[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.
Welcome new and old aquatics and friends!
[12:00 PM] Dana Enyo: COCO truly does capture the spirit of Dia de los Muertos.
[12:00 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.
[12:01 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.
[12:02 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: so how was your week seafolk?
[12:02 PM] Dana Enyo: It’s winter! Last night went down to 68F here!
[12:02 PM] Peaches2U Camino: burnt out at the work schedule 🙁
[12:03 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): mine was good but a good friend’s dog passed – mine is sick – so it was a emotional for me
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aww sorry
[12:03 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Awwww ª_ª
[12:03 PM] ? ???í ???o? ? (N3r1da Resident): :/
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aww I’m sorry I hope your doggo gets better soon
[12:04 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): I should get a dog in SL for when I’m out of the water
[12:04 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): sure cheaper
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: could get an otter they are agile on land too
[12:05 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): we jumped from daylight saving time to normal time
[12:05 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): great idea
[12:05 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): jumped*
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: though some dogs love water like they were born to it
[12:06 PM] Fawn Cobalt: the time change is tomorrow morning in the United States of America
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: do we lose sleep or gain an hour?
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ugh, will be at work when we do
[12:06 PM] Fawn Cobalt: gain one hour
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh I better move us on
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh okay
[12:07 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Persu Em~
[12:07 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Thank you
[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: 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] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:09 PM] Momori64 Resident: I’m taking some screen shots
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so no new folk today? okay we can move on
[12:10 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: popular topics include tails, shells, language etc but not limited to
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:11 PM] Momori64 Resident: i recruited yesterday a new member and him showed me his sim
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh wow cool
[12:12 PM] Paper Blossom: Nice!
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: private sim or open to visitors?
[12:12 PM] Momori64 Resident: open
[12:13 PM] Momori64 Resident: nice too meet you blossom
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice maybe you can convince him to come some time and he can meet us all and share
[12:13 PM] Momori64 Resident: yeah Deidre came too
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats good news.
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so no one needs help right now? that’s okay remember you can ask in group too when there isn’t a meeting
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can move on the next point.
[12:15 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.
[12:16 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.
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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.
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo is hanging out everywhere today
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:17 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): Thanks Miranda
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and thank you Tabi ?
[12:17 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.
[12:18 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)
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so Dana, you wish to share today?
[12:19 PM] Dana Enyo: I lost a little weight since you saw me last.
[12:19 PM] Peaches2U Camino: lolol
[12:19 PM] Dana Enyo: This is the weekend of DIA DE MUERTOS s here in Mexico!
[12:19 PM] Paper Blossom: lol!
[12:19 PM] Dana Enyo: lthough the US-style Halloween has encroached on us, Dia de Muertos is still celebrated everywhere.
[12:19 PM] Dana Enyo: In many places, today is for remembering children who have passed (and are returning to visit), and tomorrow is for adults.
[12:19 PM] Dana Enyo: If you’ve never seen the Disney movie COCO, know that it does and incredible job of portraying the spirit of this beautiful holiday (including the millions of marigolds that decorate the country this weekend).
[12:20 PM] Dana Enyo: Here in Yucatan, we have our own special spin on it, the Maya culture mixes with the Catholic one and we call it by its Maya name, HANAL PIXAN. You can google that.
[12:20 PM] Dana Enyo: If you are free later, at 2PM SLT the Instituto Expañol holds their annual fiesta! IM me and I’ll send you the LM.
[12:20 PM] Dana Enyo: (In case it drops you at a central point, I put the coordinates in the name.)
[12:20 PM] Dana Enyo: You’ll see me in my Calavera Catrina form, the fancy-dressed lady skeleton that is nearly synonymous with Mexico!
[12:20 PM] Dana Enyo: Back to you, Miranda!
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone claps
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: this sounds like a beautiful event
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you Dana ?
[12:21 PM] Dana Enyo: It really is
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay who else would like to share?
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well I’ll grab the stick while you all decide.
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have two
[12:23 PM] Momori64 Resident: me
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh! ok the stick is yours
[12:24 PM] Momori64 Resident: well thank you for permitting me be a part of this wonderful community
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: glad to have you
[12:25 PM] Momori64 Resident: i always dreamed to be a mermaid
[12:25 PM] Momori64 Resident: i discorvered this game many years ago ween i was searching mermaid images
[12:26 PM] Momori64 Resident: i created this account a year ago but the controls got me frustrated
[12:27 PM] Momori64 Resident: after that i give it a second chance two weeks ago
[12:27 PM] Momori64 Resident: thank you
[12:27 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): and look how far you’ve come now
[12:28 PM] Momori64 Resident: wonderful
[12:28 PM] Momori64 Resident: in my firsrt days i meet my mentor sykyyr
[12:28 PM] ? ???í ???o? ? (N3r1da Resident): sl isnt very friendly to new people lol.
[12:28 PM] Momori64 Resident: she helped me so much
[12:29 PM] Momori64 Resident: i could’t be more grateful
[12:29 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): ??
[12:29 PM] Momori64 Resident: she gifted me the tail and body
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice
[12:29 PM] ? ???í ???o? ? (N3r1da Resident): ??????…
[12:30 PM] Momori64 Resident: and this is the best community i been
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:30 PM] Paper Blossom: <3
[12:30 PM] Momori64 Resident: if could i marry every mermaid here ?-?
[12:31 PM] Fawn Cobalt hears wedding bells
[12:31 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): Aww We all love you back Momori.
[12:31 PM] Momori64 Resident: i love everyone here
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Momo my parents don’t want me marrying until I’m 30
[12:31 PM] Rhodan Fishtail can be married for half-off.
[12:31 PM] Momori64 Resident: and than you for this worderful meeting
[12:32 PM] Momori64 Resident: anyone wants to share something lovely?
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: dad had to be talked down from 50
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: lolol
[12:33 PM] Momori64 Resident: anyone?
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i gotta keep us going
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: fawn has a share next
[12:33 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): Great story Momori Thank you
[12:33 PM] Momori64 Resident: well ill return to my seat
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? thank you for sharing
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Fawn yer up
[12:34 PM] Fawn Cobalt: okay
[12:34 PM] Fawn Cobalt: thanks, Miranda
[12:34 PM] Fawn Cobalt: I just have a couple of things to share
[12:35 PM] Fawn Cobalt: First…If you have not been to Metaverse Fair, it will be going on through Tuesday, November 4th…so there is still time to see the amazing builds and other great stuff over there. Be sure to check out the all underwater area called The Cult of the Goldfish
[12:35 PM] Fawn Cobalt: They do have some mermaid merchandise…including some nice mer tails
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: awesome lol
[12:35 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): LM?
[12:36 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Oh yeah I need a new one of those
[12:36 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): me too
[12:36 PM] Fawn Cobalt: My group, Travel & Adventure, is providing free blimp and bus tours of the Fair
[12:36 PM] Dana Enyo: That event supports the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, yes?
[12:36 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I keep forgetting to put ice in the box.
[12:36 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Yes, Dana, that is correct
[12:36 PM] Fawn Cobalt: it is a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research,
[12:37 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Second item….Travel & Adventure’s photography contest ends this weekend. If you want to submit a photo, you have until 11:59 p.m. SLT on Sunday, November 2nd
[12:38 PM] Fawn Cobalt: We have some amazing prizes….L$ 5,000 first prize
[12:38 PM] Fawn Cobalt: L$ 2500 second prize, and L$ 1500 third prize
[12:38 PM] Fawn Cobalt: we might even give away more prizes if the photos are really amazing LOL
[12:38 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Photos will be featured in an upcoming gallery show at The Center for the Arts
[12:39 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): The last time I took a great photo I had to give it back and got banned from the museum. 🙁
[12:39 PM] Fawn Cobalt: so, your photography skills can get some exposure and you might win some nice L$ prizes
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone is glad she wasn’t the only one
[12:39 PM] Fawn Cobalt: and that is all from me, so I will pass this stick back to Miranda
[12:39 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Teehee exposure.
[12:39 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail) gets it.
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Fawn
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok I have two shares.. first the bats in the belfry hunt will end soon, Nov 3rd
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so if you want to join in please ask, I have the hunt list with lms
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: second
[12:42 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): lol I keep pronouncing it belfry in my head
[12:42 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.
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i always hear “bell free”
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
We still allow for mer toplessness under water.
[12:43 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.
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: then the news gets involved.. its a mess
[12:44 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): I love typos
[12:44 PM] BenjaminButtonss Resident shouts: Tala Fellow mers!
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’ll fix it in edit , no one will ever know
[12:44 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): tala
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone shouts: tala Ben!
[12:44 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): HA HAHA HA..haha!!
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:45 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)
[12:45 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.
[12:45 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 ?
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and the Stick now goes to Tabi ?
[12:46 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): ?? ? °??????????° ? ??
[12:46 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): all
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:47 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): So Grace to my right is back and doing a Tuesday reading
[12:47 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): that is a cute tala
[12:47 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): It’s at 1:30 slt and is right beside the dance pavilion
[12:47 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): yes yes I am Grace
[12:47 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): If anyone doesn’t know Grace since we have some new people she is the Founder of SWF
[12:48 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): but many mers built it
[12:48 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): yes for sure
[12:48 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): The reading is from the book Mermaid Wisdom
[12:48 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): the reading is in voice but you only need to HEAR we do talking in chat
[12:48 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): you’ll need sound on to hear her but won’t need to talk yourself if you don’t want to
[12:48 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid) chuckles
[12:49 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): If you need a notecard just ask me:)
[12:49 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): thanks Tabi for giving the details – I just wasn’t ready today
[12:49 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): hands back the Stick to Miranda and no worries Grace anytime
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any other shares?
[12:49 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): ~YAY!!! \ (@o@)/ / YAY!!!~
[12:50 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): Does anyone have the LM to the metaverse under water part?
[12:50 PM] Momori64 Resident: i want too
[12:50 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): ive been to the metaverse twice and have founf many stores
[12:51 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): If someone has it I can send it out in a notice to swf group
[12:51 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): I’m going to depart and see if I can find an otter pet
[12:51 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): havent found
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that would be fawn
[12:51 PM] Grace (Matriarch Mermaid): bye all
[12:51 PM] Momori64 Resident: thank you
[12:51 PM] ???? (Tabitha Hawksby): Lusa Em Grace
[12:51 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: good luck in your quest Grace
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you can get it to not eat people, a kelpie is a good amphibious pet
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyway
[12:53 PM] Peaches2U Camino: lolol
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I believe it is time to adjourn
[12:54 PM] Paper Blossom: Hope everyone has a nice weekend. 😀 ?
[12:54 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): lusa em friends
[12:54 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!!