Location: Xessories by D’Nel DaSilva

I want to thank Tracy Edelman for her insights about commerce and, of course, Pappy Enoch for his wit and sagacity.  He’s got a little shanty behind my cabin on UR Island now, so I think he’ll be guest-writing for me again.

Thanks to a tip from Dianna Defiant, I began shopping for a wedding band.  It’s one way to avoid being “hit on” by observant avatars in SL,  I’ve been told by those with more experience in-world.  My real-life wife, a hot librarian (soon, I hope, to have a matching avatar) already teases me about my “Second Life girlfriends.“  She has egged on Pappy Enoch through a barrage of e-mails so he gives me grief, as does a certain six-foot-tall raccoon who is my co-author for an academic article.

While the ladies I know have been very deferential, one never knows about other people in-world.  Newbies will do anything. So, I went shopping for a ring.

In serious settings in-world, it will work better than an ape-suit, too.

As one might expect, the “dollar store” had nothing worthwhile for this purpose. But what sort of cheapskate am I?  I decided that the expression of a lifetime commitment merits a really good ring.  At 100 Linden Dollars, that is all of 33 cents. . . am I still a cheapskate?

After some hilarity trying on the ring (and wearing a free “posing stand” as a hat) I slipped it on and adjusted my hand-size slightly until it fit. . . .think about that hard the next time you walk into a real-life jewelry store.

By the way, Pappy Enoch noted, after offering to whittle me a ring out of oak, that he “ain’t gittin’ no-wheres wif the virtul ladies, proberly becaws my manly ‘pearance scairs ‘em.“

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So which ring did you buy?  There are only a few dozen for men.  While I’m thinking about it, I find it is easier to adjust the ring instead of the hand   Edit object mode > make sure stretch textures is on, select position, and use the xyz till it looks right from the outside.  No one ever sees the inside of your hand so I don’t bother to set my rings “perfectly” 360*.  Also, /11 on or /11 5 should make your ring a lot more noticeable to the ladies. The included instruction card will tell you which of those 2 commands turns on the sparkle, and how to adjust it if yours is one of the newer rings.

IM me in-world if you have ?‘s about your purchase :D

Nothing will stop a griefer, of course, but I find that experienced players know how to check a profile.

Got a frenzied e-mail from Pappy today; the poor hillbilly got griefed by a German in a Dollar Store.  I think we’ll get a column out of him about that, next week.

Looking forward to your column, by the way!

Nothing will stop a griefer, of course, but I find that experienced players know how to check a profile.

Got a frenzied e-mail from Pappy today; the poor hillybilly got griefed by a German in a Dollar Store.  I think we’ll get a column out of him about that, next week.

Looking forward to your column, by the way!

Good idea!

But how many SL ladies would look close enough at a ring?

Moreso, who would know it to be a wedding ring?

Heheh.. I know, left hand, ring finger, but you know SLers these days!

-Kyobe

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