So Anyway... How the Hell Are Ya?

Just wanted to take a moment to let you know (if anyone's actually reading this shit) that this is probably the end of our journey here. I've grown rather tired of the whole damn thing.

I might be back. I might not.

Logged in here to tear down this blog. But ... well, I guess we'll just wait and see.

Cya.

Hairy Hansome

Where'd It Go??

Where'd Hairy's Big Dock Go??

Well, did you think I was blowin' smoke up your ass on the last post? I meant that shit.

The sun set one last time on Hairy's Big Dock, then I worked all through the night to tear it down.

By morning it was all gone. Damn I'm tired. Ok, ok, so I just clicked the fuckin button and returned my shit then abandoned the land. Wasn't so bad.

Think that's the last piece of land I'm gonna "buy" for a while. I sell more in SLX anyway. All I need is a place to build and a place to stash a magic box (got'em both covered). Just not happy within the limitations of someone else's concept of a sim. ...and a tiny piece just doesn't offer the kind of seclusion I require for a happy anti-social existence.

I have a more profitable 1st Life project to work on, so I won't be in Second Life as much anyway. I'm better off just playing in sandboxes when I find time to log on, then putting my stuff up for sale and/or giving it away.

That gives me an idea for a post. One to be updated often as things change. Yeah, stay tuned. It'll be my next post.

Later.
Hairy Hansome

Ya Know What? Fuck Rome!

No, I'm not talking about the country so you Romans can rest easy. I'm making reference to a previous post titled "When in Rome..." where I mentioned the dipshits who can't seem to squeeze enough SL clubs on a single sim, and that I'd just setup in a way that takes advantage of that type traffic.

Well, last time I logged on and looked there were FIVE clubs on the sim where I have placed my big dock. This brings to mind a statement and a question.

"Ya know what? Fuck Rome!"

...and

"What the fuck is wrong with you people??"

I simply chose the better of the two thoughts for the title.


Now to keep this short (and to avoid the possibility of simply bitching about the stupid shit people waste sim resources on while their neighbors are struggling to move smoothly within the fucking lag that they generate)...

I'm picking up the dock and I'm getting the fuck out of here. Last time I logged in I took a few steps after it all loaded then proceeded to lag-walk across three parcels. I logged out. It's bullshit!

On THAT note ... well, things will be a bit different in the journal. I'm not sure how, but I don't plan to buy any land for a while. ...and I have better things to do than to keep bouncing around to different locations to JUST start making some money when some dumbass (or group of dumbasses) comes along to fuck everything up. Fuck lindens. I want dollars! They're bigger.

Catch you later.
Hairy Hansome

P.S. Please note the title change. JPI products still exist and will still be available on SLX (and soon metaLIFE), but they are not so much a part of the focus here that they deserve credit for the journal. This shit is about ME damn it ... the Hairy little pissed off evil bastard that wants to burn all these fucking clubs to the ground with the avatars still in them. Anyone have a hud for that? Yeah, there's a new title - Hairy's Twisted SL Journal. That should cover it. Now fuck off.

Where the F**k is Troy?

Hello again. Here I am once again to babble on without rhyme or reason about my Twisted adventures as a ... as a ... well, as whatever the hell I am in Second Life.

1st ... what happened to Troy? I haven't seen that fucker in-world for a few days now. ...and since I know he's scheduled for some surgery in the really real world ... I might be concerned. But don't tell anyone. I'd hate to ruin my reputation as a heartless bastard.

2nd ... what happened to Iga Clawtooth? Yeah, I know. Two missing persons reports on one post? What the hell is wrong with me? Like I care, right? Well ... I might. Maybe. Ok, ok dammit. I guess I do. Hopefully they'll both be back on soon and I can go back to not giving a shit about anyone once again.

Ok, enough about missing avatars. Let's move on. Shall we? Let's talk about ... my Hairy ass.

Yep, I shook it for a photo op at the "nearly naked" party at The Body Shop last night. It simply had to be done. Why? I dunno. Just my way of showing my support (and my Hairy ass) to my friends at The Body Shop. It didn't last long as I am a bit shy. lol

Please remember ... these folks are still trying to keep this sim alive long enough for it to fully support itself and hopefully pay Rot back for the time and money he has put into it. A little profit wouldn't be such a bad thing either. If you like hanging out with the clinically insane for shits & giggles ... it might be the place for you. Drop in sometime, and tell'em Hairy sent you.

Moving on... I made a new shirt.

Aside from this there has been (as usual) much tinkering.

A pool table, a new chair/love seat design, a couple new tip jars in the works and I even built a wishing well.

Why? I have no clue. It just happened. Could have been the weed. Or maybe from wishing that I had some more.

...and that's all for now. Unfortunately (for you) ... I will be back again soon.

Adios.

Hairy Hansome

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When In Rome...

As they say "When in Rome, do as Romans do." I think it means something about fitting in. ...and YES, I actually DID go searching for Rome just to take a photo to match the subject. Is that sad or what? :)

Anyway, to the point ... yes, I put the dock on a sim to be loaded with clubs and malls (and lag), but ... then again ... they are bringing in people ... and I have been selling tip jars. In fact, the owner of the mall/club on the far corner came over yesterday and despite communications issues (she speaks Spanish ... I don't) I made three custom tip jars for her.

So ... if it's clubs and malls they want here ... it makes sense to sell club supplies from this location. It also makes sense to build and hang out somewhere else. It's quite likely that this will be more of a store than a construction zone. I'll be doing most of my twisted builds on Rot's build platform.

On that note ... I must say I'm kinda proud of that fucker. After our last session together Rot's build skills have really taken off. I guess you could say we had a breakthrough. It seems there's a point (and possibly a perspective) that once it is reached ... everything just kinda starts falling in place. It just clicks and suddenly your builds go from freebie quality to rock solid, salable merchandise.

Take a look at this...

Yep, that's all custom theater seating by Rot Warwillow of The Body Shop. As this project has grown I've been in and out of the area. On occasion throwin out a few tips & setting up instructional displays as he hit a couple stumbling blocks here and there.

But now ... it's nearing completion. Kudos. Can't wait to see it finished.

Catch you later.

Hairy Hansome

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How 'bout a Fuckin' Ugly Tip Jar?

Ok, so we were bored, right? Just kinda sittin' around doing a whole lotta nothing when I decided to make a fuckin' ugly tip jar.

...and so I did.

Not only that, but I replaced my own tip jar with this new fuckin ugly tip jar ... AND ... I made it free to copy.


Now I know what you're thinking ... "Where can I get this AWESOME (but really fuckin ugly) tip jar?"

Well, all you've gotta do is jump on my big dock!

Hairy Hansome
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Doing What You Can ... With What You Have

Well, as luck would have it I'm on one of the only 3 "residential / light commercial" sims that actually do allow malls and clubs. ...and yet another club looks to be going in. Four clubs and a shopping mall on one sim. ...and still more spots to fill. Bummer. No, it's not the best place to build right now. I dropped a small script in a prim and it took nearly 40 seconds to load in and do it's thing. Fun fun.

But, land cost is low here ... and it's not as bad as it was when I made my last post. In fact, that day I visited a few other locations only to notice that they too were quite laggy. Perhaps a large portion of what I experienced was with the grid and not just the sim.

However ... the things I see sim resources being wasted on just makes me want my own sim that much more. ...and what I have is this tiny slice. I've been many places around the grid, and I've been in MANY empty clubs. Most of them just don't catch on. After a while the owners get tired of feeding their alligator (that means paying for something that isn't profitable) and they shut it down. But during those long days with no visitors ... the scripts keep runnin, lights keep flashing, the textures keep rotating ... and the sim keeps lagging.

I'm not sure how bad it's going to get, but ... should I decide to stick it out I think I might have to build my projects somewhere else ...then just set them out here. So the dock will be more like a shop and I won't be here so much. I dunno. I have a few ideas kickin so we'll see what happens. I have a place to build in mind. If that's where I end up ... I'll let you know.

Later.

Hairy Hansome

Uh oh. I think it might be time to move. ...again.

It can be so difficult to find a solid place to park your SL business, and when you are maintaining servers it is even more of a hassle to move, but ... things have changed here very quickly.

It seems a shopping mall went in a few parcels down ... in a residential/light commercial zone. Hmmm. Seems the mall is complete with it's own dance floor and DJ booth as well. Throw in a waterfall fountain and shoreline waves and then load it down with rental boxes to be replaced with vendor boards if anyone rents them and you have a recipe for ... success?? Nope. For LAG.

One parcel like this was enough to make me feel as though I should pack my shit, but ... the new mall owner has just purchased and started building on the parcel right next door. I sure hope it's just a house. Else it's gonna get ugly around here. Then we can just change the sim name to lag city so people will know in advance they won't be able to move when they get here.

Many of the neighbors have already moved out. ...and I think I'm going to have to follow. That's a shame too. I was just about to make a move to get some traffic flowing through this joint. Oh well. Sucks that I had to pay for a month's tier up front. I'll keep it til the end of the lease, but if something doesn't change ... prepare to update your landmarks for Hairy's Big Dock.

I'm not even going to bother with a slurl on this post. I'll just have to change it later anyway.

C-ya.

Hairy

JPI Blazin' Bowl Tip Jar

I totally forgot about this. (I wonder why? lol)

Although it's been a bit dead, I did manage to find the motivation to turn the bowl from a previous instructional build into a tip jar.

Rez it somewhere and shake yer naked ass and maybe someone will put money in it. ...or maybe not. Smoke particles turn on & off with a click of the bowl (thanks for the scripts Jopsy!).

The Blazin' Bowl Tip Jar is available in the vendor right here on Hairy's Big Dock.

Note: The Particle Laboratory is pretty damn cool. I suggest you visit.

Catch ya later.

Hairy Hansome

So ... How the Hell Are Ya?

Been a couple days since my last post, but ... well, that's just too fuckin bad now isn't it?

Nah, I'm just messin' with you. I guess it's just been kinda ... slow. Haven't accomplished much in the past couple days and it's buggin the shit out of me. The most exciting thing that's happened here is when a slave girl dropped in and Troy got raped by something purple.

Guess he didn't mind so much. Caught them at it again later in the cargo trailer.

After that ... well, he was pretty much worthless for the rest of the day.

He just hasn't been the same since.

We did, however, manage to walk thru a simple way to make a set of horns.

...and posed for a shameless branding promo shot.

Nope. Not much more to say. So...

C-ya later.

Hairy Hansome

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...in Second Life

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a fantastic turkey day. Personally ... I plan to sleep through most of it.

Why? Well, I came down with a bad case of can't sleep ... and have been up all night. However, I did manage to unload a little something different for you here on Hairy's Big Dock while you were sleeping.

In other words, there's a new product on the dock.

Introducing ... Da Vinci's Notebook (in Second Life)

Being an admirer of history's greatest thinkers, when the time came that I needed to find page textures for my journal ... I went looking for copies of pages from Da Vinci's notes. What I also found was an archive online containing the complete set of Leonardo's notes in text format (which is somewhat easier to read since Da Vinci wrote from right to left).

When clicked Da Vinci's Notebook opens the index page of Leonardo Da Vinci's complete notes archive at Sacred-Texts.com where you can take a peak inside a brilliant mind at play.

You can display the book alone on your desktop or you may choose one of four different display stands that I have included in the package. The stands are MOD/COPY so you may adjust the look to suit your own needs.

This is a great book for your Second Life library, office or home. I hope you enjoy owning & reading from it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

Hairy Hansome

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After The Party

After last night's party I did manage to squeeze in a little more play time, but I didn't want to mention it in the last post. That post was best left to stand on it's own ... and hopefully to help a friend in some way (though I'm not sure how ... just hoping I guess).

So ... I'll just add on a couple extra events from last night before I move on.

First of all... JPI took a HUGE leap into the animation business after the party ... with our very first sit pose. Yep. Just one. lol

I'm actually quite proud of it as it was Troy Farrasco's first actual product ... the first item with potential to spread his name around with the glorious title "creator". It's a custom driver sit pose that can be placed in seats of my own creations and/or sold right here on Hairy's Big Dock for you to use in yours.

The main thing I was looking to accomplish was to put Troy on a path ... doing something he could get into. After tinkering a bit with Qavimator ... I think he's found a new hobby. Beware the crazy shit this dude will have your avi doing when he gets a little experience under his tool belt. I know how his brain works ... and it's scary! This could be interesting. :)

After trying out that first pose in one of my secret projects, we put it in a vendor ... and decided to call it a night. Well, ok ... Troy did. But, there was a bit of a party going on next door at SGB (Sound Gravis Beach) ... and I decided to make an appearance before I went to bed. Cool vibe going on over there. Laid back. Mellow. I can dig it.

It was my first visit, but I had to cut it short. Unfortunately a long day, the smooth grooves and the calming sounds of the ocean took their toll ... and I had to call an end to yet another crazy day ... in Second Life.

Catch you on the next post.

Hairy Hansome

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Saving The Sim - Second Life Financial Crisis Aversion Tactics Explored

Last night my crew and I had the pleasure of attending a "Save the Sim" party at The Body Shop nightclub. In this economy I'm sure many have felt the financial pinch, and I know of at least a couple people who have shut down their SL businesses and given up.

Others ... well, they tend to fight to the very end. Rot Warwillow is one of the others. With the proverbial "light at the end of the tunnel" growing dim, his friends rallied around to party ... and to stuff linden$ into the donation box in an effort to save Rot's sim from financial disaster. ...but this party must continue on.

With dwindling traffic numbers and no solid path to success laid out before him, I do believe the man needs a little more than just this months rent. On that note...

If there is anyone out there reading this that has experience in running a profitable sim ... please contact Rot Warwillow. Maybe you can work out something mutually beneficial. A "win-win" option that would help him to pull the numbers up out of the red zone while also expanding your own business. He has an entire sim to play with ... IF the numbers will allow him to keep it.

Yes, time is limited, but it's nothing that a little creative strategy and a little help from many friends can't fix. He has the will ... he has the tools ... and he has the support of many good friends (cause the dude is pretty damn cool overall). All that's missing is ... the way. There is a solution. Of this I am sure. I just don't know what it is ... else he wouldn't be having this problem.

Why am I trying to help? I have my reasons. I know an asshole when I see one. On the other side of the spectrum ... I can also recognize heart, determination and the drive to push on through the miles of shit life can put in front of you for your friends, family and self. This I see in Rot.

The people of this community are crazy, but cool. You won't find abusive pricks residing here, though on occasion they do pass through. Perhaps once you've hung out with the crew here ... you might even want to become a part of it. If you do, well, eventually you'll even get to hang out with me. :)

Help if you can. Visit The Body Shop.

Your friend,

Hairy Hansome

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Hello Dolly

Dear diary... nah that's just fuckin gay.

Hi asshole! yeah, that's better.




I sit here pondering what it is I'd like to talk about today. ...and have just now decided to simply flip through my snapshots and ramble a bit about whatever. I take a ton of snapshots. What can I say? Sometimes I just like the view.


I guess the first thing I should prolly show you is the new dolly ... since I already titled the post.


I was bored, and walked past a crappy little dolly in The Body Shop and decided that I needed one for the dock. One that didn't suck like his. lol (sorry buddy). Turned out kinda kickass. I like it. It's just my size. I've been working on a few other items as well, but ... I have to keep those a secret for now. I'll let you know when they are ready.

If you happen to visit The Body Shop, don't forget to tell Rot Warwillow that Hairy Hansome said he's a dickhead. :)

Been working out details of a possible business partnership with my friend Troy. He's a crazy fucker too. I taught him a few things about prims when he arrived in SL and what's the first thing he builds? A bowl. Fuckin' pothead I swear. lol

...and yeah, I built one too. :)


Had an island once. 1/4 sim. I sculpted the land, put a build platform in the sky and started to setup things below. Due to a few personal issues ... I sold out. Actually I think it was more like moving out in the middle of the night.

The building you see was to be an education center, and is still in my inventory. Had plans for a counter all around with computer terminals leading to web pages with video tutorials, and perhaps a central fountain. Could have been quite nice.

Oh well. Shit happens. I'm still doing what I like to do ... building. Yeah, I'm broke-ass-broke. So what? I got skills ... and fresh products on the dock. Soon I'll be looking for distribution partners. Got traffic? It'll be a 50/50 split. ...cause I'm cool like that.

What's this one? Hmmm ... should I? Yeah, what the hell. Here's a sneak peak at some furniture that will be in a vendor on the big dock ... soon.

Ok ... I guess that's enough for now.

Later.

Visit Hairy's Big Dock

...or don't ... asshole!

Luv always,
Hairy Hansome :)

BY THE WAY... that little brown box is my mailbox. If you're looking for something, drop me a note. I might find some spare time and whip something up for you.

Another Day Another Linden

Crazy days my friend. Crazy days.

So much has happened over the past couple days that I haven't found much time for writing. I think I'm gonna have to take a couple days off just to catch you up. It's been quite interesting ... and I have the pictures to prove it.

For example ... could someone tell me what the hell this thing is?



...and maybe clue me in on what the hell it was doing runnin around naked on my dock.



That shit's just not right. Didn't I tell you Second Life was fucked up? Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did.

Anyway ... people have dropped by and made many attempts at keeping me from getting a damn thing done ... and to a great extent they have been quite successful. Assholes.

Try as they might they haven't managed to stop me. The skull tip jars have been loaded into the vendor.



I also managed to get some inventory clutter sorted out, repackaged a couple older products to include landmarks to my new location, and even put together a new product inspired by a cool rotation script that my good friend (and kickass builder) Iga Clawtooth recommended.

Here it is ... the JPI "On Top of The World" Giant Globe.





I even shrank it down to make a desktop version and added it to the package on SLX (Here's The Listing). You can turn the rotation on/off and set rotation speed through local chat. Best of all, the rotation of the prim is relative to the root prim ... so this script gives us even more creative possibilities.

The script I'm referring to is the A&A Rotation Script. Check it out. It'll be interesting to see the magic some of you crazy fuggers come up with when the creative juices start flowing.

Ok, I think that's enough for now, but I have much more to talk about. Maybe tomorrow.

Catch ya later.
Hairy Hansome

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