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July 30, 2000

A pleasant chat tonight with some nice surprises. First there was a return of Felix who got on from his sister's house while he was waiting to pick up his kids on a Sunday trip home. Secondly there was a guest visit from Sophie from Cyprus who had met Webheads in Barcelona and who came back to renew the acquaintance. The chat took place mostly in HearMe with Moral focusing a group on the Palace where almost everyone ended up eventually. It was a nice chat with lots of new and old friends.

Homestead | Palace | HearMe

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<Vance> hi

Anonymous88 is now known as Sophie.

<Sophie> hi!

<Vance> Hi, hard to talk in all these places

<Sophie> I know I am trying it out too

<Vance> Have you tried hear me?

<Sophie> Not here

<Sophie> I mean not from home

<Sophie> i thought you were trying Voxphone or something this

week

<Vance> Yeah, we tried it last week

<Sophie> oh, it was last week

<Sophie> well, didn't it work out well?

<Vance> Have you got voxphone? Not all that well. Not as well as

hearme

Sophie has left the chat room.

Sophie has joined the chat room.

<Vance> Did you resize your window there?

<Sophie> don't know what happened there

<Sophie> no

<Sophie> I thought I would get Voxphone but if didn't work all that

well, maybe I shouldn't bother

<Vance> Needs to have some bugs worked out

<Sophie> Right, so you are sticking to hearme for now

<Vance> I'll explain in a minute. Let's chat in the Palace.

<Sophie> I was only joing

<Sophie> joking

<Sophie> but hey! I was impressed with your marathon running

<Sophie> and the scuba diving

<Sophie> and everything else!!!!

<Vance> hi, back again ...

<Vance> I like the caving a lot

<Sophie> I really was impressed

<Vance> Shucks, t'warn't nothin; maam

<Sophie> smiles

Homestead | Palace | HearMe

No connection - Click Anywhere to enter a Palace

Searching for Plug-ins...

PalacePresents Viewer Installed!

Connecting to welcome.thepalace.com:9998

Connected via TCP

Connecting to efi.virtualscholar.com:9998

Connected via TCP

*** Welcome to The Virtual School House Vance!

Vance: @64,64 !It's Vance

Moral: @64,64 !It's Moral

Moral: Hi Vance!

Vance: Hi Moral. We're all in HearMe as usual.

Moral: Oh, I can't use it.

Vance: Well, if you want we can try voxphone, but i don't know if the others can use that

Moral: who are there?

Moral: do they have voxphone?

Moral: who are there at hearme?

Moral:

Vance: Maggi and MaggiE and Ying Lan

Vance: I just asked them to join us here

Vance: who is there? You have to ask who is in English.

Moral: do they have voxphone?

Vance: I don't know. Maggi does but we couldn't call her last week

Vance: Felix is online too

Moral: I think they don't have voxphone.

Vance: Maybe Ying Lan does. I'll ask

Moral: Thanks. I got it. Who is...

Moral: Does she?

Vance: I'm sorry Moral Felix is in ICQ. Michael just arrived at HearME

Vance: Whew!

Moral: it's ok.

Vance: It's too bad you can't reach HearMe. :-(

Vance: Micheal is telling us about his trip

Moral: I think so...

Moral: I can't use voice so I prefer not to be there.

Vance: Well, can you see the text chat? MaggiE is not able to speak, but I think she can hear us.

Vance: Can you reach the text chat at HearMe?

Moral: Yes, I can.

Vance: Why don't you join everyone there? We can stay here as well

Moral: But it doesn't feel good to be there without hearing and speaking.

Moral: so sorry, I won't.

sophie: @64,64 !It's sophie

sophie: hello!

Vance: Hi Sophie! Do you remember Moral from Barcelona?

sophie: sorry I was late..

Moral: Hello sophie!

sophie: yes, I do.. Hello Moral

Vance: You guys met in Barcelona

sophie: yeah, we did

sophie: sorry i was late

sophie: We had a memorial to go to

sophie: a memorial service

Vance: Welcome. Several of us are chatting in HearMe. Are you there as guest 837 Moral?

Vance: Was that a memorial like a funeral?

sophie: well, you have memorial services at specific times after someone's death in order to remember him

Vance: Oh, so this must be a relative then ...

sophie: yes, it was for my grandpa

Vance: for a family member ... that's a good system. I'd like to do that for my grandma but we don't

sophie: yes, it's nice and it's a chance for the family to get together

MichaelC: @64,64 !It's MichaelC

MichaelC: Wow I made it!

sophie: hi Michael

Moral: Hi Michael!

Vance: Hey Michael! Moral, you're not at hearme are you?

sophie: isn't the Palace popular with the students

MichaelC: Hello Sohie, Moral.

Moral: Sorry Vance I left for a while. I am not at Hearme.

sophie: shall I log on the text chat or something?

Moral: I believe you can use Hearme to talk Sophie.

MichaelC: It used to be more popular Sophie but most people prefer the voice chat.

sophie: oh...

sophie: I think this is more fun!

Vance: Yeah, I'm moving between both places. this is a nice interface.

MichaelC: It is good - you can move around here.

sophie: I visited the place yesterday and I was in a seminar room

MichaelC: Who were you talking to Sophie?

MichaelC: Whwn you went to the seminar?

sophie: no, there was nobbody there

sophie: It looked like a seminar room

Vance: We meet here every Sunday at noon GMT; yeah the seminar room is right behind you, throgh that door.

MichaelC: Oh I see. We have a seminar room here too. But we have to go inside to find it.

sophie: I see...

sophie: I also tried to visit other places mentioned on your website but somehow I couldn't get through

Vance: We have a lot of people with us tonight. Felix from Brazil has joined us in the voice chat.

MichaelC: You mean the webheads website?

sophie: what's going on in the text chat?

sophie: yes, the webheads website

MichaelC: A lot of talking!

MichaelC: Sophie - where are you?

sophie: Mmmmmmm.

sophie: In Cyprus

MichaelC: Ok - I have been there a few times - travelling from Greece to Israel.

sophie: Did you guys create the Virtual School house?

sophie: Really Michael?!!

sophie: Great!

sophie: Where did you stay?

Vance: The VS was created by http://www.coterie.com

sophie: thanks Vance

MichaelC: No Sophie. (Yes I was in Cyprus many years ago - where did I stay? mmm....trying to remember. Nicosia maybe. What re the other bigger places on Cyprus?

MichaelC: I remember. It was Limassol.

sophie: Nicosa is the capital, Limassol, larnaca, Paphos are the other big towns (all seaside towns)

sophie: Mmm, Limassol is not my favourite town

Vance: I've been to those places ... and to Larnaca, and to Paphos. And don't forget Trudos.

MichaelC: I think the Greece - Israel ferries stop at Limassol. Is that right? What is wrong with Limassol?

Vance: Trudos is actually one of my favorites

sophie: Right Troodos mountains

Moral: Sophie, are you a teacher or a student?

Vance: What's the town up there? I forget it's name.

sophie: Limassol is just awfully build up and lots of concrete buildings that block the beach, etc. etc.

MichaelC: Yeh. That's the way I remember it.

sophie: the town ... there are no towns on Troodos.. just lots of villages

sophie: I'm a teacher Moral

Vance: Oh, then I can't remember the name of the village I was in up there.

MichaelC: Moral - you are very quiet tonight.......

sophie: Of course you would like Troodos since you like hiking

Moral: I am watching.

sophie: I didn't know you've been here Vance. Did you tell me?

MichaelC: OK Moral. And maybe learning something???

Moral: Yes, I think so .

MichaelC: (smiles)

sophie: smiles to Moral

Vance: Vance smiles also

MichaelC: Moral - is is still not possible for you to get the voice chat (hearme)?

sophie: I am impressed that two out of 3 people here have been to my little homeland

Moral: Michael = I don't meet you often online.

sophie: and Vance seems to know it well

Moral: No, it isn't.

MichaelC: It's true Moral. Maybe that's I always seem to be really busy!

MichaelC: I would like to have more time to just chat online....

sophie: could you remind me the URL for the text chat on homestead. I could give it a try....

sophie: sorry about this ...

Vance: http://www.homestead.com/vstevens/

sophie: thanks Vance

MichaelC: Cyprus seems to be peaceful these days...not so much fighting any more.

sophie: It's still officially a ceasefire over here

MichaelC: Good!

Vance: Can you travel to the Turkish side yet?

sophie: No, I can't but foreigners can pop over for a day as long as they don't get their passports stamped

sophie: Cypriots can't go over

MichaelC: it's crazy isn't it. Would you like to go the Turkish side?

Vance: That's a shame. I don't know if you'd want to go ... ??

sophie: well, I'd love to go but not as a tourist

sophie: it would feel very strange

Moral: Sorry, I've got leave here but stay ICQ. You guys have fun!

MichaelC: Have you been to Turkey?

MichaelC: OK Moral. See you next time!

sophie: bye Moral

Moral: See you all!

Vance: Moral, thanks for joining us

sophie: No, I haven't been to Turkey. I don't think they would let me in

Moral: thank you Vance.

MichaelC: Really???

MichaelC: You're joking?

sophie: No, really... relationships are not all that nice

Vance: I thought cooperation had improved since the earthquakes

sophie: well, that's OK between Greeks (mainland Greeks) and Turks

MichaelC: One day we will learn to live in peace!

MichaelC: Maybe!

Vance: Yeah, I can imagine. Are there still UN troops there?

sophie: I hope so!

Ying-Lan: @64,64 !It's Ying-Lan

Vance: Hi Ying Lan

sophie: YYes, quite a few UN troops

sophie: HI Ying Lan

Marina: @64,64 !It's Marina

Vance: Hi Marina!

Ying-Lan: I am skinny.

sophie: Hi Marina!

Marina: Hi

Ying-Lan: sophie?

sophie: yes?

Ying-Lan: Nice to meet you.

sophie: Nice to meet you too

sophie: Ying Lan, I think we met in Barcelona

MichaelC: Are we dancing here?

Vance: Settle down there michael

MichaelC: Yes Boss!

sophie: Very quiet here!

Vance: Sorry, that's because you're chatting away in homestead

MichaelC: Are you getting tired doing that dance all the time Ying?

Ying-Lan: I hope I could dance all the time.

sophie: sorry

Ying-Lan: I need friends in my life.

MichaelC: You have them!

Ying-Lan: I spent to much time on watching TV.

Vance: Sophie, I'm not as quick as your are.

Vance: Hey, cheer up there.

sophie: but you are a gret marathon runner...

sophie: not speed maybe but definitely stamina!!

MichaelC: I don't think it's a such a good idea to watch too much TV if you're not happy. It doesn't help.

sophie: well, it takes your mind off things

MichaelC: And puts your mind where?

sophie: byt YingLan maybe you ought to take up dancing!!!

Vance: I'm also carrying on a chat in hearme. The homestead one was one too many

sophie: mmm, i think you simply vegetate for a while, Michael

sophie: but it maybe good sometimes

MichaelC: That's right Sophie. And vegetating for a *little* while is OK but longer...?

sophie: ok, but it maybe gives you time to ...

sophie: charge your batteries

sophie: ??

MichaelC: I think it's fine if you use TV like that. But my experience is it that people who watch a lot of TV when they are a bit depressed don't get any happier.

sophie: but I think you are right, the more you vegitate, the more you get used to it and the more you become idle in the end

Vance: There, Maggie wanted the url for the palace software download

sophie: it's like sleeping.

sophie: hello guys!!!

sophie: where are you from Marina?

Vance: hello, voice chatting again

Vance: Marina is from Rome.

Marina: I'm from Italy,Rome

MichaelC: Sorry Sophie - we were voice chatting!

sophie: Excellent

Vance: Marina, you never did tell me the favorite place, the place you like in Rome

Vance: You mentioned it last week, but didn't say why you like it.

sophie: what was the place?

Vance: Sophie, why are you smiling in Homestead, but frowning here?

Marina: I told you. It's the "Gianicolo", do you know it?

Vance: Giancolo. No, not sure. Where or what is it?

Vance: That's better Sophie

Marina: It's a big place with a beautiful panorama!

sophie: well, what about this!!!!

sophie: I'd love to go to Italy

sophie: I have never been there

Vance: so near

sophie: I know ....

Marina: Sophie where are you from?

sophie: I'm from Cyprus

Vance: So tell me about Giancolo ... is it on one of the hills. Does it have a lot of statues?

Marina: That's a beautiful place,isn't it?

sophie: Cyprus? Yes, I love it here

sophie: I think it's a great place to live

Marina: Yes it has a lot of statues of ancient war heroes

Vance: oh, it doesn't seem familiar to me. Next time I'm there I'll look for it.

sophie: so what are all of you people doing for the rest of this SUNDAY!!!

Vance: I'm at work. I work on Sundays.

Marina: I'm going to the seaside

sophie: Really?

sophie: Oh, the seaside, that's more like it!

Vance: How long does it take to get there, to the seaside.

sophie: It only takes half an hour from my home.

Vance: Don't forget Sophie, I was diving the past two days in Oman. That's my weekend, Thursday and Friday. I work Sunday.

Marina: It depends. I need one hour to go.

sophie: That's why I thought it didn't make much sense...

Vance: Would you believe in Abu Dhabi to get to the beach ...

sophie: :so the Arab weekend...

Vance: I have to walk across the street .. what a nice place to live!

sophie: yes, great

sophie: Iis it a nice beach over there?

sophie: across the street?

Vance: Well, the beaches were more interesting in Spain.

Marina: Sorry, can you tell me how to save the log window file so I can enjoy it later?

Vance: Yes. I always do this. You can find all our logs for the past two years on our web page

Vance: To do it you have to cut and paste it.

Marina: Really?

sophie: Micheal, I'm sorry we keep talking about beaches. Is it cold over there?

MichaelC: It's not bad Sophie. 18 degrees today. And in 6 weeks the coolweather will be over.

sophie: it doesn't sound bad at all!

Vance: We all live in nice places, don't we. Do you go to the beach often Ying Lan?

MichaelC: No it's fine. The Australian winter is short and mild

Vance: Now Marina is dancing

sophie: sounds great Michael

Ying-Lan: I only went to beach once in my life.

Vance: Really???

Marina: I like dancing

sophie: Is it very far from where you love Ying Lan?

Ying-Lan: Yes... poor life I have.

MichaelC: I've gottg go everyone. See you next time!

sophie: bye Michael

Ying-Lan: I think it is far from my house.

Vance: already?? We were just getting started.

Ying-Lan: bye-michael.

sophie: how far Ying Lan?

Ying-Lan: It takes 2 hours.

Vance: We're still saying bye to Michael in the voice chat

Marina: Bye Michael!

sophie: That's not very far

sophie: Maybe you don't like the beach much????

Vance: Isn't it a nice beach?

Ying-Lan: I don't think it is good.

Ying-Lan: I remember ... I went to beach twice when I was in Vancouver.

Vance: Maggi is giving me a hard time again in the voice chat ...

sophie: I suppose that's why

Vance: On Stanley Island?

Ying-Lan: Reallly, I did not hear that.

sophie: when were you in Vancouver?

sophie: What do you mean a hard time ... what's going on???

sophie: I suppose this is a community joke

Vance: It's a joke from the voice chat

MAggiEEE: hello

MAggiEEE: finally i could get here

sophie: hello Maggie

Vance: Hi MaggieEE Maggie has just downloaded and installed the Palace so she could join us here. She's been in the voice chat.

sophie: welcome

Vance: We have to call her MaggiE because Maggi is a teacher

MAggiEEE: hello??

sophie: :????

MAggiEEE: hi?

Vance: Hello

sophie: :...and silence falls...

sophie: I could be very poetic here

Vance: Not silent .. Maggi is telling jokes in HearMe

Vance: Ying Lan is getting Maggi to tell jokes

Vance: I'm listening there and talking here

sophie: :boy! I am losing out, aren't I?

Vance: It's nice to hear the voices of the students and teachers

MAggiEEE: I should tell them that you are listening..hehe

sophie: right I'll get it installed for next week

Vance: Ying Lan says her tape player just ate one of her tapes

Vance: There's no installation really, you just visit the site and get the plugin

sophie: greedy tape player

sophie: I'll do it

MAggiEEE: eat whatever

MAggiEEE: hi, sophie

Vance: It ate her tape.

sophie: hi

MAggiEEE: we haven't talked before...hehe

sophie: no, this is my first time

MAggiEEE: you do?

MAggiEEE: congratultion

Vance: I met Sophie in Barcelona. Except for Maggi, she's the only person here I've met in person before.

MAggiEEE: hey I don't think type tastes good...vance

Marina: Now I have to leave

MAggiEEE: hehe...

MAggiEEE: oh, I C

sophie: bye marina

Vance: It's interesting that we've got to know each other for a couple of years well without meeting ... it seems it was a vcr tape

MAggiEEE: hehe...

sophie: you mean Marina?

sophie: sorry maggie

Vance: Ying Lan's vcr ate her tape

Marina: Bye everybody,I hope to see you next sunday

sophie: bye

Ying-Lan: i want to go ... I have been here for 2 hours.

MAggiEEE: vcr...oh, no

sophie: bye Ying lan

Vance: ok, nice talking to you. See you next Sunday. Email us at efiwebheads@egroups.com

sophie: what are you going to do?

MAggiEEE: bye , sophie...

MAggiEEE: I need to go to....

Ying-Lan: see you next time.

sophie: oh, no guys I was saying goodbye to Ying Lan

sophie: Oh, dear.... confusion

Vance: OK MaggiE. Glad you succeeded on your exams.

Ying-Lan: really.,,,

Ying-Lan: It is a good news.

Vance: I'm saying goodbye to Marina (gone) and MaggiE

sophie: i thought she was going

MAggiEEE: thx

sophie: Oh, bye maggiE

sophie: congrats

Vance: I just ASSUME MaggiE succeeded. She's smart and doesn't give anyone a hard time.

sophie: what exams were they?

MAggiEEE: I surely would come back next week...coz I have got my pc now...hehe

MAggiEEE: could do anything I want now

sophie: great

MAggiEEE: it's college entrance examination...sohpie

sophie: I am getting an IBM thinkpad next week! I am really thrilled

Vance: You're lucky in China to have a PC. None of our parents could have imagined that.

sophie: you want to go to college?

Vance: Great

sophie: I thought you were a teacher

MAggiEEE: no, just a student...hehe

sophie: Or are you doing another course?

MAggiEEE: no, I am just 18

MAggiEEE: hehe...

sophie: oh, I see... well good luck with college

MAggiEEE: thx.sohpie

Vance: MaggiE can fool you. She's quite precocious

sophie: well, I was fooled

MAggiEEE: you meant I am old now ...although I am just 18...

MAggiEEE: hehe...just kidding

Vance: You can meet these people on their web pages. Http://www.netword.com/webheads

sophie: what time does your meeting finish?

Vance: soon. When everyone starts disappearing back into their cyberniches

sophie: yes, I checked the webpages

sophie: aha...

sophie: so how hot is it over there vance?

Vance: And I take the logs and put them on our web site. Is it ok with you if I do that?

sophie: sure

sophie: oh, Ying Lan has disappeared

MAggiEEE: ok...going now...see you next week...sorry I didn't stay long here..coz I just have downloaded it

Vance: It's about 36 or 37 maybe. It's the humidity that's hard to take. It's usually hotter at this tiem of year.

Vance: that was pretty good getting the software going so quickly.

sophie: nice to have met you Maggie

Vance: Did you send me the picture files?

sophie: you are talking to Maggie, I presume

Vance: Yeah, we're saying goodbye in hearme

sophie: fine, are there lots of students in hearme?

Vance: Oh, and about the pic files, yeah, I 'm expecting two pics from Maggie's vacation that she tried to send me earlier.

Vance: Not now. Just me, Maggi, and MaggieEEE

MAggiEEE: I just sent one ...vance...I would send you more with some introduction..ok?

Vance: I just answered on hearme. Yeah, send more pics and introductions

Vance: watch those doors, sophie

MAggiEEE: ok..going now...bye

sophie: that's where I was yesterday but there was no one there

sophie: bye

Vance: ok, that's about it then. Lots of people tonight.

sophie: yeah, it was nice

sophie: Nice to get a crowd

sophie: how many were there in hearme?

Vance: We had about 8 i guess.

sophie: so, about 4 people didn't come here

Vance: Marina, Micheael, Felix, ... I'll tally them up when I do the logs

sophie: It's difficult when they spread out like this

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