Tech Tip: Weather

I added a weather gadget onto my blog because I wanted to try it out. This way I can have the weather on there anytime and it is easy to check too. It was not that hard to do either, the instructions were all there and very easy to understand

Famous Last Words: First Week

This is the first week of this class so we are just getting to know how the course works and what we are expected to do for it. Just orientation stuff and setting things up so it is not too bad or busy yet. The class has not even officially started yet so things are also easier because of that. I decided to start earl while I still have the time for it and try to finish this class ahead of time. I did that last semester and it was a huge help during dead week and finals week when I was trying to study for some of my harder classes. Hopefully I can keep this going even during the semester so it is not as stressful and busy as it is already going to be.  This was a bit overwhelming at first because there is so much to do everyday and even in one week but as I kept doing the assignments I realized that this is not hard just a little time consuming. So the best thing to do for this class is to plan ahead, take time out of your schedule for it, and to do the extra credit so if you do happen to miss something it is not so bad. You would have a little wiggle room because of the extra points and if you do not miss any assignments and do the extra work then you will get done early and it is one less thing to worry about later on.  

What Could Your Last Words Be?

Growth Mindset

I heard about Carol Dweck and the concept of growth mindset last semester in the Epics of India class. I think that it is a good idea or mindset to have. If you make a mistake, then learn from it and figure out what you did wrong. Instead of giving up try to make it better next time and learn instead of forgetting about it. If you do not learn from your mistakes then you are probably going to continue making them again and again since you never got anything out of them during the first round. I don’t really have any goals other than to learn things from all my classes so I get something out of all of them.

Learning: Cat

Time Strategies

I read the how to beat procrastination and I would it very useful. I always take forever in starting something and feel like I have more time so I can get it done later, but sometimes I just have to rush. This semester I am trying to finish this class early, last semester I did the same for the other class and it saved so much of my time at the end of the semester during finals week. I just have to start and it gets easier to just keep going after that. I have started working ahead in this class so later on when my other classes get busy I can have more time. The extra credit is a big help too and with them I can get some more time later on too. I like the idea of reading ahead and doing an extra post for it too so I have an idea of what I can do for the week after that. I started doing that at the end of last semester and I liked the way it was going so I might try that again this semester too

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Flashback Friday  (2017)

Reading Options

Storytelling

I think for week 2 and 3 I will stick with reading Ovid's Metamorphoses but I am not sure on which unit yet. I like reading about greek/roman mythology so reading these will be informative and fun.
Ovid's Metamorphoses

For week 4 and 5 I could read about ancient Egypt and the Ramayana. I can learn about Ancient Egyptians and another spin of the Ramayana. I have read stories about both subjects but I think I can learn more about the 2 from these readings.
Week 4/5

I think for week 6 I will read about the Monkey King, that seems like a good way into the Chinese culture. This will give me a more in-depth look at them too. I have never heard or read stories about them so this would help me out.
Week 6

Storybook Favorites

Storybook 1

Right from the title I knew that it had to do with Greek mythology and so I chose to click onto the storybook. I was not wrong, I am familiar with the topic since I took a classical mythology class last semester. The introduction did a fantastic job of letting me know that it was going to tell me stories about some goddess, a love story, and Atlas. It was very specific in that manner and I have always been interested in this topic so it made it easier to read too. The font seemed ancient and it was designed in a good manner. The stories were easy to find and not confusing at all. Overall I liked the approach of this storybook

Storybook 2

This second story also had to do with the Greek mythology and that was also easy to guess from the title. I chose to open it and I was not disappointed by what I found. It is about Hera and from the introduction it seems like it is going to be about Zeus and his exploits at being unfaithful to his wife. The design of this storybook is more of a dark, somber, and old mobsters movie look going for it. I feel like it fits Hera's character in this storybook from what I have read so far.

Hera and her Story  

Storybook 3

This story was different than the previous two and I only clicked on it because it was about elephants and they are my favorite. The introduction did a good job of telling me that it is going to be about a father telling his children bedtime stories, which I personally found endearing. The design of it was light and colorful which suits the childlike wonder and storytelling part. I have not read anything after the introduction so I do not know what happens but I like the way the introduction was written. 

My Introduction

Where do I even start. Let’s see, I’m a microbiology major. I love watching movies, spending time with my friends, it doesn’t really matter what we do. I also like watching TV shows like friends, Grey’s Anatomy, the Bachelor/Bachelorette, Suits, Modern Family, and I like watching this Spanish soap opera, El Internado. I got into it in high school when we watched it in my Spanish class and I still enjoy watching it. Although I’m not fluent in Spanish I do understand a lot of it and the English subtitles help. Unfortunately, I don’t have any pets because my mom is not a huge fan, I still play with my friends’ dogs any chance I get, because let’s face it dogs are just adorable. I love Italian food so I tend to go there a lot. I’m learning how to cook so I try random recipes I find on the internet that I like, and so far they’re pretty food. I can make some Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Indian and Indo-Chinese food. I enjoy watching sports, especially football so during football season I’m always watching some sort of game. I love zip lining, river rafting, swimming, tubing, jet skiing. I haven’t been sky diving or para sailing but I would love to go at least once. Traveling is also a huge part of my life, my goal is to go to all 50 states. So far I have only been to 25 states so 25 more to go, and I’ve been to 4 countries including the United States. If I had an extra day for fun I would spent half of it with my family and the other half with my friends. I also like dancing which is why I have started performing at OU in the Indian cultural nights that we have.

Personal Photo: Grand Canyon (2013)

Week 1 Story: The Trip to Remember

I was on a vacation with my friends at a cabin in the woods, since we had decided we wanted to just relax over break. The first thing we did was decide on taking a walk through the woods so explore and to figure out what’s around us. The first thing we ran into was find a said Temple of Doom. We had no idea what that meant so we decided to go exploring and see what turns up. There was a trap door that sent a boulder behind us but we ended up running into a hallway on the side and escaping that. After that we found a tunnel to leave and popped back up at the spooky tree. The tree looked like it had been growing for hundreds of years and it had these creepy vines all around it. The air in that area was also thicker which made it harder to breath and it was fogy so it really gave it an eerie feeling. We ended up going back to our cabin since we had seen more than enough and explored a lot. This place was a lot quieter than we thought and the opposite of what we were hoping to achieve with this trip. In the morning we had breakfast and made a picnic basket to go on a picnic somewhere in the woods, hoping to not run into anything scarier than our previous day. So we walked and we walked until we found a nice open area to sit at and enjoy the nature. We sat around just talking and eating when we heard a strange sound. None of us knew what it could be, we just thought that maybe we were just hearing things and thought nothing of it. Until we heard something coming from the trees and it sounded big. It turns out it was a bear rummaging the forest for food. As soon as we saw him we ran with the bear following us. We went everywhere we could to get away from that bear and ended up splitting up. Somehow we lost the bear from our trial and made it back to the cabin at the end of the day. Once we were all there we decided to just leave this place and never come back. We packed all of our stuff within the next hour, got into our car and took off never to come back.

Cabin in the Woods Log Cabin

Authors Note: I used the map to create my story of the strange things that are found in the woods. 

Bibliography. "Map of the Area Surrounding our Holiday Home," a cartoon by Tom Gauld from his book ROBOTS, MONSTERS Etc. Map

My Favorite Place: Bahamas

I've been to the Bahamas on a cruise but I did not get to stay there the last time we went. I will be going again next December and staying that the Atlantis hotel so I'm hoping to go to their resort this time. 

The Atlantis Hotel and Resort

Photographer Konrad Herrman (April 10, 2015) Flickr

I love going to the beach and taking lots of pictures so the minute we got to this beach I had to take this. We spent all day there just playing in the water, going jet skiing, and swimming. 

Personal Photo Nassau Bahamas (July 2015)