Posts Tagged ‘profanity’

Possible New Resource – Sexually Explicit Signs and Humor – tell me what you think . . . .

Check out this resource . . . . http://www.barrproductions.com/asl-videos.html.
Has anyone checked these out? While its not exactly profanity, these two topics tend to blur together, as in English we use some profanity to talk about some sex terms. This might be a great resource to practice how do you talk about it in a graphic [...]

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ITS DONE! Yay!

Sorry this isn’t longer, but after months of not posting . . . .
[insert drumroll]
I have submitted my paper to the Journal of Interpreting!
It is an analysis of all the data gathered from 2008 and common strategies interpreters use to manage profanity. The people I got to meet and work with are amazing, I am [...]

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The end . . . and the beginning.

Hello faithful readers!
My planned travels have come to an end. The marathon weekend, in which I presented at three different state conferences, went better than I had hoped. Champaign, Illinois then Jamesburg, New Jersey and finally Baltimore, Maryland.
Champaign was a testament to how small the world can be – I had the good fortune to [...]

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Sacramento – RID Region V Conference

Tomorrow morning I fly home from the RID Region V Conference in Sacramento California.
It was a great conference, not just for all the things that went well, but also for the example the Conference Committee set when faced with problems. I know they faced some major issues, but as a presenter, it did not seem [...]

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AVLIC Conference – Saint Johns, Newfoundland Canada

 
The view of the harbor from my hotel room, Saint Johns, Newfoundland, Canada 
 
 
 
After a complex and exhausting flight schedule, I finally arrived in Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Taxiing to the gate had the feel of England – with a pervasive fine mist and overcast, haunting dimness and those unique conifers specific to northern seacoasts. After [...]

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Playing Catch-Up

For those of you who actually read my blog, I apologize that I have fallen a bit behind.
So what’s been happening lately? Wow, a lot.
The last weekend of June, I was in Houston presenting for RID Region IV conference. It was a massive conference and I can honestly say I was bit intimidated by the [...]

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Vegas thoughts.

The trip to Vegas, presenting for the Nevada chapter of RID (NVRID) was an excellent trip – for a small chapter, they really had some powerhouse thinkers. The discussion was excellent and everyone was very flexible with the technology. As always, I feel like I walk away learning just as much as I teach – [...]

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Vegas, Baby!

Tonight I fly out to Las Vegas, Nevada to present for NVRID. I will be presenting on June 21st from 9am to 12pm. They have been a fantastic chapter to work with so far, small but very well organized!
This presentation will be unique in a number of ways. The first of these will be that the [...]

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On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again . . .

Well, tomorrow I leave for Pennsylvania state conference. They are a very well organized conference, very on the ball. I appreciate that the interpreters for my workshop have already been in touch and we have done some prep. My workshop is not easy, let alone if you aren’t prepared for it. I get frustrated when [...]

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Hello world!

Its a scary step to go public.
 For all I know, no one will ever read any of this. Or people might find my adventures very interesting. Its up to you, dear reader.
 On this site, you can learn more about the causes I hope that you will support, the everyday-ness of my life, and the extraordinary [...]

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