There's a storm coming

I have tried and tried with Viewer 2, I have tried with Kirstens Viewer both of which kick me unceremoniously out the door often accompanied by the bsod (blue screen of death).

I have read blogs and  forums looking for reasons why I can't run either of them on a reasonable laptop besides which I really dislike the new interface it's cluttered and cumbersome.

There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel and I am really hoping that I will be able to run the new Firestorm Viewer when it's eventually released. Tonight I found this

I don't know what I think about the interface but it looks less cluttered than V2.

I wish I could say I want a V2 viewer for some techy reason but I can't  I want it for multiple tattoo's and the multiple clothing layers (yes I am just that vain)

Check out the link see what you think.

The Name Game

Now we have the ability to change our SL names, have I changed mine? I did drop the Romano for a week I thought I could be one of those cool one name girls but it didn't feel right to me.

I no longer know who from my friends list is logging in and out. I see blahblah is online who??? has someone sneaked onto my friends list? I have to look on the profile of blahblah to see who it actually is.

It's pretty cute to see paired up avis take the same last name and I can hazard a guess who that person is when they log in

Some people are changing their names to something totally random .Maybe I should try something more random, DeathbyChocolate Candylips maybe ?? -has a certain ring to it no?

Do we need change of name cards in SL- like we have change of address cards in RL.

Sorry for the gap in posts here I promise I will try to post more regularly.

30 days of truth-Day 30

Drum Roll...may I present finally and extremely overdue day 30.

This has been a very fulfilling experience for a couple of reasons.

It has given me an opportunity to share my thoughts and feelings with other people and also occupied my mind and distracted me from negative things that have been happening in RL and to a lesser degree SL.

Day 30-Write a letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

Dear Asia

This is a difficult letter to write but I want you to know how I feel.

I love that you are an intelligent and articulate woman with an active and enquiring mind.

I love your kindness to others you are a compassionate person with a big heart. You are one of the most loyal people I know please don't lose that quality even though people sometimes let you down.

I love your sense of humour and quick wit you have a real knack of making people laugh.

I could list lots of  wonderful things about you but I know how difficult that would be for you to read and more importantly to believe, you know what they are and one day you will realise that you have so much going for you.

In closing I want to let you know how proud of you I am you have overcome some tough times and managed to come out the other side in one piece.

Appreciate and love yourself, you are so worth it.

Asia x

30days of Truth-Day 29

Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.

Change myself??? I am perfect in every way (4 hour break while I laugh myself into oblivion)

If only it was as easy to change ourselves in RL as it is to do in SL,a little thinner a little taller etc.

What I really hope to change is my lack lustre outlook on life, I want to stop being  little Miss stick in the mud and be more little Miss dynamo.

Why? because If I am bored of hearing myself whine and complain then the people around me MUST be.

Don't call me baby

I am not mad about being called babe or baby especially in random IM's, my answer usually is "do I look like a baby?" so with this in mind I simply could not resist buying this.

 

How funny is that? I am still laughing. You just wear it and Nanny Linden is taking the baby out for a perambulation, very silly but very funny.

 

I think this is a weekend deal only at Altya's Dream Creations and Toys (60L$)

30days of Truth-Day 28

What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?

This must be the longest 30 days in history :) the finishing post is in sight now so without further ado onto day 28.

There is next to no chance chance I could become pregnant again so it is not something I have thought much about.

Pregnancy can be a much anticipated and longed for event or a tearing your hair out in panic event.

If you are sexually active and don't want to become pregnant use contraception if your beliefs allow that.

In answer to day 28's question, if I had an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy I would take steps to resolve that situation. I am a advocate of  Pro Choice.

Hostess with the Leastess

With my New Year SL resolutions fresh in my mind I decided to take myself out for the SL evening.

Off I went determined to paint the town red (well a wishy washy pink at least) pointing myself in the direction of one of the popular clubs in SL. 

After I had de-clouded and acclimatized to the lag I made my way to the dance floor and threw out general ‘hello’ to the club, nothing happened 'Hey! Happy New Year' I said to the host five minutes later still no response. Had the 500 line gestures eaten my greeting?

I checked back in local to see if I had missed a ‘hey/hello’ I hadn’t but I did see copious greetings and welcomes to the male visitors from the club host.

I continued watching local chat, other women arrived and received little in the way of a greeting or welcome yet male avis were bombarded with 'hello’s looking good welcome backs' etc.

This is not surprising I have experienced this before. But why does it happen? my theory is that 90% of clubs host are female.

A pretty female host shaking her pixels and flirting up a storm is more likely to be tipped by a man, possibly? So grabbing the attention of a male as soon as he arrives at a club makes good financial sense maybe.

I will tip a host if she is doing a great job or going the extra mile to make all people feel welcome, but in general if it’s just gesture overload and little else I don’t bother.

So Ms Host with the most, it's basic good manners to greet people as they enter a club and that surprisingly includes avis of the female persuasion too.

30days of Truth-Day 27

What’s the best thing going for you right now?

I would have to say it's that I own my house and earn a decent salary.

Yeah I know this is a practical thing and I maybe should have said something more about my health or happiness, but money is money,

It doesn't bring you happiness but it does bring you a roof over your head, a nice holiday a couple of times a year and no constant worry about bills. (been there done that)

The job in which I earn the decent salary is a different matter and may change this year.

Happy New Year

New years day and my thoughts turn to resolutions and goals for 2011.

The RL ones are still being formulated so here are the highlights of the things in SL I would like to change and/or improve in 2011.

• Blog more
• Comment more on the many many blogs I love and read daily
• Spend less time alone in SL (e.g actually leave my skybox)
• Find new places to go
• Be more organised in my inventory
• Be more sociable
• Stop living in the SL past.

I am giving myself a deadline, If I haven't improved or broadened my SL experience by March, to leave SL for at least six months and then see if

A) Things have improved
B)  I want to come back at all

I love SL but it's not ringing my bells lately I don't know if that's just circumstances or three years is my cut off point, we will see in March.

Thank you to the people who read this blog I have enjoyed writing it very much it is very therapeutic and I hope my posts have entertained you a teeny bit.

I wish you a Happy and Peaceful New Year

Asia x