Problem: The car carrying the entire crew + equiptment has a terrible transmission.

Solution: Drive 900 miles with the hazard lights on.

[This message was brought to you by “Woman’s Prison.”]

So What happens when you take a native from South Bend IN, A Long Island Half Breed, A Jersey Girl, and a Pre- Chicago Post Digital Robot into Indiana… Pure Mayhem.

Here we go:

-Indiana is between Eastern time and Central time. So people thought it was a great idea to have counties pick which time they wanted to be on. Some towns were on Chicago time, While others were were on Michiana time. Yeah..this got confusing cuz we were always was on New York time.

-Fast Food Chains..Enough said. wait no way. Chick-Filet! CLOSED ON SUNDAYS Dairy Queen, Steak N Shake, Sonic, MARTINS! Krispy Kremes, Yeah you name it
-Liquor and Beer are sold at every supermarket and CVS and walgreens and is on SALE like Handles are discounted in your local grocery store and there are aisles upon aisles. Here’s the catch, THOU SHALL NOT SELL ALCOHOL ON SUNDAYS!

More to come

Hey Y’all

This is Jessica, the assistant director on “Woman’s Prison”. A film Written and Directed by Katie Madonna Lee. We just wrapped the second session of filming in Indiana of this Film and there is only a tiny bit to go. The film is about 98% complete and for a 110 minute feature done with a small all woman crew that is amazing and almost unbelievable. We absolutely had everything against it. Like not even a car to get us back home or even support from some people…but we made it. From girls building a coffin in a garage to asking locals to be extras in the film, we have stories that no one will believe. This is just an intro to updates of what happened and what is yet to come.

Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves

Pictures and Videos Yet to Come!

Thanks,

Jessica

Hemos hablado, hemos gritado, dormido poco, disfrutado, comido, cantado, de todo. Estoy con la voz ronca, pero algunas incluso lo han perdido xDD

En fin, que decir que me lo he pasado en grande, he conocido a grandes personas, y otras me han dado verdaderas sorpresas.

Mi traje quedó terminado para la fecha, peeero, con un pequeño fallo. No me medí con el corsé puesto, así que la falda me quedaba grande xDD

Pero bueno, el resultado final quedaba bonito :D Gracias sobretodo a los detallitos y accesorios que me dejaron, guantes, fajín, broche, sombrilla. Y mi sombrerito, como me dijeron, parecía una niñita a punto de ser puesta de largo xD

No sé porqué no puedo subir las fotos, habrá que esperar ¬¬U

I don't know how much I believe in the idea behind this anymore. I feel like there is never closure in real life. Never. There is always the possibility of picking up the phone and calling someone that you promised your self you were never going to talk to again. You can archive certain level of peace by... mmm... closing your drawer, but not really closure. I still like this video... it was made in one day and I hadn't watch it in a while and now I don't like the editing that much, but it is good enough. Well, here it is.

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Music, some modified Radiohead stuff. I got if from Nick Morr.

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I spent around two or three hours trying to import it in the right aspect ratio, but it was too big to post, so it doesn't look great but it gets the point across.

The music is múm and I got if from my sister.

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Annnnyway I've really been enjoying being back in New York.  The two weeks I spend as an OL were great, and I made a lot of friends in other majors that I wouldn't have been otherwise able to meet.  Also, I got a free mohawk!  Yay!

So this weekend is the New York Anime Fest, and I will be helping to run SVA's booth.  I am sooo excited to finally be on the other side of the table as an exhibitor, even if I am doing it through the school!  :D  Megan and I will be selling issues of Starry Knights at the table, as well as a whole slew of other excellent comics and prints from SVA students.

All in all, things have been going pretty well for me lately, even if I am swamped with tons of work.  It's a good kind of work.

Before registering any imported, amateur built cars and light goods vehicles in the UK, they need to go through a Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) Test. SVA is required in order for these vehicles to comply with British and European safety and environmental standards.

Below are the classifications of vehicles that require SVA:

N = Left Hand Drive.

P = Personal Import. A vehicle imported by a person who has lived in the country of export for 12 months and has owned and used the vehicle for six months.

T = Armored Vehicle. A vehicle which meets the armor plating anti bullet requirements.

M = Hearse, motor ambulance or motor caravan.

A = Amateur Built. A vehicle built by an individual, or which has been built by someone on behalf of that individual who is not in the business of building motor vehicles, and which is for personal use.

C = Vehicle built by a person in the business of building vehicles using parts of a vehicle registered in Great Britain. The engine and at least one other major part must come from the same donor vehicle.

S = Rebuilt Vehicle. A vehicle which a) the local DVLA office has given a vehicle chassis or identification number to, b) does not meet class “A” or “C”, and has been rebuilt using a replacement chassis or combined chassis-body of the same design as the original. The chassis or combined chassis-body is new or from a vehicle that has already been registered in the United Kingdom (UK).

L = Vehicle manufactured in very low numbers. A type of vehicle of which a manufacturer can build (worldwide) up to 200 vehicles of that “family of types” (or up to 20 of that “type variant”) within any 12-month period within the 36 months before the month the vehicle was made. Note: Refer to the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001 (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/uksi_20010025_en.pdf) for a definition of “family of type” or “type variant”,

D = Disabled person’s vehicle. A vehicle which is adapted or built so that a disabled person can travel in it, whether as the driver or as a passenger, in safety and reasonable comfort. For more information, see the SVA booklet or the technical standards in the SVA inspection manual.

R(ESVA) = A vehicle that is not in any of the classes shown above. Vehicles in this class must meet the enhanced SVA (ESVA) test standards. For more information, see the SVA booklet or the technical standards in the SVA inspection manual.

Complete definitions of the above can be found in the Motor Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2001 as point of reference: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/uksi_20010025_en.pdf

· The first thing you need to do is fill out the SVA test form and get the SVA booklet and SVA inspection manual from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) near your area.

The SVA test form is available here: http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/forms/vehicletestforms/vehicletestforms.htm. To obtain the list of VOSA test stations, click on the same link above.

· You may also get SVA testing at these independent authorized test facilities:

AutoTerminal.com UK - Unit 2 North Road , Marchwood Industrial Estate, Southampton - 023 8066 7619

Dunton Emission Laboratory - Dunton Technical Centre, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6EE - 01268 403271

Landrover - Block 105, Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 8NW - 0121 700 3184

LTC Ltd - Aston Way, Leyland, Preston, PR5 3TZ - 01772 422911

Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd - Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2JQ - 01525 408253/408362

Status - Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD - 0161 247 6240

The Motor Industry Research Association(MIRA) - Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TU – 024 7635 5029

Torotrak Plc - 1 Ashton Way, Leyland, Preston, PR26 7UX - 01772 900900

· Make sure to accurately list the vehicle information when filling the test form. After submitting the form, it will take just about 2 weeks for SVA testing to be done on your vehicle.

Da jetzt aber die schriftliche Arbeit für die SVA kommt langsam aber sicher in die Gänge kommt und wir bereits mitten im Prozess des Projektbeschreibs sind, habe ich nun den Untertitel geändert. Der neue Untertitel ist nicht einfach irgend ein Wortspiel, nein, eine SVA braucht immer eine These die man ergründen will. Und bei unserer Themenwahl (die so direkt noch nie in einem Titel zusammengefasst wurde) über Übergewicht, Diäten und so weiter bot sich dieses Wortspiel halt an. Ich bin auch heute noch jedes Mal stolz drauf! :P

At first I had a different idea of what the outcome would be. To my surprise, something else happened! Not only did I come out of it with quite a few strong pieces but I have been given the tools to create a shop full of products based on those illustrations.

My thanks to Ms. Sayles in her extensive experience as a designer, illustrator and teacher had the excellent insight to recruit Ispot Sales Director Dave Tabler as a guest

speaker. Offering advice and tips to aspiring illustrators, Tabler included the directive to "make projects, and turn those projects into products: anything you can get an image on."

So far, this being my first product, CafePress.com has been straighforward and easy to use. It is one of the companies both Tabler and Sayles use as examples. Tabler mentioned it as a free online resource for fledgling creatives to build products and buzz for themselves. Sayles uses the site to promote a selection of her own products. Using CafePress.com I will continue to expand my own line of products over the next season just in time for the holidays! Stay tuned.

Yeah, thats right.  Sva.  Which is a walk from where I work to the complete other side of Manhattan.  Thank god yesterday was a nice day and not sweltering like it has been the past few weeks.  In addition to that both myself and Samantha were called in by the assistant Director.  A gentleman we have both worked with in the past and who based on past experiences, has a pretty good eye, and an intelligent head on his shoulders.

Competance is sometimes a scarce thing.

So how did it go?  What was it for?  Well its for a western.  Yes, me in a western.   It is being shot sometime in October out in Penn.  Roadtrip!  As for how it went.  I don't think an audition can go better.

For starters, I was actually a little nervous.  its one thing to audition for random people you don't know and will probably never see again, it is completely different when you know at least one of the people behind the table.   All that aside, things went well.  My monologue i use for contemporary pieces is fairly obscure and no one has recognized up until yesterday.  I count that as a good sign that the director recognized it and was pleased with the choice at least.  From there I was given a few sides to go over.   While out in the hall, our very own Samantha stepped in to audition.  She too was given sides which..we were brought in to read together.

I can't tell you have reliving it is to know the scene partner in an audition and to trust them.  There is a certain feeling when you know you nailed an audition.  And, yeah, we nailed it.  Its one of those things that if i don't get called in for a call back or a part, I don't care.  It means I wasn't right for the part.  Plus, i know I did my best.  So, Booyah!.  Take that SVA.

So now we play the waiting game.

Every public library I visited in Japan, there is always a corner of Braille edition books and audio books for visually impaired people. That is what we call "Library for All".

The sky playground at the top floor of the building

It is hard to imagine that this sport ground actually is not on the ground.

Landing airplane at Haneda Airport

Importantly, the Post 9/11 GI Bill will only cover approved education related expenses incurred after 31 July 2009. This program is not retroactive. If you have already used some or all of your MGIB benefits, you're out of luck. Any unused benefits can be transfered to the new program. Moreover, it appears that if you choose to use your MGIB benefits for the 2008 - 2009 academic year, you will NOT be compensated at the new rates for that period. You should consider the following information before you decide to use your benefits under the old MGIB:

1. The current E-5 BAH rate for New York City is 2244.00 per month. For a 9 month academic year, this portion of the benefit is approximately $20,196.00.

2. Under the new program, your tuition benefits are capped at the tuition for the most expensive public undergraduate program within the state in which you attend. To the best of my knowledge, the most expensive school in NY is SUNY College of Technology - Alfred, meaning the tuition cap will be $9,678.00.

3. In cases where these benefits do not fully cover the cost of an education, the the Post 9/11 GI Bill contains a provision that provides additional benefits to vets who attend private universities that have elected to participate in a public - private fund matching program. Essentially, the federal government will match the contributions that private universities make to help cover the remaining cost of tuition and fees.

Clearly, using your MGIB benefits for the 2008-2009 academic year represents a significant opportunity cost. However, you may still want to check out the following link for a comparison between the MGIB and the Post 9/11 GI Bill to further inform your decision:

http://education.military.com/money-for-school/gi-bill/new-gi-bill-overview

If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me at ata2107@columbia.edu

Best,

Aaron T. Alfson
U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University
Director of Legislative Affairs
SVA Representative

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She is the smallest in the group, yet no less energetic

Modern Osaka Castle, Reconstructed in 1931.

Osaka Park, a view from the top floor of Osaka castle.