2009.08.25 19:00 - Friends near and Far

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga filling in for Eos.. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

Archmage Atlantis, Types Sideways, Paul Namiboo and Paradise Tennant join me

 

stevenaia Michinaga: hi Paradise

Paradise Tennant: hiya steve :)

stevenaia Michinaga: hi Paul

--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: hiya paul

stevenaia Michinaga: small group tonight

stevenaia Michinaga: says Karnak

Paul Namiboo: Everyone must be at the retreat

Paradise Tennant: yes :)) likely eating dinner about now or just finishing :)

stevenaia Michinaga: My path crossed with some who were sneaking a bit of internet contact today

Paul Namiboo: That's what I should be doing -- same tme zone!

Paradise Tennant: which is what I am doing .. sharing lasagna with the dog .. who is making very pathetic whining sounds :)

stevenaia Michinaga: feel free to type with food in your mouth, we won;t notice

Paradise Tennant: lol

Paul Namiboo: The birds sound hungry

Paradise Tennant: it is take out .. from a great little italian place near me .. yum !

Paul Namiboo: Sounds great -- I'm going to open a can of soup

stevenaia Michinaga: seems we missed the 7:00 bell, have you been trying your 9 second moments since yu ahve started comming here Paul?

Paul Namiboo: On the rare times I remember -- but I think it's a good idea

Paradise Tennant: iset the alarm on my watch ...;))

stevenaia Michinaga: or 90 seconds for those with longer termfocus

stevenaia Michinaga: :)

Paradise Tennant: works well ..low volume as a reminder :)

Paul Namiboo: My life is too hectic, and I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to change that a bit

Paradise Tennant: :) change is good

stevenaia Michinaga: I found the newness of any excerise seems to have the most interesting impacts, be it diet, bread streaches

stevenaia Michinaga: brain, rather

Paradise Tennant: :))

stevenaia Michinaga: must have food on the brain

Paradise Tennant: hiya archmage

Paradise Tennant: lol

stevenaia Michinaga: hi Archmage

Paul Namiboo: Hi Archimage

Archmage Atlantis: Greetings, Ste, Paul, Paradise

stevenaia Michinaga: Pema wrote a nice summery of approaches to the short meditations

stevenaia Michinaga: somewhere on the Wiki, I will find the link

Paul Namiboo: Were can one find it

Paul Namiboo: Thanks

Paul Namiboo: For what it's worth (and it may be illegal) I swim almost every morning and find that a great way to meditate

Archmage Atlantis: I've never seen this place confiured with so few cushions, a lot of empties, but more in number

Paul Namiboo: Hi Pila

Archmage Atlantis: *configured

Pila Mulligan: hi Steve, Arch, Paradise and Paul

Archmage Atlantis: Hi, Pila

Paradise Tennant: swimming works really well .. I run and meditate ..anything that lets you focus on your breath :)

stevenaia Michinaga: I figured many of the regulars are away this week so why not use the alternate coushion layout

Paradise Tennant: hiya pila :)) gtsy

stevenaia Michinaga: I draw my meditative life away

Paradise Tennant: lovely too :))

Paradise Tennant: reading a great book ..buddha is as buddha does .. some great passages on the power of meditation :))

Paul Namiboo: Problem is it's tough to swim (or run) every 15 minutes!

Pila Mulligan: nice title

Paradise Tennant: just take a big breath exale it slowly .. and you are done :))

stevenaia Michinaga: http://playasbeing.wik.is/PaB_Books/Play_as_Being%3a_Freedom_from_Identification/Initial_Outline  

stevenaia Michinaga: the pasages I spoke of are near the end

Archmage Atlantis: One of my favorites is "Buddhaism without Beliefs?

stevenaia Michinaga: hello Types

Archmage Atlantis: Sorry meant a quote, not a ?

Types Sideways: hi there

Paul Namiboo: Hello S

Paul Namiboo: Book I've been reading is "Dancing with Life"

stevenaia Michinaga: please join us, have you been here before?

Paradise Tennant: is busy scribbling down titles :)

Types Sideways: for eons

Archmage Atlantis: Ah, to stand and dance again in RL

stevenaia Michinaga: they will be in the log Paradise

Types Sideways: again?

stevenaia Michinaga: was that a yes?

stevenaia Michinaga: we record our conversations, is it ok to include you?

Types Sideways: doesnt matter

stevenaia Michinaga: thanks

--BELL--

Paul Namiboo: Why can't I see all of you -- I'm a newbie

Paradise Tennant: phillip moffitt on dancing with life .. looks interesting

Paradise Tennant: have to move your camera angle

Paul Namiboo: Ok -- there's Types sideways

Pila Mulligan: you viewpoint may be forward to much Paul

stevenaia Michinaga: it;sa computer thing

stevenaia Michinaga: you can move the camera around too with the arrow keys

Pila Mulligan: your arrow keys will change the view

stevenaia Michinaga: in out right left

Types Sideways: can you see all of you?

stevenaia Michinaga: yes , you can even see all of you

Paul Namiboo: Just didn't realize the problem -- thx

stevenaia Michinaga: :)

Paradise Tennant: buddhism without beliefs looks intrigueing too :))

Paradise Tennant: hard to be a newbie but it gets much easier :)

stevenaia Michinaga: seems they have very bad cell phone coverage and only one available internet cnnection at the retreat location

Paradise Tennant: all the makings for a great retreat :)

Paul Namiboo: Thank you -- but I have no clue what to do with it -- I haven't even learned to dress myself yet!

Types Sideways: hehe

Archmage Atlantis: Ah,I thought the retreat was over, as some went home

Pila Mulligan: ?

stevenaia Michinaga: so not much is getting out, when I received my Im, I was told they ahve to get off cause Storm was comming, I thought it would affect the internet (lighting) but it was actually the avatar "Storm" who wanted to also use the internet, ooops, I guess I outed him

Paul Namiboo: Doug Sosa said he wasa going to be there all week

Types Sideways: oh thst retreat

Types Sideways: that

Paradise Tennant: how many ended up going

stevenaia Michinaga: yes Types, there are a number of regular attendees who are at a RL retreats this week, I thought around 12

Types Sideways: anyone know types sideways?

Types Sideways: lol

Archmage Atlantis: I have to admit there is a sense of secretiveness I do not find comfortable

Types Sideways: say hi to storm and pema for me

Paul Namiboo: but I love that avatar -- reminds me of some of my colleagues

stevenaia Michinaga: hello jeena

Pila Mulligan: hi jeena

Paradise Tennant: hiya jeena

Paul Namiboo: Hi Jeena

jeena Cyberstar: hello all

jeena Cyberstar: what's ya'll doing?

stevenaia Michinaga: have you been hare before

stevenaia Michinaga: here

jeena Cyberstar: not when people were here lol

stevenaia Michinaga: we record our conversations, is it ok to include you

Pila Mulligan: chattiing :)

jeena Cyberstar: oh..sure

jeena Cyberstar: what's the topic?

stevenaia Michinaga: here's a notecard about our group

Types Sideways: do when does the playing start?

Types Sideways: so

jeena Cyberstar: thanx

Paradise Tennant: what would you like to talk about types :)

stevenaia Michinaga: we were talking about some of our friends who are at a RL retreat this week

jeena Cyberstar: oh cool

jeena Cyberstar: have you ever been?

Types Sideways: lets talk about ONE, the rest are NONE

stevenaia Michinaga: playing begins anytime you wish

 

A short interlude to beng Paul up to speed with noobie questions

 

Paul Namiboo: What is a "hight feather 1.1?

Archmage Atlantis: Types is good, it is a form of labeling and eventually discrimination

stevenaia Michinaga: that allows you to fly higher than a mere avatar can fly, you must wear it

Paradise Tennant: it is an attachment you wear that wil help you fly better :)) you just leave it on all hte time

Paradise Tennant: you right click on it

Paul Namiboo: OK will I do when I learn to attach -- I'm spending all my time on SL in chats -- which I really like

stevenaia Michinaga: some have homes quite high up, that will allow to get up there should you...fall off, for instance

Types Sideways: these jet packs work pretty good too

stevenaia Michinaga: and wings too Types

Types Sideways: yeah

Types Sideways: all for flying high in SL

Paul Namiboo: What's the HUDI can attach it to?

Paul Namiboo: HUD

Paradise Tennant: liked the falling best when I started .. so much fun to just fly to the top of the grid and plunging downwards :)

Paradise Tennant: *plunge

Types Sideways: hehe

stevenaia Michinaga: you can wear anything and see what it does, HUD, heads Up Display of some sort

Types Sideways: that is fun

 

Paradise Tennant suggests a topic that does not take hold with the group tonight.

 

Paradise Tennant: anyways types you wanted to talk about oneness ?

Types Sideways: but most seem to dress human for some strange reason

stevenaia Michinaga: I know little about oneness

stevenaia Michinaga: can you get us started Paradise

Paradise Tennant: well ok one sec

Types Sideways: one is not two

Types Sideways: like one hand clapping

--BELL--

Types Sideways: that it?

Types Sideways: one coin, not two sides

Types Sideways: hmmm

Archmage Atlantis: Good thought Types, nor is 2 then 4, or 4 then 8

Types Sideways: the one sceen we all see

Types Sideways: even the worms

Types Sideways: your welcome bell

Paradise Tennant: when I was awakened all beings awakened even the rocks and the trees .. When we see with clarity everything becomes clear :)

stevenaia Michinaga: :)

Paradise Tennant: quote from the buddha :)

Types Sideways: who woke up paradise?

Paradise Tennant: the buddha

Paradise Tennant: :)

Types Sideways: you sure?

Paradise Tennant: no

stevenaia Michinaga: watching oneness messages on youtube

Paradise Tennant: ;)

Archmage Atlantis: Types, we each differ i our ability of sight......some see music, others hear colors

Paul Namiboo: I've now got the feather on my right hand -- I'll see what flying is like soon.

Paradise Tennant: yes . did you read on a blue day .. great book on how senses differ

jeena Cyberstar: hmm

Paul Namiboo: I'm in a constant experiment there, with my color blindness -- but I often have blue days

Paradise Tennant: ;( lovely book well worth reading

Archmage Atlantis: It is like the intersexed, not male, not female, not as expected

Paradise Tennant: Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet

Archmage Atlantis: We label to understand, then our labels prevent new undertanding

Paradise Tennant: yes

Archmage Atlantis: So, types?

Paul Namiboo: Thanks -- I'll get it and add it to the sequence -- how do you guys manage to keep up with your books?

Archmage Atlantis: Contant purging

stevenaia Michinaga: the Wiki is a great resource that we keep

stevenaia Michinaga: all the books and links can be found there (if you know what dates you were here)

Archmage Atlantis: If it isn't used in 2 years, it goes to background

Paradise Tennant: ;) never purge books :)

Paul Namiboo: I've got a lot to learn, but now I'll try flying to my soup. It's been a pleasure --see you again I hope

Paradise Tennant: take care paul enjoy your soup :)

stevenaia Michinaga: see you soon Paul

Pila Mulligan: bye for now Paul

Archmage Atlantis: Blessings Pau;

Paul Namiboo: I had to give away 9000 when we moved into an apartment -- and now I've got a Kindle!

Paradise Tennant: what is a kindle

Pila Mulligan: an electronic book device

stevenaia Michinaga: do they all fit on there?

Paradise Tennant: aaa kk

Paul Namiboo: Bye-- and thanks again -- OOOPS -- IT'S THE AMAZONE ELECTRONIC BOOK, ON WHICH YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY KEEP AN INFINITE LIBRARY

Pila Mulligan: :)

Archmage Atlantis: Yes.like my music, i no longer hve Cds

Paul Namiboo: Sorry, didn't mean to shout -- see you guys. And thanks for your patience

Paradise Tennant: wow and no dusting but if you leave it on the counter at starbucks you will be some mad :)

Paul Namiboo: Amazon keeps all you've bought and (In theory) you can get them back free!

Archmage Atlantis: Ah well, the computer types have been trying to teach us all about backups since, welll since ENIAC

stevenaia Michinaga: showing your age Arch

Paradise Tennant: what is eniac

Archmage Atlantis: I'm proud of my age, ste

stevenaia Michinaga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC

Archmage Atlantis: The source of the original program bug

stevenaia Michinaga: Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer,[1][2] was the first general-purpose electronic computer

--BELL--

jeena Cyberstar: bye y'll

stevenaia Michinaga: bye jeena

Paradise Tennant: take care jeena

Archmage Atlantis: Ah yes, wikipedia will be the first cyborg add in

stevenaia Michinaga: it helps my brain quite a bit

Paradise Tennant: :)) we already are morphing .. i google before i think .. sometimes

Paradise Tennant: :))

Paradise Tennant: and my memory

stevenaia Michinaga: it saves what limitied brain space I have

stevenaia Michinaga: I'e been busy trying to empty it out recently

Pila Mulligan: :)

stevenaia Michinaga: it's interesting that inorder to empty things out, you have to fill them up with things you don;t want in there

Archmage Atlantis: When I attended law school (briefly I hasten to add) one of the few things I learned was that libraries are necessary.

Pila Mulligan: although now they too are on the niternet

stevenaia Michinaga: right, you don;t need to know everything, just where to look for it

Archmage Atlantis: Bingo, ste

stevenaia Michinaga: althought I never go used to being told to look up a misspelled word

stevenaia Michinaga: since I could never find it

Pila Mulligan: :)

Archmage Atlantis: Ah, the young.....they fall intpt 2 categories that way

Paradise Tennant: ;))

Archmage Atlantis: Pecison amd "who cares"

Paradise Tennant: hmm spell check is a happy choice for many .. :)) what is interesting is how our language changes .. texting for example is changing how we spell ..

Archmage Atlantis: I have a change in toic

stevenaia Michinaga: how we spell? you mean badly?

Archmage Atlantis: *topic

stevenaia Michinaga: yes?

Paradise Tennant: ok

Pila Mulligan: there have been typos in the New York Times the past few years -- something that was previously rare

Archmage Atlantis: Is tjhat ok?

Pila Mulligan: sure

stevenaia Michinaga: yes please

Archmage Atlantis: 2 of my friends (close on SL) are also PaB members

Archmage Atlantis: One attended the August meeting

--BELL--

Archmage Atlantis: I knew when I met her. they were going to taramsotopm

Archmage Atlantis: * transition

Archmage Atlantis stops communicating in what appears to be mid-thought, it takes a momnet for us to noice...

 

Pila Mulligan: are we getting to the new topic, Arch?

stevenaia Michinaga: assumed he was typing slow

Paradise Tennant: are you ok arch :)

Pila Mulligan: not to be impatient :) ... just hoping all is well there :)

Paradise Tennant: ;)

Pila Mulligan: not to be dramatic, but after this much time I'd say something has interfered with Arch's typing ability

Pila Mulligan: I hope it is not an emeregncy

Paradise Tennant: :)) maybe his computer has frozen

stevenaia Michinaga: nods

Pila Mulligan: perhaps

Paradise Tennant: well while we are waiting .. how is the weather in paradise . pila :))

Pila Mulligan: it was a very nice day today Paradis

Pila Mulligan: e*

stevenaia Michinaga: aww, my cat has taken over my computer, a sign

Paradise Tennant: lol

Pila Mulligan: :)

Paradise Tennant: maybe your cat would like to comment ..

Paradise Tennant: not enough salmon and never enough sardines

stevenaia Michinaga: I well see you tomarrow night perhaps

Paradise Tennant: nite nite steve

Paradise Tennant: :)

Pila Mulligan: bye Steve

Paradise Tennant: well pila ..shall we do a short mediation and call it a night :)

Pila Mulligan: I'm going to be going also

Paradise Tennant: ok have a good nite :)

Paradise Tennant: aloha :)

Pila Mulligan: bye for now Paradise

Paradise Tennant: bye for now :)

Pila Mulligan: bye Arch -- hope all is ok

Paradise Tennant: pats arch on the back .. hope all is well :)