2010.10.11 13:00 - The Bruce Liberation Front

The Guardian for this meeting was Agatha Macbeth. The comments are by Agatha Macbeth.

First up, a little background information: Bruce has been immobilised as a floating cloud on his PaB plot for the last two days (nobody quite seems to know how or why), unable to log out or in.  For this reason he was being represented at the session by Io.

Aphrodite Macbain: hello io, zon, barcalona
Barcalona Rhapsody: hi all
Io Larkspur: Ciao, Aph, Barca, and Zon.
Aphrodite Macbain: what time is it SL time?
Io Larkspur: SL time is 1:05 p.m.
Barcalona Rhapsody: sure
Barcalona Rhapsody: and its 22.05 here in holland
Barcalona Rhapsody: evening
Aphrodite Macbain: ah thanks. My timing is perfect!
Io Larkspur: Cool! I should have said, 13:05.
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Io Larkspur: Thank you for wearing the solidarity shirt, Aph.
Io Larkspur: I've tried to contact SL, but so far they have not freed Bruce and Blub.
Aphrodite Macbain: well, it's the least I can do...
Agatha Macbeth: Hello everybody :)
Barcalona Rhapsody: hi
Io Larkspur: I do appreciate it and will tell Bruce when he emerges from his present catatonic state.
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Agatha, Laura
Io Larkspur: Hey, aggers!
Agatha Macbeth: Io, weren't you a girl when last we met? [grin]
Io Larkspur: Perhaps -- I am versatile.
Io Larkspur: ;-)
Agatha Macbeth nods
Agatha Macbeth: Aren't we all ;-)   [cough cough]
Aphrodite Macbain: sounds like it. weren't you called Margaret or Ruth before?
Agatha Macbeth: That was Steve I think :p
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Zon
Aphrodite Macbain: Hey zon, don't be shy
Barcalona Rhapsody: well i go again
Agatha Macbeth: So how's Bruce?
Io Larkspur: Enjoy the rest of your day, Barca!
Agatha Macbeth waves to Barca
Zon Quar: hi all
Aphrodite Macbain: by barca
Io Larkspur: It's impossible to say how Bruce is -- He has been frozen on his guardian plot for over two days.
Agatha Macbeth: Yes, I noticed - how did it happen?
Aphrodite Macbain: he ignores me when I walk through him
Io Larkspur: Yes, he is in a state of suspended non-animation. . . but Blub is still bubbling -- so there' s hope.
Agatha Macbeth: I saw Blub's bubbles, yes
Io Larkspur: Hey, Alfred.
Agatha Macbeth: Hi Boxboy
Aphrodite Macbain: Must be confusing for the little guy
Aphrodite Macbain: Alfred!
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: I wonder if we can appreciate Bruces appearance in cloud form
Agatha Macbeth: The question is can Bruce appreciate it?
Aphrodite Macbain: or Blub for that matter
Agatha Macbeth: Aww
Io Larkspur: We'll have to ask them when they emerge.
Alfred Kelberry: he hasn't showed up yet?
Aphrodite Macbain: nope. he just hovers there like an eminence grise next to my plot
Agatha Macbeth: There was another Av frozen by Kira café too
Io Larkspur: Hey, Al -- Bruce and Blub are frozen over on Bruce's guardian plot. Have been for over two days.
Aphrodite Macbain: was Kira cafe responsible?
Alfred Kelberry: um... where is it?
Agatha Macbeth: Not sure
Qt Core: hi all
Agatha Macbeth: Buona sera Qt
Aphrodite Macbain: in Bieup
Alfred Kelberry: oi, qt
Agatha Macbeth: Where's what Alf?
Aphrodite Macbain: Ciao QT
Io Larkspur: Yes, Storm is aware that there are logging-out problems here -- and so is SL.
Aphrodite Macbain: Brices plot
Io Larkspur: Hey, Qt.
Aphrodite Macbain: Bruce's
--BELL--(1315)
Alfred Kelberry: aph, can you give me a tp to where bruce is?
Aphrodite Macbain: Sure. Hold on. I'll go there
Alfred Kelberry: thank you :)
Agatha Macbeth: Not much to see - just a cloud with bubbles
Io Larkspur: Does anyone know the story about the Tao poster behind me and to my left?
Agatha Macbeth looks

Agatha Macbeth: Well, I recognise the yin/yang symbol
Agatha Macbeth: The rest looks like a spider's web
Io Larkspur: Yes, I just wonder who put it there and what its story is.

I right click and examine....
Agatha Macbeth: Cal :)
Qt Core: i think it was Calvino in a eastern monk outfit that put it up 24 hours ago
Io Larkspur: Oh COOOOL!
Io Larkspur: I just touched it!

And now, (hey presto) it begins to revolve
Agatha Macbeth: oh, yay
Qt Core: and it work too (details on the log, i lost them quite early :-)
Agatha Macbeth: Kewl
Io Larkspur: I hope Boxy and Aph are behaving themselves. . . .
Agatha Macbeth: Knowing Boxy probably not
Io Larkspur: Aph is in Umbria, Italy right now.
Agatha Macbeth: Maybe they can find a spell to unfreeze Bruce
Io Larkspur: Gosh -- I surely hope so.
Qt Core: Hi morgano
Io Larkspur: Perhaps their spell zapped Zon.
Io Larkspur: Hey, morgano!
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Morg :)
morgano Bravin: hiya
Io Larkspur: Haven't seen you in a while. . . Good to see you again.
morgano Bravin: thankyou
morgano Bravin: nice outfit Ags
Agatha Macbeth: ty :)
Qt Core: starting to worry they have fallen in a cloudying energy field and wont come back ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: We really must take you clothes shopping Morg :p
Agatha Macbeth nods @ Qt
morgano Bravin: I like my clothes :)
Io Larkspur: Me too, Qt. I'm fearing there might be a black hole over there.
Agatha Macbeth: I like them too
Io Larkspur also likes morgano's clothes.
Qt Core: even if i inspected that cloud for quite a long tim e a couple days ago
morgano Bravin: I am not into shopping much
Agatha Macbeth: It's what keeps me here ;-)
morgano Bravin: whats this cloud?
Qt Core: it is already a stressing necessity in rl ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: Bruce is, Morg
Agatha Macbeth: For two days
morgano Bravin: I see..or rather I dont
Qt Core: he is in cloud state since several days
morgano Bravin: does he communicate?
Io Larkspur: SL is holding him captive in a frozen state -- Blub too.
Agatha Macbeth: What happens if you try to log in as Bruce Io?
Io Larkspur: No, he is entirely catatonic.
morgano Bravin: oh dear
Io Larkspur: I have tried about three dozen times to log in as Bruce. . .
Io Larkspur: no luck.
morgano Bravin: poor bruce
Io Larkspur: yeppers.
Agatha Macbeth: Have you been in touch with Storm about it?
Io Larkspur: Hey, Paradise!
Agatha Macbeth: Paradise :))
Io Larkspur: Yes, I have spoken with Storm -- we are both trying to resoplve the matter.
Agatha Macbeth: Looking lovely as always
morgano Bravin: maybe bruce is too heavey laden with prims?
Io Larkspur: resolve*
morgano Bravin: Hello Paradise
Qt Core: hi Paradise
Agatha Macbeth: Bruce isn't fat ;-)
Paradise Tennant: smiles hiya lo agatha .. morgano :) qt :))
Io Larkspur: Actually, Bruce has a lower prim value than most of us here.
Io Larkspur: Hey, Wol!
Paradise Tennant: is Bruce still stuck :)
morgano Bravin: Hello Wol
Qt Core: Hi Wol
Wol Euler: afternoon all
Agatha Macbeth: And hello retreater!
Paradise Tennant: hiya wol
Wol Euler: yes, we were just looking at him
Agatha Macbeth: Afternoon? Where are you then?
Wol Euler: Sl afternoon :)
Paradise Tennant: is it possible to unstick him
--BELL--(1330)
Io Larkspur: ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: Duh
Wol Euler: hello Io
Qt Core: Aphro is back, she survived the cloudifying field!
morgano Bravin: Hello Aphro
Agatha Macbeth: Didn't expect to see you Wol
Aphrodite Macbain: whew!
Paradise Tennant: smiles hiya aphrodite :)
Qt Core: and Alfred too
Wol Euler grins
Wol Euler: the retreat is going well so far
Agatha Macbeth: What's the verdict Aphro?
Wol Euler: Io, have you tried crashing Bruce's viewer?
Agatha Macbeth: Yes, how is everyone?
Io Larkspur: any signs of life from Bruce/Blub?
Aphrodite Macbain: that I'm totally useless at fixing this
Aphrodite Macbain: greater powers than I will have to take over
Wol Euler: blub is moving back and forth,not orbiting
Paradise Tennant: looks hopefully at Wol who can fix most anything :)
Io Larkspur: Yes, I crashed the viewer a few times -- The problem there is that I cannot LOG IN as Bruce -- because SL thinks he is ALREADY logged in.
Wol Euler: ok, so the sim needs to be restarted
Io Larkspur: because they didn't log him OUT after Saturday morning's session.
Aphrodite Macbain: he is
Io Larkspur: Yes, the whole sim needs to be restarted.
Aphrodite Macbain: Bruce is on the map
morgano Bravin: Storm may be able to eject him?
Wol Euler: have you spoken to Storm about that?
morgano Bravin: or Perhaps any guardian can?
Wol Euler: the landowner has to ask Linden Labs to have the server restarted
Io Larkspur: I have spoken to Storm -- He knows all about it.
Wol Euler: hell, why didn't I try that? brb
Io Larkspur: He was in New York this weekend.
Paradise Tennant: smiles hiya alfred freud :)
Freud Jungsten: O si yo.
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Freud
Io Larkspur: Hey, Freud!
Freud Jungsten: How is everyone today?
Qt Core: hi Freud
morgano Bravin: Hi Freud and Alfred
Agatha Macbeth: Well, Bruce is still stuck
Wol Euler: it was worth a try
Agatha Macbeth: No good?
Wol Euler: no change.
Agatha Macbeth: Aw
arabella Ella: Hiya everyone!
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Ara :)
Wol Euler: hello ara
Paradise Tennant: smiles well maybe it was meant to be :)
Io Larkspur: Hey, arabella!
Qt Core: Hi Ara
Paradise Tennant: hiya ara so good to see you been a long time :))))
morgano Bravin: Hello Arabella
Io Larkspur thinks -- What a pleasant group this is!
arabella Ella: Hey Paradise how are you?
arabella Ella: how lovely to see you!
arabella Ella: :)
Qt Core: yeah, everybody is trying to kick you out, Bruce ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: Or kick him back...
Io Larkspur: I will tell Bruce that -- I'm sure he will appreciate it.
Wol Euler: :)
Io Larkspur: How's the retreat in Germany going?
Wol Euler: just started today, we met at lunchtime
Wol Euler: so far, very good
Aphrodite Macbain: what is being discussed?
Wol Euler: great conversation, good food, the centre is nice, weather perfect
Agatha Macbeth: Any blueberries?
Paradise Tennant smiles :)
Wol Euler: none yet
Io Larkspur: how many?
Wol Euler: six of us
Aphrodite Macbain: too late
Io Larkspur: Ahhh -- wonderful!
Wol Euler: pema eos lia bertram yakuzza and I
Aphrodite Macbain: truffle season
Bleu Oleander: hi all :)
Wol Euler: hello bleu
Paradise Tennant: good number .. and wonderful companions :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Bleu :)
Aphrodite Macbain: nice group
Io Larkspur: Hey, Bleu!!!
arabella Ella: autumn must be lovely there Wol
morgano Bravin: Hi Bleu
Paradise Tennant: hiya bleu :) gtsy :)))
arabella Ella: Hiya Bleu!
Io Larkspur: Bleu is reponsible for the FREE BRUCE poster and the shirts. THANKS, Bleu!

Wol Euler: !
Bleu Oleander: yw!
Agatha Macbeth: Nice
Qt Core: hi Bleu
Paradise Tennant: smiles at bleu perfect touch
Aphrodite Macbain: I really love it! Makes a nice T shirt too
Bleu Oleander: :)
Wol Euler: "free bruce? I'll have two please"
Io Larkspur thinks -- Indeed, perfect touch.
Agatha Macbeth wonders what expensive Bruce is like
Bleu Oleander: blk or whi?
Aphrodite Macbain: perhaps we should make plackards
Wol Euler only wears black :)
Wol Euler: ty
Io Larkspur: I'm sorry --- I am not able to transfer the shirt.
Aphrodite Macbain: and march around the oak tree near the plot
Wol Euler: bleu gave me one
Bleu Oleander: any others want one?
Agatha Macbeth: Lucky you
Paradise Tennant: pls
Paradise Tennant: thank you
Bleu Oleander: collectors items?
Qt Core: me too, please
Agatha Macbeth: They will be
arabella Ella nods
Paradise Tennant: part of pab history ..
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Qt Core: ty
Aphrodite Macbain: when Bruce is finally freed it would have to have a new meaning
Io Larkspur: I'm hoping they will be "history" soon - although I really appreciate Bleu's thoughtfulness.
Agatha Macbeth: Thx Bleu
Bleu Oleander: yw!
Paradise Tennant: smiles at bleu :)
Aphrodite Macbain: what's it like loosing your appearance?
Bleu Oleander: funny how Blub still blows bubbles :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Do you feel like soemone else?
Agatha Macbeth: Is that the same as 'dropping self'?
Aphrodite Macbain: self=appearance?
Bleu Oleander: more like cloaking self
Agatha Macbeth: Possibly
arabella Ella: could someone please explain what Bruce's problem is?
Aphrodite Macbain: clouding self
Paradise Tennant: always find it strange how easy it is to get attached to your sl self .. wonderful opportunity to drop here :)
arabella Ella feels at a loss
Wol Euler: short answer: he's stuck
Aphrodite Macbain: he's lost in transition, forever emerging
Wol Euler: clouded and immobile
Wol Euler: can't log out
arabella Ella: eh ... stuck where and how?
Agatha Macbeth: Stuck as a cloud
Aphrodite Macbain: in his very own home
Io Larkspur thinks -- Metaphors everywhere!
Paradise Tennant: can't log in because sl thinks he is logged in
Agatha Macbeth: On his plot
Aphrodite Macbain: abound
Qt Core: north east limit of this sim
arabella Ella: oh
Paradise Tennant: grounded to home
arabella Ella: curfew
Paradise Tennant: smiles not so bad
--BELL--(1345)
Aphrodite Macbain: Do you get IMs as Bruce?
Io Larkspur wonders if there might be some other topic for discussion.....
Wol Euler: take it as a sign of our concern, Io
Bleu Oleander: (and lack of other subjects ... hehe)
Wol Euler: :)
Agatha Macbeth: (Now that's odd: no bell then)
Wol Euler: I heard one
Agatha Macbeth: Not me
Bleu Oleander: I heard one
Io Larkspur: I heard the bell, too.
Aphrodite Macbain: gets at the core of what we're about
Agatha Macbeth: Perhaps Bruce has it
Aphrodite Macbain: He gave it to blub to play with
Wol Euler: I'm going to have to go, my dears. Too tired. It's been a long and exciting day and I am bushed.
Wol Euler: take care
Agatha Macbeth: Bye Bushed :)
Paradise Tennant: fish would like bells
Aphrodite Macbain: cute bum
Wol Euler: be un-stuck
Bleu Oleander: bye Wol
Wol Euler: ty
Qt Core: bye, have fun wol
Paradise Tennant: good nite wol namaste :)
Io Larkspur: Bye, Wol -- and thanks !
morgano Bravin: bye wol
Agatha Macbeth: Oh, did Ara crash?
Paradise Tennant: wb ara :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hello again
Agatha Macbeth: What is it that you own Ara?
arabella Ella: hiya everyone once again!
arabella Ella: what do you mean Ags?
arabella Ella: I own?
Agatha Macbeth: Meep Meep ;P :p:P :p :P epoints to your tag
Agatha Macbeth: try again
arabella Ella giggles
Agatha Macbeth points to your tag
arabella Ella: a lot of people own stuff here dont they?
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm off to pack my backpack for tomorow's hike it's almost 11PM here
Agatha Macbeth: Do you have a shop?
Io Larkspur: Have a good hike, Aph. Thanks for supporting Bruce!
arabella Ella: no
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye all
Bleu Oleander: bye Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: anytime
Agatha Macbeth: Bye Aphro
Io Larkspur: Bye for now, Aph!
arabella Ella: i have two cats and two homes ... no shops
morgano Bravin: bye aphro
Qt Core: have fun, and watch for the weather, Aphro
Agatha Macbeth: Oh, right
arabella Ella: bye Aphro
Aphrodite Macbain: OK will do I have rain gear. :-)
arabella Ella: one home of course being in the village here
Paradise Tennant: good nite aphro :)
Agatha Macbeth: But at least you aren't a cloud ;p
Io Larkspur: ;-)
Io Larkspur thinks Calvino's rotating Tao - Web poster is sooooo coooool.
Paradise Tennant: yes it really is
arabella Ella: yes we learnt a lot from Calvino about I Ching here last night
arabella Ella: it was all very interesting
Agatha Macbeth: It's a rather intersesting subject
Io Larkspur: the 19:00 session?
Paradise Tennant: yes i've been doing the sessions with pila .. really is a absorbing topic
Io Larkspur: I've thrown I Ching readings for over 40 years.
Io Larkspur: My first was in 1970 -- about the auspices for moving from Berkeley to this farm in Ohio.
arabella Ella: the 1200 session
Io Larkspur: I still have copies of all of the readings I have ever done.
Agatha Macbeth: Whoa
arabella Ella: wow cool Io
Io Larkspur: Was not aware that there IS a 1200 session. . . (Time is so CONFUSING in SL.)
morgano Bravin: thats impressive lo
Agatha Macbeth: 1300?
Io Larkspur: yeah -- 13:00 -- OK -- I can grok that.
Agatha Macbeth: Indeed, water brother
Io Larkspur: ;-)
Io Larkspur thinks he's a stranger in a strange land, now.
arabella Ella: oh yes thanks Ags this session 1300 hrs
Agatha Macbeth: :)
arabella Ella: apologies!
Agatha Macbeth nods
Io Larkspur: Great with that allusion, aggers.
Agatha Macbeth: I didn't see Freud leave...
arabella Ella: what would we do without you Ags :)
Agatha Macbeth: What indeed?
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Io Larkspur thinks it's time to go for a long hike with RL dog Bear now.
morgano Bravin: pila sent me a message about the session move to wednesday
Io Larkspur: THANK YOU ALL for your support of Bruce.
Io Larkspur: I will be off.
Io Larkspur: Bye for now.
Qt Core: have fun Io
Agatha Macbeth: Bye Io, take care
Bleu Oleander: bye Io .... be free Bruce!
Agatha Macbeth: And consider Bruce well supported
--BELL--(1400)
Io Larkspur: Thanks, again.
Bleu Oleander: gtg too .... bye all :)
Agatha Macbeth: Take care Bleu
Paradise Tennant: tace care bleu :)
Qt Core: bye Bleu
morgano Bravin: bye bleu
arabella Ella: bye Io and Bleu
Agatha Macbeth: I'm not hearing these bells at all
Paradise Tennant: mute on maybe :)
Agatha Macbeth: But I hear the birds and fountain, which is strange
Paradise Tennant smiles or maybe soemthing more complicated ..
Agatha Macbeth: Maybe just my position in relation to the bell
Paradise Tennant: nods
Paradise Tennant: and thinks of sl sound waves :)
Qt Core: or the Lara outfit has wax earbuds to use the gun
Agatha Macbeth: Don't think so Qt ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: It's not under 'worn items' anyways
Agatha Macbeth: Ara crashed encore une fois
Agatha Macbeth: Poor thing
Paradise Tennant: well ..I think I will have to scoot too :) .. lovely to see everyone and thank you :)
morgano Bravin: une autre fois?
Agatha Macbeth: Scoot well Paradise, nice to see you again :)
morgano Bravin: c'est la vie
Agatha Macbeth: C'est vrai
morgano Bravin: bye para
Paradise Tennant: smiles take care agatha :) always a pleasure :) waves all round
Agatha Macbeth: Well if Ara isn't coming back, think I'll go too
Qt Core: french, one of the few topic i studied at school... i actively tried to forgot ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: What was that Qt?
morgano Bravin: me too qt
Qt Core: i never really liked i had to study it (luckyli it was a brief experience)
Agatha Macbeth: Oh French, yes
morgano Bravin: i only know a little
Agatha Macbeth: Aww, never mind
Agatha Macbeth: Stick with Italian :)
morgano Bravin: yes,,thats a romantic language
Qt Core: (the teacher was very good, i was almost sad about not liking it (and being bad at it)
Agatha Macbeth: Anyways...c ya folks
Qt Core: bye agatha
morgano Bravin: c ya ags
Qt Core: the language, maybe, surely not me
morgano Bravin: hi ara again
Qt Core: and Ara is back :-)
morgano Bravin: yeaaa
arabella Ella: ah ... why is an internet connection like the moon?
arabella Ella: Cos it waxes and wanes
arabella Ella: hiya again!
morgano Bravin: i am suprised ara
arabella Ella: surprised?
morgano Bravin: are u wifi?
Qt Core: you are on the information highway... on the wrong side, the left ;-)
arabella Ella: yes
arabella Ella: :)
morgano Bravin: :)
arabella Ella: where i am people drive on the left Qt anyway
arabella Ella: i guess i had better go home now
Qt Core: yes i know ;-)
arabella Ella: good night Qt and morgano!
Qt Core: 'night Ara
morgano Bravin: i need to go too
Qt Core: me too
Qt Core: so, bye and have fun :)
morgano Bravin: bye qt

And finally, here is a picture of Paradise, because....well, because she is Paradise! :)