Triple Threat

So I've done 3 things that have improved my SL and I thought I'd share them with you.


Firstly, I have cloned myself.  xD

...And this did come in handy so far, actually.  I was able to sell some Amaretto horses inworld, while I was busy, mainly doing other important things!  ;)  \m/  <º))))><.·´¯`·. .·´¯`·.><((((º>  ♥

And then, secondly, I've also been working on my inventory.  The object of that sport is to condense things as much as possible and to make those inventory #'s go down.  So far, so good.  Just not enough time (and I wish that the clone could somehow help with that)!  xD

But anyway, here's how I do it (with intentions to sell this idea as a possible kit in the future, but IDK, we'll see)...

For example...

Here I have a FF folder from 2019 of objects that I just refuse to get rid of (mostly because they were just *SO* fun to collect).

...They're a bunch of mystical freebie card objects!

...And here, I have a simple box I made with a float text script (usually placed by my posing stand, as I always seem to be boxing up new purchases)...

Now, I will shift-drag a copy of this box up.  This preserves the original box, as I will be immediately working on the copy.

...Back to my inventory, I will copy the name of the folder containing the hoarded inventory item, to rename the box...

In this case, I will be naming the box "18."

Now I will rename the float text in the script, to that inventory folder's name that I copied.  Float text makes this easier to know what it is, if you drag it out of inventory, or even out of its Matryoshka boxes, later.

I like my boxes to always be ready to be named, so their stencil title is, "Extra: _insert-name-here_ (Boxed)" (with, of course, the "insert-name-here" being just some blank spaces to easily overwrite).  

And since I want to refer to this box as the inventory folder named "18," that is the name I will stick in there, then.  :)

See?

...Don't forget to save the script!

Now I can delete the hovertext script to save on lag (because once hovertext occupies a prim, it won't go away unless you save the hovertext script again as blank between the quotes)!

Now I can rename the box, itself, to the inventory folder item I wanted to save it as (which would also be "18").

Now I can go back to the Content part of my storage box's Build Window, drag my item from my inventory, and place it in there.

Now I can delete this object from my inventory, because I have saved it in the box, inworld...

"Take" the box from inworld, into inventory, then go to "Recent" Tab in inventory, right-click "Cut" it...

...Now I can "Paste" it into the folder I want it in (as you can see, it ends up at the bottom of a very HUGE folder)...

...But if we keep going and repeat this boxing method... 

That HUGE folder will eventually be cut down to ONE box (and get closer to my ultimate goal in decreasing those inventory #'s!)...

It's as simple as that... I just keep boxing, taking, deleting, moving...

...And I start ending up with a lot more boxes than I do folders, seeing a bit of a light at the end of the tunnel...

...Until, eventually, comes the time when I can box all these boxes, into the main "Orb" box!

Phew!

...Now, I have a bunch of boxes in this folder, pretty much (stuff I've boxed, or original boxes stuff came in)!

...I'm going to keep on boxing, taking, deleting, moving...

...And voila! 

 

See how clean this makes one's inventory folders now?  :D  \m/

It may take a bit of patience, but I really don't want to delete anything I already have (I was one of the lucky ones who happened to save a shit-ton of great things when LL gave us BoM).  I'm just simply condensing my inventory.  And then, that way, if I ever want to take it out and play with it again, I still have it!  ;)  \m/  

The reason why you want to condense your inventory, is that it seems to cut down on lag (the tax of your equipment), especially when you go out with a bunch of other avatars to enjoy things.  As Lindal Kidd may have once mentioned in her blog, imagine carrying around 85k items with you, whenever you TP somewhere!  Taxing, yes!  May even end up in crashing!  ...And all those other avatars your graphics card has to render (individual textures, mesh, etc.)?  Whew, boy, the complexity!  :p  So, boxing up your inventory is likely the least of all evils  ...I am actually very grateful that newcomer-friendly places are teaching this!  Thank you very much, Tyna Avonside!  \m/

Now, thirdly (and I saved the best for last), I have upgraded my skybox after all these years!  ...I know, right?!  ...I cannot even begin to tell you what a great improvement this does for one's self-esteem!  xD

---> My original skybox, for many years (1 prim dome) (that you may have seen boring glimpses of in the previous pix).

Now, for my upgraded skybox, I combined two skyboxes from NeverWish...!  :D  \m/  ...Because I just l♥ve things that glow, oh, so pretty, in the dark!  ...You may remember how awesome Pixie Ruby, the Owner of NW, is ---> from my last FF blog.  :)  ...I just kept hanging out at NW, inworld, until I came up with the idea to merge the most perfect 2 skyboxes, that I couldn't decide between, together!  xD

Of course, my first inspiration was this:

But she also has it available without the glow:

...I prefer to buy things inworld, but ---> here they all are on MP, if you want.

And then, my second inspiration was to make this an addition to the Coffin Glow Skybox, much like a 2-story house:

I prefer to buy things inworld, but ---> here it is on MP, if you want.

...Did I mention that you can even see demos rezzed inworld @ NW too?

...And even visit the inside of them?!

...Also, before I did anything, I asked Pixie how easy these skyboxes would be to modify, trying to figure out if I could work with them or not, before I actually dropped L$ (as I have a REAL "I'm spoiled" spending problem, that can very easily get out of control ...and one day I may need to curb, LOL!)...

...Because, surprise, surprise, I fell in love with ALL the glow colors (not just purple), and was trying to figure out if it would be possible to change the glow color (if I bought just one skybox version, instead of the fatpack)!  Pixie showed me a Gyazo (seen above) and explained that you can remove the neon texture and then tint it, and that some of the glow effects will still be there, but then, "it's not super baked in."  Her Gyazo shows what it looks like without the neon texture, if I wished to later tint it  ...I noted this, to try experimenting with later, perhaps...

Pixie also wasn't sure if I had the ability to link the two skyboxes, but she showed me another Gyazo of the walls kinda broken apart, so I could get a better idea.

She also explained that she was making another skybox available for sale soon too ("more hearts, and not so dark," as Valentines' Day was fastly approaching), if I wanted to wait and see what that may be like.  Unfortunately (and understandably), she's a bit too overwhelmed in RL to be able to do customs at this time... However, she was nice enough to let me know what was going on, and therefore helped me make the best, most educated decision for upgrading my skybox (for like, the first time, EVER)!  xD

Eventually, after a few more days of hemming and hawing, I did finally bite the bullet, and bought BOTH these skyboxes.  I kinda figured I had nothing to lose.  Rez2 is pretty darn helpful in un-linkable situations, and I like a good, worthwhile challenge anyway!  ;)  ...And I gotta tell you, all in all, this was a WAY fun build to do!!!  I'm absolutely fascinated by how these mesh pieces can have alpha parts to them and end up looking so great when you cam out (like, you wanna see your avatar in a Gothic doll/play-house very easily?  --This is it, look no further, be in love)!  xD

Just about the only trouble that I seemed to run into, was needing to cut a hole into the Coffin Glow Skybox floor for a staircase... But all I had to do was offer to buy the texture from Pixie, and she was just so darn, NICE AS EVER about it (thank you, thank you, hun)!!!  <--xoxo--<<  !  ♥

...I actually didn't think I would be blogging about this (as I didn't trust my building skills enough to handle writing/taking pix at the same time), but at least now, I can give you the final tour of my new and improved skybox...  :)

Here I have my favorite, 1 prim Skybox box, that I have adorned with Zamargad textures, on the outside.

Camming in a bit, you can see that the inside of that box is decorated with a seamless sorta nebula sky.  And that Pixie's NW Coffin Skybox is the 2nd story, on top of her NW Neon Dreams Skybox.  :)

And I was, I was able to link everything that I wanted to.  And unlink, and mess it up, and put it back together again until it was perfect, LOL!  ...Linking mesh saves on prims anyway!  ;)

When I TP home, I immediately get the prettiest, most gorgeous dressing room view (and wouldn't you want a lovely place to spend a lot of time?)!  ...If all the world's a stage, then this is the stage I set, whenever I dress to present myself to the world.  ;)  

I just l♥ve the shininess and newness, everywhere!

And I did, I decided to just stick with the purple glow.  I can always change it later, but, I mean, why mess with perfection?  xD

...Here you can also see the SL Population meter I got on my Simon Linden Bear Hunt, along with my Inventory Storage Boxing Boxes that I just mentioned earlier (for both me, and my clone), as well as a Lag Meter I somehow picked up in my SL journeys, too.  All important dressing and going out tools, at the ready!  \m/

This would actually be what my avatar is looking at, while I'm dressing her.  Notice how shiny and reflective the floor is (from even the room that glows beneath it)!  And I did (you might be able to tell), I managed to cut a hole in that beautiful floor and put my dark fae rendition of a staircase in it (more pix on it, in a bit)!  ;)

You can also see the bathtub in the background (more on that in a bit).  The crystal at the top of the stairs, is sit-able, should someone get bored of waiting for me to finally get ready!  xD  The orb on top of the staircase railing is my version of ---> this very handy reminder thingy (I mean, you don't wanna forget important shit, on your way out the door)!  :o

To the left of the staircase, seen in the previous pic, I have procured one of those wardrobe thingys I admired @ FF, from InshCon and decorated it, strategically (after all, I am making outfits in this room)!  xD

Here, I have the bathtub that I modified the textures of.  It is animated and such.  I love those weekly sales, you can certainly find great things!  :)

It takes the spot of a door, previously found in the corner of this NW Coffin Skybox (and I'll show you where I moved the neon coffin sign, in just a bit) ...Yus, you can do ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING with a texture alignment grid (and Photoshop)!  xD  \m/

Speaking of great stuff in sales, here's another item, to the right of the staircase.  It's not as awesome as the one I used to have at ground level, where you could sit on it and then be looking at yourself thru the mirror in different poses... But this one does look rather elegant, animates you, and does give you lipstick!  xD

As you use the stairs, you will see the original skybox's coffin neon, as well as a heart neon I picked up at another sale.  I also designed the phantom, twinkling sky.

This succubus neon, that tops the Tylar's Treasures bed, is likely my favorite.  Another sales item, that I bet I modified.  This might not be the best upgraded bed, but it sure is pretty (and on prims too).  I also modified the rug with one of Sanna's animated textures.

...And when lying upon the bed, you can see the celestial view I made, with the ascension into the dressing room (from pieces of my original skybox).  ;)

Before we move along, I also wanted to show you my antique nightstand, decorated with some witchy things.  Both, were also found in the weekly sales.

...I cannot get over how stunning the shiny floors are!

And this is the hallway into the next room.  The little stars not only glow, but change color too!  ♥

I like to call this final skybox room, the living room.  Here's where I may sit, if I'm working on projects.  And there's plenty of things to entertain guests in here, too!  :)

Here's some paint clutter I found at a weekly sale.

Here's some projects I'll be working on, scattered about.

Here's my little Raindale - Elderbrook bookcase, you know, in case I need to research or reference stuffs while I'm working!  xD

...The entertainment center I got from Consignment, complete with photos of Bethie and Eddy!  xD

My favorite piece of furniture to sit on, "MVCon & Dust Bunny . Gracie Living Room - Hanging Chair - Adult."

...Room for more guests...

...To perhaps play some tic-tac-toe, or maybe even...

...Check your fortune!

...But yup!  This is all my skybox now, and it's the place where proud dreams are made!  :D

Anyway, these are the 3 wonderful things I have come up with to improve my SL.  Perhaps they can help inspire you as well!  *:-.,_,.-:*'´`*.¸.*´`'*:-.,_,.-:*Until next time, tho, have yourself a Majikal SL!  ;)  ♥

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How To Survive Crazy-Making & RAWK Your Second Life

Hi, all!

So I'm going to show you a bit about some really awesome discounts that go on in SL (for almost every day of the week), from all kinds of creators (yes, even with mesh), for under L$100!  Because my new rule is that if it's not on sale, or I didn't earn the L$ (by playing "a fishing game" or something) within SL, then I'm not gonna fucking buy it!


...Meanwhile, why new posts tend to take a long time (around real-life work/chores and all that, of course, too), just so you know, is because I am working on a couple of projects in the background that involve:

1. Updating this blog... Mostly for my favorite Places in my Picks, to give more information + some of them have moved, OMG.


2. Helping Momma Rana get her Transgender Hate Crime & Suicide Memorial plaques up to date from 2015 to the present ...And let me just take a moment to tell you that it's unbelievable how much violence, hate, and shame this world unnecessarily has...  In this list of people we're working with, from the 1970's until 2015, there are over 1K names on there (just of the recorded incidents).  A lot of these people range from ages as early as 14, 16, and 20.  And they don't just "go silently into the night," they were dismembered, burned alive, stabbed or shot over 10 times, etc.  ...I feel it's important to finish these plaques to the present, to give honor to those who were unjustly punished for being true to themselves.  I am also proud that the recreation of these plaques look just as good as the old ones (if not possibly slightly improved).  I work on them in my spare time, but for now, you can join the TG Hate Crimes Memorial Project group to stay up to date (as last I checked, they have events like dances and raffles to help raise awareness), by copying this into nearby chat for a clickable link: secondlife:///app/group/03ec4da9-71fc-ddf6-f158-e1346f858fe2/about  


3. Finally, after playing "fishing games" in SL for several years and enjoying them very much... I was thinking that there has to possibly be a slightly better way to earn L$ faster (when you don't really have the time/equipment to make mesh so well).  Coincidentally, while going thru the Community Events, I came across something that suggested empowerment.  And you know, I would love to know how my avatar "ranks" as far as being pretty.  Plus, I think it would be nice to practice some smutty writing skills  ...So... I am thinking about applying to be a dancer or escort at a high-end club!  Yup.  The particular place I might become a part of has certain requirements, like that you cannot ever wear prim or flexi clothing... So it's been really fun going to events like Whore Couture (01MAR20 - 31MAR20) and Kinky (28FEB20 - 22MAR20) to find all kinds of EXTREMELY sexy clothing (plus sleuthing out what the best buy is for either "event-only," MP, or inworld stores options)!  ...My only problem is that if you guys think the object of SL is to look more realistic (so mesh clothing is a must), then why do some of these lingerie pieces not stay snug against my body?  BoM is new, hip, & in... So I really hope you all reconsider your views on "mesh only" options, seriously!!!  Helps cut down on lag too!


4. My son, Eddy, and I did also manage to visit another Townies event for St. Patty's!  This year, you can gold mine, and you're very lucky if you find all 4 gold bar prizes in each of the 4 rooms.  Go check it out, and copy this Townies group URI into nearby chat to join their group and stay updated on the next holiday town event: secondlife:///app/group/7ecd7ffb-ed50-c5c2-baec-0b4df3d54264/about


5. And, OMG, CasperVend worked thru a SL update, so now I need to update my store's Holovend crap ...fucketty-fuck-fuck!!!  ...Oh, but I survived the Maitreya and the Alienum updates, thank gawds!!!  :D

...And today was just like...

...So!

A while ago (+ being a dark fae / succubus, and therefore always interested in sexy cothing)... I joined the Graffitiwear group, copy/paste into nearby chat: secondlife:///app/group/372f4da2-57a7-4387-9693-228c806853ae/about (which I think was introduced to me from the CATWA HEAD Friends group, copy/paste into nearby chat: secondlife:///app/group/29c5ca14-7e13-fdf0-c531-2507844a1eef/about or the Maitreya Lara Friends group, copy/paste into nearby chat: secondlife:///app/group/7fe09f12-111a-9e64-d60e-5faef1dd4b69/about).

Anyhoo, Chalice Piers Fortune (chalice.piers) would post these notices about discounts her line is involved in, like the "Fifty5 Thursday" advertisements...

The latest Fifty5 Thursday notecard reads,

"Welcome to Fifty5 Thursday's Weekly Sales Event 3-5-20

"PRICES RUN FROM 55L TO 100L.

 "Sale starts at 7AM Thursdays, through Sunday.  Some designers keep it going the whole week.

"*Please note each store is checked to be sure these items are available to you for the sale.  The designers are awesome at having them ready in time, but at times (RL) and SL puts a hold on things.  Please give at least 24 hours before contacting me and/or the designer/s about this, as I do let them know personally that we are waiting.

"SEE ITEMS HERE: http://fifty5thursdays.blogspot.com/"

But usually, you can just click the textures in the NC to see what awesomeness is being discounted.

And, yeah... I started going to these different designer's places to see what they had for sale (not just for clothing, BTW, objects, textures, sometimes full perm stuff is also offered).  Some sales run all week, or only for their selected day/s.  At any rate, it's a great way to keep your merchandise before the public.

I think Graffitiwear is also involved in the Frisky Friday list, but I'll tell you why I now hate that list... This year, they started doing something different.  Instead of being upfront and showing me all the items ppl were selling at a discount, they'd feature some things in their list that weren't necessarily on a discount/+anymore (to get the consumer interested)... Which then turns into a sort of hunt, and annoying NC-back-&-forth with designers (bullshit, really, for both the consumer and the seller)!  And that came about because sometimes the NCs don't pop the landmark up when you click them (and no SLURL = listed), so I thought my original problem in finding these things was that.  But when I contacted the creator of the NC, and eventually found out the truth ...I was like (privately, to myself, because I didn't wanna be a completely rude asshole), "Well, thanks, but no thanks."  Like seriously, fuck that.  I may be poor and desperate, but my time is valuable, and there's PLENTY of other discount lists out there (& I think for that reason too, I don't really like the "My 60L Secret Sale List" either)...

One designer I visited, was involved in a different discount list for practically EVERY DAY of the week!  ...So you know what I did?  I subscribed to ALL of those lists, mwahahaha!  One thing lead to another and now I'm currently subscribed to about 10 lists consisting of ".::Secret Sale Sundays::.," "35L Sunday Sale List," "25L Tuesdays," "Fifty5 Thursday," "Fly Buy Fridays," "30L Saturday Shopping," "55L Saturday Sales Spree," "OFFICIAL S&D - Steals And Deals - Sale Ads," and the "Super Sales Weekend Lists."





...And see, some of these discount lists come in HUDs (a "heads up device" that displays only on your screen, not your avatar) that will teleport you if you see something you like, from scrolling thru the images via the arrows.  ♥

((And yus, I can do this while playing Alienum, too))  :p





...And yeah, you see all that shit on my screen and think that's something only a complicated badass would do?  Lemmie make it a little less complicated for you too, then!

I made several folders in my inventory to keep track.  

Right-click your main "Inventory" folder and select " New Folder," I called mine "GO."

In that folder, I put several subfolders.  One of them pertaining to each of these sales.  

In these specific sales folders, I will put their sales ads.  When I go thru their lists, I will collect demos and also place them in that folder to go thru.  

((You will note that I have a "Demos" folder in the "GO" folder, this is for loose demos I picked up throughout my journeys.  Sales demos will usually go into that specific sale's folder to be a bit more organized))

((You will also note a NC I wrote to the creator in there, because the item wasn't priced correctly inworld.  It happens sometimes.  And if they don't get back to me, then they don't need my L$  ;)  ))

...And yes, if creators don't have a demo for me to try, I'm not buying their shit, it's as simple as that.  Sorry, but fuck you.  I mean, I will try.  I will try to find their demo on MP.  And if it's not there, is really an interesting item that I don't think I already have in some other form, and I absolutely can't live without it ...I may send the creator a NC to see if I can try a demo.  But I've been met by some snobs who think their shit don't stink for being under L$100... And you know what?  I don't need to be nickel and dimed for shit that doesn't cover my fucking nipples exactly, 'k?!  So, no demo, no buy.  Fuck off.  You wanna be a douche and charge me a L$1 for your demo, that's fine.  I'd rather pay the L$1, than have an outfit I bought but can't feel comfortable wearing, even in a Moderate region.

Always, always try a demo!

Always turn your camera around IN ALL ANGLES to make sure what you're wearing fits (and if you're building something, that it LOOKS CORRECT)!

Damn it.






Always, always delete the shit in the demo you don't need (like clothing for bodies that are NOT yours).  Save on inventory space.  Save on sanity.

Empty your trash can too!  ...Seriously, delete that shit!!!

After buying the outfit, delete the demo and put newly purchases things into a folder where you can sort them and make them into outfits.  :)  

Save the original box that your new stuff came in (or box extra pieces, if the purchased item doesn't come with a box, or if your shit lacks the "copy" permission), and delete shit you don't need from your inventory.  

...Dragging around 60k elements worth of bullshit in your inventory causes severe LAG (and other problems).  I know that for a fact.  I'm currently working on fixing that.

As you can see here, I've clicked on all the items from my inventory that I'm now going to place into this box.  

CTRL key highlights one thing at a time.  

Shift key highlights things from last clicked to new click.  

After making sure these things are in the contents of my box (heheh), I will delete these items from my inventory, delete the script from this box, then take this box into my inventory and place it into this item's folder -in case I would ever need 

these things at some point later (doubtful, but you never know).

Neat trick to organizing your inventory + still being able to buy a shit-ton of decent stuff!  ...I might sell this cheap little box at a later point, but I dunno... You could really just make your own!!!  ;)

...So that, my friends, is pretty much what I've been up to and how I've been enjoying SL lately.  I hope you can appreciate the tips/tricks I showed you, and that they help you enjoy your SL as well!  I look forward to sharing more new things with you, but until then, we shall have to catch each other on the flip-side!

♥

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