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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Dec 9, 2010 17:14:26 GMT -5
Spring - How did the appt go? Well . . . the good news: The ultrasound tech warmed the gel before she slathered it liberally on my right boobie. As to the rest - don't know anything yet. She said the radiologist would be carefully comparing the results to my mammogram and my ultrasound from two years ago, and the doc would call me in a few days and let me know how things seem. If there is any doubt about the nature of the anamolies, I guess I will have to have a biopsy. I am not too worried - I had a huge liquid filled cyst drained right in that area a few years ago, and my blood test results were really good in all areas . . . also - I just can't describe how different this sort of thing feels to me now. When I had the lump a few years ago, and the doc initially seemed so concerned, I got extremely anxious and agitated. But it was all about not leaving Vince. My upset was all around "Oh no, no, no, no, no! I cannot be seriously sick or die anytime soon. Vince needs me too much and he's not ready yet to be without me." Now - yes, I still want to be healthy of course, because I want to proceed with the fostering stuff, and I don't want to go through physical suffering and pain, etc. But I'm facing the hint that something serious COULD be wrong, with little to no anxiety. It's just so very, very different, when the thought isn't: "Oh no, I'll be leaving my son!" and is more like "OK, so I might see my son again sooner than I thought." I know this sounds odd, but every possibility, about anything, these days, for me, is "Win-win" - since . . . well, I can no longer identify a worst-case-scenario, if you know what I mean. I know exactly what you mean. When you've already faced the worst thing that can happen--what else is there to fear?
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Post by Sue on Dec 9, 2010 17:14:55 GMT -5
NEWS! Allie will be going to D.C. to work for International Justice Mission. I don't have any other details because the unnatural child did not forward me the official email. But she did call from work. And apologized for moping around the house for the past 3 days. Now, being Allie, she's all sad about moving away. It's the same length of time as she spent in Brazil -- and a whole lot closer! Although, where she is going to live for 5 months I have no clue. IJM doesn't actually list it's address on the website because of the work they do with slavery and abuse. So this is a temporary assignment? It sounds very interesting - congrats to Allie. I think this is it: (unpaid, 6 months, college credit possible if she were a student, but she's not at the moment). I have no clue how or when she will hunt for a place to live but hey, she's 23.5 -- time to figure this stuff out I guess. If only it weren't the holiday season she could just go hang with one of Carolyn's friends and get the lie of the land, the subway system, etc. There is a "training week" but don't know if that starts Jan. 3 or what. Film Production Associate International Justice Mission’s intern program provides film and video production students with experience in a professional and fast-paced in-house creative environment to help them become better students and better filmmakers. We look for confident, self-sufficient, articulate and motivated students with a strong ability to generate high quality film and video resources. The Film Production Associate will be part of IJM’s Communications team and will participate in the film production process from concept to completion. This is a great opportunity for a creative and motivated graduate or undergraduate student to build their reel and gain hands-on work experience. Throughout this internship, you will work closely with IJM’s Director of Photography and be involved in a variety of challenging high profile projects with fast turn-around. Additionally, you will be invited to contribute creative input at our creative review meetings. Our Film Production Associate participates in every phase of the production process making substantial contributions to brainstorming, production and organizational tasks. As part of the production team, you will bring stories to life in the form of storyboards, interviews, scripts, motion graphics and fully edited pieces. We aim to tell substantial stories of injustice and rescue with their full amount of intellectual and emotional integrity, so that the public is educated, inspired and up-to-date on the work of justice as it happens around the world. Creating video materials of the highest caliber in an efficient and compelling manner is essential to this position. You will be part of a team that believes that strategy and research is important, needs a strong narrative point of view and that getting to create is the best job in the world. By the end of the internship you will have experienced a new way of thinking and participated in a broad range of production activities. You will have also gained a better understanding of what makes good storytelling compelling. Just as importantly, you will have inspired us with your energy and passion for filmmaking. IJM is willing to work with your school to help you receive credits where applicable. Requirements: * Must have completed a minimum of 5 semesters or equivalent (junior year, second semester) * A broad understanding of filmmaking and that it takes a production team, researchers and strategists to shape meaningful experiences * The ability to clearly communicate conceptual ideas and production rationale to other members of the design and project teams through critiques, working sessions and presentations * Strong conceptual and organizational skills punctuated by an attention to detail * A highly motivated, flexible and collaborative work style * The ability to learn with a positive attitude and to work independently * Demonstrated ability to meet demanding deadlines and manage tasks in a fast-paced work environment * Strong command of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, Live Type and Photoshop * Student experience in motion graphics Acceptance based on resume/reel review (include any available work including film/video projects, storyboards, scripts, etc.) Please include a résumé with a DVD of your reel and/or links to an online portfolio.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Dec 9, 2010 17:15:42 GMT -5
Well . . . the good news: The ultrasound tech warmed the gel before she slathered it liberally on my right boobie. As to the rest - don't know anything yet. She said the radiologist would be carefully comparing the results to my mammogram and my ultrasound from two years ago, and the doc would call me in a few days and let me know how things seem. If there is any doubt about the nature of the anamolies, I guess I will have to have a biopsy. I am not too worried - I had a huge liquid filled cyst drained right in that area a few years ago, and my blood test results were really good in all areas . . . also - I just can't describe how different this sort of thing feels to me now. When I had the lump a few years ago, and the doc initially seemed so concerned, I got extremely anxious and agitated. But it was all about not leaving Vince. My upset was all around "Oh no, no, no, no, no! I cannot be seriously sick or die anytime soon. Vince needs me too much and he's not ready yet to be without me." Now - yes, I still want to be healthy of course, because I want to proceed with the fostering stuff, and I don't want to go through physical suffering and pain, etc. But I'm facing the hint that something serious COULD be wrong, with little to no anxiety. It's just so very, very different, when the thought isn't: "Oh no, I'll be leaving my son!" and is more like "OK, so I might see my son again sooner than I thought." I know this sounds odd, but every possibility, about anything, these days, for me, is "Win-win" - since . . . well, I can no longer identify a worst-case-scenario, if you know what I mean. Quoting myself to say: Heard from doc. There is a "solid-looking area," but it has "benign characteristics" and it is where I had the cyst drained in 2008, so they believe it to be benign tissue due to the former cyst (I am not using the official wording exactly here - don't really remember it). Anyhow, I have to go back for another ultrasound in six months. So: whoo and hoo - all seems well. Echoing your woo and your hoo too!
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 9, 2010 18:50:09 GMT -5
When I got home I had a message from Children's Services, from the caseworker of the boy I am interested in. They had met today, about whether they would tell him only about one option (their choice of best fit between the two parties interested in him, which is what they usually do), or given his age, tell him about both options, and let him meet people and have some input. In the case of the former, that one option could be me, or the other interested family. In the case of the latter, he could decide to meet both options, or one, or neither. So she was calling to tell me how that went. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but her voice on the msg sounded like she had bad news to tell me. She called at 5PM. All she said was (paraphrasing to the best of my recollection), "This is X from Children's Services. I told you I would call today, though this is probably later than you expected. Please give me a call; I'll be in all day tomorrow." So the words are very neutral, no? And maybe the somewhat flat and apologetic tone was just about it being so late in the day (which is no biggie, I know those people are up to their eyeballs in things to do). My gut feeling that it was bad news was more about what wasn't in her tone - no "smile" in her tone, or enthusiasm, if you know what I mean. But she might have just been tired, right? So . . . ugh. This reminds me of being with my girlfriends in my younger years, trying to dissect some guy's every word or tone in a message, to figure out what he "really meant," etc. Now this I AM anxious about. What are my moods trying to tell me? I am not at all anxious when the doc suggests that I might have a nasty, painful, fatal disease, but this - this has me all wound up. THIS - if I get a "no," here, it will feel like a punch in the gut. Not that I don't know how to quickly recover from a punch in the gut. In fact, I already have plans around how I will recover, if the blow is delivered. (Get ready, because said plans do, in part, involve S'cubie board sharing.)
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 9, 2010 18:57:22 GMT -5
So this is a temporary assignment? It sounds very interesting - congrats to Allie. I think this is it: (unpaid, 6 months, college credit possible if she were a student, but she's not at the moment). I have no clue how or when she will hunt for a place to live but hey, she's 23.5 -- time to figure this stuff out I guess. If only it weren't the holiday season she could just go hang with one of Carolyn's friends and get the lie of the land, the subway system, etc. There is a "training week" but don't know if that starts Jan. 3 or what. Film Production Associate International Justice Mission’s intern program provides film and video production students with experience in a professional and fast-paced in-house creative environment to help them become better students and better filmmakers. We look for confident, self-sufficient, articulate and motivated students with a strong ability to generate high quality film and video resources. The Film Production Associate will be part of IJM’s Communications team and will participate in the film production process from concept to completion. This is a great opportunity for a creative and motivated graduate or undergraduate student to build their reel and gain hands-on work experience. Throughout this internship, you will work closely with IJM’s Director of Photography and be involved in a variety of challenging high profile projects with fast turn-around. Additionally, you will be invited to contribute creative input at our creative review meetings. Our Film Production Associate participates in every phase of the production process making substantial contributions to brainstorming, production and organizational tasks. As part of the production team, you will bring stories to life in the form of storyboards, interviews, scripts, motion graphics and fully edited pieces. We aim to tell substantial stories of injustice and rescue with their full amount of intellectual and emotional integrity, so that the public is educated, inspired and up-to-date on the work of justice as it happens around the world. Creating video materials of the highest caliber in an efficient and compelling manner is essential to this position. You will be part of a team that believes that strategy and research is important, needs a strong narrative point of view and that getting to create is the best job in the world. By the end of the internship you will have experienced a new way of thinking and participated in a broad range of production activities. You will have also gained a better understanding of what makes good storytelling compelling. Just as importantly, you will have inspired us with your energy and passion for filmmaking. IJM is willing to work with your school to help you receive credits where applicable. Requirements: * Must have completed a minimum of 5 semesters or equivalent (junior year, second semester) * A broad understanding of filmmaking and that it takes a production team, researchers and strategists to shape meaningful experiences * The ability to clearly communicate conceptual ideas and production rationale to other members of the design and project teams through critiques, working sessions and presentations * Strong conceptual and organizational skills punctuated by an attention to detail * A highly motivated, flexible and collaborative work style * The ability to learn with a positive attitude and to work independently * Demonstrated ability to meet demanding deadlines and manage tasks in a fast-paced work environment * Strong command of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, Live Type and Photoshop * Student experience in motion graphics Acceptance based on resume/reel review (include any available work including film/video projects, storyboards, scripts, etc.) Please include a résumé with a DVD of your reel and/or links to an online portfolio. It does sound interesting, though the UNPAID part sounds. . . well, criminal. I'm sure the experience is useful and it's a great addition to the resume' - which is what attracts the applicants. Yep, at 23.5, she should be able to "take it from here." And I'm sure she will. Good luck to her.
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Post by Squeemonster on Dec 9, 2010 21:14:42 GMT -5
When I got home I had a message from Children's Services, from the caseworker of the boy I am interested in. They had met today, about whether they would tell him only about one option (their choice of best fit between the two parties interested in him, which is what they usually do), or given his age, tell him about both options, and let him meet people and have some input. In the case of the former, that one option could be me, or the other interested family. In the case of the latter, he could decide to meet both options, or one, or neither. So she was calling to tell me how that went. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but her voice on the msg sounded like she had bad news to tell me. She called at 5PM. All she said was (paraphrasing to the best of my recollection), "This is X from Children's Services. I told you I would call today, though this is probably later than you expected. Please give me a call; I'll be in all day tomorrow." So the words are very neutral, no? And maybe the somewhat flat and apologetic tone was just about it being so late in the day (which is no biggie, I know those people are up to their eyeballs in things to do). My gut feeling that it was bad news was more about what wasn't in her tone - no "smile" in her tone, or enthusiasm, if you know what I mean. But she might have just been tired, right? So . . . ugh. This reminds me of being with my girlfriends in my younger years, trying to dissect some guy's every word or tone in a message, to figure out what he "really meant," etc. Now this I AM anxious about. What are my moods trying to tell me? I am not at all anxious when the doc suggests that I might have a nasty, painful, fatal disease, but this - this has me all wound up. THIS - if I get a "no," here, it will feel like a punch in the gut. Not that I don't know how to quickly recover from a punch in the gut. In fact, I already have plans around how I will recover, if the blow is delivered. (Get ready, because said plans do, in part, involve S'cubie board sharing.)
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2010 21:23:34 GMT -5
Just got done reading the Serenity comic done by Joss and Zack Whedon (art by Chris Samnee) about Book - "The Shepherd's Tale". Very cool story format as we move backward thru time, back thru Book's life. I have wanted so badly to get more info about him, how he got to the place he was when we met him and I know we've all speculated about what some of his past might have been like. There was at least one very major plot twist that I sooooooo didn't expect - exciting!
I really love the colors that the artist used, a muted yet dramatic look.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2010 21:33:53 GMT -5
Hang in there, Spring-a-ling!
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2010 21:41:40 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the pics! Oliver sounds like a cutie pie. Any special reason for the name? I wanted a mature human sounding name, but one that could be shortened to something fun to say. So we can call him Ollie. I was quite torn between lots of different names, actually. I had thought for a long time that the next boy dog I had would be named George. I just liked the thought of calling a dog George. ;D But he just didn't seem like a George. There were other names I liked, such as Rupert, Eli, Fozzie, Gonzo, Loki, Monkey Boy . . . . but Oliver is what stuck. My mom says we should officially name him "Sir Oliver McSnorts-A-Lot." With his smushed up nose he's a snorter. Sir Oliver McSnorts-A-Lot?! Adorable. ADORABLE!! The pics, the name, the nick-name - winner all 'round. ;D
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2010 21:46:56 GMT -5
Okay, here's some pics: Marshall, being the grumpy old man that he's always been: <snip> He quickly learned that if he jumped up on the furniture he'd be safe from the trauma of the puppy: <snip snip> Annnd, here's Oliver: <snippedy snip> I am Fluffy Oliver . . . destroyer of Worlds.
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2010 21:48:33 GMT -5
Quoting myself to say: Heard from doc. There is a "solid-looking area," but it has "benign characteristics" and it is where I had the cyst drained in 2008, so they believe it to be benign tissue due to the former cyst (I am not using the official wording exactly here - don't really remember it). Anyhow, I have to go back for another ultrasound in six months. So: whoo and hoo - all seems well. V.cool and much less scary, thanks for telling us. Julia, betting that the doc used one of their several terms for "scarring" in re the cyst. Yes, indeed, thanks for letting us know Spring!
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Post by Lola m on Dec 9, 2010 21:51:43 GMT -5
So this is a temporary assignment? It sounds very interesting - congrats to Allie. I think this is it: (unpaid, 6 months, college credit possible if she were a student, but she's not at the moment). I have no clue how or when she will hunt for a place to live but hey, she's 23.5 -- time to figure this stuff out I guess. If only it weren't the holiday season she could just go hang with one of Carolyn's friends and get the lie of the land, the subway system, etc. There is a "training week" but don't know if that starts Jan. 3 or what. Film Production Associate International Justice Mission’s intern program provides film and video production students with experience in a professional and fast-paced in-house creative environment to help them become better students and better filmmakers. We look for confident, self-sufficient, articulate and motivated students with a strong ability to generate high quality film and video resources. The Film Production Associate will be part of IJM’s Communications team and will participate in the film production process from concept to completion. This is a great opportunity for a creative and motivated graduate or undergraduate student to build their reel and gain hands-on work experience. Throughout this internship, you will work closely with IJM’s Director of Photography and be involved in a variety of challenging high profile projects with fast turn-around. Additionally, you will be invited to contribute creative input at our creative review meetings. Our Film Production Associate participates in every phase of the production process making substantial contributions to brainstorming, production and organizational tasks. As part of the production team, you will bring stories to life in the form of storyboards, interviews, scripts, motion graphics and fully edited pieces. We aim to tell substantial stories of injustice and rescue with their full amount of intellectual and emotional integrity, so that the public is educated, inspired and up-to-date on the work of justice as it happens around the world. Creating video materials of the highest caliber in an efficient and compelling manner is essential to this position. You will be part of a team that believes that strategy and research is important, needs a strong narrative point of view and that getting to create is the best job in the world. By the end of the internship you will have experienced a new way of thinking and participated in a broad range of production activities. You will have also gained a better understanding of what makes good storytelling compelling. Just as importantly, you will have inspired us with your energy and passion for filmmaking. IJM is willing to work with your school to help you receive credits where applicable. Requirements: * Must have completed a minimum of 5 semesters or equivalent (junior year, second semester) * A broad understanding of filmmaking and that it takes a production team, researchers and strategists to shape meaningful experiences * The ability to clearly communicate conceptual ideas and production rationale to other members of the design and project teams through critiques, working sessions and presentations * Strong conceptual and organizational skills punctuated by an attention to detail * A highly motivated, flexible and collaborative work style * The ability to learn with a positive attitude and to work independently * Demonstrated ability to meet demanding deadlines and manage tasks in a fast-paced work environment * Strong command of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, Live Type and Photoshop * Student experience in motion graphics Acceptance based on resume/reel review (include any available work including film/video projects, storyboards, scripts, etc.) Please include a résumé with a DVD of your reel and/or links to an online portfolio. Looks very interesting and very "her", so to speak. If only it were a paying gig, eh? Still - nice gig!
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Post by Sue on Dec 9, 2010 22:13:01 GMT -5
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Post by Sara on Dec 9, 2010 23:49:02 GMT -5
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Dec 10, 2010 7:32:32 GMT -5
The two shots of the red branch are amazing, but I'm also fascinated by the movement of the almost-but-not-quite frozen water.
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