The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.
Paradise Tennant, Rhiannon Dragoone (by phone), Dash Eathboy, Roger Ormenthal, Susan Sorensson
Initially we spoke of pets and companionship, after I was having dificulties "Claiming the log" for posting to the Wiki, I turned off the pond and left us with 8 cushions, eventually the Playgota got to crowded and I had to refil the fountain.
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Paradise
Paradise Tennant: hiya stev ..how are you ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: very tired
stevenaia Michinaga: woke up, talked t the cat, couldn;t get to bed
Paradise Tennant: last night?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, cat wanted "in" meaowing from the ground below
stevenaia Michinaga: when I heard there was a stray car here, I immediately thought it was a stry cat
stevenaia Michinaga: stray cat
Paradise Tennant: you are feline sensitive :)
stevenaia Michinaga: a very strange day
stevenaia Michinaga: how was your day?
Paradise Tennant: very busy .. hectic .. would like it to slow down but no such like
Paradise Tennant: been coming home late on empty :)
stevenaia Michinaga: now you can :)
Paradise Tennant: yes we went for a nice walk ..and had dinner on a patio ...
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: the pup prefers outdoor dining
stevenaia Michinaga: who wouldn;t in this nice weather
Paradise Tennant: yes cold so much here .. so nice to be wandering around in a summer dress and sandals sans parka
stevenaia Michinaga: does the dog ever stay outside on the patio all day?
Paradise Tennant: no :)
stevenaia Michinaga: my cat has stays out all night and sleeps in all day
Paradise Tennant: he stays inside :) except when his dog walker comes in to take him to the beach :) i sit at my desk look at the time and think well at least the dog is at the beach :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hehe
Paradise Tennant: hmm she or he
stevenaia Michinaga: he
stevenaia Michinaga: more of an X-he
Paradise Tennant: how old again
stevenaia Michinaga: 12ish
stevenaia Michinaga: but happy
Paradise Tennant: smiles he can go a long time yet have a friend whose cat is 21
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
Paradise Tennant: dog is 14 and really slowing down :)
Paradise Tennant: was such a litte firecracker when he was young
stevenaia Michinaga: nice to have a pet you can keep up with
Paradise Tennant: lol yes indeed
stevenaia Michinaga: companionship comes in many forms
Paradise Tennant: yes :)
stevenaia Michinaga: welcome Rhi
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi Steve, para, bleu!
stevenaia Michinaga: bleu is not here
Paradise Tennant: hiya rhi :)
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): oh
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): He was on my radar
stevenaia Michinaga: just to get your bearings
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, you must have very sensitive radar
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): oh, he's 225 m away
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: are you working tonight?
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): yeah. Proctoring a test
stevenaia Michinaga: very late exams
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): yeah. Adult learners
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): pre algebra
stevenaia Michinaga: we were talking about our pet/companions, do you have such?
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): yes. I have two dogs
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: smiles what are kind ?
stevenaia Michinaga: Paradise, have the fish stopped circling around the fountain?
Paradise Tennant: no but they are clearly laggy :)
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): and It's funny. Rosalyn saw an ad for a dog at the pound. When we got There though, I wanted another dog. She insisted we gwr both Then. The dog she wanted bonded with ne; the dog I wanted bonded with her. So we each pucked the perfect companion for the orher
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
Paradise Tennant: smiles perfect
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): mine us a spaniel terrier mix and hers is a half Wolf south Carolina dog
stevenaia Michinaga: the fish are swiming now but I can;t claim the log because of Fael's flower
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Dash
Paradise Tennant: hiya dash
Dash (dash.earthboy): hey y'all
stevenaia Michinaga: Paradise, can you see if you can claim the log?
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi dash
stevenaia Michinaga: I seem to be unable to
Dash (dash.earthboy): what's shaking Rhi?
Paradise Tennant: hiya roger :)
Dash (dash.earthboy): hey Roger
stevenaia Michinaga: hi riger, sine
Dash (dash.earthboy): hey Sine
Roger Ormenthal: Hi there all.
Paradise Tennant: hiya sine :)
sinequanon Sahara: Hello everyone...
Dash (dash.earthboy): hope we have enough seats :)
sinequanon Sahara: hey who drank all the water
stevenaia Michinaga: there was a leak
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi sine!
sinequanon Sahara: Hello Rhi..
stevenaia Michinaga: expected a small turnout, didn;t wnat a pillow fight to break out so I hid the pillows
Dash (dash.earthboy): Hey Bert
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi roger
stevenaia Michinaga: besides, I;m floating just fine here
sinequanon Sahara: Rhi was it you...did you went to take the leak
Bertrum: hi everyone
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Bert
Bertrum: hi everyone
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi Bert
stevenaia Michinaga: if I put the fountain back, Dash will get all wet
sinequanon Sahara: guess we can all go fish
Dash (dash.earthboy): maybe it will wake me up :)
stevenaia Michinaga: me too
stevenaia Michinaga: very sleepie, but seem to be perking up now
sinequanon Sahara: i see that our fish are silver fish ..dont need water
Dash (dash.earthboy): :)
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): so you vanished the fountain, Steve?
Dash (dash.earthboy): silverfish :)
BELL
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, Rhi
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): is glad the fish are virtual
sinequanon Sahara: this is a sign from the End of Times...straight out of the book
Paradise Tennant: hiya bertrum :)
Bertrum: hi Paradise
stevenaia Michinaga: oh?
sinequanon Sahara: when the Gog and Magog will arrive...drink all our waters
sinequanon Sahara: even the bell is acting clumsy...
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): oh, yeah. It's their all salt diet. Makes them thirsty there
Dash (dash.earthboy): ring a ding ding
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, will tell the bell keeper
Dash (dash.earthboy): wb Bert
Paradise Tennant: smiles what shall we talk of tonight
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): The fresh water supply is shrinking world wide
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): We were talking animal companions
Dash (dash.earthboy): i can admit to breaking my own rule today
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): dash. Which rule is that?
Dash (dash.earthboy): i had set my credit card as "gas only" in budgeting my relocation quest
Dash (dash.earthboy): today i put a week's motel charges on it
Dash (dash.earthboy): so I could stay in Loveland
Paradise Tennant: what is loveland like?
Dash (dash.earthboy): also will celebrate my birthday here tomorrow
sinequanon Sahara: what is loveland?
Paradise Tennant: happy birthday dash
Dash (dash.earthboy): maybe with a job or two after the interviews tomorrow
stevenaia Michinaga: just ingore the fish flying for a moment :)
sinequanon Sahara: sounds like something built by michael jackson
Roger Ormenthal: Animal companions would be a nice topic.
Dash (dash.earthboy): Loveland is a RL place Sine :)
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): happy birthday, dash
Dash (dash.earthboy): hey susan
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): waves
Dash (dash.earthboy): thanks Rhi & Paradise, just happy to be here
sinequanon Sahara: for whom the bells toll
sinequanon Sahara: Hi Susan
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): waves
Dash (dash.earthboy): hey Aph
Dash (dash.earthboy): well, we need to make more seats folks :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hi susan, pardon me while I slowly dis-assemble our little world here
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi iwan
stevenaia Michinaga: there are 4 seats there
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): waves (to all)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya everyone
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hi Aph
stevenaia Michinaga: are you on phone too, Susan?
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Rhi
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): yes
Dash (dash.earthboy): well, yah I guess I could stand too :)
Paradise Tennant: hya susan
Paradise Tennant: hiya aph
sinequanon Sahara: Hi aphro
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): waves
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): Don't do it on our account, dash
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Paradise. I'm happy to sit here on the stone. It's nice and cool
stevenaia Michinaga: hehe
Aphrodite Macbain: oh. Cool
sinequanon Sahara: hey water water everywhere
Aphrodite Macbain: Thanks stevenaia
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): Sudan and I are on phones. So we have to stand
Dash (dash.earthboy): how refreshing !
stevenaia Michinaga: pillows for all
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): I just hope my ass us Not to the group
Aphrodite Macbain: Much softer!
stevenaia Michinaga: you are pefect, Rhi, your shoes are safe
Aphrodite Macbain: shoes?
Dash (dash.earthboy): gas here is just $3.37/gal folks!
Dash (dash.earthboy): doncha "love" it?
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): thanks, Steve nothing worse than shoes that go squish, squish
Aphrodite Macbain: where are you Dash?
Dash (dash.earthboy): Loveland, Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: where is loveland?
Dash (dash.earthboy): near Ft. Collins, Colorado
Dash (dash.earthboy): very popular on Valentines Day :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Oh -near Storm!
Dash (dash.earthboy): yah, where is he anyway?
Aphrodite Macbain: (Denver)
Dash (dash.earthboy): been looking to hear from him :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Have you sold your house?
Dash (dash.earthboy): nope
stevenaia Michinaga: brb
Aphrodite Macbain: are you OK?
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Dash (dash.earthboy): going forth on a broken wing and a prayer
Dash (dash.earthboy): just found out tonight that my credit union has blocked my credit card from receiving authorized payments
Dash (dash.earthboy): ain't it grand to deal with these things from 2000 miles away?
Aphrodite Macbain: close or near, it's hard to do!
Dash (dash.earthboy): if they block my insurance payments, i'll really be in trouble
Aphrodite Macbain: slop sliding away
Dash (dash.earthboy): yep
Aphrodite Macbain: slip!
Dash (dash.earthboy): that too :)
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): oh, That's happened to me.
Aphrodite Macbain: what Rhi?
Dash (dash.earthboy): perhaps, fate is forcing me to drop everything and just Be...
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): that my credit card stopped taking authorized payments
Dash (dash.earthboy): blocked?
sinequanon Sahara: I dont even have a credit card
Paradise Tennant: wow
Dash (dash.earthboy): good way to live sine
Paradise Tennant: blinks but how do you travel ?
sinequanon Sahara: cash ...always
sinequanon Sahara: or i dont
sinequanon Sahara: but the ATM works fine...
sinequanon Sahara: debit card
Dash (dash.earthboy): i'm basically wanting to settle in somewhere and stop traveling for awhile
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): cash. You can always use cash
Dash (dash.earthboy): and it's easy to be robbed of cash :(
Paradise Tennant: but advance bookings ..flights ? hotel reservations ?
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): Yeah. That's why I carry a gun
sinequanon Sahara: in my par tof the world things still happen the old fashion way
stevenaia Michinaga: hard to hide in SL
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): hard to do things in advance, but you go This the counter and pay cash.
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): The TSA guys sometimes interrogate you
Paradise Tennant: smiles cannot buy shoes in sl without .. a credit card very easily :)
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): SL/ I use lndens
Aphrodite Macbain: What would we do in times before there was such a thing as money?
sinequanon Sahara: Thanks Paradise...for taking pity on me :))))))
Paradise Tennant: well money is a big game of pretend of course believe the barter was beads or edibles
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): I make enough in tips that I don't use FL money for SL
Dash (dash.earthboy): Aph, I was just explaining to a prospective employer that money to me is wampum: a token for something that has intrinsic value
Aphrodite Macbain: You should be taking pity on us sinequanon
stevenaia Michinaga: perhaps a topic... why pity?
stevenaia Michinaga: why no compassion
Aphrodite Macbain: pity in this case?
stevenaia Michinaga: not
Aphrodite Macbain: of owing money to credit cards?
Dash (dash.earthboy): is there something wrong with pity?
Dash (dash.earthboy): how is pity different from compassion?
Aphrodite Macbain: compassion is always better; it has no condescension
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): well..Almost time For me to gather the tests. So better log
sinequanon Sahara: can we have compassion for the rothchild and the rockfellers
stevenaia Michinaga: why serve pity, when you can serve compassion
Dash (dash.earthboy): does pity have an element of condescension?
Paradise Tennant: take care rhi :) happy marking :)
Aphrodite Macbain: yes I think we can sine
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): pity doed
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! Rhi
Dash (dash.earthboy): bye Rhi
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): thanks, para
sinequanon Sahara: bye Rhi...
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): bye dash
stevenaia Michinaga: bye Rhi
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): bye sine
BELL
Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): bye, Steve
Bertrum: brb
Dash (dash.earthboy): this green tea i'm drinking has intrinsic value :)
Aphrodite Macbain: what is its intrinsic value?
Dash (dash.earthboy): kinda like the value of our body parts :)
Aphrodite Macbain tries to imagine drinking her body parts
Paradise Tennant: ouch
Dash (dash.earthboy): belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing <the intrinsic worth of a gem> <the intrinsic brightness of a star>
Aphrodite Macbain: what is the essential nature of green tea?
Dash (dash.earthboy): antioxidants :)
Aphrodite Macbain: It's greenness, its tea-ness? It's healthy properties?
Dash (dash.earthboy): yes
Dash (dash.earthboy): the above "belonging..." definition is from Webster's
Dash (dash.earthboy): Aph, perhaps cannibals could help you imagine drinking body parts :)
Dash (dash.earthboy): wow, where did this hour go?
Aphrodite Macbain: hehehe- cooked up in a big soup pot!
stevenaia Michinaga: yumm
Dash (dash.earthboy): glad we're keeping this clean...R rated :)
stevenaia Michinaga: well the cannible part might be PG
stevenaia Michinaga: (Aphr drinks herself)
Dash (dash.earthboy): :)
Dash (dash.earthboy): watcha think Susan?
Aphrodite Macbain: hmmm sounds like a curious exercise; drinking oneself. Soewhat circular like the snake eating its tail
Dash (dash.earthboy): is SL more like the Twilight Zone or the Outer Limits?
BELL
Dash (dash.earthboy): yes, Aph, or maybe like a dog chasing its tail :0
responsible for all the comments
Dash (dash.earthboy): 3 hrs of work before I sleep....bidding y'all pax et bonum & bon soir
sinequanon Sahara: Bye Dash
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): waves
Aphrodite Macbain: Nitey night Dash!!
stevenaia Michinaga: hi storm
STORM TO THE RESCUE
Storm Nordwind: Hi. Still having claiming problems?
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: well put
stevenaia Michinaga: try it, I'll post it
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: waits with breathless anticipation
Aphrodite Macbain: Mighty Zeus probes the fountain
stevenaia Michinaga: do unclaimed logs still get recorded so the text is on the server?
stevenaia Michinaga: although hate to bother Wol
Storm Nordwind: No one has a listener listening to them. You will have to post the log from your private log
sinequanon Sahara: we need Poseidon i think
stevenaia Michinaga: ok
Storm Nordwind: Reinitializing it
Storm Nordwind: Please try now
stevenaia Michinaga: magic!!!!
Storm Nordwind: Yay!
Paradise Tennant: yay
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
sinequanon Sahara: Hail
stevenaia Michinaga: one empty log, but it works
Storm Nordwind takes a humble bow
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: how did you touch it to re-initialize it
Storm Nordwind: I edited the script
stevenaia Michinaga: oh that..ofcourse
Storm Nordwind: Not something for the faint hearted!
stevenaia Michinaga: mumbles in amazment
Storm Nordwind: We do need to find out why that happened though
stevenaia Michinaga: maybe the car issues
Storm Nordwind: So sorry to interrupt - please do continue with your previous discussions!
stevenaia Michinaga: or as I read it, the stray cat
Paradise Tennant: smiles well as always thank you .. for the company and the conversation but I am getting sleepy so will say good night :)
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): waves
Storm Nordwind waves
sinequanon Sahara: bye
Storm Nordwind: Please excuse me too!
stevenaia Michinaga: thank goodness I turned off the timestamps on my logs
sinequanon Sahara: Bye Paradise...
stevenaia Michinaga: night Storm, Paradise
Bertrum: I have to go as well. night all.
sinequanon Sahara: Bertrum
Paradise Tennant: namaste my friends :)
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks for your patience tonight
Susan Sorensson (iwandertoo): same ... waves
Roger Ormenthal: Bye
stevenaia Michinaga: bye roger
stevenaia Michinaga: night sine
sinequanon Sahara: must beg leave as well
sinequanon Sahara: Bye stev...Aphrodite
stevenaia Michinaga: nice tie
sinequanon Sahara: haha thanks :)
stevenaia Michinaga: gets the point across
BELL
sinequanon Sahara: i have another one with venus on it too ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: bowtie?
sinequanon Sahara: similar...it was a set..
Aphrodite Macbain: Venus? she's my roman cousin
sinequanon Sahara: and theres another with two Mars
sinequanon Sahara: not touching that one :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Nite all.
sinequanon Sahara: yes she is Aphrodite..
sinequanon Sahara: nite once again
Aphrodite Macbain: CU all tomorrow
stevenaia Michinaga: night