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 ...

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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  

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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

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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 ...

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category Tutorials

TGIB speedbuild tutorial 3: Making sunglasses

by V | 5 » | Mar7 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI4yEBMcopw
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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 ...
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category Builds

The Ravenstone

by V | 0 » | Mar1 11
Source: Ravenstone This is a "low prim" version of the house, as I made this one for use in SL (yet, it still counts 275 prims). Still working on a more detailed one with a better staircase, attic, indoor walls and doors, etc. Please see the tutorial on how to import this creation. Want to show what you did with TGIB creations? Add ...
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category Attachments

Male Hair Flame

by V | 0 » | Feb27 11
Source: Flame Please see how to import this creation. Want to be a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB male hair flame [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB male hair flame" group="y"]
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Insect collar

by V | 0 » | Feb22 11
Source: Insect Collar This is the result of the second speedbuild tutorial. Please see how to import this creation. Want to be a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB insect collar [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB insect collar" group="y"]
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category Tutorials

TGIB speedbuild tutorial 2: Making a collar

by V | 2 » | Feb22 11
This time split into two parts, so it's not really a true "speed" build.
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category Builds

TGIB fan service

by V | 0 » | Feb20 11
Source: Fan Service This package contains a sculpted announcement notice and a special version of the blend screen. Both are set up so they will load images from the web. Please put the web image on a prim script in both objects so they will load their according textures from the web. By default, the script will load our announcement.png, which ...
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Sculpted blindfold for Second Life and OpenSim

by V | 0 » | Feb20 11
Source: Blindfold Please see how to import this creation. Want to be a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB blindfold [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB blindfold" group="y"]
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Aerial Mask for Second Life and OpenSim

by V | 0 » | Feb19 11
Source: Mask Aerial Please see how to import this creation. Want to be a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB aerial mask [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB aerial mask" group="y"]
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Sculpted Mask for Second Life and OpenSim

by V | 0 » | Feb19 11
Source: Mask This is the finished mask of the TGIB speedbuild tutorial, with a shadow map applied to it. Please see how to import this creation. Want to be a TGIB model? Add your snapshots to the TGIB flickr pool with the tag TGIB tutorial mask [slickr-flickr id="1578921@N24" tag="TGIB tutorial mask" group="y"]
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