[12:06 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!
[12:06 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): everyone’s watching Olympics it seems
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol thank you
[12:06 PM] Lily Lewellen giggles.
[12:06 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: there’s Olympics?
[12:07 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.
[12:07 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): olympics has been cancelled, after all the musicians were forced to perform in the rain
[12:07 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.
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i don’t know if you’re joking or not…
[12:08 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.
[12:08 PM] Julia Ceres: well i wouldnt use my violin in the rain thats for sure
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so how was yer week seafolk?
[12:08 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): cancelled as in
[12:08 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): not called off
[12:08 PM] Peaches2U Camino: fast and hot!
[12:08 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): but internet cancelled =^-^=
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol no tents?
[12:09 PM] Glida Pilote: Oh, you on Virgin too?
[12:09 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): I had a few days of rest, but off to a busy weekend and busy next week
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its my faverite olive oil
[12:09 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Hi little fishcakes.
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala Rhodan
[12:10 PM] Lily Lewellen: ~Tala~
[12:10 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Tala~
[12:10 PM] Julia Ceres: tala
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay so the order is my introduction-done, introduce the new folks, sharing questions, ideas, and support to help each other-ie; tails, hair, bodies, AOs, requests, etc, then PSAs and promotion of events, sales or what ever else needs to be shared, then I close us out with our goals, maybe a group hug and picture.
So here we go!!
[12:10 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] Miranda Barrowstone: so, who’s new?
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay no big, we can swim on to tech support
[12:12 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): hi, I’m a cat =^-^=
[12:13 PM] Lily Lewellen pets the cat
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: pet the cat for luck
[12:13 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:13 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.
[12:13 PM] Julia Ceres: oh tech support… can you fix my firestorm? ;p
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: all I can do is put it out
[12:13 PM] Julia Ceres: haha
[12:13 PM] Lily Lewellen: XD
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: kinda of a water elemental thing
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no we’re here for merfolk stuff
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: f you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: popular topics include “how the hell do I sit in this chair with my ao?”
[12:15 PM] Nameless-Art-Void (EvraNolan Resident) ????
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Clearly we are all complete experts at being fishies ?
[12:15 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): answer to that is don’t use a bento tail =^-^=
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol okay
[12:16 PM] Lily Lewellen: use a ao assist
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol I have no idea how to make bento all my anines are basic
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so no questions today? we can move on
[12:17 PM] Lily Lewellen: Going to be a fast meeting XD
[12:17 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): dats why I said tis ok we started late
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’m trying to catch up because I’m 5 minutes late lol
[12:17 PM] Lily Lewellen giggles.
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol ok
[12:17 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): 5 minutes is nothing
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: moving on then
[12:18 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): sometimes I start hh:05 if people are still streaming in at hh:00
[12:18 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.
[12:18 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.
[12:19 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/
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have difficulties with time management so I get super picky about meetings
[12:19 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.
[12:20 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)
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you can im me and I will be happy to give you the stick
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anything awesome happening?
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I guess I’ll share first then?
[12:22 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): ~YAY!!! \ (@o@)/ / YAY!!!~
[12:22 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.
[12:22 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): go Miranda
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we do allow mertopless underwater. just don’t flash the humans, they’re wear little hearts can’t handle it
[12:23 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
[12:24 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.
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have shops and houses to rent here,
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/178/107/2
So if you have any questions, or need lms please shoot me an im. Persu em ?
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: also if you know any mer-kids looking for a group to swim with I personally have a merkids group.
[12:25 PM] Lily Lewellen: Nice
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: peaches you have the stick
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone’s tail wags like some kind of Pavlovian response
[12:28 PM] cleo (SusanM123 Resident) received your inventory offer.
[12:28 PM] cleo (SusanM123 Resident): ty
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: np
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome Peach
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: accepts talking stick and trades for jellyfish donuts^^
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Tala!
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: all
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: glad to have net and be here!!!
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oooh
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: What iis your kryptonite?
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: shoes??
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hair?
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: SHINIES???
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: toys
[12:30 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Mine is uranium. It straight up kills me until I am dead.
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: $LoL$
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: valid
[12:31 PM] Luna Falade (LoonaLovebad Resident): puffer fish : )
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: will add Lobster to mine
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: now that i think on it
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: What is Peaches kryptonite?
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: any guesses
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: apparently lobster
[12:31 PM] Luna Falade (LoonaLovebad Resident): pears
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: A. Babies n Kids
B. Cute Critters
C. Shopping for bargains
ALL of the above.
[12:32 PM] Glida Pilote: to eat?
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: nooo, too young^^
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Morticia quote
[12:33 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): C!
[12:33 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): well
[12:33 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): all of the above sounds right
[12:33 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): miiiiiow~~
[12:33 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi) meows cutely
[12:33 PM] Lily Lewellen: dragons
[12:33 PM] Lily Lewellen: 😛
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: oh you know me so well!
[12:33 PM] Lily Lewellen: ?
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well you were saying?
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Zooby is the most popular animesh baby creator on the grid
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: I have asked, and so have others
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: for YEARS
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Also here is a sneak peek of in world testing of MERBABIES! Any of the babies you can will be able to become MERMAID BABIES!! https://gyazo.com/73b2a00a8b6b0c528300b5a598a8f230
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh wow
[12:35 PM] Luna Falade (LoonaLovebad Resident): i saw there facebook post looked cool
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: freaking finally
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: She was not making them because she did not want to
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: she wanted to make them GOOD
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: or not at all
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: when I asked
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: cute little fry
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: I had the mer viewpoint, and talked about rigging to ONE leg
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and alpha like clothing
[12:36 PM] Lily Lewellen: omg mer babies!
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: she secretly STARTED and then told us
[12:36 PM] Lily Lewellen: ?
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: We have no ETA at this time on the merbabies we will keep you posted on the progress.
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: aaaaaand
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Sneak Peek – More Merbaby – https://gyazo.com/b180d0b23017abed419ea2d3e3f99ab0
Sneak Peek – https://gyazo.com/086b5c365b2062af2624fbc4052549e9
More sneak peeks – https://gyazo.com/d649d42247967595ae063678c7c5bfb6
[12:37 PM] Lily Lewellen: ~YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY~
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I’m not even a mom and I’m excited
[12:37 PM] cleo (SusanM123 Resident): O that I wold love to have
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: she announced it in sl on July 25th
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Christmas in July^^
[12:37 PM] Lily Lewellen: Oh poo their goes my wallet… XD
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that was on my wish list
[12:37 PM] cleo (SusanM123 Resident): aa cute
[12:38 PM] Lily Lewellen: Guess I need to get a Zooby baby
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: she keeps herself and her team on a train of updates and new projects
[12:38 PM] Lily Lewellen: nice
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: while this is awesome for us
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: she is having them interact with cats, and puppies
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and throwing food now!
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: holy shrimp thats amazing news
[12:38 PM] Lily Lewellen: Can this be shared on Seafolk of SL?
[12:39 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): meow~
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: if you havve any questions, ask away
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Yesah
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: please do, or show me how
[12:39 PM] Lily Lewellen: 😀
[12:39 PM] cleo (SusanM123 Resident): now I want to get prenit
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ohh yeah
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: i went the aquatic equivalent of a cabbage patch
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: i hired a surrogate clam^^
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: any other questions?
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have 3 married brothers I will probably have nieces or nephews
[12:40 PM] Glida Pilote gave you Light show SLURL.
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: huggles Miranda and trades the talking stick back for peanut butter crab bites
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: XD
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay!! thanks *noms
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i was asked to pass this on.. it is a fabulous light show and mers and leggies float in space.
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLEA%20Bridge1/127/177/3001
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: when is it?
[12:43 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh its going on now.. I can end the meeting soon if you wanna go
[12:43 PM] Glida Pilote: It is on Now
[12:44 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): early chaos then?
[12:44 PM] [Theatre] :: Fluffy Petter 1.07: the cat has gained total fluffiness level ~ 25060!
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: does any one have any last minute shares?
[12:44 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: early chaos ?
[12:44 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:44 PM] cat (Sapphira Franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: everyone agree then?
[12:44 PM] Lily Lewellen: Got it shared for you Peaches. ^^
[12:45 PM] Nameless-Art-Void (EvraNolan Resident): aye
[12:45 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!!