[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] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten): 🙂
[12:01 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: how was yer week merfolk?
[12:03 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Still waiting for all 10 of my little piggies to come back from the market.
[12:03 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Awwww ª_ª
[12:03 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oO’
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I didn’t even know you had pigs
[12:04 PM] Peaches2U Camino: merpiggies?
[12:04 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: are they land pigs or seapigs?
[12:05 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): You know like the children’s rhyme where you count someone’s toes and they are all like “This little piggy went to the market”
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ooh foot piggies
[12:05 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): All 10 of mine have been gone for the last 18 years and counting.
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hahaha
[12:05 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I’m still confused but thats okay
[12:05 PM] Peaches2U Camino: foot piggies
[12:06 PM] Aisling Flanagan (Azshara Ayashi): But only One of the piggys went to market
[12:06 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Then where are the others? D:
[12:06 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so many years I thought he went shopping and would back soon…. cries
[12:06 PM] Peaches2U Camino: was one a butcher? another a baker?
[12:06 PM] Aisling Flanagan (Azshara Ayashi): Maybe the big bad wolf got them
[12:07 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I need to find my toes before I can go in the dairy-free aisle. The people there are lack-toes intolerant
[12:07 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and another a candlestick maker?^^
[12:07 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: -=giggles=-
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay we better swim on
[12:08 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Our priority today is support – we’re all here to help each other, cause we’re awesome like that.
[12:09 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!!
[12:09 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.
[12:09 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Ooh ooh!
[12:10 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I brought Merina.
[12:10 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail) points.
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hi Merina welcome!
[12:10 PM] Merina Sirensong: Hello! ??
[12:10 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: tell us about your self
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: what you like about merlife
[12:11 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any cool places you found
[12:12 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:12 PM] Merina Sirensong: Sure, I am Merina and i am obsessed with mermaids since i was a small child. SL is my aquatic safespace and i love to build and make photos i am very into building. So I build alot of underwater stuff .. or mermaid themed overworld builds. including terraforming. I guess i really love merlife for its elegance and aesthethic. And i found the Fancy Deep Sim and the Haven of Sirens.
[12:12 PM] Merina Sirensong: Sorry imma bit nervous.
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s freaking awesome
[12:13 PM] Aisling Flanagan (Azshara Ayashi): Welcome Merina! This is my first time. When i first started SL 13 years ago I was a Siren. I kind of lost touch with that over the years and now getting back into the Mer feels. My Username Azshara, is a reflection of the Game World Of Warcraft Azshara was the naga queen. So I thought that name fit me well for my Siren Roleplay here.
[12:13 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome to the group. glad yer here
[12:13 PM] Cuge Lacnala (Cuge Causten) applauds in respect 🙂
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: that’s great Aisling ?
[12:14 PM] Merina Sirensong: ??
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome to you both
[12:14 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone else? or we can move on to Q&A
[12:15 PM] Dani Addams nudges Kade
[12:15 PM] Kade Franco (KadeFranco Resident): Hi Im Kade… trying to find my fins I guess 🙂 Dani and I have 3 kids and in everything Ive seen looking for my tail… it seems so peaceful
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Welcome Kade ?
[12:15 PM] Kade Franco (KadeFranco Resident): I love the water and I hope the kids do to
[12:15 PM] Kade Franco (KadeFranco Resident): Thank you 🙂
[12:15 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Smart move getting the tail after you had the kids!
[12:15 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 3 new folk today. nice
[12:15 PM] Kade Franco (KadeFranco Resident) pokds Dani
[12:16 PM] Dani Addams: and im Dani… im not mer myself but I am a Coastie… my tail is probably a bit old school at this point xD
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so is mine, no worries
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome ?
[12:16 PM] Peaches2U Camino: still counts!
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yep
[12:16 PM] Snappy B Atolia (SnappyBird Resident): Hi everyone, today is my 1st day being a mer 🙂
[12:16 PM] Marion Sopwith (Marion698 Resident): yep!”
[12:16 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: welcome Snappy
[12:17 PM] Snappy B Atolia (SnappyBird Resident): 🙂
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay let’s move on to q&A aka tech support where you ask anything about being mer and we help you out best we can
[12:18 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: if you have any pressing questions about merfolking in sl now is a great time to ask.
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: anyone?
[12:19 PM] Merina Sirensong: yes, me actually.
[12:19 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay whats your question?
[12:20 PM] Merina Sirensong: What the best way to get to know merfolk. I am in the discord but people there are not really active.
[12:20 PM] Merina Sirensong: in SL.
[12:20 PM] Peaches2U Camino: here, right here or attend events
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: true. I find chatting in the group here helps. you can ask questions, start convos, you can ask if people want to swim with you
[12:21 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Hopping between RP sims also works, a lot of RP communities have their own little puddles of merfolk.
[12:21 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: there is a calender for events were you might meet folk
[12:21 PM] Peaches2U Camino: because here, leads to so many other possibilities
[12:21 PM] Merina Sirensong: ah okay thank you! 😀
[12:22 PM] Aisling Flanagan (Azshara Ayashi): That is one of my questions, Are there any RP communities with mer still and how to find them?
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we have hangouts
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I live in one
[12:22 PM] Dawn Aurora (Firewolfy1 Resident): also i find even asking to meet up casually in the chat often gets some responses, some dont mind dropping in for a bit and chatting
[12:22 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: antiquity. its a big community and everyone is friendly
[12:23 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i’ll share on that later
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we have lots of ad boards I’ll go on about later
[12:24 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: any other questions?
[12:25 PM] Dawn Aurora (Firewolfy1 Resident): i have one
[12:25 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay Dawn
[12:26 PM] Dawn Aurora (Firewolfy1 Resident): i might be considering getting a custom bom made for a mermaid tail in the future, where in discord or some such would be best to ask for something like that? or if any know certain people that i can ask about getting that made?
[12:26 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hrm… I really don’t know… anyone?
[12:27 PM] L????? ??K??ls?? (LillieMikaelson Resident): You can always Get with creators of ones you like and see and discuss having them personally make you one
[12:27 PM] Dawn Aurora (Firewolfy1 Resident): ok that sounds fine, thanks
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yeah they often attend these meetings
[12:27 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay I better swim us on
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: time is really jumping for me today
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: Thank you for your questions.
Quick reminders/announcements
[12:28 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: 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.
[12:28 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.
[12:29 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: You might also consider being a hang out.
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.
[12:29 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.
[12:30 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail) raises a fin!
[12:30 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)
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I got you, you’ll be first
[12:30 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: please im me to share so I can keep you all in order
[12:31 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and as promised Rhodan, you are hands you the stick
[12:31 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Hi folks.
[12:31 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Today is the last week of Kelpwick’s Photography contest! It’s not too late to submit your entries!
[12:32 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yaaay
[12:32 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): The top three pictures get a cash prize, and get featured on Kelpwick’s adboard here in SWF
[12:32 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): All other pictures will be featured in Kelpwick’s museum
[12:33 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): For info, IM me for a notecard or click the adboard over at the SWF adboard wall thingy.
[12:33 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Kelpwick itself is a lovely little merfolk town with a unique style, great for exploring, hanging out, roleplaying, whatevers.
[12:33 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): That’s about it!
[12:33 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Thank you for being forced to listen to me.,
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ?
[12:34 PM] Snappy B Atolia (SnappyBird Resident): lol
[12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: thank you Rho
[12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Awwww ªª [12:34 PM] Peaches2U Camino: WOOT [12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay our next share is Peaches ? [12:34 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: the stick is yours my friend [12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: will have to share from here [12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Huggles Miranda and trades shark gummies for the talking stick. [12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: whoot [12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: $LoL$
[12:35 PM] Miranda Barrowstone noms the gummies
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Tala!
[12:35 PM] Peaches2U Camino: all^^
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: slept a LOT this morning, so no shopping shares
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: there ARE merpiggies in SL
[12:36 PM] Dahlia Bouevier: Applause !!!
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and a store called Yokai has them
[12:36 PM] Peaches2U Camino: next time they are on sale, will mention it again^^
[12:36 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yay
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Tomorrow is the LAST day of Shop N Hop
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: or your best bet is to go TODAY
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: SL 22nd Bday extra gifts area. NGN for lots more free goodies. Ends July 20th. – LM >>
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Impressive/81/148/44
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ..
[12:37 PM] Peaches2U Camino: https://community.secondlife.com/news/featured-news/your-guide-to-the-sl22b-shop-hop-including-early-access-r11202/
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that and SHARK WEEK starts tomorrow^^
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that is when all the shark movies hit tv or theaters
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Jaws
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Sharknado
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Meg
[12:38 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and the extras that follow
[12:39 PM] Dana Enyo is Online
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: there are around 5 Sharknado movies and until last year, I ha not seen ONE?!
[12:39 PM] Peaches2U Camino: just a bit of trivia
[12:39 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lol
[12:40 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I saw some of Sharknado 5 the other day and that carp was so utterly bonkers yet so predictable at the same time.
[12:40 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): It was literally just the type of movie Ed from Ed, Edd n Eddy would watch.
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: look back at how OLD Jaws is, and if you can find a behind the scenes on that, it is amazing how much they did with actors that made you taste the saltwater and fear
[12:40 PM] Dahlia Bouevier: xD
[12:40 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: ghost shark is even more bonkers
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and camera angles
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: ohhhh never heard of that
[12:40 PM] Peaches2U Camino: will add it to my watch list
[12:41 PM] Merina Sirensong: i really enjoyed mysterious mermaids or siren :3
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: yes… its is pure stupid, its so messed up lol
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino says in mermish Nulma
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Nulma (NOOL-mah): Love
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: that
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: and will add those to my watch list too
[12:41 PM] Peaches2U Camino: anyone else have some to add to my list?
[12:41 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I need to go watch it again
[12:42 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Centaurworld had merfolk, but you never got to know any of them except for Sunfish Merguy.
[12:42 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Awwww ªª
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: thats all I have^^
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay ?
[12:43 PM] Peaches2U Camino: trades talking stick back for another huggle^^
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: would anyone else like to share?
[12:43 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: hugs
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay then
[12:44 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: i will take that as a no holds up the stick my turn
[12:44 PM] Peaches2U Camino: yaaaay
[12:45 PM] Peaches2U Camino: you can dooo eeeeet
[12:45 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.
[12:45 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We are totally inclusive, kids, mers, furs, landers all welcome and as always, we’re LGBT+ friendly.
[12:46 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: We still allow for mer toplessness under water. )
[12:46 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.
[12:47 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
[12:47 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: even mer wine
[12:48 PM] Dahlia Bouevier: 😛
[12:48 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: drunk grown ups always fun to watch
[12:48 PM] 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 🙂
[12:49 PM] Peaches2U Camino: Woooot!
[12:50 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: okay any last minute shares or shall we open the floor to chaos?
[12:52 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): I think people should be allowed to eat pineapple on pizza if they wanna
[12:52 PM] Dawn Aurora (Firewolfy1 Resident): ^^
[12:52 PM] Aisling Flanagan (Azshara Ayashi): I do
[12:52 PM] Dahlia Bouevier: haha agreed
[12:52 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Also apparently I have been accidentally talking on channel 1 this whole time. Just imagine I had an amazing pun every other line.
[12:53 PM] Dahlia Bouevier: xD
[12:53 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I love that. though lately marina sauce gives me heartburn
[12:53 PM] Peaches2U Camino: hahahaha
[12:53 PM] Dahlia Bouevier: oh ouch
[12:54 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: and pinapple with Alfredo is not a taste sensation I enjoy
[12:54 PM] Merina Sirensong: i wished mermaid-core aesthetic would still be a thing. ._.
[12:55 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: oh we can make it a thing
[12:55 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: the library in my town is doing a kit where you can make seashell candles
[12:56 PM] Peaches2U Camino: oooh
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: so I can collect more shells and make candles from them
[12:56 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: win win
[12:56 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Clamps
[12:57 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: we can hit the dollar store and Michaels and go nuts
[12:58 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): Haha sand dollars
[12:59 PM] Peaches2U Camino: sounnds cool^^
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: I tried to pay with sand dollars once
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: clerk gave me a weird look
[12:59 PM] Snappy B Atolia (SnappyBird Resident): I have to swim, it was nice to meet you all, take care 🙂
[12:59 PM] Dawn Aurora (Firewolfy1 Resident): take care
[12:59 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: they named them dollars I figured it was currency
[01:00 PM] Miranda Barrowstone: lusa em
[01:00 PM] Rhodan Fishbottoms (Rhodan Fishtail): That doesn’t make cents.
[01:00 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!!