2010.10.20 19:00 - Big Cat and Dog

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

A lovely evening with Paradise Tennant and Archmage Atlantis, as played by Bartram, Russa a Coyote

stevenaia Michinaga: hello Paradie, nice to see you warming up the fountain
Paradise Tennant: hiya steve :)
Paradise Tennant: just blinking ..kind of empty lol
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: were you here a wile?
stevenaia Michinaga: while
Paradise Tennant: no just got here
Paradise Tennant: was chatting with blue
Paradise Tennant: bleu
stevenaia Michinaga: :), right, people don't chat with dogs
Paradise Tennant: how are you :)
Paradise Tennant: on the contrary chat with blue all the time
stevenaia Michinaga: another busy day , part of very busy week
Paradise Tennant: a great listener
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: been getting emails from clients all evening
stevenaia Michinaga: makes for a busy day tomarrow
Paradise Tennant: smiles work is fast become 24/7
Paradise Tennant: smiles hiya arch
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, it;s a nice feeling
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Arch
Paradise Tennant: smiles nice to see you arch ..been a while :)
stevenaia Michinaga: Arch is much more cat-like each time I see him
stevenaia Michinaga: we are all like catipillers changing to butterflies
Paradise Tennant: smiles and nods .. change is the only constant in life
stevenaia Michinaga: at Tai Chi this week we wee talking about yin and yang and how they often become one another
stevenaia Michinaga: not trading places per say, but diferent from different perspectives
Paradise Tennant: well it is all one whole really a matter of shadow I suspect :)
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, like one moderate opinions may look extreame from another's perspective
stevenaia Michinaga: soft becomes hard to the softer
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: precisely
stevenaia Michinaga: allows for change and trandformation
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Archmage Atlantis: txt is fatster than image
Archmage Atlantis: yet both are slow
Archmage Atlantis: apologize if sitting on someone
Paradise Tennant: smiles at arch ..you look great .. quite the cat's meow :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hard to be bothered by someone so soft and furry

--BELL--

Archmage Atlantis: Um. this is Bartram....but also Arch, Russa a Coyote
Paradise Tennant: how do you do bartram .. a pleasure to meet you :)
Paradise Tennant: smiles my first coyote friend :)
Archmage Atlantis: Russa is a badger
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
Archmage Atlantis: Coyote is a coyote
stevenaia Michinaga: my cat i joining me at home on my lap
stevenaia Michinaga: waves to Bartram
Paradise Tennant: blinks at the rich diversity of wildlife :)
Archmage Atlantis: Not my best human looks
Paradise Tennant: thinks arch looks charming
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
Archmage Atlantis: k. ty
stevenaia Michinaga: you are in bllck and white capt for eyes, ears and nose (and the bottom of your feet)
stevenaia Michinaga: *Black
Archmage Atlantis: Is there a topic?
stevenaia Michinaga: I think you are
stevenaia Michinaga: but I am open
Paradise Tennant: steve was mentioning his tai chi session yesterday ..where they explored the commnality between yin and yang :)
Archmage Atlantis: Bartram is a Snow Leoparard
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: smiles they say when you are ready .. a teacher will appear perhaps we could talk of our teachers and what we learned ?
stevenaia Michinaga: one of the first moments today of relaxation
Archmage Atlantis: When one is ready, one will hear the teaqcher
stevenaia Michinaga: My Tai Chi teacher, who is younger than I id alsways happy when rather then extend my knowledge, I follow her beginer students and re-learn what I have already learned before, missing many subtle details
stevenaia Michinaga: I mentioned she was younger because on ther birthday I foolishly gasped when I found out how old she was, and said... is that all

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: explaining she appreared wiser in years did not help the unfortunate position I was in
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Archmage Atlantis: Steve. we are not our bodies
stevenaia Michinaga: I do not belive she was offended, but the class looked at my with that special look of remove foot from mouth
Archmage Atlantis: So the class was offended
stevenaia Michinaga: they were suprised
Paradise Tennant: smiles at steve's poor misplaced foot :)
stevenaia Michinaga: most just say happy birthday
Paradise Tennant: smiles I am sure she was ok it is a compliment in a way :)
stevenaia Michinaga: agreed, just not skillfully delivered
Archmage Atlantis: Bring offended, o giving judgement
Archmage Atlantis: isl......\
Archmage Atlantis: \Sto
Paradise Tennant: well you know you cannot be skillful all the time :)
Archmage Atlantis: Stop?
Paradise Tennant: smiles I poured a cup of coffee this week when I first arrived at work one day this week without noticing it was still brewing .. :)
Paradise Tennant: lol
Paradise Tennant: also not being present aware :) or skillful
Paradise Tennant: and considerably more messy
Archmage Atlantis: stop expecting.........stip judgeing
Paradise Tennant: smiles at arch ..very true :)
Paradise Tennant: a most excellent and wise suggestion :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I sued to spill my coffee so much at work they bought me a special no-spill cup, I proved there is no such thing
stevenaia Michinaga: I used
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: it;s also nice to be free to be yourself
stevenaia Michinaga: unincumbered by the expectation of others
Paradise Tennant: or your own :)
Paradise Tennant: as arch says they are great things to drop :)
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: but it is good to be understanding of the results of you actions as well
Archmage Atlantis: the time has come....I do not what it will hold
Archmage Atlantis: Namste and Blessing
stevenaia Michinaga: night
Paradise Tennant: smiles namaste arch :)
Paradise Tennant: smiles he really is beautiful in that avatar ..very majestic
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I haven;t seen a furry in quite a wile, they used to be everywhere in SL
stevenaia Michinaga: how was your day?
Paradise Tennant: smiles yes
Paradise Tennant: smiles busy
Paradise Tennant: very hectic but productive
Paradise Tennant: may scoot out a bit early there is a storm here .

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: nods, at least it;s not snow (yet)
Paradise Tennant: like walking in the rain ..if I can get the dog .. to go ..he is not fond of the thunder :)
Paradise Tennant: going to listen to the dalai lama speak on friday
Paradise Tennant: and on sunday
Paradise Tennant: so a busy weekend
stevenaia Michinaga: mmm, nice
stevenaia Michinaga: interesting, he spoke here for a week last year I belive, my officemate went for a day... but for some reason I felt like I should not go
Paradise Tennant: have an evening business meeting tomorrow nite then my session so tomorrow will be busy too :)
Paradise Tennant: why no
stevenaia Michinaga: felt like.. I should let someone else take the space I would be occupying
Paradise Tennant: hmmmm
Paradise Tennant: smiles next time go
Paradise Tennant: he really has a remarkable prescence
stevenaia Michinaga: then my wife ran into him and his entorage at our favorate Italian restaurant having lunch, they make wonderful veggie dishes
Paradise Tennant: perfect :)
Paradise Tennant: he has been in sl by the way
Paradise Tennant: at a few of the temples on a tour
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: how wonderful
Paradise Tennant: lol the dog is trying to crawl into my lap at 45 lbs not such a lap dog
stevenaia Michinaga: have you read the meeting of Pema and his holyness
Paradise Tennant: ues
stevenaia Michinaga: yes?
Paradise Tennant: going to be lots of typo now .. challenging my typing balancing blue that would be yes
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, my cat has that affect too
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Paradise Tennant: lol
Paradise Tennant: think I better go ..
stevenaia Michinaga: thank you for joining me
stevenaia Michinaga: enjoy your walk
Paradise Tennant: i have a very large drooly .. shaking pup to deal with here :)
Paradise Tennant: thank you steve :)
Paradise Tennant: namaste
stevenaia Michinaga: my favortie things about dogs
stevenaia Michinaga: (not)
Paradise Tennant: lol
stevenaia Michinaga: night
Paradise Tennant: good nite ..hope you have a great sleep ! and maybe dream of the dalai lama and italian food
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: both good things in my book :)