It’s been quiet here, but I’ve been making slow and not very steady process in learning Blender again. I’m signed up for a very comprehensive Udemy course, I’ve got several versions of Blender installed (and will need to update Avastar soon), and I’ve got plans for Christmas decorations at the St John shop. But much of my Blender self-education consists of watching tutorials, some of which are helpful, many of which are not, and ONE of which is hilariously bad, strangely comforting, and actually useful. I salute you, sir. You uploaded a cool chair without a physics model, without any…

It’s always enjoyable listening to one of Radio Riel’s streams and special broadcasts, but today’s retrospective draws from a number of Gabrielle Riel’s best. Songs from the Nightingale

It’s been a busy week. After a long break, the approach of fall meant I’d have more time on the weekends for inworld activities (the typist rides her bicycle and has other summer goings-on). I was thinking of a return to my St John shop, where I’d left several projects partly completed. Then circumstances forced some quick decisions. The sim was to undergo a complete makeover. Would I continue, or depart? Make a clean break, or a fresh start? After stopping in at the shop to take stock, it was clear to me that I wanted to carry on. All…