The Guardian for this meeting was Bruce Mowbray. The comments are by Bruce Mowbray.

Folks came, rested, chatted, and then moved on to both SL and RL parties.  Everyone seemed glad to have this brief respite, soothing music, and the relaxed cogeniality of friends.

 
Bruce Mowbray: Hello, Eliza!
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Bruce :) Seasons greetings
Bruce Mowbray: Seasons Greetings!
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Vorder, ltns :)
Bruce Mowbray: Are you getting through all right?
Eliza Madrigal: Hi twirling Sunshine
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Vorder!
szavanna Resident: hi all happy Christmas °͜°
szavanna Resident: hi Brucey °͜° Vorder
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Sunshine!
szavanna Resident: I rez very slow now
Eliza Madrigal: well having a stomach flu puts everything into perspective so I am just happy to be up

szavanna Resident: ( kids are playing think )
Eliza Madrigal: how are you doing Bruce?
Bruce Mowbray: Oh my. I'm sorry!
Bruce Mowbray: I'm well, thanks.
szavanna Resident: I am a bit stuck
szavanna Resident: ah better :)
Bruce Mowbray: What do you mean, Sun?
szavanna Resident: they are using the net also
Eliza Madrigal: so your new connection helps you all to be on at once easily, Sun?
szavanna Resident: mm its such a classical piece
szavanna Resident: yes its better ;))
szavanna Resident: how are you Brucey °͜°
Bruce Mowbray: Hmmm. All right, but I didn't understand what you said to Eliza... about everyone being on the net at once...
Bruce Mowbray: but it's none of my business.
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bruce Mowbray: I can hear the piano music, though!
szavanna Resident: oh I was just talking about my internet connection
Bruce Mowbray: wifi?
szavanna Resident: adsl
Bruce Mowbray: dsl. . . kk.
szavanna Resident: °͜°
Bruce Mowbray: Clair de lune!
szavanna Resident: yes °͜°
szavanna Resident: I would love to learn it on piano
Eliza Madrigal: Hello Zon :)
szavanna Resident: hi Zon °͜°

--BELL--

Zon Kwan: heya
Bruce Mowbray: I used to play that -- but not as well as this person is playing it.
arabella Ella: Hiya!
Zon Kwan: ara
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, ara.
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Zon.
Eliza Madrigal: Hiya Ara :)
szavanna Resident: hi Ara :)
Eliza Madrigal: you look lovely Ara
szavanna Resident: oh she is gone
Eliza Madrigal: people are poofing as they try to get to the pavilion
szavanna Resident: oh
szavanna Resident: sl probs?
Eliza Madrigal: vorder... then ara... into thin appearance of air
Bruce Mowbray: Hmmmm. . . .
Eliza Madrigal: maybe something is zapping them :)
szavanna Resident: mystery
Bruce Mowbray: Oh, Sun, that piano version of White Christmas is beautiful!
Bruce Mowbray: Thanks!
szavanna Resident: yes its very nice °͜°
szavanna Resident: I found this amazing shop
szavanna Resident: with lots nice music
szavanna Resident: sigh
szavanna Resident: we lost one more
Zon Kwan: waves
Bruce Mowbray: No white Christmases in Johannesburg?
Eliza Madrigal: zap zap zap....
szavanna Resident: ohh Zon is here?
Bruce Mowbray: Bye for now, Zon!
Eliza Madrigal smiles, bye Zon :)
szavanna Resident: oh ok he went
Eliza Madrigal nods
Bruce Mowbray: Now that it's just the three of us, I will ask:
Bruce Mowbray: Is it OK that Sun publish our building class in the Friends of PaB notices?
Eliza Madrigal: of course
Bruce Mowbray: Cool!
szavanna Resident: ahh yes
arabella Ella: Hiya!
szavanna Resident: I wanted to ask Liz about this
Eliza Madrigal: do you have permissions to do that? Hopefully I can give if you don't have it
szavanna Resident: wb Ara °͜°
Bruce Mowbray: Three of us met this week, but we'd like more to know about it.
Eliza Madrigal: Hiya Ara, wb
Bruce Mowbray: wb, ara!
szavanna Resident: yes I am making plans
Eliza Madrigal: it is great that PaB isn't sending too many notices but when there are interesting things of course you should
szavanna Resident: sent an IM to Stormy also .... but hasn't heard back yet
Eliza Madrigal: especially if they are taking place in places others don't have LMs to
Bruce Mowbray: Sun is gearing her classes to our Art as Being exhibits.
Eliza Madrigal: it is a wonderful idea :)
Bruce Mowbray: but we'll be meeting in an off-sim sandbox.
szavanna Resident: yes I am asking Kev to join us
szavanna Resident: he is not a guardian
Bruce Mowbray: Kev is cool!
Bruce Mowbray: and he's already a fine builder, too!
szavanna Resident: yes he is great - he is an artist also
Eliza Madrigal: great
Bruce Mowbray: I could tell that, Sun.
szavanna Resident: :)
szavanna Resident: he has a gallery with lots SL artists - in sl
Eliza Madrigal: ty Sun
szavanna Resident: yw :)
arabella Ella: thanks Sun!
Bruce Mowbray: Thanks! I will check it out!
Eliza Madrigal: I have to zap away for a bit actually... to check in on a party but hope to come back
Bruce Mowbray: kk, Eliza. Have fun!
arabella Ella: nice to c u Eliza!
arabella Ella: have fun!
arabella Ella: nice dress!
szavanna Resident: hugs Liz
Eliza Madrigal: nice to see you too, ty and maybe brb
Bruce Mowbray: beautiful dress!
Eliza Madrigal: *thank you* :)
szavanna Resident: yes isn't is pretty :)
Eliza Madrigal: you look lovely too Ara... Christmas suits you!
arabella Ella: suits you lots!
Eliza Madrigal: snap :D
Eliza Madrigal waves
arabella Ella smiles
arabella Ella: thanks!
arabella Ella: quiet here tonight
arabella Ella: i guess lots of folk are partying
szavanna Resident: hmm yes
szavanna Resident: I am being called to parties also
Bruce Mowbray: yes, it is quite. We were listening to piano music earlier, ara.
Bruce Mowbray: kk, Sun.
Bruce Mowbray: Do have a fun time out there!
arabella Ella: nice and peaceful - piano music i mean
szavanna Resident: I will
szavanna Resident: so we will have a clarity class on Wednesday :)
szavanna Resident: 11amslt
Bruce Mowbray: kk.
arabella Ella: clarity?
Bruce Mowbray: I will look forward to it!
szavanna Resident: if you can come ..but its ok if you can't
Bruce Mowbray: It is a building class, ara.
arabella Ella: ah
szavanna Resident: hehe yes I decided to come up with this building project
Bruce Mowbray: I can explain more....
arabella Ella: interesting
szavanna Resident: to help us prepare for Bleu's art projects
arabella Ella: yes pls Bruce

--BELL--

Bruce Mowbray listens - but doesn't want to hold Sun back from her party.
arabella Ella: bye Sun nice to c u
Bruce Mowbray: Bye for now, Sun!
szavanna Resident: ( waves quietly ❤ )
arabella Ella: how are you Bruce?
Bruce Mowbray: Pretty good, thanks. I was getting frustrated trying to learn a computer programming language, so it was good to take a break.
arabella Ella: owwwww
arabella Ella: does one need lots of patience for that skill?
Bruce Mowbray: Dern that Microsoft, anyway!
arabella Ella smiles
arabella Ella: do you really need to learn the computer language?
Bruce Mowbray: I bought their Visual Basic 6 program in 1999 for $200. . . and followed all the rules...
arabella Ella: mmmm
Bruce Mowbray: but they've changed their operating system (Windows 7) so that it no longer allows VB 6 to run.
arabella Ella: oh no!
Bruce Mowbray: So.......I'm having to learn Visual Basic 10.
arabella Ella: i still use Vista
Bruce Mowbray: and it's a whole new ballgame.
Bruce Mowbray: Vista!
Bruce Mowbray: Oh dear!
arabella Ella: that's not fair!
Bruce Mowbray: Vista was the biggest mistake MS ever made.
arabella Ella: but ... what's wrong with Vista?
Bruce Mowbray: everything!
arabella Ella giggles
arabella Ella does not think so ... it works for me
Bruce Mowbray: I used it on a couple of computers, and got SOOOOO frustrated with it.
arabella Ella: he he
Bruce Mowbray: I'm happy for you, then, and do stay with it if you like it.
Bruce Mowbray: The only problem is that when new applications come out, they might not run on Vista - or on earlier platforms.
arabella Ella: we'll see as one often has to upgrade regardless of what one uses
Bruce Mowbray: yeah.
arabella Ella: it is often a forced choice
Bruce Mowbray: In the world of computers nothing stands still.
arabella Ella: how true!
Bruce Mowbray: Got to give all those computer science grads something to do, you know.
Bruce Mowbray: My nephew is one of them.
arabella Ella: nice touch the piano music here tonight
arabella Ella: he he
Bruce Mowbray: Glad you like it!
arabella Ella: yes they keep busy don't they the geeks et al
Bruce Mowbray: Sun gave me the music.
arabella Ella: lovely
arabella Ella: and so relaxing
Bruce Mowbray: Yes.
arabella Ella: i'm feeling guilty as i need to get some stuff done in RL and i don't like to leave you here all alone!
Bruce Mowbray: NO no no!
arabella Ella: and it is quite late here
arabella Ella: 10.38pm
Bruce Mowbray: PLEASE go and do what you need to do, ara!
Bruce Mowbray: with my best wishes!
arabella Ella: you are one of the kindest persons i have ever met Bruce
Bruce Mowbray: omg.
Bruce Mowbray blushes.
arabella Ella: you are serious
Bruce Mowbray: of course, please do what you need to do, ara.
arabella Ella: thanks
Bruce Mowbray: And have a wonderful evening.
arabella Ella: then regretfully i must be off but great to c u briefly here and thanks for the lovely piano music!
Bruce Mowbray: kk. Bye for now!
arabella Ella: makes a nice change for the boom boom boom one hears most places!
arabella Ella: bye for now!
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Bruce Mowbray: ♥
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Qt!
Qt Core: Hi Bruce
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)

--BELL--

Bruce Mowbray: and how are you this evening, Qt?
Qt Core: fearing a stressful Christmas
Bruce Mowbray: Oh dear.
Bruce Mowbray: I do know what you mean.
Bruce Mowbray: but mine will be anything but stressful.
Qt Core: would like to go to sleep tonight and awake on the 27th to back to work
Bruce Mowbray: Yes,....
Bruce Mowbray: I once thought I'd like to skip everything between November and January.
Bruce Mowbray: Now, I'm just fine with it. . . but also not involved.
Qt Core: but look at you today ;-) very Christmassy
Bruce Mowbray: except for going to SL parties and sending out RL cards.
Bruce Mowbray: Yes, Bruce is into it -- but his typist is not.
Bruce Mowbray: Bruce even sent out the RL cards this year (and last, also).
Qt Core: btw i never celebrated New Years (if not for the concert from Vienna and the traditional food)
Bruce Mowbray: I love New Years Eve.
Bruce Mowbray: That is my typist's conception day, actually!
Qt Core: well, then there is a reason
Bruce Mowbray: (born on September 30th).
Bruce Mowbray: Yes!
Bruce Mowbray: new beginnings!
Bruce Mowbray: Isn't this piano music nice ? -- relaxing....
Qt Core: maybe too much ;-)
Bruce Mowbray: Ha ha! Putting you to sleep?
Qt Core: if only
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Bruce Mowbray: Well, I hope you'll find some peace in the season, somewhere.
Bruce Mowbray: I have evolved some strategies for escaping the stress.
Bruce Mowbray: One of these is letting everyone know that if they want to give me gifts, they should give to their favorite charities instead...
Bruce Mowbray: and in my name, if they want to do that.
Bruce Mowbray: and after a few years, I learned what their charities were...
Qt Core: in the night, the moment you put down the book you are reading as you feel you are falling asleep
Bruce Mowbray: and my gifts to them became gifts to those charities.
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Qt Core: hi Steve
stevenaia Michinaga: waves
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Steve!
stevenaia Michinaga: topic?
Bruce Mowbray: Too late, Steve.....
Bruce Mowbray: we've just been relaxing....
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Bruce Mowbray: Several folks have come and gone -- on their way to parties....
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I didn't realize how late in the afternoon it was
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Mickorod Renard: Hi Folks
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Mick!
Qt Core: Hi Mick
stevenaia Michinaga: Hi Mick
Mickorod Renard: how are you all?
Qt Core: one comes here to evade rl parties and you find even more here
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Bruce Mowbray: Time will heal it all.
stevenaia Michinaga: have RL party at neighbors tomorrow
Mickorod Renard: nice
Bruce Mowbray: Oh -- nice!
Bruce Mowbray: I have no parties in RL. . .
Bruce Mowbray: Bruce does all the celebrating for both of us.
stevenaia Michinaga: other than that, just the traditional Chinese food and a movie on Tuesday
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Bruce Mowbray: My typist loves to build a fire in the wood burner, then curl up with a good book and some mulled wine...
Mickorod Renard: I don't know what I have,,some party I guess , here at home..but I am looking forward to some peace and quiet
Bruce Mowbray: and his loyal dog at his feet.
Bruce Mowbray: Yes. I gave up "expectations of others" for Christmas!

--BELL--

Mickorod Renard: I think Ara is here
arabella Ella: Hiya!
stevenaia Michinaga: waves to ara
Qt Core: Hi Ara
Mickorod Renard: Hiya Ara
arabella Ella: hope my heels did not hurt you Mick :)
Mickorod Renard: it was my pleasure
arabella Ella smiles
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Bruce Mowbray: welcome back, Ara!
arabella Ella: thanks Bruce :)
Bruce Mowbray: yw!
Bruce Mowbray: I need to be going now.
Mickorod Renard: owww
Bruce Mowbray: May you all be safe and cozy tonight!
Mickorod Renard: was hoping you would stay a lil
Qt Core: Bye Bruce
arabella Ella: warmest wishes to you too Brucie! X
Mickorod Renard: have a good un Bruce
Bruce Mowbray: Well, I can stay a while longer, Mick.
Bruce Mowbray: just for a few more minutes, then.
Mickorod Renard: yes?
arabella Ella: yeaaa!
Mickorod Renard: ok great
Bruce Mowbray: ;-)
Mickorod Renard: I can't stay for long either
Bruce Mowbray: It's getting late where you are, Mick.
Mickorod Renard: yes its 22.07
stevenaia Michinaga: hi San
Bruce Mowbray: Hmmmm. on 17:07 here.
arabella Ella: and 23:07 here
Bruce Mowbray: Heya, San!
Mickorod Renard: are you getting nice things for xmas?
arabella Ella: Hiya San!
Mickorod Renard: Hi San
Mickorod Renard: I am not expecting anything
arabella Ella: with Christmas on Tuesday and the weekend now it feels like the festivities are 4 days long!
Bruce Mowbray: Cozy things, Mick.
Bruce Mowbray: Quiet and cozy.
arabella Ella: nice!
Mickorod Renard: like jumpers and slippers?
Bruce Mowbray: with, perhaps, a few sugar plums.
Bruce Mowbray: slippers, for sure.
Mickorod Renard: cool
Santoshima Resident: { hello }
Qt Core: hi san
Bruce Mowbray: Hello, dear san!
Mickorod Renard: Bruce,,is there any other sessions on in the regular week that you think I would enjoy?
arabella Ella: what are sugar plums?
arabella Ella: fruit?
Bruce Mowbray: Well, Mick, there are a few, yes.
Bruce Mowbray: sugared plums, I'm thinking....
Mickorod Renard: it just it feels empty now without i ching or wok
Bruce Mowbray: yes, well I attend a few other groups that I think you'd enjoy very much.
Bruce Mowbray: Do you know Seth Haalan?
Mickorod Renard: no Bruce
Mickorod Renard: who's that?
Bruce Mowbray: kk. I will find his group... Just a sec, please.
Mickorod Renard: thanks
Bruce Mowbray: It is "One World, Many Paths"
Bruce Mowbray: and we meet three times a week -- and at various times, to accommodate everyone.
Mickorod Renard: mmmmmm sounds interesting
Mickorod Renard: that's lots
Mickorod Renard: when do you go Bruce?
Bruce Mowbray: We have sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
arabella Ella: may i have it too Bruce please?
Mickorod Renard: wow
arabella Ella: and do you know the times approx SL times?

--BELL--

Mickorod Renard: I know I am desperate for something to fill the void
Bruce Mowbray: This would do it!
Bruce Mowbray: http://dragonintuitive.com/oneworld/
arabella Ella: thanks!
Bruce Mowbray: It would be great to get some new blood in the group, too!
Bruce Mowbray: It's really a fine group.
Mickorod Renard: I wonder what its like,,can you elaborate at all Bruce?
Bruce Mowbray: Yes, I can. Just a sec, please...
arabella Ella listens
Bruce Mowbray: ‘One World, Many Paths’. Here, Dragon Intuitive’s Travis holds spirituality classes as the avatar ‘Seth Haalan’. It is an opportunity for interactive discussion on various spirituality topics with Seth and other wonderful teachers.
Bruce Mowbray: "There is something deeper behind all the magickal and metaphysical teachings in spiritual traditions and philosophies. Our vision is that by bringing people of diverse but sympathetic views together, these deeper truths can emerge and become more clearly evident to all involved."
Bruce Mowbray: "Spiritual support for all seekers. Some places segregate peoples presence in Second Life, but furriness welcome here, neko, humans, everyone. Well, except griefers. Come in peace and you will be allowed to remain in peace. If what anyone would offer here is truth, truth doesn’t need to attack anything or anyone, thus the group name ‘One World, Many Paths’. We aren’t about supporting comfortable lies here. It’s the understanding that we are about."
Bruce Mowbray: http://dragonintuitive.com/oneworld/
arabella Ella: nice thanks Bruce!
Mickorod Renard: that's lovely Bruce
Bruce Mowbray: Thank you all!
Mickorod Renard: thank you so much
Bruce Mowbray: My typist is kicking me now.
Bruce Mowbray: Must be going.
Mickorod Renard: ok Bruce,,take care
Qt Core: Bye Bruce (and typist)
arabella Ella sends warm hugs to Brucie!
arabella Ella: ow we lost the music ... no we did not ... or did we?
Qt Core: yes it was Bruce with the music sheet
arabella Ella: yes it was so relaxing
arabella Ella: so how are you Qt?
arabella Ella: tanti auguri!
Qt Core: auguri a te, Ara
Mickorod Renard: yes, its lovely to see you here
Qt Core: i Zen
Zen Arado: Hi all
arabella Ella: Hiya Zen
Mickorod Renard: hi Zen
arabella Ella: is it true that there are floods in most of the UK Mick?
arabella Ella: lots of rain?
Mickorod Renard: its ok here,,although the river is high
Zen Arado: all year too
Zen Arado: nobody asks why
arabella Ella: he he
Qt Core: well, at least now we know the Maya weren't involved ;-)
Mickorod Renard: I put it down to the weather
Mickorod Renard: :))
Zen Arado: maybe we should think about global warming more
arabella Ella: for every end there is a new beginning
arabella Ella: let us just hope that the beginning will be better than that which ended
arabella Ella: at least on a positive note the days now start to get longer and warmer weather is not too far off
Mickorod Renard: water is special,,but also very powerful
Zen Arado: they has summer floods too in England
Zen Arado: seems like every time I watched the news it was about floods
arabella Ella: is it very cold where you are Zen?
Qt Core: around here rivers are treated so bad that every time it seriously rains we get destruction and deaths
arabella Ella: and you Qt ... very cold too?
Zen Arado: now it is quite mild at the moment
Zen Arado: around 10 degrees
arabella Ella: here it is 13 now but very cold
Qt Core: 2/ celsius in late mornings
Qt Core: 2 or 3
arabella Ella: strong north easterly wind with sea looking like crazy

--BELL--

Zen Arado: my iPhone says 12 degrees
arabella Ella: that is terrible Qt!
Qt Core: not really, it is just winter :-)
Mickorod Renard: i have to go folks,,take care
arabella Ella: bye Mick
Zen Arado: in Canada it could get to minus 40 degrees
Zen Arado: by Mick
arabella Ella: i keep on counting the days to summer
arabella Ella: i was in Austria once and it was minus 20 and i felt i nearly died
Zen Arado: you have to dress for the weather
arabella Ella: our cold is humid
arabella Ella: so feels colder
Zen Arado: it's the same here
Zen Arado: it is very damp in Ireland
arabella Ella: yes
Zen Arado: it makes you feel hotter in the summer to
arabella Ella: exactly!
arabella Ella: as you said Zen we all need to do something about global warming cos it is crazy!
Zen Arado: its the persistent rain that annoys me the most
Zen Arado: it has rained all day for three days this week
Zen Arado: but I prefer that to snow
arabella Ella: look on the bright side - that is why your countryside is so often lovely and green
arabella Ella: maybe not in winter
Zen Arado: who needs green?
Zen Arado: :-)
arabella Ella: ours is green in winter and dry in summer
arabella Ella: green is pretty
arabella Ella: restful on the eyes
Zen Arado: We don't get to try any other colours here
Zen Arado: :-)
arabella Ella smiles
Zen Arado: just 40 shades of green
arabella Ella giggles
arabella Ella: i must go finish off some RL stuff before it is too late
arabella Ella: good night all and lovely to c u!
Zen Arado: nite Ara
Zen Arado: happy xmas
arabella Ella: merry Christmas to all of you too!
Zen Arado: everybody is busy in real life
stevenaia Michinaga: trying :)
stevenaia Michinaga: speaking of which, dinner is in progress, I must be going
Qt Core: well only three days to Christmas, in many families cooking has already started ;-)
Zen Arado: bye Steve
Qt Core: bye steve, enjoy
Zen Arado: nice outfit :-)
Zen Arado: do you enjoy Christmas Qt?
Qt Core: a little less every year
Qt Core: for several reasons we don't go anymore to the big family gathering
Zen Arado: I get bored or some reason
Qt Core: and then the "you should enjoy it and be happy" is starting to get on my nerves
Zen Arado: yes that annoys me too
Zen Arado: you have to have a Christmas spirit :-)

--BELL--

Qt Core: the idea that i used to enjoy it is the most upsetting
Zen Arado: I liked it when I was a kid
Zen Arado: maybe we have to use Taoism and to go with the flow of it
Qt Core: i really don't remember how it went before i was 10 or 11
Zen Arado: I remember getting nice presents
Qt Core: i remember only a few, never gave many never expected many ;-)
Zen Arado: they were pretty simple things like little train sets that ran on clockwork
Zen Arado: just went round and round a little track
Zen Arado: :-)
Qt Core: i dearly remember some Lego Technics ;-)
Zen Arado: I remember a Meccano set
Zen Arado: I don't think I ever made anything much with it
Zen Arado: I better go
Zen Arado: we will try and get through Christmas :-)
Qt Core: same here, bye
Zen Arado: byee Qt