just ignore and let this one die

he watches TV, i play on the internet.

of the two, his costs twice as much per month as mine in utility fees. i could easily make the arguement, but i don't want to. i don't want to 'go there'. it pays for itself, and that works for me. but i feel so tied to my moniter now with AFK camping slowly fading away.

i'm pretty feisty, and i could easily put my foot down and incorporate SL into my budget. but i don't want to.

but, suddenly it's become a chore to have a second life. ugh.

Hi threadies!

Re: refusing to pay money for a game - I understand if folks don't want to spend money in SL; people have all kinds of pulls on their budget, especially in this economy, and for a lot of folks adding in another line item for entertainment is prohibitive. Even a modestly decent-sized plot of land and shopping budget in SL can easily run $20US or more, and lots of us are spending more than that. So I have no problem with folks who just say no to that.

What I don't understand is couching it in terms like "refusing to pay money for a game," which sound so judgmental to me. It makes me wonder, when I hear that, if the person who says it has never paid money for cable television (some have not), or bought a movie ticket, or eaten a nice meal out. Just about anyone who can afford to spends some money on frivolous things that provide entertainment or make you smile for a little while. Spending money in SL is just like that.

3ring, I don't know (or need to know) anything about your budget or your expenses, and I don't think you necessarily meant any judgment by saying "I refuse to pay money for a game" - you may have only meant "with all the pulls on the money I have, I don't want to put any more of it into entertaining myself." But I think the words come across as a little judgmental, and that's why those of use who choose to spend money in SL (and those of us who are lucky enough to be able to do so) react a little defensively to it.

ETA: Isee you clarified in your post just above mine.

I've been looking at audiobooks after I noticed I could listen to them on my ipod.

I've previewed some. I think I can't use audiobooks. Which is sad since I always assumed I'd be able to fall back on them when my eyes finally give out. I can't use them because I can't pay attention. My mind keeps wandering to other things, and I miss a lot of stuff. If I was reading, I could go back, but . . . harder/more annoying to do when hearing. Odd, I normally do not have as much problem paying attention when I read.

edit in: ha, now I'm listening to Steve Martin play the banjo.
The Crow: New Songs for Five-String Banjo

Lexxi, it takes a little getting used to, but I am addicted to audio books. I sometimes work on two at a time, one in the car and one in the house. Just stick with it a bit, and I think you'll be OK.

I've been trying. I haven't found anything yet that I want to try. Well, I did find a $0.95 audiobook - collection of erotic short stories. Oddly that seems to hold my attention, to a certain extent. Though sometimes I'm distracted by the woman's voice and miss the actual story.

LOL. Maybe try a favorite book you have already read. Since you are familiar with it you may have an easier time. You may be trying too hard to concentrate.

At Cozy Love Park

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Moolbora/124/11/57/

That's a very pretty picture That hair looks so nice on you.

About audio books: I know a guy who gets The Economist magazine on tape or disk or whatever it is, and he told me that when there are graphs or pictures the narrator tries to describe them.

Which I found hilarious.

"there's a red bar and a blue bar, and another bar that's some other color, and they are all about the same size, except the red bar is really skinny."

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Why does Ross Perot spring into my mind?

LOL! Just saw this when I was reading back a few pages. Good one.

I'm glad you're feeling better, too.

Dire Straits! Wonderful. Your photoshoot layout is awesome, Skell.

*waves* Well, *some* people are not doing their share!!

Thanks, Lil! I've been trying to remember what the procedure was for doing this.

/me knocks on 3Ring's door...

Jerboa and I went to a beautiful garden sim last night...Forest Feast. http://slurl.com/secondlife/feast/128/128/0

Seven...I find I wait each day for your pics. Absolutely lovely.

And the linens on that bed are beautiful. But they pale in comparison next to you.

Love the hair, too!

LOL!!!!

This picture is simply lovely, I enjoy all your pictures but this and that last one especially.

*agrees, especially about that hair looking nice on you.

Wow Seven - you are just beautiful! And the look on your face is just plain sweet

Thanks for putting up the notecards of the office hours. I read the first one and a bit of the second one before giving up. Once it became a Premium vs Basic debate I was done. The idea of limiting forum posting privileges to Premiums was especially galling. I was very disappointed.

Lexxi, I couldn't get any house work done at all if it weren't for audiobooks. But I have the same problem. Depending on what's going on in my life, my mind wanders. Often a different reader makes all the difference -- some readers are just awful. It takes a special skill I think.

I also found that shorter fiction works better in that format. Some great free short fiction podcasts are Escape Pod (science fiction), Pseudopod (horror), and Podcastle (fantasy). I love these and the readers are ususally quite good.

I'm also finding that non-fiction podcasts are keeping my interest more than long fiction too. I get a big hoot of The Paranormal Podcast and all the various Scientific American and NPR science podcasts available on iTunes.

Everything about this picture is gorgeous.

Morning all.


/me sits in corner and patiently waits for Maureen


/me glares at Pep twice.(you won the daily double today)