2011.08.03 19:00 - The way we talk

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

iwandertoo Resident, Paradise Tennant, Santoshima Resident and  Lucinda Lavender joined me tonight

stevenaia Michinaga: waves
stevenaia Michinaga: welcome Paradise
stevenaia Michinaga: hey susan
stevenaia Michinaga: welcome
Paradise Tennant: well I belt him in with a seatbelt harness so .. requires a stop every couple of hours for him to stretch and run a bit
Paradise Tennant: hiya susan

--BELL--

iwandertoo Resident: waves
stevenaia Michinaga: you are floating susan
iwandertoo Resident: mobile
stevenaia Michinaga: awww ok
iwandertoo Resident: can't see me
stevenaia Michinaga: we can see you, you are hovering outside the small circle tonight
stevenaia Michinaga: hi Santoshima
stevenaia Michinaga: opps
iwandertoo Resident: waves
Santoshima Resident: hello
stevenaia Michinaga: Susan is on her phone tonight
Santoshima Resident: susan's flying/floating/swimming ...
Santoshima Resident: oops
Paradise Tennant: hiya santo :)
Santoshima Resident: hey Paradise
stevenaia Michinaga: phone connections are never that good
Santoshima Resident: am i interrupting?
stevenaia Michinaga: San, how did you choose your name?
stevenaia Michinaga: not at all
Santoshima Resident: was wanting deva reference
Santoshima Resident: to remind me at least, to remember manners as befitting
Santoshima Resident: it's a little long to type, i know
Santoshima Resident: san is fine
Santoshima Resident: why do you ask?
stevenaia Michinaga: it was infamiliar and I didn;t think to google it
Santoshima Resident: ah
Santoshima Resident: google is your friend
stevenaia Michinaga: I usually goggle everything
Santoshima Resident: that's fast!
stevenaia Michinaga: I copy and paste often
Paradise Tennant: is there a practise associated with it san :)
Santoshima Resident: i don't know
stevenaia Michinaga: http://www.santoshimaamandir.com/home.htm

--BELL--

Santoshima Resident: or, i should say, yes, there are
Santoshima Resident: but not that I engage with
Santoshima Resident: were you discussing names?
stevenaia Michinaga: no then you arrived
stevenaia Michinaga: you would think with all the typing I do here it would everturally become coherent
Santoshima Resident: ;)
stevenaia Michinaga: but something as interesting as a name and a website takes you to an entirely different cultureal exploration
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: well sadly I must say good nite :) sleepy eyes here :)
Paradise Tennant: thank you stev .. san :)
stevenaia Michinaga: night paradise, sweet dreams
Santoshima Resident: good night
Paradise Tennant: namaste :)
Santoshima Resident: namaste

stevenaia Michinaga: I would be happy to take a subject of your choosing San
Santoshima Resident: ty
Santoshima Resident: perhaps you could say our own name choice
Santoshima Resident: for a start
stevenaia Michinaga: my name was something I was using before SL, a combination of my name and the letter of an organiation I belong to... American Insitute of Architects (AIA)

--BELL--

Santoshima Resident: i think that in most chats, the personal stuff is embedded into the background IMs that fly fast and furious
Santoshima Resident: I can't be sure they happen of course, but I feel them
stevenaia Michinaga: sometimes, yes, paradise and I were doing the same befoe you arrived
Santoshima Resident: yes, that's the heart of communication here
stevenaia Michinaga: sometimes there is much depth, sometimes it is just a diffrent kind of RL discussion, hard to explain
stevenaia Michinaga: when what becomes personal
stevenaia Michinaga: if that makes sence, some peole are very private and that needs to be respected as well
Santoshima Resident: yes, of course
Santoshima Resident: and certain connections and intimacies also
Santoshima Resident: that's the same in RL
stevenaia Michinaga: best for each to choose what they wish to share
stevenaia Michinaga: there seems to be a more lubricated channel to one;s inner self here :)
Santoshima Resident: in this forum? PaB?
stevenaia Michinaga: in SL
stevenaia Michinaga: and to a certain extent PaB, which is very self reflective at times
Santoshima Resident: very
Santoshima Resident: in SL ... I don't know it well enough
Santoshima Resident: what it might be for me
stevenaia Michinaga: probably the aspect I appriciate the most
Santoshima Resident: most of what I've seen outside PaB reflects gross consumer culture

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: stange how little time I spend outside the friends here
Santoshima Resident: over the first couple weeks I inevitably landed oftenyou feel recognized and appreciated here?
Santoshima Resident: sorry, i typed a sentence and erased only half, then continued with another ...
Santoshima Resident: it should start: you feel ...
stevenaia Michinaga: ( do that too)
stevenaia Michinaga: pls retype
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Santoshima Resident: you feel recognized and appreciated here?
stevenaia Michinaga: I aprriciate the intereation with friends here, I generally learn much from the people here by listening
Santoshima Resident: thinking of your last comment:
Santoshima Resident: [20:15] stevenaia Michinaga: stange how little time I spend outside the friends here
Santoshima Resident: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: I really can;t say if I am appriciated, is what I mean
stevenaia Michinaga: after meeting many in SL, my circles have contracted to a few palces and some specific lands that I visit
stevenaia Michinaga: many of the laces I orginally ment to no longer exist
stevenaia Michinaga: *places
Santoshima Resident: since 2006, i think you said
stevenaia Michinaga: Many of the palces I originally went to not longer exist
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: but 7:00 here fits my RL schedule nicely too
Santoshima Resident: yes, am i wrong in thinking that there are usually more people then?
Santoshima Resident: or does it fluctuate?
stevenaia Michinaga: it varies greatly from weeek to week, yes
stevenaia Michinaga: many europeans in the morning sessions
Santoshima Resident: right, makes sense
Santoshima Resident: not so many at 01:00
stevenaia Michinaga: one of the resaons to ahve it every 6 hours (world tiemzones
stevenaia Michinaga: is this your evening timezone?
Santoshima Resident: i live in vancouver, bc
Santoshima Resident: am studying in boulder co
Santoshima Resident: this month
Santoshima Resident: then will be in france for a couple weeks
Santoshima Resident: these meeting are keeping me sane
stevenaia Michinaga: I have found a home with tai chi for the past few years
Santoshima Resident: that is great
stevenaia Michinaga: it is
Santoshima Resident: what form are you doing?
stevenaia Michinaga: a yang from
Santoshima Resident: hm
Santoshima Resident: i am a tai chi drop-out
Santoshima Resident: but found it .... very ROUND
stevenaia Michinaga: I found yoga very intense
Santoshima Resident: the movements were tremendously fluid,
Santoshima Resident: yoga can be quite intense
Santoshima Resident: one needs to find a teacher and style that suits

--BELL--

Santoshima Resident: do people actually request to type "giggle" do you think?
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: like "smile"
stevenaia Michinaga: I giggle and wish to communicate that sometimes
Santoshima Resident: i chortle but that's not an option
stevenaia Michinaga: most people type it, some snort, I think you do too
Santoshima Resident: yes, snort often
stevenaia Michinaga: (the other night)
Santoshima Resident: yes, that was me
stevenaia Michinaga: same thing
Santoshima Resident: snorting
stevenaia Michinaga: not that I am counting... grins
Santoshima Resident: some things strike as quite funny
Santoshima Resident: and it's good to share that
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, humor is very goood
Santoshima Resident: yup
stevenaia Michinaga: few understand that
Santoshima Resident: possibly true
Santoshima Resident: and that is unfortunate ...
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, for them and others
Santoshima Resident: hmmm
Santoshima Resident: my next Sl name: sensa uma
stevenaia Michinaga: a musical group?
Santoshima Resident: nope
stevenaia Michinaga: so much for google
Santoshima Resident: sense of humour
stevenaia Michinaga: lol
stevenaia Michinaga: or Duh, in my case
Santoshima Resident: ah no
Santoshima Resident: i will change the topic ok?
stevenaia Michinaga: ok

Santoshima Resident: couture?
stevenaia Michinaga: I love how topics change
Santoshima Resident: did you make your gallaxy dress?

--BELL--

stevenaia Michinaga: I shop with a very patient fashion consultant
Santoshima Resident: very good
stevenaia Michinaga: Paradise is a good sport about helping me
stevenaia Michinaga: I gave you the LM to the dress shop
Santoshima Resident: yes, thanks very much
stevenaia Michinaga: let's not go wearing the same thing often, ok?
Santoshima Resident: should I ever work up the courage i will go
Santoshima Resident: highly unlikely
Santoshima Resident: i dress this way in RL, too
Santoshima Resident: very sad
stevenaia Michinaga: not everything is as flamboyant as this
Santoshima Resident: ok
stevenaia Michinaga: I don;t dress anythng like this in RL
Santoshima Resident: not many do
Santoshima Resident: it's quite refreshing
stevenaia Michinaga: nice to have flexibility here
Santoshima Resident: very nice
stevenaia Michinaga: hello lucinda
Santoshima Resident: evening lucinda
stevenaia Michinaga: were you at a Ball?
Lucinda Lavender: Hi steve, Santoshima
stevenaia Michinaga: or just something you threw on
Lucinda Lavender: no ball for me...today anyway
Lucinda Lavender: yes...my main outfit it turns out
Lucinda Lavender: I like how the fish look today
Santoshima Resident: no water
Santoshima Resident: am i seeing things
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, land sharks
Santoshima Resident: and the circle is small
Lucinda Lavender: very interesting
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, we can adjust the cushion count
Santoshima Resident: is that what you see too?
Santoshima Resident: oh
Lucinda Lavender: ah water now
Santoshima Resident: how'd you do that?
stevenaia Michinaga: hehe, now we can keep cool in the fountain
Lucinda Lavender: nice...
stevenaia Michinaga: tit won;t splash now
stevenaia Michinaga: it
stevenaia Michinaga: "/9help" for directions
Lucinda Lavender: I am pretty tired...will not stay long.
stevenaia Michinaga: nice of you to stop by
Santoshima Resident: thanks for chatting, stevenaia
Santoshima Resident: it's been a pleasure
stevenaia Michinaga: mine too
Santoshima Resident: i'm heading off, too, so will say goodnight to you both
stevenaia Michinaga: night San
Lucinda Lavender: good night to you Santoshima
stevenaia Michinaga: ...hands a towel to everyone

Dreams:

Lucinda Lavender: iny interesting dreams of late?
Santoshima Resident: oh ... thanks
stevenaia Michinaga: yikes yes
stevenaia Michinaga: actually
Santoshima Resident: i have not been remembering dreams much
stevenaia Michinaga: wrote this one dawn since it happened before I work up in the morning
stevenaia Michinaga: *down
Lucinda Lavender: nodding
Santoshima Resident: * curious ... sticking around for a bit ...*
Lucinda Lavender: sure San
Lucinda Lavender: luci listens

stevenaia Michinaga: first I was looking at maps of a company I was about to begin working at,
stevenaia Michinaga: it seemed to be a spanish company
stevenaia Michinaga: as I was looking at the maps on a computer screen I was noticing that she shorelines didn't seem natural
stevenaia Michinaga: more like fractals
Lucinda Lavender: oooh
stevenaia Michinaga: fake maps
Lucinda Lavender: interesting
stevenaia Michinaga: it was showing all the places this company had offices
stevenaia Michinaga: then I arrived at work for my first day
stevenaia Michinaga: it was in black and white (the dream)
stevenaia Michinaga: we were discussing new furniture
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: new chairs and thing for the new offivres
stevenaia Michinaga: the chair thy were looking at was black leather with "200+" tuffted leather cushions in each chair
Lucinda Lavender: :)))
stevenaia Michinaga: or something like that
Lucinda Lavender: wow
stevenaia Michinaga: I suggested they look at something more colorful
stevenaia Michinaga: then the "executives" came in, they were ex military or soemthing equally stuffy
stevenaia Michinaga: they wnates an upgrade to thos 1950's office chairs and seemed to not be able to push the envelops
stevenaia Michinaga: I think at that point I said wtf and woke up
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Lucinda Lavender: :)))
Lucinda Lavender: stretching the envelope...
stevenaia Michinaga: strange dream
Lucinda Lavender: encourageing color but not getting the response one might wish...
Lucinda Lavender: black and white for me point to something coming into being
Lucinda Lavender: the spanish company perhaps
Lucinda Lavender: was this from this morning?
stevenaia Michinaga: once inside there was nothing spanish about it
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Lucinda Lavender: I had a dream with the color black in it
Lucinda Lavender: seeing black mold around a kitchen vent
stevenaia Michinaga: that;s not good
Lucinda Lavender: black being about the void perhaps...out of which there comes newness
Lucinda Lavender: everyone in the dream was happy tho regardless of the mold
Lucinda Lavender: perhaps this is a fertile tilme
Lucinda Lavender: time
stevenaia Michinaga: tiem for change
Lucinda Lavender: new alliences made
stevenaia Michinaga: we shall see
Lucinda Lavender: new companies
Lucinda Lavender: new chairs...
Lucinda Lavender: architecture
stevenaia Michinaga: things change daily
Lucinda Lavender: yes:)
stevenaia Michinaga: the good and bad about the work
Lucinda Lavender: all present
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Lucinda Lavender: as I moved from the part of the dream with the mold and happiness I went to a room with three couches in a tringle shape...
Lucinda Lavender: women dreamers were meeting
Lucinda Lavender: triangle shape postioning
Lucinda Lavender: after this meeting I went to look at jewelry and saw colored geometric shapes in bright shades
Lucinda Lavender: ...and neclaces that looked like people
stevenaia Michinaga: how strange, dreams are always interesting
Lucinda Lavender: yes
Lucinda Lavender: we both had furniture and the color black
Lucinda Lavender: and people meeting perhaps
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
Lucinda Lavender: so interesting
Lucinda Lavender: business transactions were hoped for I imagine
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: new job
Lucinda Lavender: yes!
Lucinda Lavender: fertile time it feels
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: let us hope
Lucinda Lavender: nodding
Lucinda Lavender: what is a couchoin?
stevenaia Michinaga: cushion
stevenaia Michinaga: sorry
Lucinda Lavender: wow! 200+
stevenaia Michinaga: little ones
stevenaia Michinaga: tuffted
Lucinda Lavender: special cushion! my couches were light in color...from the 80'S or 90"S
stevenaia Michinaga: these were diamond shaped
Lucinda Lavender: ah...so were the geometric earrings that were bright ly colored for me...
stevenaia Michinaga: bedtme for me
stevenaia Michinaga: wow
Lucinda Lavender: rest well:)
stevenaia Michinaga: night
stevenaia Michinaga: sweet dreams
stevenaia Michinaga: :)