2020.03.28 19:00 - Introductions

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

I was joined by someone new and had a nice discussion AliceC0.

stevenaia Michinaga: have you been here before?
AliceC0 Resident: no not really
AliceC0 Resident: are you going to toss me in
stevenaia Michinaga: things have been slow lately
AliceC0 Resident: not sure if I can swim
stevenaia Michinaga: no tossing :)
stevenaia Michinaga: but you can float
AliceC0 Resident: not in RL
AliceC0 Resident: lol, that is great
stevenaia Michinaga: tere's a flot ball on the other side of the fountain
stevenaia Michinaga: drip dry in SL
AliceC0 Resident: ha
AliceC0 Resident: won't a wet sweater be sinking
stevenaia Michinaga: so what brings you to out lilttle pavillion?
AliceC0 Resident: I saw an Alice
AliceC0 Resident: and a Steve in a dress
AliceC0 Resident: and another robot
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, a friend of ours has them running on a rasberry Pi
AliceC0 Resident: why not come
AliceC0 Resident: ?
stevenaia Michinaga: Alice is a program/bot
AliceC0 Resident: that now makes sense
AliceC0 Resident: thought she afk
AliceC0 Resident: I IM her
--BELL--
AliceC0 Resident: this kind of floating is pretty nice
stevenaia Michinaga: we come here, we chat for an hour or so, do a 90 second meditation every 1/4 hour. but we do record our conversations here and post them on to our wiki. here, is it ok to include you in the recorded text?
AliceC0 Resident: post them? like in the police record?
stevenaia Michinaga: we discuss much, trying to focus on the nature of reality, fun things like that
stevenaia Michinaga: more like reseach on our web page
AliceC0 Resident: many peoples read that?
stevenaia Michinaga: I have a notecard here somewhere
stevenaia Michinaga: many, not sure, sometimes it;s nice to review
stevenaia Michinaga: we've been at this for almost 12 years
AliceC0 Resident: let me read that NC
stevenaia Michinaga: ok
AliceC0 Resident: 12 years!
stevenaia Michinaga: we have other activities as well, book discussions, dream sessions, RL meetups (in the past)
AliceC0 Resident: that is serious Play
stevenaia Michinaga: hehe, as it should be
stevenaia Michinaga: we have had meetup on the east and est coast on the us and in europe and canada, there are pages on the wiki for those
stevenaia Michinaga: it's a world wide community
AliceC0 Resident: SL people don't do that. meet up
stevenaia Michinaga: lol, I know some who married in RL after meeting in SL, so I would disagree
AliceC0 Resident: unless some romance like that
AliceC0 Resident: and I know none that have stayed together
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, this group was started by a scientist from Princeton
AliceC0 Resident: a science experiment
AliceC0 Resident: that make sense
stevenaia Michinaga: or an exploration
AliceC0 Resident: and is sort of why I in SL
AliceC0 Resident: this website is deep
AliceC0 Resident: links on links on links
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, SL allows for all sorts of people to meet in allsorts of ways
AliceC0 Resident: April 1st is coming right up
stevenaia Michinaga: you can search the site on almost any topic and I suspect it will have been dicussed
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, our anniversary, no party planned this year
AliceC0 Resident: hum, y'all talked about sex a lot
AliceC0 Resident: sorry, that was the first search word
stevenaia Michinaga: well that and love and just about anything, always amusing to see how much things turn up
stevenaia Michinaga: lol
AliceC0 Resident: 443 results
stevenaia Michinaga: actually thats a low count
stevenaia Michinaga: try reality
--BELL--
AliceC0 Resident: Being 12,207
stevenaia Michinaga: we can be a chatty bunch
AliceC0 Resident: reality only 3025
stevenaia Michinaga: we used to meet every 6 hours for the first year or so
stevenaia Michinaga: now, a few times a week if people are available
AliceC0 Resident: every 6 hours!
stevenaia Michinaga: so it would be availble to anyone across the globe
AliceC0 Resident: 6 x 12 years is a darn long a* time
AliceC0 Resident: right ppl in other time zones
stevenaia Michinaga: we don;t meet as much now, maybe 6 times a week, this is my time
stevenaia Michinaga: and on wednesdays
AliceC0 Resident: glad to meet your time
AliceC0 Resident: this bell is shhhhhhhhhhh'in me
AliceC0 Resident: ok I shut up
AliceC0 Resident: oh Mindfulness
stevenaia Michinaga: that is the 90 seconds we meditate every 1/4 hour that the bell reminds us of
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
AliceC0 Resident: every 15 minutes?
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, it started out as 9 seconds, to take a break but we expanded it to 90 seocnds while we are here
stevenaia Michinaga: the pause that refreshes
AliceC0 Resident: use that in a commericila\
AliceC0 Resident: my typing is going
stevenaia Michinaga: were you really only here for 2 years, that;s reatively recent
AliceC0 Resident: a friend got me here
stevenaia Michinaga: I have always had issues typing
AliceC0 Resident: and an article I read
AliceC0 Resident: thanks
stevenaia Michinaga: you are welcome
stevenaia Michinaga: I heard a story on NPR 12+ years ago
AliceC0 Resident: the kids was talking about virtual reality
stevenaia Michinaga: 13 years actually
AliceC0 Resident: what did it say
stevenaia Michinaga: seemed a bit better than the chat rooms on aol
stevenaia Michinaga: and I never looked back, then I found this group and it got more interesting
AliceC0 Resident: not heard of AOL since I was younr :))
AliceC0 Resident: +young
stevenaia Michinaga: lol, yes, it no longer exists
AliceC0 Resident: actually a friend still has an AOL email address
AliceC0 Resident: make our church use it :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I do to have an aol address I rarely use
AliceC0 Resident: Tell me about this "Being" you are Playing as
AliceC0 Resident: is it "God
stevenaia Michinaga: it;s more a journey of discovery leading to an understanding of the Nature of Reality
stevenaia Michinaga: could be for some
stevenaia Michinaga: god is sometimes part of our discussions
AliceC0 Resident: Where be God vs Being stand?
stevenaia Michinaga: seach god: 2072 RESULTS
AliceC0 Resident: laughs
AliceC0 Resident: Being winned results
stevenaia Michinaga: not sure it;s a god vs being
stevenaia Michinaga: we are non-judgemental so it is what you say it is, and a chance to hear other's opinion
stevenaia Michinaga: no winner
stevenaia Michinaga: just more exploration
--BELL--
AliceC0 Resident: so other religions can talk their God and you can talk your's
stevenaia Michinaga: ofcourse, others may disagree
AliceC0 Resident: just use the word Being
AliceC0 Resident: some big all including Being
stevenaia Michinaga: unless being is not gGd, jsut existance
AliceC0 Resident: I can work with that
AliceC0 Resident: include the non-relgious
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
AliceC0 Resident: your website has a vocabulary section with "Play as Being"
stevenaia Michinaga: there are also much discussion or Christian and Buddist beliefs
AliceC0 Resident: a Wol and Rosatta discuss it
stevenaia Michinaga: what;s the link?
stevenaia Michinaga: what's the link
AliceC0 Resident: oh that would be interesting
AliceC0 Resident: sorry separate compute can't copy paste
stevenaia Michinaga: Wol is still active here , she;s from Europe
stevenaia Michinaga: no problem
AliceC0 Resident: people from all over
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: you in the US?
AliceC0 Resident: discussing the same
AliceC0 Resident: yes.
stevenaia Michinaga: I'm on the east coas
stevenaia Michinaga: tt
AliceC0 Resident: hate that it always looks like "us"
AliceC0 Resident: the us vs them thang
stevenaia Michinaga: the EU calls us The States
AliceC0 Resident: good
stevenaia Michinaga: makes sence
AliceC0 Resident: would be hard to be us vs us
AliceC0 Resident: time is 11.755 and very interesting titles
stevenaia Michinaga: nods, an important part of reality
AliceC0 Resident: Alice is only 160
AliceC0 Resident: but photos
AliceC0 Resident: you had a party
AliceC0 Resident: oh great
stevenaia Michinaga: there is a not so short paper on Time on the wiki written by the group's founder
stevenaia Michinaga: http://wiki.playasbeing.org/PaB_Books/Magic_of_Time
AliceC0 Resident: There was a Book of Time
stevenaia Michinaga: if you are interested
AliceC0 Resident: yes, interested
AliceC0 Resident: keep feeling to be out of time
AliceC0 Resident: well that too
AliceC0 Resident: I mean not in the right time
AliceC0 Resident: or like Time is not quite right
stevenaia Michinaga: how can you be out of something unless you know what it is
AliceC0 Resident: fun question
AliceC0 Resident: but ya can
AliceC0 Resident: and it makes no sense
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, the discussion can get interesting
stevenaia Michinaga: and confounding
AliceC0 Resident: why I likes Lewis Carroll
stevenaia Michinaga: which is the journey of understanding
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
AliceC0 Resident: Family not goin sees me til I read this website
stevenaia Michinaga: something to read while you shelter in place
--BELL--
AliceC0 Resident: you did a "Alice's Resturant" session
stevenaia Michinaga: so you aren't that young?
AliceC0 Resident: no not young
AliceC0 Resident: and tired
AliceC0 Resident: need to exit
stevenaia Michinaga: I only look old, but not here :)
AliceC0 Resident: you young then
stevenaia Michinaga: hardly
AliceC0 Resident: maybe seen too much
AliceC0 Resident: these last few years
AliceC0 Resident: ready for grand kids to take over
AliceC0 Resident: if they was smat
stevenaia Michinaga: best of luck to them
stevenaia Michinaga: they will need it
AliceC0 Resident: we gots them this far
AliceC0 Resident: but waht we left them
stevenaia Michinaga: always thought of memories as time travel
AliceC0 Resident: thought of memories as dreams
stevenaia Michinaga: you may be gone but your memories travel with others
AliceC0 Resident: di d them really happen
AliceC0 Resident: nice thought
AliceC0 Resident: when I gone. will they remember
stevenaia Michinaga: or dreams as a window to an alternate universe, who know if it;s only yours
AliceC0 Resident: there you go. hit exactly what I think
stevenaia Michinaga: there is an entire section on dreams in the wiki
AliceC0 Resident: joy
AliceC0 Resident: my new book
AliceC0 Resident: tablet works laying in bed
stevenaia Michinaga: ??
stevenaia Michinaga: awww, ok
AliceC0 Resident: will read your website
stevenaia Michinaga: sometimes
stevenaia Michinaga: not every session
AliceC0 Resident: maybe come back and ask what you meaned 10 years ago :)
AliceC0 Resident: this search thing is good
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, or be amazed what I said years ago
AliceC0 Resident: Stevenaia
AliceC0 Resident: 2,392
stevenaia Michinaga: so can I put this on the wiki including you?
stevenaia Michinaga: we always ask
AliceC0 Resident: not too personal, ok
AliceC0 Resident: brb
stevenaia Michinaga: I can edit anything you wish not to be there
stevenaia Michinaga: ok
AliceC0 Resident: the pool is not deep
stevenaia Michinaga: my skin was begining to wrinkle
AliceC0 Resident: please remove name, phone number, street address
stevenaia Michinaga: we have an art gallery upstairs and a some other projects, gardens and a theater
stevenaia Michinaga: if you wnat a tour
AliceC0 Resident: my clothes are dry already
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, it;s that convenient
AliceC0 Resident: I need to go, but how get upstairs
AliceC0 Resident: some other day
stevenaia Michinaga: I would transport you but there are tranporter landmarks down the path
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: I am usually here wednesdays and Saturdays if you wnat to come back
AliceC0 Resident: ok
stevenaia Michinaga: other's at other times
AliceC0 Resident: this world has made it so hard to remember what day it is
stevenaia Michinaga: thanks for sticking around, nice to have company here
AliceC0 Resident: use to never be home on a Sat. night
AliceC0 Resident: now stuck as babysitter for other to be out
stevenaia Michinaga: I'm usually home then
stevenaia Michinaga: what a nice person, they must be asleep now
AliceC0 Resident: mostly asleep, just checked
stevenaia Michinaga: next time I can give you a tour
AliceC0 Resident: our church is having an online service tomorrow
stevenaia Michinaga: if you can;t find the teleporter
AliceC0 Resident: so I only get dressed on the top
stevenaia Michinaga: node I think we do a ZOOM serves on weekdays
AliceC0 Resident: thank you, will look for you
stevenaia Michinaga: weekend broadcasts are not permitted
AliceC0 Resident: ?
AliceC0 Resident: we use Zoom
AliceC0 Resident: I think'
stevenaia Michinaga: an an electrical thing, a long , very old story (about 5000 years old)
AliceC0 Resident: oh
AliceC0 Resident: got it
stevenaia Michinaga: smiles
AliceC0 Resident: but, you are on. on a Saturday
stevenaia Michinaga: after sundown, but I am not observant in any case, others are
AliceC0 Resident: oh Sunday is not the weekend
stevenaia Michinaga: no, sunday is not our sabbath
AliceC0 Resident: did not realize
stevenaia Michinaga: once the sun goes down, the day ends
AliceC0 Resident: ppl from all over the world and all over the reality
AliceC0 Resident: this is so refreshing
AliceC0 Resident: stuck in this little house, little community, little mind
stevenaia Michinaga: all with a variety of degrees of observance of their chooden religion
stevenaia Michinaga: choosen
stevenaia Michinaga: chosen
stevenaia Michinaga: can't type either
AliceC0 Resident: just saw a title "The Tao of Stevenaia"
AliceC0 Resident: marks that for first read
stevenaia Michinaga: some of the regulars were interviewed too
stevenaia Michinaga: careful, much to read
stevenaia Michinaga: would be interested in your impressions
AliceC0 Resident: like a book report
AliceC0 Resident: not good at those
AliceC0 Resident: but book clubs are really fun
stevenaia Michinaga: no need to write them down
AliceC0 Resident: ladies get together and laugh
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I think the "Book club" readings are posted too
AliceC0 Resident: start by eating those nice little cakes with tea. then be into trashing the male character
stevenaia Michinaga: yikes The Tao of Stevenaia was 10 years ago
AliceC0 Resident: then yelling about that simpleton who don't be knowing they place
--BELL--
AliceC0 Resident: sometimes get almost sick with laughing
stevenaia Michinaga: haha
AliceC0 Resident: and look at those feathery gowns in the Tao
stevenaia Michinaga: good times
AliceC0 Resident: Paradise and Stevenaia comparing gowns
stevenaia Michinaga: shopping can be quite the experience in sl
stevenaia Michinaga: Paradise is my "Personal Shopper"
AliceC0 Resident: wish I had a "Personal Shopper"
stevenaia Michinaga: I couldn;t possibly look this good without her
stevenaia Michinaga: hehe
AliceC0 Resident: hun, you look so good
stevenaia Michinaga: not my doing
stevenaia Michinaga: but cheaper than plastic surgery
AliceC0 Resident: how I get her to do me
AliceC0 Resident: lol
AliceC0 Resident: yep
AliceC0 Resident: RL looks pretty bad
stevenaia Michinaga: haha
AliceC0 Resident: great reason to come dress here
AliceC0 Resident: we is young, thin, goooood looking
stevenaia Michinaga: those were the days
AliceC0 Resident: oh those were
AliceC0 Resident: you have good memories to look back on?
AliceC0 Resident: you got secrets that make you smile?
stevenaia Michinaga: and ahead, still having a good time of it
AliceC0 Resident: good
AliceC0 Resident: raise a little hell
stevenaia Michinaga: more fun when you are older
stevenaia Michinaga: you get better at it
AliceC0 Resident: ha
AliceC0 Resident: like dat
AliceC0 Resident: made all the mistakes. gotta be better
stevenaia Michinaga: I have plenty more to make
stevenaia Michinaga: counting on that
AliceC0 Resident: oh yes that is gonna happen
AliceC0 Resident: thought when said "had made all the mistakes" it might be true
AliceC0 Resident: nothing like an Old Fool
stevenaia Michinaga: old but a wise fool works for me
AliceC0 Resident: that would be good
AliceC0 Resident: what is the Wise ya talk of
AliceC0 Resident: as a youngin, there was Wise ONes
AliceC0 Resident: now don't know
AliceC0 Resident: don't think I Wise
stevenaia Michinaga: wise is just experience
stevenaia Michinaga: applied knowledge
AliceC0 Resident: 40 years that rug has been there. I tripped over "Yet Agian" today
stevenaia Michinaga: lift your feet, now tripping over cats is another issue
stevenaia Michinaga: they keep moving
AliceC0 Resident: sorry was petting the cat
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: I have 2
AliceC0 Resident: like you bell, this one comes in every 15 minutes to meow "HEY PET ME!"
stevenaia Michinaga: petting can be like a meditation, sad we don;t purr when meditating
AliceC0 Resident: HEY THAT IS GOOD
AliceC0 Resident: sorry for capps
AliceC0 Resident: please edit that
AliceC0 Resident: and please correct my spelling andtypos
stevenaia Michinaga: heh
stevenaia Michinaga: too late
AliceC0 Resident: shot
stevenaia Michinaga: I think it;s time for me to turn in SNL is distracting me, like a cat
stevenaia Michinaga: hope to see you again
AliceC0 Resident: yes, way past bedtime
AliceC0 Resident: will try to be back
stevenaia Michinaga: night
AliceC0 Resident: thank you
AliceC0 Resident: night