2009.09.16 19:00 - TaiChi Skype

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

stevenaia Michinaga: hello Cosmic
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Rowan
cosmic XXXX: hi
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stevenaia Michinaga: have yo been here before?
stevenaia Michinaga: cosmic, have you been here before?
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Pila,
Pila Mulligan: hi Steve, Cosmis
stevenaia Michinaga: we record our session and was wondering if that would be ok as we post the logs on the group's Wiki site
stevenaia Michinaga: Cosmic must be distracted, how are you Pila
Pila Mulligan: I'm fine thanks Steve, how are you?
Pila Mulligan: as for Cosmic's apparent distraction: nothing said, nothing recorded :)
stevenaia Michinaga: goos, I had a layover picking up dinner at the local Syrian restaurant, so they insisted I ahd 2 shots of meddle eastern coffe that I love... while I wait, so I am quite energized
Pila Mulligan: :)
Pila Mulligan: how about the water pipe?
stevenaia Michinaga: I may make the 1:00 session tonight
stevenaia Michinaga: not a hooka bar, althogh thay are springing up around ehre
stevenaia Michinaga: / low
Pila Mulligan: a mason said he may come by late this afternoon (it is 4 pm) so I may have to leave if he does
Pila Mulligan: he's going to seal some cement blosk walls
stevenaia Michinaga: right mason's get alot done after 4
Pila Mulligan: this fellow is a freind with a day job, comeing after work if he makes it
Pila Mulligan: but he knows there is no pressure to do so
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: been finding the intereaction in the "community" getting more and more interesting then when we were all disbursed or homeless
Pila Mulligan: yes, it may become something of a tangible community
Pila Mulligan: I got the tai chi pose balls better set up and functioning
Pila Mulligan: we had fun there with several folks after the last PaB session
Pila Mulligan: Storm said he may be able ot help set up music for it
Pila Mulligan: that would be fun
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I saw the group of you in the distance
Pila Mulligan: ah, wish you had come over
Pila Mulligan: come play :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I was in a discussion with a friend
stevenaia Michinaga: I start another 8 week of Thai Chi lessons tomarrow night
Pila Mulligan: this is after what, about 8 months?
stevenaia Michinaga: no, I took the past 8 weeks off for a number of reasons, and good I did since my wife's brokn ankle needed much of my evening time, but I have been practiceing
Pila Mulligan: she is okay now, I hope
stevenaia Michinaga: She is up and about now for longer and longer periods
stevenaia Michinaga: off to physical theropy next week
Pila Mulligan: btw, I liked the chat log picture of your biking cat :)
stevenaia Michinaga: that was on the chicago lakeshore turned many heads
stevenaia Michinaga: was that your name that crossed my skype account?
Pila Mulligan: just got a call from the mason -- he's not coming
stevenaia Michinaga: we thinking it would be interesting , since I usually use my comptuer outside as a "mirror" when I do Tai Chi, to share moves with you
stevenaia Michinaga: *was
Pila Mulligan: yes, I just got Skye a few weeks ago
stevenaia Michinaga: you you use video?
Pila Mulligan: some of us use it after Stim's workshop
Pila Mulligan: no
Pila Mulligan: I do not have a cameras
stevenaia Michinaga: oh ok
Pila Mulligan: do you?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Pila Mulligan: do you use it for work
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stevenaia Michinaga: I watch myself in preview doing the moves, sometimes broadcast to friends
Pila Mulligan: it seems a natural for work -- but only one lawyer-client so far uses it
Pila Mulligan: cool, I'd like to see it
Pila Mulligan: want to do it now?
stevenaia Michinaga: it will choke your bandwith but we can try with you on receiving end of vid
Pila Mulligan: I have it on a seprate computer
Pila Mulligan: it still shares bandwidth but not resources
stevenaia Michinaga: awww see you there?
Pila Mulligan: firign up
Pila Mulligan: calling
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Paradise
Pila Mulligan: hi Paradise
Paradise Tennant: hiya steve :) pila .. am I interrupting a mediation
stevenaia Michinaga: sorry, Pila and I are on skype talking Tai Chi
Pila Mulligan: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I mean meditation
Paradise Tennant: okies no worries
Paradise Tennant: I will scoot back to my building :) enjoy your conversation :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I was showing him what I do
stevenaia Michinaga: do you ahve skype
Pila Mulligan: join us?
stevenaia Michinaga: we can talk them
Paradise Tennant: yep but I have not used it in a long time
Paradise Tennant: i am ______ on skype
stevenaia Michinaga: sign on and look for me
Paradise Tennant: all one word I think
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stevenaia Michinaga: are you on skype now?
stevenaia Michinaga: it found you
Paradise Tennant: you are steven___ ?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Paradise Tennant: do you conference
stevenaia Michinaga: I can if I see you online
stevenaia Michinaga: (I think)
Paradise Tennant: i am online
Paradise Tennant: in skype
stevenaia Michinaga: call me
Paradise Tennant: sorry have never it used it much I am slow
stevenaia Michinaga: no problem
Pila Mulligan: how is your building going Paradise?
Paradise Tennant: good better than my skyping
Paradise Tennant: can you conference me in steve
stevenaia Michinaga: I can't see you online to add you
stevenaia Michinaga: you appear offline
stevenaia Michinaga: can you call me?
stevenaia Michinaga: do I appear online for you?
Paradise Tennant: hmm i have not used skpe in a long time it is making noises though
Paradise Tennant: lol
Pila Mulligan: ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: actually I am stevenaia1
stevenaia Michinaga: or steven--@--.com
Paradise Tennant: i could hear you pila
stevenaia Michinaga: but you don;t show up as online
Pila Mulligan: oh, cool
Pila Mulligan: I did not hear you Paradise
Paradise Tennant: i can hear you both
Paradise Tennant: lol
Paradise Tennant: yes
Pila Mulligan: ok - cool
Pila Mulligan: :)
Paradise Tennant: i can hear you both
Paradise Tennant: one sec let me crawl under my desk
Paradise Tennant: windows
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Rowan Masala pokes at the sleeping Stevie
stevenaia Michinaga: Hello Rown
stevenaia Michinaga: I am on skype with Pila
Rowan Masala: really, after all that Syrian coffee?
Rowan Masala: oh! Hi Pila :)
Rowan Masala: what does Pila look like in RL?
stevenaia Michinaga: no chatting and showing him my Tai Chi moves
stevenaia Michinaga: he ahs no camersa
Rowan Masala: ah, too bad
stevenaia Michinaga: yeah
Pila Mulligan: hi rowan
Rowan Masala: hi Pila
stevenaia Michinaga: he;s awake now too
Pila Mulligan: sorry, I was not paying attention here :)
Rowan Masala: what do you think of Stevie's tai chi?
Pila Mulligan: he is getting it quite well, Rowan
stevenaia Michinaga: he gave me some pointers
stevenaia Michinaga: like kick the cat out of the way
Rowan Masala: hey!!!
Rowan Masala gets really mad
stevenaia Michinaga: no cat loves my tai chi feet
Pila Mulligan: I would never say that
Rowan Masala: "kick" and "cat" should never be used in the same sentence
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
Rowan Masala: hi Paradise
Pila Mulligan: hi Paradise
stevenaia Michinaga: wb Paridise
stevenaia Michinaga: hope we didn;t crash you
Pila Mulligan: I did not hear you the last time Paradise, got the call and answered, but no sound
stevenaia Michinaga: toes bitten and cat should also not be allowed
Paradise Tennant: hmm no worries .
Paradise Tennant: I just installed a new head set with a usb connection
Paradise Tennant: not sure it is configured right
stevenaia Michinaga: Rowan does that maybe she can help
stevenaia Michinaga: we can skype conference
stevenaia Michinaga: skype meditate
Pila Mulligan: and tai chi :)
stevenaia Michinaga: skype... chat
stevenaia Michinaga: yes and skype tai chi
Paradise Tennant: lol
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Paradise Tennant: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: thank you all for you patience
stevenaia Michinaga: we are off skype and back here
Pila Mulligan: back, so to speak :)
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Pila Mulligan: ahhh, maybe we could go play SL tai chi :)
stevenaia Michinaga: :) I should practice for class tomarrow
Paradise Tennant: ok for a few minutes then I think i will sort out my head set :)