The Guardian for this meeting was Bleu Oleander. The comments are by Bleu Oleander.

Eliza Madrigal, stevenaia Michinaga, Archmage Atlantis, TH Ordinary, and Sylectra Darwin attended.

Bleu Oleander: hi Eliza!
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Bleu :)
Eliza Madrigal: I love the way you dress.. very elegant
Bleu Oleander: oh thank you!
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: you too!
Eliza Madrigal: Thank you... I play around with clothes a lot in SL, not so much in RL :)
Bleu Oleander: me too
Eliza Madrigal: Isn't it funny
Bleu Oleander: it is, but keeps me out of the malls!
Eliza Madrigal: haha, yes true. A practical use :)
Bleu Oleander: so I claimed the log
Eliza Madrigal: Great... no issues?
Eliza Madrigal: Did you enter your email address?
Bleu Oleander: so i'll see if i can follow all the instructions later
Bleu Oleander: seems pretty easy
--BELL--

Eliza Madrigal: It should be. There are little things which can trip one up along the way...
Bleu Oleander: i'm sure i'll find them :)
Eliza Madrigal: the chat being posted in the right place, etc... but not factor
Eliza Madrigal: hahah
Bleu Oleander: how did your scribe meeting go?
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, I thought it was fun. We covered quite a bit of ground, and so we'll have another one soonish
Eliza Madrigal: Thanks for asking :)
Eliza Madrigal: I'll be sending an email to the group when it is posted, too
Eliza Madrigal: The general consensus was that more attention needs to be drawn to the scribes when posted and on the wiki...
Bleu Oleander: yes, i didn't really even know about that ..... are sat nights quiet
Eliza Madrigal: so that's a good thing to pay attention to. Also, that its nice to get together to discuss and compare notes
Eliza Madrigal: Hm, they really vary
Eliza Madrigal: So one night maybe one or two people, another 'many'
Bleu Oleander: hi Steve and Arch
Eliza Madrigal: Hey Steve :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Arch
stevenaia Michinaga: hi again Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: I can't stay long, but wanted to stop by :)
Bleu Oleander: oh i'm glad you did
Eliza Madrigal smiles :)
Archmage Atlantis: Hello Steve, Eliza an Bleu
stevenaia Michinaga: :
Bleu Oleander: hi Arch

stevenaia mentions his day trip to NYC and kindled some nostalgia for NYC from some NYC fans.

stevenaia Michinaga: I will be out of town tomarrow, missing the morning meetings
stevenaia Michinaga: Hi Arch
Eliza Madrigal: something fun I hope, Steve
Eliza Madrigal: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: NYC day trip
Eliza Madrigal: Nice
Bleu Oleander: how fun!
Bleu Oleander: what are you doing in NYC?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, always good food and museums
Bleu Oleander: do you live near?
Eliza Madrigal would love to live so nearby as to take a 'day trip'
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: you should take an extra day (or 2) when yu are up here
Bleu Oleander: we're bringing our group to NYC in May
Eliza Madrigal: Ah, can't ... another time that would be great
stevenaia Michinaga: Group?
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Th
Eliza Madrigal: Hi TH :)
Bleu Oleander: our RL salon group
Archmage Atlantis: Thank you both for that memory...day trips into NYC
TH Ordinary: hi everyone!
Bleu Oleander: hi TH
stevenaia Michinaga: perhaps if San Francisco works out, there can be a retreat in NYC
Bleu Oleander: that would be great!
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, it really would!
Bleu Oleander: are you going to SF?
stevenaia Michinaga: not me
Eliza Madrigal heard that you met Fael when you met Pema also... when with your the group, Bleu... We were connecting the dots
Bleu Oleander: yes! I just put that together
Archmage Atlantis: Shopping in the AM. early dinner, theator......I still have all the playbills from back then
Eliza Madrigal: (where did that 'the' come from in my sentence?) hah
Eliza Madrigal: Nice, Arch :) There is no place like it
TH Ordinary: what is your favorite nyc spot?
stevenaia Michinaga: have you been here before TH?
Eliza Madrigal: Steve, this is the website to group referenced ... http://www.spiritofthesenses.org/calendar.htm
TH Ordinary: yes
Eliza Madrigal: I was really impressed with the site
Bleu Oleander: yes, TH has

stevenaia Michinaga: Hello Sylectra
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Sylectra!
Bleu Oleander: hi Sylectra
Sylectra Darwin: Hi!
Eliza Madrigal: Nice to see you
TH Ordinary: hello!
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I;ve seen it on Blue's profile
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Sylectra Darwin: Good to see you guys :)
Bleu Oleander: there are some nice photos from our princeton trip on the site also
Bleu Oleander: we had a great time with Piet
Eliza Madrigal: I giggled when I got to the end of your pictures/events....
stevenaia Michinaga: We go to the MET, TH , always something new to see
Eliza Madrigal: (sorry, brb)
TH Ordinary: yes, i too like the met museum
Archmage Atlantis: Yes, Princeton could be at stopover, if we went a certain way from SN Philly or the Poconos
Bleu Oleander: is the art dealers show this weekend?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes at the pier
TH Ordinary: the natural history museum is a favorite too
Bleu Oleander: that's always a fun show
--BELL--

Archmage Atlantis: Is the whale still hanging in the n.history museum?
Eliza Madrigal: Ah, I need to go. Glad to be able to stop by and sure all will be well posting the log and such, Bleu :) Nice to meet you, TH, and to see you, Sylectra :) Bfn
stevenaia Michinaga: Museum of Nat History , Yes Arch
Bleu Oleander: thanks Eliza
Bleu Oleander: have a great evening
Eliza Madrigal: Hugs, Nite :) You too!
Sylectra Darwin: Eliza, see you!
stevenaia Michinaga: night ELiza
Sylectra Darwin: Great to see you :)
Sylectra Darwin: Wow, brief stopover, huh?

stevenaia asks Sylectra about her upcoming meeting and a discussion of contemplation and simplicity begins.

stevenaia Michinaga: Can I ask about your meeting tomarrow? Sylectra
Sylectra Darwin: sure!
Sylectra Darwin: Anything in particular or would you like me to ramble on?
Archmage Atlantis: I did get a last trip to NYC.......a little bit harder to manage with a cane or walker
stevenaia Michinaga: how would you compare Quaker meetings to PaB
Sylectra Darwin: oh, they are very similar - surprisingly so!
Bleu Oleander: what meeting are you talking about?
Sylectra Darwin: I am a new visitor to Quaker meetings but I like their flow, because they are so much like PaB meetings.
Sylectra Darwin: Diversity is encouraged and there are periods of silence.
Sylectra Darwin: There is not one leader and anyone may speak out of the silence if they feel moved to do so.
Sylectra Darwin: I love the simplicity and the adherence to sitting in silence as a way to - what would you say? Enlightenment is too strong a word.
stevenaia Michinaga: contemplate?
Sylectra Darwin: But there is insight from the silence, certainly. Yes, contemplate.
Sylectra Darwin: People occasionally speak and it's usually something really profound. They think about it a lot before deciding to speak up.
stevenaia Michinaga: like typing, more deliberate
Sylectra Darwin: smiles
Archmage Atlantis: My frends, a gay couple, were active in the 1980s...it wa one of the first denominations to recognize gay marriage
Sylectra Darwin: Yes, in fact there is a committee for those issues and they are politically active.
Sylectra Darwin: They give me room to breathe and don't try to interpret things for me. So it really is nice.
stevenaia Michinaga: hmm, from simple thoughts to political action
Sylectra Darwin: maybe a little conflict there, do you think?
Archmage Atlantis: I find it ironic that Richard Nixon was a Quaker by birth and practice
stevenaia Michinaga: indeed
Sylectra Darwin: I heard that! Wow, huh?
Sylectra Darwin: LOL
Sylectra Darwin: I believe there is wisdom in all faiths and even in people without a specific faith.
Sylectra Darwin: Have visited many churches and got something out of each.
Archmage Atlantis: I agree Sylectra
stevenaia Michinaga: learned much about many beliefs from this group
stevenaia Michinaga: they have much in common with each other, seems the older the religion, the deeper learning
Sylectra Darwin: let's see, we have met people from Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, and probably many other faiths here. Also many agnostics and at least one atheist.
Archmage Atlantis: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: where, here?
Sylectra Darwin: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Archmage Atlantis: And shamanic
Sylectra Darwin: That's just from the conversations I remember
Sylectra Darwin: oh yeah? Cool!
stevenaia Michinaga: one of the reason's it's nice to have Adam's little museum representing so many beliefs nearby
Sylectra Darwin: What I find interesting is the tradition of sitting in silence, or meditation, goes into many religiouns

--BELL--

I ask how others observed the 90 second pause and reflect on memories of my past, whales and growing up in NYC and how those memories are an important part of who I am.  I think about how it feels to drop those identities and just be.  But memories of Dean and Deluca interrupt those thoughts and I was saved by the bell.



Bleu Oleander: how did you all observe the 90 seconds?
Archmage Atlantis: There is a place in ourselves that is only reached by stillness ( aka meditation) in my personal experience......sometimes it can be tapped by music, or art......but silence is allways available.
Sylectra Darwin: my 90 seconds was somewhat fried and tired. Focus difficult as I am sleepy.
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Bleu Oleander: I reflected on my memories of the whale still hanging in the n.history museum and realized how important some things are as touchstones from our past
Archmage Atlantis: Focus is an active thing......stillness is without effort.
Bleu Oleander: how our memories create who we are
Bleu Oleander: relection gives us an opportunity to see ourselves
stevenaia Michinaga: Arch the same is true with holding on and letting go
Archmage Atlantis: Yes
Archmage Atlantis: And I am glad the whale still hangs there
Bleu Oleander: me too!
Bleu Oleander: the big dinosaur is my fav
Archmage Atlantis: As in BenStiller "Night at the museum" *g*
Bleu Oleander: :)
Sylectra Darwin: I think I'd better log and get ready for bed as I have to get up in the morning.
Bleu Oleander: bye Sylectra!
Archmage Atlantis: Bye Syl
Sylectra Darwin: So nice to see you guys!
stevenaia Michinaga: bye Sylectra
TH Ordinary: i enjoy the experience of central park and the brooklyn bridge too
stevenaia Michinaga: there are many peaceful places even in a city
Bleu Oleander: it will be interesting to hear about the SF trip when they get back
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I know the area and SF is one of my favorite cities
Archmage Atlantis: I enjoyed ( as I do not know if they exist anymore) Balducci's, Dean and Delucca, and Zabar's
stevenaia Michinaga: Zabars is always our last stop
stevenaia Michinaga: bring food home
Archmage Atlantis: Yes, restaurants come and go
Bleu Oleander: I think Balducci's closed, but D&D and Zabar's are still there
--BELL--

Archmage Atlantis: I remember taking the Path to the WTC and dining in the restaurants there.....going to the observation deck....eating at Top of the World
stevenaia Michinaga: I msut be off, see you soon
Bleu Oleander: bye Steve
Bleu Oleander: yes, I went to the WTC many times
Archmage Atlantis: I don't know the symbol for a wry bittersweet smile. so the text will have to tod
Archmage Atlantis: *do
Bleu Oleander: yes
Bleu Oleander: do you live in the NYC area Arch?
Archmage Atlantis: Time to go....thanks for your company.....ah no Bleu, no longer, in Florida by the Everglades now
Archmage Atlantis: Take care
Bleu Oleander: you too .... take care
TH Ordinary: bye
Bleu Oleander: bye
Bleu Oleander: bye TH
TH Ordinary: bye bleu