2011.11.26 13:00 - Custer and Thanksgiving surprises

The Guardian for this meeting was Aphrodite Macbain. The comments are by Aphrodite Macbain.

Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Bruce. Glad to see you made it!
Aphrodite Macbain: Oops maybe not!
Bruce Mowbray: I can't see anything.
Aphrodite Macbain: I cant see you
Aphrodite Macbain: Maybe this is what dropping everything is like!
Aphrodite Macbain: Oh, no. There you are.
Aphrodite Macbain: still wearing horns and skates
Bruce Mowbray: Where is everyone - except you, of course?
Aphrodite Macbain: Some are at Xirana's exhibition.
Aphrodite Macbain: Others are awol
Bruce Mowbray wonders what being an Awol would feel like.
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Zon
--BELL--
Bruce Mowbray: Hello there, slumped down Zon.
Aphrodite Macbain: Perhaps Zon is having techno difficulties or involved in another conversation
Bruce Mowbray: yes, perhaps in another "framework" altogether.
Aphrodite Macbain: Saturdays are becoming quiet days here in the pavilion. Soon I will have to leave this slot as I have commitments in RL starting in January
Bruce Mowbray: Hmmmm.
Bruce Mowbray: Similar thought to my own.

Aph and Bruce chat through IMs for almost 30 minutes as no one else turns up.

Bruce Mowbray: Greetings and salutations, Korel!
Korel Laloix: heya
Korel Laloix: What did I miss?
Bruce Mowbray: Aph and I have been IMing this whole session, Kori, so you really didn't miss anything.
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Korel. Good to see you
Korel Laloix: OH OK
Korel Laloix: Heya
Korel Laloix: Just having a relaxing day.
Aphrodite Macbain: Not working?
Korel Laloix: Finished up the clean up already.
Bruce Mowbray: yayyy!
Korel Laloix: SO not doing much homework today.
Korel Laloix: Getting some reading done, not school reading.
--BELL--
Aphrodite Macbain: How's the work going Korel?
Korel Laloix: Not working today.
Korel Laloix: But the job is the job.
Korel Laloix: SO I can't complain.
Bruce Mowbray: afk for a sec. . . brb
Aphrodite Macbain: still dealing with biological warfare!?
Bruce Mowbray: (back)
Aphrodite Macbain: wb
Korel Laloix: Done with that paper.
Bruce Mowbray: ty
Korel Laloix: Not doing schoolwork today.
Korel Laloix: Doing some things for me today.
Bruce Mowbray: yayyyy! Doing things for yourself!!!! VERY good, Kori.
Aphrodite Macbain: Great. Like what?
Korel Laloix: Reading.
Korel Laloix: Custer Died for Your Sins.
Korel Laloix: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer_...dian_Manifesto
Aphrodite Macbain: what is it about Kori
Aphrodite Macbain: who's manifesto?
Korel Laloix: It is a critique of how late 60s America dealth with First Americans.
Korel Laloix: Supposed to be an Indian Manafesto.
Korel Laloix: It is not what it is hyped to be, but still thought provoking.
Aphrodite Macbain: Can all American Indians speak together on this?
Korel Laloix: No.
Aphrodite Macbain: In Canada they are divided on many issues and experiences and could never pull together a manifesto that spoke on all their behalfs
Korel Laloix: Saying Native American is even a less usefull term than European.
Korel Laloix: This is not a unification of beliefs, but a consistant critiquie of the sometimes silly behavior of the US toward us.
Tess Aristocrat: hello
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya Tess
Korel Laloix: Heya
Bruce Mowbray: YO, Tess!
Tess Aristocrat: yippieeee
Aphrodite Macbain: Hehe
Tess Aristocrat: Happy Thanks
Aphrodite Macbain: happy day?
Tess Aristocrat: sure
Aphrodite Macbain: did you have turkey?
Tess Aristocrat: oh yes
Tess Aristocrat: and then turkey sandwiches
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Zon wb
Bruce Mowbray: The COOLEST thing happened to me yesterday. . . .
Tess Aristocrat: oh?
Bruce Mowbray: Yo, Zon!
Korel Laloix: Do tell.
Korel Laloix: Frost bite?  ?  e?  
Bruce Mowbray is still looking for Zon. . . on the grass.
Bruce Mowbray: HA!
Bruce Mowbray: no, not frost bite.
Bruce Mowbray: It has been unusually warm up here, Kori.
Bruce Mowbray: do you what to know what happened?
Zon Kwan: hi all
Bruce Mowbray: Hey, ZON!
Tess Aristocrat: hello
--BELL--
Aphrodite Macbain: I am afraid I have to go now. Too bad everyone is turning up at the end of the hour!
Korel Laloix: Take care.
Aphrodite Macbain: Promises to keep...
Bruce Mowbray: OK, Aph. THANKS!
Tess Aristocrat: good to see you Aphrodite
Bruce Mowbray ponders to himself: So many sub-texts.
Bruce Mowbray: I also have a few promises to keep -- to myself.
Bruce Mowbray: so, I shall be skating on. . .
Zon Kwan: bruce..tell
Tess Aristocrat: well, since you're not going to tell your story
Bruce Mowbray: oooops.
Bruce Mowbray returns.
Tess Aristocrat: yippieeee
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)

Bruce's story about Thanksgiving

Bruce Mowbray: my story about Thanksgiving?
Bruce Mowbray: ok.
Bruce Mowbray: well, it's a bit long. . .
Bruce Mowbray: a 26 year old guy down the road got kicked out of his family's home
Bruce Mowbray: and so he came here and asked to stay in my camper.
Bruce Mowbray: and I said OK.
Tess Aristocrat: oh ... :0
Bruce Mowbray: and he was here for a long time.
Bruce Mowbray: then it got cold...
Bruce Mowbray: and I had to winterize the camper....
Bruce Mowbray: so he had to go.
Bruce Mowbray: but just before he left,
Bruce Mowbray: he asked me for $100.
Bruce Mowbray: saying he would repay me within 5 days.
Zon Kwan: oh my
Bruce Mowbray: but weeks went by.,
Bruce Mowbray: and I didn't hear a peep from him.
Bruce Mowbray: BUT,
Bruce Mowbray: on Thanksgiving afternoon. . .
Tess Aristocrat: ㋡
Bruce Mowbray: when I was all alone and without family or celebration....
Bruce Mowbray: his mother came to my farm....
Bruce Mowbray: and brought me a whole dinner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tess Aristocrat: awwww
Bruce Mowbray: and we had a chance to talk about her son.
Bruce Mowbray: and that really MADE my whole day.
Bruce Mowbray: I* don't give a damn about the money.
Bruce Mowbray: of course.
Bruce Mowbray: but I had not heard about her son for weeks.
Bruce Mowbray: so that was my Thanksgiving treat!
Bruce Mowbray: (done)
Tess Aristocrat: ㋡
Tess Aristocrat: what a good day it was, then ㋡
Bruce Mowbray: Oh yes!

Tess Aristocrat: ok..I'm off to finish my work.
Zon Kwan: gtg. see ya
Bruce Mowbray: Bye, Tess!
Korel Laloix: Take care.
Tess Aristocrat: Have a great day / eve
Bruce Mowbray: Bye, Zon!
Bruce Mowbray: Hey, Vorder!
Vorder Forder: hello
Korel Laloix: osiyo
Bruce Mowbray: How are you today, Vorder?
Vorder Forder: I am fine thank you
Korel Laloix: Good weekend for you?
--BELL--
Vorder Forder: yes very good I was just coming home from the theater
Bruce Mowbray: oh? What did you see at the theater, Vorder?
Korel Laloix: Movie or life/
Vorder Forder: I am sorry I have to pull the plug
Vorder Forder: have fun good night
Korel Laloix: Take care
Bruce Mowbray: I also need to be poofing.
Bruce Mowbray: Thanks for the affirmations, Kori.
Bruce Mowbray: I feel much better now.
Bruce Mowbray: Have a great rest of the weekend.
Korel Laloix: Thanks.
Korel Laloix: Take are.... and thanks for the chat.