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Missing you like crazy! Love you... Mwah!

Candyman - New Sine Wave Dances

Oh yesh - and it's about farking time. There was awhile where the Sine Wave dance releases had become repetitious. Easy Babcock has changed all that with this release. It's chocked full of sexy goodness for both sexes. YES! BOTH SEXES! I haven't made a video to show off the guys because as you know Hawks is my leading man muffin & he's unavailable. In usual fashion though I give you the girls moves via videoooooo. Yay!

Credits:
Dance Animations - Sine Wave
Cheerleader costumes - BabyDoll's
Modeling Chair - LostDog Designs

YouTube Link

Surf Report: Stick Directory

Hai guise! So I'm Hawkless, starting to get pouty, and trying to keep busy. Gillian I'll be bugging you more, that's your warning. :p Myg would so suffer your fate had she not conveniently went on vaca. Lmao. So anywho, I'm starting another VS Series here called "Surf Report". I'm new to the SL Surfing scene, so I figured while I try to finger it all out, I can help others find their water fins as well.

Starting with boards... I'm sure there's tons of boards out there, but these are the ones I have tried.

Rob John's Surfboards - Self proclaimed "finest Surf boards" handcrafted at the reasonable rates in all of SL. From short beach break boards, classic long boards, and even those big guns for the knarly wave rider! Rob John's also offers boogie boards and swim fins, as well as many assorted items to enhance your AV.

WaveLabs Surfboards - Sexy surfboards with great animation and free surfing demos. Fly our new Hangglider! Surf all day, dance on the beach all night!

Sebastian Saramago and Heather Goodliffe's Surf Boards - No more skate boarding on water! Seb's surf boards, scripted by Heather Goodliffe, make for the most realistic surfing experience in Second Life. These boards work naturally with Heather Goodliffe's waves.

Those are the three boards I own. Now *my* reviews. :p Dun dun dun

Rob John's Surfboards - This was my favorite board until I tried riding it at La Bahia Beach in Holmfrid. It was possessed, I have Dreamer as a witness that both times I mounted the sucker it flew up the sand. It did work nicely in Surf City with the waves by the same creator of the boards (Robin Mapp).

WaveLabs Surfboards - Not good for the real surfer or someone who truly wants to learn. These were the boards we used in the Surfer Babes video back in February. I suggest these for machinima props but really not for the more advanced surfing. The coolest part is being able to hold the board. :)

Sebastian Saramago and Heather Goodliffe's Surf Boards - My most favorite board EVER! It's the most realistic, jelly-friendly board I've found. Not only that but it's perfect for beginner as well as advanced. I own the "Flot-Jet board - Big Dawg Board Advanced" in pink designs of course. Paddle your board out to the waves and catch waves by paddling with the waves, carve up the waves with turns and tricks, crouch down for more powerful turns. Surfboards are rideable by friends - if you own a sim you can leave them out for guests. Touch dialog menu that allows you to set advanced/beginner/or display mode as well as allow all/allow group/owner only ride access. Basic Advanced boards are no-mod, no-copy.

Okay so there ya go... Stay tuned for where to surf your new stick :D

Hawks Weekly Update

RL Craziness

Okay, so yeah I have been slacking with the blog, and with my SL time in general lately. My RL has gotten crazy as we are running behind on a new product launch so I am pretty much working 7-6 every day plus an hour commute makes for a really long day. Then throw on top of that an RL move, and eeks things are nuts. One of the things I am having to deal with is the potential to be without internet for a week until it gets installed. :o Is that even possible? Did people really used to live that way? Freaking 35k students having the nerve to come back into town the same time I wanna move... pfft.

Missing Jelly

Yep, see note above. I miss you baby, and wish I could be here more. It sucks... :( You light up the time I am able to be here though, so thank you.

Drunken Kung Fu

You look tough. You look hawt doing it. Hawks - 4 Jelly - 0 Tie - 1. Although I am not sure the tie counts after regenerating and attacking me when I only had 80% health... but I spose we can count it. Also, Dreamer is officially off the officiating list, cuz she is SOOOO not neutral.

I soooooo need to get cracking on some place reviews that I have been sitting on...

Tutorial: How To Make A Dance Necklace/Bracelet

Whatcha need:

• Your favorite dance animations - I suggest Sine Wave, Animazoo & Djezebel Animations, of course.
• A Sensual Dance Bracelet from Le Cadre - (now you can tote use this, I just find the bracelet is ugly & prefer to add the scripts to stuff I'll *actually* wear)
• A modifiable piece of jewelry (necklace, bracelet, ring - but it HAS to be modifiable) - I suggest anything from ::Goth1c0::

How to:

• Unpack your Le Cadre Sensual Dance bracelet from it's bag. (Right click - Open - Copy all items to inventory)
• Drag the bracelet that you just unpacked to the ground and gut it of all scripts (Right click - Open - Copy all items to inventory) You can delete the bracelet after you have ganked the scripts.
  
• Drag & drop your new modifiable piece of jewelry that you want to become your dancer to the ground. Right click it and choose edit. You can rename it. Example: Jelly's Rotten metal necklace dancer (Celtic)
  
• Go to the contents tab and drag ALL the scripts you took out of the dance bracelet & your favorite dances into the content area of the new dancer.
• After everything is in your new jewelry, pick it up and put back into your inventory.
• Now wear it. It should say something like "Jelly's Rotten metal necklace dancer (Celtic): Loading dances, please wait.." "Jelly's Rotten metal necklace dancer (Celtic): Sensual Dance Bracelet ready, dances loaded: 9" IF YOU DID NOT SEE THIS - Right click it while you are wearing it, choose edit, then under TOOLS at the top of your screen, choose "Set scripts to running in selection"
• Viola! Go get jiggy with it!

If you have any questions or need help, just give me a shoutout. :)

Voice Perceptions

Yup, another voice post. This time with a question. :p
Hawks & I were discussing the affect voice has had on our perception of others. Up until recently, it was all positive. For instance prior to voice a seemingly quiet girl use to come to tringo & kick our asses. Of course, she didn't say much but in my head she was this intimidating player that I didn't care much for. After voice was introduced the quietness vanished & it turned out that I did like her after all. She really wasn't this intimidating, aggressive person that I had made her out to be in my head. She just sucked at multi-tasking general chat text & staying on top of her game, as most people do.

On the flip side, some one that I actually sort of liked on a acquaintance basis was in voice earlier. It was the first time I had ever heard her voice. There's was nothing wrong with the sound of it, just her tone. At first I thought, "Wow I wonder how much of that sarcastic bitchiness was wasted in text chat." After awhile I ended up just turning her volume down because it was just too much. It's not like she directed her tones at anyone in particular but just overall. She's not someone I would rush to be in voice with, that's for damn sure.

I believe voice has turned SL into a more personalized experience with its introduction. I'm not sure how we lived without it. Oh yah, we had Skype. :) I'm sure ya'll already know that I'm a huge pro-voice in SL resident. My question is, do you think voice in SL has changed your perception of others?

Esc'ing for the day...

I'm heading to North Shore to sniff out a new long board. When I get back I'll post how to make a dance necklace. Kisses.

West of Ireland - Dueling Violins

Dreamer & I were wave scouting when we arrived at West of Ireland. There's a tented mall there called Celtic Crossing Market and that's where I discovered Djezebel Animations. I bought all the Irish dances I think. Then I visited the main store, OH MAH GAWD! Sit poses, dance animations, jigs, concert animations, and ball shop.

I think I've established that I'm a complete animation whore. After buying the Irish dance animations, I just had to make a new dance necklace. This is #3 now. Haha! And of course this was a perfect excuse to get Aka & Rosie dressed like matching beer wenches & gettin 'jiggy' with me. :p

Enjoy...

YouTube Link

New @ Animazoo

Dave Bellman of Animazoo has released 5 new dances today.

• Dance 12
• Dance 14
• Animazoo dance 11
• Animazoo dance 9
• Animazoo dance 10

This release is a little confusing as the dances are still numbered & conflict others at his store. The Macarena (a free anim offered at Animazoo) is also named Dance 10. What he has done is added the word "Animazoo" in front of this newly released dance 10, that is nothing like the Macarena. *shrugs* I still love the dances. It would be easier if he did name them other than numbers like Gillian said, "I wish they would come up with more original names so I didn't have like 25 "dance xx" in my animation folder."

As usual I've put together a video to show the new dances, but to kill two birds with one stone, I've added surfing footage & played with effects. Hawks & I are debating on new editing software, so I need to see what limits I can push with WMM. Enjoy...

YouTube Link

Judashire Prelude

The mists part to reveal a forest; deep, ancient, thick. A clearing deeper in reveals a village bathed in a light fog, thatched huts encircling a small enclave of townhouses, strangely out of place, an Eldritch Manor of seemingly... alien design, looming down over it. The sky may be drawn with sunlight streaming down, but the grass still lays drooping, as if this place was cut off from reality, enveloped in its murky environs.

Welcome to Judashire. The year is 1840, the 3rd year of the reign of our Queen Victoria. The first hints of the Industrial Revolution are coming to bear, and the world is plunged into a flurry of invention and desire.

Welcome to Judashire, where those dying off in the face of change may turn to.

Welcome to Judashire, haven for the sinners, refugees, and scum of the world. How long this meager town has stood, none can tell. Why it does not appear on any map, and only spoken of in campfire stories, none can tell. Why those who search for the town rarely find it, but those that the town claims as its own will inevitably find their way to its misty borders, none can tell.

Welcome to Judashire. Your new home.

Judashire is a Gothic horror themed RP set in England in the year 1840. Primarily a human-themed sim, and while there are strong elements of the supernatural, they will not be everyday occurrences. For instance, while there may be a vampire or two lurking in the shadows of Judashire, this is not a "vampire RP sim". Those familiar with Ravenloft or the World of Darkness should be familiar with the mood that echoes through the very bowels of Judashire.

It is a town seeped in mystery, with secrets, deceptions, and lies around every corner. This is a adult sim with dark, sometimes disturbing RP. Requires anyone interested in playing to submit a character concept for approval, which you will be expected to adhere to during your RP in the town. While they encourage free-form RP, there will also be plenty of storylines floating around, mainly tailored by the GMs to individual citizens or groups.

Right now the sim is open and under Beta testing. The estimated full version is due in about two weeks depending on how many people are interested. You can check out the sim here: Judashire

If you are interested in playing, please IM Jason Susenko or Minky Mousehold to discuss character concepts