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elwinfortuna) wrote2019-07-17 08:47 am
elwinfortuna) wrote2019-07-17 08:47 am
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Three things!
So, I need to talk about three things, as prompted by sfred: speaking, paradox, gems. Good stuff!
Speaking: I'm one of those rare individuals who, given adequate time to prepare, would actually rather speak in front of a large crowd than carry on a conversation in a small group. This is partly because I like to think things through before speaking, so by the time I'm ready to say what I think about a certain topic, when talking in a small group, the conversation has probably moved on! Also, speaking in front of a crowd means I don't generally have to worry about hearing anybody else. I've known for years that something is off with either my physical hearing or my comprehension of what is being said, so in a small group (especially if the environment is noisy), I'm very likely to miss or mishear what's being said. This makes it even harder to follow the thread of a conversation.
I'm not good at doing anything spontaneously, at all, ever, so adequate time to prepare is necessary for speaking to a crowd. But given that, I really enjoy it! I want to try and do readings of my poetry at some point soon, but more about that later. :)
Paradox: My favourite kind of paradox is the causal loop, where a person, concept, or object has no origin. For instance, take the Tenth Doctor quoting Shakespeare's Hamlet "The play's the thing..." which Shakespeare hears and later puts into Hamlet. These are particularly fun to spot, often because writers don't seem to take care to avoid them. It's even more fun, though, to spot the ones that easily could've been a causal loop, but aren't.
Gems: Oooh, a topic close to my heart! I'm as fascinated with shiny gems as any respectable Noldo, and one of the things my husband and I are currently working on is a way of putting light inside stones (obviously, created, cheap stones, not diamonds or anything!) by means of an LED and a tiny battery to power it, encased inside the stone itself or just at the very back, hidden in casing. The goal is to make the light look as 'natural' as possible so the light really looks like it's inside the gem. We're starting with a reproduction of Aragorn's green gem, but eventually I want to make Silmarils! :D
sfred: speaking, paradox, gems. Good stuff! Speaking: I'm one of those rare individuals who, given adequate time to prepare, would actually rather speak in front of a large crowd than carry on a conversation in a small group. This is partly because I like to think things through before speaking, so by the time I'm ready to say what I think about a certain topic, when talking in a small group, the conversation has probably moved on! Also, speaking in front of a crowd means I don't generally have to worry about hearing anybody else. I've known for years that something is off with either my physical hearing or my comprehension of what is being said, so in a small group (especially if the environment is noisy), I'm very likely to miss or mishear what's being said. This makes it even harder to follow the thread of a conversation.
I'm not good at doing anything spontaneously, at all, ever, so adequate time to prepare is necessary for speaking to a crowd. But given that, I really enjoy it! I want to try and do readings of my poetry at some point soon, but more about that later. :)
Paradox: My favourite kind of paradox is the causal loop, where a person, concept, or object has no origin. For instance, take the Tenth Doctor quoting Shakespeare's Hamlet "The play's the thing..." which Shakespeare hears and later puts into Hamlet. These are particularly fun to spot, often because writers don't seem to take care to avoid them. It's even more fun, though, to spot the ones that easily could've been a causal loop, but aren't.
Gems: Oooh, a topic close to my heart! I'm as fascinated with shiny gems as any respectable Noldo, and one of the things my husband and I are currently working on is a way of putting light inside stones (obviously, created, cheap stones, not diamonds or anything!) by means of an LED and a tiny battery to power it, encased inside the stone itself or just at the very back, hidden in casing. The goal is to make the light look as 'natural' as possible so the light really looks like it's inside the gem. We're starting with a reproduction of Aragorn's green gem, but eventually I want to make Silmarils! :D
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Pssst I will kinslay for you if you need to defend your Silmarils. :D
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(I mean, people singing about my deeds for as long as the world lasts sounds pretty awesome to me. :D )