Melanie Anne Phillips

Posted the following: Zen Physics - The events most likely to happen are called "matter". I smell Old People. Why does sour cream have an expiration date? What - if you leave it too long in the refrigerator it goes good? Forget it, Jake.... It's Windows.

"You're in trouble now - you'll be a butt-happy, foot-happy, kick-a-roo pony!"

TarnishedKarma - I was struck by the 2 x 4 of love - and it had a nail in it.

In this final part of the video, Teresa and I explore the edge of the complex on the other side of Pringle Creek, where the demolition has reached, and see where the facility borders Riverfront Park. Then, we walk back across the rotting railroad trestle and examine some ruins from older construction.

In part 3, we go outside the building and cross the old rotting railroad trestle that spans Pringle Creek.

Here in part two, we explore beneath the main building as it straddles Pringle Creek. One slip and we'd be done for, but we have more curiosity than sense.

This is part one of a four part "gonzo" video I shot yesterday as we were exploring the old Boise Cascade complex in Salem Oregon. The facility covers a whole city block and actually encloses a major creek! In the past, Boise Cascade was one of the major pollutors of the Willanmette River which runs through Salem. They were eventually forced out of business in this location. The entire complex is currently being demolished, so Teresa and I decided we ought to got document what's left of the place (which dates back a century or more) before it is lost to the historic record. In this first part, we walk down from the parking lot right off Commercial street and enter the underbelly of the building where it straddles Pringle Creek.

Okay, this is the first day of the new "all in one" approach to this blog. I'm going to do two things - 1. Post all the new stuff here - 2. Highlihgt the best of what's already on my web site. This way, all the things that are either of current interest to me or of lasting interest will make their way to the blog. I hope you enjoy the eclectix mis.

From here on out, this blog will contain the best of the best of all my creative and productive endeavors. I had previously limited it just to my artistic efforts in Music, Art, Photography, etc. All the rest of the stuff was posted in a dozen other "topic-specific" blogs I've created. But, that was wearing me too thin. So, I'll be ceasing work on those other blogs and use this as a forum to present all my new material. Sorry if you start seeing things on topics in which you are not interested, but hey, I've only got so much time in a life and I'd rather use it for creating than bookeeping. --map

No, it's not Robert Mackee's book. This is before that. Back in 1990 we started a book on story structure later to become "Dramatica". In the early days we simply called it "Story". The following PDF file (40 meg) contains the first 20 pages from a draft we were working on in November of 1991. Click to download the file: http://storymind.com/dramatica/archive/pdf/10.pdf

You can download the PDF at: http://storymind.com/dramatica/archive/pdf/3.pdf

The Turing Test is trying to poke a stick through a hole in the box to prod Schrödinger's cat. The Uncertainty Principal is that the hole and the stick are never in the same place at the same time.

Early articles describing the mechanisms by which we justify and rationalize. Download in PDF format: 1 - Justification 2 - Justification

Here's a link to the Dramatica Theory Development Notebook I kept in the 90s when we were moving beyond Dramatica to more advanced areas My Dramatica Development Notebook

Click to listen or download: 95-10

Click to download or listen: 97-4-8

Click to listen or download: 6-13-91

mp3 of a phone conversation between me and Juniko Moody regarding how to apply Mental Relativity psychology theory in a practical way in every day life. Click to listen or download. 6-13-91

Many people have asked how we came up with the Mental Relativity Theory. Well, it didn't happen all at once. In fact, it all began with our attempt to understand the structure of fictional stories. That was a three year full-time effort, 8 hours a day. And the theory we now grew out of quite different concepts those we have now refined. In going through my archives, I just discovered four hours of recordings we made in 1991 to document our very first attempt at a "complete" theory - kind of a unified field theory of story. Here are all four hours of audio in mp3 formt, divided into 8 parts. Enjoy! Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 1 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 2 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 3 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 4 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 5 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 6 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 7 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 8 of 8

Many people have asked how we came up with the Dramatica Theory. Well, it didn't happen all at once. In fact, it was a three year full-time effort, 8 hours a day. And the theory we now have is quite different than the concepts with which we started. In going through my archives, I just discovered four hours of recordings we made in 1991 to document our very first attempt at a "complete" theory - kind of a unified field theory of story. Here are all four hours of audio in mp3 formt, divided into 8 parts. Enjoy! Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 1 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 2 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 3 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 4 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 5 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 6 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 7 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 8 of 8

Many people have asked how we came up with the Dramatica Theory. Well, it didn't happen all at once. In fact, it was a three year full-time effort, 8 hours a day. And the theory we now have is quite different than the concepts with which we started. In going through my archives, I just discovered four hours of recordings we made in 1991 to document our very first attempt at a "complete" theory - kind of a unified field theory of story. Here are all four hours of audio in mp3 formt, divided into 8 parts. Enjoy! Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 1 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 2 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 3 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 4 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 5 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 6 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 7 of 8 Origins of the Dramatica Theory - Part 8 of 8

From October 30, 1991 - A lost audio recording of Melanie Anne Phillips and Chris Huntley discussing their work as they develop the origins of the Dramatica theory of story. Click to listen or download. 10-30-91 Dramatica Development Part 1 10-30-91 Dramatica Development Part 2

Just finished uploading the last of over 8 hrs worth of free mp3s at http://melanieannephillips.com/music/dave.htm Check out my early music from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, right up to transition in 1989.

I've just spent several days converting all my old original compositions to mp3 and uploading them here: Click to Browse, Listen to, or Download Been coming to terms with the past (about time, twenty years after transition). As part of this process, I'm been going through all my creative archives of writings, music, art, movies I directed, and such - before transition. I've done all that stuff after transition too, but never felt comfortable looking at the old material. So, finally, here it is. Most of it is crap, but theres a few good concepts for songs there, which I may now finally get around to finishing and properly recording now. Of course, you can also check out my post-transition musical efforts here .

Just spent several days converting to mp3 all the music composed by David Michael Phillips in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Click the link below browse, listen to, or download over 100 recordings: Listen To or Download All Dave's Music

Written and recorded by David Michael Phillips in the early 1970s. Listen or Download MP3

Here's the first 27 pages of a book in process that I'm writing about the Story Mind concept and how to apply it in your writing. Just thought I'd share it since it may be years before I get around to finishing it: Here's the download link: The Story Mind - Download in PDF

Here's the first 27 pages of a book in process that I'm writing about the Story Mind concept and how to apply it in your writing. Just thought I'd share it since it may be years before I get around to finishing it: Here's the download link: The Story Mind - Download in PDF

Returning to Star Wars, we can see the elements at work in each of the eight Archetypes: Name Archetype Internal External Luke Skywalker Protagonist Consider Pursue Empire Antagonist Non-Consideration Prevent Princess Leia Reason Logic Controlled Chewbacca Emotion Feeling Uncontrolled Obi Wan Guardian Conscience Help Darth Vader Contagonist Temptation Hinder Droids Sidekick Faith Support Han Solo Skeptic Disbelief Oppose Beginning with Luke, he has taken it upon himself to Consider Let's get practical for a moment and build some characters using archetypes. Although the names and description of most of these archetypes are no doubt familiar to you, an exact definition of their functions in story structure may not be. In fact, if you ask any group of authors t...

Archetypal Characters in Star Wars Describing archetypes conceptually has its place, but it is much easier to get a feel for them in an actual story. One of the best examples of archetypal characters can be found in the original Star Wars movie, "Episode IV - a New Hope." It should be noted that these arechetypes are NOT maintained in any of the sequals or sequals. In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker is the Protagonist, for he is the one driven by initiative. Although it might appear at first that Darth Vader is the Antagonist, it is actually the Empire itself, in the form of the Gran Mof Tarkin (and all the Storm Troopers) that seeks to maintain the status quo (its own totalitarian hold on the galaxy). The reason Darth seems to be the Antagonist is that he is the first of the "bad guys" we see. He enters with his flowing, black robes, and is clearly the leader of the evil minions. But, this is just the opening teaser of the story. Once the main plot gets going, Dar...