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8.04.2009
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5.29.2009
5.08.2009
I Suck @ Sound Generosity :: Really?
This guy writes this post about me over at the pro sound newsgroup:
I can't tell you how many sound mixers basically, ignored me, even to
this day... It didn't stop me, I just never had a real apprenticeship
and ended up just buying the gear, and jumping in.. mistakes and all.
I'll show you a wounderfull example of this "shun" in action by a lot of
the sound mixers out there.
Go over to, Jan McLaughlin's website..
http://fauxpress.blogspot.com/
Introduce yourself as a follower of the blog, you'll get a nice email
back, ect... Then tell her your an aspiring sound mixer! BAM! That
will be the last contact you have... A real shame.
-bill
He must be thinking of some other 'Jan McLaughlin' else he's as much of a jerk in his opening email communications with me as he is above.
Help me out here, people; I've helped a LOT of you with sound advice.
Speak up in the comments please.
How do YOU get and keep the attention of possible mentors?
I got my first sound mentor by giving him and his sound team 4 months of 75-hour weeks for nothing but cappucinos; in all that time the mixer didn't speak to me at all until my last day.
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POST NOTE: Of course, it appears comments for THIS POST are borked. Just when I really need / want 'em. Murphy's law.
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3.02.2009
The17 - Music as we know it is dead; long live music.
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Yup.
And for the same reasons, poetry and dance are similarly dead.
A direct result of the digital age, these phoenix-like demises.
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1.21.2009
1.12.2009
Menopause & Discrimination :: It's Out There
http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp
Link to a story on the woman who's suing Union Pacific Railroad for discrimination due to menopausal symptoms.
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Link to a story on the woman who's suing Union Pacific Railroad for discrimination due to menopausal symptoms.
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12.01.2008
Grrrrr
Grrrrr
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11.25.2008
Dealing with Control Freaks
Everybody's got at least one. Wishing us all luck @ the holidays.
Control Freak Coping Strategies:
- Stay as calm as you can. Control freaks tend to generate a lot of tension in those around them. Try to maintain a comfortable distance so that you can remain centered while you speak with them. Try to focus on your breathing. As they get more agitated and demanding, just breath slowly and deeply. If you stay calm and focused, this often has the effect of relaxing them as well. If you get agitated you have joined the battle on their terms.
- Speak very slowly. Again the normal tendency is to gear up and speak rapidly when dealing with a control freak. This will only draw you into the emotional turmoil and you will quickly be personalizing what is occurring.
- Be very patient. Control freaks need to feel heard. In fact, they do not have that much to say. They have a lot to say if you engage them in a power struggle. If you just listen carefully and ask good questions that indicate that you have heard them, then they will quickly resolve whatever the issue is and calmly move on.
- Pay attention to your induced reactions. What is this person trying to emotionally induce in you? Notice how you feel when speaking with them. It will give you important clues as to how to deal with them more effectively and appropriately.
- Initially, let them control the agenda. But you control the pacing. If you stay calm and speak slowly, you will be in command of the pacing of the conversation.
- Treat them with kindness. Within most control freaks is a good measure of paranoia. They are ready to get angry and defend against what they perceive is a controlling hostile world. If you treat them with respect and kindness, their paranoia cannot take root. You will jam them up.
- Make demands on them-- especially when dealing with the type 2 control freak. Ask them to send you something or do something for you. By asking something of them, you will be indicating that you are not intimidated or diminished by their behavior patterns.
- Remember an old but poignant Maxim: “Those who demand the most often give the least.”
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10.24.2008
10.10.2008
Repost :: "You okay?"
.:. Faux Press .:.
So many scripts have characters say, "You okay?"
Gah.
Kindly invent some other way to inquire.
Please.
I'm begging, now.
More later.
Also filed under "Political Commentary".
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4.03.2008
Don't Argue
Economic theory.
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4.01.2008
Storytelling :: Masculinity & The Good Old Days
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CUSS WORD ALERT.
Documenting an idea of masculinity.
This is the version of masculinity upon which I was weaned.
It informed my life for decades.
Now, I challenge it intellectually if not in my heart.
I'm torn.
Having rejected this way of being masculine intellectually, my heart knows not what it wants.
Ironic that we had gathered together as a family to speak of drinking and drugging.
Ultimately, we are each responsible for our behaviors, no matter what history or experience informs those behaviors. The past is not explored or given as excuse, but explanation / exploration toward understanding, and understanding toward forgiveness and change.
Change for the bertter? Damn straight.
I told a friend of mine about the intervention we'd hoped to initiate.
His first question was, "Was anyone hurt?" Thankfully, I was able to tell him, "No."
He then related the story of how in 1991 his sister had been murdered and brother crippled by a 3-strike drunk driver.
Brought some things home.
This is serious business, bro.
My brother, I love you. Please don't kill anybody. I beg you. Get some fucking help.
Dad & his pals were lucky.
Your luck's not that good. We know this.
Times have changed.
DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE, motherfucker.
DON'T FUCKING DO IT.
2.26.2008
Re-Vlog :: Lessig's 10 minutes to announce two ideas
Announcing exploratory work to launch the Change Congress movement, and exploring the idea of Lessig running for Congress.
Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
2.25.2008
Place-a-lujah!
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The Rev preaches about finding a place for change in our lives.
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12.30.2007
12.19.2007
Birds in Distress :: Know the Signs
A public service message from The Faux Press.
What do humans in distress sound like?
12.11.2007
No Hand Guns
Laughing Squid @ its next-to-best. Two more recent photos are THE best lately.
Rather than remove guns from the people to solve murder problems, it would behoove us to teach everyone to use weapons safely. Part of my upbringing included weapons training.
Life is a death sentence. If we remove everything that is unsafe from our reach, we remove life from reach.
Here's the statement attached to this photo from the Flickr site:
See the blog post for more info: On The Road From Florida to Ohio
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements to use the photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale / Laughing Squid" and link the credit to laughingsquid.com.
Rather than remove guns from the people to solve murder problems, it would behoove us to teach everyone to use weapons safely. Part of my upbringing included weapons training.
Life is a death sentence. If we remove everything that is unsafe from our reach, we remove life from reach.
Here's the statement attached to this photo from the Flickr site:
See the blog post for more info: On The Road From Florida to Ohio
This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements to use the photo, please list the photo credit as "Scott Beale / Laughing Squid" and link the credit to laughingsquid.com.
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