(iv) Retinal Sensations and Etc.
"As I was walking to class one day, I saw a girl walking toward me, and it seemed like she was smiling a bit. She was about 35 feet away. She seemed to know me by the way she was looking in my direction. I squinted and as she came closer I realized it was my friend, Vickie. I explained to her that I forgot my glasses in my car and at first I had some trouble making out who she was."
(v) Appetite and Cooking
"As I was walking across Magic Island late one Sunday afternoon, my nose suddenly picked up this great scent. It was bar-b-que. Oh that bar-b-que smelled good over the hibachi. My stomach was beginning to growl; my mouth could taste that juicy bar-b-que.
(vi) Energy Level
"It was Saturday night and Bobbie McGees was crowded. I felt kind of depressed since the guys outnumbered the chicks and it also seemed like the disc jockey was playing pretty tired songs. So I stood back and told myself I'd leave after I finish my drink. Just as I was getting done, five Haole girls walked in. This was during the middle of a slow song. I said to myself, 'Alright.' Then the slow dance got over and the disc jockey put on 'Heaven Must be Missing An Angel' one of my favorite disco songs. I rushed over to the bunch, I asked the girl in the green to dance. She quickly stood up and boy, now I felt ready to boogie!"
(vii) Smells and Odors
"This morning my job assignment was to clean the bluerooms (restroom) on Air New Zealand. As soon as I opened the door of my second blueroom, wow! It was the Big V. Somebody had vomited in the basin of the blueroom. Oh, was I mad!"
C. INVENTORIES OF OWNERSHIP
(i) Subscriptions
a. Periodicals, etc
1) Sport - The Sport magazine I find has the most interesting articles.
2) Honolulu Star Bulletin - a newspaper for the entire family. It keeps me posted on the latest sport news and movies.
b. Membership dues, etc.
-1) IAM - a union which I am a part of at work.
c. Contribution,etc.
1) Offering - I give offerings at Kalihi Union Church
2) Donate blood - I donate my blood to friends in need of it, through the Blood Bank.
3) Aloha United Fund - I give toward this drive.
(ii) Documents and Momentos
a. Official/Legal/Medical
1) Insurance Policy - Occidental Life Insurance and Connecticut Life Insurance Co.
2. Birth Certificate - Born February 17, 1957 of Mr.& Mrs.
3. Medical Insurance - Connecticut Life Insurance Co.
4. Parent's Will
b.Personal - Biographical (Prizes, Letters, Gifts, Albums, Souvenirs,
etc.)
"I'm sitting at my desk doing my project and from this sitting position I can view various personal items. Here is a list of the following items:"
1) A little basketball trophy I got playing on a Intermediate church basketball team.
2) A box of a whole bunch of letters from friends.
3) A couple of letters put aside meaning that I still need to write back to these people.
4) A gold S chain, my girlfriend gave to me.
5) A photo album containing some prom pictures, vacation photos, and some of my friends and I at work during the summer.
6) A little gold samurai warrior my grandparents gave me for good luck.
(iii) Personal Effects: Selected Inventories
a. Wallet
"I'm opening my wallet to see that I have some money since I plan to go nightclubing tonight. As I browse through my card section I find my driver's license on the top, then my United Travel Card, then my 76 Union card, followed by my JC Penney, and then my Ban Americard. I have some pictures of my girlfriend, my sister, and two other pictures of friends. My wallet is too fat the bulky, I think I'd better leave the loose change out."
b. Car Glove Compartment
"My car glove compartment is filled. The tape deck takes up most of the space, leaving very limited room for my tapes, sunglasses, and owner's manual."
c. Your drawer for stuff
"My drawer for stuff is filled with junk. As I look into it the only thing I see is a stack of new folder paper. But underneath that is where all the junk is at. I got some batteries, some pennies, couple glass cases, a yo-yo, some old birthday cards, and bunch of other stuff. Looking at all that junk I think I should clean it up someday."
d. Clothes closet
"My clothes closet is filled mostly with clothes. Above my clothes is a shelf with stacks of old books and papers and boxes of old games. Below my clothes I have a stack of pillows and blankets on the left and a bundle of fishing poles to the right. I have a whole mess of clothes hanging, half of which I don't use. My long sleeve shirts are on the left, in the middle is my long pants and on the right are my short sleeve shirts."
A. #4: My Standardized Imaginings
A. INTERIOR DIALOGUE
(i) Overlays of Comments to self
"As I was walking to my car after classes one afternoon, I bumped into John. John was a good ole' friend, who I had met through church. So we started rapping about what each other were doing lately. He started telling me about his thing with the church. I wanted to go already cause I didn't want to get stuck in that late afternoon traffic, but stayed a while to rap."
(ii) Value Expressions
"Finding out that the supervisor was going to ask me to work overtime, made me feel good. I needed that extra cash."
(iii) Preparing Schedules
"After jumping in bed I realized that tomorrow was going to be a busy day. I was going to stay at a friend's house on Kauai, so I had to remember to pick-up all these different things for them like: manapua, sweet bread, etc."
(iv) Reviewing/Making Plans and Lists
"I was in charge of the food for our little picnic at Bellows tomorrow, so I was trying to figure out what to eat, drink, and what eating utensils and cooking materials we would need."
(v) Emotionalizing Episodes
"After going through a red light, two cops pulled me over. As I sat in the car I tried to be real cool and nice to the cop so that he might ease up on the penalty, but actually I was pissed off."
(vi) Rehearsals and Practicings
"Rehearsing my excuse for being tardy to high school wasn't that easy. We had to give a very legitimate excuse to the Dean to receive an excused tardy slip rather than an unexcused tardy slip."
(vii) Annotations, Memorizing, Editings
"I'm rushing toward the Psych Center cause the doors will be closed in 5 minutes and on the way down I'm repeating the terms which I studied for this chapter."
(viii) Unmentionables Within the Relationship
"I meet a good ole' church friend on the way to my car one day. Same person. He starts rapping to me about his church, and I want to tell him I gotta go, but I can't.
B. FEELING ARGUMENTS
(i) Figuring out a conflict
"Our basketball team was challenging another team. After a while some players left and our team had six and their team had four players. So I went on the other team and played for them. Then my team started to get mad and started playing rough. I didn't see any reason for that cause it was only a little basketball game."
(ii) Making Resolutions
"Since we had a lot of spare time at work, our supervisor said we had to wash some of our equipment. This got myself and the rest of the crew a little upset cause it was not part of our everyday thing."
C. FANTASY/ DAYDREAM/ EPISODES
(i) Elaborations of Dramatized Scenarios
"I'm sitting in History class imagining what it's going to be like tonight when I go with Kathy. I think she's really going to look nice tonight; she'll probably wear a little make-up and a beautiful outfit. I hope she wears a pants suit. We are going do a little drinking, then a little boggieing, and then a little cruising. Wow! we going have a good time. I can't wait!"
(ii) Construction of Catharsis Stories
"I remember coming out of Cinerama Theater feeling really exhausted and tired. I think the movie made me feel this way. The movie was Pallion."
(iii) Re-contracting Nostalgic Memories
"I remember the good 'ole' days of my childhood when our family used to live in Kalihi. My friends and I would play this game called 'Steal Eggs', then after that we would go and catch bumble bees. We used soda bottles to cover the bee holes while a friend pounded the wood they lived in. Was fun."
(iv) Working out Alternative Realities
"I sat in the barber's chair and told him I wanted to get my hair trimmed. Come to find out later he really did a good job of trimming and trimmed too much. He didn't cut my hair the way I asked him to do it."
D. ELEVATED REGISTER
(i) Praying/Invocations
"Every time before I go night diving I say a little prayer before I enter the water. The prayer goes like this: "Dear Lord, Please be with each one of us and keep us safe. Amen."'
(ii) Altered States of Consciousness
"Hiking on a ridge of the Waianae mountain range, the air was cool and the wind-brisk. I felt like I was on my own island; I felt free!"
(iii) Meditations/Reading of Scriptures
"Feeling very close to God, I like to recite John 3:16: For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son Jesus, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
(iv) Poetic Expressions
"How beautiful that songbird sings, How beautiful that songbird sits. But why? Please come back."
E. ROUTINE CONCERNS: SELECTED INVENTORIES
(i) Privacy
a. from the Eyes of particular Others
"As I was surfing one day I ripped my shorts. It was about a six-inch rip on the backside of my shorts. I paddled in where other surfers weren't, and when I got to shore I walked carrying my board close to my behind."
b. from the Nose of the particular Others
"After smoking my first cigarette, I chewed two sticks of gum so that my mother wouldn't smell the cigarette smoke on my breath."
c. from the Ears of the particular Others
"Coming in real late one night I tried to be real quiet so that I wouldn't disturb anybody."
d. from the Knowledge of particular Others
(1) Activities- "I didn't want to remind our TA about our quiz. Cause if I did he probably would give it to us."
(2) Ideas- "I don't exactly like to speak up in class cause I'm afraid my answer or idea might not be the right one."
(ii) Information - Record Keeping
a. Schedule
"On the day after registration, I made out a schedule of my courses of what time, where and what day I had certain classes."
b. Shopping lists
"I was in charge of the food for our picnic at Bellows. I needed several more things from the store: cups, plates, napkins, soda, and charcoal."
c. Dates and Address Book
"I don't have an address book but what I do have is a piece of folder paper with a bunch of addresses on it. It contains about 10 addresses."
A #5: My Community of Relationships
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A. NOTICING OBSERVATIONS
(I) Visual Siqhtinqs
a. Physical State/ Appearance of Thinqs in Places
" I'm looking into my closet at my clothes which are hanging there. My long sleeve shirts are on the left, my long pants hang in the middle, and my short sleeve shirts are on the right."
b. Change in Normalcy Siqns
" I walked into my History class and today all 300 seats were taken. Why so many students today? There must be a test today."
c. Weather, etc...
" The air was still, and everything seemed to be so quiet. The sky was dark and it seemed like it was 5:30 PM, but it was only 3:30. I think it is going to pour."
d. People in Public Places
" Everyone seems to be walking quite quickly. Many people carry white Liberty House packages. I see a lot of girls in bunches of three and guys walking alone, usually wearing a pair of shades. Everyone shops at Ala Moana."
(ii) Relationship Events
(a) Noticeables About People You Know (Physical appearance, mood, etc...)
(1) Unmentionables Within the Relationship
"My friend who was talking to me really wanted to share. It seemed like he was excited and enthusiastic."
(2) Disoccasioned Mentionables- "Mary always seems
to be so well dressed. When I bump into her she is always wearing her tight-fitted jeans."
b. Territoriality
" I meet my friend Cory for lunch at Times and we usually get together at the "OFF CENTER". It is a little place where we park our cars to go to school. It is nice and comfortable there, plus the rest of our friends go there too."
(iii) Auditory Pickinqs-Up
a. Overheard Snatches of Talk
" At work today I heard the supervisor saying to our lead that we might go full time when summer comes around."
b. Sounds, Noises, etc...
" I'm studying in my bedroom and suddenly I hear the phone ring. It rings three times, then my sister answers it. I wonder if it's for me. Then my sister yells, 'Mom, It's for you'"
B. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS
(i) Gossiping
" Aye, you know Jim? I think he going out with another girl now."
(ii) Catching up on News
" Aye, you heard about that two 747's that went collide together? I think about 500 people died."
" When did this happen? Today?"
(iii) Having an argument
" Why were you following me so close?"
" You! Why you went stop all-of-a- sudden?"
" Well, too bad, you wrong anyway. You hit me from 'da back."
" Fuck you!"
(iv) Joklnq
" I always teasing my friend about his eating habits , ` cause every time he sees food he wants to scoff. He's a little porky, so I call him 'Slimsky'."
(v) Exchanging Information
" I was telling my friend that a Dasher was a good car. My friend told me that Dashers were junk, and that the only good thing about it is that it gets good mileage."
(vi) Making Arrangements
" I called Bobbie McGees and asked them if I could make dinner reservations for four around 6:00 PM. The girl asked if 6:15 was aright and I said, "Sure"."
(vii) Working out a Problem
" One night my friends and I were drinking in my driveway at about 11:30 at night. My neighbor yelled out the window to be quiet So what we did was pack-up and went into my house to drink,"
(iii) Sharing Secrets/Confessions
" My friend and I said that we would quit drinking until summertime. But one night I went nightclubbing and I had to drink, So I saw him the other day, and I told him what happened."
(ix) Routine Reviews/News of the Day
" Every morning our supervisor comes in and briefs us and tells us the same thing, clean Air New Zealand and check out 114 and 180."
C. REPORTiNG JOINT ACTIVITIES
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