2014.07.13 07:00 - Vita Nuova and Purple Boots

The Guardian for this meeting was Bleu Oleander. The comments are by Bleu Oleander.

Catrinamonblue Resident: 's current display-name is "Catrinamonblue".
Bleu Oleander: 's current display-name is "Bleu".
Bleu Oleander: hiya Cat :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: Morning Bleu
Bleu Oleander: how r u this morning?
Catrinamonblue Resident: pretty good:) trying out my tablet with sl
Bleu Oleander: what kind of tablet?
Catrinamonblue Resident: surface pro 3 :-)
Bleu Oleander: does sl work pretty good?
Catrinamonblue Resident: I'm having great fun with it
Bleu Oleander: debating if I should get a tablet
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes its working well though getting a bit warm
Catrinamonblue Resident: I really debated between a laptop and the tablet
Catrinamonblue Resident: i'm glad i bought the tablet :-)
Bleu Oleander: I read that the tablet is better than the laptop
--BELL--
Catrinamonblue Resident: for me yes, the tablet is more portable than a laptop
Bleu Oleander: hey Aggers skating in :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: and seems to be able to do everything alaptop would do
Bleu Oleander: lovely in purple
Agatha Macbeth: Good day Bleuji and Catji ♥
Catrinamonblue Resident: Hi Aggers
Agatha Macbeth: No Liz yet?
Bleu Oleander: not yet
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: will we do?
Agatha Macbeth: You look very pink Bleu :p
Bleu Oleander: yes pinks and purples today :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: so what's on your minds this morning?
Agatha Macbeth: Gardening :(
Bleu Oleander: sounds nice why the frown?
Catrinamonblue Resident: I love gardening
Bleu Oleander: me too
Agatha Macbeth: Non-stop at this time of year
Bleu Oleander: ah ok
Catrinamonblue Resident: ah yes
Agatha Macbeth: Like painting the Forth bridge
Bleu Oleander: so no rest for the weary
Agatha Macbeth: Specially with all the rain we get here
Bleu Oleander: too HOT for me to garden this time of year
Bleu Oleander: we're still in a drought
Agatha Macbeth: Yes that I can believe
Bleu Oleander: everything a little crispy
Agatha Macbeth: Do you actually have a rainy season at all?
Bleu Oleander: well technically yes
Bleu Oleander: the monsoon season is now
Bleu Oleander: but no rain yet
Agatha Macbeth: Can't picture a monsoon in Az somehow
Agatha Macbeth: Rangoon yes
Bleu Oleander: hehe yes know what ya mean
Bleu Oleander: have you been to AZ?
Agatha Macbeth: To be honest I thought monsoons only happened in heavily forested areas, inetresting that
Agatha Macbeth: Oh no
Catrinamonblue Resident: I haven't
Agatha Macbeth: Never been to the US
Bleu Oleander: beautiful oct - june
Agatha Macbeth: I don't enjoy heat because of my complection
Catrinamonblue Resident: I love heat but not humid heat
Bleu Oleander: the winter is gorgeous here ... why we live here lol
Agatha Macbeth: I can imagine the winter yes
Agatha Macbeth: Same as Fl
Bleu Oleander: not as humid
Bleu Oleander: very dry actually
Bleu Oleander: single digits
Agatha Macbeth: Humidity has a lot to do with how many trees there are presumably...
Agatha Macbeth: So in a desert not so much
Catrinamonblue Resident: interesting
Bleu Oleander: yes many people bring trees here from other areas and then find they have to spend a fortune watering them!
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Plenty of cacti tho of course ;-)
Bleu Oleander: of course!
Agatha Macbeth: Is Tombstone still around these days? Or has it become a theme park?
Bleu Oleander: it is and yes more of a theme partk
Agatha Macbeth nods sadly
Bleu Oleander: haven't been there in years
Agatha Macbeth: Only to be expected I guess
Agatha Macbeth: Presumably it's grown since the OK Corral days
Agatha Macbeth: Liz! ♥
Eliza Madrigal: 's current display-name is "Eliza".
Bleu Oleander: hey Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi ladies... all looking fabulous
Catrinamonblue Resident: :) Hi Eliza
Bleu Oleander: we're all in purples and pinks today
Eliza Madrigal: Aggers I'd definitely wear that in RL ^.^
Agatha Macbeth: Looks like a LGBT convention <wink>
Agatha Macbeth: hehe
Bleu Oleander: lol
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Haven't worn this in ages
Eliza Madrigal: :) sorry to be late
Agatha Macbeth: We will let you off detention this time ;-)
Eliza Madrigal: thanks, I'll clean a few erasers
Agatha Macbeth grins
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Actually, on the subject of the American west, I think it gives a really ggod platform for how myths and legends develop Bleu
Agatha Macbeth: good*
--BELL--
Bleu Oleander: interesting Aggers yes :)
Agatha Macbeth: Because, unlinke most other eras it's recent enough for there to be actual indistputable evidence (even photographic) of what it was *really* like
Agatha Macbeth: And that can be compared
Bleu Oleander: cameras can lie though as we have seen :)
Agatha Macbeth: Ah but they didn't have photoshop then ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: Hehe
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Bleu Oleander: the photoshop was in the eye of the photographer
Catrinamonblue Resident: every media is open to tampering
Agatha Macbeth: I think the Earp family originally came from very close to where I am
Eliza Madrigal thinks of all the awful portraits where smiling would have been considered tampering
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: actually Wyatt's great, great (not sure how many greats) is a good friend of ours
Agatha Macbeth: I used to know a guy named Bob Earp :)
Eliza Madrigal: lol
Agatha Macbeth nods
Bleu Oleander: his name is Wyatt Earp
Agatha Macbeth: Oh wow
Agatha Macbeth: What a thing to saddle a kid with (no pun intended)
Bleu Oleander: and his wife writes tombstone plays and they perform them around the country
Agatha Macbeth: Great
Agatha Macbeth: The wild west show :p
Bleu Oleander: indeed :P
Agatha Macbeth: Yee-haw
Bleu Oleander: I used to plan corporate parties and they always wanted a wild west theme :)
Agatha Macbeth: Well Walsall, which is close to me, is famous for its saddle manufacture, so maybe they emigrated for that reason
Bleu Oleander: still have my purple boots lol
Agatha Macbeth: Purple boots wow
Eliza Madrigal: cute ^.^
Agatha Macbeth: RL?
Bleu Oleander: rl :)
Agatha Macbeth: Pics please! :)
Bleu Oleander: right!!!
Agatha Macbeth: OMG
Bleu Oleander: a cold day in sl before I show those lol
Agatha Macbeth: HA
Eliza Madrigal: darn :)
Agatha Macbeth pictures Liz in purple cowboy boots
Bleu Oleander: I was pretty convincing though
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hiya Zon
Bleu Oleander: hiya Zon
Agatha Macbeth: Great entrance ;-)
Bleu Oleander: :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: Hi Zon :)
Zon Kwan: hi cant see
Agatha Macbeth: Korel always managed to do that to me...used to wonder if she planned it :p
Catrinamonblue Resident: lol
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Agatha Macbeth: No GM today is there?
Eliza Madrigal: not today, no
Eliza Madrigal: I'm not sure I can make it next week either ... sorry if my unpredictability is wreaking havok
Agatha Macbeth: We understand :)
Bleu Oleander: any burning issues?
Agatha Macbeth: RL is a pain
Eliza Madrigal: thank you :) Appreciate that
Eliza Madrigal: I'm really happy with the way things are going but they are quite different from the pace of the last 6 or so years
Agatha Macbeth: Just be sure not to burn yourself out
Agatha Macbeth: Life anin't much good without good health
Catrinamonblue Resident: RL keeps me busy, not much time to be here
Eliza Madrigal: no choice really... am pushed pretty hard right now... and have a little flu atm...
Agatha Macbeth: We know Cat :(
Agatha Macbeth: Awww
Eliza Madrigal: its okay... am learning limits anew
Bleu Oleander: awww hope you feel better
Agatha Macbeth: Just take it easy as far as possible Liz
Eliza Madrigal: thanks :) being here helps actually... almost just stayed in bed
Agatha Macbeth: So not under the covers on the laptop then? :p
Eliza Madrigal: lol not yet
Agatha Macbeth: *Hug*
Agatha Macbeth: Are the kids up yet?
Eliza Madrigal: Cat's transitions seem to be happening more gracefully
Eliza Madrigal: the one who is here is still sleeping :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: She's certainly eating well :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: lol yes
--BELL--
Catrinamonblue Resident: spoiled I am
Agatha Macbeth: Must be a happy change after the past
Catrinamonblue Resident: ohhhhh yessssssss :)
Agatha Macbeth: Good to hear
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: Vita Nuova :)
Agatha Macbeth: Always uplifting to hear other peoples' lives going right ha
Eliza Madrigal: happiness does seem to come down to the little daily things... like simple dinners
Eliza Madrigal: attention given
Agatha Macbeth: Oh agreed Liz
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes :)
Bleu Oleander: yes!
Agatha Macbeth: True nourishment
Zon Kwan: happiness i slike a tail of cat..it follows the cat
Eliza Madrigal grins.... like that
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes I like that Zon
Agatha Macbeth: Philosophical Zon :P
Catrinamonblue Resident: especially true for me
Bleu Oleander: :)
Zon Kwan: sorry i cant help it
Agatha Macbeth grins
Eliza Madrigal: philosophy is like the tail of the Zon...
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Zon Kwan: sighs
Agatha Macbeth: Mm
Eliza Madrigal giggles
Agatha Macbeth: Thereby hangs a tail
Eliza Madrigal: happiness is a mix or reality and imposed magic I think...
Catrinamonblue Resident: listens
Bleu Oleander: we just had a salon on happiness :)
Eliza Madrigal: take any simple dinner... there are probably many things wrong or missing... but one can see what is there and appreciate that
Agatha Macbeth: Oh great
Zon Kwan: like real fantasy
Bleu Oleander: seems being part of a group was important even if virtual :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: important for me for sure
Agatha Macbeth: :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: I liked a Picasso quote given .... The meaning of life is to find your gift ... the purpose of life is to give it away :)
Agatha Macbeth: Oh my
Zon Kwan: and by giving you get
Catrinamonblue Resident: oh wow
Eliza Madrigal: lovely, yes... the same who said inspiration comes to who it finds working :)
Agatha Macbeth: He did quotes as well as paintings?
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes Zon
Catrinamonblue Resident: karma
Bleu Oleander: said quite a lot apparently
Catrinamonblue Resident: the energy you give out comes back to you
Zon Kwan: with more energy
Eliza Madrigal: the kind of energy
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes
Catrinamonblue Resident: both positive and negative
Zon Kwan: both guide
Eliza Madrigal: am thinking about the Bridget Jones blue soup dinner scene
Zon Kwan: smiles
Eliza Madrigal: the whole thing went wrong but it was OK because of the company of friends
Agatha Macbeth: You find out a lot when food is involved: people tend to be so picky about it...
Catrinamonblue Resident: never saw that movie or read the book
Eliza Madrigal: Ah, nice romantic night in kind of movie, Cat
Catrinamonblue Resident: ah neat :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Who's Bridget Jones?
Eliza Madrigal: just a book character
Agatha Macbeth: Welsh woman? :p
Bleu Oleander: makes blue soup
Catrinamonblue Resident: making food with friends is an amazing fun thing
Eliza Madrigal: hehehe
Agatha Macbeth: Interesting
Agatha Macbeth: Sould food maybe ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: -d
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth spanks the KB
Bleu Oleander: lol
Zon Kwan: drinking is nice too
Catrinamonblue Resident: mmmmm wine ;)
Agatha Macbeth: It is this weather definitely
Agatha Macbeth: Glug glug
Bleu Oleander: too much gardening
Agatha Macbeth: Yeh
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Thing with wine is it makes you drink even more water :p
Bleu Oleander: fingers all bandaged so can't type?
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
--BELL--
Agatha Macbeth: Nah, not that bad yet
Agatha Macbeth: Always wear gloves in the garden cos of the blackberries and nettles ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: Could make me own wine
Eliza Madrigal: blackberries... nice
Agatha Macbeth nods
Bleu Oleander: me too but cause of the bougainvilla
Catrinamonblue Resident: yummyb:)
Zon Kwan: superfood
Agatha Macbeth: The who?
Eliza Madrigal has not gardened in quite a while... right now I have only one house plant and one aloe on the balcony
Bleu Oleander: probably the right amount lol
Agatha Macbeth: Lucky you eh
Eliza Madrigal: bouganvilla is gorgeous but OUCH
Zon Kwan: waves
Eliza Madrigal waves
Agatha Macbeth: Bye Zon
Catrinamonblue Resident: byevZon
Bleu Oleander: been stuck a number of times
Bleu Oleander: bye Zon
Catrinamonblue Resident: thanks for being here
Zon Kwan: cheer up Eilza!
Eliza Madrigal smiles
Eliza Madrigal: am cheery... am I not cheery?
Eliza Madrigal: lol
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: he meant maybe feel better :)
Eliza Madrigal: ah, yes thanks Zon, belated
Catrinamonblue Resident: I'm going to miss my garden but am lucky to have another place to be muddy ;)
Agatha Macbeth: Oh they come from S. America it says here
Eliza Madrigal: muddy? :) you mean morning walks?
Bleu Oleander: bougainvilla?
Catrinamonblue Resident: bf has a back yard for me to play in
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Eliza Madrigal: ah :)
Agatha Macbeth: Yeh
Bleu Oleander:

Eliza Madrigal: I'd have bouganvilla on balcony except that it grows really fast and is painful to deal with - so bright and butterflies love it
Bleu Oleander: yes one of the things I like about AZ
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Bleu Oleander: of course I always spell it wrong :) bougainvillea lol
Agatha Macbeth: Hola
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Eliza Madrigal: people pronounce it with the ilia or illa, thats prob why
Bleu Oleander: right maybe that's it
Agatha Macbeth: PaB botany
Eliza Madrigal: botany of desire
Agatha Macbeth: Botany Bay
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Eliza Madrigal: lol bay of.... well don't want to go into military strategies
Agatha Macbeth: Apparently Thoth was the god of botany in Egypt...amazing
Eliza Madrigal: interesting!
Catrinamonblue Resident: cool
Agatha Macbeth: Yeh
Bleu Oleander: took botany in college
Agatha Macbeth: Not something one normally associates with him
Bleu Oleander: could name every plant on campus lol
Eliza Madrigal: not at all
Agatha Macbeth: Yay
Eliza Madrigal: that's wonderful Bleu
Eliza Madrigal: changes your world a bit I'd imagine
Bleu Oleander: quite good for happy hour conversation
Eliza Madrigal: amazing how easy it is for children to soak up that kind of information...
Catrinamonblue Resident: yes
Eliza Madrigal: mine are fountains of it, astounds me
Agatha Macbeth: Oh true
Eliza Madrigal: while I need to be reminded over and over again
Agatha Macbeth: It's old one who have the problems learning
Bleu Oleander: harder to stick
Agatha Macbeth: us*
Eliza Madrigal: yes
Catrinamonblue Resident: nods
Agatha Macbeth: Ol dogs, new tricks and all that
Bleu Oleander: have to have it come to me several different times and ways before it sticks lol
Eliza Madrigal: maybe it has to do with how much we keep at forefront of thinking "must go to store, call so n so, figure out financial future..."
Agatha Macbeth: Yeh
Eliza Madrigal giggles
Agatha Macbeth: No time for education
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: 'Not may people know that'
Agatha Macbeth: many*
Agatha Macbeth: (damn kb)
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Eliza Madrigal: "must buy new keyboard..."
Catrinamonblue Resident: lol
Agatha Macbeth: Suddenly started sticking for no reason
Bleu Oleander: pictures Aggers slapping here kb :)
Catrinamonblue Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: I migh throw it the window shortly
Bleu Oleander: now slapping mine lol
Eliza Madrigal: they don't lend themselves to choking
Bleu Oleander: or go to your room
Agatha Macbeth: The lod ones always seemed better than the usb ones
Agatha Macbeth: old
Eliza Madrigal: so nice to be with you guys this morning - am going to shower and try not to cancel plans with a friend
Bleu Oleander: ok feel better
Eliza Madrigal: wish you all a HAPPY day
Agatha Macbeth: Yes- keep your friends
Bleu Oleander: nice to be with you all too
Agatha Macbeth: Stay healthy
Catrinamonblue Resident: happy day Eliza :)
Bleu Oleander: going to find a cool spot for a latte
Eliza Madrigal: friend I've not seen in 2 years...really miss her ((((( )))))))
Agatha Macbeth: It's never too latte
Eliza Madrigal: nice
Catrinamonblue Resident: time to get out of bed for me ;)
Bleu Oleander: hehe
Eliza Madrigal: lol
Eliza Madrigal: bfn :)
Agatha Macbeth: Oh man
Bleu Oleander: take care all
--BELL--
Bleu Oleander: byeeee
Catrinamonblue Resident: bye
Agatha Macbeth: BFN