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Maureen Boccaccio
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07-13-2009 07:11
I like to think of my answering machine as my butler. |
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Maureen Boccaccio
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07-13-2009 07:12
 Does anyone else think I'm channelling Kate Jackson in that picture?ooooooh...yes. And nice. |
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Lexxi Gynoid
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07-13-2009 07:17
Very true. The thing is, last time I didn't answer the phone I had half of my family banging on my door wondering what had happened. They'd driven for over an hour because they thought something bad had happened. They hadn't even tried ringing my mobile or trying again in a few mins. Now I answer the phone everytime, its bloody sales calls  About 10, 11 years ago I had very loud banging on my door. At roughly 2, 3 am. It was my father at the door. He and my mother had driven hours, an hour and a half at least, just to slam their body against my door at roughly 2 or 3 am. Apparently I had missed their call. My grandfather had died. They were on their way down to grandparents house. Another 2, 3 hours down the road. |
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Treasure Ballinger
Virtual Ability
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07-13-2009 07:18
I always choose my outfit first, then shoes, hair, and jewelry. If I am wanting to wear a particular pair of earrings, then the hair is done after jewelry, otherwise, that order does not matter. Me too, except I always choose my next outfit before taking off the current one. Got tired of crashing naked and bald, and relogging that way, while I rummaged through my closet deciding what to wear after I stripped. So now I decide first, then strip. |
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
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07-13-2009 07:21
Mari, those are great. Where is that Airport? It would be a great place for Vanity pics.Assuming it is still around (was special for the opening, but I doubt there's been much time for clean up), it would be at 500-700m above the Whisker sim. _____________________
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Rioko Bamaisin
Unstable Princess
Join date: 16 Aug 2007
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07-13-2009 07:23
Another lost sister? Amara, can you help me out on this? Wait, but I was going to ask Rio if she wanted to............EWWWWWWWW! Wait, my mother was never really sure of my paternity. She was one of those hippie tree hugging people after all.  So what were you going to ask me?  /me waits patiently _____________________
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LittleMe Jewell
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Join date: 8 Oct 2007
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07-13-2009 07:28
I know, I have some friends who are like that. They chastise me, because I don't use any IM's, I screen all my calls and sometimes just don't want to talk, my cell phone is off more than it's on. Sometimes I will answer the phone in a sleepy voice in the middle of the day. They ask"Oh, did I wake you.?" I answer "No, it's OK. I had to get up to answer the phone anyway?" _____________________
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LittleMe Jewell
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07-13-2009 07:36
Me too, except I always choose my next outfit before taking off the current one. Got tired of crashing naked and bald, and relogging that way, while I rummaged through my closet deciding what to wear after I stripped. So now I decide first, then strip.  .I decide on my outfit, click 'add to outfit' on the folder (I keep full outfits in folders - almost never wear individual pieces), then I go to the previous outfit folder and click 'take off items'. _____________________
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Rioko Bamaisin
Unstable Princess
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07-13-2009 07:37
I always check caller id on calls at home and if I do not recognize the number/name or want to talk, then I let the machine take it. My cell phone lives in my purse and most of the time, if it rings, I won't even hear it. The cell phone is for my convenience and/or emergency use -- not so that somebody can talk to me any time *they* feel like it. My cell phone lives in my purse or my truck. I forget to charge it all the time too.  I got it mainly for the schools to call me if I'm not home and needed . That's the only time I really pay attention to it._____________________
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3Ring Binder
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07-13-2009 07:47
Mari! great pics! you are having so much fun! i love the one with you in bed, thinking about ghost stories.
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3Ring Binder
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07-13-2009 07:48
cell phones... i went almost 2 years with only 3 people knowing my cell #. now, my list is super long. it rings constantly now. not always who i 'wish' was calling, but it's still always nice to talk to friends.
however, i think everyone forgot i have a landline.  edit: i do love when my kids call me. i can't answer it fast enough. i have to 'think' if i want to answer with most anyone else. ... most... _____________________
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Claire Silverspar
Pokes Badgers With Spoons
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07-13-2009 07:50
Claire, if your phone is with BT, get Caller Display. It's only £2.50 a month (you might need to get a different phone, depending on whether yours will handle caller display; most newer ones do) but it's invaluable for showing you when someone you *know* is calling, as opposed to a random salesperson. Click the Home Phone Security Features tab; you'll find it under there: http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25504 Also, register with the Telephone Preference Service, on both your landline and mobile: http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/tps/ I was getting a ridiculous number of unsolicited sales calls, both on my mobile and on my (ex-directory) landline. I registered both numbers with TPS and the unsolicited calls have dropped to almost zero. Well worth doing. (There's a Mailing Preference Service, too, if you get a lot of junk mail.) Oh cool, this is a good idea. I'll check it out, thanks! _____________________
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3Ring Binder
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07-13-2009 07:52
clothing - i decide on what color i want to wear, then i dress first. i often try new hair after dressed, but usually go back to my main favorite wig. shoes are evil. i spend more time trying to match shoes to my outfit than anything. i really need to advance my shoe inventory.
in RL i am considering cut my hair really short, and if i do i'll probably go to short hair in SL also. we'll see. _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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07-13-2009 08:00
Wait, my mother was never really sure of my paternity. She was one of those hippie tree hugging people after all. So what were you going to ask me? /me waits patiently I sent you the picture the other day, didn't I? _____________________
Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen.
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Seven Okelli
last days of pompeii
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07-13-2009 08:05
I don't ever strip --- well, not for changing clothes anyway .I decide on my outfit, click 'add to outfit' on the folder (I keep full outfits in folders - almost never wear individual pieces), then I go to the previous outfit folder and click 'take off items'. Yeah, me too. I don't change clothes in public, but I could. . _____________________
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Treasure Ballinger
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07-13-2009 08:07
I don't ever strip --- well, not for changing clothes anyway .I decide on my outfit, click 'add to outfit' on the folder (I keep full outfits in folders - almost never wear individual pieces), then I go to the previous outfit folder and click 'take off items'. Oh, I see. I'm a mix 'n match kind of girl myself, and don't use outfit folders. |
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Brenda Connolly
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07-13-2009 08:07
About 10, 11 years ago I had very loud banging on my door. At roughly 2, 3 am. It was my father at the door. He and my mother had driven hours, an hour and a half at least, just to slam their body against my door at roughly 2 or 3 am. Apparently I had missed their call. My grandfather had died. They were on their way down to grandparents house. Another 2, 3 hours down the road. This is going to sound cold, but there is this thing that it somehow matters if you know a loved one has passed away immediately. A couple of times I have been in that situation where I have been out of contact, and when learning the news a few hours later, accompanied by the hand wringing from the person delivering it, have always asked, gently "Does my knowing it then or now make any difference? They are just as dead." Over time, I've really changed the way I think about how we treat death. In so many ways we respond so selfishly, as if we have to make a public grief show in order to validate our feelings for the person. And don't get me started on the Business of Death. _____________________
Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen.
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Brenda Connolly
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07-13-2009 08:08
Oh, I see. I'm a mix 'n match kind of girl myself, and don't use outfit folders. Neither do I. _____________________
Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen.
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3Ring Binder
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07-13-2009 08:11
i handle death very privately. i often don't attend services.
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Brenda Connolly
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07-13-2009 08:11
Today's Mission...The Doomed Ship.
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3Ring Binder
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07-13-2009 08:14
today's mission - spank that luscious ass. _____________________
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Eli Schlegal
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07-13-2009 08:17
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3Ring Binder
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07-13-2009 08:19
LMAO! i love that pic! the guy behind Obama is priceless!
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Love Hastings
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07-13-2009 08:21
This is going to sound cold, but there is this thing that it somehow matters if you know a loved one has passed away immediately. A couple of times I have been in that situation where I have been out of contact, and when learning the news a few hours later, accompanied by the hand wringing from the person delivering it, have always asked, gently "Does my knowing it then or now make any difference? They are just as dead." I once had to drive to a friend's house in the early morning and tell her that her father had just died. She was incredibly close to him, and her family didn't want the news delivered by telephone. I suppose I could have waited until the morning, but she (and her family) would never have forgiven me. Over time, I've really changed the way I think about how we treat death. In so many ways we respond so selfishly, as if we have to make a public grief show in order to validate our feelings for the person. And don't get me started on the Business of Death. Of course it's selfish - it's the people left behind who have to deal with their absence. _____________________
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Amaranthim Talon
Voyager, Seeker, Curious
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07-13-2009 08:23
Wait, my mother was never really sure of my paternity. She was one of those hippie tree hugging people after all. So what were you going to ask me? /me waits patiently Oh! I had missed this!! Yay! Welcome to the family _____________________
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