tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:36:24 +0000calendarMarilynne RobinsontechnologyTwitterPortlandLegion of TechbooksbutoheventsAsifa PortlandprojectsDr. Horrible's Sing Along Blogdrinking and drawingartinspirationWhereCampcreativityfreelance fairPortland EventsEsozoneanimationNeal StephensonInteresting PDXVanessalayoffspodcastsfreelancelife tipsworkvisual effectsman-monthoregon creative industriesthe futuresuperstructpaperreadingkittenname dilemmaeconomybailoutbest practicesplantsimprovanimation festivalBeTweenSalman RushdieLong NowTerry Childsreelperformance artmisclifelaikaSam Adamssocial networksdepopulationjobsproject managmentunemploymentsteampunkpoetryBobbsey Twinsamericaignite Portlandwomen in animationEavan BolandEvents and ideas that connect me to my creative community.http://afflated.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)Blogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-3197685159489536016Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:20:00 +00002011-11-21T18:22:17.908-08:00readingI meant to close the previous post with this quote from the Mahabharata, translated by William Buck:Then the Universe is water; waterwithout end or beginning; withoutEarth or sky; without space or light;without sound or movement. Thenthe dark waters lie still and silentand waiting, touching nothing.What shape shall I take to rescuethe Earth from this flood?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/cB7b2CGTqwg/mahabharata.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/cB7b2CGTqwg" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/11/mahabharata.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-904557568115297720Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:03:00 +00002011-11-21T18:22:43.244-08:00animationworkoregon creative industriesanimation festivalI've been freelancing for the past several months as a post-production producer at Respond2 here in Portland. The first several projects I worked on were infomercials - they are 28 minutes long, and extremely time consuming. For the past week or so, I've been working on short commercials; 60 and 30 seconds, and they are really fun so far. It's a pleasant change of pace, and I'm looking forward tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/-Sp6mPz3jm4/commercials-rock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/-Sp6mPz3jm4" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/11/commercials-rock.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-7419522220760253516Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:16:00 +00002011-08-25T02:16:47.534-07:00poetryLeap Before You Look The sense of danger must not disappear: The way is certainly both short and steep, However gradual it looks from here; Look if you like, but you will have to leap. Tough-minded men get mushy in their sleep And break the by-laws any fool can keep; It is not the convention but the fear That has a tendency to disappear. The worried efforts of the busy heap, The dirt, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/14JKQpOwnpk/leap-before-you-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/14JKQpOwnpk" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/08/leap-before-you-look.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-6413635089138056494Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:51:00 +00002011-06-23T11:51:56.060-07:00Portland EventsAsifa Portlandanimationoregon creative industriesOh, so much has happened.I'm now the president of Asifa Portland. I'm really excited about it. Mike did a great job of reviving the chapter and putting on some great events, and getting us in the habit of having events and planning ahead. Now I'd like to look a bit further out, and think about how we strengthen the whole community, and become a real resource for animation in Portland. I've http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/jNMyUwUa-_M/catching-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/jNMyUwUa-_M" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/06/catching-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-3094250873925396654Tue, 03 May 2011 21:56:00 +00002011-05-03T19:25:18.950-07:00project managmentman-monthreadingI just finished reading The Mythical Man-Month. It's interesting, because it was written in the late 60s, and is an analysis of managing large software projects at that time. The title intends to debunk the idea that if it takes one programmer 12 months to do something, it will take two programmers 6 months, and three programmers four months, etc. The man-month, Brooks admits, is still a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/4kWJ5iKumzc/mythical-man-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/4kWJ5iKumzc" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/05/mythical-man-month.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-5254274130665032435Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:52:00 +00002011-04-27T16:12:59.338-07:00best practicesimprovI just finished an improv class from Brainwaves, and not only was it a lot of fun, but it gave me a lot to think about. Here are some principles of improv and how I think they apply to non-performance situations:Be fit and well. "Fit and well" means two things. Firstly, it means that you project, physically and mentally, that there is nowhere you would rather be. You are present in the moment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/7Kx_Fj4vO2c/improvisation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/7Kx_Fj4vO2c" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/04/improvisation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-7641769812583045331Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:02:00 +00002011-03-29T12:23:13.034-07:00lifefreelanceSo, yeah, it's a little weird for a private person to make an annual report. I did think about making it all super-glossy and beautiful, but this is only the first year. Maybe I'll step it up next year. It was an interesting exercise, and I would like to continue it. In addition to spelling out my mission, vision, and objectives, did a fairly comprehensive assessment of 2010- financial, emotionalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/DReY3w5vVPs/2010-annual-report-completed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/DReY3w5vVPs" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/03/2010-annual-report-completed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-5101383110205838486Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:55:00 +00002011-03-25T09:08:29.004-07:00BeTweenunemploymentfreelanceSo, my first week of unemployment draws to a close, and it's been incredibly fun. I've had a lot of lunches and happy hours and coffees with my amazing smart friends, who have ideas and resources and inspiration every minute. I feel so grateful for all of these people who are willing to invest in me. I've got my first freelance gig, a really interesting woman who is struggling with getting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/pOn3hOdy2pk/what-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/pOn3hOdy2pk" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-2077292037473499935Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:40:00 +00002011-03-13T23:42:13.244-07:00reelWell, it took all day, but here's my reel from ADi! It looks like it could also double as Kalina's reel, since her designs are prominently featured, but I just love her work.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/blFzRYscAMk/my-reel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/blFzRYscAMk" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-reel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-7708697513185104846Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:53:00 +00002011-02-24T20:57:34.169-08:00worklifeIf you're a friend on Facebook, you might have noticed that I'm trying to name this undertaking/enterprise. There are words that I really like and find evocative, but I'm actually starting to think that it might be a mistake to look for a permanent name. I might name/theme each year, with the symbols and language that are powerful to me at the time. After all, I don't need to register a domain orhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/u1d0NUeumug/stuck-on-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/u1d0NUeumug" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/02/stuck-on-name.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-1757964522260202321Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:59:00 +00002011-02-22T19:04:43.028-08:00worklifeI've got to be honest, I'm getting interested in the prospect of being a freelancer. I like the idea of having a business, of being a business. It elevates the discourse beyond the idea of "getting a job", and puts me in a position to think about my mission, my vision, my one-year and five-year and ten year plans, of actually trying to design my work and my life. I have always allowed work to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/L4z-wjKk6oM/business-of-rebekah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/L4z-wjKk6oM" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/02/business-of-rebekah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-23562189784394504Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:46:00 +00002011-02-21T18:50:40.876-08:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/0gRWpGW9sWY/some-of-my-old-drawings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/0gRWpGW9sWY" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-of-my-old-drawings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-849990806391326747Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:42:00 +00002011-02-18T13:04:56.448-08:00Portland EventsAsifa PortlandjobsWhat a year 2011 has been so far. The big news, which I may as well announce here, is that, after 3.5 years, I'm leaving ADi. March 17th will be my last day. I think I'll freelance for a while until I figure out my next step, and am really excited about some of the opportunities and conversations I've had in the past week. I mean, yes, nervous about money and stability and all that, but I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/6cjKN8hQXr0/ch-ch-ch-changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/6cjKN8hQXr0" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2011/02/ch-ch-ch-changes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-6919064516235291126Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:13:00 +00002010-12-12T15:40:09.340-08:00projectspaperForward: I'm really annoyed with the way this post is laying out the images, but don't seem to be able to fix it. Will continue to mess with it. I really enjoy making things, but I don't like having things. And unfortunately, I forget to take pictures of them. I didn't take pictures of the big paper crane I made for my mom several years ago, or the origami bouquets I make, or the paper birdcage, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/UNysmPTBK40/making-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/UNysmPTBK40" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/12/making-stuff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-846094617412648456Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:00:00 +00002010-11-15T19:12:02.622-08:00Portland EventsAsifa PortlandpoetryI had been thinking about this poem a lot lately, but only knew parts of it by heart. Then, as often happens, I was in Powells with $5 to spend, and spotted an anthology that includes it. Adrienne Rich - SongYou're wondering if I'm lonely:OK then, yes, I'm lonelyas a plane rides lonely and levelon its radio beam, aimingacross the Rockiesfor the blue-strung aislesof an airfield on the oceanYou http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/8_C7EkaB_IA/serendipity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/8_C7EkaB_IA" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/11/serendipity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-1477771047892823825Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:09:00 +00002010-09-19T16:49:07.625-07:00plantslife tipsOff topic for this blog, I know, but I know a bunch of people who claim to not be able to grow plants. Growing plants is easy, so I thought if I wrote a post about it I could point people here if they wanted to know. The scenario everyone dreads is that you get a plant (at the store, or through a gift) and it's all lush and green and growing, and you bring it home and start tending to it and it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/51bt6Ap591s/growing-houseplants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/51bt6Ap591s" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/09/growing-houseplants.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-6559771845218135648Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:12:00 +00002010-09-06T21:20:39.211-07:00Small stuff, really- puttering around the apartment, spending time with friends. I'm not planning anything, not on a mission to accomplish anything, and don't have much to share that would be of interest to a normal person. Going to a DMI conference in a couple weeks- learning about design management. And reading (still) the Cryptonomicon- having a hard time getting into it. And it's been a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/Ib88_81OZCI/whats-going-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/Ib88_81OZCI" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-going-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-8711718087491501404Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:12:00 +00002010-07-31T00:46:11.408-07:00workHere are some things I've learned along my journeys in the working world:- a boss of mine, a restaurant owner, speaking of customers: "It's not enough for them to like you, they have to love you." What he meant is that it's only restaurants that people love that they go back to again and again, and bring their friends, and have birthdays and anniversaries... merely liking a place isn't good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/jqVnAS6FRvo/things-ive-learned.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/jqVnAS6FRvo" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/07/things-ive-learned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-3222204477749990301Tue, 04 May 2010 04:02:00 +00002010-05-05T04:51:39.082-07:00Portland EventsBeTweendrinking and drawingThis isn't really fair, since I'm getting together with the guys next week to have a semi-official post-mortem on the event, but I have so many thoughts that I want to organize/share them.Firstly, the night before, I dreamed all night about all the ways it could go badly. And there was a guy on Twitter being a jerk about the whole thing, and because I was using the BeTween account I couldn't be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/Pu8epoLfcjE/post-tween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/Pu8epoLfcjE" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-tween.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-542186941183970130Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:03:00 +00002010-04-21T21:12:08.973-07:00Portland EventsBeTweenAsifa PortlandpoetryThe ASIFA Showcase is Saturday, and it's going to be really good- I'm so impressed with the level of submissions, and the show is going to be very strong. And it's FREE, so please come- Saturday at 11am at Cinema 21. I think we've done everything we can do for BeTween- now we just need to hope people show up and bring their participation hats. There will be coffee, and bagels, and maybe some swaghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/9BuYG7nJvD0/my-hundredth-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/9BuYG7nJvD0" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-hundredth-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-2717847714409245783Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:09:00 +00002010-04-05T20:12:42.975-07:00Portland EventsBeTweenpoetryI'm really excited about BeTween- I think it's going to go really well, and if it doesn't, we've learned what we'll need to do for the next one. Yes, David and Sam really want this to be an ongoing thing, which pleases me. Now it's just a question for me of maintaining momentum, following up on the loose ends, connecting with the people on my list to connect to. I don't want to get lazy here in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/V0KOfNJBUwA/poem-and-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/V0KOfNJBUwA" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/04/poem-and-stuff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-9092274100129655580Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:22:00 +00002010-03-22T19:24:51.248-07:00Portland EventsBeTweenHead on over to the website and pre-register for BeTween! It's going to be interesting, and I think a really good group will attend.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/k_nKEvW-xgA/online-registration-now-working.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/k_nKEvW-xgA" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/03/online-registration-now-working.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-2411321277738159250Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:22:00 +00002010-05-03T21:34:12.025-07:00freelance fairPortland EventsBeTweenreadingSo, I've been meaning to blog about this for weeks, but I've been putting my efforts on the project into realizing it, rather than blogging about it. You may remember me making noise for months about an unconference for freelance animators, and finally, with the support of David Billings and Sam Niemann, it is actually going to happen. Our website is coming together, and the event will be on May http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/VgAQ-Mqrx-k/between.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/VgAQ-Mqrx-k" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/03/between.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-6428223589010242078Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:36:00 +00002010-02-15T19:54:51.654-08:00poetryI was wanting to write about leadership, but Lucille Clifton has died. How can I say what this woman's poems mean to me? I am forever grateful for her, to her, and have shed for her today real tears. poem on my fortieth birthday to my mother who died youngwell i have almost come to the place where you felltripping over a wire at the forty-fourth lapand i have decided to keep running,head up, bodyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/UzJ07GWd9Uk/lucille-clifton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/UzJ07GWd9Uk" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/02/lucille-clifton.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867343506912559300.post-3195316188897517236Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:50:00 +00002010-02-01T21:50:33.655-08:00poetryIn Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree:Where Alph, the sacred river, ranThrough caverns measureless to manDown to a sunless sea.So twice five miles of fertile groundWith walls and towers were girdled round:And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;And here were forests ancient as the hills,Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.But ohhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~3/KPduekiBioc/been-thinking-of-this-one-lately.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rebekah Villon)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/InspiredInvolvement/~4/KPduekiBioc" height="1" width="1"/>http://afflated.blogspot.com/2010/02/been-thinking-of-this-one-lately.html