Sinner's Alley Happy Hour (Part 1)

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<p>SBMom, my S would really like you:). </p>

<p>And my last salvo for driver, whose politics I don’t espouse but I did so appreciate her ability to believe in her right to be outrageous. Something I wish also for the women of all the following generations.</p>

<p>Lyrics to My Chemical Romance Welcome To The Black Parade</p>

<p>When I was a young boy,
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band.
He said,
“Son when you grow up, will you be the saviour of the broken,
The beaten and the damned?”
He said
“Will you defeat them, your demons, and all the non believers, the plans that they have made?”
Because one day I leave you,
A phantom to lead you in the summer,
To join the black parade." </p>

<p>When I was a young boy,
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band.
He said,
“Son when you grow up, will you be the saviour of the broken,
The beaten and the damned?” </p>

<p>Sometimes I get the feeling she’s watching over me.
And other times I feel like I should go. Through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets.
When you’re gone we want you all to know We’ll Carry on,
We’ll Carry on
Though your dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on
Carry on
We’ll carry on
And in my heart I cant contain it
The anthem wont explain it. </p>

<p>And we will send you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Lets shout it loud and clear
Do you fight it to the end
We hear the call to
To carry on
We’ll carry on
Though your dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on
We’ll carry on
And though you’re broken and defeated You’re weary widow marches on </p>

<p>And on we carry through the fears
Ooh oh ohhhh
Disappointed faces of your peers Ooh oh ohhhh</p>

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<p>For crappin-out-loud, as my gramma used to say! Sheesh, I leave you guys for a couple three weeks for gainful employment, and the place fills up with a bunch of crankypants old ladies! I’ll have a Boilermaker - “depth-charge” style, the way we drink 'em here in Sinner’s Alley. That’s a Big Gulp-size plastic cup full of beer with a shot of tequila dropped into the cup, shot glass and all. </p>

<p>And, where’s that pansy oxygen tank that Dodds used to keep around for the tourists who wandered away from their Greyhound bus to look for a breath of fresh air? Give me a shot of that, too.</p>

<p>I’ve been working full-time in my new job. NO, I have not been out chasing cars and barking at tires. I have not been skulking around a freeway overpass with a parka full of water balloons waiting for unsuspecting Hummers to drive by. </p>

<p>I’ve started a business in Second Life as an newbie avatar trainer specializing in corporate avatars (working with real life executives). Although, after this week, I think I’m going to make a career change and become a virtual land baroness because these corporate avatars are a real PITA sometimes, just like their real-life counterparts. Second Life is a 3-D virtual world designed entirely by its users. It’s a little like playing Barbies, except that the virtual world of Second Life has its own real economy. </p>

<p>During my nine months of in-world residency, I’ve met educators, philanthropists, robots, dragons, NASA scientists, gallery owners, photographers, civil engineers, graphic designers, architects, musicians, actors, novelists, bloggers, programmers, librarians, snarky little animals called Tinies, virtual clothing designers, and a “metaverse evangelist,” who happens to be a guy who works for IBM’s Hursley Park creative development lab in the UK. He looks like a Ridley Scott alien. </p>

<p>Teenagers seem to despise Second Life for the most part, which is fine with me because most of the residents seem to be between 30 and 60 years old. There is a teen grid for 13 to 17-year olds, for those who are curious enough to look over their parents’ shoulders. But, the main grid is definitely not for kids. It’s for adults 18 and over…because clothes don’t always rez (appear) when they’re supposed to, and there are a lot of seedy virtual bars… :wink: </p>

<p>The idea here is that we have our First Lives, where we are who we are in real life…And then, we have our Second Lives, where we can be ourselves, fly around with rainbow-colored dragonfly wings, teleport from region to region, meet interesting people, create scripts (simple programs), and build virtual objects using the 3-D design tools created by Linden Labs in San Francisco. This week, I tried to create a script to make my virtual coffee cup emit virtual steam. Instead, I made my avatar emit steam, which could be fun, too. ;)</p>

<p>Nothing can replace our own CC Sinner’s Alley, where we can knock one back in the company of friends. But, a 3-D version has real possibilities… :)</p>

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<p>My problem with Second Life is that it requires so freaking much COMPUTE POWER that I, technical denizen that I am, have not a SINGLE COMPUTER IN THE WHOLE HOUSE (out of 9) that is capable of rendering Second Life such that I can even begin to move my character around or change her clothing.</p>

<p>And while I’m at it, how do I get rid of the stupid PURPLE FACE they gave me by default when I signed on???</p>

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<p>Welcome back, slugg!</p>

<p>And thanks for pointing out what this place is for! I’m not much of a drinker in real life (for whatever reason, don’t weigh enough probably, the stuff knocks me for more of a loop than most people) so I should take advantage of SA and enjoy!</p>

<p>It’s still warm out–make mine a nice cold sangria. Red or white, whatever you have! And pass the ordevors!</p>

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<p>Talk amongst yourselves, people. I need to have a techie moment with Mootie…</p>

<p>Hey, Moot – I’ll have to ask the resident computer sluggguru about the computronic juice you’ll need to run SL. He’s in Las Vegas, at the moment, attending Autodesk University. His company designed and built the new Autodesk Island in Second Life. </p>

<p>As for your purple face, that’s an easy one. To change your avatar’s appearance completely (hair, shape, gender, ethnicity, clothing, skin), click on the blue INVENTORY button in the bottom right toolbar. Double-click the LIBRARY folder, and then, double-click the Clothing folder to open it. You should see a list of several different avatars (e.g. City Chic Female, etc.). Drag any of the avatar folders onto your av, and he/she will rez a new appearance. Just keep dragging new ones onto your avatar until you find one that you like. </p>

<p>To edit individual features of your avatar (e.g. shape of face, height, color of hair, hair style, eye color, etc.), right-click on your av to bring up the pie menu, and click on APPEARANCE. You can adjust every aspect of your avatar’s appearance by using the Appearance editing tools, including face color. </p>

<p>The lag issue could be a problem with your server, or it could be due to the high number of other avatars contributing to the lag in your location, not uncommon in the orientation areas. If your av is not appearing properly, try logging off and right back on. </p>

<p>Send me a PM, and our avies will meet in SL. I’ve got a newbie starter pack that will help you get a good start, and it will save you a lot of time. :)</p>

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<p>So did Berurah actually go on vacation or has she been “drivered” ?</p>

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<p>the top of page 318 starts with people claiming to believe in reincarnation, and then Slugg reincarnates claiming to have taken on some spirtitual form (one of the Avatars of Vishnu perhaps?), I thought I’d stumbled into the Sinner’s Chapel for a moment, but no, it’s all Virtual, …:slight_smile: </p>

<p>Second Life? - Sounds like a most excellent use of Mother Time ;)</p>

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<p>I’d never heard of Second Life. At first glance I was thinking something like Lifespring (:eek:) or maybe a Moonie-like nutritional supplement company, or some sort of retirement community… And I was thinking, Jeeezus!!! Sluggson left and poor slugg went right around the bend and joined the dark side!</p>

<p>Shows how much I know. :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Thank God, it is a GAME. All is right with the world. Our Bard is okay. The Alley is preserved.</p>

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<p>slugg, I found a computer in the house that will serve me my daily helping of Second Life just fine! Meet you there soon, I hope!</p>

<p>(TSFH informs me that the purple face was a result of poor rendering. It’s not there on the computer I used last night.)</p>

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<p>Oh praise the Lord she is back!!!</p>

<p>Oh wait, I’m an atheist.</p>

<p>Oh praise Captain Jean-Luc Picard, she’s back!!!</p>

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<p>Hahahaha! – I joined the Dark Side when I wandered into this joint! Actually, I was crawling the neighborhood pubs about to die of boredom from hanging out in the forum. :slight_smile: You guys are the best!! I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the annual Christmas letter from the cats. </p>

<p>Highlights from Thanksgiving: Sluggson came home with an eyebrow ring, and SluggPrincess came home with a tattoo of a Danish cartoon character on her a** …it’s a ■■■■■ or something. :::sigh::: Better than dinner with the ex-FBIL’s. :D</p>

<p>Stay tuned for my night-before-Thanksgiving shopping adventures at Safeway. :p</p>

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<p>Second Life seems to be beckoning me. Hmmm, I wonder if it would cut too heavily into my Sinners Alley time?</p>

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<p>Its coming up on the first weekend in December, and you know what that means…</p>

<p>GO ARMY !!!</p>

<p>BEAT NAVY !!!</p>

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<p>Hoooo-ah!!</p>

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<p>So for the sports fans, we have a set of brand new large screen plasma TVs. However, we hang them outside in front of a series of wire cages. We lock opposing fans into different cages. Then we give them all whatever they need to drink, and let them out to use the facilities as required one at a time:).</p>

<p>Thus, the usual weary denizens can doze, their quiet blurry reality undisturbed.</p>

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<p>oh sh&* I dropped my last wine glass that matched-
so I didn’t buy my husband cigarettes or alcohol ( when he drank), but upon hearing that a friend ( who has a sophomore in high school) bought 4 college guides ( including ones I already had)- I sent her links to college sites- including college confidential! :wink:
( I kinda feel like I should have put the link in a baggie)</p>

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<p>LOL ek!! :)</p>

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<p>EK - did you send her the link to the CC 12-step threads? ;)</p>

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<p>Is there a 12-step thread for quitting CC? On CC? Kind of like Nickolodeon’s occasional well-publicized ads to get kids to watch less TV. :D</p>

<p>It’s turned cold here, as it should be on Dec. 1. Pass the Irish coffee! And the remote.</p>

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<p>Need a double over here please. Hard drive on one of my office computers (the one with all the expensive scoring software on it) crashed. Spent most of the day trying to find old software and get it reinstalled on a new computer. Most programs need an install key (floppy disk). New computers dont come with floppy (small hard square one, not the old old big soft floppys) disk drives. Attempts to install one are failing. Grrrrrrrr. Hubby is returning to the computer store for the 3rd time (they dont answer their service line phone). Double grrrrr. Cant score tests without the software. Sigh… Had to bite the bullet and buy some upgrades. Cost $$$. Then picked up my car from the dealership after its 15k service. It, plus an a/c filter… cost… are you ready… finish pouring 'cuz you’re gonna spill the booze… $400!!! What the #$%%%^ cost that kinda money on a 15k service??? And they threw on $27 in “shop parts/fees”. I asked what that was. They said things like paper towels! :eek: Pretty darned expensive paper towels!!! Must be lined with platinum or something. I offered to bring in a few rolls. They offered me a cup of coffee and a bottle of water. </p>

<p>So here I sit, in my office at 7:15, instead of attending the party we were supposed to be at… lamenting my losses while hubby trudges to the computer store. Oh well. At least I can distract myself by reading this and my other “cc” forum (cruise critic) to plan our upcoming holiday (which I can now ill aford :(</p>