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

category The Missing Image

The Missing Image 04 – Meeting Justin Clark-Casey

by V | 1 » | Mar10 12
[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 ...
category Midnight Rants

Midnight Rant 05: OpenSim and Unity 3D

by V | 1 » | Feb29 12
[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
category Midnight Rants

Midnight Rant 04 – OpenSim and Second Life

by V | 0 » | Feb25 12
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/embed/jD0tsoBAdaw[/youtube]
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 Ramblings

Pseudonymous suicide – living minus Google+

by V | 2 » | Jul12 11
Sorry, I need to write something about the whole Google+ thing again. I know, you've probably heard enough about it and are quite sick of it, so have some tits artistic nudity before we start: (See, I implemented an age verification disclaimer to the site, to make it more family friendly. Cool, eh?) Got your attention back? Good. The current debate about Google+ probably ...
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 ...
category Animations

NWN pose

by V | 0 » | Mar22 11
Source: nwn Please see the tutorial on how to use these poses and the scripts for a poseball. Want to be a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB nwn pose [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB nwn pose" group="y"]
category Attachments

TGIB sculpted hat

by V | 0 » | Mar14 11
Source: Hat Please see the tutorial on how to import this creation and the speedbuild tutorial on how to make it. Want to become a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB speedbuild hat [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB speedbuild hat" group="y"]
category Builds

Commie Star

by V | 0 » | Mar1 11
Source: Commie Star A little something I made for last year's Bay City birthday parade, I'd love to dedicate this creation to Avination and every other closed grid. Please see the tutorial on how to import this creation. Want to show what you did with TGIB creations? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB commie star [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB ...