“… [I]n the absence of sensory information, the imagination always tends to the grotesque.”
Patrick McGrath
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Grotesquerie
Christmas in White
(Author’s note: since I didn’t have access to some 50 Residents in the proper skin and costumes, I’m asking you to suspend disbelief on my photos, and supplement things with your own imagination. Either road, here’s a short Christmas story from the 48th Century, and my character Ariel Sherman. HG)
Ariel glanced around her at the four dozen-plus gold and silver people surrounding her. As usual, The Land of Fantasy had put on a phenomenal production of its current revue show, and everyone looked satisfied with things, no matter the changes in the script for the evening. Of course, for cyborg memories, “changes in the script” were rather small beer. It was the human pride in their craft that shone here, pride in performing in a once-a-year show to the satisfaction of both themselves and a demanding audience.
There was still a final act to go before they rang down the curtain for the next four weeks, for the show’s annual break. This would not be the usual finale, though, with its famous nudity; not on this night. For this was Day 357 on the Limlight Standard Calendar. There were children in the audience tonight, and the entire performance was much more family-oriented. Especially for tonight’s finale, the one element of this special show which had not changed from year to year. To Ariel’s demanding eye, everyone looked happy, prepared, and confident. She nodded happily back to them, said, “Alright, people; let’s do it,” and got back words and signs of agreement. “Go, Dalton,” she whispered to her organic stage manager, who grinned back, tapped at his tablet, and gave the needed orders. Recorded music began playing; the “small” curtain in front of Ariel opened thirty seconds later, and Lady Ariel Sherman entered at stage center, sweeping through the curtains in a massive ball gown of white satin.
She dropped into a stage-depth curtsey as the audience cheered and applauded and the rest of the cast and company entered behind her. Each of the feature acts took their own bows, then arranged themselves behind their star artiste. The audience quieted at last, and Ariel said into the amplification field, “Thank you all so much for coming tonight to The Land of Fantasy! It’s always our joy and pleasure to perform for you, but doubly so on special nights, such as this.”
Read the rest of this entry »The Countess
“Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own will …, and leave something of the happiness you bring!”
“… I bid you welcome … to my house. Come in; the night air is chill, and you must need to eat and rest.”
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- Skin: Fallen Gods Pure Pearl
- Head: LAQ Skye 3.07
- Body: Maitreya Lara 4.1
- Eyes: A.D.D. Andel Moon Eyes (Red)
- Hair: Mina Leslie
- Makeup (eyeshadow application order): alaskametro Molten eyeshadow (01 red); JUMO Foxie eyeliner (Violet 006); JUMO Dirty Luminous eyeliner (006); Zibska Aziza blush (07); Zibska Laine lipstick (sm/LAQ 04)
- Gown: Elisea Carter Diva (Black) — available at current eBento
- Shoes: KC Couture Adalia
- Accessories: Lazuri Heritage Pearl suite (choker necklace, bracelets, earrings, rings); Valentina e. Gilda satin glove (Ruby)
Sophisticated Lady
They say into your early life romance came
And in this heart of yours burned a flame
A flame that flickered one day and died away
One for the Road
Read the rest of this entry »It’s quarter to three
There’s no one in the place ‘cept you and me
So set ’em up Joe
I got a little story I think you oughta knowWe’re drinking my friend
To the end of a brief episode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the roadI know the routine
Put another nickel in that there machine
I’m feeling so bad
Won’t you make the music easy and sadI could tell you a lot
But you gotta to be true to your code
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
Sojourn in Sindaria
When last we met, Jemmy was giving me the Dickens — in a joshing sort of way — over not properly introducing Morgan to the readers … in a Technicolor photoshoot of colorful alien skins and fantasial costumes.
To which … I agreed that she was right. And, as Morgan looked on in fascinated horror, I started to make my plans ….
Read the rest of this entry »The Priest-Queen
The details:
- Head: Akeruka Elen 2.5 Bento
- Full body: Maitreya Lara 4.1
- Eyes: ~By Snow~ Plasmite (Slimer)
- Gown, including headdress: Arwen’s Creations Meritaten (Beaded blue)
- Shoes: KC Couture Davina
- Nails and rings: RealEvil Industries Elektra
- Other jewelry: Lazuri Ophira bracelets, earrings and necklace (vintage)
- Eyeshadow: Booty’s Beauty Glitterbug (Omega, slot 9)
- Lipstick: Booty’s Beauty Jam (Omega, slot 6)
- Body glitter: MUSU Glitter Bomb
Photographed at the Rose Theatre Ballroom
Broadway Baby
“People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the point.”
— George Carlin
I’m just a
Broadway baby
Walking off my tired feet
Pounding Forty-Second Street
To be in a show
Promenade of Grace
“The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade.”
Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
Coco Chanel
Yin and Yang
Sadly, the story I was going to write just isn’t working out yet, so I’ll go ahead and publish just the photos. It’s always been my goal on this blog to publish as good a quality as I can; I don’t always see it the same way after time and exposure, but I try to achieve it. (One reason why we don’t publish that often. Sucks for our visit numbers, but it makes me feel better in terms of what I put up for those who do stop in.) I may revisit this one day, when the muse strikes me properly.
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