Zimmi’s Adventures in Metaspace

I don't know if they actually "own the platform" but the Woman's Hockey Team from Canada definately owned the celebration. Congrats Team Canada on pissing off your own Olympic Committee. You girls rock! Naughty Sports Reporter Toy and I decided to commemorate your achievement with a celebration of our own. Good luck, and congratulations to all the competitors in the Vancouver games. We love you!

The Forest of Enchantment is a really new BDSM friendly Romance area located in the sim Avant Hollow. As you can see from my picture here, it's a very pretty build. I assure you that there seem to be plenty of corners and cuddly areas. I didn't see an actual BDSM area but there is a crypt equipped with RLV enabled pilliths. No one was actually using them while I visited, but there was plenty of room. There's a mall too of course, with plenty of room if you want to open a store. The picture here is textured and slightly enhanced in photoshop. Sorry I only took the one, maybe next time there will be more time.

This is the last of Art 101 assignments: "Freestyle!  Using raw materials and Gimp create three artistic pieces. Use whatever combination of filters and effects you want. This is your final exam." Okay, Professor Outlander did insist that I could use any image programs I liked, and I have a copy of Painter 10 that I needed to practice with, so....   My original SL Photograph was taken in a place called *Secret Garden* on a sim called "Nude." Dispite the name, most folks there seemed to be dressed, and I was hit on by more boys there than I have been in quite a while. But I loved this shot, this sim and the way this one turned out. I used Painter almost exculsively (I think I tweeked the colors a little in Photoshop).  I used the underpainting technique and some color matching. The only thing I'm not crazy about it the amount of canvas texturing. The tutorial says to turn it way down, and I actually had. But in looking at it the next day, I wish that I had sav...

Today we’re exploring the heart of Virtual Africa.  The arid heat of the dark continent’s savanna is a welcome change from the piles of snow I’m experiencing in the Midwest. My first stop is the Ranger Station. This is a good place to check in, get a feel for what’s available, and plan your safari. There are even private game drives available, should you need assistance, but I found the site very easy to navigate. In fact, teleporters will take you directly to the habitat you want to find. I must admit, the first thing I wanted to see was the Elephants. The majestic dignity of these lovely animals is a sight not to be missed. There is a small herd of these imposing critters, including several adults and calves of various ages. One of the quickest ways to get around the sim, and get an overview of all the different parts of Virtual Africa is by balloon. You get a birds eye look with a guided tour, and there’s room for up to three friends to join you. The balloon narrator di...

In my personal blog , I promised a full report on my lovely Valentine's Day and I hope it was worth the wait. Reporting from Caledon On Sea with a little help from my friends, Professor Outladish presents: The Blue Mermaid. First off I have to thank my two lovely loyal readers who assisited in this shoot. Regan Finesmith will be the subject of the free poster given to loyal readers who also follow my in-world group (free to join, hint hint). She was chosen through a careful selection process involving asking for a volunteer and taking the first person to raise their hand. Let that be a lesson to aspiring reporters everywhere. All you have to do is seize the opportunity when it presents itself. Io Guisse , my lovely assistant and Valentine's date just had the luck (good or bad, you be the judge) to end up losing her dress on stage with me during the Valentine's event.  OK, so first the dry facts. The Blue Mermaid is a burlesque club in Caledon. Events are held We...

That's right, noble readers, junior reporter Professor Outlandish is running for mayor of Hard Alley! Of course every Mayoral candidate needs a platform, so here it is. The Outlandish Party Platform: 1. Too much money is being spent on punitivie enforcement. Less cops on the street and more money to edutaction!     A. This means making Hard Alley Reform School the best institution of its kind in the region.     B. Additional money should go to vocational training for the Alley's most important careers: hooker, dancer, wage slave and freelance security professionals. 2. The public needs to know what's going on. Expect regular reports from the mayor's office on CMNF Naughty News. http://cmnfreporter.blogspot.com I think you'll find my work there says more than any platform could. 3. Open door policy. If elected I will mainain regular office hours where I pretend to listen to the concerns of all citizens. Such concerns will be prioritized accordin...

I guess my CNN report caught someone's attention. Words can't describe my shock and honor at being invited to do my next report live from our Nation's Capital at no less prestigious location than the White House.Unfortunately everything that could go wrong for my camera elves did. We still got some good material but there will be a lot of outtakes on my personal blog this time. Air Force One was down for repairs but I was met at Reagan National by the Presidential helicopter. I figured I needed to dress a little more formally for this report than the last one, so I went with silk gloves and stockings. No one complained. I promise you the Marines were saluting with more than just their right hands. I'm not sure how well known it is but there are actually three identical choppers. All three fly at the same time for security, since no one can know for sure which one the President is on. We grabbed this quick shot while waiting for our Secret Service Escort. The fellow on...

Hey it took longer than I expected but here's a little more from Professor Outlander's Art 101 class. As you may remember, this is a class in Image Manipulation and focuses on the using the free software GIMP. Our third assignment was to take an SL photo and reduce it to a more sketch-like image. The tutorial for this is here: http://www.pixel2life.com/ viewtutorial/64741/sketch_ look_tutorial_in_gimp/   It's not a bad tutorial either.  Considering how often I see ads for "cartoonifying" a photograph, it's not a bad skill to have either. My first attempt was taken of ladies at the Garden of Evil. There will be a whole story on that place soon. In the mean time, I wasn't really overjoyed with my results and decided to have a go at a self portrait or two. I tried again and came up with this one. Much better in my opinion, and I turned it in as my homework. I think the program did really well in reducing this to an almost line art image. There is some sub...

Max has been hard at work (with a little help from me) putting up a studio in his workshop. Yes, he used to make prims in this space. The first thing he made was this anchor desk, nicely transparent for the CMNF News team. So I guess the big news this weekend was the game.  Lets see here, I'm reading from the wire service that New Orleans won, heh heh, I guess the boys did a heck of a job, eh Mr. President? Of course the rest of the country is covered in about two feet of snow, with temperaturs in the zero to 10 range and more snow headed in this week. To me, that means it's a good day to stay inside. I hope you've enjoyed this sneak peak at our new Naught News Studio. Reporting for the Bedroom Sports Team, I.... I.... AYE!...... ah..... I'm Zimmi Warwick.

Following in the footsteps of my inspiration Zimmi Warwick , I'm off on the trail of hard hitting Second Life Journalism. Where better to start a career in the news than the place more Americans get their news, CNN? That's right, noble readers, CNN has their own island specially dedicated to iReporters in Second Life. As the sign says, its unedited, unfiltered news. So I guess they won't mind if I grab their branded gear and wear it for my report. At the signs (shown below) you, too, can get your very own CNN microphone, ballcap, press pass and reporting pose. For the more. . .*ahem*. . .serious journalists, there's also information on how to become an iReporter. You, too, can cover Second Life for CNN without pay, all while maintaining no rights to your stories if they make the real news. Having cleared my first hurdle in becoming a serious naked reporter it was on to the newsroom. I realize that most reporters prefer to sit behind the desk to laying o...