Thanks for the tips, everyone. I'll see what works best.

Here are a few observations from an independent voter (who despises both Bush & Ashcroft). The real problem is: 1) A minority of people vote. 2) A lot of intelligent, educated people - especially young people - find politics either distasteful or irrelevant. When there's a small turnout extreme groups on the right or left tend to dominate - these days, it's the extreme right. Fact: about 50% (maybe less) of registered voters actually voted. Of those, about 5% voted for a 3rd party candidate (I doubt many thought that Nader or Buchanan actually had a chance to win. I REALLY doubt that many agreed with either one or thought that either could really govern if elected; they just wanted to send a message.) What Bush should be reminded of: He still lost the popular vote! He won in the electoral college because he carried Florida by an incredibly small margin - a small fraction of 1%. Some of us had vain hopes he might remember that and try to seek bipartisan answers and govern from the center. Yeah, I know; fat chance! The upshot of this is simply: Whatever your feelings about politics as it's practiced today, or about the two major parties - you've got to eventually hold your nose and vote. Personally, my criteria is: Which of these clowns will do the least damage to the Constitution in 4 years? I think you can guess I didn't vote Bush/Chaney!

I'm having a problem when I try to use the search function in Freestuff. I get the error message: THIS PROGRAM HAS PERFORMED AN ILLEGAL OPERATION - and my browser shuts down. I'm on Netscape 4.06

Please don't leave out Yamato's beauties: Mimi, Nene, and LinLin. Visit the Poser Factory site listed on the sidebar.

Look over at Poserworld. Steve Shanks also has a transmapped hair object. And of course, you'll find Rena's textures for it in the Fairywoods section.

A long, black velvet 'Morticia' dress for vampire ladies or Morticia Addams types. It should have a long slit up the side and a plunging 'V' neckline. You could have additional transmaps for it the change the neckline to suit the user.

There are some metallic reflection maps over at the Props Guild. Go to 'downloads,' then to 'textures'.

Oh, the 'original' goth girl!

Rena, what about a mask to go with this character? I'm thinking of something like the white feather domino that Whelen drew for the cover illustration of "The Winter Queen"

I just wish you'd put the texture you used for Ruth up at HappyWorldland. I love the effect you created with that pale skin & blue eyes, contrasted with the red lips and dark eye makeup. Actually, I'm just partial to vampire fangs showing between red lips.