The hospital wifi porn filter blocks Second Life (Imagine that!) so I can’t get inworld when I’m sitting here with my sister. I personally think a hospital is the perfect place to allow porn, but I’ve been known to be a bit progressive in my thinking. Since I can’t play inworld, I’ve been spending some time finding my way around Photoshop. My sister has been watching Spanish soap operas with the volume turned all the way up. She doesn’t speak Spanish, and she doesn’t mute the commercials. The fun never ends. At least I’m getting some rest.
I’ve come to the conclusion that Photoshop is nifty and for some things it’s a necessity, but I don’t have the patience or the technical skill to fancy up all of my shots. I admire those who can use it to make perfect, smooth doll skin, but that’s just not for me. I think SL photos have their own special charm, and I don’t want to smooth that out of them. Kudos to those who can strike that balance.
The night nurse here has a Jamaican accent, prison-striped scrubs, and a wicked laugh at her own jokes. When she leaned over me to reach the blinds, she smelled like citrus and pine. I loaned her my copy of Dubliners. I think this means we’re going steady.
She keeps my sister happily dosed up on pain meds. When I asked her how much she was giving her, “Enough.” she shrugged.
Totally agree on the photos.
I gave up PS and now use Gimp because it is free … takes a little while to ‘convert’ but it’ll save me a fortune over the coming years.
Not being a stranger to hospitals, your post touched me. In many ways, when in hospital, life is suspended in a fine balance between insanity and normalcy, whatever each one of these concepts means… The photos you added illustrate that perfectly. There’s just “enough” of each so we can keep the balance, in hospital and in life. Great post. *hugs you*
I echo Soronishi’s recommendation for Gimp. And there is a tutorials for anything you want to do in Gimp on YouTube.
I’m betting here, but in every hospital I’ve worked in (did I mention I’m an RN?), if someone asks to speak to the IT department they can open up access to anything a patient might want. Just ask and they might be able to hook you up.
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Totally agree on the photos.
I gave up PS and now use Gimp because it is free … takes a little while to ‘convert’ but it’ll save me a fortune over the coming years.
Not being a stranger to hospitals, your post touched me. In many ways, when in hospital, life is suspended in a fine balance between insanity and normalcy, whatever each one of these concepts means… The photos you added illustrate that perfectly. There’s just “enough” of each so we can keep the balance, in hospital and in life. Great post. *hugs you*
I finally got to see this with photos when I got home. ♥
I echo Soronishi’s recommendation for Gimp. And there is a tutorials for anything you want to do in Gimp on YouTube.
I’m betting here, but in every hospital I’ve worked in (did I mention I’m an RN?), if someone asks to speak to the IT department they can open up access to anything a patient might want. Just ask and they might be able to hook you up.
I hope good things happen to you.
Just curious about whether Inworldz is accessible. Curious about whether Inworldz has the same stigma.