just ignore and let this one die

Particles I would guess since no matter which way you look they are splayed out the same.

You must of missed this post from yesterday - you could have gotten one for L$50:

Lol, I didn't miss it at all, that is why it was so funny - if L$50 was as much as I needed for my new vacuum, life would have been sweet indeed. Sadly it cost a wee bit more than that

i'm sorry i couldn't get there. RL got in my way. but what a beautiful setting. Congrats CX and Allie.

The gown I tried to buy yesterday for the party finally got delivered.

@Rhonda - omg, what a fantastic dress! It goes perfectly with your skin tone and hair!

Mom has the Kennedy funeral on the TV. I'm done with the vacuuming and am captive at the dining room table while she washes the floors.

So, while I vacuumed, there was this incredibly boring priest on TV. It sounded like he was reading "Eulogy for generic famous male." Even Mom said, "God, that man is boring!"

I said, "It sounds like he never even heard of Ted Kennedy before yesterday afternoon."

"No, he's a personal friend."

"Yikes!"

Of course, like most boring speakers, he spoke for a LONG time. I went out to get some cleaning supplies and snacks.

When I came back, Ted's son Ted spoke. He looked and sounded vaguely like James Spader. There were two things that I particularly liked, which will probably sound like BS when I say them, but they were quite real when he said them.

He talked about how he was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 12, and one of his legs was amputated. Soon after, there was a heavy snowfall, so his father got out a sled and invited him to sled down their steep driveway.

The boy was still having trouble adjusting to his artificial limb, and he slipped on the ice, fell, and started to cry. "I can't do this!" he said. "I can't climb that hill. I will never be able to climb that hill."

His father picked him up and said, "I know you can do this. You can do anything. And you and I will climb this hill together, even if it takes us all day."

(And so you know, you go "Oh, crap, too metaphorical, but... boo hoo hoo!"

Another characteristic bit:

When the senator would get back to Cape Cod on the weekends, he'd get out on the water as soon as possible to practice sailing maneuvers. They'd be out there long after the others had left the water, and young Ted asked, exasperated, "Why are we ALWAYS the last ones out on the water?"

The senator said, "The sailors we compete against are smarter and more talented than us. But the reason we will beat them in the race is because we work harder than they do."

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omg that dress is stunning!!!

Seven, I love your forum avatar pic. Very fresh and lots of subtle mood. And I appreciate your thoughts on Kennedy. I too am moved by the send off he's getting. One wouldn't automatically assume he was such a good parent.



This makes me think about designing some new clothes myself. It is really lovely.

There have been a couple of things that made me look back at when I did some creating and running a store recently. I Have had more than a passing interest in just about everything and I have recently been thinking that if I started to build agin I shoud limit what I do to just one or two aspects. Scripted furniture and poses or something like that.

I have a friend I helped when she was new to SL. Showed her the tools. Tried to explain what an alpha texture was. Helped get her blender import/export working. That sort of stuff. I can pick up the technical stuff quickly. But she has an amazing artistic talent for just about anything. She dropped by earlier to show me a couple of dresses she is working on.

O

M

G!!!

The level of detail is stunningly beautiful. She had a prim belt for one gown that was vine work with gem roses and leaves.

I do have a level of pride in knowing I helped to teach her how to build but in perspective it is like being the person that taught Monet to mix paint. Then again, if I had taught Monet how to mix paint I would damn sure be crowing about that too

You *should* feel proud! Let us know when she is ready to sell them.

(or if she needs beta testers)

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She *needs* beta testers!! Sign me up! Let her know I am a good tester since I will be shorter than most anyone else, and if it looks great on me, it will look totally stunning on you tallers! ;P

To die for (and you look great too of course). Who made that?

Still sick, too drugged and tired to catch up thoroughly.

@3Ring: Hugs, and wishing you the best. Been there recently myself.

@Lil: thanks for the heads-up about the free furniture.

Everyone else, you are all still beautiful.

Bedtime now. Nite.

Thank you to everyone who welcomed me in. Much appreciated.

xo

This is from Indyra's Originals ... and she really does have some original designs.

And now tht you are here you can never leave.

I have a dress I bought from there about two years ago that I still wear and love. Time for a trip back methinks...

*returns to lurkerhood*

I knew all that stuff I found in the Zindra hunt would come in handy *somewhere*

I haven't been there in so long. She has some really nice stuff. I'll have to stop in soon. That dress is beautiful.

*waves to Libby* You de-lurked!! Welcome. I'm glad you stopped by. And for your first post in this thread, a little shiny:

*smiles* It's so good to see you here...and it was great seeing you last night at Allie and CX's.

Oh a gold star, thank you

You are still beautiful too. Have a good sleep and feel better very soon.



Welcome Libby!

Welcome Libby & Clarissa

One thing about Indyra's. . .the demo's for her shoes are horrible. Hard to tell what they really look like from the front.

Rhonda, I spotted the dress that you have while I was there tonight, and I have to say that you do it far better justice than the model on the pic I had to really look at it to make sure it was the same dress. It does look wonderful on you.

Night all-

CX & Allegria party






got to dance with Bec


Clover and Rhonda