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:
In a big, wide world such as we’ve got for ourselves, you’d think we would never run out of things to do. Yet, sometimes, we are still bitten by the boredom bug, and need to find some way to fill our time. Turn An Etch-A-Sketch Into A Picture Frame http://photojojo.com/content/diy/etch-a-sketch-picture-frame/ Not only that, but they’ll… Read more »
One of the things that sets mankind apart as a species is the manner in which we communicate. We have a rather unique language, and sometimes the things we do with it are equally unique. Oxypedia http://www.oxypedia.com/index.php?title=Welcome_to_Oxypedia While we can be such original creatures, there is also the fact that sometimes we aren’t; sometimes we… Read more »
Often, too often, we build, we use, then we exit and forget. Sometimes this goes beyond merely leaving a place, and extends to the point where everyone has left and everyone has forgotten. Following are links that will take you to some very interesting examples of abandoned and unused places, and urban decay. The Nostalgia… Read more »
We are all a sum of what’s gone before, from the frightening to the fantastical. The History of The Guillotine http://www.metaphor.dk/guillotine/Pages/History.html A rather terrifying piece of machinery, but probably a lot less painful than the garrotte . . . one hopes. Eleven Weirdest Ancient Mysteries http://crazylinkz.blogspot.com/2006/08/11-weirdest-ancient-mysteries.html True or false, fake or real–still part of our… Read more »
Over the past couple of years, Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) and MySpace (http://www.myspace.com) have cornered the social networking market. Millions of people flock to both services to meet others, to keep track of friends, to share interests, and, yes, even to do a little unsavoury spying on others. Despite the popularity of both sites, it may be… Read more »
We’ve all got to get there in the end somehow; but who says getting there has to be a bore? Twike http://www.twike.us/ I wonder if I can get this little beauty in neon green? Gypsy Caravans http://gypsy-caravans.co.uk/ Not just a thing of vehicular beauty, you can have one of your very own! Strange and Unusual… Read more »
The Internet is full of wonder and surprise, and just plain eyebrow-raising curiosity. Things the Royal Mail Service in the U.K. Won’t Carry http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400138&mediaId=36200675 … like stamps. They won’t carry stamps. Origami Art http://www.influks.com/post862.html It was very difficult to believe some of this was origami. It’s incredible. All Known Bodies in the Solar System http://kokogiak.com/solarsystembodieslargerthan200miles.html… Read more »
The Internet doesn’t have to be about serious study, nutty news, or boring banking only. Air Guitar Nation http://www.airguitarnation.com/airname/ You can’t just perform up there under the lights; you need a moniker to draw them in! Apparently my new name is Lonita “Air Tight” Fraser. Rock on! Incredible Strange Words http://noemata.net/etc/words.htm I’m sure they’ll be… Read more »
I’m by no means a fussy eater. I don’t watch carbs, I don’t count calories, and I don’t much care what things look like on a plate so long as they don’t emit an odour like a dung heap and cause me to question my eyes. But a couple of these would sure push my… Read more »
The universe is a varied and wonderous place. It takes all kinds to build it and fill it. In honour of that, here are a few ways to build and fill your universe, and peeks into how others fill theirs. Gumwrapper Chain http://www.gumwrapper.com/ At 50,905 feet, it’s the gum wrapper to beat! Avant Garde Project… Read more »