MichelleSpringfield

Unfortunately I only can afford $400 for a laptop. I am not into technology and know nothing about laptops. I am away from home in RL and borrowing someone's laptop. I would like my own laptop and I don't know what would be the right laptop to get for SL within my budget. All I do is hangout with friends, dance, explore, shop, take pictures, you know, the usual stuff. I don't build, design, code or any of that stuff. Can anyone recommend something for me? Thanks.

Slenderman may not talk, but his hugs are sweet and warm. ❤️

Oh! Is that someone else in Bellisseria with tentacles?!

Thank you Slenderman for allowing me to be with you. Great picture. Thank you for sharing. I wish the man behind the Slenderman avatar to stay safe and healthy in these scary times of the coronavirus. *Hugs you tight*

Sad, but at least we do have solidarity as you said Slenderman. *Hugs*

Luxe Juliesse, I'm a bit enamoured with Slenderman too. 😉🥰

I knew there was a purpose for those tentacles! 😉

We could ask how he is but he doesn't have a mouth to tell us. 😉

Ignoring the folktales of evil, Slenderman to me represents the fear of being alone is this big scary SL world. His tentacles represent our lonely soul's need for touch and closeness and with many tentacles, that also represents that there are many types of love...love of a partner, a child, a parent, of siblings, of friends, of neighbors. His faceless appearance represents that love has no race, no color, no gender. His slender height represents that with love we can move upward and conquer all. -- Michelle Springfield

Michelle Springfield, "That's my house! Dang it! Awww, I missed you! 😢 I so wanted to spend some time with you again. Next time I can hug you with regular clothes on and not in a microbikini (unless of course you want me in a microbikini 😉), LOL! 😆" Love you Slenderman. Stay safe. p.s. Slenderman you are welcome to my home anytime. Sit (can Slenderman sit?) make yourself comfortable. Have a cup of tea...oh wait, you don't have a mouth. Well, *if* you had a mouth I'd offer you a cup of tea. 😉 I do hope you come back when I'm home.

Oh sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I wasn't meaning that anyone here should list other monsters on Slenderman's thread. I was just saying *if* other monsters are reading the thread, they are welcome to a hug. Sorry again for the mix-up. Peace, love and hugs! 🥰

Thank you Slenderman. Stay safe. Although scary, we all secretly love you. 🥰

Thank you Slenderman. Stay safe Slenderman. Although scary...we all secretly love you. 🥰

Are there other Bellisseria monsters to love? Bring them on! I love to hug monsters (and most anyone) in my microbikini or in regular clothes. I'm just a hugger by nature. 🥰

Thank you Talligurl. I will look for your Friend Request. You are very thoughtful and kind. I appreciate that. :matte-motes-grin:

Thank you Talligurl. That is very kind of you. I do not know how much time we will spend together since my hours are a bit odd. I usually log in around midnight SLT and log off sometime before 5:00 a.m. SLT. With those hours I do not know if I will catch you online. I can teach you how to surf and hoverboard. It is fun. You will need to buy yourself a hoverboard. We can go to surf beaches where they have free surfboards so you will not have to buy one. If you want to ride bicycles with me around pretty nature sims and parks, you will need to buy yourself a bicycle. Riding bicycles is so much fun and it is a great way to tour large nature sims and parks. If you want to swim deep down in the SL oceans, you can usually find a free mermaid tail through Marketplace and a mermaid AO. Without the AO you will not be able to make your mermaid tail work. So you do need a mermaid AO. There are some freebie ones and inexpensive ones on Marketplace that you can use to see if it is something you want to continue to pursue and then upgrade later on to a better looking tail.

Thank you for the reply. However, the tone of your reply sounds less constructive and more judgmental. To fully understand what I face both in real life and in SL, you might want to take a look at these two articles: An Unapologetic Introvert's Gudie to Clubs, Bars & Parties: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/12/an-unapologetic-introverts-guide-to-clubs-bars-parties/ How to Tell the Difference Between Social Anxiety & Introversion: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2016/04/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-social-anxiety-introversion/ I try my best to use SL as a type of therapy to help me to overcome my social anxiety. But just rushing into social activities with lots of people suddenly is not the answer. That causes me too much anxiety and panic attacks. I need to go slowly and be with just one or two people at a time in a quiet setting that does not have lots of noise. Too much noise and too many people I just cannot handle it. You say I like nothing. I do like things. But they are more the type of things to do with just one or two friends like bicycle riding or surfing or just sitting on a porch and chatting. There is nothing wrong with the way I am. Everyone is different. Not everyone is a fluttery social butterfly. Do not judge me. I am sure there are others in SL like me who I would get along with. I just need suggestions on how to find people like me. Although I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and reply, your reply did nothing to help me in anyway other than to show me how judgmental some people can be towards others who suffer from a chronic mental health condition.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am not into combat and fighting dragons and monsters and stuff. Other than mermaids, I am mostly into more reality type things. Never was a big fan of fantasy or Sci-Fi. I want family role play and not finding much of it in SL even though there are lots of sims dedicated to it and groups dedicated to it and adoption agencies. It seems that the majority of people are there when I can't be online in SL. So when I log on, these family role play sims are empty and I think everyone is a sleep in real life. Maybe I should leave SL and just go play The Sims.

I am closing this post. Please, no more responses. Thank you.