Nightmares continue: Arachnophobia?

I like spiders. Generally speaking, spiders and I get along really well. The exception was a brown recluse spider who decided I was encroaching on her territory. She bit me and I ended up going to the emergency room, not once but twice because of complications from the bite.

Thanks to +Aii+, I can pay homage to that very protective arachnid. Here is my interpretation of a brown recluse spider. They aren't quite as poisonous as a black widow, but enough for me!

Head, skin & eyes ~ +Aii+ Arachnia Rot with Gold eyes @ the Nightmare Event beginning October 1
Hair ~ Damselfly Collins
Dress ~ Uni Bronte Brown
Jewelry ~ Luas Elvira Golden

Pictures taken at the Caverns of Zyn http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aigle/72/15/1525
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Nightmare Event coming October 1

I received a lovely preview of +Aii's offerings for the Nightmare Event.

Ordinarily, one would think a veined eye growing from the center of the  chest would be rather unpleasant, but in this case, I thought it was so well done it was truly mythic. It reminded me of the oracle from The Orphan's Tales by Catherynne M. Valente, who had an eye in her solar plexus which allowed her to view all things. I tried in my pictures to convey the torment such knowledge would cause the bearer.

 

 

Dreamweaver's Eye and Tattered Wrappings from +Aii+, available @ the Nightmare Event

Dress ~ the muses Banshee

Hair ~ Analog Dog Sassafrass

Skin ~ LAQ Jennie2

Picture taken in Methatheria, a lovely sim to visit with nice historic and fantasy buildings for sale http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Metatheria/172/60/49 

Flickr https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/3i14q7

Twisted!!! Sept 19 - Oct 19

Say "Twisted" to a group of SL hunters and you get one of two reactions- either they'll get a mad gleam in the eye and a strange evil grin, or they'll run away screaming. Twisted has been known to cause eye strain, insomnia and even ... insanity!

Hunters either love or hate Twisted and most times it's a bit of both. For the uninitiated, the Twisted Hunt takes place twice a year and is one of the longest lived SL hunts, having been around since 2010 or earlier. There is even a museum of past Twisted hunts if you should choose to learn more about it: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Secrets%20of%20Gaia/59/108/23

The hunt item is a spinning cube. This round's cubes are black and white. Participants are allowed to use decoys, fill their sims with twisty cubes and in general make it impossible to use tools like area search, wire wrapping and other cheats to find the item. Twisted prides itself on being the toughest hunt in SL. There are no hints, cubes are frequently moved and if you are so foolish as to ask for help in the chat group, you will be ridiculed! I love it!

Here I am @ Roots & Wings wearing Crimson Haunt, the Twisted hunt gift. There are lots of other nice twisted things in the store like the Icy Lament Gown, featuring the Twisted logo in the top picture, and the Twisted Blood Dress below. There are new goodies in the MM boards as well as in the lucky board and special prices on new items till 9/21/15. Stop in and check them out! http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Royal%20Island/78/42/1311

Top

Hair ~ Emo-tions

Skin ~ Style by Kira Giada

 

Center

Hair ~ D!va Maya

Skin ~ Style by Kira Giada

 

Bottom

Hair ~ Truth Elsa

Shoes ~ Lindy Nola BlackPat with Bobby Socks gift from Totally
Wrong Hunt 

Skin ~ LAQ Jennie2

 

Find more about the Twisted Hunt here: http://twistedhunt.com/index.php

Flickr- https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60

 

Something new: Roots & Wings

Can I tempt you? Nothing says autumn like a nice crisp apple. This apple green combo looks good enough to eat!

"Apple Daisy" will be the Roots & Wings Clothing hunt item for the Fall Tears Hunt. The jacket has a nice fleece texture and the pants have daisies in a matching apple green. The man's hunt item is a comfy-looking Rusted Autumn flannel shirt.

Visit the store here:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Grand%20Isle/45/75/22

Hair- Faith's Family Kira
Earrings- JaPoKo Green Apple available on MP
Flickr- https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/1ZZu60

Secret Affair September 15-20

You arrive to find yourself in front of a long stone stairway. Snow is falling and the mist makes it difficult to see where you're going. Suddenly you come thorough a pass and behold... SALES! Some of your favorite designers from We <3 Roleplay, the Season's Story and the Fantasy Collective are participating. There are a few gachas but most of the items are for direct sale.

Some of you who visited my build for Fantasy Gay Pride have probably come to the conclusion that I'm rather fond of traditional Scandinavian stories and the Viking way of life. You would be correct in that assessment!
It's probably a good thing that the Secret Affair event didn't open prior to FGP 2015, or I would have had to buy everything on the sim! Though the theme is listed as "The Raven", I saw much more Viking and Gorean than Gothic. (I particularly liked the tiny cradle that looks like a long ship with a mobile of runes above it from AF. It had me going all misty eyed and missing my babies.)

As it is, I was content to purchase this very nice and "as authentic as possible to render in mesh" dress from Aisling. It comes in several colors with a dark and a light undergown for each color. The turtle brooches and necklace show the usual Aisling attention to detail.

I love it! I can dump all those other Viking gowns I've accumulated over the years in SL! This one is much like the one I wore for years in the SCA and has the advantage of not looking like I'm wearing a tent, which has always been an issue with the flexi gowns.

Dress ~ Aisling Astrid in brown includes the attached jewelry
Hair ~  Calico Creation Dina
Skin ~ Apple May Brielle

Pictures taken at the Secret Affair site
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nymphai/154/84/4035

Fantasy Gay Pride Final Day

With the sounds of applause, laughter and sitar music in our ears, we bid a fond farewell to Fantasy Gay Pride 2015. We started planning and building this back in April. It's really hard to believe that after nine days of wonderful activities, it's all gone!

Our final day saw a performance of "The Fantasy Show" by the cast of the Oval Theater.

Our final event was a "Belly and Bollywood" dance held in the glowing white marble Indian temple. The evening concluded with fireworks.

Thank you to those who helped plan, build, entertain, and who attended our event. We're looking forward to doing it even bigger and better next year!
See the Flickr album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskfSg9XV

Fantasy Gay Pride Day Nine

What a fantastic day! We were in Valhalla today and partied like gods and heroes!
DJ Astoria Luminos did a wonderful Northern/Celtic/Earth power set that had everyone feeling energetic and heroic.

 

Savannah Coronet and the Hell on Heels Dancers did a powerful show which was so well attended that we moved out of the hall into the snow outside to allow everybody to see the performance

Keeba Tammas and the Tiny Maniacs had us all dancing, laughing and craving waffles as they presented their unique brand of musical excellence and craziness.

Sept 13 is the LAST day for Fantasy Gay Pride 2015.

1 p.m. SLT will see a special presentation by the Oval Theater players. There will be extravagant production numbers and some amazing sets, so come early to get a good seat in the Aztec temple in the Brazilian Jungle area of the sim. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bellflower%20Island/65/76/36










The cumulating event of the festival will be a Belly & Bollywood dance in the India part of the sim. DJ Lysana FireBride will be spinning the tunes and the costume contest is "Best in Exotic" http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bellflower%20Island/50/219/22




The sim closes today (09/13/15) and will be gone tomorrow, so be sure and visit early! The sim-wide Hunt continues till we move the mountains, so see you there!

See my Flickr album of FGP 2015 here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/130514533@N04/DiG87X