LaskyaClaren

Storm Clarence wrote: I'm just not feeling it, Lassie. I'm willing to bet you would, were you Derek's target. And then some.

Storm Clarence wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Storm Clarence wrote: Derek Torvalar wrote: Shall I tell you what the young whelp said to me as he gasped his last breath after feeling the full thrust of my blade? Ouch? Should probably be all caps, no? Depends on how big his blade. No? That's a myth. It's more about how he uses it.

Storm Clarence wrote: Derek Torvalar wrote: Shall I tell you what the young whelp said to me as he gasped his last breath after feeling the full thrust of my blade? Ouch? Should probably be all caps, no?

Drake1 Nightfire wrote: "Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red." - Clive Barker. Ewwwwwwwww . . . ! :-(

Derek Torvalar wrote: Hmmm yes. A somewhat inaccurate retelling of some of my exploits, manufactured for dramatic appeal, even pathos perhaps, by the author. I do hope my reputaiton has withstood his artifice. Shall I tell you what the young whelp said to me as he gasped his last breath after feeling the full thrust of my blade? Absolutely. And I'd love to hear how you are investing the film and publication residuals!

Derek Torvalar wrote: It is of little wonder that the Vicomte's presence is sought at Court and among the best of society. Someone should write a book about your interesting adven . . . Oh. Wait. Someone DID!

Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was. Maddy, I found my way out. So can you. Just walk towards the big red light that says "Exit." Right next to the table full of herbal teas, "50 Shades of Grey" coffee mugs, and "Twilight"-themed potpourri. You didn't mention the fine print on the "Exit" sign. "to Eden" is a way in, not out. In our post-lapsarian age? Every time I try to get in that way, I find my path blocked by an Angel "at whose Front a flaming Sword, / In signal of remove, waves fiercely round." :-( Angel? Wrong Eden! Well, maybe books are the way to find a "Paradise within thee, better far." :-)

Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was. Maddy, I found my way out. So can you. Just walk towards the big red light that says "Exit." Right next to the table full of herbal teas, "50 Shades of Grey" coffee mugs, and "Twilight"-themed potpourri. You didn't mention the fine print on the "Exit" sign. "to Eden" is a way in, not out. In our post-lapsarian age? Every time I try to get in that way, I find my path blocked by an Angel "at whose Front a flaming Sword, / In signal of remove, waves fiercely round." :-(

Randall Ahren wrote: Every book has a soul: The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind Well, that's rather beautiful. I wasn't familiar with this. Thank you. :-) Except, of course, it should be "her or his eyes." ;-)

Derek Torvalar wrote: A good rebinding and your're as good as new. As for the well-thumbed, well let's just say it adds to the character of the volume. The maturer customers always said so. Derek Torvalar wrote: Now, have you got a nice Colette for me? And especially those with such evident excellent (if mildly decadent) good taste. :-)

KarenMichelle Lane wrote: Where exactly was the register? I have a few purchases to make... LOL Sometimes, truth is even more sordid than fiction. :-D

Madelaine McMasters wrote: I still have that McCall's pattern book I got from you. Took an age to find the three yards of latex needed to make the cover ensemble, but it was worth it. Mmm, yes it was. Maddy, I found my way out. So can you. Just walk towards the big red light that says "Exit." Right next to the table full of herbal teas, "50 Shades of Grey" coffee mugs, and "Twilight"-themed potpourri.

Madelaine McMasters wrote: ObviousAltIsObvious wrote: you can try a support ticket. if they decline to fix it, and the photo belongs to you, you could force the issue thru a DMCA takedown notice. Perfect! I was looking for a way to get LL's attention. That'll do it. Are you finally going to have Snugs taken down?

CarlaS02 wrote: Hi LaskyaClaren, Thanks so much for your warm welcome, I appreciated the fact that you didn't launch into hate-filled comments like some of the other users. This assignment is an ongoing project, so this isn't going to be my one and only post, it was more meant as a starting point. There are so many places I think this project could go - initially I just started off wanting to look at how people use fashion to create their digital personsa vs fashion in the real world. But I recently spoke to a friend who is more familiar with the community and found out that it can go into many different areas - from fashion creating communities, to gender construction to the psychology of creating a digital version of yourself. I haven't had the time to check out the community fully but will definitely do so, the last thing I want to do is be disrespectful to the SL community. Thanks so much for providing the link to your blog, I'll be sure to check it out! Regarding the game comment, gotcha. I have to admit I am not too familiar with the SL world, but that's in part what makes me really intrigued to discover it. Thank you for your help and understanding Ah, you're beginning to get it, for sure! SL is enormously complicated, and "fashion" is a huge and really multi-faceted aspect of a great deal of the culture, from the economics of it to, as you note, identity creation. I'm only in-world irregularly, at least for the next month or so, but send me an IM at some point if you think I can be of help pointing you in some worthwhile directions. :-) PS. And although Wooja is partially facetious, he's also right: SL is really a complex system of overlapping (and yes, sometimes antagonistic) communities. Actually, one can spend years here and be surprised by the discovery of a new "community of interest."

SidQuibley wrote: Hows about "slightly humouous to a certain clique but really rather spammy" ? You may be right, Sid. A lot will depend upon your sense of what this place is about, and how the personal dynamics work here. I'd be curious to know -- and I honestly say this without wanting to start an argument, but because I'm interested -- what bothers you most, the "humorous" and "spammy" part, or the "cliquey" part? I'd understand the latter more than I do the former, personally. I understand how annoying "cliques" can seem. But maybe you have a very different sense of the function of this place than I do? I've been away from here for a couple of years: maybe your sense of what is socially permissible is more up-to-date and valid than mine?

Wooja wrote: Ah, 'tis a tale of the Moirai! So you're Clotto, the one who starts spinning the threads, then we have Laskyasistah, who drags them out as long as possible, only for Aisaprat to terminate their existence Wooja...wasteaclassiceducationintheseforums Don't underestimate us. I bet everyone here has seen Disney's Hercules, and Clash of the Titans. Twice, probably.

MizzKittenzz wrote: Well I tried everything and nothing worked... so I went to go use the facilities, came back and it let me in... I did nothing and it actually let me in... Thanks for trying to help everyone, it apears it was on their end possibly?... It's working now and I didn't really do anything as nothing I did do worked prior. YAY!!!!!!!!!! Welcome (back) to Second LIfe!!!!

Tex Monday wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Hi Carla, Welcome to the SL Forums! There are many people here who would undoubtedly be delighted to help you, alongside the requisite selection of cranky "Hey-Kids!-Get-Off-My-Lawn" types. Hey...how did you know that's how I spend my spare time?? I said GIT!! DAMN KIDS!!!! eta: :matte-motes-sunglasses-3: Oh come on! Your lawn is just tumbleweeds anyway, right?

Dresden Ceriano wrote: Perhaps there should be a button we can click to mark a thread as "Humorous" when we create it. ...Dres I doubt that's the issue . . . If there were an issue, I mean. I mean, Mmmmpphh mmphhmmph.

Yes. Edited to add: I mean, "Mmmmphh."

Mmmmphhmphm mmph mmmmpphhh!

No comment. :-D

Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Snugs McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Her suggestion that this is a "10 year old game" is accurate enough, I suppose, but obviously doesn't account for the degree to which it has changed. I'm 43, and hope your statement works as analogy. Absolutely. You've changed at least 4.3 times as much as SL. And I bet you're much much less laggy than you used to be. :-) What are you willing to bet? My hypothesis is based upon the speed with which she can change accounts on the SL Forum. I stand by it. :-) Snugs underestimates us. It was my understanding that that was Snug's job.

Snugs McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Madelaine McMasters wrote: LaskyaClaren wrote: Her suggestion that this is a "10 year old game" is accurate enough, I suppose, but obviously doesn't account for the degree to which it has changed. I'm 43, and hope your statement works as analogy. Absolutely. You've changed at least 4.3 times as much as SL. And I bet you're much much less laggy than you used to be. :-) What are you willing to bet? My hypothesis is based upon the speed with which she can change accounts on the SL Forum. I stand by it. :-)