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polarisdib

02:11 am - Internet presence

Pulsion Productions has business cards on the way. Thus, Pulsion Productions is starting to take it's name on whatever Internet community we can. Unfortunately, we have the names now but not the content. The content will start with Vimeo, when I upload our final drafts of the two productions we've made (Kabuki Western and Pulsion, for those not in the know), and our Vimeo account is connected to our Facebook, which is in term connected to our Twitter account. The only major thing I think is missing is MySpace, which, uh.... we won't create.

My question to you guys is this: What else?

Sahra is working with a couple of web developers who will help us own the so-far unowned pulsionproductions.com. We literally have no content to add to any of these things but that's pretty much my job to do, so what do you want to see? What do we need to provide? How should our network look?

This is one of those beginnings that isn't just beginning, it's a very important step and above all the point is that we're taking this seriously. By August of next year we intend to be a fully fledged and functional entity that people in the local (and maybe not so local) scene can contact and get real work out of. August is not a random date. August is the proposed date for the 2nd Annual Albuquerque Film Festival, which we intend to own, considering that Sahra is already hired to be the events coordinator and I'm as much as hired for running all the tech for the interviews and promotion.

So what do YOU want to see from us on the web? Pretty websites? Streaming video? Our ugly mugs?

EDIT: Yes, pulsionprod tweets will appear on this blog from hereonout, and since Sahra is co-owner of the Twitter account not all words will be mine. Future forewarned.

--PolarisDiB

queenlyzard

08:36 pm - Botheration!

I called out of work tonight.

Either PMS is showing up a week early or I've caught the Wilburitis. Or maybe just a perfectly normal bug, who knows, but I don't want to risk giving it to everyone else, just in case. I feel guilty enough about going to classes this morning without a face-mask. I should have thought of it, but I was terribly groggy.

I don't actually feel sick yet-- just threateningly "off". Muscles a tad bit more achy than usual, skin a bit more sensitive to the touch, coughing and sneezing this morning (so was half the class, oh well), and the big clue that this isn't my usual conditions playing up-- my stomach has felt wibbly all day. In short, time to get lots of rest, take extra vitamins, and hide in bed for a day or two in the hopes that I can fight this off before it turns into a full-blown case of the nasties.

One downside to my miraculous wonderful asthma meds-- they do knock my immune system down a notch. Usually, I'm the last person to catch whatever is going around. Thank goodness for small mercies, eh? I'm not giving up the medication, though-- being able to breathe is a major plus.

I'm insanely thirsty, and craving salty stuff, and don't feel well enough to risk eating a solid meal. I've spent the evening alternating chicken broth with noodles in, juice, and greek olives.

The real kicker is that I swung by Fresh&Easy after class this morning (shoppping there is my new addiction, I swear) and absolutely everything I've ever wanted to eat was on clearance sale. And I didn't feel well enough to want any of it. I passed up some marvelous foods that I can hardly ever afford... but did bring home a few of the more durable items that I think will keep ok in the fridge till I feel better. Plus some Rosemary Rolls and two kinds of juice, both of which are on the list of good stuff to eat while sick.

I'm stuck right now between feeling silly and like I'm being a baby for staying home tonight... and being terribly afraid of just how sick I might get. There's a warning ache at the back of my throat and a certain stiffness to my jaw that may be signs of much unhappiness to come. And I have Chem class tomorrow evening.

In the meantime... I'm well-stocked with books and movies, and with any luck I'll feel well enough to come hang out on the intarwebz a bit, too. And maybe, just maybe, I'll manage to do my chemistry homework as well. Wish me luck!

EDIT: And of course, now that it's later in the evening I don't feel a bit tired or even partciularly unwell and I feel bad about not having gone to work and am wondering if it was just a cranky stomach making me feel all lousy, which is certainly possible. And I haven't done my chem homework. I did read three novels today, though. Really must get back to book-blogging soon.

polarisdib

08:43 pm - Two most voiced complaints about Netflix that could easily change if Netflix would listen

1) Shuffle button on queues.

2) Replace your goddamned rentals. If somebody isn't returning In the Realm of the Senses, it's available through Criterion. Since my ex-roommate is still being a jerk and refuses to return American Astronaut, buy a new copy.

--PolarisDiB

inbtwngirl

06:02 pm

Outside my window...
It is pitch black darkness and it is only 6pm. Daylight savings time is taking some getting used to.

I am thankful...
for iced green tea! I read an article on NPR.com last week about how preliminary studies are liking diet soda consumption to kidney damage! :/ They did this study on people who drank more than 2 diet sodas per day. I drink about 8 diet cokes in a day. I am an addict. So now that I am terrified of ruining my kidneys, I decided I need to at very least cut back significantly on the diet coke. Well I found this iced green tea stuff (not the pre-bottled sugary stuff) and I have been taking it to work, and I actually like it. It is imperative that I keep a constant supply of caffeine in my system if I am expected to concentrate and be productive, so I am really glad I found a respectable substitute. I could have gone with coffee, but that hurts my stomach and makes me climb up the walls if I drink more than 2 cups in a row.

I am hoping...
that I can be more proctive with the apartment cleaning and organizing on my two days off next week. I have a buttload of vacation time that I haven't used that will expire at the end of the year, so I have tons of random days off for the rest of the year. Yay :)

From the kitchen...
I keep promising my family pumpkin bran muffins, so I think I need to go ahead and make those already. I really want to make some beef stew in my crockpot, but it hasn't been good (aka: cold) weather for stew. I think I am just too excited for winter to get here already.

I am reading...
diet for a new america(again). trying to scare myself into eating better (again) lol

Around the house...
my kitchen sink has a major clog in it, so doing dishes is an hours long process. I forgot to call maintenance today, so that is #1 tomorrow. Ohh and I got this sweet heater which looks like one of those tower fans and has a remote! So it will be less impossible to get out of bed on frosty mornings. Sadly I have only needed to use it twice.

One of my favorite things...
that show Madmen. Omg I love it! The season finale was last night and it was SO.Good! Don Draper and half of the office are leaving Sterling Cooper to start their own agency, Joan is back, Betty is leaving Don- so much going on, how can I wait until summer for the next season?!?!
AND
the new Tegan and Sara album. I like it a lot!

A picture to share...
something cute, just because I hardly take new pictures... :)

Current Mood: happy

psych_students

unspoken_hellie

11:07 am - Book chapter that's available as a .pdf

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone could help me find this book chapter that I need for an assignement. The chapter is available online as a .pdf, but my uni doesn't have access to it.

The link is - http://www.springerlink.com/content/v43662w5t4l1673j/

and the other info is:
Book: Neural Correlates of Thinking
Chapter: Integration of EEG and fMRI
ISBN (of the book): 978-3-540-68044-4 (Online)
ISSN (of the chapter): 1867-4208

My email address is - h.c.knight@durham.ac.uk

Thank you ever so much for your time!

x-posted

queenlyzard

09:43 pm - I did promise pics, didn't I?

So, they're a bit late. Imagine, if you will, that it's Halloween.

And I'm coming for your braaiiinns....

Note the "blood-spattered" T-shirt (I couldn't rustle up a hospital gown on short notice)

And I didn't spend nearly enough time making evil faces in the mirror. But it was fun to go to work looking like this!

queenlyzard

02:50 pm - if you've got a few minutes:

quick survey a friend of mine needs taken for her class:

Greetings,

You have received this e-mail as a request to participate in a study conducted by students at the Indiana University School of Journalism. We are interested in learning more about your use of traditional and new media and would greatly appreciate if you could complete this short online survey. Your answers will remain completely confidential and anonymous. After completion of this survey, we ask you to please forward this message to your friends and relatives or anyone you think might participate as well.

Below is a direct link to the survey, which should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete. 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s. aspx?sm=RgqneMRnppJ_ 2fmnHbqTFw9Q_3d_3d

Thank you for your time and consideration.

The students of J423, IU School of Journalism

Ps. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Prof. Lars Willnat at lwillnat@indiana.edu

psych_students

marusya_marusya

12:30 am - Invitation to Participate in Research Study: Mindfulness, Social Attitudes, and Bias Awareness

Should take about 10 to 15 minutes! Thanks for your help! And if you know anyone else who might take it, forward away!

Invitation to Participate in Research Study: Mindfulness, Social Attitudes, and Bias Awareness

This is a web-based survey research study involving: mindfulness, social attitudes regarding eperience, comfort and appreciation with diversity, and awareness of personal bias. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship of mindfulness (awareness and acceptance) to social attitudes, specifically the experience and comfort with and appreciation of people who are different or similar.

We are asking you to complete a web-based survey that will take 30 minutes. Some items are sensitive, such as asking you about your religious beliefs or prejudices, but no more so than you would encounter in everyday life; you may skip a question if it makes you uncomfortable. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. By filling out the survey, you are agreeing to participate in the study. If you have any questions or concerns about this project, contact Dr. Sue C. Jacobs, Associate Professor in Counseling Psychology at (405) 744-9895; sue.c.jacobs@okstate.edu. Other research team members include, Anne P. Weese, Maria Howell, Nathan Richards, Julie Swagerty, and Rich Zamora. This study has been approved by the Oklahoma State University IRB. Thank you for your willingness to assist us with this research.
Follow the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MoIhbYqlJsRSieydarE57A_3d_3d

Thanks!

psych_students

a_renunciation

10:11 am - terminology help?

Hello,
Could you please tell me if there's a term in psychoanalysis that describes the tendency to focus one's attention on one narrow aspect of being, ignoring all other potentialities (or the multiplicity of the psyche)? An example that might describe what I'm getting at is, in the myth of Orpheus, when Orpheus abandons all other gods to worship Apollo after being painfully separated from Eurydice forever. Another related example that I'm particularly interested in is when someone who's experiencing depression (or similar emotions) becomes suddenly pessimistic, or caught up in a particular way of thinking that doesn't give any consideration to the validity of alternate views. Any input you could provide on this phenomenon would be greatly appreciated, especially if you could narrow these ideas into concrete terms or tell me where I could find more information on these concepts.
**(Bonus points for framing these concepts within a Freudian, Jungian or Archetypal perspective -- I'm trying to come up with a topic for my psychology of religion term paper; I hope I can take it in this direction and make it work!)
Thank you!

polarisdib

01:42 am - 7891

I'm certainly behind the daily count, but I got to the point where I absolutely had to make sure I knew where the story was going before I continued because I wasn't too sure I had the transition points down. So tonight I finished a really important scene and then outlined the rest of the story. So far it's looking to be about 27 scenes and maybe an hour and a half (probably less) long, which is interesting. There's no way this one script is going to fill out the 50000 word goal, so I'm certainly going to have to do a second script, and I'm just not feeling the vampire prison one, so I'm thinking of rolling out the vigilante ("No, this time the vigilante is not the hero, finally") script that I have pretty well organized in my head instead. If that doesn't do it for word count, then I'm not too sure word count is quite as significant this time through.

In other life, thing's have been really frustrating. It seems everything I try to do provides a limited amount of gratification before either phasing out or someone else shitting on it. Everytime I think I've gotten things together, either I or someone else finds out how neglectful I've been of something else. And the worst part about it is, I still haven't completely kicked that damn cough and it's gotten a bit worse tonight. WTF?

I also got scheduled for seven days in a row. I'm three days through it, but boy, not fun.

Sahra and I have a project we're editing this week, which should make things go a little better, and tekende and I are planning a project in January that I'm really excited about. The FAPI classes start soon, and I probably won't work the evenings that they're on, so that'll give me some good inspired moments to work on scripts/just fuck around and be me the way I like to on occasion. My best and favoritest coworkers and I go out to Brickyard for pizza and beer every Thursday night, and it does wonders for keeping me sane. Now if only I had time to watch some movies, read a little, or even hang out with some friends, it'd be nice.

This writing is proving to me, though, that I need to physically set myself down and get to writing more often, whether movie or fiction related, but not LiveJournal or IMDb review or whatever related. I absolutely need to work for myself, so I'm thinking of setting a 20 hour per week plan in that regards. "Yeah I work part time for myself for no money. I guess you could call it volunteer work except I have a shitty boss and I can't put it on my resume."

Unemployment is over 10%! Who's excited to be a new graduate in the worst employed economy in over 25 years? THIS GUY!

Finally: in honor of Richard Zemeckis' version of A Christmas Carol coming out, here's a conversation I had in the movie theatre with a real gentleman (sarcasm mark).

Gentleman: "Hey, can you guys be quiet?"
Dylan and I: "Oh sorry! It was just the trailers, we didn't know anybody was paying attention."
Gentleman: "Well some people like to watch the trailers to see what's coming out, young man!"
DiB: "Oh really?" *Looks at the trailer, see's it's for A Christmas Carol, turns back to Gentleman* "A Christmas Carol?
Gentleman: "Yeah!"
DiB: ".... I could tell you how it ends."
Gentleman gets up and moves three aisles away.
Dylan: "What a strange guy."

--PolarisDiB

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jenny_1260

05:22 am - Clinical Psych

Hi everyone,

I am an undergrad psych student who is considering going into Educational or Clinical Psychology. I am currently deciding my Stage II courses for next year, and I have just found out that one of my lecturers are recommending Biopsychology and Neuroscience courses for Stage II and III (not compulsory) for postgrad Clinical Psychology. These happened to be courses I was thinking of NOT taking, as I am more interested in the social/behavioural rather than biological side of things. So, I have a question: How large a part of Clinical Psychology is biology/neuroscience going to be, when it comes to practical/applied work? Would you recommend that I 'take what I love' at undergrad level, or is it really better to take the science-y courses now?

Thanks,
Jen

x-posted to psychology

polarisdib

03:08 pm - How horrible

I wake up today with the knowledge that today is not a day that I feel lonely or crave companionship, but that once again I'm back in the state where I simply desire solitude.

--PolarisDiB

queenlyzard

12:39 pm - Cat! I'm a kitty-cat! And I sleep sleep sleep, and I sleep sleep sleep....

Gah! Too much I want to do, read, write, think... movies I want to watch, websites I want to check out, etc, etc.... And so little time in a day. Particularly when my body insists on sleeping 12 hours straight every other night. Granted, I love sleeping. Fascinating dreams, being nice and toasty warm, no physical pain... But oh, how I wish there was more time in a day!

I may have the energy to do all the stuff I need to (eg, going to lots of classes and work), but I sure as hell don't have the time to do anything I want to. Bah. I wish I didn't have to work today and tomorrow. One day off a week is not enough. But I do need the money...

queenlyzard

12:28 pm - very coo!

A graphic design class's video version of "Little Red Riding Hood." Muchly awesome. I've never been a fan of graphic-design-style art before, but this is incredibly clever.

Thank you bottledgoose !

Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

polarisdib

05:42 pm - Grayson needs to happen.

Somebody finally made a balls-to-the-wall, This is a DC Universe and I Know My Shit Comic Book Movie, and it's only a five minute fan trailer, though made for something like $18K. Somebody throw these guys a couple million so that they can finish the job:



It takes a little while to get started but man, once Superman, Wonder Woman, and the villains start to appear, I'm in.

--PolarisDiB

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theljstaff

01:15 pm - LiveJournal Major Notes: Spam counter-attack, RSS feeds again, CSI Deadly Intent contest

The empire strikes back

RSS feeds again

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icanhaschzbrgr

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

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c_s_i

Enveloped in postcards

Photos of the week

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queenlyzard

08:16 pm - much amusement

via kittylady

Proposed humorous names for H1N1 flu and related concepts. Definitely read the comments. Includes:

Names that make sense include: pigfluenza and heinie flu (pronouncing H1N1 as if it were a word. Catchphrase: don't let it kick your ass)

Names that make no sense but are hilarious anyway: Ham and Eggsema, Sowmonella, babeonic plague

Terms for a grouping of cases: snoutbreak, hamdemic, aporkalypse.

I love you, intarwebz.

queenlyzard

07:48 pm - signal boosting, another cool story

via the_resa

Pretty (Bad Ass) in Pink: a women's "gang" in India fights for civil rights and social change.

queenlyzard

07:04 pm - On the Disporganized Nature of Lyzards

Ok, we all know I'm a slob and a packrat, but this has to be recorded for posterity.

Among the things I just found in a box approximately 1 foot square and containing primarily origami things:

- A full-sized container of white glue that I've been looking for for ages
- part of a broken telephone headset from at least 6 years ago
- a bar of partially melted chocolate
- an allergy symptoms questionnaire from my doctor's office (current one, amazingly enough)
- a set of plastic utensils from Delta Airline, still wrapped in their now-greatly-rumpled paper napkin and encircling label.
- a nearly empty roll of packing tape
- black plastic tinsel
- a notebook
- a sample-sized packet of personal lubricant
- a sandwich baggie of woefully old cracker crumbs
- an unopened package of mulling spices
- an amusement park token from I-don't-know-where or when
- a scrunchie, an empty mini-whoppers wrapper, an advertisement from our bookstore's last Christmas sale, and several cloth face-masks.

...WTF, self? What's truly sad is that I'm not throwing most of it out, either. Also, I didn't find either of the two things I was actually looking for. I am also now slightly scared to look anywhere else.

polarisdib

07:38 pm - 6878 Words

Forgive the formatting:

LINDSAY

You're brother has really gotten to you. Take it from me, Samuel, the man seems like a real hysteric, paranoid freak.

SAMUEL

But--!

LINDSAY

No, really, I don't know what Vanessa sees in him, but..

SAMUEL

Vanessa?

LINDSAY

Oh yeah, Vanessa. She adores your brother. From what I saw of him tonight, he's a real asshole.

SAMUEL

Vanessa? She--he won't... he doesn't like her.

LINDSAY
(waving flippantly)

That's neither here nor there. What has your brother done to you? You're an emotional wreck.

Samuel arches his shoulders in complete tension. He glares down at the table as if trying to burn through it with his eyes.

SAMUEL

Are you going to start telling me sick things now?

LINDSAY
(taken aback)
What?

SAMUEL

Everybody I talk to, except my brother. They always end up telling me sick things. Bad things.

Lindsay likes her lips and speaks carefully.

LINDSAY

No. No, Samuel, I won't be telling you any sick things.





--PolarisDiB