2011.03.31 07:00 - Hunting and bribery, dreams and chickens

The Guardian for this meeting was Storm Nordwind. The comments are by Storm Nordwind.

Storm Nordwind sits quietly while, in the distance, treasure hunters scour the region. :)

People begin to arrive.

SophiaSharon Larnia: good morning Storm!
Storm Nordwind: Good monring Sharon!
Storm Nordwind: The sim is alive with treasure hunters it would seem :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: it is! and IM's floating around!
Storm Nordwind: haha!
Storm Nordwind: wonderful
SophiaSharon Larnia: yes, thank you so much
Storm Nordwind: I wasn't expecting to have to change it on the fly, but I think I did so just in time
SophiaSharon Larnia: you did! just 2 done so far :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: Hi Eliza!

Eliza arrives - and she's armed.

Eliza Madrigal: :) Hi Sharon and Storm
Eliza Madrigal: Ive come to shoot things at storm for making the hunt so hard, hehe
SophiaSharon Larnia: HA!
Eliza Madrigal giggles
Storm Nordwind: So hard??!
Storm Nordwind: Oh dear
Eliza Madrigal: well... an hour wandering for 5...

The first treasure hunt winner arrives, wearing her crown.

Bleu Oleander: hi all :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Bleu :) don't gloat.... will have to shoot things at you too, giggles
Storm Nordwind: Well of the two people who have done it so far, one did it in 40 mins and the other in 3 hours.
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Bleu :)
Eliza Madrigal: :) I'm sure it is something so obvious
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Bleu Oleander: the end was the hardest
Eliza Madrigal: one thing I found easily because I stumbled upon it beforehand and went back later
Eliza Madrigal: but hmmm
Bleu Oleander: no crowns here yet?
Eliza Madrigal: just clowns
SophiaSharon Larnia: youd be good at the twisted hunts storm lol
Bleu Oleander: haha
SophiaSharon Larnia: haha Eliza :)
Storm Nordwind observes a lot of hunters around today, so expects so soon
Eliza Madrigal: I thought for sure Sharon would have it done fast...
Storm Nordwind: So you're still looking to solve #5 Eliza?
Eliza Madrigal: yes, sigh
--BELL--
SophiaSharon Larnia: i do them in sl, but stuck on #1 of all things :D
Eliza Madrigal: maybe you're not warmed up yet Sharon :)
Bleu Oleander: haha Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: heheh
SophiaSharon Larnia: maybe :) or really awake today

Taking the blame and giving hints.

Eliza Madrigal: I will have to tell my boss I'm very sorry that nothing got done today... and point to Storm...
Bleu Oleander: radical times call for radical measures :)
Storm Nordwind: Without even saying clue #5, I think you'll find there's one and one only place NOWADAYS in the whole sim that fits that description. That wasn't always the case though.... ;)
SophiaSharon Larnia: i think its a valid excuse
Eliza Madrigal: yes...
SophiaSharon Larnia: files that comment away for later
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Eliza Madrigal: drive all blames into storm
Storm Nordwind laughs
SophiaSharon Larnia: ;p
Eliza Madrigal: hmmm...considering clue....

The story of the changed clue.

Storm Nordwind: Well I blame Sharon for my having to redo clue #4 ;)
Storm Nordwind chuckles
SophiaSharon Larnia: oh no, what did i do?
Storm Nordwind: Not really!
SophiaSharon Larnia: when something disappeared because i forgot to wear my tag when i rezzed it?
Storm Nordwind: It's quite safe for me to reveal the old clue #4
Storm Nordwind: First footfall for many / on their first village visit
Eliza Madrigal: yes I wondered what happened... riddle and bleu obviously were okay...
Storm Nordwind: The default landing point for the whole of the sim
Bleu Oleander: i remembered where it used to be
SophiaSharon Larnia: in the middle of the post :P
Storm Nordwind: But it changed when we started SL retreats
Eliza Madrigal: wow
SophiaSharon Larnia: ohh
Storm Nordwind: It's now in the monument, but it used to be at the south end of the path
Bleu Oleander: remembered landing there many times before becoming a guardian
Storm Nordwind: Riddle very kindly pointed that out, so I changed it
Eliza Madrigal: how interesting
Eliza Madrigal: and obscure :)
Bleu Oleander: that was actually one of the easiet clues for me
Storm Nordwind: A little village history :)
Storm Nordwind: I thought it the hardest of the clues anyway, so was glad to change it
Bleu Oleander: like asking where were you born?
Bleu Oleander: hehe
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Eliza Madrigal: haha.... 'what color were the doctor's eyes, that delivered you?"
Bleu Oleander: haha
SophiaSharon Larnia: wow
SophiaSharon Larnia: sounds like identifying info question on a cedit card or something, next to mothers maiden name
Storm Nordwind: exactly - not the best of clues.

A successful change.

Storm Nordwind: So you must have found the new #4 OK to be stuck on #5 ;)
Eliza Madrigal: yes.... was great with 4
Eliza Madrigal: though it did take a while because there was a near enemy
Storm Nordwind: haha!

Difficulty with anagrams.

Bleu Oleander: the last one was the hardest ... spent almost all the time on that one :)
Storm Nordwind: Not a crossword addict perhaps?
Eliza Madrigal is scared and determined not to cheat
SophiaSharon Larnia: well, i cant find # 1 that doesnt give me much comfort lololol
Eliza Madrigal: hahahahah
Bleu Oleander: no, struggle with crosswords :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: me too Eliza

Cheats and bribes.

Eliza Madrigal: maybe cheating has a loophole... like the needles eye
Bleu Oleander: have had several bribe offers so far
SophiaSharon Larnia: ha!! wow
Storm Nordwind: I don't think the rules said anything about bribes not being possible... but my sense of personal integrity... ;)
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Eliza Madrigal: yes... I have to admit I've been known to use service elevators...
Bleu Oleander: ha!
Eliza Madrigal: think think...
Storm Nordwind: Good morning Lucinda
Bleu Oleander: interestingly I had remembered seeing most of the clue places over the last year
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Luci :))
Bleu Oleander: hi Luci
Eliza Madrigal: you must be great at memory games Bleu
Bleu Oleander: where's your crown Luci?
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Luci!
Lucinda Lavender: Hi Eliza, Bleu, Storm, Sophia
Lucinda Lavender: snaps figers ...have not started that...do you think it is within my capability?
Bleu Oleander: I have a good visual memory ... not so good with words
Bleu Oleander: sure Luci

Does knowledge of history help?

Lucinda Lavender: wonder if I need to know more history of Pab..oh ok:)
Storm Nordwind: It's especially possible if people work together
Lucinda Lavender: maybe this evening I will try:)
--BELL--
Storm Nordwind: There's one clue - #2 - where knowing a little of PaB history may speed you up, but it's by no means essential.
Storm Nordwind: Curious eyes will suffice.
Eliza Madrigal: :) fun one
SophiaSharon Larnia: files that away too <3
Storm Nordwind: Hi there Yaku!
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey, good morning everyone

More about the last Dream Circle.

Lucinda Lavender: :) was just rereading the dreamcircle log from yesterday and related to flying I wanted to say something regarding the dream..
Bleu Oleander: hey Yaku
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Yaku :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Ya :)
Storm Nordwind: Please do Luci!
Eliza Madrigal leans in
SophiaSharon Larnia: listens

Flying, dying and initiation.

Lucinda Lavender: ah...I noticed there was flying in both dreams and what I had not said yesterday was that perhaps when one allows the ego to die or tun toward light...the experience of flying, levitation etc is able to be experienced
Storm Nordwind: Inetersting
Lucinda Lavender: had not heard the dying part till I came home and reread it all..
Eliza Madrigal: that IS interesting
Lucinda Lavender: felt there was a connection between the two levels of dream
Eliza Madrigal: releasing hold
Eliza Madrigal: I found the Knowledge aspect most fascinating
Lucinda Lavender: nodding
SophiaSharon Larnia: interesting
Lucinda Lavender: and the word empowermnet comes to mid regarding the telekinesis etc
Eliza Madrigal: both dreams had a sense of opening to larger Knowing by dying
Eliza Madrigal nods
SophiaSharon Larnia: frightening
Eliza Madrigal: or not by dying... but...
Storm Nordwind: That's an interesting insight too Eliza. Often have to let go of one thing before we can learn another :)
Lucinda Lavender: yes
SophiaSharon Larnia: consciousness in a different space with different rules
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Storm Nordwind: But there was no fear at all - though that would have been unusual for me, so can't judge
Lucinda Lavender: felt some how this was initiation sort of dream

Retrospective.

Eliza Madrigal: to me both dreams seemed retrospective
Lucinda Lavender: definately
Storm Nordwind does not see the retrospective bit
Eliza Madrigal: Knowing was already there... so there was like this play of showing
Eliza Madrigal: access/enter first, show/understand later ... something like that
SophiaSharon Larnia tastes the phrase 'play of showing'
Storm Nordwind does not lives in the past at all - is not a reflective personality - so is not at home with 'retrospective' :)
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Lucinda Lavender: :))
SophiaSharon Larnia: in a way, can seephenomon as a play of showing
Lucinda Lavender: this might not mean retrospective but more like wholistic?
Eliza Madrigal: its like hm...timelessness....
Eliza Madrigal: yes
Eliza Madrigal: reading backwards
Lucinda Lavender: there you go
Eliza Madrigal: Sharon, neat...
Lucinda Lavender: expanding bounds of possibility
Storm Nordwind lives in the perpetual now - perpetually - as reflecting on the past (or the future) robs him of experiencing WHAT IS right now :)
--BELL--
Eliza Madrigal: ... has the taste of scooping up what is (now) and drinking it in... so hm, what is difficult is the words, don't think we disagree Storm , as far as 'going somewhere'

Reflection.

Bleu Oleander: we all reflect upon the future to make predictions based on the past so we can live in the now
SophiaSharon Larnia: thinks, most things can be summed up in few words, the commentary volumes, and wonders why she thinks that
Eliza Madrigal: unpacking :)
Storm Nordwind politely disagrees with Bleu :)
Bleu Oleander: politely accepts that Storm
Lucinda Lavender: I like the term perpetual...:)
Eliza Madrigal: :))
SophiaSharon Larnia: developing that would sure reduce my personal anxiety Storm :)
Eliza Madrigal: there is a sense of nothing fixed, not even in 'now'

Debating 'now' and watching thoughts.

Bleu Oleander: we actually never quite live in the now consciously
Eliza Madrigal: so one person may describe future and past as flavors of now?
Bleu Oleander: conscious "now" is always a bit late
Storm Nordwind: Only if your awareness involved rational linear thought Bleu! :)
Lucinda Lavender: we are continually stepping back ...storm can you say more?
Eliza Madrigal thinks bleu must understand storm's way of thinking pretty well to have solved the hunt, heheh...
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Storm Nordwind chuckles
Bleu Oleander: awareness is consciousness to me
Storm Nordwind: For me too Bleu, but thoughts are something auxiliary to that awareness
Storm Nordwind: I watch them arise and pass
Bleu Oleander: conscious awareness arises after unconscious awareness
Storm Nordwind: They do - as you say - remove one slightly from the now
Bleu Oleander: even thoughts of the past or the future happen in the conscious now
SophiaSharon Larnia: if i realized conscously everything my unconscious sees, id prob lose my mind

Lucinda and her best excuse.

Lucinda Lavender: brb..chickens...
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Eliza Madrigal: (Luci has the best brb excuse)
Storm Nordwind: Now there's a wonderful conversation interjection
Eliza Madrigal: hehe
Storm Nordwind: brb..chickens...
Storm Nordwind: wow!
SophiaSharon Larnia: yes, had a vision of Luci feeding chickens
Eliza Madrigal: there is some sense that one can go far away on a stream of thoughts but not also not anywhere at all
Eliza Madrigal: we all went with luci to feed chickens
SophiaSharon Larnia: or calling children chickens <3
Bleu Oleander: :)
Storm Nordwind: That's quite literally getting "carried away" Eliza perhaps?
Eliza Madrigal: :)) perhaps... but maybe at different levels? die at one level, levitate on another, feed chickens on another...
SophiaSharon Larnia: ive let myself do that many times, what normally happens to me is a deep space of nothing that is more like a sleep trance then mindful meditation
Eliza Madrigal: hmmm
SophiaSharon Larnia: of course, im talking about something very individual and hard to express
Eliza Madrigal nods
Lucinda Lavender: back...
Storm Nordwind: welcome back!
SophiaSharon Larnia: wb :)) We are interested in your chickens Luci
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Lucinda Lavender: cluck cluck they say. and such
Eliza Madrigal pictures chickens in Luci's space box....
Storm Nordwind laughs
Lucinda Lavender: good idea...went looking for them once
Lucinda Lavender: not sure how to procure tho
Eliza Madrigal: haha
Eliza Madrigal: ok... will give myself 15 minutes to continue the search
Eliza Madrigal: thanks for this session Storm, everyone
Bleu Oleander: have fun Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: sorry for shooting you with watermelons
Eliza Madrigal: ;-)

A large chicken joins us.

SophiaSharon Larnia: like this one luci ? lol
Eliza Madrigal: hahahahahha
Bleu Oleander: yikes!
SophiaSharon Larnia: giggles
Bleu Oleander: big chicken
Lucinda Lavender: yes:):)
Lucinda Lavender: well any are ok by me
SophiaSharon Larnia: was a freebie, apparently the menu says can ride it
Lucinda Lavender: wow!
Bleu Oleander: I would believe that
Eliza Madrigal: hahah...wow, I'm leaving just as chicken riding begins...
SophiaSharon Larnia: 32 prims eh gads
Lucinda Lavender: imagine it living in the space box as a surperise to visitors
Eliza Madrigal waves
SophiaSharon Larnia: laughs
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Eliza!!
Bleu Oleander: chicken riding .... new session perhaps?
Yakuzza Lethecus: :)
Lucinda Lavender: well tiny is better then...too many prims perhaps
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye eliza
SophiaSharon Larnia: rather primmy for leaving out
Storm Nordwind: A 32 prim chicken
Storm Nordwind: And not even a single egg!
SophiaSharon Larnia: right? hahahah
Lucinda Lavender: really!
Lucinda Lavender: wow
--BELL--

Bleu tries to ride the chicken.

Storm Nordwind: But no riding script inside
SophiaSharon Larnia: oooh isee
Lucinda Lavender: your guys match rather well!
SophiaSharon Larnia: was freebie i have no idea why its in my inventory
Bleu Oleander: doesn't go very fast
Storm Nordwind laughs
SophiaSharon Larnia: sorry bleu i see now, no ride script inside
Yakuzza Lethecus: :)
Lucinda Lavender: this is what I guess could be called chicken sitting
Bleu Oleander: hopefully no one got a pic of that!
SophiaSharon Larnia: giggles
SophiaSharon Larnia: nope i didnt bleu
Bleu Oleander: phew
Lucinda Lavender: I think I did...
Storm Nordwind: They can use it to blackmail you into giving the answers to clues Bleu!
SophiaSharon Larnia: guess ill take back the 32 prim chicken
Lucinda Lavender: fine
SophiaSharon Larnia: ha! Storm
Yakuzza Lethecus: well, it burned into my memory :)
Bleu Oleander: we'll talk later Luci :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: why do in 5-6 prims what you can do in 32?

Saying good bye.

Bleu Oleander: have fun you chickens .... bye for now
Lucinda Lavender: it was too blurry:)
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Bleu :))
Lucinda Lavender: no one here but us and the chicken
Lucinda Lavender: good day to all...
SophiaSharon Larnia: when i moved to my house several years ago, i was charmed by the sound of the rooster next door, i didnt know they crowed all day :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Luci!
Storm Nordwind: Bye Luci - and thank you :)
Lucinda Lavender: they sure can...have one up the block.
SophiaSharon Larnia: he I thought it was when the sun came up :D
Lucinda Lavender: welcome and thanks to you all...
Storm Nordwind needs to take a look at the Art Dome to see if any new exhibits need labeling
Storm Nordwind: Would you excuse me friends? :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: take care the two of you
SophiaSharon Larnia: great idea! want to look for clue # 1 :D
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye for now :))
Storm Nordwind waves