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December 28 to January 03 It was a light week in the photography department. I was working really hard on a quilt most of the week. When I work on my sewing, very often I’ll just set up my ironing board, iron, and sewing machine in the living room. Elli quickly learned that the morning sun hits just so, and the ironing board is a great place for a nap.
Here’s another thrilling episode of Signing Saturday with your hostess, Dory! Well, we’re not getting any younger; let’s dive right in. First, one of the things you need to understand about signing is this: a sign is NOT equal to a word. A sign is a concept. For example, the sign most commonly known as FINISH can also mean ‘done’ or ‘already’ or ‘complete’ or… well, I could go on, or you could consult a thesaurus. Guess which I’m going with? Good guess. Next, in sign, there is no am, is, are, was, were, the, a, an… and a whole bunch more. Well, actually, let me clarify that; in most kinds of sign language that’s true. There is one kind that uses those, plus special endings for -ed and -ing and a whole bunch more, but that’s more likely to be used in schools while they’re teaching English. We’re always going to be talking about two forms of sign here. We’re going to talk about ASL (American Sign Language) and PSL (Pidgin Sign Language) and they do NOT use those signs. Then, word order… it’s weird. ASL and PSL use the same signs, but different word order. ASL starts a sentence with a topic and moves from there (there’s a whole bunch more nuances to ASL grammar, but this is the key one). PSL uses mostly English word order. So take this sentence, “Do you want a pop?” In ASL, you’re going to sign POP - WANT - YOU with your eyebrows raised through the whole sentence. In PSL, you’d sign YOU - WANT - POP with raised eyebrows. Most Deaf folk sign ASL. PSL is used mostly by people learning to sign. People who use ASL will usually switch easily to converse with someone using PSL. Then as you start to get the hang of it, you can gradually change your word order. Ok, last… you earned a naughty sign. You know that sign you use for ‘whatever’ where you make a W with your hands? Sure, you’ve seen it. Lots of hearing people use it. Well, a variation that you probably haven’t seen is pretty commonly used in the Deaf Community. Do your ‘whatever’ sign. Now, instead of your index fingers up, put them down and put up your tall fingers. Congratulations– You just signed ‘what the f**k ever’! Alright, that will conclude the fourth episode of “Signing Saturday.” I’m taking suggestions for what signs you want to learn, as well as any ideas to make this more interactive. If you really like it, take a badge and put it on your blog by copying and pasting the code in a widget or post.
The little badge is 89px by 100px The bigger badge is 200px by 219px Want to know more signs but you can’t wait for the next episode? This is my favorite ASL site. Want more about Deaf culture? Google Deaf Culture. Rip it, roll it, and punch it, dude. Word. T’yaw mutha. In sign, of course.
Welcome to another edition of Photoshop Phriday with your hostess, Dory! *kazoo chorus* By the way, if there’s anyone out there that’s all Photoshoppy, I would love for you to join in the fun and bring Photoshop Phriday to your bloggy casa. Just send me an email. Or a stripper gram. Ya know, whatever. Anyhoo… on with the show. I’ve been Photoshopping all day long, and I’m about all Photoshopped out. I’ve been getting a bunch of my artsy-fartsy pics ready for print, and I’m going to put some up on Etsy and see how it goes. Here’s the set. (It’ll open in a new window and do a slide show.) So anyway, today Photoshop has worn out its welcome, and I can’t even send it to a hotel. Truth be told, I was this-><-close to just punching it in the face. But I could not let down Mah Peepull! But I can cheat a little. I did this one quite a while ago. But hey, it’s new to you, right? I was having one of those days, and this is how I felt.
I know you feel mah pain. You’ve been there. Driving the Cranky Bus. Or, The Can’t Even Stand My Own Damn Self Bus. I never did get around to captioning this masterpiece, though. I’ll leave that for you. Leave a good caption in your comment, and we’ll vote on it. Winning captioner gets a 4×6 print with their caption on it. Ah, hell, anyone who wants a print gets one too. Can ya feel the love? Kenai gedda widness?!
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