[12:00] Miranda Barrowstone: tala all ?
[12:00] 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] 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] 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] 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] Miranda Barrowstone: so how was yer week seafolk?
[12:03] Fae (fae.sapphire): Ok
[12:03] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Wonderful week
[12:03] Rhodan Fishbottoms (rhodan.fishtail): I swallowed a bug.
[12:04] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): busy busy XD
[12:04] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): a balmain bug, Rho? they are tasty
[12:04] ?Lixxa? (elixa.voss): LOL
[12:04] Miranda Barrowstone: plain or aldente?
[12:04] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): lol
[12:04] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): better with a bit of crunch to it still
[12:05] Miranda Barrowstone: and a squeeze of lemon
[12:05] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): or choclate covered
[12:05] Miranda Barrowstone: I prefer butter and garlic
[12:05] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): nods nods
[12:06] Miranda Barrowstone: maybe on rice with a little curry
[12:07] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:07] 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!!
[12:07] 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] 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] Miranda Barrowstone: so any new folk? raise a hand, fin, flipper, or tentacle
[12:09] Miranda Barrowstone: i’m gonna take that as a no…
[12:09] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi) holds up Toast’s hand
[12:09] Miranda Barrowstone: so let’s swim on, welcome back Grace
[12:09] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): he is afk, however he is new to his fins still….
[12:10] Miranda Barrowstone: ohh! new person?
[12:10] Miranda Barrowstone: ok we might be able to give him time at the end
[12:10] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): sure 🙂
[12:10] Miranda Barrowstone: cool its a plan
[12:10] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): and yes! WELCOME BACK GRACE!!!
[12:10] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): <3
[12:10] 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] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:11] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone need help this week?
[12:11] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): Thanks Miranda I’m without sound today and my vision is still off fun fun
[12:11] Miranda Barrowstone: oh dear
[12:12] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm no one has questions?
[12:12] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): We’re all old school I think today
[12:12] Miranda Barrowstone: we can move on and you need help we’ll tack some on at the end..
[12:12] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi) peeks around the quite stands….
[12:13] 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.
[12:13] 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.
[12:13] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
[12:14] 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 Hawksby 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.
[12:14] Miranda Barrowstone: (once I remember its name)
[12:14] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): yes! if anyone here has their own home waters they would like to share with the community, please do pass on your information. We’d love to include it 🙂
[12:14] Miranda Barrowstone thumbs up to Echo
[12:15] 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.
[12:16] 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)
[12:16] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:16] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): oops….premature approch-iation
[12:17] Miranda Barrowstone: our first speaker is Ishani
[12:17] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline) giggles
[12:17] Miranda Barrowstone: tala ?
[12:17] Miranda Barrowstone: hey Cat
[12:17] ?Lixxa? (elixa.voss): Tala
[12:17] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): Tala Ishani!
[12:17] Marion Sopwith (marion698): talacat
[12:18] cat (sapphira.franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:18] cat (sapphira.franizzi) purrs happily at many pettings =3
[12:18] Ishani Arai-Mhia (ishani.mhia): Thank you all for your attention today. It is October, and that means its time for my annual “Bats in the Belfry” hunt for Halloween. It’s a FAMILY FRIENDLY hunt, and I’m looking for designers who are interested in joining. Just let me know if you want an application. They are due on the evening of the 10th. Any questions?
[12:18] Fawn Cobalt: the 10th was yesterday
[12:18] Miranda Barrowstone: the 10? its the 11th today
[12:19] Ishani Arai-Mhia (ishani.mhia): Sorry, I mean the 16th. This coming THursday
[12:19] Miranda Barrowstone: yay ?
[12:19] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): If you need to announce it in group that’d be great Ishani.
[12:20] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): ooo yes please!
[12:20] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): And we’d love to be a hunt location.
[12:20] Ishani Arai-Mhia (ishani.mhia): Ama’s in the group, not me.
[12:20] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): nods nods
[12:20] Miranda Barrowstone: I think you might have posting rights.. lemme check
[12:20] Ishani Arai-Mhia (ishani.mhia): Anyway, just contact me privately is you’re interested!
[12:21] Miranda Barrowstone: i think I crashed
[12:21] Fawn Cobalt: oh no, Miranda crashed
[12:21] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): rip miranda
[12:21] Fawn Cobalt: welcome back, Miranda
[12:21] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): wb!
[12:21] cat (sapphira.franizzi): wb miranda
[12:21] Marion Sopwith (marion698): wb!
[12:21] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): wb
[12:22] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:22] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:22] Miranda Barrowstone: sl refuses to tell me I crashed
[12:23] Miranda Barrowstone: i have to post something 3 times before I realize I did
[12:23] cat (sapphira.franizzi): eep
[12:23] Miranda Barrowstone: Eccho yer up
[12:23] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): .0
[12:23] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): 0.0
[12:23] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): you sure? lol
[12:23] Miranda Barrowstone: pretty sure.. Ishani finished yes?
[12:24] Ishani Arai-Mhia (ishani.mhia): Yes
[12:24] Miranda Barrowstone: okey dokey
[12:24] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): Tala Everyone! please forgive me for being a bit awkward, its been so long since i’ve made it to a meeting!
[12:24] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:26] cat (sapphira.franizzi): puRrrRrRrrrrRrr
[12:26] Miranda Barrowstone: echo? you cool?
[12:26] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): I’d like to let everyone know there is a new portal at the main landing here! Weekly hangout portal, Surprise location, changing everyweek!
[12:26] Miranda Barrowstone: ok ?
[12:26] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): please swim through, at your leisure, to find new places to explore 🙂
[12:26] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya): Oh cool~!
[12:26] Miranda Barrowstone: yay
[12:27] Fae (fae.sapphire): COOL!!!!
[12:27] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): neat
[12:27] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): Ooo!!
[12:27] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): and at the Havens, we have our club, the SmackHouse! (not THAT kinda…..its jellyfish LOL)
[12:27] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya) chuckles.
[12:28] Fae (fae.sapphire): Is that Havens of Mermaids?
[12:28] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): every second thursday we have DJ LadyP spinning chill tunes and beats, please swim along with your fins, flippers and all…..its on the sea floor and ready to see your moves! 😀
[12:28] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): Haven of Rogues 🙂
[12:28] Miranda Barrowstone: oh I need to re-add antiquity to the hangouts. do I do that through you?
[12:28] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Me Miranda
[12:28] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): the Havens include, Mermaids, Rogues, Sirens, Shoals, Tides and now Tentacles and Dreams
[12:28] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I’ll tag you later
[12:29] IonaShea is offline.
[12:29] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): 7 sims, 100m deep and open to the public. We can be found int he hangouts and partner lists 🙂
[12:29] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): …ok….ill stop talking now XD
[12:29] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi) darts off the podium
[12:29] Miranda Barrowstone: ~Persu Em~
[12:29] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you
[12:30] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else have a share? or questions about the shares?
[12:30] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): tentacles and dreams sound like a b-list movie lol
[12:30] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): XD
[12:30] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:31] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): i promise, they are two separate sims!
[12:31] Miranda Barrowstone: okay takes the stick and twirls it [12:31] 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. [12:31] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly. [12:32] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water. [12:32] Miranda Barrowstone: Just don’t flash the humans cause they faint. they get nosebleeds, that attracts sharks, more paper work for dad… [12:32] Miranda Barrowstone: we’re a light rp place. Set in a time loop between the golden age of piracy and the Victorian era. [12:33] 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 [12:33] 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. [12:34] Miranda Barrowstone: we also have 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 🙂 [12:34] Miranda Barrowstone: okay questions? or more shares? [12:34] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Miranda can I say one thing from here [12:35] Miranda Barrowstone: go for it [12:36] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Just wanted to let everyone know if you need to get staff we’re on the staff board at the landing with our pics and online status. Never feel bad reaching out to us with inquiries or ideas etc. We’re pretty laid back bunch. [12:36] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): nods nods [12:36] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you ? [12:36] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Miranda’s board is outside the chat pavilion [12:36] Miranda Barrowstone: ? [12:37] Marion Sopwith (marion698): tala syykyr [12:37] Miranda Barrowstone: tala ? [12:37] Syykyr: tala to all [12:38] Fawn Cobalt: Tala, Syykyr [12:38] ŠÇ??????? ?ØÀŠ? (screamingtoast): hiiiiii [12:38] Miranda Barrowstone: anymore shares before I let Echo’s friend introduce themselves? [12:38] Eisenwald Easterwood (eisenwald) Greets you [12:38] Eisenwald Easterwood (eisenwald): ?.•:… <*)))X … *:•.?
[12:38] Eisenwald Easterwood (eisenwald): Tala
[12:38] Eisenwald Easterwood (eisenwald): tala
[12:38] Miranda Barrowstone: tala
[12:38] Marion Sopwith (marion698): tala eisenwald
[12:39] Miranda Barrowstone: okay Echo you two are all set
[12:40] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome Toast
[12:40] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi) holds up Toasts hand….”he’s a bit shy lol”
[12:40] Miranda Barrowstone: understood. a lot of us understand
[12:40] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): He hung out with Echo too long and grew a tail.
[12:40] ŠÇ??????? ?ØÀŠ? (screamingtoast): lmao
[12:41] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): lol
[12:41] Syykyr: smiles
[12:41] cat (sapphira.franizzi): thats how they get ya
[12:41] ŠÇ??????? ?ØÀŠ? (screamingtoast): cement blocks on the feet dragged me a bit to low in the water
[12:41] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): it only took him 2 years!….gotta be a record….usually he wore cinderblocks on his feet to walk around the sea floor with me
[12:41] ŠÇ??????? ?ØÀŠ? (screamingtoast): turned into the creature of the deep
[12:41] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): XD
[12:41] Eisenwald Easterwood (eisenwald): looks great
[12:41] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm… thinks about hanging out with the Saja boys to test that theory
[12:41] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:42] cat (sapphira.franizzi): need more soda pop for that
[12:42] Miranda Barrowstone: I have Dr.Kelpo
[12:42] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): #KILLSAJA
[12:42] Marion Sopwith (marion698): bye i got to go
[12:42] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Lusa Em Marion
[12:42] Fawn Cobalt: I have Seafloor Dew
[12:42] Miranda Barrowstone: they are thinking of making Saja boy flavors if that deal goes through
[12:42] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): oh gods
[12:42] Miranda Barrowstone: -=giggles=-
[12:43] Miranda Barrowstone: lusa em Marion
[12:44] Miranda Barrowstone: okay we seemed to have traveled to the border of chaos…
[12:44] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): XD
[12:44] Miranda Barrowstone: might as well cross the line
[12:44] Fawn Cobalt: without an entry visa LO
[12:44] Clarence The Cross-eyed Dinkie (binghamton): add a Kraken chocolate bar with that side
[12:44] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): my home town is Chaos
[12:44] Miranda Barrowstone: they don’t even have bordergaurd
[12:44] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): it’s staff we screw it all up with our crazy
[12:45] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): yussss
[12:45] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): i thought chaos period was on the sechdule
[12:45] Miranda Barrowstone: then they’d have to introduce rules.. wouldn’t be chaos
[12:45] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): yes its before the shenanigans and right after the nap time
[12:45] Clarence The Cross-eyed Dinkie (binghamton): sim crossing guard? XD
[12:45] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): lol echo
[12:45] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): oh look shiny thing Sorry Miranda
[12:45] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): shinnies!!!!!
[12:46] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya): SHinieS?!
[12:46] Miranda Barrowstone: only when we run outta speakers. I hate to close 20 minutes early
[12:46] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya) chuckles.
[12:46] Miranda Barrowstone: shiny?
[12:46] cat (sapphira.franizzi): just close early though
[12:46] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya): shiny~
[12:46] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): did you go back to questions?
[12:46] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): If i may let everyone know?
[12:46] cat (sapphira.franizzi): like, why drag it out if there’s nothing
[12:46] Miranda Barrowstone: careful there might be a giant crab
[12:46] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): my store, Echo Designs, There will be some new releases soon
[12:46] cat (sapphira.franizzi): well if there’s nothing, I has something which I would have said during how’s your week
[12:46] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): for the shopaholics among us, UNA has a skeletal mertail on weekend sale
[12:47] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): yum yum crab
[12:47] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): We can all head over to the dance pavilion
[12:47] Clarence The Cross-eyed Dinkie (binghamton): or a crabby giant XD
[12:47] Miranda Barrowstone: good point. I’ll adjourn we’re in the safe zone anyway
[12:47] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): it’s decorated some for Halloween and we can change the music now anytime
[12:47] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): and please keep an eye on notices for a halloween mer dance coming up soon!!!
[12:47] Miranda Barrowstone: hang on, questions
[12:47] Miranda Barrowstone: Syykyr you had one?
[12:48] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): can i follow someone to dance area
[12:48] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): cam we talk in voice now
[12:48] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): attach to me Grace
[12:49] cat (sapphira.franizzi): I had a “how’s your week” thing I wanted to say, but I was late to gathering
[12:49] cat (sapphira.franizzi): my comp died a few days ago, and a kitty is sad =(
[12:49] Miranda Barrowstone: oh go on how was yer week?
[12:49] Miranda Barrowstone: I’m sorry
[12:49] Clarence The Cross-eyed Dinkie (binghamton): O’m a dinkoe we naver remembe much past 10 monutes
[12:49] cat (sapphira.franizzi): was surviving on my backup (a Surface Pro, one of the worst laptops ever made)
[12:50] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): put up memorial for dead computer?
[12:50] cat (sapphira.franizzi): but I bought my new comp last week – gonna try a MacBook Air
[12:50] cat (sapphira.franizzi): I mean yesterday
[12:50] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): ooooooo
[12:50] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): ~YAY!!! \ (@o@)/ / YAY!!!~
[12:50] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): nice
[12:50] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): oh i know whats wrong with it!
[12:50] cat (sapphira.franizzi): so far, not in love with it
[12:50] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): would fix all your issues
[12:50] cat (sapphira.franizzi): mac has some things they do much worse than windows
[12:51] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): its a common problem with computers, tbh
[12:51] Miranda Barrowstone: oh
[12:51] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): its an apple
[12:51] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): XD
[12:51] Jaxxe Atheria is online.
[12:51] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): send me a problem solver
[12:51] Clarence The Cross-eyed Dinkie (binghamton): my livingroom has issues… i subscrine to real magazines XD
[12:51] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): please
[12:51] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah.. I had some bad luck with apple my self a few times
[12:51] Miranda Barrowstone: hard to work with
[12:51] cat (sapphira.franizzi): I think I’ll want two machines, one apple one windows
[12:52] Tarrah Aphrodite is online.
[12:52] Clarence The Cross-eyed Dinkie (binghamton): sings… one apple, one window, and one beeeeer
[12:52] Fae (fae.sapphire): ??
[12:52] cat (sapphira.franizzi): anyways I was on text viewer until yesterday
[12:52] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): lol
[12:53] cat (sapphira.franizzi): because the Surface Pro (Windows iPad) is so underpowered it can’t run FS without overheating like mad
[12:53] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya): oof
[12:53] Rusozee Bandalora V?????? (bioskyline): can confirm, i have a surface pro 4
[12:53] cat (sapphira.franizzi): I really tried to like it, I did
[12:54] cat (sapphira.franizzi): but the Surface Pro is one of the worst laptops ever made.
[12:54] cat (sapphira.franizzi): mine’s a Surface Pro 6
[12:54] Miranda Barrowstone: well you can’t force your self.
[12:54] cat (sapphira.franizzi): expensive too
[12:54] Miranda Barrowstone: well maybe we should adjourn now..
[12:55] cat (sapphira.franizzi): meow~
[12:55] Ryuko Kirikawa ?? ?? (umiko.juriya) needs lunch!
[12:55] ???? (tabitha.hawksby): Thanks Miranda You’re awesome!!
[12:55] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): dance time!!
[12:55] Grace (matriarch.mermaid): needs beer
[12:55] cat (sapphira.franizzi): thankies for listening, it’s been a lot – I lost some stuff, even though my backup game was okay
[12:55] ?Ç?Ø (echorayne.ayashi): thankyou Miranda! 😀
[12:55] Miranda Barrowstone: okay every mer
[12:55] 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!!