Fabb: A tour of "Ion," my first mature starter home | March 12, 2007
Today, a detailed (photo-heavy) look at "Ion," my first mature starter home for my new prefab building company Fabb, along with lots of snarky armchair-architect thoughts about what went into designing it. | Read entire entry
Fabb: My first house starts coming together | February 23, 2007
Today, my first-ever report on my (maybe) new prefab company, "Fabb;" I've been spending the week building my first-ever house, in fact, and thought I'd share both photos and notes from the process today. | Read entire entry
Photos from a winter boat ride; plus more on SL as a 3D social network | February 21, 2007
Today, a combination of sorts; not only a photo essay from a recent winter boat ride I made, but also some philosophical thoughts about Second Life as a 3D social network. Believe me, it'll all make more sense once you actually check the entry out. | Read entire entry
The latest look at the ITG fleet | February 19, 2007
Today, a look at the latest group of ships I now own, including lots of photos and some thoughts on what I most like and dislike about each. Check it out if you've been thinking recently of getting a boat yourself. | Read entire entry
Gridhopping: Luxor Temple of Art | February 19, 2007
Today, a small report and photo essay from the recent opening of the Luxor Temple of Art. | Read entire entry
Jeez Louise, that's a lot of new land! | February 11, 2007
Today, finally some good news to share; that Linden has made good on their promise and recently erected 40 new sims of mainland, with up to 80 more to come. Why this is important, and lots of photos of what's being done on this new land, after the jump. | Read entire entry
Oh Lord, I've been landshopping again (part 2) | January 16, 2007
Today, part 2 of my recent report on landshopping again in the grid, this time for a much larger headquarters for my blog than before (1,500 square meters versus 500). Should I buy on the mainland? Should I buy on a private island? So many choices! Read some of the pros and cons by clicking through. | Read entire entry
Oh benevolent gods of Linden, please let me have a decent time in the grid tonight, amen | January 9, 2007
Today, a record of my first successful evening in the grid in over a week: first a visit to my friends at The Art Loft, then a trip to fashion complex Amicitia, then finally a dash to Idea City to try out their new open-source "tourHUD" object. Many photos included! | Read entire entry
Gonzo journalist shoots "Shining" remake at deserted corporate hotel | December 31, 2006
Today, a shout-out to a peer in the press I admire; gonzo journalist Gideon Television, who recently shot a hilarious unauthorized remake of "The Shining" at corporate hotel experiment Aloft. | Read entire entry
Third Life: A tour of fashion store Nyte 'n Day | December 18, 2006
Today, a companion piece to yesterday's tour of vampire island Darkside; a look at Nyte 'n Day, one of the more popular traditional fashion stores in the grid. Can both activities be considered valid roleplaying ones, or even "games." Click through to read my thoughts on the subject. | Read entire entry
Third Life: A tour of vampire community Darkside | December 17, 2006
Today, as part of our month-look at roleplaying in Second Life, a photo tour of the vampire community Darkside, along with my thoughts on what makes a roleplaying island worth it to so many people in the first place. | Read entire entry
Gridhopping: "erotico fantastico burlesque" at The Art Loft | December 15, 2006
Today, photos and a report from Ben Heime's new art show "erotico fantastico burlesque," being exhibited at Ishtvan Pippen's The Art Loft. Lowbrows take note! | Read entire entry
Gridhopping: Special Wednesday shopping report! | December 6, 2006
Today, ITG's weekly fashion report, here delivered on a Wednesday instead of the usual Saturday; because yes, I'm having just as hard a time getting around the grid these days myself as you are, and am sitting around waiting patiently for Linden to fix everything, just like you are. Enjoy! | Read entire entry
A three-hour cruise that took three days to complete | November 1, 2006
Well, the forced slowdown of ITG continues; between my low-end computer and the continual problems with the Linden servers, it took me a full three days of crashes to finally get today's photo essay done. That said, here it is -- a look at one of the mainland enclosed seas, and all the interesting things you can find along its edges. | Read entire entry
Random photos of the week | October 28, 2006
Time for this week's collection of random photos -- places I've been and things I've seen, that weren't necessarily big enough news for their own entries. Today, an all-shopping edition! I'm such a consumer whore! | Read entire entry
Immersionalists Rule (OR: In a New England State of Mind) | October 24, 2006
Okay, I admit it; the lousy service recently, plus my low-end computer, plus the endless "big news" corporate press conferences that amount to nothing, has had me a little burnt out on SL recently. So I took a four-day break, then, and here today is my first report since coming back; an extensive photo-intensive look at the eight-sim themed water build "SL New England," as viewed from the side of a sailboat. | Read entire entry
Photo essay: A day of diving in the grid | October 18, 2006
It's water week at ITG! Today, part 2 of our report: reviews and lots of photos from half a dozen great underwater builds around the grid. | Read entire entry
Random photos of the week | October 15, 2006
Random photos from recent events, taken over the last couple of weeks. Enjoy! | Read entire entry
The grid is down today; so instead, here are some pretty photos | October 4, 2006
Well, I was supposed to have this big long interview for you today with the executive creative director of Leo Burnett UK; but the grid is down today, which means we can't do the interview until tomorrow. Instead, then, today I present some pretty photos from a recent amazing build I randomly came across; an entire private home, designed as an underwater shipwrecked pleasure yacht. | Read entire entry
Photo essay: A day in the water at 'Cape Linden' | October 3, 2006
Today, part 2 of my recent photo essay, showing off the latest with this magazine's new in-grid headquarters. In this half, we examine all the leisure activities that are to be had on the water in Second Life, and especially here in the wealthy 'Cape Linden' area where I live. | Read entire entry
Photo essay: The latest with the ITG headquarters | October 1, 2006
I've been hard at work this week, now that I finally own land, building the actual in-game headquarters for this blog and magazine; now that it's the weekend, I thought I'd share 30 photos of how it's looking with you, along with my thoughts behind what went into building it. Enjoy. | Read entire entry
Random photos of the week | September 24, 2006
It's the weekend, which means it's time for another round-up of random photos; places and events I've visited in the grid over the last seven days, but for one reason or another didn't write entries about. Enjoy. | Read entire entry
Random photos of the week | September 16, 2006
It's Saturday, so it's time for ITG's random photos of the week; a day to just post fun stuff I've recently attended, that for one reason or another I ended up not writing about here earlier in the week. | Read entire entry