Famous Last Words: Down the Rabbit Hole

This week is the beginning of the crazy. Started off the week with the realization that I forgot the bibliography for my project and my email was acting up so I didn't know about it until after the due date. So that was fun. I also have two group projects I am working on. It is funny how different two groups can be. One of my groups are really organized and I feel very prepared for the presentation. Then my other group is a little more chaotic. Though, in our defense, the project is kind of confusing and I don't feel like we are receiving a lot of guidance. I feel like it is getting hard to keep up with everything. It can be really discouraging. I am trying to just keep my head above the water. I kind of feel like I am Alice falling through the rabbit hole. I feel like I have been falling for too long. I am wondering if I will ever hit the bottom.

Speaking of Alice, I have really enjoyed reading Alice and Wonderland for my bonus reading the last couple of weeks. I watched the cartoon version as a child, and have recently enjoyed the Tim Burton version of the movies. I especially enjoy Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. It was really nice to read how the original story was written and to compare it to the movies. Although, I really would like to know how a raven is like a writing desk. Any suggestions?

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On another note, the game was awesome yesterday! I love an OU win! Especially when it gets us one step closer to getting into the playoffs! I am not sure I want to go to Pacadina though. I think I would rather go back to New Orleans. We tend to have good luck in the Sugar Bowl.

Famous Last Words: Booger Pickens Stadium

This was one crazy week. I love halloween because it is some great people watching. I definitely saw some interesting costumes including a pennywise, strawberry, starlord, and some stranger things fans. I was also insanely busy at work preparing for this weeks football game, Bedlam. This rivalry always has me nervous, but this game really had me on the edge. It was truly an offensive game. Battle of the quarterbacks. My father is an Oklahoma State Alumni, so prior to the game he was asking my opinion on how the game would turn out. I replied honestly, I really wasn't sure. Both teams have performed well this year and rivalries always bring out the best of both teams. (Although, I do have to mention the hair. Gundy. Stop it.) Of course, he decided to throw in a little trash talk, but that is what happens with a house divided. I think that makes this game more interesting though. Brothers will fight against brothers. We even had players on each team that are cousins! I am really happy that the game turned in our favor though. I don't know if I could handle the gloating from my father and any other cowboys fans. Not to mention it is a lot more fun to have to ride the bus home after a victory, losses just make the trip seem longer.

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I also wanted to mention I got to see the new Marvel movie: Thor Ragnarok. It was awesome! I was not expecting it to be so funny. If you did not know, I am a comic book nerd. I read them with any free time I have. I like that with the Thor comics/movies I am learning more about Norse mythology and folklore. I think it ties in nice with the class. I wish that there was a Norse section on the Untextbook in this class (if there is one I didn't see it) because I would love to learn more. Maybe it would give me a better understanding of the comics/movies as well as an appreciation for the stories that they came from.

Famous Last Words: Self Five

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For my famous last words this week, I wanted to congratulate myself for doing all of my reading this week. I believe it is the first time I have done all of the readings this whole semester (self high five). I even did an extra credit reading this week. I really enjoyed the Native American folklore stories this week. I think it was really cool to read these Native American ghost stories so close to Halloween. I felt like they were really easy to read and they made me want to watch some Halloween movies. As I mentioned before, I also decided to do more reading for extra credit this week. I decided to read King Arthur folklore because I have always been intrigued with the story of King Arthur. Was he a real person? I also wanted to read the stories that were chosen for the un-textbook because I took the course "Arthurian Legend and Literature" last year and thought it was great! One of my favorite readings in that unit was Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

I also am really excited for this course because I feel like I am finally starting to get back on track. I really love all the extra credit opportunities and the ability to kind of pick and choose what you want to do. The grade in this class is really up to you and how much effort you want to put into it. Unfortunately I have had to play a bit of catch up in this class, but again, it is crazy that I have had the opportunity to catch up at all. I didn't get to the storytelling this week so hopefully I can do that next week. I would really like to get as many points as I can every week to try to get that A. I really think if I stay on track like I have been in the last few weeks that goal is very realistic.

Famous Last Words: Half way there

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I really enjoyed this week in class because it gave me the opportunity to look back at what I have done. I realized that my writing was really average. I am not sure I am giving it one hundred percent. I also realized I should proof read my work more. I noticed a few misspellings and grammar errors. I also liked that I had the opportunity to go back and read all of the comments people have left me. The comments were really insightful and I like that we get feedback on our stories. It can be really encouraging to see the positive comments and I like when people give me advice on making my story even better. I want to take the time for the rest of this class to really try to tap into my creativity and write my stories. Another reason I have enjoyed the review this week is because it was Texas week and I had midterms. I studied non stop for my midterms. It got to the point where I was trying to decide which was more important: the books or sleep. I did get the opportunity to go to the Red River Rivalry game since I work for the football team. The score was a little closer than I would have liked but I am very thankful for the win. However, I did not quite enjoy getting back until early this morning. At this point I may as well become nocturnal. Looking into next week, my goal is to get all of the assignments done and as many extra credit as possible. I am hoping to get as many points as possible for the rest of the semester to hopefully end with the grade I am wanting. My biggest issue with this class has been procrastination. Hopefully I am able to manage my time better this second half.

Famous Last Words: Time to Buckle Down

This week I really looked at where I was in this class and decided it was not where I wanted to be. I have decided to really buckle down and try to get everything done, including all of the extra credit. I really appreciate that this class has plenty of extra credit opportunities to try to give the students a chance to get a good grade and I am going to try to take advantage of as much of it as possible. Basically any extra time that I have, I will spend working on this class. This is a really fun class, but it can be difficult to stay on top of with things being due every day. I know I struggle with online classes to begin with and with a full course load and working for the football team I have let this class get a little behind. I am hoping that by being intentional about this course, I will be more likely to succeed in it.  I also want to take advantage of this weekend since there is not a football game. I want to try to catch up/get ahead for the week so I don't fall behind again. I will make sure to have time for myself this weekend though; I think it is important to have time to yourself so you don't get overwhelmed with school/work.

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I am hoping to bring this mindset into my other classes too.  As I feel I have mentioned several times this week, I do tend to get to a point every semester where I am almost drowning and then have to spend the rest of the semester trying to recover from it. I think I have reached that point for the semester and it is now time to kick it into gear. I am looking forward to completing the "happiness jar" activity over the next week. I am interested to see if I think it was effective or not.

Famous Last Words: Up Sh*t Creek without a Paddle

Welcome Ladies and Germs, grab a seat, sit back and relax because it’s story time and boy was it a doozy of a week. In this weeks episode of my life Is chalked full exciting tale wither it be my unwilling recruitment into the unforeseen civil war against my rouge intestines, or my trek deep into the heart of bear country to clash with a colony of baby bears that had grown a little to big for their breeches. So lets dive on in.

            Lets go ahead and start with the Battle of Wounded Tummy.  This week I was graced with the sweet kiss of food poisoning to start of my Monday right, bad enough to rendering me trapped and helpless in the broken framework of a once beautiful and happy place. Although efforts seemed bleak and with faith ruining slim, I found the strength to fight back and win the battle in time to travel onward to my next fight.

            After the great victory at home, I made my way south; deep into the heart of bear country in what I thought would be nothing more than a routine expedition. Boy was I wrong however. While there I stumbled across a small colony of baby bears that, for no reason that I can think of, had grown arrogant and stubborn. It inflated their egos and the baby bears need to be brought back down to size. Now the bears did put up quite a fight, they fought with more heart then the babies should have possessed but alas it was not enough and we deemed victorious yet again. Although a battle is not won without great sacrifice, and many great men were injured on the battlefield. Luckily we have time to replenish our ranks before we must march on again