Gettin' Ziggy With It

Well, this will be my last blog post in this class and maybe ever. I am finally done and I did it with 45 minutes to spare. This class was difficult for me because I was very busy with all the other classes I was taking and also some personal stuff going on. There was a lot of writing and I think that I got better as the class went on. This class also gave a lot of tools to use and tips like time management and other things that I can still look back on and remember as I start this next chapter in my life. I had never even thought about mythology and folklore before and now I have learned something new that I can use. Its never a waste when you gain knowledge about a subject. I was hesitant to take this class when I started because honestly it was just something that I was not interested in. But I wanted to challenge myself by going out of my comfort zone and proving to myself that I could learn something I wasnt particularly found of in the beginning. But I have a new found respect fo

I thought that this GIF was hilarious. With christmas just around the corner you'd think that your cat would be happy. Obviously not!! I had to really look for him because the cat really fits in with the toys! http://ouclassannouncements.blogspot.com/search/label/current

If I could go back, I would definitely manage my time more effectively in this class. This is the last day and I am still finishing up. I took 18 hours to graduate this semester on top of work and trying to find a job so I had a very busy semester. The last couple weeks I had to bust my butt to finish this classs but I am going to. There were plenty of time management options for me to use and I should of utilized them more efficiently. Clocks; Link

http://growthmindsetmemes.blogspot.com/2014/08/random-growth-mindset-cats.html I chose this cat image because I believe that practice makes perfect. Even more perfect practice makes perfect. Everytime you put time into something you gain experience or knowledge.  http://growthmindsetmemes.blogspot.com/2014/08/random-growth-mindset-cats.html I believe that life is like a ride. And yes you do have to enjoy it.  http://growthmindsetmemes.blogspot.com/2014/08/random-growth-mindset-cats.html I recently took a path that was not popular among my family and I am so excited that I made that decision. 

I signed up to receive canvas notifications on my ou email. I really like some things canvas does and I really hate some things it does. The notifications take a while to get to you after they are posted. Things like grades could be posted an hour before and it takes canvas an hour to send me the notification. I think that is something that they need to work on. If i sign up for notifications I want them immediately.

Russian Fairy Tales  by W. R. S. Ralston; Link There is a soldier who gets sent him to his family As the soldier walks by a grave yard and corpse begins to chase him He runs into a chapel  In the chapel the soldier sees another corpse and hides in the corner The first corpse comes and the second one awakens and asks what he is doing her The corpse said he was here to eat the solder The second corpse tells him he would eat the soldier The two corpses began to fight all night until both fell "dead" again The soldier went home and thanked god for saving him.  Corpse; LINK

There once was two young men who lived in the same city. They were best friends, went to school together, and even called each other brothers. One day they agreed that if who ever decides to get married first was to invite the other to his wedding to be his best man. Regardless if they were alive or did. Well about a year went by and one of the men got cancer and passed away. After the death of his best friend, the one friend was still alive and lonely. He decided that he wanted to find his wife to be. A few months later the friend found his wife and asked her to take his hand in marriage. She agreed and on their wedding day they drove passed the cemetery were the mans best friend was burried. He had all the cars stop and decided to go visit his fallen friend. So we went to his grave site and said, "My best friend, I want you to be the best man at my wedding." All of a sudden the grave began to shake and crack and the earth below him felt as if it would fall. The de

Russian Fairy Tales  by W. R. S. Ralston (1887); Link The story features two men who were best friends and regarded themselves as brothers They made a promise that whether they were dead or alive the other would invite one to their wedding One grew ill a year later and passed away As the other decided to get married he passed the graveyard where his comrade was burried He asked him to his wedding and arose his comrade from his grave He asked him to have a drink with him and as he did 100 years went by He asked if he would have another and another 100 years went by. And then a 3rd with another 100 years The man finally left and when he turned there was nothing around him He mad his way to a house with a priest inside and he told him of the story of his disappearance and that 300 years had gone by.  Sharing a beer; Link

Russian Fairy Tales  by W. R. S. Ralston (1887) The bad wife is a story about a woman who treats her husband bad. The woman would betray anything the husband asked her to do and would do the total opposite The man found an endless pit under a bush of berries He would trick his wife into falling into the pit  He then threw a rope into the pit and he pulled out a demon The demon was so scared of the bad wife he wanted to be out on earth The demon cut a deal with the peasant that he would torment people and the peasant would save him. They did this to many people until they did it to the boyars daughter The peasant then tricked the demon into thinking the bad wife was back and the demon went back into the hole. The demon; Link

My favorite thing from the announcements this week was the video of "Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster". I thought it was pretty funny how the hamster was literally just eating everything and stuffing its cheeks. Its impressive that with no words a video can say so much. I just imagined what people would be saying on the street or the guys the helicopters screaming when he started eating them. http://ouclassannouncements.blogspot.com/search/label/current Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster; Link

It is starting to become real to me that I am going to be finished with school forever in less than two weeks. It still feels like yesterday I was starting High School. I have another huge transition coming and that makes me anxious and happy all at the same time. When I started Kindergarten I got to go to Miami and watch OU win a national championship. Now, Im graduating college, I think its only fitting that they have an opportunity to win it again seventeen years later when I am done with school. I hope they make it there and when. I have already bought plane tickets to Atlanta. (No worries they are refundable). I am a bit ready to be done with school but I have a stressful two weeks ahead of me and lots of more writing to do. I feel like it never stops! I am excited to start my career though and begin to perfect my craft. I have been through a lot in College and looking back at it, it has shaped me to become the person I am today. I have had to persevere many many times and that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu I got to vishnu through the class twitter page. I have always wondered about vishnu and for some reason this weekend it got brought up. So when I saw it, it caught my eye.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga When I was reading through Vishnu on wikipedia it began to talk about the different positions the statues of Vishnu come in. One of them was a yoga sitting pose. Hinduism and these gods have a lot to do with yoga and yoga is important in many religions in the middle east and asia.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwa As I was reading about Yoga and religions I came across the muslim religion where they issued a Fatwa for any muslims trying to practice yoga. I had never heard of a fatwa before I started watching "Curb your Enthusiam" where this season there was a Fatwa against Larry David.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang Fatwa can be used as slang and that is how Curb your Enthusiasm used it in there season

I saw this challenge a couple weeks ago and decided to try it out today. I think it really helps with understanding the story better the first time you read it and just all around comprehension of stories. It was a little awkward because I felt like I was talking to myself but once I got over that it was okay. I noticed I have done this before without realizing it when I write papers for school. I have done it more in capstone class due to not wanting to make a mistake. I should start doing this more often! reading out loud; link

I started to realize my capstone professor kept using the term "growth mindset" a lot in class discussions and in different slides he would show us. I asked him if he used the same source as we have been using in this class all semester and he said yes! He is starting to prepare us for the real world and giving us tips on how to be successful and a lot of his ideas come from growth mindset. It is all about learning new things and chasing your dreams. Not getting down on yourself and learning from your mistakes. I thought "how great is that all these classes are tying in together and trying there best to help us as students be as successful as possible and providing us the knowledge and resources to do so". Chase your dreams! Link

The Google Timer is a good Tool. It has a countdown timer and a stop watch you can use to time yourself. I have not used it but I also did not know it was even available until now. I feel like since I am graduating in two weeks I dont have time to implement it into my every day for school but maybe I could use it for my job when I start in January. Time management will be a very serious part of my day to day activities. Hopefully I can use it.

  Europa's Fairy Book  by Joseph Jacobs; A visitor From Paradise;  Link The story starts as a women mishears a man who says he is from Paris and thinks he is from Paradise She believes that this is where her late husband was and asks the man if he knows him The man realizes she is bit senile and plays along She gives the man some of her late husbands things and he also takes a horse They go looking for the man and end up coming across thieves. The thieves get spooked by them and they take all the loot they had and live happily ever after Image from Link