ZazzyPaws In reply to ZazzyPaws [2010-12-14 03:28:50 +0000 UTC]

oops, double post

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sketchway In reply to jjuli-a [2010-04-19 12:39:23 +0000 UTC]

It's really beautiful.

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jjuli-a In reply to sketchway [2010-04-19 17:30:32 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks!

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corvus-sky In reply to corvus-sky [2010-04-18 11:23:02 +0000 UTC]

sorry fav's

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sketchway In reply to woohooligan [2010-04-13 01:04:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I've got a thing for tutorials and progress memes (I saw your collection of progress memes and can't wait to go through them all!).

I love your analytical approach to facial expressions. It's the only way I've ever been able to get a hold of them myself; I need to break things down into "this muscle does this and this one does this." I've also wondered if the art books in which these analyses are usually found would be of use to people with some forms of autism, so your comments were very interesting.

I've got a small collection of anxiety issues and am working on a thesis based in discourse analysis (a subset of linguistics that basically breaks down conversation the way you've broken down facial expressions). I've noticed some improvements in my social interactions as I consciously analyze things and apply all that fancy terminology I've picked up instead of just trying to intuit things. I suppose all that's only vaguely relevant, but I thought you might find it interesting and I love telling people about my obscure little field of study.

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woohooligan In reply to sketchway [2010-04-13 04:08:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh cool!

Discourse analysis is an obscure field of study that I'd love to hear more about. Seriously, any tips, book recommendations, etc. that you've got would be awesome! I'm always looking for ways to improve my conversation and social skills. I just finished a book on conflict resolution this past year called Crucial Conversations. As well as a few others - Influencer, Yes 50 scientifically proven ways to be persuasive, Nudge (reading now), etc. I've got a cognitive science textbook and Heuristics and Biases on my nightstand. I think I'm about 1/3rd through the textbook, but haven't started on Heuristics and Biases yet.

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sketchway In reply to woohooligan [2010-04-13 23:47:19 +0000 UTC]

The Discourse Reader, edited by Adam Jaworski and Nikolas Coupland, was my textbook when I took the class in college, and it's a great introduction to the field.

Roman Jakobson's "Linguistics and Poetics" establishes some basic terminology (and is thus the first article in the book).

Erving Goffman's "On Face-work: an Analysis of Ritual Elements in Social Interaction" addresses what I think is a basic motivation behind pretty much any social interaction.

Emanuel Schegloff and Harvey Sacks' "Opening Up Closings" is one of the most useful articles I've read. Basically, this article identifies exactly how we use pre-closings to mutually agree to change topics in conversation (without, you know, just saying "Hey, let's change topics") and to signal a readiness to end conversation. This article helped me recognize when people were ready to end conversations and helped me send my own "Can we stop talking now?" signals.

Not in the book, but also useful, is "A Simplest Systematics for the Organization of Turn-taking for Conversation" by Harvey Sacks, Emanuel Schegloff, and Gail Jefferson.

A rule of thumb: if Schegloff's name is on it, it's good. Also, you can get the sound clips that go with the transcripts he's used on anything he's published by visiting his website.

I've definitely got to check out some of those books you mentioned. Actually, I'm interested in any book recommendations you have. Some of the things you mentioned in your comments sounded so familiar I ended up doing some research on Asperger's Syndrome, and now I'm making plans to talk with my doctor about it next time I see him. It's actually kind of exciting, thinking there could be a framework that ties all those "quirks" (my aunt's term) together. I have to thank you for sparking that research.

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sketchway In reply to goncalo-lopes [2010-03-20 00:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for an incredible photo

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goncalo-lopes In reply to goncalo-lopes [2010-03-20 00:09:33 +0000 UTC]

and watch!

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sketchway In reply to PearlStorm [2010-01-08 21:34:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the awesome picture. The paper texture really makes it for me.

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PearlStorm In reply to sketchway [2010-01-08 22:59:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think that happened by accident, just swapping lots of different layers and voila! That's what's great, you never know what you'll end up with!

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