[The No-Mod Rebuttal]

Generally I usually buy mod items, but still buy no-mod once in awhile if it's something I really want (or unless it's clothing, hair or shoes, which I usually don't think to check). If I modify something, the majority of the time it is to change alpha blending to alpha masking if I'm getting alpha conflict issues.  I also almost always turn full-bright off unless it's supposed to be some type of light thing that needs that for some reason.  I do occasionally resize wall hangings or paintings, furniture or flower/grass patches where I need something smaller.  I have run into an issue where having the item mod doesn't solve everything when trying to resize furniture which has prop items that are rezzed - like pots on a stove or dishes in a sink, or desk accessories.  When I've made the item smaller, the props continue to rezz at the original height.  I rarely, if ever, try modifying items that are no-copy - I like knowing if it gets messed up too much, I can delete it and rezz out a fresh copy.  For resizing clothing or jewelry, if necessary, I prefer using a script rather than trying to do it myself.  The script may not work perfectly, but generally works better for those types of items than me trying to do it myself.

[Five word Story Game]

the bows with the bells

[HELP ME PLEASE SOMEBODY!!]

You didn't say what things you've already tried, so I don't know if I will be suggesting things you've already tried or not. 

If you made the purchases in-world, you can check to see if the store has a re-delivery terminal.  

If you've double-checked your Received Items folder, your Objects folder, and your main inventory directory for a product folder, and it's not there, you can check the creator's profile and picks to see if they have a preference for how to contact them (IM or NC).  Contact them in their preferred format, with a polite message explaining you didn't receive the purchase and requesting a redelivery. Be sure to include the transaction information showing your purchase.  The transaction information can be found on your web dashboard, under Account -> L$ Transaction History.  You can copy and paste the transaction details into a NC or IM.  If the creator doesn't have a preferred contact method,  I usually send a NC.  Be patient - not all creators are logged in every day and sometimes RL situations result in someone not being able to log in for several days. 

I don't know what the permissions were on the items you purchased, but if the item was no-copy, it may not be possible to get a redelivery. 

[A Derail Thread]

42 minutes ago, Dillon Levenque said:

 There still won't be any way to get him to admit he's lost an argument—the title of Phil's biography will be "Undaunted Stubbornness", I  think—but at least we can derail him!

Unless he's no-mod 

 

[Where are all my friends? Come on in and lets get comfy by the fire!]

19 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

Here is the youtube video that goes with the picture, showing the girl blinking rapidly.

Interesting...  Thinking about it more, it's probably more like frost - so light - rather than ice like icicles.  I don't think I would want to go anywhere that was that cold, though, just to test that out

[What's good about road side blocks?]

I feel more connected to the world when I can walk out and explore directly from where I'm living.  I've always ended up feeling hemmed in when I've had parcels that weren't connected to a road or waterway.  Even though I'm living on an estate sim right now, it's one with a lot of paths and waterways, and a little town area that I can walk to, so I can still walk around and feel connected to a larger community than just my own parcel.

[Where are all my friends? Come on in and lets get comfy by the fire!]

4 hours ago, Clover Jinx said:

Who goes outside with wet eyelashes?? Or is it from mascara? Or staged?

I was wondering the same thing, but then I was remembering that when I go out walking in (what I consider*) very cold weather, the cold makes my eyes water, which I suppose would make my eyelashes wet, or at least damp.  I was also thinking that having frozen eyelashes must make it hard to blink, which doesn't seem like it would be very good for one's eyes. 

 

* I don't live where it gets very cold, so I consider anything in the low 30's F to be 'very cold'.  I think the coldest temp that I've been in would be around 17F, and that was when we were coming over the Sierra Nevadas in the winter one time, and had to stop because of car problems.  

[How does your avatar look today ?]

2 hours ago, Donovan Michalski said:

Hey, that looks awesome and it's very much "you"     Great job!

Thanks, Donovan!

[How does your avatar look today ?]

First time playing around with a mesh head.  I picked up the LAQ Bento Neve head before Christmas when it was on sale, but didn't try doing anything with it until this last weekend.  I haven't played around with make up too much yet.  I wanted to get the shape dialed in first, and then try other things out after I'm used to it and feeling fairly satisfied with the look.

[Five word Story Game]

, requiring some care when taking

[Five word Story Game]

until you put your right 

[A Derail Thread]

I really appreciate all the help that is provided in this forum.  When I first joined SL, I spent hours reading through the forums - especially the answers section - learning things and getting ideas about things that I wouldn't have any known to ask about or to look for.  

I also like to get a sense of the history of places I visit or live, and SL being a world was not an exception.  Between this forum and the other one, I've read a lot of history about SL as well, which was pretty interesting to me. 

Many times I join forums that I think I will be doing a lot of reading in, and rarely, if ever, post in them, which was the case here for me until this last year or so when I decided to make an effort to be a little more outgoing. 

[Five word Story Game]

The nun may fly away 

[Things you can say in SL, but would be weird in RL]

"hmmm.... maybe I should take off (or alpha out) my feet when I wear this long dress"

[no delivery Demo on marketplace]

Also, if the only item in your cart is free, there are more steps involved in completing the purchase than normal (including one step where you need to scroll down a page of ads in order to find the button for continuing with the purchase).  

[Matching New Homestead T-Formed Water to SL Ocean]

You might want to check with the owner - or a different sales rep - to see if in their inventory of things you can use, there is the RAW terrain file for the design you had picked.  It may just be a miscommunication or a misunderstanding.  If there is, find out if you need to restore the sim to how it was when you received it before applying the RAW file, and ask the best way to do that, if that is the case. 

[How does your avatar look today ?]

peaceful, relaxing after a bout of shopping

[Five word Story Game]

until they hit a magnet

[What are you doing today!? :D]

Shutting down the laptop so I can get up and do something productive...   like opening up all the things I picked up from an event the other evening.

 

[Five word Story Game]

"Overload???"  

Looks nervous. 

"Not overdrive?"

[Things you can say in SL, but would be weird in RL]

"You might need to turn your AO off first, before clicking on the dance ball."

[Five word Story Game]

Nods sagely. "Yes, of course."

[Five word Story Game]

why they can't follow this 

[Things you can say in SL, but would be weird in RL]

"Just go to the redelivery terminal at the store and get a redelivery of your body."

[Reducing L$-Limit]

If you use PayPal, you could "pre-fund" the dollar balance in PayPal at the beginning of each month with the amount that you want to spend in SL.  Then just be good about checking the dollar balance left in PayPal as the month goes by, to make sure you don't spend more than you pre-funded.