cam betz

my penmanship as of late

each day i write down the story of my life in indelible ink.

my penmanship of late has been lacking in commitment and direction (metaphorically speaking). i need to inject it with what it is lacking and a bit of something more.

i have been working and waiting and then waiting some more. finally, an answer is expected within the next month. knowledge that an answer will be forthcoming, regardless of what the answer may be, is relief to me that an answer will come at last. i have grown tired of waiting – yet, i still work to get an answer.

the effort has influenced my penmanship… and not always in a way that shows progress.

i have permitted delays for a decision to veil my penmanship. i have allowed procrastination to consume too much.

enough. wait and continue can exist together for my penmanship.

 

… stay out of trouble…

my responsibility

as a creative, i have a responsibility to protect my work.. i am the first line of defense to preventing others from inappropriately using and profiting from my efforts.

but how are either of these pieces of proposed legislation, SOPA & PIPA, supposed to help me?  what exactly do they resolve and for whom? 

have you tried to read these pieces of legislation? seriously... a government for the people, by the people - but what people can understand this malarkey? and do our elected officials read every line and comprehend what it is about?

the talk on these items has died down since the 'blackout' for the time being... but they have not gone away - stay tuned in to what your elected leaders are doing and let them know what you want them to do.... they represent you.

I know that I don't have enough money to lobby influence at this... but I can speak up and be heard.

 ... stay our of trouble... and do your homework - be responsible

 

SOPA – Stop Online Piracy Act; H.R.3261

House of Representatives www.house.gov

To promote prosperity, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation by combating the theft of U.S. property, and for other purposes.

 

PIPA – Protect Intellectual Property Act; S.968

Senate www.senate.gov

To prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, and for other purposes.

 

ACTA - Anti Counterfeit Trading Agreement

Oh.. and this issue isn't just here state side.  This is one with global reach and our friends across the Atlantic are protesting.

Forbes - If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA

BBC - ACTA Protests: Thousands take to the streets across Europe 

resolution vs. intention for 2012

resolution (noun) : the act or process of resolving: as

- a : the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones

- b : the act of answering : solving 

- c : the act of determining

 

intention (noun)

- 1 : a determination to act in a certain way: resolve

- 2 : import, significance

- 3 a : what one intends to do or bring about

--  b : the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered

 

working on something between these two...

stay out of trouble...

overwhelmed

Merriam-Webster defines overwhelmed as follows

1: upset, overthrow

2: a: to cover over completely : submerge; b: to overcome by superior force or numbers; c: to overpower in thought or feeling

The second definition applies to me. It is a combination of outside forces - recent tasks at work, class for work, training for work, this thing, that project and the other things. None of these items can individually take me on - they have to gang up and work together to be effective in submerging me in their clutter of chaos.

How combat and beat down these outside forces is my challenge - not to overcome, but to prohibit them from smothering me. Keep them in check.

... stay out of trouble.

law of diminished intrigue

ever had one of those fragmented memories from childhood that seem so good... then as an adult you just go --- huh?

i have a memory of a movie that i sneaked to watch as a child, i only ever saw bits and pieces - but those fragments left me so full of interest and intrigue.

i recently came across that movie as an adult. what a disappointment.

i have now seen the movie from begining to end (w/o commercial interruption or censorship). what was the draw as a child? the story barely existed, the acting was stale and stiff, the effects and intense scenes were sad for what was supposed to be a serious story.

was it simply a case of something i was not allowed to watch that inspired the intrigue? probably.

has 'maturity' diminished my intrigue? i don't think so - not in this case. this movie is just really bad and it can't even funny because it is so bad.

on another yet related note, if you ever saw a movie at a drive-in theatre - do not watch that movie at home. the awe of the drive-in cannot be replicated.

... stay out of trouble