Class Procedures and Reminders
My schedule today. I'll be out of the office for most of the morning and early afternoon, but I should be back at work by the end of the day and will get caught up on emails then.
Project Stack. If you turned in something on Sunday before 3PM, you should have comments back from me now. While you're waiting to hear back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. It's always my goal to get through the stack by end of the day on Friday each week.
Look for stories everywhere. You really can find storytelling ideas everywhere you look! Everyday household objects, things you see walking around campus, foods you eat, snatches of other people's conversations you overhear: there are story ideas lurking everywhere, and the more you use your imagination to dream up stories, the easier it will be to write stories for this class every week.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. You can always include a video in your blog post, like a soundtrack for your story, for example. Here's a cool music video in Jessica's Indian Epics blog: Birdtalker - Autodomesticated Animal.
Featured Storybook. I'm sure some of you in Myth-Folklore are thinking about doing a Greek mythology project, so you might enjoy taking a look at this one: Demigod Daycare. It is a special occasion at Demigod Daycare: the Muses themselves have come to tell stories to little Heracles and Perseus and all the little sons and daughters of the gods and goddesses.
India Video. While reading the Ramayana in Indian Epics, you have met the heroic bird Jatayu; now learn about this gigantic Jatayu sculpture.
India Item. And here's a fun Ramayana article: Romantic Advice from Many Ramayanas.
Writing. And as you are writing your story this week, think of your imagination as an actual tool you can use; it's advice from Neil Gaiman.
And you might want to close some tabs in your browser while you write: Too Many Tabs Open.
You can even join the Tabless Thursday movement.
Growth Mindset Cats. The cats know all about single-tasking: Stay focused and pay attention.
Event on Campus. This is a great job search event today: you can get help with your resume AND a professional-looking headshot from 12PM-4PM in the Bizzell Community Room (details).
September 6: Robert Pirsig. Today marks the birthday of Robert Pirsig, who was born in 1928; he died in 2017. He is the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I first read this book when I was 16 years old and I've read it again probably another 30 times or more. It's about a motorcycle journey that Pirsig took across the country in 1968 together with his young son, Chris. Below is a picture from the trip, and you can learn more about Pirsig in this Wikipedia article. He was a remarkable thinker and writer.
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