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CDI Explained: Part Four-- My Advice
 gnarlydorkette CDI Explained: Part four"Advice for Test-takers"*****Synopsis*****My Advice to You, a Prospective CDI: Throw out your already-established notions of ethics, common sense, and whatnot when it comes to Deaf Interpreting... because it might not match RID's definitions. Remember, it is their test, so make sure you understand RID's viewpoint on ethics or common sense (even...Language Education Wed, Jun 11 2008  hide this blog
Too Snoopy For My Liking
 gnarlydorkette I decide to jump on the offer by Sprint Relay for a new phone device since my trusty sidekick has breathed its death rattle.If you are not familiar with this deal (which is all over DeafRead and whoever has the sprint-relay advertising), to receive the special offer you have to buy it through sprintrelay's store. The deal is a data-only plan for same price that T-mobi...Tech Sat, May 31 2008 hide this blog
A Branchful Morning
gnarlydorkette **** ENGLISH TRANSLATION SUMMARIZED ****The cat was stressed out, my husband felt something vibrating which was odd. Thought somebody tried to break in... nothing. Woke up next day, husband says "look out the window" and there the tree is! IT seems that one tree which had two elongated branch (two cores) and one snapped off due to a heavy rainfall over the weekend. Th...Art and Storytelling Thu, May 29 2008 hide this blog
My Typical Approach to Introducing Myself
gnarlydorkette My typical introduction in ASL would appear somewhat along this line:My name (AT SPEED OF LIGHT): K----- (and A NANOSECOND OF PAUSE) G---G. (huh?)No, wrong spell... K-I-R-S-I. Yes, finish. not K-R-I-S-T-I. that name Finnish. Last name-- no no wrong spell... No "S" at end of G---G. Right Know, American Tend Spell G---GS but mine different. Know, Know Both names diffe...Language Thu, May 01 2008 hide this blog
Gallaudet. Period.
gnarlydorkette I have kept this mum because... well, I was not certain.Oftentimes, I would say "oh I might do this..." and then all suddenly it snowballed into something that I cannot stop and yell out: "WAIT! I CHANGED MY MIND!"So this time around, I decided to keep it to myself (and to my husband) to ponder what is my next step. I discussed with some friends and whatnot, but I pus...Higher Education Language Culture Sat, Apr 05 2008 hide this blog
"Deaf Interpreter-- ASL only! Not." CDI: Explained the...
gnarlydorkette "Deaf Interpreter-- ASL only! Not."Part two of the "CDI:explained" the Series.***********************************Transcript done by gnarlydorkette***********************************I have met so many people who mentions that they want to become a Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) and so on...but I realized something needs to be cleared up...People seems to misunderstan...Language Education Culture Wed, Mar 19 2008 hide this blog
DO-NOT-KNOCK
gnarlydorkette As many of you know that I have been living in DC (Alexandria, VA to be more accurate) for last seven months... and I want to announce today that I was "virgin-broke" when two missionaries came to my home.Now if you are not Deaf, you will have difficulty to understand this phenomena that plagues the Deaf households. So I am going to give you a bit of Deafology 101 les...Language Culture Sat, Feb 23 2008 hide this blog
Survey for Deaf Interpreters
gnarlydorkette I have received this in an email and thought I will pass this on to my fellow Deaf Interpreters. This is a survey conducted by an organization to be passed out to Deaf Interpreters who have experience of interpreting (certified or not) to see what experience they bring to the job. As many of you know, Deaf Interpreting is still a fuzzy area that has became more clear ...Language Culture Tue, Feb 19 2008 hide this blog
Where are our rights? Vlogs Being Used Without Permission
gnarlydorkette The title is pretty self-explanatory about what I discuss in this vlog.Have your vlogs been used somewhere without your permission or knowledge (and only to find out about it later)? Does this violate our rights? Do we have ANY rights?**I want to thank people who have asked via email or AIM for their permission to use my vlogs-- I appreciate it so much-- you have my u...Language Tech Mon, Jan 28 2008 hide this blog
Deafness-- No Longer Invisible?
gnarlydorkette It is well-known that Deafness is an invisible disability compared to blind and handicapped people who have items such as a wheelchair or walking cane.But I wonder since cochlear implants seem to put in every child being born, and it is not exactly something you can hide without having long hair.Is Deafness now a visible disability?Tech Culture Tue, Jan 22 2008 hide this blog
Reverse-911 for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
gnarlydorkette Since I am from San Diego, the recent October fires had an impact on me-- being helpless three thousand miles away, watching the news reporting about the fires (with no CC, grr!), trying to pinpoint my families' homes and the distance from the ravaging fires, and trying to keep in contact via text messages.I cannot imagine what it is like being there, but fortunately ...Media Tech Legal Tue, Nov 20 2007 hide this blog
My Elementary Made Who I Am Today
gnarlydorkette Transcript for Sign-Impaired: "My Elementary made who I am"done by KMG.L (aka) gnarlydorkette****When I was age 2, I was diagnosed deaf-- severe to profound deaf. That is fine, but my mom was stumbled on where to enroll me for school. The first consideration was Riverside Deaf School-- in California, known as "CSDR" (California School for Deaf, Riverside). She was con...Education Mon, Oct 29 2007 hide this blog
Communication Access -- YES!
gnarlydorkette At the end of his vlog, Jon Savage mentioned about communication access as an essential element for Deaf and Hard of Hearing who are not fluent in English (foreign Deaf residents, et cetera)-- one of them is to accompany an ASL interpreter on the TV along with closed-captioning for any emergency news break. I did mention about it in my last entry about my friends bein...Media Language Wed, Oct 24 2007 hide this blog
Contained? Relief?
gnarlydorkette My family are OK. My in-laws' house was in danger, with the fire less than 5 blocks away-- it was crazy but somehow the firefighter held the line there and it was declared safe for my mother-in-law to return to her house. I am sure she will be busy cleaning off the soot from all of windows and doors and try to salvage her plants from ashes!My home that I grew up in si...Tue, Oct 23 2007 hide this blog
Harris and Witch Creek Fires: Redux
gnarlydorkette It is happening. All over again.My family and friends in San Diego kept updating me while I worked today-- they informed me of the track the fires left behind, the houses lost, the mandatory evaucation.My mother-in-law and the family dog have left her home in Poway to a relative's house in Carlsbad. My mother said it is very smoky and people were told to stay indoors....Media Tech Mon, Oct 22 2007 hide this blog
Where is Etiquette in Comments left to Deaf Female Vloggers?
gnarlydorkette I watched Mish's vlog and noticed a certain comment that I wish to discuss Anonymous said... I gotta say that you are a beautiful lady ! (bite bite) September 6, 2007 9:54 PMI noticed that among female vloggers, those comments often pop up where they compliment the female vlogger's appearance. Yet the vlogs are not about our appearances.How does Mish feel with [...]Fri, Sep 07 2007 hide this blog
Vloggin' Makes You Famous!
gnarlydorkette Synposis: Due to my vlogs, my face has became a familiar face among ASL students/Deaf students. In this vlog I explained about several incidents where I would encounter strangers commenting about my vlogs. But the biggest irony is that people who recognized me from my vlogs expect me to recognize them as well! Duh, I cannot see my audience! So I am telling you, my [...]Art and Storytelling Tech Mon, Sep 03 2007 hide this blog
Adapted
gnarlydorkette Alexandria, Virginia is my new home. The affordable housing in the District is run-down and lack all necessarities for a vegetarian. Alexandria, VA is NOT far as people clamoured. It is only less than 30minutes by public transportation, less than 20minutes if drive own car-- and that is close by my standards. You should trust a Californian when it comes to time and [...]Audism Culture Fri, Aug 10 2007 hide this blog
SEE a language? HA!
gnarlydorkette (Okay a disclaimer goes here: my friend Kristeena was the person who held the camera... she didn't realize that whenever she flipped the camera 90 degrees the film does the same... so I had to reposition some clips 90 degrees back to its proper angle, but it ended up STRETCHING everything... so some body parts may look out of proportions.)I don't think a transcript is [...]Language Audism Wed, Jun 27 2007 hide this blog
Certified Deaf Interpreter-- Will you use?
gnarlydorkette My explanation of how a person uses a CDI (Certified Deaf Interpreter). I am curious about your thoughts and views about yourself using a CDI in whatever situations you think youw ill need the most. If you believe you won't use a CDI, why?This is to explore the public opinion about Certified Deaf Interpreter.Fri, Jun 01 2007 hide this blog
My Grassroots, Revisited
gnarlydorkette My viewpoint on "grassroots" (and the "elites")-- especially what does it mean to me. Inspired by Jay Krieger's vlog about the grassroots (which is quite a while ago!). Some references I made in the video was to Jay's vlog at [link] is it deemed whether you are "grassroots," or not, in any typical Deaf community? Where is the grassroots in San Diego, my hometown-- I [...]Culture Mon, May 28 2007 hide this blog
May Gloom Mixed with Happiness
gnarlydorkette May Gloom-- after a month of being sunkissed, I suddenly found myself reaching into the "thick socks" drawer and wrapping myself in a fleece blanket... it didn't rain enough in San Diego (maybe half an inch so far??) but I have enough with the overcast weather... I planned to surf but SHUCKS, the May gloom has arrived! Maybe I should invest in a drysuit... I do NOT [...]Language Education Tue, May 22 2007 hide this blog
Labels? Me?
gnarlydorkette Should we label ourselves? The labels seem to have two goals, which some uses one or both. One goal is being to promote ourselves-- as a sign of pride or acceptance. Many minorities gladly took on "POWER" or "PRIDE" next to their minority or hang up their nationality's flag on their rear window mirror. Another goal is to identity a person who happens to be a minority [...]Audism Culture Mon, Apr 30 2007 hide this blog
Last Chance-- CAD
gnarlydorkette Just a quick word to avoid any complaints from SAn Diego Community--CAD MEETING IS THIS SATURDAY, March 3rd at 1pm!go to [link] for more information. I am separating that stuff from my personal blog.So BOOKMARK that blog to your favorites. We need people to nominate themselves for positions on the CAD chapter's committee and people to become [...]Thu, Mar 01 2007 hide this blog
Bilingual
gnarlydorkette (to see it at its original place, go here.)Now now, I have to admit that I am a bit embarassed to notice that last several vlogs I made on youtube-- that darn "unity for gallaudet" sweatshirt is always there on me!!!To be honest, it is the most comfortable sweatshirt I have-- and I wear it often because it is a snuggy sweatershirt compared to my endless piles of XXL [...]Thu, Mar 01 2007 hide this blog
Strange
gnarlydorkette It is so strange how our thoughts sometime are synchronized with every other Deaf person...I was referring to my recent vlog where I discussed about ASL classes should be taken up by Deaf students, not only for hearing-- And *bam*, this week my ASL students are supposed to read chapter 15 in "Deaf World"-- which Jack Levesque discusses about how deaf people's ASL is [...]Mon, Feb 26 2007 hide this blog
To be judged? NO THANKS!
gnarlydorkette Hope this works!I do have more videos so if you want to see other vlogs I made in the past (but didn't add to my blog), go to [link] am excited about Ella Mae Lentz's workshop being hosted here in San Diego!-BUT-Unfortunately, I have to take my niece to a private school for her Finnish lessons 45 minutes away so I couldn't zoom [...]Fri, Feb 23 2007 hide this blog
Dreaming about Vlogs
gnarlydorkette So weird and so pathetic but just today I took a nap and dreamt about ASL vlogs being subtitled. I dreamt that I was struggling with a certain computer program with another person. S/he tried to calm me down and showed me a certain tool in one of those drop-down menus-- and ta-da! All three vlogs I made were automatically subtitled! WOW! A program that can read and [...]Thu, Feb 15 2007 hide this blog
Brief note--
gnarlydorkette Elizabeth left a comment saying "Hey, would you be interested in somehow being involved with DCS?"So my reply is: "With what, Elizabeth? I am VERY curious on HOW the community can get INVOLVED with DCS [Deaf Community Service] to help them getting back up."I am not concerned about how I can do, but the possible solutions we the COMMUNITY can take actions on.(and [...]Mon, Feb 12 2007 hide this blog
Hearies Know It All?
gnarlydorkette This is for all my Deaf friends who think their English is horrible and that the hearies have it better because they can hear the sounds et cetera...Bullshit. Hearies are inept at English just like us-- it takes practice and academic lessons to be fluent in writing English.Just because you speak/sign the language, it doesn't mean you are an expert. Everybody needs to [...]Thu, Feb 08 2007 hide this blog
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