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Stephanie Calavera

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  1. Pretty straightforward. I joined 31/Jan/2008. I've always been a fan of the Metal Gear Solid series of games. My avi being named after the character Nastasha Romanenko. Unfortunately, unsurprisingly, Romanenko wasn't an available surname--I liked the sound of Szaberwick. What I didn't foresee is how many people would omit the first "s", and call me Natasha instead.
  2. There was a time when I would stay logged in regardless of whether I was AFK or not. But that was also when camping chairs were a thing, for free stuff and L$s (or are they still a thing?). Also, when I used mechanical storage for a OS/boot drive, which meant it would take 10 minutes to boot sometimes, and my PC was a potato--we're talking around 2008 to 2012. So I'd keep my PC running--only restarting for updates. These days, with the specs in my signature...I don't feel the need to do either. I'll log off, and shut down my PC, when I think I'll be away for longer than 30 minutes. Because I can be up, running, and in-world is less than 30 seconds. Before I do log off, I usually TP home. I've never been quite sure as to why other than it just feels natural.
  3. I deleted a lot of stuff from 2008-2013 just before the BoM project was announced--including some system/flexi. I had some initial regret when it was announced. If only because a lot of those things were by designers that just don't exist anymore. One or two closed down during that period. I fondly remember an alt/goth clothing store called "WRONG!"--although I think another store goes by that name, now. But I think in the end it was for the best, for a couple of reasons. I have my own system, and I won't claim to be perfect, because my "TO SORT" folder is getting pretty full (have things I've bought over the last couple of weeks in there), but I think I'm doing good. It took around 6 months on/off. I'm sure if I had recorded when and for how long, it would add up to a week or two. So lots of subfolders/categories. I clear out notecards and LMs every so often. My next mission. To set up and organise (CTS) Wardrobe so I have a visual catalogue.
  4. I visited a couple of years ago, after I came back from a hiatus and wanting to see if old LMs still worked. I went there just before posting my reply out of curiosity. It truly is those things.
  5. The last time I purchased a non-human avatar was maybe between 2008-2009, from Grendel's Children--which it's astonishing (in a good way) that they're still around. I need something new. I may have to visit Avalon's.
  6. It's not something I understand either. Then again, I'm English, and I've lived in the same suburb my entire RL. That may have something to do with it. So in SL, it's a theme I'd rather avoid. It's one of the reasons that I went with a houseboat with regards to Bellisseria, over a traditional home. I'm still interested in what others have to say, though.
  7. A little hiatus aside, I've spent a lot of time in SL. It still amazes, and excites me, just how much I still don't/didn't know about its history. Thank you for this post. It actually made me dig a little into the color sims/regions, and do a little exploring, while stumbling across other suburban areas such as Shermerville. I try to not hang around for too long, though.
  8. You just reminded me that my stipend is due in STO, and it's been awhile since I've logged in. I find myself converting Zen to Dil, and stockpile for when they do the Phoenix Prize Packs--for the upgrades. Also, I think that weekly login seems to only apply to accounts created before June 6th 2006? Because here it states if you're a premium member, you get a weekly stipend whether you login or not..and I can confirm that from my own experience/s--I will often go a week or two without logging in. Still stinks, for those who do have to login weekly.
  9. I don't/won't, for a myriad of reasons. I don't even use voice chat in MMOs. I have sounds turned off--generally listen to music externally, ASMR videos, TED Talks, or something else.
  10. Also, for a RAM Disk/cache. Which, I hope most with such resources consider. I've used a RAM Disk for caching since around 2012. I recently upgraded from 32GB to 48GB--have a 20GB RAM Disk, and set up a Squid Proxy Cache. It's quite silly, how fast loading textures is. The leftover 28GB is more than enough for anything/everything else that I do (gaming, audio/music production and virtual machines).
  11. I think the only time things ever got that low, was when I had a potato PC circa 2010. I don't even get that when my FS window is out of focus. Such as when I'm doing something on one monitor while having FS/SL running on another monitor--around 13fps, usually. Besides graphics settings, maybe check your draw distance--reduce it if necessary.
  12. Room for improvement, and constantly tweaking. But there was no structure before. I did purchase (CTS) Wardrobe some time last year, but never got around to using it because my inventory was so disorganised--so that's my next project. As for KSP. I think so long as you can figure out how to build a rocket and get into orbit, maybe one or two other basics, it's totally fine to use a mod called MechJeb (kind of like autopilot) for a lot of things...I don't find docking at all fun for example. Although purists might think otherwise. As I see it, real world spacecraft have computer-assisted piloting. So... *blows raspberry at the purists*
  13. Indeed. I have Asperger's (or Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1 under the DSM-V, and upcoming ICD-11)--just as Torley Linden. Those executive functioning deficits covers difficulties with prioritising, organising, time and task management. So things can spiral out of control easily. It's also easy to look at certain tasks (that may be small to most people) and be overwhelmed, paralyzed with anxiety--resulting in either avoiding the situation altogether, or shutting down. Something like cleaning a room needs to be broken down into clear and concise smaller tasks, with a clear plan--it's not possible to just jump straight into it. I mean it took around 6 months for me to organise 10+ years of inventory on my main. But yes. I usually have other RAM/CPU hungry things running. Sometimes a game that doesn't require a whole lot of attention such as Kerbal Space Program, while running a single instance of Firestorm. Sometimes I may use my alt on Black Dragon, to take a photo while my main poses on Firestorm, and nothing more.
  14. I only have one alt, and they're gathering virtual dust. It became abandoned after I had no use for it, but I also struggled to maintain it, as well as my main. I definitely couldn't manage and maintain more. The joys of executive functioning deficits...
  15. Have been hanging around the Bellisseria Fairgrounds. Wolfie Starfire was amazing, wasn't she?
  16. Been so consumed with RL things that I've only just gotten chance to walk around the SL16B regions. Took this at SL16B Mesmerize.
  17. Not really a fan of Ariana Grande, but am a fan of Linkin Park. So was a bit skeptical, but actually enjoyed the mashup.
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