > Frenzi
Sneakers: 0L - Which have a skull design all over them & a must have unisex item > Santo

More details for the hunts can be found at the following links :-
The Seasons hunt > HERE
Zombie popcorn hunt > HERE
Inn hunt > HERE

It's all in the eyes

They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul and these eyes are certainly have a lot to say but whose soul are they the window to? Well it's certainly correct to say that eyes are very important when it comes to your avatars look. It's often a part that many overlook, or find one pair that they like and stick with them but I think that's such a shame especially when there are so many fantastic eyes around even though I have a vast amount of eyes I love to collect more. Somehow these eyes seem to make me look quite sultry- nice :)

 It's just as well I have sultry eyes as they add to my little saucepot look. The top and skirt are both from Sakide and much skimpier than I am used to wearing but I couldn't help but adore these items they're cool a little flirty and I like the detail. With the skirt it's the belt and the top I just love the teasing nature of the fallen straps.

These boots!!  which are on a Midnight mania board at Death row designs are a fantastic unisex item. It was Dagmar that brought them to my attention and I'm so glad she did! Dagmar also blogged the boots HERE.



Skin: 800L - Gori tan skin j5 > JeSyLiLo
Eyes: 49L Alive - deep water > Les Fleurs Du male
Eyelashes: former group gift > Les Petits Details
Top: 100L - Knit loose top - grey >Sakide
Skirt & tights: 100L - Pearly skirt belt - grey > Sakide
Scarf: 50L - Skeleton scarf > Beggars banquet
Boots: 0L - MM board item > Death row designs
Bracelets: 0L - Silver bangles American Bazaar hunt item > Stigma