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    How does your avatar look today ?

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    3 hours ago, Zennessa said:

    So today i tried my work out in these shoes to make it a little tougher and after almost breaking an ankle i figured i better just relax :D 

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    That reminds me.. I need to find a gym in SL, my avi needs to lose some weight :D

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    Embarrassing moments in your SL

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    8 hours ago, Tari Landar said:

    More like heartbreaking, and mortifying at the time...

    I was building something for a charity event, it was beautiful (imo, and the opinion of those I was working with on it). It actually took me weeks to perfect, as it spans over two sims, this was pre-today's mesh days. of course. It was entirely regular prims with a few sculpties in it(mostly regular prims). I was so damn proud of it. Fast forward to the event...it was going well, dozens and dozens of people there, dozens more on the sim next to it( we could only allow so many avs on each sim, so, multiple sims). As I wandered around looking at the few contributions others had made, I was paying attention to local-which I don't always do, while waiting for hubby to get online. All I kept hearing from people were things like "who even built this?", "it's so uneven", "I could have done so much better", "is the damn creator blind?", "the prims are only barely off, but it's enough to notice"...and it only got worse from there, which I won't relay. Many people knew who the creator was, it's not like my name wasn't on it. As I walked around tears just welled up in my eyes, it wasn't the first time someone had said something nasty about something I'd made, I think it was the culmination of ALL the commentary(and the fact that this was a damn charity event at that, which I'd spent so much time, money, and way too many tears trying to create)..the wretched feeling n my stomach was horrid and quickly turned to me feeling mortified because..."how could I? This subject is so near and dear to me(and it really was, it hit home hard, for reason I need not go in here)". Someone there started going around in local and IMs telling everyone who created it, why I shouldn't have been able to, etc.. etc.. The conversation only got worse in the group chat associated with it. To be honest, most of them weren't even being truthful. They saw one or two flaws and pushed them downhill, they only gained momentum as they fell, as these things do. I never built for that group again. The two flaws that DID exist was one prim was ever so slightly askew from the other it was to be touching. Had they been the same color, it would have been near impossible for most to even tell. The other mistake was one column that had gotten moved downward slightly, I'm still not even sure if I did that or someone in the group did, but either way. there was a sliver of space between it and the ceiling(which you'd have to cam up 20m in the air to even see)

    Being legally blind, and otherwise visually impaired as well, screws up a lot of things, including one's ability to create. The lack of depth perception can, easily, throw things off. I try my best, but discouragements like that are not only embarrassing, but, damaging. I still build, I still create..but the vast majority of what I make never sees the light of day outside of wherever it is I am building it. Because...people can be jerks of epic magnitude, and unless they're also visually impaired, they aren't likely to understand how difficult it truly is. It's easier to not set myself up for certain failure and embarrassment, at times. There are plenty of times when I *have* to face these things, like when I get made fun of for being a grown adult that can't drive and never will(I know how, legally, I cannot), but in a world chock full of vastly more prepared and visually equipped creators..I avoid it whenever I can. 

    Awww D: I'm really sorry to hear that. People can be mean! But you didn't let their words hold you back, and I really admire that.

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    Wedding Preacher

    in Inworld Employment

    Posted · Edited by GettingAddicted

    I'd love to be the preacher! However, I'm kinda new to the game, so you'll need to help me find an appropriate costume. :D And will you provide me a dialogue script? If not, I'll use something basic!

    Edit: I've been a preacher in my previous game a few times, so I'm kinda experienced at this.

    As the Bible reminds us in Corinthians, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails."

    What are you doing today!? :D

    in General Discussion Forum

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    46 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

    Gathering skin demos - not a fun task.  At one shop, I wandered into the 'Special' section and saw a cute pair of shoes.  Looking at the box, it looked like it might be a good deal.... and then I clicked Pay:

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    Wow! D:

    I always spam click everything without reading. And if I were you, I'd have ended up buying them. :l

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    What are you doing today!? :D

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by GettingAddicted

    19 minutes ago, Bobsie said:

    Whoopsie--I inadvertently blacklisted my whole apartment--anyone know how I can get it back? (was trying to get rid of some particles). #suchanoob......

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    Wow!

    Well, anything you block will appear in the "Blocked" tab (I'm not sure though). And you can access it from the top menu - Communicate > Block List.

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    Introduction

    in Make Friends

    Posted · Edited by GettingAddicted

    14 hours ago, MattNight84 said:

    Hello :)

    I'm Matt and I am a SL newbie.  I just joined this month and kind of addicted already, lol.  Where do you guys meet friends?  Where are all the cool people?   haha

    Hey Matt! I'm really new too, and I got addicted too, haha. Feel free to add me in-game, I'm not cool though D:

     

    2 hours ago, Talligurl said:

    I think she overestimates the number of people who actually start conversations? And at least half of those who start conversations start the with the words "Let's have sex". So if you actually act like a decent human being you will go far, just be prepared for those who will interpret your reaching out as just a more subtle way of saying "let's have saw", do not get discouraged when people are suspicious of you.

    Let's have saw.

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