2008.11.26 19:00 - A short time here

stevenaia Michinaga was tonight's Guardian.  The comments are mine.  

Pema Joins me after 30+  minutes of sitting quietly alone

stevenaia Michinaga: Evening
stevenaia Michinaga: lively group
Pema Pera: Hi Steve!
Pema Pera: hehehe
Pema Pera: have you been here alone the whole time?
stevenaia Michinaga: well until now, there were flybys
Pema Pera: fly by nights?
stevenaia Michinaga: noobies
stevenaia Michinaga: sure
Pema Pera: whole swarms of them, here, these days!
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, some enter, other just walk right by
Pema Pera remembers the confusing first days of being in SL . . . .
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, learning to walk, then learning to walk with style
Pema Pera: and learning to talk!
Pema Pera: whole separate culture here
Pema Pera: I felt like an immigrant straight of the boat, at first
stevenaia Michinaga: you having big dinner anywhere tomarrow?
Pema Pera: nope
Pema Pera: I am Dutch, my wife Japanese
Pema Pera: niether of us have that tradition :)
stevenaia Michinaga: unfortunaltely I am eating someone elses bird, another bad tradition when they can;t cook
Pema Pera: :)
Pema Pera: I guess it's quiet because everybody is either preparing or traveling to a place to celebrate elsewhere
stevenaia Michinaga: I will be in town tomarrow and away on friday, the dificulty of having too many parents
stevenaia Michinaga: and why Jewish holidays are two days long
stevenaia Michinaga: I assume Princeton empties out this weekend?
Pema Pera: sounds complicated!
stevenaia Michinaga: always
stevenaia Michinaga: I'm sure it has a lasting affect on how I approach the world
stevenaia Michinaga: if you're around saturday, join Dharma and me for our annual BD fest at her palace
stevenaia Michinaga: she has quite the sim developement

Pema Pera: yes, I have made a note of it. I'll try, but I'm not sure; some other possibly conflicting schedules
stevenaia Michinaga: I understand
stevenaia Michinaga: hello Maggie
Pema Pera: sorry that I'm replying quite slowly -- my computer freezes up for a whole minute at a time sometimes
Pema Pera: Hi Maggie!
stevenaia Michinaga: nice of you to drop in
Magdalena Colclough: Hi Steven and Pema
Magdalena Colclough: how are you two?
Pema Pera: good seeing you again!
Magdalena Colclough smiles
stevenaia Michinaga: is that on all Intel mac's? I will be upgrading in the spring
Pema Pera: actually, I was about to go to bed, just stopping by to see how things were going here!
Pema Pera: not all Mac's -- it depends on the graphics card
Magdalena Colclough: are you in Japan or the States?
Magdalena Colclough: oh, I guess the States
stevenaia Michinaga: you once said there was a way to IM in SL from an iPhone, do you happen to know the name of that app?
Pema Pera: In NYC, yes
Magdalena Colclough: SLIM
Magdalena Colclough: ?
Pema Pera: next week I'll fly to Japan
Magdalena Colclough nods
Magdalena Colclough: did someone just TP in?
stevenaia Michinaga: no, it jsut talks to us now and then, when will the auto logging begin?
Magdalena Colclough: weird
Pema Pera: your guess is as good as mine, Steve :)
Magdalena Colclough: I think we have spirits with us tonight
Pema Pera: well, I'm going to sleep. Good seeing you both. Happy thanksgiving!
Magdalena Colclough: you too, Pema
stevenaia Michinaga: thank you, night Pema
Magdalena Colclough: take care
Pema Pera: by for now, see you soon!
stevenaia Michinaga: good seeing you
Magdalena Colclough: I should be headed out too
Magdalena Colclough: Happy Thanksgiving, Steven
stevenaia Michinaga: i think we can close the PaB log, yes, see you soon