Showing posts with label money. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Meh

Meh

Yeah...  I haven't written here in a while.  That FF entry took a lot out of me.  I assure you, I'm still alive, tho ...in both worlds.  :ppp

I do think the no more Gacha thing is absolutely fucking stupid  ...Thank you, BlizzardPepsi, NWO, and scamdemic...

Yeah, I do also think the pandemic is extremely fucking lame, and I'm *SO* over it.

Been fishing ...a lot.  I regret my 2-year hiatus.  When I get rank 40 back, I'll calm down.  ;)  But everyone is at home now, and the competition is horrifically brutal (yeah, even for a working disabled essential worker, which, ugh ...that's another topic of bureaucratic hate that's too RL for right meow).

Been Fishing A Lot
The Stay At Home Club left long ago.

Been doing weekly sales a lot (Sunday Sale Sunday, L$35 Sunday, L$25 Tuesday, Fifty5 Thursday, Fly Buy Fridays, My L$60 Secret, Steals & Deals, Super Sales Weekend, L$30 Saturday, L$55 Saturdays, & my new personal favorite: The Saturday Sale).  Not really much to bitch or be too overzealously passionate about, there (other than the obvious).

...Guess I just don't fucking care about much else right now!  xD  

Oh... I cleaned out my inventory's LM folder!  All that's left now is the Objects and Scripts folders.  But then my inventory still increases in size because of all the weekly sales!  :p  xD  Oh, well, c'est la vie.  I'm the one who wanted to upgrade my wardrobe to be an escort ...but now I'm just addicted to the fashion I'll never wear in RL (plus they said BoM isn't cool, when it SO fucking is)!  And, yeah IDK ...fuck everyone and everything... I'd rather just <º))))><.·´¯`·. .·´¯`·.><((((º>  \m/

Survived being forced to upgrade to the FS EEP viewer (as the last non-EEP version was being blocked).  It's not so bad having to move the store skybox stuff above 612m (I mean, fuck Faery Crossing's Nazi covenant nostalgia) for the different  ̶W̶L̶EEP Settings now.  It's very easy to invoke a landing point to save oneself from all the bullshit of updating their stuff on MP, group, website, business cards, and whatnot.  AND, I even made a freebie (that seems to be selling like hot cakes)!  Like, my gawd, somebody PLEASE leave a nice review, FFS, already ...THANK YOU!!!  ...Because I noticed a lot of lands just don't really seem to know how to use EEP... which is sad, but there ya go.  Alternatively, tho, there are now some lands that are of FF caliber because of their EEP Settings ...which is way cool!

LL ran out of landAlthough, it looks like land is back on the market now.  Perhaps Premium Plus will be back underway soon, too.  *coughs and shrugs*

The LL Fart
Oh yeah, and another thing that I fondly refer to as, "the LL fart," is this thing where LL did their "Uplift" project and moved to Amazon's "Cloud" servers (hence my veracious term for it  xD).  I mean, it's totally awesome...  In the beginning, TPs failed, and even now, large group chats still relentlessly drop out of nowhere (especially around Tuesday/reset day).  And I simply l♥ve how Premium Chat tried to blame the FS viewer for these problems, LMAO!  "We don't fucking know what the issue is, go busy yourself with chasing FS group chat/mods/devs for a while, while we figure out how to professionally admit that this is *SO* fucked, or HOW to even fix it!"  ...Thank you, to the cool Premium Chat Lindens who actually started having the chat servers reset, after a month or so of everyone bitching *:-.,_,.-:*'´ `*.¸.*´`'*:-.,_,.-:*💩

It should be known that some things do help for large group chat drops.  You can close the group chat, then add the group chat's tag, then reopen, and I've seen some ppl test by typing a character like a period or something into the group chat.  If group chat still fails, you also have this option in your viewer ---> at the top click Advanced>Clear Group Cache.

...Didn't care about SL18B.  Sorry, maybe you did.  *shrug*  I still have boxed up freebies from SL16B (that I never even did a blog entry on, like I thought I would).  :p

Need to catch up on Lab Gab.  Don't particularly care that much, since it doesn't seem to be a weekly thing anymore.

Aetherial Wrap-Up
Do need to make some more Picks for places I do like, tho (and sadly, some places need to be moved to the "Gone, But Not Forgotten" spot) ...Might do those posts next, shortly after this entry.  :)

Was also thinking about enrolling in the Blender class.  I mean, I've been waiting over a year to do that again because too much RL bullshit happened when Graham Dartmouth was still around to teach it.  *sigh*

Still going to church.  ...I know, I know.  But I'm not a hypocrite, despite whatever superficial bullshit you want to superimpose onto me.  I'm more of a complicated, poetic, oxymoron conundrum that will always keep you guessing and therefore interested ...See, it is written that even Lilith became the consort of God.  And the simple fact is, that sometimes it's very comforting to link to a sort of extended family from all over the globe, that's like-mindedly innocent and pure of heart.  ...They don't care one iota about me being a dark fairy or succubus, they're just glad I'm there.

Often, when I'm down, I do enjoy Lady Queen's song, & you may too.  ♥        

...IDK...

How are you doing, internet?  

...I think it's phenomenally great that you're all still alive!  ;)

\m/ 




Saturday, March 14, 2020

How To Survive Crazy-Making & RAWK Your Second Life

Hi, all!
Money Tree
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.
Fifty5 Thursday Sales List



 "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/"


Graffitiwear Sale Outfit



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."

30L Saturday Sale HUD



...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!

Inventory Sales Folders



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 try a demo!



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.

Box up extra things to conserve inventory spaceAs 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!



Friday, March 15, 2019

The Best Things in [Second] Life Are Free!

So, success...

Lilith and Samael of Zamargad achieved their goal of packing up countless prims and pieces of their homestead sim, logging all the building coordinates, downsizing to the smallest parcel on Zamargad (where our store used to be), and making the ground not only palatable for possible neighbors (but us as well)!  ZI is phenomenal!

We even followed thru on honoring our Dedicated Batling Promotion, and updated the webby a bit too.

I've also been working really hard lately to try and make some L$ in SL because of my current RL financial budget.  I diligently spent all day playing Alienum to make at least L$200!

...But wouldn't you know I had to take a break and go to Toady's awesome scripting class?  I didn't even know such a wonderful building teacher (of almost 12 years) would let us in on such trade secrets!  And just between you and me, Toady never turns away a student for lack of funds.  That's a REAL teacher, someone who leads by example with virtue.

My ♥ to you, Toady!

Beth Odets



And after that, my awesome friend, Beth Odets, just happened to be doing a show with Bat Masters (and some other lady I'm not too familiar with, sorry)!  WheEeEe!!  Bethie is my hero!  I love all of her songs, but I particularly love "Pinnochio" and "Meaty White Stallion" LOL!

Beth Odets rocks!

...Now I asked Beth if it would be okay to go to her show to support her, even tho I really don't have any L$ for a tip.  At first, I got a typical facetious Beth answer of something like, "What?  You have no money?  No, you mean nothing to me now!  ...LOL."  But she reassured me like a million times, that if it ever got to be that bad, all I had to do was ask her and she'd even give me some L$ to tip the venue.  ...I'm just so very, like, "wow," and grateful for all the wonderful and kind friends I have in SL!

Simon Linden sat down next to me!



And you know something?  I'm very glad I went.  Because Simon Linden decided to show up again!  And he fucking sat right next to me OMG!!!

And although I'm pretty sure it was to sit somewhere and maybe control lag... We still smokem peace pipe together, wewt!

Simon Linden & I


I've touched his hat before, but I had to do it again!  LOL

Not only that, but I studied his profile again.

He likes DarkStar too!  That's what inspired my butterfly dome!  
...Too bad that place is gone now(?), OMG, I just found that out when I saw the "Loading..." pick of it in his profile!  *inserts a HUGE sad face here*




Whatever you do, don't touch his hat!



It's weird seeing a Linden, like almost seeing the president or the king or something!  Here's a pic of him actually walking on water (LMAO, at the Surfside Hideaway)!  But I know that for real, he probably just goes to shows to relax and unwind.  Maybe be more at one with the residents.  We all laughed together, and had a great time.




Simon Linden Bear


Afterward, I was inspired to visit Denby.  I found all kinds of fun things at his house there, like a "SL Population Meter" that I was able to snag a copy of... A funny object that counted the mere time someone last mentioned "Sansar" ...And even found myself on a "Simon Linden Bear" hunt!


I tell you what... hunting for that rare bear took me to a few different awesome places, and I REALLY enjoyed that hunt very, very much!  



So I wanted to let you know that it is worth it.  There are definitely priceless things you can find for free in SL.  It's not all about snobbery, money, and tunnel vision.  It's about the spirit of things.  You just have to know where to look for these treasures.  

...But I still don't know how I got so lucky...  Thank you!  ♥



Zamargad Charged By Isis: The Remodeling Interim

Zamargad Charged By Isis: The Remodeling Interim

Yes, some things have changed on Zamargad... as well as our store, ^v^/<|;) (Bats Out Of Hats)... and our home, 1181 Cheshire Smile.

I guess you are entitled to an explanation.


Samael and I acquired a sim/region



















Back on 08DEC16, Samael and I acquired a sim/region.  I paid $150 to change "Vita Nova" to "Zamargad."  On Thursday the 16th of February, we had our grand opening party.  A "Thank-You Scrapbook" was available to thumb thru inworld, and is also available for free on the MP.

On the weekend of 20MAY17, we had a gala event with Treasure Quest (featuring a photo contest), and were able to get more images for our Zamargad brochure (that started out on ASNers as "Postcards From Zamargad").

Granny Zia Sophia (zia.branner) took the winning picture that became the featured portrait for our claim in the Destination Guide.  On 20APR18, Brett Melnrick, Editorial Staff of Second Life's DG, placed Zamargad under "Experiences" in Second Life's DG (due to all the hidden clickable adventures).

On 30MAY18, we built our website all about everything Zamargad (and essentially, us).


Zamargad has always consisted of 3 parcels:

1) "1181 Cheshire Smile" which was where we had our public pumpkin house.

2) "^v^/<|;) (Bats Out Of Hats)" which was our store parcel (featuring our store, our advertising skybox, and LGH Fish Hunt supplies).

3) "Zamargad" which was our largest portion of land dedicated to our dark fae theme and breedables (PlantPets, KittyCatS!, Amaretto Horses, & EVO Fairies).




Now let me back-track a bit here, before I go any further...

I have certainly had a most interesting and adventurous kind of [real] life involving health/development.  It took me a long time to get to where I am now, and the hard work isn't exactly over by any means.

It took a lot of fighting and growing to get my own place to live, what turned into a long-standing career (that is still occurring, thankfully), and to learn how to build credit.  I was finally doing it, tho.  I was being a responsible and successful adult.

I guess you could say that this mess started with a painting

I guess you could say that this mess started with a painting.

I was at a festival and fell in love with this artwork.  The artist agreed to accept monthly payments of $100 for 5 months.  Shortly thereafter, I finally succeeded in having something nice to show for my life.

I did lots of little things like that successfully.


Then in 2015, I was not happy with my life because important social things were not going very well.  And when I think negatively, you can rest assured that I do it very thoroughly.  I went from being a size 16 to a size 8 in just a few months.  My hair even started to fall out.  I just did not see the point of participating in humanity anymore.

MarigoldOne repeating thought kept happening... I regretted having crashed my very first car and first F-Body Camaro, Marigold, back when I was 16 or so.  ...Never get a nice car as your first car, you're just too inexperienced and will regret having fucked it up in any way.  Furthermore, do not take that insurance money and chase that dream half-assed.  You will regret that car and what happens to it too.  No good deed goes unpunished.

I wanted something major to feel deathly proud of and show for my life, now.  ...If everything else was "going to be a failure," I'd be damned if I'd continue letting it be...  I was going to take charge and do things over again, correctly this motherfucking time...!


So yeah, I decided to buy what they call "a midlife crisis" car.  My thoughts at the time were that I not only damn well earned it, but that I already knew how to prove myself financially and could handle it.

I had cashed out my stocks (taxes withheld, of course) that I had saved for about 7 years to do so, and took out a 5-year loan to pay for any repairs.

It was fate.  On 08JUN15, I bought my daughter, Isis, my 3rd F-Body Camaro.  Hitched a ride with my Marine co-worker buddy and his friend to the neighboring state.  Paid cash for a bit of a discount.  Had the most fun drive home.  Entered a car show, learned a lot.  She makes my life worth living and is the only reason I go on.

And although my daughter is strong, we all eventually deteriorate.  I will explain to you more in a bit, why I have made the decision to go back to college and study auto mechanics.


So...

•You need credit to have a credit score, which will determine how much you will get fucked or not when you try to buy/rent major necessary life things like a car, house, etc.  A score of 800 is perfect, the higher your score is and the closer you are to it, the less you will get fucked and the more you will be taken seriously.  At 850, you become a God.

•You can get a prepaid credit card from your bank for such small limits like $300, though the interest may be quite expensive (the lower the percentage is, the better - which, incidentally, also comes by having a higher credit score).  ...I still have my first card, I use it for online purchases in case some asswipe tries to steal/use it without my knowledge, then they won't get very far, LOL.

There are 3 credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion•Not using a credit card will give you no credit, which is worse than having bad credit.  Just make reasonable, small, affordable purchases on your card (like gas) and then pay them off right away the next month (or at least pay more than the minimum balance).

•There are 3 credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion.  You may check your credit report once a year without doing any damage to your score... otherwise, sign up with Credit Karma to so do more frequently.  And yes, every time some major financial organization runs your credit report (like when you are applying for another card), your score will lower a bit.

•If you find anything negative on your report, like bills having gone to collections... Call that stupid place and pay them off ASAP.  Then you can dispute their note on your report, and it will go the fuck away.

•When you get a loan, make sure it's for something very important and absolutely necessary... Because, by end of the loan, whatever bill you needed to pay, you will discover that you have paid for that shit twice.

•When your debt becomes 65% of your income or more... even if you are making the minimum payments on time and incur no penalties, your credit score will lower.



...And now we have come to my predicament...

I have 15 months left on that loan.  I get gov't benefits and work, but it is still not enough.  I have continually been cashing out my stocks every 6 months to a year, as a contingency fund of sorts (which makes my tax ppl very upset, as it should really be used as a secondary retirement account), but even that is still not enough.  Samael has his own personal/financial responsibilities that cannot afford more than this remodeling interim, for the time being ...But I do want to thank him very much for recording/returning those last prims to me, that were just too heartbreaking for me to do.

And to be honest, this wasn't all completely Isis's fault (I'll absolutely die before I ever sell her, especially after all this ... Not even kidding, all the naysayers can absolutely go fuck themselves, hard).  ...My old apartment dropped the ball on their tax credit paperwork, and in 2016, my rent got raised $200 more a month, out of nowhere.  The Federal gov't didn't do anything about it until 2018, and it was just by chance that cheaper/alternative housing was offered to a group of ppl housed in that place, by that original program.  I took the advice of my co-workers, on a very small chance, and fled as fast as I could onto something better in RL.  ...It was actually because of Isis that I ended up in a much better living situation, including her own personal garage!

Rosie the riveterSo I have to think of priorities now.  This is "do or die."  Something has to give.  And unfortunately, even that may not be enough...  Coupons, low-income benefits, food pantries,  it's all still not enough to barely keep me from eventually declaring bankruptcy.

It breaks me to the core that I have to give up most of my [interactive] art for a bit.  This is the only art I do now (I gave it up altogether for at least a couple of decades), and to have to give it up again is not only embarrassing, but I hope not crippling.  In fact, when I was 16, I had plans to go to Otis, they believed in me (by sending me a direct invitation) because I am that talented ...But it didn't pan out because I stupidly chose love instead (which was a fucking mistake and I will absolutely never hear the end of it from the ppl I have spawned from).  Not only that, but I was burned out on having gone to college since 11, and not being allowed to abandon that local college until I achieved my transferable AA (no financial aid until 25, and the ppl I spawned from knew better).  Just a small part of PTSD in early life trauma.  ...It's alright tho, nobody will hire a 40-year old commercial artist now anyway.

I'm, however, okay with this having shaped who I am today.  I think that's why I am mostly successful at my job that I love so much, and have been at for most of the outstanding part of my life.  I have grabbed life by the balls and have become a badass ninja, who works with a bunch of funny guys, who role model exceptionally cut-throat/realistic/respectable/honorable approaches ... + sailor accents, LOL.

And rather than become a cash-cow again to another mechanic, who typically seem to prey upon women... It is clear that I need to study auto mechanics to take care of myself and my daughter  .....If you want something done right anyway, do it your goddamned self!



SO THIS IS THE REALITY OF ZAMARGAD NOW:

Zamargad•Zamargad sim is not going anywhere.  We are not going anywhere.  ZoHa Islands is not going anywhere.  We are not leaving ZI.  ^v^/<|;) (Bats Out Of Hats is still on the Marketplace.

•We are downsizing to the smallest parcel, on Zamarad.  In the same parcel area that ^v^/<|;) (Bats Out Of Hats) used to be, to keep customer and visitor confusion to a minimal.

•Plans are to only be downsized for about 15 months, from March of 2019.  Afterward, we will then buy back the rest of Zamargad and go back to normal.  Should be fairly simple as everything has been logged and recorded into inventories.

•This smallest parcel can barely afford the prims of all the breedable stock we need to stay afloat in SL...  So should you need to see one of our regular items inworld before purchase, feel free to contact me, Lilith, or Samael, and we will gladly accommodate via sandbox.

•Advertisors have been refunded for their remaining times (rounded up) and have been given the opportunity to advertise with us for free on our website during this time.

"Win L$100 Just For Being A Batling Fan! / Dedicated Batling Promo" will still happen.  ASNers has moved to Facebook (everything is still getting sorted, there).  We have L$700 to give away in total prizes for September 2018 - March 2019 (we apologize for RL holding us hostage): L$100 for each of those randomly drawn residents who have any part of Zamargad in the picks section of their profile, as well as being a part of our ^v^/<|;) (Bats Out Of Hats) group in SL.  ...After downsizing is completed, names will not be drawn until we regain the rest of Zamargad back, however, we will then have at least 15 prizes to give away when we do come back (L$1,500 in total prizes - which increase the chances that your name will be drawn).  To still qualify for getting yourself in this drawing/promo (after the downsize, and before our eventual regain of Zamargad), you will need to have our "Zamargad Charged By Isis: The Remodeling Interim" parcel in your picks section as well as be a member of our free group.  Those who have never deleted their original picks and are still in our group, of course, will still qualify too!



This too shall passAs for me...
I will be okay.  This too shall pass.  I have a good, long relationship with ZI, and am very grateful for them working with us during this time to keep a dream.  I also have my son, Eddy.  True friends, too.  Some breedables to take care of and sell while playing L$ earning games like Alienum.  Probably hang out at EOD to make a little extra L$.  And will continue on in RL unpacking into my new house, going on with my career that I love, and continue to do the best I can to take care of my daughter.



We wish you well, and hope you are confident that we are not going anywhere.  We are fighters and die hards.  We are still Zamargad.  You are still our friends, Batlings, neighbors, and inspiration.  We are all in SL (and first life) together.  We appreciate your understanding and support very much.  ♥

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