Musings and Wanderings of a Coyote

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75078767883582487002012-02-16T05:19:02.580-08:00Musings and Wanderings of a CoyoteJournals, Updates, Editorials, and other bits of heroic and possibly comic derring-do from a creative 'yote.Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-29873048889165939732008-01-21T12:15:00.000-08:002008-01-21T12:27:01.994-08:00Off To The Red Rocks

Wow. Three days off. What a strange idea!!!I have to admit, it's been a good couple of days for sure. I've had the time to work on a project I've wanted to kick off for some time over on my Frontier's Horizon blog. More and more I'm finding myself interested in what I like to call not necessarily roleplaying but collaborative storytelling. I blame a large chunk of this on the influence that

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-66569078520240485572008-01-03T04:53:00.000-08:002008-01-04T04:50:49.410-08:00That Was Last Year...

2007, on a personal level, was quite the transitional year. Of course, you could say, “That’s a cope out. Aren’t all years, by default, transitional?” My answer is yes, yes they are but some are more then others! A lot happened this year. Not as much as SOME of my past years but still, a lot more then normal.At the beginning of 2007, I was working part time and barely able to keep the lights

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-70755629544893412802007-12-29T20:18:00.000-08:002007-12-29T21:11:50.645-08:00Placemarker

Wow, I have REALLY stepped away from the journal writing. I'm not really sure what did it. So many times during a week I will have ideas for a journal post but then, once I get the time to write them, they do not come. Even now it's sort of like pulling teeth as I sit here, stare at the screen, and try to come up with something to say that might somehow be humorous or entertaining.It might

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-53241122041842411272007-11-13T18:32:00.000-08:002007-11-13T18:37:57.046-08:00Heading to Atlanta

This morning -- 10:05 AMI’m sitting in the Indianapolis airport trying to get to Atlanta. My adventure started at 4:30 this morning. The pick-up car couldn’t find my house, I nearly stranded my wife by taking the car keys with me, the driver then couldn’t find my co-workers place, and then, after getting to the airline gate with PERFECT timing, the flight was delayed four hours due to “

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-12597161282876043022007-11-01T10:29:00.000-07:002007-11-01T10:48:23.985-07:00Halloween Evening

Finally got a lunch break at work that didn't involve...uh... working. Quite happy about that fact! Last night saw me undertaking the annual trip to a nearby haunt for trick or treating. The place we go is loaded with kids, parents, and residents. The sidewalks are packed, the houses are made up, and some residents even go as far as to dress up and scare the kiddies with de-chained chain saws

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-47223775765064424232007-10-28T21:40:00.000-07:002007-10-29T04:59:56.915-07:00Congrats Sox

Just finished watching game 4 of the world series. I am pleased because I'm comfortable, I'm home, and one of my teams just won it all. Though my main team is the ever unpredictable Seattle Mariners, the Red Sox has been my back-up team for a few years now. Mainly, I'm a baseball fan. I love to watch all of it, the stories that develop, the rhythm of it, the rise and fall of teams and players.

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-15535514837223868332007-10-26T06:07:00.000-07:002007-10-26T06:14:19.965-07:00Consolidation

I’ve really gotten away from doing this kind of writing. I’m not sure why exactly. Part of the reason is a very tight schedule. The other is that I’ve been suffering from a kind of paralysis. Even though I’ve re- imagined this journal several times, none of them seemed to really fit or work, none provided that “spark” that would keep me going. On top of that, I would have ideas and then

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-68214668906384023202007-06-16T08:11:00.000-07:002007-06-16T08:22:23.913-07:00Day In The Sun, Part Two

I think I may just have to resign myself to only getting one of these posts up here every week or so. So busy.As promised and in honor of the NCAA College Baseball World Series this weekend, here is the other half of the shots from the "Spring Day in the Sun." These are from an IU baseball game later that day. I'm particularly fond of these shots and my growing ability to see a situation on

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-32605385199383705772007-06-05T18:41:00.000-07:002007-06-05T18:55:16.008-07:00Late From the Faire

Near the end of April I had the opportunity to take in the local Renn. Faire being held on campus here in Blooomington. Two things conspired to keep these shots from being put up for folks to enjoy. 1) I just didn't have the time to devote to working on them! 2) I've started shooting in RAW format which entails a few more steps as I take them through digital processing. I enjoy RAW format

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-35250968186365787812007-04-10T14:03:00.000-07:002007-06-04T11:29:11.072-07:00Reset, Relaunch, Go

Well, I THOUGHT I was getting back on the horse. It ended up being one of those wooden rocking horses that, you know, doesn't really go anywhere but just rocks in place. Oh, sure, its fun! But, the scenery really doesn't change and not too much gets accomplished. It would seem the adjustment period between full time work, family, and creative interests took a bit longer then I had

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-70646592630672573732007-03-10T04:07:00.000-08:002007-06-04T04:43:01.296-07:00Getting Back On The Horse

Woah, talk about stumbling...I somehow got out of the swing of things with my regular posts. Gosh, I wonder how that could have happened? Well...Life at the Studio as been in a bit of upheaval lately as I move between jobs. I just left my part-time gig and am getting ready to take on a full time week for the first time in a year. Now, I can hear some of you saying, "Oh, poooor you." A full

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-33117865568669858512007-02-24T04:50:00.000-08:002007-02-24T05:12:17.206-08:00Embodiments, Part Two

Embodiments of Self is a series of posts begun in early February which feature a handful of avatars that, to me, have stood out from the crowd. Avatars in Second Life are a way to silently communicate certain aspects of yourself to others, whether you realize you are doing it or not. They are also an endless source of fun and entertainment.I love collecting shots for the Embodiments posts. It

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-46152354225976879652007-02-21T05:29:00.000-08:002007-02-24T05:12:46.542-08:00What is "A Game?"

Just taking a quick moment to pass on a link.Life of a Game The article, coming off the Terra Nova site, continues commentary on the question, "Is it only a game?"If you're interested in online game worlds and their interaction with the real world, I highly recommend the site Terra Nova. There is a lot of good level-headed thought going on there as well as many different forms of research aimed

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-58887980539348648802007-02-20T06:08:00.000-08:002007-02-20T09:27:52.307-08:00Intersections

My good friend and mentor in the real world was interviewed in Second Life last night as part of a real world/Second Life radio show called "When Worlds Collide." I took time off from the expedition to cheer Jesa Li on and give her my support through an hour long interview which touched on her large scale landscaping projects within Second Life, her writing, her in-world store, and the fact that

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-17674142906571115352007-02-16T05:26:00.000-08:002007-02-24T05:13:06.998-08:00Far In The Background

Can you hear it, sense it? I suppose you have to be a fan to know what I am talking about and it's hard to do with all the frost, snow, and windchill. It helps if you're someplace warm but I got a whiff even while walking in the negative windchill yesterday. It's like hearing voices on the wind or a whispered conversation in the other part of the house. Its there, a warm full buzz of activity

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-74610689177371496232007-02-15T05:18:00.000-08:002007-02-15T06:15:48.735-08:00Country in The Winter

The past few days have been a bit hectic. A winter storm came creeping through a few days ago and pretty much turned everything on its side. I say creep because that is exactly what it did. Slithering in with some spitting sleet, then rain, and then when it had everyone lulled into a false sense of safety, it froze everything solid and placed just enough snow on top of it to cause numerous

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-48666700607866998772007-02-08T06:10:00.000-08:002007-02-09T02:39:05.361-08:00The Experiment

I thought I'd take a series of posts to discuss things involving the expedition, my dear Rusty Buchanan, and Second Life in general. Treat it as the first behind the scenes episode on the imaginary director's cut DVD that gives you a look back through the monitor window. The images seen in ths series of posts are random shots from my SL wanderings with no real context attached to them. Gives

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-16524389012485477112007-02-07T08:05:00.000-08:002007-02-07T08:12:28.082-08:00Winter!

My good friend over at Saturn 5 Photography has been doing something called "Come Out Shooting" for several weeks now. Its a weekly theme where a random word or concept is pulled out at, well, random and offered out for inspiration among us artistic types. Whether you are a photographer, writer, or any kind of artist, he encourages folks to send in something regarding the weekly theme. I've

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-68462700068382159862007-02-06T06:24:00.000-08:002007-02-06T06:37:40.726-08:00Rasum Frassum

Frustrations seem to abound this week which has, by default, led to all sorts of delays in keeping with the creative schedule I am trying to maintain. To name not all but a few; car's dying, hectic schedules, internet connection going bad for 24 hours, and now a winter storm. All seem to be conspiring to have me pull my hair out.I had hoped to get some Frontier Horizon's items caught up

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-6118824521389309322007-02-02T05:34:00.000-08:002007-02-02T06:09:19.063-08:00Embodiment of Self

One of the other things I get to do with this blog is show off shots of things I think are cool within the digital world of Second Life but may not be able to post them over on Frontier's Horizon. Well, at least until the Great Expedition is over.I love the artwork and skill that goes into avatars. Some folks take the chance to design the image of themselves they want to present to the digital

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-51859495874503802812007-02-02T01:45:00.000-08:002007-02-02T08:18:00.533-08:00Abeam the Wind

I seem to have stumbled upon a schedule that works. It's not the schedule I was looking for or would have guessed upon but its funny what happens when you decide to just go with the flow instead of cramming your life into the boxes that you or others believe they should be in.With my family of five, one car, and living in the country away from our places of employment, our schedule is not a

Bryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12806408842509307208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507876788358248700.post-18696700897206509962007-01-31T05:14:00.000-08:002007-01-31T07:01:45.207-08:00And.... GO!

First post. How exciting is that? For me, pretty exciting. I've been wanting to get this up and running for several months and now, here we are!For old friends joining me from my Livejournal, welcome! Make yourself at home and feel free to let the witticism fly.For those joining me from the Frontier's Horizon blog, welcome aboard and I hope you enjoy the peeks backstage. Hopefully, the glances

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