Well, well, well......

     It's certainly been a week of highs and lows for this correspondant. (I like that!  Sufficiently egotistical, w/o crossing the line.... lol!).  Real life has been affecting my relationships on SL, as frequently happens, so I've been not inworld as much as usual.  There have been some really interesting moments in both, though, I must say.

     First, on SL, I was approached by a dog.  Not a "dog", as in a worthless person, or a "dog" as in an anthro-Fur.  Both of those I've had... um... relationships... with in the past.  (NOT to say all of my relationships have been WITH dogs, of course. HA!)  A dog.  A four-legged, panting dog.  Wanting sex.  Now, I am not one to judge someone else's sexual tastes on SL.  This happens to NOT be one of my varied "appetites".   I believe that except for sexual ageplay, all else is a "go" for two willing people, as for many, it gives them a chance to act out on fantasies or whatever.  I've been known to do that a few times myself.  I was not offended by the dog approaching me, in the least.  What offended me was, after having said something to the effect of "well, thank you for finding me attractive, but I'm just not that much into SLex these days" (hey, I try to be polite, and not step on others appetites or lifestyles, as I expect in return, of course.), the dog then proceeded, while I was afk, to hump my avatar, which was laying on a blanket on a beach at the time.  I was told this by another person on the beach, who showed me a pic they took, and a snippet of convo from where they told the pooch to stop repeatedly.  Up to probably even nine months ago or so, when I was SO heavily emotionally invested in SL, I probably would have filed some kind of complaint with the Lindens.  Not so much now.  I just fired off a blistering IM to the offending canine, with a copy of the pic I was given, which I then deleted, and muted his little furry butt.  Like many, there is some porn in my inventory.  "No, you cry!!! "  LOL!, but not that one.  buh-bye.  Meh.  Not worth my time in the long run, right?

    I'm trying to teach myself to make sculpties.  The OCD is fighting back.  We'll see how that goes.  Oh, and I've gotten back into the clothing dream.  I've made a couple of decent harness/breastplate type things for the savages at Tidra, and am working on a leather vest/linen shirt, rather rustic type man's shirt outfit at the moment.  Pants are still giving me fits, except for basic speedos and thong/jock type things.  Somehow or the other, I AM going to make Tel and the gang self sufficient.  The RL funding just isn't that available to me anymore.  (Hey, there's a thought!  "Tel and the Gang"... I'm a halfway decent singer... maybe I could do spoof concerts of the old "Kool and the Gang" songs... ROFL!!!)

     RL, even more interesting week.  My "Farmer Bob".... the new, well, can't really call him a boyfriend yet... close friend? Date? Whatever...... has been very persistent in wanting to get to know me better.  We've had breakfast once, when he showed up unexpectedly to "steal me" as he puts it, lunch twice, and a really nice walk/chat/sit on the riverbank behind my house.  There's something about a man in his mid thirties, wearing a plain white t-shirt, busted up old work boots, and rather worn Levi's that kinda makes my country boy heart go pitterpatter a bit.  Throw in a highly educated mind, a quest for learning more, coal black hair and lovely green eyes, and it gets even more interesting.  Now, if we could just do something about that tobacco chewing.... (oh, well, I'm a smoker, so can't bitch that much, right?)

    Still searching for the elusive paycheck.  Have pursued a couple of leads this week.  Maybe something will turn up.

      Anyway, life, as usual is still a series of ups and downs.... sometime in the future, maybe they'll be the good kind of ups and downs!  LOL!!!!

     Well, lunch break is over, the BossLady next door is ready to head back to the gardens.  HUGE art festival here this coming weekend, and we open the gardens in both yards to the public, as we are situated between the two major showing areas.  It's fun, and kinda the last "weekend" of summer, first one of fall here.  I love meeting all the new tourists that come to town, and catching up with the ones that have come from all over the country in the past.  I think I'll probably even miss doing a 5-6 thousand dollar day by myself on the grill, Saturday.  Right.... who am I kidding!  ROFL!!!

*Have a lovely day, friends!*
              Tel

"I still chuckle every time I read this cartoon."