Mikaela

A white woman with wavy brown hair is taking a full body pic of herself in a bathroom mirror with her phone. She’s wearing cowboy boots, blue jeans, a burnt orange turtleneck, and a brown harness.

In my unnecessary accessories era. My bartender asked if I was a photographer, and I said, “No, I just wanted to look cool.” He said, “Mission accomplished.” 🥹

Running on an empty tank

A white woman with brown hair is sitting on a platform in front of a pair of light blue curtains. She’s wearing a black dress and posed in various ways from picture to picture.

A white woman with brown hair is sitting on a platform in front of a pair of light blue curtains. She’s wearing a black dress and posed in various ways from picture to picture.

She’s got big, big feelings, has NO clue what she’s doing, and wears her heart on her sleeve (which is getting her into SO much trouble). Hopefully she’ll survive? 🤞🏻🤞🏻

A white woman with brown hair is sitting on a platform in front of a pair of light blue curtains. She’s wearing a black dress and posed in various ways from picture to picture.

A white woman with brown hair is sitting on a platform in front of a pair of light blue curtains. She’s wearing a black dress and posed in various ways from picture to picture.

A white woman with brown hair is sitting on a platform in front of a pair of light blue curtains. She’s wearing a black dress and posed in various ways from picture to picture.

A white woman with brown hair is sitting on a platform in front of a pair of light blue curtains. She’s wearing a black dress and posed in various ways from picture to picture.

Every LARP should have an in-game photographer 📷 Thank you for our portrait session, @sleepingscholar! I’ve been having too much fun playing Victoria in @ventrueminis’s Court of Ivory.

🤦🏻‍♀️🫠😆😆😆

A white woman with brown hair is standing against a beige wall wearing a black dress. Her arms are raised with her hands in her hair. She’s looking away from the camera and smiling.

A white woman with brown hair,wearing a black dress, is leaning against a brown railing. She’s looking away from the camera and smiling.

A white woman with brown hair is posed in front of a beige wall. She’s wearing a black dress. Her hands are in her hair and she’s looking away from the camera.

Court of Ivory LARP: ✔️ Flirting ✔️ Fierce ’fits ✔️ F*cking around ✔️ Finding out
Victoria thought she has things under control, but things got a little… bloody. But hey, the beast is hard to control when the company you keep is so sweet 😉
📷: @thatcallisto.bsky.social
#VtM #LARP #ChicagoLarp

There were only a few seconds towards the top where I got shy and my brain left my body 😅 Many thanks to everyone who spoke with me during/after the show and complimented Patty — she’d be tickled ❤️

“Patty Rae” at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights | 9.9.25
Last night was great! It was awesome to meet so many wonderful songwriters, and the Hey Nonny crew did a fantastic job of running it all.
And wow, what an audience!

They are the cutest!

🐝🌸

Hope it goes (or went) well! 💖

Lol she’s definitely a “let her undead heart be a bull in a china shop” kind of gal! Depending on what trouble she gets in next session, the Ventrue might be begging y’all to take her 😆❤️

📸: @thatcallisto.bsky.social
#VtM #LARP #VtMLARP #ChicagoLARP

She felt underdressed last game, and she’s actively trying to catch some eyes, so she broke out a bolder look… not realizing all of her roses looked more Toreador than Ventrue 🤦🏻‍♀️ Nights can be tough for a 3-month-old Kindred, but she has a whole eternity to figure this out (hopefully).

A white woman with brown hair is posed next to a statue on a wall. She has a black party dress with roses on, and she’s wearing tiny fangs.

A white woman with brown hair is posed next to a statue on a wall. She has a black party dress with roses on.

A white woman with brown hair is laughing next to a statue on a wall. She has a black party dress with roses on, and she’s wearing tiny fangs.

Court of Ivory LARP: Victoria Barclay’s second Elysium wasn’t exactly easy — Sire issues, am I right? — but things could have been worse!

🐝🌸

A woman in her LARP costume. She’s white with dark hair and brown eyes, and she’s wearing white Doc Martens, late 80’s/early 90’s-style light wash jeans with tan detail at the waist, a white Oxford shirt tied at the waist, and black oval sunglasses.

Two people interacting during a LARP. One person is sitting in a yellow chair, leaned over a yellow speaker so that they’re closer in discussion with the other; they have shaggy brown hair and are wearing a salmon/light red shirt, light wash jeans cuffed at the ankle, and black Converse. The other is standing and has a smile while sort of staring off into space; she has long brown hair and is wearing a white Oxford shirt tied at the waist, early 90s style jeans, and white Doc Martens. She’s also holding a red solo cup.

Court of Ivory LARP: Meet Victoria Barclay, a brand new Ventrue and former child actress studying (sort of) at the University of Chicago. Behind the facade of success stands a clueless girl who’s managed to stumble her way through life (and death) so far. In-game pic: @sleepingscholar.bsky.social

A “tiny cross stitch” that resembles Roy Lichtenstein’s “The Kiss”

Took a break from crochet to whip up a few cross stitch projects 🪡

Holy burnout, Batman

And here’s a big ol’ horse

Pattern by Elizabeth Hiddleson

#crochet #doily

“Sierra Pines” by Elizabeth Hiddleson

#crochet #doily

“Whispering Pines” by Elizabeth Hiddleson 🧶

#crochet #doily

Queen!

Okay, Catholics and Conclave fanatics — tell me how y’all feel about the new Chicago pope.

(I grew up Lutheran, so I don’t know all the ins and outs, but I’m intrigued!)

My LARP costume! A woman standing in a hallway wearing wide brown pants with suspenders, a blue and white striped button-up shirt, a tan trench coat, and large glasses with curly brown hair.

My LARP costume! A woman standing in a hallway wearing wide brown pants with suspenders, a blue and white striped button-up shirt, a tan trench coat over her shoulder, and large glasses with curly brown hair.

“Look, I’m NOT a cop.”

@vhenanlarp.bsky.social’s “Cry Little Sister” Lost Boys-inspired LARP was a blast! I was Pat Bannon, 1/2 of Bannon & Butler Private Detective agency. I survived the night, but Bannon sure could use a stiff drink and to move out of Santa Carla.

One banana slug quickly turned into 10 🍌

Baby’s first banana slug 🍌

A circular cream and pink doily with a star pattern on a brown wooden table. A crystal bowl with shells inside of it is in the center.

A circular cream and pink doily with a star pattern laid on top of a brown wood table.

Idk what I’m going to do when I run out of surfaces to adorn in doilies.

Pattern: “Star Cluster” — Elizabeth Hiddleson, Crochet Volume 19

Best place to get married nomination ≠ best place to consummate

Thank you!