The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

Botty Absent,  joined me follwed by Hana Furlough and Santoshima Resident 

stevenaia Michinaga: hello
Botty Absent: hi
Botty Absent: looks like no guardian
stevenaia Michinaga: I could fill in
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Botty Absent: oh ok
stevenaia Michinaga: not official tonight but I can begin the recorder
Botty Absent: that is really pretty outfit
stevenaia Michinaga: thank you, I love it
stevenaia Michinaga: looks like you ahve been here before?
Botty Absent: long ago
Botty Absent: not been for a long time
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, what beings you back this evening?
Botty Absent: wonder of ot was still going
stevenaia Michinaga: it seems to have taken on a life of its own :)
Botty Absent: an icon on the desktop reminded me

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Botty Absent: I was reading the wiki for a while
stevenaia Michinaga: there are some very interesting sessions
stevenaia Michinaga: interesting, this week's topic is Boredom,
Botty Absent: ha
stevenaia Michinaga: I haven;t felt that state in a very long time
Botty Absent: maybe more avoidance
Botty Absent: of what should be done
Botty Absent: I remember boredom from way back when life was slower
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: not a state you generally seek
stevenaia Michinaga: sort of what;s left when all else captivation has dissappeared
stevenaia Michinaga: like a personal choice
Botty Absent: young people can feel boredom
Botty Absent: teens are easily bored
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, boredom is wasted on the youth
Botty Absent: he
Botty Absent: hehehehe
Botty Absent: so much is wasted on the youth
Botty Absent: seems to be just waisted on me now
stevenaia Michinaga: remembers my regret in college...looking back now I feel boredom was a unfortunate opportunity lost
stevenaia Michinaga: since there was so much to learn
Botty Absent: my daughter is not bored in college
Botty Absent: seems to be the opposite
stevenaia Michinaga: especially since I was paying for it
Botty Absent: wishes she could go to all the other classes and activities on campus
stevenaia Michinaga: that's great
Botty Absent: I had to pay for mine too
Botty Absent: probably why I had to stop and never went back
Botty Absent: had to work a year and never stopped
stevenaia Michinaga: but perhaps that is the lesson learned
Botty Absent: yo put yourself thruough school?
stevenaia Michinaga: not to be bored
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: life is too short or too intersting
Botty Absent: wonder if any youth do that now?
stevenaia Michinaga: do what? learn lessons?
stevenaia Michinaga: (from life)
Botty Absent: put themselves thru school
stevenaia Michinaga: aww, at those prices it would be very difficult
Botty Absent: are there student loans enough?
Botty Absent: I saved and saved so daugter could at least have 4 years
stevenaia Michinaga: I ahve hired some recent gradulates interns who have 10's of thousands of debt and no jobs to pay them baclk
stevenaia Michinaga: there is something out of balance
--BELL--
Botty Absent: out of balance, yes
stevenaia Michinaga: the costs or the job market
Botty Absent: or is that an old person talking out my mouth
Botty Absent: grandparents use to talk that way
Botty Absent: then my parents
Botty Absent: I did not think everything was out of ....
stevenaia Michinaga: about inbalance?
Botty Absent: wait Yes I did
Botty Absent: It was all F**ked up and we were going to fix it
stevenaia Michinaga: not a bad start
Botty Absent: wonder what happened
stevenaia Michinaga: reality set in?
Botty Absent: at least I replaced me with 2 kids that are going to fix it
stevenaia Michinaga: it;s not what you want to change, it's all about what you actually do, 2 kids can be a good start :)
Botty Absent: hope so
Botty Absent: when you look... what have you done?
Botty Absent: you had high hopes
Botty Absent: but what actually changed because you were here
stevenaia Michinaga: hmmmm
Botty Absent: this pavillion is for such thoughts
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Botty Absent: they will say of you... the world is a better place because you ...
stevenaia Michinaga: I think how you affect others through interactions is probably the most important,, those interactions live on beyond the day and tranform people in inknowable ways
stevenaia Michinaga: many people have tranfromed me, including way I affect others
Botty Absent: how so
stevenaia Michinaga: having lost a parent recent;y I realize how how uch of them now resides in me and how I live
Botty Absent: same with me
stevenaia Michinaga: I assume the same may be the case with me and others, not necessicerily intentionally, but jsut that is how I may be remembered by others...
stevenaia Michinaga: the choice is theirs, not mine
stevenaia Michinaga: seeing the ebst in someone can positively reinforce what you ahve witin yourself
stevenaia Michinaga: *best
Botty Absent: Being there for someone
Botty Absent: reinforces them
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, without regret
Botty Absent: not sure that having one of my mothers phrases come out of my mouth helps

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stevenaia Michinaga: hopefully those are thoughtful words
Botty Absent: not very thoughtful, just slipped out and others would not notice
Botty Absent: had to go home call my sister and she understood
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
stevenaia Michinaga: I never noticed that personally about me
stevenaia Michinaga: perhaps I am just oblivious
Botty Absent: maybe, but I'll bet it happens. soon
stevenaia Michinaga: hello San
Botty Absent: I need to go
stevenaia Michinaga: bye Botty, thanks
stevenaia Michinaga: nice chatting
Botty Absent: yes, thanks
Botty Absent: bye Santoshima
stevenaia Michinaga: glad you stopped bye
Botty Absent: bye hana
stevenaia Michinaga: hi hana
stevenaia Michinaga: nice tail
Hana Furlough: Hi Steve and San
Hana Furlough: thanks!
stevenaia Michinaga: we were talking about boredom
Hana Furlough: haha nice
stevenaia Michinaga: this week's theme
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Hana Furlough: ahh i see
Santoshima Resident: brb
Santoshima Resident: oh, sorry, didn't notice hana vacated
Santoshima Resident: just need to delete some large image files ... hd is full
Santoshima Resident: brb
stevenaia Michinaga: sorry just had a phone call

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: everyone is away :)
Hana Furlough: :)
Hana Furlough: i was bored while you both away : )
stevenaia Michinaga: wb
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: talking to nobody can be unfortunate
Hana Furlough: haha yes
stevenaia Michinaga: hd full San, you must have many files
Santoshima Resident: yes,
Santoshima Resident: images
Santoshima Resident: (sigh)
Hana Furlough: ooh of what?
Santoshima Resident: PaB
Santoshima Resident: weird as that might sound
Hana Furlough: oh cool
Santoshima Resident: cartoon art
Hana Furlough: neat
stevenaia Michinaga: oh?
Santoshima Resident: this computr is a slug tonight as a result
stevenaia Michinaga: how strange the anniversary screens went dark
Santoshima Resident: ( uhh, i did that ...)
Santoshima Resident: i find them too bright
stevenaia Michinaga: oh, thought they were broken
Santoshima Resident: nah
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, didn;t know you can do that, cool
Santoshima Resident: like sitting beside some billboards with fluorescent lighting
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Santoshima Resident: i change it back before leaving, ... she says sheepishly
stevenaia Michinaga: I was just wondering
Santoshima Resident: you can try it ... choose edit, textures > colour: white
Hana Furlough: interesting
Santoshima Resident: or save that for when you are bored :)
Hana Furlough: : )
stevenaia Michinaga: why is it black then? how do you put it back?
Santoshima Resident: change the colour back to "white"
stevenaia Michinaga: oh
Santoshima Resident: like that > {see bright billboard at bottom}
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Santoshima Resident: i had change the colour to "black"
Santoshima Resident: instead of putting on sunglasses
Santoshima Resident: ....

--BELL--

Hana Furlough: nice to hang out with you both for a bit... have a pleasant evening!
stevenaia Michinaga: night hana, I;m off to bed too
Santoshima Resident: bye,
stevenaia Michinaga: bye San, nice to see you
Santoshima Resident: gtsy, steve ~
stevenaia Michinaga: Fubu now sleeps at my feet
Santoshima Resident: ah, what a dear
stevenaia Michinaga: :)