2011.12.17 13:00 – Ich bin ein Berliner

The Guardian for this meeting was Aphrodite Macbain. The comments are by Aphrodite Macbain.

Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya Bertram!
Bertram Jacobus: hi aph ! :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: good to see you.
Bertram Jacobus: kind ... :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm just going to get some soup. BRB
Bertram Jacobus: okay ! :-)
--BELL--
Bertram Jacobus: wol ... :-)
Bertram Jacobus: "just in time" (!)
Bertram Jacobus: yaku ! ... ;-)
Wol Euler: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Back
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya Yaku, Wol
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey, good evening everyone
Aphrodite Macbain: is that snow or fireflies?
Yakuzza Lethecus: supposed to be snow :P
Wol Euler: fireflies are green :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hey Mick
Wol Euler: hello mick
Bertram Jacobus: hehe - mick ! :-)
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey mick
Aphrodite Macbain: are they?
Mickorod Renard: hiyaaa
Wol Euler: german ones anyway :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Lo. Canadian ones are red and white
Bertram Jacobus: hi arch :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Arch Hi Aggers
Bertram Jacobus: aggers ! ... xirana ! ... :-)
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey arch, xiri
Agatha Macbeth: Guten abend :)
Wol Euler: hello aggers, arch, xir
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Xiri
Aphrodite Macbain: Nice socks aggers
Agatha Macbeth smiles
Agatha Macbeth: ty
Xirana Oximoxi: Hi everyone! :)
Aphrodite Macbain: we have a good bunch here today

Aphrodite Macbain: what shall we talk about?
Wol Euler: we have a theme session today, aph :)
Mickorod Renard: Hi new arrivals
Aphrodite Macbain: We do? What is that ?
Agatha Macbeth: Thought we were having a didcussion about Berlin?
Wol Euler: that's the theme
Aphrodite Macbain: Great. I didn't know that.
Agatha Macbeth: or even a discussion
Aphrodite Macbain: listens
Aphrodite Macbain: intently
Archmage Atlantis: Geez....gotta give up on the elegant arrival
Aphrodite Macbain: we are missing a few then - Boxy for one
Bertram Jacobus: aggers ? could you please perhaps hit ctrl+alt+r ? to rebake ? i can´t see you ... :-/
Aphrodite Macbain: you're grey except for your socks
Agatha Macbeth: awww
Archmage Atlantis: Berlin, a City
Bertram Jacobus: hi sophia :-)
Agatha Macbeth: Bloody SL
Aphrodite Macbain: feeling grey today?
Wol Euler: first we take Manhattan ...
Archmage Atlantis: An interface of politics and society
Aphrodite Macbain: le's start with Berlin
Bertram Jacobus: i see you as that tiny little cloud aggers ... ;-)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi everyone :)
Mickorod Renard: Hi ssl
Yakuzza Lethecus: hi ssl
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Sophia.Yayy
Xirana Oximoxi: hello Sophia:)
SophiaSharon Larnia: :))
Mickorod Renard: I wonder where boxy is?
Aphrodite Macbain: please join us in the centre SSL
Agatha Macbeth: Probably asleep :p
Wol Euler: heheh
Bertram Jacobus: hieliza :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: so, who's going to begin?
SophiaSharon Larnia: is this a theme session or something? a lot of people here
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Eliza
Wol Euler: hello eliza, sophia
Mickorod Renard: Hi Eliza
Aphrodite Macbain: Berlin is the subject!
SophiaSharon Larnia: ok :) yayyyy
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Liz :)
SophiaSharon Larnia takes a front seat
Aphrodite Macbain: we are almost a full circle
Mickorod Renard: space on my knee
Agatha Macbeth: Sit on my lap Shjaz [grin]
Aphrodite Macbain: Evelyn -hi
Archmage Atlantis: Is Berlin the city that used to have a wall????,,,,or was that Bonn
Bertram Jacobus: hi evelyn :-)
Xirana Oximoxi: hi Eliza, Evelyn!
SophiaSharon Larnia: haha
Archmage Atlantis: Or perhaps Selma
Wol Euler: evelyn, glad to see you again
Mickorod Renard: Hi Eve
Evelyn Solo: hello .)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Eliza, hi evelyn
Aphrodite Macbain: Evelyn- have you been here before?
Wol Euler: she knows us, aph, was in Berlin with us :)
Evelyn Solo: yes but only once or twice
Aphrodite Macbain: you know we are being recorded and what you say will be put on our wiki?
Evelyn Solo: ok

Begin the Berlin

Aphrodite Macbain: so who will Begin on Berlin?
SophiaSharon Larnia: Aggers is fog to me, boo
Archmage Atlantis: I did already, Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: did what Arch?
Archmage Atlantis: I compared what happened in Berlin to what happened in Selma, AL
Mickorod Renard: I was sort of stalling for time, to allow boxy to arrive
Aphrodite Macbain: Sorry, I missed that.

Aphrodite Macbain: Maybe someone can give us an outline: when, where, how many?
Bertram Jacobus: shall i do it ?
Aphrodite Macbain: sure
Wol Euler: if you wish :)
Agatha Macbeth: Go Berti :)
Wol Euler: yay boxy
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey boxy :)
Agatha Macbeth: Aha Boxy is online
Aphrodite Macbain: boxy's on line
Archmage Atlantis: It is not a phrase I might choose, but, "The rising of the witnesses", comes to mind
Eliza Madrigal: :) Hi Boxy :)
Mickorod Renard: Hi Boxy
Aphrodite Macbain: Welcome Boxy. Just in time!
Bertram Jacobus: hmmm - do i wish that ? i guess no. i would do it as a service. or no : may be there is even a little wish *blush* :o)
Alfred Kelberry: hi :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Mr Pup
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi boxy, the party of 11 waits for you
Aphrodite Macbain: Bert was going to begin with an outline
Wol Euler: do, or do not. there is no "wish"
Bertram Jacobus: hi boxy and santo :-)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi San
--BELL--
Santoshima Resident: hello
Xirana Oximoxi: hi boxy and San! :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hello San
Mickorod Renard: Hi san
Xirana Oximoxi: what a big expectation!! :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey san
Aphrodite Macbain: nods quietly at san

Bertram Jacobus: ok -
Aphrodite Macbain: so..

Bertram begins Berlin

Bertram Jacobus: then i start and answer the questions of aph :
Bertram Jacobus: when, where and how many
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Alfred Kelberry: go ahead, berty :)
Bertram Jacobus: it was at the first weekend of december, we were 9 and a little doggy and most of us were in the same hotel in berlin ... :-)
Archmage Atlantis: pls Bertram, speak
Aphrodite Macbain: doggy?
Bertram Jacobus: boxy was the one who had started the event / meeting - so may be , he / you should tell, how that came ? how the idea came up ? :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: ah Paradise's dog
Bertram Jacobus: yes, ma gf´s doggy ;-)
Wol Euler: no, not blue :)
Aphrodite Macbain: + Boxy
Archmage Atlantis: doggy = small 4 legged mammal
Bertram Jacobus: no, not paradise`s ;o)
Agatha Macbeth: Woof
Alfred Kelberry: not einstein. he doesn't fly :)
Bertram Jacobus: boxy ? will you explain the very beginning af all that ? :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: you've been doing a fine job Bertram
Agatha Macbeth nods
Alfred Kelberry: well, i learned in october, i think, that i may be coming to berlin in early december. that was not clear until november, but nonetherless, i thought it was a good opportunity to meet woly and yaku as i knew they were in germany.
Bertram Jacobus: besides i can say who was there : boxy, wol, mick with his wife, yaku and with him (and she with him) - evelyn, paradise and me and s a t i a (she says greetings to everybody and has to work right now) ...
Eliza Madrigal: :))
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Agatha Macbeth waves to Satia
Alfred Kelberry: they both agreed and then later on others showed interest and this is how we came to 9 participants and the pup of course :)
Bertram Jacobus: s a t i a rewinks :-)
Wol Euler: boxy found us a very nice cheap central apartment hotel place
Agatha Macbeth: :)
Wol Euler: comfortable rooms
Mickorod Renard: I was impressed with the accomodation
Bertram Jacobus: it was such a nice meeting and nice to meet some again and some for the first time ! :-)
Alfred Kelberry: from the start, i dropped, or tried to, all expectations i might have for the meetup, letting the serendipity take its course
Bertram Jacobus: and very interesting in this way - not as a retreat meeting, without piet this time - all very new for me ...
SophiaSharon Larnia: smiles at Boxy
Mickorod Renard: for the record, my wife is occasionaly here in avi form as Morgano

SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Zon
Zon Kwan: hi
Mickorod Renard: Hi Zon
Alfred Kelberry: in this mood essentially the meetup was held
Alfred Kelberry: zon :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Zon we're talking about Belin
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey zon
Agatha Macbeth: Yo Znk
Bertram Jacobus: hi zon ! *wave*
Alfred Kelberry: oh! a big hello to your wife, mick :)
Mickorod Renard: :)) ty
Agatha Macbeth waves to Morgano
Bertram Jacobus: same from me mick pls !! :-))

oO0Oo Resident waves
Mickorod Renard: Morg says hi back
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Sam please join this burgeoning group
Wol Euler: hello zon, sam
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi O, didnt see ya
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey sam
Mickorod Renard: Hi O
Xirana Oximoxi: hi Sam! :)
Bertram Jacobus: hi sammy ! ... ;-)

Alfred Kelberry: i'd like to share 2 observations on the sl/rl transition
Alfred Kelberry: hi, sam :)
Archmage Atlantis: cool word - burgeoning
Aphrodite Macbain: listens
SophiaSharon Larnia: listens
Wol Euler: please do :)
Xirana Oximoxi: please boxy do..it sounds interesting:)
Alfred Kelberry: it was the first time i met someone from sl in rl. like i said, i did not expect anything. i was welcoming to whatever is coming.
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Agatha Macbeth smiles
Aphrodite Macbain: I bet you lickd everybody's noses
Alfred Kelberry: one thing is that sl personalities are all the same as in sl
Wol Euler: mhmm
Xirana Oximoxi: the best way to go:)
Agatha Macbeth: Eww
Wol Euler: always true
Wol Euler: in my experience
Alfred Kelberry: and another, a lot of them actually look like their avs :)
Xirana Oximoxi: hahaha
Wol Euler grins.
Bertram Jacobus: hehe :o)
Aphrodite Macbain: you mean rl personalities are all the same in sl?
Alfred Kelberry: yes, aph

Yakuzza Lethecus: :)
Alfred Kelberry: maybe it's projected, but still. a nice experience.
Zon Kwan: even you ?
SophiaSharon Larnia: wow
SophiaSharon Larnia: :D

Aphrodite Macbain: are you square-shaped boxy?
Alfred Kelberry: zon, in fact, paradise said that i do resemble boxy :)
oO0Oo Resident: thanks Boxy.. nice to hear those perspectives :)
Agatha Macbeth grins
Archmage Atlantis: Koya wonders how you might see her then, boxy
Mickorod Renard: I must make my avi more handsome
Alfred Kelberry: oh, one important thing...
Zon Kwan: me 2

Agatha Macbeth: What happens if I push your RL nose then Alf?
Mickorod Renard: :)
Bertram Jacobus: mick ... :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: giggles
Wol Euler: that did happen aggers :)
Agatha Macbeth: OMG
SophiaSharon Larnia: hahaha
Aphrodite Macbain: and what happened?
Eliza Madrigal grins
Agatha Macbeth: He said ow?
Wol Euler: not my story to tell :)
Wol Euler: my lips are sealed
Wol Euler chuckles.
Eliza Madrigal: ohhh even more curious
Alfred Kelberry: i got used to rl appearances very quickly. and i'd like to describe the whole thing as seeing old friends. a nice family feeling.
Archmage Atlantis: and the Fred and Freddie, as well as brown snake....
Aphrodite Macbain: wonders quietly
Archmage Atlantis: they wonder also
Alfred Kelberry: woly :)
Zon Kwan: waves
Wol Euler: well, it was, boxy. We've known each other for ages.
Mickorod Renard: this is true
Agatha Macbeth: Indeed
Alfred Kelberry: yes
Aphrodite Macbain: I found the same thing at Vashon- people really looked like their avi
Aphrodite Macbain: and behaved like it too
Aphrodite Macbain: except for the flying
Alfred Kelberry: it was very interesting how seemingly stranger appearance can become so close and familiar in a matter of minutes :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: nods
SophiaSharon Larnia: :)
Alfred Kelberry: oh, and... lots of hugs! i loved it :)

oO0Oo Resident: :)
Alfred Kelberry: so much nicer in rl :)
Aphrodite Macbain: always
Xirana Oximoxi: awww :)
Wol Euler smiles.
Aphrodite Macbain: what else did all of you find out?
Bertram Jacobus: hehe. yes. a lot of free hugs ;-)
Mickorod Renard: the hugs were great, and at this time of the year they have carried on in rl too
Aphrodite Macbain: are you going to plan another one?
Alfred Kelberry: i'd like to really thank all of you who came. some went through quite a few loops to get there and may share their story later. thank you.
SophiaSharon Larnia: what kind of group exercises did you do?
Wol Euler: ideally there should be many of them, aph, in every city.
Aphrodite Macbain: thanks boxy
Alfred Kelberry: yes, aph. we started talking about it while in berlin :)
Aphrodite Macbain: yes? where's the next one?
Wol Euler: wherever you organize it to be!
Alfred Kelberry: oh, sophia. good question :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Regina, Saskatchewan?
Eliza Madrigal: :)) Sophia, yes
Bertram Jacobus: and good answer wol ! ;-)
Wol Euler: these are free-range meetups! no "permission from the boss" is needed, just do it
Eliza Madrigal leans in
Agatha Macbeth: Don't fall in the pool Liz :p
Wol Euler: regina would work next week, aph :)
Alfred Kelberry: we had absolutely wonderful 2 meditations. well, the first one was extra special due to guess being the first and it was getting dark and... a few other subtleties :)
Eliza Madrigal laughs @ Aggers
Aphrodite Macbain: smiles at wol
Xirana Oximoxi: ahhh I am curious about the subtilities:))
Alfred Kelberry: :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: me too
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Aphrodite Macbain: did someone lead the meditations?
Yakuzza Lethecus: not to forget the improvised candles in the middle during the meditation :)
Alfred Kelberry: berty was the time keeper for the first. and i think he was the one who actually offered it.
Alfred Kelberry: yes, yaku!
Yakuzza Lethecus: i liked that improvised invironment in berts and paradise room :)
Aphrodite Macbain: lovely
Wol Euler nods.
SophiaSharon Larnia: timekeeper, what a funny ring that has for me
Alfred Kelberry: oh! i should emphasize that paradise was our local eliza for the meetup. she took great care of everyone.
Bertram Jacobus: yes. and wol had brought up the idea of meditations in advance as well
Aphrodite Macbain: notices that San has a frog on her head
SophiaSharon Larnia: haha yay :P
Archmage Atlantis: This line struck me
Archmage Atlantis: Aph (aphrodite.macbain): did someone lead the meditations?
Archmage Atlantis: In Quaker tradition
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Eliza Madrigal was wondering if it is the topic frog (very cute) but was thinking to ask after
Eliza Madrigal: ;-)
Archmage Atlantis: the meetinig is led by simple being
Bertram Jacobus: i liked all the improvisation as well. although boxy had organized some necessairy things ...
Archmage Atlantis: simple being = just being present
Aphrodite Macbain: like food and drink?
Bertram Jacobus: we found agreements so fast for everything we did
Archmage Atlantis: aware
Alfred Kelberry: yes, berty
Wol Euler nods.
Eliza Madrigal: food tastes?
Xirana Oximoxi: wonderful!
Bertram Jacobus: food came, gatherings happend, we visited museums, talked, were on xmas market ... :-)
Wol Euler: and yes, aph, very much like that. She went out to buy "some milk and bread" and came back with six bags of delicatessen and groceries"!
Alfred Kelberry: haha
Alfred Kelberry: so true :)
Aphrodite Macbain: wow!
Agatha Macbeth: Does Berlin have good museums?
Aphrodite Macbain: very and many
Alfred Kelberry: yep
Agatha Macbeth: Ah good
Bertram Jacobus: "sure" aggers - it´s the biggest town of germany ...
Yakuzza Lethecus: well we´ve been at a dali exhibit and at the ethnology museum
Yakuzza Lethecus: too little time :(
Agatha Macbeth smiles @ Bert
Wol Euler: mmhmm, that definitely, I wish we could have stayed a few more days
Mickorod Renard: even less time for us :(
Yakuzza Lethecus: glad you came at all!
Mickorod Renard: so are we
Aphrodite Macbain: will want to go back now to see more
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: as well as para who really used a lot of energy to make it

Aphrodite Macbain: yes, I met her in Toronto in October. She's a warm soul
Archmage Atlantis: Berlin is the soul of The german speaking ppls, imho
oO0Oo Resident appreciates the appreciations
Alfred Kelberry: oh! we went to the museum of entomology and berty found an authentic beduin tent somewhere deep under cover :)
Wol Euler: gods forbid, arch
Bertram Jacobus: some came late, some left early, but most of us met each other ... and except of s a t i a we all were together at least once (she visited her brothers after years at that special time and day)
Archmage Atlantis: Wotin to you w Wol.......o Odin
Archmage Atlantis: forget which
Archmage Atlantis: forget the spelling also
Mickorod Renard: it was special for me in that my wife saw that I conversed with real people when on sl
Aphrodite Macbain: wonders what "deep undercover" means
Bertram Jacobus: perhaps we could ask yaku, evelyn and mick - who didn´t tell a lot so far - how their impressions were ? oh - and woly as well ? :-)
Wol Euler: hehehe
Agatha Macbeth: Odin/Woden/Wotan
Alfred Kelberry: mick :)
Mickorod Renard: ... and that she thought they were all really great too, warm and friendly
Eliza Madrigal: :)) Mick... so true
SophiaSharon Larnia: Mick :))
Eliza Madrigal: >whew<
Mickorod Renard: also, it was Morgano's first meditation

Bertram Jacobus: hi eos ! :-)
Archmage Atlantis: Frankly, I'm into Thor.....he's hunky and (perhaps) gay
--BELL--
Mickorod Renard: Hi Eos
Xirana Oximoxi: lol MIK!! :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hiya E :)
Alfred Kelberry: yes, and if someone wants to use voice, it's ok, i guess. the beef of it is in the log already :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Eos :)
Wol Euler: hello eos
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya Eos
Agatha Macbeth: I wondered who the guy in the dressing gown was for a minte :p
Xirana Oximoxi: hello Eos:)
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Eos :)
Mickorod Renard: I was supprised how Berlin was not too crouded
Alfred Kelberry: oh, mick, and she was so great. i loved her reflection afterwards.
Aphrodite Macbain: Eos we've been talking about berlin
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Riddle
Yakuzza Lethecus: hey eos,,riddle
Alfred Kelberry: riddle :)
Xirana Oximoxi: hi Riddle:)
Wol Euler: hello riddle
oO0Oo Resident: Riddle! :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Riddle :)
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Rid
oO0Oo Resident: Nice group!
Riddle Sideways: Hi All
Aphrodite Macbain: yes
Agatha Macbeth: And big....
Bertram Jacobus: hi riddle :-)
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Eos, Riddle :))
Eos Amaterasu: Hi all!
Eliza Madrigal: Amazing, impromptu in part as well
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Archmage Atlantis: Did anyone tell me if a wall used to be there, in Berlin I mean
Aphrodite Macbain: watch out, Riddle has a snowball
Riddle Sideways: got an email that Berlin was Being talked about
Eos Amaterasu: moi aussi
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Wol Euler looks at Eliza
Wol Euler: thank you! :)
Eliza Madrigal smiles
Eos Amaterasu: mum's the word
Agatha Macbeth: Think they pulled it down Arch :)
Archmage Atlantis: Tkd Sggir
Mickorod Renard: I loved the way Morgano and I parted with you folks at the einstein cafe, funny choice

Aphrodite Macbain: smart

The Berlin wall

Archmage Atlantis: oopd
Alfred Kelberry: hehe
Alfred Kelberry: yep
Wol Euler: the wall is long gone, arch, exept for a few ceremonial bits
Archmage Atlantis: Thanks Aggie
Alfred Kelberry: and you did it right on time, too!
Agatha Macbeth smiles
Wol Euler: which IMHO was a mistake, though I understand why they took it down
Aphrodite Macbain: a mistake?
Wol Euler: mmhmm
Bertram Jacobus: and once again, after the malta and odenwald retreat, i could feel a great appreciation of our group (in berlin, as well as here) ! ... :-)
Eliza Madrigal: to sell lots of small pieces?
Wol Euler: in terms of history and city development
Aphrodite Macbain: how so? It created conflict and economic probblems?
Alfred Kelberry: berty :)
Agatha Macbeth: I have a piece of it
Xirana Oximoxi: I've read that now the small pieces are made in China:)
Wol Euler: yes, eliza, there are as many genuine bits of the Wall on sale as there are genuine bits of The Cross
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Alfred Kelberry: xiri, yep :)
Xirana Oximoxi: :)
Agatha Macbeth: All in all it's just another bit of the wall...
Eliza Madrigal: heheh
Alfred Kelberry: agreed, aga
Agatha Macbeth: :p
Wol Euler: aph, I find it sad that there is now very little record "on the ground" in Berlin of what was after all two generations of history
Aphrodite Macbain: Humans are a funny lot,
Wol Euler: that's all
Eos Amaterasu: I have a skull of Jesus from when he was a child
Archmage Atlantis: The you person from Nebraska USA who saw the wall come down, who has a piece of it, ......she has a daughter and, after many years of love a divorce
Eliza Madrigal: @@
Wol Euler grins.
Eos Amaterasu: I also have a piece of the wall (somewhere)
Mickorod Renard: he he he
Aphrodite Macbain: yes- they should have left a remnant to remind people- like an historic site
Eos Amaterasu: There is a piece left standing
Aphrodite Macbain: oh..
Archmage Atlantis: Um.....she was a child when this happened
Mickorod Renard: isn't it covered in graffiti now?
Alfred Kelberry: and bubblegums
Aphrodite Macbain: smiles at Arch
Wol Euler: it always was, mick, at least on the west side
Archmage Atlantis: We move forward
Archmage Atlantis: agree
Mickorod Renard: indeed :)

Aphrodite macbain: progress...?

Eliza Madrigal: did you find any spontaneous theme of discussion while together?
Mickorod Renard: erm
Agatha Macbeth: Mm, good question
Archmage Atlantis: I thought before this time that stories were fables
Wol Euler: hmmmm
Archmage Atlantis: now I see
Wol Euler: we were talking all the time, but was that "discussion"?
Archmage Atlantis: some are memories

Where are we?

Eliza Madrigal: :)
Mickorod Renard: where are we, was generally on our minds
Archmage Atlantis: just saying
Eliza Madrigal: 'where are we'?
Eliza Madrigal: nice question
Xirana Oximoxi: ahhhh
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Mickorod Renard: well, we didnt know our way around
Wol Euler smiles.
Eliza Madrigal smiles
Mickorod Renard: above or below ground!
Wol Euler: boxy was navigator, with his high-tech devices
Yakuzza Lethecus: :)
Eliza Madrigal: nose and antlers?
Agatha Macbeth: He has a radar in RL?
Wol Euler: yep
Mickorod Renard: Thank goodness for Boxy and his phone with the Apps
Wol Euler: exactly
Agatha Macbeth: Whoa
Alfred Kelberry: yes, i'd also like to thank gps satellites :)
Mickorod Renard: He was like a shining star leading the way
Aphrodite Macbain: boxy the Intrepid
Archmage Atlantis: The pyramids are less important to me than the spyinx
Eos Amaterasu: cia?
Riddle Sideways: nice to have bozy's antlers and xmas balls
Eliza Madrigal: hehehe
Mickorod Renard: very festive
Aphrodite Macbain: cia?
Aphrodite Macbain: ciao?
Agatha Macbeth: 'And now a word from our sponsors' :P
Alfred Kelberry: :)

Bertram Jacobus: i think, one of our not planned topics was community, sharing, knowing each other - can i say that ?
Eos Amaterasu: /waits to listen to accounts of Berlin meetup
Archmage Atlantis: The time of ending for this meeting is close
Wol Euler: yep
Alfred Kelberry: yes, berty. there were many.
Eliza Madrigal: no need to end... we can wander around like in berlin?
Bertram Jacobus: :-)
Wol Euler: true
Aphrodite Macbain: community? what did you talk about re community?
Bertram Jacobus: re ?
Riddle Sideways: regarding
Aphrodite Macbain: community
Agatha Macbeth: concerning
Agatha Macbeth: even
Aphrodite Macbain: relating to

Agatha Macbeth: apropos

Gifts

Alfred Kelberry: mick crafted a wonderful gift to commemorate the meetup and presented it to each participant
Bertram Jacobus: ah. i think and felt, that the community was strengthened by the talks and the meeting ...
Archmage Atlantis: In all things, in all life, in all we are, blessings and namaste
Wol Euler: bye arch, take care
Agatha Macbeth: Oooh nice
Agatha Macbeth: Bye for now Arch
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Arch

Mickorod Renard: bye Arch
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Arch
Xirana Oximoxi: bye bye Arch:) tc
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye arch

Aphrodite Macbain: which community bertram?
Wol Euler: and boxy too brought a present for each of us
Agatha Macbeth: A bone?
Xirana Oximoxi: haha
Eliza Madrigal: :)
oO0Oo Resident: Arch :)
Wol Euler: :)
Wol Euler: close, aggers
Aphrodite Macbain: something berlinish?
Mickorod Renard: and Paradise gave us a wonderful xmas decoration for the house
Wol Euler: something russian :)
Aphrodite Macbain: !
Wol Euler: that was berlinish
Mickorod Renard: and Boxy a special spoon too
Agatha Macbeth: A russian bone?
Aphrodite Macbain: an egg
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Ah
Aphrodite Macbain: ?
Eliza Madrigal feels she is playing I Spy
Mickorod Renard: too nice to use
Riddle Sideways: a spoon?
Eliza Madrigal: ooh, nice
Bertram Jacobus: yes ! and boxy gave everybody a present from where he lives. paradise bought something for everybody - many gifts and wol payed all our glühwein (hot spicy wine and currywurst - nice german meat) - and all that ... made community - the material andl sharings ... :-) the non material
Bertram Jacobus: at the xmas market
oO0Oo Resident: me thinks "Ich bin ein Pabber"
Aphrodite Macbain: there is only one xmas market?
Wol Euler: several, aph
--BELL--
Mickorod Renard: missed out on that bit but maybe next time
Wol Euler: we went to two
Bertram Jacobus: bah - sry - my laptop mixed up some letters again :-/
Mickorod Renard: community wise,,,we were a community of avi's before ,,and it was just a natural extension
Alfred Kelberry: yes, good word. extension of rl is how i see sl.
Xirana Oximoxi: me too
Bertram Jacobus: nooo aph - there are some ! but again : we had not enough time to see more - but it was okay to me
Aphrodite Macbain: thinks about gluhwein
Bertram Jacobus: same here ( about extension)
Yakuzza Lethecus: mick also made a really nice keyring pendant out of wood himself for everyone who had been there, a really special present :)
Bertram Jacobus: hehe - what do you think about it aph ? :-)
Eos Amaterasu: :-)
SophiaSharon Larnia: neat
Agatha Macbeth: How lovely
Aphrodite Macbain: wishes I had some right here
Wol Euler: phone
Bertram Jacobus: yes - with the text - "pab 2011 berlin"
Aphrodite Macbain: mick carved the wood?
Mickorod Renard: used a laser
Alfred Kelberry: high tech mick :)
Aphrodite Macbain: nice Mick
Eos Amaterasu: Jedi Knight?
Bertram Jacobus: looks so nice, like handmade :o)
Mickorod Renard: I was worried I may get in trouble for copyright?
SophiaSharon Larnia: smiles
Aphrodite Macbain: from whom?
Alfred Kelberry: we won't tell the kira board :)
Mickorod Renard: ty :))

Xirana Oximoxi: I must go now... thank you for all the report!! I am whishing to come next time!! :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Xirana
Mickorod Renard: bye Xir
Alfred Kelberry: xiri :)
Bertram Jacobus: byee xirana
Yakuzza Lethecus: cya soon xirana
Aphrodite Macbain: thanks for coming Xirana
Agatha Macbeth: Take care Xira
Aphrodite Macbain: I'll go to yur exhibit
Xirana Oximoxi: bye all
Agatha Macbeth: Paint well
oO0Oo Resident: Bye Xirana :)
Eos Amaterasu: Bye Xira
Aphrodite Macbain: what goes with gluhwein?
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Xiri :)

Aphrodite Macbain: shortbread?
Mickorod Renard: I must go for dinner now, its past 22;00
Alfred Kelberry: i should also note that pema was just a few hundred miles from us the whole time :)
Alfred Kelberry: in amsterdam
Agatha Macbeth: Oh wow
SophiaSharon Larnia: oh really?
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: bon appetit

Alfred Kelberry: but, he found out about the meetup too late to change his flight

Bertram Jacobus: okai mick - cu - have a nice time ! *wave*
Eos Amaterasu: + a few days
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Mick, thank you
Eos Amaterasu: ciao Mick
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye mick
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Mick, thanks
Agatha Macbeth: Yeh, go and have yer tea Mick :)
oO0Oo Resident: Have a nice meal Mick. TY for the wonderful accounts :)
Aphrodite Macbain: did you feel his presence?
Mickorod Renard: bye Guys n Gals
Alfred Kelberry: yes!
Alfred Kelberry: bye, mick :)
Mickorod Renard: thanks for the chat and so forth
Mickorod Renard: take care
Aphrodite Macbain: now we are 12

SophiaSharon Larnia: brb
Bertram Jacobus: same here : brb
Agatha Macbeth: Seems like everybody is dancing tonight :p
Aphrodite Macbain: oh?
Agatha Macbeth: I keep getting IMs
Aphrodite Macbain: where?
Agatha Macbeth: Everwhere!
Eos Amaterasu looks around
Aphrodite Macbain: dont forget solstice on the 21st
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Just sitting here watching green text atm
Alfred Kelberry: when we first logged in to sl from woly's room, i wished so much for all of you to join us. i do hope that the berlin's meetup will be continued in other places.
Eliza Madrigal: me too!! :))
Aphrodite Macbain: ((boxy))
Eos Amaterasu: yes!
Eliza Madrigal: did you find that those not there, were also there in a way? I've felt that way in retreats...
oO0Oo Resident: thanks Boxy :)
Eliza Madrigal: weaving in conversations
Aphrodite Macbain: we met up with you here at the pavilion from time to time
Alfred Kelberry: yes, eliza. and also sadness that you aren't.

Riddle Sideways: bye all, and glad to heard good times being had
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! ZRiddle
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye riddle
oO0Oo Resident: Bye Riddle
Agatha Macbeth: Bye for now Rid
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Riddle
Eliza Madrigal: :) Boxy
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Riddle :)

Alfred Kelberry: i know aph wanted to go and i kept her in my mind during travels :)

Aphrodite Macbain: aww.
Bertram Jacobus: back
Aphrodite Macbain: That's why I kept hearing german in my dreams
oO0Oo Resident: wb Bert
Alfred Kelberry: haha
Agatha Macbeth: Mein gott
Aphrodite Macbain: wb
Bertram Jacobus: ty. lol
Eliza Madrigal: held in boxy's heart
Wol Euler: back
Bertram Jacobus: wb wol
Aphrodite Macbain: front
Agatha Macbeth: wb Wollage

Wol Euler: ty

Balloon ride

Alfred Kelberry: the balloon ride was great at potsdammerplatz
Alfred Kelberry: yet short :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: what balloon ride?
Aphrodite Macbain: balloon ride?!
Bertram Jacobus: lol
Eliza Madrigal: oooo
SophiaSharon Larnia: OO
Alfred Kelberry: um, tire actually
Eliza Madrigal: ?!?!
Wol Euler: yes, an articficial hill, sliding on ice on inner tubes
Aphrodite Macbain: tire ride?
SophiaSharon Larnia: oh fun :P
Aphrodite Macbain: weeeeee
Eliza Madrigal: flume?
Agatha Macbeth: Whoa
Eliza Madrigal: with balloons?
Alfred Kelberry: me, woly and paradise hooked up all 3 of us and off we went :)
oO0Oo Resident: ah inner tubes = balloons
SophiaSharon Larnia: yay
Aphrodite Macbain: balloon tires
Wol Euler: hehehe
Eliza Madrigal: :))
SophiaSharon Larnia: laughs
oO0Oo Resident: nice
Aphrodite Macbain: very
Alfred Kelberry: para closed her eyes and missed the visuals of it :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: eep
Agatha Macbeth: Aww
Agatha Macbeth: Bless her
Yakuzza Lethecus: i crashed against the wall since they didn´t stop me fast enough
Eliza Madrigal: Hi Satia :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: oh nooo Yaku

Eliza Madrigal: ouch Yaku...
Alfred Kelberry: it was really great. at some point i remembered my teen years :)
oO0Oo Resident: me imagines slipping down the hill behind Paradise's closed eyes

Aphrodite Macbain: Hey satia
Yakuzza Lethecus: nabend satia :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: hi Satia
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Satia :)
Alfred Kelberry: oh, satia! so glad you made it :)
Satia Ruby: HEL-LOOOOO =)
Bertram Jacobus: tadaa ! hi dear - congrats for your yearly election at your job ! :-)
Eliza Madrigal: teen years? hanging around with friends endlessly Boxy?
oO0Oo Resident: Hi Satia
Satia Ruby: thanks :)
Alfred Kelberry: sliding down a snowy hill :)
Satia Ruby: and hi all.. sorry but i´m still a bit busy :)
Eliza Madrigal: oh :)
Wol Euler: satia! hello
SophiaSharon Larnia: wonders if anyone did the onigokko haha
Eliza Madrigal: uh oh...
Yakuzza Lethecus: i wonder how satia´s dog would have reacted to that :)
Bertram Jacobus: boxy and para danced in the tube (ie subway) to a ... was it a guitar üplayer ? ... :-)
--BELL--

Dancing in the tube

Alfred Kelberry: sophia, actually, we did on subway platform while rushing for the train :)
Eliza Madrigal: ask Bleu's dog... hah
SophiaSharon Larnia: ohhahahah
Aphrodite Macbain: tries to imagine dancing in an inner tube
Bertram Jacobus: to what yaku ? :-)
SophiaSharon Larnia: while running for a train
Alfred Kelberry: oh... yes, a special to me, berty. and it was spontaneous. the music carried me, i guess :)
Bertram Jacobus: that was SO nice ! ...
Yakuzza Lethecus: if we would have don´t ethe onigokko as a reply to sophia
Alfred Kelberry: he was really good. a black guy, played and sang. an american, i think.

Photographs

Bertram Jacobus: ah - what about all the photos boxy by the way ? ;-)
Alfred Kelberry: censored :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: smiles
Agatha Macbeth: Awww
Bertram Jacobus: ah. damn ... :o/
Aphrodite Macbain: all of them?
Aphrodite Macbain: what a coy bunch
Eos Amaterasu: need a photoshop filter to change RL's into SL's
Alfred Kelberry: :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: haha
Agatha Macbeth: Ooh yes please
Eliza Madrigal: :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: I can do that
SophiaSharon Larnia: :P
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Eos Amaterasu: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: tries to imagine
Eliza Madrigal: and visa versa?
SophiaSharon Larnia: now thats just freaky :D
Eliza Madrigal: hehehe
Alfred Kelberry: ha!
oO0Oo Resident: lol
Eliza Madrigal puts down her freak flag
Eos Amaterasu: no, please wave it highQ!
Agatha Macbeth: PHREEEEEEKEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
oO0Oo Resident: me imagines to try
Eliza Madrigal: hahah
SophiaSharon Larnia: laughs
Aphrodite Macbain: eeek
Bertram Jacobus: hehe - aggers ... that was your trigger
Agatha Macbeth: Truly!
Eliza Madrigal: :))
Bertram Jacobus: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: would you leave the bodies as is and change the faces?
Aphrodite Macbain watches the kisses fly by
Alfred Kelberry: aph, we may think of something by next week

Alfred Kelberry: aga :)
Aphrodite Macbain: yayy
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Aggers :))
Agatha Macbeth: Ah well, one must awa
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Aggers
oO0Oo Resident: Bye Aggers :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: bye aga
Aphrodite Macbain: happy awa
Eos Amaterasu: ciao, Ags
Agatha Macbeth: Really enjoyed this folks, bye for now
Bertram Jacobus: byee aggers
Alfred Kelberry: aga girl :)
Agatha Macbeth: Fly well Wol
Wol Euler: bye aggers, take care
Satia Ruby: bye aggers :)

Wol Euler: not sure when we'll meet again, but we will :)
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: now we are 10
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Alfred Kelberry: btw, i should note the wonderfully sexy outfit of sharon :)
Eliza Madrigal: beautiful yes :))
SophiaSharon Larnia: thanks Boxy hah
Alfred Kelberry: purr :)
Aphrodite Macbain: very elegant
Eliza Madrigal: yes
SophiaSharon Larnia: this dress won an award a while ago
Alfred Kelberry: oh, which one?

SophiaSharon Larnia: i dont know, ill have to get back you

Yakuzza Lethecus: good night,day everyone
SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Yaku
Alfred Kelberry: :)
oO0Oo Resident: Take care yaku :)
SophiaSharon Larnia: to*
Wol Euler: goodnight yaku, take care, frohe weihnachten
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! Yaku thanks for all yur comments
Eliza Madrigal: Night Yaku, thanks
Alfred Kelberry: auf, yaku and evelyn :)
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Evelyn :)
Bertram Jacobus: night yaku and evelyn
Alfred Kelberry: evy, thank you for coming :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! Evelyn
SophiaSharon Larnia: felt like christmas lol
Eos Amaterasu: bye Yaku, Evelyn

SophiaSharon Larnia: bye Yaku and Evelyn
Aphrodite Macbain: Sophia are those feathers on your lap?
Alfred Kelberry: eh, the parting was sad
Wol Euler: bye evelyn
Aphrodite Macbain: sweet sorrow
SophiaSharon Larnia: no, lace I think
Eliza Madrigal nods
Alfred Kelberry: just like now the folks poofing
oO0Oo Resident: sad Boxy
Alfred Kelberry: me and paradise stayed a few days longer than the others
Evelyn Solo: good night
Aphrodite Macbain: all good thngs must come to ...um ...the aid of the party
Alfred Kelberry: had a wonderful time
oO0Oo Resident: NIGHT eVELYN

Eliza Madrigal: it is clear you all enjoyed one another very much
Eliza Madrigal: can feel that :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Yes, a warmth
SophiaSharon Larnia: nods
oO0Oo Resident: a touch and go
Aphrodite Macbain: wonders whether gluhwein tastes like glue
SophiaSharon Larnia: laughs
Aphrodite Macbain: hard on the teeth
Eos Amaterasu: light touch, glowwein, light go
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)
Aphrodite Macbain: glow worms and gluhwein
Bertram Jacobus: that would be a perfect version
Aphrodite Macbain: googles glow worms and gluewein
Alfred Kelberry: when we were parting, standing at the cab, she reached and kissed my nose, like boxy's :) it was so lovely :)
Aphrodite Macbain: who boxy?
Eliza Madrigal: oooh :))
Wol Euler smiles.
SophiaSharon Larnia: aww
Alfred Kelberry: aph, yes, when you click boxy's nose
Eliza Madrigal: that sounds like a postcard picture... which reminds me...
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Eliza Madrigal: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: :-)

SophiaSharon Larnia: bye for now everyone, take care :))
--BELL--
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! sophia
Wol Euler: ybe sophia
SophiaSharon Larnia: (nice timing as usual)
oO0Oo Resident: Bye SSL
Wol Euler: *bye
Alfred Kelberry: neko girl :)
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Sophia :)) hah
SophiaSharon Larnia: have fun
Aphrodite Macbain: you too
Aphrodite Macbain: lovely dress
SophiaSharon Larnia: thanks

Alfred Kelberry: quick! take pics of her dress! :)
Wol Euler: I should go, I am in the throes of packing and have to rise early tomorrow for travel
Alfred Kelberry: poof
Aphrodite Macbain: oops missed it
Alfred Kelberry: :)
Alfred Kelberry: oh yes! leaving tomorrow
Bertram Jacobus: oh. okay wol ...
Aphrodite Macbain: I have lots of pics of this meeting tho
Wol Euler: goodngiht all, happy Festivus to everyone
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Wol, thanks and Happy Travels
Alfred Kelberry: safe trip, woly!
oO0Oo Resident: have a nice flight to Canada Wol :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye! woly
Wol Euler: may your poles be straight and shiny
Alfred Kelberry: hope you got all the gifts ready :)
Eos Amaterasu: Happy Trails!
Aphrodite Macbain: Poles?

Eliza Madrigal: I should get back to dancing at the occupy festival...
Eos Amaterasu: Ciao all!
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Eos :)
oO0Oo Resident: Ciao Eos ;0
Aphrodite Macbain: dance on. I should put clothes in the dryer
Aphrodite Macbain: Bye
Alfred Kelberry: occupy festival? sounds good
Eliza Madrigal: want a tp?
Aphrodite Macbain: yes- lots of people dancing to great music
Alfred Kelberry: i have to go in a bit :/
Eliza Madrigal: :) other tinies there... one a little opossum...
Eliza Madrigal: anyway :) Thanks so much Boxy...
Alfred Kelberry: welcome :)
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Eliza Madrigal: wonderful session and successful adventure
Bertram Jacobus: bye all friends ...

Aphrodite Macbain: by everyone, thanks again for the great stories
oO0Oo Resident: Bye Aph
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Aph, thanks!
Alfred Kelberry: thank you folks. be good :)
Eliza Madrigal: Bye Bert, Satia, Sam, Boxy :):)
Bertram Jacobus: so i leave now as well - have a great time everybody
oO0Oo Resident: :)
oO0Oo Resident: Take care Boxy :)
Alfred Kelberry: ;)
oO0Oo Resident:
Eliza Madrigal: hm looking for lm...
oO0Oo Resident: Nice you were here Satia... gtsy
Korel Laloix: Heya
Qt Core: Hi all
Santoshima Resident: heya
oO0Oo Resident: :)
Santoshima Resident: just passing through ...
Qt Core: i have to go too. have fun!
oO0Oo Resident: Qt :) tc