Ivanova Shostakovich

Thank you @momomoonusagifor the dress and the cute ruffly top! This was such a good idea and so much fun!

I like a variety of colors on my SL nails, often coordinating with my outfit(s). I find many of the available patterns appealing, but some themes are not for me. I'll nearly always check out nail shops I haven't yet visited to see what they have. I need to check and see if there's a template for the Maitreya nails. I've been thinking of making my own. To answer the question in the thread's title: As with so many other things, it's going to depend on the individual and who will be looking at interacting with their hands.

Are you for real?

I've sent a few things out now. I'm late posting this, I know. Just in case... https://marketplace.secondlife.com/wishlists/ivanova.shostakovich

I received the sad news this morning that Darrius Gothly has passed away. I only know that he left this Earth back in September. He was a friend, a kind soul, and I shall miss him.

Maybe reality is a shared, consensual reality, influenced, shaped and molded by our own collective consciousness. That could explain its imperfection. But... maybe I'm just off my rocker.

I call where I am sitting real space because the distinction of 'Real Life' has never felt accurate to me. We're real. Every person sitting at their computer, piloting their avatar around and interacting with others, is real. I grant that many people come here to pretend, to regularly assume a role other than who they really are. And some may find it much easier to connect to others here; they may suffer from extreme social anxiety, or a crippling introversion. When they come here, what they are leaving behind, even if only partially, is a cage. But I think a lot of people who come here, do so to escape a pretense, to leave behind the mask they show everyone in real space. For good or for ill, they are showing us, here, their true selves. My reasons for being here have changed over the years. At first it was a simple fascination with virtual worlds, to inhabit a place that didn't physically exist, and to see things in it, to see how far you could go and what you could find. I fell in love with the learning I felt myself doing here. As time passed, my connection to SL changed from one of spatial exploration, learning and creativity, to an exploration of myself and how far, and in what directions, I could go, personally. Throughout it all, I have been me, extended from my real space into this beautiful world.

/me hugs you all up, for as long as you need.

@Aislin Ceawlin says hi! And she's feeling good!

Two work weeks left and then two weeks off... And I feel fine....

For me, and my own needs, it depends on the context and the number of people in the discussion. Here in the forum(s) I can read posts one at a time, consider what to say, consider if I have anything valuable to add, or consider whether there's anything deserving of a reply in the first place. It's like a learn at your own pace thing. AND I can appear to be witty. If I see someone cover a base on which I was thinking of commenting, I dust off my hands and call it done, feeling no need to say anything. In-world discussions are completely different. They can be fast paced, crowded affairs, or they can be smaller, slower and more intimate encounters. In large groups of people, anything larger than a typical breakfast club meeting, everyone can be talking about disparate things. Too much of that and I can't cope, having to focus on a few little parts. I have to concentrate on a smaller scope, or I will quickly become overwhelmed. Today I had a lovely catch-up chat with my oldest SL friend, with whom I have recently re-connected. She is returning on a part-time limited basis. The discussion was mundane and concerned all the new things in SL she has to learn. But it was like we were picking up right where we left off. It was so much fun. And she was there. That in-world, one and one experience has no equal.

It's funny that we get that red arrow to show us in which direction our destination lies, even though most likely there's no way we could ever fly to it. "It's THAT way. But you still have to teleport."

I've been putting up lights in my SL house to combat the darkness of night. Almost everything I buy uses the old point light system and their light shines through anything, walls, floors, ceilings, which bugs me. So I've been going through all of them that I can modify and getting them set up with projector based lights that I can turn on and off when I want. I'm weird that way. I want realism in a place where it's absolutely unnecessary.

This is a good thread, but Oh... there are so many people who have impacted my SL. As reclusive and introverted as I have sometimes been, they still managed to find me. GoSpeed Gina Peter Nissa Samba Nasty Ima Maddy Tre Alicia Savannah Dirk YadNi Rika Selina Trinity Aimee Hoff You all taught me about myself. Some of you taught me to be more tolerant than I already was. A few of you taught me that sometimes the best response to something with which I disagree is silence. Anyone who sees their name here and doesn't remember why, you probably didn't know, but you helped me. If you don't see your name here and you think it should be here... Rest assured, you've impacted my SL, almost certainly in a positive way.

I have the same low level of disquiet from which Maddy suffers. It's due to some of the same reasons. I'm happy, because it's the holiday season, most everybody in my family is healthy, or, at least, physically stable. My children, although they are experiencing challenges, are happy and enjoying life. They have little stress in their lives, for the moment. And they tell us they believe they have really good parents. I'm sad for my sister. She's been through, beginning ten years ago, a grand mal seizure, a brain tumor diagnosis ("benign"), surgeries to remove it, other seizures of various types, and some resultant disabilities. Now she's dealing with new a health issue of a very personal nature which is both devastating, and inconvenient. She is definitely not where she thought she might be at this stage in her life. I'm worried about an SL friend who's already let me know he's looking at the tail end of a disease which will claim his life. I see him log in more and more seldom, and make a point of sending a hug each time. I've recently been excited and glad at the return of an old SL friend who was actually the very first friend I ever made in SL. When we met she was a mentor and helped me learn all kinds of things here. She was subsequently absent for several years, seldom logging in and then only briefly. Her return now, though on a limited basis, is going to be fairly regular. And she has so many questions. So now, it seems, our roles are reversed. I feel periodically frustrated. Having gained so much knowledge and experience over the years, I feel so much more competent than I used to. I've done my best to follow all the positive role models in my life. I like myself, but... why can't I have both this and youth? I am quite certain that when I am old and creaky, and lying on my death bed, I will look out the window at a Spring day, and want nothing more than to have back all the Mondays I cursed. There is more about which to feel unease, happiness, sadness, worry, excitement and frustration. It will always be there, and I'm not the only one. Everyone, all of you, please take care of yourselves. You are worth more than you know.

My cat has her first big cold this week. She's five years old, healthy, strong. She went through her first string of 14 sneezes in a row and looked up at me, looking a little confused. "What was that? Nobody told me that was going to happen. When will it stop happening?" she seemed to ask.

/me starts building her list and getting a proper link.

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As You Understand My Many Yearnings GIMME

Darcy Ate Nine Chocolate Eclairs BINGE

Wired magazine, early 2006. That was when I first read about it. I didn't actually create an account for more than a year.

I organize occasional merfolk swims, bringing both friends and strangers together for ~30 minute swims through the seas of SL. I'm part of a group of friends that meets every Sunday morning to have breakfast together, dance to music, and just chat, visit and laugh. I go dancing with my partner certain evenings of the week. Locations and DJs vary, and it's always fun. I'm often either building things or thinking about it. These are only a few of the may things I really like to do in SL.

"If I don't already know who you are, and you can't tell me in two minutes, standing there on my porch, who you are and what you do, go away."

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