The real sand trap of writing academically is the limiting expectation that the only ideas with any validity are the ones echoing an established precedent. That's much easier in STEM than in the humanities. Giant leaps in one catalyze giant leaps in the other, and on the humanities side this breaks the mold and can [...]
Author: ellibellemayhem
Coronavirus: Doing the Numbers in Georgia
https://youtu.be/3I5UExk4J20 This was written by my dad. He's a retired Cambridge Fellow in Physics and understands the math. Since many people find a wall of text and numbers difficult, I've made this infographic video visualizing the data. I hope it helps people get a grasp of the numbers. Isolate yourself and wash ya hands. Stay [...]
Fan-Girling Jello
"Jello Biafra" by Libertinus is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 In the fall of 1987, I was a senior in high school in Vestal NY, where I had just moved from Athens, GA. I had been waxing punk for a couple of years but it was then after moving that I began to discover American west coast punk bands like X, Fear, and the Dead Kennedys. In my senior public speaking class, a debate was assigned, and we were paired off and given a topic. My partner and I were assigned the then-recent subject of parental warning stickers on music. I took the position of arguing against this, having followed the whole thing in the [...]
The Chumbawamba Mixtape
Written by Elli Belle Mayhem This is about a band called Chumbawamba. They were around from 1982 – 2012.Many people have a variety of opinions about this group, both positive and negative.That is not what this story is about. This is about Chumbawamba as a history lesson, and this is about Chumbawamba as artists who continually [...]
Media Post: The Case for Cursive
…And We’re Back
I created this site a little early so it would be here when I was ready to use it. Now my house is in order and I'm in the final stages of bouncing back from my knee replacement surgery and other medical fixes. When I left off as an instructor in higher ed in mid-2017, [...]
Blog Post: Birthdays
Always have a birthday cake big enough to share and small enough to avert a diabetic coma. (spoiler alert: Not actually diabetic. Might be after this cake.)
Art Post – Meditative
Holiday weeks can be stressful, so here's a nice bit of calm to start your week with, Recorded myself working on a piece for the Dots series. As with almost all of these, the original source was one of my photos. This is sped up for viewing but gives the viewer a nice insight into [...]
Workshops: Upcoming After Effects Sessions
Come learn After Effects with me at Georgia Media Workshops! This "boot camp" is designed to take you from total beginner to content creator in 3 sessions. Spend these days with me and I will teach you my magic. What can I teach you? Check out my demo reel Workshop Schedule: Day 1 • Meet and greet • Touring the interface • Importing media into library [...]
Art Post: Digital Dots
Some additions to the Digital Dots series. Most of my Digital Dots series are based on my own photography. I did not know Anthony Bourdain, but was moved by his writing and series over the years. This was inspired by Miller Mobley's iconic photograph of Anthony Bourdain. It is a tribute to both [...]
