Maitimo

Wow, that makes your avatar look like it's about two inches tall. Like a macro photo.

Hmm, if the Lindens are 134 years late completing that bridge, I reckon Last Names will be finally arriving sometime around 2152.

There was always a mix in the lists. There would be about 50 names available at any one time, and about half of them were actual RL names (some in languages other than English), and the other half were made-up names with varying degrees of ridiculousness. The ridiculous, made-up names usually resulted in the funniest combinations. But I don't foresee many people paying $40 for funny.

That's weird. I used to get IMs from guys who thought I was a girl even wearing a male skin (with facial hair!!) on a Signature body with a male head, and you certainly are not more butch than me, either then or now.

Firestorm should have it fixed in their next update then *crosses fingers*

Ooops. Now I feel dumb. 🥴

Some more pics of the Princess Posse. I couldn't get one of everyone together, and I couldn't even move at the hangout, never mind try to take pics. @momomoonusagi with Rupert the pig Neph and, um, I don't know who the other one is. And some vicious-looking dogs. No idea what happened to the head of that one on the left (it wasn't me). @TatianaNikolay with a bird @Orwar and his dancing horse. Not quite sure how a Greek Roman (sorry Orwar!) solidier fits in a Viking raid though... @Angelina String and @Saskia Rieko @Scylla Rhiadra And finally me. With a sword. Which I did not use to chop off anybody's head.

It's a bug in Firestorm, when you take a pic at a resolution higher than your screen size. The only solutions are to take pics no bigger than your screen, or use another viewer. *cough*BlackDragon*cough*

Well, I have reactivated my Snapzilla account (omg the last pic I posted there was 10 years ago) so I have started to duplicate there what I'm currently also posting to Flickr. It seems to me that Snapzilla is the best alternative; though it lacks groups that people can join and post to.

Goth, latex and kinky boots.

Wow, this tells a real story; those old ruins, under the dome of a futuristic city.

Paradox Conundrum Kaput Dismantled Headless Huntsman Titchy Littlepaws Supa Nova Phantom Ravenhurst Neetly Yeetly I'm drawing a blank on Wumpkins.

Magika has new hair out today and it's lovely. 10% off just for this weekend for group members.

I just wish Burrows wasn't so laggy. I've been a couple of times to take photos (because it's such a lovely place for that) but found it nearly impossible to move, even when hardly anyone was there. My favourite hangout place is The Shelter; although it's aimed at newbies, there are usually some oldbies (like me) hanging round there too, probably because the radio stream is all 80s. There are often people hanging round there at any time of day (not just evenings) and everyone likes to chat in local. They also have two DJ events a day (most days), 1pm and 7pm. Saturday and Sunday there are themed costume contests with cash prizes. It's not true to say that I am never bored in SL; I'm an extrovert and a sociable person so I would far rather hang out in a chatty club than explore the grid on my own. But I am also in the UK and due to the timezone difference, a lot of the time I'm logged in, SL can be very dead. Those times are when I take the opportunity to work on costumes and photos.

In nomine patri et filii et spiritus sancti...

Well, y'all have inspired me to start a proper blog. I should have done this years ago. https://mattiluminos.wordpress.com/ Not much there yet, just a bit of an intro.

The trouble with Wordpress, Blogger etc, is that you still need an external site to host your pics. I did this for a while but gave up because it was just too tedious to upload every pic into 2 or 3 different places.

Was there an announcement recently? What's changed?

Dropping back in here to comment on a few things I missed yesterday. As a sometimes-furry myself, I get this. I often compliment others on their avatars and the ones I do tend to be the more unusual or more thought-out ones. A swishy phoenix will get my attention, a red fox not so much. Foxes are ten-a-penny in most Furry clubs. Interesting - my avatar is intentionally close to 7ft tall, regardless of whether I'm presenting feminine or masculine (I change only my skins, not my body or shape). I am deliberately this tall, for quite a few reasons. First, I'm supposed to be an elf (of the Lord of the Rings type), not a human. Second, I regularly present a "femboy" appearance with a young-looking, feminine face and flat chest and being tall removes any doubt that I might be an underage avatar. Third, despite my appearance, I'm male, in both RL and SL. In SL I consider myself a cross-dresser, somewhat gender-fluid, non-binary. Some people have begin to refer to me as transgender but that's not as accurate because I don't consider myself to be female, I don't even want to be. Boobs? Um, no thanks. There should be no need for suspicion though; my profile makes it clear in at least two places that I'm male in RL. I'm certain that all of this is why I get compliments on my looks but never a dance invitation. Straight guys and lesbians aren't interested because they want someone who actually is a girl rather than just looking like one. Straight women and gay guys want a man who looks like a man and doesn't prance around in frocks and heels. Ironically, I got more IMs from interested straight men (who thought I was a girl) when I was still using a male body and wearing only mens clothes. I've met Rhonda in-world on a few occasions and I can confirm that she's definitely shorter than me. I used to be intimidated by Lindens and Moles but since moving to Bellisseria, and meeting some of them "off-duty" at events there, that feeling has lessened somewhat. We also had a couple of Lindens visit Fantasy Gay Pride last year. Funnily enough, the first Linden I ever met in-world was @Patch Linden; he was sitting quietly in Luskwood and IIRC he was a black, or black-and-white, cat. Must have been around 2007 or early 2008 (I stopped being furry around mid-2008 and didn't return to it until years later). Patch is also the only Linden I've ever had a regular (not customer-service-related) conversation with. I've noticed the "Proud Grandmother" on Rhonda's profile before, and always assumed that "Brat wrangler" was referring to her kids/grandkids. It was only when I saw Clover with a "Brat" tag over her head that I realised I was completely mistaken! I too would avoid asking someone to dance if they are partnered in SL, unless there was something else in their profile to indicate that dancing with a stranger is okay. Not because I'd want it to be anything more than just dancing, but really just out of politeness and respect for the people involved, and their relationship. I have a large circle of friends in RL, mostly gay guys but a few straight ones too. I'll flirt with them as long as they're single, but as soon as they're not, I stop. It's not my place to be flirting or dancing with someone else's boyfriend. @Rhonda Huntress, I sincerely hope that Clover is okay. And you too. Can't help with 90s music I'm afraid, my thing is more 80s and classic rock, but I hear you on the music really blowing at lesbian places; its the same at places for gay guys too. The music at Bellisseria events is usually pretty good though, and the people are super-friendly.

I use Flickr for now, but when I hit the maximum allowed on a free account, I will probably look for somewhere else. Profile feeds are pretty useless, you can only post raw snapshots taken real-time in world, and they are a maximum 1024 x 768. You can't take a larger pic, edit it and re-upload it.

This sounds like a project for my day off work tomorrow. I'll have a play around and see if I can get anything to work...

Quoting myself here because I just realised how much this proves that I am a bloke in RL. 😁

Then I'll need to hand this one off to someone who knows more about graphics than I do. Probably something in your graphics card settings somewhere.

Do you also have depth of field turned on? It looks to me like everything is blurry except the house, which seems to indicate that. Do things become clear when you focus your camera view on them, then blur when you move? If so, that's depth of field. Turn it off for general moving around the grid, and turn it back on (if you want it) for snapshots.

Just a simple portrait today, not even any makeup.