| 16:51 |
Phrynne |
hello Val, hi Kay |
| 16:51 |
KayCooper |
Hi everyone :) |
| 16:51 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Hi all :) |
| 16:52 |
KayCooper |
I'm in the process of getting my dinner together, so I might be a couple minutes late...so don't mind me if I don't respond right away |
| 16:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Hi, Kay |
| 16:52 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
ok ty Kay |
| 16:53 |
KayCooper |
Didn't time things well today :/ |
| 16:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
There is a short discussion "nudge" in the figurine in front of me. |
| 16:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Welcome Suemoon. |
| 16:54 |
Suemoon Magic |
Thanks |
| 16:54 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Hi Suemoon :) |
| 16:55 |
Suemoon Magic |
Hi Val, thanks for the tp |
| 16:56 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Sound great Wordsmith |
| 16:59 |
Cychwynn |
hello all |
| 16:59 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Welcome all....good to see everyone |
| 16:59 |
Suemoon Magic |
㋡ |
| 16:59 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
Hello to all |
| 16:59 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Wordsmith will begin soon :) There is a notecard in the gold vase object in front of him |
| 17:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Cychwynn, you did head this way. :) |
| 17:00 |
Cychwynn |
yes :) |
| 17:00 |
Cychwynn |
finished up my other conversation and ran over |
| 17:00 |
Cychwynn |
;) |
| 17:02 |
Suemoon Magic |
yes |
| 17:02 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
This will be a read aloud of THE WITCH by Ray Bradbury |
| 17:02 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
http://lossofsoul.com/LIFE_IS/Story/Bradbury-en.htm |
| 17:03 |
Phrynne |
I'd like to read but I don't know if my voice is working. |
| 17:03 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
If you want to read -type your name! |
| 17:04 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Valibrarian (I will read) |
| 17:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Wordsmith (reader) |
| 17:04 |
Cychwynn |
I am terribly sorry I'm going to have to skip, i have no working mic ATM |
| 17:04 |
Phrynne |
I have been trying to |
| 17:05 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
I have a new headset... trying to figure it out |
| 17:05 |
Phrynne |
I don't have a separate microphone. |
| 17:05 |
Phrynne |
it's not working. |
| 17:05 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Looks like just us two? |
| 17:06 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
anyone else want to read? |
| 17:06 |
Phrynne |
I will try to locate a microphone in the house. go ahead and start without me. |
| 17:06 |
Suemoon Magic |
Sorry, my house is noisy - football |
| 17:06 |
Suemoon Magic |
I hear you |
| 17:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I hear you |
| 17:07 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yay |
| 17:07 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
So Wordsmith, Val, and Laurali will start- Phrynne can join if voice works! |
| 17:07 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Is there anyone who cannot hear? Soup? |
| 17:07 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
this will be in voice |
| 17:07 |
Savage Taurus |
I can hear |
| 17:08 |
Suemoon Magic |
very soft |
| 17:08 |
Cychwynn |
I can hear, though some pretty softly |
| 17:08 |
Soup Jonson |
Don't mind me Val. I will fight my technical war in silence! |
| 17:09 |
Cychwynn |
I don't seem to see a slider, but I'll be fine :) thank you |
| 17:09 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
You can turn up voice at the upper right or under preferences. Both the master volume and the relative voice volume |
| 17:09 |
Cychwynn |
:) thanks |
| 17:09 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
It is under nearby chat on the far left- that is where you choose the person who is speaking to slide up volume |
| 17:11 |
Suemoon Magic |
y |
| 17:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And there we have it. |
| 17:36 |
KayCooper |
nicely done |
| 17:36 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
clap clap! Ray Bradbury :) |
| 17:36 |
Phrynne |
very nice! |
| 17:36 |
Savage Taurus |
claps |
| 17:36 |
Soup Jonson |
Bravo |
| 17:36 |
KayCooper |
*•.¸'*•.¸ ★ ¸.•*´¸.•* |
| 17:36 |
KayCooper |
.•*★¨`• Aρρlɑuѕɛ •¨`★*•. |
| 17:36 |
KayCooper |
¸.•*`¸.•*´ ★ `*•.¸`*•.¸ |
| 17:36 |
Suemoon Magic |
Thank you readers |
| 17:36 |
Cychwynn |
Clap!! very well read, very interesting |
| 17:36 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Cool story |
| 17:36 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Full of images in words; also full of manipulation without consent. |
| 17:37 |
Soup Jonson |
Bradbury is being read at the Prison a Book Discussion with University students and the men |
| 17:37 |
Soup Jonson |
Very good |
| 17:37 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
and the concept of "becoming" another being- in another "house" body |
| 17:37 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
I didn't know Bradbury wrote anything like that |
| 17:37 |
Savage Taurus |
beautifully written |
| 17:37 |
Suemoon Magic |
She can be a "fly on the wall" ㋡ |
| 17:37 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
I shall have read more |
| 17:38 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Wordsmith- what did you mean by this: "The timing of the story is off by half a year but the witch theme is right on." |
| 17:38 |
Savage Taurus |
taking on different forms is a bit like we do here in SL |
| 17:38 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
so true |
| 17:38 |
Suemoon Magic |
April v. October |
| 17:38 |
Phrynne |
It's called the April witch. |
| 17:38 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
good point Savage- an avatar can inhabit any form!! |
| 17:39 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
oh I see- the title!! yes ;) |
| 17:39 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
and we inhabit the avatar |
| 17:39 |
Phrynne |
I'm wondering what year he wrote that... |
| 17:39 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
just like Cecy- we can take a different form |
| 17:39 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It's almost Samhain, Fall, while she is an April witch. But I felt it brought something across the veil that wasn't about scaring and death. |
| 17:39 |
KayCooper |
although we don't have to manipulate others in order to do it |
| 17:39 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
it was lovely |
| 17:39 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
written in 1952 |
| 17:39 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
I think |
| 17:39 |
Savage Taurus |
also people make themselves attractive to have relationships they couldn't in RL |
| 17:39 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_April_Witch |
| 17:40 |
Phrynne |
just found a link that says it was published in 1952 |
| 17:40 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
If I remember right, that was from 1952-1953. |
| 17:40 |
Suemoon Magic |
I wonder where all of the non "ordinary" folks are and why she can't look there to fall in love. |
| 17:41 |
Cychwynn |
I very much enjoyed the concept of being able to inhabit anything, makes me wonder what life would look like through the eyes of a different creature. |
| 17:41 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Another story I love by Bradbury is "The Electric Grandmother"- the grandmother is a robot :) |
| 17:41 |
KayCooper |
She has parents so it seems that there are others like herself out there |
| 17:41 |
Savage Taurus |
funny how we are concerned about the consent of the person, but not the frog or cricket |
| 17:41 |
KayCooper |
good point |
| 17:41 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
perhaps she should attend Hogwarts? :) |
| 17:41 |
Phrynne |
Not being able to become attached to someone outside one's family group is a theme in fairy tales |
| 17:42 |
Savage Taurus |
imperious curse |
| 17:42 |
Savage Taurus |
I wonder if Cecy's last name is Cosby :P |
| 17:42 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
yes Phrynne- and the idea of "giving up" power for mortality (if we fall in love with a mere human). I read a book like that when I was really young and it fascinated me |
| 17:43 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Is a frog able to give consent? People aren't always in a state in which they are deemed able to give consent. |
| 17:43 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
lol Savage! |
| 17:43 |
Savage Taurus |
imagine having your body taken over by a higher being. Would be terrifying |
| 17:43 |
KayCooper |
so in general, it isn't really appropriate to use any living thing |
| 17:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I recently watched a movie (Josh Whedon film) in which two people were linked via there senses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Your_Eyes_(2014_film) |
| 17:44 |
Savage Taurus |
ooh |
| 17:44 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
interesting, I'll have to find that |
| 17:44 |
Cychwynn |
oh interesting |
| 17:44 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It's on Amazon |
| 17:44 |
Savage Taurus |
thanks |
| 17:45 |
Savage Taurus |
I like Whedon |
| 17:45 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
I like Josh Whedon |
| 17:46 |
Cychwynn |
me 2 |
| 17:46 |
Savage Taurus |
when people say "the devil made me do it" maybe they mean an April witch |
| 17:46 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
alas, I must be off... thank you all, was fun |
| 17:46 |
Savage Taurus |
bye Laurali |
| 17:46 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
I found it interesting that Ann felt okay about it! In fact, she asks Tom to go visit Cecy? |
| 17:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks for reading, Laurali |
| 17:46 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Laurali- ty- you were a great reader! |
| 17:46 |
Phrynne |
I think that was Cecy's influence, Val |
| 17:46 |
Suemoon Magic |
Didn't Cecy make her do that? |
| 17:46 |
KayCooper |
bye Laurali |
| 17:46 |
Laurali Moon (lauralimoon) |
bye |
| 17:46 |
Savage Taurus |
that was Cecy asking him to visit her |
| 17:47 |
KayCooper |
I thought Cecy did that too |
| 17:47 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
oh yes- of course- Cecy overpowered her!! |
| 17:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Ann under control at that point. |
| 17:47 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
that is the creepy part! |
| 17:47 |
Phrynne |
which makes me wonder if she'd get into Tom's head if he does come to see her |
| 17:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Possessed |
| 17:47 |
Cychwynn |
I also have to go, its coming up to 3 at night for me, thank you for the amazing reading :) |
| 17:47 |
Cychwynn |
and good night all |
| 17:48 |
Savage Taurus |
yea that would make more sense. Just possess him and make him come |
| 17:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Thanks for coming, Cychwynn |
| 17:48 |
KayCooper |
night Cychwynn |
| 17:48 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
yeah- Wordsmith- possessed - creepy |
| 17:48 |
Savage Taurus |
night Cychwynn |
| 17:48 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
goodnight Cychwynn |
| 17:48 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
I really like this format of read aloud! I hope we can do it again |
| 17:49 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
because it makes it easy for anyone to participate as they want....and no prep needed! |
| 17:49 |
Savage Taurus |
its works well for a short story like this |
| 17:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'll look for some more that work with this format. |
| 17:49 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Next month will be the 2nd THURS- NOV 14th at 5pm over at CVL |
| 17:49 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Wordsmith- can you send me a link for the next one? |
| 17:49 |
Savage Taurus |
I do wonder why she would ose her magic if she fell in love |
| 17:50 |
Savage Taurus |
lose |
| 17:50 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
well- I think she would have to choose to remain in ONE body and to "die" as a human |
| 17:50 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
A common theme, loss of powers in crossing some boundary. |
| 17:50 |
Savage Taurus |
I wish he would have explained that better |
| 17:51 |
Savage Taurus |
but the imagery of his prose was really lovely |
| 17:51 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
true- would have had even greater impact...to understand the necessary sacrifice |
| 17:51 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The same choice occurred in Lord of the Rings. |
| 17:51 |
Savage Taurus |
with Arwyn? |
| 17:52 |
Phrynne |
yes |
| 17:52 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
and in the class children's book "Tuck Everlasting" |
| 17:52 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes. To remain elven or choose to be human. |
| 17:52 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
to drink the water meant you were "stuck on the wheel of life" at a certain age...never to experience all of life |
| 17:54 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
I enjoyed hearing the story in voices even more than reading it in silence |
| 17:54 |
Savage Taurus |
I enjoyed both |
| 17:54 |
Savage Taurus |
I'm glad I read it ahead of time |
| 17:54 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Reading aloud adds voice inflections. |
| 17:54 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
something about the various perspectives |
| 17:54 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
He is an exceptional writer for sure |
| 17:55 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
I have gotten more interested in Science Fiction since I have been in SL :) |
| 17:55 |
Savage Taurus |
that sort of flowery prose is looked down upon by some modern writers and editors |
| 17:55 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
I mean I liked it before but find it more interesting now |
| 17:55 |
Suemoon Magic |
I read many of his short stories as a kid but now when I read them as an adult they say different things |
| 17:56 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
yes Savage- it could be perceived as "sappy" (and I have low tolerance for sap!!) |
| 17:56 |
Savage Taurus |
yes I think the best literature cant be fully appreciated until you live a little |
| 17:56 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
but his creativity made it more cool than sappy |
| 17:56 |
KayCooper |
I don't mind fancier prose as long as it isn't so fancy it makes the reading a lot of work |
| 17:57 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And we haven't had that tonality before. |
| 17:57 |
Savage Taurus |
yes its very different from sci fi. This was romantic fantasy |
| 17:57 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
rich vocabulary can sometimes be worth the effort though- I know what you mean |
| 17:57 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
true Savage...but that line between science fiction and fantasy is often blurry |
| 17:57 |
KayCooper |
I just don't want to feel like I'm translating another language or having to decode it lol |
| 17:58 |
Phrynne |
It's still English, still the same language, just a little bigger. |
| 17:58 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes, keep it understandable. |
| 17:58 |
Savage Taurus |
thats often what literary fiction is. Its the stuff that English professors love |
| 17:58 |
KayCooper |
Basically, it can't interfere with the story |
| 17:59 |
Phrynne |
I think sometimes we are impoverished by the way stories are written these days; we have lost the texture, the smells, the feel of the world in the story. Bradbury gives us that. |
| 17:59 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
In my physical library today- we read aloud (in a circle just like this!)- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow....and I had a couple adults who struggled with the vocabulary! |
| 17:59 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
written in 1820 |
| 17:59 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
It is awesome! a great ghost story |
| 17:59 |
KayCooper |
I have a copy of that one |
| 17:59 |
Savage Taurus |
lol I attend a poetry workshop and the hosts often mispronounce words |
| 18:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Did everyone get the notecard in the figurine, who wants one? I'm thinking of putting another piece of October writing in it before we disperse. |
| 18:00 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
and that's okay! but it is interesting how the way we speak and write has changed so much since 1820 |
| 18:00 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
TY Wordsmith! I look forward to next month :) |
| 18:01 |
Phrynne |
Take out the computer metaphors, take out the modern political and sports ones -- see what's left. |
| 18:01 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
Modern writers don't include page after page of description |
| 18:01 |
Phrynne |
Maybe some of them should. |
| 18:02 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
fun to read old literature sometimes! |
| 18:02 |
Suemoon Magic |
11 years ago or so we had a book discussion at cvl about Fahrenheit 451 and I let my 13 year old son use one of my alts to come into SL to discuss a favorite story of his. He had fun. |
| 18:02 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
awesome Suemoon!!! |
| 18:02 |
KayCooper |
That's great |
| 18:02 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Okay, I just put a piece called "Too Early" in the figurine. It's from Aldo Leopold's "Sand County Almanac". |
| 18:02 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
wonderful book and still relevant (maybe even more than back then!) |
| 18:02 |
Savage Taurus |
got it |
| 18:03 |
KayCooper |
I've read that one too |
| 18:03 |
KayCooper |
been a while though |
| 18:03 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The entry is from October, and has been a favorite of mine |
| 18:04 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
TY Wordsmith |
| 18:04 |
Suemoon Magic |
Thank you Wordsmith |
| 18:04 |
KayCooper |
Thanks Word |
| 18:04 |
Suemoon Magic |
I need to say goodnight |
| 18:04 |
Phrynne |
thanks Word |
| 18:04 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It's not sci-fi, just thoughts from October. |
| 18:05 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
well- goodnight all!! |
| 18:05 |
Savage Taurus |
night Sue |
| 18:05 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
See you next time if not before! |
| 18:05 |
Savage Taurus |
night everyone |
| 18:05 |
KayCooper |
Thanks for everything :) |
| 18:05 |
Savage Taurus |
this was a good story |
| 18:05 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Til again. |
| 18:05 |
Valibrarian Gregg |
/me waves bye |
| 18:05 |
KayCooper |
See you all next time |