Thirza Ember @Thirza

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Safari, and other foolishness.


Joined 9 years ago

About Myself

There is a Safari Group here on OSW where I post updates about recent visits
https://opensimworld.com/groups/1033

My Regions

Exupery
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Home to the installation "The Little Prince" by Wizardoz Chrome, Tina Bey and Cherry Manga, and to Inworld Review studio
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Safari
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Annex to the main HG Safari clubhouse on OSGrid. Home to Inworld Review with Mal Burns
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HG Safari
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Home of HG Safari, with information about our weekly hypergridding trips. Self Guided Tour hub - themed trips on art, science history, film etc. Free items, including mesh clothes at Meshanthropy store, also on the island. PLEASE NOTE the photos in the slideshow are of Destinations visited by the ...
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Activity

Small change to OSW home page possible?
Opensimworld is such a great resource for opensim - love it! The home page has so much useful info on it.
My request - could The Box be moved further down the page? Maybe swap with Events or Bookmarks? Just because more often than not The Box is so depressingly infantile and completely useless to anyone looking for information.
How many women writers are celebrated on this build at NoiLab?
Brilliant build by Tonino Lane and dreamt up by Lorenza Colicigno...
A must for all booklovers...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/06/lorenzas-ladies-of-l...

Thirza Ember: Fun fact: the world's best-selling author is a woman, Agatha Christie. Go ladies. 11 months ago

There's a beautiful new art show curated by @victorialogan - opening beginning of July. Here's a sneak peek... https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/06/art-and-friends-comi...

This week's InWorld Review featured a great build over on the Science Circle, with AbaBrukh Aabye, plus a 30 minute roundup of some opensim news. You can watch it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzVCNz1sMgY

The Inworld Review 10 July
The Museo del Metaverso party, recent Safaris to Winxtropia, Ignis Fatuus, and of course OpensimFest all reviewed

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/05/come-fly-with-me.htm...
Our trip to see life on Mars, and how the Tarns fly. Special thanks to Misty for not minding if I tp'd her to the wrong place.

Corny party begins on HG Safari in a little more than an hour! chance to see some primmy treasures of yesteryear, then a concert by Whirli Placebo

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/01/best-practices-in-ju...
Some Safari Regulars weigh in with their strategies for surviving the HG stampede.

Thanks to all who came on Safari this week to visit Karsten and Lavia's great builds! For the full story, do check out the Safari blog, or watch Lifted Pixel's walk through of the event on Youtube
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/05/karstens-crafts.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/05/haven-of-memories.ht...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-8-kSaLUk

Luna Lunaria: I really wanted to participate in this one but RL work held me hostage :-P 16 days ago
what a great Safari trip to visit with @SamsaraTimeless and @Hyacinth on Groovyverse, and then Lorenza Colicigno and Tonino Lane on Craft!! Are you tired of reading the Boring Box? Take a look at the Safari Blog, or watch the whole thing in replay courtesy of the fabulous Lifted Pixel! and then, of course, get out on the hypergrid and visit somewhere spectacular. The best cure for negativity is creativity.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/timeless-ariadne.htm...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/11/lorenzas-women.html
Hilarity and creativity on film...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6C9Bzi83E
Four blog posts exploring more corners of opensim - a futuristic region with a mech theme, a set of portals inviting you to explore art all over the hypergrid, a new initiative to help French speakers network across grids, and an interview with one of opensim's best loved artists.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/vive-la-evolution.ht...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/portal-palette.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/francopholie.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/07/planet-with-tina-bey...
Thank you so so much Caro Fayray and @Xinashi (Nico) for being the hostesses with the mostesses... this was the Safari visit yesterday. Just one week left of the season...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/03/caro-in-clouds.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-full-nico.html
Thank you so comuch Caro Fayray and @Xinashi (Nico) for being the hostesses with the mostesses... this was the Safari visit yesterday. Just one week left of the season...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/03/caro-in-clouds.html
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-full-nico.html
HG Safari 2022 Week 20
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [6 Jul 2022 12:00 SLT]

Destination 1 - Lorin Tone's sounds on 3rd Rock Grid
The sorcerer of Sound, Lorin Tone, welcomes us to experience two musical builds Synapse and Aurora.
Lorin's artistry in inworld sound is without compare, ask him advice for getting the noise ambient just right on your grid.
Come to Alia Soulstar's Nuna Gallery, and look for the building called Central to get the Magnetrail to the venues in the sky.
Address grid.3rdrockgrid.com:8002:The Nuna Gallery
Destination 2 - Alice on CopyKat Grid
A beautiful re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, Adachi style.
Oni Kiri will join us to reveal a little bit about her creativity, community, and credo as owner of one of the most popular freebie grids on the HG.
grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Adachi5

HG Safari 2022 Week 19
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [29 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Starting as always at the Clubhouse, hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
The Little Prince Week
Destination 1 Exupery, Osgrid
WizardOz Chrome, with the participation of Cherry Manga, Tina Bey, Emil Jannings and our kind host Unadecal Masala, present a reimagining of the classic story by Antoine de St.-Exupery, born on this day in 1900.
hg.osgrid.org:80:Exupery
Destination 2 Ustengrav, Ignis Fatuus Grid
A new French build on Ignis Fatuus by Harthelie Deux and Chip Angelvi, recalling all kinds of wonders from the ancient world
ignis-fatuus.no-ip.biz:8002:Ustengrav

HG Safari 2022 Week 17
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [15 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Destination 1
Weelandia on Digiworldz with Nebby Newman
What do you know about the philosophy and community that distinguishes the Tiny and Dinkie communities, reaching across both Opensim and into Second Life ? Nebby shows us her lovely landscaped region, full of fun for both the smaller and regular size avies, and we learn about the shopping and partying opportunities that Digiworldz offers those of the smaller persuasion.
login.digiworldz.com:8002:Weelandia
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Destination 2
From the tiny to the very very large! Lone Wolf invites us to glimpse the the vast landscape of Wolf Territories, said to be one of the largest grids in opensim. Learn about the technical challenges and the aesthetic goals that have brought about this massive mountainous wilderness, Check out the Destination Guide on the grid to see all the many points of interest!

grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Wolf Mountain

HG Safari 2022 Week 16
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [8 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Destination 1 An audience with Ubit
Opensim Dev Ubit Umarov invites us to his home region for an upbeat conversation about the challenges and joys of the opensimulator.
hg.osgrid.org:80:UbitTest
Destination 2 Introduction to AMV with Grid Gurus, Chris McCracken and Jaxson Texas. A chance to learn about one of OpenSim's most vibrant and active grids, Alternate Metaverse. It's mythical!
alternatemetaverse.com:8002:Mythical Realms NE

HG Safari2022 Week 12
Starting from hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
~ Flight Week ~
~Destination 1~ International Spaceflight Museum Kitely. Rosa, Mike and the ISM group invite us to come take a look at the past present and future of space flight.
grid.kitely.com:8002:ISMuseum
~Destination 2~ Tarn Flying on Counter Earth
All bets are on, as we go Tarn racing ! Board these giant birds and try your hand at the race course, and watch your friends hopelessly crash into the ground. Courtesy of Havoc Rau and the team on Counter Earth.
jand.dyndns.biz:7002:Tarn Stadium
Cornflakes Week! It is the final week of February.
It's a uniquely Opensim festival, not linked to any season, religious, or national festival.
It's about silliness, fun and bright colors.
It's a way to show solidarity and unite opensim.
Any grid or region can hold their own version of a Cornflakes party! If you plan to mod your usual weekly dance event to make it cornflake-y I would love to know, and include it in the video this year.
To know more about Cornflakes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeZD8PR2r9s&t
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2018/03/safari-and-cornflake...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2015/02/safari-gets-corny.ht...
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2014/07/cornflakes-woodcock....

Thirza Ember: Foxx Bode is organizing 2 Corny parties on Event Plaza, and the Safari that week will hold a big Corny party on a build by Cherry Manga, with live music by Whirli Placebo 2 years ago
HG Safari 2022 Week 01
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [12 Jan 2022 12:00 SLT]

Begins 12 noon Grid Time (SLT)
Meet at hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
HUNTING AND FISHING
We begin with two very easy grid hops.
This week's mission - compare two very different regions and games. Please come to the Clubhouse, so you can meet everyone before we start jumping.
1: MANDJELIA, OSgrid This is a dinosaur egg game by Nani Ferguson and Ange Menges. Find the eggs, and the portals to get to the different levels of the hunt.
hg.osgrid.org:80:Mandjelia
2: GREEN HILL ZONE, Mobius Grid. Fishing game on the welcome region of Mobius, hosted by Ruby Mobian, Serra Royale and the gang. (Ask about their GitHub!)
To play: when you arrive on Mobius Landing area, look for the NPC dressed as Santa, and click on anything he says that is underlined.
main.mobiusgrid.us
For your convenience, the LMs for the trip and the fishing gear and instructions are available in the LM box at the HG Safari Clubhouse. See you Wednesday!

Safari Returns
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [12 Jan 2022 12:00 SLT]

The start of a new, short Safari Season. 10 action packed weeks of fun.
Start point is on our new HG Safari sim on Osgrid, courtesy of Ange Menge.
As usual, destinations will be announced a couple of days before each event, so watch this space!
For any who didn't watch Wizzina's machinima of the Last Safari, check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHuY1cvBRI

Total Sorbet tells all about her adventures in chatgpt in opensim.
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2023/03/total-chat.html

Goodbye to Metropolis
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [30 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Metropolis Grid is scheduled to go offline on June 30.
HG Address : login.metro.land
Join us for an Unofficial Party to send her on her way into that good night.
Neovo Geesink invites you to dance and DJane LadyJo Martin will be spinning appropriate tunes. You bring the memories.
If the grid goes down or you can't make it to Metro, you can join in the party at hg.osgrid.org:80:Metro Memoriam

Beginning soon (12.00 Grid time) a party to celebrate fifteen years of the MdM and the extraordinary dedication and work of Rosanna Galvani to nurture, divulge and protect virtual art in both SL and Opensim.
The party is here craft-world.org:8002:Art Garage
HG Safari 2022 Week 18
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [22 Jun 2022 12:00 SLT]

Destination 1 Cuteulala on Winxtropia
Opensim Goddess Cuteulala Artis invites us to visit Gardenia Town on Winxtropia Grid - learn about mesh economy, and enjoy the fun fair!
READ ME: FB DOESN'T LIKE THE LINK TO WINXTROPIA, SO TO MAKE IT WORK, YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE SPACE AFTER ddns.
bloompeters.ddns. net:7002:Gardenia Town
Destination 2 Shelenn Ayres on OpensimFest Grid
Shelenn gives us a sneak peek at the preparations for the Fest. What differences are there from previous years? How hard has it been to organize? What fun is planned?
grid.opensimfest.com:8022:Zen

HG Safari 2022 Week 14
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [25 May 2022 12:00 SLT]

Music, Music!
Destination 1 Joao Frazao at the Safari portals. Portuguese maestro of the strings Joao plays for us while we peruse the HG Safari Self Guided Tours portals, and the Inworld Review studios
grid.avacon.org:8002:safari
Destination 2 Moses Rau plays for us on the Star Trek themed builds of Stormy Scorpio, enjoy the music and explore the mind blowing environments featuring a range of ships and space stations, and planetary pleasures on Vulcan and Klingon, not to mention the holodeck landscapes.
artdestiny.de:8002/MistyIsle/109/85/9312
Be sure to come get the Lms this week, much of the action will be happening in the sky!

HG Safari 2022 Week 10
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [16 Mar 2022 13:00 SLT]

IMPORTANT:
THE SAFARI BEGINS 1 HOUR LATER THAN USUAL in USA/Canada
due to 'Spring Forward' Clock Change
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DESTINATION 1 "Silent Refueling" on Outworldz
Ferd Frederix invites us to explore this sci fi themed build, which is based on the 1972 movie "Silent Running" with Bruce Dern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p69lEMn0I8k
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DESTINATION 2 Mondego vLab
Crista Lopes aka Diva Canto invites us to a conversation about the State of OpenSim, and its place going forward in the metaverse, if such a thing exists.
nile.ics.uci.edu:9000

https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-packed-safari.html


Thirza Ember: Say what you want, Apollo is hot. 2 years ago

Rage Darkstone, a profile of the artist
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2022/07/all-rage.html

HG Safari 2022 Week 11 SEASON 2 !!
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [4 May 2022 12:00 SLT]

The Great Outdoors, Indoors! Welcome to Season 2 of the new Safari trips.
Please note the date and time, if you are new to the Safari group events.
This week, Canada and Japan.
*Destination 1* Creanovale in the Spring. Kelso and Dabici invite us to see their beautiful grid decked out for the Spring, with walks, rides, sports, nature, and cultural activities. We arrive at the landing point, and then TP from there!
login.creanovale.ca:8052
*Destination 2* Abyss Observatory on JOG. Yan Luria the curator of the Observatory welcomes us to Japan Open Grid. Please note - this is a giant region with many many things to see. We are going to focus on the Ocean part of the build on this trip. We arrive on the Drill Ship, see the Fukushima exhibition, then dive to the ocean depths to see the Jules Verne exhibit.
jogrid.net:8002:Abyss Observatory and go to coordinates 493/306/140
*There will be more precise LMs available at the Clubhouse. For the best experience, please join us there about 10 minutes before the event starts.*

HG Safari 2022 Week 08
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [2 Mar 2022 12:00 SLT]

Get ready to be syncopated!
DESTINATION 1 Jukebox by Cherry Manga This brand new build is an exploration of classic Manga builds reimagined with a unique musical soundtrack. Make sure you have Advanced Lighting turned on or you will just ... feel very sad. Hint - the Jukebox is the teleporter.
grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Jukebox
DESTINATION 2 Coopersville by Koshari Mahana. This is an Edwardian themed build with lots of fun activities from the era. read more here https://coopersville.mystrikingly.com/
grid.kitely.com:8002:Coopersville

HG Safari 2022 Week 03
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [26 Jan 2022 12:00 SLT]

Cyber and Craft!
We meet at the Clubhouse as hg.osgrid.org:80:hg safari to get LMs and gossip. Come early to dance a bit, if you want.
DESTINATION 1. Scripter and builder and freebie fan Cyberstar Cyberglow invites us to see his ancient Prim built Castle!
cyberdatastorm.com:8002:Welcome
DESTINATION 2. Wolem Wobbit in concert for an early birthday party on CRAFT GRID The theme is INTERNATIONAL! so dress accordingly.
craft-world.org:8002:HYDRA

HG Safari 2022 Week 02
Where: HG Safari
When: 2 years ago [19 Jan 2022 12:00 SLT]

Begins 12 noon Grid Time (SLT)
Meet at hg.osgrid.org:80:HG Safari
THE WIZARD AND GRIDTALK
We continue this season of Safari with two iconic destinations.
Take time to set your MEDIA to PLAY automatically and turn up your sounds for the first destination, or you will miss most of it.
Please come to the Clubhouse, so you can meet everyone before we start jumping.
1: GRIDTALK region for the 12th anniversary of Dorena's World grid. This german language grid has been online for twelve years, a real achievement! Explore the grid, or come dance with Dorena Verne, Anachron Young, and the residents and friends of the grid. WHat does it take to keep a grid going this long? Come and share your views.
dorenas-world.de:8002:GridTalk
2: THE WIZARD, Kitely. Renowned artist and poet Karima Hoisan has prepared an immersive horseback ride through the magical world of The Wizard. The ride lasts about a quarter of an hour, and involves sounds, media, npcs, particles, music and more. Meet Karima and hang our in the bar after you have taken the ride.
grid.kitely.com:8002:the wizard
For your convenience, the LMs for the trip are available in the LM box at the HG Safari Clubhouse. See you Wednesday!

HG Safari Week 179
Where: HG Safari
When: 6 years ago [21 Feb 2018 12:00 SLT]

DESTINATION 1 Coin Hunt on Desert Oasis with Bill Blight
Our first destination is now grid.opensim.life:8002:desert oasis

DESTINATION 2 We visit the futuristic and graceful City of Art in the sky, called Canvas City on Mobius grid
grid.mobiusgrid.us:8002:canvas city

The weekly Safari trips ended on May 23, 2018, after four years and 191 trips around the metaverse.

HG Safari Week 189
Where: HG Safari
When: 6 years ago [2 May 2018 12:00 SLT]

DESTINATION 1 A 90 minute visit on Viewtwo grid, with Brian and friends, to see a Var region that's equivalent to 256 regular regions, to talk about Opensim Core Developer Ubit's latest version, and more.
hg.viewtwo.net:8654
DESTINATION 2 With Nyom Chung and Drang Po we visit a Hunt and explore what's new on Kalasiddhi Grid.
kalasiddhigrid.com:8002:Dharma_Town

HG Safari Week 192
Where: HG Safari
When: 6 years ago [23 May 2018 12:00 SLT]

The last Safari, a party with three hours of live music on hg.francogrid.org:80:hgsafari

HG Safari Week 191
Where: HG Safari
When: 6 years ago [16 May 2018 12:00 SLT]

The penultimate Safari

HG Safari Week 190
Where: HG Safari
When: 6 years ago [9 May 2018 12:00 SLT]

Two more interesting destinations


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My Reviews

Grinda

A beautiful landscape!

Phos

Congratulations on making one of the best art regions in opensim. This is a wonderful place.

Lioness Den

Outstandingly interesting and lovely region. If you like animals this is a must see.

Atlantis

what a work of art. Love it.

Starfleet Museum of Science

wow great work, really informative!

CCI Troms og Finnmark II

What a wonderful place to visit - and revisit! so much beautiful detail, gifts, fun things to see and do.

Forest of Azure

Absolutely beautiful work - everything positioned with exquisite care. One of the prettiest landscapes you'll find in opensim... with some bonus material you may find intriguing.

Carima

This whole grid is so beautiful. Great shops, and fun people too!

Far Far Away

One of the most thought provoking Hunt regions in opensim

Noah

So many handy animals! (Caution: region is subject to flooding)

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