So Many Posts….So Little Time….

It feels SO good to be back and I am SOOOO glad I am out of the hospital, but this week has made me realize that I am far from 100%  There are SOOOO many things that I would love to blog right now, but it seems like I just cannot get things moving as quickly as I would like. ...

Good to be Back!

I just spent almost 2 weeks in the hospital. It was horrible. I hope I never have to do that again. I have spent the last week or so seeing different docs and adjusting meds. It has been NO fun. The whole time I just wanted to feel good enough to blog. SO....now I do...and I have been thinking and ...

Midnight Rant 07: Copyright

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/G64m3-PFkwI[/youtube] (Note this was recorded about a month ago and I didn't get around to publish it at the time. Also, I was scared.) Links: TGIB on Kiva TGIB on Kickstarter TGGrid Neb's Racer Kit Neb's Death Race  

5 things to pay before the money runs out

I've been quiet the past two months, which is mainly attributed to a much-needed holiday vacation and subsequent stressful getting-back-into-work period. All this is complicated by the fact that El's currently staying in the hospital, but hopefully will be out again sometime this week. Anyway, as you can imagine, there wasn't much time to do anything productive, so I don't ...

Kandy and Victory Modan

For those of you that have followed my blog for very long at all, you will know that I model hair for Ali & Alli.  This CUTE little updo is one of their newest releases aptly named Kandy.  When Alice gave us the hair she simply asked for "something sweet" . . .and I can see why.  I LOVE the ...

3 of a Kind – Jeans

A few weeks ago, as I was looking through the feeds and flickr photostreams I came across a pic of an avi . . .just a simple pick.  The picture showed an avi in casual clothes, various poses but all together and I had a thought . . .perhaps I should start a category in my blog where I shot ...

Siss Boom, Eclectica and R2 Fashion

I was going to do a Q&D for this post . . .I PROLLY should have done a Q&D (Quick and Dirty) for this post, but I once again became so enamored with it once it was done, that I just HAD to talk about it a little.  There are SO many things about it that are SO pretty. It has ...

Midnight Rant 06: The Hypergrid

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arblVyxn0qQ[/youtube]   Links: Interview with Justin Clark-Casey Hypergrid Business - The Hypergrid is a social web Chuck Prophet on Archive.org Douglas Coupland and William Gibson on the KWLS William Gibson in Second Life (Part 1 | Part 2) Jeremy Bailenson on Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life and New Worlds Aloha

Ever an’ Angel

Don't you hate it when people aren't nice? Sometimes I wonder. Sometimes it seems like some people just want to be hateful and don't give two squats about what others want or need, or what is right or wrong. They live on the “me” level. And I find that SO disconcerting. It is NOT that I have never “visited” that ...

The Missing Image 04 – Meeting Justin Clark-Casey

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJNWidQrgf8[/youtube] Links: Open Simulator Overte Foundation Justin Clark-Casey's Master's Dissertation on Internet-Scale Virtual Environment Architectures Hypergrid Unity 3D Second Life Experimental teleport between Second Life and OpenSim Diva Distro Kitely OpenSim Creations Topics: 1:30 How do you become an OpenSim core developer? 8:00 Can OpenSim become the "3D web"? 14:00 Does OpenSim need asset security? 24:00 Does OpenSim need feature parity with Second Life? 31:30 How do you decide which features are in OpenSim core? 37:30 The state ...

Donna Flora A to Z C is for Cerry

   Several years ago, when I was just a little bitty avi, I stumbled upon a shop named Donna Flora.  I still do not remember how I found it.  It was probably through one of the numerous groups that I am a part of...always looking for a bargain.  But I remember looking around and thinking that I had found THE ...

Midnight Rant 05: OpenSim and Unity 3D

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/JnUPx0dF5h8[/youtube] Links: Archive 3D Blenderswap Pathfinder's Virtual World Presentation Lag in Second Life and OpenSim and how to deal with it

Archive for April, 2011

category 52 weeks of color

An offering to the 52WOCC gods…Tangerine

by El | 6 » | Apr30 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiZrUMQAmGY Well......here it is week 26....and the color is Tangerine. As previously mentioned, my being out of town put me 3 weeks behind on the 52 WOCC....and I am still catching up. As I was going about my way in the States I would tell V that I would take care of...(insert current week here)....and he would say “Ok...but I get ...
category 52 weeks of color

Asparagus…isn’t that something you can eat for Easter???

by El | 2 » | Apr24 11
I AM HOME!!!! I was only gone for a little over 2 weeks, but it seemed like an eternity. It was really good to see family and friends, but I was OH SO ready to come home. One of the things that had to be pushed to the side while I was away was my beloved 52WOCC. ...
category Ramblings

Why there is no inworld delivery for all of OpenSim

by V | 9 » | Apr19 11
Disclaimer: I am the provider of OpenSim Creations. Maria mentioned in the recent designing worlds debate (again) how great it would be to have some sort of marketplace on the web, that will deliver your purchases instantly to your inventory in whatever grid you purchased them for. And I agree on the greatness part, it's just that there are two problems ...
category Ramblings

Metaverse Pirates

by V | 1 » | Apr19 11
I'm about 3 1/2 years late for this, which is no problem, because I'm always late for anything, but it's been in 2007 when my hero William Gibson made his first (and only) appearance in Second Life, reading from his then latest novel "Spook Country" and talking to the audience afterwards. Now, Gibson wasn't impolite - I've never seen him ...
category Tutorials

TGIB Speedbuild Tutorial 9: Making an animation in Poser

by V | 1 » | Apr16 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXV2A-V-NS4 You can find the resulting animation on OSC.
category Announcements

Goodbye

by V | 2 » | Apr13 11
Okay, I watched the designing worlds debate about "Content Protection in Open Sim" on treet.tv for the second time now, after having attended it in-world as well, and I have to write a little. There are many issues I have with that show, and if it's anything representative about SL, then with that as well; it's american-centric, the attendees for ...
category Tutorials

TGIB Speedbuild #8: Making your avatar invisible

by V | 1 » | Apr11 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTwh8VcYnic Get the pose on OpenSim Creations.
category Tracked Daily

Memories of Times Past

by El | 0 » | Apr10 11
I sat here today and watched a live performance of Muse playing this song at a concert in Germany.  I don't know if I have told you, love...but it is my favorite song that they sing...and every time I hear it, it reminds me of you....well...of us...and the time we were at the diner. We have so many wonderful memories together, ...
category Textures

Victorian Lady Textures

by V | 2 » | Apr5 11
[gallery link="file" columns="4"] Source: Victorian Lady Extra Textures This is a large (~90 MB) texture pack for the Victorian Lady, provided by Cobbler's Trading Company of OSGrid, where you can find more of their creations on Wright Plaza. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
category Builds

The Victorian Lady

by V | 1 » | Apr5 11
Source: Victorian Lady Please see the tutorial on how to import this creation. This build was made by the Cobbler's Trading Company of OSGrid, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. You can find it (and many of their other creations) on Wright Plaza on OSGrid. Also, there's an amazing amount of textures available as well to customize this built ...