Friends
http://www.pivisuals.com - My brother and Pi Visuals Animation Studio

Software
http://www.newtek.com - NewTek, creators of LightWave 3D
http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/ - LightWave 3D
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com - Vegas, Sound Forge, and ACID

Animation and Design
http://www.digitalblasphemy.com - Creating 3D wallpapers since 1998
http://www.cgsociety.org - Community for 3D artists
http://www.arildwiro.com/tutorials/tutorials.html - General box-modeling character tutorials