2011.07.19 19:00 - Offering Oneself to the Mosquitos

The Guardian for this meeting was, and the comments are by, Eos Amaterasu. Eliza, Eos, and Wol joined this session from the Avatars in the Forest retreat at Windhorse Farm, Nova Scotia

Eos Amaterasu: Hi Susan
iwandertoo Resident: waves
iwandertoo Resident: (on mobile)
Eos Amaterasu: ah, cool: which app?

--BELL--

iwandertoo Resident: mobile grid
iwandertoo Resident: I think
Eos Amaterasu: Hi Eliza
Eos Amaterasu: welcome back from the forest
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Susan, Hi Eos :) Not at all actually, submerged deeply still
iwandertoo Resident: waves
Eos Amaterasu: actually we are both in the Windhorse Farm forest (in RL); (I meant in back in SL, Eliza :-)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Wol :))
Wol Euler: hello eos, eliza
Eos Amaterasu: Another forest denizen : hi Wol
Wol Euler: this is really amusing, somehow, sitting here and there with you ;(
Wol Euler: hello arch, susan
Wol Euler: :)
Eos Amaterasu: Hi Arch
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, yes I see.. well in that sense I guess I meant that the forest mindset is comes with :)
Eliza Madrigal: Quite, Wol ;-)
Wol Euler: heheh
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Arch :)
Archmage Atlantis: Hello Eliza, Susan, Eos, Wol
Eliza Madrigal: -is, btw
iwandertoo Resident: waves to wol, arch
Archmage Atlantis: Wol, u r dark.....you need help
Wol Euler scratches mosquito bites and waves back
Archmage Atlantis: let us help u
Wol Euler raises an eyebrow.
Wol Euler: could you expand on that, please arch?
Eos Amaterasu observes Wol scratching
Archmage Atlantis: Don't push her Eos
Eos Amaterasu: whitewashing Wol?
Wol Euler: dip me in cream :)
Wol Euler: might relieve the itch
Eos Amaterasu: I know a place called Milk Lake Farm nearby
Archmage Atlantis: Wol, you know I am not simple
Wol Euler: I suspect you could be if you wished to :)
Wol Euler: but that is fine
Wol Euler: follow your nature
Archmage Atlantis: I will
iwandertoo Resident: :)
Eos Amaterasu: Wol is so nurturing :-)
Archmage Atlantis: Hello Eliza
Wol Euler smiles.
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Arch :))
Archmage Atlantis: Sorry about the subtext
Eliza Madrigal: thank you for being so considerate ;-)
Archmage Atlantis: Namaste Eos
Wol Euler: so, how is everyone today?
Eos Amaterasu bows
Eliza Madrigal wonders
Archmage Atlantis: Et tu, Susan
iwandertoo Resident: pensive....tired
Archmage Atlantis: In my entire childhood, I would never exist without a shirt
Eos Amaterasu: have shirt ergo sum?
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Aphrodite :))
Archmage Atlantis: Close Eos
Eos Amaterasu: welcome, Aph!
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi retreaters. How are you all?
Wol Euler: itchy but happy
Eliza Madrigal: itchy
Eliza Madrigal: happy, yes, that too
Wol Euler: snap
Aphrodite Macbain: ?? got fleas or mosquitos?
Wol Euler: :-PPPPP
Eos Amaterasu: we made the mosquitos happy today
Wol Euler: we did an exercise today in patience: feeding them
Archmage Atlantis: Cortisone cream will take some care of the itch
Eliza Madrigal: it itch afterward is part of the practice
Aphrodite Macbain: he he happy mozzies. Nice foreigh blood! (Except Eos')
Wol Euler grumbles
Eliza Madrigal: *the
Aphrodite Macbain: Being with itch

--BELL--

Eos Amaterasu: mine too: watched the mozzy's syringe filling....
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Wol Euler: appreciate the presence of itching as a presentation by being
Eos Amaterasu: in short(s), bewitched
Wol Euler: :)
Aphrodite Macbain starts to feel itchy
Aphrodite Macbain: reaches for the repellant
Eos Amaterasu: we lay in the moss and offered ourselves
Wol Euler nods.
Aphrodite Macbain: Does that really help?
Eos Amaterasu: helps who?
Wol Euler: it helps them
Aphrodite Macbain: I thought maybe it was a mind over matter exercise
Wol Euler: and we accumulate merit
Eos Amaterasu: didn't really feel animosity to mosquitos
Aphrodite Macbain: karma through mizzie bites
Aphrodite Macbain: mozzie
Wol Euler: which we can dedicate to helping them move up the ladder of karma
Aphrodite Macbain: very thoughful
Wol Euler smiles.
Eliza Madrigal: in all sincerity it is quite remarkable... noticing one's reactions... how many are visceral, unexamined
Eliza Madrigal: unoffered
Aphrodite Macbain: I gather you have come up with some brand new schemes to entertain Pabbers
Wol Euler raises an eyebrow.
Wol Euler: your spies are active
Aphrodite Macbain: projects
Aphrodite Macbain raises the other eyebrow
Wol Euler thanks you for the assistance
Aphrodite Macbain: no more detail than that.
Aphrodite Macbain: promises promises
Wol Euler: secrets :-P
Wol Euler: all in good time
Wol Euler: erm, in *no* time
Archmage Atlantis: Eyebrows....not a good photo reference
Aphrodite Macbain: Too small?
Eliza Madrigal: And you Aph? Need mosquitos for your skit?
Wol Euler: we have them well trained
Aphrodite Macbain giggles
Eos Amaterasu: you could do a moskit
Wol Euler: !!!!
Aphrodite Macbain: No mosquitos in Italy
Wol Euler: wow
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Aphrodite Macbain giggles
Wol Euler: ah
Aphrodite Macbain: loves puns
Eliza Madrigal: although they are quite satisfied at this point, would be difficult to entice them to travel
Archmage Atlantis: punts with loves
Wol Euler catches it and runs!
Archmage Atlantis: Chester is listening
Aphrodite Macbain: I fantacize about getting them all together in once place and blowing them up
Eos Amaterasu visualizes
Wol Euler: ((we are beseiged by bugs at the big table here in the retreat place office, blowing them off our keyboards and each other))
Aphrodite Macbain: Are there no screens?
Archmage Atlantis: nimbus just woke up and realized I am not in the bed beside him
Wol Euler: ha, your puny screens do not stop Canadian bugs!
Aphrodite Macbain: but they're Canadian screens!
Wol Euler: hmmm, a conundrum
Eos Amaterasu: they're Canadian mozzies
Archmage Atlantis: Canuks...yikes
Eliza Madrigal: It is all quite lovely actually, and yes there are screens... some thankfully installed since we've been here...
Eliza Madrigal: generally, they are just too smart for us
Aphrodite Macbain: and small
Aphrodite Macbain: brb
Wol Euler: yes, true, that was very efficient
Eliza Madrigal: that's why we 'gave up' to them
Archmage Atlantis: Not to smart....too prolific
Wol Euler chuckles.
Wol Euler: "not smart" is right, one spent a minute trying to drill through my fingernails, one after hte other
Eos Amaterasu: fracking might succeed
Aphrodite Macbain: yummy fingernails
Aphrodite Macbain: Is it hard to meditate with mozzies drilling into your bdy?
Archmage Atlantis: Understanding this planet might, perhaps, succeed
Wol Euler: short answer: yes
Eos Amaterasu: that _was_ the meditation!
Aphrodite Macbain: he he
Archmage Atlantis: There are things that cannot be mediated with
Aphrodite Macbain: Did you visit the old growth forest?
Aphrodite Macbain: It would be nice to meditate there
Wol Euler: yes, but technically speaking it's not "old growth" since it has been harvested for 150 yrs
Eos Amaterasu: possibly during the night walk, but we couldn't tell
Eliza Madrigal: yes, this was during forest practice today... two separate explorations...
Archmage Atlantis: Which of the old growths?
Aphrodite Macbain: ah...why is it called old growth then? are there still some old trees left?
Eos Amaterasu: (bug on my screen)
Wol Euler: the forest
Archmage Atlantis: We of my clan protect them
Aphrodite Macbain: how Arch?
Wol Euler: well, *this* forest is not old growth :) jim was quite specific about that
Eliza Madrigal: there is a general guideline of taking 'only what is given'
Aphrodite Macbain: jim

--BELL--

Aphrodite Macbain: Who gives? What is given?
Wol Euler: jim is the owner/boss/host/sage/wise man of the woods
Aphrodite Macbain: does he have a beard?
Eliza Madrigal: there is a loving relationship and conversation the cultivators have developed.. a sensitivity
Wol Euler: alas, no
Wol Euler: but he does wear crocks and socks
Wol Euler: *crocs
Eliza Madrigal: against the advice of his wise daughter
Wol Euler: true
Aphrodite Macbain: hmm. Are you supposed to wear crocs with socks?
Eos Amaterasu: the forest biomass has stayed constant over the last 180 years
Wol Euler: ideally you are supposed NOT to wear crocs; but if you must then without socks
Eos Amaterasu imagines crocodile shoe
Wol Euler: (she says)
Wol Euler nods to Eos
Aphrodite Macbain: hard on the feet and fashion
Eliza Madrigal: the mosquitos don't mind though
Aphrodite Macbain: are you all a bit wider and sager?
Eos Amaterasu: Jim explained last year that the wood taken from the forest is not the product; the product is the forest; the forest is the product; goal is to keep it sustainably alive over the generations
Aphrodite Macbain: wiser
Eos Amaterasu: definitely wider
Wol Euler: heheheheh
Archmage Atlantis: Chester says "hello"
Wol Euler: yes, the meals are good and plentiful
Eliza Madrigal: widely aware
Aphrodite Macbain: nice way of thinking - conserving the whole rather than the part; the water as well as the wave
Archmage Atlantis: Nim, Ches an I say.....Blessings and Namaste
Eliza Madrigal: Namaste' Arch, and Nim and Ches as well
Wol Euler: ty arch, blessings to you three too :)
Archmage Atlantis: Koya says, last chance
Aphrodite Macbain: namaste
Aphrodite Macbain: Arch
Eos Amaterasu: cio Nim, Ches, and Arch
Eos Amaterasu: ciao
Aphrodite Macbain: It must be almost 11:30 your time
Wol Euler: yep
Wol Euler: we're all rising early too
Aphrodite Macbain: why?
Wol Euler: waking with the birds - and the moon!
Eos Amaterasu: the dawn chorus is much more pronounced this year
Aphrodite Macbain: mmm
Eliza Madrigal: Silent day tomorrow, so we are chattering ourselves out
Wol Euler: heheh
Aphrodite Macbain: the birds are happy - they have mozzies to eat
Aphrodite Macbain: when do you break yr silence?
Eos Amaterasu: after dinner tomorrow
Aphrodite Macbain: Sounds like a nice day
Aphrodite Macbain: Is it hot?
Wol Euler: humid more than hot
Eliza Madrigal: it is very "full" here
Aphrodite Macbain: It's supposed to be in the 30s in Ontario
Eos Amaterasu: 20s here
Aphrodite Macbain: nice
Aphrodite Macbain turns around the term "full" in her mind
Eliza Madrigal: the moon, in fact, woke some of us up Monday night... 4am ish...
Eliza Madrigal: asked no permission...
Wol Euler nods.
Aphrodite Macbain: he he
Aphrodite Macbain thinks of Samuo's poem
Eliza Madrigal smiles
Wol Euler smiles.
Eliza Madrigal thinks fondly and fully of Samuo
Eos Amaterasu: nice highlight today was being inside a long peal of thunder in the woods, with some lightning flashing all around
Eliza Madrigal: mmmmmyes
Wol Euler: mmhmm
Aphrodite Macbain: ooooh nice! Just thunder? No rain?
Eos Amaterasu: and previous night lots of fireflies!
Wol Euler: not really rain, just thick mist
Aphrodite Macbain: sounds really lovely
Aphrodite Macbain wishes she could TP there
Aphrodite Macbain: poof
Eos Amaterasu: there is a tent
Wol Euler: yep
Aphrodite Macbain: with mozzies?
Eliza Madrigal: we've celebrated and chattered about nearly everyone here I think... very much with us
Wol Euler nods.
Aphrodite Macbain: yes. you are missed here
Eos Amaterasu: but we are here!
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Aphrodite Macbain: It was nice that Bruce could come on Monday
Wol Euler: hehehe
Aphrodite Macbain: yes you are, aren't you, sans mosquitoes
Eliza Madrigal: he so loves attending and easy to accommodate... thank you for your well wishes
Aphrodite Macbain: It's such a lovely group. I hope some of you can come sometimes.
Aphrodite Macbain: It's a great way to begin the week
Eliza Madrigal: it would indeed be nice to... time will tell
Wol Euler nods.
Aphrodite Macbain: yes.
Wol Euler: I hope to, as soon as my current work project is finished
Aphrodite Macbain: Yayy. 10:30-12:30 SLT
Eliza Madrigal: time may be trusted :)
Wol Euler: does time have Basic Goodness?
Aphrodite Macbain: It may have Basic
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm not sure about Goodness
Aphrodite Macbain: Time does not exist
Eos Amaterasu: shirtless
Aphrodite Macbain: in Gaza
Wol Euler smiles.
Wol Euler: snap! I was thinking that
Aphrodite Macbain: uh oh
Aphrodite Macbain: too weird. I thought I only thought that way

--BELL--

Aphrodite Macbain: Eliza, it says you are busy but you seem to be here unless you are another incarnation of Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: :) I'm busy being present here :)
Eos Amaterasu: and here
Eliza Madrigal: just busy for IMs
Eliza Madrigal: I'm sort of 'breaking a rule' of my own, to refrain from the computer for a few weeks
Aphrodite Macbain: Ah. Storm is trying to IM people
Eliza Madrigal: Oh, please wave hello to Storm... wonderful video he and Bleu sent out!
Aphrodite Macbain: He was trying to reach you. I will say hi to him
Aphrodite Macbain: Well, I'm going to check dinner.
Eos Amaterasu: bye Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: Have a beautiful peaceful day tomorrow
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Aphrodite :) Nice to see you, hugs to all
Eos Amaterasu: will be sunny
Eliza Madrigal: Thank you very much
Eliza Madrigal: we take it to heart
Aphrodite Macbain: Hugs all round
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye!
Wol Euler: http://dilbert.com/2011-07-19/
Eliza Madrigal: Bye!
Wol Euler: bey aph, take care
Wol Euler: bon appetit
Wol Euler: ((much laughter in RL))
Eos Amaterasu: we can triple poof
Wol Euler: goodnight eliza, 'night eos
Eliza Madrigal: Synchronized poofing
Wol Euler: yay!
Eos Amaterasu: goodnight eliza, good night wol, good night moon
Eliza Madrigal: Good Night Dear Friends
Wol Euler smiles.