Tuesday, September 17

Today is Tuesday of Week 5. Here is a link to the Week 5 assignments. I hope you will enjoy the new readings this week: it's a new take on the Ramayana in Indian Epics, and a switch to the Middle East and India in the Myth-Folklore class.

Class Procedures and Reminders

My comments on Intro posts. I think I have commented on all the Introduction posts in both classes now, but if somehow I missed commenting on your Introduction, let me know! Meanwhile, you will keep getting comments on your Intro post all semester long, so feel free to add things, make changes, whatever you want to show and share with the people in class who will be visiting your blog.

Project Stack. As always at the start of the week, the stack is HUGE. If you turned in something on Friday, you should have comments back from me now, and I'll keep working my way through the stack in the order the assignments were turned in. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. There are so many fun pictures in people's Introduction posts, and I wanted to share this one of Caitlin and her roommates celebrating the first day of school:

Twitter Stream. One of my favorite people to follow at Twitter is Adrienne Mayor, who wrote a book about The Amazons, and she shared this lovely Greek vase painting of an Amazon fighting off a griffin:

Story of the Day. Yesterday's story was about why the sun is bright, and today's story is about Why the Moon is Pale.

Indian Epics Today. The character of the day is MANDODARI, who was Ravana's chief wife. More about Mandodari here, and you can also learn more in this Epified video:

Storybooks. Here's a Mandodari Storybook from Indian Epics last semester: The Untold Tale of Mandodari.

Myth-Folklore Video. Egypt is coming up in Myth-Folklore this week, so here's a King Tut / "Walking on the Sun" (by Smash Mouth) mash-up from Amy Burvall:

Myth-Folklore. And here's OU's very own Sphinx, a sculpture by Fernando Botero:

H.E.A.R.T.. For those of you who are doing some reading today, maybe you will want to do that in the Library! This is a Library:

Mindset Cats. Today's mindset cat is on a curiosity quest.

Mindset Video. And here are some tips on staying creative.

Event on Campus. It's Constitution Day, and there will be a lecture by Sotirios Barber at 4PM in Meacham on The Constitution's Future and the Lost Constitutionalism of America's Founding (details).

Vishvakarma Puja. Each year, September 17 is a festival in honor of Vishvakarman, the divine architect of the gods in the Hindu tradition. You can find out more at Wikipedia: Vishvakarma. The Vishvakarma Puja holiday is celebrated by architects and also by engineers. Later on this semester, you'll be able to learn more about Vishvakarman at Marshall's Storybook for the Indian Epics class: Vishvakarma's Engineering Feats.

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.