While in Colombia I decided to keep three separate paper notebooks and at least one digital journal on Tumblr. Since I was working on important matters I had to take and keep my notes and record important events. I kept one for research articles, one for personal and social events, and one for daily (routine) record keeping. The e-journal was kept simple and I wasn't able to maintain it for the stay in Colombia. But since I was working live and the twsists and turns were unexpected, I made sure to narrate many of the entries.
I also started using a voice recorder from Sony, I spent the last $100 dollars I could squeeze out of my budget to buy it in Barranquilla. It has an internal battery and takes sd cards besides its built-in memory, the unit has a retractable USB plug which can charge it and connect it to a PC (plug & play) for easy data transfers. It has stereo omnidirectional microphones and a built in speaker, it also has a radio feature and a headphone and microphone jack. Particularly useful for research while walking around my room. I used it in Colombia for daily narration (grocery lists) and for research and at home for writing books, etc.
One of the Journals from my stay in Colombia.
The record keeping led to several new ideas and projects like putting all my latest data into actual digital and printed books, complete with pictures and professional formatting. Advertising online via websites (I currently own 5+ websites for my various enterprises), data gathering accuracy from all events and social interactions, research and biological sciences and general cataloging. It also led to investigating (archived) old data and relying on friends for detailing past events and acquiring data for analysis. Last but not least to perfecting the science of cataloguing and record keeping.
A great example of new projects and upgrades to record keeping was the "Orthrus" experiment designed for a cat I adopted. Using one dedicated journal for experimenting on her using simple psychology and animal training. The experiment consisted on training her into different personas obeying through three or more different channels. I managed to write a healthy enough introduction and parts for keeping the project on track during my last days in Puerto. I built the experiment until I left the country and kept detailed records including medical records, routine journals, instructional literature, research and workbook entries and formatted a proper book.
As a means to kill time while in Colombia; I gathered three of my friends for a "Cerberus" experiment and demonstration, which ended as a virtual statue and souvenir from our adventure. This led to the creation of yet another paper journal with digital and public companions. To Kari, Mari and # 3.
And Friends...
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