#FieldNotebook

[epicstoriestime]

Scanned Field Note Fragment - BridgeTap_33.sbn

This page was salvaged from a water-damaged spiral notebook discovered in the aftermath of the BridgeTap event. The analog cache it was stored in showed signs of electromagnetic scorching and temporal distortion. The handwriting matches my own, yet I have no memory of composing these notes. Embedded within the image metadata is the corrupted file labeled BridgeTap_33.sbn, a semiotic bundle…

[wildernotes]

Journaling can be prickly. It can be painful (in the short term) but the benefits are many and increasingly proven to be vastly beneficial to both mental and physical health. Search for some of Dr. James Pennebaker’s research. It’s truly fascinating. That’s why we like the gauze bush as a backdrop to this shot. Spiky and painful at times but beautiful if given a chance to flower. More info on our journal post(s) on the site - wildernotes.com . “Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.” – Julia Cameron . #MentalHealth #Journaling #Journals #Journal #Notebooks #PocketNotebook #FieldNotes #FieldNotebook #StationeryLover #StationeryAddict #LessScreenMoreScribbles https://www.instagram.com/p/CQweyvGMmvN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[stampington]

Lynne Moncrieff alters brown shipping paper into stylish notebooks. | GreenCraft Magazine: https://stampington.com/GreenCraft-Magazine-Spring-2017 #brownpaper #repurpose #reuse #recycle #GreenCraftMagazine #scrappaper #mininotebooks #notebooks #fieldnotebook #gesso

[mallycat13]

Twisted rocks #fieldcamp #fieldnotebook #twistedrocks #bluesky #derbydome #wyoming (at Lander, Wyoming) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrsjplBhJzf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1thkyaue69uef

[jolynjanis]

Today's meeting called for a ridiculous smoothie. It's black. It has chinese herbs in it. It tasted yummy. It was so thick that the paper straw kept flopping over and i needed a few. After two straws i felt a spoon would have denied that straws of its purpose and efforts thus far, so i went with it. I'm a good person like that. #paperstraws #blacksmoothies #fieldnotebook #ohmy (at Café Gratitude)

[whiskeyfourtyfive]

The Clark Field Notebook. I may have to make another post about the story to this project. Thank you Judith for being such a wonderful person and I know Hunter loves his Christmas gift for the pictures sent to me when he was opening it. Amazing!! #whiskey45 #whiskey0045 #customleather #customleatherwork #handtooled #handtooling #leather #fieldnotebook #fieldnotebooks #leatheraccessories #leathercraft #leathershowcase #airbrushleather #leatherhandmade #project #thankyou www.whiskey45.com

[field-biology]

One colony mapped!

It only took me 1.5 field days, but I have fully mapped one colony. My original count of 9 nests blossomed into a robust 18 as I dug my way through the bracken and spent a lot of time staring at the ground and mumbling to myself. 

Mental dialogue (although sometimes aloud):

Is that just a group of ants, or is it really a trail? Ok, it’s trail and it goes into this side of the clump of bracken, but why don’t I see it coming out?! Oh, right. Another nest is tucked away in there. *Add a flag, add to map, take measurements*

OR

Eh... it’s a trail but it’s less than the threshold. *Makes note in fieldnotebook*.

OR (my personal favorite)

There was a really strong trail back there, WHERE did they GO?! *Eats another piece of chocolate to raise bloodsugar/ward off the “hangry”, maybe get some dopamine flowing and counteract frustration*

Really though, as frustrating as mapping colonies can be, digging through the bracken and seeing lots of cool spiders beats sitting at my desk staring at a screen all day. I wouldn’t trade it. That said, I’m really hoping the next colony I map will be smaller because I can’t afford to spend 15days on mapping alone.  I have to move on to pilot tests and then actual experiments. Time will tell...

(I apologize for the poor photo quality, I don’t have a macro lens this season and my iPhone isn’t great at it).

[anthropologicaltwist-blog]

26/1

They've declared it snow day tomorrow, and we've been induced to hoarding food in preparation of the impending blizzard and potential power outage. I went to Spindly-Legs's room because she offered to let me take from her instant ramen stockpile – her mother had just sent her 2 boxes of snacks and other goodies from Malaysia.

I was talking to Banana about this over Whatsapp before he complained about his food in New Zealand. He's been there for a few weeks now, sent by the army for a training or mission of some sort.

Our conversation –

B: Soooooo Maggie mee hmm I've been eating ORIENTAL flavor for the past like 10 days already

Me: Hahahha Oriental wtf Jesus now that I think of it What does that even mean Oriental flavored Maggie mee

B: Idk maybe it's supposed to give you the chow mein taste Like you go ask your American friends lor they might be able to describe to you

Me: Ya perhaps I should But what I mean is why would they even name it ofiental Oriental It's actually kinda racist if you think about it

B: Chucked at ofiental Err maybe they can't seem to better describe The taste

Me: Maybe...

B: I mean ORIENTAL flavor sounds better than CHOW MEIN flavor

Naturally I proceeded to check the packets of ramen I'd gotten from Spindly-Legs and found they were labelled as follows: "Miso Tonkotsu Artificial Pork Flavor", "Artificial Chicken & Mushroom Flavor" and "Gourmet Spicy". No mention of orientalism – these noodles did come from Malaysia after all.

So even food can and has been racialized!

[trasmontelife]

[taylorkimtok-blog]

TOK Entry - Math as a Universal Language

Math is all about numbers, quantities, patters, and all of the other things and ideas that connect to the aforementioned words. Mathematics is easily considered as one of the broadest subjects where it is most prevalent around us. Math is based on different facts and theorems that rely heavily on proving and logic. Therefore, math can be considered as objective, and of the most reliable sources of knowledge. Perhaps, because of these reasons, math can be considered a universal language. 

Math relies on fact on logics that are based on concepts called theorems. These things all make up the basic parts of math. All of these methods are used to prove something. Math is one subject that I think is true beyond reasonable doubt. Everyone just assumes that everything in math is just the way it is and it should be that way.

Another reason why people think this is because math gives one answer. For instance, when you add one to one, it will always be two. It will never be three. No matter how much some one will try to contest, two will always be the final and undisputed answer. 

The cool thing about math is that it is known to man worldwide. Wherever you are in the world, country, city, neighbourhood, or town, math has been used. There aren't any contradictions made about the theorems that have been thought of, because it has been universally accepted that it is correct, and also because it has been proven. 

Math may seem like the most objective subject and language today, therefore making it the most universal language to man. Wherever you decide to go in the world, I will always know that the number of fingers I have is ten, and I'm able to do simple math without talking, and the other person of another race will be able to understand me. 

[2013placeascharacter]

Wiseman vs Kopple

Titicut Follies

- Close ups

- Camera behaves rapidly

- Sharp cuts between takes

- Tight images on face

- Opens with singing

- Mostly eye-level shots 

- Music fades in from following scene

- Inmate plays trombone

- Inmate sings along with video

- Close-up on him singing(studium) video in bkgd(punctum)

- Camera moves humanlike

- The shots are in the space of the subjects; very invasive

- All music is apart of the action taking place

Harlan County USA

- Musical underscoring

- Videography feels more distant and 'filmic' in a way

- Close ups used

- Interviews taken

- Feels like someone is there documenting something, not observing

- Camera scans(pans) capturing things

- Bird's eye is used

- Montage of images

- Text is used on screen

- Seems to be amongst the people telling a story from what she receives

- Uses images from the past and the present

I think in approaching the CAP21 studios, Wiseman would be interested in documenting the many stories that are taking place in the building by observation. I think Kopple would be interested in zeroing in on a specific story and being a part of what is taking place in the building to tell this story. Kopple would probably attend classes in the conservatory during the day, interview students, teachers, and faculty members. Wiseman would probably visit in the evening and capture all of the hustle and bustle of the lively night crowd. I think Kopple's shots would be more removed and cinematic. She would probably use more steady wide angle shots. Wiseman would be a bit more invasive and in the face of the subjects. 

Dyllon B.

[anthropologicaltwist-blog]

22/01

I went to the gym to work out at 4PM in the afternoon only to find out that all the treadmills were taken. It's the third time this week I've gone to the gym at this time of the day and every single time all the treadmills are running (see what I did there?). So I got on the elliptical and about a minute into it when I remembered I could head to the second floor, this small area overlooking the tennis court, where there are more treadmills and ellipticals. Pleased with myself for recollecting this piece of memory, I jammed stop on the machine and left the indoor gym area.

To my delight, no one was there when I arrived at the row of huge treadmills. The place was dimly lit, the only noise coming from the tennis court downstairs where a couple was playing. I stepped on and brisk walked, listening to a new album – Strange Desire by the Bleachers –recommended by my friend Potato. Not long after beginning the workout, a few people found my secret spot and around me some of the treadmills began to get taken. That was fine by me because I was happy to just have a treadmill, and it wasn't as crowded as the gym downstairs so the atmosphere was still peaceful.

40 minutes of brisk walking later I stopped and hopped off the treadmill. As I was doing so I happened to turn my head to the left to catch the eye of two white girls – friends, by the look of it, because they were both talking – who were both on the treadmill and talking, but turned just to look at me.

Reflexively a mean voice went off in my head: what are you looking at? I looked back at them, taking in the blonde hair and pooh-poohing their choice of attire (Sports bras are disallowed! Put on a shirt, jesus!).

But then I started to wonder about why we even look at people when it's none of our business. Yes, sometimes we people watch and it's a fascinating thing to do, but what I mean here is when somebody makes a change in action and you look at them even though you already logically know what they're going to do.

An example: on the train, occasionally I take note of other passengers sitting around me. Just last month on the train downtown I took note of a girl sitting in the row across from me because she looked very demure and sweet, and then I dived into my mind with the Harry Potter I had on hand in my Kindle. Four stops later she gets off the train, and even though I know she's supposed to get off the train at some point anyway, I break away from my book and flash my eyes at the sight of her getting up her seat and leaving. Just to look.

There was really no need to do this; seeing her leave does not make a difference to me. Or sometimes when I'm studying and I see a flash of movement – just a bird, taking flight – it doesn't affect me, but somehow I automatically take a look before going back to what I'm doing.

The other part of this is, I'm troubled about my immediate reaction. I think in the US I tend to be more self-conscious about sticking out, about not being the "weird Asian girl," because even as I have gotten more comfortable around Americans I realize a tiny part of me is still worried I'll validate the judgments and stereotypes people might have towards Asians and/or international students. 

What are you looking at? When this voice rung in my head another memory flashed by so fleetingly it would have slipped away if I hadn't  stopped to contemplate and backtrack. It was of Hammie, a girl I was friends with, at a table near mine making the remark "International students always take so long to get their food" to somebody else. 

[taylorkimtok-blog]

TOK Entry - Language & Persuasion

Language is a very important took of communication and speech in our world. I mean, without language, what would we know? How would we be able to communicate? 

Language allows people to express their thoughts, opinions, and feelings to other people. Language makes it possible for people to communicate efficiently to each other. In my opinion, I feel that more than any tool, language is the most important. It's used by humans daily in their lives and interactions. 

Langauge is used between two people, and even in the media. The media is a major source of knowledge for many people. However, one question that arises from this is, "How does the media use language to influence its readers and viewers?" 

Language is often limited in the news due to the vagueness of some words and the double definitions of some words. At the same time, those in the media have to be careful in which words they use to influence their viewers and audience members, ensuring that they react a certain way. The use of language is to persuade or convince an audience into believing or doing something. 

In class, we discussed the different ways language is used in the world, and we concluded that one of the main ways language is used is to persuade people into doing or believing something. One way that people in the media do this is by using vagueness when describing a situation. They'll use words that are used to intentionally mislead people into thinking certain things, which may not exactly be true. Words that have both negative and positive connotations are used. 

I think that the use of language in media is important because it greatly influences the way in which people think and it can lead to much success. Ideas and facts are able to be easily conveyed by the media in a very different way to get a certain reaction from the audience.  

[taylorkimtok-blog]

Other IB Class Entry - IBH Language & Literature

In my IBH Language and Literature class, we are in a unit about poetry, specifically analyzing the works of the great Carol Ann Duffy. One of the poems that I came across is entitled, "We Remember Your Childhood Well." At first, I wasn't very interested in this poem because it seemed so boring and on the surface. However, after receiving the prompts for our Written Task essay, I realized how deep and meaningful this poem actually is.

The question was, "What social group is being oppressed or silenced?" After connecting this prompt to the poem, I realized that this essay was only written from one perspective. We had just talked about the reliability of perspectives in TOK the day before, and it was very mind-boggling. 

This poem is a recount of a child's childhood, but not from his or her perspective, but rather their parents. A parent or an authority figure is being the narrator and seems to be contradicting everything the main character thinks. The parents seem to be lecturing the child about everything that he or she thinks to be wrong. But after reading this essay, only one thought comes to my mind... Who's account do we trust?

The parents seem to think that they have done no wrong in the world and have only done things to help their child have the best life he or she can have, by giving them everything and anything that they wanted. However, on the other hand, the child seems to think that his or her childhood was miserable, and that it felt like hell.

Personally, I feel that the child's perspective is most reliable, although we, as the audience, will never know. I don't think it's right to make a judgement by looking at two perspectives without any background knowledge of the situation. 

[taylorkimtok-blog]

Other IB Class Entry - IBS Math & TOK

I hate math. I always have, and I always will. Now, reading this, you might think this is harsh. However, I have to disagree. BECAUSE, I feel that math hates me too. 

Even when I was younger, although I may have understood the concept of the topic we were learning, I never was able to fully understand it. When I had to memorize the multiplication table, I would always sit there trying to understand how and why these numbers lined up in order and had a specific way they were arranged. 

Also, I had the hardest time trying to separate addition and subtraction and multiplication and division. Why do there have to be four different ways to deal with numbers? The bigger question is: Why do we have to take math all through high school? 

There are so man stereotypes about how Asians are supposed to be good at math, but there are a few, including myself, who don't fit in that category. Math, to some people, are black and white, but how is someone classified as being "good at math?"

Is being good at math include enjoying math, or being smart? One of the things that we will never know is how someone is good at math. Sure, we have people at one end of the spectrum, known as math geniuses. However, how is the average person classified as being "good" at math?

[taylorkimtok-blog]

Personal Entry - Language as Part of Our Identities

My parents grew up at the same church, and as a result, have a solid group of friends that they grew up with. There are a few couples within the group that ended up getting married, my parents being one of them. Since they were all very close, they actually ended up having kids all around the same time. Christopher, also known as Chris, born on May 16, myself, born on May 27, and Josh, born on June 18. As you can see, we were all born within a month of each other.

Every summer, our families get together, and even though we live in different countries, it's never awkward of different when we hang out. We all feel very comfortable with each other, and we always seem to pick up where we left off the previous year. However, as we've been getting older, I've noticed that we in fact are very different, due to the different languages that we speak.

Yes, we all speak English, but it's so different from each other. We're all Korean American, but the English we speak is so completely different. Each year I go back, I learn new slang words that haven't made their way over to Korea yet, and they learn some things that SFSers have come up. 

Josh plays football and baseball in Cali: he's a jock. As a result, he's stereotyped to be one of those "cool" kids who's always in the middle of all the news. Therefore, he always speaks in this "jock" vernacular, and even though Chris lives in the same neighbourhood as him, has no idea what he's talking about. 

I've realized that language really does play a part in our identity. For Josh, in order to be "cool," he has to speak in a sort of manner. For Chris, he has to speak in the "nerdy" vernacular to keep up with the tech guys, and for me, well, I feel like I have to speak in a certain way, and even type in a certain way, to feel included. While language, in a way, defines us, it can also prevent us from being our entire self. It can cause us to change our identity and the way we speak.