[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] Tigermeat Aphrodite: Talaaaa~
[12:00 PM] SWF Donation Chest: Thank you Deefer Doge, for your awesome donation
[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.
[12:01 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: hi Peach
[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 yer week seafolk?
[12:02 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) Greets you
[12:02 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): ‘•.¸ Tala….¸.•´
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:02 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: So looooong D;
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I feel that
[12:03 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ~Tala~
[12:03 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: Tala <3
[12:03 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Mine ended with so much salami
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oO’
[12:03 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: Now thats a happy ending
[12:03 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: lol
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay piqued my curiosity
[12:04 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): my week was good ty for asking, i hope yours was as well . ?
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i’ll gratefully take the sentiment but I’m still grieving
[12:05 PM] ? C???? D????????? ??g??f??? ? (rawrgummybear Resident): tala
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they cut down a tree thats over 100 years old in my town
[12:05 PM] Fawn Cobalt: awwwwwwwwwwwww
[12:05 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Awwww 🙁
[12:05 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: Aww thats sad.
[12:05 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: :{
[12:05 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): 🙁
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah and the squirrels are frantic.
[12:05 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): how sad
[12:05 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): im so sorry they did that
[12:05 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): smh
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I seriously thought they were protected by law
[12:06 PM] Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident): That’s Horrible that poor tree!
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: since the 1800s
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyway we should move on
[12:06 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): Was the tree dying or have a disease? Sometimes they have to cut them to protect the other trees in the area.
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:07 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten) nods
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no, just outside a construction zone
[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 dances to the passing music
[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] ? (Mishka Stratten) raises her hand
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome M
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please introduce your self ?
[12:10 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): Hello everyone, im M. Ive been here for 17 years but gone for 8 and just coming back. I discovered this place a long time ago and it filled my heart with so much joy and love. I love it here and the people and being a mer. I also brought beautiful chloe who is sitting here with me today ?
[12:10 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): Whalecome back to SL~
[12:11 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): tysm ?
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone claps “Tala Cloe”
[12:11 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: Welcome back! and Welcome to Chloe too 🙂
[12:11 PM] ? C???? D????????? ??g??f??? ? (rawrgummybear Resident): tala miranda
[12:11 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten) smiles
[12:11 PM] Deefer Doge: welcome M & Chloe
[12:11 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: Welcome back to you and welcome to Chloe 😀
[12:11 PM] ? C???? D????????? ??g??f??? ? (rawrgummybear Resident): tala everyone
[12:11 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ty
[12:11 PM] Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident): Rises hand
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yes Aura?
[12:12 PM] Bartholomew Dreamscape: I’m Bart, I like to sail
[12:12 PM] Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident): Hi I’m Aura, I always wanted to be a Mermaid, they’re fascinating. I just love being surrounded in all the beauty and life around me, And too me the water is home, I feel more alive when I’m in or around water .
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome Bart ?
[12:12 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): welcome Bart ?
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome Aura ?
[12:12 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: Welcome Bart :3
[12:12 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): Welcome Aura ?
[12:12 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: Welcome Aura 😀
[12:12 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: Welcome Bart and Aura! Tala <3
[12:12 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): ~Tala~
[12:12 PM] Deefer Doge: Hi Bart
[12:13 PM] Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident): Thank you, All
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so many new folk today. I hope we get lots of shares ?
[12:13 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): yay*
[12:13 PM] Bartholomew Dreamscape: Hi M and Aura
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you and welcome to all of you, Let’s move on to next part of this meeting.
[12:14 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.
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: topics often include tails translators etc. but any mer related questions at all are welcome
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay M has something to put to the group
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: take it away M
[12:16 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): id love to try to see about getting a rp group together for people. I know alot of us are lonely and spend our days looking for other mers to play with, Alot of the old rp sims are long gone or just plain dead now.
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I was in one ages ago… activity kinda wained
[12:17 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): Id also love to ask about becoming a mentor at swf, id love to volunteer my time in some way helping other mers V
[12:17 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ?
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I don’t have the info but I know people do I’ll ask around for ya
[12:18 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: We need to get you in touch with Tabi then, Ill send you her calling card :3
[12:18 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ok tysm!
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you Tiger ?
[12:18 PM] Tigermeat Aphrodite: ?
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: as for groups I can probably help with that. see me afater group maybe?
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anything else?
[12:20 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ok ty
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay.. since we have new people… I think it’s a good idea to bring this up…
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Fina’s Mermic hud
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its a translator you wear and can talk on a channel so you speak mer but anyone wearing the hud can understand you
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: all for the low low price of free
[12:23 PM] Fawn Cobalt: that is way too much for my budget 🙁
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: would anyone like one? its share ware
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aww sorry Fawn I can spot you
[12:23 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): id love one please
[12:23 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ty!
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone whispers: but seriously fawn do you need one?
[12:24 PM] Dogma Trevellion: Sure, Ill take one too!
[12:24 PM] ? C???? D????????? ??g??f??? ? (rawrgummybear Resident): i would like one
[12:24 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) laughs
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Dog ?
[12:24 PM] Fawn Cobalt: no, Miranda, I was joking LOL….I already have one of Fina’s translators …thank you!!!
[12:24 PM] Inventory item offered to ? C???? D????????? ??g??f??? ? (rawrgummybear Resident)
[12:24 PM] Dogma Trevellion: 🙂 Thanks!
[12:24 PM] Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident): I’ll take one, sounds interesting
[12:25 PM] Inventory item offered to Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident)
[12:25 PM] Aura Elowyn (diamondnikki Resident): Thank you!
[12:25 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I helped a little with scripting it!
[12:25 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): aww
[12:25 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): :-.,_,.-:‘'*Yayyyyyyy!!!!*:-.,_,.-:*'‘*
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: the cool thing about this is you can make a copy and enter a different language
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: like if you were role playing hobbits
[12:26 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): how do we use it?
[12:26 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): thats so cool though
12:26 PM: Miranda Barrowstone: put in the 3 channel and just speak
12:26 PM: Miranda Barrowstone: trara de llali lu lumude e de’o tanla
12:26 PM: Dogma Trevellion: Hrellase fimsa hotra ora sallanulli?
12:26 PM: Dogma Trevellion: Hobbits have their own language?
[12:26 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): wait how do i put the channel?
[12:27 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): im so sorry can you give me en example how i should type it in
12:27 PM: Mishka Stratten: lisa lulli?
12:27 PM: Mishka Stratten: like this?
[12:27 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ohhhhh
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: down slash / and then 3
12:27 PM: Mishka Stratten: delu lisa lulli!
12:27 PM: Mishka Stratten: yes like this!
[12:27 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): tysm!
[12:27 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ?
12:27 PM: Rhodan Fishbottoms: To tonunu ra trara to la, nullla
12:27 PM: Rhodan Fishtail: I forgot to put mine on, lol
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: good job ?
[12:27 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ?
[12:27 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ty
12:27 PM: KasumiAiri2023 Resident: sasa
12:27 PM: KasumiAiri2023 Resident: tala
12:28 PM: KasumiAiri2023 Resident: To tonunu To ho’i la.
12:28 PM: KasumiAiri2023 Resident: I forgot I had it.
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i better move us on though anyone else need help with anything before we move on?
12:28 PM: rawrgummybear Resident: lulli fan na ralu
12:28 PM: rawrgummybear Resident: this is so cool
12:28 PM: Miranda Barrowstone: i never took mine off
12:28 PM: Miranda Barrowstone: to llaan tanlla to li’e
12:29 PM: Mishka Stratten: na’e? to tonunu lulli ifen nullu nu sessnul! HRE
12:29 PM: Mishka Stratten: right? i forgot this was even a thing! 🙂
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you see a cat here named Cat, she made it
[12:29 PM] Deefer Doge: you can also do this for channel selection – https://gyazo.com/1faa1f910ca10f6d0a38b3bb875a4506
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay now we gotta swim on
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh wow
[12:30 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.
[12:30 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.
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:31 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 Sirensong) 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.
[12:32 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.
[12:32 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)
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Tarrah, the stick is yours. please resist the urge to bonk people on the head
[12:33 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: Tala everyone! Fae Faire: The Spring Court Hunt is officially open now until April 5, 2026 ?? Drop in to shop and find all of the hunt prizes! located at Hoods Bay (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hoods%20Bay/126/128/2000
[12:34 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: My mer store, GLEAM Grotto, has 5 hunt prizes up for grabs at 50L each – plus a new exclusive Riptide mod and matching corset. I am wearing the new Floret Riptide mod, the Pink Petal top (hunt prize), and Floret Tiara (hunt prize) – plus several other goodies from other creators at the event.
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay
[12:34 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: For more info and to see all of the designer’s Exclusives + Hunt Keys, visit: https://faefairesl.wixsite.com/secondlife/gallery
[12:34 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: If anyone would like a physical landmark, please IM me and i will pass it along! Thank you all <3
[12:34 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten) claps, very nice ty Tarrah ?
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that sounds fun Tarrah
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hunts are hard to resist
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay anyone else?
[12:35 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): The Gleam tops in the hunt are super cute too
[12:35 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: I love a good hunt, and this one is VERY spring themed 🙂
[12:35 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: Thank you cecily!
[12:36 PM] Deefer Doge: ??
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: WooooT!
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yes the water is warming hopefully not too much. and the manatees are loose
[12:37 PM] Tarrah Aphrodite: aww, i love sea cows
[12:37 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): :-.,_,.-:‘'*Yayyyyyyy!!!!*:-.,_,.-:*'‘*
[12:37 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Oh, the huge manatee!
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else before I take the stick?
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes the sticks and twirls it
[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
[12:38 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] Miranda Barrowstone: Just don’t flash the humans cause they faint. they get nosebleeds, that attracts sharks, more paper work for dad…
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:39 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): ohh sounds fun!
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? yep lots of fun
[12:40 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)
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: a lot crazy rp fun lately some pirate got shot in Bath
[12:41 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.
[12:41 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): That’s why I never take baths. Too dangerous
[12:41 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): hehehehe!
[12:41 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten) begins to giggle, showing her wicked little grin
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah I hate that one fish that pretends to be a cleaner fish but he freakin’ bites you
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whatta jerk
[12:42 PM] ? (Mishka Stratten): aha
[12:42 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have a mini shell game… basically you can find random things on the sea floor and if no one is using it you can collect it.
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no prize just “hey look what I found”
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Please check out 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] ? (Mishka Stratten): oh that sounds so fun too
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay we have 15 more minutes any one think up any shares to help the new folk?
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? we’re trying to add more too
[12:45 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can engage in mild chaos if you like
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: or I can let everyone go early
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I’ll do that.
[12:46 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!!