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

e!…Ingenue, Essences, Dark Mouse

    A while back my wonderful partner, Vanish suggested that I stop making my blogs SOOOO detailed and just blog about the one or two items of each outfit that really caught my attention.  That is SOOOO hard to do when there are SOOOO many pretty things just staring back at you!  The funny thing about it, is that this outfit ...

Ramblings Articles

category Ramblings

Opposite day

by V | 0 » | Feb14 12
Okay, so today is opposite day, which is quite some challenge, since we cover some range of topics on this ol' site of yours truly. I can't start fashion blogging like Tateru, since I kinda already do this on our videoblogpodcastthing. (I think I heard myself say "and lo, this here thing is a lovely eyelid by Botterbloem & Windbottom" ...
category Pictures, Ramblings

Marcella and R.icielli

by El | 0 » | Feb8 12
  STYLING NOTES OUTFIT: R.icielli - PIETRA bodysuit /beige, BEATRIZ sequined miniskirt /gold SHOES: R.icielli - CARMELIA pumps base *HAIRBASE:  A&A Tattoo Layer Hairbase Darkblonde *HAIR: A&A Marcella Hair Darkblonde LASHES: *REDGRAVE*  -38- Classy NAILS: Finesmith Designs - METALLIC EARRINGS: R.icielli - BRIGITTE earrings /quartz L SHOES: R.icielli - CARMELIA pumps/Crema SKIN: Ricielli - ESMEE medium_DB/makeup4 *EYES:  IKON 'Sunrise' Eyes - Deep Lagoon (L) *POSES: PurplePoses
category Ramblings

The Quest for the Uncanny Valley

by V | 1 » | Feb1 12
Okay, this here is really not my fault. I don't read the NWN, so whatever Wagner Au writes reaches my level of perception only when it's being tossed around the tweeterplurkosphere. And apparently, there's talk about the Uncanny Valley again, a concept which Pathfinder has touched on over a year ago, and which I'm still very sceptical about. The way ...
category Ramblings

Meshes and The Loom

by V | 0 » | Jan22 12
In the 4 months since I last posted an update on the Loom, nothing much has happened. Recently, though, I finally got around to do a little more work on our metaverse home, so that finally the towers are back in place and connected again. Current snapshot: And while I was at it, I finally played a little more with Viewer ...
category Q&D, Ramblings

Melrosa

by El | 2 » | Jan7 12
  STYLE NOTES *Dress: ::VMC:: -  Sibelle - Blue Shoes: [ glow ] studio -  Nite Nite Pumps silver *Nails:  +:+WTG+:+  - **French** nail *Hair: A&A - Melrosa Hair Blackberry *Jewelry: Addiction - Rejoice Diamond Bracelet, Earrings, Necklace Eyelashes: *REDGRAVE* -31- ExtraLong Skin: Style by Kira - Emma Skin 01J *Eyes: FASHISM -  'Sunrise' Eyes - Azure (L) *Poses: Purple Poses
category About TGIB, Ramblings, The Missing Image

TGIB Retrospect 2011

by V | 0 » | Dec29 11
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/_OhmAKBLFNM[/youtube] This video is licensed under a creative commons non-commercial share-alike license. (Download) Credits, as promised: Years of Rice and Salt (cc-by-sa) Yunus (cc-by-sa) ТЕЛЬНЮК: Сестри (cc-by-nc-sa) trustno1 (cc-by-nc-sa) OpenSim Linden Lab Creative Commons Hypergrid Business AM Radio Ina Centaur Silk Dreams WTG Style by Kira Purrfect 10 Fashism Calico Ingman Creations Alli & Ali aDiva Couture Finesmith Designs Rockberry siss boom Logo & Kin Earthstones Vero Modero Purple Moon R.icielli Essences YS&YS Fallen Gods Barerose Redgrave's Akeruka Kalnins Footwear Somnia Addiction Oglaf
category Ramblings

Mae

by El | 0 » | Dec28 11
STYLING NOTES Gown: Elemiah Design - Moon - bodice, skirt, handbag *Hair: A&A -  Mae Hair Lightbrown Eyelashes: *REDGRAVE* -39- Luscious *Jewelry and nails (including rings): FINESMITH - Isabella earrings, Necklace, Finesmith Metallic Nails *Skin: Akeruka -  Kia 16 Tan *Eyes: FASHISM - 'Sunrise' Eyes - Egyptian Blue (L) *Poses: Purple Poses (Background images for the pictures provided by: ecathe and Cybrea respectively...courtesy of Deviant Art.)  
category Ramblings

Computers

by V | 0 » | Dec28 11
I've been wanting to write this article for a while now, but didn't quite get around to it, since I couldn't come up with how to tackle the topic. Cory Doctorow's talk on the 28C3 in Berlin yesterday finally got me around to do it. A video of the talk is included after the post. I recently got a tablet, or ...
category Ramblings

Email

by V | 0 » | Dec22 11
Today, let's talk about Email. I know, in times where people mostly communicate via facebook, twitter or other social networks this seems like some very odd topic, but bear with me. First off, let's talk about the different uses of communication. One of the advantages of social networks is the publicness of communication. If there's something you like to share with ...
category Ramblings

trustno1

by V | 1 » | Dec20 11
I write much too little about the things that are really important to me, mostly about my lovely partner and what she means to me (even though I hope she knows from what I tell her each day). But also about free culture and music, and why both are important. So, before I start writing about trustno1, I'd like ...