2009.10.05 07:00 - Social Animals

Yakuzza Lethecus: hey there
Caledonia Heron: hi :)
Caledonia Heron: how are you today?
Yakuzza Lethecus: i hope you had a good start into the day :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: yeah, i am fine, just came home from work and had lunch/dinner
Yakuzza Lethecus: too late for lunch too early for dinner but it´s the last meal :P
Yakuzza Lethecus: 4pm around here
Caledonia Heron: just getting started here :)
Caledonia Heron: 9am
Yakuzza Lethecus: ur in texas ?
Caledonia Heron: yes :)

Yakuzza Lethecus: are you interested in buddism,taoism like pema and many others here ?
Caledonia Heron: interested in it as I am in many things, though not a "follower"
Yakuzza Lethecus: it´s complicated i think i became more interested in that but my self perspective was more that i am just curious about the interests of the people
Caledonia Heron: how about you?
Yakuzza Lethecus: here
Yakuzza Lethecus: so, there is really much to get in contact with and to think about around here and what might trigger initial interests
Yakuzza Lethecus: in the first place i was just on all those kira events and now i notice me spending too much time alone for pab :)
Caledonia Heron: :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: there isn´t that much to learn in second life itself to my believe but it can trigger interests and inspire
Yakuzza Lethecus: so i changed in the selection of podcasts i listen to often
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey adams
Caledonia Heron: hmmm, well, imo there's lots to learn in SL and.... yes, it does trigger interests

Caledonia Heron: hi Adams :)
Adams Rubble: Hello Cl and Yak :)
Adams Rubble: Cal
Caledonia Heron: :)
Caledonia Heron: how are you today?
Adams Rubble: I am well. I just had a thought that I haven't seen Cal at PaB in a long time
Adams Rubble: so here I am
Caledonia Heron: :) usually my friend Kallie comes  :)
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: we have lots of friends. hehe
Caledonia Heron: indeed :)
Adams Rubble: I hope I did not interrupt
Caledonia Heron: no, not at all... Yakuzza was asking me if I lean to the buddhist, toaist camps
Adams Rubble: :)

Yakuzza Lethecus: hey gen
Adams Rubble: Hello Gen :)
Caledonia Heron: I think lots of people who come here have those interests in common
Caledonia Heron: hey Gen :)
Adams Rubble: It seems to be a popular subject :)
Caledonia Heron: do you follow those traditions Yakuzza?
Yakuzza Lethecus: no, i am just curious
Adams Rubble: That is another thing we have in common
Yakuzza Lethecus: and i like the fact that people here are often really devoted to those topics and have deeper inside
--BELL--
Yakuzza Lethecus: so when i am here it doesn´t feel like the mumbo jumbo i thought it was before i came here

Yakuzza Lethecus: hey sophia
Caledonia Heron: hi sophia :)
Adams Rubble: Hello Sophia :)
sophia Placebo: hi yak ,adams,cal and gen :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: because people here are able to explain things and know about those traditions and have an overview of what they are interested in
Adams Rubble: wb gen :)
Caledonia Heron: hey (again) Gen :) ... rough login? :)
genesis Zhangsun: Hi Adams, sophia, yak, and Cal
genesis Zhangsun: yeah u got it CAl
Caledonia Heron: makes sense Yakuzza, people explain their experiences from which you might be able to draw parallels or ideas

Caledonia Heron: any recent experiences along the 9sec lines you might like to share?
Adams Rubble: A very good question Cal :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: finally the spotlight moves away :)
Adams Rubble: hehe
Adams Rubble has gotten out of the habit. a nice reminder
Caledonia Heron: out of the 9sec habit or spotlight habit?
Adams Rubble giggles
Adams Rubble aims a sotlight at Cal
Caledonia Heron: lol all of a sudden I'm lost
--BELL--
Caledonia Heron: I personally took up what seemed like a lot of bandwidth the last time I was here so my aim today is to let others share :)
Adams Rubble: Sorry I missed that Cal :)
Caledonia Heron: it was no big deal :)
Caledonia Heron: just personal experience that goes to our discussion
Adams Rubble: I find it interesting that while it not good to try too hard that somehow we have to stay engaged
Adams Rubble: The 9 seconds can help do that
Adams Rubble: It is so easy to lose our way again

sophia Placebo: im having an experiance to keep silent as long as possible in pab
Adams Rubble: :)
Caledonia Heron: lol, oops sophia, have to start over :)
Adams Rubble: I love to hear you talk Sophia :)
Adams Rubble: hehe Cal
Caledonia Heron: why do you choose to keep silent Sophia?
genesis Zhangsun: what inspired the silence Sophia?
sophia Placebo: more peacefull , no sudden spotlights
Adams Rubble puts the spotlight away
sophia Placebo: keep you open to poeple , know them without crashing with them
Adams Rubble: :)
Caledonia Heron: for sure
Caledonia Heron: the flip side of that coin is if you share we can learn from you :)
Adams Rubble: and we do :)
sophia Placebo: :)
sophia Placebo: imagine if no one talks in this world , it would be a disaster
Adams Rubble: we would be little islands
Caledonia Heron: maybe groups and collaborations would still form using other ways to communicate

Adams Rubble: we are social animals
genesis Zhangsun: language is fascinating- the use of words to communicate, like rafts bringing us across the river but often we get attached to meanings and forget what words are for :)
sophia Placebo: :)
Adams Rubble: just one of the things we get ourselves attached to :)
genesis Zhangsun: some might say it is the primary attachement
genesis Zhangsun: now with all of the research out there indicating that language actually shapes our thoughts as opposed to the other way around
Caledonia Heron: yes, it is one of the first things we teach our babies, how to communicate using primitive and then more sophisticated vocabularies
--BELL--

genesis Zhangsun: Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.
genesis Zhangsun: Martin Heidegger
genesis Zhangsun: "On the Way to Language"
Caledonia Heron: interesting quote and citation, thank you
genesis Zhangsun: seems fitting :)
Caledonia Heron: are you reading that or did your memory withstand the test of time? :)
genesis Zhangsun: I just finished reading it
genesis Zhangsun: memory is terrible :)
Adams Rubble: yet we continue to use so much non-verbal cimmunication
Adams Rubble: so often what we say is given meaning by whether we say it through are teetch or with a friendly smile
Adams Rubble: teeth
Yakuzza Lethecus: thats for example something why i am around here, and i often just feel that i just can´t share insides
Adams Rubble: except here in SL (giggles)
Caledonia Heron: funny comparison, I am reading "The Importance of Being Earnest" whose brilliance relies on the flippancy of language, the hilarity of language :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: i like to hear heidegger cited or or language as a topic in general
genesis Zhangsun: it would be a great theme session
Caledonia Heron: yes, for sure, everyone has a stake in it :)
sophia Placebo: just thought to share :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: thx
Adams Rubble: hehe
Adams Rubble: thank you Sophia
genesis Zhangsun: :)
Caledonia Heron: ty Sophia :)

genesis Zhangsun: we should have a group "The Importance of Being Earnest" it would be a great tag/reminder
Caledonia Heron: lol yes
sophia Placebo: yw :)
Caledonia Heron: there used to be a comic called Frank and Earnest
genesis Zhangsun: good reminder to lighten up :)
genesis Zhangsun: hehe
Caledonia Heron: I had an English prof that would say, "I'll be frank and you be earnest."
Adams Rubble: :)
genesis Zhangsun: seems like a great way to express the teacher/student relationship :)
genesis Zhangsun: (me being earnest)
Caledonia Heron: :)
Caledonia Heron: yeah, I thought so too, he was a great teacher
genesis Zhangsun: good teachers are frank and good students earnest
Caledonia Heron: for sure

Adams Rubble: I must run. Bye everyone :)
genesis Zhangsun: bye Adams
sophia Placebo: bye adams
Caledonia Heron: bye Adams :)
genesis Zhangsun: me too I should run
Caledonia Heron: it's a quorum :)
genesis Zhangsun: take care everyone
sophia Placebo: bye gen
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye
Caledonia Heron: bye y'all :)
sophia Placebo: by cal