tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16378692012-01-01T09:45:34.560-05:00Kinderpunk MusingsReflections. Vulgarity. Shilling. Tampa. Kinderpunk.David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429386364704460600noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-17509831931319298742012-01-01T08:50:00.002-05:002012-01-01T09:45:34.568-05:002012-01-01T09:45:34.568-05:002012I don't really do resolutions. They seem like they're a setup for failure. I like the part of the Scout Oath that goes "On my honor, I will do my best ..." it just gets wonky for me when the next words of that are "to do my duty to God and my country" since I'm not really that religious or a chest-beater.I admit though that I do really love the "On my honor, I will do my best" part. That's allDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-31462505354713926912011-12-10T13:58:00.004-05:002012-01-01T08:36:43.817-05:002012-01-01T08:36:43.817-05:00Where does time go? Tick. Tock.I guess this is going to be like one of those letters people write and send out around the holidays to let folks know what someone's been up to for the last year. That's sadly what this blog has become.I'm to lazy to go back and look, but I'm pretty sure I've mentioned in this space before that since I've gone back to school to get my PhD I don't do much reading or writing for leisure -- it's David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-5313829929078018432011-05-22T13:24:00.002-04:002011-05-22T13:25:52.773-04:002011-05-22T13:25:52.773-04:00What I'm Up ToI am pimping this damned awesome show that's running, reasons to be pretty.I already posted over to the Jobsite blog, so go read it over there rather than me doing a straight-up cross-post.The show is on stage for 2 more weeks and is a great time. Hope you can make it.David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-24837976201848004722011-05-03T12:53:00.002-04:002011-05-03T13:00:03.232-04:002011-05-03T13:00:03.232-04:00Performance Resistance ReflexivityHere are the videos from our group project day. The first is the instructions given to the class, the second is what one group recorded as a result of the instructions. This was a riff on several things. The short film Popcorn that Dr. Butchart brought into class, several of the readings from recent weeks, and the instructional video had elements of LOST combined with inside jokes and general David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-89889410882984431762011-04-21T11:44:00.002-04:002011-04-21T11:50:00.883-04:002011-04-21T11:50:00.883-04:00Self-portraits2009-2011David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-21457744404425226302011-04-21T11:36:00.002-04:002011-04-21T11:36:49.997-04:002011-04-21T11:36:49.997-04:00LiberationSeveral weeks ago I posted saying that I felt I had reached a paralysis point. This was a general assessment of the semester as a whole, how busy I'd become, and how all these new thoughts working through me were just adding up to me freezing up. Not sure what to do or where to start.I feel like I've come out of the other end of that, but not because any of those things have necessarily changedDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-83774635574113841182011-04-03T15:58:00.002-04:002011-04-03T16:19:25.680-04:002011-04-03T16:19:25.680-04:00This week in ReflexivityI am really excited about the possibilities for my paper at this point, and am finding more and more in the readings that I think will help inform my paper. This is all great news. As far as rehearsals go, this heightened awareness that I am carrying around with me is really changing my work, and in positive ways. I am by nature attracted to scripts that contain great ambiguity, that show the David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-38159667249961571532011-03-29T14:31:00.003-04:002011-03-29T15:08:31.037-04:002011-03-29T15:08:31.037-04:0022 days? ReallyI think I think about posting to this journal far more than I do it. This is one of my problems with journaling in general. Too much (?) thought and too little action.Looking at the calendar, it shows that's 2 weeks of class that I didn't write on.It's not likely a sufficient assumption to think that I can make it up, so let's see what comes out now as I try to think back on the past few weeks David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-87358283804446816482011-03-06T09:53:00.003-05:002011-03-06T11:09:01.417-05:002011-03-06T11:09:01.417-05:00Random bitsI feel like this journal entry will bounce around a bit. I am looking at 4 notes in my folder, and I'm not really convinced that any of them go together. Well, we'll see where we go.The BuddhaI watched this PBS documentary last night and enjoyed it. Well, I'm pretty sure I fell asleep before it was over, but I saw enough of it to be allowed a general opinion.I'm not really Buddhist, though I David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-37467862054360413462011-02-19T17:30:00.002-05:002011-02-19T18:34:30.819-05:002011-02-19T18:34:30.819-05:00Paralysis PointCall it pre-Spring break burnout (Ok, it's still 3 weeks away, but that's close enough, right?), or perhaps it's taking 2 PhD seminars (which I was not advised against, but honestly should have probably paid more attention to) AND Burke in one semester. Perhaps it's even just my own self-doubt that I'll actually, eventually, pull this semester off as I stare at deadlines and a mountain of papers.David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-56269679995184588972011-02-17T10:43:00.003-05:002011-02-17T10:56:25.681-05:002011-02-17T10:56:25.681-05:00Dichotomy or Symbiosis?A few of this week's readings discussions of reflexivity, particularly in regards to making muddles, relativism|reflexivity, possible impossibles self|other, truth|fiction, got me thinking about this Ray Bradbury poem that I remember from when i was a teenager. Of course a quick search through a few online library didn't turn up the whole thing, and I believe that the science fiction magazine IDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-44718547288382800082011-02-13T13:31:00.004-05:002011-02-13T13:58:15.585-05:002011-02-13T13:58:15.585-05:00Siegle's LoopIn addition to finding it amazing that I had a harder time getting through the readings using literature as a frame of reference than I did the piece by the economist, perhaps the other biggest takeaway from this past week's reading is the loop that Siegle diagrams on page 2 (The Politics of Reflexivity).Dr. Steier and any other colleague from class will have a leg up here, because I am being tooDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-45557326738278289102011-02-06T14:43:00.002-05:002011-02-06T15:45:11.999-05:002011-02-06T15:45:11.999-05:00This week in ReflexivityThis might end up reading like a list. I'll just go with that.Dr. Steier: I have something that I'd really like to write about which may be better suited to a journal, or one of these short papers we're to write or even the concept paper. I am unsure and will write you about it. It's been a pretty large part of my personal reflexivity (encompassing both my personal and theater lives) this weekDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-41908978400823570812011-02-06T14:32:00.003-05:002011-02-06T14:39:04.509-05:002011-02-06T14:39:04.509-05:00Welcome GigiWe got a new resident yesterday, Gigi, a 137-lb Neapolitan Mastiff. Probably easiest recognized as the breed of dog Fang was in the Harry Potter films (not the books - that was a type of Dane). She's a big, lazy sweetie.I quite literally stumbled upon her while online, and her story was not only sad but really seem kismet in a way (see the Commenting on Myself post). After the visit on her turfDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-79317237537553090672011-01-31T12:03:00.002-05:002011-01-31T12:23:21.606-05:002011-01-31T12:23:21.606-05:00Commenting on myself commenting on myself commenting on myself ...Several of these readings that we've done to overview Reflexivity have used phrases like "Pandora's box" and made claims that once you begin this process, it's never ending.I can buy that. I'm doing it to a decent degree over a decision in my life.Our Rottweiler died on Jan. 4 of osteosarcoma. Even in her final days, I was pretty resolute that I would not want another dog. Possibly not ever, David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-55547680933140357582011-01-29T12:24:00.002-05:002011-01-29T12:34:10.239-05:002011-01-29T12:34:10.239-05:00Photo fun 3
Originally uploaded by maladrin.
Taken with my Hipstamatic for iPhone, using the Salvador 84 lens and paper. The effect is by and large and random one, it never really looks the same twice, but always takes an excellent picture.David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429386364704460600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-1512575934100293262011-01-29T12:23:00.005-05:002011-01-29T12:33:58.725-05:002011-01-29T12:33:58.725-05:00Photo fun 2
Originally uploaded by maladrin.
Taken with my Hipstamatic for iPhone, using the Salvador 84 lens and paper. The effect is by and large and random one, it never really looks the same twice, but always takes an excellent picture.David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429386364704460600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-56674012110285716562011-01-29T12:23:00.004-05:002011-01-29T12:33:27.561-05:002011-01-29T12:33:27.561-05:00Photo fun
Originally uploaded by maladrin.
Taken with my Hipstamatic for iPhone, using the Salvador 84 lens and paper. The effect is by and large and random one, it never really looks the same twice, but always takes an excellent picture.David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429386364704460600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-57848776423296671912011-01-27T11:23:00.001-05:002011-01-27T11:39:34.282-05:002011-01-27T11:39:34.282-05:00PossessionReading the conclusion of the Myerhoff and Metzger article on journaling, this song came into my head. Sarah McLachlan's Possession:Listen as the wind blowsAccross the great divide,Voices trapped in yearning, Memories trapped in time.The night is my companion,And solitude my guide.Would I spend forever here,And not be satisfied.(then later she sings)Through this world I've stumbled, So many timesDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-27438010602377657932011-01-27T00:33:00.004-05:002011-01-27T00:37:08.576-05:002011-01-27T00:37:08.576-05:00Even though I likely spend more of my waking time reading over any other activity during the semester, I feel like I need to read more.Even though I want to be reading more, I wish I had the time to chew up and digest all the good bits I read, so that I might be able to recall and apply what I'm finding.I'm finding a lot. I may be losing at the same rate.I also need to drink more tea at night. David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-18839317516064420952011-01-21T17:28:00.004-05:002011-01-22T11:14:37.923-05:002011-01-22T11:14:37.923-05:00A reflexive re-purposingThis blog is being re-purposed for the next few months. I am taking a PhD seminar in Reflexivity and need to keep a journal of any format, and so this works out well. I have had a hard time for the past few years keeping up with this blog, or any journaling at all for that matter, and I look forward to making myself write again.This space will be used to reflect on the course readings, ideas David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-81764494774099899202011-01-05T11:22:00.005-05:002011-01-05T12:02:32.670-05:002011-01-05T12:02:32.670-05:00Saying goodbye sucksWe lost Mina yesterday, our 5.5 yr old Rottweiler who'd graced our home for the past 2.5 years. It wasn't enough time, but it was certainly quality time.Mina was a contradiction in many ways. A very gentle giant. A 106-lb speedbump lovemachine. We adopted her from the ASPCA after Petunia died. We really wanted a guard type dog in the house, and Mina fit the bill perfectly. She was protectiveDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-45546275904553491512010-12-15T18:33:00.003-05:002010-12-15T18:52:06.144-05:002010-12-15T18:52:06.144-05:00Pretty good yearA year ago I was basically telling the universe to suck it.What a difference a year makes.Sure, things could always be better. I mean the Bucs could be 13-0 right now and the Gators could be headed to the BCS title game holding on to their old head coach with a new offensive coordinator in tow. I could have struck the lottery or been given a travel show.But, sincerely, compared to a year ago David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-38686573280037990712010-07-24T17:54:00.004-04:002010-07-25T16:32:16.667-04:002010-07-25T16:32:16.667-04:00How do you measure loss?The best way I know how to deal with loss is by trying to honor the spirit of the dead somehow in the way I live my life. I've lived like that as best I know as long as I can remember. Be it the promise I made my grandmother that I'd continue to be a good kid as she gently threatened she'd be there to pinch me if I ever slipped up, to re-committing myself to work as hard as I can no matter what David Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1637869.post-82377339397870583882010-07-12T23:50:00.003-04:002010-07-13T00:01:45.133-04:002010-07-13T00:01:45.133-04:00Oh Vanity Blog, I just Can't Quit YouI sincerely doubt that anyone reading this doesn't already follow me somehow on the internets or via a phone or bar stool in your vicinity.But I'm still compelled to post relatively meaningless shit here.Fast thoughts:I start school in August. The first time I will be registered as a student since July of 1997. It's feeling longer ago now than it did in January when it appeared this was likely.IDavid Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09724692618185085231noreply@blogger.com0