2013.03.24 19:00 - Stories and Pictures

The Guardian for this meeting was Calvino Rabeni. The lack of comments is by Calvino Rabeni.

Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Luci
Lucinda Lavender: Hi Aph...
Lucinda Lavender: So sorry i missed the festivities at noon!
Aphrodite Macbain: me too. You must have been doing something important!
Lucinda Lavender: yes
Lucinda Lavender: impromtu visit to a botanical garden
Aphrodite Macbain: I've ben in the garden for a while- cold but nice
Aphrodite Macbain: oh?
Lucinda Lavender: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: which one?
Lucinda Lavender: Kruckeberg Garden
Lucinda Lavender: in Shoreline Wa
Aphrodite Macbain: Nice? foweres blooming?
Lucinda Lavender: a few Rhodies
Aphrodite Macbain: flowers
Lucinda Lavender: and azaleas
Aphrodite Macbain: plum trees?
Lucinda Lavender: yes i think ...indian plums
Lucinda Lavender: you can buy the plants they grow there
Aphrodite Macbain: nice
Lucinda Lavender: if you come down sometime i can take you
Aphrodite Macbain: did you buy any?
Lucinda Lavender: no
Aphrodite Macbain: hi Cal
Lucinda Lavender: HI Cal
Lucinda Lavender: long time not here(me)
Aphrodite Macbain: Stil in Oz?
Aphrodite Macbain: I hear someone
Aphrodite Macbain: Cal is stil rezzing I guess
Lucinda Lavender: perhaps it is hard for Cal to move
Lucinda Lavender: or say anything
Aphrodite Macbain: It takes a while for it to rez for him
Lucinda Lavender: so far away...
Aphrodite Macbain: welcome Cal
Calvino Rabeni: ...rez ...
Lucinda Lavender: I am about to eat so will be quiet for a while
Aphrodite Macbain: Im eating too
Aphrodite Macbain: Here's Paradise doggy
Lucinda Lavender: chile Rellenos here
Aphrodite Macbain: chicken here
Calvino Rabeni: miso ... soup ... here ....
Aphrodite Macbain: Hello puppy - dog food there?
Lucinda Lavender: Para...i greet you...and will be quiet while eating:)
Paradise Tennant: hiya luic aph cal :))
Aphrodite Macbain: You all missed a lovely opening
Paradise Tennant: sigh chile rellenos :) wow
Lucinda Lavender: so sorry about that!!
Paradise Tennant: http://www.google.ca/...
Lucinda Lavender: Should you ever come to this neck of the woods i can make some for you
Aphrodite Macbain: there were 14 of us sitting high above the exhibit. Storm had moved the cushions up aboe
Aphrodite Macbain: I am plananing to
Paradise Tennant: hmm will take you up on that sometime luci it looks complilcated to make
Aphrodite Macbain: The theme for the next 2 weeks is our stories about PAB.
Aphrodite Macbain: what was your experience.
Lucinda Lavender: ...we made the sauce with home ground spices
Calvino Rabeni: OK listner master
Lucinda Lavender: since it looks like Cal cannot claim...maybe we should
Aphrodite Macbain: there
Calvino Rabeni: snap
Aphrodite Macbain: oh you can! good
Calvino Rabeni: hard with a small screen, the menu touch is not visible
Calvino Rabeni: without some funny biz
Calvino Rabeni: so ty, I have it now
Aphrodite Macbain: so you are still in a shared house in Oz?
Calvino Rabeni: Yes .. funny fall weather ... very hot with afternoon thunderstorm, then clear
Aphrodite Macbain: I love thundersorms
Paradise Tennant: me too
Calvino Rabeni: this time I have a few pics to share
Paradise Tennant: blue not so much :)
Paradise Tennant: oooo
Lucinda Lavender: awww
Aphrodite Macbain: yayy
Lucinda Lavender: tell us about the pics Cal...
Calvino Rabeni: Free range eggs from the outback
Calvino Rabeni: https://picasaweb.google.com...
--BELL--

Calvino Rabeni: bigger than ducks'
Paradise Tennant: very big
Lucinda Lavender: Nice!
Aphrodite Macbain: lol what were you doing with a ballpoint pen?
Calvino Rabeni: scribbling
Calvino Rabeni: egg pix was for Lucinda
Calvino Rabeni: and here is one for Para
Paradise Tennant: smiles at luci :)
Calvino Rabeni: https://picasaweb.google.com/...
Lucinda Lavender: Thanks Cal!
Aphrodite Macbain: That's beautiful - what is it?
Calvino Rabeni: A tree called the Scribbly Elm
Aphrodite Macbain: aptly named
Calvino Rabeni: This one for Aph, but it makes me jumpy
Paradise Tennant: cool
Calvino Rabeni: https://picasaweb.google.com/...
Calvino Rabeni: And why DID it cross the road ?
Aphrodite Macbain: hahaha
Aphrodite Macbain: roo crossing?
Paradise Tennant: hiya stev we are looking at cal's outback pics :))
Lucinda Lavender: haha...snap we just said the same here
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: great minds...
Calvino Rabeni: Here is one that was requested by druth
Calvino Rabeni: https://picasaweb.google.com/...
stevenaia Michinaga: nice
Lucinda Lavender: wow really?
Aphrodite Macbain: I love it. Would you like me to give it to her?
Aphrodite Macbain: oh - you can just IM her
Calvino Rabeni: And one last .. for stev ... it is related to architecture
Calvino Rabeni: https://picasaweb.google.com/...
Calvino Rabeni: anyone want to guess?
Aphrodite Macbain: I imagine you would have to wait an awfully long time for a koala to cross the road
Calvino Rabeni: the highway has some special bridges and tunnels for them in places
stevenaia Michinaga: some sort of bottle cap plant?
Paradise Tennant: ? an animal made it ?
Aphrodite Macbain: n- mixing conversations
Calvino Rabeni: Bower Bird ... it collects blue things, then builds a little love shack called a bower
Calvino Rabeni: surrounded by that color
Aphrodite Macbain: and it hangs from the tree, tight?
Calvino Rabeni: found objects arranged in a special way
Lucinda Lavender: wow had never heard of that tho husband has
Paradise Tennant: oh wow I love that
Lucinda Lavender: me too
Paradise Tennant: it likes blue things :)
Calvino Rabeni: its not a nest, it's a meeting place, a little like a teahouse
Calvino Rabeni: yes, only blue and that color
Aphrodite Macbain: lots of chatter?
Paradise Tennant: huge smile here
Aphrodite Macbain: do you have a pic of the bower?
Lucinda Lavender: really amazing
Calvino Rabeni: it is the circle of grass in the center with two sides
Aphrodite Macbain: oh!!
Calvino Rabeni: just room inside enough for two
Aphrodite Macbain: on the ground!
Lucinda Lavender: sounds magical
Paradise Tennant: romantic
Aphrodite Macbain: sems like the birds made the most impact on you!
Calvino Rabeni: birds are a highlight, yes
Aphrodite Macbain: and their sounds..
Calvino Rabeni: nods
Aphrodite Macbain: are you flying tomorrow?
Aphrodite Macbain: will you be at OF?
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm mixed up with the times
Calvino Rabeni: I will be ther e tomorrow :)
--BELL--

Aphrodite Macbain: great
Aphrodite Macbain: Cal - the theme of the sessions for the next 2 weeks will be stories from PAB
Aphrodite Macbain: and each of us has been talking about our first weeeks with PAB
Aphrodite Macbain: we haven't heard from you or Cinda and did you say something today Steve?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes at the end of the 1:00 session... i think
Aphrodite Macbain: what did you say? I haven't posted the notes yet
stevenaia Michinaga: my first session with Pema and Stim in May of 2008
stevenaia Michinaga: Pema invited me affter meeting him at a mutual friend's house in Sl
Aphrodite Macbain: do you remember what you talked about?
stevenaia Michinaga: I mainly listened as I understood little of what they were saying, yet I was interested in learning more... he says 5 years later
Lucinda Lavender: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I seem to remember Pema asking me after what I had thought, not sure I had much to offer at that point other than to comeback and learn more
Aphrodite Macbain: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: I think I'm good with that...
Lucinda Lavender: I am afraid I do not remember very well...i could look it up tho.
Paradise Tennant: my first session was with pila and stev quite by accident they made me feel so welcome :))) and it was such an engaging gentle meandering conversation
Paradise Tennant: ;))
Calvino Rabeni: by accident .. lucky happenstance
Aphrodite Macbain: something happens to people when they sit down at this fountain
Aphrodite Macbain: YES
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Aphrodite Macbain: everyone sort of smoothes out
stevenaia Michinaga: may find us by accident, through some sort of attraction
Aphrodite Macbain: Bruce brought me
--BELL--

Aphrodite Macbain: yes but it is owned by PAB
Calvino Rabeni: ah .. from another SL group ... friends meeting?
Aphrodite Macbain: Cal when did you come to PAB?
Aphrodite Macbain: You were hear near the beginning, no?
Aphrodite Macbain: here
Aphrodite Macbain: I think it's u and me Stevenaia
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: and maybe PAradise
Aphrodite Macbain: have you seen the Dome yet?
Calvino Rabeni: It was the fall of 2009, not the beginning
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, lots of 5's
Aphrodite Macbain: :-) yayy. Cal's back
Calvino Rabeni: I'd been in SL a couple years before that but just to check it out
Calvino Rabeni: :)
Calvino Rabeni: So I found out about it in RL
Aphrodite Macbain: I think we were all nomads in SL for a while
Aphrodite Macbain: from whom?
Calvino Rabeni: an associate of Stims who is a friend of mine .. a TSK and buddhism teacher
Aphrodite Macbain: so it really is founded in Buddhist thought, isn't it?
Calvino Rabeni: we were just chatting on a weekly chat we'd do on and off
Aphrodite Macbain: on the Internet
Aphrodite Macbain: ?
Calvino Rabeni: and he mentioned the IAS host site and Pema as a person who was interested in the bridge between science and philosophy or spirituality
Calvino Rabeni: yes a skype chat
Calvino Rabeni: maybe we were talking about Play ... probably not buddhism :)
Aphrodite Macbain: nods
Lucinda Lavender: I think I started coming here in the spring of 2010
Calvino Rabeni: we used to live in Boulder ... which is a kind of gravitational center
Calvino Rabeni: for alternative worldviews
Aphrodite Macbain: I wonder whether we all share certain values or beliefs
Paradise Tennant: a curiousity for sure
Calvino Rabeni: and we'd go on play dates, sampling different workshops and classes
Aphrodite Macbain: in SL?
Calvino Rabeni: it was about 1992 I think .. no, in Colorado
Aphrodite Macbain: early!
Calvino Rabeni: movement and dance, for instance .. continuum and 5-rhythms, peer counseling and men's movement
Aphrodite Macbain: what were the workshops?
Aphrodite Macbain: ah answered
Calvino Rabeni: (see previous list )
Calvino Rabeni: yes :)
Aphrodite Macbain: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: what a ninteresting mix of arts dace thought philosopy
Aphrodite Macbain: an interesting dance
Aphrodite Macbain: sigh
Calvino Rabeni: a different mix of play and being :)
Aphrodite Macbain: you still participate in dance workshops, dont you?
Calvino Rabeni: sometimes yes when I get the chance
Calvino Rabeni: especially in Oregon
Aphrodite Macbain: which requires a certain amount of trust in others
Calvino Rabeni: another one I did more recently was holistic voice
Aphrodite Macbain: what's that?
--BELL--

Calvino Rabeni: as much trust as you can :)
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Paradise Tennant: ?
Aphrodite Macbain: dancing
Aphrodite Macbain: whispers, I must go
Paradise Tennant: nite nite aph sweet dreams :))
stevenaia Michinaga: Night Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: thanks everyone
Aphrodite Macbain: hope blue gets better
Aphrodite Macbain: hope your last week goes well cal
Calvino Rabeni: http://www.heatherhutton.com/unified-voice-works
Aphrodite Macbain: night
Aphrodite Macbain: /day
Calvino Rabeni: answering APhs question
Calvino Rabeni: bye :)
Calvino Rabeni: Thanks Aphro :)
Lucinda Lavender: Luci clicks
Lucinda Lavender: Bye Aph!
Aphrodite Macbain: Thanks Cal - I'll look at it :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: cu tomorrow
Calvino Rabeni: dream well
Lucinda Lavender: body as instrument
stevenaia Michinaga: I must go, long drive tomorrow
Paradise Tennant: yes !!!!
stevenaia Michinaga: night my friends
Calvino Rabeni: By holistic, I meant, its not FOR anything else specifically, its FOR the voice and body being and the other purposes are fringe benefits I suppose
Paradise Tennant: okies stev chag pesach sameach!
Calvino Rabeni: Niht, stev.
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles, thank you Para, good luck on your Bialy quest
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Calvino Rabeni: that's a worthwhile quest
Lucinda Lavender: night Steve
Calvino Rabeni: :)
Calvino Rabeni: It's part of the earlier story .. maybe I told you, Cinda
Lucinda Lavender: sure...do say more
Calvino Rabeni: the man who introduced me to PaB is a freelance buddhist teacher of some regard ..
Calvino Rabeni: he took this other singing workshop
Calvino Rabeni: called "Self Realization through Rock and Roll"
Lucinda Lavender: Ah
Calvino Rabeni: (I think that was the title)
Calvino Rabeni: High marks for it ..
Calvino Rabeni: depending on the teacher, there really are many different activities that could be dharma gates
Lucinda Lavender: nods
Paradise Tennant: hmm like the term dharma gates
Calvino Rabeni: in non-traditional sangha situations, or on the periphery of them
Calvino Rabeni: Seattle has the guitar circle .. been to any of their concerts?
Lucinda Lavender: once yes...at Thrid Place Books
Calvino Rabeni: Nine guitars
Calvino Rabeni: some covers and some original music
Calvino Rabeni: that concert series was an original art that was a form of practice undertaken for other motivations than to be a musician in a band or make money
Lucinda Lavender: interesting...
Calvino Rabeni: or for enjoyment of music alone
Lucinda Lavender: more of a spiritual community?
Paradise Tennant: to find your wholeness and connection
Lucinda Lavender: ah...
Calvino Rabeni: yes
Paradise Tennant: well folks I am going to be up a 3 am walking the put so I think I will say good night getting sleepy like this little dog avatar can wag my tail and look sleepy
Calvino Rabeni: oy ... good night :) dream well
Lucinda Lavender: rest well Paradise and love to you and blue
Paradise Tennant: just cannot wave ! .. night night my friends namaste :)) safe travels cal :))
--BELL--

Calvino Rabeni: ty night :)
Lucinda Lavender: Cat has comein from the cold...chooses lap to warm up
Lucinda Lavender: mainly has cold feet i think
Lucinda Lavender: so i hope your travel has been interesting...it sure looks like it
Calvino Rabeni: I enjoyed it yes
Calvino Rabeni: I'm running out of charge on the old laptop
Lucinda Lavender: best time to go:)
Lucinda Lavender: dream well...
Calvino Rabeni: better bid you goodnight
Calvino Rabeni: good seeing you, catch you later
Calvino Rabeni: bye for now :)
Lucinda Lavender: yes:)
Lucinda Lavender: bye for now:)