Yeah. Those words. Those words, right there. *points up at the title*

Tell me something. Please? Why. Why, why, WHY is it that people who have never seen you before, that you have never MET before... will ask you THAT question?! Huh? Honestly? Maybe it's just me, but... I will say "hi" and I will say "hello" and I might comment on the weather as an ice-breaker to opening a conversation with someone I have just met.

But the "How are you" thing? Really? IMO, it should be reserved for someone you actually care about.

This means, someone you already know, and thus.. care about!

I don't know why it bugs me - but it does. It comes off sounding so insincere; so fake, so put-on, a mask, a joke, completely unreal, when someone I have never met before, asks me that question. Like, really... what do they HONESTLY care about the true answer to that question?

The people who know me and have known me long enough and deep enough, I will answer such a question honestly. Okay, maybe I might say "I'm fine" when I'm not, but those who do know me, can tell that "I'm fine" in that context and manner just means "i'm NOT but I'm not ready to talk about it.. so therefore I am fine." One or two of my closest friends might call bullshit on me for that, and just point out that they know better, but they generally will also not probe about it. When I'm ready to get into it, I will. Just that simple. And yes, Tigs, I'm looking at YOU! LOL...

But asking someone who you don't know, who you have just met... "how are you" when the only answer you honestly expect is, "I'm fine" or "I'm great!" is just... completely false and not genuine to me. If you don't mean it, don't say it... honestly, that is how I feel. I will grant that of course there are those who may actually, honestly be interested in the general welfare of a complete stranger. But by and large, most people are not, they are just parroting what is considered to be a social expectation during an initial meet-and-greet. And it's an unneccessary falsehood, IMO.

Really. Just say "Hi! Nice to meet you!" -- or "Hi! Bloody HOT out today, isn't it?". Some of us will appreciate this as honesty so much more.

Blurgh. Sorry. I don't know why I'm going on about this particular pet peeve right now. I've had this question asked of me many times in the last few days by people I do not know, and it just... irks the living CRAP out of me! I want to throttle the next person who says it and just shout "WHAT DO YOU CARE!!!"

LOL. Okay. Rant-mode disengaged now. ^_^ Promise.

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I got a texture package for April YSH's "Jai Hair" product finally released in my store over on Content Paradise : www.contentparadise.com/produc…

Also, the texture set I released a while ago for Uzilite's M401, which normally sells for $6.50, will be on sale for $1.99 during the First-Friday (FFB) sale September 7th - September 10th. : www.contentparadise.com/produc…

I'm working on some other stuff at the moment as well. Some textures for M3's LoneWolf (yes, I know, Chohole has a WONDERFUL freebie texture set out there, but the set has SO many possibilities!! And this one will also be a freebie.)

I'm also working on a texture set for the M4 Jump Gear from Daz, which is a wonderful clothing set, and yet I have not seen a SINGLE texture package made for it. Not in the freebies, and not in the stores! Ditto for the M4 "Bad Guy" set from over on Daz as well... got some textures in the works for that, too. The males are so damn neglected in 3D! LOL.

Also in the works I have some poses coming up for V4, M4, V3/M3, and both the Kids4 as well as the Gen-3 kids (preschoolers and preteens).

So yeah. I'm busy. ^_^ Might not look it outwardly if you go by the deviations postings, but I'm busy! LOL Never could stick to just one project at a time... which of course is why I seem to flood open through the gates once I start posting stuff up... hah!