New Audio Recording Setup

The other day, I purchased a new (to me) Snowball microphone.  For my next trick, I cobbled together a pop filter.  Here is the result:

Then, to prove I come by my geeky cred honestly, I figured out how to record audio on my iPad with my new mic.

To test out my new setup I recorded a very short story for a librivox scifi collection.  I present for your listening pleasure: "The Natives" by Katherine MacLean

I think it's odd that blogspot still doesn't allow mp3s to be uploaded.  To share this I had to make it into a movie.  Silly waste of bandwidth, but I don't run the site.  So, enjoy the pics I added.

Personally, I think my voice hasn't quite grownup.  But reading aloud is so much fun.  How can I resist sharing the joy.

Getting ready for Raglan Shire's Medieval Fest

Stomping grapes for wine



It's going to be an awesome time in the Shire.

Jousting in Second Life (as a tiny)

Raglan Shire is having Medieval Week soon and I've discovered jousting!

Tiny jousting ponies from Zephyr Pennell (And Lone Star is hosting the joust I think). Lances are being supplied by Slydel Rau. Tiny armour is made by Zekeen Phoenix.


All Geared Up, Ready To Joust



Resting my pony after a hard day's jousting


It's going to be fun in Raglan Shire!

Back at the new home on the second life mainland

Trying my hand at growing corn. At my old place in second life.

I have 7 roots and each one will have a cob on it eventually



Made a little movie about my two little chicks I have there, and my adventure in growing corn.


youtube link

New Second Life Home

Bought some Estate land with a friend. We wanted a few more prims to play with.

Set up a lovely cottage, pretty trees, a fishing dock, a few chickens, and there will be a barn with horses soon.

Playing with OpenSim

Decided to take the plunge and make my own Region, just for fun. Building on MacOSX isn't that bad. Nice instructions available here and here

Downloaded all the stuff needed for building and running OpenSim: Mono, Xcode, and Subversion.

Here's the script I wrote, based on these pages (buildopensim is the directory I do all the opensim stuff in, your milage may vary)

#!/bin/sh
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/pkgconfig
export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/bin

cd buildopensim

svn co http://opensimulator.org/svn/opensim/trunk opensim
cd opensim
./runprebuild.sh
nant

cp ../buildopensim/OpenSim.ini bin/OpenSim.ini




Be sure to make the following changes to the OpenSim.ini file:

;physics = basicphysics
physics = OpenDynamicsEngine
av_capsule_radius = 0.68
av_capsule_standup_tensor_win = 1900000
av_capsule_standup_tensor_linux = 1900000
av_density = 80


Then start OpenSim

#!/bin/sh
cd myopensim
cd opensim
cd bin
mono OpenSim.exe


Still not working exactly right (can't walk into hollow boxes), but most everything else is available. Now if I can figure out how to transfer my Sculptie Studio in there so I can play with a million prims if I want

I have discovered Sculpt Studio, in Second Life.

It enables you to build sculpties inworld. On sculpties.info there are lessons for learning how to use it. I've made a video of lesson 2, mostly to show a friend.



Click the image to go to the video on youtube

Missing Bunny Hunt (1)

Missing Bunny Hunt (1)
Originally uploaded by yellowduckiee

Been having fun in Second Life on the "Missing Bunny Hunt"

A new "Heaven" podcast is a'coming!

The new website for Heaven, written by Mur Lafferty, has appeared.

If you buy a paid subscription, you can get "The Inside Story".

There will be PDFs of the story and more lovely benefits.

Now there's a possibility of getting a character named after you. Oh joy!

My new fishing spot

My new fishing spot
Originally uploaded by yellowduckiee

I've been so enjoying this second life fishing.

The 7seas people, who invented and run it, have created a new community for fishing people. I'm renting this little dock. Room for a couple of cushion, chairs, a nice plant.

If I ever get around to doing custom fish/rods, it will also be a place to put them for catching (as well as my home lot).

This SL fishing thing is too much fun

A quiet pond for fishing
by me

Discovered 7seas fishing on Second Life. I thought, how much fun could fishing be on a computer screen.

Well it's been hilarious. Besides regular fishing, I've fished with a soda bottle, a cup of coffee, fished while dancing in the surf.

Now I've gone and picked up a little pond and put an invisible 7seas fishing server in it, and when I want a little quiet fishing time, I can fish in my own pond.

Sitting In Pixie Nest

Sitting In Pixie Nest (Cropped)
Originally uploaded by yellowduckiee

Mandy and I have been on "The Most Random Hunt Ever". Here we are at location #15, after finding the flower. We were looking around and here was this lovely pixie nest to rest in.

I'm wearing some lovely jewelry from location #13, Juicy.

later

something will go here later

Second Librivox Recording: The Putnam Tradition

I did another scifi short story today.

The Putnam Tradition, by Sonya Dorman

I'm feeling more comfortable in my reading.

The collection I was reading for, is completed. I feel like I really contributed to the effect.

Firefly's Serenity in Second Life

Wandering around, I found a little piece of the 'Verse in SL. A replica of Serenity that you can explore in Burnett.


Serenity Itself parked on the ground.



Sitting on the ramp.


Inside the Hold.


Serenity Engine Room


Dining Area.


Outside Shuttle


Kicking Back.


Standing in cockpit.


Cockpit chair

And it's not just Serenity. There are other Firefly themed buildings there. Lots of wandering to do in the days to come.