"Sorrow Is Their Master, Cackling With Laughter.."

Such is life, real life....taking up all my precious blog time. That's alright though. It gives me a chance to bring a more artsy side to myself out and that is always my favorite way to blog.
With my lack of blog time, of course is the lack of time to be in game as well and that saddens me...and also beings many questions to mind.

Our relationships in SL are precious, I mean, at least they are to me. When I make a friend, I keep my friends. When I am not able to log in, I miss my friends. If I were a sim (as in a sim character from the game 'The Sims'), my social level would be dropping drastically. Most of my socializing is done in Second Life because, as I've said many times, I'm an introvert.
The point I am getting at here is, how well do you know your friends? Are they willing to reach out to you when you don't log in? Will they forget about you should you decide to take a break from Second Life?
The friends that I know will go above and beyond, are the ones that I hold dearest to me. Though I love them all...some of you I would take a bullet for....like in the leg or something though.<3
In this game, the one we devote so much time to...it's just my personal thought and experience that, you only ever make a couple REAL friends. Treat them well, cherish them. 

So I had a chance to show off another Petite Mort dress in my creepy lil pic. Though I thought of all kinds of fanciful ways to doll it up, the darker side of me took over and this happened instead...and I was happy with it. With 6 different shades available, I am sure you will love it as much as I do.

Hopefully I will be able to come back around again soon with more pretty thangs! Until then, have a blast, don't forget to enjoy your real life too!

Body
Head: LeLutka Mesh Head-STELLA
Skin: -Glam Affair - Maitreya Lara Body Appliers ( Polar ) (& Glam Affair Lelutka Heads Vampire Line Polar Applier)
Hair: ""D!va"" Hair "Lana" (Onyx)
Eyes: Clemmm - Cosmetic Doll Eyes /// Snow
Manicure: Dark Passions - Koffin Nails - Bleeding Black Lace

Outfit
Dress: Petite Mort- Black Violetta Gown
Hat: Azoury - Ashera Head Accessory

Pose
Apple Spice - Against the Wall Poses 011-020 Fatpack

The Art of Post Mortem Photography

How weird is it in your opinion? Honestly. There is something I have always found beautifully disturbing, saddening, touching, sacred...so many things about post-mortem photography.
Very common in the 19th century, families would pose their loved ones and take a final photograph to remember them. Posing them in bed as if they were only sleeping, or posing them in chairs, relaxed.
I know...that a lot of you probably find that disturbing. I can respect your opinion. As I said above, I find it beautiful, but sad. Especially the photos of children, which were much more common. Mothers would hold them lovingly or pose them with a favorite toy.
Flowers, were a very common prop used for these photos. They would adorn the bed, outfit, surroundings with flowers. Needless to say, I saw this lovely Boudoir dress in all of its gorgeous, macabre glory and, I don't know why but, that's what it reminded me of. So beautiful and sad at the same time. Also, I've been catching up on episodes of American Horror Story: Coven, so don't be surprised if the macabre starts taking over my blog for a bit!
My gorgeous gown covered the chair but it is also a new Boudoir release. That and many others in other prints and designs. It's a reason I love the shop so much. They don't stick to making only clothes, there's enough there to absolutely lose yourself in for awhile!

Gia's gotta get cracking on several more posts so I will see you again soon but I will leave you with this lil note...There is more to be afraid of with the living than those that are dead.

Body
Skin: -Glam Affair- Vera - Horror edition GIFT
Hair: "D!va" Hair "Love"(Onyx)
Eyes: {S0NG} :: Sweety // Vampire Eye


Outfit
Dress: Boudoir- Ghost
Heels: {Mango Cheeks} Adeline Heels: Cookie (For Slink Medium Feet -not included-) @ Hello Sunshine Fair

Prop
Chair:  Boudoir-Baroque Chair Ghost

Pose
Created with Anypose Basic

"Back In Time, to the Time Before When the Spirits Walked..."

{Top photo taken at Neva River, Bottom at Death Row Island}

Gia needed a few days to recuperate but things slowly seem to be getting back on track. While trying to relax yesterday, I ran into a few episodes of 'Penny Dreadful', loved it! My good friend Dizzy told me the night before that the outfit I was wearing could be good for a 'Penny Dreadful' look and she helped me tweek some of my stylings to get it right. 

After I watched the couple of episodes (that's all that's out right now so you have a chance to catch up quick!) I knew which prop I wanted to use in my pics right away and also knew where I wanted to shoot. I found my props but when I went to the sim I had planned to shoot at, it was gone! *gasp* It so breaks my heart to see great sims vanish. Death Row Island to the rescue! And Thankfully Neva River had the same church that I was aiming to shoot at in another sim.

So World Goth Fair still have several days and I still have several (hundred!) favs to show you! By now I am sure you ALL have been there and grabbed tons of stuff....right? If you haven't, you're so missing out! I'm a sucker for corsets and loved how this dress was put together. Gathered nice and tight in the back and with a little bit of an elegant lace as the bustle. With my tarot cards afloat, I embraced my little Penny Dreadful moment. To Do lists ready? Okay....1. Go to World Goth Fair again. 2. Catch up on/re watch Penny Dreadful episodes!

Also....the current charity total is:  648,745L or approximately $2,525 USD!! One week left for us to crack the 'million linden raised' mark! 

In a few hours here (4pm SLT), my girl Alisa Perne will be spinning the tunes at World Goth Fair. So excited for it! And Tonight at 8pm, we have Pie spinning...and you can't say no to pie. Wednesday at 4pm we have the Tiny Invasion! All teeeenys and micro avatars are welcome! On Saturday, May 31, Jairus Khan of Ad.Ver.Sary (and Antigen Shift, and even sometimes iVardensphere) will be DJing live at the mobile unit. So many things, so much fun!

See you again soon and thank you for allowing me a couple of days of rest and being understanding <3

World Goth Fair

Body

Skin: [Pink Fuel] Sora <Alabaster> - Special Edition

Hair: "D!va" Hair "Astralia" (Onyx)

Eyes: Ikon Ascension Eyes - Evening

Ears: [theSkinnery] Human Ears (mesh) + Skin Applier Hud <--- love them!

Outfit

Dress: *FOSCA de LE* Annabel Lee Amethyst @ World Goth Fair

Gloves: :AE: Appliers for SLINK Hands Tattoo Opera Gloves

Boots: lassitude & ennui Jolenta boots black

Collar: :*:CPD:*: Naga Necklaces (Women) @ World Goth Fair

Earrings: (Kunglers) TDRF #038 - earrings - Silver @ The Dressing Room

Ring: :*:CPD:*: Lucretia Rings @ World Goth Fair

Poses

Photo 1: Pics n Poses-F-My Prayer-Kneeling     

Photo 2: *PosESioN* Double Pose Part II Set

Props

Tarot Cards: Laudanum Lollipops-Prophet's Possession (With multiple options for more or less cards) Thank you so much Felice Nightfire, you're stellar <3

Painting: [qp] ARTgacha "naked 2" RARE by paramparamm @ The MadPea Gacha Art Festival. More info on the festival here.

There Is No Light Without Dark {Dead Apples Skin Fair 2014}

{Photos taken at Imaginaria}

If you're anything like me...an event can open. You have something in mind you want to get at and so you'll grab it, but see something else later and go again, and again, and again. Yes, this is me alll the time. What can I say? Second Life is my Barbie time! The Dead Apples skin at the skin fair is one of those ones that people were saying was gorgeous and so on and on and on. I gave it a try myself and did love it. Specifically the nose and I cant say why really. It's really rounded and just makes me want to pinch. It has a softness to it that is so very innocent...at least that's the way it looked on me! The eyebrows were another favorite. Flawless! Honestly one of my favorite skins in the bunch. You'll see it blogged often that's for sure.

Like I said, each skin seems to change depending on shape. Demo, demo, demo! (And by the way YAY for the creators in SL that don't charge for demos!!) If you don't have this one in your inventory by now, make sure you give it a try and see how it looks on you!

Also, I had a friend who recently had issues with her slink hand appliers. This has happened to me before too. If your hands turn a shade of white when using the skin applier, make sure you add your 'utilities' HUD that is included in your slink hands folder and click tattoos off. If you don't see a 'utilities' HUD, go to the Slink mainstore and use the redelivery system to upgrade your hands/feet.

Be back in a bit with some more yummy things to share!

Body

Skin: {Dead Apples} Ari - Honey @ The Skin Fair {Appliers, Brow Shapes, Lip Glosses, Freckles, and other skin enhancements included!}

Hair: "D!va" Hair "Miso" (Onyx)

Hairbase: from- Illmatic:: Kawaii Kawaii - Noir

Eyes: {Dead Apples} Twinkle Eyes - Ice

Eyeshadow: #adored - last night - smoke pack

Eyeliner: Lovely Disarray - Liner Set #2

Outfit

Dress: : Miss Canning :: [ Nathally Dress ] 8 Colors HUD+Tangos

Shoes: !(HighRize 2.0)! Lace PeepToe Wedge (noir) @ Slink West

Gloves: :Adam & Eve: Appliers for SLINK Hands Tattoo Lacy Gloves @ Slink West

Collar:  ::Scrub:: Like a Nun Collar SILVER @ Whore Couture

Ring: Swallow Death Ring Silver

Garter:  ::Scrub:: Gun'n God (linked above)

Poses

Top Photo-{Nantra}Rosie's Secret #5 (Modified with Animare)

Bottom- PosESion Poses- Maya 4