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Post by mszue on Dec 19, 2012 14:49:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 17:23:44 GMT -5
Wow, Alison. That song! :2tears:
mszue, glad to see you in the MG and these vids you posted are so interesting. The first one, about the active, transformative role of fan culture (as opposed to passive consuming of entertainment) has some ideas I had seen before but this video made them so accessible.
I was really interested in what the video said about fan culture providing a place for us to explore ideas and feelings that were outside the hetero-normative mainstream culture. The part of the "Holmies" was both chilling and timely, particularly in the way the media picked it up and made it something that more people would want to copy. There was both a positive and a negative side to the transgressiveness of fandom here.
The video about online trolls was a disturbing look into the human psyche, for sure. I thought there was an interesting distinction here about the difference of speech in RL and speech on the Internet. The lack of boundaries, even decency ... and the anonymity that allows for trolling but also protects fragile or transgressive spaces ... like the one we have here.
So much is revealed about our culture in these two short pieces -- thank you for posting these!
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Post by lynne on Dec 19, 2012 20:13:56 GMT -5
alison Great song! One of these white wine days needs to happen in the future! 
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Post by mika on Dec 19, 2012 22:29:15 GMT -5
alison Great song! One of these white wine days needs to happen in the future! i can't resist anymore - esp now that you've got that lovely song stuck in my head. i know our Alison said once she was of course familiar with the song - one can only hope she doesn't hate it  :-/ ... my aim is true (I've been living on you tube lately - well and in a stack of books - the upside of being contagious  |
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Post by nikki on Dec 20, 2012 0:25:20 GMT -5
Alison, wonderful song. So cheers everyone:  mszue, I haven't had a chance to look at the vids yet, but they sound fascinating from what Junie said. Thank you.
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Post by Alison on Dec 20, 2012 0:36:25 GMT -5
Hey you guys, I'm really busy right now. Do a girl a favor and dial down your awesomeness for a while so I can focus? Your posts cannot be ignored!
Nikki, something you wrote about reminded me of my late grandmother. I have posted about her a few times. She was a free spirit, independent, always searching, conflicted by the desire for independence and the need to be close. She, too, never married a second time despite having several opportunities. She loved the companionship but knew that she needed to follow her path without inhibitions or guilt.
The year before she died, she met with each of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren and documented conversations about what we had learned from each other. I told her that I envied her adventurous spirit. She traveled the world and was open to any opportunity. She told me that her single life afforded her the luxury of always choosing for herself and that it did not come without sacrifices in companionship.
So, Nikki, you are in wonderful company--I had a sense about you!
Junie--Towanda!!!!
I've stayed in the front yard all my life.
I want a peek at the back
Where it's rough and untended and hungry weed grows.
A girl gets sick of a rose.
I'm tired of being buttoned up. I crave something primal and real. Adam performs with this element of abandon that fascinates and inspres me. I'm tired of being scared to fail, scared to be seen. Blazing forward, riding the fear, only to find yourself on the other side.
All my life, I've been waiting
Pass my time, procrastinating now
It's a trip, Imma flip
And flash right through the scene
Can't you see what I mean?
This always makes my heart soar with reckless abandon--I could use a little extra reckless abandon in my life.
Mika, Billie Joe too? You know me too well. I've always had a thing for him (I hope he is pulling himself together--too much reckless abandon is not attractive or healthy).
I had a coworker once who would sing my name a la Elvis. It always made me feel special. Thank you!
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Post by nikki on Dec 20, 2012 10:03:40 GMT -5
mszue, in case you pop back into the garden - I really enjoyed the vids. So I'll leave you with something: Stan won the last season of Australian Idol back in 2009. He was 18 years old. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Walker And just because it's beautiful:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2012 13:08:48 GMT -5
nikki -- wow, I enjoyed those videos and learning about Stan. What a lot he has overcome! This is for you from the heart: And for everyone else because it's December 20, 2012, the last day of the Mayan calendar. Those pesky Mayans ... ! Now don't ask me when we started setting so much store by the calculations of a few mathematical crackpots in merry olde Mesoamerica, but ... who wants to live forever?  ETA: sugaree ... ping ... sugaree ... ping ...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2012 20:38:35 GMT -5
The Eve of the Winter Solstice...my wishes to all of you for new beginnings and limitless possibilities..  |
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Post by annala on Dec 21, 2012 10:42:38 GMT -5
Hello All - RL is keeping me very busy these days what with a full houseful of teenagers, babies, pets, etc, plus participating in 3 count circles of Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) which takes place throughout the Americas this time of year from Pt Barrow Alaska down to the tip Argentina and all places in between. (I kind of wish they would change the name to "Winter Bird Count", but the term "CBC" has stuck.) Anyway, I just wanted to reflect a bit on the Winter Solstice - the time here in the Northern Hemisphere when we cross into and through the winter doorway in our natural circle of life. With my hobby of birding, I've become much more in tune with the natural rhythms of life, and I now find the magic and wonder of the natural world everywhere. One such place is at the southern San Francisco Baylands during the turning of the tide whether it be high tide or low tide. At the point when the tide reaches its apex, everything is quiet and still for just a second or so, and then the ebb and flow of the tidal surge begins again. It's always a magical moment. The Winter Solstice is also a similar brief moment but can be a time to reflect not only on where we've been, but also on where we are going or wish to go. I find the Moon Garden a great place for reflection and thoughts that you all bring to this thread. I may not contribute here too often, but I do read everything and appreciate what all of you are expressing. I wanted to bring over some sort of picture reflecting the Winter Solstice, but I love Vivlite's picture. Another picture which I won't bring over here was the magnificent winter portrait of Sauli by Lucas Vitek on yesterday's main thread. Instead I'll leave you with a picture of Turtle Rock in the Santa Cruz Mountains. At the Winter Solstice the setting sun shines directly through the split in this boulder. For the ancient Ohlones this was a sacred place where they believed that this hump-shaped boulder in the shape of a turtle was split in two by the solstice sun releasing the spirits to renewed life. And it still is a sacred place to those who continue to seek it out.  So...I wish for you all a brief time of quiet reflection and renewal in this hectic world - I know it need it too. |
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