Monday, March 22, 2010

When Good Graphics Cards Go Bad (Silentsparrow, Episode 4)

What is the lifespan of a high-end graphics card? Evidently (when factoring in a decent amount of dust and the fuzz of 3 cats) it's about 18 months. It's never a good sign when you open up your CPU and find fan dust-bunnies.

All to say that there was a bit of a damper put on my SL excursions for the past few weeks while waiting for a replacement part for my P.C.

Thankfully, the Little Laptop That Could kept me from total virtual withdrawal...I mean, there were gears to be hunted!...and now the big boy is back up and running with a lovely new, even higher-end, graphics card.

Now, to the point (let's pretend there is one, at least.)

My featured frock is part of a fun new set -- the silentsparrow Sanguine Lucky Bird Set. One of those Group Only Lucky Chair-ish things. Except it's a bird. But you knew that.

There is a group join fee, but sooo many gifts that it's negligible. Hya also gives the option to purchase this set(and previous Lucky Bird gifts)for a bargain price.

Wait! This post is starting to sound vaguely informative. Time to cut to the photos.



There are more pieces than shown here -- a short flippy red/white striped skirt is included in the set, as well as a cropped henley shirt with some very nice button detailing.



In these shots I'm wearing silentsparrow's Gloomy Corset/shrug for the shirt layer instead of the henley. (Full styling credits on flickr)

Photos taken in the New Babbage library (Babbage Canals sim.) There's a "Mother's of Invention" exhibit on the Second Floor, as partially seen below.

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