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:
PEARSON PEACEKEEPING CENTRE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PO Box 100, Clementsport, Nova Scotia B0S1E0 phone: (902) 638-8611 – fax: (902) 638-3315 Dates: all year Internship types: Economics, History, Humanities, International Relations, Library & Info Science, Political Science/Politics and Social Sciences Qualifications / skills needed: Interns must have a university degree (example BA/MA International Relations). Interns will be… Read more »
Eyelash Creatures http://www.geocities.com/thesciencefiles/eyelash/creatures.html We know, logically, that the world is full of tiny things we cannot see, yet sometimes we’re not so comfortable with being reminded of that fact – like when we look at this site which shows us what’s creeping about on our eyelashes. Bug Bytes http://cmave.usda.ufl.edu/~rmankin/soundlibrary.html If you’re not comfortable with looking,… Read more »
Bitty Browser http://www.bitty.com/ If you’re a website creator, you know the trauma that can sometimes arise from arranging content, especially when there’s a lot of it. There are tables, and frames, and other tricks you can use to arrange things, but sometimes you want something a little different; perhaps you want to use an iframe,… Read more »
PEARSON PEACEKEEPING CENTRE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PO Box 100, Clementsport, Nova Scotia B0S1E0 phone: (902) 638-8611 – fax: (902) 638-3315 Dates: all year Internship types: Economics, History, Humanities, International Relations, Library & Info Science, Political Science/Politics and Social Sciences Qualifications / skills needed: Interns must have a university degree (example BA/MA International Relations). Interns will be… Read more »
SOUND AND MUSIC RECORDING / MIDI Recording Arts Canada [Toronto and Montreal Campuses] 111 Peter Street Suite 708, Toronto, ON M5V 2H1 ph: 416-977-5074 – fax: 416-977-8945 Dates: September and March Internship types: Comm (Radio, TV, & Film), Music and Technology. Qualifications / skills needed: A minimum 80% gpa and a 95% attendance record must… Read more »
SOUND AND MUSIC RECORDING / MIDI Recording Arts Canada [Toronto and Montreal Campuses] 111 Peter Street Suite 708, Toronto, ON M5V 2H1 ph: 416-977-5074 – fax: 416-977-8945 Dates: September and March Internship types: Comm (Radio, TV, & Film), Music and Technology. Qualifications / skills needed: A minimum 80% gpa and a 95% attendance record must… Read more »
EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS. Placements Impact Canada Ltd, 1250 University Street (B.1073) Montreal, Quebec H3B 3K5 fax: (450) 6567116 Internship types: Accounting, Admin (Hospitality, Sports), Communications, Counselling, Economics, Engineering (Mechanical), Finance, International Relations, Labor & Industrial Relations, Liberal Arts, Marketing, Ad, PR, Political Science/Politics, Public Admin, Public Pol, Govt, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology,… Read more »
EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS. Placements Impact Canada Ltd, 1250 University Street (B.1073) Montreal, Quebec H3B 3K5 fax: (450) 6567116 Internship types: Accounting, Admin (Hospitality, Sports), Communications, Counselling, Economics, Engineering (Mechanical), Finance, International Relations, Labor & Industrial Relations, Liberal Arts, Marketing, Ad, PR, Political Science/Politics, Public Admin, Public Pol, Govt, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology,… Read more »
The human capacity to create, and collect, the bizarre, never ceases to amaze me. Tenna Balls – http://www.tennaballs.com/ One person’s private collection of car antenna toppers. The Betty Boop head is kind of creepy. Zippo Lighters – http://www.zippogallery.com/ As if collecting antenna toppers weren’t enough, this collection features a wide, wide variety of Zippo lighters…. Read more »
EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS. Placements Impact Canada Ltd, 1250 University Street (B.1073) Montreal, Quebec H3B 3K5 fax: (450) 6567116 Internship types: Accounting, Admin (Hospitality, Sports), Communications, Counselling, Economics, Engineering (Mechanical), Finance, International Relations, Labor & Industrial Relations, Liberal Arts, Marketing, Ad, PR, Political Science/Politics, Public Admin, Public Pol, Govt, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology,… Read more »