I am thrilled that things have been moving along at a turtle’s pace at the new Guild of Healers’ Outreach Retreat in Second Life. We’ve finished with the basic build so that our activities can be held in our own space. Now it’s just a matter of fussing about and modifying bits here and there.
The Silk Road Event was wonderful, as was Radio KTDN’s Anniversary. After those events in Eder D’uru and around other Ages in Second Life, we held our own Meet & Greet or Opening Gathering in the Retreat on June 28, 2009. It was a lot of fun, even though I discovered that I was expected to lead a mini-meditation session. I managed to pull that off with some help from Ktahdn and his perfect choice of meditation music. We are now holding regular meditations, and surprisingly they seem to be doing some folks some good. Huzzah!
Ruby came to live with us up above on the surface at Eder D’uru. Actually, I should say we took up residence below the CCNE office after she pulled it out of the hole. The resulting cavernous opening was perfect for a retreat space. Ruby, LC, Jane, OMJ, Tyion even… they have all arrived safely to join Alty, DudeMom, Tai’lahr, Dagda, Marten, and others who we’ve known around the community had been in Sl for some time. (We’ll not mention Madge just yet…) I had been there myself for over a year, although I hadn’t actually been there. I was busy building the monastery prototype in Kaneva for a RL project and learning about texturing, building blocks, and integrating 2D with a 3D environment. It really did prepare me to quickly build the Retreat once we decided to move in. And, the RL project moves on. Huzzah!
It looks like the Rooftop gang might make their way back to a Rooftop, too. Convector Felium has appeared again to create havoc that Lord Chaos would heartily approve of. Between he and Ruby the stories will begin to flow thick and heavy, I expect. I will have to work very hard to maintain some sense of serenity in the Retreat. Jane isn’t much help, although she does try very hard to be serious around me. I don’t know why she laughs so much — can’t be anything I might have said…
Tai’lahr has informed me that she has spotted Serious Nonsense building up in areas around the Retreat, especially once Convector Felium mentioned he would like to help with the meditation session on Laughter. I don’t know why a meditation session would be of such interest, but I will move ahead with it nonetheless and let him join us if he is of a mind to — provided he is cordial to Serious Nonsense. As for the building, I’ve tried to make sure there is prim-room available for everyone who wishes to build. I am a great defender of Serious Nonsense as well as an advocate of Healing, so I object not at all to sharing my tools and conversation with others during the many activities I enjoy. I don’t really think Tai minded the results Serious Nonsense left behind. No prims ended up in anyone else’s parcels, nor were the textures of an unpleasant color.
’twas Ktahdn who let that tree root stick out below the treehouse floor….
