[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.
[12:02 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.
[12:02 PM] FlowerTower Resident (Carline Thistle Studley Moon) is Online
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: good to see y’all how was yer week?
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hi Peach
[12:03 PM] Jaxxe Atheria: Tala Peaches
[12:03 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): sis
[12:04 PM] Evelyn Lancaster (In86a Resident): Stressful.
[12:04 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): tala peaches:)
[12:04 PM] Evelyn Lancaster (In86a Resident): So many things to do and news to read.
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i hear that. you ok?
[12:04 PM] Evelyn Lancaster (In86a Resident): I am okay, glad to be here!
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? glad yer here too
[12:05 PM] Evelyn Lancaster (In86a Resident): smiles
[12:05 PM] Jaxxe Atheria: Hope we can ease some of your stresses
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: wooooot!
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: made it!!!
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay! cause I’ll be calling on you first for promotions
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: O.O
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: digs for notecard
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its first come and you did mention you had shares
[12:06 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!!
[12:07 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.
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’m recognizing every name here but I’d be remiss if I didn’t ask.
[12:08 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).
[12:08 PM] Peaches2U Camino: I want to welcome one back….HUGGLES Trill^^
[12:09 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): thank you Peaches
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay! welcome back Trill
[12:09 PM] Peaches2U Camino: When I was a VERY new mer, she was the first person I rented from…and I loved it!
[12:09 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): and Miranda
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats sweet
[12:09 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): very old mermaid
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:09 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): me
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well, welcome back, we can move on to Q&A
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aka tech support
[12:11 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.
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: or need to know about latest gadgets in improvements in the merfolk world.. also good
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but I’m guessing there isn’t anything people want to ask. thats also fine.
[12:13 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): I spotted a merman with a rotating body light that looked like water reflections anyone know where to buy something like that?
[12:14 PM] Peaches2U Camino: some come with fins
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oooh that sounds interesting
[12:15 PM] Peaches2U Camino: sorry i have no idea what fins it came with
[12:15 PM] Lily Lewellen is Online
[12:15 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): Aah kk well I know Krature do a few but I don’t see a water reflections there I will look to find the fins then thankyou
[12:15 PM] Peaches2U Camino: locations that had PBR kept asking me to take it off
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: not seeing it on mp… but then I don’t know what to ask
[12:17 PM] Peaches2U Camino: when asked to remove it, i usually said thank you for a lovely evening and left
[12:17 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): hehe me neither aah well I will have to find the bugger one day and nip his dorsal till he fesses up
[12:17 PM] Peaches2U Camino: took it off, cannot find it in my inventory
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok this sounds weird but if you’re too shy to ask a person you might try to see if you can inspect a person and see that they have on
[12:18 PM] Peaches2U Camino: wissh there was a way to turn it ON/OFF so i would NOT have to remove it
[12:18 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): 🙂
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you check me you can see what scripts I have on and it says the name of the device
[12:19 PM] Peaches2U Camino: oh, my head lure is able to turn on/off
[12:19 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): kk will do that
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: good luck
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: though if you can try to ask
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else?
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can swim on to promotions
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: got that nc Peach?
[12:21 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yup^^
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok ?
[12:21 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.
[12:21 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.
[12:21 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/
[12:21 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.
[12:22 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)
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: IM if you’ll need the talking stick
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and our first speaker is Peach ?
[12:22 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): applause
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: swim on up hun
[12:23 PM] Peaches2U Camino: makes waving motions
[12:23 PM] Peaches2U Camino: 😀
[12:23 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Tala~
[12:23 PM] Peaches2U Camino: all
[12:23 PM] drákos (Kraken Darkheart): well she can walk 😉 no need to swim
[12:24 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Huggles Miranda and trades talking stick for honeykelpsticky buns^^
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah but swimming is fun
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and walking is hard underwater
[12:24 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ikr
[12:24 PM] Peaches2U Camino: especially in heels
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay noms
[12:24 PM] Peaches2U Camino: or eels
[12:24 PM] Peaches2U Camino: 😀
[12:24 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yall know my addictions
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? candy?
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: kinda been having a hair addiction too
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ummm not really
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: did go out for ice cream
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: its sl hair
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: first share
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Uber: March 25 – April 22, 2025
https://www.seraphimsl.com/2025/03/25/were-getting-over-it-with-uber/
L$200. : no.match_ ~ NO_STRAIGHT ~ Pack of REDS
The curly hairbase is worth it alone!
[12:26 PM] Peaches2U Camino: second
[12:26 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ZocoSales: March 28 – March 30, 2025
https://www.seraphimsl.com/2025/03/28/shop-save-smile-with-zocosales/
L$75. [All Divas] Fante Hairbase (No flexy)
[12:27 PM] Peaches2U Camino: is okay that it has no flexy in the hairbase pack
[12:27 PM] Peaches2U Camino: because
[12:27 PM] Peaches2U Camino: MATCHES
L$69. [All Divas] Pisyke hair
BOTH have matching 10 Color HUD
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Creekwood/128/74/2345
[12:28 PM] ?S?r??? Fir?born? (Shimmeringscales6 Resident): (sorry for squishing you with my tail ><)
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: me?
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: no feel a thing
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that was third
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: fourth
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: POISON ROUGE Anella Beret Purple [FabFree Gift]
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Poison%20Rouge/137/130/25
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: fabfree group is free
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: beret looks like it has pearls on it
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: just a finny hat
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: errr
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: funny hat
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: FIVE
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: TRINITY WEEKEND: 28-29-30 MARCH
https://trinityweekend.wixsite.com/trinity-week-end
L$75. MICSHA-CRYSTAL’S
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mountains%20of%20Starlight/218/17/23
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: you get three sets of crystals
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: clusters
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that you can stretch or shrink
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: SIX
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: K9WEEKEND
https://www.seraphimsl.com/2025/03/29/spring-is-near-but-k9-weekend-is-closer/
Pitaya – Octopus planter 5 COLOR HUD 1Li
Atelier (55,90,21)
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: is a succulent
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: did i spell that right?
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: think so
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: just cuteness overload
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: SEVEN
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: The Saturday Sale
https://www.seraphimsl.com/2025/03/29/feeling-so-good-the-way-that-we-do-when-its-the-saturday-sale/
L$75. EACH, and 3Li each
Pitaya – Deep sea decor – Coral side table green
Pitaya – Deep sea decor – Coral side table orange
Pitaya – Deep sea decor – Coral side table lavandar
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Atelier/55/90/21
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino says in mermish Nulma
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Nulma (NOOL-mah): Love THIS the most
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: looks like a splash frozen
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: LAST
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Wanderlust Weekend Sale
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: https://wanderlustsl.com/shopping-gallery/
L$50 VESTA -Wanderlust – Coli Hat – Red
L$50 VESTA -Wanderlust – Coli Hat – Yellow
L$175 VESTA – Coli Hat FATPACK
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/MiTaMa/162/52/3646
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: wearing it
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino says in mermish Nulma
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Nulma (NOOL-mah): Love
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: it
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and if i find a apron and a catfish
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: am going to dress up like alice in merland
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: done
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: any questions?
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oooh
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: huggles you all
[12:33 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): those tables sound cool
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: may not be here next weekend 🙁
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone thinks about dressing Ray up in a waistcoat with a watch
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hahahahaha
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you Peach ?
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Ray is sunshine^^
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Huggles Miranda and passes back talking stick
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: tickles Ray like pillsbury dough boy
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone hugs back and offers it to Trill
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Trill, yer up
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: eep
[12:35 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): thank you
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: try clicking on the podium
[12:35 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): I’m dangerous when I swim sometimes
[12:35 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): just a quick announcement
[12:36 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): I’m finally back with a SL worthy lap top and have a new area
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay
[12:36 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): yeah!
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: WOOOT!
[12:36 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): I’ve place 3 mer homes there for rent. One is large and furnished Just Im me for the NC
[12:36 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): I’ll also rent an ad board today
[12:37 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): that’s all thank you
[12:37 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): 🙂
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: does anyone else want the stick before I share?
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala Rayven
[12:38 PM] Rayven Firebrand: Tala
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okaydokey then
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes the stick and twirls it in her fingertips before catching it
[12:39 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.
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we do allow mertoplessness underwater but only under water cause humans are weird
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they faint… they get nosebleeds, that attracts sharks, more paper work for dad…
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: lolol
[12:40 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): ?
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. we’re doing a cool thing where you can write up an rp and suggest it. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Battle%20Dock/38/119/2
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: a few times we worked with a star trek group
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: oooh
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: though my aunt was killed by the Jem hadar
[12:42 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.
[12:42 PM] Peaches2U Camino: awwwww
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we miss her. she was avenged
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they all died in a week with out that weird drug they need
[12:43 PM] Philantis Texan snickers
[12:43 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 ?
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any questions for any of our speakers or would anyone like the stick now?
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can wrap this up if you need.
[12:44 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten) recoils looking at the stick, pondering on how brown and stick the brown sticky stick looks 🙁
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Awwww ª_ª
[12:45 PM] drákos (Kraken Darkheart): Oh it used to be invisible
[12:45 PM] Philantis Texan: ?`•.? YAYY ?.•´?
[12:45 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s not all that sticky. i obsessively polished it this morning
[12:45 PM] Philantis Texan: ? ? ? ? ? ???L???? ? ? ? ? ?
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: at least it was not dragon chewed today
[12:45 PM] Philantis Texan: ? ? ? ? ? ???L???? ? ? ? ? ?
[12:45 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): need to bleach that bugger Miranda no telling what barnacles have been on that
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I miss that dragon. I hope he’s okay
[12:46 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): /applause
[12:46 PM] Peaches2U Camino: me too
[12:46 PM] ???????? ???????? (BenjaminButtonss Resident) shouts: Tala fellow mers!!
[12:46 PM] Philantis Texan: have a good weekend everyone!
[12:46 PM] drákos (Kraken Darkheart): Tala Benjamin. Long time no see
[12:46 PM] Philantis Texan: ~Lusa Em~
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone shouts: tala Mr. Buttons
[12:46 PM] Trilla (Trillaminute Janic): now to find the ad boards
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone shouts: would you like to share anything?
[12:47 PM] Peaches2U Camino: BENJAMIN!
[12:47 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I think he’s outta shout range
[12:47 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay then I shall wrap this up.
[12:48 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!!