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rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2006-04-05 08:49 pm
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A day of tender mercies

We got the taxes back from the accountant this morning. We owe -- of course we owe; we're freelancers -- but in very small, manageable numbers. Since we used most of our tax money to pay for [livejournal.com profile] kinzel's father's burial, this was mercy, indeed. Checks all written now, and ready to go out in tomorrow's mail. Phew.

SL was a series of maintenance chores. Removed a hoverboard that had crashed into the side of the carousel. Fixed the swing in the Tree Park, so now people can actually sit on it and swing. Don't know what was up with that; it was working fine yesterday. Placed another bench and did some shopping for a suitable cottage for that piece of extra land. Discovered that my fountain pen, which I had been leaving proudly out on my desk, contains 16 prims!!! which is more than the grandfather clock. The pen is now in inventory, to be brought out on state occasions only.

Kate's life is getting more interesting, one hopes in a coherent and thrilling manner; and now it's time for dinner and a catch up with [livejournal.com profile] kinzel

g'nite.

Progress on the Book Without a Name

Zokutou word meterZokutou word meter
38,152 / 98,000
(38.9%)

[identity profile] unwritten-words.livejournal.com 2006-04-05 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, I blame you and [livejournal.com profile] kinzel. SL has sucked my soul out. I am now slave to SL. LOL! I'm seriously contemplating premium membership because I keep spending so much money!

Also? I took out the dragon you gave me and thought "I'll take it out for a spin." Next thing I know, I'm ZO0OMM!!! all over the planet. I went off radar a couple times, I'm probably a green blur in the sky and now? I. Can't. Get. Off. Seriously, release keys, stand up, teleport, nothing works I'm just zooming around SL. I finally logged out. I'm hoping I'll revert to normal when I log back on, otherwise, they may be singing a song for me:

Did she ever return?
No, she never returned and her fate is still unlearned.
Yes, she rides forever through the skies of Second Life,
She's the AV that never returned!

[identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com 2006-04-05 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
That dragon tried to kill me, too. In desperation, I teleported -- which worked, but only for me; the dragon was still ZOOOMMMMing all over SL. He finally crash-landed someplace and a kind soul returned him. Or he crash-landed in somebody's dining room and they returned him, muttering curses...

[identity profile] saruby.livejournal.com 2006-04-05 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
remind NOT to ride dragons in SL. Maybe in other places, but not SL.

[identity profile] unwritten-words.livejournal.com 2006-04-05 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
That does not bode well....
Errr, what happens if you die in SL?? *worries*

[identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com 2006-04-06 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
Errr, what happens if you die in SL?? *worries*

There are whole warcraft sims where avatars die daily. I think you rise again when you log back on, but am not entirely certain, because I avoid the warcraft sims...

[identity profile] jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com 2006-04-06 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
You know you're in serious SL addiction when you're considering getting a SL job to raise Lindens. :-)

I took the premium plunge on Tuesday (why? WHY didn't I do it on Monday so I'd get the 500 Linden stipend instead of the 50 Linden stipend???) and if you buy a quarter at a time, it's under $25. Plus you get 1000 bonus Lindens. Which you can use to buy First Land, another way to raise $5K+ quickly, by reselling.

[identity profile] noiseinmyhead.livejournal.com 2006-04-06 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
ARUGH

You should be writting, NOT playing computer crack.


yes, every minute shoud be spent writting .......


ok I'll go sit quietly.....

[identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com 2006-04-06 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I need to be playing computer crack. I know it sounds counter-intuitive. But the Truth is that the last book burned out significant brain cells, and I need to either regenerate them, or map new areas to so-called "creativity."

[identity profile] noiseinmyhead.livejournal.com 2006-04-06 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
OH I understand the need and all that...I am just selfish :) Not to mention hypocritical...there is much I should de besides read so much b ut reading is what keeps me sane enough to do anything else at all---tus my need for more of your books and the circle starts to show itself.....

computer crack

[identity profile] saruby.livejournal.com 2006-04-07 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I heartily agree with this philosophy. I'm a "back-burner" thinker, myself, so I need to have amusing activities to do while I think in the background. I do my best work this way. Of course, it can be distracting, too....