2008.11.30 07:00 - Brief Encounter

Adams Dubrovna was the guardian on call and is reponsible for the comments, brief though they be

When I arrived, Crusty was already there

Adams Dubrovna: Hello Crusty :)
Crusty Goldshark: hi adams
Crusty Goldshark: :)
Adams Dubrovna: Have you been doing the 9-second stops?
Crusty Goldshark: no wot r they?
Adams Dubrovna: We stop every fifteen minutes for 9 seconds
Crusty Goldshark: oh ic
Crusty Goldshark: no have not done that
Adams Dubrovna: It is not necessary but many of us do that
Adams Dubrovna: Have you been properly introduced to the group? i.e. has someone given you a note card?
Crusty Goldshark: no
Crusty Goldshark: 3rd day in SL
Adams Dubrovna: Sorry, I thought you were here before
Crusty Goldshark: just flew bye on my first day
Crusty Goldshark: yes been here before :)
Adams Dubrovna: Wow, the first day. That amazes me :)
Crusty Goldshark: Y?
Adams Dubrovna: It took me almost 7 months to find my way here :)
Adams Dubrovna: The group used to meet at the Zen Retreat
Crusty Goldshark: well I been to Bodhi Island, Keri cafe and a few other places ;)
Adams Dubrovna: The Bodhi Island is very nice
Crusty Goldshark: yes I been to the haneri Zen place
Crusty Goldshark: been looking for more Buddhist places
Adams Dubrovna: Let's see what I have
Adams Dubrovna: That's a whole folder. Some of them are repeats I think
Crusty Goldshark: thanks
Crusty Goldshark: OK
Crusty Goldshark: normally more people here?
Adams Dubrovna: Yes, it varies greatly. They still may come in droves :)
Crusty Goldshark: one made of feathers - feala and a teddy bear who runs the zen place?
Adams Dubrovna: Yes, that would be Moon (Teddy Bear)
Crusty Goldshark: Met a Frenchmushroom earlier - is this normal for people to disguise themselves as mushrooms?
Adams Dubrovna: No not many mushrooms
Adams Dubrovna: We can do many manefestations in SL. Sometimes it is a good learning experience
Crusty Goldshark: most people seem mostly humanoid
Adams Dubrovna: yes, most are. Some days they may be humanoid and the next day a wolf, or something else
Crusty Goldshark: Well myusual nickname is Lobster - so may come back as a Lobster reincarnate so to speak
Adams Dubrovna: :)
Crusty Goldshark: :)
Crusty Goldshark: ^^ learnt that means smile aswell . . .
Adams Dubrovna: People who know nothing of second life may think it is a strange group if they see us sitting around :)
Adams Dubrovna: but we can be very serious too
Crusty Goldshark: Well I sit this way (on a pillow/cusion) in RL too . .
Adams Dubrovna: I haven't mastered that yet in RL :)
Adams Dubrovna: (I might never get up again)
Crusty Goldshark: Being still is more important than tecnique of sitting
Adams Dubrovna: agreed
Crusty Goldshark: :) time for me to return to RL
Adams Dubrovna: OK. Good to see you here again :)
Crusty Goldshark: Be sing you
Adams Dubrovna: bye :)
Crusty Goldshark: seeing
Crusty Goldshark: bye

I waited until a little bit past the half hour, enjoying the sunrise, and then left