Belated Christmas Update...

[krystle1984]

I got presents.

I ate too much.

I developed a random Superman obssession.

'Twas fun.

Now I'm going to go back to writing my book and making icons and cursors for my laptop. Yay! :)

Hope you all had a great Christmas! xxx

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[thefunkypenguin]

=( *sniff*...B didn't let me get Darla presents years ago. I've got baby books still sitting behind my bed. ^_^ Well, actually, she did give me permission to get Darla something...and then, the night before, changed her mind, just minutes after I got in the door after trapsizing around town. =/ *why don't you tell me these things sooner?*....ooh, but she was scared my prezzie would be over the top, and make her look like a bad Mum. =P And we know we don't want that. ^_^ 'Cos B's an excellent Mum...and I'm....going on about B on Lady K's LJ for some strange reason, writing this to Joey when Joey already knows it. =P

Am just saying it's not fair, Lady K can give prezzies, and I can't. =P But...I *am* broke atm. ^_^ So really, it's quite alright. =D.

*wonders if the Elephant was Duplo*

Oh, dear, I need some sleep.
Been up all night redoing Martin's edit of WarHawk for PS3, which was crap. And now I'm having to redo his Resistance:Fall of Man edit, which was also crap. But my balls are holding out. So I daren't stand up. ;-) I'll just sit here, and get back to work. =P If I don't fall asleep first. Sorry Lady K for random waffle. *waves at Joey*

[thefunkypenguin]

Am, I, like, building a narrative here? Or communicating a phenomenological reality? All attempts to communicate a phenomenological reality will be compromised, 'cos no one can live your life but you, and you can only ever guess what other people go through, or experience in life, you can't experience it yourself as them. Because you're not them. That's why my sister is using an interpretative methodology on her paper. Because, it's a way of saying, in my research, I interviewed X, Y, and Z, and interpreted their phenomenological realities...but it's just my interpretation, and I really don't have a clue, what reality is actually like for them. Great! Ruddy great big tick next to your essay, for making the point your essay could be a load of tosh. That's what it means to be critically aware.
Everything is possible. But nothing is known.

I've said too much.

I haven't said enough....

;-)....losing my religion. ;-)

[ This post has been brought to you, by feeling self conscious about the post before it, by the letter A, and the numbers 1, 2, and 3]

*Yawn*
I'll go to bed now...

[thefunkypenguin]

I used my sister's paper to change the subject.
( I also called my Sister's paper, "a paper", 'cos I forget what the fudge she's writing about. =P ]
The question at the beginning is: Am, I, like, building a narrative here?
We touched on an idea at Uni once, about narrative and everyday life, and formulating little storylines in your mind you'd regurgitate to different friends, or would roll off of your tongue. [ For example, Lady Papi meeting Tito Jackson...she's told me, Gemma, and others about it, and likes telling the story ]
I wonder now, in understanding the past, when you go over, and reiterate stories based on past experiences, whether you solidify the experience in the tale, so that your little storyline you've assembled becomes the primary source for recollection rather than your memories.

I guess we all have a way of remembering things as we'd like.
I wonder if re-iterating past events regarding B/Darla, actively reconstructs memory in the process? This can be problematic if it forms attitudes, complaints, vindicates arguments, or anything negative really. On a positive note, people like to understand the world around them, as it helps them to deal with it. But remembering life as a simple storyline, can be like walking through life with blinkers. Perhaps you just need to be aware that's what you're doing. So you realise the truth is out there [objective truth?], not necessarily in your head [phenomenological reality]. Although no one can agree what objective truth is, as we're all subjective to our phenomenological realities. Since we're talking about narratives of the past though, if living for the present, these issues become somewhat irrelevant.

I've written about cognitive narrative on the "Only Human" post on thefunkypenguin, a highlight from 2005, linked on the main page.