Madelaine McMasters
-
Posts
22,953 -
Joined
-
Days Won
19
Content Type
Forums
Blogs
Knowledge Base
Posts posted by Madelaine McMasters
-
-
-
23 minutes ago, BillFletcher said:
Or when you look all over the house for some item you own, only to eventually decide it's lost or used up, so you go buy another and then put it away and find the one you were looking for right there.
Absent mindedness is in the McMasters genes. I live in my childhood home, which is filled with tape measures, reading glasses, utility knives, tape dispensers, scissors, Sharpies and other items. Rather than trying to remember where we put those things, we just bought dozens of them when they were on sale (or freebate) and dispersed them around the house.
-
1
-
-
Just now, Lindal Kidd said:
Oh, but it IS possible. One might point to horse or dragon "saddles", where both the animal avatar and the rider avatar sit on an invisible "vehicle" that makes it appear the person is riding the animal avatar.
But I encountered another example even closer to a person becoming a rideable object. At one time, Sin Labs had a test track. You could sit on something that turned you into a motorcycle, and then your partner could sit on you and drive you around...very darn fast.
The RendeZvous thing I purchased was a vehicle. Though it was fun, it was a far cry from what I wanted. Virtually all SL animations are. Having one organic object ride another requires collision modeling well beyond what SL can do. RendeZvous became a complete nuisance if I did anything but walk over flat ground. It's a faint fuzzy memory, but the Ferris wheel fella was very specific about the feeling he wanted to get from being one. The vehicle approach was a non-starter for him.
-
2
-
-
I recall seeing the late Ever Dreamscape hanging around Bay City as a fire. I think she set her hoverheight full-left so her name tag would be underground. If you got close enough, she'd jump out and engulf you. I think Ever will always be the quintessential SL fire starter. Though I came by my schtick on my own, I can't hold a candle to Ever's lasting legacy in Bay City. I think, every year on Ever's SL birthday, Bay City residents set fires all around the area. It's an impressive and moving thing to see.
-
2
-
-
Shortly after arriving in SL, I had a lovely chat with someone who wanted to be a Ferris wheel. I thought that must be something that could be scripted, so looked into it. I was disappointed to see that LSL doesn't allow people to "sit" on other people. It wasn't long after that I discovered I wanted that ability for myself, to allow giving piggyback rides. I ended purchasing "RendeZvous" (or something like it) and had great fun with it, carrying my partner at the time either on my shoulders, or in a fireman's carry.
I had several discussions with the couple who'd designed the thing. They mentioned that quite a few people had expressed interest in becoming ride-able objects. It's a shame that LL hasn't made this possible. I imagine there's some griefing aspect I haven't considered, but even LL's marketing imagery shows this scenario...
"Lift and carry" is a fetish, but there's a lot of non-sexual pleasure to be had from sharing a ride on someone. Who of us hasn't had a ride on a parent's shoulder? I'd love to have a "1-2-3-Go!" animation for three people, in which the one is the middle is swung back by the outside two. Or a centrifugal animation where one spins the other 'round until their feet leave the ground.
-
2
-
-
35 minutes ago, Lindal Kidd said:
I think the most peculiar folks I've encountered are the ones into the kink known as "objectification". They get a thrill out of being turned into some inanimate object...a statue, a coffee table, a public toilet...
And they'll stay that way, sometimes for months at a time. Just...being there. Not interacting with anyone, except sometimes if you IM them they will talk with you.
Ooooh, I should try to find one of these people and have them sit in a corner of my 35 LI skybox, wearing all the holiday/seasonal decorations that would throw me over the limit.
-
1
-
3
-
-
3 minutes ago, Lindal Kidd said:11 hours ago, Arielle Popstar said:
The truth is never popular, but it does set one
freeon fire.Fixed that for you. Maddy will be along shortly.
...ponders which of you is closer and, being too sleepy for certainty, sets you both on fire.
-
3
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:
People should be able to live their lives without me telling them they're "doing it wrong."
Well, I AM doing it wrong! And, as you know, your telling me that will be largely counterproductive.
-
4
-
-
41 minutes ago, Sid Nagy said:
In NL we have the phrase (translated) "A storm in a glass of water".
Is that a thing in the English language too?29 minutes ago, Marigold Devin said:UK = Storm in a tea cup
Yes indeedie it is.
US = Tempest in a teapot.
-
4
-
2
-
1
-
-
52 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:57 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:
Both alumnae, but probably not sorority sisters, I'm guessing. In any case, take it as a mark of distinction.
Well, in the 70s I was bursting into tears at being left at playschool by my mum, so . . . yeah, probably not.
And yes . . .*sighs* . . . alumnae, not alumna.
Apparently U of T doesn't teach Latin (which I took as an undergrad) very good.
Joe McCarthy and Chris Farley roamed the halls of my alma mater. Chris was a contemporary.
In the 1970s, my mum leaving me at playschool made everyone else burst into tears.
-
1
-
3
-
-
I have this same problem with household gadgets. I'll see something at the store that addresses an unlikely need I hope I'll develop some day, like drilling a square hole. I bring it home and, as I'm placing it in the most sensible storage place, find another one already there.
-
I'm quite looking forward to my local gas station advertising pumpkin spice gasoline again.
-
3
-
7
-
-
14 hours ago, Rowan Amore said:14 hours ago, Love Zhaoying said:
Student: "Teacher, can I use the restroom?"
Teacher: "I don't know, CAN you?"
- Every Teach Ever
MAY I use the restroom?
I never had that exchange, probably because I said...
"I gotta pee! Want me to do it here?"
-
1
-
1
-
-
3 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:
Well, that's one of those things that used to be taught in English class, the difference between physically being able to do something and not being allowed to do something but ACTUALLY I put up a mangled version of the famous quote by Lenin which is:
Верхи не хотят, низы не могут
Which is translated literally as: "The tops don't want, the bottoms can't".
Or those who rule society don't want to change it; those at the bottom of society can't change it, i.e. they don't have the power.
Thank you for pointing out that you mangled the quote. The literal translation makes sense.
Your English class example actually doesn't resolve my question, as "cannot" might be caused by either lack of ability or lack of permission. More context is often required for clarification. This, of course, has no bearing on the distinction between "cannot" and "won't", which is where you mangled the quote.
-
2
-
2
-
-
3 hours ago, Prokofy Neva said:
"Those at the top cannot and those at the bottom are not able".
How is "cannot" different from "not able"?
-
4
-
-
50 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:
"So don't judge me, Maddy. Don't you dare judge me."
Owwww, must you ring the bell so loudly?
Where, oh where do I start?
-
1
-
-
52 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said:
I have never done an IQ test, and never been invited to MENSA, so I've sadly never had the opportunity to splutter with laughter while ripping up the invite.
Can someone send me one via DM? I'm suddenly feeling under-privileged.
We were not invited to Mensa. By the time I heard about it, I already knew I was reasonably intelligent (certainly different), and I liked hanging out with curious people (mostly adults). I thought of Mensa as a merit badge. I brought up the idea and my parents looked into it. I think it was my excitement about joining that ultimately shut the idea down. Sometimes I need tough love.
What I didn't realize at the time is that intelligence and curiosity are two different things and curiosity takes me more places.
-
5
-
-
7 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:20 minutes ago, Sid Nagy said:
BTW I had an invitation from Mensa, but I rejected too.
Based on a purely non-scientific, non-random reading of the tea leaves, I suspect that there are many others here who could say the same. But won't. 😎
6 minutes ago, Seicher Rae said:Unlike the mouthy (insecure or ego maniacs) who do/have/will!
This is why Groucho's motivations are as suspect as my own. Do I tell people I reject Mensa as a way of suggesting I'm better than they are? Do I tell people I reject Mensa because they actually rejected me? ("I hate ice-cream" after dropping my cone on the ground.) Do I claim to be nefarious to get people to think I'm not? Did my father refuse to reveal his IQ with the expectation his reasoning would lead everyone to believe he was brilliant?
Get back to me when you have the answers. Be prepared to show your work.
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
-
Some years ago, I published the following diagrammatic explanation of my nefarious plan for world domination, using Facebook as my tool. I am, of course, so nefarious that revealing the plan cannot stop it.
In Step 1, I infect a small, isolated group of minions (you here in the forum) with some absurd ideology I've made up.
In Step 2, I send you all out into Facebook, to spread the news far and wide.
The most important part of all this is that I would never join a club that would have me as a member, so I observe the resulting chaos from a great distance.
If you look closely, you'll several small "islands" of nonconformity that survive the conversion. That's my admission of imperfection, without which you'd think I was delusional. Feel free to imagine you're one of those nonconformists. Self delusion is an equal opportunity employer.
-
1
-
-
21 hours ago, Da5id Weatherwax said:
*steps smartly out of the line of fire between Scylla and Maddy, since "somebody" has just called Maddy's most attractive feature "gross"
Did anyone bring popcorn?
My childhood friends, upon introduction to our family banter, would often have that reaction. Most quickly figured it out and joined in. A few never recovered.
My local Ace Hardware store had, for years, been run by the same family, with very low turnover in the core staff. When I was an infant, my father would sometimes take me into the store and weigh me on the hardware scale, which was used to measure things like nails that were sold by the pound. He'd banter with the staff, who was soon teasing me over all many of things. I learned to tease them back. This has been going on for fifty years. I was heartbroken when the family sold the store and turned over virtually all of the staff.
I loved walking through the front door and yelling "Kevin? Jim" Anybody home?" As the student temp employees up front looked at me askance. Nothing made me happier than hearing a disembodied, familiar voice boom from some distant aisle...
"Maddy? What did you break now?"
-
21 hours ago, Da5id Weatherwax said:
At this point, Maddy, I am convinced your mind is your most attractive feature.
Because it's as weird as mine
I was pretty young when taught that weirdness is a virtue. Surprise and delight want novelty. Weirdness provides it.
The McMasters family motto is "People are weird"*
*And we are people.
-
29 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said:
As I recall, membership involves getting "acceptable" scores on a battery of IQ tests, like Stanford-Binet. They are selecting for a particular kind of intelligence. Among other things, they look for people who handle standard tests well. That's as good a way of managing membership as any, I suppose, but it's not a universal way of defining "smart".
I can't help watching my mind drift to Groucho Marx:
Yep, all three of us passed and I was pretty excited about it. Dad refused to reveal his scores because "Once people know, they'll wonder why I haven't done more with my life." Emotional IQ is pretty damned important, as is diversity. You never know just what kind of smarts will be needed to get you out of your next pickle, nor whether you'll have them.
I'm quite fond of Groucho's quote, but his motivations are as suspect as my own.
-
2
-
-
22 minutes ago, Marigold Devin said:
Not quite, according to what Rolig just posted. I didn't realise that a lot of people had thought Cupid Linden was a creepy griefer. I only see a tiny part of the forums, especially these days.
My bad. I was thinking of the Linden kissing booth.
-
2
-
-
Regarding Mensa, my parents and I all qualified when I was young. I wanted to join but they demurred. I no longer wish to join.
I wonder of Mensa membership means what we think it means. I wonder if declining membership means what we think it means.
-
2
-
1
-
1
-
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Flickr
Oh my Gawd! - Totally unOfficial Pet Peeve Thread.
in General Discussion Forum
Posted
Ooooh, wasn't Margaret a cutie? She was such a cuddler, but cleaning up after her was hard work, even with the front end loader. Mom's marigold's got so much fertilizer they ended up shading the house. You'd swear Marge was half cat, bringing home part of the night's kill to lay on the porch in the morning. I'll never forget finding Brian Torbeck's fedora and one of his sneakers on the welcome mat. I still wear the fedora and I named one of the marigolds after him.
Marge wouldn't eat anything with lots of hair, which is why Scylla is still around.