2016.10.17 07:00 - The Measured Silences of the Reality Symphony

The Guardian for this meeting was Eden Haiku. The comments are by Eden Haiku.

Riddle is a female avatar in hakama pants this morning

Super moon

Riddle Sideways: howdee Eden
Eden Haiku: Good morning Riddle !
Eden Haiku: Have you seen the super-moon yesterday?
Riddle Sideways: missed it.
Riddle Sideways: did you?
Eden Haiku: Yes, at 5 am this morning. Was too tired to go see it from the balcony when I went to bed...
Eden Haiku: Heard an astrologer on You Tube who was saying this Hunter Moon is a good time to complete projects...
Riddle Sideways: ah, that was what was so bright at 3am and 5am
Riddle Sideways: believe everything you see/hear on youTube
Eden Haiku: Yes! It might have awakened you too. Very powerful moon, playing on our water content in the body like on tides...
Eden Haiku: I don't believe everything I see on You Tube, but it makes sense...
Riddle Sideways: water content is a big deal around here
Eden Haiku: Still very dry in California?
Riddle Sideways: as the first rains of the year started
Eden Haiku: Ah!

Raining on California at last!

Riddle Sideways: soooooo nice to hear rain
Eden Haiku: Must be yes, after all these fires and the drought....
Eden Haiku: Loves the sound of rain too :)
Riddle Sideways: Sobranis fire was 100% contained a week ago, but still burning
Riddle Sideways: this rain might have put it out (mostly)
Eden Haiku: We are having extremely good weather here; sunny almost every day for months now :)
Eden Haiku: It’s even warm: i went to see...
Riddle Sideways: windows and sliding door open, so sound came right in
Eden Haiku:... to see the moon on the balcony in my pyjamas...and barefoot in my slippers
Riddle Sideways: ah
Eden Haiku: Do you hear music in the rain Riddle?
Riddle Sideways: life is good
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: this time there was a different musical instrument in there
Eden Haiku: And nice smells coming with the rain I suppose?
Riddle Sideways: the balcony has a lounge chair covered
Eden Haiku: A different one?

Music of the rain 

--BELL--

Riddle Sideways: and trees were dropping random large amounts on it
Riddle Sideways: hard to discribe
Eden Haiku: I can imagine :)
Riddle Sideways: but, very random louder musical parts
Riddle Sideways: the cover was more drum like
Eden Haiku: There is a peace coming with the rain isn'it?
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: there is a natural peace with the rain
Riddle Sideways: yet, even
Riddle Sideways: in that the alert system was calling us to warn of flash floods, mud slides, etc. etc.
Eden Haiku: Oh!!!!
Riddle Sideways: don't think any happened
Eden Haiku: Has the rain stopped by now?
Riddle Sideways: but, the alarmist were broadcasting it
Riddle Sideways: comes and goes
Eden Haiku: Ah yes, the weather channels keep us on our toes ;)
Riddle Sideways: be-alerted there is weather outside

Dylan and Dylan

Eden Haiku: Are you still playing music on your friend's porch on Thursdays?
Riddle Sideways: some and sometimes Tuesdays
Eden Haiku: The sun is shining, it's going to rain, watch out!!!
Eden Haiku: Fun!
Riddle Sideways: he also wrote/put together a Dylan and Dylan performance
Riddle Sideways: that he has to practice this week
Eden Haiku: The new Nobel prize!
Riddle Sideways: stories, poems, songs, etc. of Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan
Eden Haiku: Of the two Dylans!
Riddle Sideways: yes!!! the prize in Lit
Riddle Sideways: the 2 Dylan's works are alternated
Eden Haiku: Surprising... Now all Canadians want Leonard Cohen to win it too :)
Riddle Sideways: a local actor with a booming deep voice does the Dylan Thomas parts
Riddle Sideways: :)
Riddle Sideways: open the gates for all 60s songwriters to win
Riddle Sideways: Frank Zappa :)
Eden Haiku: Cohen wrote two delightful l novels years ago: "The Favorite Game" and "Beautful Losers". Enjoyed them both very much. he also wrote poetry books.
Eden Haiku: Oh so your friend is singing Bob Dylan and the other reading Dylan Thomas?
Riddle Sideways: yes
Eden Haiku: Never read Dylan Thomas...
Riddle Sideways: actually there is a third friend on guitar and singing
Eden Haiku: Nice :) And are you part of that group too?
Riddle Sideways: very surprising how the Thomas poems they selected mesh with Bob's lyrics
Riddle Sideways: no, not part of that group

Hard to make time

Eden Haiku: Just got a message from Burning Man2. It started on the 15th and here is the calendar page: ... http://www.burn2.org/calendar
Riddle Sideways: oh! thank you
Riddle Sideways: have enjoyed it other years
Eden Haiku: Maybe Dylan chose his name from Dylan Thomas?

--BELL--

Riddle Sideways: most think so. a few think not, that it just happened
Eden Haiku: I used to go to BurningMan2 but it's hard to make times for anything these days.
Riddle Sideways: yep
Riddle Sideways: neighbor/friends/almost-family/almost-daugther got married this weekend
Riddle Sideways: weekend was full of stuff
Eden Haiku: Just noticing you are a woman today, what a riddle:)
Riddle Sideways: the rain held off for the outdoors part
Eden Haiku: Oh, enjoyable get together, that's nice:)
Riddle Sideways: a tie-dyed hoppah
Riddle Sideways: all the wedding party wearing cowboy boots
Riddle Sideways: which look very odd with silky gowns
Eden Haiku: Sad for the bride. To get married in California and to have rain on your wedding day:(
Eden Haiku: :0
Riddle Sideways: but, it cleared for the ceremony
Riddle Sideways: she took it as good signs

A bit of nostalgia

Riddle Sideways: back to wearing hakama, not dress
Riddle Sideways: was revisiting dojos a few days ago
Riddle Sideways: many are gone
Riddle Sideways: Kit's Wingsong dojo is gone :(
Riddle Sideways: Kit made musical objects
Riddle Sideways: buttons to play the notes
Riddle Sideways: Boxy loved them
Eden Haiku: Second Life landscapes are changing :)
Eden Haiku: waves to Boxy
Riddle Sideways: /waves to Kitt and Boxy
Riddle Sideways: And Sun
Eden Haiku: And Sun :) Was Kitt in PaB? Never met her/him
Riddle Sideways: Yes was in PaB for a while. never was sure of her/him. gender is of no matter
Riddle Sideways: made many things
Eden Haiku: music is a rainbow anyway :)
Riddle Sideways: not so much the different colors
Riddle Sideways: as much as how the colors intertwine
Eden Haiku: Yes, the in-betweens , the hues :)
Riddle Sideways: make a more complete thing then the sum of parts
Riddle Sideways: yes, adding the dark matter in-betweens, silents
Eden Haiku: The dark matter and the quasars:)

--BELL--

Taking a solo during the shhhhhh! part

Riddle Sideways: and the measured silences of the reality symphony
Riddle Sideways: and a rainbow while getting married
Eden Haiku: You are very poetic this morning Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: or musical
Riddle Sideways: same thing
Riddle Sideways: just not very silent during the Bell Conductor's commanded silence
Eden Haiku: Talking about music in such a precise, evocative way :)
Riddle Sideways: taking a solo during the shhhhhh! part
Eden Haiku: Me too :)
Riddle Sideways: Newspaper person just delivered the Sunday paper :)
Riddle Sideways: Oh! speaking of newspaper
Eden Haiku: On Monday morning ?
Eden Haiku: listening
Riddle Sideways: it was on the table opened to the continuation of some front page article
Riddle Sideways: which had the obituaries there
Riddle Sideways: looked down and saw that a friend, kids teacher, good person had died
Riddle Sideways: had not heard
Riddle Sideways: Surprise!!!
Eden Haiku: Sorry to hear. Always sad to learn someone died.
Riddle Sideways: partner was suppose to walk Friday with her
Eden Haiku: Oh, a sudden death!
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: don't know how. obit just said sudden
Eden Haiku: Shaking
Riddle Sideways: yes
Eden Haiku: It reminds us of our temporary status on this Earth
Riddle Sideways: the contrast of weddings and deaths
Riddle Sideways: or harmonies
Eden Haiku: The reality symphony as you said earlier...
Riddle Sideways: "A simple twist of Fate"
Eden Haiku: mmmm
Eden Haiku: Maybe the lady is still around, sitting with us at the fountain, trying to figure out what happened?
Riddle Sideways: mmmm
Eden Haiku: Must be easier to reach out to people when they are in a virtual reality world like we are right now...
Eden Haiku: She's connected to you in RL and she knows from where she is that I believe in such things :)
Riddle Sideways: there are other (virtual) reality worlds that are better at it since they don't remove builds when the payments are stopped
Eden Haiku: Are there?
Eden Haiku: You miss Kit’s dojo don't you?
Riddle Sideways: hmmm, yes, no, not really, somewhat

--BELL--

Riddle Sideways: taking time to jump to the landmarks in inventory. A nice store LM that is now private land that kicks ya home in 10 seconds
Eden Haiku: Yes, tha'ts sad....
Riddle Sideways: SL makes empty land
Riddle Sideways: AlphaWorlds left the buildings as ghost towns
Eden Haiku: I think I will take time to attend some Burning Man2 events so I can feel Second Life pulse a bit :) Alpha Worlds, ghost towns, at least you can visit memories, that's a good idea :)
Riddle Sideways: yes, will try to find time for BurningMan too
Eden Haiku: After posting this session and the one before... I'm awfully busy these days: revision of my manuscript, dance class, drum circle, 10,000 steps a day :)
Riddle Sideways: wow, busy busy

Burning Man

Eden Haiku: Did your daughter enjoy the real Burning Man last year?
Riddle Sideways: very much
Riddle Sideways: she did think she was there too many days (10)
Eden Haiku: 10 days in a desert must be a lot yes:)
Riddle Sideways: saw it build up and burn down
Riddle Sideways: and taken away
Eden Haiku: What a great experience!
Riddle Sideways: and the experiences of old hippies staying in Marriots in the desert to watch Bob Dylan this weekend
Eden Haiku: hehe
Riddle Sideways: Woodstock nation goes mainstream
Eden Haiku: yes :)
Eden Haiku: Times they are changing....
Riddle Sideways: ok, another rambling discussion re: the edges to realities
Eden Haiku: :)
Riddle Sideways: time to move to the next plane
Eden Haiku: The super-moon is going to your head Riddle :)
Eden Haiku: Thank you dear and have a wonderfiul day :)
Riddle Sideways: yes, please have your best day