Oi! It's Tuesday!

[arontius]

.....Yesterday a migraine attacked. I could feel it start close to noon, and it just got progressively worse. By the time I made it home all I could was getting into bed and sleeping it off. Which is exactly what I did. Missed a 7PM appointment to the Pelican Test Chat Room. Woke up at 10PM, rolled over, turned off the alarm and went back to sleep.

.....Called in sick this morning, which will have its own payback tomorrow. Which is a sigh! But I'm still glad I did it. Was able to relax and slow down a bit for a change today. Had lunch with TBT. Cleared some e-mail from the computer. Finished a circlet order. Am ready to hop into the shower before heading off to Fight Practice.

.....I'm excited about the Pelican Chat Room meeting later this month. It will have its own bugs to work out. But I'm thinking that it will ultimately enable MORE people to join in on the conversation. You can be at work, or at home relaxing, rather than trying to fight your way through traffic to try and make it to another meeting.

.....The main bug to work out is actually how to converse. When we're all face-to-face we can work in a modified Roberts rules. Or, at the very least, try our best not to talk all over each other. When you are in an online chatroom, you don't really have that luxury. And none of us in the Western Region are exactly, patient, in the way we approach things. :-) It will be a learning experience.

.....The migraines died back quite a bit after June Faire, so I think that stress has something to do with them. But I've got blood work done and waiting to be analyzed. It could also very well be an imbalance in the vitamins and protein, which Dr. Oh was religious in mentioning when I was still seeing him. Wish that Dr. Minteer were as diligent as Dr. Oh, but I'm also not so into fighting Seattle traffic to go and see Dr. Oh on a regular basis.

.....This weekend is our event of 'Summer Madness'. TBT and I plan on camping on Friday and Saturday nights. I have to pull the stuff out of the garage tomorrow night. Need to arrange for a ride to get it to site as well. Hmmm, need to remember to shop for regular food and a potluck contribution as well. I look forward to a leisurely camping thing. Not entirely sure what we're going to get this weekend, but will try to be ready for just about anything. :-)

.....The weather looks like it will be nice though. That's good. A lot of people look like they will be day-tripping. Which is O.K. This is an experiment. We'll see what people think afterwards.

.....Following weekend is Autumn War. We were planning on day-tripping. But there is a Shipyard function on Saturday that I wanted to take TBT and the Rhys Monster to. I'm not sure how we're going to handle that. We might have to back out of Autumn War, which is regretful. Will have to think that over some more. The original intent had been to go there on Friday and participate in some war. But there is no actual WAR on Friday, at least on the schedule. How sad is that?

.....O.K., I suppose I need to stop procrastinating and go take a shower now.

.....Aaron / Arontius.

Comments

Chat Room?

[archer-chick.livejournal.com]

What kind of software do you use for the chat room? I run virtual meetings for work and we have a protocol of raising hands. The software that we use has a hand raising feature. Maybe you can devise a way for people to raise their hands to speak even if it is not a feature of your chat room. It may not work as well in a chat-only environment, but it may.

Let me know if you want me to send you some online protocol information that you could share with your Pelicans.

I can very well imagine how much more participation you can expect without the burden of traveling....people may not like online meetings as well since you can't sit back and visit with your friends, but they are practical.

Re: Chat Room?

[arontius]

I would appreciate at least reading through anything you have. I'm used to VTC and Bridge Lines at work, where you can verbally set protocol, but the Chat Room will have its own issues because you don't have that verbal link.

Thank you, A.

Re: Chat Room?

[archer-chick.livejournal.com]

I'll email you some stuff. It may take a few days since I am at a conference this week and have 2 presentations. I won't forget to get back to you when I have time.

Re: Chat Room?

[derekl1963.livejournal.com]

I've seen the RH (Raise Hand)/ND (Not Done)/AD (All Done) feature implemented without software...

Though it does take a moderator and a modicum of self control by the participants... You can have some pretty complex discussions once people get used to the general idea and have a little practice under their belts.

The big problems I encountered with online meetings were twofold: First, keeping track of the various threads (main meeting, and PMed side conversations), second the lack of feedback and nuance that plagues all electronically moderated interaction. The first can be a real hassle for people unused/unable to timeshare their mind in realtime.