Along with trying to learn how to play bass and making art (which involves a glorious amount of mess), I also study Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido, which is a Japanese martial art involving drawing and cutting with the sword, and I sing, mostly jazz.
I was delighted the day I discovered transcription. It’s generalised work not involving specialised training as medical and legal do, that covers the gamut from short recordings of people’s dream diaries, to hours-long university lectures on sociology. If I hadn’t signed an NDA I could tell you the strangest thing I’ve ever had to deal with on that job. But it’ll just have to remain a mystery! It is the first time in my many decades on this earth that I have found work that suits my education, my life experience, my knowledge, and my temperment. Working from home on a contract basis also gives me a rare, and cherished, life flexibility that allows me to pursue other things–or simply to take a nap in the middle of the day if I want to.
I do have a severe vision impairment that has impacted my life from birth. But, while it has been a mighty struggle at times in more ways than I care to go into here, it hasn’t gotten in the way of everything. With my art, even, it’s actually been somewhat of a help. It helps that I like abstract art when sometimes I can’t see the details of what I’m doing!
You can find me online at the places below:
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Volunteer and Spanish Study – Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Celas Maya Home Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks – Dates: Throughout the year Volunteer and Spanish Study We provide Volunteer Work Projects for students to complement their language study. We work with a network of organizations in Quetzaltenango and throughout the region dedicated to activities that… Read more »
To list events in your area, e-mail voice@ausu.org with “events” in the subject line. FRINGE A-GO-GO Edmonton, Alberta – 18-28 August 2005 For information: 780 448 9000 fta@fringetheatreadventures.ca http://www.fringetheatreadventures.ca/index.php/fta BANFF SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Banff, Alberta – On now until August 26 2005 For information: 403 762 6100 box_office@banffcentre.ca http://www.banffcentre.ca/ SASKATOON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL Saskatoon, Saskatchewan… Read more »
INTERNSHIP Schools Without Borders – 3490 Aylmer Montreal, QC Canada internship types: Accounting, Social Work, Theater, Drama, Dance, Urban & Regional Planning Qualifications / skills needed: To be eligible to participate in a SWB seminar; – Applicants must be within the required age range (Kenya: 14-20 & Brazil: 15-20) at the time of the seminar,… Read more »
To list events in your area, e-mail voice@ausu.org with “events” in the subject line. FRINGE A-GO-GO Edmonton, Alberta – 18-28 August 2005 For information: 780 448 9000 fta@fringetheatreadventures.ca http://www.fringetheatreadventures.ca/index.php/fta BANFF SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Banff, Alberta – On now until August 26 2005 For information: 403 762 6100 box_office@banffcentre.ca http://www.banffcentre.ca/ SASKATOON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL Saskatoon, Saskatchewan… Read more »
INTERNSHIP Schools Without Borders – 3490 Aylmer Montreal, QC Canada internship types: Accounting, Social Work, Theater, Drama, Dance, Urban & Regional Planning Qualifications / skills needed: To be eligible to participate in a SWB seminar; – Applicants must be within the required age range (Kenya: 14-20 & Brazil: 15-20) at the time of the seminar,… Read more »
To list events in your area, e-mail voice@ausu.org with “events” in the subject line. FRINGE A-GO-GO Edmonton, Alberta – 18-28 August 2005 For information: 780 448 9000 fta@fringetheatreadventures.ca http://www.fringetheatreadventures.ca/index.php/fta BANFF SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Banff, Alberta – On now until August 26 2005 For information: 403 762 6100 box_office@banffcentre.ca http://www.banffcentre.ca/ SASKATOON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL Saskatoon, Saskatchewan… Read more »
INTERNSHIP Schools Without Borders – 3490 Aylmer Montreal, QC Canada internship types: Accounting, Social Work, Theater, Drama, Dance, Urban & Regional Planning Qualifications / skills needed: To be eligible to participate in a SWB seminar; – Applicants must be within the required age range (Kenya: 14-20 & Brazil: 15-20) at the time of the seminar,… Read more »
We humans are fascinated by the visual. We like to preserve the oddest things — even things we shouldn’t. We capture candid moments, stages of a person’s life, the unimaginable and unbelievable, the poignant, and much more. We seem to use photographs, at times, to prevent the ravages of loss of memory, the wages of… Read more »
Other Words for Stuff – http://www.otherwordsforstuff.com/ Euphemisms are a way of life sometimes, and this site does a good job of showing us just how much of our language we devote to finding other words for things that we already have words for. Learning Other Languages – http://www.otherlanguages.org/ More language resources than you can shake… Read more »
To list events in your area, e-mail voice@ausu.org with “events” in the subject line. PRINCE GEORGE FOLKFEST Prince George , British Columbia Jul 22 to 23, 2005 Telephone: (250) 563 2880 E-mail: info@pgfolkfest.com Website: www.pgfolkfest.com ARTWALK Whistler, BC – now til Jul 31, 2005 Telephone: (604) 938-8839 E-mail: info@whistlerartscouncil.com Website: www.whistlerartscouncil.com REGINA FOLK FESTIVAL Regina… Read more »