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Chat with students Ying Lan from Taiwan, Felix from Brazil, and Scott - and teachers Vance, Michael and Maggi and her son Stefan |
Vance recovered this chat log quite by accident on August 12, 2000 while backing up files from an old computer. It's the first chat log preserved in the not-yet-formed Webheads class so far.
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*** Welcome to The Palace Portal
Vance: ^Palace Mansion. The original Palace. It has a nightclub atmosphere. Click to go there now. [mansion.thepalace.com(port:9998)]
Vance:
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*** Welcome to The Virtual School House Vance!
In these days, Vance took to hanging out at the Palace at work just to see who would turn up ...
MAD: @64,64 !It's MAD
MAD: Hi Vance!
MAD: Oh, did I scare off whoever else was here...
Brazil: I don't know
MAD: brb
Brazil: Hey help me with this: He's a very EARNEST young man
Brazil: serious - precious - intelligent - interesting
MAD: Means he is sincere...
MAD: serious...
Brazil: thnkas
Brazil: thanks
MAD: Ok...I'm back.
MAD: you're welcome Felix.
Brazil: ok I am back too
MAD: Vance is a he Felix.
Brazil: sorry
MAD: You couldn't know.
Brazil: i am not acostumed with foreign names
MAD: I know. But don't feel bad. I did it on a list once.
MAD: With English names!!
Brazil: i understand
MAD: Sometimes a name can be for a man or woman.
Brazil: Mad did you find anything about German courses ?
MAD: Not yet.
MAD: Still looking.
Brazil: ok
MAD: I was really busy this week, so I haven't looked so much.
Brazil: So how was the conference ?
MAD: It was great...wonderful to get together with other English teachers in the area.
MAD: The workshop I did went really well.
Brazil: it's good to share ideas
MAD: It would have been better if I could have done a live demo.
Ying-Lan: @64,64 !It's Ying-Lan
Ying-Lan: hi;
MAD: But they had no phone connection.
MAD: Hi Ying-Lan.
Brazil: Hi Ying
Brazil: Ying, thanks for the E-mail
MAD: Michael is coming soon.
MAD: Everyone is so quiet...
Brazil: Mad, i am having problems with GMT schedule. I don't know what is mine. Could you help me ?
MAD: <Ok, what time is it where you are right now?
Vance: Hello. Who's there?
Brazil: now it;s 10:23 am
Vance: ^Sure.
MAD: Hey, Vance! You woke up!
Brazil: Oh Vance raised
Ying-Lan: I am sorry, Am I late?
Brazil: heheheh
Brazil: just kidding
Vance: ^Yeah, I was away at another window
Vance: ^Hi Ying-Lan. Nice to see you again.
Brazil: I wondered
Vance: ^Sorry, I missed the question about GMT.
MAD: ok, it is 3.27pm here.
Vance: OK
Felix: so ?
Ying-Lan: It is 9:36 pm here.
MAD: So you are 5 hours behind me Felix...
Felix: and,,, ?
MAD: ...and I am at GMT+1
Vance: ^I'm GMT plus 4
Vance: ^It's 5:30 p.m. here
Vance: ^MAD, are you London plus one or GMT plus one?
Felix: Am I at GMT- 3 or 4?
MAD: So how are you only 2 hrs ahead Vance?
MAD: London plus one.
Vance: ^Ah - London is GMT plus 1
MAD: London is not GMT?
Vance: ^No. Not in the summer, apparently
MAD: Oh...duh...
Felix: oh my i am confused now
Vance: ^I found that out from Dave Winet.
MAD: This is the most confusing thing for people.
Vance: ^Yeah, it puts us an hour out of whack.
MAD: I think something with daylight savings time messes everything up.
MAD: Some do and some don't
Vance: ^So, I met Ying-Lan last night. Who is Felix (hi Felix)
Felix: same here Mad
Felix: Hi Vance
Vance: ^Meow
MAD: Felix is in Brazil.
Felix: Nice to meet you Vance
Vance: ^Nice to meet you.
MAD: Very good Felix :-)
Vance: ^Are you a student in MAD's class?
Felix: Actually I don't know who is my teacher.
MAD: I am sometimes.
Felix: I come for lots of classes
MAD: He is an avid learner.
Felix: that's right
MAD: He also teaches English in Brazil.
Felix: shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Mad
MAD: So, when we help him, we help his students.
Vance: ^Sorry, I had to take a phone call.
Felix: I am not a good one. hehehehe
Michael C: @64,64 !It's Michael C
MAD: Hi Michael...:-)
Felix: Hi Michael
Vance: ^Hi Michael
Michael C: Evening (for me ) everone!
MAD: This is nice.
Vance: ^It's a party
Felix: What is nice Mad ?
Michael C: It is busy!
MAD: Being all here together from so many different places.
Vance: :-)
Felix: yeah it's so interesting
Felix: Vance when are you classes ?
MAD: I like it...
Felix: me too
Vance: ^I'm just finishing at work.
Michael C: FElix - were you the guy with the beautiful body last time?!
MAD: No, I think he means here at the Palace Vance.
MAD: :-)
Vance: ^Ah, yes, well my classes haven't actually made it as far as the Palace
Michael C: Yes THAt body!
MAD: Not bad actually...hmmmm
Felix: LOL
Vance: ^I'm a member of the palace but I can't remember my password
MAD: But the cat is cute too!
Michael C: I think I like the cat better. This avater makes me insecure!
MAD: To be a wizard you mean Vance?
Vance: ^I think you can put up pictures if you're a member?
Vance: ^If you're a wizard?
Michael C: How are you Ying Lan?
MAD: Yes, as a teacher you can be a wizard.
Ying-Lan: HI
Vance: Is that a category of Palace member?
Michael C: Hi - you're being quiet Ying...
Ying-Lan: I am sorry, did you talk to me?
Vance: Ying-Lan has a nice picture too
Michael C: Yes Ying. You!
MAD: No, it is only for here at the schoolhouse for us teachers.
Ying-Lan: HI, Felix, Hi Vance Hi, mad, Hi Michaelc
Ying-Lan: Nice to meet you.
Michael C: Another beuatiful body Felix!
Michael C: Make that BEAUTIFUL!
Ying-Lan: I just tried the Paste and credated the new pro.
Ying-Lan: But I failed.
Michael C: The new pro?
Vance: ^Ah, good
Ying-Lan: Vance, you said the photo is nice one.
Vance: ^Yes. I have a web page of students who meet at the Palace.
MAD: Michael, can I have that Mickey Mouse too?
Ying-Lan: Michael, I credited another one by drawing, but I failed it. I edited but I don't know how to paste it.
Michael C: MAD - don't eat the mouse!
Vance: ^Do you mind if I put your photo on mypage?
Michael C: I suppose you can MAD - but if we're both here it's mine!
MAD: Ok. that sounds fair.
Vance: ^It will be at http://www.geocities.com./Athens/Olympus/4631/efi_ying.htm
Ying-Lan: What is that?
Michael C: That looks great in the log window Vance!
Vance: ^I have a web page for students I meet at the palace
Ying-Lan: My icon is posted on web site?
Vance: ^Not yet
Ying-Lan: That's my pleasure.
Vance: ^I am asking permission.
Felix: i am checking the hp right now
Ying-Lan: Mad, Was it sucessful yesterday?
MAD: How do I take it Michael if you don't give it to me?
Ying-Lan: Vance, have what you like.
Vance: ^Thank you
Michael C: Yes - how did it go MAD?
Vance: :-)
Michael C: Mannheim?
Ying-Lan: ^Did you receive my message?..ask Mad.
MAD: Yes, Ying...Dave got a request already for info on teaching.
MAD: Yes, Mannheim...
Michael C: So did it go well?
Ying-Lan: ^Vance, did you remember we met here yesterday?
Vance: ^Yes of course. That's where I got your photo
Ying-Lan: ^I was waiting Mad.
MAD: Yes, it went great.
MAD: Only it would have been much better with a live demo.
Ying-Lan: ^I think I miss her conference.
Vance:
Michael C: Were you able to talk to Ying on the Palace? I guess not.
Ying-Lan: Michaelc you ask me?
MAD: No, Ying, they had no phone connection.
Ying-Lan: That's fine.
Michael C: Well - you and MAD.
MAD: Without a phone I couldn't go online.
Vance: I'm busy putting Ying's picture on the web page ...
Ying-Lan: Mad could not connect with me. But I had a great conversation with Vance.
MAD: But I thank you Ying for trying.
Felix: i am here
Felix: again
Michael C: Good. Bummer for MAD though.
Ying-Lan: That's another experience.
Michael C: The real Felix?
Felix: yep
Ying-Lan: What does 'Bummer" mean?
MAD: Well, that would have really wowed them.
Felix: wowed ???????????
MAD: Bummer means when something doesn't work the way you want.
Michael C: Bummer = a bad or disappointing experience.
MAD: Yes, I knocked them dead anyway...:-)
Vance: I'm only half paying attention
Michael C: Some would not consider it polite though.
Vance: How did you knock them dead?
Ying-Lan: ^Mad, that's my pleasure.
Michael C: So be careful who you use it with!
MAD: By wowing them with the little knowledge I have of online teaching.
Michael C: I would not say 'bummer' to my mother.
Felix: Michael let me grad you avatar, please.
Felix: grab
MAD: Tell me how to do it:
Ying-Lan: Do you remember the puzzle was created by Dave?
Michael C: OK Felix - take it if you want....
Felix: but you need to put it aside michael
Vance: This isn't Michael C from Oakland is it?
MAD: That's what I thought...but I know Dave took mine once...
MAD: No, Michael is in Oz.
Ying-Lan: ^Do you know how to make it?
Vance: I was just there, at WorldCALL
Michael C: Whereabout Vance?
MAD: How was that Vance?
Ying-Lan: Waht is the world call.
Vance: Melbourne (the conference) Cairnes (diving)
Michael C: Felix is me!
Felix: oh michael it's missing something. Could you do it again ?
Michael C: What was better? Diving or the conference?!
Vance: ^WorldCALL is a conference for people wh teach using computers
Vance: ^well, I liked the diving
Vance: ^(almost as much as the conference??)
Michael C: CALL - computer assisted language learning
Vance: I put some shark photos up on my web page
Michael C: They didn't leave you behind out on the reef did they?
Felix: Michael could you use the avatar again and put it aside ?
MAD: S
MAD: Share with us at EFI maybe?
Vance: ^They were very paranoid about that
Michael C: They should be!
Vance: ^They had people signing in as soon as they got back on the boat
Felix: Ying, where do you find those avatars ?
Michael C: It was bloody dreadful.
Vance: -
Felix: bloody = damn ??
MAD: What was bloody dreadful...?
MAD: Yes, Felix.
Michael C: Two Americans were left out on the reef to die here last year...
MAD: What?
Felix: what ???
Michael C: They went on a diving expedition and the boat left without them and left them at sea!
MAD: Good grief....
Michael C: They realised their mistake 2 days later.
Vance: ^It's possible that the people were engineering their disappearance isn't it
Michael C: That's one theory.....
Vance: or so I've read
MAD: Not a nice way to disappear...
Felix: So bad
Michael C: That's great Felix - can I have that avatar???
Vance: ^Now felix must be one of those wizards you were talking about
Felix: LOL
Michael C: Thanks - heres' Mickey again...
Felix: I am not Vance
Vance: !
MAD: No, he just has some stuff in his suitcase.
Vance: ^guess what I'm doing right now
Ying-Lan: what?
Vance: with my other computer
Felix: Who is grabbing my avatars ??
Ying-Lan: Vannce, you are a genius.
Vance: I'm trying to connect to Geocities so I can upload your webpage
Ying-Lan: upload
MAD: Me...sorry Felix!!!
Vance: I'm getting int
Felix: Michael you have to grab the other 3 orange avatars ok?
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Michael C: OK
Vance: help, they grabbed me
Ying-Lan: Vance, what are you doing?
Vance: whew that was close
Felix: Michael someone grabbed the Mickey, could you do it again ?
Michael C: AGAIN?????!!!!
Ying-Lan: Vance, I saw your picture on Study.com. Do you love to diving in you leisure time?
Vance: now which one of you is Michael and which is felix?
Michael C: MAD was the thief!
Vance: ^Yes, I do a bit of diving
Felix: Were you Mad ?? the thief ?
Michael C: I AM MICHAEL!
Ying-Lan: Is it interesting?
Vance:
MAD: Thanks...now I give it to you Felix.
Michael C: Hello Scott
MAD: Hi Scott!!
Vance: hi scott
Ying-Lan: hi scott
scott: @64,64 !It's scott
scott: hi all
Vance: The web page with your photo is being uploaded now
Felix: But it's still not completed
Ying-Lan: What do you mean upload?
Vance: OK, it's done.
Ying-Lan: posted ?
Vance: Yes
Ying-Lan: Thanks.
Vance: I think you know my url already
Michael C: Can you see that bit Felix?
Vance: right?
Michael C: You got it!
Ying-Lan: Yes, you just said it. I can check it in log window.
MAD: Felix, I think I am missing part of my feet.
Vance: Yes, that's it
Vance: I'm just checking on my browser to be sure it's there
Felix: Ying where do you find those avatars ?
Ying-Lan: Are you busy to get the new avatars?
Ying-Lan: Felix, I got them at the Palace.
Felix: here you are Mad
Vance: yep, it's there
Felix: But where in the Palace Ying ?
Ying-Lan: At Cuz/s Cose orginal.
MAD: Thanks!
Vance: what's cuzs/cos original??
MAD: Leonesse has some really fine ones.
Vance: ones what, avatars?
Felix: But where is Leonesse ?
MAD: A site Vance for picking up avatars.
Vance: cool. I was in another window. Obliterated Palace for a minute
MAD: It is on my list, but my son is at the Palace on the laptop loading avatars.
Ying-Lan: Use the directory.
Felix: Help me Ying and MAd
MAD: The directory with the new Palace software is different.
Vance: ^Just curious. Is this a regular meeting venue?
Felix: brb
MAD: Vance, you mean a Palace site called Obliterated?
Vance: No. my window was obliterated by another
MAD: This is Michael's slot.
Vance: ^Oh
MAD: We just come to pester him.
Vance: Every week
Vance: ?
Ying-Lan: Sorry Felix
MAD: kYep...
Vance: curious again .. who is Scott?
Ying-Lan: ^Do you fine 'Palaces" at your top gray bar?
Michael C: Vance - just tried to load that page - didn't work.
scott: i'm from Taiwan
Vance: what was the htm name?
MAD: Scott is a student.
Vance: sorry, it came out efw_ying.htm
Michael C: efi_ying
Michael C: I'll try that...
Ying-Lan: ^Open /Palacees/ then you can find the /props/atavars-cuz's cose original.... it is where I got the avatars.
MAD: I havw
Vance: ^http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4631/efw_ying.htm
MAD: oops...have a time slot on Tuesday, but no one came.
Michael C: Vance - it worked this time. Nice!
MAD: Sunday's with Michael, there is always someone here.
Vance: ^It's connected from http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/4631/webheads.htm
Michael C: More than someone actually!
Vance: ^But so far I haven't had any students at my class
MAD: I guess I will have to rustle up some for my class:-)
Vance: -
Vance: It's hard to get students to come to the palace
Vance: I meet a few on ICQ
MAD: Scott gets up early in the morning, what about the rest of you?
MAD: I have a pile on ICQ.
scott: 11-1pm
Vance: I hang out on the Palace during my work day
Felix: by the way my ICQ is 12280538. Be free to add me
Felix: brb again
MAD: I haven't tried yet...although Felix came here fast.
MAD: You hang out at work?
MAD: What do you do then at work?
Michael C: Just had a quick look at webheads....
Vance: I'm supposed to be checking out uses of computers for students
Vance: Actually though my work day ended some hours ago
Michael C: But no one has come yet?
Stefan: @64,64 !It's Stefan
MAD: Hey it's my son!!
Michael C: Hello Stefan.
Michael C: Stefan MAD!?
MAD: Yes, indeed...
scott: hi Stefan
Stefan: Hi!
Vance: How old are you Stephan?
Stefan: 15 1/2
MAD: with an 'f' Vance.
Vance: ph is pronounced f
MAD: Stefan!
Vance: (I'll be back in a minute)
MAD: OK...enough blood, please!
Michael C: Stefan has stunned us all into silence!
MAD: Just ignore him...he is trying on avatars he picked up.
Michael C: He's good at it!
MAD: He isn't even reading the log.
MAD: hehehe
Michael C: Like mother like son.
MAD: At least I read the log.
Michael C: OK OK
Michael C: Megadeath is here.
MAD: Now you see what I put up with.
Michael C: Yeh...
MAD: It is strange to sit here and both be online at the same place.
Michael C: On different computers?
Ying-Lan: @64,64 !It's Ying-Lan
Michael C: The MAD family is mad.
MAD: Yes, he is on with the laptop and modum.
Michael C: Having fun Stefan?
Stefan: Yep! Sure am.
Michael C: Good!
scott: what is modum?
MAD: Scared Felix away...
Ying-Lan: I am sorry
Michael C: I thought some of my new students might come tonight but no one came.
MAD: A modum is how you connect your computer to online Scott.
Ying-Lan: I had some problem with my computer.
MAD: Well, don't feel bad Michael.
scott: i see
Michael C: And in Australia it is M-o-d-e-m.
MAD: Ooops, that was probably the _German spelling...
Ying-Lan: Who is the Stafan?
MAD: My son!
Michael C: I figured as much...
Ying-Lan: great
scott: modem Taiwan too
Ying-Lan: Nice to meet you Stefan.
Ying-Lan: he is gone
Ying-Lan: Where is Felix?
MAD: He accidently clicked on a door.
Ying-Lan: Michaelc, do you love this icon?
MAD: Felix had to go I guess.
Michael C: Well - I'll leave you with an idiom: enough of this burning the midnight oil! (whcih icon Ying?)
MAD: Please don't run us over...
Ying-Lan: It make me feel dizzle.
Ying-Lan: This one.
MAD: you mean dizzy...
Ying-Lan: dizzy
Michael C: Oh - this one I'm using makes you dizzy! (Sorry)
Ying-Lan: It is o.k.
Michael C: Better?
Ying-Lan: better
MAD: Sweet dreams Michael.
Ying-Lan: Thanks.
Michael C: Time for me to hit the sack!
Ying-Lan: Thanks, Stefan.
Michael C: = go to bed
Ying-Lan: bye
Stefan: You're welcome
MAD: bye Michael...
Michael C: Goodnight/morning/afternoon everyone!
Ying-Lan: You speak English????
scott: bye-bye
Ying-Lan: I think you speak Germany.
Stefan: Nice to meet you Michael.
Ying-Lan: micatelc, have a good sleep.
Michael C: You too Stefan...see ya!
Stefan: bye
MAD: He speaks German and English Ying.
Ying-Lan: That's great.
Ying-Lan: Do you have some problem with interculture?
MAD: He also has Latin and French in school.
Ying-Lan: perfectly.
Stefan: Sometimes...
Ying-Lan: I love us dollare.
MAD: Why, is the US dollar up?
Ying-Lan: How do you feel that?
MAD: Oh, he gave me some money.
Ying-Lan: Setfan is a good boy, Make money for his mother?
MAD: That would be nice.
Stefan: People say bad things about the Americans, and look at me (like my friends)
Ying-Lan: I love us dollare.
Ying-Lan: That is not your fault.
MAD: No e on the end Ying.
Ying-Lan: Thanks.
Stefan: Yep.
Ying-Lan: I am sorry, I have to go now.
Vance: Hi. I had to go help another teacher who is working late
MAD: I think it is time for us to go too!
Vance: Ok, Ying, nice to see you again.
Ying-Lan: me too
Stefan: Bye Ying, nice meeting you.
Vance: Yeah, I have to go ... home
scott: bye
Ying-Lan: nice to meet you.
Vance: Bye
Ying-Lan: bye
Ying-Lan: Stefan
Stefan: bye
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