Dafadilia Wayfarer

Peeve: When I make a resolution to not buy anymore clothes, shoes, hair, etc in the New Year until I do a clean out of my inventory and barely two weeks in the New Year and I just bought six new hairstyles and eleven complete outfits just now. With shoes too! Must have shoes. I still stick with the argument that I always need new hairstyles with new outfits. Just makes sense to me... 🙄 Why did one of favorite fantasy clothing stores have to have a vintage sale? Just why?! 😑

1. My older sl sister and bestfriend taking the time to landscape and build an entire house just to let me know how much she wants hubby and I to return to her residential sim. 🥰 2. Kind people who have captured a silly moment of mine in a photo and sharing it with me. This happened to me two years ago at the Fantasy Faire. I was attending with my husband and we were both on horseback. The sweetest person had taken a photo of me on my horse letting me know how beautiful my little arabian mare is. I had put a lot of time in setting up Snowdrop's (my mare) look and it meant so much that she had noticed! I still have that photo tucked away in my inventory. I'll always keep it. 3. Generally, I find the kindness, strength, support, diversity and imagination people can bring to their sl endearingly beautiful. There is a lot of those attributes in abundance in sl.

1. People who assume that anyone owes them "voice verification" to prove they are such and such gender. The ones who air their insecurities within 15 minutes of speaking that they cannot continue said conversation unless they hear my voice. To be so insecure with oneself that you need voice verification for a simple conversation is silly. I'm not in SL to appease anyone's insecurities. I'm not here for romance or relationships. I have always made that very clear and if my simply conversing with someone depends on me voice verifying, I'm just not interested. I'm deaf. Voice holds no interest for me for very obvious reasons. Just needed to add I'm not talking about those who need that reassurance if they are entering a romantic relationship with someone in SL and that is important to them. 2. People who know I'm deaf using voice when they are around me and getting angry at me for not responding because I didn't hear anything they said or had any idea they were speaking on voice. 3. Getting lectured on how I shouldn't experience social anxiety in sl and should "just get over it." I do in fact have social anxiety even in sl. It causes me to be very shy and awkward towards others at times to the point of having to teleport out of social situations when extremely overwhelmed. Been in therapy for years and have yet to just get over it. 4. Random people I don't even know actually getting hurt over the fact I simply state in my profile that I'm not often open to new friendships. I have a very small circle of family and friends here. They have been in my rl since birth (twin sis) or have been part of my rl or sl life for years. Or both lives. I take these relationships very seriously and put my whole heart and time into them. I don't have the energy to do the whole superficial friendship scene. It just isn't my cup of tea. There is more, but these are the biggest irritants.

I've never done it, never thought of doing it and never would even consider doing it. It is very harmful to the other person and I can imagine very unhealthy for both parties. I had an ex (rl ex, but we had both been in sl) try this with me among stalking and harassing. I had to stop using my two oldest accounts, stop helping my sister run her residential sim and living there. I don't even feel safe posting on the forums on my main account I use. I had to start over completely and it wasn't a fun experience. After three and a half years, I'm barely starting to hang out at my sister's sim again and my husband and I thinking of moving back there. So, not a good idea to do to anyone. Just move on and find new friends.

I'm not sure if these could be considered resolutions since I do these things in both worlds after the holidays every year. RL: Organize and declutter SL: Organize and declutter

Reading two books at the moment. Still making my way through The Witcher book series : The Witcher: Time of Contempt (Fourth in the series) Also reading: Louis Theroux When the World Went Weird and so did I: Theroux the Keyhole

No, you certainly aren't alone in that. That type of lighting in both worlds is unbearable. The blaringly bright white actually causes physical pain to my eyes and body due to my ME/CFS. I just teleport out when I encounter a store with that blaring color scheme.

Family

We hope your Yuletide was merry and bright!

Verity playing with her favorite Christmas present. She has been obsessed with this thing ever since we set it up for her.

I can appreciate and understand others having interest in the new body. Finally having had a chance to try it out, I still don't. It is great to hear others wanting to go back and forth between the two. I think that is a positive thing! Maitreya deserves continued success. If people like the new LaraX, if they like both or if they will be sticking with the original. It is all acceptable and great. I've never understood why some get so upset about a personal choice they have nothing to do with.

Blessed Yuletide from the Blackwood Family

All anyone can do at this point is speculate how things are going to go. It is really early days for the LaraX so there is really no telling at the moment which way things will go. Of course a new body is going to be popular right at its release along with clothing and accessories to fit that body.

I've been following this thread off and on since its creation. I've not responded before this because I didn't quite know how to express my opinion about LaraX. I will begin by saying that I've not had the chance of taking a look at the new LaraX and I'm not certain I will look at it even when I get the chance to. Not because of anything negative. I feel quite the opposite. I think it was wonderful that LaraX came out, but that the original Maitreya Lara was still being supported, updated and encouraged from the creator. From what I've seen, I gather they always intended them to exist side by side. Choices are always a nice thing to have. I don't have any real interest in the LaraX body personally. I doubt I will. I like the original Maitreya Lara. I spent a long time getting my shape just so over the years besides the fact I just gave my main and all my alts makeovers including new head and skin. I'm not someone who does this often. That is just me. I'm not particularly thrilled some of the creators I've been a customer of for years have decided they will stop creating for the original Maitreya Lara. It seems like a really foolish decision, but that of course is just my opinion on the matter. I would never get rude or complain to a creator about my own view on this matter. It simply means I stop supporting those particular creators who stopped supporting some of their customer base. It happens. I would say it is all part of business. Nothing personal. Now I truly hope that LaraX takes off as big as the original Maitreya Lara, but I also hope that creators realize in future still creating for the original will also be lucrative for them. Completely up to them, but I can still hope. It has been interesting to read the differing views and outlooks here. It is also fun to see so many excited about the new Maitreya body. That is pretty much all I wish to say. Have a good evening all.

Delight: It's snowing finally! I love the colder weather, rain and especially snow! I've been having a difficult time finding holiday spirit this year, but this has helped get me in the mood to start decorating.