Saturday, September 6, 2008

More as we move toward 2009

Well, I figured I would announce a few things since I am not overwhelmed by RL work.
  1. I relieved so of the backlog of items waiting to be added the Slexchange. The Rankin eyescapes that I translated into SL usability more than six months ago, the first five are up.
  2. The new Obama shirt is available. I made a replica of the one Spike Lee wore at the convention. If you are a Obama believer, come get one.
  3. The Capt. Hammer shirts are finally available.
  4. And I am backing off from an in world store. SL as a whole is too fragile for me so I really can't justify overwhelming time into it. I love it. I believe in it. However, things change in the net rapidly and other things are far more permanent. Also, student loans are coming up.
I will still make stuff. Its cathartic for me. However, it is easier for me to make it for the exchange than in-world anyway. So there you go. Also, if you are on the gulf coast you might see me soon as I want to help.
Thunderclap.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Olympic stuff out & away from SLU

Ok this is delayed, but o well. I have available on the Slexchange replicas of the Fuwa. They are the five olympic mascots of the Beijing Games. Also available is the official shirt (it is a white T-shirt with the logo on it) I made the torch but do to permissions it couldnt be sold on the slexchange so it is available at the main location only.
Speaking of the main location, it is now more Christian ministry based and less store. It looks more greco-roman in style and allows more freedom. This is because I personally find that it takes more effort to get things for the shop for less traffic than at the exchange. So you will see more of what I see available there rather than in world.
I ma trying to make a olympic basketball and volleyball as well as a bucket hat worn by those working the games themselves (if you have been there or seen the pics you will know what I am talking about)
Finally, I finally distanced myself from the old core. When I first started SL, I found it to be lonely and dull. Then I found Second citizen. They were an elecletic group of individuals. All creative but mostly filled with issues. We didnt get along but I let it slide because SC was a free for all. Then it died. we all moved to different locations. I moved to Twitter (after proding) and Sluniverse. The move to SLuniverse in retrospect was a bad idea. Nevertheless, I did.
Then I spent little time there. However back in the SC days I offered to help someone distribute something I thought they made. I even promised to make my own.
But as you see the amount I actually blog, things lead away from this and I lost track of mine. It got deleted lost etc when I changed laptops. Her shirt got bagged as mine and I sold it on the exchange as mine accidently.
Well a week ago she discovered this. And instead of Direct messaging me on Twitter and resolving it peacefully. (it wasn't mine and I pulled it down and deleted it as soon as I discovered that) she exploded it everywhere and held me up as an example of the texture thieves. So I basically to Christino is he didn't kill the thread, I would sue him. He did but only after banned me for life.
Sadly, none of them with the exception of two were ever anything but passing people who I was aware of. So I am happy to be free of their darkness. They could have been a force for change in SL. They had the chance being there in the beginning but they wanted their walled garden and only their walled garden. So there incessant complaining, hatred and general behavior lead then away from the mainstream. I personally never belonged there. So I let them matter drop. So if you saw the insanity unfold on twitter or SLU, you know. Iris thought she could mess up the rest of my work by copy pasta. It failed epically. It was removed and I am selling the Fuwa well.
I perdict that most of SLU will be done with SL by 2010. To achieve Phillips vision it has to disneydown and simpify. It will done because it is profitable.
Having Goreans chains does not help telepresence or promote meetings anymore than Dark Knight helps the olympics. But They don't exist in the same world either. The goreans do. And they pay money into the economy so they will be around just hidden.
I have faith in Linden Lab. So until the next post, this is Thunderclap Morgridge.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

New stuff coming!

Amazingly I am producing stuff. A David Cook American Idol shirt is up in Slexchange as is a Myanmar Cyclone relief shirt. I am making 3 new shirts right now. (1)A Google binary name shirt given out at the recent IT Convention. It advertises a new product but is misspelled. LOL (2) a Second Life 5th Birthday shirt using a fairly cool image I got a hold of. It celebrates our unique ability to fly. (3) A cool patterned shirt polo that I am calling Tan paisley.
I also have the Olympic torch available on Slexchange tonight.
On the food front, I am moving forward with my real food project. I will have them on Slexchange but I am making real food. What is real food?
Well most food is a single prim with a pic of food as the top texture. No shape, just a box or disc with a shot of steak on it. Well, I am going to make real steak shaped like a steak. Soup that is in bowls. Chicken like chicken. Like the KFC mashed potatoes. Most will be one to 3 prims and they will be cheap. L$10 to 25 usually because this is easier and clothes.
So check me out.
Also check out Misc-280 on the jira.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Chapel, beijing and good eats

Well, here is the next update. I am out of College. So I can actually focus some time on SL™.
Ok, the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch is complete. It is being offered as a package with an Olympic replica shirt for L$50. I am going to get it into SLexchange and Onrez shortly, but for now its out in front of the store. You will know it when you see it.
The store is here is Amaro. Or it you don't want to use the map go directly into SL.
The Chapel is on the other side and is open. I am having monthly prayer service for those who want to pray. Its normally the 3rd Saturday at 5pm pst but this month it will be the 11th which is the Global day of prayer.
I am working on eyes, and food. Odd combo isn't it? I have eyes that I need to box up that. There are the Rankin eyescapes so it wasn't anything truly creative on my part. Just conversion of them into SL. Yes, there are aware and OK with it.
Same with the Bocog, the Beijing Olympic group. They are aware and from what I understand have assented. So there will be more official Olympic replica stuff on the horizon.
Finally, I should have time for some clothes. There are really time consuming for me because not only do I have make the clothes in PSP (paint shop pro) but I am adjust them in world just like everyone else. Only I don't have time like everyone else. I have maybe 2 hours a day with normal sleep. But that will change without College. I just have about 4.
And that about wraps things up. If you are reading this, and live in the Memphis area, say hey to me at the airport about 6:30 pm Memphis time on Friday. I will be there.

Thunderclap
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Saturday, February 2, 2008

dragging alone

Okay, here is the deal. I hate bloging and tend to forget. But I do have this shop so I have to say something on this so people who find it with know something is up.
Anyway, I am changing the ads boxes so they look better. I will have to change the names in the tool tips too. But you will see a remarkable difference, As for stuff other than cheesy tshirts, I am working on it.
However, this will take awhile because over the next 3 months: I will graduate college, move out of dorm, and get new job. So I will be less in world.

And there you go.