Xerxes Kingstop

I was so disappointed when you moved away.

Agreed! There have been times in my life when I've really wanted to violate the neighbor. Oh.... waitaminnit... ummmm.. nevermind.

... that are abandoned, and so make for quietude. The arrival of Zindra and the Linden homes left much of mainland empty and those lingering seem to behave, or at least build, with a bit more maturity. It seems as if the griefers have mostly gone off to play elsewhere. There is notably less godawful ugliness about, especially on the continents of Gaeta I and Gaeta V ( the most recent of the old-school 'mainland') Zindra can be very lovely! I find the explicit artwork and signage to be less troublesome than the untextured prims, giant teddy bears, glowing purple spheres, anime, unmanageable terrain and general ugliness we used to see so much of on "moderate" old mainland.

Actually much of mainland is nearly desolate, with huge tracts of land

Lionheart is very good for slightly upmarket estate rentals. They're not low-rent but they are a reasonable balance between value-for-your-money and quality/customer service/attractive surroundings. There are places much more costly. Amazingly the Lionheart estate is actually STAFFED most of the time! When we lived there (for a bit over a year) any time we needed to contact staff we received a response within minutes. There are residential areas in various motifs. (motifi?) The coolest thing about Lionheart IMO is the rental box system they use. While most rental systems require that you pay via Lindens in exact weekly increments the system Lionheart uses is much more flexible. You can simply throw money into it in any amount you wish via Lindens, Paypal, or by entering your credit/debit card. I used to just pay US$ in nice round figures - $10 or $20 at a time, whatever. The box calculates how many days and hours to credit you. Why don't all rental systems do that? Math is easy for a computer. On the bargain side, the 60L multiscene skyboxes can be OK. Many of the choices are cramped or otherwise ungainly but there are some nice choices as well, notably the Stockholm Loft (penthouse?) apartment. All choices are furnished, many with decent furniture such as the Arizona sofa from BAZAR. These units are popular so having unexpected visitation from previous tenants happens on occasion but all units include configurable security as well as an Intan if you're in the mood for rubbing navels with someone. I'd be willing to bet you'd recognize the Stockholm Loft once it rezzed. Aabye also has skyboxes for $L38/week but they're crude by comparison and more prone to unexpected visitation. After your initial rental period he'll let you renew in a 6-month increment for only $L700. I seem to recall you went premium a little while ago? In the end its kinda tough to beat a Linden home if you're premium. The structure doesn't count against your prim allotment, and by setting both banlines & parcel visual privacy you can remain ungawked. You can dance naked with the curtains open if you like. Due to the parcel visual privacy no one can see you unless they set foot on the property, and banlines prevent that. They can see your furniture, your scripted cat, and your erotic art, but not avatars. If the large windows in the Meadowbrook zones still leave you feeling ... exposed ... the structures in the Japanese themed districts (Sharetai Ozumi? something like that) have no windows at all. I suppose it was foolish of me to assume your gawkability preference. If you're not familiar with the parcel visual privacy setting I can demonstrate inworld sometime. Its kinda freaky cool.

Just because I'm a music geek. This is titled "Birth of Rockabilly" an' I think it is awesome.

Just figuring that out? Naahh.. you're just ribbin' Amara.

She bop.

SHE BOP! *waves insanely to Amara*

Hah. *passes her a package of wet-naps*

"/me runs out to buy some freckles."

*installs pet door*

Missed it.

Correction: Dr. Seuth. Thooth?

plus a brand new alt to be parked on a poseball there somewhere? Maybe two! The sort of poseball for which most people prefer privacy of course. Plus, I'd make the delay on the security orb rather long so that she has time to take in the scene. No advanced warning popups, though. Am I helping here?

Hokey cell towers and ancient electrons are no match for a good notched stick at your side, kid.

I remember : "Repeat after me: ehh, ess, dee, eff, jay, kay, ell, sem, ehh, ess, dee, eff, jay, kay, ell, sem ...." That, and the redhead who sat in front of me. Freckles make me crazy.

and I believe that was called a 'portable computer' at the time. hehehehe

Oh yeah! I remember that part, too. MEMORY LANE DAY!

My sis had one of those - I think they were popular/afforable/widely available. I remember being intrigued by the case being a different color on the inside. I was ... young.

It means you're human. We like ya anyway.

OH! ... Plus $15 for shipping. P*** me right off, they lost the sale right there. Fifteen bucks? Rediculous!

Actually I'd really dig owning one of these. They're priced at one thousand dollars on da 'zon. https://www.amazon.com/Datamancer-Sojourner-Keyboard-length-braided/dp/B00MJ3M91E/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1495136471&sr=8-9&keywords=steampunk+computer+keyboard

No ribbon to buy, unit provides its own ink.