Archive for the “friendship” category
#2 On Friends and Mindapples
by Pippa on June 4, 2009
#2 On Friends and Mindapples from battlecat on Vimeo.
My latest vodcast – as recorded on May 29th, 2009.
I only just realised that I could have included links to bands, projects and friends using the amazing power of …
Visitors!
by Pippa on May 19, 2009
I am having a marvellous time.
This week I’m overwhelmed with visits by half a dozen lovely people primarily from Adelaide band Brillig. It’s an absolute pleasure to be showing the first arrivals, Matt and Elizabeth around my new …
150 Things #5: The Philosophy of Excellent Friendships
by Pippa on April 13, 2009
One of the things that motivated me to start learning more about friendship is the modern and instant types of “friend” as represented by social networks. I sometimes feel that the meaning[s] of ‘friend’ are somewhat weakened by the more …
150Things: #4 On becoming Friends
by Pippa on March 6, 2009
One of the reasons that I’ve become so interested in the process of friendship creation is that over the last 3 years I’ve been moving from place to place. I’ve stayed in Helsinki, Sheffield and Berlin for a minimum of …
Mind Dominoes
by Pippa on February 18, 2009
I’m not sure what people’s minds were like before this whole internet thing came along, but one of the results of growing up alongside the internet and web is that I notice and want to record links between everything I …
der Tee
by Pippa on January 13, 2009
I finally bought a package of jasmine tea today. Along with the recent purchase of a proper hairdryer, it’s a sign that I’m letting myself feel more comfortable in Berlin. It might not properly feel like home, but I’m beginning …
150Things: 2.0 Friend List One
by Pippa on January 13, 2009
150Things: 2.0 List One, originally uploaded by Fighting Tiger.
I’ve been thinking that in a community with a size of 150 (commonly cited as Dunbar’s Number), not all of those people will be friends.
Even though I have …
150 Things
by Pippa on January 12, 2009
I’m still thinking a lot about how to approach the studying and academic side of my DIYMasters, but on the creative side I’ve become a bit more relaxed.
For a while I was feeling intimidated that I would have …
n-1 (Friendship, Rhizomes).
by Pippa on December 10, 2008
My incredibly learned and lovely friend Dr Aliese once tried to explain Deleuze to me and I’m pretty sure her description involved “he talks about teacups but I’m not really sure he was talking about teacups at all”. Then again …
BarCampSheff: Practical Uses For Jedi Mind-Tricks
by Pippa on December 4, 2008
Or “These are not the droids you are looking for”.*
The theme for my first ever Bar Camp this past weekend in Sheffield was “community and conversation.” Conveniently, most of the people in Sheffield I wanted to catch …







