Do You Have A Home On Second Life?


Updated 11/02/07 5:00 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 27 comments

Do You Have A Home On Second Life?

Second Life is a virtual online user-defined society where users can build houses, businesses, and pretty much anything for their avatars, in addition to buying and selling their creations with real-life currency. The first person person to make 1 million real US $$$ from Second Life was—you guessed it—a real estate developer. What about you? Source Do You Have A Home On Read more

Gossip Girl's Second Life Secret


Updated 04/24/09 3:39 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 20 comments

Gossip Girl's Second Life Secret

While we've been enjoying the stylish fashions and gadgets on Gossip Girl — and the fact that the show is about a blogger! - some fans have started enjoying Gossip Girl's neighborhood in Second Life experience called "The Upper East Side." In case you didn't know, Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. It opened to the public in 2003, and is now Read more

Do You Pay Attention To Avatars' Bodies And Gender?


Updated 08/14/07 12:37 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 15 comments

Do You Pay Attention To Avatars' Bodies And Gender?

Naturally, I spend a lot of time playing video games and visiting websites that use avatars. I think of them as digital characters, that are human-like, but not necessarily reflective of what I think real people should look like. Aside from cracking a few jokes about the impossible curves of video game vixens - I mean, the Fantastic Four game even put Jessica Alba's body to shame - and the Read more

Do You Participate in Second Life?


Updated 05/14/07 6:52 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 18 comments

Do You Participate in Second Life?

For those of you who only take light doses of geekdom let me explain: Second Life is a 3-D virtual world that's built and owned by its residents. It opened to the public in 2003, but is now inhabited by more than 6,240,591 people from around the globe, who create avatars of themselves, buy land, spend money, go shopping and do all the other things you might do in the non-virtual world. "From the Read more

Now You Can Get A Statuette Of Your Mii In 3D


Updated 04/26/07 3:34 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 7 comments

Now You Can Get A Statuette Of Your Mii In 3D

Who would have thought that Zach Braff would be such an adorable 3D Mii character (hint: blue T)?! If you want to bring your own Mii avatar to life (or a fave celeb of course), then check out Fabjectory! This fabulous site can take your online Mii and transform it into either a 3-inch figure for $50 or a 5-inch figure for $100. All you have to do is take a clear close up pic of your Mii from Read more

The 13 Most Beautiful Avatars Of Second Life


Updated 07/20/09 7:46 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 4 comments

The 13 Most Beautiful Avatars Of Second Life

No this isn't a post about America's next top avatars contest, but it is about the model-like beauties of Second Life. Based on Andy Warhol's short films: 13 Most Beautiful Women and 13 Most Beautiful Boys comes a serious of canvas mounted portrait prints by the Italian artists Eva and Franco Mattes. Actual Second Lifers originally created these creative avatars. What are your thoughts? Do they Read more

19 Things to Do With All Those Leftover Glass Baby Food Jars


Updated 05/21/12 6:09 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Reuse Baby Food Jars

Recycling's great, but upcycling is both fun and productive! Baby food pouches may be slowly overtaking traditional glass jars when it comes to lil ones' pureed food, but that doesn't mean the ubiquitous jars aren't taking up precious space on mama's countertop. Before dumping them in the recycle bin, check out some interesting ways the jars can live a second life — your counter and the Read more

Grey's Anatomy Season Finale Rundown, "Flight"


Updated 05/20/12 5:37 PM · Posted by · 21 comments

Grey's Anatomy "Flight" Season Finale Recap

It's hard for me to even write this recap because I'm so mad at Grey's Anatomy right now. The death of a major character in the season finale has been teased for weeks, but it's not left until the episode's final moments. In fact, it happens in the first 20 minutes, and once it does, it's hard to focus on anything else. I'll save my spoilers for below the break, but this is definitely one of Read more

12 Ways to Stay in Your Regular Wardrobe While Pregnant


Updated 05/18/12 11:14 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Ways to Stay in Regular Wardrobe While Pregnant

As previously flat bellies turn into baby bumps and an expectant mama's clothes grow tight, a woman in her second trimester may try just about anything to extend the life of her prepregnancy clothes before diving into the world of maternity wear. Celebrities may opt for purchasing looser clothing in bigger sizes, but there are plenty of tricks for staying in your current clothes for a few weeks Read more

The Rise of Weight Watchers in the 1960s


Updated 05/15/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

History of Weight Watchers

This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jealousy, and insecurity dominate Betty's life as a 1960s housewife on her second marriage, and she's turned to bags of Bugles to pass the time. Now determined to lose the weight, the former model turns to a new diet plan gaining popularity with women Read more