MOODY BLUES

Trying to keep up appearances while you are unhappy has to be the most tiring thing in this world. I am hating it. But I'll grit my teeth and keep chugging on. (I think I can. I can.)



In the meantime, these shoes are fabulous. And very, very pink. The power of positive thinking, and Shopping Therapy? If it helps.



Chair: Atelier Visconti "George Armchair"
Mooskin Rug: Atelier Visconti "George Carpet"
Table: Bauwerk "Gothic End Table"
Drink Set: Bauwerk "Cognac Bottle and Glass"
Shirt: The Secret Store "Luna Preppy Cardigan" (w/texture-change HUD)
Leggings:  Maitreya "Footless Tights"
Shoes: Whatever "Thallium" (w/texture-change HUD)
Hair: Mina "Milou"
Skin: Essences "Illamasqua"
Hands and Feet: by SLink

Love,
Serene

FUTURESCAPE

I just adore the concept of this suit I found over at FutureWave. Very high-fashion. The package included versions intended to fit a few different mesh bodies (which I am not wearing) and a fitted mesh version, but no "Standard Sizes" versions. Personally I usually prefer the fit of Standard Sizes, but today I am wearing the Belleza jacket version and the Maitreya skirt version. (Demo always.) Love it!



I am convinced that in the future as our world becomes more consumed by technology and modernism we will all feel more nostalgia for the natural world that sits mostly unobserved outside our windows today. I felt uncomfortable with Bauwerk's lovely techno furnishings until I slipped in a treasured painting from one of Whiskey Monday's gallery sales. It softens it so well.



Suit: [sYs] "Triny" (includes Fitted Mesh, SLink, Maitreya and Belleza versions)(at FutureWave)
Tablet: BluPrintz "BP - Data Pad" (at FutureWave)
Face Tattoo: Beautiful Freak "Circuit Eye Makeup" (at FutureWave)
Home Furnishings: Bauwerk "Snake" Sofas, "Hexagon Table", "USB2 Trees" (at FutureWave)
(I resized the USB2 Trees smaller than original)
Painting: by Whiskey Monday
Shoes: David Heather "Nienke Platforms"
Hair: LaViere "Ambush"
Skin: Essences "Alice Yuki"
Eyes: Ikon "Ardent"
Eyeliner: Kooqla "Black Magic Eyeliner" (unavailable)
Lashes: by LeLutka
Ears: by Aitui
Poses: by Picture This

Love,
Serene

ON THE SIDEBOARD

Did you have an old sideboard in your home when you were growing up? You know, the one that did double duty as a buffet when your parents had a party. The one that held the neighbor gifts and that fruitcake. So here is my sideboard with some of my holiday treats. I love pixel food!



A shop called Myrrine (new or new-to-me?) has a cute spot at the Christmas Expo, that's where I picked up the Gingerbread cookie displays and the strings of stars. One string is just wooden stars, but the others are lights that cycle through the color spectrum. I'm also loving these neutral snowflake chairs that are Art Dummy's entry in the Four Walls hunt, and all four are L$20. Can't beat that!

Snowflake: by Atelier Visconti (at Christmas Expo)
Light Marquee: Apple Fall "Sweet Dreams"
Angel Chimes: by LAQ Décor (gift available in store or on Marketplace)
Bundt Cake: Bauwerk "Ring Cake"
Cherry Yummies: Apple Fall "Cherry Voulevants" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Pudding: Apple Fall "Christmas Pudding" (at the Arcade Gacha)
Cabinet: Zigana "Apothecary Cabinet"
Gingerbread Branches: by Myrrine (at Christmas Expo)
Christmas Star Lights: by Myrrine (at Christmas Expo)
Chairs: Art Dummy! "Wintertide. (chairs)" (at the Four Walls Hunt)

Love,
Serene

BULL

Well you didn't think I could hang all my trophies on the walls, did you?



If you stop by the Bauwerk shop at the Home and Garden Expo, you too can delight your inner toreador. And yes, I already had the costume hanging in my closet.

Fabulous Chair: Bauwerk "Taurus Chair" (other colors available)
Outfit: Bare Rose "Luchador del Ruedo"
Boots: Lassitude and Ennui "Embroidered Boots"
Hair: Truth "Diana" (vintage)
Skin: Essences "Indy - tan"

Love,
Serene