i am always last to know that a set has gone live! oh shit! ONE MOMENT. i. will. be. right. back. i know i have a lot of unanswered mail ... i'm just ... overwhelmed. sorry, & thank you for understanding. you can always keep somewhat updated on my erratic comings-and-goings here: http://twitter.com/lumivalkoinen - or my website, http://lumivalkoinen.com/ ------ BE RIGHT BACK <3

Ack! OK, uhm, where to start?

One, members review! Catch 909, featuring yours truly,
with a cameo from the infamously gorgeous Zoetica.

Have I been MIA? Yes. 2009 kicked my ass. It was the best and worst and most chaotic year ever. 2007 was hell in its own special way, but 2009 was that magnified by so much more. It was so dramatic that for once I'm unable to describe any of it, which is unlike my formerly chatty and open self. I wasn't just MIA here, but MIA in all ways, everywhere, anywhere. I was ... changing and growing, as they call it ... but that was at fucking *breakneck* speed! Again, I'm sorry for being all lame with emails and communication. I hadn't any words for anyone or anything for a long time ... I WAS STRESSED THE FUCK OUT. *breathes* I still am, actually, but things are looking up, I think. I hope? Scratch that, 2010 will kick freaking ass, but not MINE! Please don't take it personally that I haven't been in touch; I cannot stress enough on how stressed I was Epic stressed out ... and just recently, to top it all off: absolutely *heartbroken*. Goddamn!

(I like to put smiley faces next to depressing sentences. )



Many thanks & kisses to Zoetica and her genius as always.

That's it for now.

Also, I'm more likely to be found on flickr, twitter and posterous. xoxo!

hey, guys, sorry - got all wrapped up in the craziness of moving. i have not moved, but i did find a great roommate and we're working on it. alas.

so, prints, if anyone still wants them re: last post, i will contact you all individually soon! gah! sorry, just been so crazy busy. love love love.

- Lumi

Sigh, yes, I know, I'm overdue for an update. My presence here sucks ass. I'm a bitch for not answering any of my email. But I will try to string some words together . . .(Apparently as it turns out, I have ADD, so no wonder I could never sit still enough to complete stuff or finish the millions of things I start at once! Why has no one ever pointed this out to me? It's a struggle!) Anyway . . .

Today I simply have got to announce there's a multi in Members Review showcasing me and my sweetest Annika in sultry heat whilst clue-hunting - please go check it out : Personal Effects !!! I love her a great deal. I joke around she's my wife, so every time she calls, my phone lights up naggingly with "MY WIFE" - which is very endearing to see. I should have gotten JUST a little more drunk as to take worse advantage of her . . . *ahem* Also, props to Zoetica as always, & forever.



Oh! And not to mention the supernifty craziness that is the (free!) iPhone app - the Flip Switch! Featuring me and a whole host of other SG lovelies <3 It's just a simple app, but I love the retro idea, that it's made new and modern.




Onto comments I frequently encounter :

1) What nationality?
I am Taiwanese mixed with Dutch.

2) Ew, you don't have tats or piercings!
My god, if you GAVE me the money I TOTALLY WOULD. Shit. I totally DON'T KNOW where to get money for things like that. Also, I don't know if my skin will take it well, that I have to find out, but it does NOT make me any less HARDCORE than the rest of the gals here. ^_^ You have no idea . . .

3) You're anorexic! You're fat!
I am neither. I am on the slender side, with a lot of parts that really need toning up and firming.

4) You look too young.
WHAT? I'm 27! Halfway to 28! Hah. (Gag.)
I have wrinkles!

5) WTF? You live in a castle?
Yes, I have for the past 7 years. It is a late 1920's castle. Absolutely beautiful. Also absolutely expensive, which is why I'm usually preoccupied with work, monetary matters and other boring & stressful stuff.


Onto other stuff . . .
Since I obviously suck at emails (sorries!), it's better to try tracking me on Flickr or on Twitter. You'll be more likely to get a response from me there than here.

I'm in the middle of a lot of massive hopes. I moved into a castle with someone who promised it was forever & ever. Well, it didn't turn out that way. I thought, well, I like the place so much, I'll stay anyway. While it was, I think, still better than the option to move back home to Mom's (my mom is very conservative and old-school in scary ways) - I DO NOT RECOMMEND LIVING WITH AN EX EVER. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done, mentally. I thought I could do it, but no, it's not that easy. It wasn't so much that he brought other girls home - that I didn't care about - it was looking at him every morning and thinking, "You failed me. You failed us. How could you? Why would you? I did fucking everything I could."

Long story short, it's obviously a BAD place for me, so I'm really wanting and hoping I'll move out, sooner than later. Like, in 2-3 weeks! I don't even KNOW if it's feasible. I would have moved out a long time ago, but my credit was shot from trying to support life in the castle (Rent is halfway to $4K, and I paid upwards of $2K, I know - I was young and foolish, haha - I thought love was the only thing that mattered, and that's only true if it is not one-sided . . . ) and every roommate I tried to find had a pet (I'm very allergic). But with the economy the way it is now, perhaps landlords will be more sympathetic about my bad credit.

Finally --- I've found a possible & seemingly supercompatible roommate after 3 years of looking. Except, I have no money. Brilliant. I pretty much have hardly any nice clothes left, no bank account, no paypal account, used up all my life insurance, my car insurance even!, did all kinds of tricky things, uhm . . . I did everything but sell my computer, which I still lack parts to get it fully up and running.

Which leads me to . . . Are any of you interested in prints?!
Help a girl out a little? Help me move away from a place of heartbreak, of utter disappointment, and help me start anew? I've never needed a fresh clean slate as much as right now - I either remain trapped in this castle, or trapped with my overbearing mother, or onto something so much more promising and hopefully will allow me to JUST BE ME and be more of a situation that will allow me to grow and become a better person with a better life and . . . everything.

I'm considering doing these prints, with archival ink
(lasts 100+ years / Epson Ultrachrome K3),
on primed *CANVAS*, small, about 5 x 7 inches.
Yes, it's me fancifully covered in blood
$7 each?




I can also print bigger sizes on silver rag (super nice photo paper) of any of my set pictures, although I have to ask Zoetica for that and that might take time as she's a very busy gal! Price would be dependent on paper size, but I suppose a 8 x 11 would cost about $18 (each ink cartridge can run up to about $90, and there's 8 cartridges to worry about!).

I might also sell the pink shredded sweater thing I was wearing in my first set. Gosh, I mean, I have hardly anything left, I don't know what to sell . . . Anyway, I really need to pack up and go and leave all this negativity and bad luggage behind. Somehow. (My possible roommate can't wait, hence the rush of moving 2-3 weeks come what may, or I'm just stuck in this unfortunate place forever?! No . . . !!!)


Anyone wanna buy this oil painting of mine?
It's gigantic! About 40 x 50 inches. Theme is Beauty & the Beast.
(Yes, I am a painter, so I would like to move, find a cheaper place,
and actually concentrate on my goddamn talent instead of always
stressing about where money is coming from for rent.)
If you want it, it's yours for $1900 with shipping included!





There's another painting, it's very, very old. Done in 2001 or something like that. It's a rockabilly / pin-up style portrait based off Dita Von Teese. It's 12 x 12 inches, flecked with gold, done in oil, and super fucking cute! $120 with shipping included.





Much appreciated if you pass on the info to anyone who might be interested in prints or paintings. Thanks for any help you can possibly give! HELP ME MOVE ON ~ ! ! ! XOXO's GALORE !!! Now, I wrap this up with this picture I took of a rose :



--- my love is like a red, red rose // that's newly sprung in june

Whoa, my set Hentai Kitty is up. Hee! :")
Thanks so much for all the Members Review feedback. <3
Thank you, thank you, thank you! *bouncy hearts*

I wanted to note that the cross T-shirt I'm wearing in it is by the fantastic Nubby Twiglet.
Visit her website! Thanks especially to Zoetica for always doing such a damned good job. The set was shot in my room on Halloween (I was a blue butterfly later that night!).

I'm not feeling too chatty right now, so I'll just resurface when words come easier to me . . .
My life has been wild, as usual, and these past few months have been a lot of fun, if damned penniless. My birthday's coming up, so I hope I'll manage to be just a tiny bit less penniless so I can celebrate it proper!

In the meantime, loads of creamy love, wintry kisses and warm hugs!

xxx, Lumi


oh! and p.s. :

no, i don't have any tattoos yet. first, i don't know if my sensitive skin can handle it, yet. second, damn, where WOULD i even get that kind of money!? I do have some ideas for tats, most certainly. i want white ones, grey ones and UV ones!

as for piercings, mutedequilibrium has been super patient and taken me to get my ears pierced two times. first time was MEGA FAIL (as were all the 10 other times or so before that), and last time he took me seems like it might finally work. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed, even though it's been . . . almost 3-4 months now? my skin doesn't know what the definition of healing is, or what stop fucking bleeding means