HAPPY FRIDAY! Today is Friday of Week 9. Here is a link to Week 9 and also to Week 10 for those of you who are ready to work ahead in order to finish the class early (see more about that below).
Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. Yesterday I replied to all the projects turned in before 11PM on Sunday, and I'll finish up all the Week 8 projects in the stack today, plus as many of the Week 9 (and beyond) assignments as I can (and then anything left in the stack today will be at the top of the stack next week). As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
Finishing the class early. Another person has finished the class, so that now makes three people who are all done! If finishing early is your goal, I can recommend doing extra credit and also working ahead. If you can finish up Week 9 today, you can get started on Week 10 this weekend, and maybe have time for some extra credit too. More about class progress and finishing up the class here: Progress Chart.
Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. Yesterday I replied to all the projects turned in before 11PM on Sunday, and I'll finish up all the Week 8 projects in the stack today, plus as many of the Week 9 (and beyond) assignments as I can (and then anything left in the stack today will be at the top of the stack next week). As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
Finishing the class early. Another person has finished the class, so that now makes three people who are all done! If finishing early is your goal, I can recommend doing extra credit and also working ahead. If you can finish up Week 9 today, you can get started on Week 10 this weekend, and maybe have time for some extra credit too. More about class progress and finishing up the class here: Progress Chart.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. This is not something from the blog stream, but instead an announcement from Maya in Indian Epics: she is giving her senior recital this weekend, on Saturday evening at 8PM, and you can watch the livestream here. Here's what Maya shared with me: "I will be singing a program of music, but I also wrote a poem to connect the songs together." I will definitely be listening in!
Blog stream. This is not something from the blog stream, but instead an announcement from Maya in Indian Epics: she is giving her senior recital this weekend, on Saturday evening at 8PM, and you can watch the livestream here. Here's what Maya shared with me: "I will be singing a program of music, but I also wrote a poem to connect the songs together." I will definitely be listening in!
Twitter stream. Yes, the Suez canal ship has become a meme already. This is from one of my favorite professors at Twitter, Kevin Gannon:
How is the writing going? A whole goddman year of pandemic-induced overwhelming anxiety. A new spreadsheet to track daily writing goals.
Meanwhile, the folks in the Suez clearly need help from this marvelous dog:
They need this dog at the Suez Canal immediately.. pic.twitter.com/Bxaz18hNgO
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden_) March 25, 2021
And about the pandemic, here's an image of the Goddess doing battle with the COVID-demon: Kolkata Pandal Goes Viral.
For your listening pleasure, the grooviest music:
A study by neuroscientist Petr Janata found the song with the most groove (i.e. how much the music makes you move). | @cbcideas
— CBC Music (@CBCMusic) October 22, 2020
Here's why it's "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder:pic.twitter.com/IgTsMUfaY0
Do you like coloring books? I do! And here are some coloring book pages from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to download and color. :-)
Another lovely comic from Grant Snider (larger view):
And something about monsters from Crash Course:
March 26: Khordad Sal. March 26 marks the birthday of the prophet Zoroaster, which is a holiday, Khordad Sal, in the Zoroastrian religion. Zoroaster is the ancient Greek form of his name; in Persian, he is called Zarathusti, and you might also know him by the name Zarathustra. You can read more about Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism at Wikipedia. The image below shows the Faravahar symbol, which is one of the central symbols of Zoroastrian iconography, as shown here in a carving from the ancient city of Persepolis:
Here's a short documentary about Zoroastrianism:
The Zoroastrians of Iran (and India) are called Parsees, and one of the most well known members of the Parsee community was Freddie Mercury!
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
