Paging Dr. Freud...Paging Dr. Freud

Here, for Silentsparrow Episode 5, is a shot I took last month, shortly before the legendary Graphics Card Crash of Aught-Ten.

Featured are pieces from the Lucky Bird gifts that preceded the current one. The skirt and bustier are from the "(Rose) Twittery Bird Lucky Chair Suite." The Kurai short jacket was part of the "(Pigeony Rose) Twittery Bird Lucky Chair Set."

The little voice that usually whispers "Ease up on that Photoshop, lassie" was evidently out having a smoke when I worked on this one. Because I kept throwing effect atop effect. The background of the original shot was quite light, but repeated passes of the burn tool made it all darker, darker, darker...trying obscure the face - everything really - except for the clothing.

Now one might say that this was a manifestation of some sort of inner turmoil I was going through at the time. A need to hide...or to be hidden.

But maybe I just didn't like the expression on my av. Sometimes a shadow is just a shadow.

Bonus Grim Bros mention -- the "Silly belle panda" tophat was circa-Valentine's Day (look closely and you'll see the heart of candy on the brim) from Grim's Gifting Gorilla.
Hair is Calico Ingmann Creation's (great-to-wear-with-hats) "Jill."

When Good Graphics Cards Go Bad (Silentsparrow, Episode 4)

What is the lifespan of a high-end graphics card? Evidently (when factoring in a decent amount of dust and the fuzz of 3 cats) it's about 18 months. It's never a good sign when you open up your CPU and find fan dust-bunnies.

All to say that there was a bit of a damper put on my SL excursions for the past few weeks while waiting for a replacement part for my P.C.

Thankfully, the Little Laptop That Could kept me from total virtual withdrawal...I mean, there were gears to be hunted!...and now the big boy is back up and running with a lovely new, even higher-end, graphics card.

Now, to the point (let's pretend there is one, at least.)

My featured frock is part of a fun new set -- the silentsparrow Sanguine Lucky Bird Set. One of those Group Only Lucky Chair-ish things. Except it's a bird. But you knew that.

There is a group join fee, but sooo many gifts that it's negligible. Hya also gives the option to purchase this set(and previous Lucky Bird gifts)for a bargain price.

Wait! This post is starting to sound vaguely informative. Time to cut to the photos.



There are more pieces than shown here -- a short flippy red/white striped skirt is included in the set, as well as a cropped henley shirt with some very nice button detailing.



In these shots I'm wearing silentsparrow's Gloomy Corset/shrug for the shirt layer instead of the henley. (Full styling credits on flickr)

Photos taken in the New Babbage library (Babbage Canals sim.) There's a "Mother's of Invention" exhibit on the Second Floor, as partially seen below.