[12:06 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!
[12:06 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.
[12:06 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.
[12:06 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.
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so how was your week?
[12:07 PM] Peaches2U Camino: FAST!!!!!
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: sounds good then
[12:07 PM] Peaches2U Camino: finished a 16hr shift a few hours before now
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you hit the weekend sooner
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whoa
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: how ya feelin’?
[12:08 PM] Peaches2U Camino: waterproof toothpicks are genius
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Peach
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i’ll tell you something I found hilarious
[12:09 PM] Grey (CreatureComforts Resident): I’m feeling good.
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: on my job since I started there was this guy that screamed “bleah” from his car as he drive by
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: the other day my friend heard it clearly he was cussing me out
[12:10 PM] Grey (CreatureComforts Resident): was he the… G.O.A.T.?
[12:10 PM] Grey (CreatureComforts Resident): oh
[12:10 PM] Grey (CreatureComforts Resident): why even?
[12:10 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): Heyo, what’s up today?
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: imgine being so filled with hate to curse at a crossing guard only for the message to be lost.
[12:11 PM] Peaches2U Camino: $LoL$
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tala. we started late to let people get here
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s still funny to me…
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: alright…
[12:12 PM] Peaches2U Camino: i LOVEE that!!!!!
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
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.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: So here we go!!
[12:13 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): What’s ‘Tala’? I hear it a lot!
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it means “hi”
[12:13 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): Tala!
[12:13 PM] Grey (CreatureComforts Resident): It’s the mermaid language for hello/greetings… Lusa em means goodbye/farewell
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i’ll send you a language nc in a bit
[12:13 PM] Peaches2U Camino: can you imagine being cursed out and only hearing bleaaaaah or moooh or meow, I would be howling with laughter in their face
[12:13 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): Oo.
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it litteraly means “see you”
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol peach
[12:14 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.
[12:14 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).
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:15 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I’m new and heard there was a meeting! I wanted to hear what mermaids talk about~.
[12:15 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident) raises hand
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome Mel tell us about your self ?
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome Kay, you can tell us about yourself too
[12:16 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I joined SL a few days ago! Qiao Lin introduced me to the group.
[12:16 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): But we missed the last meeting.
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s great. what do you like about merlife?
[12:16 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): Hi, my name is Kay and I am extremely new to the mer world. Still trying to figure out the AO and stuff.
[12:16 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): My dear friend Aurelia introduced me to it.
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well you’re here no so better late than never
[12:17 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): It’s so great having an extra layer of depth to the world~. The ocean is a pretty place.
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welp hopefully we can help you out.
[12:17 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): Thank you
[12:17 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yaaaaay!
[12:17 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): I’d appreciate any help I can get.
[12:17 PM] Peaches2U Camino: welcome^^
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and its not just the meeting you can ask in group anytime and some one will know the answer
[12:18 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): Ok. Thanks
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: infact I’ll happily pass out discord invites if asked.
[12:18 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): yes please
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: glad you came, let’s move on
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay ?
[12:18 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.
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: basically if its mer and you don’t know go ahead and ask.
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any questions?
[12:20 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): puts up hand i do
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay whats your question?
[12:21 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): how long has this sim been around i am all ways looking for water sims but they have all dryed up
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I think we been here for a year or two… I’m not great with time…
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we do have hangout lists, so plently of water to swim in
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’ll share a little later about where I come from
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: does that help?
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hi Max ?
[12:23 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Well, SWF was around for years at the old location also
[12:24 PM] Fawn Cobalt: at Union Passage in the Blake Sea
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: all these adboards btw are great places to to find swimming
[12:24 PM] Asteria Maxima (Asteria0Maxima Resident) waves… “Originally had a new ‘Maid in tow. Can’t seem to raise her for whatever reason”
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: rl can be a pain, but with out it we wouldn’t have sl
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: she’ll show up
[12:25 PM] Asteria Maxima (Asteria0Maxima Resident): Is there a TL?
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tl?
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i don’t know what that means
[12:25 PM] Asteria Maxima (Asteria0Maxima Resident): Comes after SL
[12:25 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): My ex-hubby lived a 5th life.
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh lol
[12:26 PM] Asteria Maxima (Asteria0Maxima Resident): Five, Kay?
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so a game in as game in a game in a game? game-ception?
[12:26 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): His life revolved around a 5th of Jack.
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh ok lol
[12:26 PM] Aurelia Clover: lol
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any other questions?
[12:27 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): I have a question…
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if no, we’ll move on to the next segment
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh! whats your question?
[12:27 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): As a new mer…what questions should I be asking?
[12:27 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): I have no idea where to begin.
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I just ask what you need to know.. it’ll come to you.
[12:28 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Have you looked at the SWF website yet? Lots of info on there
[12:28 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): Mm, I might have one. It seems nearby chat isn’t encompassing the whole structure. What can I do about that?
[12:28 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I can’t hear people on the other side.
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: well we’ll move on and questions might pop up and we can answer them
[12:29 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): I have it bookmarked, but rl keeps getting in the way.
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: some people go afk
[12:29 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): Okay
[12:29 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.
[12:29 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I see you replying to someone in chat that I don’t see the messages of though.
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: these are all those adboards and we have some by the dance floor too
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s worth a swim around the area
[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.
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats for people renting ad boards.
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have land and want guests you can add your self to the hangouts list
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: by land I mean sea
[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: any shares?
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have one but I usually prefer to go last
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Mel’s question wasn’t answered, I’m thinking glitch with the shout thingy
[12:35 PM] Fawn Cobalt: well, I heard that the chat extender is no longer in operation here
[12:35 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I’ll just move up a little closer then~.
[12:36 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): are we shearing ab-ought when we came to sl ??
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: gosh darn it
[12:36 PM] Fawn Cobalt: so I usually just recommend to attendees that they make sure that they are seated less than 20 meters away from everyone else
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lemme scrol back real quick to her question
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone shouts: [12:28 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): Mm, I might have one. It seems nearby chat isn’t encompassing the whole structure. What can I do about that?
[12:28 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I can’t hear people on the other side.
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone shouts: we may have to shout
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nvm looks like it was solved. all can hear?
[12:38 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): yes
[12:38 PM] Fawn Cobalt: I can hear you fine
[12:38 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I can hear you yes!
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Surreal, you wanted to share? the imaginary stick is yours
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please don’t bonk people
[12:39 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): thanks
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: this is a good time to mention the pro-tip, have a script written on nc
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: then you can copy paste
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you ok?
[12:43 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): hi there i am the surreal i have been on sl for a long time and i found out that water sims are some of the nice ones i am glad to be here and hope to be here for ever more
[12:43 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): Hello, Friend..
[12:44 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): a o got stuck but i am fine
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok
[12:44 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): i love sims like this and i am glad they will stay i am sad that sims like theses are fare and few
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: too true
[12:45 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): i am a surreal bean who lives under the sea any questions
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? none at this time from me maybe later
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: allset?
[12:46 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): ok and thanks for letting me speak
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i shall take the stick now
[12:47 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.
[12:47 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.
[12:47 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but we’re careful around humans because I’ve seen people faint at the sight of an ankle, which we established is around the fluke. yes humans are weird
[12:47 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:48 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)
[12:48 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.
[12:48 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have a mini shell game… basically you can find random things on the sea floor and if no hermit crabs need it, you can collect it.
[12:49 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 🙂
[12:49 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any questions?
[12:50 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh and the swf discord invite code is this…
[12:50 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: https://discord.gg/2fgHhxSr
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: just follow that and join the group. you can check out events, met people that didn’t make it today and ask questions as they arise. if you need to know about tails, animations etc people often know
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: now about the language…
[12:52 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: two options, a notecard and a translator
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: our esteemed seakitty Fina created a translator I will happily pass out.
[12:53 PM] Fawn Cobalt: I don’t believe that Google Translate or DuoLingo have added Mermish as an option yet
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: no but we have our own ?
[12:53 PM] Fawn Cobalt: Exactly!!!!
[12:53 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I’d like a notecard!
[12:54 PM] surrealflowereye (rinomon Resident): yes please
[12:54 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: coming and I threw in a few gestures
[12:54 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): Tala
[12:54 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Creamy ?
[12:55 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): hiya
[12:55 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else? nc and/or translator?
[12:55 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): I’d like a translator, please
[12:55 PM] ?creamy? (creamydeliciousness Resident): Asteria tala my friend tala
[12:55 PM] Aurelia Clover: i’d like one please
[12:55 PM] Inventory item offered to Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident)
[12:56 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): Thankies
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s fun and works on channel 3
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: also you can pass it out
[12:56 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): Ok
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s full perm
[12:57 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: did I miss anyone?
[12:57 PM] Fawn Cobalt: I miss Fina. How has she been lately?
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: since they changed the meeting from 10 to 12 we ran past her bed time
[12:58 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: sweet kitty’s taking nap
[12:58 PM] Fawn Cobalt: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[12:59 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ikr i fight to stay awake
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: did everyone get one or two? the system isn’t telling me if you got it
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aww poor peach
[12:59 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I received the card!
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok want the translator too?
[12:59 PM] Kay Thaler (LuckyLadyK Resident): I received the translator. Thanks
[01:00 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): I’m fine with just the card~.
[01:00 PM] Mel (Requii Resident): Assuming it has everything.
[01:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay looks like its time to adjorn. if any one needs lore help the group is always open
[01:01 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!!