2013.05.15 19:00 - Chocolate Reality

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

stevenaia Michinaga: wave
Korel Laloix: Bozho... smiles
Korel Laloix: How is your day today? Anything new?
stevenaia Michinaga: always something new, a friend took me out to lunch, that was nice
Korel Laloix: What did you have?
stevenaia Michinaga: a portugese sausage and a Chicken Milanese salad, (salad with chicken)
Korel Laloix: Sounds lovely.
stevenaia Michinaga: this was the first time I was in this restaurant as the previous owner was a former clients who I did not appreciate so I never went there
Korel Laloix: OH.. smiles... I guess a good reason.
stevenaia Michinaga: always
Korel Laloix: I do like to try new places.
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, and I like to go back to places that have consistently good food
stevenaia Michinaga: I;ve been going to a little italion place for over 20 years, and for the most part, I order the very some thing
Korel Laloix: Tulsa is good for food if nothing else.
stevenaia Michinaga: *order
Korel Laloix: Wow.. must be good.. what do you get?
stevenaia Michinaga: eggplant parmasiana
stevenaia Michinaga: always fresh and always perfect
Korel Laloix: Oh I do love that as well.
Korel Laloix: But seems to be a dish that is either very wrong or very right.
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: when the Dali Lama was in town for a week a few years ago, he would eat there
stevenaia Michinaga: funny, they never thought of taking a picture, guess he wasn;t italian enough
Korel Laloix: From what I have seen, I don't think the guy is much of a poser either.
stevenaia Michinaga: lol
Korel Laloix: I have an interesting version of teh book of James with an intro by the DL.
Korel Laloix: And interesting perspective.
Korel Laloix: An
stevenaia Michinaga: hmm, I would never have thought to see that
--BELL--
Korel Laloix: http://www.amazon.com/Epistles-James-Peter-Pocket-Canons/dp/0862419751
Korel Laloix: He just did the intro to James.... I recomend the read.
stevenaia Michinaga: how was your day?
Korel Laloix: Fantastic.
stevenaia Michinaga: school oveR?
Korel Laloix: Otu of finals.. at Reeba's ranch and relaxing mostly.
Korel Laloix: Had a good run this morning, then we went out for a ride along the fences.
Korel Laloix: We had lunch out in the fields on a blanket.
stevenaia Michinaga: picnic
Korel Laloix: Came back in in time for a lovely home made meal by her Grandmother.
Korel Laloix: Then we just sat and chat until she passed out here next to me.
Korel Laloix smiles
Korel Laloix: I can't think of a better day really.
stevenaia Michinaga: nice, yes, it;s is finally spring here, was in the high 70's
stevenaia Michinaga: next week I will travel to the upper most parts of Minnisota for a a day or so to tour a manufacturing facility. You can almost touch canada, they still have ice on the lakes there
Korel Laloix: I am always cold, but it threatening bad weather all day.
Korel Laloix: But it held off until this evening.
Korel Laloix: Sounds... misserable.
Korel Laloix: You enjoy that...
Korel Laloix: I am sitting here under some blankets in front of the wood burning stove with a glass of red wine.
Korel Laloix: I preffer my viersion.. smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: last time I went they had "ice fishing specials and weekend event"
stevenaia Michinaga: not my cup of tea
Korel Laloix: Sounds like a bad horror movie...
Korel Laloix smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: lol, indeed
Korel Laloix: ice fishing.. be bored and cold!!!!
Korel Laloix: Sign up now... lol
stevenaia Michinaga: usually it involves lots of beer
stevenaia Michinaga: and a shack
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Paradise
Korel Laloix: Throw in some cheap tiquilla and a venereal disease and it would be perfect.
Paradise Tennant: hiya stev hiya korel how are you two tonight ?
Korel Laloix: heya
Korel Laloix: Great really.
Korel Laloix: How about yourself?
Korel Laloix: Discusing the silly evil that is ice fishing.
Paradise Tennant: very well thanks just had a thin slice of the most amazing brownie of my life :) so all good here :)
stevenaia Michinaga: a very strange distraction
Korel Laloix: OH?.. do tell please.
Paradise Tennant: thought it was more drinking in the cold
Korel Laloix: Intimate details please.
Korel Laloix: Amazing brownie sounds.... amazing.
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles, sound delicious
Korel Laloix: In that case, you could just be talking about me... smiles
Paradise Tennant: yes it really pays to have friends who know how to bake :) at a level that transcends the physical llimits of your senses :)) sort of like going to baked goods nirvana
stevenaia Michinaga: seems knowing your ingredients and lots of experimetation on friends helps

--BELL--

Korel Laloix: Those are the kinds of friends I need to find more of.
Paradise Tennant: yes the world has a dire shortage of truly sublime baked goodies :)
Korel Laloix: I do miss living with grandma... wow.. girl can cook.
Korel Laloix: I personally cook pepto bizmal into each dish... smiles
Korel Laloix: Saves time...
stevenaia Michinaga: lol,
Paradise Tennant: lots of creative expression available in all that kitchen chemsitry
stevenaia Michinaga: food can be a special experience, when you know that you try to make every meal the best you can
Korel Laloix: And there is more to just eating with you eat with someone.
Korel Laloix: It means something.
Korel Laloix: I tried to convey that in that aniversery poem I wrote... but not sure I go there.
Korel Laloix: got there
Paradise Tennant: listens :))
Korel Laloix: OH.. let me find the link..
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Korel Laloix: One sec please
Korel Laloix: FOund it... one sec.
Korel Laloix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM0LTCjRYl0
Paradise Tennant: hmm not loading for me
stevenaia Michinaga: nice
Korel Laloix: Was glad she read it.. her accent is not hugely different from mine. If I had known that this is what they were going to do, I would have recorded it myself earlier.
stevenaia Michinaga: you can and post your version
Korel Laloix: I thought of that.. but sort of feel that would be a rudeness to Sun.
stevenaia Michinaga: just another version

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: hello F
Fibes22 Resident: Hi S
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Korel Laloix: Bozho
Korel Laloix: Please join us if you like.
stevenaia Michinaga: have you been here before?
Fibes22 Resident: the clown?
Paradise Tennant: hiya fibes
Fibes22 Resident: I think so
Korel Laloix: Have a seat if you like.
Fibes22 Resident: I'm already sitting
Korel Laloix: OH Ok.. smiles.. I am silly lagged today.
stevenaia Michinaga: we meet here very 6 hours hours to discuss the nature of reality, feel free to come back anytime
Fibes22 Resident: So what have you concluded What's the nature of reality?
stevenaia Michinaga: we do record out sessions, it is ok to include your comments?
Fibes22 Resident: sure
Paradise Tennant: smiles we have been focusing on baked goods actually :) but that could be the next topic : ))
stevenaia Michinaga: Not dure there is any conclusion, just greater understand
Fibes22 Resident: So reality is half baked?
Paradise Tennant: baked goods are so much easier to categorize
Korel Laloix: Half raw or half baked?
Korel Laloix: Depends on your point of veiw I guess... smiles
Paradise Tennant: like both really
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, a wonderful aspect of reality
Fibes22 Resident: What's reality?
Korel Laloix: Not sure, but it relates directly to chocolate.
Paradise Tennant: lol
Fibes22 Resident: I don't really think there is reality
stevenaia Michinaga: if we knew we wouln;t be here, night and day
Paradise Tennant: always
Paradise Tennant: how do you describe it fibes ?
Fibes22 Resident: Maybe you should stop worrying about it and just live.
Korel Laloix: I dissagree, chocolate exsists, so there must be some form of realtiy to rest in.
stevenaia Michinaga: or in tonight's case, eat it
Fibes22 Resident: Existence and reality are the same?
Korel Laloix: Not sure.
Fibes22 Resident: I think there are multiple realities--as many as there are beings. There is no one reality.
stevenaia Michinaga: mine and yours
Korel Laloix: Depends on yoru definition maybe.
Fibes22 Resident: Everything does
Korel Laloix: COuld be...
Fibes22 Resident: I'm not sure that the reality my dog experiences is the same as mine. There are overlaps, but I don't think they are the same. Basically, I think reality is just in our heads.
Korel Laloix: Not going to force my slightly off dictionary on others.
stevenaia Michinaga: it;s in everyone's head, but there is so much that is shared
Fibes22 Resident: IS there?
stevenaia Michinaga: listening is part of sharing
Fibes22 Resident: I'm not sure what that means.
stevenaia Michinaga: language and meaning, taste and feelings
Paradise Tennant: I pay more attention to my dog's outlook :)) he has always been so wise .. in a furry zen like way
Korel Laloix: Furry zen? As opposed to Fluffy Zen?
Fibes22 Resident: I read an interesting book the other day in which the author argued that if you go to a baseball game it seems like everyone is sharing the same experience. But if you think about it, everyone's experience is different. It depends on the people around you, the angle to the field, whether or not you are drunk, etc.
Paradise Tennant: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: no one said reality is the same for everyone
Paradise Tennant: if you really embarce that idea it makes you much more tolerant .. of other of the variance in opinions
Fibes22 Resident: But if it isn't the same for everyone, then does it even exist?
Korel Laloix: Why not.
Korel Laloix: Not all perspective are as acurate as others.
stevenaia Michinaga: that is why we are here:)
Fibes22 Resident: Well, there are realities in the plural, but perhaps there is no one thing that is reality
Fibes22 Resident: Accurate assumes an objective reality.

--BELL--

Korel Laloix: Or just quality and abundance of information.
stevenaia Michinaga: wouldn't a collection of realities be a reality
Fibes22 Resident: Not sure
Korel Laloix: I think that is the point of LSD acutally.
Fibes22 Resident: I don't think a collection of perspectives make a single perspective
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: but it may make up a baseball game
Fibes22 Resident: I've never taken LSD
Korel Laloix: My mom did it a lot...
Korel Laloix: She was more tollerable then actually.
Fibes22 Resident: I'm not much of a fan of drugs
Korel Laloix: Agreed... asside from the LSD, she always got mor violet when she was on drugs.
Korel Laloix: But not really what we were talking about...
Fibes22 Resident: She turned violet?
Korel Laloix: My mom is a bit psycho.
Korel Laloix: well, very psycho.
Fibes22 Resident: And a very odd color
Korel Laloix: lol... smiles
Paradise Tennant: kind of like lavender actually )) springish
Korel Laloix: Well, it would have been me being more black and blue if I was not so dark to begin with...
Fibes22 Resident: I think I'll go to bed. Getting late here. nice chatting.
Korel Laloix: Another good reason for a good tan.
Korel Laloix: Take care.
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, me too, long days ahead
Korel Laloix: Take care.
Korel Laloix: off to a church service now.
Paradise Tennant: nite nite korel fibes :))
Korel Laloix: Thanks for the chat.
stevenaia Michinaga: enjoy
Paradise Tennant: nite nite stev :))
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks for the peom
stevenaia Michinaga: Poem