tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71369749543648348672024-03-14T10:20:10.285+00:00Second ChaffroThe home of the virtual worlds incarnation of Chaffro!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-55800623108440487072016-01-24T21:37:00.001+00:002016-02-01T19:16:48.512+00:00ShadyI've just attended <a href="http://raglanshire.com/2016/01/saying-goodbye-to-shady-fox/" target="_blank">the in-world memorial service</a> for Shady Fox.<br />
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Since his <a href="http://slnewser.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/shady-fox-has-died.html" target="_blank">passing a little over a week ago</a> - caused by cancer, diagnosed just last October - I've really wanted to write something about Shady; about his impact on Raglan Shire and its development from its inception, his stature within the Shire community and, on a more personal level, what his friendship and support meant to me - but I've found it almost-maddeningly impossible. Not because I've been racked with grief about his sudden death but because to summarise even parts of his 10+ year odyssey in Second Life in a single blog post (or even several) is virtually impossible. He was known by so many communities across the grid, had touched so many lives in such unique ways and had brought joy to so many more that to try and capture even an essence of what Shady Fox was about would be a disservice to him and would undervalue his real worth.<br />
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The only thing I can categorically say - and which was quoted by Raglan magistrate Zayn Till in his memorial speech - was this: whatever he became involved in, Shady Fox was the cherry on top of the cake; he was that one ingredient that made something already rather good so much better.<br />
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And with him gone, I fear that nothing will ever quite be as good again.<br />
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Rest in peace my friend. I, like so many others, will miss you forever.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A machinima video I made in an afternoon after having spent just a couple of hours with Shady</span></center>
Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-62599787174268436732013-07-09T15:42:00.000+01:002013-07-10T14:16:33.890+01:00Yaya Bingyi<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Woke up to some terrible news this morning - Second Life tiny resident Yaya Bingyi passed away last weekend.<br />
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Her RL partner sent me a notecard stating that she died on July 5th, "from complications to her long illness."<br />
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Yaya was a tiny hippo in-world. She'd had a store on the Shire in the shape of a beehive almost since Raglan came into being. I remember it being there when I first visited the sim and was immediately drawn to it. Even then, it was already well-stocked with a range of beautifully made tiny wares. Most of it was made for females, but that didn't stop me from admiring the workmanship and envying the talent that had gone into making them.<br />
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Time zone differences aside, it seemed that for a long time our paths never really crossed in-world - that is until late last year when I was quite randomly teleported to a gathering of tinies on some remote sim where the group already there was inflicting their own brand of silliness onto whoever they could. Yaya was part of that group and welcomed me as though we'd been friends forever. I guessed that as I'd been around the Shire for not much less than her, she'd heard of me through mutual friends or by reputation (unbeknownst to me at the time, I'd already connected with her through Facebook and she followed my ramblings on Twitter, both under her RL name); and from then on, we chatted and chatted. I remember she was using Voice that morning and there was just something so enthusiastic about how she spoke that it made me have to plug my headset in to chat back to her. Normally I wouldn't have bothered, but Yaya's energy made me feel as though I wanted to be part of <i>that </i>conversation.<br />
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And then she wasn't around so much again. I'd occasionally see her drop a comment or two on statuses on Facebook, so I assumed she was OK. I'd never have known that she was unwell. I don't know what her illness was; I do hope she wasn't in pain. And I do though know that Yaya left behind a good number of friends who will miss her.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-26219290432494679412013-07-09T14:34:00.001+01:002013-07-09T14:34:10.751+01:00SL10B - The Tinies of Raglan Shire<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvoyager/9075346245/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/9075346245_871724fb4e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvoyager/9075346245/">SL10B - The Tinies of Raglan Shire</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielvoyager/">Daniel Voyager</a>.</span></div><p>Here's a nice shot of our SLB Helter Skelter, built by Etheria, Panacea and Summer. I just booked the plot and directed traffic when required.</p>Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-10725133053795090702013-06-15T17:58:00.002+01:002013-06-15T18:00:06.494+01:00Looking Forward to SL10B!Wow, it's that time of year again already?! Seems like it wasn't that long ago that we chopped down our Giant Mushrooms at SL9B!<br />
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Well, it <i>is</i> that time again, so of course Raglan Shire and the tinies have a presence there. This year I again recruited the amazing Etheria Parrott and Panacea Pangaea to assist with the building and asked Summer Seale to come on board to help add a touch of sparkle and all-round beauty to the finished thing. I did virtually nothing; OK, I came up with the concept, but aside from that my contribution was embarrassingly minimal!<br />
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It's Second Life's 10th birthday and this years' theme is Looking Back, Looking Forward, encouraging residents to review their time in SL so far. I don't know of anyone who's still around since then - I think the only person I ever met who was 'born' in 2003 was <a href="http://chaffro.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/stillpink-sandgrain.html" target="_blank">the late Stillpink Sandgrain</a> - and of course Raglan Shire didn't come into being since 2007, so we haven't had as much history to draw from, but enough.<br />
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I won't elaborate any more on our build just yet so as not to spoil it for you, dear reader (it doesn't open to the public until tomorrow), but I think the ladies have done an incredible job. I do hope you find time to visit!<br />
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<br />Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-73203354305404694432013-03-11T13:54:00.000+00:002013-03-11T13:54:16.826+00:00Super 6 Cometh!April 2013 will mark Raglan Shire's 6th anniversary of being and as usual we are holding a themed-event month to celebrate. This year's may prove to be one of the most exciting and dynamic yet!<br />
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It's <b>Super 6</b>: Superheroes versus Supervillains!<br />
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For the 30 days of April, the <b>League of Defenders</b> (LoD) will fight back against the forces of the <b>Legion of Tiny Villains</b> (LTV) from spreading their influential menace across the cluster!<br />
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The LoD have erected a glorious base of operations beside the Shire's favourite social hangout, the Paw & Whisker clubhouse. It's a pristine white villa and has been strategically placed directly opposite the abandoned warehouse that the LTV have taken up residence in. The former base of operations of The Leftovers Catering Company has fallen into ruin but the LTV are now using it to cook up their own evil schemes!<br />
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But on whose side of the stream will you align yourself with? Will you stand alongside the heroes of the League of Defenders or will you set out to cause trouble with the Legion of Tiny Villains? Or will you align yourself with neither? Perhaps you will be a mercenary, ready to fight for the highest bidder or perhaps you are already part of a group that will take on all-comers!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-20043537321696904862013-03-05T21:14:00.001+00:002016-01-24T21:41:21.796+00:00The Raglan ShakeSo my good pal Pyewacket and I filmed this yesterday...<br />
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Fun times!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-81005963860279553792013-02-22T16:51:00.001+00:002013-03-05T21:15:28.061+00:00Silent Treatment<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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Just stunning, beautiful, enchanting, bewitching, sublime...I'm running out of superlatives to describe this. <br /><br />So honoured to call Brogan a friend! One of the best Second Life artists at work.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-10249117260033693692013-02-21T18:38:00.002+00:002013-02-21T18:38:49.614+00:00Spring CleanIn an effort to try and jump-start Spring, I've been having a general tidy-up of my vendor presence in-world.<br />
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Well, it was kind of enforced upon me on account of my hippoVendors refusing to deliver two items from any of my vendors, even after I'd checked permissions, reset and re-uploaded everything. So after some deliberation - and cursing that I've now got a costly hippoVend system gathering pixeldust in my inventory - I chose to switch to the <a href="https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/CasperVend-FREE-Networked-vending-system-Fast-reliable-networked-delivery-full-transaction-tracking/1394191" target="_blank">Caspervend</a> system.<br />
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And so far, I've been pleasantly surprised by it; it seems a very easy system to set up and use. the in-world instructions from the server and vendor units are pretty simple and the layout of the webpages is extremely manageable, nice and uncluttered. I bought the free version, which pays Casper a small fee on each transaction, but seeing as my sales are so low, I couldn't have justified (at least not in the immediate short-term) to pay out for the full system, especially with only having bought hippo no more than a year ago. So I've replaced my vendors at the Tiny Outpost at Orbiuna, my single units at Cynister and Elemental Motifs, whilst also taking the opportunity to move around my main store layout at Heron Shire wharf.<br />
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In addition to the new vendors, I've also put out a single prim vendor containing all of my previous Tiny Swagtastic Weekend exclusives; TSW is a $50L offer that Tia Macbain and Dorian Longstaff run, whereby participating store owners put out an item for $50L for the weekend. I had a load of stuff that I put out on offer but never transferred to my main range, so thought I'd make use of a spare wall and throw out a vendor just for those few random items.<br />
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I also took the time to replace the items in my two Lucky Watermelons - actually Shep Korvin's popular Lucky Chairs, retextured to look like giant cut fruit. So the extremely popular Tiny Aviator Outfit and the Tiny Glockenspiel have both been put into retirement to be replaced with...well, you'll have <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heron%20Shire/129/213/22" target="_blank">to go and find out yourself</a>!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-62034796171390957182013-02-10T18:29:00.001+00:002013-02-10T18:29:52.244+00:00Tinies RisingHere's Petlove Petshop's finished video for <a href="http://primperfectblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/official-video-for-one-billion-rising-in-second-life-released/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">the One Billion Rising campaign</a>.<div>
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The tinies I helped gather together make a cameo at around the 2' 48" mark, but it's worth watching the whole thing. It's a very well put together piece and perfectly captures the breadth of different communities and cultures with SL.</div>
Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-67562923374776894572013-02-04T22:30:00.002+00:002013-02-04T22:37:12.052+00:00Ladies Rising!Oh, hello 2013!<br />
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So I managed to help organise a crowd for a video shoot today; Petlove Petshop and the Prim Perfect team are putting together an in-world video to support the One Billion Rising cause, to help raise awareness of anti-violence programs for women across the globe.<br />
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Petlove wanted part of her video to feature a Raglan tiny contingent, and I managed to pull together a few of our female Friends of the Shire to go and dance across the sandy dunes of Raglan Galaxy beach. It's happening right now, as I type this; but that's about as in-depth as my field reporting can go because I threw myself off the sim! I know guys can join in the dancing if they wanted but because Galaxy is only a Homestead sim anyway, there's a maximum of 20 avatar limit, and I didn't want me or some other stinky guy taking up a valuable spot!<br />
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The video will support the team's plans for February 14th when four sims will be given over for the day for dances; so hopefully I'll be able to update this when Petlove has the video edited together to give you some idea of that craziness that went down today. In the meantime, familiarise yourself with the cause <a href="http://onebillionrisingsl.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/come-and-dance-one-billion-rising-in-second-life/" target="_blank">by visiting the One Billion Rising In SL page</a>!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-91862677706554111282012-11-13T21:38:00.000+00:002013-02-10T18:33:52.692+00:00Shifting SandsI logged in the other day to pick up some notices and was alerted to a situation that was beginning to cause ripples amongst the Shires, and was asked my opinion on it. This was my response, on a notecard I wrote up and sent out to the groups of Raglan. It asks tinies to better 'police' themselves around the Raglan Shire sandbox - better know as the Silica Cubicle, or Silicube for short.<br />
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">The Silicube Story</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">First, let's go BACK IN TIME...</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">*twinkly harp music*</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">A few years back, if you wanted to build things and learn about how Second Life worked and how you, as a resident, could help it grow, you'd find one of the numerous Linden sandboxes and go and torture prims in it all day long. You might start small, with a lampshade, then progress to a clickable lamp and then onto a clickable Eiffel Tower that fired fireworks out of the top of it. </span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">However, more often than not, your day would be constantly interrupted by others parking their jet fighters directly on top of your builds or introducing themselves with "hey bro i gona shoot u lol" and then trap you in a cage or attach a red cube to your head that did nothing but scream at you. Classy stuff.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">So when Raglan appeared and started to attract many of the fabulous builders who still create here today, the idea was borne that they should have somewhere that they could build in peace, surrounded by like-minded people that they could share ideas with. Hence, a corner of Raglan Shire was cordoned off and became Raglan's very own sandbox: the Silicube.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Back to the present!</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">The Silicube is one of the few constants in the Shire - it never changes; it's always that big square bit of land that doesn't move. That makes it a pretty good landmark to find and hang out in. But it also hasn't changed what it essentially is and what it was always intended to be: a place for builders.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Now, it would be misleading to say that that's all it's ever used for; we've sometimes used the space to hold one-off building events and it's the starting point for our amazing annual Mardi Gras parade. But that doesn't mean that it should be used as a race track or a party venue or a firing range ALL of the time, especially if someone is there trying to carefully figure out how to link two prims together. That stuff's important for anyone who wants to build anything - just ask anyone who ever goes to a Raglan U lesson.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;">So yes, you can use the Silicube to hang out in and chat with one another in or to show off your latest new favourite toy - but please be respectful of who else is around and what they're doing; they could be learning how to make your NEXT new favourite toy, and you're going to want them to get it right. </span></i></blockquote>
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The purpose of it was to illustrate to the residents that whilst the Silicube is a very convenient place to meet and hang out or rez items to show off, it's there for a specific purpose, should builders need an area to work in without fear of being griefed. I'm really proud of the fact that we have a publicly-accessible sandbox area; it reminds me very much of the one that used to be on Limbo in the Isle of Wyrms, a few years ago (if it still there; I must admit I have not ventured out that way for a while). That became my sandbox of choice, not only because it was large and had plenty of available space, but that it was populated by some incredibly talented people/dragons who had nothing but constructive ideas and suggestions to share. I probably learnt more in that sandbox in the few weeks that I could use it than I had in all the months I'd spent dodging missile silos or giant phalluses in Linden sandboxes.<br />
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So a situation that could've become bigger than it deserved to be was diffused pretty efficiently, but I'm more proud of the fact that a number of people chose to IM and congratulate me on writing it. Thanks tinies! Now, get back to building.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-432969301087184722012-10-22T17:03:00.002+01:002012-10-22T17:03:44.468+01:00SIXIt's my rezday today!<br />
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Yes, six years ago something inspired me to Google the words 'second life' and go to the trouble of setting up an account. I only wish I could remember what that something was... Maybe then I'd have an idea what my goal was.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-749167377263667362012-10-19T15:36:00.002+01:002012-10-21T15:16:52.020+01:00Political HorrorOne of the most fun features of Shocktober, both to see and contribute to, is the annual Haunted Ride of Horrors. It's exactly what you'd expect: an automated 'ghost train'-style ride that takes you through a bunch of horror-themed rooms, each of which has been decorated by a specific individual or team of people. I've been lucky enough to have grabbed rooms each year, often without an idea of what to furnish it with, but that tends to depend on which room I get. For example, the first year I got the<i> last </i>room the ride went through and turned it into a death valley canyon, with a sign indicating that beyond it was a 4000m drop (the ride is placed up high to reduce lag); there wasn't, but I liked the idea of tinies considering bailing out of the car at the last moment to avoid it.<br />
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This year I had to settle for one of the smaller, more central rooms. That's fine with me, but meant that I had to think of an idea that was fairly minimal but high impact, so the riders of the carts would be able to get the idea of what I was trying to convey; but of course, it's also got to be something quite horrible! It is a Halloween-themed ride after all! A lot of tinies plump for the traditional-style Halloween decor of blood pouring from the walls, giant spider webs dangling from dusty bookcases and ferocious tentacles shooting up from sewage, so I'm always challenging myself to come up with something radically different from the others.<br />
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And it seemed to me that one of the things that has got a lot of people frothing this year has been politics - specifically American politics, but only because UK politicians have been riding the 'feelgood factor' of the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics and therefore have either been able to bury bad news or have been too busy attending street parties to do any real work. Anyway, I digress. I figured a political-themed room would be exactly the thing someone would not want to see and have thrust in their face - just like a giant spider or severed head on a spike.<br />
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And here it is! A quite sparsely decorated room, featuring only (in terms of prims, at least) a copy of me as some sort of lunatic politician (are there any other sort?) at a podium, surrounded by select buzz slogans - my campaign slogan being "<i>I have only my best interests at heart!</i>" Of course these slogans add to the horror, by demanding that we do away with the things that make up the essence of tinydom.<br />
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My research consisted of me asking in Friends of Raglan Shire group chat, "what could you never give up as a tiny? What are the things that make us tiny?" and then set about destroying my respondent's hopes and desires in bold banners.<br />
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I'd recommend going to visit the ride at any time during October, if only to marvel at the exterior; it's a quite wonderful build. But I'd love for you to try the ride itself and take in the ghastly greatness that my fellow tinies have created. It's really quite brilliant and is about as close as we ever come to capturing the lightning in a bottle on this sort of small scale that is the brilliance of the Raglan Artisans. I'm always honoured to be amongst their ranks.<br />
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Here's your SLURL! <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heron%20Shire/91/75/4002">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Heron%20Shire/91/75/4002</a>Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-61327927991294828662012-10-17T21:28:00.000+01:002012-10-17T21:28:08.764+01:00The Dark Bun RisesSo it's Shocktober around the Shires. Yes, rather than limit Halloween-style havoc and ghoulish going's-on to just one night or weekend, Raglan tends to devote the entire 10th month to dressing up and scaring the bejeezus out of each other. Here's my outfit!<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I am Raglan Shire's reckoning!"</td></tr>
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Yes, of course, I'm Bane, the villain from the Batman comics and this year's Summer blockbuster smash <i>The Dark Knight Rises</i> - which, despite having taking millions at the box office, no-one around Raglan seems to have seen, as I keep being mistaken for Hannibal Lecter or Jason from Friday the 13th!</div>
Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-71880745769861405592012-08-13T09:30:00.001+01:002012-08-13T09:30:54.414+01:00Nin's Memorial<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40509264@N06/7767972860/">Nin's Memorial</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40509264@N06/">Caleb Kit</a>.</span></div>
From Nin's profile:<br /><br />Hey =^.^=<br /><br />*This iz a great world.... <br />*So many wonderful freinds... <br />*So many lovely places to explore... <br />*So much fun .... <br />*Tiny Life iz da bestest ㋡ <br /><br />*Waves and howlzzzz*Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-16625598916371859192012-08-12T17:36:00.000+01:002012-08-13T09:21:31.616+01:00Farvel Nin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nin's Farewell by Izo Ryba</td></tr>
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If anyone was still in any doubt as to the power of the community that Second Life offers - and after this year's SL9B, that must be very few - then take a look at the above picture; it's a snap of just some of the 60 people crammed onto Athen Shire to celebrate the life and contribution to the Raglan Shire family of Nin Maximus, a Danish resident who passed away in real life last week. The tribute was lead by Raglan magistrate Zayn Till and featured the reading of several poems written by friends and neighbours of Nin's. I'm sure I wasn't the only one there who shed tears.<br />
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Not pictured though are the dozens of others who couldn't access the sim because it was maxed out. Now, I don't know of any other social network in existence that would elicit such a strong emotional reaction from so many people from across the globe coming together to honour the passing of a friend they may have only ever met online. Second Life is special.<br />
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Goodbye Nin. You will be missed by many.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-33644096996377131072012-08-09T21:52:00.000+01:002012-08-10T10:43:19.395+01:00Nin Maximus<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nin Maximus by karmagirl Avro</td></tr>
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Absolutely heartbroken to hear of the passing of Nin Maximus, a tiny of the Raglan community. She had suffered with cancer.<br />
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Nin was a tiny wolf. She and her partner Korben had been around for a while and wow, she was cool; when we weren't having a themed month, she would often dress in punk clothing accentuated by her tiny nose-ring bling and long black eyelashes; she often had a cool hairstyle or wore cool hats; and, best of all, occasionally wore a cigarette hanging nonchalantly from her tiny lips. She was stylish, seemingly effortlessly so. Among such a vibrant and diverse group of artists as Raglan has, she always stood out. She wasn't on a great deal, but when she was, I'd more often than not bump into her and we'd share some words and a giggle.<br />
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And she was a friend. She would always encourage me to do more, to make more, to create more. She complimented me on my machinima, and would tell me what she liked about each. It wasn't just small talk - she cared, or at the very least gave me that impression - and that care was reciprocated. Whenever we lose anyone, we always feel as though we've lost a little part of the care given to us - and every little piece matters. I will miss her for that. And my love goes out to Korben.<br />
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To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Nin, you will not be forgotten.<br />
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A <a href="http://raglanshire.com/2012/08/a-tiny-soul-passes-on-farewell-nin/">tributary blog post is up at the Raglan Shire blog</a>.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-44168527295714846232012-08-07T13:06:00.000+01:002012-08-07T13:06:10.287+01:00Isles AwayAfter just under a year's reprieve, MarillaAnne and Mitchmeister Slade have finally made the decision to close their Adelebsen Isle sim. I'd already mentioned that the sim came <a href="http://chaffro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/scaling-back.html">very close to disappearing towards the end of last year</a> due to their increasingly difficult financial situation but found a sponsor to help them out. However, Marilla has had an 'awakening' of sorts and in <a href="http://blog.adelebsenisle.com/2012/08/wake-up-partys-over.html">a very insightful blog post</a> has revealed the reasons behind her latest decision.<br />
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I've really enjoyed being a vendor on Adelebsen. It's such a beautiful build and was well supported by the Tiny community she gave shop space too; but I completely understand Marilla's decision after having read her post. I wonder how many other sim managers or owners may have (of have had) a similar change of heart for the same reasons.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-82075444313811687942012-07-19T19:00:00.001+01:002012-07-19T19:03:22.226+01:00RFL<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bearsilvershade/7580067500/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/7580067500_de38ddc3a2.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bearsilvershade/7580067500/">The Raglan Historical Society presents...</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bearsilvershade/">Bear Silvershade</a>.</span></div><br />
Here's a fabulous picture of the rather fabulous tiny-centric build put up for the SL Relay For Life event.<br />
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I was very honoured to be asked to contribute to the development of this build, but disappointed that my contribution extended to little more than six cubes.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The biggest problem was that when I finally got access to the sims, the build was about 90% completed; when something is that far advanced and you can see how someone else's vision has come together and where's it's going, one isn't really in a position to change it or significantly contribute. I know my six prims were used though and I guess every prim counts in the end!</span>Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-1591119190645898572012-07-06T18:59:00.001+01:002012-07-06T19:00:12.819+01:00Tomb Raiding!<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misadelight/7512479388/">Lara Croft [Funny Bunny Import & Export]</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misadelight/">misa delight</a>.</span></div>
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Again, Misa has written up <a href="http://tinyshoppers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/lara-croft-tiny-tomb-raider.html" target="_blank">a lovely blog post over at the Tiny Shoppers blog</a> about my Lara Croft outfit.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-5994413668024734472012-07-05T10:30:00.000+01:002012-07-05T12:09:25.188+01:00Raiders Of The Lost Prim<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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I don't often make stuff for girls. It's not a deliberate choice, I've just never been much good at knowing what girls want or need (strictly in terms of Second Life clothing, of course)! Sure, I've made some dresses but they've bordered on the wild and wacky rather than the elegant. I have always tried to cater to female customers - if an outfit isn't unisex, I'll include something for one gender or the other - but there is very little in my inventory that I've made specifically for girls.<br />
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Well, that changed this week! After the positive feedback I got from my Judge Dredd outfit, I figured I'd try and create something in a similar sci-fi/action/fantasy vein, but primarily for ladies. Several female tiny residents did buy the Dredd outfit - and there are a number of female Judges in the Dredd continuity - but even when creating it, I was still very much in the mindset of making something to feed my fanboy self.<br />
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So here it is - a tiny's Lara Croft outfit! I've included the ribbed blue cotton top, the khaki shorts, the pair of handguns and a backpack, whilst my good friend Pan very kindly built an amazing long braided hairdo to finish it off! I'll introduce it to my permanent range after the weekend, but until then (Friday to Sunday) it'll be my contribution to the Tiny Swagtastic Weekend offer that we have at Raglan each week, where merchants offer an item for just $50L!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0Milton Keynes, UK52.008555381396832 -0.730590820312551.695726381396831 -1.3623048203125 52.321384381396832 -0.0988768203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-53649302501139529272012-07-04T19:53:00.001+01:002012-07-05T10:26:20.370+01:00Shadows In The Sun!<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildstar_b/7481637768/">SL9B</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildstar_b/">Wildstar Beaumont</a>.</span></div>
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Here's proof from Wildstar Beaumont that our sundial really did work at SL9B! Beautiful capture and such an effective use of shadows!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-46691295779747672092012-07-04T15:21:00.000+01:002012-07-05T10:27:02.735+01:00Fourth Of July<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Bree Himmel is dressed to patriotically party!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Happy 4th of July to my friends in the United States! Have a good day, whatever you're up to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stay well, stay safe, stay awesome.</span></div>Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-40156068898414427032012-06-30T08:59:00.002+01:002012-06-30T09:13:07.392+01:00Judged!<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chaffro/7442864100/">Judges</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chaffro/">Chaffro!</a>.</span><br />
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Misa Delight has written up <a href="http://tinyshoppers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/judgement-is-here.html" target="_blank">a quite lovely review of my Judge Dredd outfit</a> over at the Tiny Shoppers blog. She threw a load of pictures up <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misadelight/" target="_blank">on her Flickr stream</a> too of us doing the Judge thing around the Grid!Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136974954364834867.post-13249053738924585272012-06-25T22:27:00.001+01:002012-06-25T22:34:22.157+01:00SL9B Opening - Saffia & Tinies!<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/victor1st/7395880428/">SL9B Opening - Saffia</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/victor1st/">Victor1st Mornington</a>.</span></div>
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So SL9B gets torn down this week! If you haven't been over yet reader, I suggest you do so before 11.59pm on the 27th! If you can't, feast your eyes on the wonder that it was in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sl9b/pool/" target="_blank">this amazing Flickr picture pool</a>.<br />
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I thought it was a really great event, one of the best ever birthday events that truly captured all that is good about Second Life and the creative possibilities it presents.<br />
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Maybe it was the lack of involvement of the Lindens (and the lack of red-tape and political correctness that follows them), maybe it was the theme that united all of these different communities, maybe it was the incredible psychedelic 8-bit themed main-stage...or maybe that it was packed full of tinies from the very start?<br />
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I'm going with that last one.Funny Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682228095640603966noreply@blogger.com0