[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] 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] Miranda Barrowstone: can everyone hear me?
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Phil
[12:02 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): All the seats should be in chat range from the podium, Miranda.
[12:02 PM] Philantis Texan: o/ Tala!
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh good thank you my radar is muffed and just shows 1 person
[12:03 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] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): That’s because nearly everyone but you is across the sim border. Scripted radars usually don’t detect beyond that.
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: how was your week merfolk?
[12:04 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst): good, thanks, your?
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah its a pain I took it off
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: not bad thank you ?
[12:04 PM] Julia Ceres: tala : )
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I need to replant some of my green babies but still have time
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have a shopping list for the online garden center now.
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay lets swim on
[12:06 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.
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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.
[12:07 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
[12:08 PM] Elle Marie (ElleBell Resident): Im just taking a rest from swimming lol
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you are more than welcome too
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you might l;earn some cool stuff
[12:08 PM] Elle Marie (ElleBell Resident): Great
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? all are welcome
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so new other new folk today?
[12:09 PM] Elle Marie (ElleBell Resident): Is this like a furry community in the sense it a tight group?
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm… well we do have mer furs… we are close group I wouldn’t say we’re tight, we welcome everyone
[12:10 PM] Elle Marie (ElleBell Resident): Ok 🙂
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah yer good
[12:10 PM] Julia Ceres: food or friends, doesn’t matter which ;p
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol!
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah I forgot some of us are humanitarians
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: good lord my typing is bad today..
[12:11 PM] Glida Pilote: Too much rum and I get tight
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol I have no idea what that means but rock on
[12:12 PM] Elle Marie (ElleBell Resident): smiles
[12:12 PM] Glida Pilote: drunk in the uk
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok lol
[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.
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it can be any question preferably mer…
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ok.. so no questions today? okay if you think of something later and its slow feel free to ask it
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: on to the next part
[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] CandyNunez Serenade: is it okay to ask a question
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you have the floor
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: to answer the question in group chat
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it depends on the rp. I can’t do magic but I can use magic items
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have aunts that do magic
[12:18 PM] CandyNunez Serenade: awesome
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any one else?
[12:18 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail) can pull a sanddollar from behind an ear.
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it blows my mind every time
[12:18 PM] CandyNunez Serenade: sweet
[12:19 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Right? A whole sand dollar, in this economy!?
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so perks to renting an ad board..
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.
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:20 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.
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and now…
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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.
[12:20 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)
please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but on days we don’t get a lot of talking we have plenty of time. yer up Morrigan
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: passes you the stick
[12:22 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst): Isle of Anu Aquatic Life is an SWF hangout and had recently been added to SL Destinations. It is adult, so you can wear what you like 😉
We have two sims next to each other with extensive underwater areas including mer rentals °?° The rentals are located in Cernunnos, the second sim.
There are games, cuddle spots, many other places you can enjoy yourself. There are even places your two-legged friends can go via teleport pad or they can get a free snorkel and stay underwater 🙂
You can go here to check it out: Anu (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Anu/15/38/2)
We also have a Discord group, sign with link available at the landing.
Everyone is welcome, please visit!
Thank you 🙂
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: nice ?
[12:22 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst) hands the stick back ty
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any questions?
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any more shares?
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: plots of world domination?
[12:24 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst): lol
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone looks at Rhodan
[12:24 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): That sounds like a lot of work.
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah yer right. I’m just gonna steal a newspaper and call it a day
[12:24 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst): sounds like a plan 😛
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay takes the stick
[12:25 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.
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water.
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Just don’t flash the humans cause they faint. they get nosebleeds, that attracts sharks, more paper work for dad…
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: seriously he missed 3 recitals because of mandatory over time
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:27 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)
[12:27 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.
[12:28 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 🙂
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay so thats it from me. any one have a share or an amazing place they want to invite people too?
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if not we can open the door to chaos… anyone?
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: shall I adjourn and set you all free on your merry way?
[12:30 PM] Philantis Texan: ????
[12:30 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst): guess so °?°
[12:31 PM] Philantis Texan: ????
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its slow in the summer.. pool parties an that
[12:31 PM] Julia Ceres: i wish hours were this fast at work
[12:31 PM] ?????g?? ????? ?????????? (Morrigan Ravenhurst): yes
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you all go enjoy that sun, keep cool etc
[12:31 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!!