Am done teasing Alfred for today ;-)

Good night, CoSo, wherever you are

@Alfred Yes, exactly. I gave you verses from Lorca and you embellished with 2 verses you say are coming from Alberti. So, isn't that creative embellishment from your part and not accurate translation as I expected?

@Alfred Cute. I really appreciate creativity. I love it. But, are you having a hard time acknowledging that you went your own way rather than staying on task?

@Alfred So why did you embellish on top of what I gave you?

@Alfred Haha,. Now listen: the purpose of translation is to accurately express meaning from a language into another language. Accuracy not creativity , that's the point of translation. Do you agree?

@Alfred You are funny, you know? Are you aware that you are blurring the lines between you and me?

@Alfred Oh, you are having initiative and feel like being creative, above and beyond what I asked you to do?

@Alfred Maybe. But those verses were not part of what I gave you. How do you explain this?

@Alfred Did you make up the first and last verses?

@Alfred Please translate the following poem into English: Un brazo de la noche
entra por mi ventana.

Un gran brazo moreno
con pulseras de agua.

Sobre un cristal azul
jugaba al río mi alma.

Los instantes heridos
por el reloj... pasaban.

@Vikky
Don't give up. The VR place is too awesome to give up. It's just getting used to a few moves. If I can do it, anyone can do it. You'll see. It's a beautiful world out there.

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@daniel @th3j35t3r

@Valkyrie_D
YES! Yes! Check it out ! It's a truly awesome experience !

@Airborne_Frog

Santa Claus :-)

@TheAbbotTrithemius

Oh, Abbot, you are asking epistemological questions. They are all Greek to me 🤣

^^
So, here’s the story:
1. This may be VR but what’s inside is Very Real Fun & Friendship

2. The creativity and capabilities we have here on CoSo are amazing and unique

3. J’s apartment rocks

4. When you fall down the stairs, CoSonauts will pick you up

^^
My tipsy attempts don’t go unnoticed and now @daniel is pulling from upstairs, @th3j35t3r is pushing from downstairs, I get advice on WASD, (wut? I never read instructions), ok, and get tips about using the f finger, lol, aha, ok, I may get it now.

Eventually, I get my keystrokes aligned and smoothly find my way upstairs, Vatican gate and all. Niiiice. All ends well & happy. (read on)

😍
CoSonauts, here’s a tiny thread on a great story within a story.

Saturday night: I jump on the invite to hang around w/frens in J’s vast VR apt. I trial ’n error my way in, am flying through all 1st fl rooms, Yay.

Awesome. I discover the wine rack, pick up a Chardonnay at perfect temp, gulp-gulp, Yay.

Next, I want to go upstairs. No success, I keep hitting the ceiling, I fall under the stairs, what a mess, my avatar’s all bruises now.

Pic of the famous stairs --->
(read on)

@_txgal

Good nite :-)

@SydneyHarper
Superb, indeed.
Glad you made it.
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@th3j35t3r @daniel

What an evening over at J's apartment.
@th3j35t3r did a fabulous job w/interior design, huge, stylish apartment to wander around.
The technical and artistic creativity are awesoooome !

Perfect, gracious host 😍

And what a treat to listen to @daniel playing piano. 🤣