Well, you asked what I'm working on...
Click above to read Dan Noel (In a Wayward Mood pp 172-3) on Wolfgang Giegerich - the core of the archetypal critique of the industrial imagination.Labels: archetypal, AsIn, diss, psyche, psychology
| posted by Unknown @ 5/14/2009 02:14:00 PM
http://www.betweenframes.com/dollface.htm
Labels: animation, diss, industrial, mechanism, postmodern, video
| posted by Unknown @ 12/30/2008 10:51:00 AM
The Dissertation has taken a turn for the better. I realized, as I was very slowly forcing myself to fill in the blanks of my consultant's outline, that I was writing her idea of my work. Thus the forcing. So I have reshaped the outline to fit my basic premises and am flowing nicely now. Making much better progress, still pricked onward by the fear of failure and shame at being so windy (read as winding - twists and turns - as well as too much wind). It is important to have authentic and traditional motivations, like fear and shame, to drive one onward.
But seriously folks, I realized at a different level the necessity of setting myself up for success by paying real and careful attention to what hasn't and doesn't work for me. Hereafter I'll follow Dennis Slattery's instruction to "write like you are writing an email" so the audience can understand what the heck I'm saying. Extending the context of his comment, I'd best do what I love to do - outline clearly and write shorter pieces (one clear page or two at a time) for prompt release (requires clarity in the first draft rather than curly wandering for later revisions) towards the creation of websites and the like. Like a blog! How many people within the range of this would be willing to read stuff faithfully and tell me
Without, the environment has felt much like my internal weather since December.
The sky has been pouring so much liquid on Texas of late that the Trinity River in Dallas is WAY out of its banks and filling every nook and cranny from levy to levy.
And the rest of North Texas ain't much better off.
We have a history of that, you see (the `08 in this particular case refers to 100 years ago),
but many different reactions to the thunder, lightning, and roaring firmament.
I highly recommend a visit to the Meghan-Val-Isaiah blog. Val is way out beyond cute.
"He claps and dance-dances to music fists waving. He can find the moon in the sky at night and points." I love that boy. Val is absolutely The Most.
I miss Aidan so much my stomach balls up and feels like a lead weight beneath every beating of my heart. There is nothing more precious than a child, and one who can point at the moon is no longer "a child" but The Child, the one who knows where your moon is and without whom pointing becomes pointless for quite some time.
Missing the point,
B
But seriously folks, I realized at a different level the necessity of setting myself up for success by paying real and careful attention to what hasn't and doesn't work for me. Hereafter I'll follow Dennis Slattery's instruction to "write like you are writing an email" so the audience can understand what the heck I'm saying. Extending the context of his comment, I'd best do what I love to do - outline clearly and write shorter pieces (one clear page or two at a time) for prompt release (requires clarity in the first draft rather than curly wandering for later revisions) towards the creation of websites and the like. Like a blog! How many people within the range of this would be willing to read stuff faithfully and tell me
- Does it make sense?
- Does it fit, given what has gone before?
- Does it support what I said I would support?
- Does it set up what I say is coming and make you want to read on?
Without, the environment has felt much like my internal weather since December.
The sky has been pouring so much liquid on Texas of late that the Trinity River in Dallas is WAY out of its banks and filling every nook and cranny from levy to levy.
What it looks like at the moment:
What it usually looks like:
And the rest of North Texas ain't much better off.
We have a history of that, you see (the `08 in this particular case refers to 100 years ago),
but many different reactions to the thunder, lightning, and roaring firmament.
I highly recommend a visit to the Meghan-Val-Isaiah blog. Val is way out beyond cute.
"He claps and dance-dances to music fists waving. He can find the moon in the sky at night and points." I love that boy. Val is absolutely The Most.
I miss Aidan so much my stomach balls up and feels like a lead weight beneath every beating of my heart. There is nothing more precious than a child, and one who can point at the moon is no longer "a child" but The Child, the one who knows where your moon is and without whom pointing becomes pointless for quite some time.
Missing the point,
B
Labels: daily, Dallas, diss, family, flood, grief, kin, travel, VK
| posted by Unknown @ 6/28/2007 10:02:00 AM
Big D in June
I write, we train at North Texas Aikido, I write, we hang with family, I write, I walk the dog, I sleep...I write,
I walk with Francisco every evening, jo (staff) in hand to clear the spider webs everywhere, and became rather irritated by the quantity of mosquitoes showing an interest again in my person. Sensing the need, as instructed, for more yondan demonstrating, I decided to act. You try not to use your powers for the dark side but sometimes you just gotta demonstrate your rank and
Where was I?
Oh, yeah, I write. I wax ironically metaphorical. I write,...
We went to a Brave Combo concert at the Dallas Arboretum...
As usual, it ROCKED! PolkandRoll! I thrashed, we cumbia'd, waltzed, polka'd again and again with fans of all ages. Ya gotta love that band.
Carl Finch gave me permission to record and share these. Please reward this kind of generosity with attendance and CD purchases and the like. Tell them it matters.
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The first set was my mike and distorted a bit.
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The second was off the board and distorted more. I'll do better at Ashkenaz in Berkeley in August.
I write and go to free Tai Chi at the DMA, I write, we hang with friends, I write, ...
Chris and Tatiana Wicke came to the Lion's Club Fish Fry Fundraiser
(say that 5 times fast - ok, now in Swahili). We played Frisbee with abandon (one of my other acquaintances from my time in the asylum), and went home to play Apples to Apples, a most excellent and highly recommended game. I've missed Chris since we were roommates. Now I'll miss Tatiana too. Dang it.Lisa has begun taking dictation to help me out when only talking it through helps. You gotta know that takes serious patience and no little humor.
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Even so I can't seem to get this dissertation to any place near where it needs to be.
I write, I struggle to not be too depressed, I write, I fear failure, I write, ..
The rain is pouring down again and I should turn on some lights. I can't see, you see. It's dark.
Labels: audio, daily, diss, kith
| posted by Unknown @ 6/26/2007 11:37:00 AM
Below is the podcast of my brief conversation with Bessel van der Kolk during the Imagination and Medicine conference, wherein he expresses his thoughts about the benefits of Aikido relative to processing and recovering from trauma. Also see my earlier blog post. I offered a class on the Sunday morning following our conversation and he returned to campus for the class, even though originally he had not intended to do so before catching his flight home. Several folks came, we stretched and moved together and learned beginning techniques. Afterward I played the Aikido of Berkeley video on YouTube and took questions. One woman had been away from training for some time and is now inspired to return. Bessel will be looking for a dojo in the Boston area.
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Here too is audio of Robert Kennedy Jr speaking at the Sacred Activism conference. If you'd like to purchase the recording (much better quality and you can pass it around to friends) please support Conference Recording Service by going to their website and paying for this (and SO many other examples of) excellent activism in progress. They (we) record for nothing but what we earn from on-site sales, and then give a healthy portion back to the folks doing the excellent work of spreading this word to do this work.
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We disbursed the funds very generously donated to Aidan's "Little Fire Fund" in two portions: half to the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) project and half to the fund at Epworth UMC to refurbish the children's area. Funds donated to ABC in his name hereafter will support the trip as it applies to building support for the Guardians of Peace. Thank you so much for reading my messages and responding when we have asked for help. More importantly, please let the circuit complete when you have needs of some kind. Send an email or make a call and let me know what is needed (if that is clear - or not) so that word may go out and your situation may be known and responded to.
Things with which we need help/participation which are of immediate concern:
A friend asked where I am in the dissertation process. This was my reply, more or less. I'm still in the "Bit by Bit" mode as we attempt to make the best use of our last week (until Fall) in the Bay Area. After my Aikido demonstration in San Diego on Memorial Day weekend Lisa and I will drive back up to Oxnard for a two-day dissertation writing intensive facilitated by a professional researcher and writer. I need an editable and more or less complete version of my first two chapters to go in to my committee for approval before I take any additional steps and before I may expect any more financial (loan) support. Thanks for asking!
Finding somebody to sublet our apartment is not going so well. The fellow coming from Paris to work at Cal on things economical was very eager, but ended up wanting to stay longer than we will be away and was unwilling to look for or accept help looking for other options for the last week of his visit. So, we're looking again to sublet our one bedroom and one bath, with a large third floor balcony with a beautiful view, one block from Milvia and University for a mere $800/mo.
Please leave comments about anything related to this post and tell your friends this is here.
Gratitude,
B
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Here too is audio of Robert Kennedy Jr speaking at the Sacred Activism conference. If you'd like to purchase the recording (much better quality and you can pass it around to friends) please support Conference Recording Service by going to their website and paying for this (and SO many other examples of) excellent activism in progress. They (we) record for nothing but what we earn from on-site sales, and then give a healthy portion back to the folks doing the excellent work of spreading this word to do this work.
1 of 2
powered by ODEO
2 of 2
powered by ODEO
We disbursed the funds very generously donated to Aidan's "Little Fire Fund" in two portions: half to the Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) project and half to the fund at Epworth UMC to refurbish the children's area. Funds donated to ABC in his name hereafter will support the trip as it applies to building support for the Guardians of Peace. Thank you so much for reading my messages and responding when we have asked for help. More importantly, please let the circuit complete when you have needs of some kind. Send an email or make a call and let me know what is needed (if that is clear - or not) so that word may go out and your situation may be known and responded to.
Things with which we need help/participation which are of immediate concern:
- My Aikido demonstration in San Diego: rehearsals happen every class and the only local presentation is on this Wednesday night during the 6:30 and 8pm class.
- The van still needs any of the following:
- to connect our existing marine (deep cycle) battery to the alternator for charging and to act as starter back-up, and to connect it to whatever outlet or converter will allow it to produce grounded AC for appliances, or at least run DC lights and fans
- repair the relay, the burning out of which prevents our turn signals from operating
- door lock repair from when a guy tried to break in by coring the lock when I was sleeping inside
- maybe front end alignment (not a big problem at the moment)
- Beginning to paint (help?!) the new apartment on Monday morning and moving furniture in on Wednesday night or early Thursday.
A friend asked where I am in the dissertation process. This was my reply, more or less. I'm still in the "Bit by Bit" mode as we attempt to make the best use of our last week (until Fall) in the Bay Area. After my Aikido demonstration in San Diego on Memorial Day weekend Lisa and I will drive back up to Oxnard for a two-day dissertation writing intensive facilitated by a professional researcher and writer. I need an editable and more or less complete version of my first two chapters to go in to my committee for approval before I take any additional steps and before I may expect any more financial (loan) support. Thanks for asking!
Finding somebody to sublet our apartment is not going so well. The fellow coming from Paris to work at Cal on things economical was very eager, but ended up wanting to stay longer than we will be away and was unwilling to look for or accept help looking for other options for the last week of his visit. So, we're looking again to sublet our one bedroom and one bath, with a large third floor balcony with a beautiful view, one block from Milvia and University for a mere $800/mo.
Please leave comments about anything related to this post and tell your friends this is here.
Gratitude,
B
Labels: activism, daily, demo, diss, environment, Kennedy, littlefire
| posted by Unknown @ 5/18/2007 11:40:00 AM
