[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] Dana Enyo: THERE we go!
[12:02 PM] Peaches2U Camino: wooooot
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: was being distracted by a cat
[12:02 PM] Peaches2U Camino: lolol
[12:02 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.
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so how was yer week seafolk?
[12:03 PM] Jari Eton: \o/
[12:03 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): Busy and stressful, but glad it’s the weekend
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aye
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else?
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm I’ll take that as a sign to swim on
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:05 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!!
[12:06 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.
[12:06 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).
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no one? okey dokey
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Let’s move on to next part of this meeting.
[12:08 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.
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: topics includ a lot of mer issues, tails, shells, translators..
[12:09 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) Greets you
[12:09 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): ‘•.¸ Tala….¸.•´
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: for example… so if you need to know something, we got ya
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Fawn ? thanks for last week
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any questions today?
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can move on if none
[12:11 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.
[12:11 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.
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:12 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.
[12:12 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.
[12:13 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)
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: our first speaker is Dana
[12:13 PM] Fawn Cobalt claps
[12:13 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) claps Her fins
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: swim on up hands you the stick
[12:13 PM] Dana Enyo: (Miranda knows I never have just a few sentences, but it’s all typed out already.)
[12:13 PM] Dana Enyo: Two totally different subjects, one with a request:
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone smiles
[12:14 PM] Dana Enyo: First, a brand new feature in the Beta Firestorm 80456 that launched today that everyone who likes to HUG will love.
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh?
[12:14 PM] Dana Enyo: A new FACE NEAREST AVATAR feature lets you do RightClick . FACE on an av, ..
[12:14 PM] Dana Enyo: and you instantly turn to face them. NO MORE hugging the air! And just really nice for any conversation.
[12:14 PM] Dana Enyo: I’ve already tested it, and it’s WONDERFUL.
[12:14 PM] Jari Eton: \o/
[12:14 PM] Dana Enyo: Anyone can get the new version at firestormviewer.org/early-access-beta-downloads/ .
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats awesome
[12:15 PM] Dana Enyo: It will NOT overwrite your Release version, so no reason to be nervous. (I’ve used almost nothing but betas for more than 2 years.)
[12:15 PM] Dana Enyo: OK, Second thing!
[12:15 PM] Dana Enyo: Announcing what will be a new Hangout.
[12:15 PM] Dana Enyo: This is at Ayuda Virtual (“virtual help”), the official Spanish language Community Gateway sim.
[12:15 PM] Dana Enyo: The CIUDAD SECRETO DE SIRENAS Y TRITONES is open now, but the bilingual notecards (I did the English part) are about to be installed.
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: It’s a lovely place, and the notecards are almost poetic in their writing.
[12:16 PM] Peaches2U Camino: coolness!
[12:16 PM] Fawn Cobalt: awwwwwwwwww
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: Watch for the notice of it officialy becoming an SWF Hangout!
[12:16 PM] Jari Eton: i’d like the LM please.
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: And here, I could use a little help:
[12:16 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): Awesome!
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: Does anyone have a short list of Mermish > English words?
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I might
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: Because I would add Spanish to that and post it in the grotto.
[12:16 PM] Jari Eton: * lifts hand *
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone digs in her bag
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: The English/Spanish barrier won’t be an issue if everybody has at least a few words in a common language!
[12:16 PM] Dana Enyo: If anyone has something, or could put a list together, please let me know. It would be wonderful to have some new sirenas y tritones in our oceans!
[12:17 PM] Dana Enyo: Mer amigos y amigas!
[12:17 PM] Dana Enyo: Thanks! Here’s the stick!
[12:17 PM] Fawn Cobalt: I know “taco” and “burrito”…will that get me by?
[12:17 PM] Dana Enyo: Couldn’t hurt!
[12:17 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident) laughs
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well I do like tacos
[12:17 PM] Miss Karlie Cobalt (karliekarliekarlie Resident): Abrazo
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay our next speaker is Love Witch
[12:19 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ooooot
[12:19 PM] Jari Eton: (( i will just post it here… on this page you find a list of words & phrasings, you will also find it under my 2nd pick… https://sheananigans512.wixsite.com/rpingmer/general-terms ))
[12:19 PM] Dana Enyo: ((Perfecto! Gracias!!))
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you okay hun?
[12:20 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): She is typing
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok
[12:21 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): Turn on see avatar typing
[12:21 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): Tala! I just wanted to take a quick moment to mention the Odyssey Mer Tail updates to 3.0 and PBR. Primfeed post here: https://prmfd.co/p/bGKmsJTPeNRW
[12:21 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): Sorry I didn’t have it in a NC today. XD
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats okay. just set one up later for future shares and yer good
[12:22 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): And of course just to get everyone a little excited, Fantasy Faire is coming very soon! April 23rd should be the opening day!
[12:22 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): –– [12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whoo hoo [12:22 PM] ??? (MewinaBubble Resident): :-.,,.-:‘'*Yayyyyyyy!!!!*:-.,_,.-:*'‘*
[12:22 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): Yay!
[12:22 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): We’ve been told there’s quite a few swimming areas to look forward to this year!
[12:23 PM] ??? (MewinaBubble Resident): ???
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay
[12:23 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): ~YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY~
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh done?
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:23 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): Yep That’s it~!
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok then for sharing
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any other shares before I take my turn?
[12:24 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Someone woke up on the wrong side of the clam today ?
[12:24 PM] Lily Lewellen (Lily Fairelander): XD
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: everyone seems in a good mood
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I have two shares… firstly li’ll scallywags has easter basket stuffies for low prices
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: this is the lm for the undersea shop Antiquity Bexar (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Antiquity%20Bexar/192/127/1)
[12:26 PM] Peaches2U Camino: woooot!!!!!
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and this in the mainstore Candy Rush (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Candy%20Rush/136/157/21)
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: above sea level
[12:27 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Hi Meelah!
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala ?
[12:27 PM] Meelah (Jameelah Sirensong): Tala everyone ?
[12:27 PM] Jari Eton:
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: second item
[12:27 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.
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:28 PM] Jari Eton: .
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water.
[12:28 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.
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:28 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)
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its like being a part of antiquity history
[12:29 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.
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have a mini shell game… basically you can find random things on the sea floor and if no one (like hermit crabs) are using it you can collect it.
[12:30 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 ?
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay so that’s it for me. would anyone like to use the stick?
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but not as swords they’re becoming brittle
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well we can open the floor to chat about anything you like. also known as mild chaos
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: or I can just y’all go on with your day.
[12:34 PM] Cecily ????ère (Love Witch): ??????
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok ?
[12:34 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