BookMooch: a community for exchanging used books (book swap and book exchange and book trade):

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bookmooch.com… ‘It is a really great idea’

*** “SWEET REVENGE” ***

Have you been dumpted, hurt, betrayed by SL partners, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends etc.? Are you considering leaving the game? STOP READ ON!

Sweet Revenge is an SL company set up to help those in that situation. We have no magic wands to repair broken relationships, but we can help you to feel well by providing a revenge service.
Why let him/her walk away laughing?
I can tell you that from bitter experience, having the last laugh does improve your feelings. See them for the scum they are! Watch as the boot is on the other foot. For once in your relationship you will be in control and feeling good.

We do NOT operate a hit squad. We soley provide a service to those who have been wronged.

Our fees are negotiable.

We also provide FREE counselling, and mediation. Or just a shoulder to cry on! Our services are available to all.

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This seems to sort of indicate the double nature of second life… on one level it is all about the social interaction… on the other level it is a few thousand little egos looking for love or satisfaction of some sort. When things don’t work out, they do not always act wisely…

I ordered a new macbook from apple under my own name. It has been years since I’ve purchased a computer for myself, as virginia tech has provided adequate resources. Pratt gave me a nice desktop too, don’t get me wrong, it arrived a month or so into my first term of teaching. I really need a laptop though and more than that, I need my own laptop. I was hoping to run a grant through Pratt and order a laptop through them, but it does not look like I’ll be staying here for long, so that would not work out. Currently, I am using Virginia Tech’s laptop and I need to send it in for repairs, so I ordered a new one.

Peter Scott’s Library Blog:
Amazon.com “Wish for Lit” contest

Amazon.com has introduced the Wish for Lit contest, where it will give over $20,000 in Amazon.com products to 3 winning libraries in the United States. One library will be selected in each of the three categories: K-12, Academic, and Public. Each winning library will receive a $5,000 gift certificate for Amazon.com products, as well as up to $2,000 of Amazon.com products that are on the library’s Amazon.com Wish List

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This seems like a good program….