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You're working on a James Skin? Sweet!

Would you believe I had a horrible time flying in Caledon until I figured out how to open the box with the ladies' walking suit, because I did not want to flash anyone!

Can you work on appearances while camping? I know there was a coffee shop where you could chat while camping, but some of the camping pads are secluded enough that I wouldn't feel like I was ignoring others.

What the heck is a lucky chair, anyway?

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Of course - remember, I sent out that e-mail about using avvies as models for script illustrations, so we won't be limited to whatever Google scrapes up? We've just still got to cast the twins, that's all. I think he and Klaus have the same skin tone, and I think I've got good eyes for him, but I haven't started his shape at all. The Baron's been too demanding.

You can rez underpants, y'know. Or do you?

Did Kara tell you how clothing has three layers? The period-types get clever and will combine a shirt and accessories on the underwear layer so the waistcoat can be on the shirt layer, and the jacket on jacket - but there's loads of possibilities.

I don't know about the 'rules' for camping - I'm Bruce Wayne-ing my SL money. I figured I don't have time otherwise. I think as long as you're present on the property, it doesn't matter much what you're doing... considering what some of the sex clubs have going on. [shudder] The depths of tacky take form in-world.

A Lucky Chair is a promotional device where it randomly selects a letter of the alphabet for a specified period of time; if your name starts with the letter, when you sit in the chair during that time period, you get a prize. I got some good hair that way (although I was shopping there anyway). The idea is, if your prize is good enough, people'll come back just to check on the chair and drive up your numbers. Higher numbers give you better search placement in some indices.

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The problem is I tried to make them drawers, and couldn't get them to cooperate.

I don't know if Kara was there when the wing box as'ploded on me, and I ended up starkers in front of a main display. I'm trying to think of a good way to instruct.

Bruce-Wayning? Inheritance or investment?

Does a Lucky Chair have a standard appearnce? Does it tell you it is Lucky? (Does it lie?)

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They don't fluff well, layers, no. Is a problem. For fluff, you need prims, and then there's different issues there. Just make them long and plain for now, we can find some nice trim texture later.

'Wing box'? 'As'ploded'? Meep. This is why you TELL people when you've arrived, dear.

Inheritance-like, shall we say.

Oh, dear, they shout they're Lucky at the top of their inanimate lungs, really. You can hear them through most of the store (any given store). The only standard is that they have the letter prominently displayed, and usually an image of the prize above. They're mostly straight chairs, very simple design. Miss Tombola has one - I think she has particoloured tights in it right now.

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Well, the freebie box had something in the range of six or seven styles of wings, and instead of copying them to inventory, I was inaccurate with the mouse and hit "open and wear". It was about two hours past my bedtime, aiija...

So the directions I received for the shop with the lucky chair were probably backwards, and I traipsed through someone's parlour. I am glad there was no-one there. *^_^*

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Wait, how do you transfer L$ around, anyway?

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If you mean from First Life account to Second Life wallet, there's a link right on the front of the Second Life webpage, over on the left.

If you mean in-world, it's mostly right-clicking and choosing 'pay', whether to a vendor machine or to a person.

Which reminds me, I may have to sell you a horse. You want a horse, doncha?

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Okay, the person to person thing kinda surprised me, I didn't know it was able to be a person as well as a shop.

A horse or a house? I got no place to keep a horse, unless this is one of those weird "I got a hole in me pocket" horses that I can pull out of my... ear in SL. 8P

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[Dolly Levi shrug] Money is money.

Horse. More true than you know, actually, and with the original body part you were thinking. I got a G.C. pending Miosa helping me decide which breed, and it may be unusable by me. It's you or the Equites Fund over at the Legio, if I can't.

You have less place to put a house, I have no land yet. I'm waiting for the list for Caledon Cymru, then we can all watch my head 'splode as several different personae fight over who gets to decorate.

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The horse deal sounds... odd. That is a companion, not a fursuit, right?

The house deal sounds intriguing. Brings to mind another issue - is there a pink ribbon shop connected to the actual charity somewhere in SL?

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Technically? An attached vehicle. But correct, not an avatar. Those are elsewhere. BTW... what's your favourite colour of Jell-O?

That is an excellent question that I can't answer. I know one of the lady-diarists of Caledon has mentioned her mother in this sort of context, and the whole world just finished up a prolonged fundraiser for cancer (look for 'SL Relay for Life' references), but pink ribbon specifically? That's worth researching.

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I like lime jello with mandarin oranges.

I don't like the exchange rate for going out of SL for a fundraising shop, but if we were to arrnage for a clothing shop where any time someone picked up a free clothing item, it would count as a click on the website, that might be cool, and we might even be able to expand to the rest of the causes in that niche.

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Lime, check. Mandarins don't appear to be a specific option, though, but anything's possible.

Dunno about an arrangement like that - the BreastCancerSite.com works on advertising views, after all. There should be some other way, though, to get that to work.

Talk to Dame Lapin, yeah.

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Oh! Idea! Dame Lapin Paris just got knighted for her SLRFL work. Do a search for her in-world and drop her an IM asking about pink-ribbon vendors and such. That'd be a good place to start.

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Jello? Oh, dear, I know where that's going ....!

(If it ever comes up, Corgi, my favourite jello is blue, with marshmallows and chocolate chips, if possible.) ;]

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They're all fruit, but if we ever get in the same geography together, I'll make you some.

Chocolate chips! I thought I was the only one who thought of that - I've made Black Forest Jell-O in moulds on occasions.

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And I almost said cherries in there, too. ;9

(Unfortunately, the whole corn-product allergy is insidious enough that marshmallows and jello are usually out ...)

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Tchah, I keep forgetting. I can't find the sugar-free blue anymore, not since they decided it was a 'kid flavour' which means 'juvenile sucrose poisoning allowed'. Marshmallow's'd be even harder.

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OH, for - use the actual cook's gelatin and the appropriate sweetener and color.

You have a MAD CHEF on call, woman! Selene can teach you to do it.

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It doesn't TASTE the saaaaame!

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Oh, harder than that!, she chirped cheerfully: artificial sweeteners either taste foul to me, or are likely asthma triggers.

We's talkin' 'bout scratch-made gelatine and marsh-mallows, known to be free from any and all corn-products.

I'm a challenge, sorry. 8D

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[looks thoughtful] Never made marshmallows from scratch yet. Saw Taylor whatshisname on Food do it once, though.

Hmmm... which powdered sugar is it that has the cornstarch in it?

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"icing sugar".

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P.S. So what flavour IS 'blue' for you?

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The colour is actually the most important part -- blue raspberry with a hint of blueberry and something tropical would be just about perfect, I think. Maybe?

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::Pictures James West dressed as Optimus Prime:: %^

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Ummm... it's hot enough here without help, thanks.

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In for a penny, in for a pound:

Have you seen this particular pose? Enough to make one lust after one's perfect commanding offier, it is:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260151134224&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016

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LOL - I can tell where somebody's head's well stuck. ^_^

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Heh. Only ever been one "Prime" in my universe, Corgi. 8]

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*heeheehee* I think Annechen started those nicknames, and I've found them kind of catchy.

(Or was it 'Primus'?)

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Oh! Okay, gotcha now .... %P

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I remember starting with "Quint" and working backwards.

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Two thoughts:

1. I would have said "Unus", but that's far too lizardy for Jim.

2. I pity five's son, if he continues in the family business ... which he can't help but do, of course. (Some things are fated.)

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Pity? *snicker* With their habits?

Greek or Latin, he'll work it.

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