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Photo of Vaneeesa Blaylock in a black dress. Close on her angry face. Her arm is a blur as it swipes forward to slap her sister Fiona.

Slapping My Snotty Sister

2013/04/14 Written by Biography

My stupid sister Fiona opened an art gallery featuring pix of OUR FAMILY NAKED!? Is she stoopid? Anyway, as you can see in the video “Touts” this kind of lead to a slapping fight between us. Oh well. She deserved it!

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Photograph of Vaneeesa Blaylock in Feb 2013 after she quits the tanning bed, chops her hair off, and dyes it red

Jane McGonigal in my Tanning Bed!?

2013/02/10 Written by Biography

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’ve been hitting the tanning bed pretty heavily for the past 18 months. Some of you have expressed concern about skin damage or skin cancer risks, although the peeps at the salon say that for very fair, burn susceptible skin, that building up color safely is better than risking a [...]

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Fiona Blaylock’s Birthday

2012/12/26 Written by Biography

Fiona Blaylock’s Birthday It’s my big sister’s birthday today. Boxing Day Baby! We hung out for a while at her trailer – yes – true – she sold off her art gallery for a mobile home!! We’re hooking up later for shopping and maybe a party at the trailer. Yes, dancing I’m sure! It’s at [...]

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Model Portfolio

2012/10/21 Written by Biography

New Pix! I uploaded a model portfolio to Models.com today! Now we have to wait 3 or 4 days to see if they hate avatars or not! My batting average with model websites is .500 so far: I’m in at ModelURL.com but I was tossed out by ModelMayhem.com Of course both of those are back [...]

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Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company Portfolio: Selections from Performance Works VB01 thru VB40

Vaneeesa Blaylock: Bio Update

2012/10/13 Written by Biography

Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company There’s already lots of info on Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company and on myself here on iRez, but I thought I’d do a brief update on virtual performance adventures and on the partial metamorphosis from “Vaneeesa Blaylock / Company” to “iRez.” VB/CO is still alive and well, in fact we’ve installed 41 [...]

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Fontbron Academy: Faculty Application

2012/08/24 Written by Biography

TO: Humane Resources, Fontbron Academy FROM: Vanessa Anne Blaylock RE: Tenure Track Faculty position in Psychopharmacology Dear Humane Resources, Are you still accepting applicants for the TT position in your Psychopharmacology department? I believe I am the ideal candidate for this position and submit this application for your consideration. Further, should this position already be [...]

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Hello, my name is….

2012/08/20 Written by Biography , World of Warcraft

….Krista, and I’m an installation artist/gamer from the midwest.  Many a snowy night has been spent in what I (affectionately) call “the land of corn,” questing and raiding in World of Warcraft.  Only recently has my gaming life intersected with my art life, due largely in part to the inspiring work by everyone here at [...]

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Close-up color photo of Fiona Blaylock in blue hair at Exile Hair Salon

Fiona

2012/08/06 Written by Biography

COVET SIM, SECOND LIFE, 5 August – My globetrotting sister Fiona called me out of the blue today, I guess she was in the neighborhood having her hair done at Exile Salon and suddenly wanted me to keep her company or something. Did I just say “out of the blue”?? OMG, by the time I [...]

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How Do You Spell Vaneeesa?

2012/07/28 Written by Biography

MIAMI, 27 July – What’s in a name? @vaneeesa change your username you slut — Alexis Marie (@alexiss_red) July 27, 2012

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This Is What a Feminist Looks Like: Vaneeesa

2012/06/07 Written by Biography

NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSSETS, 7 June – Writer, blogger, wife, mother, feminist, and founder of The Mamafesto blog, Avital Norman Nathman has been posting profiles, This Is What a Feminist Looks Like, on Mamafesto for about a year now, and she recently invited Yours Truly to write one, which you’ll find both below and on the official [...]

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Cousin Hannah

2012/05/11 Written by Biography

NASHVILLE, 12 June – formed in 2006 and releasing their Big Machine Records debut single Amen in 2011, today American country band Eden’s Edge releases their debut album Eden’s Edge, also on Big Machine Records. Eden’s Edge is Hannah Blaylock (lead vocals), Dean Berner (vocals, guitar, Dobro) and Cherrill Green (vocals, mandolin, banjo, guitar). I [...]

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Image of Vaneeesa Blaylock, naked, arms extended, reminiscent of Leonard's Vitruvian Man

Playing 20 Questions with Meandr@vatar

2012/05/05 Written by Biography

EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE, 5 May – Meandra has asked VR residents to answer 20 questions, about life in virtual worlds, so here goes mine… MEANDRA: 1. Since when and how did you become a SL member? VANEEESA: I was invited by Esparanza Freese to create a performance work for a VR art exhibition her graduate [...]

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Vaneeesa Blaylock

2012/04/04 Written by Biography , Social Networks

INSIDE MARK ZUCKERBERG’S GLOBAL BRAIN, 4 April – Meet Vaneeesa Blaylock, Vaneeesa Blaylock, Vaneeesa Blaylock, Vaneeesa Blaylock, Vaneeesa Blaylock, Vaneeesa Blaylock, Vaneeesa Blaylock, and last, but certainly not least, Vaneeesa Blaylock. In almost 3 years, 2 years and 11 months to be precise, 1,068 days to be more precise, since joining Facebook on 2 May [...]

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Vanessa Blaylock

2012/04/02 Written by Biography , Social Networks

INSIDE MARK ZUCKERBERG’S GLOBAL BRAIN, 1 April – Meet Vanessa Blaylock, Vanessa Blaylock, Vanessa Blaylock, Vanessa Blaylock, Vanessa Blaylock, Vanessa Blaylock, Vanessa Blaylock, and last, but certainly not least, Vanessa Blaylock. Yes, in case you’re wondering, the person who contributes to this blog’s real name is Vaneeesa Blaylock, but when she joined Facebook on 2 [...]

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Another Virtual Art Gallery

2011/09/25 Written by Biography

Along with Ali Goldflake, Joshua Fried, Keira Dooley, Betty Tureaud, and numerous other wonderful artists, I’m participating in a “Virtual Art Gallery” project at California State University in Long Beach. On Saturday I had another studio visit, this time with Kristine Chu, Keboo, and Ian. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: [13:03] Vaneeesa Blaylock: Hi [...]

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Virtual Art Gallery

2011/09/25 Written by Biography

Along with Trill Zapatero, Nancy Popp, Miso Susanowa, Katriona Beales, and numerous other wonderful artists, I’m participating in a “Virtual Art Gallery” project at California State University in Long Beach. On Friday I had a studio visit with Lauren Delcoure, Tayler Nicholson, and Caponte1223. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: [10:58] TaylerNicholson: hello! [10:58] LaurenDelcoure: [...]

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James B. Lansing

2011/07/03 Written by Biography , People

Do they rock? That’s like asking if Ferrari’s are fast. – Ogsard Yesterday I wrote about my Treadmill Desk, and I noted that all the elements were bought for building a VR Treadmill Desk / Computer, except the Drawing Table and the JBL LSR4328p Loudspeakers, both of which were pre-existing. The JBL’s are fairly recent, [...]

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Equal Protection

2011/05/28 Written by Biography , Social Networks

  MENLO PARK, CA, 28 May – It’s heartbreaking to realize that Facebook can be so inclusive to one oppressed minority as the above LGBTQ “It Gets Better” video clearly demonstrates, even as, one week ago, Facebook committed avatar genocide. “Avatar Genocide”?? I get it. Words like “Genocide” and “Slavery” are enormously powerful words that [...]

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Magdalena Guerrero Blaylock

2010/09/11 Written by Biography

No blog post today.
Spent all of Friday in emergency room with FL mom (aka vaneeesa.typist.mom)

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Fiona Blaylock

2010/05/03 Written by Biography

I took a class at Builders Brewry and who should be in it but my sister Fiona. Oh gawd, how long has it been since I’ve seen her? I was so happy to see her. She drives me crazy. I hate her. I love her. Family can be so complicated… POSTSCRIPT, 6 April 2012 — [...]

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