I need a new interest, something to get engrossed in, that involves facts. I need to get so obsessed that it overshadows my horrible anxieties. An absorbing special interest is probably the best anxiety cure for myself that I can think of. When I used to have obsessions, in the Titanic, for instance, I had fewer anxieties.
What things are you interested in? What do you find absorbing and why?
Goatworshiper said:I've become interest in blame and scapegoating. Finding literature on the subject is very difficult. When I'm obsessed is when I feel like I acheive greatly, finding it increasingly difficult to become obsessed as I get older due to financial resources.
We live in the era of the "I sue you, you sue me!" culture, so there is a lot to research! Coincidentally, I have a related saying, which is as follows...
A lot of health and safety is not health and safety related, but exists due to fear of litigation (i.e. being sued).
I've become interest in blame and scapegoating. Finding literature on the subject is very difficult. When I'm obsessed is when I feel like I acheive greatly, finding it increasingly difficult to become obsessed as I get older due to financial resources.
Thanks for the info. Easy.
KaroJaro - that sounds very interesting, sounds a good way for a high functioning person to learn about social situations and to discuss it with NTs.
Do you have software to help with the actual animation part? I have done a tiny bit through progamming code which took a lot of time.
It mentioned maternal DNA,
As I understand it this is passed unchanged from mother to child so if there is an unbroken female line the DNA is unchanged.
It did mention in the program that the man tested had no sisters so he would be the last of the line.
Animation is a good one for me. I'm taking a course in Digital Animation at uni right now. Once you start learning not only animation techniques, but how to construct stories or analyse existing forms of animation.
This means that watching any tv show or film (as a lot of animation techniques are often used as CGI or other effects even in 'normal' shows) gives me tons to enjoy. It means I can watch movies repeatedly and not get bored. The first time, I observe the general feel of the film, the way its intended to be viewed, the second time, I pay attention to characters, their development, the third time, the details of animation and sub-plots, so on and so forth.
This is also pretty good at helping me learn how NT's express emotion, because I can study animated characters with others and we can discuss how 'real' the emotions are etc.
Silver100 said:Hi Jon,
This morning I watched the video of the launch of ‘Ableton Live 9’ which looks impressively flexible on what can be done with the sound. I would like to use samples of “physical instruments” (orchestral, percussion, electric guitar) as well as the synthesised sounds. I think these can be bought as add-ins. Have you heard the Ableton ones? I think it was a Roland video I saw once where you can assemble an instrumental section and determine the characteristic of the instrument and playing style for each member of the section but they had, so far, only done this for brass. I think it was only available for one of their top-end keyboards.
What music do you listen to?
not heard the Ableton ones. I am sure they are pretty good. You can get lots of free VSTi's and Romplers (of varying quality) too. I use alot of free VST Synths.The software option is often going to be cheaper than the hardware so thats why I don't have loads of 'real' synths.
and http://www.synthtopia.com/
are good resources.
Music I like. Folk, techno, Jazz, library/soundtrack, quirky electronic and bits of most other generes (apart from christian rock. I only say that because sometimes I see it mentioned in genre lists). I seem to cycle with my musical interes and that dictates what music I make.
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I saw the Channel 4 documentary last night, the King in the Car Park.
Did it explain how the DNA of someone living now could confirm it, as the amount of Richard III in his DNA must be extremely small given that the number of people that have contributed doubles every generation?
It didn't. However, there was a piece on the whole thing on Channel 4 News as well, and they mentioned Maternal DNA, which is comparitively stable, and is often used for genetic identification purposes.
Easy said:I saw the Channel 4 documentary last night, the King in the Car Park.
Did it explain how the DNA of someone living now could confirm it, as the amount of Richard III in his DNA must be extremely small given that the number of people that have contributed doubles every generation?
Jon said:Hi Silver100,
What sort of music would you like to make? What sort of music do you like listening to?
Hi Jon,
I mostly listen to instrumental classical and jazz. I like layers of sound, I don’t really like words with music, though there are pop songs I have liked over the years. There was very little music in my house as a child, I got interested listening to the music in films on Saturday afternoon and theme tunes for TV programmes, which has been my only exposure the electronic music, except more recently I have watched some youtube videos. I would like to be able to change the parameters of the sound and create new sounds and ways of combining them in music.
This morning I watched the video of the launch of ‘Ableton Live 9’ which looks impressively flexible on what can be done with the sound. I would like to use samples of “physical instruments” (orchestral, percussion, electric guitar) as well as the synthesised sounds. I think these can be bought as add-ins. Have you heard the Ableton ones? I think it was a Roland video I saw once where you can assemble an instrumental section and determine the characteristic of the instrument and playing style for each member of the section but they had, so far, only done this for brass. I think it was only available for one of their top-end keyboards.
What music do you listen to?
Silver100 said:Jon, what do you use for your electronic music? I am a beginner in playing a keyboard.
Hi Silver100,
I use Ableton Live Software and a laptop at the core of my setup. VST synths and FX. Hardware controllers and an old Novation Bass Station for keys. I record lots of different sounds as audio and use those too as sound sources.
The Titanic was absorbing because it was an epic disaster involving a huge ocean liner,combining history, tragedy, and water. I am scared of being on the sea, and I can't swim, so maybe the fact that the Titanic represented my deepest fears made it strangely beguiling. The sad immensity of the tragedy made me upset, but this feeling of sadness ironically made me all the more obsessed, and I could think of nothing else. I can't really explain the obsession in any other way.
I am interested in History, and did a degree on the subject. I am particularly interested in 'nostalgic' topics like how people used to live their lives at home in the past, particularly the mid 20th century. I think that nostalgia is a release from the present, it is secure, and home represents safety and comfort. I particularly like going to museums and looking at reconstructions of kitchens, dining and living rooms, from the past.
However, while I am interested in History, and Philosophy too for that matter, it is currently not all absorbing. By all absorbing, I mean being able to be so absorbed that you can block out everything else, even when you are not directly pursuing the topic. I used to be so obsessed with the Titanic, and then the actress Kate Winslet, that I could think about nothing else, and this lasted for 8 years. I appreciate that you cannot magically get obsessed in something, and often an extreme interest has not been actively looked for, but takes you by surprise when you visit somewhere or read up about something. I would just like inspiration really.
The Imp of the Perverse said:I notice no-one has suggested anything to do with facts which is what Hope is looking for. I know this might sound boring but have you ever thought about trying to understand something's history? A lot of self-directed intense people make local history their special interest...I am totally absorbed in agricultural history, which must sound deathly dull to others but it can take in peasant life, diet, clothing, everyday technology, prices for essentials; farming implements, animals, crops; tensions between landlord and tenants; rural riots, famines, music, ballads; larger events like climate changes, extreme weather events; the list is endless. I don't really live in the 21st century (says he typing on a laptop) but somewhere in the eighteenth century.
Now if only they could make a computer game about it...
Yep I agree, history is interesting. It adds context and gives further understanding of ourselves. It could be argued that it is essential for both the present and the future.
I wonder what makes an interest become more than just a casual interest?
I notice no-one has suggested anything to do with facts which is what Hope is looking for. I know this might sound boring but have you ever thought about trying to understand something's history? A lot of self-directed intense people make local history their special interest...I am totally absorbed in agricultural history, which must sound deathly dull to others but it can take in peasant life, diet, clothing, everyday technology, prices for essentials; farming implements, animals, crops; tensions between landlord and tenants; rural riots, famines, music, ballads; larger events like climate changes, extreme weather events; the list is endless. I don't really live in the 21st century (says he typing on a laptop) but somewhere in the eighteenth century.
Now if only they could make a computer game about it...
