2015.06.22 19:00 - Lost log found a few months later

stevenaia Michinaga  hi Luci

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  Hi Stevenaia

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I am just arriving

       stevenaia Michinaga  I see, I'm just walking around with this new AO someone gave me, thought I wasn’t animated enough

       stevenaia Michinaga   )

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  what is an AO?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  you look different

       stevenaia Michinaga  new hair

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  been shopping with Paradise?

       stevenaia Michinaga  AO , it allow you to select different walking, standing and sitting position for yourself

       stevenaia Michinaga  no, haven;t seen Para in a while

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  ah!

       stevenaia Michinaga  a friend gave them to me

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  nice

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  looks good

       stevenaia Michinaga  thanks

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  have you seen my house up in the sky?

       stevenaia Michinaga  no tp me

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  ok

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  tell me if it works

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  haha!

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  it does!

       stevenaia Michinaga  you connected to Bleu

       stevenaia Michinaga  or is this eliza

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  bleu

       stevenaia Michinaga  that's that fire pit in your star cube

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  three in one kind of thing

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I think it is fine for others to use as they might want

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes...  came in a pack

       stevenaia Michinaga  hi APh

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Hi

       stevenaia Michinaga  it's very loud, had to turn down the volume

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  HI aph where are you?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  so this is where you went!!

       stevenaia Michinaga  she's over here

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I'm right here

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  behind you

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  My- how you have changed Stevenaia

       stevenaia Michinaga  nods

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  ah...hi Aph!

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  smiles

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  this is my place that anyone can use

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I had no idea you had a place up here

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  It's like mine but one floor

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Is the other place yours too?

       stevenaia Michinaga  nice fruit, brb, cat wants in

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I moved it up here when I put the space box down on the main levbel

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  level

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Is the other place yours too?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  both are mine yes

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  space box area was a suggestion from bleu

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  very pretty!

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  thank you

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Blue has been a great inspiration

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes she has helped in many ways

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Do you come here often? Grins

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  frequently

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  while I have been setting up

       stevenaia Michinaga  I still like the space cube

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes it is nice too...to remind ourselves where we are )

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  What do you do in the space cube? It's a lovely space

       stevenaia Michinaga  sit

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  just sit

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)   -)

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  imagine

       stevenaia Michinaga  usually go into "mouselook" and just look up

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)   -)

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  are you still working on this?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  how are things Aph?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  OK

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  well I don't have much more to add

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  feeling a bit restless

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  after Italy

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  have you read the Goldfinch?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  No

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Do you recommend it?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  i finished it yesterday and feel haunted

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  by a character in the book?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  i imagine the characters all around me

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  haha

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  who wrote it? Remind me.

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  it is an experience

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  Donna Tartt

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  have you drawn a picture recently?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  Aph?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Yes- this afternoon

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)   -)

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  what was it of?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  curious

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I've bought a book on watercolour techniques

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  if you can say...

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  and am following instructions

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  ah

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  learning about the many shades of grey...lol

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  haven't gone as far as    though

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  It was a painting of a farmhouse in snow

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  nice. I am going to a gathering in a few weeks...where we will have a coloring book for mindfulness

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  tell me more...

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  it has been made by a child (grown) who I taught many eayrs ago

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  years

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  nice

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  full circle

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  sort of

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  and she has created the coloring book I guess

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I am curious

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  How does it help with mindfulness?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  and will take my niece to participate

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  participate

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  nice

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  well each page has a word on it...as well as an image.

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  breathe...for example

      Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  nods

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  then what?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  so i am adding this to my exploration with the work of Dan Siegel who is the psychiatrist who has developed a system for teaching about the brain and such

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I know the name

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  kind of excited about teaching and experiencing the world through that system

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  of view

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  yes

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  that is all )

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I'd be interested to find out how it went and what you learn

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  ok )

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  pencil to the paper...

       stevenaia Michinaga  yes

       stevenaia Michinaga  when do you go?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  i will report back

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  on July   at      pm

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I find I'm most mindful when I draw/paint botanicals

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  is the class

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  ok great

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  why do you think that is?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I have to be completely focused

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  botanicals?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  on seeing what is there

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  botanical illustration

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  letting other things fall away

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  yes

       stevenaia Michinaga  I find drawing makes be completely focused

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  including your expectations of what is there

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  interesting

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  You have to focus, look deeply, really see

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  It's a bit like meditating

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  keep looking even tho there are other distractions

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  as everything else falls away

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  yes

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)   -)

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  "what is there?"

       stevenaia Michinaga  work as mediation

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes!

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  It requires disciplining your mind

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  to pay attention

       stevenaia Michinaga  nods, focus

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  Just keep looking and drawing

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Hard for me but very satisfying

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  hmmm

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  especially when you like the result

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)   -)

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I have arranged my colored pencils in cups...daughters pencils really.

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  and they sit there ready to draw

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  nice

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  montessori thing actually

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  sorting by color

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  have you done any drawing?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  not recently

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  yet

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  but I will consider it at the class

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  see what comes of it

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Stevenaia- do you draw outside work?

       stevenaia Michinaga  more like doodles, small ideas

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)   -)

       stevenaia Michinaga  usually in little notebooks or when I am on vacation I draw sand and oceans at the beach

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  nice

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I used to take a journal with me to the beach and draw seashells

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  have you ever tried to draw a dream...?

       stevenaia Michinaga  yes, the light on the beach is so strong, makes for nice tonal studies

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  no- that would be hard. Dreams are so fuzzy and insubstantial  for me

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  nods

       stevenaia Michinaga  yes, I used to keep a dream journal, and with the notes are drawings of what I saw

       stevenaia Michinaga  *used

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  tonal studies- so you paint or use coloured pencils?

       stevenaia Michinaga  colored pencils

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Did that make you see your dreams more clearly?

       stevenaia Michinaga  or just gray to draw the sand

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  sounds beautiful

       stevenaia Michinaga  I used to train myself to wake up immediately after a dream and write them, some are many pages long, unfortunately hard to read when writing fast in your semi sleep state

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I have not drawn any myself but in the Goldfinch there was a dream/experience that seemed familiar and it joggled my mind a bit

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I rarely remember my dreams. The go poof as soon as I wake

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  both the book character and myself were very sick...and seeing in a morror to the world behind us

       stevenaia Michinaga  I always say I'll write them down later and then, like smoke, the details dissappear

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  character...mirror

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  interesting

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Do you think you learn more about yourself through your dreams?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  that shook me up a bit to see that someone else had the same set up

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  lol

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I can imagine

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  it is interesting to dream if seeing into a mirror behind one

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I should go and make dinner

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  ok...I should to

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  I cant imagine what that would be like Luci!

       stevenaia Michinaga  buy, enjoy, should I post this as this evening logs?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  sure!

       stevenaia Michinaga  Aph?

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  Thanks for inviting me here. It's really nice

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  you are so welcome

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  sure stevenaia

       stevenaia Michinaga  glad you came?

       stevenaia Michinaga  thanks

       Aph (aphrodite.macbain)  of course!!

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  great...

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  draw on...

      stevenaia Michinaga  hi Para

       stevenaia Michinaga  you just missed Aph

       stevenaia Michinaga  how have you been?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  haha Para you are ...here!

       Paradise Tennant  hey !

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  this is a little house I have

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  and share with any who want to visit

       Paradise Tennant  cool ..

       Paradise Tennant  so nice to see you two !

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  so long since I have seen you!

       stevenaia Michinaga  great to see you, have have you been?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  hope you are well!

       Paradise Tennant  wow stev love the new look! you are gorgeous

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)   ))

       stevenaia Michinaga  smiles, ran into an old friend... they didn’t approve of my hair

       Paradise Tennant  all is well .. been working hard per normal.. was thinking tonight how much I have been missing you two .. so thought I would pop in to see if you were around

       Paradise Tennant  why it is lovely

       stevenaia Michinaga   ), thank you

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)   )very nice!

       Paradise Tennant  been dreaming a lot luci

       stevenaia Michinaga  do you write then down?

       Paradise Tennant  no but I started a book of poems ..

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  tell us more!...if you want

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  (me too)

       Paradise Tennant  decided to write a small book of verse  )

       Paradise Tennant  they have been very complicated dreams .. I wonder about

       Paradise Tennant  why .. with many layers of plots etc

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  interesting

       Paradise Tennant  very exotic locations .. Mongolia .. amazon jungles . always seem to have a mission to do

       Paradise Tennant  just strange dreams lately

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  wow..you are a global dreamer

       stevenaia Michinaga  nice

       Paradise Tennant  usually try to talk myself into dreaming a mini vacation .. little outing to hawaii or venice somewhere .. restorative

       Paradise Tennant  how have you two been ?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  doing well

       stevenaia Michinaga  nods, ups and down June has been strange but July is looking up

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  strange with many changes?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  or surprises?

       stevenaia Michinaga  jsut not smooth

       stevenaia Michinaga  but I met is another architect for a few weeks now who want to work with me so we are trying to put something together as he is very busy and need help

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  that sounds great!my work has had some changes that are a bit challenging

       stevenaia Michinaga  yes, very exciting

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  not enough kids and so a long time teacher has been asked to lessen hours

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  it is possible that as we age out resposibilities get us spread a bit thin

       stevenaia Michinaga  I have found time does fill up more as we grow up

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)   ))

       Paradise Tennant  yes and the energy levels seem thin out a bit

       stevenaia Michinaga  less spontaneity, weeks are planed

       stevenaia Michinaga  I'm planning dinners with friends in august

       Paradise Tennant  yikes

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  Para I travelled by car from Alexandria  to Asheville nc...see both kids and all

       Paradise Tennant  nice!!!

       stevenaia Michinaga  used to be come over on saturday

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  thought of you going to florida

       Paradise Tennant  yes everyone seems to have a very booked schedule ..

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes steve?..

       Paradise Tennant  yes florida was fun

       stevenaia Michinaga  going to Ca at the end of september

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  my son and gal are pregnant with twins

       stevenaia Michinaga  Hannah goes to Florida next week for a family gravestone unveiling

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  great STeve...

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  to see the sea

       Paradise Tennant  my gps took me way out of my way on the home.. I had loaded new maps in her without expanding her brain she was taking me to Toronto via Chicago hit Ohio before I zoomed out the frame to see the whole picture  ))

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  uh oh!

       Paradise Tennant  wow twins

       Paradise Tennant  that is big big double big news

       stevenaia Michinaga  yes, congrats

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes...we are all processing

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  but you made it home

       Paradise Tennant  little girls boys or a matched set ?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  not sure yet

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  early yet

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  keep you posted

       stevenaia Michinaga  how is Blue?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes...how

       Paradise Tennant  hmm we have been going to the vet a lot he has renal failure .. but a change up in diet .. lately has his numbers looking pretty good

       stevenaia Michinaga   )

       Paradise Tennant  no more big liver fry ups on friday night !

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  good to year

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  hear

       Paradise Tennant  well he    so the vet thinks he has perhaps another year or so

       Paradise Tennant  before we get to a stage where the toxicity builds up ..

       stevenaia Michinaga  good to hear

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  nodding

       Paradise Tennant  nods .. time to enjoy everyday

       Paradise Tennant  my friend i went to florida arrives tomorrow for a few days

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  wonderful

       stevenaia Michinaga  nic

       Paradise Tennant  so will be lots of chatting and laughing here .. bought bottles of her favorite proseco .. plan to open them all

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)   ))

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  cheers

       stevenaia Michinaga  will toast the two of you

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  yes!

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  me too!

       Paradise Tennant  smiles thanks and raises her chamomile tea in salut !

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  nodding

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  para... you know the Mindstorm book has been a super addition to my brain

       Paradise Tennant  cool

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  you sent that and I have much going on brainwise to say thank you for

       Paradise Tennant  what kind of things has it helped with

       stevenaia Michinaga  Mindstorm?

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  By Dan Siegel. Also there is a youtube about another book called Brainstorm which is really helping me see family stuff.

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  I am trying to figure out how to incorporate the authors ideas into my preschool work.

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  Thanks again!

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  What happens during teenage years is different than we had thought it seems

       Paradise Tennant  my pleasure hon

       Paradise Tennant  how so

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  not so much about hormones but about passion found...and the ability to put into words what one is feeling.

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  the trimming of neural connections causes one to be potentially at a loss...and the hyperlogical abilities can be misunderstood

      Paradise Tennant  nods putting things into words is important hard to share something if you cannot articulate it

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  as well as the need for peer group.

      Luci (lucinda.lavender)  without peer group to bond to there is a hard road

       Paradise Tennant  yes we are pack animals

       stevenaia Michinaga  I am dozing off, so nice to see you again Para, keep in touch

       Paradise Tennant  packs are cozy

       stevenaia Michinaga  I must be off to bed

       Paradise Tennant  okies .. sweet dreams my friend

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  sleep well Stevenaia

       stevenaia Michinaga  yes, will try to remember my dreams

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  new territories

       stevenaia Michinaga  Para, we are posting this as tonights log, that ok   you?

       Paradise Tennant  sure thing

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)  fine with me

       stevenaia Michinaga   ) if you want to add anything later luci , feel free

       Luci (lucinda.lavender)   )

       stevenaia Michinaga  night my friends

       Paradise Tennant  night night