2014.07.10 13:00 - Wings and Roses

The Guardian for this meeting was Aphrodite Macbain. The comments are by Aphrodite Macbain.

druth Vlodovic: hey
Aphrodite Macbain: hello!
Aphrodite Macbain: nice to have a warm body to sit with...
druth Vlodovic: god to have a stash of bodies
Aphrodite Macbain: ?
druth Vlodovic: "good", though I guess god probably has a few too
Aphrodite Macbain: what would you do with a stash of bodies?
Aphrodite Macbain: or what would god do with them?
druth Vlodovic: arts and crafts
Aphrodite Macbain: he would probably make a cubist painting
Aphrodite Macbain: or an "assemblage"
druth Vlodovic: heh, I was looking at a cubist children's cartoon show
Aphrodite Macbain: a cubist cartoon show? lol
druth Vlodovic: weird pigs with two eyes on each side of their heads
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: pigs are weird anyway
druth Vlodovic: the kids assured me that each pig only had two eyes, but you could always see both

Redesigning bodies

Aphrodite Macbain: If you were to re-design the human body, what would you change?
druth Vlodovic: wings :)
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: so you could get a bird's eye view?
Aphrodite Macbain: so you could fly away?
Arisia Vita: two of my favorite people :)
Arisia Vita: greetings
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Ari!
druth Vlodovic: ari!
Arisia Vita: so good to see you both
Aphrodite Macbain: two of your favourite people? us?
Arisia Vita: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
druth Vlodovic: brb, getting my burger a 2nd bun
Aphrodite Macbain: you have changed back to your previous incarnation Ari
Arisia Vita: ok druth
Arisia Vita: changed back? have been Na'vi for some time now
Aphrodite Macbain: 2 buns?
Arisia Vita: I sometimes eat mine with a single bun
Aphrodite Macbain: I guess I don't get to see you enough
Arisia Vita: I know I would like to see you more :)
Aphrodite Macbain: we were beginning to discuss what we would do if we could redesign our bodies
Aphrodite Macbain: druth would add wings...
Arisia Vita: that is a subject I like
Aphrodite Macbain: what would you change Ari?
Arisia Vita: I like the thought of flying too
Arisia Vita: as the painting in my profile alludes....
Arisia Vita: The painting "Soul's Flight" by Janmot represents three things I value. The first is flying high in the sky, to get a better perspective on the world. The second is being close to people, to know them better. The third is helping others by offering them my arm so that we might fly together.
Aphrodite Macbain: awww
Aphrodite Macbain: so maybe you might add a couple more arms
Arisia Vita: good idea
Aphrodite Macbain: like shiva
Arisia Vita: yes
Arisia Vita: and you?
Aphrodite Macbain: not sure
Arisia Vita: that's a wise answer
Aphrodite Macbain: I would like to be able to transform my limbs to fins or wings as needed
Arisia Vita: that sounds great
Aphrodite Macbain: so I could swim with ease
Arisia Vita: like a mermaid?
Aphrodite Macbain: maybe I'd like a longer nose
druth Vlodovic: ??
Aphrodite Macbain: that could curve up and act as a snorkel
Arisia Vita: ah yes
Aphrodite Macbain: when I am swimming - would have to be retractable though
druth Vlodovic: lol
Aphrodite Macbain: :D
Arisia Vita: why not just wish for gills?
druth Vlodovic: I was thinking gills
druth Vlodovic: snap
Arisia Vita: druth and I think alike
Aphrodite Macbain: omg
Aphrodite Macbain: I didn't think anyone could think like druth

Arisia Vita: I am proud to

druth Vlodovic: (taking notes) soooo, hang gliding and snorkeling?
Aphrodite Macbain: or would
Aphrodite Macbain: hang gliding ...great idea
druth Vlodovic: we could hang glide off the mountains in wetsuits and dive right into the ocean :)
Aphrodite Macbain: yes!
Arisia Vita: sounds great
Aphrodite Macbain: Vancouver is perfect for that
Arisia Vita: or a virtual world :)
Aphrodite Macbain: maybe a little propeller might help
 

druth Vlodovic: "at some point we started living in the future"
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Arisia Vita: that "point" is known as the present :)
Aphrodite Macbain: It's often a more interesting place to be
Aphrodite Macbain: true
 

Flying and jumping

Aphrodite Macbain: I used to have flying dreams
Arisia Vita: I still do
Aphrodite Macbain: flying through the mountains
Aphrodite Macbain: really?
Arisia Vita: yes, as in the opening scene of Avatar
Aphrodite Macbain: are they trampoline bouncing dreams too?
Arisia Vita: no, I do that in rl :)
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: rl is dreaming too
Arisia Vita: today I enjoyed seeing the spider webs in the woods as I jumped, they were covered in dew ; it was foggy this morning
Aphrodite Macbain: awww
druth Vlodovic: foggy can be nice

Arisia Vita: it was indeed
Aphrodite Macbain: a lovely image

Aphrodite Macbain: I like foggy
Arisia Vita: every day is different
Arisia Vita: I see the seasons change as I jump
Aphrodite Macbain: My flying through the mountain dreams changed when I left the Canadian Rockies
Arisia Vita: changed?
Aphrodite Macbain: when I moved to the city, I ended up flying over buildings.
Arisia Vita: that makes sense
Arisia Vita: supergirl :)
 

Aphrodite Macbain: smiles at Ari's image of seasons changing as he jumps
Arisia Vita: so true
Arisia Vita: green of summer, colors in fall
Arisia Vita: bare limbs in winter

druth Vlodovic: I guess you spend 20 minutes in the same place each day, bouncing ari, must make for interesting vistas

druth Vlodovic figures aph would be longing for what she has instead of what is out of reach :)
Aphrodite Macbain: would be or should be druth?
druth Vlodovic: is :)
Aphrodite Macbain: I have a lot
Aphrodite Macbain: lucky me
Aphrodite Macbain: friends like u2
Aphrodite Macbain: and summer
Arisia Vita: you have us as friends, and we have you
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: feels we should all get up and do a little dance
Gets up and dances.
Arisia Vita: alas, I don't dance
Aphrodite Macbain: whew

druth Vlodovic: onigokko
druth Vlodovic: stop
Aphrodite Macbain: onigokko
aph and druth tear all over the pavilion
druth Vlodovic: tradition :)
Aphrodite Macbain: stop
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Aphrodite Macbain: haven't done that for ages
Aphrodite Macbain: weeee
Aphrodite Macbain: and it's not even Friday
Arisia Vita: good for you
druth Vlodovic: funny, I was sitting in an uncomfortable position, in too much heat, and didn't notice until the drop
Arisia Vita: heat?
Aphrodite Macbain: outside?
druth Vlodovic: just enough for a light sweat
druth Vlodovic: inside
Aphrodite Macbain: wipes druth's brow
druth Vlodovic: outside is too bright for poor laptop
druth Vlodovic: :)

The colour of  roses

Aphrodite Macbain: how are the roses?
druth Vlodovic: growing
Aphrodite Macbain: you may need to stake them
Aphrodite Macbain: to keep them from falling over!
druth Vlodovic: I should prune a few, poor plant looks overloaded
Aphrodite Macbain: cut a few and put them in a vase!
Arisia Vita: there is an art to growing roses
druth Vlodovic: but it is hard to sacrifice a nice flower, even to get a nicer one
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: do you grow roses Ari?
Arisia Vita: not yet :)
Arisia Vita: but I have known others who did
Aphrodite Macbain: we planted druth's rose together
druth Vlodovic: get aph on skype, she'll give you all the directions for planting ;)
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Arisia Vita: :)
Arisia Vita: reminds me of the fable of the red rose
Arisia Vita:

The nightingale loved the white rose, even though it was against the will of Allah. "Night after night the nightingale came to beg for divine love, but though the rose trembled at the sound of his voice, her petals remained closed to him. . . ." Flower and bird, two species never meant to mate. Yet at length the rose overcame her fear and from that single, forbidden union was born the red rose that Allah never intended the world to know.

Aphrodite Macbain: I love roses- they are so hardy, smell good and look fantastic
Aphrodite Macbain: wow- interesting tale Ari
Arisia Vita: lovely
Aphrodite Macbain: I wonder why Allah didn't want the world to know
Arisia Vita: good question
druth Vlodovic: have to send that to my uncle, he has a wall full of 1st place ribbons from rose shows in Toronto
Aphrodite Macbain: wow
druth Vlodovic: white is purity and red love according to florists
Arisia Vita: interesting
Aphrodite Macbain: and yellow is friendship
druth Vlodovic: maybe Allah wanted it to mature into yellow, friendship
Aphrodite Macbain: your rose bush is pink and yellow... a loving friendship?
druth Vlodovic: hmm, orangey, sort of stronger friendship lol
Arisia Vita: is there a black rose?
Aphrodite Macbain: No, but there are probably very dark red roses
Aphrodite Macbain: I wonder what a black rose would signify
Arisia Vita: me too
druth Vlodovic: http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Black-Roses
druth Vlodovic: I'm not sure what it means other than vampires
Aphrodite Macbain: !!
Aphrodite Macbain: root dye!
Aphrodite Macbain: that's cheating
druth Vlodovic: lol
druth Vlodovic: this one uses black dye, a rose store says they use blue on red roses
 

Aphrodite Macbain: Do you have a garden Ari?
Arisia Vita: no, do you?
Aphrodite Macbain: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: I have a bunch of herbs and bushes on our roof deck
Arisia Vita: that's great
Aphrodite Macbain: rosemary, parsley, sage, thyme, lavender, stevia, mint, bay
and dill
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Arisia Vita: roof garden...so you need not worry about rabbits or deer :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Just crows and seagulls!

Thank you both for joining me at the pool today. This was nice
 

druth Vlodovic: They symbolise power, mystery, elegance, farewell and goodbye. Often the romantic message of black flowers is a negative one, so these should probably be saved for break-ups.
Arisia Vita: I agree
Arisia Vita: hope to see you both again soon
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
druth Vlodovic: just raccoons
druth Vlodovic: hugs ari
druth Vlodovic: have fun
Aphrodite Macbain: hugs ari
Arisia Vita: *hugs*
Aphrodite Macbain: thanks for coming
Arisia Vita: thanks again, be well and happy
Aphrodite Macbain: waves and smiles
 

druth Vlodovic: mind you, getting a black rose as a present might be an interesting way to get dumped
druth Vlodovic: depending on the people and the relationship
Aphrodite Macbain: :-(
druth Vlodovic: might as well do it in style :)