2012.03.23 07:00 - Kinds of support

The Guardian for this meeting was Lucinda Lavender. The comments are by Lucinda Lavender.

Attending were: Korel, Mila, S a n, Xirana, and Eliza.

Korel Laloix: Heya
Lucinda Lavender: Heya Korel!
Lucinda Lavender: just looking away for a moment
Korel Laloix: No worries.
Lucinda Lavender: how are you today?
Korel Laloix: Just on to check the weather really.
Korel Laloix: Finally stopped raining.
Lucinda Lavender: that is nice:)
Lucinda Lavender: you are not camping are you?
Lucinda Lavender: I remember hearing of that once..
Korel Laloix: Yes... out camping for spring break... getting alot of reading done.
Korel Laloix: But been stuck in my tent a lot as well...
Korel Laloix: FInally managed to get down to the station and charge my battery back up early this morning.
Lucinda Lavender: wow...glad you are ok...
Korel Laloix: A couple of times it was pretty bad... hail, wind and lightening.
Lucinda Lavender: what kinds of things can you see on a good weather day?
Lucinda Lavender: exciting!
Lucinda Lavender: and dangerous...I bet
--BELL--

Korel Laloix: I am in Charons Garden Wildeness
Korel Laloix: Wich is part of the Witchita National Wildlife Refuge.
Korel Laloix: SO lots of buffalo, elk, dear, other wildlife.
Korel Laloix: I am on a mountin, so when it is clear I can see a lot around.
Korel Laloix: Really the only thing I have seen so far was one buffalo and some brids.
Lucinda Lavender: fantastic!
Korel Laloix: Just nice to get some time away and think and read and relax.
Lucinda Lavender: interesting...I claimed the session...but when I heard the bell a second ago there was no announcementnt
Korel Laloix: Wnat me to try it?
Lucinda Lavender: do you study birds and animals?
Korel Laloix: Not at all.
Korel Laloix: I just like to be out in it.
Korel Laloix: I know quite a few plants though.
Korel Laloix: There are a lot of things in traditional medicne that I at least have an awareness of.
Lucinda Lavender: so much to learn...
Lucinda Lavender: ah cool!
Korel Laloix: I need to spend more time iwth my aunts.
milakel Resident: kori! :)
Lucinda Lavender: plant are amazing
milakel Resident: luci girl :)
Lucinda Lavender: do the aunts know alot?
Korel Laloix: None of my cousins are taking up their role, so I might.
Korel Laloix: They are self proclaimed medicine women.
Lucinda Lavender: cool!!
Korel Laloix: And most let them go that way.
Lucinda Lavender: Hi Mila:)
Korel Laloix: I think more left over from their real drug days.
Korel Laloix: Heya.
Korel Laloix: But they do know a heck of a lot.
Lucinda Lavender: welcom!
milakel Resident: kori, anything new from the bio department?
Korel Laloix: I am on spring break, so not thinking of it much, sorry.
Lucinda Lavender: Mila...I knowtice the bell does not give it's usual announcment....just rings tho
Korel Laloix: But the forest ranger that keep on checking up to me thinks the buffalo that hangs around here has taken a liking to me.
milakel Resident: not reading bio magazines, hearing rumors? :)
Korel Laloix: lol
Lucinda Lavender: cool!
milakel Resident: luci, it doesn't at the start of the hour
Korel Laloix: The last thing I was reading was on equine encephilitus.
Lucinda Lavender: ok:) thanks!
milakel Resident: eww
Lucinda Lavender: do you study medical things?
milakel Resident: bio statistics
Korel Laloix: My masters programs are in epidemiology and biostats.
Lucinda Lavender: oh right I remember now...
milakel Resident: kori will be a renowned bio scientist
Korel Laloix: lol... if I can find a job maybe... but thanks for the confidence.
milakel Resident: :)
Korel Laloix: I do want to do medical research though.
Lucinda Lavender: wonderful!...looking at the map I found here of you wilness place...are you near Mt Marcy?
Lucinda Lavender: http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip....trip_id=440665
Lucinda Lavender: here are some picture s of the place I found:)
Lucinda Lavender: if that is ok...
milakel Resident: cool trip
Lucinda Lavender: can edit it out if you wish:)
Korel Laloix: ON top of Elk mountain.
Korel Laloix: That is it.
Korel Laloix: It is a lovely place.
Korel Laloix: I was going to leave Wednesday as things were getting bad and my stuff was all getting wet.
Lucinda Lavender: cool!!!
Lucinda Lavender: I love to camp too...used to do it more...but I see Elk Mt on the map!
Korel Laloix: But i mentioned that to my brother on the phone and five hours later my stepdad and him showed up with dry stuff for me....
Korel Laloix: Was a lovely surprize.
Korel Laloix: A bit embarrasing as well.... but welcome.
Lucinda Lavender: great!! Good support!
Korel Laloix: I think they worry about me.... lol
Lucinda Lavender: support for geting rest...
Korel Laloix: The rangers seem to check on me regularly as well... nice to have the company I guess... for short times.
Lucinda Lavender: all need those retreats...
milakel Resident: aww, sweet rangers
milakel Resident: they like you
Korel Laloix: It is nice for sure... very theriputic.
Lucinda Lavender: clearing the mind and such
Lucinda Lavender: good place to breathe I bet
Korel Laloix: Just glad I don't have much school stuff to do at the moment... my bran needed a break.
--BELL--

Korel Laloix: Wish it would warm up though.. stlll a bit cool for me.
Lucinda Lavender: Do you have new grass growing there?
Lucinda Lavender: is there some green?
Korel Laloix: There is some green, but a lot of brown as well.
Lucinda Lavender: :)
milakel Resident: kori, careful with bears out there. things can happen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJz-voqC18
milakel Resident: san :)
Lucinda Lavender: HI San:)
Korel Laloix: I don't think there are bears here. But thanks.... smiles
Lucinda Lavender: kind of scary!
Korel Laloix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCBTrPmCms
Korel Laloix: Found a youtube movie of Charons Garden.
Korel Laloix: Not sure what it is though... my connection is slow.
Santoshima Resident: we call that a primitive video fake, mila
Lucinda Lavender: LUci remembers childhood moments when older brothers and cousin took her for a ride down by the interurban to "see the bears Lucinda"...
Lucinda Lavender: in the dark...
Santoshima Resident: but kinda fun where the "bear" is tossing their stuff out the back of the vehicle
Lucinda Lavender: thanks Korel
Korel Laloix: It is fun.
Korel Laloix: Going to go do MOunt Scott today... hope it warms up.
milakel Resident: i call it funny :)
Korel Laloix: Wanted to lay out a bit as well... maybe tomorrow.. suppposed to get up to 80 or so.
milakel Resident: where are you in this video, kori?
Korel Laloix: lol... I am not..
Korel Laloix: Just found that on youtube.
milakel Resident: aww...
Lucinda Lavender: nice rocks there!
Lucinda Lavender: I love the big rocky places...
Korel Laloix: As far as I know there is only one movied of me on youtube I want to keep it that way.
milakel Resident: you should make a vid with you and rangers and post on youtube ;)
Korel Laloix: OH heck no... but thanks for the thought.
Lucinda Lavender: maybe of you dancing on the mountain top:)
milakel Resident: hehe
milakel Resident: yes!
milakel Resident: xira cruz :)
Korel Laloix: You can look up that vid of me dancing I shared before.
Lucinda Lavender: thanks:)
Korel Laloix: Heya
Lucinda Lavender: Hi xirana
Xirana Oximoxi: hello Luci, Korel, San...MIla Cruz :)) (my sister) :)
Korel Laloix: OK... need to save some battery....take care all.
Santoshima Resident: bye korel
Korel Laloix: ciao all.
Xirana Oximoxi: bye bye Kortel!
Lucinda Lavender: take care Korel!!
milakel Resident: poof
milakel Resident: *eats walnut cake*
Lucinda Lavender: I need to go open up the chickens...be right back...
Xirana Oximoxi: ok :)
milakel Resident: and bring some eggs :)
Xirana Oximoxi: hehe:)...it's sure they are far more good than the ones in supermarkets
Xirana Oximoxi: it makes a difference to eat an egg of chickens of 'natural' grow up
milakel Resident: yes, indeed
--BELL--

Lucinda Lavender: yes...it really does...
Lucinda Lavender: The neighborhood rooster is crowing at 6:30 am now:)
Lucinda Lavender: we are going to have a sunny day today:)
milakel Resident: he's on dst now? :)
Lucinda Lavender: yep
Lucinda Lavender: or his owners are:)
milakel Resident: i arrived to john denver via kori's clip. nice songs.
Xirana Oximoxi: have you participated at the 99 days project?... I have not and find very interestng to have a meeting for all to explain the experience
milakel Resident: no, i haven't...
Lucinda Lavender: I did it during the first session...from about day 17 on I think
Xirana Oximoxi: I used to read at the beginning...
Lucinda Lavender: I chose to look at what I was noticing on that particular day...
Xirana Oximoxi: but have not followed
Lucinda Lavender: I got kind of busy feeling from RL and then did not continue for the second session
Xirana Oximoxi: yes... it happens to me too... a lot of activities and can not participate to all...uns plus, now I follow facebbok:)
Lucinda Lavender: yes.. pulled in many directions
Xirana Oximoxi: yes:)
Santoshima Resident: how do you "follow" facebook... i do not understand how it works
Lucinda Lavender: I posted the amazing robots made by children of my school...
Xirana Oximoxi: well... I mmean that I have an account and now I see what my friends' post, suggest, share... :)
Xirana Oximoxi: I had an account and never used to see it
Santoshima Resident: oh
Lucinda Lavender: well when you become friends with someone then with more friends the newfeed grows longer
Lucinda Lavender: newsfeed
Xirana Oximoxi: yes... I've seen people that has more than one thousand friends:)...but they are 'famous' people or poeple doing public activities
Santoshima Resident: hello miss eliza
Lucinda Lavender: HI Eliza:)
Xirana Oximoxi: hi Eliza:)
Eliza Madrigal: Hello ladies :))
milakel Resident: eliza!
milakel Resident: not a queen yet? :)
Eliza Madrigal: crown yet to appear outwardly
Eliza Madrigal laughs
milakel Resident: :
milakel Resident: )
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
milakel Resident: i wonder who's going to be the first king
Eliza Madrigal: surely you must be on the cusp Mila
milakel Resident: i'm about to give up ;)
Xirana Oximoxi: last year I tried and it was not easy to get the price
Eliza Madrigal: it is hard, but cheating is allowed
Eliza Madrigal: haha
milakel Resident: it is not, indeed, xiri
Xirana Oximoxi: :))
Lucinda Lavender: :)
milakel Resident: only the smartest out there can manage it
Santoshima Resident: and the most driven
Santoshima Resident: to "succeeed"
Xirana Oximoxi: we'll have to ask Storm to prepare one hunt for 'dummies' :)
milakel Resident: i wouldn't make it thus far without the clues and hints from others
Xirana Oximoxi: like me:)
Eliza Madrigal: nor I... I think that's the value actually... that we are sort of pushed to collaborate
Eliza Madrigal: and to see our own boundaries
milakel Resident: yes, team work is fun
--BELL--

Lucinda Lavender: Been so busy lately...have not really been mentally energized...
Eliza Madrigal: school things Luci, concerts?
milakel Resident: hens
Lucinda Lavender: school and concert
milakel Resident: :)
Eliza Madrigal: hens are prob the therapy :)
Lucinda Lavender: and helping family members too
Lucinda Lavender: yes theraputic hens
Eliza Madrigal: all okay with family?
Lucinda Lavender: today I will go clean some bathtubs
Lucinda Lavender: yep ok for now
Eliza Madrigal: hen bathtubs?
Lucinda Lavender: hens are not in the bathtubs...they are outside:)
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Lucinda Lavender: grandparents of my kids need house cleaning help
milakel Resident: fancy eliza. her hens have their own bathtubs :)
Eliza Madrigal: hehe
Eliza Madrigal: ohh, I see
Lucinda Lavender: saw an eagle the other day over the back yard
Santoshima Resident: looking for hens?
Eliza Madrigal: I'll bet
milakel Resident: that was my guess :)
Lucinda Lavender: that was what I wondered San
Santoshima Resident: foudn them!
Lucinda Lavender: so I hope we can keep them safe
milakel Resident: yes, you watch out
Lucinda Lavender: sky is perfectly clear at the moment
Lucinda Lavender: amazing
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Lucinda Lavender: thinks of song...my mind is a clear blue sky:)
milakel Resident: hehe
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Mr Blue...
Eliza Madrigal: have to decide today, whether to attend the funeral of grandmother who wasn't involved in my life or with my kids... surprisingly hard to decide, will take traveling, etc...
Lucinda Lavender: hmmmnodding
Eliza Madrigal: there is sort of a script for the 'right thing' but hmm
Xirana Oximoxi: oh yes...difficult to decide
Xirana Oximoxi: well.... a grandmother only dies once :)
milakel Resident: yes, a social pressure of duty
Eliza Madrigal: yes... and what is a grandmother...
Xirana Oximoxi: but it depends if other persons in your family do need you to be there
Eliza Madrigal: yes
Eliza Madrigal: that's the heart
Xirana Oximoxi: persons that were more close than her
Santoshima Resident: recognizing the stream of connection, even though no daily interaction ...
Eliza Madrigal: nice way of looking at it
Lucinda Lavender: as support for them...
Santoshima Resident: and for yourself, as part of that stream
milakel Resident: you could send a card with flowers instead, i think
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Santoshima Resident: anyway you choose will be fine
Lucinda Lavender: well I will get ready for the day now...namaste friends:)
Eliza Madrigal: thanks
Eliza Madrigal: Namaste
Santoshima Resident: bye luci
Xirana Oximoxi: bye bye Luci:) have a NICE DAY
milakel Resident: happy bathtub cleaning!
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Lucinda Lavender: :)))
Eliza Madrigal: so Mila, are you at the end of the hunt though? the anagram?
milakel Resident: no
--BELL--

milakel Resident: step 8
Xirana Oximoxi: I go now....take care all!!
Santoshima Resident: me, too ... bye
Eliza Madrigal waves Xiri
milakel Resident: xiri :)
Eliza Madrigal: and San
Xirana Oximoxi: bye bye :)
Eliza Madrigal: I can help you Mila :)
milakel Resident: hehe