22769 ~ [bauwerk]

Fright Night & Chill

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Who needs NetFlix with this set up? Just about everything in this photo (as you can tell from the credits) are available at Wayward Halloween to create your perfectly spooky date night in. From the DVD player, DVDs, TV, snacks and decor, there’s no reason not to snuggle up with someone dear and hold on for dear life. You may want to find someone with a little more meat on their bones than my wee skeletal fella, but then, different strokes for different folks, right?

Wayward Halloween is running through October 31st. Check out the Wayward Events website for more information and details on entering the photo contest.

Let the spooking begin…

Pretty stuff I’m showing off (all *starred* items available at Wayward Halloween October 16-31):
*Top: {amiable} I Am Dreaming of You Gacha_Top by nodoka Vella
*Shorts: {amiable} I Am Dreaming of You Gacha_Pants by nodoka Vella
*Slippers: {amiable} I Am Dreaming of You Gacha_Slippers by nodoka Vella
*Hair: [DUE] Ondira by Dubled
*Tattoo: [White~Widow] Vertigo – Black – RARE by Julie Hastings
*Head: Genesis_Head_Tara_2.0 by GenesisLab
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America Maitreya Applier by aida Ewing

*Coffee table: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Couch Table by Paco Pooley
*Cups: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Halloween Cups by Paco Pooley
*Candy corn: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Bowl of Candycorn by Paco Pooley
*Chips: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Bags of Chips by Paco Pooley
*Ghosts on a plate: Kuro [Spooky caries] – Ghost by Luana Dawg
*Lollipops: Kuro [Spooky caries] – Frankies by Luana Dawg
*Remote: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Remote Control by Paco Pooley
*Rug: { Speakeasy } OId rug by JamesEdwardQ
*Pouf: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Cubic Pouf by Paco Pooley
*Doll: [sYs] MUERTE doll1 by Syane Cysse
*TV Guide: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] TV Guide by Paco Pooley
*Cloche: The Hive – Creepy & Kooky //Room Service by TheHiveStore
*TV Table: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] TV Shelf by Paco Pooley
*TV: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Haunted TV Flatscreen by Paco Pooley
*DVD Player: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] DVD Player by Paco Pooley
*Shelf: { Speakeasy } Homemade shelf RARE by JamesEdwardQ
*Plant: { Speakeasy } Beetlejuice Flower pot RARE by JamesEdwardQ
*Pillows: The Hive – Creepy & Kooky //Lover’s Pillows by TheHiveStore
*Table: Casita – Morticias Console Table by Violett Omizu
*Wall decor: The Hive – Creepy & Kooky //Without You Wall Decor by TheHiveStore
*Red candle: //lunaBeam// Medium Candle [2Li] by Lunieluna
*Green candle: //lunaBeam// Small Candle [2Li] by Lunieluna
*Stacked boxes: Serenity Style– Not every witch box FACE by Hanstrid Inshan
Build: Scarlet Creative Burtonesque House by Charlotte Bartlett (available at Collabor88 Oct. 2015)

*Pose: Label Motion – Halloween Balloon 02 by anne Dakun

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

körd

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Körd. Swedish for screwed (has no chance) {adj.} [coll.]. I’ll do what I can, but needless to say, you are good and screwed.

At least according to bab.la.

This is exactly how I feel whenever I am faced with the prospect of assembling my own furniture. And yes, the screwdriver does end up in my mouth as I try to start the thread of the screws, shortly before it becomes a lethal weapon if anyone happens to be standing in the way when I hurl it across the room in frustration.

Paco Pooley of 22769 ~ [bauwerk] could have used my finished shelf as his model for his entry in this month’s round of The Challenge. With Scandinavian as the theme, it was almost inevitable that someone would play on Ikea. And that’s exactly what Paco did.

Yes, the SLIkea box and the inexpertly-put-together shelf are playful. I’m sure more people than just me laughed when they saw it. It also includes a spare board and an instruction manual…which you can see roasting like chestnuts on the open fire. What use are instructions when they are only diagrams and not very informative, at that?

The Challenge runs throughout the month and you can find all of the designer’s goodies in their mainstores. Get there, or you’re screwed.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Top: !Rebel Hope Careless Mesh Top_Maitreya by Rebel Hope (available at FaMESHed Oct. 2015)
Jeans: !Rebel Hope Jealousy Mesh Jeans_Maitreya by Rebel Hope (available at FaMESHed Oct. 2015)
Shoes: !Rebel Hope Redemption Heels_Maitreya by Rebel Hope (available at FaMESHed Oct. 2015)
Hair: [monso] My Hair – Yoni /Red (no material) by Morphine Janick (available at Kustom9 Sept./Oct. 2015)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris – Maitreya Mesh Body by Julie Hastings
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Screwdriver: Neotoy Mesh Screwdriver Classic by Neotoy Story

*Shelf/box: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Swedish Shelf by Paco Pooley (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
*Chair: [ht:home] uppsala lounger – leather by Corvus Szpiegel (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
Pictures: Kuro – Xiaj tree frame by Luana Dawg
Fire: Trompe Loeil – Fireplace Logs and Fire by Cory Edo
*Instruction manual: 22769 ~ [bauwerk] Manual by Paco Pooley (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
*Hutch: Cleo Design cabinet by Cleom Bailey (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
*End table: Cleo Design table by Cleom Bailey (available at the mainstore for The Challenge Oct. 2015)
Build: Scarlet Creative Wish you were here Prefab by Charlotte Bartlett

Pose: terra design – F_49_mirror by Cutebaby Melody

Now He’s Just Somebody That She Used To Know

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He was a good man. A good father. He was a hard worker – maybe sometimes he worked too hard. He wasn’t a guy who went out with his mates after a long day on the job. He would much rather be at home. With them. His family.

He didn’t always get there in time for dinner, but he always tucked his boy in for the night. Sometimes, long after he had already gone to sleep. But he read him a story, anyway, touched his cheek and kissed him goodnight.

Many times, dinner was a bowl of cereal or a ham sandwich because she had angrily thrown away the leftovers when the hour grew late and he was still not done with his day. Often, he slept on the sofa with just his jacket as a cover because she had locked him out of the bedroom. Again. Always, he felt the loneliness of being an outsider in his own home. Always, he prayed he could be more.

He didn’t blow his paycheck on booze and bets on the game. He spent it on a roof and a full pantry and when there was enough left over, for a toy soldier or a model airplane or a scrapbook. He filled it with memories, hoping that the pages would never be enough to be filled with their life.

Then one day he came home to a nearly-empty house. Gone. She is gone. His boy is gone. His life is gone.

A few lonely pieces of furniture, some discarded clothes, a few toys she deemed unworthy and the sad, half-empty scrapbook are all that are left. No note, no warning. She just left with all that was dear to him. No forwarding address, no warning.

He used to be content. Not as happy as he would wish, but full of expectations for better times. He used to be filled with joy at the thought of holding his son, caring for his child’s mother. He used to be the one she turned to when times were tough.

Then, he was the centre of their life. He was all that he could be to them. To her.

Now, he’s just somebody that she used to know.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

On Chance:
Jacket/shirt: Legal Insanity – gas mask jacket by Datrip Blackbart (group gift)
Jeans: Cold Ash – Slim Fit – OCELOT Jeans by ColdAsh
Boots: V-Spot – Renegade Kombat Boots by Vertig0 Sands (group gift)
Sunglasses: 7mad;Ravens End o’ Summer Sunglasses by Poe Rozenberg (MOH6 Website gift)
Hair: MINA Hair – Mark (no materials) by Mina Nakamura (MOH6 gift)
Skin: 7 Deadly s{K}ins – DAMIEN Caramel by Moonspell Ghost
Hands: Slink Male Hands (AvEnhance) – Relax by Siddean Munro

*Chair: [hate this] [ht:home] covered armchair by Corvus Szpiegel (available for The Challenge Blog September 2015)
*Table: [hate this] [ht:home] covered table by Corvus Szpiegel (available for The Challenge Blog September 2015)
Books: 8f8 – 13. Our Secret Hideout – Crate of Wisdom by iBi (gacha prize)
Scrapbook: 8f8 – 17. Our Secret Hideout – Our Memories by iBi (gacha prize)
Small table: :HAIKEI: if I live in a hut _ gacha {4} by qo0op
Toy plane: -ATTIC- Wooden Plane Toy by Citta Wiskee
Toys: Alica Stella Designs Christmas Toys Boxed by Alicia Stella
*Gym bag: 22769 ~[bauwerk] Travelbag by Paco Pooley (available for The Challenge Blog September 2015)
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Clothes: :HAIKEI: look through the window gacha {4} by qo0op
*Lamp: [hate this] [ht:home] covered lamp by Corvus Szpiegel (available for The Challenge Blog September 2015)
Cranes: [DDD] Paper Cranes Trio by Anke Hatchuk
Build: [ba] paris penthouse 2.0 by Barnesworth Anubis (available at Collabor88 August 2015)

Pose included in chair