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See, you and I think that's funny because we get SL. Normal people (let's face it, we aren't normal by any definition) would just stare at you blankly or maybe back slowly away from you.

Sadly, being married to someone who does not participate has its drawbacks. So many things I want to be able to joke about, that just get stifled halfway out of my throat

She is great. I used to have a tee shirt with a picture of her from the "You know how to whistle" scene.

I know exactly what you mean. But I was sort of explaining it to some members of my Kiwanis Club. They are all men and most are my parents' age. (And I'm your parents' age.) Surprisingly they started saying I should give a talk on it. So I actually got my son, who is an SL resident, to come to a meeting and do a presentation with machima etc. He described the history and future of computer ui. He showed me at work on a building job I was doing then and showed my shop. It went amazingly well.

Yeah, I know lol.

When all the ageplay stuff came out awhile ago my parents were calling me within a few minutes of hearing of it.

"Is that the thing you do on the internet?"

"Yes, Mom.. but it is not ALL like that. There are freaks around there just like on the rest of the internet. They are taking care of the problem."

"Well what do you find to do there? Do you go to the sex places too?"

"No, Mom. We mostly explore fun places and (my wife) makes jewelry and sells it for game money we can spend on stuff."

"Well why can't she just make Jewelry for real and sell it for real money?'

"Because Mom.. she doesn't have that skill in real life. She can do it there though and even takes classes about it. SL is fun and there is lots to do."

"Why don't you just do it all in real life? I don't understand you."

on and on and on. That is a real convo we had.

I tried to explain planes, parachutes, carnivals, dancing, etc etc. She just could not wrap her head around why we would do it all in a internet place.

My husband doesn't do SL himself but he is really great about listening to me rabbit on about it. And whenever he happens to come in and see my avi on screen he always says, "It looks just like you," in a way that makes me laugh and yet feel flattered at the same time.

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When my kids were young I loved that too.
One year I helped my then 2nd grade step daughter dress up as a pirate. After we went all over the neighborhood loading up on treats we went to meet my husband at a party. It was kind of a long drive and the glued-on beard was starting to itch. She kept asking me if she could pull it off and I keep begging her to wait until her dad saw it. (It did look really cool.) She managed to hang on that long, bless her heart. And she was the one who always shared her candy with me. She knew if she kept giving me pieces I'd let her keep eating them. The other kids would also share but they were inexplicably able to eat a couple and then put it away for the night.
I haven't gone out with any grandkids yet but I should make an effort to do that.

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Hi kids! We had a HUGE electrical storm..power's been off for hours...but yay, it just came back on!

whew...off to try to read up on today's thread postings....

Elora I absolutely understand the "crack addict" thing- my husband hates SL and any thing SL related. He travels extensively or I would not have as much time in SL as I do. I have no desire to explain the inner workings of SL - believe me!

Welcome back! When I lived in Kansas I used to love the big thunder storms. Losing electricity for a while really makes you appreciate it, huh?

pony!

LOL Kaimi.. my Dad always took our bags to "inspect the candy" to be sure there was nothing wrong with it. He found a lot of stuff he had to put aside for our "protection". He still does that to my kids when we get there.

I sooooo understand that. My husband just kind of shakes his head or gives me some really dumb look anytime I talk about something that happens in SL. It would be nice to be able to share some of the funnies with him and have him "get it".

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Chuckle.

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um....I have both of those outfits...or close to it...

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clump. Ooh! gotta go clean out the litter boxes!

I would not doubt that a bit cutie.

Hallo everyone, *yawns, stretches* Just got to work

I voted for you, had real fun in the store too when I did. A woman close by nearly jumped out of her skin at the noise the voting machine made. I laughed so much at her reaction, she was like "OMG WTF was that?" to her BF and he was all 'I have nooo idea" So I just had to tell them lol

OK...just jumping in here.

1. I love the 40s look. Have lots of dresses/skirts/slacks/outifts from that era. well, who am I kidding, I have lots of dresses/skirts/slacks/etc. from many, many eras.

2. Cary Grant rocked.

3. Halloween. LOVE IT. I live in Kid Central. My house is right next to a county park. Our civic association plans events throughout the year, and apparently we are Druids, because on Halloween, we always have a HUGE bonfire on the baseball diamond, and everyone heads to the park to see it, and to get cider and ginger snaps. The kids can pick up glow rings.

So...that means...EVERYONE comes by my house. I'm talking a cast of thousands (OK, hundreds). So, I really go to town decorating inside and outside the house, and I cannot believe the amount of candy I dole out every year. The best is when I hear kids walking down the street saying, "ooh, we have to go here...they always have cool decorations and the BEST candy!!"

OK...back to reading now...

Congrats Damien!!!

Belated but none the less I am sure you will enjoy:

It was way overdue for locking too in my opinion!!!