[12:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome to Safe Waters Foundation weekly aquatic support gathering. My name is Miranda. I will be leading today’s meeting.
[12:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome new and old aquatics and friends!
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.
[12:01 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.
[12:01 PM] Lily Fairelander: ~Tala~
[12:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:01 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): Tala Lily!
[12:01 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Tala!
[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] Miranda Barrowstone: How was your week, seafolk?
[12:02 PM] Peaches2U Camino: we made ittttt!
[12:02 PM] Peaches2U Camino: dang fast!
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Peaches!
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yep weirdly so
[12:03 PM] Peaches2U Camino: bought bug spray
[12:03 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): I had the week off work! So I was actually able to make it today xD
[12:03 PM] Peaches2U Camino: my battle with the ants is on the move
[12:03 PM] Peaches2U Camino: kool Auric!
[12:03 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): oh noooo, ant sand maybe?
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah normally I like ants but not in my house
[12:04 PM] Peaches2U Camino: they sprayed last month
[12:04 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and the bugs got smart
[12:04 PM] Peaches2U Camino: they come across the ceiling
[12:04 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): LOL oh noooo
[12:04 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): peaches thats evolution!
[12:04 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and drop on me while I am asleep 🙁
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I wanna get an ant farm and drop them in when I find those little jerks
[12:04 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): oh god
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: only one body yesterday 😀
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and one bite
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: there are botanical smells they hate
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: mint
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: cinnamon
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but I’d have to research
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino says in mermish Nulma
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: they Nulma (NOOL-mah): Love
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i better move us on
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: KFC
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: who doesn’t? that stuff is awesome
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: heheheh
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I am so close to copy catting their recipes
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:07 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!!
[12:08 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.
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[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).
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin or tentacle
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: buellar? bluellar? buellar?
[12:09 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): I am the same old me lol
[12:10 PM] Peaches2U Camino: older than dirt here^^
[12:10 PM] Lily Fairelander giggles.
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s special too. always be you, you’re the best at it
[12:10 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): /tala
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Tala Miss Karlie
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so no one new today?
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay we can swim on to Q&A
[12:12 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.
[12:12 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)
[12:12 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: anyone?
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay dokey
[12:13 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) raises a fin
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay how can we help ya?
[12:14 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Thank you, Miranda. I’m looking for water that will allow swimming above ground (not linden water)
[12:14 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Does anyone know if such a thing exists?
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oooh there used to be a whole system of pools like that
[12:15 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): ooooh, I’d love something the same
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Yeah there are swimming huds and systems that work with prims to let you swim anywhere.
[12:15 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Yes, not seeing anything in MP though sadly. Seems to have come and gone 🙁
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: like it was above ground but you swim like its linden water
[12:15 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Ty Rhodan
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I don’t know if they work with the merfolk Tala AO though.
[12:15 PM] Lily Fairelander: They made a script for water above ground but mostly you have to add swim poses to prim water.
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): But chances are they do
[12:15 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): I’ll look into swim prims/scripts
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you guys talk i’ll do a quick mp search
[12:16 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Thank you, miranda
[12:16 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/PrimSwim-Pool/5564096
[12:17 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): This pool mentions the PrimSwim system, my leggy swimming AO works with that too
[12:17 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Lets you turn any prim into swimmable water
[12:17 PM] Lily Fairelander: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AT-Swimmer/5646038 Not sure if you can change animations out but this might help
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/swimming-pool-Lovers-SlSwim-ready-CL-Design/5065524 this looks like it
[12:17 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Thank you 🙂
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: theres something call SlSwim
[12:18 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Great, definitely worth My exploring! Thank you 🙂
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: sweet.
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay anyone else with questions/
[12:19 PM] Lily Fairelander: Oh the swimmer hud I posted you can change out animations so you can drop the mer animations into it
[12:19 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): oh, that’s actually so useful. Bless mod things.
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice
[12:19 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Hail the mod Gods
[12:19 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Haha
[12:19 PM] Lily Fairelander: Prim water:
Put the open source Primwater script into any prim you wish to act as a water volume.
[12:19 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): That would be perfect!
[12:19 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): Hahaha yes exactly Karlie xD
[12:19 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Ty
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay we all did something cool
[12:20 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ^^
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any other questions?
[12:20 PM] Peaches2U Camino: taking notes
[12:20 PM] Peaches2U Camino: learned something new today!
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s always great
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay if no other questions, we shall move on.
[12:22 PM] Lily Fairelander: and if you want splashy water just get the Cerriwen’s Cauldron water and have it overlay the water prim. ^^
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you Miss Karlie
[12:22 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Thank you, miranda and community 🙂
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh i love that
[12:22 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.
[12:23 PM] Peaches2U Camino: you could have a low prim, aquatic skybox with that stuff!
[12:23 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.
[12:23 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/
please also remember to contact Tabitha Hawksby if you have an event you want on the calender. she did send out a form I’ll pass it to you if you need it.
[12:23 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.
[12:24 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)
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: our first first speaker is peaches ?
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yer up love
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: going to try and talk from here
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Trades talking stick for a bag of gummy sharks and a huggle.^^
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Tala!
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: all
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whoot!
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone noms and hugs
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ^^
[12:25 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Normally I am LAST minute or a bit late and streaking in to find a seat and not sit on anyone. Today I ran in here and saw no one but Miranda. Silly me, I was looking at LOCAL time…THREE HOURS EARLY!
[12:26 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Decided to stay awake, have fun and go to sleep after our wonderful gathering. Yall are L@@king GOOD out there!!
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: -=giggles=-
[12:26 PM] Lily Fairelander: ^^
[12:26 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Today is the LAST day to Shark Week! Hope everyone enjoyed it and got to watch at least one silly movie.
[12:27 PM] Peaches2U Camino: For anyone that celebrates Christmas in July…it was yesterday^^
[12:27 PM] Peaches2U Camino whispers: I just ran around putting
[12:27 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): omg I didn’t even realize it was shark week, going to have to binge some shark content
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Santa hats on all the sharks
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i celebrate Summerween
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hahahaha
[12:28 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): LOL yes
[12:28 PM] Lily Fairelander: Anniversary of Jaws too
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ikr!
[12:28 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): Yesssss
[12:28 PM] Lily Fairelander: 50th Anniversary
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: really?????
[12:28 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): ….oh
[12:28 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): ….oh wow
[12:28 PM] Peaches2U Camino: I really am ancient
[12:28 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I thought it was the anniversary of the first Jaws, not the sequel
[12:29 PM] Lily Fairelander: The movie premiered on June 20, 1975
[12:29 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Get it cuz Lily said “Jaws too” and I misheard
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that kept me out of the ocean
[12:29 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): still me thinking it was made 20 years ago
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hahaah
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ?¨¨:•.•:¨ hallo hello hi holla ¨¨:•.•:¨?
[12:29 PM] Lily Fairelander face fins….
[12:29 PM] Peaches2U Camino: did they do a 3D remake?
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: I thought they did
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: here is my first share
[12:30 PM] Lily Fairelander: They did the Jaws 19… XD
[12:30 PM] Peaches2U Camino: The Saturday Sale: July 26 – 27, 2025
https://www.seraphimsl.com/2025/07/26/when-its-the-saturday-sale-shop-it-like-its-hot/
Junk Food – Shark Bait Tray
I wore it and wanted to share…but it will not let me unless I have rezz rights. But you can clearly see the delish dish and go grab your own before they are all gone.
Junk Food http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Junk%20Food/194/76/36
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: giggles
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: second share
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Wanderlust Weekend: July 26 – 27, 2025
https://wanderlustsl.com/shopping-gallery/
((Krature)) – Pang Trident Each color is L$50 or the FATPACK for L$229
A practical UIF to keep peeps from nibbling on your treats, clothes and baby toes.
Conch Island S http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Conch%20Island%20S/124/8/44
[12:31 PM] Peaches2U Camino: There are a few other beautiful aquatic items on the page to visit and possibly purchase, either way it is an adventure.
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: my shark bit bathing suit
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: BDR
Beautiful Dirty Rich (127,111,2)
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: wavy locks
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: NO.MATCH_NO_PRECIOUS
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: NO MATCH
VALHAL http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VALHAL/119/122/23
- Always try DEMO.
- Check your store credit before purchase.
- Wear group tag before purchase, if you are a member. Some stores give you credit for every linden spent, while wearing group tag. I FORGOT to do this step, unsure where, when and how I received store credit at No Match…but I used it.
The demo is NOT timed and is FREE, it is divine!
Did not realize I had ANY store credit here, but checked anyway. That little bit of investigation led to me getting the FATPACK for L$36! WORTH IT!
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: alllllll done
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hands back talking stick
[12:33 PM] Peaches2U Camino: tty
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[12:34 PM] Lily Fairelander: nice! Thank you, Peaches!
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: 😀
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: sorry rl distracted me
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone nurses kitten scratch
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: who else has a share?
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Awwww ª_ª
[12:36 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): has a a katten poetato on his lap at the moment too lol
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: 😀
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so no other shares?
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes the stick and twirls it
[12:38 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): Not from me today! Just happy to have been able to make it this week ?
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats fair
[12:38 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.
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water. )
[12:39 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Oh carp I’m supposed to do a share I’ll do it right after Mirand’s.
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: despite LL shenanigins
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: np
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: cause you know they’re just boobs. just don’t flash the humans. they’ll get nosebleeds and nose bleeds attract sharks.
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: more paper work for dad.
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lucky he has an intern now
[12:40 PM] Fawn Cobalt: well, it is Shark Week LOL
[12:40 PM] Lily Fairelander: But it’s shark week…
[12:40 PM] Lily Fairelander giggles.
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah don’t think they’re not gloating
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they got all uppity
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: lolol
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:41 PM] Lily Fairelander: Instead of Dun, dun for the jaws theme it’s bobbie, boobie…
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but please don’t eat the pirates, they’re an endangered species and we’re trying to regrow the population
[12:42 PM] ????? ???????? (Auric Arcane): :< but tasty [12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re doing a cool thing where you can write up an rp and suggest it. Antiquity Battle Dock http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Battle%20Dock/38/119/2 [12:42 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) laughs [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] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Sometimes I’m a pirate so def don’t wanna be eaten hehe [12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have shops and houses to rent here, Antiquity Bexar 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 🙂 [12:43 PM] Lily Fairelander: Can we plunder tha pirate bobbies… I mean booty… >.>
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: see? and plus its one quater of my family
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they do bite just so you know
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they don’t have the bite force of a shark but they can break the skin
[12:44 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Haha
[12:44 PM] ?S?r??? Fir?born? (Shimmeringscales6 Resident): hehe
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we really need a pirates week
[12:45 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Rhodan, the stick is yours
[12:45 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Hi folks
[12:46 PM] Lily Fairelander: Hi Rhodan
[12:46 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I’m just reminding everyone that Kelpwick’s photography contest ends on the 31st, so you all have a few more days left if you want to enter, and I get to put off decision paralysis a little bit longer,
[12:46 PM] Fawn Cobalt: how many entries so far?
[12:47 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I already got a bunch of lovely entires, but the more the merrier. All entries will end up displayed at the Kelpwick Museum in a little gallery, and the winners will be getting cash monies and be used for Kelpwick’s adboard here at SWF
[12:47 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): *entries
[12:48 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I’ve got about a dozen entries so far, considering everything that’s better than I anticipated.
[12:48 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:49 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Em
[12:49 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) bids you Safe Waters
[12:49 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Lusa Em
[12:49 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Feel free to IM for a notecard with all the deets. And you can also check the adboard for said notecard. Winners will be announced next week at the meeting and in the Discord groups
[12:49 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): End of message.
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: bye miss Karlie
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay anyone else?
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay we’ll can adjourn here..
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any objections?
[12:53 PM] Fawn Cobalt: i object…no just kidding
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone grins
[12:53 PM] Fawn Cobalt giggles
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay
[12:53 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!!