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BelindaN

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  1. I finally took up a Linden Home. I don't crave Bellissaria, I'm just happy with an old house, but what has amazed me is that most houses on my parcel are empty.

    I've enjoyed furnishing this place and I'm very happy with how it looks. But I reached the prim limit before I could add a kitchen, and so far I've not found any information about how I might increase my prim limit? Maybe that's not possible.

    Anyway, on a deserted sim there's no lag, so I'm quite happy living in a solitary neighborhood…. 9_9

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  2. My home sim is closing in around four weeks, so it pushed me into taking up a Linden Home...….although I did have two other Plan B's

    Yeah I went Premium a few weeks ago...… just to test y'understand. So I got an old Linden home, which is fine for me and for the last two days I've been finding out how much fun decorating and furnishing is, and also what the prim allowance entails. It looks like I might have to chose between a kitchen or a bathroom...…..I'm running out of prim allowance...9_9

    So here's a sneaky peaky inside...…….. I'm quite pleased how it's gone, being a totally open plan room...…..

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  3. 19 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said:

    ...peers over her glasses at you while trying to determine how much propane she'll need to set you on fire.

    Ever flashed thinners off wet cellulose paint to get a shine in damp weather Maddy???

    Just asking.....🙄

    If yes......ever grabbed the extinguisher when a puff of breath didn't put the flames out.?

    Just asking....😛

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  4. Here's a thing. There's a school reunion on Saturday night. I said I'd go. We haven't met for about 15 years. 

    My ideal Saturday night is staying in.....now I'm having second thoughts......

    I hated school most of the time. I didn't have many friends and didn't keep in touch with anybody. Maybe I can avoid the oncoming ordeal by not going.

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  5. ^^^Me too. I grew up shy and awkward. Work forced me to adapt, and over time gave me the confidence to present to groups, and for a while I was a trainer.

    From that, there was no way back, but I still avoid crowds whenever possible, and holiday in places which are quiet.

    In SL some of this holds true, but I probably come across as more confident than I feel inside. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

    One outfit; two ways.  Guess which is Bakes on Mesh (not like it's all that hard)

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    That looks really close. Being a spot the difference nerd, I see a difference in your eye shape. The right hand one looks better. 😋

    For now I see no reason to mess with BOM. 

    In the words of Dire Straights............Why Worry???

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  7. 8 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:

    Belinda, do you think that new residents find it easier to plunge into a community if there is a lot of open, public chat? Or is "public speaking" when one may feel an outsider a bit too intimidating?

    The first places I really frequented in SL were really chatty social spots. It took me a bit of time to wade into public chat, but I think it was a lot easier to immerse myself that way, than it would have been to IM someone. In fact, I doubt that I ever would have IMed someone, left to my own devices.

    I wonder if there is a way in which the slow eclipse of public chat might be seen as almost a retention issue?

    I don't think there's a hard and fast rule to this. Once I broke the ice I was ok in local but my preference has always been IM.

    I avoid crowds mostly in RL, and most of my chats there are one to one.

    Retention here is more than this. What makes individuals happy here is just so varied, that there can never be a one size fits all.

    I found myself and my niche here, but those who don't, wont stay. 

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  8. 18 minutes ago, Tari Landar said:

    That all said, I was wandering around yesterday, finding bunnies as one does, and I wandered off someone's mainland parcel to a road, took a run for a few and managed ending up at some random place in the middle of nowhere that was more chatty than I'd seen in years. There was only about maybe 15 people, give or take a couple, but they were chatting up a storm. I thought it was maybe a infohub or similar, then thought maybe a club, but nope, just random people standing on some parcel in the middle of nowhere (admittedly, my dd was at like 32 at the time, but their parcel had some trees, a small building, bunch of different kinds of seating, and people, not much decor, no clubs around or infohub/newbie place anywhere in sight, no store..just, random as hell, lol) just having various conversations. If I ever find that place again, I need to lm it, lol. I thought I DID take a lm, but, I did not. 

    Tp history is your friend????

  9. In the beginning..... once I'd got the confidence to say anything, I operated in local, at newbie sims. On the odd occasion I wanted to ask something of a particular Avi I would use  IM. Most of my IMs were incoming at that stage.

    Now, I don't look at local as much as I should. I really don't like clubs with spammy gesture ridden local which speeds along without meaningful content. 

    Most beaches I visit are silent in local, so 99% of incoming IMs are from guys, and surprisingly some are just wanting a chat.  A few are smartasses but it soon shows. I especially don't  like the ones who try to analyse me. 

    At my regular beach haunt, where everyone knows your name, it's mostly in local.

    Clubs are rubbish for both local and IMs.......is what I've discovered.

    Two guys I've kept in touch with over a long period both IMd me in deserted wilderness sims. Wilderness sims seem to attract a different type of person, although I've met my share of oddballs there as well.

    The forum has been a great place to get to know people and it's always a thrill for me when I stumble over a Forumite by accident. Even better is meeting up by arrangement for photos or just to hang out a while.

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  10. 9 hours ago, Lindal Kidd said:

    No no no, Belinda!

    You are supposed to say,

    "The bidding is currently at $L1550.  Do I hear 1600?  1600 Lindens for the time of your life!  1600, give me 1600..."

    Well..........one guy did offer five grand. He's the only one though.

    Still not enough......😛

    Not sure if any amount is enough......it's just not my thing. 😊

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