107 SWF Gathering 13 July 2024

[12:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome to Safe Waters Foundation weekly aquatic support gathering. My name is Miranda. I will be leading today’s meeting.

Welcome new and old aquatics and friends!
[12:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Safe waters foundation (SWF) is a not-for-profit group supporting the development of harmony and safety for merfolk and aquatics of second life, we bring together designers, retailers, sims, merrow, mermen, mermaids, siren, aquatics and lovers of same.
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: People seem to arrive late and depart early. Please don’t be offended but as leader I will try to keep the meeting going. We don’t repeat things for latecomers – a log is posted on our blog after the meeting. This is not a place for public debate – this is a helpful place. we all help each other slive an aquatic lifestyle.
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Because we usually have good attendance – please take a moment to remove all extra attachments and huds. We’d like you to dress low lag. Big poofy hair and jewelry are big culprits, as are bubbles, script things, huds, and such. If we all cooperate, more merfolk can participate with less crashing. Thank you for your help with this
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so, how was yer week seafolk?
[12:04 PM] Lily Lewellen: Too fast
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: here that
[12:04 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): good lots of good water is SL
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so shrimping hot
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any banter? is it too hot for banter?
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah it’s probably too hot for banter….
[12:07 PM] Lily Lewellen: No, my computer is just struggling… >.<
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I recommend arctic silver if its a heat issue
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: rl mate put a dab on my vid card and it sucks up the heat
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: compu was running like Usain Bolt after that
[12:09 PM] Theralia Resident: interesting
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I should move us on though
[12:09 PM] Lily Lewellen: No, it’s a Mac thing. XD
[12:09 PM] Peaches2U Camino: oooooh!
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh yeah that I can’t help with then
[12:09 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): I am rather lucky that this year I finally re-built my PC from scratch after having Frankenstein’s monster for so many years xD
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: dude nice!
[12:10 PM] Peaches2U Camino: good job!
[12:10 PM] Lily Lewellen: I think I will switch to a PC soon
[12:10 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Same PC for like 12 years
[12:10 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): It was finally time to put it to rest… xD
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: pc is what I use. I like it
[12:10 PM] Theralia Resident: At some point yeah you gotta gear up if you wanna continue to enjoy SL
[12:10 PM] Peaches2U Camino: mine will not update, time to get a new one
[12:10 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): SL was always a struggle to play
[12:10 PM] Lily Lewellen: eep
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh yeah 🙁
[12:11 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): it haves it’s days
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: moving on to new folk
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Introductions
If you have brought someone new to this gathering, please introduce them now. If you are new and wish to introduce yourself please do so now.
just click on the podium to sit on it or sit were you are if thats just easier.
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: A very short sentence is all that is needed – for example: hi, I am (your name) and I discovered aquatics (brief description of how you found us) and what I love about being aquatic is (explain here).
[12:11 PM] Julia Ceres: i love my pc, have been waiting for sl on my ipad for ages, finally got to try it last week, good but not great
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any one new that wish to make themselves known?
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ah
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no new folk?
[12:13 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Hi my name is Rowan, I’ve been a mermaid before but have recently been frequenting these waters again. I’ve brought my sister, Lily, with me
[12:13 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yaaay!
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone claps “welcome!
[12:13 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Welcome to you both^^
[12:13 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Thank you~
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome Lily, wanna talk about yourself?
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if not its cool. no pressure. we’re not in the midnight zone
[12:14 PM] L??? A??? O’Q???? (AmelleAlise Resident): Hi, my name is Lily and I’ve explored here a bit before but it’s my first time seeing so many in one place before
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: how is it?
[12:15 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): It is wonderful to see so many merfolk again ^ ^
[12:15 PM] L??? A??? O’Q???? (AmelleAlise Resident): wonderful! everyone is beautiful
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? we meet at this time every Saturday
[12:16 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): I been here for sometime chaining my ave to cleo sertori butt can not fiend a top to mach her mer top
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ^.^ we are. we’re awesome
[12:16 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel) waves to the new arrivals “Tala!”
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm might find suggestions where we ready to move on to q&a
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that everyone?
[12:17 PM] Philantis Texan: Tala sorry im late!
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala! welcome
[12:17 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): tala
[12:17 PM] ??? ????? (Sampuren Resident): ~Tala~
[12:17 PM] ??? ????? (Sampuren Resident):
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we were just about to do mer support
[12:17 PM] Peaches2U Camino: welcome Philantis!
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well its all mer support but you know, questions
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Questions and support requests
Now – what general questions can we discuss here today? Where do our aquatics need help? If you wish to share here – please im me so that I can call on you.
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask. tops included. know any great shops… please share
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey cleo what exactly are you looking for in a top?
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i might have something…
[12:21 PM] Lily Lewellen: The top that I am wearing is from Violent Seductiion. It has a matchign mer skirt made for Nemissa tail. Fatpack has a nice color change option. ^^
[12:21 PM] Julia Ceres: her top looks just fine to me as it is ;p
[12:21 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): if you seen the show H2O I trying to be Cleo butt can not find her mer top figer it be nice for sims that do not like topless
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I lost track of that show
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if I find anything i’ll let you know
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any one else have merfolk related needs?
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if not I can move us along
[12:24 PM] Lily Lewellen: If you want BOm these might help https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Mad-DEMO-Mermaid-Pasties-Appliers-Layers/7290818
[12:25 PM] Lily Lewellen: Full version is 99L
[12:25 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): I pick it up soon ty
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: she’s looking more for this… https://www.pinterest.com/pin/cleo-sertori–922112092435583816/ if you seen that let her know
[12:26 PM] Lily Lewellen: the shop also makes scale ones too. Just type in mermaid in the search in the search this store.
[12:26 PM] Lily Lewellen: ah ok
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: alright moving on…
[12:27 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): Tala Everyone
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Quick reminders/announcements

Ad boards are awesome because they can help newer merfolk and aquatics find places to swim. If you need mer traffic, please consider renting an ad board.
[12:27 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Tala
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala tru
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Perks include helping the group and being allowed to post ads in the group chat twice per week. Add in the fact that anyone can ask for the stick and that is great exposure.
[12:28 PM] Julia Ceres: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/en-US/products/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search%5Bcategory_id%5D=&search%5Bmaturity_level%5D=GMA&search%5Bkeywords%5D=scaly+bra
[12:28 PM] Philantis Texan: Tala Tru
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.

Be sure to visit the safe waters foundation web site and event calendar at https://swfsl.com/
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and now…
Public service announcements
Now we allow a limited time for publicity. Who has something fun to share? A store, new sim, event, or news? If you wish to share here – please im me so that I can call on you.
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: When you are called on (and given our invisible talking stick) please swim up to this podium (so people can see you to im if needed) and share (very briefly and preferable in two or three sentences typed in advance as our meeting time is limited)
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if I am imed I can keep you in order and Marion, the stick is yours
[12:31 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): ty Miranda
[12:31 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): takes the slime stick
[12:32 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): ok has someone heard about the Inspire Space park?
[12:32 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): yes
[12:32 PM] Philantis Texan: love it
[12:32 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): I haven’t
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah sorry about that. my little nephew poked a lung fish… thought I cleaned it enough
[12:32 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): its a space sim which has set up a mer scene
[12:33 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): it will stay there for three or four weeks
[12:33 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): and they installed a special danceball for mers
[12:33 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): with bento merdances!
[12:33 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): cool!
[12:33 PM] Philantis Texan: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shinda/33/217/1558
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice!
[12:34 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): wow space sim for mers I need to check this out
[12:34 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Ooo!
[12:34 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): That sounds fun
[12:34 PM] Julia Ceres: we should go en mass after the meeting : )
[12:34 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): but if you wanna swim there you need an mini tala Ao or switch it of
[12:34 PM] Philantis Texan: lol
[12:34 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): oh and there is another drop of bitterness
[12:34 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): the sim is G rated
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassss.
[12:35 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): so toplessness is not allowed!
[12:35 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): I may need to drink lots of salt water before going
[12:35 PM] Julia Ceres: thats ok, mers cant read ;p
[12:35 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): doesn’t sound wet
[12:35 PM] Lily Lewellen: That’s fine. ^^
[12:35 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): so that was all
[12:35 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): does anyone want the LM?
[12:35 PM] Julia Ceres: please
[12:35 PM] Philantis Texan: ? ? ? ? ? ???L???? ? ? ? ? ?
[12:35 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): I think I’ll swing by after this meeting ^ ^
[12:35 PM] Philantis Texan: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shinda/33/217/1558
[12:35 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): I do!
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please place it here
[12:36 PM] Lily Lewellen: I picked up a LM from the ad board here. ^^
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: can children go?
[12:36 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): I’m in the Inspire Group so I’m good
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you can do that by opening map on the lm and copying the slurl to clipboard
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: then paste it
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thanks Phil
[12:37 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): yes indeed
[12:37 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): it G rated sim
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: being G rated I’d be surprised if we can’t
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Yesah
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: !!!!!^^
[12:38 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): gives the stick back to miranda
[12:38 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): pg parints are gone
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: though some g rates places ban us which is just weird
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its like having a chucky chees that doesn’t allow kids
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats like.. your core demographic
[12:39 PM] Lily Lewellen: that is odd
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ikr!
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: peaches yer up
[12:39 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): they probably think mers will be topless
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: when they ban kids or mers, it makes it easy for me not to visit
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re mers not clams we have brains
[12:40 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): true
[12:40 PM] ??? ????z (TruBleuz Resident): no offense to clams
[12:40 PM] Philantis Texan: its my fault im sorry, i leave tadpoles everywhere i go
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: peaches you have the stick
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and when you do go, they wonder why you are not able to tp your friends and fam…..not able to go there
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I didn’t think they’d fair well in sea water though
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: accepts talking stick and trades it for cookies
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Tala~
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: all
[12:42 PM] Peaches2U Camino: 😀
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whoo hoo!
[12:42 PM] Peaches2U Camino: We missed the Summerfest, but creators are already putting things in their regular shops.
[12:42 PM] Peaches2U Camino: anyone that knows me…..critters, babies and shopping are my kryptonite
[12:42 PM] Lily Lewellen: ?
[12:42 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): yeah!
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: First one:
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Aardvark

Shark Pups
https://www.flickr.com/photos/160267020@N04/53829529123/in/dateposted/

They say fishing is a way to be in peace… Really?!
Aardvark Shark Pup

There is singles, FATPACK and Accessories pack, if you grab FATPACK…the accessories ARE INCLUDED!
[12:43 PM] Lily Lewellen: dragons too
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ohhhh yup!!!!
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: dragons are a rl family addiction
[12:43 PM] Lily Lewellen: ?
[12:43 PM] Theralia Resident: Oh no i’m a drug ,_,
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: 😀
[12:43 PM] Lily Lewellen: Xd
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone giggles
[12:44 PM] Peaches2U Camino: if you are prem plus, you can wear two animesh at the same time
[12:44 PM] Peaches2U Camino: so i had lots of fun with these
[12:44 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yup, you can name them
[12:45 PM] Lily Lewellen is Offline
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: any questions?^^
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: nope^^
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Second one:
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Flapjack Octopus
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133646770@N04/53849383148/in/faves-160267020@N04/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aardvarksl/53851049798/in/faves-160267020@N04/
[12:46 PM] Lily Lewellen is Online
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: awwwwwww
[12:46 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident): they look sp cute
[12:46 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Those are adorable
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: my goddess those are adorable!
[12:46 PM] Theralia Resident: indeed
[12:47 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and when you make your thanks and preferences known
[12:47 PM] Peaches2U Camino: those creators LISTEN and take notes
[12:47 PM] ??? ????? (Sampuren Resident): Oh yes I saw those at Summerfest 🙂
[12:47 PM] Peaches2U Camino: so what did Latte Billings do
[12:47 PM] Lily Lewellen waits for everything to load again. <.<
[12:47 PM] Peaches2U Camino: he is the owner of Junk Food
[12:47 PM] Lily Lewellen crashed
[12:47 PM] Peaches2U Camino: he made a Shark Tray
[12:48 PM] Peaches2U Camino: awwwwww
[12:48 PM] Peaches2U Camino: wb Lily
[12:48 PM] Lily Lewellen: Oh those are cute
[12:48 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hands you a piillow
[12:48 PM] Peaches2U Camino: sushi tray of food
[12:48 PM] Peaches2U Camino: knows i will get it
[12:48 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and evenn said bwahahahaha
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: thats it
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: thats all i got for now
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: land or aquatic
[12:49 PM] Lily Lewellen: ?
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: male or female
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ENJOY!
[12:49 PM] Philantis Texan: ? ? ? ? ? ???L???? ? ? ? ? ?
[12:49 PM] Philantis Texan: ? ? ? ? ? ???L???? ? ? ? ? ?
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hands talking stick back and huggles Miranda
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ^.^
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else wish to share?
[12:50 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: omg they blink in unison
[12:50 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’m dead
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes the stick
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Tala I’m Miranda and I come from Antiquity.
we have 16 sims to swim through, homes available, shopping spaces, mer spots, and active groups.
[12:51 PM] Philantis Texan: i need to swim! Take care everyone have a wonderful weekend too! Safe Tides!!
[12:51 PM] Peaches2U Camino: cya Philantis
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: take care
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:52 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): i need to go
[12:52 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): lusa em:)
[12:52 PM] Peaches2U Camino: cya Marion
[12:52 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:52 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[12:52 PM] Peaches2U Camino: for sharing!!!!!
[12:52 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): °?°
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: mertoplessness is still allowed because apparently ll will not ban me for being around it thank cod
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Just don’t flash the humans cause they faint. they get nosebleeds, that attracts sharks, more paper work for dad…
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: seriously he missed my recital once cause of paperwork
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are a light rp place but this also means you can im someone and ask if they wanna rp and you might get favorable results. We don’t have set stories each week so everyone is welcome to work out their own.
[12:54 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we have a system called TCS. its a craft/trade/rp system that allows you to trade goods with other mers or landers. You can harvest and create things.
[12:54 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have shops and houses to rent here,
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/178/107/2
[12:55 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): That sounds like a fun place
[12:55 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): I like casual RP
[12:55 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: SLB is still open so please feel free to visit http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Glamorous/194/147/22
[12:55 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay ?
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re hoping to fish out some stories to play with time to time also
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: So if you have any questions, or need lms please shoot me an im. Persu em ?
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any last minute shares?
[12:57 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Could I have an LM for your sim, Miranda
[12:57 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yes
[12:57 PM] Inventory item offered to Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel)
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you for your interest
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:58 PM] Lily Lewellen: I have something to share…
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so no one else with a share?
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lily yes!
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please
[12:59 PM] cleo sertori (SusanM123 Resident) received your inventory offer.
[12:59 PM] Lily Lewellen: Escapades Island is having a Nemo Beach Party

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Escapades/193/49/24

NOTE: Escapades Island is a G-RATED sim as it is home to a CHILD community.
So please dress appropriately.
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh haven’t been there in a while ?
[01:00 PM] Lily Lewellen: They have Dj’s lined up for the day. It started at noon today and ends at 5
[01:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: great share thank you
[01:00 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): So many new places for me to check out
[01:00 PM] Lily Lewellen: So no topless mers. But looks like they will be having fun. ^^
[01:00 PM] Row?? O’Q?ee? (Zelda Noel): Do you have an LM, Lily?
[01:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[01:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: This meeting is now adjourned. Remember our SWF goals:

  • to assist those considering an underwater life
  • to increase awareness in the general public that there is an underwater option
  • to make mer resources (events, projects, groups, retailers, sims, designers) visible and easily accessible
  • to assist, as possible, with the viability of mer resources so they may continue to be available to the community
  • to promote the conservation of rl oceans, lakes and waterways and the nature that relies on them

Now go mingle and explore! Thanks for joining us this day!!