Halo Minoptra

Thanks - I'll use it. I know it's stupid, but I never thought I could just use my own.

I can work from home part of the week, but it's too small and busy there, so I go to the library, which is cool and quiet and has great wi-fi (and even wired connections if you know where to look).

I've checked out all the SL versions of places I've lived in RL. It's worth doing, just to see what people do with their sims. One spot (now gone) I just ended up loving and spent most of my time there.

There are a lot of nice PLACES to hang out -- coffeeshops, especially -- but no people in them. I stop into the Forum Cartel often, and even picked up that HUD that tells you when someone is there... anyway, there's no lack of places. It's just timezones and timing.

Several times I've looked for a Hug emoji. If I could only get one, that would be it.

So Happy It's Thursday! My commute's a bit long, so I put off the first cup of coffee until I get to the office.

This is just a ramble. You can ignore it and let this one die: This morning I arrived at work at the same time as this guy who is an executive at another company in the same building. I don't see him very often, but until today each time I'd run into him was a day that was significant to him. The first time was his very first day, when he was new and enthusiastic. He told me (all excited) about this book he was working out of called "The First 90 Days" which is about how to start a new job. The next time I met him was his 30th day, and then his 60th day. He told me that the book said those were significant days. Then I didn't see him again until his one-year anniversary. Each time, I could see he would key into his memory of being new, so running into him was always a happy upbeat experience. Today, though, was just a day, and I was feeling a little burned out myself. I could see he was feeling down, and it came out that he DRIVES for TWO HOURS to get to work every day. I exclaimed, "That's terrible!" and then of course felt stupid for blurting it until he agreed, saying, "Yeah, and when it rains, it's even slower." I didn't get the feeling that he was complaining really, or looking for pity or anything. He just wanted to say it to somebody. It made me feel better about my commute, but I still feel kinda burned because we've been working a lot and are short-handed. But I have to say that getting back into Second Life is a really nice thing to happen at this time. This morning before I left for work I logged in, and it struck me there are real people in here. I was sitting on the floor in my kitchen, and felt like I was sitting in the center of the world. Yes, I have a RL social life, often too active, but SL is just a different dimension. So many places to go, and so easy to have nice hair.

Good morning, all. Having a day off was great, but now it's Monday all over again.

Thanks, @LittleMe Jewell and @Lindal Kidd -- I think I'm going to let it go. It's pretty nice to be starting off again from almost zero, like a newbie. Everything I had was system clothes. I hadn't even gotten as far as mesh clothes in my old life. Besides, in the past my inventory overwhelmed me. This time I'm going to try to be less of an accumulator and more of a picky shopper. On the other hand, your posts do make me feel like my inventory evaporated... that I didn't delete it. That makes more sense.

After years and years, I'm updating my look. I haven't settled on the right hair yet, but I've got a mesh body and a skin and shape I like. I was going for a AnnaSophia Robb look.

I searched for "Fappy Valentine's Day" but this was all I came up with:

Thanks for the photo, @LittleMe Jewell ! So... after getting my old account reactivated, I logged in and started taking inventory. I found myself standing on a lawn in a peaceful, nice sim where they allow anyone to "set home here" -- and that was a nice thing to still find working. I kind of expected to find myself looking like a cute tomboy, but instead I was wearing this dress that belled out like a ballroom gown, but was made to look as though I lived in a magical forest. ... and that is all the clothes I own! I didn't have the Punisher costume, or any of the other pieces I remember. Just this magical woodland lady dress (and I don't know why), and a set of fuschia lingerie that I never unpacked. Nothing else. I still had all my skins and shapes and hair, though. I don't mind losing it all my clothes. I'm going to have to get a mesh body and clothes for that. Besides, I can't be sure I didn't delete my inventory myself, as odd as that would be. But the real blast from the past came as I went through my skins, trying them on, when I saw a skin folder named DUTCH TOUCH, and I thought what kind of name is that for-- OHHHHHH! It used to be one of my favorite skin shops, and in a flash I could even see the store in my mind's eye. Now the store is only on the Marketplace. The ones I have are still such nice skins. And then I was done taking inventory, completely done. Now I get to start all over, almost like a newbie.

Hi, folks -- I don't know if you remember me from the early part of this century (not that I was around that much). I just got this account reactivated after I don't know how many years. I had even forgotten I ever got this name, but I was looking through the archives, and on this page from Feb 2010 http://forums-archive.secondlife.com/327/85/252954/4127.html Maureen said, "Just checked, and 626 avatars have posted to this Thread" and in the list of names, I said hey! that's me! I also found (in the forum archives) this picture of me, which Feline took at a Halloween party. (Check out those boots, eh?) So I got the account reactivated and it's so nice to have a last name again. Now I have to get up-to-date. I already know which mesh body I'm going to get. Anway, I have to run home now in RL because it's just starting to snow, and it's supposed to get heavy, baby.

thanks.

Where are these albums? I've looked all around and don't find them?