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Published May 16
When the Mariner team sees a great thing, we like to share it with our readers. Did you know that only 7% of working film directors are women? Help support the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and help make this film, SILK, a reality.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1216677099/silk
Having been selected as one of eight filmmakers to participate in the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, actress Catherine Dent (THE SHIELD, THE MENTALIST) will direct the short film SILK in summer 2012. SILK tells the story of Rani, who at the age of 12 was given away by her father and forced to marry a man 20 years her senior in order to settle a family dispute. Now a middle-age woman living in America and married to an old man she never loved, Rani may have found the perfect opportunity to finally escape a life that was never her own. Co-writers Dent and Eyal Alony are both alumni of the Professional Programs at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, as are producers Brian Kirchoff and Grace Feeney. The filmmakers have set up a Kickstarter campaign at
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1216677099/silk and are asking for your generous help in backing this project either with a pledge or by sharing the Kickstarter link on Facebook and Twitter.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Published May 10
“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
-by MarinerTeresa
Ever since we first saw his royal blue ribboned noggin, we fell in love with Contourhead. We think he’s pretty funny, most of the time, and pretty weird, all of the time. The truth is, Contourhead has been shouldering the responsibility of being the spokes-thing-a-ma-bob for Mariner all by himself – and he’s tired. So, being the kind-hearted people that we are, we decided to send him on a vacation so he can clear his head and perhaps gain a new perspective.
His vacation will begin in Minnesota, his home state. We do expect to hear from him; to get a postcard – who knows how long, and exactly where, his travels will take him – after all, Minnesota is the “land of 10,000 lakes.”
In the meantime, during his absence, we Mariners will be stepping up to the plate to carry on the task of letting our customers and the world know what’s going on, at, and with, Mariner. Since there are more of us than Contourhead, chances are that our musings will be varied as well as informative, and most likely, we will be expressing our opinions about Macs, iPhones, iPads, the world, and life, from any and all directions.
We wish you godspeed and safe travels, Contourhead. Make sure to write, send pictures and please call us when you reach each destination so we know that you got there safely.
And don’t forget to floss.
Published Apr 27
by MarinerTeresa
1. Make sure it’s all turned off.
Come on, you can do it. Sign out of Twitter and Facebook. Disconnect yourself from all the devices that keep you plugged into the entire universe. Find your favorite place to sit and just think. For me, that place is a small study that has two windows. My desk is situated to allow me to look out one of the windows and see my backyard which has turned from the neutral colors of winter into various hues and intensities of green.
I’ve walked the dog and fed the dog and now sit here gathering my thoughts in blessed silence. I am preparing myself for the onslaught of my day.
Silence. When you first try it, a zillion thoughts will come into your head. You’ve got to go to this meeting; you’ve got this conference call today; you’ve got blogs to write and tweets to post. Here’s a tip that will help you remove those thoughts and keep you on the path of silence: take a notepad (yes, that would be a tablet of paper and a writing implement, such as a pen or pencil) – you can use an app but it won’t be as effective as that paper and pen – and as soon as one of those “to-do’s” enters your brain, write it down. Poof! It’s gone. One less activity to think about. Now you can put together thoughts and feelings about family, friends, the season, the sounds of nature, the memory of something your child did yesterday, a milestone – any and all the stuff that is life.
2. Make a journal entry
A journal doesn’t require an outline or other structure for future publication. It’s just the place where you can put your own personal musings, knowing that it isn’t meant to be read by anyone except you. It’s the place where you can unload without restraint. It is a mental and emotional organizational tool and an excellent way to pull yourself together to face a new day.
I’m a Mac user so my journal of choice is MacJournal. It is the perfect container – for words, for pictures – even sounds. One spring, there was a bird that perched itself in my neighbors tree and sang a peculiar song every morning. One day, I took my Macbook and sat on my deck, launched MacJournal and queued up an entry with the audio feature, to be ready when the bird to began to sing. That was a morning on April 10, 2008 at 7:01 AM. That bird is long gone but I have its happy little song that I can listen to anytime, anywhere.
Of course this is a solicitation for MacJournal, but the truth is, if not for the time set aside for silence I would have never heard that birdsong and without my journal, MacJournal, the whole experience would have been lost. So, if you’re a Mac user, you can get MacJournal for $19.97 during our birthday celebration – that’s 50% off the regular price. PC user? For you, we’ve got WinJournal also for $19.97. You’ll need this coupon code: MARINER22 when you check out of our eStore.
Shhh. Do you hear that? It’s silence.
Published Apr 18
Macworld.com reviews MacJournal 6, giving it 4.5 out of 5 mice. Macworld.com is quoted as saying “MacJournal 6 is hard to beat.” And they are correct! You can read the full review here.
Published Apr 16
So it’s Monday. You couldn’t let go of the weekend, eh? Remember those old retro games on the old Apple IIgs and Apple ][ like Oregon Trail and Number Munchers? How about taking a break and visit the past with some old Apple ][ and Apple IIgs games playable in your browser (requires a plugin).
