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

Aphrodite Macbain's current display-name is "Aph".
Agatha Macbeth: Oh we're here then
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya Aggers
Aphrodite Macbain: I think so
Aphrodite Macbain: Bleu said pavilion
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Aphie
Agatha Macbeth: Ah good
Agatha Macbeth: Bleuji usually knows what she's talking about :p
Agatha Macbeth: Isn't your tag the wrong gender?
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm glad because i don't
Aphrodite Macbain: yes
Agatha Macbeth: Hehe
Aphrodite Macbain: it is
Aphrodite Macbain: s/b amica
Aphrodite Macbain: but i dont have an option
Agatha Macbeth: No amiche then :p
Aphrodite Macbain: amiche is plural :)
Agatha Macbeth: Yep
Agatha Macbeth: Hi Stevie
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Stevenaia
stevenaia Michinaga: waves
stevenaia Michinaga: where is theGM?
Aphrodite Macbain: come nearer Stevie. I caNT HEAR YOU
Agatha Macbeth: Hello again Zenny
--BELL--11.00
Zen Arado's current display-name is "Zen".
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Zen
Aphrodite Macbain: that's better. smiles at stevenaia
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Zen, good to see you
Zen Arado: Hi all
Zen Arado: likewise :)
Aphrodite Macbain: It's greAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU. iT'S BEEN AGES
Aphrodite Macbain: sorry
Bleu Oleander's current display-name is "Bleu".
Agatha Macbeth rubs her ear
Zen Arado: Hi Bleu
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Bleu
Bleu Oleander: hi all
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Bleu
Agatha Macbeth: Bleuji ♥
Bleu Oleander: how's everyone?
Agatha Macbeth: All present and correct
Bleu Oleander: happy you could all make it
Zen Arado: fine ty
Zen Arado: maybe it's too early for people?
stevenaia Michinaga: it's only :02, some are never on time
Bruce Mowbray's current display-name is "Bruce".
stevenaia Michinaga: Hi Bruce
Agatha Macbeth: Too early for some too late for others I guess
Bleu Oleander: hi Bruce
Agatha Macbeth: Hello again Brucie
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Bruce
Zen Arado: Hi Bruce
Bleu Oleander: hard to find the best time for everyone
Agatha Macbeth: Always
stevenaia Michinaga: indeed
Agatha Macbeth: What Wol calls the round world problem :p
Aphrodite Macbain: This seems like a good turnout
Almadi Masala's current display-name is "Alma di Masala".
Agatha Macbeth: Alma! :)
Bleu Oleander: that's what I'd like to do in rl Steve!
Aphrodite Macbain: Hello Alma
Agatha Macbeth: Yay
Zen Arado: Hi Alma
Bleu Oleander: hi Alma
Almadi Masala: hi everyone
Bruce Mowbray: Hi, ALma.
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, it;s toastie all over lately
stevenaia Michinaga: greetings Alma
stevenaia Michinaga: I love that SL is drip dry
Almadi Masala: hehe
Bleu Oleander: ha!
Aphrodite Macbain: drip free

Finance

Bleu Oleander: Steve do you have anything to report re finances?
Bruce Mowbray ponders cash fluidity.
Bleu Oleander: seems LL changes don't impact us too much?
stevenaia Michinaga: Other than cashing out my $Lindens for $ to pay the Lindens their monthly amounts, which which seem to make no sense when I say it outload, we're good
Bleu Oleander: great!
Agatha Macbeth: Good :)
Zen Arado: when do we pay again?
Aphrodite Macbain: smiles in relief
stevenaia Michinaga: *Outlloud
Bleu Oleander: good until next summer?
Aphrodite Macbain: I hear you!
stevenaia Michinaga: I have over $100k L$ se we should be good until Jouly or unless they raise the rates again
stevenaia Michinaga: *July or June
stevenaia Michinaga: will keep you posted
Bleu Oleander: good!
Agatha Macbeth: Many a tier has to fall...
Bleu Oleander: haha!
Aphrodite Macbain: moans
Zen Arado: all in the game
Almadi Masala: it's the Linden Tieranny
Aphrodite Macbain: puns abound
Agatha Macbeth: >.<

Art for art's sake

stevenaia Michinaga: any updates on Sept Art project, Bleu?
Bleu Oleander: from the art desk: still some spots open for garden sculptures ... due by Sept 1
Bleu Oleander: some really nice pieces installed already
Agatha Macbeth: Done mine
Bruce Mowbray: Done mine, too.
Aphrodite Macbain: moi aussi
Bleu Oleander: Bruce, Aggers and Aph already there!
Agatha Macbeth: And Tura
Bleu Oleander: and Tura too!
Aphrodite Macbain: yayy
Agatha Macbeth: Tura's is brill
Aphrodite Macbain: must take a look
Agatha Macbeth: Are we having an opening party?
Bleu Oleander: we can plan a party some day in Sept and Zen, can you DJ it?
stevenaia Michinaga: is it in our gallery space upstairs?
Agatha Macbeth: Snap
Bleu Oleander: in the gardens
stevenaia Michinaga: thx
Zen Arado: if early enough I guess
Bleu Oleander: 11 am is a good time?
Aphrodite Macbain: Looks at Zen- Zen's hours are restricted, no?
Agatha Macbeth: Yay
Zen Arado: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: good
Agatha Macbeth: The restricted DJ
Bruce Mowbray: 11 a.m. enables us to get to Bert's meditation and still come to the party.
Agatha Macbeth: Yes - true
Bruce Mowbray: just like today.
Aphrodite Macbain: nice
--BELL--11.15

Books

Bleu Oleander: next agenda item ... book sessions, do we want to continue? and do you all have any suggestions for books to consider?
Aphrodite Macbain: How many people have been coming?
Agatha Macbeth: Not a lot
Zen Arado: I just finished a book about left brain/right brain
Bleu Oleander: depends on the book
Zen Arado: pretty short
Bruce Mowbray: What's the title, Zen?
Aphrodite Macbain: Is it because we are too busy or not interest
Aphrodite Macbain: ed
Almadi Masala: do both sides have to read it? ;)
Bleu Oleander: ha!
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Agatha Macbeth: Close one eye
Aphrodite Macbain: you would have a biased perspective
Zen Arado: The Dived Brain and the Search for Meaning
Zen Arado: Divided
Bleu Oleander: was it similar to Maxine's book?
Aphrodite Macbain: I think it needs someone to manage or facilitate each reading or it ind of falls apart.
Aphrodite Macbain: kind of
stevenaia Michinaga: I ran into Storm, he has been written a book that could be interesting, not sure it's ready but might be interesting to ask
Agatha Macbeth: Is he alright?
Almadi Masala: McGilchrist?
Aphrodite Macbain: That would be fun
Zen Arado: the author has spent years o this has a much longer book called The Master and his Emissary
Zen Arado: yes
Bruce Mowbray: https://www.thersa.org/globalassets/...ided-world.pdf
Bleu Oleander: ah ok
stevenaia Michinaga: for those interested in Early Egyptian religion :)
Zen Arado: I found it intrigueing but just a suggestion
Aphrodite Macbain: He's fine- just busy. I play scrabble with him almost daily
Agatha Macbeth: Oh absolutely
Bleu Oleander: Maxine quoted him in her book quite a bit
Aphrodite Macbain: He knowas his hiewroglyphs
Aphrodite Macbain: hieroglyphs
Bleu Oleander: I think Storm is doing a sculpture for the garden
Agatha Macbeth: Woot
Aphrodite Macbain: cool
Zen Arado: do you cheat in Scrabble?
Aphrodite Macbain: no- you cant
Zen Arado: look up words online I mean
Agatha Macbeth: I get good scores in Polish
Aphrodite Macbain: oh yes
Bruce Mowbray: https://www.researchgate.net/publica...ity_Press_2010
Aphrodite Macbain: occasionally
Zen Arado: I play a Romanian woman on Facebook
Aphrodite Macbain: blushes
Bleu Oleander: its only 31 pages ... an essay?
Zen Arado: she beats me quite often
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Agatha Macbeth: Short book
Aphrodite Macbain: a novella
Almadi Masala: I have McGilchrist's longer book, but haven't started to read it yet. ... want to wait until I have more time to get into it
Agatha Macbeth: Good strategy
Almadi Masala: but it looks fascinating
Zen Arado: the short book is a good intro
Almadi Masala: I'd go for that, if my schedule allows
Aphrodite Macbain: Is it on line?
Zen Arado: maybe too close to Maxine's book
Bleu Oleander: any other book ideas? or are we liking this one?
Zen Arado: it's cheap on Kindle anyway
Bleu Oleander: .99
Bruce Mowbray: https://www.amazon.com/Divided-Brain.../dp/B008JE7I2M
Aphrodite Macbain: Once my life settles down I'll be able to participate
Agatha Macbeth: With a flake
Aphrodite Macbain: How is it like Maxine's?
Bleu Oleander: she used this authors research quite a bit
Aphrodite Macbain: ah thanks
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm interested in Storm's book
Zen Arado: he is THE expert in this field
Zen Arado: very exhaustive
Aphrodite Macbain: I see
Agatha Macbeth: Exhaustive is better than exhausting
Zen Arado: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: always
Bleu Oleander: there are other thoughts about his research, but he seems to be the main one about the divided brain concepts
Aphrodite Macbain: how is it divided?
Aphrodite Macbain: apart from physically
Bleu Oleander: there are two sides to the brain connected
Aphrodite Macbain: through the corpus calossum (sp?)
Agatha Macbeth: Corpus thingy
Bleu Oleander: when disconnected they can function as two separate brains
Agatha Macbeth: Yes
Aphrodite Macbain: oh!
Zen Arado: it is quite related to spiritual ideas I think
Aphrodite Macbain: can they?
stevenaia Michinaga: No it can't , yes it can
Bleu Oleander: but many function quite well even tho disconnected
Aphrodite Macbain: the brain isn't evenly divided
--BELL--11.30
Agatha Macbeth pokes Steve
Bleu Oleander: mostly due to epilepsy
Aphrodite Macbain: lol steve
Zen Arado: the left brain uses concepts a lot and right sees reality better
Aphrodite Macbain: that's what Maxine was saying
Bleu Oleander: many think that is too simplistic
Agatha Macbeth: Right
Aphrodite Macbain: nods
Bleu Oleander: both sides do everything
Aphrodite Macbain: but one side
Agatha Macbeth: Work as a team
Zen Arado: yes I was simplifying too much
Aphrodite Macbain: is different in its capacities from the other
Bleu Oleander: although language more in the left side, but still functions in right
Zen Arado: it's a big subject
Bleu Oleander: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: I thought language was also in the frontal cortex
Bleu Oleander: its a whole brain thing
Agatha Macbeth: Especially if you have a big head :p
Aphrodite Macbain: nods
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Bleu Oleander: ha!
Bleu Oleander: we could read this short book and discuss after if you want?
Aphrodite Macbain: Is there anything else we need to decide?
Aphrodite Macbain: sure
Bleu Oleander: would you want to lead it Zen?
Bleu Oleander: you can name your time and place
Zen Arado: meeting is too late for me
Aphrodite Macbain: what time is best for you?
Zen Arado: 11am to 12
Aphrodite Macbain: let's meet then
Bleu Oleander: can do 11am if better and can be on another day ... would be only one session since book is short
Zen Arado: you sure?
Aphrodite Macbain: why not?
Zen Arado: I saw lots in it
Bleu Oleander: ok more sessions if you like
Zen Arado: would have to look at it again
Aphrodite Macbain: We can discuss it in two meetings if it looks like we have more to discuss
Bleu Oleander: yes
Zen Arado: ok
Zen Arado: try 1 meeting then another if needed?
Aphrodite Macbain: Could we begin in September.? I'm moving house in the next 2 weeks
Bleu Oleander: yes
Bleu Oleander: wb Bruce
Agatha Macbeth: WB Brucie
Aphrodite Macbain: September 5?
Bruce Mowbray: ty.
Bleu Oleander: is that a thursday Aph?
Aphrodite Macbain: yes
Bleu Oleander: fine with me
Bleu Oleander: is that good for you Zen?
Aphrodite Macbain: 11 am April 5?
Zen Arado: yes think so
Agatha Macbeth: April 5??
Bruce Mowbray: April?
Aphrodite Macbain: I mean september 5
Aphrodite Macbain: sigh
Bleu Oleander: September :)
Zen Arado: Sept :)
Agatha Macbeth: XD
Bruce Mowbray: :)
Bruce Mowbray: Left brain . . . ?
Aphrodite Macbain: addled brain
Aphrodite Macbain: both sides
Agatha Macbeth: Now *that's* what I call thinking ahead!
Bleu Oleander: need to use both sides!
stevenaia Michinaga: I need to fly off, see you all soon

Dreams

Bleu Oleander: ok any other issues?
Bruce Mowbray: Bye, steve.
Agatha Macbeth: Fly well Stevie
Bleu Oleander: bye Steve
Zen Arado: can start dream sessions following Tues?
Aphrodite Macbain: Must go too. Bye everyone
Bleu Oleander: what date is that Zen?
Bruce Mowbray: Bye, Aph.
Agatha Macbeth: 10th?
Bleu Oleander: bye Aph
Agatha Macbeth: Or 3rd?
Zen Arado: 10 th
Bleu Oleander: book Sept 5 and dreams Sept 10th?
Agatha Macbeth: Sure
Bleu Oleander: both at 11am?
Bruce Mowbray nods.
Zen Arado: should be 3rd but I have a friend visiting that day
Agatha Macbeth: Works
Zen Arado: usually 11.30
Agatha Macbeth: Or that
Bleu Oleander: you prefer 11:30?
Zen Arado: but 11 ok if others don't mind
Zen Arado: 11 is safer
Almadi Masala: 11 is ok with me
Bleu Oleander: ok with me
Zen Arado: if not too early
Bruce Mowbray: 11 is cool by moi.
Agatha Macbeth ponders a dangerous session
Bleu Oleander: any other issues to discuss?
Zen Arado: hope Eliza will return
Bleu Oleander: concerns, ideas, etc?
Agatha Macbeth: She said she *might* come back for dreams
Zen Arado: yes
Bleu Oleander: would be nice!
Agatha Macbeth: Indeed!

Agatha Macbeth: Should I log this Bleu?
Bleu Oleander: if you like that would be lovely!
Agatha Macbeth: Okies
Bleu Oleander: thanks!!
Agatha Macbeth: Already claimed anyway
Bruce Mowbray: Yes, please do. That way we'll have a reference for the book. . . and a link to it.
Bleu Oleander: :))
Agatha Macbeth nods
Bleu Oleander: I can send an email out to the group
Agatha Macbeth: Yay
Bleu Oleander: re books and dreams
--BELL--11.45
Bruce Mowbray: Alas.... time for me to fly as well.....
Bruce Mowbray: Thanks, everyone.
Agatha Macbeth: TC Bruce
Bleu Oleander: ok must goo as well
Bleu Oleander: thanks all
Bruce Mowbray: Have a beautiful Sunday.
Bleu Oleander: bfn
Zen Arado: bye all
Agatha Macbeth: I'll try (what's left of it)
Almadi Masala: bye all, have a good week
Agatha Macbeth: Byee