CPR, singing, gratitude & Second Life

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Thursday at work we had our annual Red Cross First Aid/CPR class, this year with AED training too. I don't think I'd've picked as muscle sore week for doing this if I'd had a choice. *grin* But I am once again certified for another year. I have been off and on since the 1970's and in general I think it is a very good thing. And I'm glad to have had a chance to play with the AEDs, they seem to be quite easy to use. Thursday night was the Pagan Singing group and we had a good time. I have hopes it really will take off!

Friday I didn't really have anything on my plate so I mostly read and hung out inworld. I really need to get off my ass more. Friday night we had a circle. We did several rounds of gratitudes and I am really very grateful for so many things in my life - my polyfamily, my home, my work, my technology, my Second Life, the wonderful summer fruits and so much more. :-)

In Second Life I have wanted to try some of the cat and fox avatars but the built up ones seem very cartoonish. So I have been trying on Neko skins which give leopard or tiger stripes to a basically human avatar. I have had one for awhile but Scar wanted me to get one that was more human. So here is my Neko babe avatar. *grin*

Birthday party, Ren Island & Sicko

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Originally uploaded by rowanf.

On Saturday we went off to Chris & Petra's joint birthday party at Alum Rock Park. Despite knowing the Alum Rock entrance has been closed for years we managed to get ourselves lost and it took forever to get there. But it was well worth the drive. Lots of great folks and food and the beauty of the park. I took my camera but didn't take a single picture. I am much better at snapshots inworld. *grin*

Sunday morning I had my Ren Island meeting inworld. Then Russell and I went off to Sicko which was very well done. Michael Moore is very good at presenting things in an accessible way, I hope people see it and are moved to action.