2012.08.10 07:00 - Come Plunder!

The Guardian for this meeting was Lucinda Lavender. Eliza made a few comments...

Eliza Madrigal: Morning, Luci :)
Lucinda Lavender: morning eliza:)
Lucinda Lavender: How are you?
Lucinda Lavender: I have been having a busy week and not been able to attend anything here
Eliza Madrigal: :) Big question - I am in a percolating phase I think
Eliza Madrigal: nor I actually, though I did attend last night's session
Lucinda Lavender: :))
Eliza Madrigal: school begins soon so there is so much to do
Lucinda Lavender: yes
Bleu Oleander: hi Luci, Eliza :)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Bleu :)
Lucinda Lavender: HI Bleu!
Lucinda Lavender: Amazing dress!
Bleu Oleander: ty!
Eliza Madrigal: I was reading a chat log this morning and thinking "oh wow I've missed sessions and haven't seen the bleu people are referencing!"
Bleu Oleander: probably a diff Bleu haha!
Eliza Madrigal: hhah... well, do like a great hat

Eliza Madrigal: wow thanks :D
Bleu Oleander: you have to go see the art exhibition
Bleu Oleander: it's great ... by a Japanese artist
Eliza Madrigal: think I must now
Bleu Oleander: you'll appreciate the hat then :)
Lucinda Lavender: very nice! I
Bleu Oleander: the show is a game or not ... however you want to experience it
Eliza Madrigal: nice of you to keep us connected
Lucinda Lavender: great!
Bleu Oleander: amazing use of color
Lucinda Lavender: I will see if I can visit it later this evening.
Bleu Oleander: its very fun
Lucinda Lavender: balancing
 

Bleu stands and walks over us, with an animation errupting...

Eliza Madrigal: oh!!
Eliza Madrigal: hahaha <3
Eliza Madrigal: are you powering us up?
Bleu Oleander: if someone bumps you your hat sings
Lucinda Lavender: haha!
Lucinda Lavender: great!
Bleu Oleander: cool huh?
Eliza Madrigal: turning aggression into something else
Lucinda Lavender: looks like some of the creations children make at my school
Bleu Oleander: yes
Lucinda Lavender: toys keep getting better
Bleu Oleander: :D
Lucinda Lavender: I love the hue of the dress Bleu!

--BELL--

Bleu Oleander: ty! I put a pink tint on it
Bleu Oleander: its an "Eshi" gift dress
Lucinda Lavender: what does eshii mean?
Lucinda Lavender: the name of the maker?
Bleu Oleander: she's a big designer in sl
Lucinda Lavender: ah thought so!
Bleu Oleander: does really dramatic pieces
Lucinda Lavender: Thanks Bleu! I really appreciateI going visiting
Lucinda Lavender: oops...
Bleu Oleander: yw!
Bleu Oleander: nice dress for your hat Eliza!
Lucinda Lavender: I think when my husband spilled beer on the laptop it has had a sticky effect
Bleu Oleander: oh no
Lucinda Lavender: so some of my keys are acting slow and harder to move
Lucinda Lavender: it is a very subtle but trure sort of thing
Lucinda Lavender: true
Eliza Madrigal: have needed a hat to go with this....hah
Bleu Oleander: perfect :)
Eliza Madrigal: reason to wear pink
Bleu Oleander: :D

Lucinda Lavender: Would anyone like to talk about last nights 7 pm session?
Lucinda Lavender: I was not there...
Bleu Oleander: was not able to come
Bleu Oleander: is the log up?
Eliza Madrigal: not much to tell.... Pema had computer issues, we began to talk about emotion, then alfred arrived and we talked about things that surprised us that day, a little, instead
Lucinda Lavender: not sure
Eliza Madrigal: log isn't posted yet
Bleu Oleander: ok will read later :)

Lucinda Lavender: Luci has had a very emotional week
Eliza Madrigal: Twitchy had mentioned that she approaches things from an emotional place, and I liked that angle. I've been doing a lot of peace reading lately and it felt really relevant
Eliza Madrigal: Oh?
Bleu Oleander: how so Luci?
Lucinda Lavender: due to loss of my son's childhood buddy to drug overdose...I cared for hima as a young child in our house 10 hour days 3 days a week as an 18 month old
Bleu Oleander: oh I'm so sorry Luci
Bleu Oleander: how sad
Eliza Madrigal: oh dear :(
Lucinda Lavender: really shocking
Eliza Madrigal: tragic
Lucinda Lavender: yes tragic!
Bleu Oleander: very!
Lucinda Lavender: quite an artist too
Bleu Oleander: awww so sad
Bleu Oleander: how is your son doing?
Lucinda Lavender: he is sick with a cold and very sad I think
Bleu Oleander: how old ?
Lucinda Lavender: but he is coming homw for a visit nest month
Lucinda Lavender: they were 2 months apart. son is just 21 and this fellow will be turning 21 in a few weeks
Bleu Oleander: oh my ... so young
Lucinda Lavender: there will be a celebration of his life on the day before his birthday
Eliza Madrigal: troubled generally, Luci?
Lucinda Lavender: probably yes

Lucinda Lavender: I wanted to ask you both...
Lucinda Lavender: have you heard of Simon Amstel
Lucinda Lavender: ?
Bleu Oleander: no
Eliza Madrigal: nor I
Lucinda Lavender: stand up comedienne
Lucinda Lavender: cannot spell that word
Eliza Madrigal: you used the sophisticated spelling, for a female stand up :D
Lucinda Lavender: well if I can find the link...i will share it
Bleu Oleander: http://www.simonamstell.co.uk/

--BELL--

Lucinda Lavender: really great youtube
Lucinda Lavender: is available
Lucinda Lavender: Do Nothing it is called
Lucinda Lavender: sorry to the bell
Eliza Madrigal: I see it - one hour long, have saved http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHIYthnoQo
Lucinda Lavender: yes..good idea
Bleu Oleander: me too
Lucinda Lavender: he was saying...death is coming for us...
Lucinda Lavender: found it all insightful

Bleu Oleander: am reading a wonderful book
Eliza Madrigal: thanks for the pointer Luci. Comedy can be disarming
Lucinda Lavender: which book Bleu?
Bleu Oleander: "why does the world exist" by Jim Holt
Eliza Madrigal: OOohhhh like this guy
Lucinda Lavender: sounds good!
Bleu Oleander: amazing
Eliza Madrigal: I want to read that very much
Bleu Oleander: two accounts of death in the book
Bleu Oleander: fascinating read
Bleu Oleander: got a great review last sunday in NYTimes
Lucinda Lavender: interesting
Bleu Oleander: so of course had to read it haha
Lucinda Lavender: :))

Lucinda Lavender: I have no kitchen floor at the moment...am torn up in more than one way
Bleu Oleander: I was in tears at one part
Eliza Madrigal: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12487 <--whilst I heard of him from Charlie
Lucinda Lavender: listens
Bleu Oleander: why is there something and not nothing is the books theme
Bleu Oleander: yes, saw the intereview
Lucinda Lavender: great question

Eliza Madrigal: what was so moving for you Bleu?
Bleu Oleander: interviews some great people in the book
Lucinda Lavender: that is my question too
Bleu Oleander: including John Updike
Bleu Oleander: in the middle of discussing how the universe could come from nothing
Lucinda Lavender: nodding
Bleu Oleander: he gets a call about his dog
Bleu Oleander: very moving
Bleu Oleander: having gone through that several times
Eliza Madrigal: aw
Bleu Oleander: his mother also dies during the writing of the book
Bleu Oleander: quite amazing accounts of both
Lucinda Lavender: sounds helpful to me at this time

Bleu Oleander: he interviews many times of people
Lucinda Lavender: thanks
Bleu Oleander: religious, scientists, writers ...
Eliza Madrigal: love that phrase... you have wonderful typos Bleu
Eliza Madrigal: "times of people"
Bleu Oleander: haha
Bleu Oleander: types

Eliza Madrigal: one thing he says is that sufficiently contemplated, the question is completely unnerving
Eliza Madrigal: destabalzing
Bleu Oleander: yes
Bleu Oleander: have found that to be true
Eliza Madrigal: have as well.... brought me to go back and listen to a TED from a few years ago, from Elizabeth Gilbert who wrote Eat Pray Love - this question of creative genius
Eliza Madrigal: and unhinging
Bleu Oleander: one of my favorite books I've read this year

Bleu Oleander: haven't read Eat Pray Love ... have you?
Eliza Madrigal: she addresses the idea that genius is a quality or characteristic of a 'person' or 'self' ....
Eliza Madrigal: I did, found it 'nice'
Eliza Madrigal: but not 'wow'
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Bleu Oleander: :)
Eliza Madrigal: the TED is great though
Bleu Oleander: i'll watch it ... thx
Lucinda Lavender: I read it a long time back now...have forgotten much
Eliza Madrigal: it is one of those books that 'parts of' are wonderful - stand out moments
Eliza Madrigal: she uses humor well
Bleu Oleander: we should have a page on the wiki for PaBers favorite books
Eliza Madrigal: yes or an ongoing "what we are reading' message board of some sort
Lucinda Lavender: :)) great idea. and movies
Eliza Madrigal: ooh, yes
Bleu Oleander: yes!

Lucinda Lavender: winter is coming...time of indoor time
Lucinda Lavender: tho not for a while
Eliza Madrigal: if you saw my guardian session notice I was thinking we might begin some focused sessions if we liked... in ways that don't require everyone to read whole books but we can share
Eliza Madrigal: winter is outdoor time here :)
Bleu Oleander: I really enjoyed Pema's recommendation, "Ignorance"
Bleu Oleander: we've scheduled a salon in rl on the topic

--BELL--

Bleu Oleander: indoor time is summer for us :))
Eliza Madrigal: yes here too, pretty much :))
Lucinda Lavender: I was thinking about that:)
Lucinda Lavender: with the shortness of daylight here...less done outside I think

Eliza Madrigal: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/eli...on_genius.html <-- the TED
Lucinda Lavender: thanks Eliza
Bleu Oleander: ah ty Eliza
Eliza Madrigal: :) seems to be a resource sharing day
Lucinda Lavender: great!
Bleu Oleander: I like that when it happens
Lucinda Lavender: love it!
Eliza Madrigal: yes... inspiration on the loose, hopscotching minds
Bleu Oleander: great!
Lucinda Lavender: boiling of the pot
Eliza Madrigal smiles

Bleu Oleander: of course does cut into rl work some ...
Bleu Oleander: haha
Lucinda Lavender: will have to go in a minute.too
Bleu Oleander: sooo many interesting things!
Eliza Madrigal: :) becomes RL work also
Bleu Oleander: yes
Lucinda Lavender: yes!
Eliza Madrigal: "the work is to find your work and give yourself to it"
Eliza Madrigal: something like that...
Bleu Oleander: exactly
Lucinda Lavender: mostly have done
Eliza Madrigal: or "Inspiration exists, but it must find you working" Picasso
Lucinda Lavender: I find reading more challenging
Bleu Oleander: like that quote!

Lucinda Lavender: remember the description of a writer who said she could seen the ideas coming at her across a field...so would have to run to get the paper and pen

Bleu Oleander: great one!
Eliza Madrigal: yes! that story is in this ted talk actually... a poet
Bleu Oleander: nice
Bleu Oleander: well have to go
Lucinda Lavender: great to be reminded
Bleu Oleander: take care
Eliza Madrigal: yes, always nice to be reminded
Lucinda Lavender: me too
Eliza Madrigal: thanks Bleu, Luci
Bleu Oleander: and thanks for the inspirations
Lucinda Lavender: thank you both!
Bleu Oleander: bye bye
Eliza Madrigal: bye, have fun
Lucinda Lavender: bye!

Lucinda Lavender: love my new hat
Eliza Madrigal: hah, yes these are great
Eliza Madrigal: (((Luci))) sorry for your loss
Lucinda Lavender: do you have ideas for posting this?
Lucinda Lavender: I mean todays ideas?
Lucinda Lavender: I know...loss is quite something

Eliza Madrigal: I have a picture if you like.... with the hats... but hm...
Eliza Madrigal: for resources I think people will plunder and pick out what they like
Eliza Madrigal: what winks at them :)
Lucinda Lavender: great
Lucinda Lavender: well it may take till tomorrow for me to post
Eliza Madrigal: would you like me to post it?
Lucinda Lavender: so much going on...
Eliza Madrigal: you can choose the title
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Lucinda Lavender: if you would I would be so thankful!
Eliza Madrigal: sure, np

Lucinda Lavender: How about Come Plunder!
Eliza Madrigal: haha, okay
Lucinda Lavender: that word looks wierd
Eliza Madrigal: yes... sort of...
Eliza Madrigal: not as elegant as comedienne
Lucinda Lavender: I was hoping you had taken a picture
Eliza Madrigal: :) hard to resist
Lucinda Lavender: I wanted to but am doing several things like eating breakfast too
Lucinda Lavender: should go for now
Alfred Kelberry: er, bye :)
Lucinda Lavender: hi Alfred...
Alfred Kelberry: two princesses :)
Eliza Madrigal nods ... okay.... shall I choose a diff title?
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Boxy, we've been Bleu-ed
Lucinda Lavender: if you like...there may be another one that is better
Alfred Kelberry: cute :)
Lucinda Lavender: I just cannot think at the moment
Eliza Madrigal: well if you don't like plunder... okay :)) just take care of yourself
Eliza Madrigal: main thing
Alfred Kelberry: what title are you talking about?
Alfred Kelberry: miss pab? :)
Lucinda Lavender: I like Come plunder just fine:)
Lucinda Lavender: of this last session...
Alfred Kelberry: oh

--BELL--

Lucinda Lavender: I will see you all later...
Eliza Madrigal: bye Luci, tc
Lucinda Lavender: will do
Eliza Madrigal: I have to go too... son is waking and has to begin schoolwork
Alfred Kelberry: right, study well :)
Eliza Madrigal: :) thanks , tc Boxy