[Inventory Cleaning?]

My inventory tends to stay in the 35 - 37k range.  I have a pretty good organization system that works for me.  I recently did go through and get rid of a lot of system clothes. Next I need to take another look at what's in my furniture and houses folders.  It's harder for me to get rid of those kinds of things than it is for me to get rid of clothes.   I do have a lot of textures and building kits, which I've kept because one of these days I will get around to trying to learn more about building  

[How does your avatar look today ?]

Down in the farm, thinking about how to re-arrange it.   I also decided to go for a new hair color and style (finally, after a year  ).  Found a great sale, and picked up 4 or 5 different styles in the ginger colors.  

 

[Show off your no-mesh avatar]

This was one of the first outfits I bought, I think, and was one of my favorites.  This was one of the ones I felt a little sad about not being able to wear when I switched to a mesh body, so I kept it (for nostalgia sake) when I was sorting out and getting rid of old system clothes a few weeks ago.  This is also pretty similar to how I dress in RL, once the weather gets warm. 

[i need help with harassment]

...see Kristen Linden's answer...

[What distinctive food is popular in your town?]

1 minute ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

I do and they are too, but in reverse order.

I've seen other posts about you and root beer, which reminds me of my grandfather because he was a huge root beer fan.  He was very fond of A&W root beer back in the day when each location made it fresh on site.  He swore that it tasted different at different locations because of the water that was being used.  When I was little his favorite location was in the town where I grew up, and whenever they came to visit, they would leave with several gallons of the local A&W root beer. 

[What distinctive food is popular in your town?]

5 hours ago, Aislin Ceawlin said:

Here in Michigan, we have more than a few local favorites, the first would have to be the Coney dog, which was invented here 

https://www.eater.com/2016/5/8/11612056/detroit-coney-dogs-history

Vernors (Ginger Ale) is a big favorite here, (we call it pop, not soda or soft drink) , I remember when Michigan was the only place you could get it, it was so much more  "gingery". The bubbles would sting your nose! Michiganders have used it as medicine forever. It's a staple in most homes for treating nausea. 

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/vernors-ginger-ale

In the northern part of Michigan, specifically the Upper Peninsula and just south of the Mackinac bridge, the Pasty is king! 

http://www.hu.mtu.edu/vup/pasty/history.htm

A few other things 

http://www.awesomemitten.com/superman-ice-cream/

https://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/faygo-pop

https://www.mackinacisland.org/visit/shopping/fudge-shops/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinconning_cheese

We also have Olive burgers, which are absolutely delicious (standard burger/cheeseburger with sliced green olives). Not really sure if that's a Michigan thing, though. 

I don't drink soda very often, but my favorites are ginger ale and root beer.  This part of the history about ginger ale "The doctor was working on a medicinal tonic of vanilla and spices, with the addition of ginger to calm the stomach, when he was called to fight in the Civil War. He left the blend in an oak cask and went off to fight in the Civil War in 1862. When Vernor returned from the war, he opened the barrel and was surprised by its delicious contents. "  had me imagining, just as he sealed the cask, a sudden knock on the door "Civil War here at the door, drop everything and come on out!"

I haven't been to our county fair's for awhile, but there used to be a fudge vendor - the kind where they made the fudge right there, and you could watch the process - and I'm pretty sure it went by the name of Mackinac Island Fudge. 

I didn't know anything at all about the history of coney dogs.  I have to admit I'm one of the ones who associated them with Coney Island (clearly just because of the name familiarity).  

[What distinctive food is popular in your town?]

1 hour ago, AmandaKeen said:

Nashville Hot Chicken :-)

Hot Chicken Info

I liked the history about how that dish came to be.  For me, stories like that add something special to the dish.

[WORLD MAP SHADOWS on Neighbours Land]

Just curious....  does it create a shadow on his actual land? or just over his land on the world map?  If it's just the world map, it seems like he's being pretty sensitive and nit-picky (in my opinion, anyway).    I'm also wondering, if you both built to the parcel edges, how could one tell which parcel on the map the shadow is originating from?  Interesting problem...

[What distinctive food is popular in your town?]

5 minutes ago, Nostoll said:

Escargots à la bourguignonne

   That took me a minute...  (not enough coffee yet this morning).

[Disappearing Alerts]

I just had several of the 'someone has replied' messages this morning, and it was interesting in that when I clicked on the 'show reply', nothing appeared to have happened.  At first I thought this was a problem, but now after thinking about it more, I think what happens is that it reloads the thread view, so that when you scroll down, the thread includes the new reply (without you having to manually refresh the page). 

[What distinctive food is popular in your town?]

I don't think there is any specific regional dish where I live, except for perhaps wine   I live on the edge of the Sonoma and Napa Valley winery regions, though I'm not big on wine, and think in the years I've lived here, we've only been wine tasting once or twice.    We have a lot of food trucks - both taco trucks and now more high-end gourmet food trucks. 

Head out one direction and you're driving through wine country, which is especially beautiful in the fall when the leaves are turning colors.  Head out in the other direction towards the coast and you're driving through dairy country, which is especially beautiful in the spring when everything is green and fields are dotted with wild mustard flowers and wild flowers along the road side.

We have an In-and-Out also, which we haven't been too for awhile.  (Makes a mental note for dinner suggestion to hubby tonight).  It's always packed, no matter what time of day or day of week. 

[Where do you live in SL]

9 hours ago, Ziggy Starsmith said:

I live on Wellington Road on the mainland continent of Jeogeot in a treehouse. I have great neighbours in a small area surrounded by abandoned land long the roadway. I cannot stand living on private sims because living on the Mainland feels like the whole grid is my backyard.

I have lived on private islands at times, but have always come back to mainland.  For some reason I always feel isolated living on a private sim.  I enjoy living alongside a road - there's just something about that which makes me feel that I can head out anywhere :).  I live on one of the Pod routes, and when I walk down to a little beach parcel I have on the edge of the next sim (where I have a little dock to set off sailing from) I often see a pod going by.  

Every so often, I will TP to land for sale alongside a road on one of the continents, and then spend some time exploring what's along the road in that area. 

[Where do you live in SL]

My main home is in Goodelli on the Heterocera Atoll.  I have a house and a little farm there.  I also have my little ''city" house, in Bay City - Morton. I have, a few times, traveled from my house on the atoll to Bay City without TP'ing - a combination of driving, sailing, and then driving again.  It took awhile, but it was a fun accomplishment

[Where do you live?]

I'm in the USA, in California. 

[The VaNiTy ThReAd]

51 minutes ago, Talligurl said:

All these edgy people with their edgy outfits and here I am just a plain girl in a new bikini

I'm not sure that I would call this "plain"   though I suppose it's all relative, and relative to me, your look is pretty edgy. 

[About downgrading from Premium to Basic.]

You don't lose the stipend immediately when you downgrade - that stays until the end of the current period that you have paid up to already.  The only thing you lose immediately has to do with land - if you own any land, the system won't let you downgrade until you've sold or abandoned the land and/or linden home. 

(This was the case as of a couple of months ago, when an alt downgraded from premium). 

[Slink Feet any extras.]

You might also want to take a peek in the folder that your skin is in - I've purchased a couple skins in the relative past (last couple of years) which included appliers for Slink feet and hands.  You might just luck out  

[Are European Visitors on Decline]

On 4/19/2017 at 11:14 AM, Skell Dagger said:

I joined back in 2007 and I missed the boat. SL was done! All those years of fun were just wasted memories. *dabs at his eyes* Sorry, I just get... all emotional about it.

I came in 2014, so it was really on it's last breathe by then...   

I'm sure it's not the same as it was in the  very early years. I've read a lot about the early years, in forum archives and blog archives, and I would hazard a guess that it has matured since what sounded to me like 'wild west' type days (from what I was reading).  I find it interesting that it has existed long enough, and changed enough, that some people experience 'in the good old days' type nostalgia.  Places, shops, clubs....  it is natural that these will change over time - people change, get older, change interests, move on (sometimes from RL as well)...  but there are new places, shops and clubs that keep popping up.    

I understand about the gradual decline in number of sims over the past years, but I don't know that I would qualify that as 'dying'.  To me, when the day comes that LL is no longer making changes or adding new features and benefits, that will be when I would consider it dying.  The entire time that I have been here LL has continued making improvements, adding or modifying features and updating the viewer.   There are some, who make look at that with a cynical eye, and call it life support or CPR, but to me it shows that LL has not given up on it and has not abandoned it. 

I think some of the 'another sign it's dying' stuff is, in part, a perspective that is only focusing on the things that support that perspective.  As was noted, the song's the same on the flip side.

[Wishful Thinking]

2 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

While we are in Wishful Thinking mode, related to the Inventory, since I cannot rename a no-mod item, I would really like to be able to add a tag to an item.  And while we are at it, I wish I could get the Display Impact and Land Impact (if applicable) via the Properties when I right-click an item in Inventory.  I don't want to have to constantly rez something or wear it just to find out the complexity of an item.

I would vote for all three of these. There are times that I really wish I could rename a no-mod item.  Being able to add a tag would be helpful, although that wouldn't change it's order in inventory like renaming would (when you sort inventory by name). 

[The Home and Garden thread]

I am really enjoying this thread.  I love seeing the different things that people have envisioned and created.  I am always amazed, inspired (and sometimes a little intimidated) by all the creativity.   

[The VaNiTy ThReAd]

I couldn't resist this outfit...  the top, skirt and boots work on the Lara body as well, but there was not an applier for the fishnet stockings, so I reverted back to my classic body for the full effect.  (And the skirt is very well behaved when sitting ).

 

[Toddleedoo hair issue.]

Thanks for the additional information Marianne.  I think I understand that all a little better now.   

[Toddleedoo hair issue.]

Great information, Marianne.  I wasn't aware of that level of detail regarding the eyebrow shape item.  

On a related note (I think) I was browsing through some of the outfit files in the Inventory Library area, and noticed that some of the females (Library->Clothing->Initial Outfits->Carla, for example), have a 'System Eyelash Alpha' item, so I'm thinking wearing that may also be another way to get it transparent (?)

[The Home and Garden thread]

17 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

My home is mostly a changing room.  Lots of lights (but no lamps or anything), a few chairs and a bed.  Clover put a sign over my throne that say "Coffee Shop" and I think there is a tray of sushi sitting on the floor. It is a simple little space in a Linden home but it has grown on me.  Even if we go back to a larger parcel I'll probably keep this for our daily SLife.

Maybe.

 

 

As long as you're comfortable...  and you save on tier or rental fees   I sometimes wonder if I really need the cost each month of the land I have, and having more than 1 house most of the time.  However, that is where I get a lot of my enjoyment and relaxation from in SL.  This is my creative outlet - the landscaping and the decorating (within the means and abilities I have).   I still can't terraform very well, but I feel that I've come a long ways from some of my first attempts here. 

[The Home and Garden thread]

1 hour ago, Aislin Ceawlin said:

Has it always been against forum guidelines to post a link to the MP? Anyway, this is (one of) my happy little sitting area in my yard. Almost everything came in a particular subscription box that has decorating items in it (won't say which in case that's against guidelines as well) 

Very pretty, especially the cabinet in the corner.  It looks very relaxing.