I was browsing the del.icio.us/tag/system:media:audio channel at Odeo, and lo and behold I found this piece of mine I’d bookmarked a few weeks ago, number 3296 on the list:
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May 29
Look What Audio I Found!
Monthly Archives: May 2006
May 27
I Can See You Signing on the Phone
Mood: really good
Listening to: JIMM 49 – Kill My Pain
Eating: LaRosa’s Pizza
Weather: Clear, 66 degrees F
We got a videophone for Keisha Friday. This is a useful substitute for a TTY machine. We can call other deaf and hard-of-hearing people and sign back and forth to them. In addition, we can use the Video Relay System (VRS) to call hearing people. With the relay system, we sign to an interpreter, who relays what’s being said between the two parties.
One challenge for us is that our sign language is at best rudimentary, while these interpreters are really good. Keisha and I made a practice call to Jennie’s cell phone, but it was weird because we weren’t sure if the interpreter was talking to us or if it was Jennie. Then we realized that the interpreter was just doing her job, relaying what’s being signed and said.
Our hope is for Keisha to be able to call other deaf and hard of hearing children she meets over the summer. It also serves as an alternative to talking on the phone, or Keisha trying to understand what’s being said on the phone.
Speaking of the regular phone, we got an amplified receiver, and we’ve used it a little so far with some success. Well, if you count a 25-30 minute conversation Keisha had with her Nana – I guess it was very successful.
May 27
JIMM 49 – Kill My Pain
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:15 — 23.5MB)
Hey there, new and regular listeners and friends of the show! I’m back at about 90% – still trying to shake this clogged right ear. Back to a full-length episode this week. I recorded this one Friday night while sitting outside near the back of our apartment building. I hope you all have a safe Memorial Day holiday, or, if you’re outside the United States, a great weekend (*wink*)!
SHOW BREAKDOWN
AUDIO CLIP: Emily from Lane Bryant dedicates a hard rock song to her husband Jason and her stepson
SONG: “Kill Your Pain” – Sophia Ramos, off her album “Her Majesty”
LISTENER FEEDBACK: Ed says he was a little surprised that I released that podcast spoof earlier in the week.
AUDIO CLIP: Josh Woodward introduces his new song from his album, Only Whispering
SONG: “Goodbye to Spring” – Josh Woodward
SONG: “Title and Registration” – Death Cab for Cutie, off their album “transatlanticism”
SONG: “007″ – Charlie Crowe
AUDIO CLIPS: “She sure was brave”; “Ear piercing and a hip-hop dedication”
SONG: “Passin’ Through” – Natives of the New Dawn, off their album “Need Something”
By the way, check out the video of Natives of the New Dawn performing “People” live at St. Andrews Hall last November.
LISTENING OPTIONS
Right here on the website!
Direct link to show (mp3, 34:15, 23.5 MB)
Generic subscription feed
One-click iTunes subscription
May 26
Hot Showers and Sickness
From 3 years ago:The hot shower didn’t seem to help a whole lot. Except, maybe, that I feel sick and smell clean and fresh at the same time!
May 25
JIMM – Podcast Spoof from Ed’s Mixed Bag
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:20 — 5.7MB)
In last week’s announcement that I was too sick to produce a regular podcast, I encouraged you all to check out the Journey Inside My Mind blog (http://journeyinsidemymind.blogspot.com).
Lo and behold, Ed Ovett, the Official Audio Commentator of Journey Inside My Mind, sent in a podcast spoof, in which he had his robot Sidney read one of my blog posts. Find Ed’s podcast at http://www.edsmixedbag.com. Play this file directly here or download directly (mp3, 8:20, 5.72 MB)
Stay subscribed for the regular podcast coming this weekend!
May 24
Misfortune and Fortune
Follow-up to earlier post…
Jennie and Keisha drove the car to her Mom’s house this afternoon. They got directions to her uncle’s repair shop, but apparently they got lost, and on the way back to her Mom’s, the car conked out.
Fortunately, it had enough momentum to coast down the hill so that Jennie could park it in front of her Mom’s house. Unfortunately, the power windows and power moonroof couldn’t close. Fortunately, her Mom had some plastic to wrap around the car in case it rained, and fortunately, it didn’t.
Jennie called to tell me everything that had happened, and then she and Keisha caught the bus back home. After hanging up, I praised God that I fortunately hadn’t decided to take the hour-long one way trip up to Dayton. I might have gotten stranded on the highway, just as I did back in January.
This morning Jennie and I will walk Keisha to her school, which fortunately is only about 15 minutes away (Jennie knows a shortcut). We have a meeting with her teacher and the principal about her interpreting services – a topic long enough for a post of its own, so I won’t go into detail here.
Jennie will call her uncle later this morning, and hopefully he’ll be able to look at our car, correctly diagnose the problem, and be able to fix it without a large expense. We are so fortunate to have a mechanic in the family.
Fortunately, Jennie had last night off; she’s got tonight off, too. Fortunately, I’ve been able to work from home this week.
As I look back over this post, I see more Fortune than Misfortune. Amen. Thank you, God!
May 23
Maybe Not
I woke up this morning, and my right ear was clogged again, and my sore throat was scratchy. Didn’t I type this last week? I thought I was feeling better, but maybe not.
I got up and got dressed to go up to the office in Dayton. After eating breakfast, I took Keisha to school. I noticed, on the way there, that the coolant temperature was getting high again.
After dropping Keisha off, I drove to the gas station to refuel, and I checked the coolant cap, and it was hot. As I drove away to start the journey to the freeway, I noticed the battery light start blinking on and off, flickering. I opted to go back home instead, remembering what had happened back in January with our other car: I got stranded on the highway, and it wound up being pretty expensive to get back on the road, with the rental fees and different car purchased, etc.
So I’m back at home, which is okay.
May 22
So Grateful
Mood: grateful, relieved, superblessed
Listening to: Jennie calling Keisha inside for dinner
Eating: spaghetti with grilled veal steaks
Watching: (later) the series finale of ‘Alias’
Jennie’s maternal uncle came by this afternoon and fixed our car. All that needed replacing was a fan belt, and apparently it was really easy (for him) to fix. Yay! Our car runs even quieter than it had been. And he charged us a really really really good rate for his service.
I just came back from testing it out on Colerain to Ronald Reagan Highway to Blue Rock, back to Galbraith. No problems whatsoever! YEE HAA!!!!
May 22
Broken Car with Hidden Blessing
Mood: slightly surrenedered, tired, and still a bit congested
Listening to: 11 o’clock news
Reading: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
Eating: bbq turkey, dressing, carrots and broccoli – water to drink
Watching: season finale of Desperate Housewives – The Complete Second Season
Our car, the 1993 Saturn we bought back in January, is broken. Fortunately, it’s in front of our home. One of the fan belts has frayed and is broken, which explains why the car got overheated so quickly and the battery light was on.
So, Jennie’s got a cab ride to work tonight and probably home tomorrow morning. Her uncle is a mechanic, and he said he’d call us tomorrow morning. Hopefully he can diagnose what’s best for the car, and even more hopefully, it won’t cost a lot to get fixed.
Earlier today Jennie and Keisha were about to go to church, when Jennie decided to come back home, too tired to make the drive. I was in bed, still feeling ill. We see that as a blessing.
May 21
Do Earaches Move?
Mood: a little groggy
Listening to: A Goofy Movie on Disney Channel in the background
Eating: hardly anything
Watching: the backs of my eyelids – a lot
I feel like I’m sleeping a large part of my life away right now:
It’s just odd, being sick. Like something in me needs to die – the virus, bacteria, or whatever – could it be something else in me too? An offensive part of my character, perhaps?
It seems that the blockage is gone in my right ear, but now it’s in my left ear. Maybe if I turn my head to the other side like this…
I’m hoping to feel well enough to go to work tomorrow. I hate being sick. I’ve hardly eaten anything – not much appetite or too much water. Maybe it’s the water. I’ve been drinking LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of water. I have this 1 L drinking bottle that I keep filling up.
