[12:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay your not comfortable yet, get comfortable
[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] 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: 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.
[12:01 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so how was your week?
[12:01 PM] Lunar Oddson (lunar Oddson): ok
[12:01 PM] Laurie Akroyd (laurie318 Resident): was good
[12:01 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): good
[12:02 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: mine felt crazier than it should be
[12:02 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I saw a dog
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they closed the sidewalk between two streets the kids and families com through. so I’m running back and fourth and I can’t run
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: awww
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: what kinda dog?
[12:03 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Just a lil mutt it was cute
[12:03 PM] Cordelia Tasselweed (CordeliaTasselweed Resident): tell the dog i said hello
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: aww I wish I had one
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tell them they’re a good doggo
[12:04 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I’ll pass on your greetings and well-wishes next we meet.
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: long distance dog petting
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I think we shall move 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: oh and my cat says hi
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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).
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone hums the jeopardy theme as she waits
[12:07 PM] Kaia (justanormalfish Resident): waves “tala all, my first meeting”
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome!
[12:07 PM] Cordelia Tasselweed (CordeliaTasselweed Resident): welcome Kaia 🙂
[12:07 PM] Laurie Akroyd (laurie318 Resident): tala kaia
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please tell us about your self
[12:08 PM] Kaia (justanormalfish Resident): Nothing much exciting to share really. Just learning my way around still. got some help with AO’s and such. this community is so friendly
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ? cool we’ll have q&a soon too so you can ask questions
[12:09 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else?
[12:09 PM] Kaia (justanormalfish Resident): Great, I will keep that in mind and write down any questions I come up with during my travels lol
[12:10 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): See if you can find out why kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch.
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and you can also ask in group chat during the week too but now’s a great time
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we just do
[12:10 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): Welcome Kaia ? You look great !
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s shrimpin’ good
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome again and Let’s move on to next part of this meeting.
[12:11 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: topics can be anything preferably mer related
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anything?
[12:13 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I’m trying to think of something funny to ask.
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: you’ll get there
[12:13 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): But am also leaving room/time for serious questions.
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: also appreciated. but I don’t think anyone has anything, so shoot
[12:14 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): Is Kelpwick an actual place?
[12:14 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Well, do you know why merfolk have so many armies?
[12:14 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Because they don’t have any leggies!
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: its a magical place of magical magicness
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Kelpwick is real, you can, like, go there right now.
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): But you’d miss the rest of the meeting.
[12:15 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): Have an LM?
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Kelpwick is a cool place RThodan you do you wanna share? you can be first
[12:15 PM] Inventory item offered to ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident)
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I guess I can talk about it some more
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: cool
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay swimming on
[12:16 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): But I’ll be sulking the whole time because noone noticed my new hair.
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: sorry hun, I have my notes and chat up so I can see everything
[12:17 PM] Miranda Barrowstone moves the script “oh wow
[12:18 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): Interesting! Well that quenches my curiosity
[12:18 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.
[12:18 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.
[12:18 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident) pats Rhodon “There there”
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:18 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.
[12:19 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.
[12:19 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)
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:20 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Rhodan the stick is yours, please don’t bonk people hands you a giftwrapper roll
[12:20 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Can’t believe I actually have to swim over. Silly region border.
[12:20 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Anyhoo
[12:21 PM] Cordelia Tasselweed (CordeliaTasselweed Resident): all hail the stick
[12:21 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I am the mayor of a little town called Kelpwick. It’s a place set in an alternate time lime where merfolk were the first to reach the industrial era, while humans are still figuring out that bronze is pretty neato.
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:22 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): The town itself straddles a weak spot in reality, allowing merfolk and humans from other worlds, such as you guys, to visit and explore the town, the surrounding kelp forest and the mysterious Deep End
[12:23 PM] Kaia (justanormalfish Resident): that sounds fun
[12:23 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): You can do some neato Victorian-style RP there if you like, or take pictures, or make out with the ravishingly handsome mayor. Some rides are 18+.
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it is
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: really?
[12:24 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): There are dolphins with their own language which can be learned, magical crystals to play music on, and a stargate for when you’re sick and tired of this bullcarp and want to go to another random sim.
[12:24 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): So like a steam punk mer RP sim?
[12:24 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Pretty much, but less steam and punk.
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: merpunk
[12:24 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): Interesting
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: are you renting homes there yet?
[12:25 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): There’s also a speakeasy you can hang out at and maybe host your own events in if you like, I am happy to lend out the area for anyone to enjoy
[12:25 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Sadly there are no rental spots. It is a homestead, I simply do not have the room to provide a living space up to the standards I think others deserve
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ooh maybe I can start a gang of cheeky mer-orphans…
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh ok
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: merphans
[12:26 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Urchins.
[12:26 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): It’s, like, right there.
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol that too
[12:26 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Sheesh. 😉
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: but I like merphans lol
[12:26 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Anyways, feel free to bother me for LMs, I shall be parking my butt back on my seat
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ~~~Persu Em~~~
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Rhodan 🙂
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: remember folks, when new mers are here its a great time to share
[12:27 PM] ? Alice Roseroot ? (Vanillla Resident): Wonderful, Thanks Rhodan
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else? we have time
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone takes the stick
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I got two shares… one bats in the belfry. time’s running out for applications
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I have some. its a fun trick or treat hunt for all ages.
[12:30 PM] Lunar Oddson (lunar Oddson): im excited for halloween]
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we started out with “dude there’s like no trick or treating”
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and my friend Ishy was like “I got this”
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so we like make a gift and hide it and if its a really big place we put put clues
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it’s fun dressing in costume and doing it
[12:31 PM] Fawn Cobalt: what is the deadline for applications? I participated in last year’s Bats in the Belfry
[12:32 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm I’ll check after the meeting but do you need an ap?
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: october 1st
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thats the deadline to get it in
[12:33 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay second share
[12:33 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.
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water.
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Just don’t flash the humans cause they faint. they get nosebleeds, that attracts sharks, more paper work for dad…
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: dude does not sleep
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era.
[12:35 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)
[12:35 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.
[12:35 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 ?
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay thats it from me.
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone thought of a share?
[12:36 PM] washashore (ferretman Resident): me i am changing
[12:37 PM] washashore (ferretman Resident): i come in many forms
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: life is a continual string of changes
[12:37 PM] washashore (ferretman Resident): but under water and mer is the best
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay what is your share oh mer of a thousand forms?
[12:37 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: it is surly
[12:37 PM] washashore (ferretman Resident): that is all
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh okay while we did that I thought of some underwater fun… I’ll share in October.
[12:38 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: shall we open the floodgates for chaos?
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: or if everyone has stuff to do, I can adjourn us
[12:40 PM] Cordelia Tasselweed (CordeliaTasselweed Resident): you are the mer with the stick, you decide 🙂
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: this is true but we are a community
[12:40 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Anyone wanna do an impromptu drawing game down in Kelpwick? I got one of those pictionary boards
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I’ll let you all go to enjoy the day
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: say high (hi) to the dolphins for me
[12:40 PM] Cordelia Tasselweed (CordeliaTasselweed Resident): thank you Miranda for the meeting
[12:41 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Have they been huffing blowfish again?
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: probably… they’re stoners
[12:41 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!!