When Muggleborn popped out these antenna I got super excited, and immediately started contemplating how I could get to be a Picklefied Alien. I'm not sure I entirely pulled it off, but I did have a good time trying! It also meant that I could grab a Lumae skin, which I have been entirely neglecting (sorry!), because the textures to match the majority of the Lumae collection are included with the antenna. Also included are the textures you need to tint and match whatever skin you're wearing yourself so yay!
This week has been a bit weird for me. I feel a bit like I'm stuck in limbo again, barely moving forward. The only good part of that is that things are steady... and maybe I'm just unused to that.
I've still been watching a bunch of mental health stuff on Youtube, but for entertainment I have been revisiting Gossip Girl on Netflix... why? Because of Chuck Bass and my oddly inappropriate girl-crush on the bad-boy that might turn good. Still, when Potato's away, I need a lil eye candy (don't hate me babe!)
Here's hoping your days are filled with happy smiles, and any rainclouds that appear for you swiftly depart.
I don't know where this murderous rampage idea came from, I swear I'm in a pretty good head space at the moment, and I don't feel like I need to be a violent lil shite... but when I saw how elegant and flow-y this gorgeous Narcisse dress is, I automatically saw this entire set up in my head.
I rather think of Pickle as the angel of death. Kinda beautiful and kinda scary, she'll hunt you down and tear you apart with her bare hands, without getting a drop of your blood on her dress.
Ok. I might have said too much, but still... I'm loving it!
xoxo
Also shown above is the gorgeous new Go&See Skin available in the January Powder Pack and these are the tones! Albi, Goth, Pale, Witchy, Tan, Tropic, Cola and Choco!
Taken in the Trompe Loeil - Margaux Photo Backdrop + Surround
AHHHHHH
I might be a little excited about these Moss&Mink Computers!! HOLD ME DOWN WHILE I SQUEAL.
ok i'm done.
So i'm sure you've probably seen the inspiration behind this pic before, and if you haven't there's a little gyazo of it right >Here<
I searched for a couple of hours for a pose of it on marketplace last night, and then potatoman decided he'd do it.. and when I woke up this morning the sneaky little bugger was online and had completed half of it! How awesome is this!!?
Seriously, I am SO grateful for the beautiful people I am surrounded with at the moment, and often get a little teary eyed just thinking about how wonderful they are!
I have so many THINGS to show you! I'm actually not even going to attempt to waffle today, instead I'm going to show you the things, ok? Ok!
So Moss&Mink came out with a couple of fabulous additions recently... the first is "La Piche Moussue" in collaboration with the Peaches hot chocolate set that I showed you somewhere.. maybe >Here< ? Anywho, the store is bloody gorgeous. So gorgeous that I'm keeping it full time on my homestead. Twice. Not only does it include the building which I've kinda shown in the first picture (you can unlink & remove the snowy top, so the store can be used throughout the seasons), but it also comes with matching inside pieces to mix & match too. There are three versions of the store, a white with red trim 'Nordic' version that is perfect for the Holiday season, the 'Worn' Blue shown, and a white and gold trim 'Clean' option... along with a selection of different coloured matching counters and displays.
There's also the super cute Sleigh, which has an unlinkable snow prim not shown. It has tons of animations in for both singles and couples, and I can see this being a welcome addition to any home or garden during the winter months.
In other stores, Miss Chelsea has provided this snug cardigan and tee combination in two colours (Sold separately) for 50L friday. Yah, it's Saturday, but I checked a couple of hours ago and it was still available for the special 50L price! I really love the detailing of Miss Chelsea's items, and this cardigan has such cute elbows I almost squealed!
The Native Urban Sneakers can be found at Uber, and have an insane colour hud! Well worth the price point, and definitely one to put in your shopping cart!
Eyeshadow : Veechi (I'm really not sure which one, but it's a liner and it's probably for LOGO head because that works with the omega system in the Genus head)
Taken on my platform with a random-faffed-with windlight, so no other info!
I may have had a slight rant on facebook yesterday because my brain just wouldn't compute as I was constructing the blog.
If you missed it.. here it is!
"I was gonna post this on my blog, but I just couldn't find the words earlier, but I'm struggling pretty hard today, and not in the regular "Omg my anxiety is ridiculous and I want to sleep 5ever" kinda way (although that too).
Today I'm struggling to keep my fucking mouth shut. It's never been a thing I've been good at honestly, and I'm more likely to shout from the rooftops about how shitty a situation is than shut my trap and let people see it for themselves, but that has never done me any good, and although I'd love to keep keeping shtum I am TIRED. I am tired of watching these people who constantly take and take and take, and then take credit being shown as people worthy of some kind of SL fame, or infamy. I'm tired of being one of those people who have given more than my due, and have been left by the wayside or being painted as the villain in removing these vile people from my SL and my life in general. I know more than people know I know, and although I may say a lot to a select few, it's never the entire story. For fucks sake, be good to each other. I can't keep making excuses for my silence if you're continually being a fucktard."
See, I think it might have gotten a bit of a reaction, not because anyone actually knows what I was talking about (it wasn't one person, nor was it a collective of peoples. There were multiple reasons for me feeling like I needed to rant and most of them are selfish), but because so many of us humans feel so completely taken advantage of by others.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that everyone has toxic traits, myself included. I'm not perfect, I don't claim to be, but I do try extremely hard every day to remain a pleasant person to be around, but situations like the ones I have been forced into recently make that extremely difficult to maintain, as that stubborn angry bitch in me just wants to rear it's ugly head and snap at the stupid.
Continually I have to remind myself that my idea of a terrible person isn't my next door neighbours idea of a terrible person, and everyone is entitled to their opinions. However, when I see the same people pulling the same stunts over and over again, the angry in me bubbles over, and you get a Pickle Rant.
Today's mission is to calm the fuck down. I'm going to attempt (again) to accept the fact I cannot change people to suit MY agenda. Control isn't love, and more than anything I really DO want to shower kindness over people, no matter how successful I am in this. If I fail today, I'll get up and try and be a better version of myself tomorrow... yet, in being what I consider to be a decent person, I will also be taking care of myself and that means putting me first. I'm a very loud, very opinionated introvert, and sometimes people miss the introversion because of the noise I am capable of making, but I need to take care of myself and ensure my energy is good so I'll be collecting my spoons and distributing them far more wisely.
xoxo
Essences - Luisa for Genus in tones Pale 01 & Pale 02
Essences - Luisa for Genus in tones Medium 01 and Medium 02
Essences - Luisa for Genus in tones Dark 01 and Dark 02
As usual, the Essences skin comes with 6 eyebrow options (actually i think the "no brow" option might be new, but yay! New!), black, brown, ginger, blonde, red and no brows, not shown here today because I derped out!
{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Keepsake Boxes (Light)
{moss&mink} Modern Princess - Princess Divider (Light)
The past couple of days have been hard for me, because I've made plans and they haven't actually come to fruition today, so it's left me feeling slightly frustrated and a little angsty about the entire deal, because I was relying on this ONE activity to roll me back to life and help me do what I need in order to continue down my road to self enlightenment.
Still, despite my set-back, I'm going to carry on as though everything is peachy, and when I wake tomorrow, my new routine will be put back into action.
I fully understood that I would be taking three steps forwards and two back for a while, but when the backward steps actually happen, they affecting me a whole bunch more than I ever imagined they would...
Now, old me probably would just shrug and sit for days in a funk, but new me knows that isn't an option if I want to improve myself and my situation.
Here's hoping that I really DO wake up tomorrow with some extra pep in my step, and rather than this just being talk, I manage to plod along.
Pose (Edited slightly) : #5 <K&S> Him & I. pose 3 (Gacha)
I'm really not in a very good place today. I'm okay. I'm just sad.
I've always had trouble making and maintaining friendships. A lot of that is due to my being a hard-headed, stubborn and opinionated Pickle, and I know I'm not for everyone... but it makes me crazy when I step back and actually figure out that a lot of the problem is that I'm just incapable of accepting people as-is, rather than looking at them in terms of potential.
Yesterday, I spoke to a woman who reminded me of a very toxic person who was in my life for 2-3 years on and off. She kind of reamed him a new asshole, but the only thing I could think of was how sad I was that I couldn't make him a better man. Trust me - he was horrible. He manipulated me on more than one occasion by pretending to be someone else, cheated on me and told me on Christmas, made me wait for him for 6 hrs on my birthday and was generally just a butthead... but there was a part of me that wanted so desperately to make him good, to have him understand that people need kindness, and I thought that by accepting him, flaws and all, I would be able to do that. I was wrong.
I know this makes me sound like a martyr, but there's been many times where I have pushed the 'right' people away because of a bad situation I was in.. I'm not perfect in the slightest.
I just feel like right now, I've gotten to the point where my little bubble is shrinking rapidly. and as much as I would love to allow every single human into it, I'm incapable. I've become more difficult to please, and while this might seem like a good thing, that i'm picking people who fit me and MY needs right now to stay, it also makes me feel incredibly sad because it's like a part of me wants to give the whole world the benefit of the doubt, and because I'm me, I can't.
Again, not sure where this is going. I suppose I'm just venting, rather than hoping any of this makes sense.
xoxo
Enchantment is still going strong, and the talented creators are continuing to astound me with the ways they bring to life the story of the Frog Prince.
Today I'm featuring some beautiful hair (with crown included) from Love, an absolutely gorgeous tattoo from Ivory & Rose, and of course the stunning bento rings rigged for Maitreya, Belleza and Slink from Elle Boutique.
I've paired these up with the halter from Narcisse that is available at August's Vanity Event, check the pics below to see how pretty it is from the back, too!
{anc} in the rain drop lamp Former Deco{Crate} item
Bear with me peoples, this is gonna be a big one!
Firstly, the skin I'm wearing right now is a brand new one from Lotus, by the name of Fiona. It's available at the Seasons Story and you can find it in four tones. As usual, the following photo's are taken in CaIWL, on Ultra, in Firestorm. There's no filter.
Left to right : Tone 01, Tone 02, Tone 03, and Tone 04
Here I'm showing you the Tone 04 with eyebrows, a possible customization in the middle, and the no eyebrow version.
Middle version Freckles : Bossie. freckles & beauty marks [catwa]
Lipstick : [PF] CATWA LIPSTICK - Pure Matte (Reds)
As if that isn't enough fabulousness, we also have a pretty stunning gacha available by Dappa with Medley Tattoo's, over at OMG! Oh My Gacha!
I returned back to the Lotus Fiona 02 tone for these. On either side you can see the Ariel face tattoo, which gives me boho vibes, and the middle is the Swallow face tattoo. Both of these are commons in the machine. I've changed my hair here too, this is the booN Lab.005 hair, purely to showcase the sides of the tattoo with less stray hairs :P
Left to right : Oni (Rare), Coral (Common), Christ (Common) Native (Rare)
Rares are set at a 15% chance!
Finally, the ultra-rare - Blessed.
Ultra rare is set to 8% chance!
For more details on the main picture along with landmarks, here's all the things :
I have to be honest, wandering around scantily clad in a whimsical field with flowers in my hair isn't high up on my to-do list in real life, but isn't that what SL is about?
Santi actually sauntered into my shot awkwardly, and wasn't necessarily looking to be a part of this photo, but I can't help feeling like this depicts our walk together.
I've maybe described this before and some of you who regularly read will be well aware of my dangerous forays into the world of adult relationships, but the way things are with Santi are different to anything I've experienced before. He kind of plodded into my life, and just stayed at my wing until I'd noticed him for who he is. There was no forceful pressure, no "notice me" moves, just a steadfast desire to be in my life as a friend, without the pressure or head-games many people enjoy playing.
This is why I love this photo. It sort of represents our relationship and how important it is for me to know where I stand, with him. I know he's there, always. I know that despite how long it might take me to stop being a whiny brat, or what I have to do one day that might take my time away from him, he's going to remain a constant.
My only hope is that I don't take him for granted, ever. That I manage to repay him with kindness and love the way that he deserves.
