Did he say Axe Murderer or Ex Murderer?

For full size picture click here

Cos that's an important difference right?

Combining the muted brilliance of Shiny Shabby with the sinister darkness of TAG! Gacha...

Shiny Shabby is on now!

+CONVAIR+ Graywood House

Fancy Decor: Screen Cabinet
Fancy Decor: Sun-bleached Rug

{Concept} 03- Grey Room Light A
Concept} 06 - Grey Room Deco

Soy. Grayish day Sofa
Soy. Grayish day Retro speaker
Soy. Grayish day Green glass bottles
Soy. Grayish day Wooden frame table
Soy. Graysh day Fluorescent lamp
Soy. Grayish day Bird of Paradise

[Toiz] bookshelf (white)
[Toiz] pencil vase (mono)
[Toiz] flower 1

[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Forever
[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Love
[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Candles
[ zerkalo ] Keep on Dreaming - Lamp

22769 ~ [bauwerk] Pouf Table with Tea
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Muted Leather Lounger

Last week of TAG! Gacha... Don't miss it!

Wearing [Deadwool] Hugo shirt - bloody (Deadwool Trick)

O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - Big Bad's Woods
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - Evil Step-Mother Manor
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - Headless Horsemen Bridge
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains - The Giants Beanstalk
O.M.E.N - Fairytale Villains -  Her Gingerbread House

{vespertine}family tree

DRD motel - body

Jian :: Cuddle Creepers - Pumpkin Fishbowl

Face your Fears

It was a ritual that repeated itself regularly. He locked it in a trunk, he tried to hide the key. But the whispering only got louder and louder. No matter how much he tried to ignore it, it would torment him until he finally relented and retrieved the mask. He could hear it laughing at him. The only way to make it stop was to wear it.

It is almost as if a switch as been flicked. He had been nervous, slightly awkward before - a trait that endeared him to his prey. With the mask on, he strode with confidence and purpose - like a predator. He unravelled a cloth roll on the table, showing off the glint of steel - his instruments of art - and chose a blade.

He walked towards the bludgeoned body at the foot of the bed. His prey. How her pretty eyes widened when decided to shut up her banal chattering with a hammer. Her breaths were shallow as the puddle of blood spread beneath her. No matter how beautiful they were, they all sounded the same in the end. Full of blood and gurgle and spit.

He knelt at her feet and whispered to her like a lover. "Be brave," he said. "Face your fears...." Then he grimaced as the laughing started anew. Only blood would placate the voices...

For a larger version of these photos please look at: Flickr
Thank you to the following creators who helped create this scene:

DRD Motel
- murdertools table
- deerhead
- mirror broken
- vid camera
- hanging decorlight
- body

{vespertine} spine bone candles
{vespertine}sacred heart
{vespertine}trinket box
{vespertine}empty beauty RARE
{vespertine}potions

Kalopsia - In Loving Memory - Onyx RARE

RO - Hotel Paranoia - Tone Death
RO - Hotel Paranoia - Bed of Roses
RO - Hotel Paranoia - Face Your Fears - MYSTERY RARE

[n.i] turn.and.cough.stool

[ContraptioN] Decor: Alto's Death Mask *DISPLAY*
[ContraptioN] Decor: Baritone's Mask *DISPLAY*
[ContraptioN] Decor: Tenor's Death Mask *DISPLAY*

All these items are available in TAG! Gacha - open now until October 31st.

Scene was photographed in Kalopsia - Old Wood House - available for the October round of Shiny Shabby. Opens 20th October 2015.

The Collector

The collector sits in his basement admiring his latest prize. The sprite had been elusive but greed had got the better of it. A simple tar trap with a slightly rotten banana in the middle had been its undoing.
No one understood his work. He had been accused of gluing butterfly wings to lizard bodies before.
He muttered, "They have eyes but they do not see..." as he plunged a fine pin through the dorsum of the creature's left foot.

A shrill squeak emanated from the stricken creature. It wasn't dead. The collector looked upon it dispassionately and reached for the syringe. The most effective way he found to embalm these things was to inject the chemicals while the heart was still beating. "Now this won't hurt a bit..." he said, and slid the needle under the skin.

Many thanks to the following creators who made this scene possible:

{NANTRA} Sorcerer's Apprentice 1 ((pose rotated 90 degrees - but it worked!)
Sari-Sari - Abandoned Morgue - Old Table

*HEXtraordinary* Common House Gremlin Specimen - RARE
*HEXtraordinary* Common Green Pixie Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Blue Garden Sprite Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Violet Pixie Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Common Purple Garden Sprite Specimen
*HEXtraordinary* Phooka Specimen - RARE
*HEXtraordinary* Winged Sluah Specimen - RARE

[Deadwool] 1. The Mother
[Deadwool] 5. Syringe-x
[Deadwool] 7. Corpse arm

[n.i] turn.and.cough.microscope
[n.i] turn.and.cough.syringe.tray
[n.i] turn.and.cough.goggles

[ContraptioN] Decor: Embalmer's Tools
[ContraptioN] Decor: Broken Sink

All items available soon at TAG! Gacha - The Haunted Mortuary. Opens 17th October 2015 at midnight. See you in Gachatopia!

Torment

Sometimes I have this recurring dream....

A life expires in my hands

I am paralysed to act

Demonic voices taunt my helplessness

I blind myself to the agony

Yet the death throes never stop

The whimpering does not end

Accusing eyes stare from without

Who... who... is to blame....

Thank you to the following creators for helping me create this disturbing scene:

Sari-Sari - Abandoned Morgue
 - Records & Bottles
 - Old Chair

22769 ~ [bauwerk] - The abandoned Asylum
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Drawercase
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Asylum Bed
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Trolley
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Portable Oxygen Tank
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Fire Extinguisher
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Wheelchair
22769 ~ [bauwerk] Screen

Jian :: Cuddle Creepers
- White Bunny
- Radioactive Owl

CX Heretic
[CX] Unsighted Nails (Untainted)
[CX]Heretic Tattoo (Nailed Eyes)

lassitude & ennui
- lassitude & ennui Whispering imp pet dark
- lassitude & ennui Sitting imp pet light

Speakeasy
{ Speakeasy } Druid tattoo RARE

*Shai* Dining with Death
- Skelly Dinner Guest - On Ground

[ keke ] crown papers

[ zerkalo ] Apothecary Halloween Set
- Tray
- Spider Hair
- Crow Beak
 - Mosquito Sting Powder
- Octopus Ink


Get it all at TAG! Gacha - The Haunted Mortuary. Starting October 17th at 12:00 a.m at
Gachatopia!

((Photographed in Apple Fall Hardwick Manor))

Gravedigger

Halloween has always felt a bit like the new year to me. Time to reset, settle some debts, unmask, get real and bury some bodies. This round of TAG is all about death. Not the bloody gore of a thriller but more the somber passing all things come to face. The setting is very real, it is not peppered with ghosts or things getting stabbed. You will find no blood pools or messages scrawled on the walls. All that is over. The clean up crew has been through, the loved ones notified and now we see how things are put to rest. Oh, and there will be kick ass gacha to play made by the usual suspects. 

Participating creators will be announced soon! www.taggacha.com

Picture taken at the TAG Gacha Cemetery

All wearables are from this round of Collabor88

Keeping it Real - Chat Survey 2015

This Way to the Survey!

Boys of Summer

I'm a child of the 80s and 90s - the time when Guns and Roses ruled the earth, Aerosmith showed us how to Walk this Way and giant hair, bare chests and tight pants were the measure of masculinity. I was glad to find these items at the Boys of Summer shopping event amongst all the bermuda shorts, tanktops and tattoos. Notable creators for men like Aitui, Razor, Legal Insanity, Damselfly and Eltham have a presence at the event. I discovered a few names, unfamiliar to myself like Bade - with more options for men's hair. I rediscovered Goth 1c0 - an old favourite, which I had forgotten about when mesh became the rage in SL and was glad to see the brand was now made with mesh.

And of course, for the gacha mad amongst you.... there is Gacha!

Wearing:
*~*Damselfly*~*Bram Rigged Mesh Hair
Goth1c0: Kang Loose Vest - Knitted Black
Goth1c0: Chaser - Stripes
AITUI - Rocker Bracelet - Black, v1  (Click Resize)
Meva Black Teeth Necklace
:Diamante: To Hell & Back - MESH Skull Septum Piercing
DAPPA - Basilisk Tattoo
Kenvie - vintage Goggles GACHA - Red
IE - Streetwise - Pose

Visit the Boys of Summer at http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Metropolis/140/104/26

BBQ Hero

I couldn't resist making this post so I'll make it short and sweet. I have a love of BBQ parties in RL so this was a great way to bring this into SL.

Showing off Sari-Sari's BBQ party set from The Arcade June 2015:
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Veggie Grill RARE
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Charcoal
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Table with Dishes
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Bar Stool (white)
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Bar Stool (black)
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Tomato Salad
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Burgers RARE
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - BBQ Sauces
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Napkins
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Fruit Stand
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Parasol
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Bar (short)
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Lemonade
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Beer Crate
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Bottle Opener
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Cactus 1 +2
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Snake Plant 2 (big)
Sari-Sari - BBQ Party - Snake Plant 1 +2 (small)

Other Gacha items:
17 - 8f8 - Green Grocers - Street Lamp from The Arcade June 2015
Toro. Spatula Husband Defense System RARE

The Great Outdoors

Casa Del Shai's machine for June 2015 Arcade celebrates the great outdoors. It complements her machine from March 2015 Arcade: The Mountain Man Collective. Packed full of essentials for the rugged outdoor man, the highlight of the machine are the two RARES - *Shai* Vintage Rucksack in black and brown.

Vintage Rucksack Black RARE

Pictured items from Shai's Let's Sleep under the Stars tonight Set:
- *Shai* Fire Spit with Cast Iron Kettle
- *Shai* Sleeping Bag Blue
- *Shai* Sleeping Bag Black
- *Shai* Army Blanket Blue
- *Shai* Vintage Rucksack Brown - RARE
- *Shai* Brown Tin Cup
- *Shai* Blue Tin Cup
- *Shai* Rope Coil
- *Shai* Miniature Pickaxe
- *Shai* Miniature Shovel
- *Shai* Cast Iron Pan with Egg
- *Shai* Walking Stick

Wearing:
- *Shai* Trapper Hat Black Rare (Shai Mountain Man Collective - Arcade March 2015)
- [ kunst ] - Wire ring - The Men's Department (June 2015)
- [LJ] Snacky Style #07 - T-Bone Ring (Arcade June 2015)
- HUNTSMAN Jacket w/Shirt (Plaid) - ColdAsh (TMD - March 2015)

If leaping from tree to tree as they float along the rivers of British Columbia are not your thing, consider a more transcendental existence with Soy's Our Secret Camp. Channel your inner hippy and discover the meaning of life in this spiritual space.

If you set it up right, you might tempt someone to leave their beach shack to join you....

Pictured items from Soy's Our Secret Camp:
- Soy. OSC- MOROCCAN POUF - leather
- Soy. OSC- RUG - Mandala
- Soy. OSC- OLD RADIO LP PLAYER
- Soy. OSC- STICK INCENSE
- Soy. OSC- INCENSE STAND
- Soy. OSC- DEN BASE RARE
- Soy. OSC- HANGING FABRIC - Butterfly
- Soy. OSC- HANGING FABRIC - Ganesha
- Soy. OSC- TORAN

Other items:
- R(S)W Mannydrake the Magnificent RARE
- Zaara [Goa party] : 23 Weed Joint
- .Loud Mouth. - Carlos v1.5

Shroomin Gacha

There was a time in SL that searching for anything bohemian was a drag. It just didn't exist, at least anything of real quality. Now between events like Uber and Shiny Shabby one can start to build the bohemian paradise they have always wanted to escape to. Until recently, there was something missing in the equation, something that any true hippie, who knows why all of those groovy patterns and colors are so appealing, might still be itching for...psychedelics and the pot to ease you in and out of your trip. 

Thanks to the new Zaara collection at the Arcade, your bohemian dream is complete. Settle down in your beach shack now and spark up. Second Life gacha has the Kind.

Wearing

Dreads - Boon - Mainstore

Head Jewel - .Shi : Maang Tikka - Uber

Joint - Zaara [Goa party] gacha: Weed Joint - Arcade

Necklace - Zaara [Goa party] gacha: Rudraksh necklace - Arcade

Top - Tee*fy Aanya Wrapped Top - Uber

Tattoo - antielle. Hyaku Monogatari - Mainstore

Bracelets - Zaara [Goa party] gacha: Friendship bracelet - Arcade

Pants - Zaara : Arpora Fisherman's Pants (fitted mesh) *eggplant* - Arcade

Rezzed

Hut - Zaara : Palolem beach shack RARE - Arcade

Poster - Zaara [Goa party] : Poster *shiva trance* - Arcade

Wall hanging - junk. sari wall hanging. two. - Uber

Pillows - junk. oversized wall cushions. - Uber

Plant - Zaara [Goa party] : Cannabis plant - Arcade

Lounger - junk. gila hanging lounger. adult. - Uber

Bowl - Soy. OSC- SINGING BOWL - Arcade

Incense Stand - Soy. OSC- INCENSE STAND - Arcade

Shrooms and Buds - Zaara [Goa party] : Shrooms etc. - Arcade

Table - Zaara [Goa party] : Plank table - Arcade

Rug - Soy. OSC- RUG - Mandala - Arcade

Candles - Soy. OSC- TWIG CANDLE - Arcade

After the Show

We had a Gacha Show today with guest Apple Fall. While the sims filled up I snuck away and snapped a few pictures for a long overdue blog post. I had been collecting a bunch of favorite items inside the Apple Fall Mystery Rare studio from TAG! Gacha. In my mind I see myself one day living the simple life here in Second Life, holed up in that perfect sized studio on a tiny parcel somewhere. Listed below are some of the things I packed into one side for now.

Wearing

Hat - Remarkable Oblivion - Bounty Hunter Hat - Purple - The Dark Style Fair

Jeans - Legal Insanity - gangsta blue jeans - The Gangsta Fair

Shoes - Remarkable Oblivion -  Compensator Heel Purple - Kustom9

Rezzed

Cello - Nomad - Industrial High Culture Gacha - 6 Republic

Bust - Nomad - Industrial High Culture Gacha - 6 Republic

Table and Skull with Books - Banana - Gothic Gacha - Fantasy Gacha Carnival

These TAG! Gacha collections can now be found at the creators mainstores unless its a Mystery RARE. Those are now retired and can be found through trade or resale at Gachatopia.

Chair - MudHoney Victoria Chair - Spots RARE - Mainstore

Painting - Kalopsia - Astrology Painting - Mainstore

Case with Baby - [ContraptioN] The Gainsley's Morbid Collection: The Mind - Mainstore

White Cabinet - [Con.] Slice of Myth - Cabinet - RARE - Mainstore

Poison Case - {vespertine}-poison case - mystery prize RARE - Mainstore

Cabinet - Apple Fall Barber Supply Cabinet RARE - Mainstore

Lamb Jar - Apple Fall Comb Jar - Mainstore

Tarot - Bolson & [ kunst ] - Tarot cards pack 2 - Mainstore

Calm

The amount of planning that goes into TAG! Gacha is enough to make me wonder if I have some masochistic tendencies. The only way to survive it is to pace myself and make sure to take some time out. When an event opens, its an excuse to step away from the grind and do a little shopping. Getting in right away is still part of the fun for me. There is lots of great product coming out for April. Here is a look at some of the things I picked up along the way.

Hair - +Spellbound+ Kiki - In Store Release

Tattoo - antielle. Hyaku Monogatari - Xiasumi School Festival

Jumpsuit - *MUKA* Lazy Jumpsuit - The Seasons Story

Rug - +Half-Deer+ Messy Rug/Blanket - The Chapter Four

Chair - Apple Fall Dutch Parlour Chair - Fameshed

Roses - Apple Fall Roses Box (Champagne) - Fameshed

Chest - Apple Fall Plan Chest - Fameshed

Coffee - Apple Fall Coffee & Muffin - Fameshed

Map - Apple Fall Books & Map - Fameshed

Painting - Apple Fall Verdant Oil Painting - Fameshed

Everlag Park

The place was not that fun before the apocalypse but its a blast now. Visit what is left of Everlag Park at the DRD Demo area then grab your own at the March Arcade. You can suit up with Remarkable Oblivions new gacha, Last Stand. The armor is unisex and is an amazing fit on both avi type. 

Gacha

Armor - Remarkable Oblivion - Last Stand Armor RARE - The Arcade

Background - DRD Everlag Park Gacha (assorted pieces) - The Arcade

Just a Giraffe

Its just a giraffe. A giraffe at your side to walk here and there.  

Gacha 

Hair - Blues - Minky Vintage - Fantasy Gacha Carnival

Giraffe - Half Deer - Tiny Teacup Giraffe - Creepy Kawaii Fair

Carpet - 8F8 - Granny's Winter Cottage Carpet - Mainstore

Non Gacha

Valentine - Seven Emporium - Box of Love - Mainstore

Grandfather Clock - Apple Fall - I Beam Grandfather Clock - Mainstore

Terrarium - Soy - Glass cloche with Mushrooms - Mainstore

Shabby Cupid

Not sure exactly when it happened but I have come to love Valentines Day and even Shabby Chic. I think the shabby chic thing has a lot to do with Apple Fall. This is one artist that can do no wrong when it comes to Gacha. There is something cosmopolitan about his work even tho the textures are often worn and washed over. Apples latest gacha can be found at The Chapter Four and if you are not blown away by the items, you will be by the price. The Chapter Four is usually on the higher end when it comes to the price to play but Apple is a treasure with his at 45L. 

Remarkable Oblivion has made lovers and haters of Valentines day very happy this year with a set of wings. One thing you can always count on in SL is a set of horns or wings and when Sebastian gets to working on these SL classics, he just blows it out of the water. Haters will love the black set, so very emo and lovers can get hot and bothered over the deep red. You can find these in their mainstore. Other notable artists here are Seven Emporium. Dear Agustkov has fed our Jesus jones again at Collabor88 with a big ol Jesus sign to add to your collection but I am even more fond of the little working help button he made. The scripted one will call whatever avatar number you enter soooo...make your own mischief there. Just another Seven Emporium gadget you didnt know you needed. Finally a nod to Halogen for these amazing curtains. Hanging roses and lights over sheer panels? Divine! You can pick those up at Collabor88 as well. 

Gacha Items

Roses - 8. Apple Fall Roses Jug - The Chapter Four

Chair - 6. Apple Fall Shauna's Chair - The Chapter Four

Piano - 2. Apple Fall Dolly Piano The Chapter Four

Non Gacha Items

Wings - Remarkable Oblivion - Eternity Wings - Aphrodisiac - Mainstore

Curtains - +Half-Deer+ Fairy Curtain - Collabor88

Guitar - Seven Emporium - Unstrung Classical Guitar - Collabor88

Suitcases - Apple Fall - Monogram Suitcases - Collabor88

Radiator - Junk - Old Radiator - Collabor88

Hair - Lamb - Illuminate - Collabor88

New Year Chic

Fashion in Second Life looks promising for 2015. Uber opened on New Years eve with amazing collections from creators like Tres Blah, Ison and Ryvolter. Accessories and hair from Yummy and Truth can be found there as well. You will have to head over to Fameshed however, to pick up the latest release from Remarkable Oblivion. RO's new GearJammer Heels have all the clomp and chunk you want from a platform heel with the fine details we have come to expect from this brand. I love the logo hanging on the right shoe. After all, what is the point if no one knows who you are wearing?

Hair: Magika - Written - Mainstore

Coat - Ryvolter - Zira Shoulder Goat Fur Coat - Uber

Necklace - Yummy - Pearl & Diamond Necklace - Uber

Top - Tres Blah -  Sophie Blouse - Uber

Skirt - Tres Blah - Sequined Pencil Skirt  - Uber

Shoes - Remarkable Oblivion - GearJammer Heels - Fameshed

Location - Gachatopia

Cake Stomper

The Elf emerged from the forest and began stomping on all the New Year cakes we had displayed. You could see a grin pull at the corners of it's mouth, staring down at her wiggling toes, packed with frosting. We stood there shocked. Not so much by the destruction but more so at the site of her. We watched with smiles of our own until the little thing turned and scampered off.

Wishing you all a New Year filled with mischief and magic.

  

Food by Poche

Elf by Ohmai

Ebenezers Gift

Time keeps crawling along. Here we are at another December. Last year Second Life gacha had us dressed as penguins in octopus hats slapping people with fish. We had a massive gift giving effort set up at Gachatopia called Santas Grotto that brought everyone together. This year we have something else for our beloved community of gacha junkies. We used Two Leaf's new Mystery Gift giving server to hide an exclusive gift in Ebenezers house at Gachatopia. Click all around the house and if old Ebenezer is up to it, you'll get something special made by Casa del Shai and Botanical. The gift will be out for the rest of the month. Happy Holidays to all!

Gacha

Bookcases - DRD ebenezers bookcase - Arcade

Chests - DRD ebenezers old chests - Arcade

Chair - Vespertine - Grannys Chair gold - Arcade

Non Gacha

Halo - Half Deer Fairylight Halo Gold - N21

Glasses - Tee*fy Beary Beary Glasses Brown - Inspiration Point Hunt

Jacket - Tres Blah - Lame Cropped Jacket Gold - N21

Romper - Tres Blah - ione Romper Creamy Peach - N21

Shoes - ieQED - Yui Bootie White - N21

Curbside

This years batch of DRD elves can be found at the Merry Crisis Gacha Fair. You might find yourself curbside with them however, as they are pretty offensive and have a hard time making friends. Nefarious has a gacha collection there of bows that are well worth a few pulls. This is a new brand but the few things they have done show tons of promise. The bows come for the neck or the head. Also shown here is a new hair by Spellbound. You can find it at this round of CarnEvil.

Gacha

Hair Bow - Nefarious - deadmans.bow RARE - Merry Crisis Gacha Fair

Elves - DRD - Assorted Commons, Rares and Ultra Rares - Merry Crisis Gacha Fair

Non Gacha

Hair - Spellbound - Witchery - Rainbow HUD - CarnEvil

Coat - Foxes - Faux Fur Coat - Black - Collabor88

Another December

Its December again and Second Life gacha has never been better. The Men's Department is hosting a special gacha edition this round along with non gacha items like this messenger bag from Remarkable Oblivion. This version is cayote tan but there are two others to choose from. You can also grab this down vest while you are there by Mikunch. It fits great and has a HUD to change the button down shirt texture underneath. Head over to the Arcade and have a look at Spellbound's new release. Shown here is the Dreamy Bear rare using the blondes HUD. The hat itself has color options and there are plenty of commons without the hat so you can wear this hair year round. Half Deer blesses our inventories again this December with a new winter version of Kerfluffles. These sheep are really fun to collect and have a place almost anywhere in or outside your home. 

 Gacha

Hair - Spellbound - Dreamy Bear RARE - Arcade

Sheep - +Half-Deer - Kerfluffle Sheep III Little Lights (Cream) - Arcade

Boots - FLite. A-Solo Snow Boots White - Arcade

Non Gacha

Jacket - Mikunch down vest pearl white - Mens Department

Messanger Bag - Remarkable Oblivion Messenger Bag Cayote Tan - Mens Department

Socks - Maitreya Dahlia Socks - Mainstore