Philip James

are we mixing in here?

Keri Bas

Howdy!

Philip James

hi everyone

Natasha Smith

hey =]

Jens Reineking

It's the only chat room I know of - except for the private ones. :-)

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey There :)

Me

Hey hey!

Jens Reineking

Hi!

Natasha Smith

Hi Emilie!!

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hi Emilie!

Philip James

Hi Emilie

Me

:D Hi Jens, Natasha, Corné, and Philip!

Corné Mac Kenzie

:)

Natasha Smith

If anyone wants some fun classical background music...I'm listening to my friend's dirge: https://soundcloud.com/emily-joy-sullivan/dirge

Philip James

Jens there could easily be another chat room lurking somewhere, this site is like a rabbitt warren :-D

Me

btw the chat can be accessed using the bottom right-hand toolbar, or by going here: http://theputtytribe.com/chat/

Philip James

But a really nice one :)

Corné Mac Kenzie

It's my first chat experience. Is there a plan for this?

Natasha Smith

*hands out cupcakes*

Jens Reineking

The separate chat room is nice.

Corné Mac Kenzie

If no plan, that's also totally cool.

Me

Not really, Corné. Though I think Natasha is handing out cupcakes, so that's cool. :)

Philip James

I can't eat those :(

Jens Reineking

Thanks *starts muching*

Natasha Smith

they're gluten-free!

Philip James

are they sugar free?

Natasha Smith

No :(

Corné Mac Kenzie

I can only eat gluten-free :)

Jens Reineking

Have some baby carrots, Philip.

Natasha Smith

Next time I'll make paleo cupcakes with honey though

Philip James

*munches a carrot*

Corné Mac Kenzie

I lov ehoney.

Angela Rodriguez

Hello Everyone!

Philip James

sounds good

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey Angela :)

Me

What's everybody up to today?

Angela Rodriguez

Natasha, I'm listening to your friend's music

Jens Reineking

ehoney? Made by allo the bugs on the web? ;-)

Natasha Smith

Writing!

Corné Mac Kenzie

Mastering Photoshop and Explaindio.

Angela Rodriguez

I haven't heard the word dirge before

Glen Matthes

Dirge - isn't that a funeral march?

Debbie Tlach

making art :)

Me

That's awesome. What are you writing, Natasha?

Natasha Smith

Yeah? She was in my a cappella group in undergrad and has been directing choirs and doing lots of awesome stuff since. Love her :)

Jens Reineking

Explaindido? Sounds interesting. What is that?

Neil Hughes

is there a way of making the chat bigger?

also hi everyone :)

Natasha Smith

Working on my first-year MFA play! It's about polyamory, it's a lot of fun.

Me

Yup! http://theputtytribe.com/chat/

Debbie Tlach

Hi Neil!

Angela Rodriguez

Is that her singing?

Me

And hi Neil!

Philip James

sounds it natasha

Natasha Smith

Angela: yes!

Neil Hughes

awesome :)

Corné Mac Kenzie

Jens: I meant honey - been a beekeeper by profession.

Debbie Tlach

Hi Emily! what are you doing today?

Neil Hughes

this reminds me of early days on the internet. i miss having to follow your thread of conversation through all the scrolling

Heather Ratcliff

Hi all! Yes what is Explaindio?

Corné Mac Kenzie

Explaindio: video creation software.

Me

Neil, Valerie is virtually handing you a slice of her orange.

Natasha Smith

Neil: Hi!! I've been reading your book about anxiety and I LOVE IT! I haven't finished it yet but it's so good!

Jens Reineking

I know :-) (not about the beekeeping), but I couldn't resist.

Neil Hughes

oh wow, thanks Natasha... <3 *embarrassed but pleased face*

Natasha Smith

:D

Neil Hughes

ooh thanks valerie. i just ate some chicken wings, and now I'm drinking water. this party is out of control.

Corné Mac Kenzie

I've tried Videoscribe before but find that Explaindio has more features for making explainer videos.

Jens Reineking

Have to look Explaindido up. I'm working with Permiere.

Me

Hi Debbie! I'm meeting up with a photographer in a few hours to see about getting some new/professional shots taken. Then I'll probably do some writing.

Philip James

oh I need to read about that, Neil

Angela Rodriguez

Beautiful! I sing Classical music in a Women's Chorale (which makes me think of horses when I say it *neighhhh*.

Me

Neil, hahaha

Heather Ratcliff

Thanks Corné. Will have to check it out.

Debbie Tlach

Exciting Emily! Have fun!

Neil Hughes

about anxiety, philip? :) (or was it the chicken wings?!)

Philip James

yeah - provided reading about it makes it better

Jens Reineking

Where is everyone logged in from? And what time is it for you? #curious

Me

Also, yes. I too enjoy the throw back to the early days of the internet. I spent many hours in chat rooms when I was like 13. Glad the Tribe gives us this function.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hi Neil - this chat is hectic. Never done this before :)

Philip James

not the chicken wings

Angela Rodriguez

I'm in Orlando, FL and it's 2:05pm here.

Glen Matthes

Definitely reminds me of chat rooms 1989 style

Neil Hughes

hehe :) i think it may help, philip, at least... some people have told me that it does!

Philip James

when I was 13, there was no internet

Corné Mac Kenzie

It's 8:05 pm in SA.

Tom Franov

Hi, I'm Tom, this is my first Putty Chat

Angela Rodriguez

SA?

Debbie Tlach

New Jersey...2:05

Keri Bas

the scrolling has already gotten out of control. :) -- I'm in Houston, TX. 1:05 pm.

Angela Rodriguez

South Africa?

Tom Franov

In Pleasantville, NY

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey Tom :)

Jens Reineking

19.05 in Germany.

Tom Franov

hey

Neil Hughes

early 90s I spent SO long in chatrooms like this, just talking to people from all over the world. it was awesome.

6pm in the UK :)

Heather Ratcliff

2 p.m. Alexandria, VA

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey Angela, yes :)

Me

What are you up to, Debbie?

Natasha Smith

Angela, my older sibling is a composer and has some great stuff up too: https://soundcloud.com/mattiamauree

Keri Bas

me, too, Neil - late 90s and 2000s I did a lot of time in MOOs, too. and IRC.

Neil Hughes

i think the hectic multitude of things going on in chats like this might be appealing to puttypeep :D

Jens Reineking

Never really got into chat rooms. Interest-wise, that is.

Glen Matthes

Yah think, Neil? :)

Natasha Smith

2 pm, Athens, Ohio.

Keri Bas

at least there are icons in here to break the lines. :)

Debbie Tlach

Art today! Yay! I organized my studio yesterday!

Philip James

I used to do them in the 90s too

Glen Matthes

Noon, Castle Rock, CO

Natasha Smith

Debbie: woooo organization!!!

Keri Bas

oooh, I did that, too, Debbie - my mom and I spent this week sorting SO MUCH fabric in our studio.

Debbie Tlach

Sort of Natasha! Lol!

Keri Bas

today I get to SEW. :)

Me

That's awesome, Debbie.

Tom Franov

I cleaned the house, and now I'm going to paint the bedroom

Angela Rodriguez

Corne, very cool. The masseuse that comes to the office every Monday is from South Africa but also has family in Israel

Me

Oh and I'm in Portland, and it is 11:07am.

Philip James

in London 18:08

Corné Mac Kenzie

Angela: SA = South Africa, More specifically, Cape Town.

Neil Hughes

@philip - if you are interested, you can check it out athttp://viewbook.at/walkingoncustard

ooh yay, another uk peep :)

Debbie Tlach

Oooh sewing Keri! I love to sew, haven't done it in a while!

Jens Reineking

Weekend: wrote two pieces for medium and created a birthday card for an aunt. She's getting 85.

Philip James

ok Neil I will

Corné Mac Kenzie

I also like sewing

Angela Rodriguez

Keri, what kind of sewing do you do?

Philip James

so far today, I wondered what happened to the rest of the day, then came here

Corné Mac Kenzie

This is a hectic chat - can;t keep up!

Neil Hughes

two pieces over one weekend is impressive, jens

Keri Bas

i'm making art quilts right now. and one baby quilt for a new family member. :)

Natasha Smith

Yeah! I have a Medium piece in mind but haven't gotten far on it yet.

Keri: those sound lovely. Quilts are the best.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Never made a quilt before, only clothing.

Neil Hughes

i'm endlessly impressed by people who can make things like clothes or quilts

Jens Reineking

Thanks, Neil. It's all direct publishing so to speak: write a small thing, read it over, throw it out into the world.

Me, too.

Never been a crafter.

Angela Rodriguez

Natasha, thanks for the link. I've already save it in my faves and will check it out. The organization I belong to is Central Florida Community Arts (www.cfcarts.com). I'm in the Women's Chorale *neighhh* and the Choir (just

over 300 singers this season)

Corné Mac Kenzie

Angela: so cool that you know someone from SA :)

Natasha Smith

That sounds so fun! I miss singing in groups.

Angela Rodriguez

Awesome, Keri. I make handbags.

Philip James

yes making things is not one of my potentialities

Angela Rodriguez

or bags, whatever you want to call it. :) I am a true "bag lady!'

Keri Bas

I'm in the planning stages for a quilt themed on human trafficking for a museum call. not quite a typical quilt, but art quilts come in all kinds.

Philip James

except food

Keri Bas

oooh, Angela, my mom makes wonderful handbags.

Tom Franov

I love quilts

Jens Reineking

I only ever sang in groups. Or in the car. Too emberassed for anything else.

Keri Bas

love it - I get very frustrated with all the niggly bits of those.

Corné Mac Kenzie

What went through your mind when you made the card for your aunt, Jens?

Tom Franov

Jens, was it music you wrote?

Angela Rodriguez

Keri, do you know your Mom's fave pattern designer?

Jens Reineking

Mostly, that she does not look it.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Keri, that seems a hectically emotionally theme ...

That's cool, Jens :)

Jens Reineking

And that I was surprised that I still could handle InDesign.

Me

My fiancé made me a quilt for Christmas a few years ago. It's actually more of a bedspread. So awesome.

Jens Reineking

Tom, no I just write words.

Angela Rodriguez

Keri, when you say 'museum call', what do you mean? Will it be displayed in a museum? BTW, that is one heck of a theme for a quilt. I'm sure it will be fabulous and look forward to seeing the finished product!

Brandon Black

Is this the chat or is there a room somewhere?

Corné Mac Kenzie

Tell us more Emilie ..

Tom Franov

cool, I write too

Keri Bas

Angela, she says the one she made the most was a McCall's pattern.

Glen Matthes

@Brandon, this is it

Me

@Brandon try this: http://theputtytribe.com/chat/

Debbie Tlach

Have to say Neil & Jens, I love your writing! So honest, vulnerable and valuable to others. you both inspire me.

Jens Reineking

Thanks, Debbie.

Neil Hughes

aw, thanks debbie :o :)

Corné Mac Kenzie

Nice Debbie :)

Brandon Black

there we go much better. Thanks Em :)

Keri Bas

the Holocaust Museum in Houston is hosting an art exhibit on the theme "Man's Inhumanity to Man" and a local gallery is hosting. the "call" is the guidelines announcement.

Natasha Smith

Sounds fascinating!

Me

Corné, it's got all of these big colourful triangles on it. Really cool. I was shocked when I saw it too. Must have taken her a while.

Debbie Tlach

:)

Me

Sure thing, Brandon.

Keri Bas

and our neighborhood is in the middle of a big awareness campaign / crime alert about local human trafficking so it is on the brain.

Natasha Smith

Damn! Is there a lot of that going on where you live, Keri?

Keri Bas

often the art calls don't accept fabric / textile, but this one says anything 2D or 3D that isn't moving / video.

Luis F. Pantoja

hello everyone! sorry I'm late :-/

Natasha Smith

hi luis!

Me

Hi Luis!

Jens Reineking

Hi Luis.

Debbie Tlach

Hi Luis!

Corné Mac Kenzie

Sounds awesome that someone would spend the time to do that Emilie !

Luis F. Pantoja

hey Natasha/Emilie/Jens/Debbie/et al :-)

Jens Reineking

The later the evening, the more beautiful the guests. (German saying)

Me

heheh

Neil Hughes

i'm just catching up, am super impressed/jealous that Angela gets a weekly masseuse in her office!

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey Luis :)

Keri Bas

yes, apparently there is a real horror happening with the pipeline of girls from Central America into cantinas that front for prostitution.

Neil Hughes

lol jens :)

Luis F. Pantoja

nice saying, Jens

Philip James

Jens I think in English we call that Beer Goggles

Keri Bas

so the Superneighborhood here is trying to make people aware of the warning signs so they can call the cops.

Neil Hughes

i love the mix of deeply serious conversation and jokes about parties to welcome luis

Jens Reineking

It's mostly said to make people welcome. And by people who're late.

Me

LOL Neil, I had the same thought

Natasha Smith

Keri: Wow. Sounds like something worth getting involved in raising awareness about.

Such is the nature of chats :D

Neil Hughes

:D

Debbie Tlach

Or Jens here in the US the more you drink the better everyone looks!

Keri Bas

also Hi Luis! (sorry to be the downer)

Corné Mac Kenzie

I'm sorry to hear abot the trafficking in your 'hood, Keri. Makes me sad.

Me

I actually feel like this chat and the mix of radically different content is appropriate. :)

Neil Hughes

no keri, it's awesome to be informed about these things. sounds like the awareness campaign is working!

Natasha Smith

I had dinner with a local activist here in Athens last night and he was talking about how they go in to the frats on campus here to track what's going on and try to keep people safe. Lots of rape happening, this is a huge party school.

He said they'll clear the furniture from the main floor so that when a girl is too drunk, they'll take her upstairs "so she can lie down"

Jens Reineking

Trafficking is terrible, definitely. I mean, look at all the people desperately trying to get into Europe. My heart aches when I think about it.

Brandon Black

Neil you have TT link? I havent seen it yet

Corné Mac Kenzie

I cringe when I hear of suffering Natasha.

Me

Yeah, that is the worst, Natasha. It's a big problem.

Natasha Smith

Actually, the play that I was a dramaturg for that opened this week was about rape on a college campus. It's extremely powerful, what a show to be a part of. Controversial approach but the actors were amazing.

Jens Reineking

Is rape really such a big problem in the US? (Sorry, I don't have any German/European numbers to offer right now.)

Natasha Smith

"Really Really" by Paul Downs Colaizzo

Philip James

Natasha that is terrible, I'm continually shocked that this kind of thing still goes on

Luis F. Pantoja

Jens: I get the feeling it's particularly bad in colleges

Me

It's a huge problem in the US

Natasha Smith

Yep, pretty widespread. Reporting is low and convictions far lower

Keri Bas

we don't have a very good consent culture here in the US.

Me

Also a symptom of a bigger problem, but yeah

Philip James

I don't know numbers but I think it is not only in US

Jens Reineking

That makes me sick.

Luis F. Pantoja

probably a combination of young people, many w/o good judgement yet, and w/o close family contact

Keri Bas

and no real cultural literacy about non-sexual intimacy or nudity.

Neil Hughes

not yet, Brandon :( I got an email this week saying "tonight or tomorrow" but it STILL isn't uploaded! Hopefully in the very near future... I'm back in my patient pit of despair for now

Katherine Kroll

I went to college in a different SA (San Antonio) and official frat houses are banned there because the mayor or someone had a relative sexually assualted at a frat house

Natasha Smith

And a culture that makes it easy to get away with.

Luis F. Pantoja

(then again, some of that impression probably comes from the latin culture in me)

Katherine Kroll

Btw, hello everyone, I've been lurking and knitting :)

Corné Mac Kenzie

I have a few friends that were raped by family members. So sad. What does one say?

Neil Hughes

(I have seen the final edit though, and it exists and is - I think - pretty good.... so we'll see!)

Natasha Smith

Ask how you can be supportive! Every survivor handles it differently.

Me

Hi Katherine!

Brandon Black

Looking forward to it Neil

Natasha Smith

Can't expect people to "get over it" or that it's easier to not talk about it. That can be just as hard as having it come up too often.

Neil Hughes

hello katherine :)

Luis F. Pantoja

welcome, Katherine Lurker .... er... Kroll :-)

Me

Neil, I can't WAIT to see your Tedx talk

Natasha Smith

You have a Tedx talk??

Neil Hughes

hehe... i can't wait for you to see it either!

Philip James

oh yes, I want to see that too

Debbie Tlach

Yes Neil! I can't wait!!!

Neil Hughes

yeah, I did it a few months ago - all about anxiety and physics and custard and the brain

it's not uploaded yet :(

Keri Bas

Hi Katherine!

Neil Hughes

but SOON

Keri Bas

ooooh, custard.

Natasha Smith

Omg can't wait!!

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey Natasha :) I usually don't say anything, just breathe with them and love them.

Jens Reineking

Let us know, Neil, let us know.

Natasha Smith

I will rope everyone I know into reading your book by getting them to watch that first.

:D

Heather Matinde

Hello, I just got here.

Luis F. Pantoja

you've really been building up to that release, Neil :-)

Neil Hughes

that sounds like an awesome deal, Natasha :D

Me

Heheh. We'll make sure to link to it in the Puttytribe newsletter when it comes out.

Neil Hughes

not deliberately, luis! I thought it would be up months ago....

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hi Heather :)

Neil Hughes

ooh yay, thanks Emilie <3

welcome heather!

Me

Hi Heather!

Luis F. Pantoja

hi Heather

Neil: well, it's working quite well, nonetheless, hehehehe

Brandon Black

They were waiting for me to get back Neil, that is why they were holding out

Keri Bas

brb, refilling my tea. :)

Me

Again, easier chatting can be found here:http://theputtytribe.com/chat/ (I'm going to keep doing this periodically throughout the party. Don't mind me.)

Luis F. Pantoja

hey Brandon! it's bee a while, man, good to see you

Debbie Tlach

Hey Katherine, what are you knitting?

Neil Hughes

haha, that's right Brandon! good to see you again :)

Angela Rodriguez

Oh my. I accidentally closed out of the chat and it took me about 5 mins to catch up on the chat when I got back in! I'm a slow reader.

Katherine Kroll

It's like a sweater basically

Luis F. Pantoja

oh! much better! thanks for the link, Emilie... I was getting tired with the scrolling :-)

Brandon: hopefully you were just busy with good stuff

Keri Bas

wow. is linen yarn harder to handle?

Debbie Tlach

Oooh post a photo when you're done! :) I love to knit also!

Corné Mac Kenzie

I get you Angela - same for me too!

Luis F. Pantoja

and I love pictures in general :-)

Philip James

Is the custard thing about non-newtonian fluids?

Katherine Kroll

It's got less elasticity than wool so it's definitely easier to spot the imperfections. Also this particular yarn is a ribbon structure so I keep having to untwist it which is a bit time consuming.

Natasha Smith

Knitting discussion reminds me of this article:http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2011/07/a_tightknit_community.html

Keri Bas

is there a crafty corner on the forums for project photos?

Angela Rodriguez

I want to learn how to knit. I have a kit of both knitting and crochet needles I have yet to touch.

Brandon Black

Busy dropping out of school, playing games, getting a job. Had to go through my cycle to spin back up :)

Angela Rodriguez

Oh that would be a great idea, Keri.

Me

@Philip! Non-newtonian fluids is something I learned about from Neil. I'll let him answer your question, but i'm guessing that's a yes.

Natasha Smith

My knitting game is weak. Need to get back into it! I never learned anything cool like circular stuff or fancy stitches

Neil Hughes

it is, philip :) i relate the idea of non-newtonian fluids to our mental habits and the feeling of anxiety

Keri Bas

oh man, I did not get along well with knitting. did not take.

Katherine Kroll

Also if anyone wants to be friends on ravelry, let me know :) I try and post all my project photos there

Natasha Smith

Brandon: what games?

Neil Hughes

if not, keri, there should be!

Jens Reineking

@Brandon: what games? what work? If you don't mind me asking.

Angela Rodriguez

Has anyone heard of meetup.com?

Debbie Tlach

I love circular knitting!

Keri Bas

I may need to pick it up, though, or crochet - so much of what I want to do with textiles involves weaving

Philip James

ok, then, thats worth a read

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hey Brandon - just busy writing about the cycles of change in adult life ...

Natasha Smith

Angela, yep, I've used meetup!

Keri Bas

... and unraveling

Me

@Keri there isn't one specifically, but you can upload a photo to your profile, and it'll show up at the bottom of the front page of the Tribe. All recent photos turn up there.

Philip James

i signed up to meetup but I never metup

Keri Bas

hey, that's cool, I didn't know that, Emilie!

[Keri's profile explodes with photos]

Natasha Smith

Meetup was better before they started charging organizers. Gotten very sparse since.

Me

Heheh

Corné Mac Kenzie

Angela: I've met some cool people via Meetup in Cape Town

Luis F. Pantoja

[ducks, just in case keri's profile exploding throws sharpnel!]

Debbie Tlach

I have a meetup this week for some Archery! :)

Natasha Smith

Debbie that sounds so fun!!!

I haven't done archery since I was like 10

Neil Hughes

@philip very cool. it's not heavy on the science, because it's intended as a general-interest humorous exploration of anxiety. but i do touch on it a few times, and try to explain anxiety management as clearly as i can too

Luis F. Pantoja

nice, Debbie! Archery is in my to-do-list :-)

Neil Hughes

i suck at archery. i scored all browns (the floor).

Brandon Black

Jumped into Everquest for a month, help some friends ramp up a Guild on a new server. Ark, Beyond Eyes, The Flame in the Flood.

Luis F. Pantoja

Natasha: now I envy you :-P

Debbie Tlach

Can't wait Natasha! I have done some over the years. This is a 2hr class!

Philip James

i joined meetup to find some karaoke to go to but it's all miles away.

Luis F. Pantoja

(the good kind of envy ;-) )

Debbie Tlach

:)

Natasha Smith

luis: haha for what?

Philip James

@neil I'm going to have to read this

Keri Bas

I run a meetup that's really successful, but there were years when it was me and a friend sitting alone. :)

Angela Rodriguez

I got into a group back in July last year called Spiritual Junkies. Positive thinking, higher power/source, universe, meditiation...It's been amazing!

Luis F. Pantoja

natasha: for learning archery when you were 10 :-)

Brandon Black

Finally got to play Stick of Truth since xbox launched backwards compatibility.

Tom Franov

I've had really good look with meetup groups in NYC and WestchesterCounty

Angela Rodriguez

I've been wanting to learn archery

Heather Matinde

@neil Hughes your Texx talk sounds awesome!

Tom Franov

meant luck

Philip James

I went off archery after I read we need to talk about kevin

Natasha Smith

Luis: I only did it once or twice. Totally would love to legit learn though. I mostly remember it hurting my hands!

Debbie Tlach

It's fun Angela!

Luis F. Pantoja

LOL Phillip

Natasha: well, that's more than I can say... so, my comment stands :-)

Katherine Kroll

For those who don't use meetup, is there any other way you find groups and classes in your area?

Ive browsed meetup before, but became a bit overwhelmed

Heather Matinde

I love archery! A friend of mine is an Olympic and the taught my family the basics in his backyard.

Me

Hey, do you guys have any tips for those periods of time when you have a ton of deadlines at once? Either organizational or mindset/stress reducing tips would be awesome. I've got to prepare (and give) two talks and send two chapters to my editor in the next 3 weeks! Ahh

Luis F. Pantoja

Katherine: have you tried looking up groups on Facebook?

nice, Heather! now I envy you too :-P hehehehe

Me

(This seemed like a good place to ask. :) )

Keri Bas

I use museums and art leagues to find workshops and classes.

Neil Hughes

@heather, thanks! it should be online soon, can't wait for you to see it!

Angela Rodriguez

Today I'm going to one for crystal bowl sound meditation

Philip James

@Emilie I just let those deadlines sail by and wait to see who seems the most annoyed

Luis F. Pantoja

whoa!! good luck, Emilie, that's some pressure

Tom Franov

you can use linkedin to find business related groups of interest, and sometimes they promote meetup type events

Katherine Kroll

I've become very passive with my facebook in recent years, so not really. I didn't realize it was still popular to organize groups and stuff.

Me

lol Philip

Brandon Black

What have you been up to Jens?

Corné Mac Kenzie

I have a local continuing adult education group at the high school in my area, Katherine. I run workshops there and meet great people.

Keri Bas

Emilie: regular meditation, and Pomodoro timers.

Me

Thanks, Luis.

Debbie Tlach

http://www.soundstrue.com/store/neurosculpting-for-stress-relief-5854.html @Emilie

Tom Franov

I just started meditiation this past month, I love it

Natasha Smith

Oh man Emilie I need advice on that too

Philip James

meditation is good

Neil Hughes

re deadlines: if possible, reschedule to relieve pressure if it's overwhelming. if not, break up the tasks and schedule blocks to do each sub task. this mostly works for me...

Me

Keri: yeah, those are great tools. Meditation is tough to maintain when you have a lot to do though.. But it's also the time when you most need it.

Luis F. Pantoja

Emilie: I recently found this, and have found it quite helpful:http://markforster.squarespace.com/autofocus-system/

Tom Franov

True Emilie

Heather Matinde

@ Emilie I like Philips method but learning to take tiny mini breaks to breath as often as possible works for me. So does get out in nature and putting my feet in the grass.

Neil Hughes

@valerie, I wish that orange was real :(

Luis F. Pantoja

Emilie: if you scroll down that page and watch the video, you'll see a good overview of the system. It will help you decide if it would be worth a try for you

Natasha Smith

Luis, that looks interesting!

Jens Reineking

@Brandon Trying to get my life in (more) order. Started writing on medium.com. Decided to stay for a while longer in my home village, but get my own place.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Emilie: My take is to focus on priorities relative to what you value most.

Philip James

@Emilie, thats what meditators will tell you for sure. "I am so busy at the moment, I have to meditate twice as long."

Me

Yup yup! Thanks!

Luis F. Pantoja

and thanks again for that, Jens! (the autofocus system page) :-)

Neil Hughes

i like it luis. I might try that this week.

Tom Franov

I feel so refreshed after meditating, like a new person

Luis F. Pantoja

it is, Natasha

Jens Reineking

:-)

Me

I'll check that out, Luis. Looks really cool

Neil Hughes

ah, it's a Jens discovery! he is good for that.

Glen Matthes

Does hot tub meditation count?

Keri Bas

making time for meditation is the hard bit - my goal is 20 min twice a day, per instructions. I'm lucky to get in one. but it makes SUCH a difference

Natasha Smith

I think when I have a lot of deadlines I try to prioritize where I need to do my BEST work and where I'll feel fine just getting something done. Not everything can be a top priority.

Jens Reineking

Again: :-)

Natasha Smith

Haha I guess I just repeated Corné

Neil Hughes

@glen, i think you make the rules for what counts. if i had a hot tub, it would count double!

Me

The Headspace app has really helped me with meditation

Jens Reineking

@Tom Sorry, missed the beginning. How long do you meditate? And since when?

Brandon Black

@Jens I read one of your articles this morning on One Thought per line. Looks to be an interesting site.

Keri Bas

I find early morning first thing after my ablutions is my most reliable meditation moment. :)

Me

https://www.headspace.com/

Philip James

Headspace app?

Me

It's awesome

Philip James

checking it out

Natasha Smith

Another awesome meditation app: http://stopbreathethink.org/

Heather Matinde

The headspace app looks interesting.

Jens Reineking

The only problem I have with headpace is that it seems to be focused on focused meditation pretty much only.

And I'm more of open monitoring mediation kind of guy.

Luis F. Pantoja

Natasha: I keep trying to call you just "Nats", since I had a friend here who went by that nickname...

Debbie Tlach

I have sooooo many tabs open... Lol!

Luis F. Pantoja

Natasha: how to friends call you?

Katherine Kroll

I've used an app called insight timer that's pretty good. Has guided meditations but also just a timer with gongs and stuff to signal time.

Me

@Debbie #multipotentialiteproblems lol

Keri Bas

yeah, that's mindfulness practice which I don't benefit as much from.

Corné Mac Kenzie

I think meditation is portable and relative to one's state of interiority.

Natasha Smith

Luis: lol!! Tasha works as a nickname

Keri Bas

I really like TM. It's made a world of difference to my stress levels.

Luis F. Pantoja

Natasha: (and I mean by name, not if they use the phone or whatsapp :-P )

Jens Reineking

But headspace is good for what it does. Definitely give it a try.

Debbie Tlach

Yep Emilie!!!!!! All the time!

Me

I just like being guided through my meditations by a friendly British cartoon named Andy (I know he's not really a cartoon)

Luis F. Pantoja

indeed, Emilie! :-D Debbie is in the right place :-)

Philip James

Here's a question - do multipotentialites generally have more tabs open than specialists?

Luis F. Pantoja

cool, Tash

Natasha Smith

Hahaha Philip probably yes

Neil Hughes

@emilie, er, what?

Katherine Kroll

My tab behavior drives my specialist husband crazy, lol

Luis F. Pantoja

(it even rolls well while typing it)

Me

@neil headspace.com !

Neil Hughes

ohh

Keri Bas

or an overflowing Reading List of saved sites...

Neil Hughes

does anyone else regret not buying cake when they were passing the shop this afternoon?

Me

I do think having many tabs open is a major indicator that one is a multipod

Glen Matthes

@Philip - not sure you can generalize that.

Tom Franov

I always have a million tabs open

Me

(but that's just observational)

Tom Franov

always something I want to go back to to learn more about

Natasha Smith

I save a bazillion articles to "read later" and never get to them

Luis F. Pantoja

oh, guys! I had a win this week! for the first time ever, I actually closed several browser windows after reading all the tabs in them! woohoo!

Philip James

it drives me crazy because it slows my computer down to the point where I have

to closte everything and restart

Neil Hughes

i go through bursts of opening/closing tabs. i get stressed if i have too many open.

Luis F. Pantoja

(the system I shared above helped me with that :-) )

Natasha Smith

You can "save all in tabs"

Tom Franov

at school we used to call it the "parking lot"

Keri Bas

that's why I like teh Reading List, Philip. wherever you save it.

Natasha Smith

*"save all tabs" i mean

Philip James

im proud to say I didnt buy cake

Tom Franov

stuff we had wanted to get back to

Jens Reineking

There's Chrome app "TooManyTabs" where you can temporarily store tabs to

clean up the browser.

Luis F. Pantoja

:-D hahahaha! I would love to meet the author of that app! :-D

Jens Reineking

But guess what? My "TooManyTabs" list has about 30 stored now :-/

Angela Rodriguez

Millions of tabs going on over here too!

Luis F. Pantoja

Oops

Debbie Tlach

My brain wants to download it all, like in the Matrix!

Philip James

Another app???

Angela Rodriguez

I have to admit my mind is racing with all of this info and trying to keep up on the chat.

Neil Hughes

i use an app to manage my tab-closing apps

Jens Reineking

Chrome addon/extension

Keri Bas

for me it's not just tabs but also browsers. I could have as many as four open at any given time.

Luis F. Pantoja

yeah, keeping up is hard, Angela... I'm struggling myself

Tom Franov

Debbie, I wsih we could download it too

Philip James

@Neil lol

Natasha Smith

Browser windows or different browsers?

Corné Mac Kenzie

I agree, Angela.

Brandon Black

I treat tabs like humans. Meet them once and learn something interesting. If a deeper connection is useful they will cross my path again in the future.

Luis F. Pantoja

(and I consider myself a veteran chatter! :-) )

Debbie Tlach

Yay Tom!

Angela Rodriguez

Emilie, will there be a transcript of this chat to refer back to after it's over?

Me

Angela, do you have the big chat room open?http://theputtytribe.com/chat/

Natasha Smith

Brandon: love that. hahaha

Keri Bas

Chrome, Safari, Opera, IE. (I build websites, hazard of the trade)

Me

(it helps a little)

Philip James

2 browsers, 3 windows each, 4-7 tabs

Luis F. Pantoja

nice concept, Brandon

Philip James

would be normal

Natasha Smith

Whoa. That would slow my computer down to a crawl

Neil Hughes

i treat tabs like humans. open them up, extract what's inside, and then never speak to them again

Jens Reineking

Just two: Firefox for work (moodle, vimeo, etc), Chrome for research and private stuff.

Corné Mac Kenzie

I like your approach to tabs. Brandon.

Me

Angela, I can certainly create a transcript of this chat.

Angela Rodriguez

The blossoms on the orange tree in my backyard smell AMAZING!

Luis F. Pantoja

LOL Neil!

Glen Matthes

@Neil - lol

Corné Mac Kenzie

I also use Firefox & Chrome

Brandon Black

Exactly Neil

Keri Bas

that's beautiful, Neil

Me

Haha

Keri Bas

Angela, I want to come visit. :)

Jens Reineking

Now I feel slightly dirty. Neil.

Tom Franov

Angela, you are so luck to have an orange tree!

Philip James

I treat humans like tabs, leave them hanging around for days, then wonder what I saw in them

Luis F. Pantoja

Angela: keep it up, and you'll have a gang of multipods arriving at your doorstep :-)

Angela Rodriguez

A transcript would be wonderful, Emilie. :) Thank you!

Corné Mac Kenzie

I only have an orange jasmine, but used to harvest orange blossom honey from my bees, Angela - wish I was there!

Neil Hughes

@philip :D :D

Natasha Smith

@Philip hahaha

Me

Will do, Angela!

Luis F. Pantoja

LOL Phillip

Jens Reineking

:-) Philip

Neil Hughes

orange blossom smells so good

Luis F. Pantoja

uh oh... so, there will be evidence of what I said here?!? :-O

Debbie Tlach

We should do this more Emilie! Fun!

Kallisti

whoops, just got here ... better late than never! lol

Me

haha Luis

Natasha Smith

hi kallisti, welcome!

Jens Reineking

What happens in the chat, stays in the chat. ;-)

Luis F. Pantoja

I hope so, Jens, hehehehe

Debbie Tlach

Lol! Jens! Better than posting drunken photos on Facebook!

Doug Walker

@Emilie - I keep a list of all the tasks involved. Seeing the whole list reduces some anxiety. I prioritize anything that needs someone else's input, attention, etc. Keep the ball in other people's court whenever possible. Sorry, lurking. I don't type quickly, obviously.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Hi Kallisti!

Angela Rodriguez

You are all welcome anytime you are in Orlando

Brandon Black

You guys have that saying too Jens, is there a Vegas like city in Germany?

Me

Yeah, Debbie! I agree. We used to do these every week when we first started the Tribe, and after a few months, the numbers had really dwindled... But I think that if we have a mixer oncer per month or something, that might work.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Thanks Angela :)

Heather Matinde

@doug I am into the list thing too.

Debbie Tlach

Cool Emilie!

Me

Those are good tips, Doug. Thanks!

Angela Rodriguez

Plus, I could use some help with the garden beds, I have 5

LOL

Jens Reineking

@Brandon: I watch a _lot_ of US entertainment.

Me

Hi Kallisti!

Luis F. Pantoja

What do you guys think of a "mixer huddle"? something like this, but over GH (I've been pondering whether to start one or not)

Neil Hughes

i will happily help in the garden in return for a visit to Orlando, Angela

:D

Philip James

i have to get GH working

Luis F. Pantoja

for one thing, it would avoid the motion sickness I'm starting to get with this chat window :-&

Kallisti

hi everybody, looks like i missed quite a lot of the discussion

Luis F. Pantoja

:-)

Me

To all the newcomers, full chat room makes it (slightly) easier to keep track of what's going on: http://theputtytribe.com/chat/

Natasha Smith

Anyone have travel plans this summer?

Neil Hughes

i'm going to PORTLAND

Brandon Black

Did they increase the GH cap yet? or still 10?

Me

YOU ARE?! (Neil)

Debbie Tlach

My multipod self is loving all the discussions going on at once! lol!

Neil Hughes

(and possibly a grand tour of the US)

Luis F. Pantoja

nice, Neil!

Natasha Smith

@Neil that sounds awesome! I haven't been since I was a kid and I only remember the giant bookstore.

Neil Hughes

lol emilie, you know this :D

Me

lol I didn't know it was confirmed confirmed

Luis F. Pantoja

Brandon: nope, that's the downside :-(

Jens Reineking

@Neil. Very cool. And slightly envious.

Glen Matthes

giant bookstore?

Me

Powells

Debbie Tlach

Portland Vegan food! Yum!

Brandon Black

Xbox just increased their party size to 16 from 8. You would think Google could get with the program of more than 10 wanting to Video

Natasha Smith

grand tour!!! yes! where else do you want to go?

Angela Rodriguez

@Doug or any other list maker, would you be willing to share that list?

Glen Matthes

that's like a venus fly trap for me

Neil Hughes

it's pretty well confirmed. no flights yet, but it'll happen.

Kallisti

yay Powell's, certainly worth going to

Me

Awesome. :)

Natasha Smith

I've got my 5-year college reunion coming up in Amherst, MA.

Jens Reineking

Grrmpf. I need to get my %&!# together, I want to be able to travel again. :-(

Natasha Smith

Also want to go to San Francisco, but I'm not sure when exactly.

Corné Mac Kenzie

I've only ever been to Finland. What's Portland like?

Luis F. Pantoja

same thoughts here, Jens :-D

Me

http://www.powells.com/ = biggest independant bookstore in the US (i think?) Very overwhelming and amazing.

Neil Hughes

@natasha i want to go everywhere! if finances are good I'll make it a several-month trip and drive/fly all over the US

but if not, i may just head to cali and boston on the way home

Philip James

Portland is just like Finland, Corne

Natasha Smith

Oh man. I've always wanted to do a road trip from Vancouver, BC all the way down the West Coast to Baja California.

Corné Mac Kenzie

So... no good honey there?

Neil Hughes

me too¬!

Me

SO MUCH GOOD HONEY, Corné

Luis F. Pantoja

that would be fun, Tash!

Angela Rodriguez

A Putty Tribe conference/meetup/retreat would be great to have. Has that ever happened before? I know that we're all over the world but still it could happen. I love party planning!

Debbie Tlach

I need to go back t o Australia!

Philip James

what kind of honey are you looking for Corne?

Corné Mac Kenzie

What types of honey Emilie? Local farmers?

Natasha Smith

@Debbie I want to go there toooo! Never been. I was in Singapore a couple months ago so met some awesome Aussies there

Neil Hughes

we have regularish meetups in the UK, angela, and last year there was an official retreat. i'm sure there'll be more of both in future :)

Brandon Black

Putty retreat this year is in EU if im not mistaken

Luis F. Pantoja

Nice, Tash! is Singapore weather as horrible as I've heard?

Me

Corné, yeah, local. It's big out here.

Neil Hughes

technically the UK may no longer be in the EU in three months

Debbie Tlach

I loved it there Natasha! I got to hold a koala & he fell asleep in my arms!!

Natasha Smith

@Neil keep us updated on road trip plans! I drove from Tucson to MN then on to Ohio last summer. Also drove to MN and back over spring break, but got in an accident so I won't be road-tripping with my Camry again for a while...

Tom Franov

I want to go to the island of Ibiza Spain

Philip James

@neil Is there a meetup planned?

Jens Reineking

Big dream: Visiting Comicon, meeting a lot of internet friends.

Corné Mac Kenzie

Philip, only locally produced, natural honey will do for me - the type where the farmer can tell you its origin.

Natasha Smith

@Luis: I loved the weather there! Rainy and hot and beautiful as hell.

Tom Franov

but no vacations planned this year

Brandon Black

Anyone having AOL flashbacks being here?

Neil Hughes

@philip - we had one pencilled in, but we're due another. should resurrect the thread on the UK forum - will do that this week

Natasha Smith

@Debbie omg koala!! Yeah I went to the night zoo, so awesome.

Jens Reineking

@Neil: Personally, I hope you stay in the EU.

Neil Hughes

@brandon not AOL, but so many 90s chatroom flashbacks :)

Brandon Black

there were other chatrooms in the 90s?

Neil Hughes

@jens... don't get me started! it's embarrassing we're even having the vote.

Luis F. Pantoja

Nice to hear... then again, when I typed my question I realized it depends a lot on whether someone prefers hot or cold weather

Keri Bas

Jens, I cosplayed at NYCC a couple of years ago with an internet friend and it was awesome. definitely worth a trip. :)

Debbie Tlach

I'll post the photo of me holding him. :) Ahhhh! My happy place! lol!

Neil Hughes

i think most of the world didn't use America Online

Brandon Black

i guess IRC

Jens Reineking

Never used AOL.

Philip James

@neil, @jens with you

Natasha Smith

@Luis: Yeah, I don't get to go to beaches often so I fucking loved it

Corné Mac Kenzie

Cool to know Emilie - what's your favourite honey? Here in CT we have a Fynbos honey from the Ericas - black and bitter.

Natasha Smith

hahaha AOL..oh man. I remember making art projects with all those CDs they'd send

Neil Hughes

@natasha i definitely will keep you updated! your trips sound amazing, would love to hear about them :) i want to drive coast-to-coast and stay in beautiful farmhouses in green valleys and things

where are you based natasha?

Jens Reineking

I hope we get through this. Might just be puberty - the new century ist just 16 years old after all.

Natasha Smith

I'm in Athens, OH. Basically WV.

Debbie Tlach

Me too Natasha! CD DIY!

Neil Hughes

ah nice

Philip James

I have long dreamt of taking my son on roadtrip in US

Neil Hughes

never been to the midwest

Natasha Smith

@Debbie Hahha yeah I thought I was really cool!

Angela Rodriguez

@Neil, nice! I'd love to start one in the U.S. too.

Luis F. Pantoja

I'm definitely having flashbacks... but of IRC and even BitNet! (this was before the Internet!) :-O

Tom Franov

I'd like to go to California

Philip James

IRC? impressed Luis

Natasha Smith

@Neil: Just don't come to the Midwest in the winter!

Jens Reineking

Never been to the US - and only a few work trips to the UK.

Keri Bas

Few people roadtrip to Houston. even though we're awesome.;)

Me

Corné, I'm not really a honey connoisseur, so I couldn't really tell you off the bat. I know what the jars look like of the local kinds I've tried, but that's about it... In general Portland is very green though. Lots of local produce of all varieties. It's also really in the culture.

Neil Hughes

IRC was the best

Luis F. Pantoja

It was fun, Phillip :-P

Natasha Smith

Happy first day of Spring to everyone in the northern hemisphere, btw!

Luis F. Pantoja

:-)

Jens Reineking

You guys give me Fernweh, pardon wanderlust.

Brandon Black

Halt and Catch Fire second season just came out on Netflix. They talk about Bitnet in there

Debbie Tlach

I loved London! I felt so at home there!

Neil Hughes

@natasha I won't! my plan is the US this summer, and somewhere hot this winter, finances permitting :)

Jens Reineking

London is nice, but sooooo busy.

Natasha Smith

I want to go to London and see theater!! So many incredible productions get done out there.

Philip James

yay Debbie, London is the place to be

Me

Last 3 minutes of the "official" mixer left! Though you guys are of course welcome to stick around.

Natasha Smith

@neil good plan :) I love Minneapolis in the summer, highly recommended.

Philip James

Natasha, you're not kidding

Luis F. Pantoja

I'll check if I can watch it, Brandon

Debbie Tlach

I was born in NY so it was exactly like home!

Neil Hughes

i lived in London for five years... was fun, but i'm glad to be out now :)

Corné Mac Kenzie

I like to hear that, Emilie - I think the bees are mostly invisible but integral to our survival.

Angela Rodriguez

Well, ya'll, I gotta get going and finish up my 6 or 7 things that I'm doing at once before I leave for my crystal bowl meditation meetup. This has been an amazing experience and I look forward to building my profile to see who I connect with. Thank you so much for the amazing chat!!! <3

Jens Reineking

Hm, I might some day move back to Berlin.

Neil Hughes

(i'm also going to go and eat some honey in a minute)

Me

Absolutely, Corné

Neil Hughes

thanks angela! chat soon :)

Natasha Smith

Yeah, I don't think I could live in a huge city long-term

Me

Bye Angela!

Philip James

I moved away for 5 years, it was terrible and I'm happy I cam back

Debbie Tlach

And oh the Indian food! I was in heaven! Lol!

Tom Franov

I found London to be completely different than the stereotypes, I loved it there

Natasha Smith

Bye Angela! Bye Neil!

Keri Bas

we had a little party on our porch when we saw a honeybee in our azaleas. but still only the one.

Luis F. Pantoja

it was good chatting, Angela!

and Neil

Natasha Smith

Gonna head out and get back to my play too :) Ttyl all!

Jens Reineking

Yes, so fried potatoes with some eggs over them for me :-)

Philip James

by Angela

Angela Rodriguez

*hugs*

Luis F. Pantoja

have fun, Tash!

Neil Hughes

see you all soon :)

Corné Mac Kenzie

That's cool, Keri :) Bye Guys. Nice to "connect".

Philip James

I have a meeting scheduled with my new accountability buddy

Jens Reineking

Have a nice day/evening/morning you all!

Me

Bye everyone!! Thanks so much for coming out. This was great. I will definitely organize more of these.

Debbie Tlach

Have fun! This was Awesome everyone!!!

Luis F. Pantoja

definitely

Philip James

Emilie, can I say thank you for making this site and building this community

Jens Reineking

Yes - more!

Keri Bas

definitely a great time - looking forward to the next one!

Luis F. Pantoja

I have to head out as well... it was good to "see" you all!

Doug Walker

Thanks, Emilie. This was fun to read along!

Tom Franov

Nice hanging with you guys, I'll be at the intro thing on the 26.

Me

:)

Corné Mac Kenzie

Thanks Emilie :)

Jens Reineking

Thanks, Emilie.

Debbie Tlach

Thank you Emilie!!!! :)

Tom Franov

Thanks :-)

Philip James

thank you everyone, it's great to be part of this, looking forward to meeting you all again.

Me

Heh no problem. :D

Neil Hughes

obviously we can still chat if we see each other online at unofficial chat times :) feel free to shout if you see me lurking around!

Keri Bas

groovy. I'm off to sew for a bit. have a great rest of day, everybody!

Jens Reineking

Seconded and dito'ed!And don't forget to co-work! ;-)