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    Mesher wanted for part of a building/stage

    in Inworld Employment

    Posted

    Hiya,

    I'm *hoping* to find a mesh creator to work with to create me something for a club stage I'd like to have.  It would be based on something from a real club in the 1960s that no longer exists.  I have youtube links to share of it but really can not find any still photos.  

    Please get back to me if you are interested.  

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    Ever run into RL acquaintance you didn't know was in SL?

    in General Discussion Forum

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    15 hours ago, Lindal Kidd said:

    I know a few of my SL friends in RL, but I've never run into the situation the OP describes.  One bit of advice:  Do NOT let on that you know this person in RL, if you decide to strike up a conversation.  It could make them very uncomfortable.  Instead, lead up to it indirectly, by volunteering stuff about yourself.  When they say, "hey, are you John Smith from Dubuque?" you can admit it, and then they will say, "Wow, I'm Helen Prufit...we worked at Walmart together!"  Problem solved, with no Creepiness Factor.

    I agree. I didn't have any inclination to say anything to them.   It would be really shady to use that *upper hand* if one was to do that.

    Profile Pic

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    On 3/6/2018 at 11:14 AM, Alyona Su said:

    NOTE: If you upload a profile picture via the my.secondlife.com page: it will be squeezed into a square shape and shrunk (or stretched) to 512x512 pixels. For this reason, some feel the 10L upload fee is reasonable because setting your profile picture inside the viewer allows better quality. The website will STILL squish and shrink, but at least the in-word version will look great.

    Just wanted to mention this.

    Okay- I have wondered for YEARS why some people have teensy tiny little profile photos when you click them to try to see them better because they're blurry.  I never knew this!   Thank you!

    Favorite Live SL Performance?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    In the last two weeks or so, I've decided to overhaul my SL & I've been visiting different live performances.  

    I joined several venue groups, but was struck by a few singers and joined their actual groups to keep up with them: 

    Arrahh Resident, Harper Messmer, Say Imamu, Shannon Oherlihy, & Pete Mroz.  

    Totally open to recommendations!

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    SL vs RL - general thoughts

    in General Discussion Forum

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    1. Do you keep SL apart from RL? Are you open about RL with people in SL? Do you tell your RL friends about SL?

    -I don't typically discuss SL with RL other than my husband who is convinced everyone logs on for a grid wide orgy.   He doesn't understand the freedom to have all these clothes, and jewelry, awesome wigs & perfect manicures- that I could never afford in the RW.  I am open to a point about my RL with friends in SL- a few are in my RL via FB, gift exchanges, phone calls, skyping etc.   

    2. Do you act very differently in SL than in RL?  

    -I'm WAY more outgoing in SL.  It no doubt is the perception of myself that I project to others.  IMO my avi is perfect and gorgeous, and she is certainly more witty & humerous. 

    3. Do you spend a lot of time in SL? Do you think you can spend less time, if RL demands it? Do you think SL is addictive? 

    -I don't think SL is addictive (for me) but I've allowed it to become habitual.  Due to RL health constraints for a long time I wasn't able to enjoy simple things like a night at the movies or a trip to the park.  So being at home, on the sofa with Netflix on & Pixie logged in on my laptop became a lot of my life, my way of existing outside my home.

    4. Do you think SL affected or changed your RL self? In a good or in a  bad way?

    -No doubt I've learned a lot about others ways of life thru SL (& lots of sexy times things I don't think I'd ever be exposed to without SL).  I do know even if I don't like to admit it, that I allowed SL to take the place of my writing- I once had plans of being self published in the bored housewife romance genre online.  

    5. Do you think SL only relationship can be considered as an RL adultery? Can you manage both relationship without getting in trouble?  

    -Clearly that depends on that SLers partner, and their understanding of their relationship.  I know some couples come on together to swing and swap and explore separately.  .  They may or may not fill the other then.  There are then those that sneak on while the RL significant other isn't looking, and logs without notice... we all know why.  I think for those people, they would consider what they are doing to be adultery.  For myself, I have an odd RL situation and I honestly don't feel comfortable slapping the explanation down here :) 

    6. What is the most important thing there is about SL for you?

    -Oh I could be virtuous and say "my friends" and of course they are important, but my friends list is small and I might go 3-4 days without actually speaking to anyone.   So I think for me it is the Barbie doll wardrobe & sunny beaches and quaint English countryside ready for my enjoyment at the click of the mouse.  

    7. Do you think a lot about things that happened in SL when you are offline?

    -Eh, not deliberately- maybe if some drama flared up.

    Ever run into RL acquaintance you didn't know was in SL?

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    So I've been in SL since 2009 and had yet to knowingly run into any one from my 1st life.   At one point, my brother's now deceased wife was in SL but we never pursued speaking to one another in-world (nor did we exchange user names).  But yesterday, as I was engaging in my favorite SL past time, profile perving, someone posted in a relatively large group chat & I profile perved them.  And they had a RL photo up, which I instantly recognized, and their username was a medley of their RL name- so that cinched it.

    I actually went to High School with this persons's sibling, and briefly worked with the actual SLer at a RL job about 20ish years ago & had for a bit been FB friends (but not in many years).

    There was a moment of absolute silence where my eyes bugged out and my jaw dropped.  

    The only thing comparable to this was a trip to Six Flags when my upstairs neighbor that I only knew by friendly waves was walking in the park as I was walking out (what was remarkable is that we lived a good 3 hours drive away). 

    Has this happened to anyone else, tripping across someone you know in RL?

    Linden Realms ... RUINED!

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Pixie Kobichenko
    spelling & wrong word

    I'm not posting/responding to be "mean" but you stated you play the game for hours and no one (you can't really speak on behalf of EVERY ONES feelings) cares  about the possible mythos or story around the game- just the crystals that you turn into lindens.  I hope your crystal to linden ratio is coming out ahead way more than minimum wage to be so wound up.  TBH- there isn't much LPW has created that is IMO dazzlingly beautiful, and I make a point of looking at the wikia & searching out of the way places- in fact last night I was reading about the "creationism legend of sl" with the cult of Ruth Eternal & the loins of Philip Linden *insert Nelson HAHA here*.  

    Maybe you can come up with an idea for user created content, maybe there are builders & scripters in your group of LR friends?

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    Does your Avatar have a Theme Song? Or, Suggest a Song for Someone Else! Or, Dedicate a Song!

    in Your Avatar

    Posted · Edited by Pixie Kobichenko
    added a photo

    I spend a loooooot of time parked at home and usually wind up parking on a dance pole that looks so-outta-place in my yard & tend to put this on a lot while twirling around :D  Do you wanna touch - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts  

    *edit* added a photo cause I realized that is exactly what I'm doing (well I don't have music on atm but you know what I mean ^^)

    Snapshot_002.png

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    Does your Avatar have an Origin story?

    in Your Avatar

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    I never used to, but I noticed how often I'm asked if I am really Russian... Normally from Residents and not legacy accounts.  I've even received messages in cyrillic lettering.  When I've responded back with obvious confusion, they ask in English if I'm not really Russian... 

    I finally decided to come up with a befitting background & slapped it on a tab about a week ago:

    Ex-KGB agent, now wandering  the grid under an alias, carrying a small stash of stolen diamonds in her cleavage & a 9mm on her thigh.  

    She walks with a slight limp from a roller skating accident that tore up her right knee, and has limited range of motion in her left shoulder after a scuffle which also earned her a scar on her cheek.  

    The clutch of diamonds keeps her needs met money wise, but she's been known to frequent night clubs as a taxi dancer for fun & to encounter interesting characters.  She's not above pole dancing as well, but dislikes the inevitable lewd pick up lines that drift her way.  

    Rarely seen without a tiara, let's just say she knows where the lost Romanov jewels are....

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    Minimal L spent - AVi essentials

    in Your Avatar

    Posted

    9 hours ago, Karina Leborski said:

    Just a random discussion. If you had a very limited budget and wanted to go all mesh and look really nice, what are the minimal things you were willing to spend Lindens for?

    Not being a pill, but "limited budget" is subjective to each person I think.  For me tho, I bought mesh clothes first of course, then hair (I get eye twitchy over flexi hair clipping into bodies), then slink feet for the shoes, slink hands (just discovered I've had a bento update waiting on me a long time there) and a loud mouth set of lips.  I was gifted my catya bento head- I doubt I'd have ever bought it for myself due to price- but I love it.  This has been a slow process over probably five years to go completely mesh- even down to my eyeballs and ears.  

    With so many decent freebies available, and blogged about- if you can take the time to look for them, you could possibly put together a very nice avi including an AO for about 1KL if you caught sales & gifts...    But for me, I think the most important part of my avi for me is my head.  Even tho I said I'd not have spent the money to get it, it is my fave part :) I just don't foresee a situation where someone would buy a bento head and then go about getting freebies to put the rest of the avi together- unless its for an alt- which I have made alts but never feel like "me" and abandon within days.... 

    I have a mysterious neighbor who bought the land next to mine 11 years ago, rezzed a few things right after, and presumably never came back

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, Qie Niangao said:

    If I recall the folklore correctly, there was once an offer of 4096 sq.m. for life in exchange for a substantial one-time fee, so folks who did that could continue to own a parcel indefinitely without paying recurring fees. I vaguely recall hearing of another offer at a different time for only 1024 sq.m., but this was all before my time (I started in 2006) so I have no first-hand knowledge.

    If that's indeed how this land is owned, it would have been acquired some time after the lifetime offers were over, but those founding landowners could sell their original parcels and buy new land as continents were added.

    Here is what you're remembering:  http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Lifetime_Account

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