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socially distant.

I hope everyone reading this is doing well. Even if not, I hope you’re doing well right now. The world is/has always been a dangerous scary place and a global pandemic only heightens that. However, I think it’s important to be empathetic with others, spread love and a helping hand, and to connect with others right now more than ever. Tip extra (if you’re American) on delivery, share the information of those who need crowdfunding. Whatever ways you feel like you can help is worth it.

But more than ever, I hope that you’re able to find moments to breathe and relax. I’m lucky enough to be able to work from home, so I’ve been trying to build more time to let myself do nothing and not stress about getting shit done. It’s hard, especially for my hyperactive brain and imagination, but more than anything, shame and guilt start engulfing me telling me I’m not working hard enough and not worth much because of it. I always feel this need to prove my worth to others by working hard and making art or being productive. That’s been hard to balance. I have a pretty toxic relationship to my own self worth and I’m trying to unlearn some of that day by day.

I wanted to send love to others who might be experiencing some of the destructive or toxic thoughts that I’ve had when holed up in my apartment, unable to really travel around the city much. If you’re feeling doubt, shame, or fear about things going on or things that aren’t going on with you, remember that however you wish to spend your time these days is not only valid but it’s important. Whether you’ve been binging netflix shows, or trying to change your diet/work out more, or whether you’re eating only junk food, or you’re trying to stay mad productive and create a bunch of work, or you’re playing a bunch of Animal Crossing or other games, etc. No matter how you’re spending this time, remember that it’s important. If you feel unsatisfied with how you’ve been spending time, ask yourself if you’re enjoying what you’re doing or if it’s good for you or if it’s important to you. If you said no to these questions, then change what you’re doing. Find something that’s bringing purpose or value into your life. It’s all about balance.

So far, the things that bring purpose into my life right now is smoking weed and playing Second Life lol. Happy 420.

-W

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Caucasian Woman, Served Like Emma Frost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RirL-2Y_ej8

America, I am a Caucasian Woman™ now. Wayne, the Scammer.

Hair: Bold & Beauty - Betty hair 

Earrings: atooly - dem hoops (heart) 

Makeup: Veechi - Pulse Shadow 

Collar & Top: Blueberry - Anna Top 

Skirt: Blueberry - Anna Skirt 

Shoulder Cape: ISON - Echoes Set (Smoke shoulder cape) 

Boots: Blueberry - Foxy Boots 

Poses: konpeitou - OUAN Hunt bento pose set 

Head: Lelutka - Andrea head 

Skin: Stray Dog - Breno 

Body: Maitreya - Lara Body & V-Tech - Boi Chest 

Eyes: AviGlam - Hope Eyes (Shadow)

If you haven’t seen my recent youtube vlog, you can check it out here.

If you don’t already, go follow my flickr and my instagram! 

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2019.

Got milk, bitch? Got beef?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXnJqYwebF8

This outfit is an outfit I put together for Dress to Impress’s All Star Episode that aired a little over two weeks ago. If you haven’t seen my new youtube vlog where I go over my outfits from D2I, you can watch that here or you can watch me in Dress to Impress here.

Hair: Truth - Panny 

Headband: Cosmic Dust - Happy New Year Headband 

Makeup: Veechi - Sunny Shadow 

Earrings: The Horror! - Stabby Earrings 

Choker: Kibitz - Morgana Collar #3 

Nipple Rings: V-Tech - Mesh Nipples + Piercings for Boi Chest 

Glitter: FAKEICON - Mercury Glitter 

Jacket: FAKEICON - Fouri Furcoat (Cow) 

Pants: Boys to the Bone - Mancunian Pants 

Nails: Sweet Thing - Creature Claws 

Boots: The Forge - Ocullas Boots

Backdrop: anxiety - Integer 2 (Group gift)

Balloons: hive - Black Tie Balloon Set

Plant: hive - Spiral Boxwood Topiary

 I’ve been spending less time on reflecting this past year and more fixated on the future. I’m very excited for 2019 and what it will bring. Amongst my goals for Second Life in 2019, I want to produce more photographs and begin to produce some videos too. Ideally, I’d like to organize my inventory. I’d like to spend less. I’d also like to feel more comfortable going at my own pace. It is a lot to be a human being, as well as a student, an artist, an employee, etc. But I also want to make work for Second Life at my own pace.

Hope y’all have enjoyed the holidays and have a great New Year’s celebration!!!

xo

-W

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Spooky Season Never Ends!

This post has been long overdue, but I’ve been struggling with some personal difficulties as of lately and working through balancing school with personal work and it’s always a push and pull.

I dressed up as HIM from Powerpuff Girls for Halloween! Him has always been a character I’ve been particularly drawn to, for the ways he has been allowed to be devilishly mischievous, stunting, and evil. But evenmoreso, he was one of the first arguably trans and/or gender-non-conforming cartoon characters I had ever seen in my upbringing. My fixation on Him is partly a conversation about representation but also about queer awakenings for young LGBTQA+ people.

On another note, I want to say thank you to those who voted. I spent the other night crying in bed (happy tears), over the wildly amazing results of women of color being elected into congress, LGBTQA+ governors and senators making history. Barriers are being broken down. I can be confident to look towards future generations and believe that equal opportunity is amongst us. If you didn’t vote, please please please do vote next opportunity you get. Next chance you get to register, please do! Your voice is just as important as everyone else’s.

Head: Lelutka - Andrea Head

Body: Belleza - Jake Body

Skin: Stray Dog - Breno

Ears: ^^Swallow^^ - Ears Elf HD

Eyebrows: {Cowtea} - Margo Beauty Brows

Facial Hair: RA Mesh - Drogo Beard

Hairbase: SIIX - Burmese Hairbase

Collar: Moon Amore - Ruffle Collar (Part of Clown Circus gacha from Epiphany, last year)

Dress: Salt & Pepper - Holly (From Bound Box Dec. 2017)

Claws: Unstable Experiment - Curious Crustacean

Boots: D.S. - High Heel Thigh Boots

Backdrop: anxiety - Redroom (From this year’s Salem)

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New Skin! And a bitch is back from an unannounced hiatus!

Hey y’all! I have the tendency to come and go from Second Life as I please, mostly due to me struggling with balancing SL with RL. I’m sure many other people can relate with me on this. However, I was beginning to start exploring a few different projects this past summer but unfortunately, my Mac died on me, and I lost all of those projects, which was really disheartening for me. It took me a bit to come up with money to buy a new computer but now I have one! And being back on Second Life has been really exciting and enjoyable. I’m slowly getting back into posting more actively before I try to tackle any larger projects at the moment, but if you’re interested in collaborating or working on something, definitely please send me a NC or IM or DM on tumblr/instagram/flickr!

I’m very happy with getting Stray Dog’s Breno skin for Lelutka! In general, I’ve been really excited with my new skin and pairing together new looks with it. On another note!!! I’ll be Cassie Middle’s Second Life show Dress to Impress today at 1pm SLT! Definitely come check it out either in-world or on Youtube on her channel!

Head: Lelutka - Andrea Head

Body: Belleza - Jake Body

Skin: Stray Dog - Breno

Tattoo: Bolson - Sak Yant Tattoo

Facial Hair: Volkstone Monier - Facial Hair / Pack II (5 styles, this is the 4th style in the applier pack for Catwa and Omega) (Man Cave - September Round)

Hair: Unorthodox - Swim Hair (The Men’s Department - October Round)

Tank top: Boys to the Bone - Natt Tank (The Men’s Department - October Round)

Jacket: FAKEICON - Fouri Furcoat (The Men’s Department - October Round)

Pants: Boys to the Bone - Mancunian Pants (The Men’s Department - October Round)

Shoes: FLITE - Retro Gliders V2

Backdrop: Weekend Ruiner - best used with [TOR] SUNSET - Langnun 6LI (To get Weekend Ruiner’s things, you must join The Weekend Ruiner SL group)

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Hairbase: SIIX - Burmese Hairbase

Headscarf: Boys to the Bone - mysigt scarf w/ hair

Septum Ring: MONS / MESH - Septum Ring (style2)

Earrings: Axix - Sun Daughter’s earrings

Top/Jacket: BONOBO by Sallie - Today’s Basic Leather Jacket

Pants: Clef de Peau - Jogger Pants

Grocery Bag: FAKEICON - anana grocery bag

Shoulder Bag: Boys to the Bone - hej shoulder bag

Rings: Kibitz - Endless Love Rings (bento)

Shoes: FLITE - Retro Gliders

Backdrop: Boys to the Bone - London backdrop / Calvin street

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y’all wanted an icon, aye?

Hair: DOUX - Arcangel Hairstyle

Hairbase: DURA - B85 (hairbase comes with hair)

Tattoo: Bolson - Leonardo (TMD event - May round)

Top: NOCHE - Crop Tank (black)

Bottoms: GABRIEL - Assymetric Baggy Pants (TMD event - May round)

Earrings: .random.Matter. - Woojin Earrings (Uber event - Biker round)

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lookbook 8.

guess who’s back in the house?

hey all. I’ve slowly been coming back from a month-long hiatus I started taking following New Year’s. Most of my reasons have to do with really finding the time for doing Second Life work, balancing real life with SL. I’m sure everyone understands so I won’t get too much into it but I’m hoping to post a little bit more frequently. I’ll probably be taking a bit easy as I’m also working on some modeling projects on the side! Hoping eventually I get to share some of the projects I’m working on soon with everyone. <3

xo

-W

Body: Maitreya - Lara Mesh Body

Chest: V-Tech - Boi (Flat) Chest Mod (For Maitreya)

Tattoo: Bolson - Charlie

Head: Lelutka - Andrea Bento Head

Eyes: Avi.Glam - Chocolate Eyes

Skin: Stray Dog - Akira w/ freckles

Hair: Dura - B85 UNISEX Hair (Found at TMD - May 2018 round)

Rattail: Boys to the Bone - Jun hair (tail)

Earrings: Amala - The Madeline Earrings

Scarf/Cravat: Hotdog - Cravat Bow V1 (Coming Soon)

Top: ANE - Vintage Blouse

Pants: Boys to the Bone - Sad boys leather trousers

Shoes: kokoia - Cambridge shoes

Cigarette: Hotdog - cigarette bento (Coming Soon)

Background: anxiety - sempiternal

Poses: anxiety - sempiternal (comes with scene) / BellePoses - Stairs Poses / Basic Breathing by Hotdog

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Thank you.

New year, new avatar, new work. And I guess, maybe, a new me.

I haven’t been posting much because I’ve been kinda taking a break as I wind down from school, from work, and as I approach going into 2018 with questions of “what am I doing” and “what work do I want to make?” I haven’t fully figured out the answer to those questions. I’m still trying to undestand how my photographs will go forward. But that’s okay. I wanted to say thank you. To all who have followed and supported my work this past year of 2017 and to those who have especially aided me in feeling situated in Second Life. Thanks to Hotdog, thanks to Clem, thanks to Cassie, everyone really. Much love and above to all. I’ll put out some new work out soon. I’m going to Los Angeles irl in a few days for a week or so and being in a new city will help excite me to figure out new things!

Much love! Happy New Year to all! The year is over and I am starting a new one with nothing but love and thank you’s and gratitude.

xx.

Body: Maitreya - Lara Mesh Body,

Chest: V-Tech - Boi Chest

Head: Lelutka - Andrea Bento Head

Hair: ARGRACE - Chizuru Hair

Skin (Head): Stray Dog - Akira

Skin (Body): Stray Dog - Jake

Headband: Cosmic Dust - Happy New Year Headband (From last week’s 50 Linden Fridays round)

Shirt: ryvolter - Shei Oversized Crop Top (standard sizing)

Shorts/Underwear: Vinyl - Tirio Sport Shorts (from an older round of 50 Linden Fridays)

Poses: Clemmm - Pack of 30 Poses (Group Gift)

Background: Shot on sim at Studio Skye’s store sim, Skye Glas

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lookbook 7.

The past few weeks have been incredibly hectic for me in real life. School ended, I had a gallery showing of some work, and I finally left one of my day jobs I’ve been meaning to leave since October. Now the storm has passed mildly and getting back into making work for Second Life has been a bit difficult but definitely enjoyable. I made this lookbook back late November and just haven’t had the time to post it. Now that I have more time on my hands, I’m hoping I’ll have more time to make more posts. Some changes might happen with some of my older posts. I’ll be deleting my first lookbook and changing some of the numbers around on my post to match up (just because my first lookbook doesn’t really fit with what I’m doing).

Anyways, Happy Holidays to all! I’m hoping to make a more cozier holiday post soon later this week. Best love to everyone. :)

mood music that inspired this lookbook

Body: Maitreya - Lara Mesh Body, 

Chest: V-Tech - Boi Chest

Head: Catwa - Stanley Bento Head

Hair: DOUX - Blair Hair

Horns + Bangs: DOUX - Demon Hair

Nails: Pichi - Evil Eye Lacquer (From The Coven November Edition - Closed)

Skin (Head): Stray Dog - Yejun

Skin (Body): Stray Dog - Jake

Lipstick: Clemmm - Tired Glitter Lips

Harness + Wings: CODEX - Harness Heraios (From Sad November - Closed)

Blindfold: Clemmm - Gentle Restraint

Earring: THIS IS WRONG - Gala earring (RARE) (From gacha @ The Gacha Life)

Septum Ring: MONS - Septum Ring (style33) (From Rewind’s 1940′s pinup round - CLOSED)

Collar: MUKA - Collar Love

Pants: Boys to the Bone - Sad Boy Leather Trousers

Shoes: Boys to the Bone - Elda Sandals

Background: anxiety - apt. 830 gacha (RARE) (From Epiphany)

Chair/Knives/Plastic Tarp: anxiety - apt. 830 gacha (From Epiphany)

Laptop: Soy - My Laptop (Part of Your Bed Is Always Messy pack) (From The Men’s Department back in August)

Ropes: snape89pl - Rope Textures

Poses: *PosESioN* - Football, Horror, and Terrific

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lookbook #5.

This Thanksgiving, I’m thinking about a Filipino folklore surrounding a ghoul/vampire called the Aswang. In doing this, I’ve had to think a lot about the colonization of my homeland in the Philippines and also the colonization of the Americas. There’s a lot of pain and difficulty with talking about these topics but extreme value with recognizing this pain and difficulty and attempting to remedy it with the way we talk about uniting and respecting each other. Part of trying to move forward is recognizing and understanding history. So this Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for my voice, for people who listen. I’m thankful for community, for family, for my ancestors. I’m thankful for the voices and people who persisted even though history tried to bury their fight. And I’m thankful to celebrate living.

music mood, thinking about western ghost vibes, brought to you by Indigenous Choctaw Singer-Songwriter Samantha Crain.

Lashes: Aii - Delicate Details Lashes (from Powder Pack’s October Catwa pack)

Background: anxiety - catacomb

Head: Catwa - Stanley Mesh Head

Poses: Clemmm - Pack of 30 Poses (Group Gift @ Clemmm)

Hair: enVOGUE - Emily

Candle Wreath: hive - hanging candle wreath (from 50LFridays)

Eyeshadow + Lipstick: Izzie’s - Zombie Make Up (from Powder Pack’s October Catwa pack)

Body: Maitreya - Lara Mesh Body

Collar: Moon Amore - Circus Ruffle Collar (from the last round of Epiphany)

Gloves: Moon Amore - Circus Nightmare Gloves (from the last round of Epiphany)

Eyes: Nox - Sienna Eyes (from Powder Pack’s November Catwa pack)

Hairbase: SIIX - Filipino base

Dress: Senzafine - Adaline Gown (from November of The Trunk Show)

Skin: Stray Dog - Yejun

Chest: V-Tech - Boi Chest Mod for Maitreya Body

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lookbook #4.

Starting to incorporate some of my writing into my lookbooks from now on.

mood music.

Hair: little bones - Alaya

Collar: Boys to the Bone - Sex Choker

Head: Catwa - Stanley Mesh Head

Body: Maitreya - Lara Mesh Body & V-Tech - Boi Chest Mod for Maitreya

Skin: Stray Dog - Yejun

Tattoo: Speakeasy - Spook Tattoo (from Man Cave in October)

Dress: Valentina E. - Ophelia Satin Gown (from Salem in October)

Plants: Soy - Potted Cheese Plant, Potted Plant Set, and Potted Traveler’s Palm Tree

Poses: Overlow Poses - Pack Gift (Vintage item), Marukin - Nana Poses (Vintage item)

Background: Apple Fall - Hardwick Manor

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lookbook #2: traitorous woman.

She faked it every single day until she could no longer take the fantasy. Now she takes the lead.

Hair: Vogue #1 - Boys to the Bone

Makeup: Wytch makeup - alaska metro (@ Salem)

Nails: Occvlt Nail Polish Appliers - alaska metro (@ Salem)

Tattoo: Spook Tattoo - Speakeasy

Sleeves/Chest: Underworld Unkin Markings - Clemmm

Collar piece: Wicca Collar - MUKA

Outfit (Bodysuit/Feathers/Cape): Spellbound - Valentina E. (@ Salem)

Boots: Salem Boot - Azoury (@ Salem)

Environment: Formaldehyde - anxiety (@ Salem)

Poses: Morgue - Poseidon (@ Salem)

Happy October! I’m back. Here’s a spread about owning monster-hood.

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Evander V. Lennox.

An old (graduated) character from Mischief Managed, Evander V. Lennox reduxed.

Suit Top: Deadwool - The Dandy formal jacket

Skin: Stray Dog - Seb

Hair: Entwined - Chloe (Found @ We <3 RP for 20% off)

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lookbook #1: rebirth of venus.

she is serving you Vogue Italia realness on a platter.

Tattoo: Bolson Body Applier - Charlie (from August round of TMD)

Lipstick: Essences - Nurin lipsticks for Catwa

Hair: Olive - Mia Hair (from July 2017 round of Epiphany)

Earrings: Maxi Gossamer - Kizzy Hoops [Gold]

Collar: JadeDragon Designs - Tribal Ring Collar

Bodysuit: -Narcisse- Victoria 2in1 Bodysuit (from July 2017 round of Uber)

Shoes: Juju - July White (from July 2017 round of Uber)

Poses: SOPHERIAN - Thank you Posepack Gift [Kimberly 3 & 5]

location: The Grove

Note: Unfortunately all events that these items were bought at no longer are up.

It’s been a rough bit of few weeks lately as I’ve been trying to balance changes happening. Recently I’ve moved and started working more jobs so there’s a lot of chaos engulfing me in real life. With school starting in a few days, I’ve mostly been trying to find the time to focus on balancing and incorporating second life into my mix. But alas, here is my first lookbook post. I’m a big fan of a lot of the things that have been coming out of events like Epiphany, Uber, and Luxebox this month so I’m hoping that as the weeks continue, I’ll be able to spew this out quicker.